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The Spinnaker [Vol. 33 No. 15], University Of North Florida

Spinnaker

Student newspaper for the UNF community.

[2009-11-11] Meeting Of The External Relations Committee, Virginia Commonwealth University. Board Of Visitors

VCU Board of Visitors Minutes

Official minutes of the VCU Board of Visitors and its Executive Committee.

The Register, 2009-11-11, North Carolina Agricutural And Technical State University

NCAT Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.

The State, Agencies And Health, R Nogueira

English

Objectives: To describe and discuss the scope of institutional, legal and technical attributions of regulatory health agencies in Brazil.

The Antelope, University Of Nebraska At Kearney

The Antelope

No abstract provided.

The Colombian Health Model: Exportable As A Function Of The Market Interests, M Torres

English

Objectives: To describe aspects of the structure, financing and operation of the Colombian health system and the results obtained after 14 years of implementation.

Diverging Roads For Social Protection In Health In Mexico, O López, J Blanco

English

Objectives: To compare the content, actions and major areas of tension between national and local health policies in Mexico between 1994 and 2006.

The Strategy Of Primary Health Care: Progression Or Regression In The Right To Health?, I Ase, J Burijovich

English

Objectives: To analyze the tensions between Primary Health Care and the approach of the Right to Health, from the new legislation applied in the province of Cordoba, Argentina.

Post-Graduation In Collective Health In Brazil: History And Perspectives, E Nunes

English

Objectives: To describe the theoretical shape of the field of Collective Health in Brazil

Portrayal Of Characters With Disabilities In Newbery Books, Melissa Leininger

Theses and Dissertations

Newbery books represent quality literature that is likely to be used for bibliotherapy, yet these books have not been systematically evaluated for their portrayal of characters with disabilities. Thirty Newbery Award and Honor books from 1975–2008 were identified that contained 40 characters with disabilities. These books were evaluated using a rating scale that combines literary standards and standards relating to individuals with disabilities. The types of disabilities and personal characteristics such as gender, age, and race were documented and the personal portrayal of characters with disabilities and exemplary practices in these books were evaluated. This information was compared to the …

Denitration In Colonic Smooth Muscle, Seemab Malick

Theses and Dissertations

Tyrosine nitration results in altered function of smooth muscle voltage-gated L-type calcium channel. We explored the possibility that smooth muscle contains denitrase activity to allow functional recovery of the calcium channel without requiring synthesis of new channel proteins. Following peroxynitrite treatment of mouse colonic smooth muscle strips, CaCl2 (1 mM)-induced smooth muscle contraction was significantly reduced by 67% (P ≤ 0.05), which reversed by approximately 86% upon periodic washing within 2 hr period (P ≤ 0.001). The effect of the c-Src kinase inhibitor, PP2, on muscle contraction was also restored after 2 hr post-peroxynitrite treatment consistent with the thesis that …

The Colby Echo (2009-11-11), Colby College

The Colby Echo

Published by the students of Colby College since 1877, The Colby Echo is the weekly, editorially independent student-run newspaper of Colby College in Waterville, Maine. Published monthly, 1877-1886; semi-monthly, 1886-1897; and weekly, during the academic year, 1898-present.

Computer-Aided Assessment Of Diagnostic Images For Epidemiological Research, Alison G. Abraham, Donald D. Duncan, Stephen J. Gange, Sheila West

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations

Background: Diagnostic images are often assessed for clinical outcomes using subjective methods, which are limited by the skill of the reviewer. Computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) algorithms that assist reviewers in their decisions concerning outcomes have been developed to increase sensitivity and specificity in the clinical setting. However, these systems have not been well utilized in research settings to improve the measurement of clinical endpoints. Reductions in bias through their use could have important implications for etiologic research. Methods: Using the example of cortical cataract detection, we developed an algorithm for assisting a reviewer in evaluating digital images for the presence and …

November 11, 2009, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

Winthrop Poll Results Cover Southern Opinions On Economy And Healthcare, Winthrop University

Winthrop News 2009

• The survey used Random Digit Dialing (RDD) and wireless phone number sampling.
• Southerners are almost evenly divided on whether the economy is getting better or worse.

Water Current, Volume 41, No. 4, Fall 2009

Water Current Newsletter

Meet the Faculty, Sara Michaels and Ron Yoder
Water Tour to North and South Platte Basins
Dvorak Named Interim Director
Featured Partner: Nebraska Well Drillers Association
Irrigation and Water Photos From Nebraska’s Past
Emerging Contaminants in a Flat World
River City Roundup Features Nebraska Water Issues
Platte River BasinScience and Resource Management Symposium, Oct. 14-15, Kearney
New UNL Spreadsheet Helps Irrigators Evaluate Efficiency
Water Center Events
Our Water Supply, Down the Drain
WRAP Ranks Priorities, Spurs Proposal Development

Mustang Daily, November 10, 2009

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.

Current Substance Use Behavior Among Severely Mentally Ill Individuals Diagnosed With Hiv And Hcv, Michelle Hampton, Linda Chafetz, Carmen Portillo

Faculty Publications

BACKGROUND: Infection with HIV and HCV is higher among severely mentally ill (SMI) individuals than the general population. The literature addressing prevention focuses primarily on sexual risk, though substance-related risk is significant. Insufficient data is available about substance use behavior in this population to formulate effective secondary prevention interventions. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was a secondary analysis of a RCT. Subjects reporting a diagnosis of HIV/HCV (reporters) were compared to non-reporters. Data were extracted from interviews that included the Addiction Severity Index (ASI). Data were analyzed using logistic regression. RESULTS: Of 275 subjects, 64(23.3%) reported a HIV/HCV diagnosis. Compared to …

11-10-2009 (The Liberty Champion Volume 27, Issue 9)

2009 -- 2010

No abstract provided.

Spartan Daily November 10, 2009, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 133, Issue 38

Kuhn V. Coldwell Banker Landmark, Inc. Appellant's Brief Dckt. 29794

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

No abstract provided.

Charles Lobel V. Express Scripts Inc

2009 Decisions

USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 85, No. 18, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles:

• Lintner, Jonathan. David Elson Fired, Will Finish Season – Football
• Ulber, Emily. Western Mails New Debit Cards – HigherOne, Scholarships, Student Financial Aid
• Barczak, Mary. Step It Up – Step Show, Delta Sigma Theta, Alpha Phi Alpha
• Ulber, Emily. Council on Postsecondary Education Approves Budgets
• McLaughlin, Ariana. A Thousand Words – World’s Greatest Studio Tour & Art Sale
• Wilson, Laurel. Gary Ransdell: Project Funding Unlikely – Capital Plan, Construction, Thompson Science Complex, Energy Infrastructure, Center for Research & Development, Gordon Ford College of Business, WKU Owensboro
• Erskine, Anne. …

Social Protection In A Globalized World, S Fleury

English

Objectives: To analyze the changes in patterns of social protection in health in light of the contradictions and possibilities arising from globalization.

Politicization Of Health Care And The Health Care Work Process: Knowing How To Give Better Health Care, To Treat To Confront, To Treat For Emancipation, M R. Pires

English

Objectives: To indicate the applicability of the politicization of care on the job process of health professionals, emphasizing their emancipatory abilities.

Socio-Cultural Diagnostic Of Eating Habits Of Teens In Comitán, Chiapas, G Álvarez, J Eroza, E Ramírez

English

Objectives: To identify family, school and peer atmospheres, as well as adolescents' socio-cultural dynamics involved in food practices of two areas of Chiapas, Mexico.

Aysemmetry In Internacional Relations, Industrial Property And Antiretroviral Medication For Hiv/Aids, M H. Costa-Couto, A C. Nascimento

English

Objectives: To analyze the asymmetry of international relations between the U.S. and Brazil with respect to the recognition of industrial property and technological innovations in the pharmaceutical industry.

Health Promotion, "Empowerment" And Education: A Critical Look At The Contributions Of Health Reform, S Carvalho

English

Objectives: This study analyzed health promotion in Canada and discussed the level of contribution empowerment played in the process of health reform.

The Crisis Of Domination In The System Of Public Health, A Ayala

English

Objectives: To examine the weaknesses of the mechanisms of domination/control of public health institutions in Brazil over their workers and the population as much as to describe their forms of coercion.

Social Change And Health Policy In Venezuela, C Alvarado, M Martínez, S Vivas, N Gutiérrez, W Metzger

English

Objectives: To review the social change that occurred in Venezuela in 1990 and to identify the emergence of a new health policy.