Employment Rates Among Severely Physically Disabled and Nondisabled College Graduates and Dropouts

1979 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-27
Author(s):  
Daniel E. Lonnquist
Keyword(s):  
Unemployment Rate ◽  
College Graduates ◽  
Control Sample ◽  
University Of Missouri ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Higher Educational Attainment ◽  
Employment Rates ◽  
The University ◽  
Educational Variables

This study was based on a follow-up survey of handicapped students and a control sample of non-handicapped students. Dropouts and graduates from both samples were compared on the basis of employment rate. The handicapped students surveyed were 223 severely disabled former students who attended the University of Missouri-Columbia (UM-C) between 1960 and 1977. Non-disabled former students at UM-C were matched with the disabled respondents on sex, age, and educational variables. The finding that the unemployment rate for disabled graduates was significantly lower than the rate for disabled dropouts suggests that higher educational attainment is a definite advantage for severely impaired individuals in securing employment. The significantly higher unemployment rate of disabled respondents than the unemployment rate for respondents in the control sample was attributed to the physical impairment of the respondents in the handicapped sample.

scholarly journals Use and Disposal of Uranyl Acetate in the Electron Microscope Laboratory: Glow in the Dark or Walk in the Park?

2004 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 40-41
Author(s):  
Randy Tindall
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Hazardous Materials ◽  
Uranyl Acetate ◽  
Environmental Health And Safety ◽  
Radioactive Materials ◽  
University Of Missouri ◽  
Necessary Evil ◽  
The University

Let's face it—uranyl acetate is the perennial bad boy of chemicals, at least from the standpoint of disposal. A necessary evil in the electron microscopy laboratory, it presents a quandary for those trying to comply with hazardous materials regulalions, an effort complicated by its nominal radioactivity. Disposal costs of radioactive materials can be daunting. A past posting to the Microscopy Society of America listserver gave an estimate of US$7000 per liter and local follow up indicated that, although probably high, that may not be an unreasonable figure. In these times of diminished subsidies and expectations of increased cost recovery by academic service facilities like ours, this is of paramount concern.The Electron Microscopy Core Facility at the University of Missouri-Columbia follows guidelines issued by our campus Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) office regarding hazardous materials and their disposal.

After Graduation: The Quest for Employment by Disabled College Graduates

1989 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 3-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keith Frank ◽  
Ron Karst ◽  
Carolyn Boles
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
Unemployment Rate ◽  
College Graduates ◽  
College Education ◽  
College Graduation ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Employment Opportunities ◽  
Significant Percentage ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
High Degree

The purpose of this study was to gather data about disabled college graduates' search for employment and to investigate the extent to which a college education helps to equalize the employment opportunities of disabled graduates with those of nondisabled graduates. Among the findings were that disabled graduates required a significantly longer period of time to locate employment, the unemployment rate of the disabled graduates was higher, college graduation helped a significant percentage of the disabled graduates achieve their first permanent full-time professional position, and disabled graduates who received vocational rehabilitation funds and guidance at some point during their college education had a high degree of success in finding employment.

TEM study of boron additions to cobalt aluminide

1988 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. 546-547
Author(s):  
Gerald B. Feldewerth
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Turbine Engines ◽  
Major Drawback ◽  
University Of Missouri ◽  
Specific Strength ◽  
Aerospace Applications ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Ordered Alloys ◽  
The University ◽  
Very High

In recent years an increasing emphasis has been placed on the study of high temperature intermetallic compounds for possible aerospace applications. One group of interest is the B2 aiuminides. This group of intermetaliics has a very high melting temperature, good high temperature, and excellent specific strength. These qualities make it a candidate for applications such as turbine engines. The B2 aiuminides exist over a wide range of compositions and also have a large solubility for third element substitutional additions, which may allow alloying additions to overcome their major drawback, their brittle nature.One B2 aluminide currently being studied is cobalt aluminide. Optical microscopy of CoAl alloys produced at the University of Missouri-Rolla showed a dramatic decrease in the grain size which affects the yield strength and flow stress of long range ordered alloys, and a change in the grain shape with the addition of 0.5 % boron.

MARS — Its Tenth Anniversary of Operation and its Future

1980 ◽  
Vol 19 (03) ◽  
pp. 125-132
Author(s):  
G. S. Lodwick ◽  
C. R. Wickizer ◽  
E. Dickhaus
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Development ◽  
Administrative Support ◽  
Final Section ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Hospital Environment ◽  
Computer Scientist ◽  
University Of Missouri ◽  
Complete Bibliography ◽  
The University ◽  
Economic Considerations

The Missouri Automated Radiology System recently passed its tenth year of clinical operation at the University of Missouri. This article presents the views of a radiologist who has been instrumental in the conceptual development and administrative support of MARS for most of this period, an economist who evaluated MARS from 1972 to 1974 as part of her doctoral dissertation, and a computer scientist who has worked for two years in the development of a Standard MUMPS version of MARS. The first section provides a historical perspective. The second deals with economic considerations of the present MARS system, and suggests those improvements which offer the greatest economic benefits. The final section discusses the new approaches employed in the latest version of MARS, as well as areas for further application in the overall radiology and hospital environment. A complete bibliography on MARS is provided for further reading.

Prospective evaluation for gastrointestinal bleedings at the University Hospital St. Pölten – one year of follow-up

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Stättermayer ◽  
F Riedl ◽  
S Bernhofer ◽  
A Stättermayer ◽  
A Mayer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
University Hospital ◽  
Prospective Evaluation ◽  
One Year ◽  
The University

Socioeconomic patient benefits of a pediatric neurosurgery telemedicine clinic

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 204-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelsey Hayward ◽  
Sabrina H. Han ◽  
Alexander Simko ◽  
Hector E. James ◽  
Philipp R. Aldana
Keyword(s):  
Travel Time ◽  
Cost Savings ◽  
Transportation Cost ◽  
Pediatric Neurosurgery ◽  
University Of Florida ◽  
Remote Location ◽  
Socioeconomic Data ◽  
The University ◽  
Time Away

OBJECTIVEThe objective of this study was to examine the socioeconomic benefits to the patients and families attending a regional pediatric neurosurgery telemedicine clinic (PNTMC).METHODSA PNTMC was organized by the Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery of the University of Florida College of Medicine–Jacksonville based at Wolfson Children’s Hospital and by the Children’s Medical Services (CMS) to service the Southeast Georgia Health District. Monthly clinics are held with the CMS nursing personnel at the remote location. A retrospective review of the clinic population was performed, socioeconomic data were extracted, and cost savings were calculated.RESULTSClinic visits from August 2011 through January 2017 were reviewed. Fifty-five patients were seen in a total of 268 initial and follow-up PNTMC appointments. The average round-trip distance for a family from home to the University of Florida Pediatric Neurosurgery (Jacksonville) clinic location versus the PNTMC remote location was 190 versus 56 miles, respectively. The families saved an average of 2.5 hours of travel time and 134 miles of travel distance per visit. The average transportation cost savings for all visits per family and for all families was $180 and $9711, respectively. The average lost work cost savings for all visits per family and for all families was $43 and $2337, respectively. The combined transportation and work cost savings for all visits totaled $223 per family and $12,048 for all families. Average savings of $0.68/mile and $48.50/visit in utilizing the PNTMC were calculated.CONCLUSIONSManaging pediatric neurosurgery patients and their families via telemedicine is feasible and saves families substantial travel time, travel cost, and time away from work.

scholarly journals Maternal and Fetal Outcomes in Women with Brain Arteriovenous Malformation Rupture during Pregnancy

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Kimberly L. Yan ◽  
Nerissa U. Ko ◽  
Steven W. Hetts ◽  
Shantel Weinsheimer ◽  
Adib A. Abla ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
San Francisco ◽  
Treatment Strategies ◽  
First Trimester ◽  
Interventional Treatment ◽  
Maternal Outcomes ◽  
Fetal Outcomes ◽  
Brain Avm ◽  
Risk Of Hemorrhage ◽  
The University

Background: Sporadic brain arteriovenous malformations (BAVM) are a major cause of hemorrhagic stroke in younger persons. Prior studies have reported contradictory results regarding the risk of hemorrhage during pregnancy, and there are no standard guidelines for the management of pregnant women who present with BAVM rupture. The purpose of this study is to describe maternal and fetal outcomes and treatment strategies in patients with BAVM hemorrhage during pregnancy. Methods: We performed a retrospective review of the University of California, San Francisco Brain AVM Project database for female patients who were pregnant at the time of BAVM hemorrhage between 2000 and 2017. Clinical and angiographic characteristics at presentation, BAVM treatment, and maternal outcomes using modified Rankin scale (mRS) score at presentation and 2-year follow-up were recorded. Fetal outcomes were abstracted from medical records and maternal reports. Results: Sixteen patients presented with BAVM hemorrhage during pregnancy, 81% (n = 13) of whom were in their second or third trimester. Three patients (19%) who were in their first trimester terminated or miscarried pregnancy prior to BAVM intervention. Of the remaining 13 patients, 77% (n = 10) received emergent BAVM treatment at time of hemorrhage prior to delivery, and 85% of patients achieved BAVM obliteration and good maternal outcomes (mRS 0–2) at 2-year follow-up. All patients had uncomplicated deliveries (69% cesarean and 23% vaginal) with no reports of postnatal cognitive or developmental delays in infants at 2-year follow-up. Conclusions: Our study shows good long-term maternal and fetal outcomes in ruptured BAVM patients presenting during pregnancy, the majority who received BAVM interventional treatment prior to delivery.

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