Browsing by Subject "Olmsted County"

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    Economic Contribution of Small Businesses in Olmsted County
    (2019) Tuck, Brigid; Hawkins, Jennifer
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    Full Report to the Rochester/Olmsted Community Housing Partnership, Inc. on Housing Needs and Markets.
    (1990) Lukermann, Barbara L; Goetz, Edward G; Beech, Patricia; Capistrant, Steven; Rogers, Denise; Sporlein, Barbara
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    Housing Needs and Markets in Rochester and Olmsted County. Summary of a Report to the Rochester/Olmsted Community Housing Partnership, Inc.
    (Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, University of Minnesota., 1990) Lukermann, Barbara L; Goetz, Edward G; Beech, Patricia; Capistrant, Steven; Rogers, Denise; Sporlein, Barbara
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    Minnesota Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Pilot Safety Program: A Report on the Program's Background and Initial Successes
    (Minnesota Local Technical Assistance Program, 2009-08) Minnesota Local Technical Assistance Program
    Local transportation agencies continue to set aggressive safety goals. However, it is becoming increasingly difficult to significantly improve highway safety using standard safety solutions because much of this benefit has already been realized. Low-cost intelligent transportation systems (ITS) solutions are now more readily available and can help local transportation agencies reach their safety goals. However, relatively few agencies are currently using ITS technologies. In 2008, the Minnesota ITS Pilot Safety Program was established to help local transportation agencies overcome the barriers that exist to implementing ITS technologies by funding ITS consulting assistance for these agencies. The pilot program was a joint venture sponsored by the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) State Aid for Local Transportation, the MnDOT Office of Traffic Safety and Operation, the Minnesota Local Road Research Board, and ITS Minnesota. In the initial round of funding, four projects were funded in the amount of $10,000 each, and one project later withdrew. Two of the projects are now complete, and the local transportation officials overseeing those projects report significant initial success. In Saint Louis County, a new and promising solution for dynamic school bus warning signs was identified. The county and consultant are now seeking funding to begin development and testing of a system. In Olmsted County, location-specific ITS intersection safety systems were recommended, and the county plans to fund the purchase and installation of these devices over time through its annual capital improvement program. A third project in the City of Edina is scheduled to be completed in fall 2009.
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    Peanut allergic children residing in Olmsted County, MN: an examination of the prevalence in 2007, incidence rates from 1999-2007 and association between peanut-specific IgE level, tolerance and reaction severity.
    (2011-05) Rinaldi, Maria Carol
    INTRODUCTION Peanut allergy is a significant concern due to increased prevalence over the last few decades, potential severity of a reaction, and the large percentage of children who do not acquire tolerance. This dissertation evaluated rates of diagnosis over time and examined whether peanut-specific IgE level has clinical relevance regarding tolerance and reaction severity. METHODS Data on all children with a peanut allergy diagnosis between 1999-2007 in Olmsted County, MN was collected using the Rochester Epidemiology Project. The first study estimated the prevalence in 2007 and incidence rate of peanut allergy diagnoses from 1999-2007. This study further examined whether the number of peanut allergy diagnoses from 1999-2007 varied by reaction severity. The second study estimated the percentage of children that developed tolerance to peanuts and assessed the association between peanut-specific IgE level and tolerance. The third study evaluated the association between peanut-specific IgE level and reaction severity. RESULTS The 2007 prevalence of peanut allergy was 0.59%. There were statistically significant lower rates of peanut allergy diagnoses among females (82.0%) as compared to males and among children aged 3-17 years (99.9%) as compared to those aged 0-2 years. There was a significant 1.7-fold increase in peanut allergy diagnoses from 3.84 cases per 10,000 children in 1999-2001 to 6.53 per 10,000 children in 2005-2007. There was not a significant difference in the number of children having had mild as compared to moderate/severe reactions over time. In this sample, 16.4% developed tolerance to peanuts. Children with peanut-specific IgE class levels 4-6 as compared to those with levels 1-3 had a significant 91.0% reduced likelihood to develop tolerance after adjustment for number of atopic conditions and a 2.15 non-significant greater odds for a moderate/severe reaction after adjustment for age at diagnosis. CONCLUSION The incidence rate of peanut allergy increased irrespective of severity of first reaction and most children did not acquire tolerance. The majority of those diagnosed with peanut allergy were males and 0-2 years old. Peanut-specific IgE level was not associated with initial reaction severity, but was found to be a useful prognostic tool for tolerance.
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    Salem Creek Dye Traces: Dodge/Olmstead (sic) Counties, Minnesota October 8, 2004
    (2005-11-10) Bunge, Eric; Alexander Jr., E. Calvin
    This dye trace study of the highly Karst Salem Creek Valley on the border of Dodge and Olmstead County in southeastern Minnesota was done to classify surface/near-surface connectivity along with a specific case study of a contaminated drinking well within the study area. The study deals with speeds and trends of subsurface flow, conduit flow, and how this flow can contaminate ground water aquifers on the order of hours if the water is given a flow path through the aquitard such as a failed well. Four fluorescent dye traces were conducted along a five mile section of the creek using sulforhodamine B, fluorescein/uranine, erythrosine, and eosin. The dyes were introduced through sinkholes, a stream sink, and around a well collar. Water samples were collected from Salem Creek using both direct water samples and activated charcoal detectors. The samples were measured for fluorescence using a spectrofluorophotometer and analyzed using a peak fitting program to characterize the resulting curves. Breakthrough curves (where applicable) showed that groundwater flow between sinkholes and the Salem Creek on the order of meters/hour. The private drinking well was also contaminated in less than two hours by dye introduced in a sinkhole approximately 100 meters away. The results show extremely fast subsurface conduit flow between the sinkholes and Salem creek. Nutrients and bacteria from the surrounding agriculture fields and feed lots can reach Salem Creek quickly and efficiently. The contamination of the private well also shows how surface recharge waters can penetrate down 400 ft or more through a failed well to contaminate otherwise clean drinking water.
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    Study of Land Sales by Government and Insurance Lenders in Seven Southeastern Minnesota Counties.
    (Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, University of Minnesota, 1989) Naramore, Barbara; Cartlidge, Thora