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Decision Tools Manual Humanitarian Mine Action Projects, Cisr

CISR Studies and Reports

No abstract provided.

Caught Between Paradise And Power: Public Health, Pathogenic Threats, And The Axis Of Illness, David P. Fidler

McGeorge Law Review

No abstract provided.

Toward A Climate Change Strategy For Pennsylvania, John C. Dernbach

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Regulation Of Hypercompetence In Legionella Pneumophila, Jessica A. Sexton, Joseph P. Vogel

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.

Training And Preparedness In The Age Of Bioterrorism, Joanne Marie Couperus-Greene

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this project was to examine the relationship between observed strengths and problems in two previous bioterrorism exercises and correlate them to strengths and problems observed during the Amerithrax Outbreak in the fall of 2001. The focus of the project was to identify parallels between the Amerithrax Outbreak and the tabletop exercises.

Continuing Education For Nurse's Aides, Mary Kay Ruf

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this project was to develop an instructional manual on in-service education for Certified Nurses' Aides. It provides examples of classes for staff developers to use when teaching continuing education classes. Topics covered include caring for the elderly, Alzheimer's disease, infection control, adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and end of life care.

Antibody Responses To Brugia Malayi Antigens Induced By Dna Vaccination, Ben-Wen Li, Amy Rush, Shaorong R. Zhang, Kurt C. Curtis, Gary J. Weil

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.

Recombinant Antigen-Based Antibody Assays For The Diagnosis And Surveillance Of Lymphatic Filariasis – A Multicenter Trial, Patrick J. Lammie, Gary Weil, Rahman Noordin, Perumal Kaliraj, Cathy Steel, David Goodman, Vijaya B. Lakshmikanthan, Eric Ottesen

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.

Replication Of Norovirus In Cell Culture Reveals A Tropism For Dendritic Cells And Macrophages, Christiane E. Wobus, Stephanie M. Karst, Larissa B. Thackray, Kyeong-Ok Chang, Stanislav V. Sosnovtsev, Gael Belliot, Anne Krug, Jason M. Mackenzie, Kim Y. Green, Herbert W. Virgin Iv

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.

Contribution Of Glutathione Peroxidase To The Virulence Of Streptococcus Pyogenes, Audrey Brenot, Katherine Y. King, Blythe Janowiak, Owen Griffith, Michael G. Caparon

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.

Antimicrobial Use And The Influence Of Inadequate Empiric Antimicrobial Therapy On The Outcomes Of Nosocomial Bloodstream Infections In A Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Anucha Apisarnthanarak, Galit Holzmann-Pazgal, Aaron Hamvas, Margaret A. Olson, Victoria J. Fraser

Open Access Publications

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Role Of Natural Killer Cells In Innate Protection Against Lethal Ebola Virus Infection, Kelly L. Warfield, Jeremy G. Perkins, Dana L. Swenson, Emily M. Deal, Catharine M. Bosio, M. Javad Aman, Wayne M. Yokoyama, Howard A. Young, Sina Bavari

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.

Has The Epidemiology Of Nosocomial Candidemia Changed?, Laura Puzniak, Steven Teutsch, William Powderly, Louis Polish

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.

Postexposure Prophylaxis Against Varicella-Zoster Virus Infection Among Recipients Of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant: Unresolved Issues, David M. Weinstock, Michael Boeckh, Farid Boulad, Janet A. Eagan, Victoria J. Fraser, David K. Henderson, Trish M. Perl, Deborah Yokoe, Kent A. Sepkowitz

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.

Survey Of Knowledge, Beliefs, And Practices Of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Healthcare Workers Regarding Nosocomial Infections, Central Venous Catheter Care, And Hand Hygiene, Allison M. Kennedy, Alexis M. Elward, Victoria J. Fraser

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.

Multilocus Sequence Typing Of Streptococcus Pyogenes Representing Most Known Emm Types And Distinctions Among Subpopulation Genetic Structures, Karen Mcgregor, Brian G. Spratt, Awdhesh Kalia, Alicia Bennett, Nicole Bilek, Bernard Beall, Debra E. Bessen

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.

Exploration Of School Administrator Attitudes Regarding Implementation Of Do Not Resuscitate Policy In The Elementary And Secondary School Setting, Martha Hone-Warren

Theses Digitization Project

No previous study has attempted to clarify and articulate administrator attitudes regarding DNR orders in the school setting. Administrative school staff are responsible for development and implementation of school policy therefore understanding administrators' attitudes would assist discussion and decision making related to DNR orders in the school setting.

Consuming (F)Ears Of Corn: Public Health And Biopharming, Rebecca Bratspies

Publications and Research

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Empirical Measurement Of Parasite Transmission Between Groups In A Colonial Bird, Charles R. Brown, Mary Bomberger Brown

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

While epidemiological models have suggested that the spread of parasites
and infectious diseases often depends critically on the extent of movement by infected
individuals between populations, there is little empirical information for any organism on
the frequency of between-group parasite transmission or how it varies spatially. The transmission
of parasites between discrete social groups or populations may also help determine
a host’s total parasite or pathogen exposure. We measured the introduction of parasitic bugs
(Oeciacus vicarius) into colonies of Cliff Swallows (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) by transient
birds from outside each group. The transmission of bugs increased strongly …

The Impact Of Traditional Shona Beliefs On Hiv/Aids Intervention Work In Zimbabwe, Brian Goercke

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This study examined the relationship between secondary students in the rural and peri-urban areas of Mashonaland in Zimbabwe and their tendencies to agree or disagree with traditional Shona attitudes, beliefs and practices as they related to the HIV/AIDS pandemic. A convenience, cluster sample was used to identify the 482 students who participated in this study. A questionnaire composed of demographics, hypothetical and open-ended questions was administered to these students within the regular classrooms of their respective schools.

A notable finding in this study was that traditional Shona beliefs appear to be stronger in the rural areas. However, the students surveyed …

Nancy O’Neal Tatum Dedication, Helen R. Turner M.D., Ph.D.

Journal of Health Ethics

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Sars Surveillance During Emergency Public Health Response, United States, March-July 2003, Stephanie J. Schrag, John T. Brooks, Chris Van Beneden, Umesh D. Parashar, Patricia M. Griffin, Larry J. Anderson, William J. Bellini, Robert F. Benson, Dean D. Erdman, Alexander Klimov, Thomas G. Ksiazek, Teresa C. T. Peret, Deborah F. Talkington, W. Lanier Thacker, Maria L. Tondella, Jacquelyn S. Sampson, Allen W. Hightower, Dale F. Nordenberg, Brian D. Plikaytis, Ali S. Khan, Nancy E. Rosenstein, Tracee A. Treadwell, Cynthia G. Whitney, Anthony E. Fiore, Tonji M. Durant, Joseph F. Perz, Annemarie Wasley, Daniel Feikin, Joy L. Herndon, William A. Bower, Barbara W. Klibourn, Deborah A. Levy, Victor G. Coronado, Joanna Buffington, Clare A. Dykewicz, Rima F. Khabbaz, Mary E. Chamberland

Journal Articles: Epidemiology

In response to the emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), the United States established national surveillance using a sensitive case definition incorporating clinical, epidemiologic, and laboratory criteria. Of 1,460 unexplained respiratory illnesses reported by state and local health departments to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from March 17 to July 30, 2003, a total of 398 (27%) met clinical and epidemiologic SARS case criteria. Of these, 72 (18%) were probable cases with radiographic evidence of pneumonia. Eight (2%) were laboratory-confirmed SARS-coronavirus (SARS-CoV) infections, 206 (52%) were SARS-CoV negative, and 184 (46%) had undetermined SARS-CoV status because of …

Elizabeth I, Booth Library

Booth Library Programs

Further information about this Booth Library program can be found on the Booth Library ELIZABETH I exhibit page.

Exhibit Dates
The exhibit was displayed at Booth Library March 4 - April 16, 2004

The Conflict Between Facilitating International Trade And Protecting U.S. Agriculture From Invasive Species: Aphis, The U.S. Plant Protection Laws, And The Argentine Citrus Dispute, Terence P. Stewart, Caryn B. Schenewerk

Florida State University Journal of Transnational Law & Policy

No abstract provided.

Medical Training Using Simulation: Toward Fewer Animals And Safer Patients, Jonathan Balcombe

Experimentation Collection

This paper presents the current status of computer-based simulation in medicine. Recent technological advances have enabled this field to emerge from esoteric explorations in academic laboratories to commercially available simulators designed to train users to perform medical procedures from start to finish. Today, more than a dozen companies are producing virtual reality simulators and interactive manikins for training in endoscopy, laparoscopy, anaesthesia, trauma management, angiography, and needle insertion. For many of these procedures, thousands of animals are still being used in training. Yet simulation has many advantages that can transcend scientific, ethical, economic and logistical problems that arise when using …

Animals And Alternatives: Societal Expectations And Scientific Need, Alan M. Goldberg

Experimentation Collection

As Russell and Burch suggested more than 40 years ago, the most humane science is the best science. The path ahead is clear: pain and distress must be eliminated in animal experiments or reduced to an absolute minimum, and, as scientists, we must use the most humane approaches in our research. To accomplish the best science, we must train those who come after us in the principles and practice of humane science.

Health For All: Project Export Addresses An Elusive Goal With An Expanded Journal, Michele Yehieli

International Journal of Global Health and Health Disparities

During the past century, tremendous advances were made in reducing illness around the world. Many of these dramatic improvements in health status and life expectancy were the result of public health interventions such as clean water, better living conditions, prenatal care and immunizations. Nonetheless, with globalization and industrialization now increasing, significant health disparities still exist, both between nations and within them. Indeed, some 25 years after the historic Alma Ata primary care conference where the World Health Organization and leading non-governmental organizations called for "Health for All by the Year 2000," global health equity has yet to be achieved (PAHO, …

Anthrax In A Highly Endemic Area: Survey Of Knowledge, Attitudes And Beliefs Among Haitian Livestock Owners And Follow-Up Public Health Practice, Katie Steneroden

International Journal of Global Health and Health Disparities

Anthrax, a zoonotic disease with worldwide distribution, is endemic and enzootic in Haiti. Hyper-endemic areas exist and regional outbreaks occur sporadically throughout the country. The number of cases of human cutaneous anthrax reported in a rural area of central Haiti has increased in the last several years. A cross-sectional questionnaire was developed to ascertain livestock owners' knowledge of anthrax and analyzed for potential risk factors and intervention strategies. Results of this survey indicate that a lack of knowledge of the signs, symptoms and transmission of anthrax may be contributing to an increase in human cases. Survey results have been reported …

The Role Of Arthropod Vectors In The Transmission Of Lumpy Skin Disease In Cattle, Eunice Atieno Gai Misiani

All PhD Dissertations

Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is an economically crippling disease of cattle with epizootic occurrence particularly after the onset of the rainy season. Biting arthropods have been implicated as vectors of lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV) due to observations that there is no transmission of LSD when cattle are confined to insect-proof houses. Nevertheless, the method by which LSDV is transmitted under field conditions is not clear and no specific vector has been conclusively pinpointed. The main objectives of this study were to identify and incriminate biting insects as possible vectors of LSDV in outbreak areas and also determine the capacity …

A Processed Pseudogene Contributes To Apparent Mule Deer Prion Gene Heterogeneity, Kelly A. Brayton, Katherine I. O'Rourke, Amy K. Lyda, Michael W. Miller, Donald P. Knowles Jr.

Zoonotics and Wildlife Disease: Publications

Pathogenesis and transmission of the prion disorders (transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, TSEs) are mediated by a modified isoform of the prion protein (PrP). Prion protein gene (PRNP) alleles associated with relative susceptibility to TSE have been identified in sheep, humans and possibly elk. Comparable data have not been derived for mule deer, a species susceptible to the TSE chronic wasting disease (CWD). Initial analysis of the open reading frame (ORF) in exon 3 of the mule deer PRNP gene revealed polymorphisms in all 145 samples analyzed, with 10 potential polymorphic sites. Because 144/145 (99.3%) of the samples were heterozygous …