EPI Update, December 18, 2015

Weekly newsletter for Center For Acute Disease Epidemiology of Iowa Department of Public Health.

Iowa Board of Parole Annual Report for State Fiscal Year 2010 (July 1, 2009 – June 30, 2010) January 18, 2011

Annual report produced by Iowa Board of Parole

The Evolution of Sexual Dysfunction in Young Men Aged 18-25 Years

PURPOSE: To assess the evolution of sexual dysfunctions among young males after an average of 15 months follow-up to determine the predictive factors for this evolution and the characteristics differentiating young males who continue reporting a sexual dysfunction from those who do not. METHODS: We conducted a prospective cohort study in two Swiss military recruitment centers mandatory for all Swiss national males aged 18-25 years. A total of 3,700 sexually active young males filled out a questionnaire at baseline (T0) and follow-up (T1: 15.5 months later). Main outcome measures were self-reported premature ejaculation (PE) and erectile dysfunction (ED). RESULTS: Overall, 43.9% of young males who reported (PE) and 51% of those reporting (ED) at T0 still reported it at T1. Moreover, 9.7% developed a PE problem and 14.4% developed an ED problem between T0 and T1. Poor mental health, depression, and consumption of medication without prescription were predictive factors for PE and ED. Poor physical health, alcohol consumption, and less sexual experience were predictive factors for PE. ED persistence was associated with having multiple sexual partners. CONCLUSIONS: This is the first longitudinal study to examine sexual dysfunctions among young males. Our results show high prevalence rates among young males for maintaining or developing a sexual dysfunction over time. Consequently, when consulting with young males, health professionals should inquire about sexual dysfunctions as part of their routine psychosocial assessment and leave the subject open for discussion. Future research should examine in more detail the relationship between sexual dysfunctions and poor mental health.

Journal du marquis de Dangeau. Tome 18 / publié en entier pour la première fois par MM. Soulié, Dussieux, de Chennevières, Mantz, de Montaiglon ; avec les additions inédites du duc de Saint-Simon publiées par M. Feuillet de Conches

Comprend : Additions inédites du duc de Saint-Simon au journal du marquis de Dangeau

Monday Morning Eye Opener, April 18, 2016

Weekly Newsletter from the Northwest District Office for libraries containing programs, activities, classes for the upcoming week.

Iowa Crop Progress & Condition, April 18, 2016

Report produced by the The Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, Climatology Bureau. Weather report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistical Service. The report is released weekly from April through October. Formally titled: Iowa Crop and Weather Report

Bituminous Mixes Prepared with Foamed Asphalt, Iowa Highway Research Board Bulletin No. 18, 1960

A contract for Project HR-20 "Treating Loess, Fine Sands and Soft Limestones with Liquid Binders" of the Iowa Highway Research Board was awarded in December, 1951, to the Iowa Engineering Experiment Station of Iowa State University as its Project 295-S. By 1954 the studies of the fine materials and asphalts had progressed quite well, and a method of treating the fine materials, called the atomization process, had been applied. A study was begun in 1954 to see if some of the problems of the atomization process could be solved with the use of foamed asphalt. Foamed asphalt has several advantages. The foaming of asphalt increases its volume, reduces its viscosity, and alters its surface tension so that it will adhere tenaciously to solids. Foamed asphalt displaces moisture from the surface of a solid and coats it with a thin film. Foamed asphalt can permeate deeply into damp soils. In the past these unusual characteristics were considered nuisances to be avoided if possible.

Tarinamatkalla Islannissa : 5th Celtic-Nordic-Baltic Folklore Symposium on Folk Legends, Reykjavik 14.-18.6.2005

Ajankohtaista

El programa de cooperación interuniversitària de la AECID: 18 años de historia interrumpidos por la crisis econòmica

Nota on es vol fer constar la cancel·lació del “Programa de Cooperación Interuniversitaria” conegut per l'acrònim “PCI” de l' “Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo” (AECID), un dels programes més exitosos y de més llarga tradició de la cooperació espanyola

Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index.

Obesity is globally prevalent and highly heritable, but its underlying genetic factors remain largely elusive. To identify genetic loci for obesity susceptibility, we examined associations between body mass index and ∼ 2.8 million SNPs in up to 123,865 individuals with targeted follow up of 42 SNPs in up to 125,931 additional individuals. We confirmed 14 known obesity susceptibility loci and identified 18 new loci associated with body mass index (P < 5 × 10⁻⁸), one of which includes a copy number variant near GPRC5B. Some loci (at MC4R, POMC, SH2B1 and BDNF) map near key hypothalamic regulators of energy balance, and one of these loci is near GIPR, an incretin receptor. Furthermore, genes in other newly associated loci may provide new insights into human body weight regulation.

Crescimento, produção e acúmulo de potássio em bananeira 'Galil 18' sob irrigação e fertilização potássica

O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o crescimento vegetativo, as variáveis de produção e o acúmulo de potássio na parte aérea da bananeira, cultivar Galil 18, sob diferentes níveis de irrigação e de potássio, nas condições de tabuleiro costeiro do Estado da Bahia. Utilizou-se o delineamento experimental de blocos ao acaso, em esquema fatorial 4x4 (lâminas de irrigação x doses de potássio), com três repetições. As lâminas de irrigação se basearam em 30, 60, 90 e 120% da evapotranspiração de referência (ETo). As doses de K2O foram de 0, 400, 800 e 1.200 kg ha-1. Determinaram-se o crescimento vegetativo, as variáveis de produção e o acúmulo de K nos diversos órgãos da parte aérea da planta. As doses de potássio não influenciaram significativamente as variáveis de crescimento e de produção. As lâminas de irrigação tiveram efeito significativo na altura e no diâmetro do pseudocaule, no número de frutos por cacho, na produtividade e na eficiência do uso da água. O pseudocaule é o maior depositário de K na bananeira.

[1 lettre de Louis Aigoin à Antoine Banès, 18 octobre 1898]

L'informe qu'il va déposer à la bibliothèque de l'Opéra-Comique les 15 volumes reliés des principaux opéras de Boieldieu, son grand père. - Ancienne cote : Dossier d'artiste Boieldieu