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Hysteresis As A Measure Of Ankle Dysfunction, Alissa Cohen, James Mertz, Peggy Stewart, Michael Warner, Michael Kuchera

Michael Kuchera

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Whole-Body Vibration Improves Functional Mobility, Flexibility, And Relative Risk For Falling In The Assisted Living Elderly: A Case Series, Christina Garrity, Harold Merriman, C. Brahler

C. Jayne Brahler

Study design: A randomized double blind repeated measures, case series study of whole body vibration (WBV) in the assisted living elderly.

Background: A single exposure to WBV has been shown to have benefit with respect to muscle activity, strength, balance, and power in some studies while other studies have found no benefit. Its overall effectiveness is unknown due to the conflicting findings reported in the literature.

Case description: Six subjects (5 female, 1 male; mean age = 85.4) in an assisted living community volunteered to participate. Subjects were exposed to a single bout of WBV at 0, 2, 20, and …

Metastatic Brain Tumors: Current Therapeutic Options And Historical Perspective, Mark Rivkin, Richard Kanoff

Mark Rivkin

Metastatic brain tumors affect more than 150,000 patients annually in the United States. The therapeutic paradigms for these tumors have evolved over the years and currently encompass numerous modalities implemented by treating physicians across several medical disciplines. The armamentarium of brain tumor treatment involves neurosurgical intervention, whole-brain and focused radiation modalities, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy. Patient selection, however, remains critical to achieve maximal therapeutic benefit and depends on functional status, number and location of lesions, and tissue histologic findings. Best outcomes can be expected with a multidisciplinary approach to patient care where state-of-the-art treatment options are readily available.

Trans-Catheter Aortic Valve Replacement: The Future Is Here, Raymond Singer, J Kleaveland

Raymond L Singer MD

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Medical Hypothermia Post Cardiac Arrest, Nainesh Patel, John Castaldo, Ronald Freudenberger, Sudip Nanda

Nainesh C Patel MD

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Relative Reward Effects On Operant Behavior: Incentive Contrast,Induction And Variety Effects, Howard Cromwell

Howard Casey Cromwell

Comparing different rewards automatically produces dynamic relative outcome effects on behavior. Eachnew outcome exposure is to an updated version evaluated relative to alternatives. Relative reward effectsinclude incentive contrast, positive induction and variety effects. The present study utilized a novelbehavioral design to examine relative reward effects on a chain of operant behavior using auditory cues.Incentive contrast is the most often examined effect and focuses on increases or decreases in behavioralperformance after value upshifts (positive) or downshifts (negative) relative to another outcome. Weexamined the impact of comparing two reward outcomes in a repeated measures design with three ses-sions: a single outcome and …

Choosing Radial Vs. Femoral Cardiac Catheterization: Does Operator Seniority Matter? A Single Center Experience, Nitin Verma Md, Amit N. Nanavati Md, Justin Roberts Do, Nainesh C. Patel Md

Nainesh C Patel MD

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Door To Balloon Times Less Than 30 Minutes: The Lehigh Valley Health Network (Lvhn) Experience, M Sarkees, Matthew Martinez, Bruce Feldman, J Kleaveland, Orlando Rivera, Michael Rossi, William Combs, David Cox, Ronald Freudenberger, Nainesh Patel

Nainesh C Patel MD

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Is Early Broncoscopy Helpful In Diagnosing Inhalation Injury?, Sigrid Blome-Eberwein

Sigrid A Blome-Eberwein MD

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Natural Killer Cells In Patients With Severe Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Ekua Brenu, Sharni Hardcastle, Gunn Atkinson, Mieke Van Driel, Sanne Kreijkamp-Kaspers, Kevin Ashton, Don Staines, Sonja Marshall-Gradisnik

Kevin Ashton

Maintenance of health and physiological homeostasis is a synergistic process involving tight regulation of proteins, transcription factors and other molecular processes. The immune system consists of innate and adaptive immune cells that are required to sustain immunity. The presence of pathogens and tumour cells activates innate immune cells, in particular Natural Killer (NK) cells. Stochastic expression of NK receptors activates either inhibitory or activating signals and results in cytokine production and activation of pathways that result in apoptosis of target cells. Thus, NK cells are a necessary component of the immunological process and aberrations in their functional processes, including equivocal …

Salamanders Of Indiana, Rod Williams, Bruce Kingsbury, Brian Macgowan, Zach Walker

Bruce A Kingsbury Ph.D.

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Microsatellite Variation, Population Structure, And Bottlenecks In The Threatened Copperbelly Watersnake, J. Marshall, Bruce Kingsbury, D. Minchella

Bruce A Kingsbury Ph.D.

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Impacts Of Clear-Cutting On The Habitat Use And Spatial Ecology Of The Eastern Massasauga (Sistrurus C. Catenatus), B. Degregorio, N. Bieser, J. Manning, Bruce Kingsbury

Bruce A Kingsbury Ph.D.

No abstract provided.

Conservation Strategies: Captive Breeding, Translocation, And Repatriation. In: Snakes: Ecology And Conservation, Bruce Kingsbury, O. Attum

Bruce A Kingsbury Ph.D.

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The Massasauga Saga: Summary Of The Biology Of Sistrurus Catenatus, M. Dreslik, R. Seigel, Bruce Kingsbury

Bruce A Kingsbury Ph.D.

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Nerodia Erythrogaster Neglecta (Copper-Bellied Watersnake): Foraging Behavior, J. Roe, Bruce Kingsbury, M. Myers

Bruce A Kingsbury Ph.D.

No abstract provided.

Hibernation Ecology Of The Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake (Sistrurus Catenatus Catenatus) In Michigan, C. Smith, J. Sage, Bruce Kingsbury

Bruce A Kingsbury Ph.D.

No abstract provided.

Conserving And Tracking Tortoises: A Local Community Visual Tracking Or Radio-Tracking Approach?, Omar Attum, B. Rabea, S. Osman, S. Habinan, S. Baha El Din, Bruce Kingsbury

Bruce A Kingsbury Ph.D.

No abstract provided.

Natural History And Snake Conservation In The Midwestern United States, Bruce Kingsbury

Bruce A Kingsbury Ph.D.

No abstract provided.

Reptile Conservation At The Landscape Level, Bruce Kingsbury

Bruce A Kingsbury Ph.D.

No abstract provided.

Intraspecific Variation In Area Use And Movements Of The Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus Horridus) In Southern Indiana, S. Gibson, Bruce Kingsbury

Bruce A Kingsbury Ph.D.

No abstract provided.

Effects Of Prescribed Fire On The Eastern Box Turtle, Terrapene C. Carolina, J. Gibson, Bruce Kingsbury

Bruce A Kingsbury Ph.D.

No abstract provided.

Ecology And Conservation Of The Eastern Box Turtle, Terrapene C. Carolina, J. Gibson, Bruce Kingsbury

Bruce A Kingsbury Ph.D.

No abstract provided.

Herpetofaunal Utilization Of Non-Native Pine Plantations Within A Native Hardwood Forest, S. Gibson, J. Gibson, J. Palis, C. Mccreedy, Bruce Kingsbury

Bruce A Kingsbury Ph.D.

No abstract provided.

Movements And Spatial Ecology Of The Eastern Box Turtle, Terrapene C. Carolina, J. Gibson, Bruce Kingsbury

Bruce A Kingsbury Ph.D.

No abstract provided.

Population Monitoring And Habitat Characterization For The Conservation And Recovery Of The Northern Population Of The Copperbelly Water Snake (Nerodia Erythrogaster Neglecta), Y. Lee, H. Enender, Bruce Kingsbury

Bruce A Kingsbury Ph.D.

Final Report for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Hibernation Ecology Of The Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake In Michigan, C. Smith, Bruce Kingsbury

Bruce A Kingsbury Ph.D.

No abstract provided.

Microhabitat Preferences Of The Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus Horridus) In The Hardwood Forests Of Indiana, Scott Gibson, Zachary Walker, Bruce Kingsbury

Bruce A Kingsbury Ph.D.

No abstract provided.

Modeling Snake Distribution And Habitat, C. Jenkins, C. Peterson, Bruce Kingsbury

Bruce A Kingsbury Ph.D.

No abstract provided.

The Status Of The Northern Population Of The Copper-Bellied Watersnake, Nerodia Erythrogaster Neglecta, O. Attum, Y. Lee, Bruce Kingsbury

Bruce A Kingsbury Ph.D.

No abstract provided.