Approximately 197,000 field records frm the North American Limousin Foundation performance testing program provided two major data sets and four subsets by sex for the estimation of variance components and heritabilities. The model included contemporary group, sire, breed composition of dam, age of dam and a covariate for age of calf for some traits. Heritabilities with sexes combined were: birth weight, .16 +/- .02; multiplicative age of dam corrected and age of calf adjusted 205-day weight, .08 +/- .01; age of calf adjusted 205-day weight, .10 +/- .02; additive age of dam corrected and age of calf adjusted 205-day weight, .09 +/- .01; preweaning average daily gain, .08 +/- .01; weaning weight, .09 +/- .02; preweaning relative growth, .09 +/- .01; multiplicative age of dam and age of calf adjusted 365-day weight, .14 +/- .02; age of calf adjusted 365-day weight, .16 +/- .02; postweaning average daily gain, .10 +/- .02; yearling weight, .16 +/- .02; weight per day of age, .16 +/- .02, and postweaning relative growth, .03 +/- .01. Partitioning of data sets by sex did not significantly change the estimates of heritability.
developed on The Shard that would appeal to large corporate organisations as a headquarters to be proud of.Large, efficiently planned floor plates of 1900-2800 m 2 area were deemed necessary to attract the target audience. A further requirement was that the floor plates would be flexible such that they could be subdivided into quadrants to suit smaller tenants should the need arise. In addition, the design had to be adaptable to provide tenants with a variety of air-conditioning options and achieve an 'excellent' Breeam rating with a compliant tenant fit-out.Through the client's partnerships with Network Rail and London Underground, the brief also called for section completion of the bus station prior to the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games embargo, improvements to the underground station ticket hall and the creation of a new urban realm. Site constraintsThe development site, with an area of 0·55 ha, occupies the greater part of the city block defined by Railway Approach to the west and north, London Bridge Street to the south, and London Bridge station to the east. Three Castles House, London Underground's operations centre for London Bridge, occupied the western portion of this city block and was demolished and replaced elsewhere to accommodate the development.Located directly in front of London Bridge rail and bus station, the site was originally occupied by a Richard Seifert-designed, 25-storey reinforced-concrete office block. Known as New London Bridge House, this was situated at the east end of the site adjacent to London Bridge station and its associated undercroft car park structure. IntroductionThe News Building in the new 'London Bridge Quarter' commercial district in central London, UK was formally opened in September 2014. Situated next to its sister building The Shard, the tallest building in western Europe (Parker, 2013), it was developed by Sellar Property Group in association with London Bridge Quarter Ltd and designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano (Figure 1).The prestigious building − formerly known as The Place − now houses News UK's titles The Times, The Sunday Times and The Sun as well as sister News Corp businesses Dow Jones and HarperCollins. It provides 40 000 m 2 of efficient, modern office space over 17 storeys. Occupants benefit from direct access to London Bridge Quarter's new piazza and the unrivalled transport connections at London Bridge station, providing a seamless transition from station to workplace. This paper illustrates the challenges of working over a live bus station, in front of one of London's busiest rail terminals and surrounded by London Underground's critical buried assets. It describes how these challenges were overcome by integrated design and construction teams working in a truly collaborative way and by using bold techniques. The briefArchitect Renzo Piano stated his vision for the project was, "a building with its own character: strong, compelling, visible, and coherent with The Shard. The building will float above the ground, liberating space and cre...
The Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program (MDPP) encourages beneficiaries with prediabetes to build healthy lifestyle behaviors that reduce the risk of diabetes. Limited supply of in-person MDPP and telehealth growth, support virtual delivery of MDPP. Success of virtual MDPP is impacted by access to digital devices and the Internet. A survey-weighted multinomial logit model was performed to examine associations between socio-demographics, comorbidities, and computer access and internet usage among beneficiaries. Using the 2020 nationally representative Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey PUF, a three-level categorical dependent variable was created: (1) has a computer AND uses internet, (2) has a computer OR uses internet, and (3) has no access to either (reference group). Of beneficiaries reporting BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 and no diabetes history (n=3,912), 70.6% had a computer AND used internet; 14.2% had a computer OR used internet; and 15.2% lacked a computer and did not use internet. Hispanics, Non-Hispanic Blacks (NHB), and Others were less likely to have a computer AND use internet than non-Hispanic Whites (NHB, OR=0.27; p<0.001). Beneficiaries with lower educational attainment (<high school (HS) and HS) were less likely to have a computer AND use internet (<HS, OR=0.04; p<0.001) or have a computer OR use internet (<HS, OR=0.21; p<0.001) than those with college education. Beneficiaries with lower incomes (<$25,000) were less likely to have a computer AND use internet (OR=0.24; p<0.001) or have a computer OR use internet (OR=0.58; p<0.001) than those with higher incomes. This study found that ~30% of beneficiaries likely eligible for MDPP (potentially representing 6 million beneficiaries) lack digital tools for virtual MDPP. Digital divides by race/ethnicity, income, and education were observed. Efforts to improve access and enrollment in MDPP using virtual delivery must consider digital access to avoid technological disparities among populations with heightened type 2 diabetes risk. Disclosure B.Ng: None. J.B.Lamanna: None. M.Massey: None. G.T.Hawkins: None. C.Park: None.
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