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The Effects Of Uv Light On The Antimicrobial Activities Of Cave Actinomycetes, Devon Rule, Naowarat (Ann) Cheeptham Dr.

International Journal of Speleology

The goal of this study was to determine whether actinomycetes isolated from a volcanic cave in western Canada could produce novel antimicrobial compounds against six multidrugresistant pathogens when exposed to UV light. One hundred and seventy-six actinomycete strains isolated from Helmcken Falls Cave, Wells Gray Provincial Park, BC, were screened against six pathogens using the “plug assay” in UV light and no light conditions. Of the 176 strains tested, 100 or 57% of the cave actinomycete strains had antimicrobial activities against the pathogens in 124 different instances: 35 instances when exposed to UV and no light, 30 when exposed to ...

Getting Nano Tattoos Right — A Checklist Of Legal Ethical Hurdles For An Emerging Nanomedical Technology, Michael G. Bennett, R. John Naranja Jr.

School of Law Faculty Publications

The nano tattoo represents a nascent technology designed to be implanted in the skin to provide continuous and reliable glucose detection for diabetics. Its potential benefits are compelling not only for its ability to prevent diabetic complications and decrease related social costs, but also for its ease of use and relative patient-user comfort. This Note aims to articulate a checklist of fundamental intellectual property, bioethical and system design issues that are appropriately considered in the pre-clinical, pre-commercialization phase of nano tattoo development. Early and regular consideration of these factors can increase the odds of a societally beneficial dissemination of this ...

Spinal Asymmetries - Their Determination, Incidence And Pathophysiologic Association, Richard S. Koch

Richard S. Koch, DO, Papers

Abstract for talk at Madrid FIMM Convention on spinal asymmetries

General Principles Of Spinal Treatment, Richard S. Koch

Richard S. Koch, DO, Papers

Discusses mechanism behind spinal asymmetry and back pain and then provides therapy modalities and images to demonstrate these treatment options.

Bibliotherapy: Tracing The Roots Of A Moral Therapy Movement In The United States From The Early Nineteenth Century To The Present, Len L. Levin, Ruthann Gildea

Library Publications and Presentations

Introduction: Hospital libraries, including ones designed for patient use, share a common history with hospitals in the evolution of health care delivery 1. The library as a component of the early “insane asylum” in the United States is well documented, and many had been established by the mid-nineteenth century. While these libraries certainly existed as a means of recreation for asylum patients, this historical communication will demonstrate they also served as a center for “bibliotherapy,” the use of reading as a means of healing.

Micronutrient Supplementation In Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Examining Predictors And Outcomes Of Supplement Adherence, Kaila A. Stephens '13

Senior Theses

Objective: To summarize rates of supplement adherence in youth with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and to identify predictors and outcomes of supplement adherence.

Methods: 49 adolescents (ages 11-18) participated. Youth completed six monthly assessments of adherence and supplement knowledge. Youth and parents completed questionnaires. Medical record reviews provided medical and laboratory data.

Results: Mean supplement adherence rates ranged from 32% to 44%. Predictors of supplement adherence included higher knowledge (for multivitamin, iron, and calcium adherence) higher family involvement (for iron and calcium adherence), and greater inflammation (via a hematological index) for multivitamin adherence. Few relationships between supplement adherence and inflammation ...

Examination Of Osteoarthritis And Subchondral Bone Alterations Within The Stifle Joint Of An Ovariectomised Ovine Model., Jane C. Holland, Orlaith Brennan, O D. Kennedy, N J. Mahony, S Rackard, Fergal O'Brien, T Clive Lee

Anatomy Articles

The exact relationship between osteoporosis and osteoarthritis is still a matter for debate for many. The ovariectomised ewe is frequently used as a model for osteoporosis, resulting in significant alterations in bone morphometry and turnover in both trabecular and subchondral bone after 1 year. This study examines whether ovariectomy has any impact on development of osteoarthritis within the ovine stifle joint at the same time point. In addition, we investigate whether there are any significant correlations present between articular cartilage degeneration and alterations in microstructural parameters or turnover rates in the underlying bone. Twenty-two sheep were examined in this study ...

Untitled, Richard S. Koch

Richard S. Koch, DO, Papers

Personal notes for paper titled "Heart Paper"

Outline Of The Rehabilitation Program In Myocardial Infarction - Physical Therapy, Richard S. Koch

Richard S. Koch, DO, Papers

Hand-out for patients discussing week-by-week of exercises/stretches they should perform following heart attacks.

"Health" Magazine Article - Osteopathic Concept And Spinal Study Statistics In Children, Richard S. Koch

Richard S. Koch, DO, Papers

Rough Draft for Dr. Koch's contribution to an article in Health magazine discussing spinal findings in children and their correlation in neck and back pain and other dysfunctions.

Untitled, Richard S. Koch

Richard S. Koch, DO, Papers

Conclsions and suggested research projects.

Principles Of Manipulative Management Of Essential Hypertension, Richard S. Koch

Richard S. Koch, DO, Papers

Rough draft of article on musculoskeletal findings and treatment associated with hypertension.

Quality Of Life Of Bahraini Women With Breast Cancer: A Cross Sectional Study., Ghufran Ahmed Jassim, David L. Whitford

Family and Community Medicine Articles

BACKGROUND: Breast cancer can impact survivors in many aspects of their life. Scarce information is currently available on the quality of life of cancer survivors in Bahrain. The objective of this study is to describe the quality of life of Bahraini women with breast cancer and its association with their sociodemographic and clinical data.

METHODS: This is a cross sectional study in which the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Cancer Specific version translated into Arabic was administered to a random sample of 337 Bahraini women with breast cancer. Relevant descriptive statistics were computed for ...

Untitled, Richard S. Koch

Richard S. Koch, DO, Papers

Provides support for association between spinal asymmetry and heart disease and how osteopathic physicians can help treat heart disease through treatment of asymmetries.

Vbp15, A Glucocorticoid Analogue, Is Effective At Reducing Allergic Lung Inflammation In Mice, Jesse M. Damsker, Blythe C. Dillingham, Mary C. Rose, Molly A. Balsley, Christopher R. Heier, Alan M. Watson, Erik J. Stemmy, Roslyn A. Jurjus, Tony Huynh, Kathleen Tatem, Kitipong Uaesoontrachoon, Dana M. Berry, Angela S. Benton, Robert J. Freishtat, Eric P. Hoffman, John M. Mccall, Heather Gordish-Dressman, Stephanie L. Constant, Erica K.M. Reeves, Kanneboyina Nagaraju

Pharmacology and Physiology Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Targeted Maximum Likelihood Estimation For Dynamic And Static Longitudinal Marginal Structural Working Models, Maya L. Petersen, Joshua Schwab, Susan Gruber, Nello Blaser, Michael Schomaker, Mark J. Van Der Laan

U.C. Berkeley Division of Biostatistics Working Paper Series

This paper presents a novel targeted maximum likelihood estimator (TMLE) estimator for the parameters of longitudinal static and dynamic marginal structural models.We consider a longitudinal data structure consisting of baseline covariates, time-dependent intervention nodes, intermediate time-dependent covariates, and a possibly time dependent outcome. The intervention nodes at each time point can include a binary treatment as well as a right-censoring indicator. Given a class of dynamic or static interventions, a marginal structural model is used to model the mean of the intervention specific counterfactual outcome as a function of the intervention and time point.Because the true shape of ...

Carter, Tim Lee, 1910-1987 (Mss 80), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 80. Correspondence, photographs, audiotapes, film, clippings, general office files, and records of legislative proceedings relating to the political career of Tim Lee Carter, U.S. Representative (Republican) for Kentucky's Fifth Congressional District, 1965-1981.

Metacognition As A Predictor Of Conceptual Change, Sharang Tickoo

Cognitive Science Student Scholarship

Metacognitive ability - proficiency in analyzing ones own thought processes - is related to the ability to correctly gauge one's mastery of a task (Kruger, 1999; Dunning, 2003). It may also be tied to the ability to make radical conceptual changes learning new information incongruous with prior beliefs. We hypothesize performance on an expanded version of the Cognitive Reflection Test (Frederick, 2005), a battery of questions designed to measure metacognitive ability, would be a predictor of the extent to which undergraduate college students (N=103) improved their understanding of evolution after a semester of college level biology, particularly in the Darwinian ...

Kidney Conditions Associated With Hypertension In Pregnancy, Immaculate Franklin Preethi Nevis

Open Access Dissertations and Theses

We defined hypertension in pregnancy as a composite of gestational hypertension, preeclampsia and eclampsia. The etiology of hypertension in pregnancy remains controversial. The three chapters of this thesis explore the risk of hypertension in pregnancy from various kidney conditions. Chapter 1 introduces the reader to the thesis. Chapter 2 is a systematic review that studied the risk of developing hypertension in pregnant women with chronic kidney disease but not on dialysis. We found that women with chronic kidney disease had at least a twofold higher relative risk of developing hypertension during pregnancy compared with women having no chronic kidney disease ...

Jeffline Online Resources Of Special Interest Radiologic Sciences, Information Services

Electronic Handouts

E-books and database for Radiologic Sciences.