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Comparison Of Haitian Children In A Nutrition Intervention Programme With Children In The Haitian National Nutrition Survey, G. G. Berggren, James R. Hébert, C. M. Waternaux

Faculty Publications

Weight-for-height and height-for-age data were compared for preschool-age Haitian children enrolled in a community health and nutrition intervention programme and children measured in the Haiti national nutrition survey of 1978. Cross-sections of the longitudinal data of the intervention programme corresponding to the season when the national survey was conducted (May to September) were chosen for the three years of available programme data (1969, 1970, 1971). Significantly less stunting was found in children in the 1970 and 1971 intervention group than in the children covered by the national survey. Tests of trend also showed that the height (or length) status of …

Body Composition And Its Outcomes And Management In Multiple Sclerosis: Narrative Review, H W Van Landuyt, J Boelaert, P Piot, L Verbist

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Background: There is emerging interest in obesity and its prevalence, outcomes, and management in people with multiple sclerosis (MS). Body mass index (BMI) is the traditional marker of obesity in MS, whereas body composition, inclusive of specific body tissue compartments (e.g., fat, bone, and muscle), is often overlooked despite its relevance.

Objective: This narrative review (a) underscored the use and utility of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) as an accurate and reliable measure of body composition; (b) thematically analyzed and synthesized the current evidence regarding body composition (using DEXA); and (c) determined gaps to be addressed in future research.

Methods: The …

Book Review Of Solutions To Ethical And Legal Problems In Social Research, Larry I. Palmer

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Faisabilité D'Un Critère De Performance Pour Les Jambières De Protection Portées Par Les Opérateurs De Scie À Chaîne, Jean Arteau, Denis Turcot

Rapports de recherche scientifique

Le but de ce travail est d'établir la faisabilité d'un critère de performance et d'un banc d'essai correspondant pour évaluer le niveau de protection des jambières portées par les opérateurs de scies à chaines.

Une revue bibliographique ainsi que des contacts avec trois des quatre organismes qui effectuent des essais sur les jambières nous ont permis de comparer les méthodes et les résultats de chacun et de faire nos recommandations.

Il y a principalement deux critères de performance pour évaluer le niveau de protection: le temps de traversée et la vitesse limite de la chaine. De plus, les bancs d'essai …

Organisation Du Travail Et Sécurité Des Opérations Forestières, Esther Cloutier, Lucie Laflamme

Rapports de recherche scientifique

Ce projet de recherche s'inscrit dans le cadre d'une démarche à visée préventive dont l'objectif est de rechercher, en collaboration étroite avec les travailleurs et les gestionnaires, des solutions aux problèmes de sécurité du travail qui soient pratiques, réalisables et conformes avec leurs préoccupations et leur contexte de travail. Nous nous intéressions plus particulièrement à quatre postes de travail directement affectés à la production, soit les abatteurs et les opérateurs de débusqueuse, d'abatteuse et d'ébrancheuse.

La méthodologie initialement retenue pour réaliser le projet se divisait en deux phases complémentaires: 1) une phase rétrospective, essentiellement basée sur les registres d'accidents et …

L'Inégalité Des Risques Affectant La Sécurité Des Travailleurs Par Profession, Michèle Gervais

Rapports de recherche scientifique

Ce rapport fait partie d'une série d'études qui visent à dresser un tableau de l'inégalité de la répartition des risques de lésions professionnelles parmi l'ensemble des travailleurs québécois. Ces études s'adressent aux chercheurs et aux intervenants du domaine de la santé et de la sécurité du travail, et pourront contribuer à l'orientation ou à la planification des recherches ou des actions en fonction des niveaux de risque mesurés chez certains groupes de travailleurs.

Ce rapport porte essentiellement sur les risques par profession. Les outils utilisés pour décrire l'inégalité des risques sont quelques indicateurs de fréquence, de gravité et de prévalence …

Analyse De 89 Accidents Du Travail Survenus En Forêt, Esther Cloutier, Lucie Laflamme

Rapports de recherche scientifique

Ce rapport de recherche est issu d'un projet-pilote réalisé dans 7 compagnies forestières, dont quatre dans la région du Saguenay - Lac-St-Jean trois de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue. Au total, 89 accidents du travail ont été documentés à partir de questionnaires complétés par chaque accidenté et son supérieur immédiat. Cette cueillette d'information s'est déroulée à l'automne 1983 et à l'hiver 1984.

L'intention du projet-pilote était de valider une grille d'analyse d'accidents/incidents du travail, élaborée en collaboration avec différents intervenants des milieux de travail, à partir d'une problématique de la sécurité du travail axée principalement sur l'organisation technique et humaine du travail.

Le rapport …

Fréquences Des Dérogations Aux Articles Du Code De Sécurité Pour Les Travaux De Construction, Roxanne Dugas

Rapports de recherche scientifique

Dans le cadre d'un projet-pilote de recherche relatif à la formation dans le secteur de la construction, nous voulons évaluer les connaissances formelles et opératoires du Code de sécurité pour les travaux de construction [1]. Étant conscient que les articles du code n'ont pas la même importance les uns par rapport aux autres, nous avons voulu les regrouper en diverses catégories, permettant ainsi d'avoir une vue d'ensemble du code de sécurité. Un des critères de regroupement retenu fut celui concernant les fréquences des dérogations pour chacun des articles du code.

[1] Québec, Code de sécurité pour les travaux de …

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume Xxxiv, Number 2, Winter 1985

The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume XXXIV, Number 2, Winter 1985

Selecting the Best, Page 3

Jefferson Scene, Page 11

Family Center program, Page 20

Class notes, Page 28

Enhanced Hydrogen Peroxide Generation By Human Neutrophils Following Exercise [Abstract], J. C. Strainer, Donna O. Mccarthy, M. Shlafer, M. J. Kluger

College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.

An Experimental Study Of The Longest Tolerable Time Of The Total Portal Triad Occlusion In Normothermia In Rabbit, X P Chen, Z D Wu

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

No abstract provided.

Obesity Of Mentally Retarded Individuals: Prevalence, Characteristics, And Intervention, Jennifer E. Burkhart, Robert A. Fox, Anthony F. Rotatori

College of Education Faculty Research and Publications

Research on the prevalence, characteristics, and treatment of obesity of mentally retarded individuals within the context of research findings with the obese nonretarded population was selectively reviewed. According to the available literature, obesity is a prevalent problem in the retarded population, and there is a greater incidence among females than males. The literature also suggests that obese retarded subjects as a group can be distinguished from their nonobese peers by their physical condition, but not by their eating style or personality characteristics. Behavioral self-control strategies have been found to be effective in producing weight loss in obese retarded children and …

A Manual For House Staff On Pulmonary Service At Pcom, John P. Simelaro

PCOM Scholarly Works

Describes pulmonary services at PCOM. Includes tables, charts, definitions, common causes and corrections of problems. Includes a section on ventilators and common x-ray diagnoses.

Blood Gas And Ventilator Manual For House Staff On Pulmonary Service, John P. Simelaro

PCOM Scholarly Works

Describes blood gases and ventilator use. Includes figures, charts, definitions, patient examples, pulmonary questions and answers. Includes a section on ventilators and trouble shooting guide.

Low Toxicity Radiation Sensitizer, Barton L. Bergquist, James C. Chang

Patents (University of Northern Iowa)

Bis(5-aminofluorescein)dichloroplatinum(II), and substituted fluoresceinamine derivatives of this compound are disclosed as highly effective radiation sensitizers which enhance the effect of ionizing radiation on tumor cells, but uniquely do so without the usual accompanying high toxicity level to surrounding normal cells. A direct combination, single step reaction synthesis is disclosed for preparing bis(5-aminofluorescein)dichloroplatinum(II) from the reaction between an alkali metal tetrachloroplatinate(II) and 5-aminofluorescein.

Ua66/14/3 Nursing Pinning Ceremony, Wku Nursing

WKU Administration Documents

Pinning ceremony program listing graduates of the WKU Nursing program.

Dr. Robert J. Kegerreis Interview (2) Conducted On December 12, 1984 About The Boonshoft School Of Medicine At Wright State University, Robert J. Kegerreis, James St. Peter

Boonshoft School of Medicine Oral History Project

This is the second in a series of interviews with Wright State University President Dr. Robert J. Kegerreis. In this interview, Dr. Kegerreis opens with a discussion of his first priorities as the newly-appointed President of Wright State University, including his assumption of the responsibility for the promotion of a medical school at Wright State University. He goes on to examine the status of community support for a School of Medicine in Dayton at the time he became President and the opposition to Wright State University planning that was encountered when the proposals went to the Ohio Board of Regents. …

Dr. J. Robert Suriano Interview (3) Conducted On December 11, 1984 About The Boonshoft School Of Medicine At Wright State University, Robert Suriano, James St. Peter

Boonshoft School of Medicine Oral History Project

This is the third in a series of interviews with Dr. J. Robert Suriano, Associate Dean for Admissions and Student Affairs of the Wright State University School of Medicine. In this interview Dr. Suriano focuses on the leadership of the School of Medicine, first focusing on the founding Dean, Dr. John R. Beljan, and his successor, Dr. William D. Sawyer.

Dr. Suriano then reflects upon those individuals who played key roles in the development of the School of Medicine.

Dr. Edward J. Spanier Interview (1) Conducted On December 10, 1984 About The Boonshoft School Of Medicine At Wright State University, Edward J. Spanier, James St. Peter

Boonshoft School of Medicine Oral History Project

This is the first in a series of interviews with Dr. Edward J. Spanier, former Assistant Director of Health Affairs Planning and former Assistant Dean for Administration in the Wright State University School of Medicine. He served as Assistant Vice President for Financial Services, and Treasurer of Wright State University.

In this initial interview, Dr. Spanier discusses his background prior to coming to Wright State University and his first years in the College of Science and Engineering here. Dr. Spanier talks about his initial responsibilities as developer of the initial School of Medicine planning proposal, and of the early stages …

Animals In Testing: How The Cpi Is Handling A Hot Issue, Anonymous

Popular Press Items

No abstract provided.

Dr. Robert D. Reece Interview (3) Conducted On December 5, 1984 About The Boonshoft School Of Medicine At Wright State University, Robert D. Reece, James St. Peter

Boonshoft School of Medicine Oral History Project

This is the third in a series of interviews with Dr. Robert D. Reece, Associate Professor and Chairman of the Department of Medicine in Society in the Wright State University School of Medicine.

In this interview Dr. Reece concludes his discussion of individuals who played prominent roles in the founding and development of the Wright State University School of Medicine.

Dr. J. Robert Suriano Interview (2) Conducted On December 5, 1984 About The Boonshoft School Of Medicine At Wright State University, J. Robert Suriano, James St. Peter

Boonshoft School of Medicine Oral History Project

This is the second in a series with Dr. J. Robert Suriano, Associate Dean for Admissions and Student Affairs of the Wright State University School of Medicine. In the first part of the interview Dr. Suriano examines the functions of the Office of Admissions and Student Affairs and how these functions affect the medical student.

In the second part of the interview Dr. Suriano discusses the admissions philosophy of the School of Medicine and reflects on the extent of the integration of the School of Medicine into the university community.

Synapse, Alabama Health Libraries Association

Synapse - Newsletter of ALHeLa

This is the December, 1984 edition of the ALHeLa newsletter - Synapse.

Contents include:

• President's Column by Nancy Clemmons (AlHeLA President)
• Calendar of events
• ALHELA news by Rebecca Buckner
• News from RML
• Spotlight
• SDI by Joyce Sims
• Union List
• Directories available
• News Release
• Graduate Study - UA
• News from Lister Hill - Nancy Clemmons

Adaptive Responses To Chemical Labeling: Are Workers Bayesian Decision Makers?, W. Kip Viscusi, Charles J. O'Conner

Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications

A fundamental issue in the economics of uncertainty is how individuals process information and make choices under uncertainty. In a recent analysis of the findings on risk perception, Kenneth Arrow (1982) concluded that the evidence regarding individual rationality was, at best, quite mixed. A prominent example of apparent irrationality of actual consumer behavior is that consumers, who presumably are risk averse, have failed to purchase heavily subsidized federal flood insurance. In the case of the market for hazardous jobs, which is the focus of this study, Viscusi (1979) found that workers' risk perceptions were positively correlated with the industry risk …

Treatment For Contagious Equine Metritis, Thomas W. Swerczek

Veterinary Science Faculty Patents

A composition is provided for the treatment of contagious equine metritis, a contagious veneral disease of horses, which composition comprises an aqueous solution of dextrose, a buffering mixture to provide a pH of about 3.0 to 4.5, and a carrier, the composition being applied topically to external genitalia of horses.

T-Cell Growth Factor: Complete Nucleotide Sequence And Organization Of The Gene In Normal And Malignant Cells, Nikki Holbrook, Kendall Smith, Albert Fornace, Claudette Comeau, Robert L. Wiskocil, Gerard R. Crabtree

Dartmouth Scholarship

Using a cloned cDNA copy of T-cell growth factor (TCGF) mRNA from the Jurkat leukemic T-cell line, we have isolated three overlapping TCGF genomic clones from a human DNA library. The entire TCGF gene is contained within two adjacent EcoRI fragments spanning about 8 kilobases. The complete nucleic acid sequence was determined. The gene is divided into four exons. The 5' untranslated region and the first 49 amino acids of the protein, 20 of which constitute a signal polypeptide and are not present in the secreted protein, are encoded by the first exon. Exons 2 and 3, separated from each …

Dr. Robert D. Reece Interview (2) Conducted On November 7, 1984 About The Boonshoft School Of Medicine At Wright State University, Robert D. Reece, James St. Peter

Boonshoft School of Medicine Oral History Project

This is a second in a series of interviews with Dr. Robert D. Reece, Associate Professor and Chairman of the Department of Medicine in Society in the Wright State University School of Medicine. In this interview Dr. Reece continues his discussion of various aspects of the development of his department and of the School of Medicine.

In the first portion of the interview Dr. Reece continues his examination of the development of the curriculum of his department. In specific, Dr. Reese looks at the Weekend Intervention Program: its development by Dr. Harvey Segal; its operations; and its success.

The second …

A Comparison Of Selected Nutrition Factors Of Personal Care Residents With Nutrition For The Elderly Residents., Jill Kay Costin

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Persons in the Nutrition for the Elderly program in Barren River Area Development District in Kentucky and personal care residents at Lakeview Nursing Home, Morgantown, Kentucky, and Glasgow Rest Home, Glasgow, Kentucky participated I this study on a voluntary basis. The population consisted of an intact sample of sixty-eight persons: forty-six personal care residents (PC residents) and twenty-two Nutrition for the Elderly participants (NE participants). The Ne participants and Pc residents were compared to determine which received the best nutritional care. Selected parameters of nutritional assessment were compared for the two groups be means of a t test. The groups …

Genetics And Epidemiology Of Gallbladder Disease In New World Native Peoples, K M Weiss, R E Ferrell, C L Hanis, P N Styne

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Native peoples of the New World, including Amerindians and admixed Latin Americans such as Mexican-Americans, are highly susceptible to diseases of the gallbladder. These include cholesterol cholelithiasis (gallstones) and its complications, as well as cancer of the gallbladder. Although there is clearly some necessary dietary or other environmental risk factor involved, the pattern of disease prevalence is geographically associated with the distribution of genes of aboriginal Amerindian origin, and levels of risk generally correspond to the degree of Amerindian admixture. This pattern differs from that generally associated with Westernization, which suggests a gene-environment interaction, and that within an admixed population …

Detection Of Nonrandom Association Of Alleles From The Distribution Of The Number Of Heterozygous Loci In A Sample, R Chakraborty

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

The distribution of the number of heterozygous loci in two randomly chosen gametes or in a random diploid zygote provides information regarding the nonrandom association of alleles among different genetic loci. Two alternative statistics may be employed for detection of nonrandom association of genes of different loci when observations are made on these distributions: observed variance of the number of heterozygous loci (s2k) and a goodness-of-fit criterion (X2) to contrast the observed distribution with that expected under the hypothesis of random association of genes. It is shown, by simulation, that s2k is statistically more efficient than X2 to detect a …