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March 16, 2011 Greenmail, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

GreenMail (student newsletter through 2024)

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Developing Countries, Vaccine Access And Influenza Outbreaks: Ethics And Global Health Governance When Facing A Pandemic, Shawn Smallman

International & Global Studies Faculty Publications and Presentations

The threat posed by influenza pandemics raises serious ethical issues, as well as questions of global health governance. In order to create pre-pandemic vaccines, global health authorities need access to virus from regional outbreaks. But because the countries where these outbreaks occur are unlikely to benefit from the vaccine, they are sometimes reluctant to share this seed stock, and may try to make proprietary arrangements with pharmaceutical companies, as briefly occurred in Indonesia. Although these arrangements may increase developing countries' access to vaccine, they hamper the global cooperation necessary to prepare for influenza outbreaks. Developing countries, in contrast, point to …

Population Health Through Inclusive Urban Planning: Healthier Communities And Sustainable Urban Development In Indian Cities, Shriya Malhotra

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Human Uniqueness As A Guide To Resolving Conflicts Between Animal And Human Interests, Richard L. Fern

Ethics and Animals

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Animal Health Matters, David H. Zeman, Russ Daly

Animal Health MATTERS Newsletter

[Page] 1-Terrorism on the Prairie? [Page] 2-Director's Message: Essential State Infrastructure for Animal Health [Page] 3-Reflections on the Veterinary Medical Loan Repayment [Page] 4-Program (VMLRP), 2010 [Page] 6-The Clinical Pathology Section at SDSU’s ADRDL [Page] 6-Calf Scours Submissions at SDSU ADRDL [Page] 6-Calf Scours / Enteritis Submission Guidelines [Page] 7-Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences Department Welcomes New Full-Time Staff Members Pieces and Parts [Page] 7-Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences Department Faculty Members Honored [Page] 7-Continuing Education Events

Advances And Future Challenges In Adenoviral Vector Pharmacology And Targeting, Reeti Khare, Christopher Y. Chen, Eric A. Weaver, Michael A. Barry

Nebraska Center for Virology: Faculty Publications

Adenovirus is a robust vector for therapeutic applications, but its use is limited by our understanding of its complex in vivo pharmacology. In this review we describe the necessity of identifying its natural, widespread, and multifaceted interactions with the host since this information will be crucial for efficiently redirecting virus into target cells. In the rational design of vectors, the notion of overcoming a sequence of viral “sinks” must be combined with re-targeting to target populations with capsid as well as shielding the vectors from pre-existing or toxic immune responses. It must also be noted that most known adenoviral pharmacology …

Report: The Illinois State University Faculty-Staff Newsletter, March 15, 2011, Illinois State University

Illinois State University Report (1966-2012)

Illinois State University bi-weekly employee newsletter.

Human Trafficking: What Is The Role Of The Health Care Provider?, Patricia A. Crane, Melissa Moreno

Journal of Applied Research on Children: Informing Policy for Children at Risk

The article will address the global and local issue of human trafficking. An estimated 20,000 people are trafficked within the U.S. each year. Trafficked people are forced, defrauded and coerced into labor and sexual service for profit of others. Traffickers use individual vulnerabilities and immigration status, language ability and poor understanding of U.S. laws to identify future victims. One case in 2005 in Texas resulted in 100 victims being identified, none of whom revealed themselves to health care professionals.

Health care professionals need contemporary and updated information and resources about health risks, screening methods, and identification of trafficked persons. Readers …

Health Care Providers' Training Needs Related To Human Trafficking: Maximizing The Opportunity To Effectively Screen And Intervene, Reena Isaac, Jennifer Solak, Angelo P. Giardino

Journal of Applied Research on Children: Informing Policy for Children at Risk

Human trafficking is a complex and multifaceted problem that takes the form of economic, physical and sexual exploitation of people, both adults and children, who are reduced to simple products for commerce. Human trafficking in the United States also has both a domestic and an international aspect. Health care providers are in a unique position to screen for victims of trafficking and may provide important medical and psychological care for victims while in captivity and thereafter. Trafficked persons are likely to suffer a wide spectrum of health risks that reflect the unique circumstances and experiences in a trafficked victim’s life. …

Some A Survey Study On The Role Of Women In Controlling Parasites Contaminated With Vegetables., Amna. N. Jassim, Hanaa .K . Hamd

Baghdad Science Journal

Three hundred samples of washing water of vegetables were collected from women aged ( 15- 6o) years from different area in Baghdad governorate and its suburbs include two rural area ( Jaddria in Baghdad university and Al –Wagif in Rashdia) and two urbane area (Mansoure and Escan) . The samples were examined by precipitation method and then by staining method ( Lugols –Iodine stain) . The percentage of infection of intestinal parasites 36.3% include 15.3% for urban area and 57.3% in rural area and a significant difference was found between those groups . .The results showed also increased in the …

Chapman University Wind Symphony 17th Season, Chapman University Wind Symphony

Printed Performance Programs (PDF Format)

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2011 Program: Honors Student Symposium, University Of Dayton. University Honors Program

Honors Student Symposium

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The Tiger Vol. 105 Issue 8 2011-03-11, Clemson University

Tiger Newspapers

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Combating Biological Terrorism From Imported Food, Jeffrey S. Nelson

Theses and Dissertations

There is a threat that a terrorist or terrorist organization will use access to the US food supply to kill or sicken Americans by contaminating imported food products from Mexico. The food that Americans eat is coming more and more often from foreign countries such as Mexico. Foodborne diseases infect nearly fifty million people in the US each year, resulting in over three thousand deaths. There are many terrorist organizations that would like to deliberately contaminate American food. Drug cartels and terrorist organizations currently operate in Mexico, one of the leading food importers into the US. The purpose of this …

Prevalence And Lineage Diversity Of Avian Haemosporidians From Three Distinct Cerrado Habitats In Brazil, Nayara Belo, Renato Pinheiro, Elivânia Reis, Robert Ricklefs, Érika Braga

Biology Department Faculty Works

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President's Award For Excellence In Teaching Goes To 11, Tyler Greer

Browse All News

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March 7, 2011 Reporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

eReporter (campus newsletter)

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Epidemiological Study Of Viral Hepatitis/ Chibayish Marsh Reality In Iraq, Amna N. Jassim, Aliaa Mohammed Abdul-Hadi, Safa A. Al-Waysi

Baghdad Science Journal

Total of 170 samples were collected from Al-Chibayish Marsh reality in Dhi-Qar governorate southern of Iraq to study the epidemology of viral hepatitis in these areas and to detect the type of hepatitis viruses which include A ,B,C,D .The percentage of hepatitis A was 1.17% and most of them below age of ≤10 (66.6%) while infection with hepatitis B account 5.29% and includes all age groups. There was no detected cases of hepatitis C,D. The laboratory study showed that the incidence of hepatitis B higher in male (4.11%) compared to female ( 2.35%)

Toxoplasmosis: Serious Disease During Pregnancy, Fitua M Aziz, Majida J Drueish

Baghdad Science Journal

Toxoplasmosis is an infection caused by Toxoplasma gondii that leads to abortion or hydrocephalus during pregnancy.One hundered and twenty two aborted women were selected for this study. Serum samples were collected form Al-Kadhmia and Kamal Al-Samari Hospitals,and laboratories around Baghdad, and tested for specific IgG and IgM anti-toxoplasma antibodies to confirm toxoplasmosis in those women by using ELISA test.The result recorded that 51(41.8%) women had antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii, 25(59.5%) women were positive for IgG, and 17(40.5%) women were positive forIgM, while 9(17.6%)women were positive for both.

Dimensions Of Aging And Belonging For The Older Person And The Effects Of Ageism, Laurence C. Nolan

Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law

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Whole-Genome Sequencing Of Staphylococcus Aureus Strain Rn4220, A Key Laboratory Strain Used In Virulence Research, Identifies Mutations That Affect Not Only Virulence Factors But Also The Fitness Of The Strain, Dhanalakshmi Nair, Guido Memmi, David Hernandez, Jonathan Bard, Marie Beaume, Steven Gill, Patrice Francois, Ambrose L. Cheung

Dartmouth Scholarship

Staphylococcus aureus RN4220, a cloning intermediate, is sometimes used in virulence, resistance, and metabolic studies. Using whole-genome sequencing, we showed that RN4220 differs from NCTC8325 and contains a number of genetic polymorphisms that affect both virulence and general fitness, implying a need for caution in using this strain for such studies.

College Senate Minutes March 3, 2011, Bronx Community College Senate

BCC Governance Archives

Minutes for the meeting of the College Senate on March 3, 2011.

Design Of A Protective Single-Dose Intranasal Nanoparticle-Based Vaccine Platform For Respiratory Infectious Diseases, Bret D. Ulery, Devender Kumar, Amanda E. Ramer-Tait, Dennis W. Metzger, Michael J. Wannemeuhler, Balaji Narasimhan

Department of Food Science and Technology: Faculty Publications

Despite the successes provided by vaccination, many challenges still exist with respect to controlling new and re-emerging infectious diseases. Innovative vaccine platforms composed of adaptable adjuvants able to appropriately modulate immune responses, induce long-lived immunity in a single dose, and deliver immunogens in a safe and stable manner via multiple routes of administration are needed. This work describes the development of a novel biodegradable polyanhydride nanoparticle-based vaccine platform administered as a single intranasal dose that induced long-lived protective immunity against respiratory disease caused by Yesinia pestis, the causative agent of pneumonic plague. Relative to the responses induced by the …

Enhanced Neutralization Potency Of Botulinum Neurotoxin Antibodies Using A Red Blood Cell-Targeting Fusion Protein., Sharad P Adekar, Andrew T Segan, Cindy Chen, Rodney Bermudez, M D Elias, Bernard H Selling, B P Kapadnis, Lance L Simpson, Paul M Simon, Scott K Dessain

Division of Infectious Diseases and Environmental Medicine Faculty Papers

Botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) potently inhibits cholinergic signaling at the neuromuscular junction. The ideal countermeasures for BoNT exposure are monoclonal antibodies or BoNT antisera, which form BoNT-containing immune complexes that are rapidly cleared from the general circulation. Clearance of opsonized toxins may involve complement receptor-mediated immunoadherence to red blood cells (RBC) in primates or to platelets in rodents. Methods of enhancing immunoadherence of BoNT-specific antibodies may increase their potency in vivo. We designed a novel fusion protein (FP) to link biotinylated molecules to glycophorin A (GPA) on the RBC surface. The FP consists of an scFv specific for murine GPA fused …

Phagosomal Signaling By Borrelia Burgdorferi In Human Monocytes Involves Toll-Like Receptor (Tlr) 2 And Tlr8 Cooperativity And Tlr8-Mediated Induction Of Ifn-Β, Jorge L. Cervantes, Star M. Dunham-Ems, Carson J. La Vake, Mary M. Petzke, Justin D. Radolf, Juan C. Salazar

UCHC Articles - Research

Phagocytosed Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb) induces inflammatory signals that differ both quantitatively and qualitatively from those generated by spirochetal lipoproteins interacting with Toll-like receptor (TLR) 1/2 on the surface of human monocytes. Of particular significance, and in contrast to lipoproteins, internalized spirochetes induce transcription of IFN-β. Using inhibitory immunoregulatory DNA sequences (IRSs) specific to TLR7, TLR8, and TLR9, we show that the TLR8 inhibitor IRS957 significantly diminishes production of TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-10 and completely abrogates transcription of IFN-β in Bb-stimulated monocytes. We demonstrate that live Bb induces transcription of TLR2 and TLR8, whereas IRS957 interferes with their transcriptional regulation. Using …

Immunogenicity And Smoking Cessation Outcomes For A Novel Nicotine Immunotherapeutic, Cheryl A. Oncken

UCHC Articles - Research

NicVAX^®, a nicotine vaccine (3’AmNic-rEPA), has been clinically evaluated to determine if higher antibody concentrations are associated with higher smoking abstinence rates and if doses and frequency of administration are associated with increased antibody response. This randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled multicenter clinical trial (N=301 smokers) tested 200 and 400 µg doses administered 4 or 5 times over 6 months compared to placebo. 3’AmNic-rEPA recipients with the highest serum anti-nicotine antibody response (top 30% by AUC) were significantly more likely to attain 8 weeks continuous abstinence from weeks 19 through 26 than the placebo recipients (24.6% vs. 12.0%, p=0.024, OR=2.69, …

Isolation By Distance Explains Genetic Structure Of Buggy Creek Virus, A Bird-Associated Arbovirus, Abinash Padhi, Amy T. Moore, Mary Bomberger Brown, Jerome E. Foster, Martin Pfeffer, Charles R. Brown

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

Many of the arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) show extensive genetic variability and are widely distributed over large geographic areas. Understanding how virus genetic structure varies in space may yield insight into how these pathogens are adapted to and dispersed by different hosts or vectors, the relative importance of mutation, drift, or selection in generating genetic variability, and where and when epidemics or epizootics are most likely to occur. However, because most arboviruses tend to be sampled opportunistically and often cannot be isolated in large numbers at a given locale, surprisingly little is known about their spatial genetic structure on the local …

An Update On Obama And American Science: Uncovering Us Competencies, Sacha Boucherie

Research Trends

President Obama has emerged as a staunch supporter of science, and an enthusiastic advocate of its power for social good. Yet does the US have what it takes to deliver on this potential? Research Trends finds out.

Progress Notes, Lehigh Valley Health Network

Progress Notes

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Alzheimer's Disease, Sophie Walsh

Kinesiology and Public Health

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