‘Do you want to see my hornpipe?’: the traditional Irish dancing body at play in the work of Jean Butler and Colin Dunne’, in Anthony Shay and Barbara Sellers-Young (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Dance and Ethnicity, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016, pp.41-65.

This chapter considers the radical reimaginings of traditional Irish step dance in the recent works of Jean Butler and Colin Dunne, in which the Irish step-dancing body is separated from its historical roots in nationalism, from the exhibitionism required by the competitive form, and from the spectacularization of the commercialized theatrical format. In these works the traditional form undergoes a critical interrogation in which the dancers attempt to depart from the determinacy of the traditional technique, while acknowledging its formation of their corporealities; the Irish step-dance technique becomes a springboard for creative experimentation. To consider the importance of the creative potential revealed by these works, this chapter contextualizes them within the dance background from which they emerged, outlining the history of competitive step dancing in Ireland, the “modernization” of traditional Irish dance with the emergence of Riverdance (1994), and the experiments of Ireland’s national folk theater, Siamsa Tíre.

CURB-65 and Other Markers of Illness Severity in Community-Acquired Pneumonia Among HIV-Positive Patients

As the relative burden of community-acquired bacterial pneumonia among HIV-positive patients increases, adequate prediction of case severity on presentation is crucial. We sought to determine what characteristics measurable on presentation are predictive of worse outcomes. We studied all admissions for community-acquired bacterial pneumonia over one year at a tertiary centre. Patient demographics, comorbidities, HIV-specific markers and CURB-65 scores on Emergency Department presentation were reviewed. Outcomes of interest included mortality, bacteraemia, intensive care unit admission and orotracheal intubation. A total of 396 patients were included: 49 HIV-positive and 347 HIV-negative. Mean CURB-65 score was 1.3 for HIV-positive and 2.2 for HIV-negative patients (p < 0.0001), its predictive value for mortality being maintained in both groups (p = 0.03 and p < 0.001, respectively). Adjusting for CURB-65 scores, HIV infection by itself was only associated with bacteraemia (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] 7.1, 95% CI [2.6-19.5]). Patients with < 200 CD4 cells/µL presented similar CURB-65 adjusted mortality (aOR 1.7, 95% CI [0.2-15.2]), but higher risk of intensive care unit admission (aOR 5.7, 95% CI [1.5-22.0]) and orotracheal intubation (aOR 9.1, 95% CI [2.2-37.1]), compared to HIV-negative patients. These two associations were not observed in the > 200 CD4 cells/µL subgroup (aOR 2.2, 95% CI [0.7-7.6] and aOR 0.8, 95% CI [0.1-6.5], respectively). Antiretroviral therapy and viral load suppression were not associated with different outcomes (p > 0.05). High CURB-65 scores and CD4 counts < 200 cells/µL were both associated with worse outcomes. Severity assessment scales and CD4 counts may both be helpful in predicting severity in HIV-positive patients presenting with community-acquired bacterial pneumonia.

Heart Transplantation in Patients Older than 65 Years: Worthwhile or Wastage of Organs?

BACKGROUND: Patients older than 65 years have traditionally not been considered candidates for heart transplantation. However, recent studies have shown similar survival. We evaluated immediate and medium-term results in patients older than 65 years compared with younger patients. METHODS: From November 2003 to December 2013, 258 patients underwent transplantation. Children and patients with other organ transplantations were excluded from this study. Recipients were divided into two groups: 45 patients (18%) aged 65 years and older (Group A) and 203 patients (81%) younger than 65 years (Group B). RESULTS: Patients differed in age (67.0 ± 2.2 vs. 51.5 ± 9.7 years), but gender (male 77.8 vs. 77.3%; p = 0.949) was similar. Patients in Group A had more cardiovascular risk factors and ischemic cardiomyopathy (60 vs. 33.5%; p < 0.001). Donors to Group A were older (38.5 ± 11.3 vs. 34.0 ± 11.0 years; p = 0.014). Hospital mortality was 0 vs. 5.9% (p = 0.095) and 1- and 5-year survival were 88.8 ± 4.7 versus 86.8 ± 2.4% and 81.5 ± 5.9 versus 77.2 ± 3.2%, respectively. Mean follow-up was 3.8 ± 2.7 versus 4.5 ± 3.1 years. Incidence of cellular/humoral rejection was similar, but incidence of cardiac allograft vasculopathy was higher (15.6 vs. 7.4%; p = 0.081). Incidence of diabetes de novo was similar (p = 0.632), but older patients had more serious infections in the 1st year (p = 0.018). CONCLUSION: Heart transplantation in selected older patients can be performed with survival similar to younger patients, hence should not be restricted arbitrarily. Incidence of infections, graft vascular disease, and malignancies can be reduced with a more personalized approach to immunosuppression. Allocation of donors to these patients does not appear to reduce the possibility of transplanting younger patients.

US Highway 65 / IA-330 Improvements Polk and Jasper Counties, Iowa : Limited Phase I, Environmental Site Assessment, 1998

The Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT) is currently considering improvements for US Highway 65 (US-65) and Iowa State Highway 330 (IA-330) in Polk and Jasper Counties, Iowa. As part of its project planning effort, IDOT is preparing an Environmental Assessment (EA) report which will include a section entitled "Hazardous Waste" to identify known sites in or near the proposed corridors that are, or could be, contaminated with hazardous or petroleum substances.

Water Summary Update, July 7, 2016, No. 65

A snapshot of water resource trends prepared by the Iowa DNR in collaboration with the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, the U.S. Geological Survey, and The Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Department.

Heart Transplantation in Patients Older than 65 Years: Worthwhile or Wastage of Organs?

BACKGROUND: Patients older than 65 years have traditionally not been considered candidates for heart transplantation. However, recent studies have shown similar survival. We evaluated immediate and medium-term results in patients older than 65 years compared with younger patients. METHODS: From November 2003 to December 2013, 258 patients underwent transplantation. Children and patients with other organ transplantations were excluded from this study. Recipients were divided into two groups: 45 patients (18%) aged 65 years and older (Group A) and 203 patients (81%) younger than 65 years (Group B). RESULTS: Patients differed in age (67.0 ± 2.2 vs. 51.5 ± 9.7 years), but gender (male 77.8 vs. 77.3%; p = 0.949) was similar. Patients in Group A had more cardiovascular risk factors and ischemic cardiomyopathy (60 vs. 33.5%; p < 0.001). Donors to Group A were older (38.5 ± 11.3 vs. 34.0 ± 11.0 years; p = 0.014). Hospital mortality was 0 vs. 5.9% (p = 0.095) and 1- and 5-year survival were 88.8 ± 4.7 versus 86.8 ± 2.4% and 81.5 ± 5.9 versus 77.2 ± 3.2%, respectively. Mean follow-up was 3.8 ± 2.7 versus 4.5 ± 3.1 years. Incidence of cellular/humoral rejection was similar, but incidence of cardiac allograft vasculopathy was higher (15.6 vs. 7.4%; p = 0.081). Incidence of diabetes de novo was similar (p = 0.632), but older patients had more serious infections in the 1st year (p = 0.018). CONCLUSION: Heart transplantation in selected older patients can be performed with survival similar to younger patients, hence should not be restricted arbitrarily. Incidence of infections, graft vascular disease, and malignancies can be reduced with a more personalized approach to immunosuppression. Allocation of donors to these patients does not appear to reduce the possibility of transplanting younger patients.

As TIC e a cidadania digital 65+

A maioria das investigações têm vindo a demonstrar que a população 65+ anos apresenta valores de literacia digital e, consequente, uma utilização das TIC muito reduzida, comparativamente com os cidadãos mais jovens. Foi realizada uma investigação de pós-doutoramento no concelho de Castelo Branco com o objetivo de investigar qual o impacto das TIC, e-Saúde e e-Governo Local nas rotinas dos cidadãos idosos e no seu processo de envelhecimento. Veio comprovar-se que estes cidadãos podem ser considerados info-excluídos, havendo apenas 10.3% que utilizam o computador e 9.75% que utilizam a internet. No que respeita ao e-Governo Local e à e-saúde não se vislumbraram atitudes ou medidas especificas e objetivas para os idosos. A investigação veio demonstrar que, apesar dos serviços da administração pública cada vez mais tenham vindo a impor a utilização de plataformas digitais, há ainda cidadãos que são incapazes de realizarem um exercício pleno da sua cidadania: inclusão social.

No. 65 - Octubre/Diciembre 1997 / PUBLICACIONES ICESI

Contiene: El espíritu empresarial y la generación de empleos, Varela Villegas, Rodrigo -- Claude Shannon : genio de la informática, Gru Uchitel, Jaime -- Fijación de criterios para la implementación de una solución al transporte intermunicipal de pasajeros en el corredor vial del sur de la ciudad, Bueno O., Jorge Enrique -- Las matemáticas universitarias y las tecnologías computacionales, Bustamante Arias, Alfonso -- La depreciación en las grandes empresas del Valle del Cauca, Gómez, Eymar ; Motoa Henao, Diego Fernando ; Varela Villegas, Rodrigo -- Un diseño óptimo en tercera forma normal, Múnera Salazar, Luis Eduardo -- La videoconferencia, Machado Zamorano, Juan Carlos -- El menú de la economía colombiana, López Mercado, Gustavo Ernesto -- Una aplicación del método de análisis orientado a objetos de Grady Booch, Londoño Acosta, Guillermo ; Marmolejo, Lucy ; Ramírez, Ana María ; Rubianes, Andres Mauricio -- Los problemas del sector bursátil colombiano,Gómez Mejía, Alberto -- La enseñanza de los valores, Navia Klemperer, María Cristina

Prevalencia de dislipidemias en usuarios de 30 a 65 años de edad que consultan en la Unidad Comunitaria de Salud Familiar Doctor Roberto Arango Carías, La Presita, municipio y departamento de San Miguel en el período de junio a julio de 2015

Las dislipidemias son un conjunto de patologías caracterizadas por alteraciones en las concentraciones de los lípidos sanguíneos, componentes de las lipoproteínas circulantes, a un nivel que significa un riesgo para la salud. Objetivo: Determinar la prevalencia de dislipidemias en usuarios de 30 a 65 años de edad que consultan en la Unidad Comunitaria de Salud Familiar doctor Roberto Arango Carías, La Presita, municipio y departamento de San Miguel. Metodología: fue de tipo prospectivo, transversal y descriptivo; la muestra estuvo conformada por 100 personas, que representaron el porcentaje de la población, 50 hombres y 50 mujeres que cumplieron los criterios de inclusión, a quienes a través de pruebas de laboratorio como colesterol total, colesterol HDL, colesterol LDL y triglicéridos, según el Tercer Panel de Tratamiento del Adulto, del Programa Nacional de Educación en Colesterol (NCEP-ATP III) se les evaluó y así se pudo realizar el diagnóstico de dislipidemias. Resultados obtenidos: se encontraron datos de prevalencia para hipercolesterolemia 7% (4% el sexo femenino y 3% el sexo masculino), para hipertriglicéridemia 21% (11% el sexo femenino y 10% el sexo masculino) y mixtas 24% (17 el sexo femenino y 7% el sexo masculino), las dislipidemias según los rangos de edad fue de 30 a 38 años 28%, 39 a 47 años 72%, 48 a 56 años 53.6% de 57 a 65 años 54.5%, el número de pruebas alteradas según el sexo fue para las mujeres, ninguna 6%, una 17%, dos 10%, tres 14% y cuatro 3%, para los hombres ninguna 11%, una 21%, dos 11%, tres 7%, y cuatro 0%. Siendo el sexo femenino el más afectado. Conclusión: se determinó mediante los resultados de laboratorio y según el Programa Nacional de Educación para el Colesterol-Panel de Tratamiento de adultos III, NCEP-ATP III , que la prevalencia de dislipidemias fue de 52%, estadísticamente se comprobó que la hipercolesterolemia es mayor al 22% y la hipertriglicéridemia es mayor al 40%.