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Predicting Treatment Outcomes Of An Inpatient Substance Abuse Program For Adolescents : A Study Of The Mmpi-A Negative Treatment Indicator Scale, Makenya R. Pringle

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

2002 Annual Reports And Resolutions, American Dental Association

ADA Transactions

This item is part of the Annual Reports and Resolutions subtitle of the ADA Transactions, a serial publication of the annual activities of the ADA House of Delegates (HOD)/Board of Trustees (BOT) made up of three separate subtitles: Annual Reports and Resolutions, Supplements, and Transactions. Generally, the ADA Transactions are published in multiple volumes throughout the year. Older versions include reports from all departments as subsections, while more recent versions include only those of councils, commissions, and committees.

Nonactin Biosynthesis : Studies Toward The Synthesis Of Stable Isotope Labeled Potential Precursors, Melanie Bengtson

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

Synapsis: Philadelphia Campus (2002), Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine

All Yearbooks

This yearbook includes Trips, Formal, Halloween, Parties, Clinics, AIDS Walk, Clubs, A Capella, American Holistic Medical Association, AHMA, American College Of Osteopathic Family Practitioners, ACOFP, Association Of Military Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons, AMOPS, American Medical Association Medical Student Society, AMA-MSS, American Medical Women's Association, AMWA, Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association, APAMSA, American Medical Student Association, AMSA, Christian Medical And Dental Society, CMDS, Emanuel Fliegelman Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ob/Gyn Club, Daniel Wisely Surgery, Emergency Medicine, Founders' Day Follies, Follies, Geriatrics, Internal Medicine, Phi Sigma Gamma, PSG, (ΦΣΓ), National Boricua Latino Health Organization, NBLHO, Physicians for Social Responsibility. PSR, Public Health, …

Glass Capillary Tube Feeding: A Method For Infecting Nymphal Ixodes Scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) With The Lyme Disease Spirochete Borrelia Burgdorferi, Anne H. Broadwater, Daniel E. Sonenshine, Wayne L. Hynes, Shane Ceraul, Aravinda M. De Silva

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

We evaluated an artificial capillary feeding method to infect nymphal Ixodes scapularis (Say) ticks with Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative agent of Lyme disease. Thirty to 70% of the nymphs were infected after feeding for 2.5 h from glass capillary tubes filled with a solution of spirochetes. Capillary infection was stable and persisted in the nymphs for at least 10 d after feeding. Capillary feeding also maintained natural vector competence patterns because I. scapularis ticks acquired infection unlike Dermacentor variablis (Say), which did not become infected. Capillary infected I. scapularis nymphs were capable of transmitting the infection to naive mice …

Examination Of Therapeutic Alliance And Dependent-Care Agency In The Context Of Complementary And Alternative Therapy Utilization By Mothers For Their Children With Asthma, Mary C. Vanderwal

Masters Theses

Complementary and alternative therapies (CAT) are being used by increasing numbers of individuals as both self-care and dependent-care strategies. Nursing leadership is needed to provide guidance and support to individuals using CAT Nurse-client relationships that center on therapeutic alliance may be a vehicle for supporting appropriate use of CAT as self-care and dependent care modalities. Eighty-seven mothers whose asthmatic children were involved in a 6-month glyconutritional supplementation trial were surveyed to evaluate their perceptions of therapeutic alliance using the Kim Alliance Scale (KAS). Greater that 90% of the sample perceived therapeutic alliance most of the time in relationship with the …

Designing Global Climate Regulation, Jonathan B. Wiener

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Discovery: The Student Journal Of Dale Bumpers College Of Agricultural, Food And Life Sciences - Volume 3 2002, Several Authors

Discovery, The Student Journal of Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences

No abstract provided.

Outlook Magazine, Winter 2002

Outlook Magazine

No abstract provided.

Hiv/Aids And Blood Donation Policies: A Comparative Study Of Public Health Policies And Individual Rights Norms, Francine A. Hochberg

Duke Journal of Comparative & International Law

No abstract provided.

Ancient Antibiotics : Tetracycline In Human And Animal Bone From The Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt, Corey Maggiano

HIM 1990-2015

Two decades ago archaeologists in northern Africa discovered evidence that an antibiotic was somehow included in diet of ancient peoples, possibly affecting the health of the population. It has been proposed that the causative organisms are Streptomyces aureofaciens - ubiquitous, mold-like, tetracycline-producing bacteria that could have contaminated grain products. Upon consumption, tetracyclines are incorporated into developing or remodeling bone, remaining observable under ultraviolet light for thousands of years. The current project focuses on an analysis of Roman-Egyptian human and animal bone from the Dakhleh Oasis in southwestern Egypt (100 BC to AD 360). Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy (CLSM) is used …

Primaquine-Induced Hemolytic Anemia: Formation And Mechanism Of Action Of The Hemotoxic Metabolite 6-Methoxy-8-Hudroxylamoniquinoline (Maq-Noh), Laura Jane Campbell-Bolchoz

MUSC Theses and Dissertations

Primaquine is an important antimalarial drug that is often dose-limited in therapy by the onset of hemolytic anemia. It is well accepted that this toxicity is due to the action of its metabolites and not the parent compound. However, the toxic species have not been identified and little is known about the mechanism underlying primaquine-induced red cell injury. Previous studies to identify the hemotoxic metabolites have focused on the redox active phenolic derivatives of primaquine and have shown that a number of these compounds are capable of decreasing red cell GSH levels and oxidizing oxyhemoglobin to methemoglobin. However, these derivatives …

Development Of A Genomic Approach For The Study Of A Coryneform Bacterial Collection., Carole Feurer

Theses

In the last few years, genomics has profoundly changed research in the biological sciences and in particular in microbiology. Recent studies have demonstrated that comparative genomics is a powerful approach contributing to a deeper understanding of the evolution of microorganisms. Bacterial collections are important resources of microorganisms, however, the potential that genomics has to offer remains to be realised as it is still virtually absent in any study involving strain collections. This feature thus framed the experimental objectives for this study, whose aim was to define the most comprehensive way to apply genomic based methods (high throughput sequencing and bioinformatics) …

The Diagnostic Accuracy Of Kernig's Sign, Brudzinski's Sign, And Nuchal Rigidity In Adults With Suspected Meningitis, Karen Elizabeth Thomas

Yale Medicine Thesis Digital Library

No abstract provided.

Mercury Exposure And Malaria Prevalence Among Gold Miners In Pará, Brazil, Ellen K. Silbergeld, Denis Nash, Circey Trevant, G. Thomas Strickland, Jose Maria De Souza, Rui S.U. Da Silva

Publications and Research

No abstract provided.

Mission Dilemmas: Bride Price, Minor Marriage, Concubinage, Infanticide, And Education Of Women, Jessie G. Lutz

Yale Divinity Library Occasional Publications

No abstract provided.

Conceptualizing The Field After September 11th: Forward To A Symposium On Public Health Law, Lawrence O. Gostin

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

Safeguarding the public's health, safety, and security took on new meaning and urgency after the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. on September 11, 2001. On October 4, 2001, a Florida man named Robert Stevens was diagnosed with inhalational anthrax. The intentional dispersal of anthrax through the U.S. postal system in New York, Washington, Pennsylvania and other locations resulted in at least five deaths, hundreds treated, and thousands tested. The prospects of new, larger, and more sophisticated attacks have created a sense of deep vulnerability. The need to rapidly detect and …

Xeriscape Guidelines Adapted To Residential Gardens In Cyprus, Elli George Georgiou

LSU Master's Theses

One of the major problems that my country, Cyprus, faces is water scarcity. In the last five to ten years, the problem has become more serious because of a series of droughts that have left the island with limited water. As a result, Cypriots keep their gardens to a minimum or they abandon their gardens due to water shortage. This attitude of Cypriots toward their gardens was the inspiration of this thesis topic. The idea of Xeriscape and the seven guidelines of Xeriscape that were first introduced and organized by the Denver Water Department in Colorado are directly related to …

Regulating Reproductive Technologies In Canada, Roxanne Mykitiuk, Albert Wallrap

Articles & Book Chapters

This chapter will identify and examine the major legal issues raised by the development and proliferation of technologies involved in assisted reproduction. It will review the application of existing legal principles, statutes and common law rules to these issues, and will illustrate the uncertainty present in the current legal regime in Canada. The chapter will then evaluate the need for a unified regulatory framework for reproductive technologies ("RTs").' While the focus of the chapter is an identification and review of the legal issues, it should be understood that these are shaped in a moral, ethical and social context.

Synthesis And Bioactivity Of Erythromycin Derivatives, Mingwei Chen

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Some Theological Implications Of Two Catholic Responses In Care And Prevention To The Hiv/Aids Pandemic In Korea And The Philippines, Yong-Seong Roh

Theses

Dialogues with two Catholic institutions in Korea and the Philippines concerned with those suffering from AIDS and working to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS highlight the ambiguities and contradictions in both current knowledge and attitudes. Among the general public and church members there is considerable misunderstanding about the issues both the nature of the disease and the Church's moral teaching. Catholic institutions and secular based NGOs reveal the importance of interactive social networks in promoting positive responses in the face of widespread prejudice and stigmatization.

Suffering arising from HIV/AIDS presents a challenge to promote an ethics of relieving the misery …

Crossing The Quality Chasm: Autonomous Physician Extenders Will Necessitate A Shift To Enterprise Liability Coverage For Health Care Delivery, Thomas R. Mclean

Health Matrix: The Journal of Law-Medicine

No abstract provided.

The Changing Face Of Hiv/Aids: An Anthropological And Epidemiological Study Of The Baton Rouge Area, Erica Brooke Gibson

LSU Master's Theses

The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and the resulting Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) became widespread in the early 1980’s. At the beginning of the epidemic, HIV/AIDS was affecting mainly gay men. As the disease began to spread, more diverse populations were affected. Now, two decades later, the face of HIV and AIDS has changed. In the year 2000, the Baton Rouge area (which includes the parishes of Ascension, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge, and West Feliciana) had the highest detected rate of HIV/AIDS cases in the state, and the 16th highest detected rate of …

Fecal Coliform Concentration In Surface Runoff From Pastures With Applied Dairy Manure, Alyson Kristine Bertges Hubbs

LSU Master's Theses

This study examined the magnitude of release of fecal coliform indicator bacteria in surface runoff from pasture amended with dairy manure. The experiment was conducted at Southeast Research Station in Franklinton, Louisiana between March and June, 2001. The experiment was designed to compare the effects of two methods of manure application on fecal coliform release. Manure application simulating natural deposition by cattle (Treatment A) was compared to that of land application of manure as fertilizer (Treatment B). Application of inorganic fertilizer was used as the control. Each Treatment was applied to three field plots. Simulated rainfalls were conducted on plots …

Public Health Law: A Renaissance, Lawrence O. Gostin

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

Public health seeks to assure the conditions for people to be healthy. Public health can be distinguished from health care in several critical respects. Public health focuses on: (1) the health and safety of populations rather than the health of individual patients; (2) prevention of injury and disease rather than treatment and care; (3) relationships between the government and the community rather than the physician and patient; and (4) population based services grounded on the scientific methodologies of public health (e.g., biostatistics and epidemiology) rather than personal medical services. These critical features - populations, prevention, government and communities, and epidemiological …

Personal Privacy And Common Goods: A Framework For Balancing Under The National Health Information Privacy Rule, Lawrence O. Gostin, James G. Hodge Jr.

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

In this Article, we discuss how these principles for balancing apply in a number of important contexts where individually identifiable health data are shared. In Part I, we analyze the modern view favoring autonomy and privacy. In the last several decades, individual autonomy has been used as a justification for preventing sharing of information irrespective of the good to be achieved. Although respect for privacy can sometimes be important for achieving public purposes (e.g., fostering the physician/patient relationship), it can also impair the achievement of goals that are necessary for any healthy and prosperous society. A framework for balancing that …

Reflections [Complete Issue : Third Quarter 2002], Sigma Theta Tau International, Janice Post-White, Eleanor Sullivan, Barbara Goll-Mcgee, Sharon Divitto, Karlene M. Kerfoot, Roy Simpson, Rosemary Bryant, Georgia L. Narsavage, Rachel Difazio, Galina Perfiljeva, Barbara La Valleur

Sigma Past Publishing - Reflections Magazine

Publishing History: Print issues of Reflections magazine were published from 1975 to 1999 and its successor, Reflections on Nursing Leadership (RNL) began publication in 2000. RNL migrated to an online format, http://www.reflectionsonnursingleadership.org, in 2006 and continues today.

RNL is a member benefit of the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI). The historical print issues have been made openly available.

Publishing Frequency: Quarterly until its transition to online. It’s now updated virtually every day.

Format: Print, 1975 - 2005; Online, 2006 - present

Feature Articles in this Issue:

Sustaining Hope in Individuals and Nations

In a Woman's …

Clinical Presentation Of Acute Bacterial Meningitis In Qatar, Mahmoud F. Elsaid, Hussam Alsoub, Mohammed S. Bessisso, Mohammad A. Janahi, Sittana S. Elshafie, Amina A. Flamerzi, Mahmoud I. Abdulla

Neurosciences

OBJECTIVE: To study the changes in the epidemiology of bacterial meningitis in the era of the Hemophilus influenzae (H. influenzae) type b vaccine and pneumoccous resistance. METHODS: Retrospective study which included patients admitted to Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar between January 1998 through to December 2000 with positive cerebrospinal fluid culture. RESULTS: Thirty-seven patients with culture proven bacterial meningitis were described. Streptococcus pneumoniae (S. pneumoniae) and H. influenzae were the most common organisms, accounting for 30% and 24% of cases. Fever, neck stiffness, vomiting, and bulging fontanel were the most frequent presenting features. Fifty four percent of S. pneumoniae isolates …

Combined Brucella Melitensis And Streptococcal Viridans Endocarditis, Tarig S. Al-Khuwaitir, Bashir A. Wani, Suphia M. Sherbeeni

Saudi Medical Journal

Infectious endocarditis is a potentially lethal inflammation of the hearts9 inner lining invaded by microorganisms. The mortality from this illness increases as the number of infective organisms rises to 2, due to involvement of the left side of the heart. These microorganisms usually arise from the patient9s own flora but can be acquired from the environment. Fever and heart murmurs are the principal clinical manifestations followed by a plethora of peripheral signs due to dissemination of microorganisms via the bloodstream. Echocardiographic imaging and sensitive culture techniques form the cornerstone of diagnosis. We report a patient with rheumatic heart disease who …

Meningococcal Disease, Ziad A. Memish, Abdulrahman A. Alrajhi

Neurosciences

Meningococcal disease occurs as both endemic and epidemic disease in most parts of the world with significant morbidity and mortality. Among the different serogroups of Neisseria meningitidis, serogroups A, B, C account for 90% of the disease. In the last few years there has been a change in the epidemiology of the disease with an increase in the prevalence of serogroup C in Europe and North America, serogroup Y in the United States of America and Sweden, and W135 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The emergence of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W135 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has lead …