scholarly journals Early results of sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) provenance trials at farm-forestry sites in England and Wales

1998 ◽  
Vol 71 (3) ◽  
pp. 237-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. P. CUNDALL ◽  
C. M. CAHALAN ◽  
M. R. PLOWMAN
Keyword(s):  
Acer Pseudoplatanus ◽  
Farm Forestry ◽  
England And Wales ◽  
Early Results ◽  
Provenance Trials

A national scheme for public access defibrillation in England and Wales: Early results

Resuscitation ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 78 (3) ◽  
pp. 275-280 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.C. Colquhoun ◽  
D.A. Chamberlain ◽  
R.G. Newcombe ◽  
R. Harris ◽  
S. Harris ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Access ◽  
England And Wales ◽  
Public Access Defibrillation ◽  
Early Results

Urban Policy in England and Wales and in France: A Comparative Assessment of Recent Policy Initiatives

1993 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 381-393 ◽  
Author(s):  
P Booth ◽  
H Green
Keyword(s):  
Urban Policy ◽  
Urban Regeneration ◽  
Comparative Assessment ◽  
Local Authorities ◽  
England And Wales ◽  
Policy Initiatives ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
The Past ◽  
Early Results ◽  
Recent Policy

In the past five years, Britain and France have introduced new policy initiatives with the purpose of tackling the problems of urban regeneration in a comprehensive and strategic fashion. City Challenge and the Contrat de Ville were announced as major policy departures in each country, and the respective governments launched them with the intention of achieving early results. Superficially, there is much in common between the two, and the purpose of this paper is to make a comparison of their stated intentions and of the process by which the two initiatives have been developed. In addition to secondary sources, the text of City Challenge bids for Barnsley and Kirklees and of Contrats de Ville for Dunkerque are drawn upon. It is argued that the two initiatives differ insofar as they are geared to the specific administrative and political circumstances of the two countries. There are, moreover, some distinct differences of scale. That apart, some significant similarities in the approaches emerge. Both, for example, lay emphasis upon partnership to achieve stated objectives. Both give a key role to local authorities. Both involve the integration of existing policies and programmes. Both raise the question of whether they are quite the major departure in policy that the two governments have claimed.

Clinical Update: Assessing Maximum Medical Improvement in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

2003 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 4-5
Author(s):  
Christopher R. Brigham ◽  
James B. Talmage
Keyword(s):  
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ◽  
Carpal Tunnel ◽  
Proper Time ◽  
Carpal Tunnel Release ◽  
Hand Function ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Early Results ◽  
Medical Evaluation ◽  
Nerve Recovery ◽  
Tunnel Syndrome

Abstract Permanent impairment cannot be assessed until the patient is at maximum medical improvement (MMI), but the proper time to test following carpal tunnel release often is not clear. The AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment (AMA Guides) states: “Factors affecting nerve recovery in compression lesions include nerve fiber pathology, level of injury, duration of injury, and status of end organs,” but age is not prognostic. The AMA Guides clarifies: “High axonotmesis lesions may take 1 to 2 years for maximum recovery, whereas even lesions at the wrist may take 6 to 9 months for maximal recovery of nerve function.” The authors review 3 studies that followed patients’ long-term recovery of hand function after open carpal tunnel release surgery and found that estimates of MMI ranged from 25 weeks to 24 months (for “significant improvement”) to 18 to 24 months. The authors suggest that if the early results of surgery suggest a patient's improvement in the activities of daily living (ADL) and an examination shows few or no symptoms, the result can be assessed early. If major symptoms and ADL problems persist, the examiner should wait at least 6 to 12 months, until symptoms appear to stop improving. A patient with carpal tunnel syndrome who declines a release can be rated for impairment, and, as appropriate, the physician may wish to make a written note of this in the medical evaluation report.

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