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K+ Efflux In Nih Mouse 3t3 Cells And Transformed Derivatives: Dependence On Extracellular Ca2+ And Phorbol Esters., Martin Lubin

Dartmouth Scholarship

In culture medium deficient in Ca2+, NIH mouse 3T3 cells lose K+, gain Na+, and stop growing. A marked increase in the rate of K+ efflux accounts for this loss; Na+, K+-ATPase pump activity increases but does not fully compensate for enhanced K+ efflux. Phorbol esters and cycloheximide inhibit K+ loss in Ca2+-deficient medium. Phorbol esters inhibit K+ efflux from human fibroblasts as well, even at physiological levels of Ca2+. Two cell lines derived from NIH-3T3, one transformed by a simian virus 40 deletion mutant, the other by the polyoma virus oncogene encoding the middle-sized tumor antigen, retain K+ and …

1988 Commencement For Jefferson Medical College And College Of Graduate Studies

Sidney Kimmel Medical College Commencements

No abstract provided.

Synapse, Alabama Health Libraries Association

Synapse - Newsletter of ALHeLa

This is the June, 1988 edition of the ALHeLa newsletter - Synapse.

Contents include:

• President's Column by Lisa Raines Russell (President, ALHeLA 1988)
• Calendar of events
• ALHeLA executive council meeting minutes - April 14, 1988
• ANA vs. AMA over RCTs by Mary Ann Donnell
• Urge publishers to index their products by Mary Ann Donnell
• 1988 Annual Meeting

Hypothesis For Prediction Of Stimulant Drug Effectiveness Utilizing Sensory Integrative Diagnostic Methods, Judith Giencke Kimball

Occupational Therapy Faculty Publications

Despite extensive research, there has been no way to predict before drug administration which children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) will respond to medication intended to calm them. A drug trial is the current method used. This paper discusses the action of stimulant medications and presents a hypothesis as to why they work on some children and not others. Sensory integration theory, particularly on vestibular system measures, that involves differential diagnosis of certain types of ADHD children, is used to explain why some children respond to stimulant medications.

Affirmative Action Defended, Laurence Thomas

Center for the Study of Ethics in Society Papers

This paper is based on a presentation made to the WMU Center for the Study of Ethics in Society October 14, 1987.

How Do Harpacticoid Grazing Rates Differ Over A Tidal Cycle? Field Verification Using Chlorophyll-Pigment Analyses, Alan W. Decho

Faculty Publications

Four species of meiobenthic copepods were examined for diatom feeding. Microscopic analysis of gut-pellet contents from field-collected individuals indicated frequent ingestion of diatoms by 3 harpacticoids (Scottolana canadensis, Microarthridion littorale, Cletocamptus deitersi) while occasional diatom ingestion occurred Paronychocamptus huntsmani. Frustules were usually empty and broken, indicating that contents were digested. Laboratory experiments using ¹⁴C-labeling showed assimilation of diatoms by the 3 species examined. Field grazing rate studies were conducted over different portions of a tidal cycle using fluorescent chlorophyll-pigment analysis of gut-contents. Highest diatom consumption (p<0.05) occurred just after the mudflat became exposed (i.e. Early Low Water level, ELW) for S. canadensis, while consumption at Late Low Water …

Sensitivity To Sulfited Foods Among Sulfite-Sensitive Subjects With Asthma, Steve L. Taylor, Robert K. Bush, John C. Selner, Julie A. Nordlee, Matthew B. Wiener, Karen Holden, Jerald W. Koepke, William W. Busse

Department of Food Science and Technology: Faculty Publications

Eight individuals with asthma who had been diagnosed as sulfite sensitive on the basis of double-blind capsule-beverage challenges were subjected to challenges with various sulfited foods, including lettuce, shrimp, dried apricots, white grape juice, dehydrated potatoes (as mashed potatoes), and mushrooms. Four of these patients failed to respond to challenges with any of the sulfited foods. The other four patients experienced a decrease in pulmonary function on double-blind challenges with sulfited lettuce. Two of three of these patients reacted to challenges with dried apricots and white grape juice; the fourth patient has not yet been challenged with these products. Only …

Caractérisation Des Émanations Provenant D'Un Bain De Galvanisation Par Trempage À Chaud, André Dufresne, Guy Perrault

Rapports de recherche scientifique

No abstract provided.

Prediction Of Intellectual Deficits In Children With Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia, Paul Trautman, Candace Erickson, David Shaffer, Patricia O'Connor, Annaliese Sitarz, Antonio Correra, Irvin Sam Schonfeld

Publications and Research

Possible predictors of reported lower cognitive functioning in irradiated children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) were investigated. Thirty-four subjects, 5-14 years old, with ALL in continuous complete remission and without evidence of current or past central nervous system disease, were examined 9-110 months after diagnosis, using standard measures of intelligence and academic achievement. Subjects with a history of post-irradiation somnolence syndrome were significantly older at diagnosis than nonsomnolent subjects. Intelligence (IQ) was found to be unrelated to history of somnolence syndrome. IQ and achievement were unrelated to age at irradiation, irradiation-examination interval, and radiation dosages. The strongest predictor of IQ …

Watchful Waiting Vs. Immediate Transurethral Prostatectomy For Symptomatic Prostatism, Albert G. Mulley Jr, Michael J. Barry, Floyd J. Fowler, John E. Wennberg

Dartmouth Scholarship

The rate of resection for benign prostatic hypertrophy shows considerable variability among small geographic areas. To help inform the decision to recommend prostatectomy to men with prostatism without signs of chronic retention, we performed a decision analysis to compare the expected outcomes with immediate transurethral resection and watchful waiting. Data used in the model originated from the medical literature, Medicare claims data, and patient interview studies. In our base-case for 70-year-old men, immediate surgery resulted in the loss of 1.01 months of life expectancy, but when adjustments were made for quality of life, immediate surgery was favored with a net …

Symptom Status And Quality Of Life Following Prostatectomy, John E. Wennberg

Dartmouth Scholarship

When symptom status is proposed as treatment for the symptoms of prostatism, the decision to operate should depend on how patients evaluate their symptoms and on objective information about the outcomes. We undertook a health interview study to determine the probabilities for symptom relief, improvement in the quality of life, and complications following surgery and to evaluate patient concern about the symptoms of prostatism. The operation was effective in reducing symptoms: 93% of severely and 79% of moderately symptomatic patients experienced improvement; however, a statistically significant improvement in indices of quality of life occurred only among patients with acute retention …

Ua66/14/3 Nursing Pinning Ceremony, Wku Nursing

WKU Administration Documents

Pinning ceremony program listing graduates of the WKU Nursing program.

Ua66/4/2 Ceremony Of Capping & Pinning, Wku Dental Hygiene

WKU Administration Documents

Program from capping & pinning ceremony.

Preparation Of Biodegradable Microspheres Useful As Carriers For Macromolecules, Patrick P. Deluca, Frantisek Rypacek

Pharmaceutical Sciences Faculty Patents

A method for preparing biodegradable microspheres having a three-dimensional network in which biologically active macromolecular agents are physically entrapped therein. The microsphere is able to degrade and release the macromolecular agent at a controlled rate. The method involves emulsifying a vinyl derivative of a biodegradable hydrophilic polymer, a water-soluble monovinyl monomer and a biologically active macromolecule in water, and copolymerizing the biodegradable hydrophilic polymer and the water-soluble monovinyl monomer such that the biologically active macromolecule is entrapped therein.

Information Interface - Volume 12, Issue 3 - May/June 1988, George Washington University, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library

Information Interface (1976 - 2009)

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Thoughts On Keeping My Mouth Shut, David H. Smith

Center for the Study of Ethics in Society Papers

This paper is based on a presentation made to the WMU Center for the Study of Ethics in Society, April 4, 1986.

Public Images About Chlorine Storage Hazards Following An Accidental Gas Release, George Cvetkovich

FMHI Publications

No abstract provided.

Dual Mechanisms Of Regulation Of Type I Iodothyronine 5'-Deiodinase In The Rat Kidney, Liver, And Thyroid Gland. Implications For The Treatment Of Hyperthyroidism With Radiographic Contrast Agents., Donald L. St Germain

Dartmouth Scholarship

Alterations in thyroid hormone status and the administration of radiographic contrast agents can markedly influence iodothyronine metabolism and, in particular, the activity of type I 5'-deiodinase (5'DI). In the present studies, the mechanisms responsible for these effects have been reassessed. As previously reported, the addition of iopanoic acid (IOP) to broken cell preparations resulted in a competitive pattern of 5'DI inhibition. However, the in vivo administration to rats of IOP or 3,3',5'-triiodothyronine (rT3) resulted in a noncompetitive pattern of inhibition of 5'DI in the liver, kidney, and thyroid gland, whereby marked decreases in maximal enzyme velocity (V max) were noted, …

Epidemic Non-A Non-B Hepatitis In Urban Karachi, Pakistan, R A Jr Smego, A A. Khaliq

Section of Gastroenterology

An outbreak of icteric non-A non-B (NANB) hepatitis occurred in a residential community of urban Karachi, Pakistan, from August 1986 through October 1986. Of the 114 cases reported from this community during the 1986 calendar year, a clustering of 85 cases was seen during the above period. Twenty-seven percent of 226 households and 9% of 1,250 individuals were affected. Five persons were hospitalized and 1 death occurred in a young pregnant woman. Cases occurred predominantly in the less than or equal to 29-year-old age group (72%), with a male:female ratio of 1.8:1. Thirty-four cases occurred singly within households, while in …

Ua12/2/1 Magazine, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Special magazine edition of the College Heights Herald.

• Poore, Chris. The Jovial Judge – District Court Judge Tom Lewis
• White, Douglas. Dealing with Death
• White, Douglas. Hospice Eases Death Crisis
• Albrecht, Dana. Friends Forever – short story

Ua12/2/1 Faces Of Bowling Green, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Special magazine edition of the College Heights Herald.

• Voninski, Tamara. Traveling Vet – John O’Brien
• Adams, Jeanie. The Teaching Mayor – Patsy Sloan
• Deputy, Amy & Todd Turner. Picking Up the Pieces - Ronny Skirven

Ua66/13/3 Newsletter, Wku Health & Safety

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter created by and about WKU Health & Safety department.

Ua61/1 Wku Nursing Class 1988, Wku Nursing

WKU Administration Documents

Members of the 1988 nursing class: Joan Adams, Donna Briggance, Donna Chapman, Connie Dickson, Kim Duet, Kim Falkenburg, Andrew Flanagan, Robin Gray, Barbara Greenfield, Sharon Hesson, Julie Hoyt, Wanda Key, Ellen Kirtley, Sue Meadows, Stephanie Meiers, Winifred Millea, Carrie Morgan, Sandy Petett, Melissa Richards, Teresa Steinbeiser, Sandra Thacker, Joanna Thomas, Vicki Tyler, Gwen Wright and Sharon Young

Ua61/1 Wku Nursing Class 1988, Wku Nursing

WKU Administration Documents

Members of the 1988 nursing class: Betty Alexander, Kathy Anderson, Cynthia Britt, Lisa Carr, Sandy Chansler, Marsha Daugherty, Shannon Delph, Pamela Duncan, Sue Edwards, Jenetta Fulkerson, Martie Gibson, Shirley Greer, Lori Hardcastle, Marsha Harrison, Sarah Hodson, Tina Hood, Peggy Jankowski, Donald Johnson, Jana Jones, Judy Jones, Martha Keith, Kelly Kott, Karen Lassiter, Nancy Lowry, Deanna McFadin, Jack Minton, Deborah Malloy, Joyce Noe, Cheryl Norris, Elizabeth Pendleton, Gina Petty, Diane Raymer, Teresa Rhea, Michelle Richards, Shelly Robinson, Rebecca Sapp, Michelle Schneider, Deborah Small, Donita Watt, Shawn Webber, Patti Wheeler and Suzanne Wills.

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume Xxxvii, Number 3, Spring 1988

The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume XXXVII, Number 3, Spring 1988 Family medicine, Page 2 Carlos Finlay and the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Page 20 Weaving science and art, Page 28 Class notes, Page 31

Occupational Therapy Articles In Serial Publications: An Analysis Of Sources, Kathlyn L. Reed

Library Staff Publications

This study was designed to locate and document serial literature on occupational therapy published since 1900. Emphasis is placed on finding articles on occupational therapy or by occupational therapists from sources other than those normally associated with the professional journals. Multiple sources were used including print indexes, online databases, occupational therapy bibliographies, and tables of contents or yearly indexes. Almost 7,000 articles were identified, not including those published in foreign journals. Occupational therapy publications have increased steadily since 1900, with the most rapid increase during the 1970s and 1980s when five new occupational therapy journals were initiated. Suggestions for formulating …

Acceleration Of Wound Healing With High Voltage, Monophasic, Pulsed Current, Luther C. Kloth, Jeffery A. Feedar

Physical Therapy Faculty Research and Publications

The purpose of this study was to determine whether high voltage electrical stimulation accelerates the rate of healing of dermal ulcers. Sixteen patients with stage IV decubitus ulcers, ranging in age from 20 to 89 years, participated in the study. The patients were assigned randomly to either a Treatment Group (n = 9) or a Control Group (n = 7). Patients in the Treatment Group received daily electrical stimulation from a commercial high voltage generator. Patients in the Control Group had the electrodes applied daily but received no stimulation. The ulcers of patients in the Treatment Group healed at a …

Dynamics Of The Aboveground And Belowground Structure Of The Seagrass Halodule Wrightii, Ruth A. Pangallo, Susan S. Bell

Integrative Biology Faculty and Staff Publications

Dynamics of the aboveground and belowground structure of the seagrass Halodule wrightii (Asherson) Asherson was studied from April 1984 to March 1985. Seasonality of plant structure was evident, with the highest abundance of short shoots and belowground structures occurring in June. An Inverse relationship between root and rhizome biomass was observed with the former reaching a maximum in February and March, while the latter attained highest values in July and August. The number of short shoots produced per branch varied over the year, ranging from a low of 0.4 to a high of 1.5. The ratio number of branches/rhizome length …

Simple Capsule Pneumograph, Steve S. Kraman

Internal Medicine Faculty Patents

A capsule pneumograph includes an electret microphone connected to a capsule chestpiece attached to a sleeping subject. The output of the microphone is connected to the input of a recorder or monitor in order to provide a system for the detection of respiratory movements in subjects during polysomnographic sleep monitoring. A tube connecting the capsule chestpiece to the microphone functions as a low pass filter to pass only low frequency signals in the range of respiratory movements from the chestpiece to the microphone.

Information Interface - Volume 12, Issue 2 - March/April 1988, George Washington University, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library

Information Interface (1976 - 2009)

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