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School Health Promotion Activities In Miami-Dade County, Florida

Florida Public Health Review

No abstract provided.

The Reference-Dose Place Conditioning Procedure Yields A Graded Dose-Effect Function, Rick A. Bevins

Department of Psychology: Faculty Publications

A major criticism of the place conditioning procedure for studying conditioned drug reward is that it is relatively insensitive to large quantitative shifts in drug dose (i.e., dose effects are all or none). Experiment 1 demonstrated this lack of sensitivity using a wide range of intravenous (IV) cocaine doses (O.1, 0.3, 0.45, 0.6, 0.9, or 1.2 mg/kg). Rats had cocaine repeatedly paired with one distinct end compartment of a 3 compartment apparatus; vehicle was administered in the other end compartment. In a subsequent drug-free choice test, the 0.45 to 1.2 mg/kg doses of cocaine conditioned a place preference. The magnitude …

Fpha President’S Message For The Florida Public Health Review

Florida Public Health Review

No abstract provided.

The Florida Public Health Review Celebrates A Birthday- Now What?

Florida Public Health Review

No abstract provided.

James Jarell “Jake” Pickle And Clifford Drummond Oral History Interview, March 15, 2005, James "Jake" Jarrell Pickle, Clifford Drummond, Lesley W. Brunet, Earl Walborg

Interview Sessions

Major Topics Covered:

• Sources of land for MD Anderson Research Park in Smithville and Bastrop, Texas
• Legislators and others instrumental in advocating in the Legislature
• R. Lee Clark’s vision for a research facility; personal motives for locating the facility outside of Houston
• Local and governmental considerations in approving land for a laboratory

Evaluating Sex Offenders Under Sexually Violent Predator Laws: How Might Mental Health Professionals Conceptualize The Notion Of Volitional Impairment?, Cynthia Calkins Mercado, Robert F. Schopp, Brian H. Bornstein

Department of Psychology: Faculty Publications

This paper examines the significance of the Supreme Court’s Hendricks and Crane decisions, with focus given to how mental health professionals may conceptualize the notion of volitional impairment. The Hendricks decision authorized postsentence civil commitment for sex offenders having a mental abnormality or personality disorder, rendering them likely to engage in future acts of sexual violence. In the Supreme Court’s majority opinion, Justice Thomas implied that the Kansas Act was legitimized by limiting the class of offenders eligible for this specialized form of commitment to those who are “unable to control” their dangerousness. In Crane, the Court ruled that …

What Is Wrong With Grandma?, Kenneth P. Serbin

At Risk for Huntington's Disease

No abstract provided.

C4i Roadmap March 2005

Articles - Patient Care

Patients expect to be safe from harm inside the walls of a hospital. Increasing reports of medical errors and adverse events have brought these concerns to public attention. Although we have celebrated many scientific advances over the past several decades, many patients do not benefit because the healthcare infrastructure is inadequate to deliver care to all. Studies confirm opportunities to improve in areas such as inpatient vaccination for flu and outpatient screening for breast, cervical or colon cancer. (Institute of Medicine, (IOM), 2000, 2001, 2004). This document outlines the steps needed to further increase our focus on patient safety in …

Learning To Like: A Role For Human Orbitofrontal Cortex In Conditioned Reward, Sylvia M L Cox, Alexandre Andrade, Ingrid Johnsrude

Brain and Mind Institute Researchers' Publications

A great deal of human behavior and motivation is based on the intrinsic emotional significance of rewarding or aversive events, as well as on the associations formed between such emotional events and concurrent environmental stimuli. Recent functional neuroimaging studies have implicated the ventral striatum, orbitofrontal cortex (OFC), and amygdala in the representation of reward values and/or in the anticipation of rewarding events. Here, we use functional magnetic resonance imaging to compare brain activation during the presentation of reward with that during presentation of (conditioned) stimuli that have been paired previously with reward. Specifically, we aimed to investigate conditioned reward in …

Ada News - 03/07/2005, American Dental Association, Publishing Division

ADA News

Established in 1970 as the official newspaper of the American Dental Association, the ADA News serves practicing dentists and others allied to the dental profession in the U.S. and internationally. It is the No. 1 source of news and information about the many benefits and services the ADA delivers to members daily as well as timely information on scientific, social, political and economic developments affecting dentistry and health care.

Healing Model Of Nursing Practice In Nursing Homes, Virginia C. Carlson

Theses and Graduate Projects

The project is a healing practice model designed to advocate for the certified nursing assistants and elders in nursing homes. The Healing Model of Nursing Practice in Nursing Homes was designed to reclaim the inherent "caring-healing" attributes of nursing that have been excluded from nursing and the health systems as posited by Watson's Theory of Human Caring. The model integrates Zen and Reiki into a non-invasive practice, which is a method of healing that has been promoted by nurse theorists Jean Watson and Martha Rogers. The model promotes wholeness. The goal is to move our actions beyond regulatory processes to …

Visit Satisfaction And The Use Of Tailored Health Behavior Communications In Primary Care, Chris N. Sciamanna, Scott P. Novak, Thomas K. Houston, Robert Gramling, Bess H. Marcus

College of Population Health Faculty Papers

BACKGROUND: Though studies suggest that computer-tailored health communications can help patients improve health behaviors, their effect on patient satisfaction, when used in health care settings, has yet to be examined. METHODS: A computer application was developed to provide tailored, printed feedback for patients and physicians about two of the most common adverse health behaviors seen in primary care, smoking and physical inactivity. Ten primary care providers and 150 of their patients were recruited to use the program in the office before their visit. After the visit, patients completed a self-report survey that addressed demographics, computer use history, satisfaction with the …

Automated Migration Analysis Based On Cell Texture: Method & Reliability, Jianfeng Qin, Thomas W. Chittenden, Ling Gao, Justin D D. Pearlman

Dartmouth Scholarship

Background: In this paper, we present and validate a way to measure automatically the extent of cell migration based on automated examination of a series of digital photographs. It was designed specifically to identify the impact of Second Hand Smoke (SHS) on endothelial cell migration but has broader applications. The analysis has two stages: (1) preprocessing of image texture, and (2) migration analysis.

Results: The output is a graphic overlay that indicates the front lines of cell migration superimposed on each original image, with automated reporting of the distance traversed vs. time. Expert preference compares to manual placement of leading …

Endostatin Modulates Vegf-Mediated Barrier Dysfunction In The Retinal Microvascular Endothelium, Brenda B. Brankin, M. Campbell, P. Canning, T. Gardiner, A. Stitt

Articles

Recent evidence indicates that the anti-angiogenic peptide endostatin may modulate some of the vasomodulatory effects of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in the retina, including reduction of blood retinal barrier function although it remains uncertain how endostatin promotes endothelial barrier properties. The current study has sought to examine how physiological levels of endostatin alters VEGF-induced inner BRB function using an in vitro model system and evaluation of occludin and ZO-1 regulatory responses. In addition, the ability of exogenous endostatin to regulate VEGF-mediated retinal vascular permeability in vivo was investigated.

Retinal microvascular endothelial cells (RMEC's) were exposed to various concentrations of …

Flight Physician - March, 2005, Civil Aviation Medical Association

Browse all Civil Aviation Medical Association Newsletters

A twenty page newsletter of the Civil Aviation Medical Association. The newsletter provided news about civil aviation medicine and information related to the organization.

Medical Education Digest, Vol. 7 No. 2 (March/April 2005), Nova Southeastern University

Medical Education Digest

No abstract provided.

An Inquiry Based Instructional Planning Model That Accommodates Student Diversity, Cheryl M. Jorgensen

Institute on Disability

The students in today’s public school classrooms represent great diversity and the struggle of teachers to teach all their students well. This paper describes an inquiry based instructional planning model that reflects lessons from the literature on effective teaching for diverse classrooms. An example of a high school lesson exemplifies the model. The model includes a framework for planning supports for students with extraordinary learning challenges.

Clinical Characteristics Of Individuals Using An Online Alcohol Evaluation Program., Daniel Z Lieberman

Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Faculty Publications

Access to treatment for substance abuse disorders is limited, and practical strategies are needed to expand opportunities for individuals to receive effective interventions. Automated or semi-automated treatments have shown promise in other disorders. Identifying the characteristics of patients who will be able to benefit from this unconventional approach will increase the likelihood of success. The current study examined 1,297 individuals using an online alcohol evaluation program. Subjects had high scores on the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) and a substantial amount of ambivalence about the possible harm that their drinking caused, but they also had very low levels of …

Dentalgram - Vol. 19, No. 03, Loma Linda University School Of Dentistry

Dentalgram

In this issue:

• Forty-fifth Alumni Student Convention held February 10 to 13, 2005
• Arlene Klooster named dental hygiene Alumna of the Year for 2005
• Lindsay Landis named dental hygiene Student of the Year
• Table clinic competitions winners 2005
• Department news
• Dr. Herford performs first plate guided transport distraction in Spain
• New technology boardens the capabilities of live surgical demonstrations
• Aaron Molen elected speaker of the house
• Pediatric dentistry faculty support Children's Dental Health Month

Objectives Of Undergraduate Medical Education In Musculoskeletal Surgery And Medicine, Martin I. Boyer

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.

Acute Toxicity Testing Without Animals: More Scientific And Less Of A Gamble, Gillian R. Langley

Application of Alternative Methods Collection

In this report, we argue specifically that acute toxicity data should not be sought from animal tests. The underlying principle of such tests on rats and mice is that the results can be effectively extrapolated to humans. In fact, after nearly 80 years of use of these tests, the predictivity of rodent data for human acute toxic effects has been disputed but never proven.

Examining The Time Course Of Indexical Specificity Effects In Spoken Word Recognition, Conor T. Mclennan, Paul A. Luce

Psychology Faculty Publications

Variability in talker identity and speaking rate, commonly referred to as indexical variation, has demonstrable effects on the speed and accuracy of spoken word recognition. The present study examines the time course of indexical specificity effects to evaluate the hypothesis that such effects occur relatively late in the perceptual processing of spoken words. In 3 long-term repetition priming experiments, the authors examined reaction times to targets that were primed by stimuli that matched or mismatched on the indexical variable of interest (either talker identity or speaking rate). Each experiment was designed to manipulate the speed with which participants processed the …

Blood Glucose Concentration Does Not Correlate With Organ Failure Or Outcome In Trauma Patients Receiving Enteral Nutrition, Jennifer L. Ash, Jane M. Gervasio, Gary P. Zaloga, George H. Rodman Jr.

Scholarship and Professional Work – COPHS

Abstract from American College of Clinical Pharmacy 2005 Spring Practice and Research Forum/Updates in Therapeutics, Myrtle Beach, SC, April 10-13, 2005.

What's Happening: March, 2005, Maine Medical Center

What's Happening

No abstract provided.

A Contralateral Preference In The Lateral Occipital Area: Sensory And Attentional Mechanisms., Matthias Niemeier, Herbert C Goltz, Anil Kuchinad, Douglas B Tweed, Tutis Vilis

Brain and Mind Institute Researchers' Publications

Here we examined the level of the lateral occipital (LO) area within the processing stream of the ventral visual cortex. An important determinant of an area's level of processing is whether it codes visual elements on both sides of the visual field, as do higher visual areas, or prefers those in the contralateral visual field, as do early visual areas. The former would suggest that LO, on one side, combines bilateral visual elements into a whole, while the latter suggests that it codes only the parts of forms. We showed that LO has a relative preference for visual objects in …

Development Of Adjacent-Level Ossification In Patients With An Anterior Cervical Plate, Jong-Beom Park, Yong-Sun Cho, K. Daniel Riew

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.

The Role Of Peer Social Network Factors And Physical Activity In Adolescent Girls, Carolyn C. Voorhees, David Murray, Greg Welk, Amanda Birnbaum, Kurt M. Ribisi, Carolyn C. Johnson, Karin Allor Pfeiffer, Brit Saksvig, Jared B. Jobe

Department of Public Health Scholarship and Creative Works

Objective: To study the relationship between peer-related physical activity (PA) social networks and the PA of adolescent girls.

Methods: Cross-sectional, convenience sample of adolescent girls. Mixed-model linear regression analyses to identify significant correlates of self-reported PA while accounting for correlation of girls in the same school.

Results: Younger girls were more active than older girls. Most activity-related peer social network items were related to PA levels. More PA with friends was significantly related to self-reported PA in multivariate analyses.

Conclusions: Frequency of PA with friends was an important correlate of PA among the peer network variables for adolescent girls.

Childhood Overweight: What The Research Tells Us, The Center For Health And Health Care In Schools, School Of Public Health And Health Services, George Washington University Medical Center

Center for Health and Health Care in Schools

No abstract provided.

Gas-Producing Brain Abscess, Arshad A. Siddiqui, Khalid N. Chishti

Section of Neurosurgery

A case of a known psychiatric patient who presented with rapid neurological deterioration is reported. Neuroimaging revealed a gas-producing brain abscess in left parietal lobe with a contiguous focus of infection in the adjacent bone and scalp initiated by obsessive scalp scratching. On complete surgical excision of abscess, followed by culture-based antibiotic therapy, a good neurological recovery was achieved with minimal residual deficits at follow-up.

Variability In Lipid Profile Before And After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (Cabg), M Perwaiz Iqbal, Hasanat Mohammad Sharif, Naseema Mehboobali

Department of Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Objective: To investigate changes in total cholesterol, low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, and triglycerides in serum of Pakistani patients before, immediately after and 5 days post CABG.
Method: Serum samples from 31 consecutive Pakistani angina patients undergoing CABG at the Aga Khan University Hospital were analyzed for total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol and triglycerides using kit methods.
Results: Immediately after CABG, there is a significant decline in the mean levels of serum cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol and triglycerides. However, 5 days post CABG, there is a significant increase in the concentrations of total …