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Utilization of surplus Italian prunesFenner, Keith Peck, 1914- 06 1900 (has links)
Prune growers of Oregon are faced with the prospect
of large crops and surpluses for the next few years. These
surpluses will probably be felt in both fresh and dried prunes.
This thesis presents the results of an investigation to find.
new markets and new products which will be of value in utilizing
these surpluses. The following products have been investigated
and are included in this report.
Canned prepared dried prunes. A. prolonged study was
made of the effect of prepared Italian prunes on various
types of cans. It was found that plain charcoal cans were
entirely satisfactory over a period of 11 months' storage.
Single enameled cans should not be used as they swell in
less than eight months' storage. Methods of preparation of
prunes for canning were studied. A long pre-soaking was
found most satisfactory, for high quality. Short hot blanch
before canning can be used if proper conditions of syrup and
fill are observed. Yields and costs were given for the two
methods of preparation.
Prune beverages. Three types of prune beverages were
discussed. Pulpy juice was most promising. A cloudy and a
clear beverage were also satisfactory. Yields and costs were
given and compared.
Pitted prune pulp. Small or low-grade dried prunes
were made into pulp by means of a suitable machine. This
product was suitable for use in the bakery trade.
Halved Pitted prunes. Fresh prunes were split and
pitted before drying. The machine to do this was developed
during this investigation. Large savings were effected in
drying time, because of quicker evaporation of moisture from
these halved prunes. Because of shorter drying time and lower
temperature the quality was more nearly that of fresh prunes.
Fresh Prune Juice. Small or low-grade fresh prunes
were used to make a pulpy fresh prune juice. This product
was excellent in flavor and color. Cloudy fresh prune juice
was not satisfactory either in flavor, in body, or in yield.
Fresh Prune Pulp. This was prepared from fresh prunes.
It proved to be a very good means of fresh prune utilization.
The combined effect of the products studied in this
report, if they are developed and marketed, should prove
beneficial to marketing conditions of the northwest Italian
prunes. / Graduation date: 1938
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Room allocation analysis.Hassett, Thomas Cyril, January 1978 (has links)
Thesis (M. Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 1978. / Title on cover and spine: Computer programme for room allocation analysis.
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Room allocation analysisHassett, Thomas Cyril, January 1978 (has links)
Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 1978. / Also available in print.
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To create a humane classroomKohlenbrener, Jo Ellen, January 1976 (has links)
Thesis (M.A.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison. / Typescript. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 67-69).
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The awareness by Wisconsin elementary school teachers of classroom environmentSongchaikul, Chiaranai Prugsawan. January 1979 (has links)
Thesis--University of Wisconsin--Madison. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 176-182).
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Drug utilisation in the maternity ward of a district hospital in South AfricaPitso, Kebinakwena Beauty January 2012 (has links)
Research report submitted to the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the
Witswatersrand, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of
Public Health in the field of Hospital Management / Background:
Use of drugs in maternity unit plays a major role in maternal health service
delivery. Therefore, drug use during pregnancy requires close monitoring which
includes prescription of appropriate medication to their diagnosis, correct doses,
and adequate period of time. Drugs are also one of the major cost drivers in
health facilities. Although maternal health services are receiving increasing
attention in South Africa, very few systematic studies have been done to analyze
this important component (prescribing patterns and costs of drugs) of maternal
health care services in a district hospital setting.
Aims:
The overall aim of the study is to assess the drugs utilized in a maternity ward at
Pretoria West District Hospital (A district hospital in the Tshwane District in the
Gauteng Province) and the factors that might influence its use and their cost over
a period of one year.
Methodology:
Cross-section study design was used. Retrospective review of hospital records
was undertaken for 2087 maternal patient deliveries during one year study period
(01 January to December 2009) and no primary data was collected. Data was
extracted for variables used in the study (quantity and cost of drug used, profile
of patients). The study commenced after obtaining necessary approval from the
Gauteng Department of Health and Social Development and University of the
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Witwatersrand “Human Research Ethics Committee (Medical)’.
Results:
The study found that all the patients were prescribed iron supplements. The
second most commonly prescribed drugs are uterotonics. Besides these two
items other prescription drugs were prescribed to 7% of patients. Postnatal
contraceptives were seldom used. The most commonly used antibiotic was
Ceftriaxone. Bezylpenicillin was prescribed only for one RPR positive patient
during one month. Only 13% HIV positive received antiretrovirals which is too
low as compared to number of mothers delivered. The study found underprescription
of anti-hypertensive drugs. Low use of parenteral analgesics signifies
that probably patients were not given adequate pain relief during labour and this
policy should be reviewed. The quantity of biological vaccines (BCG and oral
polio) was prescribed routinely for all the newborn babies. However, the
antiretrovirals (Zidovudine and Nevirapine syrups) were prescribed for fewer
newborn babies (n= 51), in comparison to total number of babies born to a HIV
positive mothers (n=266) and of concern. Total cost for the drugs used during
one year study period was R 113,664.56. The average costs per mother and
newborn babies were R 39.40 and R 15.08 respectively. Routine availability of
affordable and effective drugs is one of the key indicators of quality health. The
study showed that affordable and effective drugs were readily available in the
Unit.
Conclusion:
This is probably the first study that documented the use of drugs in the maternity
unit in a district hospital. Further prospective study would be able to provide more
information in this important subject.
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Residual leaf area as a measure of shrub useReynolds, Mark P. 10 March 1999 (has links)
Leaf surface area present on black cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa) and
Douglas hawthorn (Crataegus douglasi) was measured indirectly using a point
frame, photographs, and a canopy analyzer. Each was compared to directly
measured leaf surface area. Six black cottonwood and 3 Douglas hawthorn shrubs
were selected in 1996 and 9 black cottonwood and 3 Douglas hawthorn shrubs in
1997. Shrubs were selected based on size and isolation. Each indirect method was
applied prior to removing a portion of leaves from each shrub. Shrubs were
defoliated in 3 to 7 increments and leaf surface area of each was measured. After
shrubs were completely defoliated increments of measured leaf areas were added to
subsequently removed leaf areas to determine the measured leaf area present on a
shrub each time indirect methods were applied. Measured leaf areas were paired
with indirect method values and regression equations were developed. Correlation
coefficients for regressions were 0.76 for black cottonwood and 0.70 for Douglas
hawthorn for the point frame, 0.91 for black cottonwood and 0.79 for Douglas
hawthorn for the photographs, 0.62 for black cottonwood and 0.61 for Douglas
hawthorn when shrub volume was included for the canopy analyzer. Photographs
took 20 minutes to set up and take pictures followed by 1.5 hours for processing
images in Idrisi and Picture Publisher. The point frame required 45 minutes to 1.5
hours field time and 5 to 10 minutes to process data. The canopy analyzer was the
most rapid of the techniques requiring less than 5 minutes to secure a field
measurement and enter this value into the regression equation. Canopy analyzer
reliability was the lowest of the methods studied. / Graduation date: 1999
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A cross-national comparison of physician utilization by the socioeconomic status groupsVohlonen, Ilkka Juhani January 1977 (has links)
This study is a part of a three stage pursuit to examine and to comprehend the relationship between the resources available, the apparent utilization patterns of those resources by the population being served, and the selected characteristics of the populations utilizing and not utilizing the prevailing medical care system. The first stage of the research involves the examination of the existing patterns of medical care utilization by socioeconomic status groups. Cross-national Comparison of Physician Utilization by the Socioeconomic Status Groups is the pilot research for the first stage and both modifies and develops the methodology for this type of research and also examines the physician utilization patterns of a population in well defined basic measurements — in this case the socioeconomic status index, the diagnosed disease, and the number of physician contacts.
The comparison of the physician utilization patterns of socioeconomic status groups in respect to the prevailing medical care delivery system necessarily involves cross-area studies at least at regional level, but most likely cross-national comparisons as well. This study used already collected data, nevertheless, primary data, which had been collected and partly analysed in the World Health Organization/International Collaborative Study of Medical Care Utilization. The data came from twelve geographical areas, altogether from seven countries, and provided documented research material on the surveyed respondents' social characteristics, standard diagnostic procedures, and standard definitions of the interactions between the users and the prevailing medical care delivery systems.
The social characteristics were used separately, but in a standardized way, in order to derive socioeconomic status groups in each area; the diseases distributions were examined in relationship to the socioeconomic status groups, and the physician utilization patterns were related to the socioeconomic status groups while controlling for the distributions of selected diseases, after which the study areas were compared to each other in terms of the exhibited relationships between the physician utilization and the socioeconomic status groups.
The physician utilization patterns were found to vary only little from one area to another, however, consistently, to warrant the use of derived information for the second stage of the research. Physician utilizations were very weakly correlated to the socioeconomic status and these correlations were not substantially effected by the selection of the controlling disease, i.e., they were consistent. / Medicine, Faculty of / Population and Public Health (SPPH), School of / Graduate
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Quantitative and qualitative drug utilization studies in a university teaching hospital in Hong Kong /Kou, Maybelle Antonia Maria. January 1994 (has links)
Thesis (M. Phil.)--University of Hong Kong, 1995. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 70-86).
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A comprehensive analysis of the determinants of state Medicaid prescription drug expendituresRoy, Sanjoy, January 1900 (has links)
Thesis (M.S.)--West Virginia University, 2006. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains xi, 191 p. : ill. (some col.). Vita. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-191).
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