New Advances in Humane Slaughter of Meat Animals

1987 ◽  
Vol 50 (8) ◽  
pp. 709-710
Author(s):  
A. B. CHILDERS
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Blood Loss ◽  
New Method ◽  
Department Of Agriculture ◽  
The U.S

On June 18, 1985, the U.S. Department of Agriculture approved a new method of humane slaughter for meat animals - “electrical slaughter” or deep stunning. In this method, the heart is stopped by cardiac arrest. The amount of blood loss and quality of the meat is the same as in conventional slaughter. Heart stoppage practically eliminates blood splashing and speckling.

scholarly journals Innovative Solutions to Human-Wildlife Conflicts: National Wildlife Research Center Accomplishments, 2011

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Health And Safety ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Research Center ◽  
Department Of Agriculture ◽  
Threatened And Endangered Species ◽  
Innovative Solutions ◽  
Scientific Expertise ◽  
Inspection Service ◽  
The U.S

The National Wildlife Research Center (NWRC) is the research arm of Wildlife Services, a program within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). The mission of the NWRC is to apply scientific expertise to resolve human-wildlife conflicts while maintaining the quality of the environment shared with wildlife. NWRC develops methods and information to address human-wildlife conflicts related to: agriculture (crops, livestock, aquaculture, and timber), human health and safety (wildlife disease, aviation), property damage, invasive species, and threatened and endangered species. There four spotlights for 2011 show the depth and breadth of NWRC’s research expertise and its holistic approach to address today’s wildlife-related challenges.

Recovery of Heat-Stressed Listeria monocytogenes from Experimentally and Naturally Contaminated Shrimp

1990 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
SUSAN A. McCARTHY ◽  
MILES L. MOTES ◽  
R. MERRILL McPHEARSON
Keyword(s):  
Listeria Monocytogenes ◽  
Drug Administration ◽  
Food And Drug Administration ◽  
New Method ◽  
Department Of Agriculture ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Thermally Stressed

A method was developed to enhance recovery of thermally stressed Listeria monocytogenes from internally contaminated shrimp. Shrimp tail meat was inoculated with 105 L. monocytogenes cells/g and boiled for 1–5 min. Thermally stressed L. monocytogenes cells were recovered following cold enrichment for 3 d without broth. Methods of the Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture for isolating L. monocytogenes permitted recovery of the organism from shrimp boiled for 1 min: however, with the new method, L. monocytogenes cells were recovered from shrimp boiled up to 5 min. No Listeria spp. were recovered from naturally contaminated, frozen, imported shrimp after 1 min of boiling.

Revision of the AOAC Sediment Test for Milk

1965 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 559-561
Author(s):  
Curtis R Joiner
Keyword(s):  
New Method ◽  
Department Of Agriculture ◽  
Sediment Test ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Increased Pressure

Abstract The revised method for preparing 1⅛″ diameter sediment standards and the new method for preparing 0.40″ diameter standards (presented last year) were studied collaboratively. Four collaborators prepared acceptable standards of both sizes. Study showed that vacuum nitration was superior to filtration by increased pressure above the liquid being filtered. New photographic standards of both sizes are now available from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. It is recommended that the revisions given in this paper be incorporated into 36.009–36.012, and that the revised method be adopted as official, final action.

UGR CALCULATION BASED ON THE LUMINANCE SPATIAL-ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (4) ◽  
pp. 25-32
Author(s):  
Viktor Zheltov ◽  
Viktor Chembaev
Keyword(s):  
Monte Carlo ◽  
Angular Distribution ◽  
Monte Carlo Method ◽  
Visual Task ◽  
New Method ◽  
Lighting System ◽  
Preliminary Assessment ◽  
System A ◽  
The Monte Carlo Method

The article has considered the calculation of the unified glare rating (UGR) based on the luminance spatial-angular distribution (LSAD). The method of local estimations of the Monte Carlo method is proposed as a method for modeling LSAD. On the basis of LSAD, it becomes possible to evaluate the quality of lighting by many criteria, including the generally accepted UGR. UGR allows preliminary assessment of the level of comfort for performing a visual task in a lighting system. A new method of "pixel-by-pixel" calculation of UGR based on LSAD is proposed.

U.S.-Listed Foreign Companies' Choice of a U.S.-Based versus Home Country-Based Big N Principal Auditor and the Effect on Audit Fees and Earnings Quality

2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 631-666 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharad C. Asthana ◽  
K. K. Raman ◽  
Hongkang Xu
Keyword(s):  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Home Country ◽  
Earnings Quality ◽  
Audit Fees ◽  
Foreign Companies ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Just Price ◽  
Reporting Environment ◽  
The U.S

SYNOPSIS We examine why U.S.-listed foreign companies choose to have a U.S.-based (rather than home country-based) Big N firm as their principal auditor for SEC reporting purposes and the effects of that choice for audit fees and earnings quality. We find that the likelihood of the Big N principal auditor being U.S.-based is decreasing in client size and the level of investor protection in the home country, and increasing in the proportion of income earned outside the home country. We also find compelling evidence that U.S.-based Big N auditors are associated with higher-quality earnings (albeit for a higher fee), despite two factors—the greater distance between the U.S.-based (vis-à-vis home country-based) Big N auditor and the client, and the likelihood that much of the audit work is done outside the U.S.—which potentially could lower the earnings quality of the U.S.-listed foreign client when the Big N principal auditor is U.S.-based. Overall, our study suggests that the higher fees associated with a U.S.-based Big N principal auditor is not just price protection; rather, U.S.-based Big N principal auditors are also improving the financial reporting environment by reporting higher-quality audited earnings for their U.S.-listed foreign clients. JEL Classifications: L11; L15; M42.

scholarly journals Health-related quality of life after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest – a five-year follow-up studyJūratė Šaltytė Benth

Resuscitation ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henning Wimmer ◽  
Christofer Lundqvist ◽  
Jūratė Šaltytė Benth ◽  
Knut Stavem ◽  
Geir Ø. Andersen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Hospital Cardiac Arrest

scholarly journals Together, We Can Make This Place Our Home: Civic Engagement Among Asian Immigrants

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 99-99
Author(s):  
Cindy Bui ◽  
Kyungmin Kim ◽  
Qian Song ◽  
Yuri Jang
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Asian American ◽  
American Culture ◽  
City Council ◽  
Asian Immigrants ◽  
The City ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Acculturation Factors

Abstract Civic engagement is an important dimension of age-friendly communities but has been understudied among Asian immigrant groups. While research has attributed greater civic engagement among immigrants to acculturation factors, the influence of acculturation may be conditioned upon Asian immigrants’ social network and place attachment to their city. We used data from the Asian American Quality of Life survey to analyze civic engagement activity (e.g., City council meeting, voting in a City election) among a diverse sample of middle-aged and older Asian immigrants in Austin, Texas (N = 994). 34.5% of the sample had participated in at least one civic engagement activity in the past 12 months. We examined how such civic engagement is associated with acculturation factors, and further examined whether one’s friend network and perception of their city moderated the association. We found that number of years lived in the U.S., familiarity with mainstream American culture, and number of friends in one’s social network were positively related to civic engagement activity. Furthermore, we found that the association between years lived in the U.S. and civic engagement was more pronounced for immigrants with larger friend networks; the association between familiarity with American culture and civic engagement was more pronounced for immigrants with more positive perceptions of the city. These findings highlight that acculturation may not operate alone in civic engagement among Asian immigrants. Rather, it may also be important to create opportunities for Asian immigrants to feel connected to their community and build meaningful friend networks to encourage civic engagement.

scholarly journals Associations between posttraumatic stress symptoms and quality of life in cardiac arrest survivors and informal caregivers: A pilot survey study

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 100085
Author(s):  
Alex Presciutti ◽  
Mary M. Newman ◽  
Jim Grigsby ◽  
Ana-Maria Vranceanu ◽  
Jonathan A. Shaffer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Informal Caregivers ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Pilot Survey ◽  
Stress Symptoms
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