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Forage News [2020-03], Department Of Plant And Soil Sciences, University Of Kentucky

Forage News

No abstract provided.

Drug Resistance Of Previously Treated Tuberculosis Patients With Diabetes Mellitus In Shandong, China, Wan-Mei Song, Yi-Fan Li, Jin-Yue Liu, Ning-Ning Tao, Yao Liu, Qian-Yun Zhang, Ting-Ting Xu, Shi-Jin Li, Qi-Qi An, Si-Qi Liu, Chun-Bao Yu, Lei Gao, Cui-Xiang Yu, Min Zhang, Huai-Chen Li

Pathology Research and Scholarship

BACKGROUND: Although the association between diabetes mellitus (DM) and tuberculosis (TB) has been well-documented for centuries, evidence of the link between diabetes and drug resistance among previously treated TB patients remains limited and inconsistent.

METHODS: An observational study was performed that involved 1791 retreated TB-no DM patients (refers to TB cases without diabetes) and 93 retreated TB-DM patients (refers to TB cases with diabetes) in Shandong, China from 2004 to 2017. Baseline data including demographic and clinical characteristics, drug susceptibility test (DST) results, and diabetes status were collected. Categorical baseline characteristics were compared by Fisher's exact or Pearson Chi-square test. …

2020-March-01-Coronavirus Testing, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

UPDATE: ETSU is no longer offering a drive-through COVID-19 testing site. For current information about COVID-19 testing, please visit the University Health Center.

JOHNSON CITY – In an effort to increase testing for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the region, ETSU Health has established a community testing site open to pre-screened and pre-registered patients.

Beginning Tuesday, March 17, the ETSU Health testing site, located at 325 North State of Franklin,  will be set up and open to members of the community. Screenings will be available to those who are experiencing symptoms of the coronavirus and have been screened by …

Planning For Project Echo In New Hampshire, Jeanne Ryer Edd, Kelsi M. West, Erica-Lyn Plante, Ruth James, Patrick Miller, Kathleen Thies, Marcy A. Doyle, H. Chris White, Amy Costello, Marguerite Corvini, Josephine B. Porter

All Materials

Assuring a healthy New Hampshire requires making sure that all of the state’s residents can get the right care in the right place at the right time. Yet, access to timely, effective health care is not always a given in our state, especially for vulnerable populations. Health and community care workforce shortages, long distances to care, and social, economic, and cultural barriers make accessing care challenging for many.

The Project ECHO Model™ is an evidence-based method using web-based teleconferencing to link specialist teams with community-based sites to help community providers improve their ability to manage complex conditions. It has been …

Paleopathological Research In Continental China: Introduction To The Special Section, Elizabeth Berger, Kate Pechenkina

Publications and Research

We set out to assemble this special issue of IJPP with three goals in mind: (1) to familiarize Anglophone readers with research on paleopathology conducted by Chinese scholars; (2) to enhance interest in paleopathological research among Chinese scholars, and to foster the use of differential diagnosis as the key mode of paleopathological analysis; and (3) to initiate integration of pathological analysis of human skeletal collections with historical records documenting early medical practices, epidemics, development and age-related diseases, and demographic records.

The collection of papers that follows present new data, from a range of time periods and geographic and social contexts, …

Protocols, Practices, And Needs For Investigating Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths, Carri Cottengim, Sharyn Parks, Dale Rhoda, Tom Andrew, Kurt B. Nolte, John Fudenberg, Mary Ann Sens, Jennifer Brustrom, Betsy Payn, Carrie K. Shapiro-Mendoza

Pathology Research and Scholarship

Understanding case identification practices, protocols, and training needs of medical examiners and coroners (MEC) may inform efforts to improve cause-of-death certification. We surveyed a U.S.-representative sample of MECs and described investigation practices and protocols used in certifying sudden unexpected infant deaths (SUID). We also identified MEC training and resource needs. Of the 377 respondents, use of the SUID Investigation Reporting Form or an equivalent was 89% for large, 87% for medium, and 52% for small jurisdictions. Routine completion of infant medical history, witness interviews, autopsy, photos or videos, and family social history for infant death investigations was ≥80%, but routine …

Nymc Synapse Issue 20, School Of Medicine Student Senate, New York Medical College

The Synapse

No abstract provided.

The Safety Of Combined Triple Drug Therapy With Ivermectin, Diethylcarbamazine And Albendazole In The Neglected Tropical Diseases Co-Endemic Setting Of Fiji: A Cluster Randomised Trial, Myra Hardy, Josaia Samuela, Mike Kama, Meciusela Tuicakau, Lucia Romani, Margot J. Whitfeld, Christopher L. King, Gary J. Weil, Anneke C. Grobler, Leanne J. Robinson, John M. Kaldor, Andrew C. Steer

Open Access Publications

Lymphatic filariasis has remained endemic in Fiji despite repeated mass drug administration using the well-established and safe combination of diethylcarbamazine and albendazole (DA) since 2002. In certain settings the addition of ivermectin to this combination (IDA) remains a safe strategy and is more efficacious. However, the safety has yet to be described in scabies and soil-transmitted helminth endemic settings like Fiji. Villages of Rotuma and Gau islands were randomised to either DA or IDA. Residents received weight-based treatment unblinded with standard exclusions. Participants were actively found and asked by a nurse about their health daily for the first two days …

Analytics Without Borders Program Schedule, Tufts University

Analytics Without Borders

No abstract provided.

Risk Factors For Poor Birth Outcomes In Moderately Malnourished Pregnant Women In Sierra Leone, Candice A. Rodriguez

Master's Theses

Background: Maternal malnutrition in developing countries is associated with adverse pregnancy and birth outcomes. Malnourished mothers are often faced with additional risk factors as a circumstance of poverty. Supplementary nutrition can improve the outcomes of both mother and infant. Identifying maternal nutritional and socioeconomic risk factors is critical for developing effective interventions.

Objective: A secondary analysis to evaluate maternal risk factors associated with poor birth outcomes including pregnancy loss, low birth weight, stunting, and preterm delivery among moderately malnourished pregnant women in Sierra Leone. Maternal risk factors in the analysis are age, education, parity, BMI, MUAC, gestational weight gain, and …

Let's Talk Specifics: Why Sti Evidence Should Be Treated As A "Specific Instance" Under Rape Shield Laws, Erin Wilson

North Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

Body Mass Index And Movement Behaviors Among Schoolchildren From 13 Countries Across A Continuum Of Human Development Indices: A Multinational Cross-Sectional Study, Taru Manyanga, Joel D. Barnes, Jean Philippe Chaput, Michelle Guerrero, Peter T. Katzmarzyk, Emily F. Mire, Antonio Prista, Mark S. Tremblay

Population and Public Health Science Faculty Publications

Objective: This study describes the distributions of body mass index (BMI) and movement behaviors among schoolchildren from 13 countries across a continuum of human development. Methods: Data were from a cross-sectional study of 9-11-year-old children (n = 8055) recruited from 269 urban schools in 13 countries, and an additional 7 rural schools in one of these countries (Mozambique). BMI was derived from objectively measured heights and weights. Moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity (MVPA), sedentary time (SED), and sleep duration were assessed by waist-worn Actigraph GT3X+ accelerometers. Linear models were used to describe the distributions of BMI z-scores, MVPA, SED, and …

Labrad : Vol 46, Issue 1 - March 2020, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi

LABRAD - Departments of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine and Radiology Archives

• Role of Immunofluorescence Studies in the Diagnosis of Autoimmune Disorders
• Cystathionine Beta-Synthase Deficiency
• Treatment of Factor VIII Inhibitor
• Effective Internal Communication in Laboratories
• Digital Breast Tomosynthesis
• Overview of Common Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
• Clinical Significance of free Androgen Index (FAI)
• Radiology Quiz
• The Best of the Past
• Section Of Histopathology: Newer Horizons
• A Webinar Series ‘Rare Links’
• A Look into the Eye can Unleash Vital Diagnostic Pearls for 32 Rare Disorders
• Lab & Rad Mesh up for the Early Recognition of Rare Disorders
• Polaroid

Pharmacy Newsletter : March 2020, Pharmacy Department

Department of Pharmacy Archives

Content:

• Roles of Pharmacist during the COVID‐19 Pandemic
• Drug Interaction Update
• ToxTalk | Bleach Ingestion
• COVID-19- Recommended Practice
• Drug Induced Nutrient & Vitamin Deficiency

Covid-19 Pandemic: Policy And Legal Issues, Jeffrey F. Addicott

Faculty Articles

Most Americans are unfamiliar with governmental powers during a pandemic, which makes it useful to examine applicable legalities, powers and authorities. Importantly, that power can mandate quarantine, isolation, vaccination, decontamination, destruction of infected property, eviction, closing businesses, social distancing, sheltering in place, specimen testing, and mandating health information disclosure and health care responses.

Serum Protein Electrophoresis In Iraqi Systemic Lupus Erythematous Patient, Zamin Abdulhussein Al-Sarray, Izzat Abdulsatar Al-Rayahi, Ali H. Al-Hafidh, Abbas T. Dwayyikh

Al-Nisour Journal for Medical Sciences

Background: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a relapsing-remitting autoimmune disease with wide ranging organ involvement and clinical symptoms varying from mild and transient symptoms to death. Systemic lupus erythematosus typically develops between the teen and adult years, ranging from ages 15-44 years, predominantly affecting females in the reproductive age. Objective: To find the relationship between serum protein electrophoresis levels and hematological parameters and the severity of SLE in Iraqi patients. Patients and methods: the study involved a total of 40 SLE patients who attended one of Baghdad teaching hospitals from October 2018 until May 2019. Diagnosis of SLE was based …

Evaluation Of Interleukin- 12 And Tumor Necrotic Factor- Alpha Concentration In Serum Of Iraqi Tuberculosis Patients, Ekhlas Saddam Falih, Suhad Hassan Obaid

Al-Nisour Journal for Medical Sciences

A total of (100) patients attending the Center of Tuberculosis and Chest Disease in Baghdad were included in this study. Their ages ranged between (17-68) years. They all complained of a reproductive cough. The study was accomplished during the period extending from November 2019 till May 2020. Twenty-five were found to have M. tuberculosis by using the Ziehl Neelsen stain and culture technique (15 males, 10 females), their ages ranging between 17 and 68 years. Twenty-five age and sex-matched normal healthy-looking individuals were also chosen as control group for comparison. In this work, the concentrations of the cytokines, interleukine-12(IL-12) and …

Association Of Vitamin D Level With Tuberculosis In Iraqi Patients, Sara Kadhum Jabal, Lamia Y. Mohammd, Ahmed A. Mankhi

Al-Nisour Journal for Medical Sciences

Back ground: Tuberculosis (TB) has troubled mankind for millennia, Deficiency of vitamin D has long been concerned in activation of Tuberculosis, vitamin D influences the immune response to tuberculosis and vitamin D deficiency has been associated with increased risk of tuberculosis in different populations. Objectives: This study was designed to show the relationship between vitamin D level (deficiency) and risk of tuberculosis. Methods: 140 blood samples of tuberculosis patients and 50 from control group (25 healthy control and 25 of others respiratory disease) were taken from Specialized Chest and Respiratory Diseases Center \ Baghdad to detect vitamin D level using …

Erratum: Detection Of Antibiotic Resistance Toxigenic Clostridium Difficile In Processed Retail Lettuce (Food Quality And Safety Doi: 10.1093/Fqsafe/Fyx032), Yi Han, Joan King, Marlene E. Janes

Faculty Publications

In the originally published version of this article the term 'Anonymous' was used incorrectly in a citation and in the associated reference. This has now been corrected to 'The Swedish CDAD Study Group' in the second paragraph and in the following reference: Anonymous.(1994). Treatment of Clostridium difficile associated diarrhea and colitis with an oral preparation of teicoplanin; a dose finding study. The Swedish CDAD Study Group. Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 26: 309-316. has been changed to The Swedish CDAD Study Group.(1994). Treatment of Clostridium difficile associated diarrhea and colitis with an oral preparation of teicoplanin; a dose finding study. …

Proximal Tibial Replacement In Revision Knee Arthroplasty For Non-Oncologic Indications., Brianna Fram, Eric B. Smith, Gregory K. Deirmengian, John A. Abraham, John Strony, Michael B. Cross, Danielle Y. Ponzio

Rothman Institute Papers

Proximal tibial metaphyseal bone loss compromises the alignment and fixation of components during revision total knee arthroplasty. In massive, segmental defects with loss of collateral ligamentous support and lack of bone to support the use of prosthetic augments or metaphyseal cones or sleeves, a hinged proximal tibial replacement or a so-called "megaprosthesis" should be available. While proximal tibial replacement is the reconstructive method of choice in the setting of bone tumor resection, applications in non-oncologic joint arthroplasty are rare and may offer an opportunity for limb salvage in dire clinical scenarios with massive proximal tibial bone loss. This report reviews …

Heartquake: Accurate Low-Cost Non-Invasive Ecg Monitoring Using Bed-Mounted Geophones, Jaeyeon Park, Hyeon Cho, Rajesh Krishna Balan, Jeonggil Ko

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

This work presents HeartQuake, a low cost, accurate, non-intrusive, geophone-based sensing system for extracting accurate electrocardiogram (ECG) patterns using heartbeat vibrations that penetrate through a bed mattress. In HeartQuake, cardiac activity-originated vibration patterns are captured on a geophone and sent to a server, where the data is filtered to remove the sensor's internal noise and passed on to a bidirectional long short term memory (Bi-LSTM) deep learning model for ECG waveform estimation. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first solution that can non-intrusively provide accurate ECG waveform characteristics instead of more basic abstract features such as the …

Global Research Output On Eosinophilia Literature: A Scientometric Analysis, Chithiraivel S., Sivasekaran K, Jeyshankar Ramalinagam

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study analyses that research output on eosinophilia from 1998-2017 on different parameters including the literature growth, year -wise cited records, number of authors & h-index. The relative growth rate (RGR) and doubling time (Dt), the time series analysis for articles, contribution of various subject fields, highest research productivity of journals and their citation with impact factor and keyword analysis. The higher numbers of publications 793 were published in 2016, the scientists most preferred journals are Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Journal of immunology, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. The high frequency keywords were: Eosinophilia (3175), …

The Impact Of Covid-19 On Tyler’S Economy, Manuel Reyes-Loya

Hibbs Brief

This special issue of the Hibbs Brief discusses the presence of the new coronavirus and its impact on the Tyler-area economy. The UT Tyler Hibbs Institute estimates that Tyler-area nonessential businesses could experience economic losses exceeding $100 million, over the first two weeks of the Smith County stay-athome order.

Bacteriological, Salam Salah Jumaah, Azher Sabeeh Al-Zubaidy, Qasim Razaq Radhi, Salam Salah Jumaah, Azher Sabeeh Al-Zubaidy, Qasim Razaq Radhi

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Fever occurs in about 80% of patients with hematologic malignancy during chemotherapy-induced neutropenia. Fever during chemotherapy-induced neutropenia may be the only indication of a severe underlying infection. OBJECTIVE: To determine the common types of bacterial pathogens causing febrile neutropenia and their susceptibility to antibiotics in patients with hematological malignancies in Baghdad Teaching Hospital. PATIENTS AND METHODS: 50 patients with hematological malignancies and febrile neutropenia were enrolled in this cross sectional study. All patients were sent for CBC, GUE, blood culture and sensitivity test. Other sample cultures were sent on indication RESULTS: AML (42%) was the most common malignancy …

Comparing The Outcomes Of Ceftaroline Plus Vancomycin Or Daptomycin Combination Therapy Versus Monotherapy In Adults With Complicated And Prolonged Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteremia Initially Treated With Supplemental Ceftaroline, Omar Ahmad, Timothy N. Crawford, Thein Myint

Internal Medicine Faculty Publications

INTRODUCTION: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteremia confers considerable morbidity and mortality. Although vancomycin or daptomycin monotherapy is usually curative, prolonged bacteremia necessitating supplemental ceftaroline has occurred. The practice has led to the question of whether to continue with ceftaroline following bacteremia resolution.

METHODS: Adult patients hospitalized with MRSA bacteremia at the University of Kentucky Medical Center between January 2015 and December 2017 were retrospectively reviewed. Study subjects required supplemental ceftaroline due to 4 or more days of bacteremia despite vancomycin or daptomycin. They additionally had accompanying native valve infective endocarditis, osteomyelitis, or brain abscess. Patients were divided into two cohorts. …

Castor Canadensis Spring 2020, Jedediah Smith Society

Castor Canadensis - Jedediah Smith Society

Newsletter of the Jedediah Smith Society

Our Wicked Problem, John Pourdehnad, Larry M. Starr, Venard Scott Koerwer, Harry Mccloskey

School of Continuing and Professional Studies Coronavirus Papers

The Coronavirus is more than a health problem. It is a “wicked” problem disrupting work, education, travel, politics, financial indicators, and more. This label came about in 1973 to help describe a special class of situations that are volatile, uncertain and ambiguous, often difficult to recognize, and difficult or impossible to solve because of incomplete, contradictory, and changing requirements. There is no clear problem definition due to interdependencies so the problem cannot be fully understood until after the solution comes about.

Our Invisible Enemy, Larry M. Starr, Darshi Mody

School of Continuing and Professional Studies Coronavirus Papers

The novel coronavirus is invisible to the eye because it is microscopic measuring 80-160 nanometers in size; a nanometer is one billionth of a meter.

While we cannot see it in the air or on a surface, millions of us have seen the virus in full color when we discuss it on the local and national TV news, in articles and stories online, and in print media. This is because the virus is routinely pictured and used to attract us to the information being presented. The paradox is that millions of people can now recognize this invisible enemy.

Repeatedly presenting …

Disruptive Effects Of The Coronavirus – Errors Of Commission And Of Omission?, John Pourdehnad, Larry M. Starr, Venard Scott Koerwer, Harry Mccloskey

School of Continuing and Professional Studies Coronavirus Papers

It is increasingly evident that the coronavirus disease, COVID-19, is more than a health problem; it is and will continue to adversely affect work and workplaces, education, families and social engagements, political and environmental dimensions, and financial indicators. Apart from its health ramifications, the crisis is revealing serious challenges in the global supply chain. Those difficulties are, at least in part, consequences of unwise, short-sighted business decisions made over the course of decades to outsource and downsize.

Pandemic Lockdown Must Fail: Save Lives Without Crippling The Economy, Larry Hirschhorn, Phd

School of Continuing and Professional Studies Coronavirus Papers

In the following working paper, I want to make a plea for what I am calling a “reverse quarantine”—quarantining people who are over 65 (who number 52 million), before they get sick. We need to complement this policy with federally funded and locally organized efforts to support seniors in place, drawing on the wellsprings of American pragmatism, the capacity to respond in emergencies, American volunteerism, and neighbor-to-neighbor assistance. We can’t turn quarantine into imprisonment. We must work as hard as we can to create a psychological sense of community at a moment when, paradoxically, social distancing is driving us apart. …