scholarly journals INCREASING TREND OF PRE-TRANSPORT DEATH OF HEART ATTACK IN THE UNITED STATES FROM 2000 TO 2006

2010 ◽  
Vol 55 (10) ◽  
pp. A111.E1039
Author(s):  
Shifan Dai ◽  
Jing Fang ◽  
Nora L. Keenan ◽  
Robert K. Merritt
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Heart Attack ◽  
The United States ◽  
Increasing Trend

Prehospital delay in patients hospitalized with heart attack symptoms in the United States: The REACT trial

1999 ◽  
Vol 138 (6) ◽  
pp. 1046-1057 ◽  
Author(s):  
David C. Goff ◽  
Henry A. Feldman ◽  
Paul G. McGovern ◽  
Robert J. Goldberg ◽  
Denise G. Simons-Morton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Heart Attack ◽  
The United States ◽  
Prehospital Delay

scholarly journals Ground Beef: Implications for the Southeastern U.S. Beef Industry

1979 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 21-26
Author(s):  
J. Richard Conner ◽  
Robert W. Rogers
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Fast Food ◽  
Ground Beef ◽  
The United States ◽  
Beef Industry ◽  
Increasing Trend ◽  
Fast Food Restaurants ◽  
Eating Out ◽  
At Home

Currently the United States consumes an estimated 39 to 45 percent of its beef in the “ground” form [3, 7, 8]. As recently as 1972 the estimated percentage of beef consumed as ground was only 33 [3] and some industry leaders have estimated the proportion by 1985 to be from 50 to 65 percent [5, 8, 11, 12]. This increasing trend in the percentage of beef consumed in the ground form is often attributed to several factors including (1) an increase in the percentage of wives working away from home which results in more “eating out” and less home preparation of “traditional” meat dishes for those meals consumed at home, and (2) the continuing growth of the fast-food restaurants and their popular “hamburger” meals [5, 8, 11, 12].

Worldwide research productivity in nuclear medicine literature

2018 ◽  
Vol 57 (06) ◽  
pp. 234-241
Author(s):  
Jixiao Lei ◽  
Peng Yu ◽  
Baixuan Xu ◽  
Ruimin Wang ◽  
Zhihui Shen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Nuclear Medicine ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Population Size ◽  
Research Productivity ◽  
The United States ◽  
Research Activity ◽  
Medicine Research ◽  
Increasing Trend

Summary Aim: This study aimed to assess the quantity and quality of papers published in subspecialty nuclear medicine journals and provide an overview of worldwide research activity carried out in the field of nuclear medicine. Methods: Papers published in subspecialty nuclear medicine journals between 2008 and 2017 were retrieved from the Web of Science. The number of papers and citations were used to evaluate the quantity and quality of the articles. The correlation between the research productivity of different countries and their population size and gross domestic product (GDP) were analyzed. Results: There were 12,861 articles published in these journals between 2008 and 2017. A rapidly increasing trend was observed in the number of articles published per year (p < 0.001). The United States published the largest proportion of papers (23.22 %) followed by Germany (9.94 %), Japan (9.46 %), Italy (6.53 %), and China (6.36 %). The United States had the highest number of total citations. The number of articles from different countries had a significant correlation with their population size and GDP (p < 0.01). Switzerland had the highest mean citations (23.66) followed by the Netherlands (23.54), and Germany (22.77). However, the Netherlands was first (42.43) followed by Denmark (32.89) and Switzerland (31.79) when adjustments for population size were made. When adjustments for GDP were made, the Netherlands was again the leader (82.91) followed by Denmark (69.49) and Greece (61.77). Conclusions: There has been a significant increase in nuclear medicine research over the last decade. The United States is the leader of worldwide research productivity. However, when population and GDP are taken into consideration, certain smaller countries in Europe exhibit performed better.

Reviving the Opposition

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose V. Fuentecilla
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Heart Attack ◽  
Bypass Surgery ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Political Prisoners ◽  
Liberal Party ◽  
Martial Law ◽  
National Congress ◽  
Opposition Movement

This chapter details events following the arrival of Benigno S. Aquino, Jr. to the United States. Aquino, better known by his nickname “Ninoy,” arrived in Dallas, Texas, on May 8, 1980, for heart bypass surgery. He had spent the preceding seven years and seven months in a military prison in the Philippines. Caught in the dragnet of martial law mass arrests in 1982, he was among the first political prisoners to be rounded up. At thirty-four years of age, he was the youngest senator elected to the national Congress, the lone opposition Liberal Party candidate amid the election sweep of the incumbent Nacionalista Party of President Marcos. During the next four years, Aquino stood in the Senate as the severest critic of Marcos. While Aquino was in jail, he had a heart attack. Concerned with the consequences for his regime should Aquino die incarcerated, Marcos temporarily released him for medical treatment abroad. His arrival in the United States galvanized the Filipino opposition movement.

scholarly journals Spatial and temporal analysis of fatal off-piste and backcountry avalanche accidents in Austria with a comparison of results in Switzerland, France, Italy and the United States

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Pfeifer ◽  
Peter Höller ◽  
Achim Zeileis
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Generalized Additive Models ◽  
Regional Distribution ◽  
Temporal Analysis ◽  
The United States ◽  
Additive Models ◽  
Spatial And Temporal Patterns ◽  
Federal States ◽  
Increasing Trend ◽  
Avalanche Accidents

Abstract. In this article we analyzed spatial and temporal patterns of fatal Austrian avalanche accidents caused by backcountry and off-piste skiers and snowboarders within the winter periods 1967/68–2010/11. The data were based on reports of the Austrian Board for Alpine Safety and reports of the information services of the federal states. Using the date and the location of the recorded avalanche accidents we were able to carry out spatial and temporal analyses applying generalized additive models and Markov random field models. As the result of the trend analysis we noticed an increasing trend of avalanche fatalities within the winter periods from 1967/68 to 2010/11, which is in contradiction to the widespread opinion that the number of fatalities is constant over time. Additionally, we compared Austrian results with results of Switzerland, France, Italy and the United States based on data from the International Commission of Alpine Rescue (ICAR). As the result of the spatial analysis we noticed two hotspots of avalanche fatalities ("Arlberg-Silvretta" and "Sölden"). Because of the increasing trend and the rather "narrow" regional distribution of the fatalities consequences on prevention of avalanche accidents were highly recommended.

scholarly journals SO032THE DISCARD AND DECLINE OF HEPATITIS C VIRUS POSITIVE DONOR KIDNEYS IN THE UNITED STATES

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (Supplement_3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tarek Alhamad ◽  
Krista Lentine ◽  
David Axelrod ◽  
Sami Abdulnabi ◽  
Mark Schnitzler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Hepatitis C Virus ◽  
Hepatitis C ◽  
Organ Procurement ◽  
Deceased Donor ◽  
The United States ◽  
Odds Ratios ◽  
Life Saving ◽  
Increasing Trend ◽  
Donor Characteristics

Abstract Background and Aims With more transplant centers in the United States are accepting hepatitis C virus infected (HCV+) deceased donor kidneys (dHCV+), the trend of non-utilization and decline of these organs have not been re-examined. Method We used data from the national Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network on deceased donor kidneys between Jan 2000 and Dec 2018 in the United States. Kidney non-utilization for HCV+ was defined as a positive donor HCV status and positive hepatitis as the reason for non-utilization. dHCV+ kidney decline was defined as a donor HCV+ status among kidneys recovered for transplantation but not transplanted. We assessed associations of a dHCV+ status with kidney non-utilization or decline, adjusted for donor characteristics (age, race, sex, body mass index, diabetes, hypertension, kidney donor profile index), using multivariable logistic regression. Results A total of 274,570 deceased donor kidneys procured for transplantation between 2000 and 2018 were identified. Among these kidneys, 4.1% were from dHCV+. Proportion of dHCV+ non-utilization among all non-utilized kidneys increased from 2000-2005 (3.9%) and then subsequently declined. This proportion increased slightly to 1.1% in 2014 and decreased to 0.5, 0.8, 0.4, 0.6% in 2015-2018, respectively. Multivariable-adjusted odds ratios for dHCV+ non-utilization and decline by year demonstrate consistently an increasing trend from 2000-2006 followed by a decreasing trend from 2006-2011 (Fig A-B). Multivariable-adjusted odds ratios for dHCV+ (compared to dHCV-) non-utilization and decline increased to 6.56 (95% CI 5.30-8.12) and 6.66 (95% CI 5.39-8.24), respectively, in 2012, and decreased to 2.32 (95% CI 2.01-2.69) and 2.28 (95% CI 1.98-2.64), respectively, in 2018. Conclusion dHCV+ non-utilization and decline have decreased in the last few years, particularly after 2014. 2018 had a historic lowest odds ratio for non-utilization and decline of dHCV+ organs, which reflects the increased acceptability of transplant centers to these kidneys. Overall, since 2014, the odds ratios for dHCV+ non-utilization and decline decreased by half. Yet, there is more room for decreasing the non-utilization and decline for these potentially life-saving organs.

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