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Stakeholder Satisfaction with the ASA
No full textStakeholder satisfaction is of natural concern to all organisations that wish to function effectively. It is of greater concern to those organisations, such as NGBs who need to consider the satisfaction of both member and non-member groups as this often leads to diverse and conflicting stakeholder objectives. It is therefore important that solid research evidence is available regarding stakeholder satisfaction in order for the ASA to understand stakeholder requirements and to plan effectively. In order to do this, the ASA commissioned the Institute of Sport and Leisure Policy at Loughborough University to carry out a five year longitudinal assessment of satisfaction with the services of the ASA. This report sets out the findings of the first stage of the research, which primarily constitutes a benchmarking of levels of member satisfaction in order to identify areas for development and to provide a standard against which to assess future levels of satisfaction. The report begins with an introduction to the concept of satisfaction and how it is formed and then presents the methods followed in this first phase. This is followed by a presentation of the results of the initial work on expectations and the results of the membership survey. Recommendations from this are presented and the report concludes with an outline of the work for the next two years
Hydrologic variability and its influence on long‐term peat dynamics
No full textPeatlands are carbon‐rich ecosystems that are extensive in the northern high latitudes where significant 21st century climate changes are expected. In response to climate change, peatlands may become a net source of greenhouse gases, thereby inducing a positive climate feedback effect. In this paper, the impact of precipitation variability and the mean climate state on long‐term peat accumulation is investigated with model simulations. The models couple peat accumulation with the hydrological cycle, which results in peatland bistability, where peatlands may take the physical characteristics from one of two possible alternative stable states. The models consider precipitation as a stochastic forcing variable, temperature‐dependent functions and are parameterized with climatology and peat characteristics to represent the West Siberian Lowlands (WSL) between 55°N and 60°N. Observed WSL peat depths statistically imply bistability. Peatland bistability, however, is eliminated in model simulations with moderate‐to‐large precipitation variability and warmer and wetter climates. This suggests that projected late 21st century climate change would put the thick peatlands in WSL on a transition to thin peatlands. The loss of thick peatlands could significantly increase atmospheric carbon dioxide and provide a positive climate feedback effect. However, the impacts depend on the importance of unaccounted stabilizing factors. The study also shows that precipitation variability induces peatlands to switch between extended periods of accumulation and depletion even if the peatlands are in long‐term equilibrium. Thus, short‐term observations may see only natural fluctuations and new, longer‐term observational strategies are necessary to diagnose if peatlands are undergoing fundamental changes.Rennermalm, Asa K., Nordbotten, Jan M., and Wood, Eric F., "Hydrologic variability and its influence on long‐term peat dynamics." Water Resources Research 46 (Fall 2010), W12546. doi:10.1029/2009WR008242Copyright 2010 by the American Geophysical Union.Peer reviewe
Chaplain Asa B. Randall Civil War report
No full textThis collection consists of the original and a transcription of a report written by Chaplain Asa Randall at the request of Lieutenant Colonel Charles Fair about classes established for the troops in the 54th U.S. Colored Troops
Cumplimiento de la normativa ASA sobre exámenes preoperatorios, en el Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso. Cuenca. 2014
No full textIntroducción: Los exámenes preoperatorios han sido solicitados rutinariamente por casi todos los cirujanos y anestesiólogos, sin tomar en cuenta la historia clínica y las recomendaciones de la ASA, dando como resultado mayor estadía hospitalaria o retraso del acto quirúrgico.
Objetivo: determinar el cumplimiento existente entre exámenes solicitados en consulta pre-anestésica y exámenes recomendados por la ASA.
Metodología: se realizó un estudio observacional, descriptivo, de corte transversal, mediante la revisión de historias clínicas de pacientes sometidos a cirugías programadas en el Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso de la ciudad de Cuenca. Los datos se tabularon utilizando el programa SPSS v18.
Resultados: se determinó entre los 25-39 años un 29.0%y entre los 40 a 59 años un 30.8%, predominaron las mujeres (59.9%). El 48,25% fueron ASA 1, el 44.98% ASA 2, el 5.90% ASA 3 y el 0.87% ASA IV. Por el tipo de cirugía, la general fue del 29.5% y la cirugía de complejidad intermedia 50.0%. Se determinó que se solicitan exámenes de laboratorio, imagenología, y otras pruebas. Llama la atención que no se solicitan exámenes de VIH y pruebas de embarazo. El cumplimiento de las guías ASA es parcial.
Conclusiones: Es necesario que se priorice en la visita preoperatoria la historia clínica y el examen físico y no tanto la solicitud de exámenes los cuales tienen que realizarse de manera selectiva y no rutinaria.Introduction: The preoperative tests have been routinely requested by almost all surgeons and anesthesiologists, without taking into account your medical history and the recommendations of the ASA, resulting in increased hospital stay or delay of the surgical procedure.
Objective: To determine the existing compliance between reviews requested in consultation pre-anesthetic and tests recommended by the ASA.
Methodology: an observational, descriptive, and cross-sectional study was conducted, through the review of medical histories of patients undergoing surgery scheduled in the “Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso” in the city of Cuenca. The data were tabulated using the SPSS v18.
Results: was determined between the 25-39 years a 29.0% and among the 40 to 59 years a 30.8 %, there was a predominance of women (59.9 %). The 48.25 % were ASA 1, 44.98 % ASA 2, the 5.90 % ASA 3 and the 0.87 % ASA IV. By the type of surgery, the general surgery was 29.5 % and the surgery of intermediate complexity 50.0 %. It was determined that requested laboratory tests, imaging, and other tests. Draws attention that are not ordered tests for HIV and pregnancy testing. Compliance guides ASA is partial.
Conclusions: There is a need to be prioritized in the preoperative visit the history and physical examination and not so much the application of tests which must be carried out in a selective way and not routine.Especialista en AnestesiologíaCuenc
Interannual Variability in Carbon Dioxide Flux from a High Arctic Fen Estimated by Measurements and Modeling
No full textThe response of high arctic ecosystems' carbon dioxide exchange to changing climate is uncertain and may be important from a climate-change perspective. In this study, the net ecosystem carbon dioxide exchange during four growing seasons is examined by combining measurements and modeling from a high arctic fen in northeastern Greenland. The summer-season net ecosystem exchange shows large interannual variations, fluctuating from an uptake of −50 g C m−2 to −123 g C m−2. Through ecosystem modeling, we can observe that leaf area index development and the maximum Rubisco capacity are more important controls on the interannual variability of net ecosystem carbon dioxide exchange than meteorological conditions. Furthermore, we present a hypothesis linking the interannual variability in maximum Rubisco capacity with leaf nitrogen content and leaf area index development. This hypothesis may provide a method to model seasonal net ecosystem carbon dioxide exchange in detail without having to resort to elaborate fitting procedures using measured carbon dioxide flux data.This article was published in Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research (2005), and this Version of Record is archived in RUcore with permission. The published article is available from the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR) at: http://instaar.colorado.edu/aaar/journal_issues/abstract.php?id=2353Peer reviewe
Asa S. Bushnell
No full textPortrait of Governor Asa S. Bushnell who served two, two year terms as Governor from 1896-1900. Bushnell supported the Spanish-American War and saw that Ohio troops mobilized quickly when a call for volunteers was issued in April 1898
Asa Johnston
No full textAsa Johnston approximate age 3. His parents were Robert and Pearl Oakley Johnston. Photo can be found on page 408 of the Jensen Utah Book and on disc 64 in the RHC
ASA: Sholl Analysis 3.6.2
No full text<p><a href="https://github.com/tferr/ASA/blob/master/Notes.md#version-362-may-2016">Release notes</a>
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