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Trapped In My Own Labyrinth, Katrina Bramstedt

Katrina A. Bramstedt

No abstract provided.

A Method For Providing High-Volume Interprofessional Simulation Encounters In Physical And Occupational Therapy Education Programs, Michael Shoemaker, J Beasley, M Cooper, R Perkins, J Smith, C Swank

Michael J Shoemaker, PT, DPT, PhD, GCS

No abstract provided.

Violent Deaths Of Iraqi Civilians, 2003-2008: Analysis By Perpetrator, Weapon, Time, And Location., M Hicks, H Dardagan, G Guerrero Serdán, P Bagnall, J Sloboda, M Spagat

Madelyn Hsiao-Rei Hicks

No abstract provided.

The Political Economy Of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza In Cambodia, Sophal Ear

Sophal Ear

No abstract provided.

Global Comparison Of Warring Groups In 2002-2007: Fatalities From Targeting Civilians Vs. Fighting Battles., M Hicks, U Lee, R Sundberg, M Spagat

Madelyn Hsiao-Rei Hicks

BACKGROUND:

Warring groups that compete to dominate a civilian population confront contending behavioral options: target civilians or battle the enemy. We aimed to describe degrees to which combatant groups concentrated lethal behavior into intentionally targeting civilians as opposed to engaging in battle with opponents in contemporary armed conflict.

METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS:

We identified all 226 formally organized state and non-state groups (i.e. actors) that engaged in lethal armed conflict during 2002-2007: 43 state and 183 non-state. We summed civilians killed by an actor's intentional targeting with civilians and combatants killed in battles in which the actor was involved for total fatalities …

Serotonin Transporter (5-Httlpr) Genotype And Childhood Trauma Are Associated With Individual Differences In Decision Making, Scott Stoltenberg

Scott F. Stoltenberg

The factors that influence individual differences in decision making are not yet fully characterized, but convergent evidence is accumulating that implicates serotonin (5-HT) system function. Therefore, both genes and environments that influence serotonin function are good candidates for association with risky decision making. In the present study we examined associations between common polymorphisms in the serotonin transporter gene (SLC6A4; 5-HTTLPR and rs25531), the experience of childhood trauma and decision making on the Iowa gambling task (IGT) in 391 (64.5% female) healthy Caucasian adults. Homozygosity for the 5-HTTLPR L allele was associated with riskier decision making in the first block of …

Body Adiposity In Later Life And The Incidence Of Dementia: The Health In Men Study, Brian Power, Helman Alfonso, Leon Flicker, Graeme Hankey, Bu Yeap, Osvaldo Almeida

Brian Power

Genome-Wide Association Study Using Extreme Truncate Selection Identifies Novel Genes Affecting Bone Mineral Density And Fracture Risk, Emma Duncan, Patrick Danoy, John Kemp, Paul Leo, Eugene Mcclosky, Geoffrey Nicholson, Richard Eastell, Richard Prince, John Eisman, Graeme Jones

John Eisman

Development Of A Simple Prognostic Nomogram For Individualising 5-Year And 10-Year Absolute Risks Of Fracture: A Population-Based Prospective Study Among Postmenopausal Women, Tineke Van Geel, Nguyen Nguyen, Piet Geusens, Jacqueline Center, Tuan Nguyen, Geert-Jan Dinant, John Eisman

John Eisman

Ch. 15 Sample Qualitative Research Proposal: Childhood Obesity In Latino Families, Nicole Mareno

Nicole Mareno

Risk Factors For In-Hospital Post-Hip Fracture Mortality, Steven Frost, Nguyen Nguyen, Deborah Black, John Eisman Ao, Tuan Nguyen

John Eisman

Vitamin D Status And Parathyroid Hormone In A Urban Population In Vietnam, Lan T. Ho-Pham, Nguyen Nguyen, Thai Q. Lai, John Eisman Ao, Tuan Nguyen

John Eisman

Optimal Time On Haart For Prevention Of Mother-To-Child Transmission Of Hiv, Carla J. Chibwesa, Mark J. Giganti, Nande Putta, Namwinga T. Chintu, Jessica Mulindwa, Benjamin J. Dorton, Benjamin H. Chi, Jeffrey S. A. Stringer, Elizabeth M. Stringer

Benjamin J. Dorton. MD

The Team Leader Model: An Alternative To Preceptorship, Kylie Russell, Ann Hobson, Robin Watts

Kylie Russell

Western Australian Cancer Nurse Coordination: Evaluation Of The Western Australian Cancer Nurse Coordinator Role: Final Report, Leanne Monterosso, Violet Platt, Meinir Krishnasamy, Patsy Yates

Leanne Monterosso

An Emergency Department-Based Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Outpatient Service: Part 1, Participant Evaluation, Timothy Wand, Kathryn White, Joanna Patching, Judith Dixon, Timothy Green

Joanna Patching

Urothelial/Lamina Propria Spontaneous Activity And The Role Of M3 Muscarinic Receptors In Mediating Rate Responses To Stretch And Carbachol, Christian Moro, Jumpei Uchiyama, Russ Chess-Williams

Christian Moro

Medline Search Strategy For Early Versus Late Referral Systematic Review, Neil A. Smart Assoc. Prof.

Neil Smart

No abstract provided.

Load Carriage And Its Force Impact, Robin Orr, Rodney Pope, Verenina Johnston, Julia Coyle

Rodney P Pope

Extract:
Just as history records that military personnel have been carrying heavy loads for over two millennia (Orr, 2010), so too does it show their impact on military force sustainment and combat effectiveness. Around 800BC, the heavy loads carried by Assyrian soldiers reduced their mobility and led them to experiment continually with their shields in order to lighten their loads (Gabriel, 2002). Around 400BC, the long marches of Cyrus’ ‘infamous 10,000’, an army of Greek mercenaries accompanied by Xenophon, would have resulted in numerous stress fractures, torn ligaments, muscle damage, blisters and abrasions. While some of these injuries can be …

Table Of Included Studies For Early Versus Late Referral Systematic Review, Neil A. Smart Assoc. Prof.

Neil Smart

No abstract provided.

Figures For Early Versus Late Referral Systematic Review, Neil A. Smart Assoc. Prof.

Neil Smart

No abstract provided.

Predicting Adolescents’ Future Intentions To Seek Help For Mental Health Problems., Coralie J. Wilson

Frank Deane

This study examined whether high school students’ current symptoms of general psychological distress, self-rated social problem-solving skills, and recent help-seeking experiences predict their future intentions to seek help for a mental health problem. At Time 1, 98 high school students, aged 12-17 years, completed the study self-report survey that included measures of psychological distress, social problem-solving skill, and recent help-seeking behaviour. At Time 2, three weeks later, the same students completed measures of help-seeking intentions. Students with more severe levels of distress symptoms at Time 1 had lower intentions to seek help for a mental health problem at Time 2. …

Contribution Of Male Age To Outcomes In Assisted Reproductive Technologies—Addressing Methodological Challenges, Brian W. Whitcomb, Eric D. Levens, Renée Turzanski-Fortner, Kevin S. Richter, Simon Kipersztok, Robert J. Stillman, Michael J. Levy

Brian W. Whitcomb

Objective—To evaluate the relation between male age and pregnancy outcome in donor oocyte assisted reproductive technology cycles Design—Retrospective cohort Setting—Private IVF center. Patients—1392 donor cycles from 1083 female recipients and their male partners Interventions—Oocyte donor cycles Main outcome measure(s)—Live birth Results—Increasing male age was associated with semen parameters including volume and motility; however, male age was not observed to have a statistically significant association with likelihood of live birth in donor cycles after adjustment for female recipient age. Conclusions—When treatment cycle number and female recipient age were taken into account, male age had no significant association with pregnancy outcomes in …

The Impact Of Internet Vs. Traditional Special Supplemental Nutrition Program For Women, Infants, And Children Nutrition Education On Fruit And Vegetable Intake, Robert J. Bensley

Robert J Bensley

The purpose of this project was to compare the impact of Internet nutrition education to traditional nutrition education on Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) participant fruit and vegetable consumption. Interventions were delivered at 15 WIC clinics after normal WIC clinic operations or delivered online. A total of 692 and 872 participants from eight WIC agencies self-enrolled into two phases. A quasi experimental design using an interrupted time series to determine the impact of two methods of nutrition education and follow-up nutrition counseling was used. Data were collected online and at Michigan WIC clinics during 2005-2007 …

Public And Private Justice: Redressing Health Care Harm In Japan, Robert B. Leflar

Robert B Leflar

Japanese legal structures addressing health care-related deaths and injuries rely more on public law institutions and rules than do the common-law North American jurisdictions, where private law adjudication is predominant. This article explores four developments in 21st-century Japanese health care law. The first two are in the public law sphere: criminal prosecutions of health care personnel accused of medical errors, and a health ministry-sponsored “Model Project” to analyze medical-practice-associated deaths. The article addresses a private law innovation: health care divisions of trial courts in several metropolitan areas. Finally, the article introduces Japan’s new no-fault program for compensating birth-related obstetrical injuries. …

Extracting Information From Functional Connectivity Maps Via Function-On-Scalar Regression, Philip T. Reiss, Maarten Mennes, Eva Petkova, Lei Huang, Matthew J. Hoptman, Bharat B. Biswal, Stanley J. Colcombe, Xi-Nian Zuo, Michael P. Milham

Lei Huang

Functional connectivity of an individual human brain is often studied by acquiring a resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging scan, and mapping the correlation of each voxel's BOLD time series with that of a seed region. As large collections of such maps become available, including multisite data sets, there is an increasing need for ways to distill the information in these maps in a readily visualized form. Here we propose a two-step analytic strategy. First, we construct connectivity-distance profiles, which summarize the connectivity of each voxel in the brain as a function of distance from the seed, a functional relationship …

An Analysis Of Applicants Presenting To A Medical Marijuana Specialty Practice In California, Helen Nunberg, Beau Kilmer, Rosalie Liccardo Pacula, James Burgdorf

Rosalie Liccardo Pacula

While 15 states and the District of Columbia provide allowances for medical marijuana, little is known about the individuals who seek a physician’s recommendation to use marijuana. This study provides descriptive information about 1,655 applicants in California who sought a physician’s recommendation for medical marijuana, the conditions for which they sought treatment, and the diagnoses made by the physicians. It presents a systematic analysis of physician records and questionnaires obtained from consecutive applicants seen during a three-month period at nine medical marijuana specialty practices operating throughout the state. The analysis yields insights that may be useful for future research on …

Associations Of Plasma Selenium With Arsenic And Genomic Methylation Of Leukocyte Dna In Bangladesh, Richard J. Pilsner, Megan N. Hall, Xinhua Liu, Habibul Ahsan, Vesna Ilievski, Vesna Slavkovich, Diane Levy, Pam Factor-Litvak, Joseph H. Graziano, Mary V. Gamble

J. Richard Pilsner

Background

Global hypomethylation of DNA is thought to constitute an early event in some cancers and occurs in response to arsenic (As) exposure and/or selenium (Se) deficiency in both in vitro and animal models. In addition, antagonism between As and Se, whereby each reduces toxicity of the other, has been well documented in animal models. Se status may therefore modify the health effects of As in As-exposed populations.

Objective

The primary objectives of our study were to test the hypothesis that Se deficiency is associated with genomic hypomethylation of lymphocyte DNA and to determine whether Se levels are associated with …

Sex And Hiv Disclosure, Aziza Ahmed, Beri Hull

Aziza Ahmed

No abstract provided.

The Final Cut: End-Of-Life Empowerment Through Video Documentary, Broderick Fox

Broderick Fox

This article examines assisted video autobiographies that seek to break taboos around visualizing natural death and dying. Turning the camera onto death in one sense posits limit-cases to photographic representation and documentary ethics. The videos in question, however, each propose routes to active, shared authorship in their production that parallel the possibilities for active, agented, and communally-experienced dying and death that have become all-too-rare in Western society. The chapter closes with a meditation on the potentials for and limitations on such independent video discourse around dying and death in the digital age.