Special investigation of the Iowa Department of Economic Development Film Office and the Film, Television and Video Production Promotion Program for the period May 17, 2007 through September 21, 2009

Special investigation of the Iowa Department of Economic Development Film Office and the Film, Television and Video Production Promotion Program for the period May 17, 2007 through September 21, 2009

Audit report on the Hiawatha Water Department, Hiawatha, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2010

Audit report on the Hiawatha Water Department, Hiawatha, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2010

Caracterização e classificação de Neossolos da Ilha de Fernando de Noronha (PE)

Na ilha principal do Arquipélago de Fernando de Noronha, condições peculiares de clima tropical, com franco domínio oceânico, e material de origem de natureza vulcânica contribuem para formação de solos pouco desenvolvidos, de especial interesse científico, particularmente no que tange à reestruturação do Sistema Brasileiro de Classificação de Solos (SiBCS). Com o objetivo de estudá-los, foram caracterizados morfológica, física, química e mineralogicamente e classificados sete perfis de Neossolos de ocorrência comum nesse ambiente insular, sendo dois Litólicos, um "Saprolítico", três Regolíticos e um Flúvico. Os Neossolos Litólicos apresentam contato lítico constituído por fragmentos de rocha a menos de 50 cm de profundidade. O Neossolo "Saprolítico" apresenta o contato lítico superior aos 50 cm de profundidade, porém precedido por rochas parcialmente decompostas (saprolito), que preservam ainda sua estrutura original. Os Neossolos Regolíticos estão relacionados aos depósitos sedimentares marinhos e são constituídos, predominantemente, por grãos bioclásticos carbonáticos. O Neossolo Flúvico, de origem colúvio-aluvial, apresenta camadas alternadas de materiais distintos, notoriamente, pela textura e mineralogia. Os Neossolos Litólicos foram adequadamente classificados segundo a nova versão do SiBCS (Embrapa, 2006), que inclui o subgrupo "fragmentário", sugerido durante o desenvolvimento deste trabalho. Os outros Neossolos não foram adequadamente enquadrados, ora por apresentarem características peculiares, ora pela ausência de termos mais apropriados, que melhor explicitassem suas características distintas. Sugere-se a inclusão no SiBCS da subordem dos Neossolos Saprolíticos, do grande grupo dos Neossolos Regolíticos Psamíticos, e dos subgrupos dos Neossolos Regolíticos Psamíticos bioclásticos carbonáticos e Neossolos Flúvicos Ta eutróficos bioclásticos carbonáticos.

Report on the Local Public Health Services Grant administered by the Bureau of Local Public Health Services, a division of Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention of the Iowa Department of Public Health for the period July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2008

Report on the Local Public Health Services Grant administered by the Bureau of Local Public Health Services, a division of Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention of the Iowa Department of Public Health for the period July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2008

Rate, type, and cost of adverse drug reactions in emergency department admissions.

Background: Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are a threat to patients' health and quality of life, and can generate significant expenses. They are generally underreported, with different rates in different health care systems. Methods: We conducted a 6-month survey of all primary admissions to the medical emergency department of a university hospital and assessed the rate, characteristics, avoidability, and marginal costs of ADRs. Results: A total of 7% of all admissions were mainly caused by ADRs. The most frequent were gastrointestinal bleeding (22.3%) and febrile neutropenia (14.4%). Anticancer drugs were involved in 22.7% of the cases, and anticoagulants, analgesics, and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in 8% each. Physicians had prescribed 70% of these drugs. Patients were predominantly treated in intermediate care units and ordinary wards. The mean cost per case amounted to CHF 3586+/-342, or a total of CHF 821204 over the 6-month-period (1 CHF=0.56 US$=0.87 Euro). A total of 67% were considered definitely imputable to drug effects and 32% were retrospectively regarded as avoidable. Conclusions: Interventions aimed at reducing the incidence of ADRs should be directed towards both patient education and physician training. This could save hospitals admissions and money, and could be used as an indicator of prescription quality.

Department of Commerce - Iowa Utilities Board, Performance Report, Performance Results Achieved for Fiscal Year 2010

The report highlights the services the IUB provided to Iowans, along with results achieved to ensure reliability, and to improve and expand utility service infrastructure in Iowa. This information is provided in accordance with the State of Iowa Accountable Government Act, Iowa Code chapter 8E.