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Adolescent Mothers' Experience With Infant Health Care Utilization., Kimberly Lynn Ray

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

Comparative Pathogenesis Of Sivsmmpbj14 Infection In Pig-Tailed Macaques., Rebecca Sue Schwiebert

All ETDs from UAB

No abstract provided.

Rights Discourse And Mandatory Hiv Testing Of Pregnant Women And Newborns, Jennifer Sinton

Journal of Law and Policy

No abstract provided.

Transfer Of Immunity Against Hymenolepis Diminuta Parasites In Mice, Jerome F. Atta-Fynn

Masters Theses

The potential transfer of resistance against the rat tapeworm, Hymenolepis diminuta, from adult BALB/c mice to their young, was tested by comparing the worm burdens of 24 experimentally infected pups from previously infected females to 14 experimentally infected pups from uninfected females. The mean number of worms recovered, mean weight of recovered worms and frequency of mice pups with eggs of the parasite in their feces were significantly lower in infected pups from infected mothers than in infected pups from uninfected mothers. The lower worm burden observed in the infected pups from infected mothers suggested that the resistance to …

Origin And Spread Of Syphilis, Jun Hong

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

503 Phase I Radioimmunotherapy (Rit) Study Of 90y-Cc49 Monoclonal Antibody (Mab) Therapy In Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (Nsclc), Francisco Robert, Ruby Meredith, Michael Khazaeli, Charles Russell, William Grizzle, John Newsome, Mansoor Saleh

Haematology and Oncology, East Africa

503 Phase I radioimmunotherapy (RIT) study of 90Y-CC49 monoclonal antibody (MAb) therapy in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) × Close The Infona portal uses cookies, ie strings of text saved by a browser on the user's device. The portal can access those files and use them to remember the user's data, such as their chosen settings (screen view, interface language, etc.), or their login data. By using the Infona portal the user accepts automatic saving and using this information for portal operation purposes. More information on the subject can be found in the Privacy Policy and Terms …

Health Risk Behavior Among The Greek Population At The University Of Montana, Dean Patrick Mcgovern

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

College Of Health And Public Affairs Annual Report, 1996-1997, University Of Central Florida. College Of Health And Public Affairs

Research Activities & Annual Reports

University of Central Florida College of Health and Public Affairs Annual Report, 1996-1997.

Serologic And Molecular Detection Of Granulocytic Ethrlichiosis In Rhode Island, Min-Tsung Yeh, Thomas N. Mather, Richard T. Coughlin, Cindy Gingrich-Baker, John W. Sumner, Robert F. Massung

Past Departments Faculty Publications (CELS)

A new indirect fluorescent-antibody (IFA) assay with antigen produced in vitro in the human promyelocytic leukemia cell line HL60 was used to identify the first recognized case of human granulocytic ehrlichiosis in Rhode Island. This IFA assay was used to detect granulocytic ehrlichiae in white-footed mice and in a dog inhabiting the area surrounding the patient’s residence. Host-seeking Ixodes scapularis ticks found in the same habitat also were infected. I. scapularis ticks collected from other locations were fed on dogs and New Zealand White rabbits to assess the competency of these species as hosts of granulocytotropic Ehrlichia. Tick-induced …

Duration Of Immunity To Reinfection With Tick-Transmitted Borrelia Burgdorferi In Naturally Infected Mice, Joseph Piesman, Marc C. Dolan, Christine M. Happ, Benjamin J. Luft, Sean E. Rooney, Thomas N. Mather, William T. Golde

Past Departments Faculty Publications (CELS)

The ability of naturally infected and cured mice to resist reinfection with tick-transmitted Borrelia burgdorferi was tested over a 1-year period. All of the mice were resistant to reinfection when they were challenged at 1.5 months after cure. The majority of animals were resistant to reinfection for up to 10.5 months after cure, but this resistance was lost at 1 year after cure. Both protected and unprotected animals showed a diverse array of antibodies on Western immunoblots. Protection was not associated with the killing of spirochetes in ticks, and naturally infected mice produced no antibodies to outer surface protein A …

The Polysaccharide Capsule Of Vibrio Vulnificus: Virulence, Transposon Mutagenesis, And The Identification Of An Essential Gene., Amy Buscher Zuppardo

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The extracellular capsule polysaccharide (CPS) of Vibrio vulnificus is a primary virulence factor which allows survival of the bacteria in the human host. To study the genes involved in the production of the polysaccharide capsule, 23 mutants were generated that lost their ability to produce CPS due to the insertion of a mini-transposon into the genome of the encapsulated clinical strain V. vulnificus 1003 (O). The mutants were examined by Southern blot analysis to ensure the transposon had inserted only once in the chromosome. Exoenzymes, which are believed to contribute to the virulence of the organism, produced by all 23 …

N-Methylation Of Beta-Carbolines As A Potential Bioactivation Route In Parkinson's Disease, Debra Ann Gearhart

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Control, Competence, Action, And Outcome: A Model Of Perceived Control, David Michael Njus

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Trace Metals In Blood And Urine As Potential Markers Of Bone Breakdown In Patients With Bone Metastases, Fiona Jane Roberts

Other Faculty of Health Theses

In the western world cancer is the second most important cause of death, after heart disease, accounting for 20-25% of all mortalities, and is today probably one of the most feared diseases. Approximately one third of all cancer patients will develop skeletal metastases (secondary bone cancer). Early diagnosis and effective monitoring during treatment is therefore essential in terms of making any impact on survival rates and developing new cancer therapies. Unfortunately, the current methods for diagnosing and measuring bone metastases, such as bone scans and urinary hydroxyproline determinations, lack sensitivity and specificity. The urinary pyridinium crosslinks, pyridinoline (PYD) and deoxypyridinoline …

Changes That Occur In The Knowledge And Attitudes Of Individuals And A Group Who Attend A Six Week Sermon Series On Aids, Janet Sweet-Richardson

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Demographic View Of Northern Cheyenne Women In 1900, Reno L. Charette-Loparco

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

Religiousness And Adjustment In Dementia Caregivers., George David Allen

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

It was the aim of this dissertation to determine if and how religiousness in family members caring for relatives suffering from dementia affects the mental health of family caregivers. To that end two theories were presented for testing in the form of path models. These theories were based on stress-process cognitive theory as adapted to the dementia caregiver situation. In this theory caregiver strain (mental distress) was thought to be mediated by cognitive appraisal, and appraisal to be influenced by contextual characteristics, personal and family resources, and stressors. Model one proposed that intrinsic religious orientation would mediate between the burdens …

Establishing An Animal Model To Study The Effects Of Sine Wave Electromagnetic Fields On Chondrosarcoma Tumor Growth And An Investigating Of The Use Of Ion-Pair Hplc Analysis Of Nucleotides In Chondrosarcoma Tumor, Rong You

Open Access Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Medical Problems In Commercial Flight: Shortage Of Airport Medical Facilities, Norma Dowsett

Journal of Aviation/Aerospace Education & Research

Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States. If the heart-attack victim is unfortunate enough to be at an airport, the prognosis for survival is exceedingly low, unless vigorous treatment begins immediately. Currently, there are only four fully staffed medical facilities operating at U.S. airport terminals, a fact that should be unacceptable. With the increase in air travel, cases of medical emergencies at the terminals and on board aircraft will inevitably increase. The rise in contagious diseases also could hamper the efficiency of aircraft flight. To save lives, to increase the expediency of emergency quarantine procedures, …

Parasites, Porotic Hyperostosis, And The Implications Of Changing Perspectives, T. D. Holland, Michael J. O'Brien

History Faculty Publications (Archived)

Cribra orbitalia and porotic hyperostosis traditionally have been viewed (at least by archaeologists) as indicators of chronic iron deficiency anemia resulting from a dependency upon maize. Recent interpretations, however, have sought to explain these conditions as an evolutionary, adaptive response to intestinal parasites rather than as a consequence of poor nutrition. Thus diet is eliminated as a contributing factor. This model, however, adopts too simplistic a view of evolution. Furthermore, it concomitantly severs the well-documented link that exists between cranial lesions and cereal-based subsistence. A more realistic approach would be to incorporate both diet and pathogens (bacterial as well as …

Analysis Of Repeated Measures Data Under Circular Covariance, Andrew Montgomery Hartley

Mathematics & Statistics Theses & Dissertations

Circular covariance is important in modelling phenomena in epidemiological, communications and numerous physical contexts. We introduce and develop a variety of methods which make it a more versatile tool. First, we present two classes of estimators for use in the presence of missing observations. Using simulations, we show that the mean squared errors of the estimators of one of these classes are smaller than those of the Maximum Likelihood (ML) estimators under certain conditions. Next, we propose and discuss a parsimonious, autoregressive type of circular covariance structure which involves only two parameters. We specify ML and other types of estimators …

Immune Responses To Final Exams In Healthy And Asthmatic Adolescents, Duck-Hee Kang, Christopher L. Coe, Donna O. Mccarthy, William B. Ershler

College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications

Immune responses to an academic stressor were examined in healthy and asthmatic adolescents with regard to their illness symptom reports. Eighty-seven high school students completed a health diary for 2 weeks and provided three blood samples during midsemester, final-exam, and postexam periods. During exam week, all students showed significant immunological alterations from baseline: Natural killer cell activity was significantly lower, whereas lymphocyte proliferation and neutrophil superoxide release were significantly higher. These immune changes tended to return toward baseline during the postexam period, but the enhanced neutrophil reactivity continued to rise. Overall, immunological responses were similar between asthmatic subjects and controls. …

Bulletin Of Yale University School Of Nursing 1997-1998, Yale School Of Nursing

Yale School of Nursing Bulletins and Catalogues

Series 93, Number 13

September 1, 1997

Bovine Respiratory Disease, Clell Bagley

All Current Publications

Disease of the respiratory tract is a major problem for cattle and it continues to cause serious economic losses for producers. Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) causes increased death losses as well as medication costs, labor, and lost production. Many different infectious agents may cause similar clinical signs. Multiple agents are often involved in the development of BRD.

The Making Of An Aids Epicenter, Joseph T. Gray '97

Undergraduate Review

No abstract provided.

Demonstrating The Need For Health Educators On Short-Term Medical Missions: An Analysis Of Intestinal Parasitic Infections In A Haitian Clinic Population, Janel Jo Brakke

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the need for health educators on short-term medical missions to developing countries. Specifically, the study was designed to analyze age-specific and gender-specific rates of intestinal parasitic infections in a rural Haitian, mountain clinic population. An extensive review of related literature indicated that 80% of the world's population lives in developing nations, primarily in poverty. Despite the tremendous efforts made by governments and international organizations, the basic health needs of developing nations are not being met (Djukanovic & Mach, 1975; King, 1966; Werner, Thuman, & Maxwell, 1996). Problems of contaminated water, improper sewage …

Trypanosoma Cruzi: Recombinant Antigen Studies Of Immune Responses In Infected Mice, Todd Alan Minning

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

A cDNA library from in vitro culture forms including metacyclic trypomastigote stages of Trypanosoma cruzi (Tulahuén) was prepared in a γgt 11 vector. The library was screened using serum from a rabbit immunized with irradiated metacyclic stages of T. cruzi to detect clones which produced β-galactosidase fusion proteins bearing epitopes recognized by the metacyclic-specific antiserum. Eleven recombinant bacteriophage clones were excised in vitro , yielding 11 bacterial clones containing recombinant phagemids. Recombinant antigens corresponding to native T. cruzi antigens of 48, 102, and 158 kDa were prepared in Escherichia coli . These recombinant antigens detected parasite specific antibodies in the …

An Examination Of Methods Of Improving Audit Judgment, Janne Chung

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

This study examined three methods of improving audit judgment, namely inoculation, the group process, and counter explanation. Prior research found that auditors' judgments were not always optimum. An important question this study asked was whether the use of inoculation, the group process and counter explanation leads to more effective judgments. In Experiment One, I proposed that inoculation will reduce the effect of framing so that participants exposed to the inoculation treatment will not display a framing effect, while participants not exposed to the treatment will. In addition, I hypothesised that the relation between audit experience and responsiveness to training has …

Fear, Frustration And The Will To Overcome: A Social History Of Poliomyelitis In Western Australia, John H. Smith

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

This thesis investigates community responses to Poliomyelitis, and the Impact of the disease on those who experienced It, particularly during the epidemics that occurred In Western Australia between 1938 and 1956. The research sources an.: W.A. Health Department records, held mostly at the Battye Library, records held by Australian Archives and Royal Perth Hospital, newspaper reports, comparative studies from several states in Australia and overseas, oral history interviews, biographies and personal records. The history of polio has several layers and the presence or the disease In the community evoked varied and ambiguous reactions, summarised here as fear, frustration and the …

The Mathematical Modelling Of The Ross River Virus Transmission, Yoon-Hong Choi

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

Ross River virus is one of the most severe communicable diseases in Australia. During the 1995/96 outbreak of Ross River virus in south-western Australia, over 1 ,300 human cases were reported. Since the symptoms of the disease are sometimes too weak to be diagnosed, it is important to determine the number of humans who actually contracted the virus during outbreaks. To do this, several mathematical models with different hypotheses are constructed and analysed mathematically. The threshold mathematical conditions of these models suggest that as well as the size of the vector mosquito population, the population size and length of viraemia …