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PubMed1992

Distribution of Ixodes dammini (Acari: Ixodidae) in residential lawns on Prudence Island, Rhode Island.

The distribution of nymphal Ixodes dammini Spielman, Clifford, Piesman & Corwin in residential lawns was assessed by flagging on Prudence Island, RI. The number of ticks per sample was five times greater in lawns adjacent to woods than in lawns adjacent to other lawns. Relative tick abundance was negatively correlated with distance from the woods, but the decline was gradual. Spirochete prevalence in ticks did not differ among lawn types or at different distances from the woods. Therefore, barriers that keep people away from the wood edge probably lower the risk of acquiring Lyme disease, but there is still a risk. Even with physical barriers at lawn-wood edges, personal precautions to prevent tick bites should be followed.

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PubMed1976

22. Some successes and failures with long-term care data systems: the Rhode Island experience.

A project by Rhode Island Health Services Research (SEARCH) to develop, adapt, and improve data systems in several Rhode Island long-term care settings includes skilled nursing and intermediate care facilities, two chronic care hospitals, mental health institutions, and home health agencies. A successful medical review system was developed for Medicaid nursing home patients which is now a program funded by the state, as well as a good abstracting system for the two chronic hospitals. Also, steps were taken to correct omissions and inaccuracies found in mental health data used in the Multi-State Information System (MSIS), and to modify a limited management information system used by home health agencies. In retrospect, the project would have been better served had it attempted to be less comprehensive and instead focused its resources in areas of high visibility and unequivocal public concern. The approach would have given the state population-based information of much greater power than is currently available, despite the recognized successes of the project in the nursing home and chronic hospital areas.

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PubMed1992

Epidemiology of tuberculosis in Rhode Island.

The increase in the reported cases of tuberculosis in Rhode Island from 1985 to 1991 has been striking. This rise has occurred at a faster rate than that for the United States overall. Although the HIV epidemic is largely to blame for the resurgence of tuberculosis nationwide, its impact on tuberculosis locally has been muted. The rise in reported cases in Rhode Island is attributable mainly to increased cases among minority groups, particularly Southeast Asians. Blacks and Hispanics are likewise at an increased risk for developing active disease. Especially alarming is the dramatic rise in the number of tuberculosis cases reported in children in Rhode Island, a reflection of active disease transmission in the community. The Rhode Island Tuberculosis Control Program, already functioning at full capacity, must find ways of curbing the growing tuberculosis problem.

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome↗
PubMed1979

Interactive computer supported tumor registry in the state of Rhode Island.

A new interactive computerized tumor registry has been established for the state of Rhode Island. The registry is implemented with new data base software which features a pagination scheme with rapid retrieval of non-coded variable data. The types of data stored are discussed as well as the computer system and methods of data entry storage and retrieval.

Computers↗
PubMed1992

Direct and correlated responses to divergent selection for residual food intake in Rhode Island Red laying hens.

1. Divergent selection was undertaken in a Rhode Island Red population for residual food intake, measured in males and females, using mass selection. 2. In the absence of a control line, selection response during 14 generations was estimated by the within-year divergence between lines. 3. The direct response in residual food intake was found to be significant in both sexes, the divergence reaching almost three phenotypic standard deviations in each sex. 4. Significant correlated responses were obtained for food efficiency; it was improved in the low residual food intake line. Shank length, wattle length and rectal and comb temperature showed higher values in the high line, suggesting an increased heat production or dissipation. Inconsistent changes were observed for other egg production traits.

Animals↗
PubMed1979

Blizzard morbidity and mortality: Rhode Island, 1978.

The total number of outpatient visits to 10 hospital emergency rooms declined 64 per cent and emergency admissions 35 per cent immediately after the February 1978 blizzard in Rhode Island; both quickly returned to normal levels. Three days after the storm, admissions for myocardial infarction increased markedly. Total mortality and ischemic heart disease deaths showed a considerable increase for the five-day period following the blizzard. The physical and psychological stress of the blizzard probably precipitated cardiac deaths in susceptible individuals.

Disasters↗
PubMed1977

Cesarean section and maternal mortality in Rhode Island. Incidence and risk factors, 1965-1975.

An 11-year study from January 1, 1965, through December 31, 1975, was undertaken to study maternal death associated with cesarean section in Rhode Island. The risk of maternal death associated with cesarean section and that for vaginal delivery was calculated, and it was found that the risk of death from cesarean section was 26 times greater than with vaginal delivery. The expanding indications for cesarean section, factors associated with excess risk of death from cesarean section, and suggestions to prevent such catastrophe are discussed.

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PubMed1977

Genetic control of resistance to subgroup A and subgroup C tumour viruses in Rhode Island Red fowl: evidence for linkage between the tumour virus a (tva) and tumour virus c (tvc) loci.

A study, using the Rhode Island Red (RIR) strain of fowl maintained at Houghton Poultry Research Station, was made to investigate the genetic control of cellular response to infection with viruses of subgroups A and C. Family matings within the RIR strain and test-crosses between the RIR parents and White Leghorn (WL) parents of known ararcrcr genotype were set up to ascertain linkage between the tumour virus a (tva) and tumour virus c (tvc) loci. The results confirmed that in this RIR strain, the two loci, tva and tvc, control the cellular response to viruses of subgroups A and C, respectively, as reported in other breeds of fowl (WL and New Hampshire). As in WL fowl, the two loci are linked. The linkage value of 0-22 in the male sex agreed well with that reported in the WL male sex, indicating that the two loci are located in the same sites in homologous chromosomes in the two breeds. However, in the RIR strain, no sex difference in crossing over between the two linked loci was found, contrary to that reported in WL fowl where the absence of crossing over between the two loci was observed in the heterogametic female sex.

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