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Difficulties And Failure Of Laryngeal Mask Insertion In A Patient With Ankylosing Spondylitis, Gönül Ölmez, Hasan Nazaroğlu, Seher Gündüz Arslan, Mehmet Ali̇ Özyilmaz, Ayşe Di̇cle Turhanoğlu Jan 2004

Difficulties And Failure Of Laryngeal Mask Insertion In A Patient With Ankylosing Spondylitis, Gönül Ölmez, Hasan Nazaroğlu, Seher Gündüz Arslan, Mehmet Ali̇ Özyilmaz, Ayşe Di̇cle Turhanoğlu

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

MEZ^1, Hasan NAZAROĞLU^2, Seher Gündüz ARSLAN^3, Mehmet Ali ÖZYILMAZ^1, Ayşe Dicle TURHANOĞLU4 ^1Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Dicle University, Diyarbakır - Turkey ^2Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Dicle University, Diyarbakır - Turkey ^3Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Dicle University, Diyarbakır - Turkey ^4Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Dicle University, Diyarbakır - Turkey


Chromosomal Aberrations In Radiation Waste Repository Workers Detected By Fish Painting And Giemsa Staining, Petya Atanasova, Valeria Borisova Hadjidekova, Savina Agova, Milen Iovtchev Jan 2004

Chromosomal Aberrations In Radiation Waste Repository Workers Detected By Fish Painting And Giemsa Staining, Petya Atanasova, Valeria Borisova Hadjidekova, Savina Agova, Milen Iovtchev

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

We aimed to assess chromosomal aberration frequency by means of FISH chromosome painting and conventional Giemsa staining in peripheral blood lymphocytes of workers at a nuclear waste repository. The results obtained from the exposed group were compared with those from a control group from the administrative staff of the company. Data on health and social status were collected using a questionnaire. Conventional chromosomal analysis after Giemsa staining did not indicate any significant difference between radiation exposed and control workers. Analysis after FISH chromosome painting revealed a 2-fold increased in genomic frequency of stable chromosomal translocations in the exposed group over …


The Rehabilitation Results Of Hemiplegic Patients, Asuman Doğan, Güldal Naki̇poğlu, Meryem Doğan Aslan, Ayşe Z. Kaya, Neşe Özgi̇rgi̇n Jan 2004

The Rehabilitation Results Of Hemiplegic Patients, Asuman Doğan, Güldal Naki̇poğlu, Meryem Doğan Aslan, Ayşe Z. Kaya, Neşe Özgi̇rgi̇n

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

The aim of this study was to determine whether or not there was an improvement in the daily life activities and ambulation levels of the hemiplegic patients whom we took into our rehabilitation program. In this case series study, 92 hemiplegic patients were included in the rehabilitation program. The ages, genders, educational levels, etiologies, hemiplegic sides, hemiplegic periods and the systemic diseases of the patients included in the rehabilitation program were recorded. The daily life activities of every patient at admittance and at discharge from hospital were evaluated using the Barthel Index (BI) and ambulation levels were evaluated using the …


Primary Thyroid Lymphoma Arising In The Setting Of Hashimoto’S Thyroiditis, Banu Doğan Gün, Mustafa Özkan Gün, Zi̇ya Karamanoğlu Jan 2004

Primary Thyroid Lymphoma Arising In The Setting Of Hashimoto’S Thyroiditis, Banu Doğan Gün, Mustafa Özkan Gün, Zi̇ya Karamanoğlu

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

AN GÜN^1, Mustafa Özkan GÜN^2, Ziya KARAMANOĞLU^3 ^1Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Zonguldak Karaelmas University, Zonguldak - Turkey ^2Department of Pathology, Zonguldak SSK City Hospital, Zonguldak, Turkey ^3Department of General Surgery, Zonguldak SSK City Hospital, Zonguldak, Turkey


An Extraskeletal Myxoid Chondrosarcoma Diagnosed By Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy, Demet Eti̇t, Fi̇li̇z Dağ, Si̇nem Aydin Ergun, Asli Kahraman Jan 2004

An Extraskeletal Myxoid Chondrosarcoma Diagnosed By Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy, Demet Eti̇t, Fi̇li̇z Dağ, Si̇nem Aydin Ergun, Asli Kahraman

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

İT, Filiz DAĞ, Sinem AYDIN ERGUN, Aslı KAHRAMAN Department of Pathology, Ataturk Training and Research Hospital, İzmir - Turkey


Congenital Megacalycosis: A Rare Renal Developmental Anomaly, Beki̇r Suha Parlaktaş, Fi̇kret Erdemi̇r, Ni̇hat Uluocak Jan 2004

Congenital Megacalycosis: A Rare Renal Developmental Anomaly, Beki̇r Suha Parlaktaş, Fi̇kret Erdemi̇r, Ni̇hat Uluocak

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

ha PARLAKTAŞ, Fikret ERDEMİR, Nihat ULUOCAK Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Gaziosmanpaşa University, Tokat - Turkey


Apert Syndrome, İlknur Kiliç, Yildirim Baykara, C. Nur Semerci̇, Hacer Ergi̇n, N. Lale Şatiroğlu Tufan Jan 2004

Apert Syndrome, İlknur Kiliç, Yildirim Baykara, C. Nur Semerci̇, Hacer Ergi̇n, N. Lale Şatiroğlu Tufan

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

ILIÇ^1, Yıldırım BAYKARA^1, C. Nur SEMERCİ^2, Hacer ERGİN^1, N. Lale ŞATIROĞLU TUFAN^2 ^1 Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Pamukkale University, Denizli - Turkey ^2 Department of Medical Biology, Genetics Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Pamukkale University, Denizli - Turkey


Half A Century Of Dna, Di̇cle Güç Jan 2004

Half A Century Of Dna, Di̇cle Güç

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

No abstract provided.


Typing Of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus By Ribosome Spacer And Arbitrarily Primed Polymerase Chain Reaction, Tamer Essawi, Kamel Adwan, Nael Abu-Hassan, Galeb Adwan, Ahmed Saleh, Ghaleb Mohammad Adwan Jan 2004

Typing Of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus By Ribosome Spacer And Arbitrarily Primed Polymerase Chain Reaction, Tamer Essawi, Kamel Adwan, Nael Abu-Hassan, Galeb Adwan, Ahmed Saleh, Ghaleb Mohammad Adwan

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Thirty-five methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clinical isolates were collected from 3 hospitals in the northern and southern parts of Palestine between February and May 1998. These isolates were typed by ribosome spacer PCR (RS-PCR) and arbitrarily primed PCR (AP-PCR). RS-PCR generated 9 different genotypes. The use of AP-PCR provided a high resolution typing method and allowed us to define 11 different clusters. Three major clusters, however, based on the combination of both typing methods, spread throughout the neonatal and intensive care units of Rafidya Hospital during the entire period.


Cytotoxicity Of Low Dose Epirubicin-Hci Combined With Lymphokine Activated Killer Cells Against Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cell Line Hepatoma G2, Aysun Özkan, Kayahan Fişkin Jan 2004

Cytotoxicity Of Low Dose Epirubicin-Hci Combined With Lymphokine Activated Killer Cells Against Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cell Line Hepatoma G2, Aysun Özkan, Kayahan Fişkin

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Recent evidance supports the concept that Epirubicin-HCI and Lymphokine-activated killer cells (LAK) cytotoxicity may be mediated by free radical and oxyradical generation. We tested this hypothesis further by exposing Hep G2 cells to Epirubicin-HCI and LAK cells and subsequently monitored cell viability as a measure of cytotoxicity. The cytotoxicity of LAK alone and LAK together with low dose epirubicin-HCI (IC50 1/10) which is measured using the MTT cytotoxicity test on viability of Hep G2 cells and sensitization of target cells to effector cells was investigated. The cytotoxicity of LAK (IC50 value of 5LAK/Hep G2 in 24 hours) and LAK+epirubicin-HCI (IC50 …


A Morphometric Evaluation Of Some Important Bony Landmarks On The Skull Base Related To Sexes, Aynur Emi̇ne Çi̇çekci̇başi, Khali̇l Awadh Murshid, Taner Zi̇ylan, Muzaffer Şeker, Işik Tuncer Jan 2004

A Morphometric Evaluation Of Some Important Bony Landmarks On The Skull Base Related To Sexes, Aynur Emi̇ne Çi̇çekci̇başi, Khali̇l Awadh Murshid, Taner Zi̇ylan, Muzaffer Şeker, Işik Tuncer

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the morphometric measurements of some important bony landmarks on the cranial base and to determine their relationships between the sexes and their bilateral differences. In this study, 60 (34 male and 26 female) skulls were obtained from the teaching skeletal collections at the Anatomy Department of Meram Medical School, Selçuk University. The axial length of the occipital condyles (ALOC), the anterior intercondylar distance (AICD), the sagittal intercondylar angle (OICA), the transverse and sagittal diameters of the jugular foramen (TDJF) and (SDJF), the distance from the apex of the mastoid process to the …


Juvenile Hyaline Fibromatosis: Case Presentation (The Rehabilitation Of Three Siblings), Güldal Funda Naki̇poğlu, Asuman Doğan, Meryem Doğan Aslan, Neşe Özgi̇rgi̇n Jan 2004

Juvenile Hyaline Fibromatosis: Case Presentation (The Rehabilitation Of Three Siblings), Güldal Funda Naki̇poğlu, Asuman Doğan, Meryem Doğan Aslan, Neşe Özgi̇rgi̇n

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

No abstract provided.


Atypical Microtia Correction With Multiple Z-Plasties, Safvet Örs, Gali̇p K. Günay Jan 2004

Atypical Microtia Correction With Multiple Z-Plasties, Safvet Örs, Gali̇p K. Günay

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

RS^1, Galip K. GÜNAY^2 ^1Department of Plastic Surgery, Güneş Hospital, Kayseri - Turkey ^2Department of Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri - Turkey


The Intellectual And Scientific Basis Of Parathyroid Surgery, Seza A. Güleç, Ömer Uğur Jan 2004

The Intellectual And Scientific Basis Of Parathyroid Surgery, Seza A. Güleç, Ömer Uğur

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

No abstract provided.


Expression Analysis Of Dek, Af4 And Fli1 Genes In All-Trans-Retinoic Acid (Atra) Treated Acute Promyelocytic Leukaemia T(15;17) Patients By Quantitative Real-Time Pcr, Hakan Savli, Sema Sirma, Balint Nagy, Meli̇h Aktan, Günçağ Di̇nçol, Zafer Salcioğlu, Uğur Özbek Jan 2004

Expression Analysis Of Dek, Af4 And Fli1 Genes In All-Trans-Retinoic Acid (Atra) Treated Acute Promyelocytic Leukaemia T(15;17) Patients By Quantitative Real-Time Pcr, Hakan Savli, Sema Sirma, Balint Nagy, Meli̇h Aktan, Günçağ Di̇nçol, Zafer Salcioğlu, Uğur Özbek

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

All-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) sensitivity of acute promyelocytic leukaemia (APL) cells is strictly dependent on the presence of t(15;17), but the molecular background of this sensitivity remains obscure. We showed the down- regulation of DEK, AF4 and FLI1 genes in the vitamin D treatment of APL cell line HL-60 , using cDNA array technology in our previous study. This finding prompted us to investigate the expression of these genes in APL patient samples. The effect of ATRA was studied in 6 APL patients carrying t(15;17). Two samples from each patient were compared with a primary diagnostic sample and a sample …


Evaluation Of Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields On Bone Healing After Implant Placement In The Rabbit Mandibular Model, Jüli̇de Özen, Arzu Atay, Selçuk Oruç, Mehmet Dalkiz, Bedri̇ Beydemi̇r, Sali̇h Develi̇ Jan 2004

Evaluation Of Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields On Bone Healing After Implant Placement In The Rabbit Mandibular Model, Jüli̇de Özen, Arzu Atay, Selçuk Oruç, Mehmet Dalkiz, Bedri̇ Beydemi̇r, Sali̇h Develi̇

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Although bone healing around titanium implants has already been evaluated, the effect of pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMF) during the period of bone maturation around titanium dental implants has not yet been investigated. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of PEMFs on bone formation following the insertion of titanium-dental implants in the rabbit mandibular model. Ti-6Al-4V (Sulzer Calcitek, California, USA) dental implants were inserted into the mandibulae of 28 New Zealand rabbits (6 weeks old). Fourteen were stimulated with PEMFs for 2 consecutive weeks, 4 h/day, at a magnetic intensity of 0.2 milli Tesla (mT), while the …


Serological Evaluation Of Hsv-1 And Hsv-2 Infection In Pregnancy, Ni̇zami̇ Duran Jan 2004

Serological Evaluation Of Hsv-1 And Hsv-2 Infection In Pregnancy, Ni̇zami̇ Duran

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

We performed a serological evaluation of herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections at the time of labor. In order to determine the seroprevalence of asymptomatic HSV infections in pregnant women, blood samples were collected for antibody measurement from 130 randomly selected pregnant women. Presence of HSV IgG and IgM antibodies in the serum samples was tested by ELISA. The prevalence of HSV-1 gG1 antibodies was 90% (117/130), that of HSV-2 gG2 antibodies was 63.1% (82/130) and that of HSV-2 IgM antibodies was 13.8% (18/130). Eight (44.4%) of the pregnant women with HSV-2 IgM were at the same time found to have …


Anterior And Inferior St-Segment Elevation, Left Anterior Descending Artery, Ramazan Akdemi̇r, Hüseyi̇n Gündüz, Hakan Özhan, Mehmet Yazici, Enver Erbi̇len, Ci̇hangi̇r Uyan Jan 2004

Anterior And Inferior St-Segment Elevation, Left Anterior Descending Artery, Ramazan Akdemi̇r, Hüseyi̇n Gündüz, Hakan Özhan, Mehmet Yazici, Enver Erbi̇len, Ci̇hangi̇r Uyan

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

AKDEMİR^1, Hüseyin GÜNDÜZ^2, Hakan ÖZHAN^1, Mehmet YAZICI^1, Enver ERBİLEN^1, Cihangir UYAN^2 ^1Department of Cardiology, Düzce Faculty of Medicine, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Düzce - Turkey ^2Department of Cardiology, Izzet Baysal Faculty of Medicine, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Bolu - Turkey


Impaired Antigen Receptor Induced Calcium Mobilization In A Phospholipase C-Gamma1 Deficient B Cell Line., Natarajan Muthusamy, Do Joon Park, Hei-Won Rho, Sue Goo Rhee, Subbarao Bondada Dec 2003

Impaired Antigen Receptor Induced Calcium Mobilization In A Phospholipase C-Gamma1 Deficient B Cell Line., Natarajan Muthusamy, Do Joon Park, Hei-Won Rho, Sue Goo Rhee, Subbarao Bondada

Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics Faculty Publications

B lymphocytes express phospholipase C-gamma(1) (PLC-gamma(1)) and phospholipase C-gamma(2) (PLC-gamma(2)) isozymes. However, the relative importance of these two isozymes in B cell signaling is not known. We report here the identification and analysis of a B cell line deficient in PLC-gamma(1). Mature splenic B lymphocytes and a panel of cell lines representing pre-B, immature and mature B cell stages expressed phospholipase C-gamma (PLC-gamma), but not the beta or delta isoforms of phospholipase C (PLC). While all the tested B cell lines and primary splenic B cells expressed PLC-gamma(1) and PLC-gamma(2) isozymes, the L1.2 B cell line exclusively expressed PLC-gamma(2), but …


The Role Of Erp57 In Hras Intracellular Trafficking And Function., Jaime Lyn Parman Dec 2003

The Role Of Erp57 In Hras Intracellular Trafficking And Function., Jaime Lyn Parman

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Ras is a central player in signal transduction that mediates cellular proliferation and differentiation. Recent evidence has shown that lipid and non-lipid modified domains participate in Ras traffic and that plasma membrane association is mediated by vectorial vesicular transport from the endomembrane system. ERp57, an ER chaperone, has been shown to specifically bind farnesylated Hras but not non-farnesylated Hras. The objective of this study was to determine if ERp57 participates in Ras trafficking and function. First, the effect of ERp57 knock down by siRNA technology on Hras function was studied; there was a reduction in ERp57 cellular levels that led …


Flavone: The Molecular And Mechanistic Study Of How A Simple Flavonoid Protects Dna From Oxidative Damage., Jennifer Dawn Dean Dec 2003

Flavone: The Molecular And Mechanistic Study Of How A Simple Flavonoid Protects Dna From Oxidative Damage., Jennifer Dawn Dean

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Dietary flavonoids are ubiquitous and are marketed as supplements. Characterized as antioxidants, they offer protection against a number of degenerative diseases. Flavonoid mechanics involve free radical scavenging, metal chelation, and substrate association. The skeletal structure of flavonoids is a fused ring system modified by hydroxyl, sugar, and carbohydrate additions. Flavone is a structurally simple flavonoid. Quercetin and its glycosidic analog rutin are complex structures. Using a DNA oxidation/cleavage assay, flavone reduces DNA nicking by 91%. Depending on the solvent system used, quercetin can either increase or decrease DNA oxidation. Rutin exhibits neither pro- nor antioxidant activity. The molecular interactions responsible …


Tolerance Of The Fetus By The Maternal Immune System: Role Of Inflammatory Mediators At The Feto-Maternal Interface, Colette Kanellopoulos-Langevin, Stephane M. Caucheteux, Philippe Verbeke, David M. Ojcius Dec 2003

Tolerance Of The Fetus By The Maternal Immune System: Role Of Inflammatory Mediators At The Feto-Maternal Interface, Colette Kanellopoulos-Langevin, Stephane M. Caucheteux, Philippe Verbeke, David M. Ojcius

All Dugoni School of Dentistry Faculty Articles

The adaptive immune system of placental mammals has evolved to tolerate the fetus. Rejection of the fetus by adaptive immune responses is therefore a rare event, with abortion being caused more frequently by inflammation in the placenta. This review will cover recent aspects of immune privilege and the innate immune system at the feto-maternal interface, citing examples of the role played by microbial infections in fetal demise.


Determination Of The Optimal Form Of A Dna Vaccine To Induce An Effective Immune Response Against A Murine B-Cell Lymphoma, Deepti Aurora Dec 2003

Determination Of The Optimal Form Of A Dna Vaccine To Induce An Effective Immune Response Against A Murine B-Cell Lymphoma, Deepti Aurora

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Tumor vaccines are a promising alternative to chemotherapy for the treatment of cancer. To be effective and safe, a cancer vaccine should specifically target antigens expressed only on tumor cells. The B-cell tumor-derived Ig receptor may be considered a model tumor antigen for cancer vaccine development. Specifically the immunoglobulin idiotype (ld) encoded by the variable region genes (VH and VL) provides a target antigen. Promising results have been obtained in clinical studies of ld vaccination using ld proteins. However, ld protein is laborious and time-consuming to produce. Gene-based vaccines, on the other hand, are inexpensive and offer ease of manipulation …


Effect Of Background Synaptic Activity On Excitatory-Postsynaptic Potential-Spike Coupling, Veronika Zsiros Dec 2003

Effect Of Background Synaptic Activity On Excitatory-Postsynaptic Potential-Spike Coupling, Veronika Zsiros

Theses and Dissertations (ETD)

Neurons receive large amount of synaptic inputs in vivo, which may impact the coupling between EPSPs and spikes. We mimicked the in vivo synaptic activity of the cell with the dynamic clamp system. We recorded from pyramidal cells in neocortical slices in vitro to investigate how timing and probability of spike generation in response to an EPSP is affected by background synaptic conductance under these conditions. We found that near threshold, background synaptic conductance improved the precision of spike timing by reducing the depolarization-related prolongation of the EPSP. In cells with ongoing spike activity and background synaptic conductances, an …


Interleukin-10 And Pathogenesis Of Murine Ocular Toxoplasmosis, Fangli Lu, Shiguang Huang, Lloyd H. Kasper Dec 2003

Interleukin-10 And Pathogenesis Of Murine Ocular Toxoplasmosis, Fangli Lu, Shiguang Huang, Lloyd H. Kasper

Dartmouth Scholarship

To understand the role of interleukin-10 (IL-10) in ocular toxoplasmosis, we compared C57BL/6 (B6) and BALB/c background mice lacking a functional IL-10 gene (IL-10(-/-)) and B6 transgenic mice expressing IL-10 under the control of the IL-2 promoter. Increased cellular infiltration and necrosis were observed in the eye tissue of IL-10(-/-) mice of both the B6 and BALB/c backgrounds with associated changes in the levels of cytokines in serum. In contrast, there was no evidence of necrosis in the eye tissue from IL-10 transgenic mice following parasite exposure. Our results demonstrate that IL-10 is important in the regulation of inflammation during …


Embryonic Origins Of A Motor System: Motor Dendrites Form A Myotopic Map In Drosophila, Matthias Landgraf, Victoria Jeffrey, Miki Fujioka, James B. Jaynes, Michael Bate Nov 2003

Embryonic Origins Of A Motor System: Motor Dendrites Form A Myotopic Map In Drosophila, Matthias Landgraf, Victoria Jeffrey, Miki Fujioka, James B. Jaynes, Michael Bate

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Faculty Papers

The organisational principles of locomotor networks are less well understood than those of many sensory systems, where in-growing axon terminals form a central map of peripheral characteristics. Using the neuromuscular system of the Drosophila embryo as a model and retrograde tracing and genetic methods, we have uncovered principles underlying the organisation of the motor system. We find that dendritic arbors of motor neurons, rather than their cell bodies, are partitioned into domains to form a myotopic map, which represents centrally the distribution of body wall muscles peripherally. While muscles are segmental, the myotopic map is parasegmental in organisation. It forms …


Protection Against Ischemia And Reperfusion Injury, Peter R. Oeltgen, Paul D. Bishop, Mark S. Kindy, Juan A. Sanchez Nov 2003

Protection Against Ischemia And Reperfusion Injury, Peter R. Oeltgen, Paul D. Bishop, Mark S. Kindy, Juan A. Sanchez

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry Faculty Patents

A compound and method for using compound-D SEQ ID NO:1 to reduce injury associated with ischemia and reperfusion of mammalian organs such as the heart. The compound may be administered as part of a preconditioning strategy which reduces the extent of injury and improves organ function following cessation and restoration of blood flow. The compound may be used in preparation for planned ischemia or in a prophylactic manner in anticipation of further ischemic events.


Effects Of Neurobehavioral Assessment On Feeding And Weight Gain In Preterm Neonates, T. E. Senn, K. A. Espy Nov 2003

Effects Of Neurobehavioral Assessment On Feeding And Weight Gain In Preterm Neonates, T. E. Senn, K. A. Espy

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory: Faculty Publications

Neonatal intensive care unit personnel and parents often are concerned that developmental assessment will tire preterm neonates and impair their feeding ability and subsequent weight gain. Therefore, the amount of fluid consumed by 108 preterm neonates (≤36.5 wk gestational age) was compared before and after administration of the Neurobehavioral Assessment of the Preterm Infant (NAPI). In addition, the weight gain of 35 preterm neonates who were administered the NAPI was compared with that of a matched control group of 35 preterm neonates who were not administered the NAPI. There were no differences in the amount of fluid consumed before and …


Incidence And Correlates Of Breast Milk Feeding In Hospitalized Preterm Infants, K. A. Espy, T. E. Senn Nov 2003

Incidence And Correlates Of Breast Milk Feeding In Hospitalized Preterm Infants, K. A. Espy, T. E. Senn

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory: Faculty Publications

The majority of epidemiological studies of breast feeding have been conducted in healthy, fullterm infant samples. Little is known about the incidence and correlates of breast milk feeding in preterm infants, particularly in those born outside of metropolitan areas. Therefore, hospital medical charts of 151 consecutively admitted preterm infants (


Effects Of Environmental Measures On Intelligence In Young Children: Growth Curve Modeling Of Longitudinal Data, K. A. Espy, Victoria J. Molfese, L. Dilalla Nov 2003

Effects Of Environmental Measures On Intelligence In Young Children: Growth Curve Modeling Of Longitudinal Data, K. A. Espy, Victoria J. Molfese, L. Dilalla

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory: Faculty Publications

Examined the effects of different environmental measures on individual intellectual growth patterns in 105 young children participating in a longitudinal study. Intelligence (Stanford-Binet, 4th edition) was measured at ages 3 through 6 yrs, and child's environment was assessed at age 3 years using SES data and scores on the Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment (HOME) Inventory. Growth curve analyses revealed that HOME scores exerted a constant influence on the expected composite, verbal, and nonverbal intellectual skills at each age. Only SES influenced the rate of growth, specifically nonverbal intellectual skills. The magnitudes of these effects were moderate, but …