Day archives: October 9th, 2011

UN Report:Treatment of Conflict Related Detainees in Afghan Custody

Treatment of Conflict Related Detainees in Afghan Custody – United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan [UNAMA], UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. October 2011 Kabul, Afghanistan UNAMA press release: Mistreatment of Conflict-Related Security Detainees in National Directorate of Security and Afghan National Police Facilities: “UNAMA today released a report that documents the …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Government Documents, Legal Research

Report: Household Income Trends During the Recession and Economic Recovery

“Sentier Research today released a report that introduces a new monthly series that will examine trends in the income (before taxes) of American households. This new series should prove to be a very valuable addition to existing statistical series such as the employment and unemployment data released monthly by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. …

Subjects: Government Documents

Multidisciplinary Pain Programs for Chronic Noncancer Pain, Technical Brief

Multidisciplinary Pain Programs for Chronic Noncancer Pain, Technical Brief – Final – Sept. 30, 2011. HHS, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality “Chronic pain symptoms cause major medical and socioeconomic problems and are the most common cause of long-term disability in middle aged people. The total estimated healthcare costs to Americans are more than $70 …

Subjects: Government Documents

Comparative Effectiveness of Therapies for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders – Disposition of Comments Report

Comparative Effectiveness of Therapies for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders — Disposition of Comments Report, October 6, 2011. HHS, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. “This is an extremely detailed report that, to a large extent, summarizes well the state of the science with respect to what is known about the efficacy of therapies for …

Subjects: Government Documents

FAA's Air Traffic Activity System (ATADS)

“The Air Traffic Activity Data System (ATADS) contains the official NAS air traffic operations data available for public release. On the 20th of each month, data for the previous month is made available. The first year of data available is FY 1990.” Airport Operations │ Tower Operations │ TRACON Operations │ Total Terminal Operations │ …

Subjects: Government Documents

Screening for Prostate Cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement

Screening for Prostate Cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement DRAFT Summary of Recommendation and Evidence, October 2011 “The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends against prostate-specific antigen (PSA)-based screening for prostate cancer. This is a grade D recommendation. This recommendation applies to men in the U.S. population that do not have symptoms …

Subjects: Government Documents

Identification of Methane Emissions in an Urban Setting

Identification of Methane Emissions in an Urban Setting – E. Crosson, N. Phillips, L. Hutyra, J. Turnbull, C. Sweeney, R. Ackley and S. Tan See also Global Monitoring Annual Conference 2011, Program and Abstracts, Boulder, Colorado May 17th – 18th. Hosted by: NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Global Monitoring Division Fueling Global Warming, Not Homes …

Subjects: Government Documents