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Severity Of Clostridium Difficile-Associated Disease (Cdad) In Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients: Evaluation Of A Cdad Severity Grading System, Erik R. Dubberke, Justin Sadhu, Robert Gatti, Kimberly A. Reske, John F. Dipersio, Steven M. Devine, Victoria J. Fraser Jan 2007

Severity Of Clostridium Difficile-Associated Disease (Cdad) In Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients: Evaluation Of A Cdad Severity Grading System, Erik R. Dubberke, Justin Sadhu, Robert Gatti, Kimberly A. Reske, John F. Dipersio, Steven M. Devine, Victoria J. Fraser

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Evaluation Of A Novel Chromogenic Agar Medium For Isolation And Differentiation Of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus Faecium And Enterococcus Faecalis Isolates, Nathan A. Ledeboer, Kingshuk Das, Michael Eveland, Celine Roger-Dalbert, Sandrine Mailler, Sonia Chatellier, William Michael Dunne Jan 2007

Evaluation Of A Novel Chromogenic Agar Medium For Isolation And Differentiation Of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus Faecium And Enterococcus Faecalis Isolates, Nathan A. Ledeboer, Kingshuk Das, Michael Eveland, Celine Roger-Dalbert, Sandrine Mailler, Sonia Chatellier, William Michael Dunne

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Phylogenetic Diversity And Microsphere Array-Based Genotyping Of Human Pathogenic Fusaria, Including Isolates From The Multistate Contact Lens-Associated U.S. Keratitis Outbreaks Of 2005 And 2006, Kerry O'Donnell, Brice A. Sarver, Mary Brandt, Douglas C. Chang, Judith Noble-Wang, Benjamin J. Park, Deanna A. Sutton, Lynette Benjamin, Mark Lindsley, Arvind Padhye, David M. Geiser, Todd J. Ward Jan 2007

Phylogenetic Diversity And Microsphere Array-Based Genotyping Of Human Pathogenic Fusaria, Including Isolates From The Multistate Contact Lens-Associated U.S. Keratitis Outbreaks Of 2005 And 2006, Kerry O'Donnell, Brice A. Sarver, Mary Brandt, Douglas C. Chang, Judith Noble-Wang, Benjamin J. Park, Deanna A. Sutton, Lynette Benjamin, Mark Lindsley, Arvind Padhye, David M. Geiser, Todd J. Ward

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Contribution Of Invariant Residues To The Function Of Rgg Family Transcription Regulators, Jennifer Loughman, Michael G. Caparon Jan 2007

Contribution Of Invariant Residues To The Function Of Rgg Family Transcription Regulators, Jennifer Loughman, Michael G. Caparon

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Identification And Characterization Of An Rtx Toxin In The Emerging Pathogen Kingella Kingae, Thomas E. Kehl-Fie, Joseph W. St. Geme Iii Jan 2007

Identification And Characterization Of An Rtx Toxin In The Emerging Pathogen Kingella Kingae, Thomas E. Kehl-Fie, Joseph W. St. Geme Iii

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Genetics Of Body Mass Stability And Risk For Chronic Disease: A 28-Year Longitudinal Study, Carol E. Franz, Michael D. Grant, Kristen C. Jacobson, William S. Kremen, Seth A. Eisen, Hong Xian, James Romeis, Heather Thompson-Brenner, Michael J. Lyons Jan 2007

Genetics Of Body Mass Stability And Risk For Chronic Disease: A 28-Year Longitudinal Study, Carol E. Franz, Michael D. Grant, Kristen C. Jacobson, William S. Kremen, Seth A. Eisen, Hong Xian, James Romeis, Heather Thompson-Brenner, Michael J. Lyons

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Genetic And Environmental Contributions To Pathological Gambling Symptoms In A 10-Year Follow-Up, Hong Xian, Jeffrey F. Scherrer, Wendy S. Slutske, Kamini R. Shah, Rachel Volberg, Seth A. Eisen Jan 2007

Genetic And Environmental Contributions To Pathological Gambling Symptoms In A 10-Year Follow-Up, Hong Xian, Jeffrey F. Scherrer, Wendy S. Slutske, Kamini R. Shah, Rachel Volberg, Seth A. Eisen

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The 14-3-3Τ Phosphoserine-Binding Protein Is Required For Cardiomyocyte Survival, Jeffrey M. C. Lau, Xiaohua Jin, Jie Ren, Joan Avery, Brian J. Debosch, Ilya Treskov, Traian S. Lupu, Attila Kovacs, Carla Weinheimer, Anthony J. Muslin Jan 2007

The 14-3-3Τ Phosphoserine-Binding Protein Is Required For Cardiomyocyte Survival, Jeffrey M. C. Lau, Xiaohua Jin, Jie Ren, Joan Avery, Brian J. Debosch, Ilya Treskov, Traian S. Lupu, Attila Kovacs, Carla Weinheimer, Anthony J. Muslin

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The Runx2 Transcription Factor Cooperates With The Yes-Associated Protein, Yap65, To Promote Cell Transformation, Michele I. Vitolo, Ian E. Anglin, William M. Mahoney Jr., Keli J. Renoud, Ronald B. Gartenhaus, Kurtis E. Bachman, Antonino Passaniti Jan 2007

The Runx2 Transcription Factor Cooperates With The Yes-Associated Protein, Yap65, To Promote Cell Transformation, Michele I. Vitolo, Ian E. Anglin, William M. Mahoney Jr., Keli J. Renoud, Ronald B. Gartenhaus, Kurtis E. Bachman, Antonino Passaniti

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Determining The Efficacy Of Summer School On Maintaining Hearing-Impaired Children’S Language Levels, Paula Anne Mathias Jan 2007

Determining The Efficacy Of Summer School On Maintaining Hearing-Impaired Children’S Language Levels, Paula Anne Mathias

Independent Studies and Capstones

This paper discusses the process of determining the efficacy of summer school on maintaining hearing-impaired children’s language levels.


Development Of A High-Frequency Hearing Loss Questionnaire For Children, Jamie M. Baum Jan 2007

Development Of A High-Frequency Hearing Loss Questionnaire For Children, Jamie M. Baum

Independent Studies and Capstones

The "Pediatric Assessment of Hearing" questionnaire was developed to evaluate how children with high-frequency hearing loss perform in various listening conditions.


Evaluating Social Skills In Long Term Cochlear Implant Recipients, Amy Lee Bell Jan 2007

Evaluating Social Skills In Long Term Cochlear Implant Recipients, Amy Lee Bell

Independent Studies and Capstones

A longitudinal study observing cochlear implant recipients' social skills using ratings from their parents and the students themselves over time. The study looked at how adolescents using cochlear implants rate their own social skills compared to an age matched normative group of hearing students, and compared these ratings with social skills ratings obtained from their parents. The study also compared social ratings in adolescence to previous ratings of the same children obtained in elementary school.


Quality Of Life In Children With Unilateral Hearing Loss: A Pilot Study, Sarah A. Borton Jan 2007

Quality Of Life In Children With Unilateral Hearing Loss: A Pilot Study, Sarah A. Borton

Independent Studies and Capstones

The purpose of this investigation was to determine the impact of unilateral hearing loss on the quality of life of children. Focus group sessions were held for parents and children or adolescents with unilateral hearing loss to discuss their perceptions. Parents and children or adolescents completed the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory. Findings were presented depicting which domains of quality of life are most affected.


School Counselors In The Mainstream Setting: A Tool For Working With Students With Hearing Impairments In The Public School Environment, Andrea Lynn Niekamp Jan 2007

School Counselors In The Mainstream Setting: A Tool For Working With Students With Hearing Impairments In The Public School Environment, Andrea Lynn Niekamp

Independent Studies and Capstones

This study looks at public school counselors who work with hearing impaired students and the counselor’s awareness of specific issues of problems of these students.


Activities For Social Skills Development In Deaf Children Preparing To Enter The Mainstream, Dorie L. Noll Jan 2007

Activities For Social Skills Development In Deaf Children Preparing To Enter The Mainstream, Dorie L. Noll

Independent Studies and Capstones

A sample of regular education teachers was surveyed to assess the social skills of recently mainstreamed students from oral deaf programs in their classrooms. In addition, a curriculum of social skills activities was developed to help prepare students from oral deaf schools to enter the mainstream.


Speech And The Hearing-Impaired Child: Evaluation And Revision Of The Cid Speech Skills Worksheet, Lauren Nichole Mungenast Jan 2007

Speech And The Hearing-Impaired Child: Evaluation And Revision Of The Cid Speech Skills Worksheet, Lauren Nichole Mungenast

Independent Studies and Capstones

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the current use of the Central Institute for the Deaf’s Speech Skills Worksheet by teacher of the deaf and speech-language pathologists, review the current literature on speech development in hearing-impaired children, and apply the findings to develop a more comprehensive Speech Skills Worksheet.


Current Infection Control Trends In Audiology, Alison Burco Jan 2007

Current Infection Control Trends In Audiology, Alison Burco

Independent Studies and Capstones

The purpose of this study was to provide an in-depth assessment of current infection control practice trends in a group of practicing audiologists. The study investigated the extent to which Universal Precautions are applied in the clinical settings, the percentages of respondents familiar with general infection control nomenclature, and the future educational directives.


Are Distortion Levels A Problem With Digital Signal Processing Hearing Aids And Frequency Modulation (Fm) Systems?, Claire Buxton Jan 2007

Are Distortion Levels A Problem With Digital Signal Processing Hearing Aids And Frequency Modulation (Fm) Systems?, Claire Buxton

Independent Studies and Capstones

The purpose of this study was to examine objective and subjective distortion present when frequency modulation (FM) systems were coupled with four digital signal processing (DSP) hearing aids. Electroacoustic analysis and subjective listening tests by experienced audiologists revealed that distortion levels varied across hearing aids and channels.


More Appropriate: Additional Stories For Students Who Are Hearing Impaired Using The "Specialized Program Individualizing Reading Excellence" (S.P.I.R.E.) Curriculum, Audrey Jane Davis Jan 2007

More Appropriate: Additional Stories For Students Who Are Hearing Impaired Using The "Specialized Program Individualizing Reading Excellence" (S.P.I.R.E.) Curriculum, Audrey Jane Davis

Independent Studies and Capstones

S.P.I.R.E., at use at Central Institute for the Deaf, is a comprehensive, multi-sensory systematic reading and language program that targets at risk and struggling students. The purpose of this project was to write additional stories and sentences for students who are hearing impaired through reader 2 that may be used in conjunction with the exiting stories and supplements.


Role Of Synuclein Proteins In Auditory Function, Catherine A. Young Jan 2007

Role Of Synuclein Proteins In Auditory Function, Catherine A. Young

Independent Studies and Capstones

The recent discovery of synuclein proteins in peripheral auditory tissues has prompted a closer examination of the role of these proteins in hearing. In the present study, auditory brainstem response thresholds of synuclein knockout mice are compared to wild type mice.


Are The Measured Environmental Risks For Nicotine Dependence The Same For Alcohol Dependence? Evidence From An Offspring Of Twins Design, Jeffrey F. Scherrer, Hong Xian, Andrew C. Heath, Theodore Jacob, William R. True, Kathleen K. Bucholz Jan 2007

Are The Measured Environmental Risks For Nicotine Dependence The Same For Alcohol Dependence? Evidence From An Offspring Of Twins Design, Jeffrey F. Scherrer, Hong Xian, Andrew C. Heath, Theodore Jacob, William R. True, Kathleen K. Bucholz

Posters

No abstract provided.


Social Anxiety And College Drinking: An Examination Of Coping And Conformity Drinking Motives, Lindsay S. Ham, Tracey A. Garcia Jan 2007

Social Anxiety And College Drinking: An Examination Of Coping And Conformity Drinking Motives, Lindsay S. Ham, Tracey A. Garcia

Posters

No abstract provided.


Alcohol Cues, Expectancies, And The Working Self-Concept, Joshua A. Hicks, Rebecca J. Schlegel, Ronald S. Friedman Jan 2007

Alcohol Cues, Expectancies, And The Working Self-Concept, Joshua A. Hicks, Rebecca J. Schlegel, Ronald S. Friedman

Posters

No abstract provided.


First Reactions To Cigarettes And Alcohol, Pamela Madden, Andrew C. Heath, Kathleen Bucholz, Christina Lessov, Arpana Agrawal, Michele Pergadia Jan 2007

First Reactions To Cigarettes And Alcohol, Pamela Madden, Andrew C. Heath, Kathleen Bucholz, Christina Lessov, Arpana Agrawal, Michele Pergadia

Posters

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Booze And Sex: A Psychophysiological Examination Of Explicit And Implicit Attitudes, Sarah A. Lust, Bruce D. Bartholow Jan 2007

Booze And Sex: A Psychophysiological Examination Of Explicit And Implicit Attitudes, Sarah A. Lust, Bruce D. Bartholow

Posters

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Disparity And Diversity Workshop, Dione Farria, Brian C. Springer Jan 2007

Disparity And Diversity Workshop, Dione Farria, Brian C. Springer

2007 Necessary Elements in the Fundamentals of Human Subjects Research: Diversity and Disparity Workshop Series

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2007 Device Advice From The Fda: Agenda, Human Research Protection Office, Washington University School Of Medicine In St. Louis Jan 2007

2007 Device Advice From The Fda: Agenda, Human Research Protection Office, Washington University School Of Medicine In St. Louis

2007 Device Advice from the FDA

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Cell Stress Induced By The Parkinsonian Mimetic, 6-Hydroxydopamine, Is Concurrent With Oxidation Of The Chaperone, Erp57, And Aggresome Formation, Jeong Sook Kim-Han, Karen L. O'Malley Jan 2007

Cell Stress Induced By The Parkinsonian Mimetic, 6-Hydroxydopamine, Is Concurrent With Oxidation Of The Chaperone, Erp57, And Aggresome Formation, Jeong Sook Kim-Han, Karen L. O'Malley

Open Access Publications

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Alcohol Use, At-Risk Drinking And Abuse In Older Adults, Alison A. Moore Jan 2007

Alcohol Use, At-Risk Drinking And Abuse In Older Adults, Alison A. Moore

Presentations

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Developmental Models Of Drinking In Youth: Where To They Begin And Where Should They End?, Robert A. Zucker Jan 2007

Developmental Models Of Drinking In Youth: Where To They Begin And Where Should They End?, Robert A. Zucker

Presentations

No abstract provided.