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https://ipaclinic.com/blog/a-hidden-element-of-the-overdose-epidemic/ | 2024-04-22T06:13:03 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296818081.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20240422051258-20240422081258-00684.warc.gz | 0.95679 | 304 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__109927913 | en | Benzodiazepines might be a ‘hidden element’ of the US’ overdose epidemic — and doctor visits for prescriptions are increasing
(CNN) Doctors have been increasingly prescribing benzodiazepines, also known as “benzos,” in recent years. Looking at data from 2014 to 2016, new research found this class of central nervous system depressants was prescribed at about 65.9 million office-based doctor visits. That’s a rate of 27 annual visits per 100 adults.
The research, which analyzed data from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, was published on Friday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Benzodiazepines such as alprazolam, diazepam and lorazepam can be helpful when taken on a short-term basis. Doctors often prescribe them to relieve acute anxiety, agitation or to help someone sleep. Taken over the long term, they can become addictive. In older adults, the drugs have been shown to increase the risk of falls, cloud judgment and impair memory. There is an increased risk of hospitalization and death for people who take benzos, particularly if they are taken with an opioid.
Despite the risks, among the doctor visits at which benzodiazepines were prescribed, approximately one-third involved an overlapping opioid prescription at a rate of 10 annual visits per 100 adults from 2014 to 2016. That prescription combination increased from 0.5% of doctor visits in 2003 to 2% in 2015. | statistics |
http://carrollforcolorado.com/sb14-166-creation-of-a-statewide-by-colorado-app-m-carroll-rivera/ | 2017-12-17T21:20:05 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-51/segments/1512948597585.99/warc/CC-MAIN-20171217210620-20171217232620-00090.warc.gz | 0.956016 | 118 | CC-MAIN-2017-51 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-51__0__234582895 | en | SB14-166, Creation of a Statewide “By Colorado” App (M. Carroll – Rivera)
Research shows that Coloradans want to patronize local businesses; in fact, 92 percent of Coloradans say they would choose products made in the state if they were aware of the origin. This bill establishes the “By Colorado” database to easily connect Coloradans with local businesses. Through an app, folks can search local businesses by goods, services, or location while they are on-the-go. Signed by Governor. Read more here. | statistics |
https://fnigc.ca/our-work/regional-health-survey/rhs-phase-2-national-results.html | 2020-10-24T00:10:37 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107881551.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20201023234043-20201024024043-00652.warc.gz | 0.967883 | 6,516 | CC-MAIN-2020-45 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-45__0__71794218 | en | RHS Phase 2 National Results
RHS Phase 2 (2008/10) NATIONAL RESULTS - RHS QUICK FACTS
Oral Health - BBTD
• 40.4% of 3 to 5 year olds in RHS Phase 1 received dental care in the last 6 months compared to 50.7% in RHS Phase 2.
• Among 6 to 11 year old First Nations children, 83.8% received dental care in the last year. This percentage is lower than the equivalent finding for the general Canadian population (91.3%) and for Aboriginals living off-reserve (92.2%).
• Of the infants surveyed (0–2), 18.7% had their teeth affected by Baby Bottle Tooth Decay (BBTD) compared to 11.9% in RHS Phase 1; 30.9% of the 3 to 5 year old First Nations children had been affected by BBTD and 26.9% of 6 to 11 year olds had a history of BBTD.
• Of the infants with BBTD, 40.6% were treated for the condition, while the majority of preschoolers (77.1%) and school-aged children (90.4%) were also treated for BBTD.
• Furthermore, 36.2% of 3 to 5 year olds and 41.9% of 6 to 11 year olds needed dental fillings in RHS Phase 2 compared to 28.4% and 32.5% in RHS Phase 1, respectively. Finally, 71.1% of 9 to 11 year old First Nations children were in need of a check-up and preventive care and 14.3% required orthodontic care at the time of the survey.
• Less than one in three children were given 100% fruit juice whereas roughly one in five children were given Kool-Aid and 3.8% of children were given soft drinks in their bottles.
Mental Health and Injury
Mental and Social Well-Being
• There was a higher proportion of behavioral and emotional problems for 6 to 11 year olds (14.4%) compared to their younger peers (10%). No significant difference between boys and girls was found in relation to behavioral and emotional problems.
• With respect to having emotional and behavioral problems, the proportion of boys reporting problems significantly decreased overall from 18.4% in RHS Phase 1 to 12.3% in RHS Phase 2.
• Children who do not live with both biological parents were significantly more likely to report having emotional or behavioral problems (15.5%) compared to those who live with both biological parents (9.0%).
• Across all age groups, boys had a higher percentage of injuries and for both genders; older children sustained more of these injuries.
• The most frequently reported injuries were minor cuts/scrapes/bruises (45.1%). The most common causes of injury were falls (52%) followed by accidental contact with a personal/ animal (14.2%) and bicycle related injuries (10.5%).
• 58% of all child injuries were reported to have happened at home. Approximately half of injured children (52.5%) received treatment for their injury in a hospital emergency department.
Health Status and Chronic Conditions
• There was a significant increase in the proportion of caregivers reporting excellent health as their child’s general health status, with the percentage in RHS Phase 2 significantly increasing from 40.7% in RHS Phase 1 to 56.4%.
• Over 85% of caregivers reported their children’s health as excellent (56.4%) or very good (31.1%). Only 2.3% rated the child’s general health as fair/poor.
• 42.4% of caregivers reported that their child had been diagnosed with at least one chronic health condition. Boys experienced a significantly higher percentage of chronic health conditions (45.6%) compared to their female peers (39%).
• The percentage of First Nations children experiencing asthma, chronic ear infections/problems, FASD and chronic bronchitis has significantly decreased between RHS Phase 1 and RHS Phase 2.
• First Nations children with one or more reported chronic health conditions experienced more barriers when accessing health care, as reported by their caregivers. The most frequently reported barrier to healthcare access for both children with or without health conditions was the long waiting list.
Education and Language
• The proportion of First Nations children attending school reached 99.2% for children 6 to 11 years of age in RHS Phase 2, a significant increase compared to 84.5% in RHS Phase 1.
• The percentage of children that repeated a grade among 6 to 11 year olds significantly decreased from 18% in RHS Phase 1 to 13.7% in RHS Phase 2.
• Small communities had a significantly lower proportion of children (6-11) who have repeated a grade (6.3%), compared to their peers living in medium (13.5%) and large communities (14.9%).
• Approximately half of First Nations children could speak or understand a First Nations language at the time of the survey.
• The percentage of children understanding/ speaking one or more First Nations language was higher in RHS Phase 2 for all age groups except 9 to 11 year olds.
• Children who attended an Aboriginal Head Start (AHS) program were more likely to speak or understand a First Nations language.
• 36.3% of children who attended AHS at some point read or are read to daily, compared to 28.7% those who did not attend AHS.
• Family members (parents and grandparents) were the primary sources of cultural understanding for First Nations children. Relatives and school teachers also played a key role in supporting children’s cultural understanding.
Body Mass Index and Nutrition
• The proportion of children with reported weight and height that corresponded to a Body Mass Index (BMI) of normal or underweight has decreased from 41.5% in RHS Phase 1 to 37.7% in RHS Phase 2.
• Subsequently, the number of children categorized as obese and overweight increased from 58.5% to 62.3% in RHS Phase 2.
• The proportion of children considered obese is higher with increasing community size. In small communities, 33% of children are obese compared to 40.8% of children in medium communities and 45.3% in larger communities.
• First Nations children reportedly always or almost always consume a nutritious and balanced diet and a further 36.4% sometimes do. Very few either rarely (3.8%) or never (1.2%) eat a balanced and nutritious diet.
• In RHS Phase 2, a significantly higher percentage of children (44.2%) in small communities (under 300 people) consume at least one traditional protein rich food compared to their peers in medium (28.1%) and large communities (19.8%).
• 30% of First Nations children reportedly had someone often share traditional foods with their household in the 12 months prior to the survey. An additional 55.1% had this happen sometimes and 14.9% never had traditional food shared with their household.
Household Environment – Prenatal Health
• 48.6% of First Nations children lived with both biological parents (not excluding other adults).
• 39.4% of children lived with just their biological mother (with no other adults living in the household) versus 3.1% that lived with just their biological father (with no other adults living in the household).
• Slightly over 5% of the children who were not living with their biological parents lived with their grandparents.
• Approximately 35% of children live in a household with 5-6 people (including the child) and roughly 30% live with 7 or more people.
• As the education level of mothers increased, the percentage of children who had been breastfed also increased. Roughly 50% of mothers with less than a high school education breastfed their children, compared to 71% of mothers with a diploma/certificate and 75.4% of mothers with a university degree. Overall, 57.5% of children were breastfed in RHS Phase 2 to 60.3% in RHS Phase 1.
• The education level of mothers also played a significant role in other prenatal health factors, such as smoking during pregnancy. 53.5% of mothers who smoked during pregnancy had less than a high school education, whereas 42.7% of mothers with a high school diploma smoked during pregnancy. A significant drop in smoking during pregnancy was observed in mothers with a university degree or higher (18%).
Education and Language
• Over 20% of First Nations youth reported using a First Nations language most of the time in their daily lives.
• More than half (56.3%) can understand or speak a First Nations language and 45.8% of youth feel that learning a First Nations language is very important.
• Approximately 88% of First Nations youth were attending school at the time of the survey.
• The large majority of First Nations youth liked school either very much (35.2%) or somewhat (45.2%).
• A high proportion of First Nations youth (39%) reported challenges learning in school, the most frequently cited difficulty was mathematics (52.8%).
• 23.8% of First Nations youth reported aspirations to obtain post-secondary education, with 23.4% wanting to complete a high school degree, 19% wanting to complete a college diploma and 7.1% a trade/vocational certificate/diploma.
• 3.7% of youth have aspirations to complete a Masters degree and 2.3% want a Doctorate degree.
Smoking & Substance Abuse
• 63% of First Nations youth have never used non-prescription cannabis, whereas 9.7% reported using it daily or almost daily. While no significant gender difference was found, cannabis use was more frequently reported among the older youth (15-17).
• About 40% of youth stated that they had consumed an alcoholic beverage in the 12 months prior to the survey.
• Approximately one in five First Nations youth (22.3%) reported never having five or more alcoholic drinks on one occasion, while 4.9% have done so more than once per week.
• Significantly more First Nations girls are more likely to binge drink more than once per week (7.0%) than boys (2.5%).
• About one fifth (20.4%) of First Nations youth reported smoking daily, while 67% are non-smokers.
• There is a significantly higher number of daily smokers among the First Nations female youth aged between 15-17 at 33.9% compared to males at 25.4%.
• Roughly 10% of youth 12 to 14 years of age reported being sexually active, in large contrast to almost half (47.2%) of the 15 to 17 year old youth who reported being sexually active. Overall, 27.9% of First Nations youth (12-17) were sexually active at the time of the survey. This figure remains relatively unchanged since RHS Phase 1 (28.4%). Of those that were sexually active (12-17), 92.5% have had sexual intercourse in the last 12 months.
• Of those sexually active, the majority reported having one sexual partner (55.4 %)while roughly one in ten sexually active youth reported having 4 or more partners in the past 12 months.
• Roughly, 80% (79.1%) of sexually active First Nations youth reported using condom as a birth control method, similar to RHS Phase 1 (80.8%). In addition, 22.5 % of youth reported using birth control pills, a slight increase since RHS Phase 1 (19.2%).
• Across all youth respondents, 18.5% cited not having a condom at the time as the main reason for not using a condom. In addition, 16.5% stated that they were under the influence of alcohol or drugs as a reason for not always using condoms.
• Only 6.8% of First Nations youth had been tested for HIV at the time of the survey. Females were more likely than males to receive HIV testing (8.5% vs. 5.1%).
• Approximately 30% of First Nations youth reported having been injured in the 12 months prior to the survey. Of those First Nations youth who reported having been injured, higher proportions were found among the older age groups.
• The three most common types of injury experienced by First Nations youth were major cuts, scrapes or bruises (42.9%), major sprains or strains (34.1%) and broken or fractured bones (30.1%).
• The most commonly cited cause of injury was falling or tripping (44%). Most First Nations youth experienced injuries while playing sports (58.9%) or taking part in a hobby or leisure activity (24.6%).
• Most injuries happened either at home (36.7%) or on the sports field/school facility (32.8%).
Physical Activity and Body Mass Index
• The five most frequently cited physical activities in which First Nations youth participated were walking (86.9%), running or jogging (60.7%), swimming (54.6%), competitive or team sports (53.1%), and bicycling or mountain biking (44.6%).
• In contrast, 38.6% of First Nations youth reported spending more than 1.5 hours on sedentary activities such as watching TV, reading, playing bingo/video games or working at the computer. Boys are significantly more likely (42.9%) than girls (12.7%) to spend more than 1.5 hours playing video games.
• Over half of First Nations youth have a self-reported weight and height that corresponds to the normal or underweight BMI categories (57.3%).
• 29.9% are considered overweight and an additional 12.8% of First Nations youth are considered to be obese. No gender or age differences were found. These rates are similar to those found in RHS Phase 1.
• When asked about degree of satisfaction with weight, the majority of First Nations youth stated they were either very satisfied (37.1%) or somewhat satisfied (14.5%). Boys were more likely to be very satisfied with their weight while girls were more likely to be either somewhat or very dissatisfied with their weight.
• The proportion of First Nations youth having at least one reported chronic health condition is 35.3%. The most commonly reported chronic health condition among First Nations youth was allergies (16.0%), with significantly more girls (18.5%) than boys (13.7%) reporting this condition.
• Of those First Nations youth diagnosed with having allergies in RHS Phase 2, 39.1% reported receiving treatment, representing a significant increase since RHS Phase 1(26.3%).
• Over one in ten First Nations youth (12.7%) were diagnosed with asthma in RHS Phase 2. Of these, 19.8% reported having an asthma attack in the previous year. At the time of the survey, 57.5% of youth diagnosed with asthma were undergoing treatment for their condition.
• First Nations boys were significantly more likely to report having a learning disability (7.4% for boys vs. 4.2% for girls), while First Nations girls were significantly more likely to experience blindness or serious vision problems (4.8% for girls vs. 2.2% for boys).
Health Status and Mental Health
• The majority of youth self-rated their general health to be excellent (30.1%) or very good (34.7%). About the same proportion reported their mental health as excellent or very good. Roughly half of youth reported that their general health is about the same as it was one year ago.
• The percentage of youth respondents that have thought about suicide or attempted suicide has reduced between RHS Phase 1 and RHS Phase 2. In RHS Phase 2, 16.5% of youth contemplated suicide, a significant reduction since RHS Phase 1(21.1%).
• Another positive finding is the drop in the percentage of youth attempting suicide, which has significantly decreased from 9.6% in RHS Phase 1 to 5.9%.
• Though the overall percentage has decreased, a significantly higher proportion of girls have thought about (22.2%) and attempted suicide (8.3%), compared to their male peers (11.2% and 3.6%, respectively).
Family and Household Structure
• Over one third (36.9%) of youth live in a household with four or less people (including children, youth and adults) and over 10% of youth live in households with nine or more people.
• Just under half (43%) of youth in First Nations communities live in households with six or more people, a decrease from 57.4% in RHS Phase1.
• Under half of youth (46%) reported both parents living together as either married (30.9%) or not married (15.1%).
• Four percent (3.9 %) of parents of youth are reportedly divorced. The majority of First Nations youth (85.1%) live with one or more parents - biological, adoptive and/or step – and of these, 39.5% live with a single parent.
Demographics – Education - Language
• Population data from RHS Phase 2 indicates that the adult First Nations population (aged 18 years and older) is young.
• Approximately 30% of the adult population is less than 30 years of age while 13% are 60 years of age and older.
• First Nations adults with less than a high school education has not changed substantively since RHS Phase 1 (51.5% vs. 52.4%).
• A significantly higher proportion of adult males have less than a high school education compared to females (57.2% vs. 45.7%).
• First Nations females tend to have a higher level of educational attainment across the board – especially at the post-secondary level (27.3% vs. 17.7%).
• First Nations adults attaining graduates degrees has increased from 0.6 in RHS Phase 1 to 1.3% in RHS Phase 2.
• The ability to understand or speak a First Nations language is lowest within the 18 to 29 year age group (59.4%) and highest within the 60 years and older age group (83.8%). This increase mirrors findings from RHS Phase 1.
• First Nations language comprehension tends to be higher in communities that are isolated than in those that are not (79.9% special access vs. 61.2% urban).
• Similar to RHS Phase 1, those who attended residential school were more likely to understand or speak a First Nations language (83.7% vs. 66%).
• Just under half (47.2%) of the adult population reported working for pay at the time of the survey in RHS Phase 2. There has been little change in this dimension since RHS Phase 1 (48.8%).
• The proportion of First Nations adults who were employed at the time of the survey is low for those in the 18 to 29 year age group at 36.3%.
• The percentage of employment rises to 60.8% for those First Nations in the middle age groups (30-59) before declining to just over 20% for those 60 years of age and over.
• In RHS Phase 1 the figures were quite similar –the percentage of employment among those 18 to 29 years was 39.8%, 59.2% in the 30 to 59 year age group, and 22% among those 60 years of age and older.
• The most commonly reported source of income was from paid employment (54.4%), followed by social assistance (39.9%) and child tax benefits (32.6%).
• The RHS data show a slight increase between RHS Phase 1 and RHS Phase 2 in personal income levels among First Nations adults in the ($15,000-$49,999) category.
• Over the same time period there was a significant increase in the percentage of First Nations adults reporting household incomes less than $10,000 from 11.7% in RHS Phase 1 and up to 16.8% in RHS Phase 2.
• There is a significant decrease in the number of adults reporting household income of $30,000-$49,999 going from 25.6% in RHS Phase 1 to 20.9% in RHS Phase 2.
• 43.2% of First Nations adults reported one income source while approximately 18% of the population reported having three or more income sources.
• The percentage of First Nations adults reporting one income source increased from RHS Phase 1 (36%) to RHS Phase 2 (43.2%).
Housing and Mold
• Over two-thirds (70.8%) of First Nations adults reported that their household was in need of some type of repair compared to a quarter (25.7%) of the general Canadian population.
• Just over one-third (37.3%) of First Nations adults reported that their household needed major repairs compared to 10.2% of the general Canadian population.
• 50.9% of First Nations adults reported mold and mildew present in their homes, representing a significant increase from RHS Phase 1 (44%).
• The average number of individuals living in each First Nations household is higher than reported in the 2006 Census.
• The household occupancy density (average number of persons per house) was 4.2 compared to 2.5 occupants per house in the general Canadian population.
• Almost half (48.2%) of all First Nations households do not have an internet connection; however, this number has dropped significantly since RHS Phase 1 (70.7%).
• There is a similar pattern for not having a computer in the house, 39.8% in RHS Phase 2 compared to 59.2% in RHS Phase 1.
• The proportion of households that do not have telephone service (17.5%) has not changed significantly since RHS Phase 1 (18.3%).
• One in five (22.6%) First Nations households lack a working smoke detector while over three-quarters (78.1%) lack a carbon monoxide detector.
• In RHS Phase 2, there is 3.4% of First Nations that do not have hot running water in their homes, 2.7% without a flush toilet and 2.1% without cold running water. These numbers are slightly down from RHS Phase 1 (3.7%, 3.5% and 3.5%).
Access to Health Services
• Similar to the trends seen in RHS Phase 1, the proportion of those who perceived their level of health care access to be ‘less’ compared to the general Canadian population tends to increase as self-rated health decreases.
• Of those who rated their health as being very good or excellent, 11.7% estimated their access to health services as being better than the general Canadian population. This estimate has dropped significantly from RHS Phase 1 (24.6% vs. 11.7%).
• Of those living in a special access community, 64.9% perceived themselves as having less access.
• The proportion of those who perceive themselves as having less access decreases as geographic remoteness is minimized (32.7% in urban areas).
• The proportion of First Nations adults indicating better access is highest among those living in an urban community (14.6%) and this proportion decreases as remoteness increases (6.7% in special access areas).
Barriers to Access Health Services
• A higher proportion of First Nations women reported having experienced certain barriers to care than men.
• 17.6% of First Nations adults have experienced barriers to access care due to the inability to arrange transportation. This has increased significantly since RHS Phase 1 (14.5%).
• 37.6% of First Nations adults indicated in RHS Phase 2 that the waiting lists to access care was too long. This has increased from RHS Phase 1 (33.2%).
• 20.6% of First Nations adults said that the access to care was not covered by NIHB and 15.5% indicated that approval for services under NIHB was denied.
• As for barriers related to geography and availability of services, 22.6% of First Nations adults said that a doctor and nurse were not available in their area, 16.1% indicate the service was not available in their area and 11.4% said they did not have a health facility.
• 17.8% of the First Nations adults in the age group of (25-39) reported being hungry but didn’t eat due to lack of money for food (in the past 12 months) and 16.1% of the adults (40-54) reported being hungry as well which may be attributed to the presence of children in the household.
• When examining only those who said yes to skipping or cutting meals due to lack of money. 13.4% of seniors skip/cut meals, almost half of them (46.7%) indicated they do so almost every month.
• Young First Nations adults (18-24) and seniors (55+) reported less difficulty affording to eat balanced meals. This may be attributed to the fact that those between 25 and 54 years of age are more likely to have children to provide for. The same pattern holds for going hungry due to a lack of money.
Challenges & Strengths of Community
Table 1: Issues identified as challenges to the community by order of importance
Type of challenges Proportion (%)
Alcohol and drugs 82.6
Education and training 57.5
Control over decisions 37.9
Gang activities 33.2
Natural environment/resources 32.5
Table 2: Ranking of main community strengths
Family values 61.6
Traditional activities 37.8
Community/health programs 33.4
Community working together 32.6
Use of FN language 31.3
Culture awareness 24.9
Strong leadership 20.4
Natural environment 16.9
Low suicide/crime drug use 13.9
• The RHS Phase 2 data reveal that almost 60% of First Nations adults have lived outside of their First Nations community at some point in their life, however are now living back in the community.
• The proportion of men and women who have lived outside of their community is roughly the same (59.4% male vs. 59.0% female).
• First Nations adults who lived outside of their community for extended periods of time, over 70% reported being away from their community for one or more years (approximately 38% reporting more than 5 years) but returned back to the community.
• Of those that moved away from their community (59.2%), over half moved away for reasons of employment or education.
• First Nations males were significantly more likely to move away for employment (36.3% vs. 15.4%), while females were more likely to move away for reasons of education (31.2% vs.25%).
• Almost twice as many First Nations women (11.9%) as men (6.6%) reported moving for housing-related reasons.
• Reasons for returning to First Nations communities are quite different from the factors underlying movement away from communities. The majority of First Nations adults return home for family related reasons (60%).
• 31% return home because of a strong connection to their community/home while 9% return home because the culture is familiar and to expose their children to First Nations culture (7.5%).
• Slightly higher percentages of women report family, housing, familiar culture and exposure of children to culture as reasons for returning home.
• Younger First Nations adults (18-34) have moved away more frequently than older First Nations adults. Over 20% of First Nations adults, aged 18 to 34 years, have moved two or more times as compared to 8% of 35 to 54 year olds and less than 6% of First Nations adults 55 years of age and over.
• Even though First Nations adults have moved away from their community at some point in time in their lives, RHS 2008/10 data suggest that respondents still retain strong ties to their communities.
• While living outside of their First Nations community at some point in time in the past 12 months, most First Nations adults reported (54.%) that they still wanted to receive services such as health and education from their community.
• 40% of those who indicated they moved away from their community at some point in time reported that they voted in First Nations elections.
Substance Use and Abuse – Gambling
Substance Use and Abuse
• 43% of First Nations adults are daily smokers with an additional 13.7% self-identifying as occasional smokers. In comparison, 17.1% of the general Canadian population are daily smokers.
• Younger First Nations adults, aged 18 to 29 years, have the highest proportion of daily smokers (51.5%). This decreased slightly since RHS Phase 1 (53.9%).
• There is a noticeable significant decrease in the proportion of daily smokers when comparing respondents with less than high school education (47.8%) to those with graduate studies (30.9%).
• The highest proportion of alcohol consumption was reported in the 18 to 29 year old age group, with 81.4% drinking in the past year. There is a significant decrease in the consumption of alcohol with increasing age.
• 71% of First Nations adults have gambled at some point in their lives. This includes betting or spending money on bingo, card games, lottery tickets, VLT machines, casinos or sports games.
• The number of adult females who have gambled is significantly higher than that of males (53% vs. 47%).
• First Nations adult women are more likely than men to borrow money for gambling (28.3% vs. 26.5%).
• First Nations men are more likely to bet more money than they can afford and their gambling is also more likely to have caused financial problems.
• The proportion of self-reported diabetes in the First Nations adult population was 20.7% at the time of the survey, which represents a 0.9% increase from RHS Phase 1 (19.8%).
• Type 2 diabetes accounts for the majority of reported diabetes in the First Nations adult population (80.8%).
• Diabetes increases with age and First Nations women have a greater frequency of diabetes than men across all age categories, contrary to the pattern observed in the general Canadian population where diabetes is more common among men.
• Among First Nations with Type 2 diabetes 55 years of age and older, a number of conditions such as glaucoma (7.9% vs. 4.1%), liver disease excluding hepatitis (4.6% vs. 2%), stroke (10.5% vs. 4.9%) and heart disease (29.1% vs. 15.2%) occur at double the proportion observed in the remaining RHS population.
• Hypertension, an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease, was reported more frequently among Type 2 diabetics (66.1% vs. 40.7%).
• 49.3% of First Nations with diabetes have a BMI corresponding to the obese category (30-39.9), while 11.3 % are considered morbidly obese (40 and over).
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https://www.custrategicplanning.com/post/2019/03/21/what-is-the-impact-of-cdfi-certified-credit-unions-874-million | 2024-04-25T01:22:58 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296820065.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20240425000826-20240425030826-00635.warc.gz | 0.966602 | 527 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__95407706 | en | Inspiring trends were presented at CUNA's CDFI Roundtable by Chief Economist, Mike Schenk.
CDFI certified credit unions had the direct benefit of $874 million in the communities they serve, equalling $250 per family.
The credit unions certified as CDFIs additionally created 82,391 jobs and spurred $18.1 billion in economic impact. This was determined through economic forecasting of (Jobs, Earnings, Operating Expenses + Purchase of Intermediate Goods & Services + Household Spending) following the model of (Direct Effects + Indirect Affects + Induced Effects).
Not at all surprising with this benefit, membership growth is outpaced the industry by 430%. Small credit unions in the U.S. experienced membership declines in 2018. As a result, the U.S. median annual growth rate for credit unions was 0.0% at the end of the third quarter 2018. The 2018 membership growth for CDFI certified credit unions was 4.3%, even outpacing population growth of 0.8%
The lesson here is that CDFI certified credit unions developing products, partnerships and programs unique to their communities are in high demand. They are investing in job creation and returning money to the households of hard working Americans and helping them to retain their hard earned money. This in-turn is improving the quality of neighborhoods, increasing home ownership, raising wages and reducing unemployment.
NCUA and CUNA data also shows that CDFI certified loans are up 70% in the last five years. CU Strategic Planning has monitored the profitability of CDFI credit unions over the past ten years. Our findings are conclusive and have been affirmed by NCUA data. Credit Unions that focus on community development are more profitable, lend more actively and grow faster than their mainstream peers.
With all this impact, what are the loans CDFI certified credit unions are generating? In 2018 CDFI Credit Unions originated approximately:
• 3 million loans overall
• 55,000 first mortgages
• 42,000 second mortgages/HELs
• 8,000 small business loans
• 18,000 payday alternative loans with an average loan size of $625
CU Strategic Planning has been a driver of the credit union CDFI business model for the past ten years, winning $102 million in CDFI grants for credit unions resulting in $5.5 billion in loans. Our clients have four times the ROA of their peers.
Learn how to become a CDFI Certified Credit Union by downloading our Comprehensive Guide to CDFI Certification.
Sources: CUNA, NCUA and Inclusiv 2019 | statistics |
https://confessionsofaliteraryaddict.com/2015/12/30/2015-in-review/ | 2023-02-01T21:42:47 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764499953.47/warc/CC-MAIN-20230201211725-20230202001725-00378.warc.gz | 0.982243 | 113 | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-06__0__24296020 | en | The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2015 annual report for this blog.
Here’s an excerpt:
A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 1,400 times in 2015. If it were a cable car, it would take about 23 trips to carry that many people.
This is so cool! Thank you to everyone who supported me as I went through my sketchy beginnings with this blog in its first year. I hope to continue on from here, and I hope you’ll stick with me! | statistics |
https://thirstrelief.org/fighting-covid-19-without-access-to-clean-water/ | 2021-10-26T05:29:02 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323587799.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20211026042101-20211026072101-00390.warc.gz | 0.951791 | 760 | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-43__0__51452902 | en | The need for good hygiene like handwashing is key to protecting against COVID-19. The provision of safe water, sanitation, and hygienic conditions is essential to protecting health during the COVID-19 outbreak. However, in some parts of the world, people struggle to get regular clean drinking water, let alone clean water to wash hands. It’s a stark reminder of how vulnerable people without access to clean water are to COVID-19 and other illnesses.
According to the most recent data from UNICEF, only three out of five people worldwide have basic hand washing facilities. In many parts of the world, children, parents, teachers, healthcare workers and other members of the community do not have access to basic hand washing facilities at home, in healthcare facilities, schools or elsewhere. According to the latest estimates:
- 40 percent of the world’s population, or 3 billion people, do not have a hand washing facility with water and soap at home. Nearly three-quarters of the people in the least developed countries lack basic hand washing facilities at home.
- 47 percent of schools lacked a hand washing facility with water and soap affecting 900 million school-age children. Over one-third of schools worldwide and half of schools in the least developed countries have no place for children to wash their hands at all.
- 16 percent of healthcare facilities, or around 1 in 6, have no hygiene service, meaning they lack hand hygiene facilities where patients receive care, as well as soap and water at toilets.
Urban populations are particularly at risk of viral respiratory infections due to population density and more frequent public gatherings in crowded spaces like markets, public transport or places of worship. People living in urban poor slums are particularly at risk. As a result, handwashing becomes even more important. Yet:
- In sub-Saharan Africa, 63 percent of people in urban areas, or 258 million people, lack access to handwashing. Some 47 percent of urban South Africans, for example, or 18 million people, lack basic hand washing facilities at home with the richest urban dwellers nearly 12 times more likely to have access to hand washing facilities.
- In Central and South Asia, 22 percent of people in urban areas, or 153 million people, lack access to handwashing. Nearly 50 percent of urban Bangladeshis, for example, or 29 million people; and 20 percent of urban Indians, or 91 million, lack basic hand washing facilities at home.
- In East Asia, 28 percent of urban Indonesians, or 41 million people, and 15 percent of urban Filipinos, or 7 million people, lack basic hand washing facilities at home.
Through the generous support of our donors, Thirst Relief is able to give developing countries access to clean water using biosand filters or drilling and repairing borehole wells. We work with the local community and use local labor, which also helps keep the cost low. The good news: For as little as $10, you can help Thirst Relief provide clean water to communities in need for many years!
The situation is further compounded by the fact that for many people living in rural underdeveloped areas, the importance of handwashing is not understood or embraced. Also, in areas where water is not readily available, people may decide handwashing is not a priority, adding to the spread of diarrhea and other diseases. So, in addition to distributing Thirst Relief BioSand filters, we also provide education on handwashing to families.
While the COVID-19 pandemic highlights the need for clean water, there are many benefits of clean water, from good health to economic stability.
We are in this together and there has never been a more urgent need for your help. Please help us save lives! | statistics |
https://www.anchoragemuseum.org/exhibits/the-power-of-energy/gallery/ | 2022-08-17T06:52:31 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572870.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817062258-20220817092258-00771.warc.gz | 0.925335 | 257 | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-33__0__65189919 | en | Photo by the Anchorage Museum
These two bulbs produce the same amount of light, but use very different amounts of electricity to do it. The incandescent bulb on the right uses 100 watts of power to produce 1,600 lumens (or 16 lumens per watt). It would take 714 pounds of coal to power a similar bulb lit 24-hours-a-day for an entire year. The LED light on the left produces 150 lumens per watt - requiring only 10.7 watts of power, or 76.4 pounds of coal, to produce the the same amount of lumens of light 24 hours a day for a year.
Besides our own muscles and those of the animals we domesticated, wood was humankind’s very first source of energy. For more than 2 billion people who live in less developed places around the world today, wood remains the chief energy source for heating and cooking, and wood today provides about 6 percent of the world’s total primary energy supply.
Photo by Anchorage Museum
These cubes represent the average volume of CO 2 emitted daily through human activities in the United States, China, Germany, Brazil and Rwanda, as well as the average daily emissions for the planet’s entire population of 7.6 billion individuals. | statistics |
https://pictonpcn.nhs.uk/projects-and-events/be-prostate-cancer-aware/ | 2023-06-05T07:57:31 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224651325.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20230605053432-20230605083432-00794.warc.gz | 0.975814 | 201 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__240819852 | en | Be Prostate Cancer Aware
Did you know that prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in men in the UK?
In the UK, 1 in 4 black men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime. This is double the risk faced by all men (1 in 8).
Black men are more likely to get prostate cancer if they are aged 45 or over, their father or brother has had it, or their mother or sister has had breast cancer.
Most men with early prostate cancer have no symptoms at all. That is why it is important to know your risk and take action early.
If you are a man with African and/or Afro Caribbean descent, aged 45 and above, Picton Network invite you to find out more about your risk and be prostate cancer aware. For some men, having a proactive discussion with their GP surgery will be lifesaving.
Please follow the links below for more information, or speak to your GP if you are concerned about your risk. | statistics |
http://gatherdom.com/news/meme-coin-markets-gain-close-to-5-in-24-hours-dogecoin-s-value-jumps-3-meme-tokens-see-triple-digit-gains?uid=3017 | 2022-05-16T18:46:14 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662512229.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20220516172745-20220516202745-00450.warc.gz | 0.961833 | 363 | CC-MAIN-2022-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-21__0__88733693 | en | The top meme tokens by market capitalization have increased in value by 4.4% in the last 24 hours according to statistics. Dogecoin had a good week jumping more than 20% during the last seven days. However, 14 meme tokens surpassed dogecoin’s weekly jump as a few tokens have seen triple-digit spikes over the last week.
Tesla Acceptance Pushes Dogecoin Up 20% This Week, Shiba Inu Gains Over 7%
After the electric car company, Tesla announced the firm would be accepting dogecoin (DOGE) payments, the meme crypto spiked in value almost immediately. At the time of writing, metrics show that DOGE has gained 20.3% over the last week. Data shows DOGE has seen a 24-hour price range of around $0.182 to $0.192 per unit on January 15. DOGE has an overall market valuation of around $24.8 billion and that represents 1.13% of the $2.20 trillion crypto economy.
DOGE/USD 1 Year chart via Tradingview on January 15, 2022.
The second-largest meme crypto token shiba inu (SHIB) has not had a great week, compared to DOGE. Despite this, seven-day metrics show SHIB has gained 7.3% against the U.S. dollar. SHIB’s market valuation is just over $17 billion on Saturday, with $614 million in global trade volume. DOGE on the other hand has $1.9 billion in 24-hour trades at the time of writing. SHIB has seen a 24-hour price range of around $0.00003064 to $0.00003155 per coin. | statistics |
https://ioda.inetintel.cc.gatech.edu/reports/interdisciplinary-longitudinal-study-of-shutdowns-and-outages/ | 2024-02-25T06:07:35 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474581.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20240225035809-20240225065809-00456.warc.gz | 0.909947 | 548 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__96724436 | en | Government-ordered shutdowns impact more than 1 billion of the world's Internet users globally. Since 2018, the IODA team has been documenting outages observed on the IODA platform. Through collaboration with political scientists and merging of IODA's outage database with Access Now's #KeepItOn STOP shutdown database, we conducted the first longitudinal analysis of government-ordered Internet shutdowns and spontaneous outages (i.e., disruptions not ordered by the government). Download and read the full paper using this link, checkout the recorded presentation, and read our overview below.
Our primary goal in conducting this research is to provide insights on the identifying features of government-ordered, national-scale Internet shutdowns and how they differ from spontaneous outages caused by power outages, severe weather, cable cut, misconfiguration, cyberattacks, etc.
Highlights from our insights:
- Countries with shutdowns are the most autocratic scoring countries in the dataset. However, countries that experience spontaneous outages also score more autocratic than countries that experience neither.
- Internet shutdowns are significantly more likely to occur on days of political mobilization. Shutdowns are 9 times more likely to co-occur with protests, 16 times more likely to co-occur with elections, and 286 times more likely to co-occur during coups. Outages are not significantly more likely to occur on days of political mobilization.
- Spontaneous outages tend to have shorter durations compared to shutdowns.
- Shutdowns are likely to occur precisely 1, 2, 3, or 4 days after a previous shutdown
- Shutdowns are significantly more likely to start on the hour compared to spontaneous outages.
Please read the paper for more findings and in depth discussion. We hope these insights into distinguishing characteristics of Internet shutdowns can help allow for more effective and efficient monitoring for Internet shutdowns. In the future we also plan to create a "Shutdown Indicator" based on this data in IODA.
- Repository: containing code, data, and figures
- Paper: Destination Unreachable: Characterizing Internet Outages and Shutdowns
Please reach out with any questions or inquiries: [email protected]
Authors: Zachary S. Bischof (Georgia Tech), Kennedy Pitcher (UC San Diego), Esteban Carisimo (Northwestern University), Amanda Meng (Georgia Tech), Rafael Bezerra Nunes (Yale University), Ramakrishna Padmanabhan (Amazon Web Services), Margaret E. Roberts (UC San Diego), Alex C. Snoeren (UC San Diego), Alberto Dainotti (Georgia Tech) | statistics |
https://www.cbc.bb/cbctest/covid-19-news/barbados-records-419-new-covid-19-cases/ | 2023-10-02T15:19:25 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233511000.99/warc/CC-MAIN-20231002132844-20231002162844-00591.warc.gz | 0.955251 | 224 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__169160805 | en | A total of 419 people (187 males and 232 females) tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, February 6, from the 1,563 tests carried out by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory.
The cases comprised 91 persons under the age of 18, and 328 who were 18 years and older.
There were 140 people in isolation facilities, while 12,077 were in home isolation.
As of February 6, the number of deaths from the virus was 286.
The public health laboratory has carried out 553,763 tests since February 2020, and recorded 48,658 COVID-19 cases (22,589 males and 26,069 females).
Under the National Vaccination Programme for COVID-19, the total number of persons with at least one dose is 159,075 (69.7 per cent of the eligible population). The total number of persons who are fully vaccinated is 147,716 (54.5 per cent of the total population or 64.7 per cent of the eligible population). The eligible population represents those persons who are 12 years and older. | statistics |
https://zakatfoundationofamerica.clickfunnels.com/lead-magnet18444781 | 2020-10-26T00:25:38 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-45/segments/1603107890108.60/warc/CC-MAIN-20201026002022-20201026032022-00136.warc.gz | 0.897163 | 242 | CC-MAIN-2020-45 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-45__0__34358831 | en | Besieged on all sides, Gazans are literally trapped. Confinement and the historic influx of refugees have made Gaza the most crowded place on earth — some say the world’s largest open-air prison.
Look at the dreadful conditions:
• 50% access to minimum human water needs
• 95% of the water is poisoned
• 40% of children are malnourished and anemic
• 30% of needed drugs are unavailable
• 45% of medical consumables are unavailable
• 50,000 people are disabled from birth (toxic exposure, no prenatal care) or bombings
• 13,000 cancer patients are untreated (drugs and equipment unavailable)
• 15,500 Orphans
• 80% live on just $2 a day
• 50% unemployment rate, rising with education level
• 1.5 million depend on relief assistance
• 80% of factories shut down or partially closed from siege
Giving families back their homes begins a chain of good in wealth, physical and psychological health, and child development.
More than 5,500 homeless families in Gaza await your help. Give now to rebuild Gaza, one home at a time. | statistics |
https://www.cbre.com.ar/en/research-and-reports/Louisville-Industrial-MarketView-Q3-2020 | 2021-01-16T15:54:00 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-04/segments/1610703506697.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20210116135004-20210116165004-00166.warc.gz | 0.944467 | 156 | CC-MAIN-2021-04 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-04__0__83612053 | en | The third quarter of 2020 was an active one for the Louisville Industrial market with the fourth highest quarter of net absorption ever recorded. It was also the twenty-second consecutive quarter of positive net absorption.
- The market recorded 2,030,677 sq. ft. of positive net absorption.
- Market vacancy rate decreased 40 bps to 4.2%.
- Average asking lease rate increased $0.08 per sq. ft. to $3.87 NNN per sq. ft.
- Market availability decreased by 50 bps to 6.2%.
- Bourbon Trail Logistics Center Building was completed this quarter and fully leased by McKesson at the time of completion, contributing 1,040,158 sq. ft. of positive net absorption to the market. | statistics |
http://www.hindbulletin.com/2017/06/states-may-gain-03-in-gdp-under-gst.html | 2018-07-21T17:52:32 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-30/segments/1531676592650.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20180721164755-20180721184755-00109.warc.gz | 0.932072 | 344 | CC-MAIN-2018-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-30__0__51827385 | en | Implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) may hold positive surprises for states finances with a likely gain of Rs 35,000-45,000 cr...
Implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) may hold positive surprises for states finances with a likely gain of Rs 35,000-45,000 crore or 0.2-0.3 per cent of GDP leading to lowering of fiscal deficit, a report said on Tuesday.
"As per the initial calculation, the states can look at a total gain of Rs 35,000-45,000 crore (0.2-0.3 per cent of GDP)," according to the Standard Chartered Bank's report 'India-States' Finances: The other half of the story'.
"This should easily help absorb most of the additional strain on fiscal deficits. If states can keep their fiscal deficits within the budgeted target (2.7 per cent) and the central government adheres to its target of 3.2 per cent of GDP, the combined 2017-18 deficit could be 6 per cent (or lower) - the narrowest since 2007-08," the report stated.
The impending GST implementation in mid-2017 should mean higher revenues for all states, it said, adding that the central government has agreed to compensate states for any revenue loss for five years.
The study has assessed the underlying dynamics of various states' finances over a decade. Together, the 18 states in the sample account for 90 per cent of all states' gross state domestic product (GSDP), fiscal deficits, revenue and expenditure.
"Each state's political will to achieve fiscal consolidation plays a more important role," it noted. | statistics |
https://www.healthcommunities.com/copd/overview-of-chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease.shtml | 2020-01-26T05:49:54 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-05/segments/1579251687725.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20200126043644-20200126073644-00213.warc.gz | 0.955998 | 552 | CC-MAIN-2020-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-05__0__9070912 | en | Overview of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is characterized by abnormalities in the lungs that make it difficult to exhale normally. Generally, two distinct diseases are involved: emphysema and chronic bronchitis.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 75 percent of deaths from COPD that occur in developed countries are directly related to smoking tobacco. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) report that COPD is a major cause of disability and the third leading cause of death in the United States.
Emphysema and chronic bronchitis cause excessive inflammatory processes that eventually lead to abnormalities in lung structure that permanently obstruct airflow (hence the term "chronic obstructive"). A recent study shows that adults with asthma are 12 times more likely to develop COPD than those who do not have the condition.
Incidence and Prevalence of COPD
The American Lung Association and the World Health Organization (WHO) track respiratory disease and mortality rates related to tobacco use.
United StatesAccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), COPD affects about 24 million U.S. adults (aged 18 and over). Approximately 50 percent of people with evidence of impaired lung function don't know they have the condition. According to the American Lung Association in 2011, approximately 10.1 million people were diagnosed with chronic bronchitisthe seventh leading chronic condition in the United States.
About 4.1 million people have been diagnosed with emphysema. Of these, about 55.5 percent are men and 44.5 percent are women.
An estimated 50,000 to 100,000 people, primarily of northern European descent, have AAT deficiency emphysema. COPD is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. In 2009, approximately 133,965 Americans died as a result of COPD.
Russian FederationTobacco is a major cause of male mortality in the Russian Federation. In 1995, 280,000 people died from tobacco use. Tobacco caused approximately one-third of all male deaths in 1995 and 18 percent of all deaths. Three-fourths of those men were under 70 years of age.
United Kingdom and Northern IrelandAlthough tobacco use has declined dramatically in the U.K., the death rate attributable to COPD and tobacco use was 63 per 100,000 men and 25.1 per 100,000 women in the early 1990s.
ChinaAccording to the WHO, tobacco consumption in China doubled between 1965 and 1990. In the mid-1990s, smoking caused far more deaths from COPD than from cardiovascular disease. China has the world's highest rate of mortality attributable to tobacco use. | statistics |
https://carbonze.gitbook.io/carbonze/dashboard/emissions-by-month | 2023-12-08T23:28:22 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100779.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20231208212357-20231209002357-00805.warc.gz | 0.91149 | 255 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__124266211 | en | Comment on page
Emissions by Month
The graph showcases emissions by month, providing a dynamic and interactive visual representation of emissions data. At the top right of the graph, clients have the option to switch on and off each year, allowing them to focus on specific years of interest and analyze emissions trends over time.
The graph's x-axis represents the months of the year, while the y-axis represents the emission values. Each month is represented by a data point, and the line connecting these points illustrates the emission pattern throughout the year.
Clients can further refine their analysis by applying filters. They can choose to view emissions for specific years, facilities, scopes, or categories by toggling the relevant options. This flexibility allows for a more targeted and customized examination of emissions data based on specific criteria.
By interacting with the graph, clients can gain insights into emission fluctuations over time, identify peak emission periods, and compare emissions between different years, facilities, scopes, or categories. This information can guide decision-making, facilitate emission reduction strategies, and support sustainability initiatives.
Overall, the graph provides a user-friendly and informative visualization of emissions by month, empowering clients to analyze their emissions data effectively and make informed decisions to drive environmental sustainability. | statistics |
https://blog.zenput.com/pressure-on-loss-prevention-continues-to-increase-as-shrink-remains-high | 2020-02-19T14:41:10 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-10/segments/1581875144150.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20200219122958-20200219152958-00504.warc.gz | 0.960756 | 562 | CC-MAIN-2020-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-10__0__106903447 | en | Operators are increasingly focused on loss prevention, and for good reason – shrinkage continues to be a billion dollar problem in retail. Products are disappearing from shelves faster than you can one-click order that same product on Amazon – the other threat to brick and mortar retailers.
The annual National Retail Security Survey from the University of Florida analyzed retail shrinkage in the United States. Although there were some positive signs, as some of the spikes from the 2017 survey dipped back to align with more historical norms, overall shrink continues to climb.
Four numbers stood out in the results:
- 20%: percentage of respondents reporting shrink at 2% of sales or more; down from 23% in 2017, but still up 3% from 2015
- $46.8 billion: total losses resulting from retail shrinkage; down from last year’s report of $48.9, but still up over $1 billion since 2015
- 35%: percentage of robberies netting $10,000+; up over 12% from 2017
- 79.5%: percentage of respondents who plan to increase or keep their same LP spend from 2017
Less than half of retailers surveyed reported increases in inventory shrink. Shrink is divided into shoplifting and organized retail crime (35.7%), employee theft/internal (33.2%), administrative paperwork (18.8%),unknown loss (6.6%) and vendor fraud or error (5.8%).
Overall, there are a few silver linings in these survey results, with dips in average losses from 2017. However, these reported numbers in loss/shrink are still up significantly from 2014. The improved results from last year may be attributed to the increased spend and attention given to loss prevention.
“Retailers are proactive in combating criminal activity in their stores, but acknowledge that they still have a lot of work left to do,” said Bob Moraca, NRF Vice President of Loss Prevention. “The job is made much more difficult when loss prevention experts can’t get the money they need to beef up their staffs and resources. Retail executives need to realize that money spent on preventing losses is money that improves the bottom line.”
To prevent loss, retail executives and operators need a better vantage point into their stores. They need to understand weaknesses that make them vulnerable to shoplifting and return fraud; then, operators can intervene and train employees. Operators also need to know how their store and field level employees are performing if they want to prevent employee theft.
This is where Zenput comes in – it’s a practical, cost-effective solution to improve daily retail operations. An annual Zenput subscription is less than the cost of one shoplifting incident. Schedule a demo to learn more. | statistics |
http://thenewsbuzz.net/world-news/mans-best-friend-owning-a-dog-could-help-you-live-longer/ | 2019-05-21T05:20:20 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-22/segments/1558232256227.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20190521042221-20190521064221-00120.warc.gz | 0.978369 | 473 | CC-MAIN-2019-22 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-22__0__60943849 | en | Most people treat their dogs like members of the family or best friends, and while the enjoyment of owning one is clear for many, perhaps the benefits have been underestimated.
A team of researchers from Sweden’s Uppsala University has linked dog ownership to longer life. In a study, published Friday in the journal Scientific Reports, the team lists a whole host of reasons why owning a Fido or Lassie could be beneficial to your health.
Specifically, the scientists found that canine fans had a greatly reduced risk of cardiovascular disease compared to their dog-shy counterparts, during the 12-year period studied. They posit that this has something to do with the amount of exercise, from walking their companions for example, or playing fetch in the park, dog owners get.
Though it also may be a case of more active people choosing to own a dog over their couch potato peers. In addition, the benefits for dog-loving singletons are clear.
“A very interesting finding in our study was that dog ownership was especially prominent as a protective factor in persons living alone, which is a group reported previously to be at higher risk of cardiovascular disease and death than those living in a multi-person household. Perhaps a dog may stand in as an important family member in the single households,”wrote study author Mwenya Mubanga.
“The results showed that single dog owners had a 33 percent reduction in risk of death and 11 percent reduction in risk of myocardial infarction during follow-up compared to single non-owners,” Mubanga added.
Another interesting facet of the study is that the breed of dog chosen had differing degrees of cardiovascular disease risk. For example, those who owned dogs originally bred for hunting, such as terriers, retrievers and scent hounds, had the lowest risk of the disorder.
Other explanations for the decreased risk, according to lead researcher Tove Fall, include “an increased well-being and social contacts or effects of the dog on the bacterial microbiome in the owner.”
For the study the team examined the data of more than 3.4 million Swedes, aged 40-80, from 2001 to 2012. Every visit to a hospital is recorded in national databases in Sweden, and dog owners have had to register their pets since 2001. | statistics |
https://blake-thickbroom.co.uk/property-completions-up-85-in-june-as-industry-raced-to-beat-stamp-duty-deadline/ | 2024-02-26T04:20:28 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474650.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20240226030734-20240226060734-00771.warc.gz | 0.977677 | 389 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__120013577 | en | Residential property completions were 85% higher in June compared to the same month in 2019, spurred on by the 30th June stamp duty holiday deadline, according to new research from Landmark Information Group.
The figure far exceeded the 66% surge that was reported in March as conveyancers worked to meet the Chancellor’s first original Stamp Duty Land Tax holiday deadline, before it was further extended to the end of June.
The analysis also shows property search orders were up 43% in April 2021 compared to the same month in 2019.
Slower Supply, Higher Demand
While listings were up by 7% in April compared to the same month in 2019, they were overall down on average by 5% at the half year point, showing a slow in supply, compared to demand remaining strong.
This lack of supply may limit the volume of sales, and has the propensity to push prices up, as buyers have fewer properties available to them.
For properties converting to Sold Subject to Contract, the data shows market activity was 22% higher in April 2021 compared to April 2019, yet June aligns more closely with 2019 and 2020 figures which was the first full month out of the first lockdown after three months of minimal activity.
“A Remarkable Quarter“
Simon Brown, CEO of Landmark Information Group, said: “It has been the most remarkable quarter in the residential property industry, with everyone working tirelessly to make sure as many homebuyers as possible were able to capitalise on the stamp duty holiday.
“Indeed, not only did we see completion volumes peak in June, but we recorded the highest quarterly number of mortgage valuation instructions to go through our business since we started recording the data in 2014.
We now await the next quarter to see if supply and demand balance out, or if transaction patterns will start to align more closely to the pre-pandemic figures of 2019.” | statistics |
https://www.beyondtheabstracts.com/post/journal-club-association-between-corticosteroids-and-28-day-all-cause-mortality-among-critically-il | 2023-12-06T00:46:42 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100575.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20231206000253-20231206030253-00031.warc.gz | 0.968603 | 1,587 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__122544535 | en | Journal Club: Association Between Corticosteroids and 28 Day All-Cause Mortality Among Critically Il
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The latest issue of JAMA is an interesting one. The entire original investigation section is devoted to steroids for the treatment against COVID-19 in severely ill patients. The researchers are not talking about the steroids Mark McGwire used to hit home-runs. They are investigating corticosteroids. These are medicines used to impair the immune system, mitigate inflammation and support poor adrenal function. The first 3 papers were kind of duds. The final study is a meta-analysis, and it is a beautiful example of the benefit these studies bring to medical research.
The first 3 articles really highlight the difficulty in treating patients severely ill with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). Historically, mortality is high at around 60%. Ventilator days are many. Organ complications are many. ICU stays are long. Patients are lucky to punch their ticket out.
The sample sizes were quite small. One trial was stopped early due to difficulty with enrollment. Another trial only showed a reduction in ventilator free days but no significance in other outcomes. The third trial only showed an increase in organ dysfunction free days (you may have to read that outcome twice), without any change in ICU days, ventilator days, or mortality.
All of these studies had trends in the right direction for outcomes like mortality, icu days, ventilator free days, but lacked the size to be able to show a statistical significance. They did not have statistical power. However, when you grouped the results together much of these trends, which weren’t statistically significant, became significant. This helped reveal the potential benefit of steroids in the treatment of severe/ life-threatening COVID, which has been elusive.
Let’s take a look at the study and what they found.
There were 16 total trials identified in their search. These were all randomized trials. Directors of each trial were contacted. Some of the trials were excluded due to ongoing enrollment, or refusal to collaborate with the authors of the meta-analysis. They were left with 7 studies combined in the analysis. All of the trials investigated patients with severe COVID or life-threatening disease. There were 678 patients randomized to steroids and 1025 to usual care. Alternative therapies like hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin varied significantly between the trials. Only 13 patients were lost to follow-up, which is low.
The underlying risk of bias in 6 of the 7 trials was rated as low.
There were 222 deaths in the 678 patients treated with steroids and 425 deaths in the 1025 patients treated with usual care. The odds ratio (OR) had a confidence interval of (0.53-0.82). For the most part Odd's ratios and risk reduction are interchangeable in medical research. Particularly when used in prospective randomized controlled trials and when event rates are rare. The Odd's ratio describes the change in the base rate based on exposure to a variable. For example, in the base death rate is 41%, the best case odds ratio of of 0.53 would represent a change in event rate to 21%, a worst case odds ratio of .82 would be a change in event rate to 33% after exposure to the variable, in this case steroids.
With these numbers the absolute risk reduction from the treatment is 9%. Based on this the number needed to treat (NNT) can be calculated. The NNT tells us the number of patients that need to receive the treatment to prevent the outcome once. The NNT is 11.1. So, for every 11 patients that receive steroids 1 life is saved. In medicine this would be considered a robust result. Usually we are dealing with NNT’s in the 50’s to 100’s.
The heterogeneity assessment was 15.6%. In a meta-analysis you want all the studies to look the same. They should be homogenous. The closer to zero this number is the better.
They found similar results in subgroups for patients > 60 and those requiring mechanical ventilation.
Serious adverse events were not measured consistently in the trial, so they could not comment much on the potential downside. But I’m sure there were. There are very few free lunches in this world. Steroids are known to significantly impair the immune system, increase blood sugar, increase blood pressure, cause psychosis, reduce muscle strength, and thin the stomach lining just to name a few. The longer a patient is on them, the more complicated their care becomes.
This meta-analysis showed that steroids are a helpful therapy for severe and life-threatening COVID. Trials investigating other therapies like Remdesivir, Hydroxychloroquine, and Convalescent plasma have showed to be ineffective in treating this population. The low number needed to treat suggest that the treatment response is robust and can really impact the death rate associated with severe COVID.
This study also showed the beauty of meta-analyses. None of the included studies showed statistical significance. Mainly due to being underpowered. The original studies did not have the resources, patients, and time to get to truly test to hypothesis. Much like the example set by the cartoon “Captain Planet,” When their collective data combined, they formed a super study that solved the hypothesis problem.
Steroids work by mitigated the immune response to the virus. In Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) the real threat is the attack the immune system initiates to eliminate the infecting agent. Steroids impair white blood cells in almost all of their actions. Their movement is impaired, the release of inflammatory proteins is impaired, and their communication between each other is impaired. Often times in ARDS the infecting agent has already been suppressed, but the immune cascade is so amped up that it takes too long to turn off. Unfortunately, in many cases the patient’s lungs are destroyed before the immune cascade is winded down. So, the science behind this makes sense.
However, this runs counter to much of the previous research investigating steroids for the treatment of ARDS. Recently, steroids have been shown to benefit patients with severe ARDS from pneumonia, but in other causes they are less likely to benefit. They may be associated with worse outcomes in patients with influenza. Current guidelines recommend their use in only refractory ARDS. So why do they work so well with COVID?
There are two possible explanations that I can think of for this. First, the result the researchers found could have been random chance, or the underlying studies could be biased favoring steroids. In that case there is no true effect. However, their event rate was high enough to tell a difference. They had statistical power. The studies they included were similar and of low risk of bias, so I think this is less likely. It’s possible some of the studies that were excluded due to lack of investigator participation were left out because no benefit was seen during interim analysis. This could have significantly impacted the results. Second, studies involving steroids in the treatment for other causes of ARDS are difficult to execute. So many variables effect the treatment of ARDS. Timing is critical. Oxygenation is critical. Underlying causes are many. Complications rates are high. Death rates are high. It is very difficult to find an effective treatment in these scenarios. This creates a lot of variability with this disease. If any of these variables are off, the study could be doomed.
Although there is no magic therapy for COVID, in this high-quality study steroids show promise as the first effective treatment in severe and life-threatening COVID. | statistics |
https://www.essentialtravel.co.uk/advertising/editorial/editorial-demographics/ | 2017-08-21T16:08:04 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-34/segments/1502886109157.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20170821152953-20170821172953-00244.warc.gz | 0.935709 | 270 | CC-MAIN-2017-34 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-34__0__276829620 | en | Essential Travel Magazine's Demographics
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The Essential Travel Magazine continues to grow month on month. In 2012 alone readership increased by over 90%. This growth shows no sign of decline and expectations are to reach over 1 million visits per annum by end of 2013.
The Essential Travel Magazine is read by people from across the world. With a strong focus on the UK (approximately 61% of visitors) there are also opportunities to reach a US (approximately 10% of visitors) and a variety of other European audiences (approximately 77% of readers are from Europe) as the below location demographic graph highlights:
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http://www.mdbinsight.com/census-made-simple | 2017-04-27T03:23:36 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917121865.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031201-00218-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.88123 | 740 | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-17__0__48689563 | en | Census 2016 Made Simple
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http://mitchellanderson.blogspot.com/2006/02/clearing-air.html | 2018-07-22T04:47:46 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-30/segments/1531676593010.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20180722041752-20180722061752-00308.warc.gz | 0.943122 | 982 | CC-MAIN-2018-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-30__0__123550305 | en | I am paraphrasing, of course, but that is the gist of an exhaustive report released last week by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) on the effects of pollution on our children’s health.
“Children’s Health and the Environment in North America” found that air pollution such as ground-level ozone, particulates and pesticides are leading to ballooning rates of childhood asthma throughout North America.
In some parts of the US, the incidence of childhood asthma had increased four fold in last 20 years. Here in Canada, one in five boys between the ages of 8 and 11 now suffers from asthma.
Our children are more at risk because they spend more time outdoors, are more active, and proportionately burn through far more air than adults. Their developing lungs and immune systems also put them at additional risk. Worldwide asthma rates are now climbing by an incredible 50% each decade –linked to declining air quality.
This is not just a human tragedy, it is an enormous economic burden as well.
Asthma costs the Canadian taxpayer a whopping $600 million each year in direct medical expenses. It is the leading cause of emergency room visits to our beleaguered health care system – an incredible 146,000 each year. Asthma is also the leading cause of absenteeism at school, and the third leading cause at work.
The asthma epidemic is not the only problem with our skanky air.
According to the CEC report, there is emerging evidence that poor air quality is also linked to host of other health issues, including miscarriages, premature births, low birth weights, and impaired lung development later in life.
The Ontario Medical Association (OMA) estimates that provincial air pollution causes 60,000 emergency room visits, 16,000 hospital admissions, and 5,800 premature deaths each year. Smog is estimated to cost the provincial economy a staggering $7.8 billion each year and rising.
What can we do? Plenty.
Transportation is the largest single source of air pollution in the country. Yet recommended efficiency standards for cars in Canada have not been changed for the last twenty years.
In a triumph of corporate lobbying, the largest SUV’s remain exempt from efficiency standards altogether even though these automotive monstrosities spew out 47% more pollution than cars.
Car ownership in Canada is also going in the wrong direction. The number of vehicles in Canada has more than doubled since 1970 - many of these additional vehicles being gas-guzzling SUVs.
As far as the major components of asthma-causing smog, Canada has a particularly dismal in limiting the chemicals that are poisoning our children.
Out of the 28 countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Canada ranks third last for limiting emissions of nitrogen oxides, second last for sulfur dioxide emissions, and second last again for volatile organic compounds – a major contributor to ground-level ozone. Our sulfur dioxide emissions are more than double that OECD average per capita.
Energy generation is another problem. Last year the Ontario government announced that it was delaying the closure of the massive Nanticoke coal-fire generating plant on Lake Erie until at least 2009. This bitumen-burning behemoth spews out fully 14% of the airborne particulates in the entire province -a leading cause of asthma.
Canada also ranks towards the basement in terms of the efficient use of pesticide. Of the 28 countries in the OECD, only five use more pesticide per capita than Canada. Accurate Canadian trends are difficult to track we are one of the few countries in the OECD that does not track pesticide sales.
Stephen Harper, a self-described life-long sufferer of asthma, can appreciate the importance of moving quickly on improving Canadian air quality.
Perhaps the first order of business is to improve air quality monitoring. The CEC was unable to compare information on local air quality with relevant population data because we simply don’t keep such records.
We need mandatory emission standards on Canadian vehicles – something this country should have enacted years ago rather than continuing to coddle the auto industry with utterly ineffectual voluntary targets.
Government s need to invest in transport options other than continuing to pour tax dollars into infrastructure for the almighty auto. And of course, individuals really need to lay off the commuting alone in their cars every day.
We need to improve emissions from industrial polluters rather than continuing to tolerate having one of worst records for toxic emissions in the developed world.
Lastly, we need to focus on green energy and conservation so we can finally shut down the coal-fired dinosaurs that are turning our air blue.
Smog sucks. We can do something about it. Let’s get on with it.
Mitchell Anderson is a freelance writer based in Vancouver. This piece ran nowhere. | statistics |
http://plague-erism.blogspot.com/2009/10/progress-in-war-against-invisible.html | 2018-06-24T20:27:48 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-26/segments/1529267867055.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20180624195735-20180624215735-00579.warc.gz | 0.938113 | 426 | CC-MAIN-2018-26 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-26__0__244546621 | en | In 2000, world leaders met at the UN in New York, to set up some Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to be fulfilled by 2015. These goals included plans to eradicate malaria, HIV/AIDS, and Tuberculosis (TB). Upon reconvening in 2008, the assembly realizes the latter two of the 3 goals unrealistic and unattainable by 2015.
Malaria Current Goals: The leaders still seek to cut cases by 75%, 2000—2015, and malaria-caused deaths to zero. Progresses: Insecticide-treated use of bed nets has tripled in 16 of 20 sub-Saharan African nations since 2000. Free Artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) distributed at all public health facilities in Zanzibar, Tanzania, has reduced novel cases reported by 70%. Genomes of three major mosquito vectors have been sequenced. RTS S vaccine is going into phase III trials across large areas of Africa. Problems: It has been estimated that $900 million more per year is required to develop vaccines and novel insecticides.
HIV/AIDS Current Goals: Universal access to HIV-AIDS treatment by 2010 Progresses: Rate of new infections fell from 3 million in 2001 to 2.7million in 2007. AIDS death rate dropped from 2.2 million in 2005 to 2 million in 2007. Approximately 3 million people living in low income nations are now receiving anti-retroviral treatments. World leaders pledged another $500 million to achieve goals. Problems: Demand for treatments far exceeds supply. Prevention is exceedingly difficult due to scientific, political, and cultural reasons.
TB Current Goals: Treat 50 million TB-infected people and prevent 14 million deaths Progresses: Incidence has slightly decreased. Global TB-prevalence rate fell by 2.8% and the corresponding death rate fell by 2.6%. Problems: TB detection is lagging, particularly in Africa, China, and India. Drug treatments are difficult to control.
Stone, M. 2009. Determined Progress in War against Malaria, HIV-AIDS, and TB. Microbe 4:115—118. | statistics |
https://www.osoyooscoyotes.com/kijhl-power-rankings-week-21-feb-11 | 2024-04-19T02:58:48 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817253.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20240419013002-20240419043002-00176.warc.gz | 0.958237 | 551 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__132696751 | en | The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League completed its 21st and final week of regular season for the 2022-23 season. The KIJHL Power Rankings highlights the top-five teams based on winning percentage, with various tie-breakers to help decide final positions.
Last Week: 1
The Posse won the KIJHL’s President’s Cup – the overall regular season championship for the first time in their 20-year history following a split with the North Okanagan Knights. The Posse won the first game 4-3 in overtime, then lost 3-2 on the road. Rookie Tyson Horachka led the Posse with four points in two games.
Last Week: 2
The Grizzlies won two of their three games to conclude the regular season. The Grizzlies opened with a 3-1 loss to Sicamous, then defeated Summerland 7-1 and Osoyoos 5-3 at home. Logan McLeod had four points in three games, while Owen Chamberland had four in two games. Owen Albers and Jozef Kuchaslo each picked up wins.
|Columbia Valley Rockies
Last Week: 3
The Rockies split their games last week, starting with a 5-2 victory against Fernie, then a 4-3 overtime loss to the Kimberley Dynamiters. Brett Sweet made 46 saves in two games, including 27 in the win against Fernie. Keenan Ingram led the Rockies with five points in two games, including a three-goal performance against Fernie.
Last Week: 4
The Dynamiters won both their games beginning the weekend with a 4-2 win over Creston Valley, then closed out the season with a 4-3 overtime victory over Columbia Valley. Kade Leskosky was the OT hero with his 23rd goal of the season. Leskosky and Jayde Kostiuk led the Dynamiters with three points in one game.
Last Week: 5
The Coyotes won one of their three games, beginning with a 7-2 win over Kelowna. They lost 7-3 to Kamloops and 5-3 to Revelstoke. Ethan McKinley led the Coyotes with seven points in three games, while Carter Yarish and Jack Henderson had six points in two games, respectively. | statistics |
https://www.nihss.ac.za/index.php/developing-and-testing-quality-life-index-children-disabilities-south-africa | 2022-10-01T17:16:54 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-40/segments/1664030336880.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20221001163826-20221001193826-00185.warc.gz | 0.969651 | 1,082 | CC-MAIN-2022-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-40__0__285909276 | en | There is a paucity of investigations into the multidimensional quality of life (QoL) of children with disabilities in both developed and developing countries. The reasons for a lack of these investigations include the fact that QoL and disability are both dynamic and contested constructs, which affect how QoL is measured. The prevailing situation inadvertently contributes to the perpetuation of a cycle of exclusion of children with disabilities and compromises public efforts to promote their needs and rights. Not only is it a constitutional and legislative imperative in South Africa to focus on children with disabilities, but it is also in line with global standards to promote children’s rights and the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with their focus on leaving no one behind. Despite these commitments, there is no instrument currently available that is suitable for the multidimensional measurement of the QoL of children with disabilities in South Africa. Such an instrument could go a long way in determining how they fare relative to children without disabilities, including the factors that are associated with improving their wellbeing. This study fills this important knowledge gap. Informed by Sen’s Capabilities Approach (CA) and notions of Ubuntu, this study employed a quantitative research design to first, construct QoL indices for children (including those with disabilities) in South Africa. Categorical Principal Component Analysis (CATPCA) and the method of Nicoletti et al. (2000) were used to construct and weight a composite QoL index using the 2011 and 2016 South African General Household Surveys published by Statistics South Africa. Second, comparisons in the QoL of children with and without disabilities were drawn to identify the disparities between these groups of children. A third aim was to compare QoL based on heterogeneity in child disability. Finally, the parental and social/environmental factors associated with improved QoL of children with disabilities were explored. The analysis in this study was conducted at two points in time to ascertain the robustness of the new index as well as to detect any changes in child QoL. Key QoL dimensions that consistently formed part of the constructed index included both household characteristics and individual level characteristics of the child. These dimensions included access to basic services, access to food, income, assets, education, and care resources available to children. The findings of the research demonstrated that in 2011, children with disabilities experienced a QoL that was significantly lower than that of children without disabilities. This difference, however, was not evident in the 2016 cohort of children, suggesting that the gap in disparities between children with and without disabilities was closing. However, when race and age intersected with disabilities, younger children and Black African children experienced lower QoL levels. Furthermore, children with moderate disabilities attained an average QoL score of approximately 81, which was significantly higher than the average QoL score of approximately 79 attained by children with severe disabilities. Children with difficulties in walking experienced the lowest QoL across 2011 and 2016. Yet, irrespective of the types or severities of disabilities experienced, three sets of resources emerged as most important in improving child wellbeing, namely basic services, income and food access. Basic services were identified as the dimension that required the most immediate attention for all groups of children with disabilities except for those with difficulties in walking and remembering where income took precedence. Parent and social/environmental factors such as higher parental education levels, the employment of a father, urban residency, formal housing, access to private healthcare and a shorter travel distance to healthcare facilities were all associated with higher QoL scores for children with disabilities. This research revealed the fundamental importance of a multi-sectoral response to enhancing the QoL of children in South Africa, including those with disabilities. First, the expansion of basic services for all children, including those with disabilities was of paramount importance. This factor is particularly important given the negative health and education consequences linked to poor water and sanitation access for children with disabilities (Child, 2016; DSD, DWCPD & UNICEF, 2012). A second area that emerged was the provision of income support for households in which children with disabilities resided. The elevated costs of caring for children with disabilities and the inability of some caregivers to seek employment place these households in a precarious situation. A protective strategy in this regard would be to increase the uptake of the Care Dependency Grant, which is a type of social assistance provided for poor children with disabilities by the South African Government. Third, was the need to ensure that access to food for children with disabilities be prioritised. In this regard, Wills et al. (2020) propose that corporate social investment and private philanthropy complement government provision of food and income protection programmes. Focusing on these specific areas for children with disabilities is crucial if their QoL is to be improved, specifically considering the COVID-19 pandemic, which has had a detrimental effect on household income and food security in South Africa. Furthermore, the continual monitoring of multidimensional QoL to promote the needs and rights of children with disabilities is central to ensuring that South Africa meets its SDG commitment that “no one will be left behind”.
Keywords: Quality of Life; Children with Disabilities; South Africa; Composite Indices; Multidimensional Wellbeing; Monitoring Child Disability; Basic Services; Disability and Social Assistance; Food Security | statistics |
http://scientificchick.blogspot.com/2011/02/super-bowl-inspiring-traumatic-brain.html | 2017-04-30T16:35:42 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917125719.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031205-00539-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.961144 | 748 | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-17__0__39789028 | en | High school can be a dangerous place: many will go through those few years carefully balancing social life, self-esteem, some sort of learning and the inevitable characterization of every single person into a specific group (you might be surprised to find out that I fit in the “jock” category). For the athletes, high school can also be dangerous for something very precious: their brains.
In a recent study, researchers looked at the incidence of concussions in high school sports over eleven years (1997 to 2008). They wanted to know whether certain sports had higher rates of concussions, and whether the incidence of concussions varied by gender, and over time. So they followed 25 high schools in a large public school district and recorded every instance of concussions for twelve sports: football, lacrosse, wrestling, soccer, basketball and baseball for boys, and field hockey, lacrosse, soccer, basketball, cheerleading and softball for girls.
The researchers reported a few interesting findings. They recorded nearly eleven million instances of a student playing a given sport, and out of those, identified 2651 instances of concussions. While boys accounted for just over half of the instances of students playing a sport, they accounted for three quarters of all concussions. Perhaps not surprisingly, football accounted for more than half of all instances of concussions. Baseball was the boy’s sport with the lowest incidence of concussions. For girls, soccer took the lead with the highest incidence of concussions, while cheerleading had the lowest incidence. Unfortunately for all my Canadian readers, the researchers left out our national sport, so I’m not sure how hockey would compare. But hey, we can talk about hockey when the Stanley Cup rolls around.
What surprised me the most in this study is that the overall rate of concussions increased significantly over time (a 4-fold increase between 1997 and 2008). Football showed the greatest increase in concussion rates over time, but it’s important to note that all twelve sports showed an increased concussion rate over time.
As for sex differences, the researchers found that for sports that are the same for girls and boys (like soccer and basketball), girls had a higher rate of concussions. However, in lacrosse, where the girl’s game has different rules, protective equipment and nature of play when compared with the boy’s game, girls had a lower concussion rate than boys.
There are several factors that could explain some of these results: an increase in concussion rates over time could be explained by a greater awareness of this medical phenomenon, and thus an increase in the reporting of concussions. Girls could be showing higher concussion rates for the sports they share with the boys because evidence shows that girls tend to be more willing to report injuries. However, even when all these factors are considered, the study highlights a need to prevent, detect and treat concussions across all sports, not just football. Concussions can be a serious brain injury, especially if complications develop, and repeated concussions are particularly dangerous, as they can lead to dementia.
In the heat of the Super Bowl, I don’t want to be a complete downer, though: being active during your teenage years can have numerous benefits, and can lead to habits that will last a lifetime and play an important role in preventing a whole load of diseases. So play away, but just make sure to protect that noggin’ (and parents: chose that extracurricular activity wisely)!
Reference: Trend in concussion incidence in high school sports: a prospective 11-year study. (2011) Lincoln AE and al. Am J Sports Med [Epub ahead of print]. | statistics |
http://pennystockjournal.blogspot.com/2016/03/centamin-ceet.html | 2017-04-26T06:12:41 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917121165.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031201-00171-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.901497 | 163 | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-17__0__172573796 | en | |Centamin - CEE.t is a mineral exploration, development and mining company.|
Production was 439,072 oz in 2015 at AISC of $ 842
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Published online September 30, 2020
© The Korean Society for Transplantation
Hyoung Won Koh1 , Kyunglim Koo1 , Chang Sik Shin1 , Hyung Sub Park1,2 , Jong Cheol Jeong3 , Sejoong Kim3 , Dong Wan Chae3 , Jong Jin Oh4 , Seok-Soo Byun4 , Taeseung Lee1,2
1Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
2Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
3Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea
4Department of Urology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea
Correspondence to: Taeseung Lee
Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, 82 Gumi-ro 173beon-gil, Bundang-gu, Seongnam 13620, Korea
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Background: Kidney transplantation (KT) is regarded as the most effective treatment for end-stage renal disease. The annual number of KT cases in South Korea has increased rapidly as more centers are implementing a transplantation program. The objective of this study was to determine clinical outcomes of the first 300 consecutive cases of KT in a single center.
Methods: Clinical data of 300 cases of KT at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital from January 2004 to March 2018 were obtained from a prospectively collected database and retrospectively reviewed.
Results: The mean age of patients was 47.7±12.9 years, and 59% of patients were male. There were 225 living donors and 75 deceased donors. A total of 42 cases were from ABO-incompatible donors. During a mean follow-up of 68.6±43.5 months, 38 patients (12.7%) experienced rejection. The most common cause was acute T-cell mediated rejection (9.0%). Eighteen patients experienced graft loss. One-year and 5-year death-censored graft survival rates were 99% and 96.6%, respectively. One-year and 5-year patient survival rates were 98.3% and 96.6%, respectively. Multivariate analysis revealed that graft weight-to-recipient weight ratio and rejection were significant factors affecting graft survival.
Conclusions: This single-center review demonstrates clinical outcomes comparable to other major centers. Such good outcomes were obtained by good patient selection, dedicated transplant physicians, and adequate use of immunosuppressive therapy.
Keywords: Transplantation, Kidney transplantation
The first kidney transplantation in South Korea was performed in 1969. The significant benefit of kidney transplantation over dialysis in terms of quality of life and life expectancy has led to a rapid rise in transplant cases nationwide to over 2,100 cases annually in 2018. Despite the increase of transplant cases, the number of patients on the waiting list is increasing more rapidly each year due to the increased prevalence of chronic kidney disease [1,2]. Approaches to increase potential donor groups such as ABO-incompatible (ABOi) donors , extended criteria donors (ECD) , and donation after cardiac death (DCD) [5,6] are being implemented to overcome the organ shortage problem. Outcomes of these approaches have been shown to be acceptable compared to donation after brain death (DBD) and are superior to waiting for a DBD kidney . Nonetheless, the mean time for waiting has continuously increased because organ demand has far exceeded organ supply. Despite an organ shortage, the number of kidney transplant cases performed nationwide and the number of centers performing kidney transplantation have increased with many new centers performing less than 50 cases per year. Cases performed at large-volume centers still constitute over 50% of total transplantation cases in South Korea up to date, although the number of cases performed by low-volume centers is constantly increasing .
Prior reports on clinical outcomes of kidney transplantation had mostly been published by large-volume centers that had started kidney transplantation before the turn of the millennium. In addition, most of these reports were published in the early 2000s [8-10]. Since there have been many updates in the field of transplantation, clinical outcomes from a medium-sized center that has recently started kidney transplantation can be noteworthy, although not entirely new.
The first case of kidney transplantation in Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (SNUBH) was performed in 2005. The number of cases gradually increased afterwards, from 12 cases in 2005 to 52 cases in 2018. We herein describe our experience with the first 300 consecutive cases of kidney transplantation with the aim to determine and share clinical outcomes in terms of complications, graft survival, and patient survival. Independent factors affecting graft survival were also determined.
This retrospective analysis was conducted in compliance with principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Korea (IRB No. B-2006-616-123).
Clinical records of 300 patients who underwent kidney transplantation at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital from January 2005 to March 2018 were reviewed. Data included age, sex, etiology, complication, relationship between donor and recipient, number of cases per year, graft survival, patient survival, and follow-up data after kidney transplantation. Data and statistics regarding kidney transplantation were obtained from the Korean Network for Organ Sharing (KONOS) annual report .
Induction immunosuppressive therapy was performed in 245 (81.6%) cases. Our main induction agent was the anti-IL2 receptor antibody basiliximab (Simulect; Novartis, Basel, Switzerland), which was used in 235 patients (78.3%) (20 mg administered on Days 0 and 4), while in 10 (3.3%) selected high-risk patients, anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG; Fresenius Biotech, Grafelfing, Germany) was used and maintained for 3 days (Table 1). These selected high-risk patients had one or more of the following factors: (1) more than four human leukocyte antigen (HLA) mismatches, (2) more than 2 HLA class II (DR) mismatches, (3) positive reaction in flow-cytometric crossmatch test, (4) more than 30% of most recent pretransplant panel reactive antibody, (5) presence of pretransplant donor-specific antibody, (6) deceased donor kidney transplantation (DDKT), and (7) retransplantation. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) antigenemia or CMV quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was performed to monitor CMV titer when ATG was used as induction agent.
Initial maintenance immunosuppressive agents included calcineurin inhibitors, antimetabolites, and corticosteroids. All agents were started two days prior to transplantation for living donors and on the day of transplantation for deceased donors. Calcineurin inhibitors were administered at a dose of 0.07 mg/kg for tacrolimus (Prograf; Astellas Pharma Inc., Toyama, Japan) or 3 mg/kg for cyclosporine (Sandimmune; R.P. Scherer, Eberbach, Germany) twice a day. Tacrolimus was adjusted to a target level of 9–13 ng/mL and cyclosporine was adjusted to a target level of 300 ng/mL until postoperative 4 weeks. In cases that used ATG as the induction agent, tacrolimus dosage was reduced to 0.035 mg/kg during ATG use. As an antimetabolite, 500–750 mg of mycophenolate mofetil (CellCept; F. Hoffmann-La Roche, Basel, Switzerland), or 360–540 mg of mycophenolic acid (Myfortic, Novartis) was administered twice a day. Intravenous methylprednisolone was tapered to a dose of 20 mg per day on postoperative day 6. This dosage was maintained until discharge.
To prevent bacterial infection, 1st generation cephalosporin was administered intravenously until postoperative day 3 and prior to invasive procedures including percutaneous intervention and biopsy. To prevent
Rituximab (MabThera, Genentech), plasmapheresis, and low-dose intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) infusion were used for desensitization. When plasmapheresis was not performed, 375 mg/m2 or 500 mg/m2 of rituximab was administered 2 weeks before initiation of plasmapheresis or before operation. Plasmapheresis was performed via a subcutaneous catheter. ABO isoagglutinin immunoglobulin M/G (IgM/G) titers were checked before and after each plasmapheresis session and at 1 week before the operation, and our target isoagglutinin titer was 1:8. After plasmapheresis, 100 mg/kg of IVIG infusion was administered. Post-transplant plasmapheresis was performed when the post-transplant isoagglutinin titer was higher than 1:32, which was checked every 2 days.
Rejection was suspected when a patient’s serum creatinine level did not show adequate decline postoperatively or became elevated without other possible causes such as dehydration or infection. Renal biopsy was performed in such cases under the guidance of ultrasonography. Borderline changes that were not consistent with serum creatinine levels were considered subclinical rejection, and in such cases, no specific treatment was used. Steroid pulse therapy was started before biopsy results were obtained when rejection was highly suspected clinically. Biopsy-proven acute rejections were treated primarily by using steroid pulse therapy, while ATG antibody was administered when patients were found to be refractory to steroid treatment. When B-cell mediated rejection was confirmed, IVIG and/or plasmapheresis was given.
All statistical analyses were performed using IBM SPSS ver. 22.0 (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY, USA). Patient survival and graft survival were computed according to the Kaplan-Meier method. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed using Cox regression to estimate prognostic factors for graft survival and patient survival. A P-value of less than 0.05 was considered significant.
The first kidney transplantation in SNUBH was performed in 2005. The number of kidney transplantation cases in 2005 was 12 (11 living related donors and one living unrelated donor). The first DDKT was performed in 2007. Fig. 1A demonstrates the number of kidney transplantation cases performed in SNUBH from 2005 to March 2018. The number of cases per year increased from 12 in 2005 to 51 in 2017. Fig. 1B shows the number of transplant cases performed at large and smaller volume centers. The number of cases performed at large-volume centers has shown little increase, whereas those at smaller centers is showing rapid growth.
Characteristics of the first 300 patients included in this study are shown in Table 1. Among these 300 cases, 225 (75%) were living donor kidney transplantation (LDKT) and 75 (25%) were DDKT. Of these 300 cases, 177 recipients (59%) were male and 123 recipients (41%) were female. Of the 300 donors, 148 (49.3%) were male and 152 (50.7%) were female. Regarding the etiology, diabetic nephropathy accounted for the highest percentage (78 cases, 26%), followed by glomerulonephritis (73 cases, 24.3%) and IgA nephropathy (40 cases, 13.3%). Pretransplant renal replacement was performed for 214 (71.3%) recipients. The mean duration of pretransplant renal replacement was 7.87 months for LDKT recipients and 84.14 months for DDKT recipients. Regarding HLA matching, 7.3% of transplant pairs had full HLA match while 10.7% of them had total mismatch. For induction therapy, basiliximab was administered in 235 (78.3%) cases and ATG was administered in 10 (3.3%) high-risk patients. All patients received triple maintenance immunosuppressive agents (calcineurin inhibitor, antimetabolite, and steroid).
From 225 cases of LDKT, 151 cases were from living related donors and 74 cases were from living unrelated donors. Regarding donor-recipient relations, of the 151 cases of living related donors, 64 (42.4%) were siblings, 50 (33.1%) were offspring, and 28 (18.5%) were parents. Among living unrelated donors, most donors were spouses (71 cases, 95.9%). Three were non-relative living donors. Of these three donors, two were exchange donors. No significant (P=0.954) difference in outcome in terms of recipient graft survival was observed between living donors and deceased donors. However, 5-year patient survival was significantly higher in recipients receiving a kidney from a living donor compared to a deceased donor (P=0.001) (Fig. 2C and D). There was no significant difference in graft survival (P=0.993) (Fig. 2E) or patient survival (P=0.279) (Fig. 2F) between living related donors and living unrelated donors. Since most living unrelated donors were spouses, no significant difference was observed in graft survival (P=0.993) or patient survival (P=0.279) between living related donors and spousal donors (data not shown).
The first case of ABO-incompatible kidney transplantation (ABOi-KT) was performed in 2013. Since then, the annual number of cases has increased to 17 in 2017. The median follow-up period of ABOi-KT was 37.7 months (data not shown). Among the 42 cases of kidney transplantation with ABOi pairs, 22 (52.4%), eight (19%), seven (16.7%), and five (11.9%) cases of donors were spouse, offspring, siblings, and parents, respectively (data not shown). The mean number of HLA mismatch was 3.12±1.64 in ABO-compatible kidney transplantation (ABOc-KT) and 3.52±1.82 in ABOi-KT (P=0.152, data not shown). Initial anti-A/B antibody titer ranged from 1:2 to 1:256 with a median titer of 1:16 (Table 1). Except for five ABOi-recipients who did not receive plasmapheresis, the rest of the ABOi-recipients received rituximab, IVIG, and plasmapheresis. Preoperative anti-A/B antibody titer after desensitization ranged from negative to 1:16, with a median titer of 1:4 (Table 1). Regarding outcomes compared to ABOc-KT, 3-year graft survival rate and patient survival rate were analyzed since median follow-up after ABOi-KT was only 34 months. ABOi-KT showed no inferiority in terms of graft survival (1-year or 3-year, P=0.254) (Fig. 2G) and patient survival (1-year or 3-year, P=0.241) (Fig. 2H).
Postoperative complications were defined as adverse events that occurred within 4 weeks after operation (Table 2). Delayed graft function occurred in 16 cases (5.3%). Surgical complications including bleeding, wound complication, lymphocele, arterial thrombosis, anastomosis dehiscence, surgery-related radiculopathy, perirenal fluid collection, and embolic infarction were observed in 26 cases (8.7%). Urological complications including urine leak, ureteral or ureterovesical junction stenosis, and bladder fistula were observed in 12 cases (4.0%). Nonsurgical complications including infections, gastrointestinal complications, and cardiovascular events occurred in 24 cases (8.0%). There was a case of small bowel angiodysplasia that caused life-threatening bleeding, which was treated with thalidomide as reported previously . Two deaths due to aspiration pneumonia and bleeding were observed within 4 weeks after operation.
Outcomes and complications at postoperative 4 weeks after kidney transplantation are shown in Table 3. Infection was the most common complication. Urinary tract infection was the leading cause of bacterial infection (66 cases), followed by pneumonia (7 cases) and prostatitis (3 cases). Other complications included septic arthritis, Nocardiosis, and acute gastroenteritis.
Rejection was suspected in 54 cases, of which 38 cases were biopsy proven. Acute cellular rejection was the most common type (71.1%), followed by antibody mediated rejection (7.9%). Among clinical rejections, a total of 48 patients underwent treatment. The most common treatment was steroid pulse therapy (45 patients), followed by administration of rituximab (2 patients) and anti-thymocyte antibody (1 patient). Among biopsy-proven rejections, 36 cases were rescued while two cases had graft failure due to acute cellular rejection and acute T-cell-mediated rejection, respectively.
Seven cases of de novo malignancy were found during follow-up, including ductal carcinoma
During a median follow-up period of 52 months, graft failure was observed in 18 patients (Table 3). The most common cause was death, followed by noncompliance and acute rejection. Seven deaths were determined as death with functioning graft. Death-censored graft survival rates at 1 year and 5 years were 99.0% and 96.6%, respectively. Patient survival rates at 1 year and 5 years were 98.3% and 96.6%, respectively (Fig. 2A and B). As of December 2019, there were a total of 11 deaths during follow-up. The most common cause of death was infection, including two cases of pneumonia, one case of urinary tract infection, and one case of infective endocarditis. The second most common cause of mortality was cardiovascular event, including one case of hypertrophic myocarditis and one case of cardiac arrest. One death was due to malignancy (cholangiocarcinoma). Two deaths were due to an unknown cause. One death was due to bleeding and another death was due to ischemic colitis.
Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to determine independent risk factors affecting rejection. Univariate analysis revealed that predisposing diabetes of the recipient, peritoneal dialysis, delayed graft function, postoperative surgical complication, postoperative urological complication, postoperative infectious complication, bacterial infection and viral infection were risk factors affecting rejection. In multivariate analysis, predisposing diabetes of the recipient, postoperative urological complication, postoperative infectious complication and viral infection were shown to be independent risk factors affecting rejection (Table 4).
Independent risk factors affecting each type of rejection were analyzed using univariate and multivariate analysis. Univariate analysis revealed that predisposing hypertension of the recipient, delayed graft function, postoperative surgical complication, postoperative urological complication, postoperative infectious complication, bacterial infection and viral infection were independent risk factors affecting acute T-cell mediated rejection. Multivariate analysis revealed predisposing hypertension of the recipient, delayed graft function, and postoperative infectious complication to be independent risk factors affecting acute T-cell mediated rejection. There were no factors associated with antibody mediated rejection in univariate analysis. In case of borderline change, univariate analysis showed that postoperative surgical complication and postoperative urological complication to be independent risk factors, however multivariate analysis revealed postoperative urological complication to be the only independent risk factor affecting borderline change (data not shown).
Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to determine independent risk factors affecting death-censored graft survival. Although univariate analysis showed that predisposing hypertension of the recipient, graft weight, graft weight-to-recipient weight ratio, delayed graft function, postoperative infection, and rejection were risk factors affecting graft survival, multivariate analysis revealed that only graft weight-to-recipient weight ratio and rejection were independent risk factors affecting graft survival (Table 5). When the correlation of graft weight or graft weight-to-recipient weight ratio with graft survival was analyzed separately in deceased donors, no statistical significance was observed. Graft weight, but not graft weight-to-recipient weight ratio, was found to be a significant risk factor affecting graft survival in LDKT in univariate analysis (P=0.01, data not shown).
The number of kidney transplantation cases in South Korea is continuously increasing, with over 2,000 cases being performed annually. Living donor transplantation contributes to the majority of the increase, since organ shortage is still a major issue . Recent reports have been focused on increasing the donor pool by expanding the indication for kidney donation by means of ABOi transplantation and ECD and DCD transplantation [3-7]. Although our experience is limited for ECD and DCD transplantation, many cases of LDKT and ABOi kidney transplantation have been performed in SNUBH up to date.
SNUBH has been one of the centers in South Korea that have performed a high proportion of kidney transplantations from living donors. In this study, the 5-year death-censored graft survival was 96.6% and the 5-year patient survival was 96.6%; this is comparable to prior reports showing that 5-year graft survival was between 80 and 95% [12,13]. Terasaki et al. reported that spousal donors show higher survival rates than living unrelated donors and cadaveric donors. Other reports have shown that spousal donations has outcomes comparable to living related donation [15,16] and that the high survival rate of spousal donor transplantation is probably related to strong emotional support. Spousal donor kidney transplantation accounted for 31.6% of all cases of kidney transplantation in South Korea in 2014. This rate increased to nearly 40% in 2018. In SNUBH, spousal donors accounted for less than 30% of living donors. Our 1-year graft survival of 99.3% for living related donors and 98.6% for spousal donors (Fig. 2E) are comparable to outcomes from a previous report showing that 1-year graft survival is 96% for living related donors and 97% for spousal donors. Our 5-year graft survival was 97.8% for living related donors and 96% for spousal donors, comparable to 79.2% for living related donors and 86.4% for spousal donors in a previous report , although longer follow-up is needed. In this perspective, our overall optimal outcomes of LDKT may have been achieved in part from good outcomes of spousal donors, as our dedicated team has been involved in providing a good emotional attachment to husbands and wives.
The first ABOi-KT was performed in 2013. Since then, the proportion of ABOi-KT has risen to 31.3% in 2017, which was higher than the national proportion of 25.6% in 2017 . Kosoku et al. reported a propensity score matched retrospective analysis of 66 cases of ABOi-KT over 17 years and concluded that ABOi-KT was an acceptable treatment of choice for ESRD patients even at low-volume centers. There were only 42 cases of ABOi-KT among the first 300 cases in SNUBH. However, the outcome was comparable to preceding studies. Shin et al. reported that death-censored graft survival rates of ABOi recipients at 1 year and 3 years were 98.6% and 98.6%, and patient survival rates at 1 year and 3 years were 97.3% and 95.9%, respectively. Recently, Scurt et al. performed a meta-analysis and found that ABOi-KT within the first 3 years after transplantation had poorer outcomes than ABOc-KT, although equivalent outcomes were achieved at 5 years after transplantation. However, our results showed that 1-year and 3-year graft survival rates of ABOi-KT were not inferior to those of ABOc-KT. In addition, 1-year and 3-year patient survival rates of ABOi-KT were comparable to those of ABOc-KT. We suggest that this result might be due to strict control of preoperative anti-A/B antibody titer (under 1:8). However, our results were obtained from data with a relatively short median follow-up and small number of cases. Thus, a greater number of cases and longer follow-up are needed to compare short-term and long-term outcomes of ABOi-KT and ABOc-KT. Williams et al. [20,21] showed that HLA mismatch was a significant risk factor for graft failure in both living donors and deceased donors. However, in the present study, HLA mismatch was not an independent risk factor for graft failure (P=0.726) (Table 5). Such difference in results might be due to active use of immunosuppression in the present study. Among 245 patients (81.7%) who underwent induction therapy, 235 (78.3%) received basiliximab.
Graft weight and graft weight-to-recipient weight ratio have been found to be significant factors for death-censored graft survival in univariate and multivariate analysis in prior reports [22-24]. Similarly, graft weight-to-recipient weight ratio was found to be an independent risk factor for death-censored graft survival in the present study. However, when the correlation between graft weight-to-recipient weight ratio and graft survival was analyzed in living donors and deceased donors separately, no statistical significance was identified. Up to date, we do not have a set Gw/Rw ratio used in preoperative patient evaluation. Further study with greater number of cases and longer follow up is required in order to determine the correlation between graft weight or graft weight-to-recipient weight ratio and graft survival and apply the results to the treatment process.
Postoperatively, incidence of bacterial infection and viral infection were 26.3% and 24.3%, respectively. These incidences were lower than those reported in prior studies [12,14,25]. Urinary tract infection was the most common infection, followed by pneumonia and prostatitis. Regarding viral infection, we have previously reported our experience on BK virus infection in kidney transplant recipients . Cumulative incidence of BK virus infection slightly increased from 6.5% to 7.3%, whereas no additional graft loss or dysfunction was observed afterwards. Although the incidence increased, it was similar to the incidence range of 5.3%–8% reported in previous studies [27,28]. Stronger immunosuppression is known to inevitably cause a higher BK virus infection rate , but since no additional graft loss was identified despite an increased incidence of BK nephropathy over time, we suggest that our accumulated experience led to an overall adequate use of immunosuppressive therapy.
In summary, 1-year and 5-year overall death-censored graft survival rates were 99% and 96.6%, respectively, comparable to outcomes of other major centers. We suggest that with careful donor selection, dedicated transplant physicians, and adequate use of immunosuppressants, low-volume centers can also stably perform KT and achieve good outcomes. Although we have accumulated experience with ABOi-KT, we have limited experience with expanded donors and DCD donors, who we plan to include as we broaden our focus in the near future.
No potential conflict of interest relevant to this article was reported.
Conceptualization: TL, DWC. Data curation: HWK, HSP, JCJ. Formal analysis: HWK, HSP, SK. Investigation: JJO, SSB. Methodology: TL, DWC. Project administration: CSS, KK. Visualization: HWK, CSS, KK, HSP. Writing–original draft: HWK, HSP. Writing–review & editing: TL, JCJ, SK, DWC.
We would like to thank Seoul National University Bundang Hospital transplant coordinators Su Jin Jo and Seon Young Jeon for their contribution with data collection.
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https://queens.shorthandstories.com/national-consortium-co-led-by-professor-julia-gog/index.html | 2021-03-03T03:14:50 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-10/segments/1614178365186.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20210303012222-20210303042222-00236.warc.gz | 0.906676 | 689 | CC-MAIN-2021-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-10__0__186864016 | en | The JUNIPER consortium (‘Joint UNIversities Pandemic and Epidemiological Research’), co-led by Professor Julia Gog, David N. Moore Fellow in Mathematics at Queens’, is bringing together mathematical and statistical modellers from seven UK universities and has received £3 million in funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).
JUNIPER is developing and using customised models to provide predictions and estimates on key questions about the COVID-19 pandemic. These results feed regularly into SPI-M, the modelling group that provides evidence to the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) and the wider UK government.
Examples of modelling JUNIPER provides to government includes:
- Understanding how new variants are spreading across the UK and developing statistical models to determine whether new variants are causing more hospitalisations or deaths.
- Forecasting and providing real-time estimates of the R-value, using data from sources such as Pillar 1 and 2 testing, hospital data and mobility data. They are currently providing eight of 12 models contributing real-time R estimates that go from SPI-M to SAGE each week.
- Modelling the effectiveness of different testing strategies on virus transmission and suppression, and modelling the effect of vaccinations and predicting outcomes from different scenarios of how to ease lockdown restrictions.
Professor Julia Gog said:
“By bringing research groups together from our seven universities we can provide predictions and estimates about the pandemic to address questions from the government with unprecedented speed. By combining the right expertise together swiftly across research teams we can now respond to questions in less than 24 hours, which might have taken a week for one team working alone. And further, being able to call upon specialist expertise combinations across multiple research groups means we can provide more robust outputs.
In this unprecedented pandemic, modelling has been hugely important to provide evidence-based predictions and estimates at great speed. Our insights from transmission modelling are fully integrated with scientific evidence from other disciplines and feed into government decision-making."
The consortium is funded as part of UKRI’s COVID-19 Agile Call, which has so far invested more than £150M in over 400 projects to address the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Professor Charlotte Deane, COVID-19 Response Director at UKRI, said:
“This consortium enables disease modellers to pool their expertise nationally to increase the scale, speed and quality of their models of policy options and predictions for the pandemic. They’ll provide cutting-edge evidence about the pandemic into the UK government’s decision-making."
The consortium will also proactively generate new model-based predictions and develop the necessary methodology as part of a horizon-scanning process.
The consortium plan to make their models open-source, so scientists worldwide can access them and benefit.
The seven universities involved in JUNIPER are Cambridge, Warwick, Exeter, Oxford, Bristol, Manchester and Lancaster Universities.
They will work closely with other organisations and research teams active on COVID-19 research including the Alan Turing Institute, the Royal Statistical Society, Health Data Research UK, Public Health England, the Royal Society’s ‘RAMP’ initiative, and the Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences.
Read more on the University of Cambridge website. | statistics |
https://bailee-alysse-cox.quicktoursmockups.com/listings/15849-spectrum-drive-addison-texas-75001 | 2021-10-22T23:35:32 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323585522.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20211022212051-20211023002051-00136.warc.gz | 0.975653 | 671 | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-43__0__194565498 | en | Stunning & exquisitely maintained townhome with upgrades galore in the heart of Addison Circle! This transitional beauty has hand scraped hardwood floors, iron railings, & custom plantation shutters. The 2nd floor is an entertainers dream featuring a fully equipped walk-in wet bar with a built in wine fridge. The kitchen boasts an enormous island, Kitchen-aid SS appliances, Carrara marble countertops, & white shaker read more cabinets. The large balcony is conveniently right off of the kitchen, perfect for outdoor grilling. The kitchen, dining area and living room flow meticulously. The master retreat is truly that with vaulted ceilings, dual vanity, tub, frameless shower, & a massive closet. TVs INCLUDED!
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Addison is in the heart of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, just north of Dallas proper. It's a center for business in the metro area, yet it maintains a close-knit neighborly atmosphere. Addison has excellent municipal services, such as a city-wide wireless Internet network, along with outstanding parks and recreation programs, adding to the city's charm. The area is within 20 minutes from downtown Dallas and has easy access to major highways within the city.
As of the census of 2010, there were 13,056 people, 7,378 total households, and 2,663 family households residing in the town. The population density was 3,200.0 people per square mile (1,234.7/km2). There were 8,205 housing units at an average density of 1,853.4 per square mile (715.1/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 67.79% White, 9.63% African American, 0.41% Native American, 7.81% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 10.79% from other races, and 3.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 24.04% of the population. There were 7,378 households, out of which 14.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 24.5% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 63.9% were non-families. 52.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.77 and the average family size was 2.69.
In the town the population was spread out, with 14.5% under the age of 18, 11.6% from 18 to 24, 43.9% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 7.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.1 males. | statistics |
http://www.enap.cl/english/la_empresa/finanzas_2007.php | 2013-05-24T08:49:55 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704392896/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516113952-00049-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.966489 | 1,165 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2013-20__0__79717822 | en | The consolidated net income of the ENAP group of companies after income tax of 17% and foreign taxes, was US$ 98 million, a 6.2% reduction compared to US$ 104 million obtained in 2006.
Consolidated operating income declined from US$ 242.8 million in 2006 to US$ 199.5 million in 2007. This reduction (US$ 43.3 million) is explained by a lower gross margin of US$ 36.0 million and an increase in administrative and selling expenses of US$ 7.3 million, mainly due to the effect of the revaluation of the Chilean peso against the US dollar.
The reduced net operating margin is mainly the result of:
(i) A large reduction in sales due to the reduction in the processing and transportation of natural gas by approximately 62% to the plants of Methanex in Chile’s 12th Region, following cuts in natural gas supplies from Argentina. In 2007, 766.2 million m3 of gas was processed and transported, compared to 2,021.7 million m3 in 2006.
(ii) These reduced sales were partially offset by a better operating margin (before financial and other non-operating expenses) in the refining business, which amounted to US$ 107 million, versus a margin for this business in 2006 of just US$ 4 million, as a result of the strong impact of the large fall in refined-product prices during the last months of 2006.
ENAP´s refineries were strongly affected in 2007 by higher refining costs, due to the lack of natural gas from Argentina as this fuel had to be replaced by other more expensive fuels (propane, butane and diesel), which also meant higher logistical and financial costs.
The non-operating result was a loss of US$ 62 million, US$ 18 million lower than in 2006. This 22.5% reduction is mainly the result of greater non-operating income of US$ 38 million due to the recovery of taxes and sales of assets, and a positive change in Exchange differences of US$ 12 million, the product of the fall in the exchange rate between one year and the other. This was partially offset by an increase of US$ 37 million in financial expenses as a result of the higher short-term debt that ENAP had to incur to finance its greater working capital needs, reflecting the rise in imports and stock levels.
Prices of crude and refined products
The crude price, measured by the WTI (West Texas Intermediate) benchmark, has followed a rising trend throughout the year, starting in mid January 2007. The average WTI price in December 2006 was US$ 61.96 per barrel, falling to US$ 54.1 in January 2007, before rising to US$ 94.7 in November and then falling back to US$ 91.4 per barrel in December 2007. The price rise between January and November was only interrupted in August when the sub-prime mortgage debt crisis in the American financial market exploded, but the rising trend returned in September.
The almost continuous price increase during the year was mainly due to the sustained rise in consumption, following the fast growth of the global economy which completed in 2007 five years of systematic expansion in a context of weak growth in oil production. Consumption grew by 1.1 million barrels a day while global supplies only rose by 0.3 million barrels a day, the difference being met by reductions in stock levels.
The average WTI price in 2007 was US$ 72.2 per barrel, 9% higher than in 2006 (US$ 66.0 per barrel).
The international prices of the products rose as a consequence of the rising trend in the crude price but there were other factors that provided a further impulse. In mid 2007, there were numerous oil refinery faults in the mid-west of the United States, which led refining to maximum capacity in the rest of that country, precisely in the season of peak vehicle gasoline and diesel consumption (the northern summer), together with higher demand for diesel from South America at the same time, due to an especially cold winter in Argentina and Chile, all of which translated into an additional upward pressure on the prices of products, by partially taking surpluses from the Caribbean, Europe and Asia. From the end of the third quarter of 2007, and with the northern summer passed, the refining margins declined because of the reduced market demand for gasoline in America and for diesel in South America.
The average prices in 2007 of the main products on the Gulf Coast were US$ 86.4 per barrel for gasoline and US$ 89.1 per barrel for diesel, compared to averages of US$ 77.6 and US$ 81.6 per barrel respectively in 2006.
Assets and financial debt
ENAP’s total assets increased by 43%, from US$ 3,805 million as of December 31, 2006 to US$ 5,440 million in 2007. This increase mainly reflects an increase in current assets, the result of a scenario of higher international crude and refined product prices during 2007 and larger volumes of imports and stocks, especially of diesel to replace natural gas for electricity generation and for industry.
The increase in short-term debt was to finance the Company’s operating volumes as a result of the stronger demand for fuels caused by the lack of natural gas and the increase in the price of crude and refined products.
ENAP’s total financial debt (including forfaiting) was US$ 1,179 million as of December 31, 2007, compared to US$ 1,048 million as of December 31, 2006. Most of the increase in financial debt (US$ 94 million) was used to finance working capital.
Santiago, February 27, 2008. | statistics |
http://www.ehscity.com/xuexi/show.php?itemid=1002 | 2018-12-19T07:33:44 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-51/segments/1544376831715.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20181219065932-20181219091932-00407.warc.gz | 0.888702 | 973 | CC-MAIN-2018-51 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-51__0__247389946 | en | The global personal protective gloves market is expected to reach USD 15.78 billion by 2024, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. Stringent health and hygiene regulations in various consumable producing industries such as medical and food & beverage sectors are anticipated to drive protective gloves demand over the forecast period.
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Rising number of hand cuts, arm injuries, and abrasions in the workplace are expected to fuel market demand in future. Costs associated with rising loss time injuries has urged employers of various end-use industries such as chemical, manufacturing, and mining industries to necessitate the usage of gloves in their operating facilities.
Chemical handling dominated and accounted for over 30% of total market revenue in 2015. This segment is also expected to be the fastest growing product from 2016 to 2024. Chemical resistant gloves have gained significance among workplace operations that are involved in handling chemicals such as hydrochloric acid, ammonium hydroxide, esters, alcohols, and amines.
Aforementioned factors coupled with its enhanced resilience to abrasion and chemicals are expected to drive nitrile glove demand over the next eight years. This product segment is expected to emerge as the fastest growing category and is expected to be a net worth of USD 1,740 million by 2024.
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Further key findings from the report suggest:
- Disposable gloves are anticipated to emerge as the fastest growing product segment and to be net worth ofUSD 6,934.5 million by 2024.
- Mechanical gloves are expected to emerge as fastest growing product segment in the durable category with a CAGR of 6.6% over the next eight years.
- Leather material dominated the global protective gloves market and accounted for 24.8% of global market share in 2015.
- Europe emerged as the leading regional market and was valued at USD 2,946.4 million in 2015. Stringent workplace regulations in the region have contributed towards its high penetration.
- Asia Pacific is anticipated to emerge as fastest growing protective gloves market with a CAGR of 7.3% over the next eight years.
- Major players operating in the industry include 3M Company, Alpha Pro Tech, Honeywell, MSA, Kimberley Clark, Delta Plus, Superior Glove Works, Uvex, Midas Safety, Hartalega, Top Glove, and Kossan Rubber.
Grand View Research has segmented the personal protective gloves market on the basis of product, material, and end-use:
- Global Personal Protective Gloves Product Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2014 - 2024)
- By product
- General purpose
- Chemical handling
- By product
- By product
- Cut resistant
- Multi task
- Oil repellant
- Chemical handling
- Thermal/flame retardant
- Global Personal Protective Gloves Raw Material Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2014 - 2024)
- Natural rubber/latex
- Aramid fiber
- Global Personal Protective Gloves End-Use Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2014 - 2024)
- Medical and Healthcare
- Food and Beverage
- Oil and gas
- Global Personal Protective Gloves Regional Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2014 - 2024)
- North America
- Asia Pacific
- South Korea
- Middle East
- Central & South America
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https://www.hellobismarck.com/news/financial/21587/rebounding-prices-push-north-dakota-oil-outpu | 2020-02-19T10:25:27 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-10/segments/1581875144111.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20200219092153-20200219122153-00306.warc.gz | 0.961101 | 169 | CC-MAIN-2020-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-10__0__182037686 | en | BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota's oil production set a record in May due to rebounding crude prices.
The Department of Mineral Resources announced Friday the state produced an average of 1.24 million barrels of oil daily in May. That's up more than 19,000 barrels daily from April, and more than 17,000 barrels from the previous record set in December 2014.
North Dakota also produced a record 2.38 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day in May. There were a record 14,755 producing wells in May, up 172 from April.
The May tallies are the latest figures available.
North Dakota sweet crude was fetching $62.50 a barrel on Friday, up more than $4 from the May average and more than $27 from one year ago. | statistics |
http://coiski.com/netflix-now-bigger-cable-no-signs-slowing/ | 2018-06-25T00:23:34 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-26/segments/1529267867304.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20180624234721-20180625014721-00593.warc.gz | 0.953393 | 350 | CC-MAIN-2018-26 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-26__0__237443018 | en | While most people today have televisions in their homes, they’re no longer primarily for cable TV. Netflix, the company we all know and love, has finally surpassed cable television. According to the Leichtman Research, cable companies in the US boast about 48.6 million subscribers, compared to Netflix’s 50.85 million.
That is right, Netflix is bigger than cable.
Though these numbers don’t take into account minor cable networks, this is the first time major pay TV subscriptions has seen a first-quarter net loss.
As cable’s growth slows down, the industry is making room for streaming paid services such as Netflix, Hulu and Crackle — companies that don’t even broadcast live content. Now that Netflix has officially beaten cable by 2 million subscriptions, it will be interesting to see its growth over the next few years.
Since 2012, Netflix has jumped from 23 million subscribers to over 50 million. In the past 5 years alone, the services has doubled its subscriber base. What’s even more telling is that cable has been on the decline since 2012, losing 4 million subscribers.
While the loss may not seem like a massive detriment to its current 48 million subscriber base, it does show that cable isn’t what everyone wants right now. Netflix offers high quality, original and on-demand series that cable or satellite can’t quite match, not to mention its personalization and ease of use.
Do you think Netflix will soon hit a wall and just keep a steady subscriber base? Or do you think the service will continue to grow and grow and be one of the most recognizable companies in the world? Let us know in the comments below. | statistics |
https://denvertc.heylrealestate.com/blog/august-2019-market-update/ | 2020-09-28T04:21:13 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600401585213.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20200928041630-20200928071630-00598.warc.gz | 0.966032 | 391 | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-40__0__93730426 | en | Real Estate Market Conditions: Housing Overview
Summer is coming to an end and Fall is approaching! The growing housing market in Denver continues to increase the average closing price of homes. MLS data shows an increase in the number of homes on the market which gives prospective buyers more options to consider when purchasing a home. In addition, homes are being sold at higher prices due to increasing property value in the Denver area. Fall is the perfect season to take advantage of the housing market! The data below shows the health of the housing market.
Number of Homes Sold:
More than 6,939 homes were sold in the Denver area in the month of August. That is a small decrease from last month.
Average Sold Price:
The average price of a home is currently $477,848 which is a .84% decrease from last month but a 2.58% increase from last year. An increase in selling price is an indicator of growing competition and property values. Homeowners are on average receiving more money selling their homes than in previous years which is encouraging homeowners to sell.
Average Sale-to-List Ratio:
In addition, homes are being close to their original asking price. On average, homeowners are making 99.10% of their home’s original asking price. This rate had no change from July to August.
Average Days On-Market Before Sale:
Homes are staying on the market an average of 33 days before being sold. Closings are 26% faster than last year. An average of 33 days is quick, and this tight market competition will continue to drive the real estate market going forward.
Inventory of Homes:
In Denver and the surrounding area, the inventory of homes has increased by 10% from last year and the number of homes on the market decrease by 2% from July to August. Potential buyers should be aware of the competitive environment if they plan to purchase this Fall. | statistics |
https://www.milex.org/2022/12/02/italian-military-expenditure-to-rise-in-2023/ | 2024-04-23T16:42:28 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296818732.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20240423162023-20240423192023-00448.warc.gz | 0.944996 | 854 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__89565891 | en | The preliminary estimate – carried out by the Mil€x Observatory based on the tables presented by the government with the new Budget Law – shows an increase of over 800 million
The strong growth trend for Italian military spending will continue next year. This is shown by the preliminary estimates of the Mil€x Observatory deriving from the processing of the data contained in the Tables of the provisional budgets of the Ministry of Defence and the other ministries that contribute to Italian military spending (formerly Mise, and Mef) attached to the Budget Law 2023 sent by the Government to Parliament: the new overall increase is over 800 million euros.
Taking into account also the net military pension expenditure borne by Inps (national pension fund), in addition to the ministries’ allocations of funds according to the methodology adopted by Mil€x, the increase goes from the 25.7 billion forecast for 2022 to the 26.5 billion euro estimated for next year.
Driving the increase is the ordinary Defence budget (which also includes non-military expenditure for the Carabinieri in a public order function), which rises from 25.9 to 27.7 billion euro due to the higher personnel costs of the Army, Navy and Air Force (more than 600 million more) and the greater direct resources allocated to the purchase of new armaments (almost 700 million more). Approximately one hundred million euro more is planned for the administration and central commands, as well as for various allowances such as auxiliary staff. It should be emphasised that the overall increase recorded in the Defence budget derives for about one billion from funds provided for ‘at current legislation’ (i.e. deriving from the choices of previous years, in particular those of the Draghi government) and for the remaining approximately 700 million euro from decisions directly attributable to the Meloni government’s budget decisions.
Another by now fundamental item of military expenditure (and for years very significant both in terms of figures and operational and structural value) is the cost of military missions abroad, which are financed by a fund allocated to the budget of the Ministery of Economy and Finance and then transferred to Defence after parliamentary passage. In 2023, the endowment will be over 1.5 billion euro (up by 150 million from the previous year), 90% of which (i.e. almost 1.4 billion) can be attributed to direct military functions. Investments for new armaments remain at the high levels already recorded in 2022: the increase already highlighted in the Ministry of Defence budget is in fact offset by an almost equivalent decrease in indirect resources coming from the former Mise (now the Ministry of Enterprise and Made in Italy), with a consequent confirmation of the overall annual budget earmarked for national rearmament at over 8 billion euro.
Once the Budget Law is approved, the Mil€x Observatory will publish a more in-depth report on Italian military spending 2023, including an estimate of the so-called “NATO integrated budget” and thus its percentage on national GDP.
NOTE ON METHODOLOGY
Let us recall that, starting from a definition of military expenditure that is now shared (and aligned with that of the major international research institutes), our Mil€x Observatory considers the total amount of the Defence Budget as a mere starting point for assessing overall Italian military expenditure. This figure must in fact include additional funds entered in other ministries (mainly the fund for military missions abroad, which is set up at the Ministry of the Economy and Finance, and the funds that the former Ministry for Economic Development makes available for the acquisition and development of weapons systems) and must instead see the vast majority of the Carabinieri Corps’ budget subtracted for consistency of destination and type of use (due to the specific role played by this structure, in particular the forestry part), which is considered only for the component linked to missions abroad.
The new methodology of the Mil€x Observatory on military spending, updated and improved in 2021, also includes in the count figures deriving from other considerations (share of the cost of US bases, amortisation of mortgages on MISE armament spending, impact of military pensions) as will be explained in the in-depth report at the beginning of 2023. | statistics |
https://t7news.com/index.php/2022/02/22/united-xi-wins-against-royal-cc-by-73-runs-and-becomes-super-division-champions/ | 2023-09-24T07:33:32 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506623.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20230924055210-20230924085210-00115.warc.gz | 0.973792 | 516 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__159113686 | en | Shillong: The United XI team defeated the Royal CC team by 73 runs in the final match of the Super Division Shillong Cricket League of the Shillong Cricket Association held today in the Cricket Ground of J.N Stadium, Polo.
United XI has won the Championship for the second time, the first being in 2017.Turning to the match, the toss was won by United XI and chose to bat first in which it made 193 runs for a loss of 5 wickets in 40 overs.
The batsman scoring the most runs for United XI is Rohit Shah who made 72 runs from 93 balls followed by 34 runs from 38 balls Yogesh Tiwari.
From amongst the bowlers of Royal CC, Bipay Ray claimed 1 wicket in 8 overs and gave away only 40 runs while Aaron Nongrum claimed 1 wicket in 7 overs and gave away only 41 runs.
In the second innings, Royal CC could make only 120 runs with all out in just 31.2 overs.
The fall of Royal CC batsmen came after Abir Chakraborty and Bijon Dey claimed 4 wickets each.
Abir Chakraborty claimed 4 wickets in 7 overs and gave away only 18 runs while Bijon Dey claimed 4 wickets in 6.2 overs and gave away only 33 runs.
The batsmen of Royal CC who made the most runs are Nishanta Chakraborty with 31 runs from 60 balls followed by Abhishek Kumar with 25 runs from 18 balls.
A closer analysis of the match revealed the secret to the victory of United XI, which is the addition in the team of veteran players alongside young players compared to the team of Royal CC in which most team members were young players who have just started to make a mark and who still have to prepare more in order to make a name for themselves or shine in the coming years.
At the end of the match, the Man of the Match title was awarded to Rohit Shah of United XI for the 72 runs he made while the Man of the Series was awarded to Jason Lamare of United XI.
The Chief Guest who came and witnessed the final match was Paul Lyngdoh, MDC, Jaiaw constituency who is at the same time also an EM in the KHADC with Gideon L.Kharkongor, General Secretary of the Meghalaya Cricket Association as the Guest of Honour as well as members and office bearers of the SCA and the MCA. | statistics |
https://auburndigest.com/cooper-companies-raises-full-year-earnings-guidance-as-contact-lens-sales-buoy-second-quarter-results/10812/ | 2019-10-18T02:01:56 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-43/segments/1570986677412.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20191018005539-20191018033039-00313.warc.gz | 0.954059 | 431 | CC-MAIN-2019-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-43__0__178410522 | en | The Cooper Companies (COO) ramped up its adjusted earnings guidance after markets closed on Thursday as it posted better-than-expected results for its fiscal second quarter, supported by rising demand for its contact lenses.
The Pleasanton, Calif.-headquartered manufacturer of medical devices used for vision correction and surgical procedures generated revenue of $654.3 million in the three months ended May 30. This was 4% more than in the prior-year period and broadly in line with the consensus estimate of analysts polled by Capital IQ.
Broken down by business segment CooperVision revenue rose 4% to $484.2 million and CooperSurgical revenue rose 4% to $170.1 million. Within CooperVision, the single biggest revenue generator was from Toric contact lenses, worth $155.3 million, up 3% year-on-year. This was followed by sales of non-single use spheres, worth $143.9 million, up 1% and single-use spheres, $135.3 million, up 9%.
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Adjusted earnings per share rose to $2.94 from $2.86 a year earlier. This smashed analysts’ estimates of $2.77 per share.
“This was another solid quarter as our momentum continued in both CooperVision and CooperSurgical. We are very encouraged by our business trends and believe our strategies will continue to drive success,” Albert White, Cooper’s chief executive officer said.
For the full year, the company said that it is targeting adjusted earnings per share of $12.15 to $12.35, up from prior guidance, released in March, for $11.85 to $12.15.
The company forecast that revenue will come in at $2.63 billion to $2.67 billion in the full year, compared to earlier guidance forecasting full year revenue of $2.63 billion to $2.68 billion. | statistics |
http://rosarubicondior.blogspot.com/2015/05/decline-in-religion-in-usa-is.html | 2017-04-24T13:16:08 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917119361.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031159-00407-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.971061 | 2,340 | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-17__0__1863792 | en | |Religion contemplates the best way forward.|
Despite the shrill histrionics that seem at times to swamp the social media and, at least in the USA by all accounts, the TV channels, with toe-curling religious fundamentalism, creating the impression that religion is not only strong but growing and becoming more fundamentalist, the facts are very different.
Survey after survey shows that religion is declining and that that decline is accelerating.
This survey is no exception and shows that, in the USA, the so-called millennials generation is the least religious in the last 60 years and probably the least religious generation in US history. They still have a long way to go to equal the wholesale rejection of religion now happening throughout Europe as evidenced by the massive rejection of Catholic dogma in the recent Irish referendum, but this is none-the-less impressive and augers well for the future. The survey was conducted by a team led by psychologist Jean M. Twenge of San Diego University, California, USA:
In four large, nationally representative surveys (N = 11.2 million), American adolescents and emerging adults in the 2010s (Millennials) were significantly less religious than previous generations (Boomers, Generation X) at the same age. The data are from the Monitoring the Future studies of 12th graders (1976–2013), 8th and 10th graders (1991–2013), and the American Freshman survey of entering college students (1966–2014). Although the majority of adolescents and emerging adults are still religiously involved, twice as many 12th graders and college students, and 20%–40% more 8th and 10th graders, never attend religious services. Twice as many 12th graders and entering college students in the 2010s (vs. the 1960s–70s) give their religious affiliation as “none,” as do 40%–50% more 8th and 10th graders. Recent birth cohorts report less approval of religious organizations, are less likely to say that religion is important in their lives, report being less spiritual, and spend less time praying or meditating. Thus, declines in religious orientation reach beyond affiliation to religious participation and religiosity, suggesting a movement toward secularism among a growing minority. The declines are larger among girls, Whites, lower-SES individuals, and in the Northeastern U.S., very small among Blacks, and non-existent among political conservatives. Religious affiliation is lower in years with more income inequality, higher median family income, higher materialism, more positive self-views, and lower social support. Overall, these results suggest that the lower religious orientation of Millennials is due to time period or generation, and not to age.*
The survey found that the number of adolescents attending religious services has declined sharply:
American adolescents are now less likely to attend religious services. Twice as many 12th graders in 2010–13 reported “never” attending services (21%) compared to 1976–79 (10%). Compared to the early 1970s (12%), more than twice as many college students in the 2010s never attended services (27%). Similar, though smaller, declines (23% and 43%) appear among 8th and 10th graders between the early 1990s and the 2010s. Across all groups, the shift is most pronounced after 2000 as Millennials enter the samples, with the number not attending services increasing 50% for 12th graders (from 14% to 21%), 33% for 10th graders (15% to 20%), and 31% for 8th graders (13% to 17%) between 2000 and 2013. The percentage attending services weekly has also declined steadily; while 40% of 12th graders did so in 1976–79, only 30% did in 2010–13... For 10th and 12th graders, almost all of the decline in religious service attendance (d’s = -.13 and-.14) occurred between 2000 and 2013.*
Percentage of American adolescents who never attend religious services, 1966–2013 (note: 1966 college data trimmed).
A similar decline was found in self-identified religious affiliation and, significantly, the gap between adolescent affiliation and parental affiliation has widened. Children are increasingly making their own decisions and are becoming less inclined to simply follow their parents. This independence of thought and willingness to question and change is a prerequisite to a more profound shift from non-affiliation to non-belief. The road to deconversion begins with questioning received beliefs.
More than twice as many recent 12th graders chose “none” for their religious affiliation compared to the 1960s and 1970s, though the majority still choose a religious affiliation (see Fig 2). Thirty-eight percent more 8th graders and 53% more 10th graders chose “none” as their religious preference in 2010–13 compared to 1991–94. The increase in religious “nones” was especially steep over the last decade. Between 2000 and 2010–13, 31% more 8th graders (13% compared to 17%) professed no religious affiliation, as did 43% more 10th graders (14% to 20%) and 50% more 12th graders (16% to 24%). Three times as many college students in the 2010s (vs. the late 1960s) reported no religious affiliation, though the majority are still affiliated. In just the 13 years between 2000 and 2013, 87% more college students chose no religious affiliation (15% vs. 28%). Compared to the early 1970s, four times as many reported that their mother had no religious affiliation, and more than twice as many reported that their father had no religious affiliation. The gap between students’ affiliation and parents’ affiliation has grown...; this suggests both that more students grew up without religion and that more are abandoning their parents’ religion by college entry.*
Percentage of American adolescents endorsing “none” for religious affiliation, 1966–2014.
The third significant finding was a similar decline in the perceived importance of religion in the lives of those surveyed. Consistent with the decline in attendance at religious service and rejection of organised religions indicated by disaffiliation, young people are viewing religion as much less important to them than it was to their parents. Clearly, religions have failed to keep up with changing values in America's youth and, freed from the need to conform to the in-group dogmas in order to retain affiliation and group identity, young Americans have formed their own opinions and found religious dogma wanting.
Society is going whence religions are unable to follow because to follow means abandoning the defining dogmas of the religion. The overwhelming support for homosexual freedom, same-sex marriage and full female emancipation amongst young people contrasted with the implacable and near-hysterical opposition to them of most churches, is symptomatic of these changes and of the church's inability to follow.
The emotional shackles that once bound people to the teachings and diktats of the church's have been stretched to breaking point. It no longer works to demonise an out-group such as homosexuals or divorcees in order to increase group cohesion of the in-group. What was once the in-group now sees this as hate for hate's sake and a hypocritical dehumanisation of people who, as full human beings, are entitled to the same rights as anyone else.
Compared to those in the 1970s, 12th graders in the 2010s are less likely to say that they believe that churches and religious organizations are doing a good job, less likely to say that they should have more influence, and less likely to donate to religious organizations... The decline in charitable donations is steeper for religious organizations than for other causes... Entering college students in the 2010s were about half as likely as those in the late 1960s to say that they planned to enter the clergy (though this finding should be interpreted with caution given the low base rate). Differences in discussing religion were curvilinear, with fewer doing so during the late 1980s and 1990s, and few differences between the 1960s and the 2010s. Entering college students are now less likely to consider themselves above average in spirituality and less likely to pray or meditate... This suggests that recent generations of young Americans are less spiritual than their predecessors.
Percentage of American adolescents who say that religion is “not important” in their lives (low religiosity), 1976–2013.
Adolescents in the 2010s, especially 12th graders, were less likely to say that religion is important in their lives (see Table 1 and Fig 3). In 2010–13, 22% said religion was “not important,” compared to 12% in 1976–79. Thus, although most still say that religion is at least somewhat important, 75% more 12th graders said religion was “not important” to them. Much of this change occurred between 2000 and 2013, with those saying that religion was not important increasing 57% for 12th graders (from 14% to 22%), 43% for 10th graders (14% to 20%), and 36% for 8th graders (11% to 15%). Most of the mean changes in the importance of religion in life for 10th and 12th graders (d’s = -16 and-.19) occurred after 2000.*
The final conclusion should strike fear in the minds of those now making their living selling false hope and phony 'cures' to superstitious people. They've been rumbled. The cat has been let out of the bag; religions are harmful, hateful, divisive, self-serving and ultimately irrelevant. People don't need 'God' to be good and can live rewarding lives without religion, free from the fear and superstitions that kept previous generations cowed, compliant and willing participants in their own repression and exploitation.
In conclusion, survey results from 11.2 million American adolescents demonstrate a decline in religious orientation, especially after 2000. The trend appears among adolescents as young as 13 and suggests that Millennials are markedly less religious than Boomers and GenX’ers were at the same age. The majority are still religious, but a growing minority seem to embrace secularism, with the changes extending to spirituality and the importance of religion as well. Correlational analyses show that this decline occurred at the same time as increases in individualism and declines in social support. Clearly, this is a time of dramatic change in the religious landscape of the United States.*
As Dan Barker's formerly devoutly fundamentalist Christian mother remarked a few weeks after he came out to her as an Atheist, when she realised that non-belief was a option, "When you think about it, this religion thing is a lot of baloney, isn't it!". The youth of America today have realised, just like the youth of Europe did a generation earlier, that non-belief is an option.
*Twenge JM, Exline JJ, Grubbs JB, Sastry R, Campbell WK (2015)
Generational and Time Period Differences in American Adolescents’ Religious Orientation, 1966–2014.
PLoS ONE 10(5): e0121454. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0121454Copyright: © 2015 Twenge et al. Published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
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https://taiwannews.worldtimes.news/analysts-forecast-double-digit-annual-growth-for-quantas-server-business/ | 2019-11-21T04:04:16 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-47/segments/1573496670729.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20191121023525-20191121051525-00026.warc.gz | 0.943601 | 753 | CC-MAIN-2019-47 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-47__0__54434140 | en | Quanta Computer Inc (廣達電腦) could report double-digit percentage revenue growth in its server business this year and next, despite the lingering uncertainty of the US-China trade dispute and the impact on its notebook computer segment, analysts said.
It could also benefit from growth opportunities in the 5G and Internet of Things (IoT) areas, while fading out from low-profit business, such as the Apple Watch, as intensifying competition adds pressure on margins, they added.
The contribution from server sales is forecast to increase by 12 percent year-on-year to NT$215 billion (US$7.03 billion) this year, and by another 14 percent to NT$245.9 billion next year, Capital Investment Management Corp (群益投顧) said in a client note on Thursday.
“Although the overall server market appears relatively lackluster in 2019, Quanta’s server revenue may maintain strong growth, as its clients are diverse and mostly white-box clients,” the consultancy said.
Quanta’s server business is expected to continue growing on the likely replacement demand due to Intel Corp’s upcoming launch of next-generation server processor Cooper Lake and the rising demand for white-box servers from corporate clients and telecom operators, it said.
Demand for hyperscale datacenters from four major US Internet companies, such as Google Fiber and Facebook Inc, would also boost Quanta’s server sales, it added.
Quanta has in recent years sped up the pace of diversification, from making laptops based on brands’ designs to producing cloud-based computing devices such as tablets, wearable devices, servers and datacenters.
It has been particularly aggressive in edge computing and IoT products, such as Google’s smart speakers and self-driving vehicles, Yuanta Securities Investment Consulting Co (元大投顧) said.
“Quanta is making good progress in edge computing and has been providing servers to Japan’s Rakuten Mobile Network Inc since the first half of 2019, with likely additional contribution from the US and European clients from 2020,” it said in a report on Wednesday.
“We believe the company also has strong ties to Google due to the penetration of Google IoT products and its solid relationships in server and Chromebook businesses,” Yuanta added.
Analysts said that Quanta’s 7.9 percent annual growth in revenue during the first three quarters this year, at NT$265.14 billion, likely implied a contribution from rising cloud-based server shipments, despite a 9.8 percent decline in laptop shipments to 25.3 million units over the same period.
Considering the uncertainty stemming from the US-China dispute, Quanta’s notebook shipments this quarter are forecast to drop 10 percent annually to 8.63 million units and decrease 10 percent to 33.93 million units for the whole of this year, before edging up by 1 percent to 34.3 million units next year, Capital Investment said.
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“These results indicate generally reassuring long-term reproductive outcomes in women diagnosed with [breast cancer] during their reproductive years but also highlight the importance of FP counseling in this population”, say Kenny Rodriguez-Wallberg, from Karolinska Instituet in Stockholm, Sweden, and co-authors.
The team writes that “successful pregnancy after [breast cancer] was possible” for patients who did and did not undergo FP but the likelihood of live birth increased with use of cryopreservation of oocytes and embryos after controlled ovarian stimulation.
The Swedish cohort included 425 breast cancer patients who underwent FP between 1994 and 2017 and an age-, county- and calendar-matched group of 850 women with breast cancer who did not receive FP care.
Women who underwent FP were younger than those who did not (mean 32.1 vs 33.3 years) and less likely to have ever been pregnant before their breast cancer diagnosis (71.1 vs 20.1% nulliparous). The FP group was also more likely to have oestrogen-positive breast cancer (68.0 vs 60.6%) and to be given chemotherapy (93.9 vs 87.7%).
Overall, 22.8% of the women who received FP had at least one live birth after breast cancer diagnosis over an average 4.6 years of follow-up, as did 8.7% of those patients who did not undergo FP, over an average of 4.8 years.
This resulted in a significantly higher live birth rate after breast cancer in the FP group, with a hazard ratio (HR) of 2.3 versus the no FP group, after adjusting for a raft of breast cancer and sociodemographic factors.
Specifically, the 5- and 10-year cumulative rates of live birth after breast cancer were 19.4% and 40.7%, respectively, in the FP cohort, versus 8.6% and 15.8% among the control group.
And FP was associated with a higher rate of women having more than one live birth (37.3 vs 17.7%).
Kenny Rodriguez-Wallberg et el also found that, after a median 4.9 years of follow-up, assisted reproductive technology was more commonly used by the FP group after breast cancer, with an adjusted HR of 4.8.
Moreover, the rate of all-cause mortality was significantly lower in the FP group than the controls, with an adjusted HR of 0.4.
After a median 5.8 years of follow-up, the cumulative 5- and 10-year rates of death in the FP cohort were 5.3% and 13.8%, respectively, compared with corresponding rates of 11.1% and 23.2% in the control group.
The researchers admit that disease-specific and disease-free survival were not investigated in the study and that there could have been a “selection bias”, where women who chose to undergo FP may have been more likely to have a good prognosis than those who did not.
“Whether the proposed healthy FP effect indeed exists, and whether FP is associated with disease-free survival, should be further investigated in large studies of FP safety in the setting of [breast cancer] in young women”, they recommend.
Marklund A, Lundberg FE, Eloranta S, et al. Reproductive outcomes after breast cancer in women with vs without fertility preservation. JAMA Oncol; Advance online publication 19 November 2020. doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2020.5957. | statistics |
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The announcement of Vietnam’s Open Budget Index (OBI) in 2021 was held this morning in Hanoi by the Center for Development and Integration (CDI). Vietnam’s open budget index in 2021 increased nine places compared to 2019, ranked 68th out of 120 countries and territories.
The OBS 2021 survey is the 8th survey with 120 participating countries, an increase of 3 countries compared to OBS 2019. Of the 117 countries participating in the survey in both 2019 and 2021, the global grade point average (GPA) for transparency increased by 1 point, the global GPA for surveillance decreased by 1 point, and the global GPA for participation remained unchanged.
The results of the OBS 2021 survey recognized Vietnam’s positive changes in the budget process: Vietnam’s ranking score in the OBS 2021 survey in all three pillars of transparency, public participation, and budgets monitor increased by 6 points compared to OBS 2019.
Vietnam’s open budget index (OBI) in 2021 reached 44/100 points, close to the world average ranking of 45/100 points, an increase of 6 points compared to OBI 2019, ranking 68th out of 120 countries participated in the OBS 2021 survey, rose 9 places compared to OBI 2019. Among countries in Southeast Asia, Vietnam’s OBI 2021 ranking score is higher than Cambodia and Myanmar.
Vietnam has made public 7 out of 8 core budget documents that need to be disclosed as required by the OBS survey. The mid-term budget report was the only document that has not been made public. The Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance has publicized the report about implementation of the 6-month state budget estimate. However, the content of the report did not meet the requirements of international good practice principles to be considered as a mid-term budget report.
Vietnam’s budget documents in the OBS 2021 survey have been more fully disclosed than in the 2019 OBS survey. Scores on the adequacy of budget documents have increased compared to 2019.
The Citizens Budget Report and the Annual Budget Report were the two documents that have improved the most in terms of publicity compared to 2019 with an increase of 17 and 12 points, respectively.
The public participation rating score is 17/100, an increase of 6 points compared to the 2019 OBS survey. This shows that there were still limits in the availability of public budget information in Vietnam and public participation in the budget-making process. Compared with other countries in Southeast Asia, Vietnam’s ranking for participation in the OBS 2021 survey is higher than Thailand, East Timor, Cambodia, and Myanmar.
The ranking score for budget supervision was 80/100, of which the National Assembly’s supervision was 75/100 and the State Audit’s was 89/100. The global average for budget monitoring was 52/100.
Commenting on Vietnam’s OBI 2021, Ms. Ngo Minh Huong, CDI Director, said: “Transparency of the state budget is a measure to improve the efficiency of the Government’s budget management. Important budget documents have been made more widely available and more complete over the past two OBS reviews. However, publicity alone is not enough, there needs to be a regular and official mechanism for citizens to participate in the budget process. Thus, the budget consultation conducted by the Government and the National Assembly is necessary as a form of participation in the budget-making process. In addition, the National Assembly can also make an explanation of the budget with the National Assembly’s representatives, directly and indirectly feedbacks and contributions with the participation of individuals and organizations. Many issues are of concern to the citizens and are very important for them to understand and contribute ideas to the Government, including budget revenue and expenditure, tax policy, overspending, public debt, policies and spending on social, environmental issues, budgetary, and quality assurance on healthcare and education, etc.”
Ms. Suad Hasan, representative of IBP, said: “The pandemic has not undermined the achievements of transparent and accountable budgeting practices around the world. Most countries can maintain, and in some cases may even inherit, previous results in their annual budget process. Although the survey does not explain why country practices are improving or shrinking, we believe that the resilience and stability of budget disclosure can be achieved based on two factors: increasing digitalization of information and institutionalizing accountability practices.”
Since participating in the OBS survey in 2010, the Government and the Ministry of Finance of Vietnam have made great efforts to fulfill their commitments on disclosing information on the management and use of public resources so that the public can participate in discussions on the budget with reforms in the law and budget administration institutions towards more transparency.
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Innovations in Testing Hypotheses
Advancements in technology have revolutionized the way hypotheses are tested, enabling scientists to collect more precise and comprehensive data. For example, the use of computer simulations and modeling allows scientists to test hypotheses in complex systems, such as climate change or the spread of diseases, without conducting large-scale experiments that may be impractical or unethical.
Furthermore, the advent of big data has opened new avenues for hypothesis testing. By analyzing massive datasets, scientists can uncover patterns and relationships that were previously hidden. This has led to breakthroughs in diverse fields, from genetics to social sciences.
Another innovative approach is the use of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in social sciences and public policy. RCTs involve randomly assigning individuals or groups to different interventions or conditions, allowing scientists to assess cause-and-effect relationships objectively. This methodology has been particularly effective in evaluating the impact of new interventions, policies, or programs.
Testing hypotheses is a cornerstone of scientific inquiry. By formulating hypotheses, designing experiments, and analyzing data, scientists can uncover new knowledge and validate existing theories. The use of statistics and awareness of common pitfalls ensures the accuracy and reliability of results. Innovations in technology and methodology continue to push the boundaries of hypothesis testing, leading to exciting discoveries and advancements in various fields. Delve deeper into the topic by checking out this thoughtfully chosen external site. strategic experimentation, uncover additional information and fresh perspectives on the topic discussed in the article.
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http://yourwinecellar.org/us-wine-sales-to-jump-13-through-2013/ | 2018-01-22T02:39:12 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-05/segments/1516084890947.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20180122014544-20180122034544-00728.warc.gz | 0.949224 | 464 | CC-MAIN-2018-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-05__0__137585892 | en | According to our new report entitled ‘US Wine Market Forecast to 2012’, the US wine market is one of the fastest growing markets in the world, both in terms of production and consumption. Outpacing Italy, the country has become the second largest wine consumer in the world. US wine market at present accounts for around 12% of the global wine consumption. Moreover, according to our estimations, US wine market is expected grow at a CAGR of more than 3% during 2010-2013.
The market is presently dominated by Table or Still wine, which accounts for nearly 90% of the market. While Dessert and Sparkling wine together hold just over 10% market share. The report discusses all the three segments in detail along with the current developments and consumer behavior regarding the wine consumption. In addition to this, we have also discussed the wine sales by color mix.
The report ?US Wine Market Forecast to 2012? provides an extensive research and rational analysis together with reliable statistics of the US wine market. The report thoroughly analyzes the current market trends, new developments and competitive landscape to enable clients understand the market structure and its progress in coming years. The report also includes geographical (provincial) performance, consumer behavior and market drivers.
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https://blog.motorolasolutions.com/en_us/2022-cyber-threats-public-safety/ | 2023-12-11T10:19:12 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679103810.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20231211080606-20231211110606-00136.warc.gz | 0.95045 | 726 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__86649201 | en | As the world returned to a sense of normalcy in 2022, the public safety sector continued to grapple with the cybersecurity threats that became common with the increase of remote work. While cybersecurity threats to the private sector have always been common, cybercrime against the public safety sector has recently increased. In 2022 cybercriminals were the number one threat to public safety agencies.
The Motorola Solutions Threat Intelligence Team compiled the 2022 Cyber Threats to Public Safety report to provide crucial insights into global cybercrime trends to help law enforcement, first responders, municipalities and other entities better understand and prevent cyber threats to their organizations. It details how global disruptions, like war and supply chain challenges, impact cybersecurity in the public safety sector. Here are a few highlights from the report.
A Look Back at the Year In Public Safety Cyberattacks
2022 saw a 13 percent increase in cyberattacks, which were primarily influenced by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The conflict established pro-Russian hacktivist groups, which increased hacktivist activity against public safety agencies by 179 percent. There was also an increase in ransomware attacks from multiple extortion syndicates.
Threat Actor Developments
2022 also saw diminished activity from the LockBit extortion syndicate. While the reason for the decrease in activity remains unknown, it could be attributed to the fact that an alleged LockBit associate was arrested. Another factor that could have caused the decrease is that the syndicate’s ransomware builder became public.
Other threat actors included the BlackCat and Hive extortion syndicates and Russian hacktivists. The most prominent cybersecurity threat actor in 2022, however, was the Royal extortion syndicate, which was responsible for an estimated 16 percent of all cybercrimes in 2022.
As the Russia-Ukraine conflict continues, we expect pro-Russian hacktivists to remain active in 2023. Meanwhile, extortion cybercriminals will likely continue to try and gain access to public safety agencies’ sensitive data. Cybercriminals are expected to increase the sophistication of their attacks both in the United States and globally.
The PSTA Intelligence Team observed a record of 85 cyberattacks on public safety in Q1 2023, as reported in the Q1 2023 Cyber Threat Report, available exclusively to PSTA members. This upward trend can be attributed to increased cybercrime beyond public safety. Financially motivated threat actors, such as extortion groups, data brokers, and initial access brokers, were behind 81 percent of the attacks on public safety entities.
The largest increase in attack type affecting public safety in Q1 were network compromises conducted by initial access brokers. In total, network compromises accounted for 15 attacks, a 114 percentage increase over Q4 2022 attacks.
Data breaches also continued to rise in Q1. The Intelligence team observed 23 data breaches impacting public safety, an increase of 28 percent over Q4 2022. Federal government and military entities continued to be the number one public safety victim type. Overall, there were 45 attacks observed, a 32 percent increase over Q4 2022.
About the Public Safety Threat Alliance
The Public Safety Threat Alliance (PSTA) is an information sharing and analysis organization (ISAO) established by Motorola Solutions that is recognized by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). The PSTA regularly publishes research, such as the 2022 Cyber Threats report, that is shared with members. It also hosts regular webinars featuring our cybersecurity analysts and other experts. The PSTA provides threat intelligence for member public sector organizations at no cost.
Download your copy of the full 2022 Cyber Threats to Public Safety report here. | statistics |
https://huntforcollege.weebly.com/blog/do-you-care-about-earnings | 2023-09-24T04:47:28 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506559.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20230924023050-20230924053050-00127.warc.gz | 0.972996 | 211 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__5720177 | en | The new College Scorecard website https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/, breaks down earnings for college graduates by school. The parameters are that the students included are those who received federal student loans and the time accessed is ten years after enrollment (so between six and four years after graduation depending on how long the student spent in college). One can sort by the percentage earned above the earnings of a high school graduate, the average annual cost (after aid is received), graduation rate (after six years), name and size of the school. This is invaluable because it reveals that some of the most expensive schools do not result in more earnings for graduates and some less expensive schools do. This is examined in a recent NY Times article, http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/14/upshot/gaps-in-alumni-earnings-stand-out-in-release-of-college-data.html. The website is easy to understand and use. I urge every student and parent to examine it. | statistics |
https://artsboard.wisconsin.gov/pages/Commerce/EconomicImpactAEP5.aspx | 2024-04-20T13:41:54 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817650.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20240420122043-20240420152043-00407.warc.gz | 0.951611 | 879 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__82190133 | en | The Arts Mean Business In Wisconsin
June 2018: MADISON, WI – The Wisconsin Arts Board joins Americans for the Arts in announcing the results of a comprehensive economic impact study of the nonprofit arts and culture industry conducted in Wisconsin from 2016-2017. The study reveals that local nonprofit arts organizations generate $657 million in economic activity annually, resulting in nearly $75 million in local and state tax revenues, 26,695 in full-time equivalent jobs and $555 million in resident income.
These results were compiled as part of a national report entitled Arts & Economic Prosperity 5 released today. A PDF version of the full Wisconsin report is available here.
"The arts and culture – the creative industries – mean jobs for Wisconsin," Arts Board Chairperson Kevin Miller stated. "This new study underscores the importance of the creative industries' return on investment, through the many jobs in the arts, and the important role they play in creating the vibrant communities necessary to retain and attract the entrepreneurs and skilled workforce Wisconsin needs in order to compete in the 21stcentury."
The Wisconsin study was commissioned by the Wisconsin Arts Board as part of its legislative mandate to study the arts in Wisconsin. The Arts Board also helped to facilitate the gathering of the detailed economic data from 363 Wisconsin arts organizations as well as 8,060 audience surveys. The study measures only the impact provided by organizations and audiences, and excludes spending by individual artists and the for-profit arts and entertainment sector (like Broadway or the film industry).
"The Wisconsin Arts Board is proud to have partnered with Americans for the Arts on this study," said George Tzougros, Executive Director of the Wisconsin Arts Board. "We value the arts for their intrinsic worth, and this study reminds us that we can also value their economic contributions. We thank Wisconsin's nonprofit arts organizations and their audiences for participating in the study and for their significant contributions to Wisconsin's creative economy."
In this study, economic impact is defined as the employment (full-time equivalent jobs), resident household income (salary, wages, proprietary income), and government revenue (taxes, license fees, and all the ways governments collect revenue) generated by the dollars spent in the community by nonprofit arts organizations and their audiences.
The $657 million total includes $377 million in spending by arts organizations and $280 million in event-related spending by arts audiences – excluding the costs of admission.
The $280 million in event-related spending by arts audiences reflects an average of $37.26 per person in spending for hotels, restaurants, parking, souvenirs, refreshments, or other similar costs—with non-local attendees spending significantly more than local attendees ($78.38 compared to $30.27).
Nationally, according to the Americans for the Arts report, the nonprofit arts industry generates 4.6 million jobs and $166.3 billion in economic activity every year, resulting in $27.5 billion in federal, state, and local government revenues. The $166.3 billion total includes $63.8 billion in spending by arts organizations and $102.5 billion in event-related spending by arts audiences.
"This study demonstrates that the arts provide both cultural and economic benefits, said Robert L. Lynch, Americans for the Arts President and CEO. "No longer do community leaders need to feel that a choice must be made between arts funding and economic development. Arts and Economic Prosperity 5 proves that they can choose both. Nationally as well as locally, the arts mean business."
The national study was supported by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Barr Foundation, and The Ruth Lilly Fund of Americans for the Arts. Americans for the Arts' local and statewide project partners—such as the Wisconsin Arts Board—contributed both time and financial support to the study. The full text of the national report is available here.
The Wisconsin Arts Board is the state agency which nurtures creativity, cultivates expression, promotes the arts, supports the arts in education, stimulates community and economic development and serves as a resource for people of every culture and heritage.
Americans for the Arts is the nation's nonprofit organization for advancing the arts in America. Established in 1960, Americans for the Arts' is dedicated to representing and serving local communities and creating opportunities for every American to participate in and appreciate all forms of the arts. | statistics |
https://franchisingmagazineusa.com/latest_news/hteao-recognized-by-inc-regionals-2023-fastest-growing-companies-in-the-southwest/ | 2023-09-23T05:01:52 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506479.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20230923030601-20230923060601-00534.warc.gz | 0.951745 | 327 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__76653185 | en | HTeaO, America’s largest iced tea franchise, ranked No. 59 on Inc. magazine’s fourth annual Inc. 5000 Regionals Southwest list, the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing private companies based in Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. Born of the annual Inc. 5000 franchise, this regional list represents a unique look at the most successful companies within the Southwest economy’s most dynamic segment–its independent small businesses.
The Inc. Regionals recognizes additional up-and-coming fast-growth companies in key regions across the country. HTeaO was one of 166 companies recognized for its two-year revenue growth from 2019 to 2021 and southwest expansion. HTeaO experienced a Two-Year Revenue Growth of 240 Percent.
“Growing regionally has always been our strategy to test, perfect, and enhance our business model as we bring it to more communities across the United States,” said Andrew Hawes, Chief Development Officer of HTeaO. “We’re honored that our expansion has been recognized by Inc. Magazine for our efforts expanding across the southwest region.”
The companies on this list show a remarkable rate of growth across all industries in the Southwest region. Between 2019 and 2021, these 166 private companies had an average growth rate of 557 percent and, in 2021 alone, they added 16,116 jobs and nearly $5.5 billion to the Southwest region’s economy. Companies based in the Austin, Scottsdale and Fort Worth areas had the highest growth rates overall. https://hteao.com/ | statistics |
https://n1-casino-online.com/en/kasyna-w-nevadzie-ustanowily-rekord-przychodow-w-maju-z-wygranymi-w-wysokosci-12-miliarda-dolarow/ | 2022-06-28T23:52:03 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-27/segments/1656103619185.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20220628233925-20220629023925-00336.warc.gz | 0.969828 | 564 | CC-MAIN-2022-27 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-27__0__198710689 | en | Nevada casinos won more money from players in May than in any other month in the state's gambling history.
According to figures published by the Nevada Gaming Control Board, players lost $1.20 billion at Silver State casinos in May. This huge number surpasses the previous record that was set in October 2015 when casinos won $ 1.1.17 billion.
This is the third consecutive month that gambling operators have been able to pool the sum to exceed $ 1 billion in gross gaming income, further cementing the rebound in the market in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. In April, casinos recorded a win of $ 1.039 billion.
"We're surprised if you asked me last month, I wouldn't say we'll hit $ 1 billion three months in a row," said Michael Lawton, senior research analyst at the Nevada Gaming Control Board. Forbes.
"Demand is high, consumers are healthy and visits to the Strip will rebound."
The Las Vegas Strip generally drives the state totals. Even as the industry fell after Governor Steve Sisolak reopened the casino market in June 2019, areas where local players were the main customer base saw a rebound faster than tourists. -friendly Las Vegas Strip.
In May, casinos on the Strip accounted for $ 75.5 million of the state's total gambling revenue. Clark County, which covers the greater part of Las Vegas, accounted for almost the entirety of the $ 1 billion 039 gambling revenue from that county alone.
The year-over-year numbers are worthless given that the entire state market has been forced to close for 2020. Aside from online gambling, which is mostly just poker, Nevada players had nothing to bet on. In most areas a year ago, there were huge year-on-year declines.
Regardless, the record numbers are crazy to increase 20,970%. Even compared to May 2019, before the pandemic, every county in the state experienced an increase in income. The Strip is up 26.7% compared to May 2017.
The massive increase in demand comes as the number of vaccinations and COVID rises Induced constraints are decreasing. In mid-May, most Las Vegas casinos began to ditch the plexiglass partitions that were installed to keep players separate and increase social distancing. Less than a week later, regulators dropped the immunized player mask, changing their rules to align with the new CDC guidelines.
While this record was mainly driven by revenue growth on the Las Vegas Strip, other areas of the state also saw significant gains. After a recorded win of 61.8 million in April, Reno casinos saw a slight jump to $65.8 million in May. Compared to April, revenues in downtown Las Vegas remained relatively low with 75 winnings of $ 2 million. | statistics |
https://www.skillenable.com/post/the-crucial-role-of-mathematics-in-data-science-a-guide-to-essential-mathematical-concepts | 2024-02-27T00:43:12 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474669.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20240226225941-20240227015941-00216.warc.gz | 0.898894 | 753 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__116961369 | en | Mathematics is the foundation for various scientific disciplines, including data science and machine learning. Data scientists must have a solid understanding of the mathematical concepts that underlie the algorithms and techniques used in these fields. While programming skills, business acumen, and analytical thinking are important, knowing the mathematical machinery provides an edge in the data science domain.
Professionals transitioning from other fields to data science, such as web developers or business analysts, may have experience with data but not necessarily with rigorous mathematical modelling. Data science emphasizes scientific exploration and requires specific mathematical skills. To excel in data science, it is recommended to study the following topics:
1. Functions, Variables, Equations, and Graphs: This encompasses fundamental concepts such as logarithmic and exponential functions, polynomial functions, basic geometry, trigonometric identities, real and complex numbers, series, inequalities, and graphing techniques. These concepts are applicable in scenarios like analyzing time series data or understanding the dynamics of algorithms like binary search.
2. Statistics: A solid understanding of statistics and probability is essential in data science. Key concepts include data summarization, descriptive statistics, probability calculus, Bayes' theorem, probability distributions, sampling, hypothesis testing, A/B testing, confidence intervals, p-values, ANOVA, t-test, and linear regression with regularization. Mastery of these concepts is helpful for both daily data science tasks and impressing in interviews.
3. Linear Algebra: Linear algebra plays a crucial role in understanding machine learning algorithms and their data processing operations. Topics to focus on include matrix and vector properties, linear transformations, transpose, rank, determinant, matrix multiplication, special matrices, matrix factorization, vector space, inner and outer products, eigenvalues, eigenvectors, and singular value decomposition. Linear algebra is essential for tasks like dimensionality reduction using techniques like principal component analysis and for representing neural network structures.
4. Calculus: Calculus is widely used in data science and machine learning. Concepts such as limits, continuity, differentiability, mean value theorems, maxima and minima, product and chain rules, Taylor's series, integration, and differential equations are important to grasp. Understanding calculus is crucial for algorithms like logistic regression that rely on concepts like gradient descent and derivatives.
5. Discrete Math: Although not as frequently discussed in data science, discrete math forms the basis for computational systems used in data analytics projects. Topics to review include sets, subsets, combinatorics, proof techniques (induction, proof by contradiction), logic, basic data structures (stacks, queues, graphs, arrays, hash tables, trees), graph properties, recurrence relations, and growth of functions. Discrete math is relevant in tasks like social network analysis and understanding algorithmic complexity.
6. Optimization and Operation Research Topics: These topics are highly relevant in fields like theoretical computer science, control theory, and operation research. However, a basic understanding can also benefit machine learning practice. Optimization concepts such as formulating problems, convexity, linear programming, integer programming, constraint programming, and randomized optimization techniques (hill climbing, simulated annealing, genetic algorithms) are valuable for solving estimation and constraint optimization problems in machine learning.
By studying and refreshing these mathematical topics, aspiring data scientists can better understand the underlying principles behind data science algorithms. There are various online resources, such as Coursera, edX, and Khan Academy, that provide courses specifically tailored to these topics. Investing time and effort in mastering these mathematical foundations will empower data scientists to unlock hidden insights in their data analysis and machine learning projects, enabling them to excel in the field. | statistics |
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Average deal size is a metric used by SaaS companies that represents the average amount of money that customers spend on a solution. Another way to explain it is the average amount of money a business makes per deal they close.
Average deal size can be calculated by taking the total revenue earned in a given period and dividing it by the number of closed-won opportunities during that timeframe. ACV is often calculated on a monthly or quarterly basis and used as a key performance indicator (KPI) for the business. Average deal size can be a helpful metric to use when evaluating the performance of sales teams, and it can also be used to determine the price points that are most likely to see leads convert.
Example: Luca's company closed three deals in the last month, worth $5,200, $6,700, and $7,000, respectively. He added the value of each deal up to a total of $18,900, which he divided by three to find an average deal size of $6,300. | statistics |
https://adammayers.com/2021/06/07/medtech-rebounds-as-pandemic-eases/ | 2023-06-09T21:27:12 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224656833.99/warc/CC-MAIN-20230609201549-20230609231549-00568.warc.gz | 0.958001 | 1,000 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__32175795 | en | As COVID-19 vaccination rates rise and economies reopen, parts of the healthcare system that have been affected by the pandemic are also gathering steam.
Delayed surgeries and other procedures are being rescheduled, creating demand for hospital services, medical devices, supplies and drugs. More people are visiting doctors offices for non-urgent, but delayed, needs.
Here’s an update on a global medical technology company and a medical devices ETF that stand to benefit as conditions improve.
Medtronic Inc. (NYSE: MDT) Closed Friday at $123.85. All figures in U.S. dollars
Background: Medtronic is the world’s largest medical device company with a market capitalization of $168 billion. It gets 60% of its sales and profits outside the U.S. and employs 90,000 people in 150 countries of whom 10% are research scientists.
Though headquartered in Ireland, Medtronic is operationally based in Minnesota and has four segments. Cardiovascular management devices, including pacemakers are the largest at 40% of sales. Wound closure products and imaging devices are another 28%. Robots, implants and surgical tools are 26%. The remaining 7% is from the diabetes group which makes insulin pumps and other consumables.
Performance: Medtronic shares are are 28.5% in the past 12 months. Year-to-date the shares are up 6.5%.
Recent developments: Medtronic’s fourth quarter results showed a strong end to a year affected significantly by the pandemic. Adjusted quarterly earnings of $2.04 billion were about 2½ times that of the same period a year ago when hospitals were calling off elective procedures and reducing purchases of surgical equipment.
Quarterly revenue rose 36.6% to $8.18 billion from $5.99 billion a year ago.
CEO Geoff Martha noted in a statement that most of its markets have returned to near normal, pre-COVID growth levels. He expects growth to accelerate throughout the year.
Dividend: Medtronic raised its dividend 7.4% to $0.58 per quarter with the April payment, its 43rd consecutive year of increase. The stock yields 1.83% at current prices.
Outlook: Medtronic’s has a trailing 12-month p/e ratio that sits at a lofty 46.9. That means high expectations are built into its share price. But it continues to grow organically and its investment in R&D through its scientific staff is a hidden asset.
As economies reopen Medtronic will benefit while also leveraging existing trends of world aging and emerging market growth.
iShares U.S. Medical Devices ETF (NYSE: IHI) Closed Friday at $337. 52. All figures in U.S. dollars.
Background: This ETF was launched in 2006 and is focused on U.S. manufacturers in the medical device sector. It has $8.6 billion in assets and holds 64 stocks with the top five holdings accounting for 51% of the fund.
The top five are Abbott Labs (14%), Thermo Fisher Scientific (12%), Medtronic (11%), Danaher Corp. (9%), and Intuitive Surgical (5%).
Performance: The ETF is 26.5% higher in the past 12 months and 2.8% year-to-date. The performance of the top holdings led the gains.
Abbott Labs beat expectations in its recent quarter in which sales of COVID-19 tests made up 20% of total revenue. Abbott earned $1.8 billion, or $1 per share, triple the $544 million in the same quarter a year ago. Sales of $10.4 billion were 35% higher. Abbott sells a range of generic drugs as well as medical devices and nutrition products such as Ensure and Similac.
Thermo Fisher also beat first-quarter estimates as strong sales of materials to make COVID-19 vaccines and treatments helped offset slowing demand for tests that detect the virus. Revenue increased 59% year over year to $9.9 billion. Adjusted EPS jumped 145%. It reported $2.9 billion of COVID-19 response revenue in the first quarter, which includes sales related to vaccines and therapies.
Medtronic’s latest sales and earnings (see above) beat analyst expectations.
Key metrics: The ETF has a management fee of 0.42% and a modest trailing 12-month dividend yield of 0.23%. It also has a high p/e ratio of 42.1, which says high expectations are built into the price. Any distributions would be subject to U.S. withholding tax.
This is an edited version of article that appeared in the Internet Wealth Builder on May 31, 2021.
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https://realtorfuel.rocks/the-surprising-truth-about-millenial-homebuyers/ | 2024-04-13T03:30:13 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816535.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20240413021024-20240413051024-00509.warc.gz | 0.977395 | 2,428 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__198526669 | en | Despite the common belief that millennials are not ready to purchase homes, new research suggests that they are in fact eager to become homeowners. One reason for this may be the low interest rates that are still available. Another reason may be that, despite having a lot of debt, millennials are financially secure overall.
A Bank of America survey done in 2018 says that most millennials, over 72%, think that buying a house is their top priority. The only thing that was more important to them than that was retirement, at 80%. Lower on the list were getting married and having children, at 50% and 44% respectively. For millennials, owning a home is not only a good investment, but something that is part of the American Dream.
I’m a real estate agent. What should I know about working with millennial homebuyers?
Many millennials are delaying major life milestones such as getting married and having children. They are also putting off purchasing their first home. The main reason for this is because they are trying to get their financial situation in order first. Millennials have a lot of student loan debt and many are still living at home with their parents. They are also waiting longer to get married and have children.
A study has found that almost half of young adults aged 23 to 26 rely on their families for financial support. Therefore, the median age for purchasing a home is 29, which is significantly older than prior generations.
Around four out of every five millennials are buying their first home, which is not surprising given that most of them are in their twenties. This means that it is very important for them to find a good real estate agent, since they have no experience with buying a home.
In other words, they are looking for stability in a time of chaos and uncertainty. The popular belief that millennials are flaky and noncommittal is inaccurate. Millennial home buyers are actually looking for stability in a time of chaos and uncertainty. They want to purchase a home in a safe neighborhood with a good school district and a short commute to work.
A majority of millennials are open to the idea of buying a fixer-upper and putting money into renovating it to match their vision, as opposed to buying a picture-perfect home.
Millennials overwhelmingly prefer to search for properties on their mobile phones, with 63% saying it is their preferred method. When working with millennials, it is important to find out their preferred communication method, which is most likely to be a text message or email, but phone calls may also be preferred.
Millennials are known for researching everything before making a decision – this also applies to choosing a real estate agent. Your online presence is important as the first step a millennial will take when considering you is searching for you online.
Make sure that your online reviews, web content, and social media pages show your personality as an agent. People looking to buy a home will research every home you show them, and they’re more likely to be interested in a property that has photos, videos, and a 3-D digital tour than one with just a few pictures.
Although millennials like to research a topic before they start a project, they still understand the importance of working with a knowledgeable and reliable agent. According to the 2018 Home Buyer and Seller Generational Trends Report, 90 percent of buyers aged 37 years and younger purchased their home through a real estate agent. This is primarily because first-time home buyers are unaware of the intricacies of a real estate transaction and need assistance from a real estate agent to understand the purchasing process.
Marriage is no longer as popular as it once was, especially among millennials. Many millennials are choosing not to get married, or are waiting until later in life to do so. According to a report from the Pew Research Center, it’s estimated that 25% of millennials will never get married. As a result of this, 20% of millennial homebuyers live with a partner but aren’t married. This is a much higher percentage than any other generation, where typically most homebuyers have been married before purchasing a home.
Millennials are typically more decisive than prior generations when it comes to purchasing a home. They often know exactly what they want and need in a home, and as a result, they usually take around eight weeks to make a decision on a new property. This is likely due to the fact that many millennials spend time renting or living with their parents before purchasing a home, during which they have the opportunity to figure out exactly what they are looking for in a property.
Millennials are interested in communal living spaces and working from home. They are attracted to neighborhoods with communal workspaces and lively cafes.
Co-working spaces like WeWork, Techspace, Green Desk, and Impact Hub are changing office culture by providing enjoyable and effective places to work for remote workers. If you’re selling to millennials, being near these spaces is a great selling point. Other things that millennials tend to like are areas with monthly social events, outdoor dining, and rooftop bars and lounges.
MILLENNIAL HOME BUYER STATISTICS
- 90% of millennials would buy a house sight unseen, a 10% increase from 2021.
- 1 in 6 millennials would be willing to offer $100,000 or more above asking price for their dream home.
- Nearly half of millennials (46%) expect to max out their budgets when buying a home, with one-third (33%) planning to purchase a home that costs more than the median U.S. home price of about $405,000.
- Millennials (82%) are more likely than boomers (62%) to purchase a fixer-upper, but 1 in 4 who do so regret it.
- 82% of millennials have more than $10,000 in savings — a 25% increase from last year — but one-third plan to put down less than 20% on their homes.
- 92% of millennials have some debt. Of those, 70% have more than $10,000 in debt, and 1 in 3 owe more than $50,000.
- As millennials spend less time at home, they want smaller homes — 1,700 square feet on average, compared to 2,400 square feet a year ago.
- More than half (51%) of all respondents feel stressed or anxious about homeownership, with more than 40% fearing a potential housing market crash.
- Nearly one-third of millennials (31%) plan to live in their homes for less than five years.
Nearly 85% of Millennials Aren’t Buying a Home When Planned
About half of millennials who are interested in buying a home are doing so earlier than they had originally planned, while the other half have delayed their plans to buy.
A lot of people are choosing to buy houses now even though they may be expensive and not perfect for them because they’re worried prices will only go up from here.
Over one-third of respondents said they would buy a home in the next one to two years if mortgage rates stay the same, while 24% said the same about rent prices. Some people want to get a mortgage while interest rates are low. However, not as many millennials are buying homes because rates are going back up. In 2021, 40% of respondents said they bought a home because of low interest rates. This number dropped to 33% in 2022. If mortgage rates stay the same, 33% of respondents said they would buy a home in the next one to two years. 24% said the same about rent prices.
Additionally, 37% of millennials are motivated to purchase a home due to the need to start a family, and 27% want to maintain the same standard of living as their friends who have already purchased homes.
Almost half of millennials believe that buying a home is a good investment.
Forty-three percent of millennials are worried about finding affordable homes and delaying their purchase as a result. Many of them have been priced out of the market or outbid by other buyers.
Besides altering home-buying plans, the market has prompted millennials to:
- Expand their search location (47%)
- Increase their budget (46%)
- Make sacrifices to afford homeownership (45%)
- Sell their house for a much higher price (42%)
- Decrease their desired square footage (34%)
90% of Millennials Would Buy a Home Sight Unseen
Home buyers in 2021 have less time to think about their decision than in previous years. Listed homes are selling an average of 17 days, compared to 21 days in 2020 and 38 days in 2019.
An increasing number of millennials would buy a home without touring it first, compared to boomers. This is likely due to a desire for speed.
Sight-unseen homes aren’t without risks, and millennials said they would only consider it under the right circumstances. Millennials said they could be convinced to buy a home sight unseen if:
- The home was listed at a great price point (56%)
- The home was a new build with no previous owners (56%)
- The seller offered concessions such as paying for closing costs, waiving inspection fees, or offering repair credits (49%)
- There was high competition from other buyers (48%)
- They could lock in low interest rates (43%)
- They were unable or unwilling to travel (31%)
- They disliked their current living space (24%)
While it’s not the ideal situation, you can buy a home without touring it in person. Technology has made this possible. Of those who would buy a home sight unseen, 71% said they’d need to see a live or pre-recorded virtual tour before making an offer.
The majority of home buyers would want to view photos before making an offer, with 1 in 25 saying they’d consider buying a home after seeing only online images.
Nearly one third of millennials are willing to take risks by living in their next home for less than five years, despite financial experts’ advice that home values usually take at least that long to appreciate enough to cover closing expenses.
Although closing costs can be expensive, in a hot housing market values increase at a rapid pace and can exceed the closing costs in as little as five years. This option would make financial sense and be appealing to millennials who had to make sacrifices on their home choice because of budget limitations or competition.
Although a majority of millennials don’t plan on staying in their next home for more than 20 years, there is still a significant portion of them that do plan on staying for a longer period of time. This means that any risky decisions they make regarding their home could end up being very costly.
Millennials Want Smaller, Cheaper Houses as They Spend Less Time at Home
As prices for housing continue to increase, millennials are looking for smaller and more affordable homes. The competition in the housing market is making it difficult for millennials to find affordable homes.
The average millennial is now looking for a home that is only 1,700 square feet, which is significantly less than the 2,400 square feet that was desired last year.
The reason that millennials last year wanted more space in their homes is probably because they were spending more time at home due to shelter-in-place and social distancing ordinances. However, now that restrictions from the pandemic are easing and more people are getting vaccinated against COVID-19, millennials are spending less time at home and don’t need as much space.
The dimensions that millennials wanted in a home before the pandemic broke out in 2020 are similar to the dimensions they want now. | statistics |
https://thestripesblog.com/the-theoretical-probability-of-a-couple-having-a-baby-girl-is-what-is-p-girl-girl-girl-find-out-the-answers-here/ | 2023-12-02T09:48:12 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100381.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20231202073445-20231202103445-00648.warc.gz | 0.935616 | 897 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__195065200 | en | The Theoretical Probability of a Couple Having a Baby Girl Is . What Is P(Girl, Girl, Girl)?
Having a baby is an exciting and life-changing event for any couple. While many factors come into play when it comes to the gender of a child, understanding the theoretical probability can provide some insight. In this article, I’ll be exploring the concept of theoretical probability and specifically addressing the question: “What is P(girl, girl, girl)?”
Theoretical probability refers to the likelihood of an event occurring based on mathematical calculations rather than observed data. When it comes to the gender of a child, the chances are often assumed to be 50-50 – that is, an equal chance of having either a boy or a girl. However, when considering multiple births in succession, such as three girls in a row (girl, girl, girl), we need to take into account conditional probabilities.
To calculate P(girl, girl, girl), we must multiply together the probabilities of each individual birth being a girl. Since each birth is independent of the others and has a 50% chance of resulting in either gender outcome (boy or girl), we can use basic multiplication: 0.5 * 0.5 * 0.5 = 0.125.
Therefore, P(girl,girl,girl) is equal to 0.125 or 12.5%. It’s important to note that while this calculation represents the theoretical probability based on assumptions and mathematical models, actual outcomes may vary due to various genetic factors and chance.
In conclusion, understanding the theoretical probability can shed light on our expectations regarding certain events like having children. While P(girl,girl,girl) might seem low at first glance with its result of 12.5%, it’s crucial to remember that these calculations are based on assumptions and generalizations rather than guarantees for specific outcomes in real-life scenarios.
Understanding Theoretical Probability
Let’s delve into the concept of theoretical probability and explore its significance in predicting outcomes. Theoretical probability is a fundamental concept in mathematics that helps us understand the likelihood of an event occurring based on our knowledge of the underlying conditions.
Firstly, it’s important to note that theoretical probability deals with idealized situations where all possible outcomes are equally likely. Imagine flipping a fair coin – there are only two possible outcomes, heads or tails, each with a 50% chance of occurring. In this case, the theoretical probability of getting heads is 0.5 (or 1/2), and the same goes for getting tails.
Now, let’s consider a scenario where we’re interested in determining the probability of a couple having three baby girls in succession. Assuming that gender is determined solely by chance and each birth is independent from the others, we can apply the principles of theoretical probability to analyze this situation.
Since there are two possibilities for each birth (a girl or a boy) and each event is independent, we can multiply their probabilities together to find the overall probability. In this case, since we’re looking specifically at three consecutive baby girls, we need to calculate P(girl) * P(girl) * P(girl).
If we assume an equal likelihood for both genders at each birth (which may not always be true due to biological factors), then P(girl) would be 0.5 (or 1/2). Therefore, the theoretical probability of having three baby girls in succession would be:
P(girl, girl, girl) = P(girl) * P(girl) * P(girl) = 0.5 * 0.5 * 0.5 = 0.125 (or 1/8)
So according to theoretical probability calculations based on equal chances for boys and girls at each birth, the likelihood of having three baby girls in a row is 0.125, or 1 in 8.
It’s important to remember that theoretical probability provides us with a framework for understanding probabilities based on idealized conditions. In reality, various factors can influence the actual outcomes, such as genetic predispositions or environmental factors. Nonetheless, theoretical probability serves as a valuable tool for analyzing and predicting events within controlled settings.
By grasping the concept of theoretical probability and its application to different scenarios, we can gain insights into the likelihood of specific outcomes and make informed decisions based on this knowledge. | statistics |
https://www.ussportsdownunder.com.au/espn-australia-reveals-record-breaking-ratings-for-super-bowl-xlvi | 2018-05-24T11:34:21 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-22/segments/1526794866276.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20180524112244-20180524132244-00564.warc.gz | 0.967203 | 316 | CC-MAIN-2018-22 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-22__0__175299494 | en | ESPN recently announced that Super Bowl XLVI has replaced Game 6 of the 2011 NBA Finals as the highest rated program in the history of ESPN Australia. This years' coverage peaked at 133,200 viewers with an average audience of 94,177 watching the New York Giants defeat the New England Patriots early Monday morning, reaching an estimated total of 310,000 people on the day. Considering the length of the broadcast such numbers are a good sign. The average audience number went up a whopping 49% when compared to those last year in the 2011 Super Bowl between the Green Bay Packers and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Impressively this is despite the fact that the game was also being shown live on free-to-air television. ESPN Commercial Director Australia/NZ, Gus Seebeck, said the network was extremely proud of the ratings result and that the numbers underline "the growing popularity of the NFL in Australia." The figures are just rewards for the ESPN Australia team who believed in the NFL's popularity in Australia, throwing their support behind increased NFL programming this season. Recently, Australians have become spoiled for choice when it comes to NFL programming as the game reaches a wider audience than ever before. Limited access to the league has long been a problem for NFL fans in Australia and was a major contributor to its somewhat limited popularity. Ideally, as the level of exposure increases the popularity of the NFL will continue to grow leading to more figures like the ones seen on Super Bowl XLVI. Our weekly TV Guide will continue to keep you informed of NFL relation content on both free-to-air and paid networks. | statistics |
https://xcitecarleasing.co.uk/blog/decade-of-car-crimes/ | 2024-02-28T06:27:05 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474697.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20240228044414-20240228074414-00634.warc.gz | 0.964608 | 1,553 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__178223778 | en | A Decade of Car Crimes Investigated
We’ve taken a look through 10 years worth of data sets, including those from the Office of National Statistics’ Crime Survey and the Government’s Road Casualties Report, to identify the biggest car-related crimes over the last 10 years. From 2010 to 2020* there were a whopping 6,940,716 car-related crimes. From vehicle thefts to crimes committed behind the wheel, which type of car-related crime happens the most?
Let’s find out!
Only a 4% Increase in All Car Related Crime in the Last Decade
Between 2010 and 2019, the number of court proceedings for motoring offences increased by just 4% in England and Wales, despite more and more cars being on the road. This is according to the Government’s latest criminal justice system report. Back in 2010, there were 681,594 total proceedings for all vehicle offences, ranging from speeding to causing death by dangerous driving.
2019 Had The Highest Number of Car Crimes Overall
In terms of the yearly trends, we were on an alarming stream of increases year on year until the restrictions of 2020 brought things back into line. Since 2013, when the overall total of proceedings for motor vehicle crimes was at 570,481, there was a steady increase each year:
Will 2021 see a return to those monumental figures or is our ‘new way of living’ going to bring a reduction in vehicle related crimes overall?
47% of all Motoring Crimes in the Last Decade were for Speeding or Insurance Offences
As a measure of the scale, almost half of all car crimes in the last decade were either speeding or insurance-related. Combined, they make up 47% of all offences, with 1,588,684 prosecutions for speeding and 1,429,518 vehicle insurance offences.
Other crimes that were on the higher end include vehicle registration and excise licence offences and failing to supply the correct ID for the driver, with an average of 98,132 and 82,969 cases respectively over the last ten years.
Speeding Offences Increased By 57% in the Last Decade
Although the vast majority of motor vehicle crimes have fallen when comparing the data back in 2010 to that of 2019, proceedings for speeding have increased by 57%, jumping from 127,600 in 2010 to 200,513 in 2019.
Car Theft Prosecutions Down by 58%
Car theft is probably one of the car crimes that most easily springs to mind, but it just missed out on our top 10 as it has been steadily decreasing over the last decade, by 58%. It’s also of major concern to car owners so we investigated where, when and how these car thefts have occurred between 2010-2020.*
These alarming stats are cause for concern.
- 36% of Car Thefts are when Cars are Parked on the Street
- Around 76% of vehicle-related theft in England and Wales in the last 10 years has been committed in the dark, as opposed to just 21% in the daylight and 3% at dawn/dusk.
- 39% of car theft occurs when the car is parked on a street, with only 2% if the car is on private premises.
- 41% of car thefts were due to failure to lock a door
- 25% of thefts occur when an offender breaks or tries to break the window.
- ‘Relay theft’ sees an attacker intercepting the radio signal from your car’s key fob and relaying it to an accomplice who can then use it to open your car door.
- 80% of all vehicles stolen and recovered were taken without using the owner’s keys, though this number does also include events such as breaking in through the windows.
- 16% of crimes were from the offender opening the lock with brute force.
- Valuables Make Up 24% of All Items Stolen From Cars
Only 39% of Stolen Vehicles Are Returned To Their Owners
If your car is unfortunately stolen, it’s sad to say that the majority of vehicles are not returned to their owners and are lost for good, at around a 61% rate, with only 39% successfully being returned to their owners. If you are lucky enough to get your car back after it has been stolen, the chances are it will be damaged in some way. Data from the last 10 years suggests that 69% of returned vehicles are damaged, with 21% either written off or completely damaged beyond repair. The other 22% have lesser damage, and should be alright to return to the road once they are repaired.
Over the last 10 years, the average cost of damage in incidents of theft of and from vehicles is £350. An unlucky 7% of us face repairs costing between £1000 and £4999, with less than 1% costing between £5000 and £9999, which is an eye-watering sum for those involved.
Emerging Trends: Electric Vehicle Crimes
Electric vehicles are becoming more and more popular, with nearly 260,000 on the roads in the UK at the end of May 2021, with more than 535,000 if you also include plug-in hybrids. With the rise in EVs though has also seen the emergence of crimes targeting electric vehicle owners. As more charging ports are popping up, so are thieves that are looking to steal charging cables.
This is Money report that thieves have begun targeting the leads that are used to replenish the batteries of electric cars. This is due to the fact that the copper metals inside the cables are worth around £200 each, so criminals are looking to make some quick money.
The AA has launched specialist insurance for EVs that covers the following top concerns of electric car owners:
- 1. Accidental damage, fire or theft of the car and personal cables when connected to a public chargepoint – 69%
- 2. Damage to the main drive battery – 65%
- 3. Accidental damage, fire or theft of the car and personal cables when connected to a homecharger – 65%
- 4. Damage to the charging cable – 48%
- 5. Protection if someone trips over the charging cable – 44%
With this rise in a new form of crime, we may see some more interesting crime data trends emerge in the next few years, as the production and sales of EVs is going from strength to strength.
Tips to Keep Your Car Safe From Theft
- Don’t keep valuables in the car.
- Keep your vehicle locked every time you leave it.
- Park in a driveway or garage if you have one.
- Choose your spot well in public car parks.
- Increase security measures.
- Never keep your car running while you jump out for a quick errand.
- Get your windows etched.
- Invest in a dash cam.
- Ensure your Electric Vehicle cables are stored in a safe place.
There are plenty of steps you can take to try and keep your car safe from being stolen, from simple things like making sure the vehicle is locked every time you leave it to investing in security measures such as cameras outside your home and dash cams for when your car is parked out and about.
Of course, there is no way to be 100% certain that a crime won’t occur, but following these tips will vastly reduce your chances of being a victim for either theft or criminal damage to your vehicle.
*For some of the data we only included 2010-2019 as 2020 stats were skewed by the pandemic. | statistics |
http://www.thedefibcentre.co.uk/news/ | 2018-04-26T21:11:42 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-17/segments/1524125948549.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20180426203132-20180426223132-00487.warc.gz | 0.978208 | 245 | CC-MAIN-2018-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-17__0__68520326 | en | From 1994 to 2011, there were 1864 cardiac arrests in public locations. Of these cardiac arrests, 62% occurred on weekends, in the evening, or during the night.
Regardless of the accessibility of AEDs, nearly 30% of all cardiac arrests occurred within 100 m of a public defibrillator. Similarly, 30.5% of cardiac arrests during workday hours occurred within 100 m of an AED, as did 27.8% of all cardiac arrests occurring in the evening, during the night, and on weekends. “Thus, assuming all AEDs were accessible 24 hours per day, seven days a week, nearly 30% of all cardiac arrests in public locations could be reached by an AED within a few minutes on weekdays and weekends,” report the investigators.
However, of the 537 cardiac arrests that occurred within 100m of an AED, there was no access to the device in 180 cases. During workday hours, the limited accessibility to the AEDs decreased coverage of the cardiac arrests by 4.1%. During the evening, night-time, and weekend hours, limited accessibility to the devices reduced coverage of the cardiac arrests by 53.4%. | statistics |
https://lijusu.com/2020/06/23/every-chinese-has-8-bank-accounts-and-between-5-and-6-debit-cards-as-of-the-end-of-2019/ | 2022-05-28T03:44:00 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652663012542.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20220528031224-20220528061224-00205.warc.gz | 0.954356 | 1,931 | CC-MAIN-2022-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-21__0__112343958 | en | 20 June 2020
[14:34, 6/21/2020] Romo Tjan ST: According to data from the People’s Bank of China (PBOC; central bank of China) as of the end of 2019, China hosted a total of 11,352 billion bank accounts, showing a YoY increase of 12.07% and an acceleration rate of 2.24% compared to the end of the previous year.
As of the end of 2019, there were a total of 68.3687 million bank accounts belonging to agencies and institutions that had been opened in China, which means an increase in YoY (annual) growth of 11.73% and an acceleration of 0.15% compared to the end of 2018.
The total number of private bank accounts reached 11.284 billion, which means a YoY increase of 12.07%, and an acceleration of 2.25% compared to the end of 2018. That also means that every Chinese, including newborns, currently has 8.09 bank accounts . In Indonesia: total bank accounts are 301 million, so there are 1.18 accounts per person, which includes babies.
There are 7.673 billion debit cards and only 746 million dual cards (or debit plus credit cards) in China.
PBOC data shows stable growth in the number of bank cards, with a total issuance of 8.419 billion bank cards in China as of the end of 2019, representing a YoY growth of 10.82%.
Among that number, the number of debit cards (KD) that have been issued reached 7.673 billion, representing a YoY growth of 11.02%. That means every Chinese has 5.5 debit cards.
The number of dual-function cards (credit and debit cards) reached 746 million, YoY growth of 8.78%. So, every Chinese person has 0.54 double card, which means an increase of 8.36% from 2018.
As of the end of March 2020, according to www.bi.go.id, the number of credit cards was 17.6 million, or 0.066 credit card per person, which included babies; 9.343 million ATM cards, and 180 million debit cards, or 0.67 combined double card per person, which includes babies. Conclusion: in Indonesia, there are still many opportunities for banks and other financial institutions to issue ATM cards, debut cards, and the like, especially if the economy is moving forward.
In the United States (US)
There are 1.06 billion credit cards; 70% of US people hold at least one credit card; 40% of Americans shop through credit cards; 14% of Americans have at least 10 households / person !!!
Debit cards account for 91.14% of the number of bank cards that have been issued in China.
Chinese people prefer to use cellphones for any payment
In China, especially in urban areas, it is difficult to pay for our transactions via credit cards except in luxury places, which are generally for foreign people and tourists. The majority of Chinese people transact through their cellphones, which include payments to taxi drivers, barbers, roadside traders, using the Alipay or WeChat Pay, which together control 90% of the transaction market via mobile phones there.
This electronic payment method is perfect for our current situation, namely contactless (avoid contact) with Bani notes and coins.
Western banks are afraid of Alipay and WeChat Pay coming to the West
Therefore, banks in other countries, especially the US, are afraid of the arrival of Alipay et al because US banks might later be able to only become business and personal creditors in large numbers. Shareholders and directors of Visa, MasterCard, Amex credit cards et al plus banks and financial institutions that the issuers of credit cards must have started to have difficulty falling asleep for fear of losing commissions of around USD 30 billion (IDR 450 trillion) per year from transactions through credit cards. Last year, Bloomberg broadcast a video entitled “U.S. Banks are terrified of Chinese Payment Apps (US banks are very scared of Chinese Payment Applications)”
At present, checks are still dominant in business payment transactions, salaries etc. The rest is via credit card. Americans are known for their “high standard” lifestyles, but their incomes cannot cover those lifestyle costs. As a result, their lives are like “bigger pegs than poles.”
Therefore, the total number of US citizens’ credit card loans is around USD 1.2 trillion (IDR 18,000 trillion) by the end of 2019. So, every US family owes a credit card debt of around USD 10,000 (IDR 150 million). Because of the pandemic, the number will rise rapidly in 2020 and there will be many defaults or arrears for months because there are around 40 million unemployed people in the US today.
[14:56, 6/21/2020] Romo Tjan ST: The total amount of Foreign Direct Investments in Shanghai, China, exceed that of Indonesia, and the Strategy to attract foreign direct investors
By Tjan Sie Tek, 15 June 2020
The Shanghai Municipal Trade Commission reports that 738 multinational corporation regional headquarters have been established in Shanghai City by the end of 2020.
In addition, 468 foreign research and development (R&D) centers, which include that of Microsoft, have been established there as of the same date.
All of these investments totaled USD 263 billion as of the end of April 2020. The total amounts of FDI in China as of the end of 2016, 2017 and 2019 were USD 1,354 trillion, USD 1,458 trillion and USD 1,637 trillion, excluding FDI stock in Hong Kong SAR and Macao SAR, which are special government areas of China.
Despite the pandemic, foreign capital flows to Shanghai rose 4.1 percent year on year (yearly) to around USD 6.46 billion in the first four months (or January-April) 2020, officials at the Singapore-Shanghai Economic Cooperation Roundtable Conference on June 1, 2020.
In comparison, FDI to Indonesia amounted to USD 6.4 billion, the lowest figure for the past 1.5 years, during January-March 2020, down 9.2% YoY (tradingeconomics.com; UNCTAD World Investment Report 2019).
A total of 15 MNC regional headquarters and seven new foreign-funded R&D centers were established in Shanghai in the January-April 2020 period. The city is targeting the establishment of 40 MNC regional headquarters and 15 new R&D centers for 2020 (china-briefing.com , 10 March 2020)
Chinese Government Subsidies for Foreign R&D Centers
The Chinese government subsidizes foreign R&D centers established throughout China, which include Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, with various tax breaks and steps. One goal: that the Chinese people can become researchers and developers of world-class products and services with a salary of USD 100,000 and above per person per year.
Therefore, they award many facilities to these investments if they comply with applicable standards (report on sjgrand.com: “China technology growth spurs tax deductions and incentives for expats working in the R&D field”).
The Shanghai Government’s aggressiveness in attracting FDI, e.g., TESLA electric car factory.
The Shanghai government is known to be very aggressive. For example, they succeeded in attracting TESLA, the world’s largest electric car manufacturer from the US, to invest a total of USD 5 billion: on October 17, 2018, the Shanghai Government sold industrial land use rights at only around USD 160 million, covering 86.4885 hectares (864,885 m2) for 50 years.
That price is a 50% discount from the market price of the surrounding land. The money is also the result of initial loans from Chinese banks worth about USD 350 million in 2018!!!
So, Tesla is “totally funded” by the Chinese central government and the Shanghai Regional Government because Tesla’s electric cars are the best in the world to date and the Chinese central government has targeted that by 2025, 25% (up from 20%), or between 6 and 7 million units, of all cars produced in China (around 27-28 million per year), must be electric cars.
In addition, giant banks owned by the central government of China: ICBC, CCB and ABC, and that owned by the Shanghai Regional Government: Shanghai Pudong Development Bank (SPDB) provide loans with “special” interest rates of up to USD 1.61 billion (IDR 24 trillion), with 80% of them collateral and the rest without collateral and is a credit that can be rolled over and over again.
The interest rate for the secured loan is around 4.24% per year, or 0.76% below the bank interest rate for prime customers in China which is around 5% per year in 2019 (scmp.com: “Tesla gets preferential rates on USD 1.61 billion of loans from Chinese banks …. “).
The Tesla plant in Shanghai is 100% foreign investment company and belongs to Tesla Motors Hong Kong, a subsidiary of Tesla Corp. Now it has begun production. | statistics |
https://business.belgium.be/en/belgium_in_figures/economic_indicators/confidence_index | 2023-03-27T03:41:47 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-14/segments/1679296946637.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20230327025922-20230327055922-00377.warc.gz | 0.885168 | 132 | CC-MAIN-2023-14 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-14__0__221481147 | en | Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, calculates the Consumer Confidence Indicator on the basis of monthly surveys. In Belgium, the National Bank of Belgium (NBB) conducts economic surveys every month, based on a selection of companies from three sectors: the manufacturing industry, trade and construction.
You can consult the latest economic survey on the NBB website.
An overview of the most important current economic data (French-Dutch) can be found on the website of FPS Economy, SMEs, Self-employed and Energy.
The Harmonized Indices of Consumer Prices (HICP) can be viewed on the Eurostat website. | statistics |
http://flyovertapas.com/2014/10/iowa-the-farmers-market-state/ | 2021-07-27T07:59:32 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-31/segments/1627046153223.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20210727072531-20210727102531-00504.warc.gz | 0.907302 | 919 | CC-MAIN-2021-31 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-31__0__27664489 | en | Increasing attention is being paid to local food, as evidenced by the proliferation of farmers markets. Ostensibly where producers come together to sell their meats, cheeses, produce, etc., farmers markets connect us to the bounty surrounding us, acting as a respite from the sterile environments of a supermarket or megastore. Many of us—perhaps even MOST of us—have at least weekly access to a market where we can buy local goods. For me, it’s party of my weekly routine. I take my reusable bags and fill them with beets and salad greens from Christopher Farms, pork and Oyster mushrooms from Eli Creek Farms, honey from Dale Scheidler, grassfed beef from To Tend and To Keep Farm, apples from Richie Stegmaier, lamb from Russell Sheep Farm and so on. Farmers markets are certainly landmarks on the terrain of the Flyover States.
So, Who Has the Most Markets?
According to the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture), there were over 8000 farmers markets across the country in 2013, a 5-year increase of nearly 40%.1 The 10 states with the most markets are:
- 1. California (759 markets)
- 2. New York (637)
- 3. Illinois (336)
- 4. Michigan (331)
- 5. Ohio (300)
- 6. Pennsylvania (290)
- 7. Massachusetts (289)
- 8. Wisconsin (286)
- 9. Missouri (246)
- 9. Virginia (tied with Missouri) (246)
- 10. Iowa (229)
- 10. North Carolina (tied with Iowa) (229)
Well, if you’re a geographer, you’ll recognize that there is another factor at play here—the number of people living in these states. California, New York, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, and North Carolina are also among the United States’s 10 most populated states. In essence, we are looking at a list of the most populated states. So we really can’t compare these states directly. Well, what do we do now?
In Which We Normalize Our Data
To enable use to compare our states, we need to look at the number of farmers markets relative to population, which we do by normalizing our numbers. Normalize , in our case, means that we are going to take our raw numbers (count of farmers markets and the absolute populations of the states) and generate values for the number of farmers markets per population. Here’s how we do it:
Number of farmers markets in a state/Population of state
This will give us the number of farmers markets per capita (or per person). However, that’s going to yield a small number. So, we will multiply that value by 100,000, which tells us the number of farmers markets per 100,000 people.
So, NOW Who Has the Most Markets?
Surprise, surprise—looks like Iowa is the clear winner! Yes, the Hawkeye State has an astonishing 7.41 farmers markets per 100,000 people! If we look at the top farmers market states on a per population basis, the list looks quite different!
- 1. Iowa (7.41 markets per 100,000 people)
- 2. Wisconsin (4.98)
- 3. Massachusetts (4.32)
- 4. Missouri (4.07)
- 5. Michigan (3.35)
- 6. New York (3.24)
- 7. Virginia (2.98)
- 8. Illinois (2.61)
- 9. Ohio (2.59)
- 10. North Carolina (2.36)
- 11. Pennsylvania (2.27)
- 12. California (1.98)
Wow! California actually drops to the bottom of the list (remember, though, that I’ve only examined the states with the most farmers markets). But still—an truly incredible showing! In another post, I’ll explain why I’m not all that surprised that Iowa is at the top. But it certainly is surprising to me the magnitude of this! And the Flyover States fare quite well here–4 out of the top 5 (Iowa, Wisconsin, Missouri, and Michigan)!
1Farmers market data sourced from here. Population data are from the US Census Bureau. | statistics |
http://www.avivafamilies.org.nz/I-Need-Info/Domestic-Violence-Statistics/ | 2017-04-26T02:12:13 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917121121.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031201-00028-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.969236 | 814 | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-17__0__3020640 | en | Domestic Violence Facts & Statistics
The New Zealand Domestic Violence Act (1995) defines domestic (or family) violence as ‘violence against a person by any other person with whom that person is, or has been, in a domestic relationship’. Family violence may be physical, sexual, psychological or financial, but is always exerted with the intention of gaining and sustaining power and control over another person.
Additionally, any person who a) causes or allows a child to see or hear the physical, sexual, or psychological abuse of a person with whom that child has a domestic relationship or b) puts a child, or allows a child to be put at real risk of seeing or hearing such abuse is committing an offence under the Domestic Violence Act.
Family Violence Statistics
- 1 in 3 women experience physical or sexual violence from a partner in their lifetime
- 78% of partner homicides in NZ are men killing their current or ex-female partner
- 85% of sexual violence is committed by someone known to the victim
- About half of all homicides in New Zealand are family violence. There were 41 family violence homicides in New Zealand in 2010/11. On average, 14 women, 7 men and 8 children are killed by a member of their family every year.
- 84% of those arrested for family violence are men; 16% are women
- Although Police attend a family violence situation every 6 minutes, they estimate that only around 20% of incidents are reported.
- 58% of all reported violent crime in New Zealand is family violence. In 2010/11 this was:
- 45% of abductions, kidnappings and threatening behaviour
- 75% of serious assaults
- 64% of all assaults
- 33% of sexual assaults.
Child and Youth Statistics
- Police recorded 107,602 family violence incidents and offences in 2010/11 at which 96,627 children (aged 0-16) were present or living with the victim at the time of Police attendance
- On average 9 children under the age of 14 are killed every year in New Zealand by a member(s) of their family. Babies aged less than a year old are most at risk of being killed by a family member (7 times more than the national average)
- 15-24 year olds are most at risk of physical, psychological and sexual victimisation from current and ex-partners
- 12% of NZ secondary school students said they had been physically hurt at home in 2007
- 10% of secondary school students reported seeing adults hit or hurt each other in the home
- There were 4858 applications for protection orders in New Zealand in 2010.
- 91% of those who apply for protection orders are women.
- Each day the Courts deal with around 20 prosecutions of assault on women by men.
- There were 798 prosecutions for assault on a child in 2010.
The Economic Cost of Family Violence
- In 1994, Suzanne Snively estimated the economic cost of family violence to be $1.2 to $5.8 billion per year. In today’s figures this would rise to $8 billion
- Child abuse and neglect is estimated to cost New Zealand up to $2 billion a year
- The average cost of a homicide in New Zealand is $4million
Changing Attitudes to Family Violence
Research from the It’s not OK Campaign (2010) shows that change is happening in New Zealand:
- 96% of New Zealanders think everyone should try to help victims of violence and encourage violent people to change their behaviour
- 81% of people think it is possible to change people’s behaviour (up from 57% in 2008)
- 1 in 3 people have taken some action as a result of the It’s not OK Campaign (talked to their family, sought more information, asked for or offered help). This is up from I in 5 in 2008
- 9 out of 10 (88%) people believe a life without family violence is possible | statistics |
http://nomoretexasgovernorsforpresident.tumblr.com/tagged/super-pac | 2014-10-21T15:09:31 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-42/segments/1413507444493.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20141017005724-00065-ip-10-16-133-185.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.956785 | 340 | CC-MAIN-2014-42 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2014-42__0__190737149 | en | In the 40 minutes between 6:25 PM and 7:05 PM (Mountain Time), I counted eight pro-Romney ads and two pro-Obama ads. That’s an average of one pro-Romney ad every five minutes. Pro-Romney ads ran back-to-back in two of the six commercial…
Karl Rove’s conservative super PAC, Crossroads Generation, released an ad attacking President Obama’s health care reform law. Its fast-talking narrator tries to mislead young Americans by making several false claims about the law and how it helps them access affordable, quality health insurance.
Here are the facts about what health reform does for young people and what they could lose if Romney repeals Obamacare:
The Affordable Care Act enables young Americans to stay on their parents’ insurance plans until they’re 26 years old. The ad falsely dismisses this popular provision by arguing that states already allowed young adults to stay on their parents’ insurance before the law was enacted. The facts, however, tell a different story. While some states had pre-existing laws on the books, broad-based restrictions—including age limits, requirements for student status, and exclusions for married young adults—rendered the majority of young adults ineligible for coverage. In fact, the pre-existing state laws did not even apply to the 60 percent of U.S. workers who rely on private self-insured plans. President Obama’s health care reform eliminated these restrictions and extended coverage to 3.1 million young people who would otherwise be uninsured. As a result of the law, the proportion of insured adults ages 19 through 25 has increased to nearly 75 percent. | statistics |
https://blog.crosscountycardiology.com/ccc/olive-oil-consumption-and-cardiovascular-risk-in-u.s.-adults | 2022-11-30T19:43:24 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-49/segments/1669446710771.39/warc/CC-MAIN-20221130192708-20221130222708-00216.warc.gz | 0.957996 | 6,170 | CC-MAIN-2022-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-49__0__149191631 | en | Cardiovascular disease (CVD), a leading cause of global death, can be largely prevented with a healthy lifestyle (1). Current recommendations highlight the importance of dietary patterns including healthy sources of dietary fats, such as those high in unsaturated fat and low in saturated fat (SFA), for primary prevention of CVD (2). Olive oil is high in monounsaturated fat (MUFA), especially oleic acid, and other minor components including vitamin E, polyphenols, and lipid molecules that may contribute to its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties (3). Olive oil has been traditionally used as the main culinary and dressing fat in Mediterranean regions, and recently, it has become more popular worldwide. Early ecological studies observed inverse associations between average country-level consumption of olive oil and the risk of CVD (4). Clinical trials have shown that the consumption of olive oil improves cardiovascular risk factors, including inflammatory and lipid biomarkers (5). In addition, observational studies found that olive oil intake is inversely associated with CVD (6–8) and all-cause death (7).
Results from the PREDIMED (Prevention With Mediterranean Diet) trial also revealed that a Mediterranean diet, compared with the control diet, supplemented with extra-virgin olive oil reduced the risk of a composite of CVD events by 31% (9). A recent meta-analysis found an inverse association between olive oil consumption and risk of stroke, but there were inconsistencies between the studies that assessed coronary heart disease (CHD) as the endpoint (10).
Of note, all of the included studies were conducted in Mediterranean countries. The associations between olive oil intake and risk of CVD have not yet been evaluated in the U.S. population, whose olive oil consumption has increased in recent years.
Therefore, we examined the association between olive oil consumption with CVD in 2 large U.S. prospective cohort studies, the NHS (Nurses’ Health Study) and the HPFS (Health Professional’s Follow-up Study). We used statistical models to estimate risk of CVD when margarine, butter, mayonnaise, dairy fat, and plant oils were replaced by olive oil. In addition, we examined the associations among olive oil intake, plasma inflammatory biomarkers, and lipids in a subpopulation of the cohorts.
METHODS STUDY POPULATION. The NHS is an ongoing prospective cohort study of 121,700 U.S. female registered nurses ages 30 to 55 years at study baseline in 1976. The NHSII started in 1989 with 116,429 female nurses ages 25 to 42 years. The HPFS is a prospective cohort study of 51,529 male health professionals ages 40 to 75 years at study baseline in 1986. Detailed information has been described previously elsewhere (11,12). Baseline for both cohorts was 1990, when olive oil consumption was first included as part of the food frequency questionnaires (FFQs).
Those participants who reported cancer, heart disease, or stroke at baseline; participants with missing information on olive oil questions; or those who had daily energy intakes <600 or >3,500 kcal for women and <800 or >4,200 kcal for men, were excluded. After exclusions, a total of 61,181 women and 31,797 men remained for analysis. The protocol was approved by the institutional review board of Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. ASCERTAINMENT OF CVD.
The primary outcome measure was major CVD defined as a combined endpoint of nonfatal myocardial infarction, nonfatal stroke, or fatal CVD (fatal stroke, fatal myocardial infarction, and other cardiovascular death). The following secondary outcome measures were assessed: total CHD, which was defined as fatal CHD and nonfatal myocardial infarction; total stroke, which included all fatal and nonfatal stroke cases (ischemic, hemorrhagic, and undetermined subtypes); and fatal CVD, which included all fatal CHD, fatal stroke, and other cardiovascular death.
When a participant (or family members of deceased participants) reported an incident event, permission was requested to examine their medical records by physicians who were blinded to the participant risk factor status.
For each endpoint, the month and year of diagnosis were recorded as the diagnosis date. Nonfatal events were confirmed through review of medical records. Myocardial infarction was confirmed if the World Health Organization criteria were met on the basis of symptoms plus diagnostic electrocardiogram changes or elevated cardiac enzymes. Strokes were confirmed if data in the medical records fulfilled the National Survey of Stroke criteria requiring evidence of a neurological deficit with sudden or rapid onset that persisted for >24 h or until death (13). Strokes were classified as ischemic stroke (thrombotic or embolic occlusion of a cerebral artery), hemorrhagic stroke (subarachnoid and intraparenchymal hemorrhage), or stroke of probable and/or unknown subtype (a stroke was documented, but the subtype could not be ascertained). Deaths were identified by reports of families, the U.S. postal system, or using death certificates obtained from state vital statistics departments and the Guasch-Ferré et al. JACC VOL. 75, NO. 15, 2020 Olive Oil and Cardiovascular Disease APRIL 21, 2020:1729 – 3 9 1730 National Death Index and confirmed through review of medical records or autopsy reports. Follow-up for deaths was >98% complete.
DIETARY ASSESSMENT. Dietary intake was measured using a validated semiquantitative FFQ with over 130 items administered every 4 years. The reproducibility and validity of these FFQs have been described in previous reports (14). Participants were asked how often, on average, they had consumed specific foods, as well as types of fats, oils, and brand or type of oils used for cooking and added at the table in the preceding year. Total olive oil intake was calculated from the sum of 3 questionnaire questions related to olive oil intake: olive oil salad dressing; olive oil added to food or bread; and olive oil used for baking and frying at home. Olive oil intake was categorized into 4 categories: 1) never or less than once per month; 2) >0 to #1 teaspoon (>0 to #4.5 g/day); 3) >1 teaspoon to #0.5 tablespoon (>4.5 to #7 g/day); and 4) >0.5 tablespoon (>7 g/day). We also analyzed olive oil intake as a continuous variable. One tablespoon was considered to be equivalent to 13.5 g of olive oil. The amount of other plant oils (e.g., corn, safflower, soybean, canola) was calculated based on the participant’s reported oil brand and type of fat used for cooking at home, including frying, sautéing, baking, and salad dressing. Data about homemade baking items and frying fats at home were also incorporated. Total margarine was calculated based on the reported frequency of stick, tub, or soft margarine and the amount of margarine added from baking and frying at home. Butter intake was also calculated based on the frequency that butter was added to foods and used for frying, sautéing, and baking. Intakes of dairy and other fats and nutrients were calculated based on the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Harvard University Food Composition Database (15) and our biochemical analyses.
ASSESSMENT OF PLASMA INFLAMMATORY BIOMARKERS AND LIPIDS. Plasma samples were collected in substudies of the NHS (n ¼ 32,862) during 1989 to 1990, NHSII (n ¼ 29,611) during 1996 to 1999, and HPFS (n ¼ 18,019) during 1993 to 1995 (16). Plasma concentrations of several inflammatory and lipid biomarkers were measured (16). Data from these substudies and data corrected for batch effects were combined. After excluding outliers (identified by a generalized extreme studentized deviate manyoutlier procedure ) in each substudy, and duplicates across substudies, a total of 32,624 individuals were included in the biomarker analyses.
ASSESSMENT OF COVARIATES. Every 2 years, participants returned a mailed validated questionnaire that obtained updated information on age, body weight, smoking status, physical activity, aspirin and other medications use, multivitamin use, menopausal status and postmenopausal hormone use in women, and physician diagnosis of chronic diseases. Baseline history of hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and type 2 diabetes mellitus were determined through self-reporting. Body mass index was calculated as weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS. Each individual persontime was calculated from the date of the return of the baseline questionnaire to the date of CVD diagnosis, death, or the end of follow-up (June 30, 2014, for the NHS, and January 31, 2014, for HPFS), whichever came first. We stopped updating dietary variables on a report of cancer, coronary artery bypass, or angina because changes in diet after the development of these conditions may confound the associations. The cumulative average of food intake from all available FFQs was calculated to better represent long-term diet and to minimize within-person variation.
Multivariable Cox proportional hazards regression models were used to estimate hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of developing total CVD, CHD, and stroke according to olive oil intake categories. Separate analyses were conducted for ischemic stroke and fatal and nonfatal CVD. Hemorrhagic stroke was not analyzed separately due to the low number of cases. Multivariable models were adjusted for updated covariates: age; ethnicity; Southern European and/or Mediterranean ancestry; smoking status; alcohol intake; physical activity; family history of diabetes; family history of myocardial infarction; cancer; baseline diabetes mellitus; hypertension or antihypertensive medication use; hypercholesterolemia or cholesterol-lowering medication use; multivitamin use; aspirin use; in women, postmenopausal status and menopausal hormone use; total energy intake; and body mass index. Model 3 was additionally adjusted for red meat, fruits and vegetables, nuts, soda, whole grain intake (in quintiles), and trans fat. To quantify a linear trend, we conducted a Wald test for linear trend by assigning the median intake within each quintile and modeling this as a continuous variable.
Stratified analysis and potential interactions with several pre-specified subgroups were evaluated using the Wald test on cross-product terms based on olive oil intake (continuous variable) and the stratification variables.
The risk of total CVD, CHD, and stroke was estimated when substituting 5 g/day of olive oil for the JACC VOL. 75, NO. 15, 2020 Guasch-Ferré et al. APRIL 21, 2020:1729 – 3 9 Olive Oil and Cardiovascular Disease 1731 equivalent amount of other types of fats (margarine, butter, mayonnaise, other plant oils [corn, safflower, soybean, and canola], dairy fat, and all other fats combined). Both continuous variables were included in the multivariable model just described and mutually adjusted for other types of fat. The differences among regression beta coefficients and variance and the covariance were used to derive the HRs and 95% CIs for the substitution associations.
Sensitivity analyses were conducted to test the robustness of the results. First, to test whether the results were affected by selectively stopping updating diet, diet was continuously updated until the end of follow-up. Second, instead of using the cumulative average of diet, the most recent measure of diet was used. Third, the models were mutually adjusted for other types of fats. Fourth, sensitivity analysis excluding body mass index from the models were conducted. Fifth, the models were adjusted for modified AHEI (Alternative Healthy Eating Index) (without polyunsaturated fatty acid [PUFA]-SFA ratio). Finally, the models were adjusted for updated history of diabetes, hypertension or medication, and hypercholesterolemia or medication. Bonferroni corrections to account for multiple testing were conducted at alpha ¼ 0.016 (alpha corrected for 3 outcomes) and alpha ¼ 0.008 (alpha corrected for 6 tests in the substitution analyses).
Linear regressions were used to evaluate the associations among categories of olive oil intake, plasma levels of inflammatory biomarkers, and lipids. The average intake of olive oil was calculated from the 2 FFQs administered closer to the data of blood collection (in NHS and HPFS, 1990 and 1994; and in NHSII, 1991 and 1995). Multivariable models were adjusted for the same covariates described herein, with additional adjustment for study cohort, fasting and case-control status, steroid use, and SFA and PUFA intake. Participants taking lipid-lowering medication or with hypercholesterolemia at baseline were excluded in the analyses of blood lipids.
The HRs from multivariable models in each cohort were pooled with the use of an inverse variance– weighted meta-analysis using a fixed-effects model. Analyses were performed with the SAS statistical package version 9.4 (SAS Institute, Cary, North Carolina). Statistical tests were 2-sided, and p values of <0.05 indicated statistical significance.
RESULTS During an average of 24 years of follow-up, a total of 9,797 CVD cases, 5,487 in the NHS and 4,310 in the HPFS were documented. Mean consumption of olive oil increased from 1.30 g/day in 1990 to 4.2 g/day in 2010, whereas intake of margarine decreased over the course of follow-up (Supplemental Figure 1). The Spearman correlations between olive oil and other types of fat are presented in Supplemental Table 1. Characteristics of participants according to frequency of olive oil intake using updated variables over time are shown in Table 1. Men and women with a higher intake of olive oil also tended to have higher energy intake and higher intakes of nuts, fruits and vegetables, and other plant oils. The mean intake of total olive oil in the highest category (>0.5 tablespoon/day) was about 12 g/day (Table 1).
After adjusting for demographic and lifestyle factors, compared with those who consumed olive oil less than once per month, those who consumed >0.5 tablespoon/day of olive oil had a 14% lower risk of CVD (HR: 0.86; 95% CI: 0.79 to 0.94; ptrend < 0.001) (Table 2). When body mass index was excluded from the models, the results were consistent (pooled HR: 0.83; 95% CI: 0.76 to 0.91; ptrend < 0.001). For CHD comparing extreme categories of olive oil intake after adjusting for potential confounders, the pooled HR was 0.82 (95% CI: 0.73 to 0.91; ptrend < 0.001). Per each 5-g/day increase in olive oil intake, the HR for stroke was 0.96 (95% CI: 0.92 to 1.01; p ¼ 0.14) (Table 2). Pooling estimates of the fully adjusted model from both cohorts resulted in an overall HR of ischemic stroke of 0.99 (95% CI: 0.93 to 1.05; p ¼ 0.66) per each 5-g/day increase in olive oil consumption (Supplemental Table 2).
When the models for total olive oil were mutually adjusted for other types of fat, the estimates were consistent with those in the primary analysis (Supplemental Table 3). Total olive oil intake was also associated with lower risk of fatal CVD, which was more pronounced than the risk of nonfatal CVD (Supplemental Table 4). In the pooled fully adjusted analysis, each 5-g/day increase in olive oil consumption was associated with an 8% lower risk of fatal CVD (95% CI: 0.87 to 0.97; ptrend ¼ 0.01) and a 4% lower risk of nonfatal CVD (95% CI: 0.92 to 0.99; ptrend ¼ 0.02).
We found significant inverse associations in most of the pre-specified subgroup analyses (Table 3). No significant interactions were observed for any of the variables analyzed. Participants reporting Southern European and/or Mediterranean ancestry and higher olive oil intake had a 6% (HR: 0.94; 95% CI: 0.90 to 0.98) lower risk of CVD, which was similar to the association observed in the non-Mediterranean ancestry subgroups.
Replacing 5 g/day of margarine with 5 g/day of olive oil was estimated to be associated with 6% lower Guasch-Ferré et al. JACC VOL. 75, NO. 15, 2020 Olive Oil and Cardiovascular Disease APRIL 21, 2020:1729 – 3 9 1732 risk of CVD (95% CI: 0.91 to 0.97; p < 0.001) (Central Illustration). The respective HR estimate for butter was 0.95 (95% CI: 0.91 to 1.00; p ¼ 0.06). For mayonnaise, the HR was 0.93 (95% CI: 0.89 to 0.98; p < 0.001). Replacing 5 g/day of dairy fat for the same amount of olive oil was associated with 5% lower risk of CVD (95% CI: 0.92 to 0.98; p < 0.001). Substituting olive oil for other plant oils was not significantly associated with CVD. Similar results were observed for CHD and no significant associations were observed for stroke (Central Illustration).
When we adjusted for multiple testing using the Bonferroni corrections, the main results and conclusions did not change, as the p values for the pooled analyses were <0.001.
In the sensitivity analysis without stop updating diet, associations for 5-g/day increase in olive oil intake were consistent. The pooled HRs were 0.95 (95% CI: 0.89 to 0.99) for CVD, 0.93 (95% CI: 0.86 to 0.98) for CHD, and 0.97 (95% CI: 0.89 to 1.06) for stroke. When using the most recent diet measurement, the respective HR estimates were 0.93 (95% CI: 0.89 to 0.97) for CVD, 0.91 (95% CI: 0.86 to 0.96) for CHD, and 0.96 (95% CI: 0.90 to 1.01) for stroke. The results for the main analysis remained unchanged when the models were adjusted for the AHEI score (Supplemental Table 5). When the models were adjusted for updated history of diabetes, hypertension, and hypercholesterolemia, the pooled multivariable HR for CVD was 0.94 (95% CI: 0.91 to, 0.97; p < 0.001) in the pooled models.
In secondary analyses in a subpopulation of the 3 cohorts with available biomarker data, higher olive oil intake was associated with lower levels of several inflammatory biomarkers including interleukin-6 (p ¼ 0.006), soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (p ¼ 0.05), and tumor necrosis factor-a receptor 2 (p ¼ 0.007) (Figure 1). For blood lipids, higher olive oil intake was associated with higher levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (p ¼ 0.004). No significant associations were observed for low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (Supplemental Figure 2).
DISCUSSION In 2 large prospective cohorts followed for 24 years, we found inverse associations between olive oil consumption and the incidence of cardiovascular events after adjusting for cardiovascular risk factors (Central Illustration). As compared with nonconsumers, those with higher consumption of olive oil had 14% lower risk of CVD and 18% lower risk of CHD. Results were consistent across all subgroups, including participants with and without Southern European ancestries. In addition, it was estimated that compared with margarine, butter, mayonnaise, and dairy fat, olive oil was associated with lower risk of CVD and CHD, whereas when compared with other plant oils combined, olive oil was not associated with CVD. The present work generates new evidence suggesting that replacement of more saturated fats, such as butter and margarine, with healthy plantbased fats, such as olive oil, is beneficial for the primary prevention of CVD. Of note, during the earlier part of the follow-up, many margarines contained substantial amounts of trans fatty acids and the results may not apply to current margarines. Furthermore, higher olive oil intake was associated with lower levels of inflammatory biomarkers and a better lipid profile, suggesting that moderate olive oil intake could have some benefits on surrogate markers of CVD.
Existing published data support the association between olive oil intake and lower incidence of cardiovascular risk factors and chronic diseases (5). However, most of the previous studies have been conducted in Mediterranean and European populations (6,8,9,18–21), where the average intake of olive oil and its between-person variability is higher than in the U.S. population. In the current study, the mean intake of olive oil was 12 g/day, whereas in Mediterranean populations, such as the Spanish participants of the PREDIMED study, the mean intake of olive oil at baseline was as high as 40 g/day (8). Moreover, some of the studies have been conducted in participants who had already experienced CVD or who were at high cardiovascular risk (8,19). Our findings provide further evidence that olive oil is associated with a lower risk of CVD in healthy U.S. adults. Notably, and as shown in our supplemental graph (Supplemental Figure 1), the intake of olive oil has become more popular in the United States in recent years.
Our findings are in line with previous observational studies showing that olive oil consumption is inversely associated with CVD in Mediterranean populations (6–8,21). In the EPIC (European Prospective Investigation Into Cancer and Nutrition)-Spain cohort, each 10-g/day increase in olive oil intake was associated with a 7% lower CHD risk after 10 years of follow-up (7). Findings from the PREDIMED trial, demonstrated that a Mediterranean diet supplemented with extra virgin olive oil reduced the risk of a composite of cardiovascular events by 31% (95% CI: 0.53 to 0.91) in a population at high cardiovascular risk (9). In a secondary analysis of the PREDIMED study, for each 10-g/day increase in total olive oil intake, CVD and CVD mortality risk was 13% and 16% lower, respectively (8). Regular consumption of olive oil was also associated with a 44% lower risk of CHD after 7.8 years of follow-up in Italian women who were survivors of myocardial infarction (6).
A recent meta-analysis of case-control, cohort, and intervention studies concluded that epidemiological studies consistently demonstrate associations between olive oil intake and a reduced risk of stroke (as well as stroke and CHD combined), but no significant association for risk of CHD (10). These findings are somewhat different from our results showing stronger associations for CHD than stroke when those outcomes were analyzed separately. Olive oil consumption was lower in our cohorts compared with in the included cohorts where estimates for continuous variable were reported for 25-g increase. There is a possibility that the effect of polyphenolic components of olive oil, which are present in higher amounts in the virgin olive oil variety of olive oil, may contribute to lower risk of stroke (10). Given our findings, it would be of interest for future studies investigating the associations with stroke to test higher intakes of olive oil, including specific olive oil varieties.
To our knowledge, this study is the first to estimate the impact of replacing specific types of fat with olive oil in relation to the incidence of CVD. We projected that replacing other types of more saturated fat with olive oil was associated with a lower risk of total CVD and CHD. These findings are consistent with evidence that substitution of fats high in SFAs or trans isomers, which increase low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, with fats higher in unsaturated fatty acids (UFAs) can be beneficial for CVD prevention (22). A recent randomized controlled trial of replacing SFAs with walnuts or vegetable oils showed reduced central diastolic blood pressure and improved blood lipid profile (23). Our secondary analysis, confirmed that olive oil intake was associated with increased levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. Moreover, in a randomized controlled trial including 92 participants with abdominal obesity and relatively low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol concentrations, replacing SFAs from butter or cheese with either MUFA- or PUFA-rich plant oils had major benefits on blood lipids (24).
Replacement of SFAs with UFAs from olive oil is a strategy that aligns with current dietary guidelines and recommendations to reduce the risk of cardiovascular outcomes (2). Recent studies have suggested that when MUFAs from plant sources replaced MUFAs from animal sources and SFAs, lower risk of CHD and CVD mortality were observed (25,26). Controlled feeding studies that examined vegetable oils rich in MUFAs, including olive oil, high-oleic-acid sunflower oil, high-oleic acid canola oil, and nuts, have consistently demonstrated beneficial effects of higher intake of these oils on reducing cardiovascular risk factors (23). Therefore, consumption of other plant oils could also be a healthy alternative when compared with animal fats, especially because they tend to be more affordable than olive oil is in the United States. However, further research is needed to confirm the effects of plant oils on health outcomes.
Olive oil is high in oleic acid and is less susceptible to oxidation than more UFAs (27). It has also been observed that olive oil can have favorable effects on endothelial dysfunction, hypertension, inflammation, insulin sensitivity, and diabetes (3,5,28). Experimental studies and clinical trials have shown that olive oil, especially the virgin olive oil variety that is richer in polyphenolic compounds and other bioactive molecules, is associated with lower risk of CVD and its risk factors due to its antioxidant capacity (5). Our results showed that higher olive oil intake was associated with lower levels of inflammatory biomarkers and a better lipid profile. It is likely that higher intake of olive oil, and especially the virgin olive oil varieties, might have stronger inverse associations with inflammatory and lipid biomarkers. Despite olive oil being a high-fat, high-energy food, it has not been associated with weight gain (29).
STUDY STRENGTHS AND LIMITATIONS. The strengths of the present study include the large sample size, long-term and high rates of follow-up, use of repeated measurements of diet and lifestyle variables, the use of a validated FFQ, and analyses of several CVD outcomes including fatal and nonfatal CVD, CHD, and stroke. Our analyses were extended by including secondary analysis on biomarkers that are surrogate markers of CVD. The limitations of the present study also deserve consideration. First, because of the observational design, a causal association was not demonstrated and residual confounding remains a possibility even though the analyses were extensively adjusted for potential confounders. Second, these analyses were conducted in cohorts of predominantly non-Hispanic white nurses and health professionals, which minimizes potential confounding by socioeconomic status but may limit the generalizability. Still, there is no reason to expect that the underlying biological mechanisms may be different in other ethnic groups. Third, although validated, the FFQ and self-reported diet can produce measurement errors in intake of olive oil and other plant oils. However, the use of repeated measurements reduced random measurement errors caused by within-person variation. Fourth, because this information was not recorded, we could not distinguish between the different olive oil varieties. Finally, because we have conducted a large number of statistical tests it is possible that some of them were incorrectly discovered. Although not necessary due to the study design, when Bonferroni corrections with a more conservative p value for multiple testing were applied, the main results and conclusions remained unchanged.
CONCLUSIONS In this large study of U.S. men and women, higher intake of olive oil was associated with significantly lower risk of CVD and CHD. Replacing margarine, butter, mayonnaise, and dairy fat with olive oil was associated with lower incidence of cardiovascular events. Our study provides further evidence that the intake of plant-based healthy fats can improve diet quality and play a role in CVD prevention in the general population.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The authors thank the participants and staff of the NHS and HPFS for their valuable contributions.
At CCC-Mt Sinai, we bring this information to you in the hopes of keeping you as heart healthy as we can! Dr. Christopher Pumill totes the health benefits of using olive oil when compared to butter/margarine/mayonnaise. Change it up in the kitchen these days. We're happy to discuss your particular situation further, give us a call 201.499-7361. We can help!
Original article published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology / VOL. 75, NO. 15, 2020 (link) | statistics |
https://matchhamster.zendesk.com/hc/en-gb/articles/360008324239-What-kind-of-data-can-I-see-in-the-tab-Domain-report- | 2020-07-07T11:20:35 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-29/segments/1593655892516.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20200707111607-20200707141607-00396.warc.gz | 0.908172 | 126 | CC-MAIN-2020-29 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-29__0__48927579 | en | The tab “Domain report” contains the Domains were Matches were found online.
You can see the following data for each Domain: URL of the Domain, Organisation behind the Domain, Market segment, Country, Number of Matches on the Domain and the Average Match percentage of Matches on that Domain.
If you click on the download button, you get a download of your selection. And if you click on the forward button, you can sent a mail with the selection to another person.
If you click on a Domain, you can see an overview of the individual Matches found on the specific Domain. | statistics |
https://sanfranciscotitleloans.com/western-addition/ | 2023-02-08T13:39:02 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764500813.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20230208123621-20230208153621-00039.warc.gz | 0.958704 | 275 | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-06__0__30337335 | en | Western Addition, San Francisco, CA
Western Addition is a nice neighborhood in San Francisco, CA. The neighborhood has a lot of nice residents that are very friendly. A majority of the population has a college degree with 37% of people having a Bachelor’s degree and 27% of people having a Master’s degree.
The majority of people are mid-aged with 27% of people being 25 to 34 years old and 17% of people being 35 to 44 years old. The median household income is $85,000 with 30% of people earning over $150,000 every year. The area is known for its great public schools and delicious restaurants.
Western Addition has a lot of fun attractions for everyone in the family. Some of the most fun things to go to are The Painted Ladies, Real Escape Game San Francisco Japantown, Alamo Square Park, Union Square, Pier 39, San Francisco Cable Car Museum, Golden Gate Park, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
Their restaurants are amazing. They offer a wide variety of foods from all different cultures. The highest-rated restaurants are Donburi Ya, Izzy’s Steakhouse, Sweet Maple, The Progress, Nopa, Avery Restaurant, Ju-Ni, State Bird Provisions, Oma San Francisco Station, and Robin. | statistics |
http://veloatlantico.com/2013/02/01/drive/january-2013-weve-got-a-new-graphic-edition/ | 2015-08-30T07:46:42 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-35/segments/1440644064951.43/warc/CC-MAIN-20150827025424-00161-ip-10-171-96-226.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.961099 | 515 | CC-MAIN-2015-35 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2015-35__0__78921588 | en | Is there anything else to discuss this month besides the fact that By the Numbers has a new graphic? Since sometime in 2006, I’ve dutifully collected this monthly sales data and published it in table form for your perusal, and I’ve always accompanied the data and my analysis of it with that funny little graphic of a green car going up (or down) a red hill. I’ve no idea where I found it, probably a Google image search, and have resisted changing it for so long partly on account of laziness, but also an obstinate will to maintain consistency. That will, good people, has been broken, and for the better I think, based on the lovely new graphic you see above these words.
On to the numbers, which for the most part were pleasantly high across the industry. American brands lead the way with Cadillac posting a 46.97-percent surge in sales and Dodge a 37.43-percent jump. Lexus and Buick were also up over 30 percent in January.
Of the big brands selling close to or over 100,000 units per month, Toyota took top honors with a rise in sales of 26.05 percent, though not far behind was Ford with a 23.35-percent lift. Chrysler appeared in the teens at 17.56 percent, while Honda (12.74 percent) and Chevrolet (10.85 percent) each reported healthy increases, as well.
Nissan, however, showed a mere 1.76-percent rise in the raw number of vehicles it sold last month. When converted to the change in the Daily Average Sales rate, that number falls to -2.31 percent. Other surprises at the bottom of the list include Hyundai (2.39/-1.71 percent), Kia (2.21/-1.88 percent) and BMW (0.66/-3.37 percent), while Jeep and Mazda both sold fewer models last month than the year before no matter which column you look at.
The rest of the numbers are below, and you can view more from the past in our By the Numbers archive.
*Brands and companies are displayed in descending order according to their percentage change in volume sales. There were 25 selling days in January 2013 and 24 selling days in January 2012, so there is a difference between the change in monthly sales volume and the change in average daily sales rate (DSR) for each brand/company. Also, brands are combined and reported as companies only if their sales figures are released jointly. | statistics |
http://investors.novelis.com/2010-04-15-novelis-recycles-a-record-40-billion-beverage-cans-in-2009 | 2019-07-18T19:27:59 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195525793.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20190718190635-20190718212635-00182.warc.gz | 0.927032 | 903 | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-30__0__211096300 | en | ATLANTA, April 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Novelis Inc., the global leader in aluminum rolled products and aluminum can recycling, today announced that it recycled an estimated 40 billion used beverage cans in 2009. The company's focus on beverage can recycling saved more than 76 trillion BTUs of energy in the last year alone – the equivalent of more than 13 million barrels of oil. The impact of this savings avoids the emission of five million metric tons of greenhouse gases – equal to taking more than 900,000 cars off the road for an entire year.
In 2009, Novelis recycled more than half a million metric tons of aluminum cans through its extensive and expanding recycling operations on four continents. By utilizing recycled cans to produce the aluminum needed to make new beverage cans, the company eliminates 95 percent of the energy required to produce primary aluminum from mining and smelting.
Used beverage cans are an excellent source of aluminum because they can be recycled and returned to the store shelf as new cans in as little as 60 days. There is no limit to the number of times an aluminum container can be recycled, making it one of the most successful examples of sustainable manufacturing in the world today.
"The environmental benefits of recycling aluminum cans are tremendous," noted Philip Martens, president and chief operating officer of Novelis. "From reductions in the mining of our precious natural resources to dramatically lower energy costs and the elimination of greenhouse gases, recycling aluminum cans is a clear win-win situation for both industry and the environment."
Martens also noted that the United States is the world's largest consumer of beverages packaged in aluminum cans, yet Americans recycle barely half of these cans – a lower recycling rate than many other developed countries.
"I believe that U.S. consumers can do much more to realize the full economic and sustainability benefits achieved through the simple process of choosing to recycle beverage cans," said Martens. "Each can tossed into the recycling bin instead of the trash bin saves enough energy to power the average TV set for three hours. When you think about it, what better way is there for an individual to help save the environment while at the same time contribute to our nation's energy independence?"
Novelis has compiled a list of aluminum can recycling facts, figures and interesting comparisons that drive home the impact of increased beverage can recycling:
Aluminum Recycling Facts and Figures
- Recycling aluminum cans requires only five percent of the energy required to produce primary metal from mined and processed ore.
- Recycling aluminum avoids 95 percent of the greenhouse gas emissions produced from mined and processed metal.
- Recycling aluminum saves 97% of the water needed to produce new metal from ore.
- Recycling aluminum cans is a significant source of revenue for schools, charities and other volunteer groups.
- Aluminum recycling is the only packaging material that more than covers the cost of collection and re-processing, and subsidizes the cost of recycling other containers, including plastic and glass.
- According to the Can Manufacturers Institute, more than 96 billion aluminum beverage cans were produced in the U.S. for domestic use last year – more than 182,000 cans every minute.
- Almost half of all beverage cans sold in the U.S. each year are not recycled, ending up in our nation's landfills.
- Novelis' can recycling operations keep 1.2 billion pounds (547 million kilograms) of metal from going into landfills each year.
- The energy used to replace these discarded cans could provide residential lighting to a city the size of metropolitan Atlanta for more than two years.
- Laid end-to-end, the 40 billion cans recycled by Novelis last year would stretch from the earth to the moon and back more than six times.
Novelis Inc. is the world's largest manufacturer of aluminum rolled products and the global leader in aluminum can recycling. The company has about 12,000 employees in 11 countries, and reported revenue of $10.2 billion in its fiscal 2009. Novelis supplies premium aluminum sheet and foil products to automotive, transportation, packaging, construction, industrial, electronics and printing markets worldwide. The company is a subsidiary of Hindalco Industries Limited (BSE: HINDALCO), one of Asia's largest integrated producers of aluminum and a flagship of the multinational Aditya Birla Group. For more information, please visit www.novelis.com. | statistics |
http://beprepared.com/blog/7938/neighbors-to-the-rescue-how-hurricane-sandy-communities-made-it-through/feed/ | 2017-02-27T09:44:13 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-09/segments/1487501172775.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20170219104612-00020-ip-10-171-10-108.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.976911 | 373 | CC-MAIN-2017-09 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-09__0__39561287 | en | How well do you know your neighbors?
A recent poll conducted by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that during the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, residents in New York and New Jersey believed that their neighbors were more helpful in providing assistance and support than the state and national government.
While sixty-three percent of the 2,025 individuals polled in this survey suggested that they turned to friends, families, or neighbors close to their homes, only seven percent said that they contacted their state government during the storm. Additionally, only nineteen percent of those surveyed sought help from the federal government.
Commonly, in disaster situations, the perceived notion is that a “fend for yourself” attitude comes out in the community. However, this survey found that seventy-seven percent of people reported that the Hurricane brought out the best among their neighbors.
Neighbors helped each other by sharing food, water, shelter, generators, or access to power. In neighborhoods hardest hit by the storm, sharing was even more common. Many people stated that they really got to know their neighbors as they bonded to help each other through this crisis.
The most important point that we can take away from this survey is that according to the Associated Press, “data showed that neighborhoods lacking in social cohesion and trust generally had a more difficult time recovering. People in slowly recovering neighborhoods reported greater levels of hoarding of food and water, looting, stealing, and vandalism, compared with neighborhoods that recovered more quickly.”
Hurricane Sandy teaches us that now is the time to start getting to know your neighbors. Learn about what resources and skills that you can pool in order to help your community survive in case a disaster hits. To learn how to create a community preparedness plan or join our group program to prepare with your neighbors, check out these resources: | statistics |
https://codecrew.us/email-marketing-stats-you-need-to-know-the-ultimate-list/ | 2021-03-07T01:51:22 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-10/segments/1614178376006.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20210307013626-20210307043626-00163.warc.gz | 0.947736 | 1,428 | CC-MAIN-2021-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-10__0__72750671 | en | Do you want to use email marketing for your business? Or maybe you just want to up your email marketing game. Either way, these email marketing stats will help you get a better idea of just how powerful email marketing can be. In this case, the numbers really do speak for themselves.
General Email Marketing Stats
As of 2019, there were over 3.9 billion email users in the world. By 2023, this is expected to increase to 4.3 billion. That’s a pretty impressive mailing list!
It’s no surprise then, that in 2019 alone, US marketers spent over $350 billion on email marketing.
And if you’re speaking to a younger target audience, this one’s for you. Consumers aged 18 and upwards say email is their preferred method of communication. An Adobe survey found that millennials spend over 30 hours a week on email.
Also, if you’re on the fence about email marketing, this might change your mind. In 2020, 78% of marketers noted an increase in email engagement, a number that’s likely to grow even more by 2021.
Plus, 80% of marketers believe that email marketing increased customer retention.
Klaviyo Email Marketing Stats
As Klaviyo Experts, we had to include some data from this amazing platform. These numbers might just blow your mind a little.
During Cyber Weekend in 2020, 50,000 of Klaviyo’s customers made over $900 million in sales using channels like email and SMS marketing. Nope, that’s not a typo.
On average, brands that switch to Klaviyo enjoy a 46% increase in revenue in just 2 years.
Klaviyo has a huge range of different workflows available, but Abandoned Carts are one of their star performers. During a 3-month analysis, Klaviyo found that their Abandoned Cart emails had generated over $60 million in revenue for marketers. Wow! And speaking of ESP platforms, here are some more interesting numbers.
Email Marketing Automation Stats
50% of businesses say they use email marketing automation software to send their drip campaigns. And these often have click rates that are 3 times higher than once-off emails.
Automated emails generate 320% more revenue than non-automated emails.
And if you want to take a deeper look at ESPs and how they perform, check out our super useful blog post.
Email Marketing Statistics - ROI
If you’re looking for an effective way to make your company even more successful, then check out these numbers. They paint a great picture of the impact that email marketing has had on the business world.
The average ROI for email marketing is (drumroll please!), a massive 4200%. Yup, you read that right. Essentially, it’s $42 for every $1 you spend. So it’s no wonder that 59% of marketers say that email marketing is their biggest source of ROI.
Also, according to one research, 60% of customers say that they have made a purchase after receiving a promotional email.
Oh, and another thing. Shoppers are likely to spend up to 138% more when they receive email marketing campaigns.
Email Marketing - Open Rate Stats
Generally, the average email open rate can be anything from 15% to 25%.
Subject lines with an emoji can improve your email open rates by up to 56%. Though this can depend on a number of factors, like the age of your demographic. That’s why it’s good to do some A/B testing just to make sure that this is the case for your specific brand.
A recent study by Campaign Monitor found that the average email open rate in 2020 was 17.8%. But here’s where it gets interesting. That number changes depending on the industry. For example, last year saw open rates for governmental organizations jump by 10.71% and 4.81% for NPOs and NGOs.
Another thing to note is that these stats may be different across different platforms. MailChimp reported an average open rate of 22.27% in 2019. They also found that Tuesday is the best day to send emails if you want great open rates. And the best send time? 8AM was the winner here.
Currently, 50% of all emails are opened on a mobile device. And the click-through rate on mobile is 3 times higher than desktop emails. That’s why it’s crucial to include mobile formatting in your email marketing campaigns.
Conversion Rate Optimization Stats
Loads of conversions are the ideal outcome for any business. But it’s something that’s often neglected in the marketing process. For every $92.00 spent on acquiring a customer, most brands only spend $1.00 trying to convert them. No wonder only 22% of businesses are satisfied with their conversion rates.
However, with the right strategy in place, you could be enjoying some amazing conversion rates, too. In fact, 74% of content optimization programs have increased sales for businesses.
Email Content and Design Marketing Statistics
Data shows that the best-performing emails are beautifully designed and well-written. Pretty much exactly like the kind of campaigns we create at CodeCrew. Just saying.
Good subject lines can lead to great results. In fact, 47% of people open emails based on the subject line. What’s more, subject lines with a sense of urgency (BUY NOW, HURRY) have a 22% open rate. That’s quite a bit higher than normal. And it really does pay to get personal. Emails with personalized subject lines are 26% more likely to be opened. They can also increase click-through rates by 14% and conversion by up to 10%.
Pictures are incredibly important. In fact, over 65% of email users say they prefer their emails to contain a lot of imagery. Moreover, 72% of businesses that used GIFs or cinemagraphs in their emails noted a higher transaction-to-click rate.
When it comes to CTAs, email marketing stats show just how important it is to design an attention-grabbing CTA button. This can actually increase your click-through rates by 28%.
Dark mode is also an interesting new email design trend. In November 2019, Polar revealed that 95% of people said that they actually preferred dark mode in terms of email appearance.
As they say, the numbers don’t lie. While open rates, sending times and subject lines may vary, one thing remains the same. Email marketing works. And as the data shows, it works incredibly well. As long as you follow the right processes with awesome strategy and gorgeous content.
If you’d like to see some amazing numbers in your own business, give us a shout. We’d love to hear from you. | statistics |
https://eepcindia.com/event/2022/nigeria-pharma-manufacturers-expo/economic-scenario-of-nigeria.php | 2023-12-08T08:15:38 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100739.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20231208081124-20231208111124-00892.warc.gz | 0.953439 | 474 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__64257032 | en | Nigeria is the largest economy in the African continent, having surpassed South Africa in 2014. The economy has been growing at a steady pace of 7% in the last few years prior to the pandemic. It is also the most populous country of the continent with a sizeable market. Nigeria was severely impacted by the COVID pandemic, as global lockdowns prompted falling oil demand and a cut in Nigeria’s oil exports. The economy is projected to grow by 2.9% in 2022, based on expected recovery in crude oil prices. Located near the Atlantic Ocean, a large part of West Africa’s economic activity is concentrated in Nigeria. The prosperity of the country also benefits its neighbours including Benin, Togo, Niger, Cameroon and Chad. The country has immense economic influence over the region and can act an economic gateway for entry into the West African market.
Nigeria is the only other African country after South Africa which frequently features in India’s top 40 export destination for the engineering sector. During 2021-22 India’s engineering exports to Nigeria reached US$ 1.57 billion, while engineering imports from Nigeria recorded at US$ 26.19 million. Therefore unlike merchandise trade where India suffered a trade deficit with Nigeria on account of oil imports, in engineering trade India enjoys a substantial trade surplus. In case of medical equipment which is the focus product of Nigeria Pharma, India’s exports to Nigeria in 2021-22 was USD 43.99 million where as import was only USD 0.15 million.
Being the most populous country in Africa, with a growing middle class, Nigeria has significant demand for quality medical facilities. The country’s domestic medical devices industry is not very developed; hence the country is majorly import dependent. Medical devices such as diagnostic imaging, patient’s aids and orthopedics are expected to be in great demand. There is also significant import dependency in cancer nuclear machines, radiotherapy machines, CT scans, dialysis machines. The emergence of the COVID pandemic has also pushed the demand for better medical devices. Nigeria being the most advanced economy in the region is also a potential medical tourism hub for countries in West Africa. Therefore there is significant scope for Indian medical devices exporters to penetrate the Nigerian market and exhibitions such as Nigeria Pharma can facilitate this to a great extent. | statistics |
https://blog.thomascook.in/liveable-cities-in-the-world/ | 2020-09-26T03:20:57 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400232211.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20200926004805-20200926034805-00704.warc.gz | 0.960888 | 542 | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-40__0__18992875 | en | International DelightTop International Destinations
Top 5 Liveable Cities In The World
Cities all over the world are improving economically as well as socially. It is almost an impossible task to decide which are the most liveable cities in the world. Multiple factors are responsible to make a city liveable. Using the factors like health, educational facilities, infrastructure and public transport, Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has come up with the list of world’s most ‘liveable’ cities. Economist Intelligence Unit has surveyed 140 cities around the world. According to the 2017 report of EIU, here is the list of top 5 liveable cities in the world.
Top liveable cities in the world
1. Melbourne, Australia – the most liveable city in the world
Melbourne tops the list again this year. It is the world’s most liveable city for the seventh consecutive year. Apart from Melbourne, the remaining 4 Australian cities have maintained their rank in top 20. It is on the top of the list with the score of 97.5 out of 100. Melbourne has received perfect scores for health care, educational and infrastructure facilities.
With the increasing number of tourists to Vienna, it has become the second-most liveable city in the world. The capital city of Austria has received perfect score for its health care, educational and infrastructure facilities. It has equal scores with Melbourne except culture and environment. It is considered as one of the richest cities in the world with respect to music and culture. Vienna has scored 97.4 out of 100 and is second on the list.
Vancouver has retained its place as the third most liveable city in the world with the overall rating of 97.3. The Canadian city is on the third place due to lack of infrastructure facilities. Vancouver is the only city which has received perfect score for cultural and environment.
Health care: 100
Culture & Environment: 100
4. Toronto, Canada
Popularly known as Canadian financial hub, Toronto is one of the most liveable cities in the world. According to Economist Intelligence Unit report, one area where Toronto is short is the infrastructure. Out 140 cities around the world, Toronto has been ranked fourth most liveable city with the overall score of 97.2 out of 100.
Health care: 100
Culture & Environment: 97.2
5. Calgary, Canada
According to the report of Economist Intelligence Unit, Calgary is the fifth most liveable city in the world. Calgary has shared this spot with the Australian city, Adelaide with the same overall score of 96.6 out of 100. Calgary has retained its fifth place since 2009. | statistics |
https://monrealinsurance.com/understanding-home-and-auto-insurance-rate-increases-in-corona-ca/ | 2023-12-11T08:12:42 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679103810.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20231211080606-20231211110606-00617.warc.gz | 0.944916 | 638 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__69229230 | en | In recent times, the world of insurance has been buzzing with news of rate increases. According to a report by Policy Genius, homeowners in Corona, CA, have seen their rates go up by an average of 21% over the past year, with an astonishing 35% increase in the last two years. These statistics might seem overwhelming and shocking, but don’t worry; we’re here to break down what this means for homeowners and auto owners in Corona, and why these rate increases might not be as high as in other states.
The Surge in Homeowner Rates:
The report reveals that the cost of insuring your home in Corona has been steadily rising. Over the past year, homeowners have seen an average increase of 21% in their insurance rates. That’s quite a significant jump, and it’s a trend that has continued over the past two years, with a total increase of 35%.
What Does this Mean for You?
For homeowners in Corona, these rate increases might prompt a few questions. Is it still affordable to insure your home? Should you consider switching insurance providers? While these questions are valid, it’s essential to understand the bigger picture.
Why Are California Rate Increases Relatively Low?
You might wonder why California’s rate increases are relatively low compared to other states. One possible reason, as suggested in the article, is that regulatory agencies in other states have been quicker to approve rate filings. In California, there’s a more rigorous process in place, which can help keep rate hikes in check.
How Can You Benefit from This Information?
Understanding the trends in insurance rate increases is crucial for homeowners and auto owners in Corona, CA. Here are some key takeaways and advantages you can gain from this information:
Informed Decision-Making: Being aware of the current rate trends allows you to make informed decisions about your insurance coverage. You can assess whether your current policy still meets your needs or if it’s time to explore other options.
Shopping for Better Rates: With a rise in rates, it might be a good time to shop around for insurance providers. By comparing quotes from different companies, you may find a better deal that offers the same or even more comprehensive coverage.
Understanding Regulation: Knowing that California has stricter regulations on rate increases provides peace of mind. It suggests that state authorities are working to protect consumers from excessive hikes.
Risk Assessment: The data from the article can also help you assess the risk factors that might be driving these rate increases. For instance, if your home is in an area prone to natural disasters, this information can prompt you to consider additional coverage.
The recent report on homeowner insurance rate increases in Corona, CA, highlights a significant trend that homeowners and auto owners should be aware of. While rates have indeed gone up, understanding the reasons behind this and the regulatory framework in California can empower you to make the best choices for your insurance needs. Whether it’s exploring new insurance providers, reassessing your coverage, or simply staying informed, this knowledge can be advantageous for homeowners and auto owners in Corona, CA. | statistics |
https://www.devesting.nl/home/career/activities/2019-08-01-thesis-internship-data-science | 2019-10-21T11:11:14 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-43/segments/1570987769323.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20191021093533-20191021121033-00441.warc.gz | 0.928338 | 2,125 | CC-MAIN-2019-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-43__0__81176331 | en | - Nielsen, division Pointlogic
- Banking, Data Science
- Dutch, English
Pointlogic, A Nielsen Company helps customers with decision making in the area of media and marketing. Our main assets are Nielsen data and advanced analytics capabilities. Pointlogic’s head office from Rotterdam has a data science team of about 20 people with backgrounds in econometrics / operations research / mathematics. We offer data science / econometrics / operations research / mathematics students the possibility to either work solely on writing their thesis project (part of their MSc curriculum), on internal projects, or on a combination of both.
To give you an idea of the topics we offer, you can read more about the topics of previous collage year below:
1. ACCELERATED PROBABILISTIC PROGRAMMING
Pointlogic uses probabilistic programming extensively for performing various types of analytical inference; currently that inference is performed in Stan. Probabilistic programming is a tool for statistical modeling, closely linked to performing Bayesian Statistics - it seeks to describe probabilistic models and then perform inference in those models.
One of our current technical challenges is that our models are computationally expensive and we do not have satisfactory options for reducing the run time. The goal of this project is to evaluate the various algorithms and technical frameworks available for performing probabilistic programming.
We have a few potential avenues that we would like to explore but are open to other ideas as well:
- We currently use Hamiltonian Monte Carlo, another option is to use Variational inference – which gives approximate answers but in a more timely fashion.
- Evaluating new frameworks for Pointlogic specific models. Recent frameworks include; Edward (which uses Google’s TensorFlow as a backend) & Pyro from Uber AI labs.
- Use of GPUs for large matrix calculations or exploring distributional computing through systems such as MPI.
- General reparameterizations to the model structure that allow for more efficient sampling.
2. MODELLING ADVERTISING EFFECTIVENESS UNDER UNCERTAINTY
The goal of this project is to review a current component of modelling using survey data at Pointlogic. Our respondent level brand health models almost entirely use survey data as fuel for the modelling – the problem with this is that when modelling using survey data we don’t have true measured information around when an individual has been exposed to advertising (except for cases where digital ads are tagged). We have a methodology in-place to help us here, Contact Estimation, which involves combining a number of pieces of information; such as a respondent’s typical media consumption behavior and where and when an advertiser advertised. This information is combined to provide an estimate for the expected number of contacts that an individual will have had, broken down by media channel
We have many potential areas for exploration here:
- Currently the Contact Estimation & Modelling are two separate procedures – would there be added value in having a single procedure that performs the operation concurrently?
- Is using the expectation of number of contact sufficient or is there enough added value in incorporating more of the uncertainty around the number of contacts to justify the added complexity and computational overhead?
- Is there a bias in estimated effects of media by channel after Contact Estimation?
- If so, how large is it and can we construct a methodology to correct for any bias?
3. MACHINE LEARNING FOR DIMENSION REDUCTION
In many projects, Pointlogic uses dimension reduction in order to reduce the number of features used in a model. The most common technique used is principal components. In this project, we will use machine-learning methods (e.g. auto-encoders) to do dimension reduction and compare the performance with commonly used methods.
An important type of projects within Pointlogic is ‘data fusion’. As explained below, dimension reduction is an important step and we would like to examine the added value machine learning can bring to our methodology.
Data fusion is a method of integrating data sets using statistical analytics and modeling in order to create a single data set that incorporates the attributes from both underlying sources. The ‘integrated’ dataset allows us to make analysis that require variables from both sides. For media measurement (panel) integration, the following example of a 1-1 fusion is illustrative:
- Data Set 1: TV panel. This is a data set of television viewing for a group of people. This data set includes demographics (e.g. age, gender, ethnicity, people in the home, income), along with detailed television viewing behavior, and information about computer device ownership and usage behavior. We will let the TV panel be the recipient data set.
- Data Set 2: Radio panel. This is a data set of listening behavior for a separate group of panelists (not in Data set 1). This data set also includes demographics, some measurement of TV and most importantly detailed listening behavior. Let the radio panel be the donor data set.
- Data Set 3: The fused data set. The integrated data set that has the original panelists from the TV panel but these panelists have been assigned listening behaviors that came from the radio panel
To create Data Set 3, we identify like-variables within both Data Set 1 and Data Set 2, which are called linking variables. Using statistical analysis to understand how each of these variables correlates to both viewing of television and listening behavior, we establish importance weights for each variable, including which variables must match exactly between both data sets (always age/gender and various demographics traits).
When the linking variables and their importance are established, we can define a distance function between respondents. The next step, linking donors to recipients while minimizing distances is known in Operations Research as a generalized assignment problem and it is well studied. Standard algorithms can solve the assignment problem very efficiently. The combined dataset can be used to estimate the overlap between TV stations and radio stations, or the joined reach of a cross-media campaign.
4. OUTLIER DETECTION IN TV PANELS
In many countries, Nielsen is responsible for providing TV ratings data: information on how many people watched specific shows on television. These TV ratings are considered a ‘currency’ as advertisers buying spots for TV advertising pay based on the amount of people watching during that time. Therefore having robust, reliable ratings is crucial for Nielsen and the TV buying market. TV ratings are measured via a panel study; the size of this panel varies by country.
The aim of this project is to identify individuals that demonstrate not natural viewing behavior with the use of sophisticated indicators that should be set. Specifically the task is to define a scientific methodology and tools to detect suspicious individuals. Based on this set objective indicators to conclude about provedfalse behavior of individuals that should be excluded from the panel.
Considerations to be taken into account: instructions given to individuals by third parties to watch something could be not constant in time and could be different for different channels, could be quite sophisticated aiming not to be revealed in easy way.
The aim is to explore opportunities of machine learning capabilities and various statistical methods. Available information is viewing data for each individual by each channel and listing of demographic characteristics on daily base. Viewing data is available on viewing statements level. Analysis should be performed along whole period of panel existence with regular periodicity in order to detect false behavior individuals in-time manner upon their appearing. The moment when household is disclosed and contacted by third parties with instruction to watch something in specific is not known, it could be in the beginning of household inclusion into the panel or any day during the whole period of presence in the panel.
6. SWARM OPTIMIZATION IN MARKETING
The goal of this project is to apply particle swarm optimization to a large optimization problem. The optimization problem has 10,000’s decision variables (real-valued), linear restrictions and a non-linear objective function, that is very computational demanding to evaluate. The application is about planning an advertising campaign. The decision variables correspondent to budgets allocated to a large set of media and the objective function represents the ROI of the campaign.
The main reason why we are interested in particle swarm optimization is that it can take advantage of a parallel computing environment. Working on this project, you will be implementing and tuning a number of variations of the algorithm, and evaluating these on a benchmark set of optimization problems.
6. WISDOM OF THE CROWD
Surveys about media consumption behavior are the core of many of our products. The biggest and most time-consuming part for respondents are questions related to the reach and frequency of specific media channels. Due to the large amount of channels, we are forced to ask respondents only about a subset of channels. Experiments show that we are able to collect much more/accurate information when asking people to assess group behavior rather than individual behavior.
The goal of this project is to combine two interviewing techniques, which will allow respondents to describe their media behavior in a non-traditional way.
- The first experimental treatment introduces previously collected data about media consumption, and will ask the respondent to make corrections to match this consumption with their own consumption.
- The second treatment includes questions that ask respondents about the average media consumption of their peer group rather than themselves.
By doing so we can assess respondents’ meta-knowledge about the population distribution rather than their own and correct for individual errors. This project includes combining these two treatments in a two by two experimental design and comparing the results with data collected by our traditional questionnaire design.
*Note: this project requires primary data collection and funding, these considerations can be done only after submitting a complete research proposal.
- Currently enrolled in a Master in Computer science, Econometrics, Mathematics, or other quantitative MSc;
- Some experience in R and/or Python programming, classification models and theory of simulation;
- Good command in spoken and written English;
- Available for at least 20 hours per week;
- Available for a period of at least 6 months;
- Residing in the Netherlands.
If you are interested in a thesis internship, feel free to apply. We would like to find out if you are up for this challenge, so please include your CV, motivation letter and grades list.
38 hours - 40 hours
Rotterdam, the Netherlands | statistics |
https://investors.brinks.com/cash-usage | 2021-05-08T05:02:41 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-21/segments/1620243988837.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20210508031423-20210508061423-00419.warc.gz | 0.932827 | 295 | CC-MAIN-2021-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-21__0__207145405 | en | The payments landscape is one of countless aspects of our lives that’s been impacted during the pandemic. While lockdowns and quarantines accelerated a rise in online shopping, e-commerce still represented about 14% of retail sales in the U.S. in 2020. This means that 86% were in-person, even as the pandemic intensified.
As one of the most widely used payment methods, cash plays a critical role in society. Millions of Americans use it and legislators want to protect it because it’s reliable, inclusive and private.
At Brink’s, we have a unique look inside the global cash supply chain. Read below for substantiation that cash usage is going strong.
Cash usage is strong.
1 St. Louis Federal Reserve (FRED). U.S. currency in circulation through 3/31/21. Weekly Average Currency in Circulation (Billions of Dollars, Weekly, Not Seasonally Adjusted)
2 Represents year-over-year increase in number of withdrawal transactions on “same terminal” basis
3 Represents year-over-year increase in value of cash processed in U.S.
Small businesses continue to accept cash
86% of retail transactions are in-person, where cash is preferred.1
E-commerce growth rate expected to moderate
Source: U.S Census Bureau (2019-2020), eMarketer (2021-2025) | statistics |
https://www.rivertac.org/2013/05/water-report-shows-rivers-in-the-se-near-normal-for-april/ | 2022-07-07T15:44:49 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-27/segments/1656104495692.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20220707154329-20220707184329-00500.warc.gz | 0.976765 | 675 | CC-MAIN-2022-27 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-27__0__150465799 | en | Water report shows rivers in the SE near normal for April
The latest Environment Agency Water Situation report shows South East Region received below average rainfall during April whilst groundwater levels have reached their peaks and river flows remain normal or above normal.
12 months ago we were in a drought
The South East Region received 78% average rainfall for April, the 5th month with below average rainfall since April 2012. North East Thames area received the lowest average rainfall with just 58% average rainfall for April. Solent and South Downs area (SSD) recorded closer to average rainfall where 92% average rainfall for April was recorded. Much of the rain fell between the 9th and the 14th across the Region. The highest daily total of 25.2mm was recorded on the 13th at Duncton TBR in the Western Rother Greensand, SSD. The top 5 highest daily rainfall totals were all in SSD and greater than 20mm. The 10th was generally the wettest day in all of the other Areas, but no more than 16mm was recorded.
Soil Moisture Deficit
Recharge and Groundwater Levels Soil moisture deficits (SMDs) have risen during the month due to both the lower rainfall totals compared to previous months and the rising temperatures towards the end of the month. However, the model is currently overestimating SMDs due to the colder than average spring that has affected evaporation rates. This is currently under investigation and being re-modelled. Recharge has been correspondingly low due to the below average rainfall. Just one third of the average April effective recharge has been estimated this month. Groundwater levels range from notably high to below normal. Only 1 site, Jackaments Bottom in the Cotswolds, is below normal. This site reacts fairly quickly and as such has responded to the lack of rainfall. Groundwater levels at all of the other key sites appear to have reached their end of winter peaks and are now falling as is expected at this time of year. However, levels remain above normal for April since the previous 12 months were so wet. Stonor (Chilterns), Lilley Bottom (Lee Chalk) and Clanville Lodge Gate (Hampshire Downs) all remain the 4th highest levels for April on their respective records. There remain a number of groundwater flood alerts in force in West Thames area and SSD. They were issued in previous months but continue to be updated.
The Rivers responded to the rainfall on and around the 10th and 13th. Flows at Broadlands (River Test) were the 3rd highest on record for April and flows at Bibury (River Coln), Eynsham (River Thames) and at Allbrook and Highbridge (River Itchen) have all recorded the 4th highest flows for 4 months ending in April. Only 7 flood alerts were issued in April across the Region.
Reservoir Storage/Water Resource Zone Stocks
Most reservoir storage remains at or above average for the time of year in the South East with the exception of Darwell reservoir in the Eastern Rother catchment.
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https://aspe.org/pipeline/watersense-helps-consumers-save-5-3-trillion-gallons-of-water-in-15-years/ | 2024-04-20T21:49:01 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817688.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20240420214757-20240421004757-00203.warc.gz | 0.947921 | 422 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__77735876 | en | Over the last 15 years, consumers and businesses have saved 5.3 trillion gallons of water, or the amount of water used by all U.S. households for 200 days, by selecting WaterSense-labeled products. In 2020 alone, WaterSense-labeled toilets, faucets, showerheads, urinals, spray sprinkler bodies, and irrigation controllers saved more than 968 billion gallons of water.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) created WaterSense—a voluntary program that is both a label for water-efficient products and homes and a resource for people to save water—in 2006. WaterSense and its more than 2,000 utility, manufacturer, retail, builder, nongovernmental, and other organizational partners have been working together for more than 15 years to produce and promote water-saving products, homes, and programs.
In addition to saving water, WaterSense labeled products have helped reduce the amount of energy needed to heat, pump, and treat water by 603 billion kilowatt hours over the past 15 years, enough to supply a year’s worth of power to more than 56.6 million homes. These energy savings have helped reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 242 million metric tons—which is equivalent to planting four billion trees. EPA estimates that WaterSense labeled products have also helped Americans save $108 billion in energy and water bills over the past 15 years. WaterSense and water-efficient practices offer solutions to improve the resiliency of communities, including those facing drought and potential water shortages or those looking to mitigate impacts of climate change by improving the efficiency of buildings.
The WaterSense label is found on plumbing and irrigation products that are independently certified to use at least 20 percent less water and perform as well as or better than standard models. WaterSense also labels homes that have been certified to use less water than typical new construction and programs that certify irrigation professionals trained for water efficiency. To learn more about WaterSense’s accomplishments over the past 15 years, visit the WaterSense website.
Source: U.S. EPA | statistics |
http://www.dawncenter.or.jp/english/publication/edawn/9811/column.html | 2013-05-19T09:17:34 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697232084/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516094032-00098-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.971553 | 670 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2013-20__0__26290002 | en | |In the summer of 1997, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government conducted
a survey on violence against women, focusing on the real state of domestic violence
and people's attitudes about it. The metropolitan government polled 4,500 women
and men aged 20 to 64 in Tokyo, with 62.6% responding.
According to the report, which was released last May, 33.0% of the 1,553 women
responding said they had been physically abused. They reported, among other things,
being pushed, grabbed, pinched, poked, and slapped either once or repeatedly.
These experiences existed regardless of women's age, educational level or income.
For instance, 7.0% of women whose annual income was less than a million yen, 7.1%
of women with incomes of 2 to 4 million yen, and 6.5% of women with income more
than 7 million yen reported being abused. This was also regardless of their partnres'
age, educational level, or income.
From 2 to 5% of the women who responded suffered serious abuse such as being beaten
until they were unable to stand up, being choked, or being forced by their partners
to have sex against their will through use of threats or violence. Emotional abuse
such as being ignored, having thier relationships with friends watched, and having
telephone calls monitored were reported by 55.9% of the women.
The survey also included interviews of 52 women who agreed to talk about their
experiences and interviews with representatives from various public offices, including
a welfare office, a private shelter, the police and a hospital. One fact revealed
was that less than 3% of abused women consulted any sort of public office. The
interviews also revealed many problems faced by public offices helping abused
women, all serious and all requiring immediate examination. They include the small
scale of the role played by governmental offices in dealing with domestic violence,
defects in the legal system, a lack of understanding of domestic violence among
people working in governmental offices, and a lack of networking by these offices.
Of concern is that the Japanese legal aid subsidy per capita is very low compared
with other countries. An equivalent of 3,595 yen per capita is spent for legal
aid in England annually, 169 yen for the USA, 326 yen for Germany, 15 yen for
Korea, and 2 yen for Japan. In addition, the interviews also showed that women
don't have clear understanding of what being a victim means. The whole society
should be made aware of this issue in order to foster mutual understanding about
This statistical survey was the first survey on domestic violence in Japan based
on census data, and so has a great deal of validity. We expect that this survey
will have significant influence on society. I would like to add that we cannot
forget that a domestic violence survey conducted by a private women's group in
1992 also strongly affected society, with some members of that group included
by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government on the most recent survey committee. The
effects, in Japan, of the world-wide movement opposing violence against women
are not small, especially since the World Human Rights Conference in 1993 and
the Beijing World Women's Conference in 1995. | statistics |
https://www.iiibusiness.com/2019/10/18/sensex-rises-over-150-points-nifty-firm-above-11600-as-markets-recover-early-losses-live-updates/ | 2020-01-21T09:56:58 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-05/segments/1579250601628.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20200121074002-20200121103002-00084.warc.gz | 0.935345 | 236 | CC-MAIN-2020-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-05__0__126044156 | en | Domestic stock markets recovered early losses to move higher after a mixed start on Friday, a day after benchmark indices hit a three-week high rising for five straight sessions. The S&P BSE Sensex index rose as much as 166.54 points to hit 39,218.60 on the upside in the first hour of trade, and the broader NSE Nifty benchmark climbed to as high as 11,635.45, up 49.1 points from the previous close. Gains across most sectors – led by banking, auto, metal and energy shares – supported the markets. On Thursday, the Sensex and Nifty had ended 1.17 per cent and 1.07 per cent higher respectively to clock their highest closing levels since September 24.
Equities in other Asian markets edged higher on Friday tracking the global lift in sentiment after the UK and the European Union struck a long-awaited Brexit deal. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up about 0.1 per cent in early trade, echoing Wall Street’s small gains, while Japan’s Nikkei added 0.5 per cent. | statistics |
https://www.cateslegal.com/personal-injury/motorcycle-accident-lawyer | 2024-04-23T21:20:17 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296818740.13/warc/CC-MAIN-20240423192952-20240423222952-00617.warc.gz | 0.969151 | 787 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__46481125 | en | Representing Injured Bikers in Hartford and all of Connecticut
Riding a motorcycle is probably one of the most exhilarating forms of travel. However, it’s also one of the most dangerous. When taken proportionally, motorcycle accidents cause far more injuries to motorcyclists and their passengers than other forms of travel, and injuries suffered are often catastrophic. Though there are certain precautions and measures Connecticut area motorcycle drivers and riders can take to reduce the risk of harm suffered in an accident, such as wearing proper clothing and wearing a helmet. Motorcycle accidents tend to cause significant injury.
In Connecticut, Hartford motorcycle accident lawyer Andrew Cates has a track record of success representing accident victims. Attorney Cates understands the nuances of motorcycle accident lawsuits as well as how to negotiate with the insurance company to ensure his clients receive the maximum compensation available. If you or a loved one was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident in Connecticut, please call toll free at (800) 330-4988 or (860) 522-7044, or contact us online today to schedule your free phone consultation.
Motorcycle Accident Stats
According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety in 2013, motorcycle riders and passengers were approximately 26 times more likely to die in an accident than those traveling in a car or truck. In 2014 over 4,500 people died in motorcycle crashes, which was down from nearly 4,700 in 2013. In 2014 there were approximately 8.4 million motorcycles driven on U.S. roads, resulting in crashes leading to 92,000 injuries.
The NHSTA reports that in 2014 nearly 30% of motorcycle riders who were involved in fatal accidents had a blood alcohol concentration over the legal limit of 0.08. This is significantly higher than the 22% rate among car and truck drivers in the same year. Additionally, in 2013 one out of three motorcycle riders involved in fatal crashes were speeding at the time of the accident, compared with 21% for car drivers.
What Causes Motorcycle Accidents?
Motorcycle accidents, just like all motor vehicle accidents, can have a wide variety of causes. Some of the more common causes of serious motorcycle accidents include:
- Distracted driving – Motorcycle riders are prone to being victims of distracted driving related accidents, as are all drivers who share Connecticut roads. Like other drivers, motorcycle operators may become involved in an accident due to their own distractions, or the distractions of other drivers on road. According to Distraction.gov in in 2014 3,179 people were killed in accidents involving distracted drivers nationwide.
- Drunk driving – Alcohol was a contributing factor in well over 30% of all motorcycle fatalities in 2014.
- Roadway obstructions – Bike riders are more prone to suffer serious injury after colliding with roadway obstructions such as large pot holes, safety cones, and traffic signs.
- Fender benders – Accidents which would have been minor between two automobiles may result in significant injury if they occur between an automobile and a motorcycle. For example, if a bike rider is tapped from behind, such a collision could send him or her hurtling through the air resulting in broken bones or even death.
Helmets Save Lives
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports that motorcycle helmets are estimated to be 37% effective in preventing fatalities during a motorcycle crash. In 2013 it is estimated that motorcycle helmets saved 1,640 lives, and 1,669 lives in 2014.
What to do if You Have Been Involved in a Motorcycle Crash
If you have been involved in a serious motorcycle accident you may be entitled to significant compensation. It is very important that you do not talk to the insurance company on your own. Instead, contact one of our Connecticut motorcycle accident attorneys now to ensure that you obtain the maximum compensation allowable under law. Call our Hartford, CT law office today for free phone consultation and case evaluation. | statistics |
http://www.skillsactive.com/news/sports-participation-up-by-245-000-according-to-latest-active-people-survey | 2018-12-18T21:24:53 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-51/segments/1544376829812.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20181218204638-20181218230638-00405.warc.gz | 0.949617 | 294 | CC-MAIN-2018-51 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-51__0__230111653 | en | SkillsActive has welcomed the recent findings of Sport England’s Active People Survey, which has shown an increase of 245,200 participants in sport when compared to the previous findings in June. This means that 35.8% of the total adult population now participate in sport at least once a week.
One significant finding of the research is the increase in female participation, which shows that 148,700 more women are playing sport and getting active once a week, every week. Sport England’s This Girl Can campaign has played an important part in this development.
Additionally, whilst the biggest participant age-group is 16-25 year olds, there has been a big increase in participation of people over the age of 26 – 217,000 higher.
Swimming remains the sport with the highest levels of once a month participation – (9.4% of adults go swimming once a month) – whilst the sport with the biggest increase over this period is Athletics, which has seen 98,300 more participants.
Ian Taylor, SkillsActive’s CEO said: “It is a really positive sign that the sector has embraced Sport England’s focus on increasing participation in recent months, with a particular emphasis on female participation”.
"Sport England’s partners will continue to support them in making the nation more active – with SkillsActive at the forefront of driving up standards in training and development amongst the sport and physical activity workforce". | statistics |
https://www.oxfordbusinesscollege.ac.uk/will-pay-rises-make-the-public-sector-more-attractive-than-the-private-sector/ | 2020-11-25T14:19:59 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141182794.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20201125125427-20201125155427-00159.warc.gz | 0.971103 | 532 | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-50__0__157405859 | en | The UK Government has announced above inflation public sector pay rises which will benefit nearly 900,000 UK workers. Teachers will receive the largest rise, at 3.1%, followed by doctors and dentists who will see a 2.8% increase. Other public sector workers including police officers, the armed forces, and senior civil servants will also see increases in their annual wage. But will the highly publicised increases actually help, and will they make a career in the public sector more attractive?
The pay rises themselves are among the biggest seen in the UK’s public sector for some time. The Department for Education declared it the “biggest pay rise in fifteen years” for teachers, pointing out that new teachers in particular will be eligible for an even larger 5.5% increase, adding over £1300 per year to a starting salary. Although nurses are not covered by the announcement, the Government said a separate agreement provides a 4.4% increase on average for nurses. Non-senior civil servants will also see a pay rise of between 1.5% and 2.5%.
The above inflation pay rises point to a notable change in policy. Just a few years ago, public sector pay increases were capped at 1% during what many described as the ‘austerity’ years. Except for 2015 and 2016, the rate of inflation in Britain has been above 1% in recent years, meaning that public sector employees have experienced real-term cuts in their wages. In that context, a pay rise of this nature suggests a substantial improvement in the value of a public sector job. The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, described the rise as a reward, saying that the first half of 2020 has shown “that our public sector workers make a vital contribution to our country and that we can rely on them when we need them.”
However, data from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) show that there’s still some way to go before public sector wages achieve parity with private sector salaries. In November 2019, the IFS reported a substantial difference between public and private sector pay, with private sector workers continuing to earn more than their public sector counterparts. In response to the pay rise announcement, the Director of the IFS, Paul Johnston, tweeted that “Public sector pay [is] at its lowest level relative to [the] private sector for a very long time”, describing the pay rises for the public sector as “needed”. Johnston also said that “Public pay will grow faster than private” pay this year, a known trend during recessions. | statistics |
https://www.jrcef.cn/working_papers/local-government-financial-constraint-and-spending-multiplier-in-china/ | 2024-04-19T10:40:12 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817382.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20240419074959-20240419104959-00102.warc.gz | 0.912485 | 219 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__177259663 | en | I estimate the local government spending multiplier to be 14 at the prefecture city level in China during 2001-2019. To overcome identification challenges, I construct a novel instrument for local government spending using the fraction of unoccupied raw land in the downtown area in 2000. After the land market was formalized in 2000, a higher fraction of unoccupied raw land implies higher net profits from land sales for local governments. The fraction is uncorrelated with either the level or the growth of economic activities and infrastructure before 2000, or net land supply after 2000. The multiplier is larger for cities with higher GDP per capita and GDP growth rate before 2000, and does not depend on the benefit from WTO entry or the initial level of infrastructure. There are large positive spillovers within but not across cities. The large spending multiplier can be explained by the facts that local government spending has been productive. The increase of local government spending increases labor demand and wages, firm entry and local firms’ productivity and output, especially for industries with more use of transportation services. It also generates positive spillovers through technology and supply chains. | statistics |
https://danskehavne.dk/en/maerkesag/krydstogt/ | 2024-03-05T11:24:42 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707948234904.99/warc/CC-MAIN-20240305092259-20240305122259-00191.warc.gz | 0.962476 | 280 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__24682195 | en | Why cruise tourism is good for Denmark and its ports
- Cruise guests contribute DKK 1.25 billion annually to Denmark's economy - primarily to the hotel and retail industry.
- It created around 2,400 jobs in Denmark in 2019, and we need those jobs.
- For ports, cruise ships are an excellent business, but the share of revenue from cruise ships varies from port to port.
- Tourists, including those from cruise ships, help create life and turnover in the local business community, for example in shops, cafés and at attractions.
About industry developments
- Over the last 10 years, the number of cruise ships calling at Danish ports has increased by 42%.
- CMP is the largest cruise destination in Denmark with 351 calls in 2019, which is the highest number in CMP ever.
- CMP is the 10th largest cruise destination in Europe and the port is a turn-around port, which means that passengers are exchanged in Copenhagen because the port is close to the airport and the port terminal is modern and designed for easy passenger exchange.
- Ports outside Denmark are also experiencing growth in cruise business. In 2019, the Port of Rønne became Denmark's second largest cruise port, with 46 cruise ship calls throughout the year. The Port of Skagen has also experienced explosive growth, with 38 more calls in 2019 than in 2014. | statistics |
https://psychplus.com/blog/illicit-drug-use-the-role-of-covid/ | 2024-04-15T02:20:49 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816939.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20240415014252-20240415044252-00215.warc.gz | 0.9547 | 417 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__1497864 | en | The Office of National Statistics (ONS) in the United Kingdom has new survey data demonstrating that drug usage jumped and then dropped between 2020 – 2022. It is possible that Covid might have played in these fluctuations. It can be difficult to draw conclusions from just one study, and doctors and healthcare officials often try and avoid doing so. This is especially the case since the ONS data is drawn from the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) and are therefore not actual national statistics.
However, we do see lots of other data in the UK and around the world also showing that more people consumed illicit drugs when Covid hit. For example, in June 2020, 13% of Americans reported starting or increasing substance use as a way of coping with stress or emotions related to Covid. As the American Psychiatric Association points out, overdoses also spiked during the pandemic. In addition, the ONS numbers essentially went back to normal in the year ending June 2022. So, overall, it is reasonable to conclude that the dislocation, trauma, isolation, and extra free time people experienced during Covid led to an increase in illicit drug use.
And this leads us to the fact that drug misuse is a serious problem across the US and around the world, so it’s important that we continue to look for new ways to tackle it and hopefully improve people’s lives. I see that the UK National Police Chiefs’ Council now advocates for the decriminalization of cannabis and cocaine, in hopes of extending nationwide the warning and treatment policies being piloted in some local areas of the country. In effect this will mean moving people directly to addiction services instead of prosecution (although dealers will still be prosecuted). Some information indicates that these pilot programs have been effective at lowering reoffending rates and saving police time.
I’ll be watching this possible policy change closely to see if it is implemented successfully on nationwide scale and if other countries follow the UK example. Drug treatment is a crucial tool to reduce drug abuse, so this could be be an important learning. | statistics |
https://www.oecd-events.org/tourism-statistics/en/speaker/93d79d8d-e52c-ec11-ae72-a04a5e7d345e/mr-christophe-demunter | 2023-12-03T03:55:27 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100484.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20231203030948-20231203060948-00288.warc.gz | 0.91031 | 147 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__159166853 | en | Mr. Christophe Demunter
Head of Tourism Statistics
Christophe Demunter entered the world of official statistics in 1997, in his home country Belgium. After seven years in labour market statistics and national accounts, he joined the European Commission's Luxembourg based statistical office Eurostat in 2004 to further develop ICT usage statistics in the EU. Since 2006 he coordinates tourism statistics, with a profound interest in moving the focus from collecting data to connecting data by exploring innovative, new data sources and methods. Recently, he was one of the driving forces behind the Commission’s data sharing agreements with four major international online platforms intermediating short-stay accommodation. Christophe holds master degrees in applied economics, criminology and European law. | statistics |
http://www.drscottisaacs.com/blog/ddt-linked-to-alzheimers-disease | 2018-06-25T11:54:26 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-26/segments/1529267867666.97/warc/CC-MAIN-20180625111632-20180625131632-00080.warc.gz | 0.93942 | 129 | CC-MAIN-2018-26 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-26__0__129475445 | en | According to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) - Neurology, Alzheimer's patients have nearly four times the amount of DDT in their brains as do patients without the disease. This is concerning because DDT is still widely used throughout the world to help control malaria - implying a tug of war between the two diseases - and the incidence of Alzheimer's disease is growing significantly. Currently, it is the 6th leading cause of death in the USA, with the death rate increasing dramatically over the past decade.
Article: DDT: Pesticide linked to Alzheimer's
Website: Alzheimer's Facts and Figures | statistics |
https://protocols.scienceexchange.com/protocols/quantile-regression-for-trend-analysis | 2023-02-01T03:01:23 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764499899.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20230201013650-20230201043650-00090.warc.gz | 0.731251 | 997 | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-06__0__201766686 | en | Authors: James Elsner
Quantile regression extends ordinary least-squares regression to quantiles of the response variable. Ordinary regression is a model for the conditional mean, where the mean is conditional on the value of the explanatory variable. Likewise, quantile regression is a model for the conditional quantiles. For trend analysis the explanatory variable is time. Quantiles are points taken at regular intervals from the cumulative distribution function of a random variable. The quantiles mark a set of ordered data into equal-sized data subsets.
The software is downloaded from the internet and installed on a computer. A data set from the internet is imported into a software session. An exploratory plot of the data is created to visualize the trends. A quantile regression model is fit to the data to quantify the trends and determine their statistical significance.
1.) Download and install R. - Tip: Only the base directory is needed.
2.) Click on the icon to start R. With Linux/Unix, type the letter R from a command window.
3.) Read the data into R by typing on the command line:
_StormMax=read.csv – http://garnet.fsu.edu/~jelsner/extspace/extremedatasince1899.csv
4.) Subset the cyclones by basin (cyclones away from the U.S. coastline) and by year after 1977 (satellite era) by typing:
5.) Make the columns of the data set available by name by typing: attach(StormMaxBasin)
6.) Create an exploratory plot of the annual lifetime maximum wind speed (intensity) as a function of year by typing:
7.) Install and load the quantreg package developed by Roger Koenker2. Then print the reference citation.
8.) Summarize the results of a quantile regression at the upper quantiles 0.75, 0.9, and 0.95.
9.) Plot the model results.
The exploratory plot should verify the lack of trend in the median lifetime maximum intensity. It should also show a tendency for the strongest cyclones (higher quantiles) to get stronger during the past 30 years. The statistical significance of the trends is assessed with a quantile regression model and the results are plotted.
Thanks go to all involved with the R project for statistical computing. Special thanks go to Thomas Jagger for his statistical help. The work is supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation, Risk Prediction Initiative of the Bermuda Institute for Ocean Studies, and the Florida Catastrophic Storm Risk Management Center of Florida State University.
The increasing intensity of the strongest tropical cyclones, James B. Elsner, James P. Kossin, and Thomas H. Jagger, Nature 455 (7209) 92 - 95 04/09/2008 doi:10.1038/nature07234
James Elsner, Florida State University
Source: Protocol Exchange (2008) doi:10.1038/nprot.2008.203. Originally published online 16 September 2008. | statistics |
http://heidikimrealtor.com/listings?listing_id=986384e0-4966-40b9-8579-84dc9a757e81 | 2020-05-30T07:44:11 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-24/segments/1590347407667.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20200530071741-20200530101741-00435.warc.gz | 0.845682 | 170 | CC-MAIN-2020-24 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-24__0__157283749 | en | 7 Unit Multi-Family near Vermont & Washington, north of 10 Freeway - Excellent Location! Fully occupied with monthly rental income close to $12,000. Tremendous upside potential. 3 miles to Downtown Los Angeles and USC.
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https://gfs.ca/en-ca/ideas/gordon-food-service-canada-awarded-on-the-forbes-canadas-best-employers-2023-list/ | 2024-04-19T06:40:48 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817289.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20240419043820-20240419073820-00475.warc.gz | 0.968391 | 244 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__115311816 | en | [Grand Rapids, MI, January 25, 2023] – Gordon Food Service Canada has been named to the Forbes 2023 Canada’s Best Employers list. This honor is presented by Forbes and Statista Inc., a world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider. The awards list was announced on January 25, 2023 and can currently be viewed on the Forbes website.
“This award is especially meaningful because it’s a measure of how our people view our company and workplace,” said Cam Godin, President, Gordon Food Service Canada. “We strive every day to be a place that truly values great people, culture and rewards top performance. Let’s all take a moment to celebrate this achievement together.”
Forbes and Statista selected Canada’s Best Employers 2023 through an independent survey applied to a vast sample of more than 12,000 Canadian employees working for companies with more than 500 employees in Canada. The evaluation was based on direct and indirect recommendations from employees that were asked to rate their willingness to recommend their own employers to friends and family. Employee evaluations also included other employers in their respective industries that stood out either positively or negatively. | statistics |
https://blog.appacademy.io/infographic-app-academy-2017-alumni-survey/?snax_login_popup | 2021-06-23T03:26:24 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-25/segments/1623488528979.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20210623011557-20210623041557-00155.warc.gz | 0.968462 | 757 | CC-MAIN-2021-25 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-25__0__80606569 | en | When it comes to its stated values, App Academy practices what it preaches. For one, the bootcamp takes responsibility for students’ success by deferring course payment until after they get a job. It’s also true in regards to its promise to change students’ lives. To better understand their path, the bootcamp last year sent out a survey to alums. The results revealed App Academy has made a life-changing and tangible impact on our students.
Hundreds of App Academy’s former students took the survey. Among other things, we found which companies they work for and how much money they make. We also found their level of job satisfaction and whether they believed in their company’s values. The latter two questions were key because they showed App Academy’s long-lasting, positive effect on students’ love of coding and on their ability to find the best place to do it in. We’ve written another article on the implications of that finding but the main gist is most alums were happy to attend the bootcamp.
The survey also found other data that distinguishes the bootcamp from competitors.
The median salary of alumni prior to attending App Academy, the survey found, was $45,000. Within a year following the course, the median salary of alum software engineers rose to over $100,000. When you compare these numbers to other bootcamps, App Academy moves ahead of the game.
The independent coding bootcamp research organization Course Report found in its own survey of all bootcamp graduates that average prior student salary was $46,974 and that the post-bootcamp average was $70,698. Yes, App Academy graduates make $30,000 more in salary for first post-bootcamp jobs. That is also higher than the U.S. national median salary for web developers at $64,970, according to data from US News & World Report.
In Course Report’s survey, industry average alumni earned $90,421 for their third jobs. For our survey, we found that within two-to-three years of graduation, alumni salaries went up to $130,000. The App Academy number is higher than even the median salary of U.S. web developers, which is currently at $116,620, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Bureau estimates that coding jobs will grow 17 percent by 2024, so it looks like coding is a great long-term career option.
Another point found was that at least 130 students went from minimum wage or poverty-level income to six figures. That is a huge deal that shows how App Academy can transform lives.
We also found great individual stories of success. One student went from a $30,000 job in education to a $100,000 salaried job with full medical, dental, and retirement benefits at a top New York media organization. Another worked as a $20,000-a-year fine artist and now makes more than $100,000. And one student worked as a chemical lab assistant for years, barely making ends meet on less than $20,000 a year. After a few years, he’s now a front-end manager making $140,000.
In addition, most graduates applied to and got jobs at a vast variety of companies. They included IBM, Uber, TaskRabbit, Minted, Pinterest, Bleacher Report, SAP, Google, Zenefits, Earn, Facebook, 23andme, and many more.
We’ve included an infographic here to make the data easier to understand. We’ll release more information from this survey in the next few weeks. | statistics |
https://www.punjabkingsipl.in/news/andrew-tye-ends-2018-as-top-t20i-wicket-taker-5221 | 2023-11-30T06:59:04 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100172.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20231130062948-20231130092948-00853.warc.gz | 0.97157 | 237 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__193609718 | en | Andrew Tye ended 2018 as the most successful bowler in T20 Internationals in a calendar year having picked up 31 wickets, eclipsing the previous record by three scalps.
The Aussie played 19 matches in the year, bagged three more wickets than the next best -- Pakistan's Shadab Khan ended with 28, also in 19 matches -- at an average of 18.93.
India's Jasprit Bumrah held the previous best record when he picked up 28 wickets in 21 matches in 2016.
Tye started the year with a T20I career-best 4/23 against New Zealand at Sydney and peaked during the Tri-Series in Zimbabwe in July where he picked up four successive three-wicket hauls, his 12 wickets coming at 9.41 apiece.
Earlier, he had emerged as the leading wicket taker and donned the Purple Cap in the VIVO Indian Premier League for the 24 scalps he snapped in 14 games for Kings XI Punjab, three more than the next best and in three fewer matches. It was the biggest haul in an IPL season by a KXIP bowler. | statistics |
https://www.breonnaqueen.com/uncomplicated-sales/ | 2021-07-24T03:45:14 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-31/segments/1627046150129.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20210724032221-20210724062221-00578.warc.gz | 0.938195 | 123 | CC-MAIN-2021-31 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-31__0__80572146 | en | Here's the thing:
Research shows that 72% of consumers prefer to learn about new offers through video content and the chance of buyers watching videos on their smartphones is 1.5 times higher than the likelihood of them reading blog posts.
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