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Determination Of The Flight Range And Dispersal Of The House Fly, Musca Domestica (L.) Using Mark Release Recapture Technique, W.A. Nazni, H. Luke, W.M.W. Rozita, A.G. Abdullah, I. Sa'diyah, A.H. Azahari, I. Zamree, S.B. Tan, H.L. Lee, Mohd Sofian-Azirun Jan 2005

Determination Of The Flight Range And Dispersal Of The House Fly, Musca Domestica (L.) Using Mark Release Recapture Technique, W.A. Nazni, H. Luke, W.M.W. Rozita, A.G. Abdullah, I. Sa'diyah, A.H. Azahari, I. Zamree, S.B. Tan, H.L. Lee, Mohd Sofian-Azirun

Research Publications (2000 to 2005)

In order to control any pest it is essential to study the life cycle, biology and bionomics of the target pest under control. With this respect, we have studied the flight range of the house fly Musca domestica (L.). The flight range of the house fly from two sites i.e, the poultry farm and a stable farm has been studied. The flight range study was conducted using a mark release technique. The approach we used in this study was that the flies collected from the respective farms were marked and released at different distances from the farms. The flies were …

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Faecal Prevalence Of Extended-Spectrum Ss-Lactamase (Esbl)-Producing Coliforms In A Geriatric Population And Among Haematology Patients, M.A. Nurul Atifah, H.K.C. Loo, E.H. Wong, G. Subramaniam, S.E. Ho, P. Selvi, N. Parasakthi, A. Kamarulzaman Jan 2005

Faecal Prevalence Of Extended-Spectrum Ss-Lactamase (Esbl)-Producing Coliforms In A Geriatric Population And Among Haematology Patients, M.A. Nurul Atifah, H.K.C. Loo, E.H. Wong, G. Subramaniam, S.E. Ho, P. Selvi, N. Parasakthi, A. Kamarulzaman

Research Publications (2000 to 2005)

Antimicrobial resistance to the extended-spectrum cephalosporins is increasingly reported worldwide. In the local setting, nosocomial infections with multi-resistant Gram-negative bacilli are not uncommon and are a growing concern. However, there is limited data on the carriage rates of such organisms in the local setting. In May 2001, a prospective study was carried out to determine the enteric carriage rates of ceftazidime-resistant Gram negative bacilli (CAZ-R GNB) among residents of nursing homes and from in-patients of the geriatric and adult haematology wards of University Malaya Medical Centre. Ceftazidime-resistant Gram-negative bacilli (CAZ-R GNB) were detected in 25 samples (30%), out of which …

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Fluorosis Prevalence Among Schoolchildren In A Fluoridated Community In Malaysia, B.S. Tan, I.A. Razak, L.C. Foo Jan 2005

Fluorosis Prevalence Among Schoolchildren In A Fluoridated Community In Malaysia, B.S. Tan, I.A. Razak, L.C. Foo

Research Publications (2000 to 2005)

Objectives This study aims to assess the magnitude of the problem Of fluorosis among 10-11 year old schoolchildren in a fluoridated area in Malaysia. Methods An analytical cross-sectional design was adopted. Sampling of subjects was by a 2-stage systematic random sampling technique in Selangor, a fully fluoridated area. 1,343 10-11 year olds were assessed for fluorosis using the Dean's index. Results The prevalence of fluorosis was 58.7 (788 subjects); 478 (35.6) subjects exhibited very mild fluorosis, 196 (14.6) mild, 102 (7.6) moderate, 12 (0.9) severe and 555 (41.3) no fluorosis. Tooth prevalence was 30.1. Overall, the Community Fluorosis Index (CFI) …

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Focal Non-Typhoidal Salmonella Infections From A Single Center In Malaysia, W.S. Lee, A. Hafeez, Hamimah Hassan, N.S. Raja, S.D. Puthucheary Jan 2005

Focal Non-Typhoidal Salmonella Infections From A Single Center In Malaysia, W.S. Lee, A. Hafeez, Hamimah Hassan, N.S. Raja, S.D. Puthucheary

Research Publications (2000 to 2005)

A retrospective review of patients with focal non-typhoidal Salmonella (NTS) infection was performed to determine its features and outcome. All patients with focal NTS infection admitted to the University of Malaya Medical Center, Malaysia, from 1993 to 2002 were studied. More than half (58) of the 35 cases (54 male, median age 39 years, range 1.5 months to 79 years) were immunocompromized or had chronic medical conditions. One-third of the patients (34) had superficial infections (lymphadenitis or subcutaneous tissue infection) and all recovered with antimicrobial therapy alone. Deep infections (66) noted were: meningitis (9), osteomyelitis or arthritis (26), abscesses of …

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Lifestyle Practices And Prevalence Of Obesity In A Community Within A University, Foong Ming Moy, A.S. Atiya Jan 2005

Lifestyle Practices And Prevalence Of Obesity In A Community Within A University, Foong Ming Moy, A.S. Atiya

Research Publications (2000 to 2005)

Malaysia has undergone rapid pace of industrialization and urbanization in recent decades and this has brought about imminent changes in the lifestyle of Malaysians. This is a cross-sectional study which attempts to examine the lifestyle practices and the prevalence of obesity of a group of security guards and their spouses of the University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur. Data collection was conducted by both the methods of face-to-face interview and self-administered questionnaire. The respondents were surveyed on lifestyle practices such as smoking habits, exercise and eating pattern. Anthropometric measurement such as weight and height were also taken to establish the extend …

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Malaria: A 10-Year (1994-2003) Retrospective Study At University Malaya Medical Center (Ummc), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, I. Jamaiah, M. Rohela, V. Nissapatorn, B.L. Khoo, P.S. Khoo, M. Radhiyah, A. Aisyah Jan 2005

Malaria: A 10-Year (1994-2003) Retrospective Study At University Malaya Medical Center (Ummc), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, I. Jamaiah, M. Rohela, V. Nissapatorn, B.L. Khoo, P.S. Khoo, M. Radhiyah, A. Aisyah

Research Publications (2000 to 2005)

Malaria is still one of the most important vector-borne diseases in Malaysia, particularly in remote areas. This retrospective study was carried out to find the prevalence of malaria among patients admitted to UMMC Kuala Lumpur, from 1994-2003. A total of 86 malaria cases were analyzed. Most cases occurred among foreigners 57% (49 cases) while Malaysians constituted 43% (37 cases). Among foreigners, Indonesians constituted the most 57% (28 cases). Among Malaysians, most cases occurred among the Chinese 35% (13 cases) followed by the Malays 30% (11 cases). Males 70%(60 cases) were more commonly affected. The majority of cases were within the …

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Management Of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Is It In Accordance With The Guidelines?, G.C. Chan, O. Ghazali, Ee Ming Khoo Jan 2005

Management Of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Is It In Accordance With The Guidelines?, G.C. Chan, O. Ghazali, Ee Ming Khoo

Research Publications (2000 to 2005)

A cross-sectional study was conducted among 517 patients with diabetes mellitus at all health centres in Melaka Tengah District to examine whether these patients and their associated cardiovascular risk factors were managed according to current guidelines. All patients had Type 2 diabetes mellitus with mean age of 57.9110.5 years and the mean duration of diabetes was 7.2 ± 6.0 years. The gh/caemic control was poor with 53.6 of the patients having HbA1c above 8 (mean-8.5) and 24 of them had microalbuminuria. Among these patients with poor glycaemic control, about 47.6 of them were on monotherapy. Three hundred and fifty (67.7) …

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Parasitic Infections In Malaysia: Changing And Challenges, V. Nissapatorn, Y.A. Lim, I. Jamaiah, L.S. Agnes, K. Amyliana, C.C. Wen, H. Nurul, S. Nizam, C.T. Quake, C. Valartmathi, C.Y. Woei, A.K. Anuar Jan 2005

Parasitic Infections In Malaysia: Changing And Challenges, V. Nissapatorn, Y.A. Lim, I. Jamaiah, L.S. Agnes, K. Amyliana, C.C. Wen, H. Nurul, S. Nizam, C.T. Quake, C. Valartmathi, C.Y. Woei, A.K. Anuar

Research Publications (2000 to 2005)

A total of 1,885 blood and stool samples of four main protozoan parasitic infections were retrospectively reviewed from January, 2000 to April, 2004. Eleven of the 1,350 stool samples were shown positive for Cryptosporidium and Giardia infections; one of the 5 cases was clinically diagnosed as gastrointestinal cryptosporidiosis, while 6 cases were giardiasis. In patients with giardiasis, children were among the high-risk groups, making up 66.7 of these patients. The common presenting signs and symptoms were: diarrhea (83.3), loss of appetite (83.3), lethargy (83.3), fever (66.7), nausea/vomiting (50.0), abdominal pain (16.7), dehydration (16.7) and rigor and chills (16.7). Metronidazole was …

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Partial Characterization Of Genes Encoding The Atp-Binding Cassette Proteins Of Cryptosporidium Parvum, L.L. Chan, M.Y. Fong Jan 2005

Partial Characterization Of Genes Encoding The Atp-Binding Cassette Proteins Of Cryptosporidium Parvum, L.L. Chan, M.Y. Fong

Research Publications (2000 to 2005)

The present study aims to explore the possible mechanisms underlying the multidrug resistance characteristic of Cryptosporidium parvum by detecting the presence of ATP-binding cassette (ABC) protein encoding genes, especially one that shows high similarity to members belonging to the multidrug resistance protein (MDR) and multidrug resistance associated protein (MRP) subfamilies. PCR using ABC-specific degenerate primers successfully amplified two unique fragments, designated Cpnbd1 and Cpnbd2, from C. parvum genomic DNA. Cpnbd1 exhibited high degree of homology (99-100) with the nucleotide- binding domains (NBDs) at the NH2 -terminal halves of two previously reported ABC proteins (CpABC and CpABC1) of human and bovine …

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Outcome Study Of Early Onset Schizophrenia, E. Esther, S.G. Jesjeet, H.H. Aili Jan 2005

Outcome Study Of Early Onset Schizophrenia, E. Esther, S.G. Jesjeet, H.H. Aili

Research Publications (2000 to 2005)

Schizophrenia is a serious mental illness that often affects young people with an enormous impact not only on the patient and family, but society as a whole. The outcome of early onset schizophrenia is often poor with one quarter to one third having bad prognosis. Aims: The aims of this study were to observe the socipdemographic profile, the clinical presentation and to study the outcome of subjects presenting with first episode schizophrenia before the age of 18 years old. Method: This is a cross-sectional study of 100 consecutive patients diagnosed with early onset schizophrenia and who were followed up for …

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Plasma Sialic Acid Levels In The Offspring Of One Parent With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, R. Qvist, I.S. Ismail, S. Muniandy, H.F. Lee, K. Chinna, A. Zaini Jan 2005

Plasma Sialic Acid Levels In The Offspring Of One Parent With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, R. Qvist, I.S. Ismail, S. Muniandy, H.F. Lee, K. Chinna, A. Zaini

Research Publications (2000 to 2005)

Sialic acid, oral glucose and plasma lipids were determined in 70 control subjects age range 20-60 and 150 individuals of age range 20-60 who were offspring of one type 2 diabetic parent. The number of first degree relatives who had impaired glucose tolerance were 50. The total sialic acid concentration was significantly higher (p<0.05) in the first degree relatives when compared to the control subjects. However the total sialic acid concentration was significantly higher in the offspring with normal glucose tolerance than those with impaired glucose tolerance. There was no significant difference in the lipids between the control subjects and the offspring with normal glucose tolerance. But the total cholesterol and triglycerides were significantly higher in the offspring with impaired glucose tolerance when compared to the control subjects and the offspring with normal glucose tolerance. Our study shows that the desialylation of the vascular endothelium is an early event that precedes the expression of impaired glucose tolerance or any lipid changes in asymptomatic offspring of one type 2 diabetic parent.

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Plasmid Dna Analysis Of Pasteurella Multocida Serotype B Isolated From Haemorrhagic Septicaemia Outbreaks In Malaysia, H. Jamal, K.H. Chua, D. Frederick, A. Mahmood Ameen, I. Salmah Jan 2005

Plasmid Dna Analysis Of Pasteurella Multocida Serotype B Isolated From Haemorrhagic Septicaemia Outbreaks In Malaysia, H. Jamal, K.H. Chua, D. Frederick, A. Mahmood Ameen, I. Salmah

Research Publications (2000 to 2005)

A total of 150 purified isolates of Pasteurella multocida serotype B were used (Salmah, 2004) for plasmid DNA curing experiment to determine hyaluronidase activity, antibiotic resistance pattern (ARP) and mice lethality test (LD50) for their role of pathogenicity. A plasmid curing experiment was carried out by using the intercalating agent; ethidium bromide and rifampicin, where it was found all the plasmids had been cured (plasmidless) from Pasteurella multocida. All of these plasmidless isolates maintained their phenotypic characteristics. They showed the same antibiotic resistancepattern as before curing, produced hyaluronidase and possessed lethality activity in mice when injected intraperitoneally(i.p). Based on this …

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Pluralism And National Identity In Malaysia, Sharifah Zaleha Syed Hassan Jan 2005

Pluralism And National Identity In Malaysia, Sharifah Zaleha Syed Hassan

Research Publications (2000 to 2005)

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Prevalence Of Cryptosporidiosis In Hiv-Infected Patients In Kajang Hospital, Selangor, Yvonne Ai Lian Lim, Rohela Mahmud, B.L. Sim, Jamaiah Ibrahim, Nurbayah M. Jan 2005

Prevalence Of Cryptosporidiosis In Hiv-Infected Patients In Kajang Hospital, Selangor, Yvonne Ai Lian Lim, Rohela Mahmud, B.L. Sim, Jamaiah Ibrahim, Nurbayah M.

Research Publications (2000 to 2005)

A total of 66 fecal specimens obtained from patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from Kajang Hospital were screened for Cryptosporidium oocysts. The fecal specimens were concentrated using the formalin ethyl acetate concentration technique, stained with modified Ziehl-Neelsen and confirmed with immunofluorescence stain. It was established that 2 (3.0) were positive for Cryptosporidium. The two cases involved a Chinese local man (with diarrhea) and an Indonesian foreigner (without diarrhea). A higher index of suspicion for clinical cryptosporidiosis in HIV patients, including those with chronic weight loss with or without diarrhea, is recommended. In addition, laboratory testing for Cryptosporidium in …

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Prevalence Of Dengue Fever And Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever In Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah, Klang, Selangor, Malaysia, I. Jamaiah, M. Rohela, V. Nissapatorn, M.M. Maizatulhikma, R. Norazlinda, H. Syaheerah, H.P. Tan Jan 2005

Prevalence Of Dengue Fever And Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever In Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah, Klang, Selangor, Malaysia, I. Jamaiah, M. Rohela, V. Nissapatorn, M.M. Maizatulhikma, R. Norazlinda, H. Syaheerah, H.P. Tan

Research Publications (2000 to 2005)

Dengue fever and dengue hemorrhagic fever have been known to be endemic and reportable diseases in Malaysia since 1971. Major outbreaks occurred in 1973, 1982 and in 1998. For the past few decades until now. many studies have been performed to investigate the importance of these two diseases in Malaysia. A retrospective study was carried out in Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Klang to find the prevalence of these diseases. The data was collected from the record department of this hospital starting from the year 1999 until 2003 (5 years). A total of 6,577 cases of dengue fever and 857 cases …

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Rebirth Of Jummec, M. Rosmawati Jan 2005

Rebirth Of Jummec, M. Rosmawati

Research Publications (2000 to 2005)

The year 2005 has been magnificent.We celebrated the centennial anniversary of our university – a remarkable milestone in our history.And, after a hiatus of two years, JUMMEC is now making its long awaited comeback. We aim to make a definite presence in the University of Malaya Medical Centre.Through the publication of JUMMEC,we will be able to disseminate information and learn of each other’s work and highlight studies that are particularly relevant in our local context.

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Research Note Transmission Potential Of Wuchereria Bancrofti By Culex Quinquefasciatus In Urban Areas Of Malaysia, Indra Vythilingam, T.C. Huat, N.W. Ahmad Jan 2005

Research Note Transmission Potential Of Wuchereria Bancrofti By Culex Quinquefasciatus In Urban Areas Of Malaysia, Indra Vythilingam, T.C. Huat, N.W. Ahmad

Research Publications (2000 to 2005)

Laboratory strain of the Malaysian Culex quinquefasciatus was susceptible to Wuchereria bancrofti. Thirty three percent of the Cx. quinquefasciatus that fed on W. bancrofti patient were infective after 12-14 days. There is a possibility for W. bancrofti to occur in the urban areas of the Malaysia in the near future.

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Susceptibility Of Aedes Aegypti And Aedes Albopictus To Temephos In Four Study Sites In Kuala Lumpur City Center And Selangor State, Malaysia, C.D. Chen, W.A. Nazni, H.L. Lee, Mohd Sofian-Azirun Jan 2005

Susceptibility Of Aedes Aegypti And Aedes Albopictus To Temephos In Four Study Sites In Kuala Lumpur City Center And Selangor State, Malaysia, C.D. Chen, W.A. Nazni, H.L. Lee, Mohd Sofian-Azirun

Research Publications (2000 to 2005)

Larvae obtained from Taman Samudera (Gombak, Selangor), Kampung Banjar (Gombak, Selangor), Taman Lembah Maju (Cheras, Kuala Lumpur) and Kampung Baru (City centre, Kuala Lumpur) were bioassayed with diagnostic dosage (0.012 mg/L) and operational dosage (1 mg/L) of temephos. All strains of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus showed percentage mortality in the range of 16.00 to 59.05 and 6.4 to 59.50 respectively, after 24 hours. LT50 values for the 6 strains of Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus were between 41.25 to 54.42 minutes and 52.67 to 141.76 minutes respectively, and the resistance ratio for both Aedes species were in the range …

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Term Breech Trial And Its Consequences On Practice: A Retrospective Study Of The University Of Malaya Medical Centre's Experience, M.A. Noor Azmi, A. Aniza Jan 2005

Term Breech Trial And Its Consequences On Practice: A Retrospective Study Of The University Of Malaya Medical Centre's Experience, M.A. Noor Azmi, A. Aniza

Research Publications (2000 to 2005)

To see the trend in managing singleton breech pregnancy after the term breech trial. Secondly to compare the safety of different modes of delivery for term, singleton breeches by looking at the immediate neonatal outcome, based on our own experience. Breech infants were identified by examining computer-stored maternal discharge records of hospitalization for the years 1990 and 2000 respectively. Parameters studied included planned mode of delivery, actual mode of delivery, parity, previous vaginal delivery, Apgar score at five minute, birth weight, referral to special care nursery and neonatal morbidity. Of 6,496 deliveries in 1990 and 5,081 in 2000, there were …

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The Evolving Molecular Epidemiology Of Hiv Type 1 Among Injecting Drug Users (Idus) In Malaysia, K.K. Tee, T.L. Saw, C.K. Pon, A. Kamarulzaman, K.P. Ng Jan 2005

The Evolving Molecular Epidemiology Of Hiv Type 1 Among Injecting Drug Users (Idus) In Malaysia, K.K. Tee, T.L. Saw, C.K. Pon, A. Kamarulzaman, K.P. Ng

Research Publications (2000 to 2005)

Earlier studies in the 1990s indicate that human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) subtype B has been the predominant subtype among injecting drug users (IDUs) in Malaysia. More recent studies performed between 2003 and 2004, however, show a high prevalence of unique CRF01AE/B intersubtype recombinants among IDUs. To determine the subtype distribution among IDUs in Kuala Lumpur prior to the emergence of CRF01AE/B intersubtype recombinants, the gag-pol or the reverse transcriptase gene was sequenced from IDUs who were diagnosed as HIV positive between 1993 and 2002. Subtype B was present at 50.0 followed by CRF01AE/B recombinant at 41.7, with more …

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Educating Teachers For Moral, Civic And Citizenship Education: Challenges Ahead, L.H. Chang Jan 2005

Educating Teachers For Moral, Civic And Citizenship Education: Challenges Ahead, L.H. Chang

Research Publications (2000 to 2005)

Like any other formal subjects such as History or Mathematics, both Moral Education and Civic and Citizenship Education subjects have set or structured curriculum aims, objectives and content. These subjects would thus need teachers who have professional knowledge and expertise to conduct the most appropriate instructions and guidance in learning the subjects This paper will focus on the pre-service programme conducted at University of Malaya and the in-service orientation conducted by the Ministry of Education on educating teachers for teaching Moral Education that would have some implications to educating teachers for teaching Civic and Citizenship Education. However, due to lack …

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Weekly Variation On Susceptibility Status Of Aedes Mosquitoes Against Temephos In Selangor, Malaysia, C.D. Chen, W.A. Nazni, H.L. Lee, Mohd Sofian-Azirun Jan 2005

Weekly Variation On Susceptibility Status Of Aedes Mosquitoes Against Temephos In Selangor, Malaysia, C.D. Chen, W.A. Nazni, H.L. Lee, Mohd Sofian-Azirun

Research Publications (2000 to 2005)

Larvae of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus obtained from 6 consecutive ovitrap surveillance (OS) in Taman Samudera and Kg. Banjar were evaluated for their susceptibility to temephos. Larval bioassays were carried out in accordance with WHO standard methods, with diagnostic dosage (0.012 mg/L) and operational dosage (1 mg/L) of temephos respectively. Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus obtained from six OS in Taman Samudera showed resistance to diagnostic dosage of temephos with percentage mortality between 5.3 to 72.0 and 9.3 to 56.0, respectively, while Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus obtained from Kg. Banjar showed resistance to temephos with percentage mortality between …

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Guideview: Structured Multi-Modal Delivery Of Clinical Guidelines, M Sriram Iyengar, Subhajit Sarkar, Kira Bacal, Gregory Defouw, Phyllis Mcculley, Victor Hurst Jan 2005

Guideview: Structured Multi-Modal Delivery Of Clinical Guidelines, M Sriram Iyengar, Subhajit Sarkar, Kira Bacal, Gregory Defouw, Phyllis Mcculley, Victor Hurst

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

GuideView is a system designed for structured, multi-modal delivery of clinical guidelines. Clinical instructions are presented simultaneously in voice, text, pictures or video or animations. Users navigate using mouse-clicks and voice commands. An evaluation study performed at a medical simulation laboratory found that voice and video instructions were rated highly.

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Using Incomplete Citation Data For Medline Results Ranking, Jorge R Herskovic, Elmer V Bernstam Jan 2005

Using Incomplete Citation Data For Medline Results Ranking, Jorge R Herskovic, Elmer V Bernstam

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Information overload is a significant problem for modern medicine. Searching MEDLINE for common topics often retrieves more relevant documents than users can review. Therefore, we must identify documents that are not only relevant, but also important. Our system ranks articles using citation counts and the PageRank algorithm, incorporating data from the Science Citation Index. However, citation data is usually incomplete. Therefore, we explore the relationship between the quantity of citation information available to the system and the quality of the result ranking. Specifically, we test the ability of citation count and PageRank to identify "important articles" as defined by experts …

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Persuasive Email Messages For Patient Communication, Muhammad Walji, Kathy Johnson-Throop, Todd Johnson, Elmer Bernstam, Jiajie Zhang Jan 2005

Persuasive Email Messages For Patient Communication, Muhammad Walji, Kathy Johnson-Throop, Todd Johnson, Elmer Bernstam, Jiajie Zhang

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

To improve health and reduce costs, we need to encourage patients to make better health care decisions. Since email is widely available, it may be useful for patient-directed interventions. However, we know little about how the contents of an email message can influence a health-related decision. We propose a model to understand how patients may process persuasive email messages.

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Church Revitalization After The Velvet Revolution In The Czech Republic, Petr Činčala Jan 2005

Church Revitalization After The Velvet Revolution In The Czech Republic, Petr Činčala

Faculty Publications

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Those Who Revise And Those Who Revolt, Jo Ann Davidson Jan 2005

Those Who Revise And Those Who Revolt, Jo Ann Davidson

Perspective Digest

No abstract provided.

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Regional Governance Reconsidered, Janice C. Griffith Jan 2005

Regional Governance Reconsidered, Janice C. Griffith

Suffolk University Law School Faculty Works

The global economy’s regional scale of operation, social equity concerns, and environmental degradation that transcends local governmental boundary lines propel an examination of whether twenty-first century conditions call for the creation of regional governmental structures in the United States. This article argues that the need to spur economic competitiveness and metropolitan-wide planning and growth management will impel the formation of new regional governance structures. Forging stronger connections between central cities and surrounding suburban strongholds, however, will not be easy. The article discusses the many barriers that prevent fragmented local governments from reaping the benefits of regional cooperation, including localism, state …

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Marriage In The Ten Commandments, Trevor O'Reggio Jan 2005

Marriage In The Ten Commandments, Trevor O'Reggio

Faculty Publications

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Living Wages And The Retention Of Homecare Workers In San Francisco, Candace Howes Jan 2005

Living Wages And The Retention Of Homecare Workers In San Francisco, Candace Howes

Economics Faculty Publications

This study records the impact on workforce retention of the nearly doubling of wages for homecare workers in San Francisco County over a 52-month period. Using descriptive statistics and logistic regression analysis I find that the annual retention rate of new providers rose from 39 percent to 74 percent following significant wage and benefit increases and that a $1 increase in the wage rate from $8 an hour – the national average wage for homecare – would increase retention by 17 percentage points. I also show that adding health insurance increases the retention rate by 21 percentage points.

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