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Explanatory Power Of The Behavior Model Of Utilization For Pediatric Asthma Health Care In An Urban Managed Care Setting, Kathie Marie Sawyer Zimbro Apr 2000

Explanatory Power Of The Behavior Model Of Utilization For Pediatric Asthma Health Care In An Urban Managed Care Setting, Kathie Marie Sawyer Zimbro

Health Services Research Dissertations

The Behavior Model of Utilization played a key role in explaining health services use for pediatric members with asthma in one urban, regional managed care company. The critical role the asthma management program played in promoting the health and well-being of enrolled members was elucidated. Information gleaned from this empirical study can be used to encourage appropriate resource utilization, formulate pediatric asthma health policy, and deliver cost-effective, quality health care. More importantly, managed care company administrators and clinicians can demonstrate the value of their efforts by achieving measurable improvements in the health and well-being of children in the communities they …


Factors Associated With Asthma Readmissions In Children's Hospitals, Maria Acedo Kronenburg Jan 2000

Factors Associated With Asthma Readmissions In Children's Hospitals, Maria Acedo Kronenburg

Health Services Research Dissertations

Asthma is the most common chronic illness of childhood. Pediatric asthma hospitalization rates and costs of care have risen in recent years. Readmissions, an adverse outcome often used to monitor quality of care, may account for the increase in asthma hospitalization rates. This research examined selected hospital and patient risk factors related to asthma readmissions, using Donabedian's framework for structure, process, and outcomes to assess the quality of care for children with asthma. Outcome measures included readmission for asthma within one year of initial hospitalization, readmission within 30 days, and multiple readmissions within one year. Structure factors measured were insurance …


Tb Or Not Tb: Disease And The Adaptiveness Of Political Borders, Ibpp Editor Apr 1999

Tb Or Not Tb: Disease And The Adaptiveness Of Political Borders, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes adaptive and nonadaptive aspects of political borders at the threshold of the 21st century.


Black Lung Update: The Evolution Of The Current Regulations And The Proposed Revolution, William S. Mattingly Apr 1998

Black Lung Update: The Evolution Of The Current Regulations And The Proposed Revolution, William S. Mattingly

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Bordetella Holmesii-Like Organisms Associated With Septicemia, Endocarditis, And Respiratory Failure, Perry J. Severance, Yi-Wei Tang, Marlene K. Hopkins, Christopher P. Kolbert, Paul A. Hartley, David H. Persing Feb 1998

Bordetella Holmesii-Like Organisms Associated With Septicemia, Endocarditis, And Respiratory Failure, Perry J. Severance, Yi-Wei Tang, Marlene K. Hopkins, Christopher P. Kolbert, Paul A. Hartley, David H. Persing

Articles

We recovered an unusual bacterial strain from blood or sputum of three patients with septicemia, endocarditis, and/or respiratory failure. The three isolates were thin, curved, gram-negative, light brown, pigment-producing bacilli with variable catalase activity. They were asaccharolytic, oxidasenegative, nonmotile, and fastidious. Identification was not possible on the basis of these characteristics alone or in combination with cellular fatty acid profiles. Nucleic acid amplification and sequence analysis of the 16S rRNA gene revealed that all three isolates were identical and most closely related to the emerging pathogen Bordetella holmesii, diverging from the published sequence at three nucleotide positions (99.8% similarity). …


Repair Of The Airway Epithelium: Potential Opportunities For Therapeutic Intervention In Airway Disease, Stephen I. Rennard Jan 1998

Repair Of The Airway Epithelium: Potential Opportunities For Therapeutic Intervention In Airway Disease, Stephen I. Rennard

Journal Articles: Pulmonary & Critical Care Med

The epithelium of the airway has considerable capacity to undergo repair. These repair processes are responsible for maintaining and restoring function after injury of the airways, which likely occurs often as a result of infectious, toxic or other exposures. However, repair processes need not be fully effective. Inadequate repair can take a number of forms and may result in metaplasia, hyperplasia or fibrotic scarring. It is likely that repair processes that lead to tissue disruption play an important role in the chronic airways diseases, such as asthma and bronchitis. Through delineation of these processes, it may become feasible to target …


Efficient Vasoactive Intestinal Polypeptide Hydrolyzing Autoantibody Light Chains Selected By Phage Display, Sonia Tyutyulkova, Qing-Sheng Gao, Austin Thompson, Stephen I. Rennard, Sudhir Paul Aug 1996

Efficient Vasoactive Intestinal Polypeptide Hydrolyzing Autoantibody Light Chains Selected By Phage Display, Sonia Tyutyulkova, Qing-Sheng Gao, Austin Thompson, Stephen I. Rennard, Sudhir Paul

Journal Articles: Pulmonary & Critical Care Med

An immunoglobulin light chain (L chain) library derived from the peripheral blood lymphocytes of a patient with asthma was cloned into a phagemid vector. Phage particles displaying L chains capable of binding vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) were isolated by affinity chromatography. Two VIP binding L chains were expressed in Escherichia coli in soluble form and purified to electrophoretic homogeneity by metal chelating and protein L affinity chromatography. Both L chains catalyzed the hydrolysis of [tyr10-125I]VIP substrate. The catalytic activity eluted at the molecular mass of the monomer form of the L chain (28 kDa) from a gel filtration column. The …


Churg-Strauss Syndrome With Intestinal Perforation, Javaid A. Khan, Imran Hassan, Shahid Pervez, Wasim Jafri, Shaista Khan May 1996

Churg-Strauss Syndrome With Intestinal Perforation, Javaid A. Khan, Imran Hassan, Shahid Pervez, Wasim Jafri, Shaista Khan

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

No abstract provided.


Asbestos Induces Nuclear Factor Kappa B (Nf-Kappa B) Dna-Binding Activity And Nf-Kappa B-Dependent Gene Expression In Tracheal Epithelial Cells., Yvonne M. Janssen, Aaron Barchowsky, Melinda Treadwell, Kevin E. Driscoll, B T. Mossman Aug 1995

Asbestos Induces Nuclear Factor Kappa B (Nf-Kappa B) Dna-Binding Activity And Nf-Kappa B-Dependent Gene Expression In Tracheal Epithelial Cells., Yvonne M. Janssen, Aaron Barchowsky, Melinda Treadwell, Kevin E. Driscoll, B T. Mossman

Dartmouth Scholarship

Nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kappa B) is a transcription factor regulating expression of genes intrinsic to inflammation and cell proliferation--features of asbestos-associated diseases. In studies here, crocidolite asbestos caused protracted and dose-responsive increases in proteins binding to nuclear NF-kappa B-binding DNA elements in hamster tracheal epithelial (HTE) cells. This binding was modulated by cellular glutathione levels. Antibodies recognizing p65 and p50 protein members of the NF-kappa B family revealed these proteins in two of the DNA complexes. Transient transfection assays with a construct containing six NF-kappa B-binding DNA consensus sites linked to a luciferase reporter gene indicated that asbestos induced …


Modification Of Benefits For Claimants Under The Federal Black Lung Benefits Program, Rita A. Massie Jun 1995

Modification Of Benefits For Claimants Under The Federal Black Lung Benefits Program, Rita A. Massie

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Is The Doctor Hostile--Obstructive Impairments And The Hostility Rule In Federal Black Lung Claims, Timothy F. Cogan Jun 1995

Is The Doctor Hostile--Obstructive Impairments And The Hostility Rule In Federal Black Lung Claims, Timothy F. Cogan

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Director, Owcp V. Greenwich Collieries: The End Of The True Doubt Rule, Allan Brown Jun 1995

Director, Owcp V. Greenwich Collieries: The End Of The True Doubt Rule, Allan Brown

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Question: What Is The Difference Between Volmax® And Proventil Repetabs®?, Jeffery A. Goad, Robert Andonian, Chris Chang, Greg Thompson Jul 1994

Question: What Is The Difference Between Volmax® And Proventil Repetabs®?, Jeffery A. Goad, Robert Andonian, Chris Chang, Greg Thompson

Pharmacy Faculty Articles and Research

Answer: There are noticeable differences between Volmax and Proventil Repetabs, two of the available oral forms of administering albuterol to patients suffering from asthma. These differences are discussed below.


Federal Black Lung Update, William S. Mattingly Apr 1994

Federal Black Lung Update, William S. Mattingly

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Federal Black Lung Update: The Standard Of Disability Causation For Federal Black Lung Benefits, Willaim S. Mattingley, Martin E. Hall Apr 1992

Federal Black Lung Update: The Standard Of Disability Causation For Federal Black Lung Benefits, Willaim S. Mattingley, Martin E. Hall

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


United States Department Of Labor V. Triplett: Black Lung Claimants Will Continue To Suffer From A Lack Of Legal Representation, Robert A. Campbell Apr 1991

United States Department Of Labor V. Triplett: Black Lung Claimants Will Continue To Suffer From A Lack Of Legal Representation, Robert A. Campbell

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Federal Black Lung Update, Allen R. Prunty, Mark E. Solomons Jun 1990

Federal Black Lung Update, Allen R. Prunty, Mark E. Solomons

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


An Explanatory Study Of Maternal Stress And Coping With A Cystic Fibrosis Child, Leslie G. Potter May 1990

An Explanatory Study Of Maternal Stress And Coping With A Cystic Fibrosis Child, Leslie G. Potter

Ellmer School of Nursing Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to explore the concept of coping with a cystic fibrosis (CF) child and to define coping strategies from the perspective of the mother. The research design was based upon a phenomenological approach with analysis of transcribed, semi-structured interviews with mothers of CF children. A purposive sample of eight mothers with CF children were interviewed to explore the maternal CF experience. Each interview was tape recorded and followed up with a phone call to allow the mothers to add additional information, if so desired. Data analysis consisted of reviewing each typed, verbatim transcript to categorize …


The Federal Black Lung Program: Its Evolution And Current Issues, Allen R. Prunty, Mark E. Solomons Apr 1989

The Federal Black Lung Program: Its Evolution And Current Issues, Allen R. Prunty, Mark E. Solomons

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Can Coal Miners Escape Black Lung--An Analysis Of The Coal Miner Job Transfer Program And Its Implications For Occupational Medical Removal Protection Programs, Emily A. Spieler Apr 1989

Can Coal Miners Escape Black Lung--An Analysis Of The Coal Miner Job Transfer Program And Its Implications For Occupational Medical Removal Protection Programs, Emily A. Spieler

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Stapleton V. Westmoreland Coal Company: Toward Making The Interim Presumption Irrebuttable, Michael D. Weikle Apr 1987

Stapleton V. Westmoreland Coal Company: Toward Making The Interim Presumption Irrebuttable, Michael D. Weikle

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Federal Black Lung Program--The View From The Top, Robert L. Ramsey, Robert S. Habermann Apr 1985

The Federal Black Lung Program--The View From The Top, Robert L. Ramsey, Robert S. Habermann

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Black Lung Benefits Amendments Of 1981: Transfer Of Special Claims Under Section 205, James B. Stoneking Apr 1984

Black Lung Benefits Amendments Of 1981: Transfer Of Special Claims Under Section 205, James B. Stoneking

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Federal Black Lung Program: A 1983 Primer, John S. Lopatto Iii May 1983

The Federal Black Lung Program: A 1983 Primer, John S. Lopatto Iii

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Recent Developments In Black Lung Litigation--Rebuttal Of The Interim Presumption, Tony Cicconi May 1983

Recent Developments In Black Lung Litigation--Rebuttal Of The Interim Presumption, Tony Cicconi

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


A Lawyer's Medical Guide To Black Lung Litigation, N. Leroy Lapp M.D. Jun 1981

A Lawyer's Medical Guide To Black Lung Litigation, N. Leroy Lapp M.D.

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Counseling The Coal Miner Suffering From Respiratory Disease, Gail Falk Jun 1981

Counseling The Coal Miner Suffering From Respiratory Disease, Gail Falk

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Basics Of Federal Black Lung Litigation, Samuel J. Smith, Ford F. Newman Jun 1981

The Basics Of Federal Black Lung Litigation, Samuel J. Smith, Ford F. Newman

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


A Critical Analysis Of The Legislative History Surrounding The Black Lung Interim Presumption And A Survey Of Its Unresolved Issues, Mark E. Solomons Jun 1981

A Critical Analysis Of The Legislative History Surrounding The Black Lung Interim Presumption And A Survey Of Its Unresolved Issues, Mark E. Solomons

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


Closing The Evidentiary Gap: A Review Of Circuit Court Opinions Analyzing Federal Black Lung Presumptions Of Entitlement, Henry L. Stephens Jr., Alva A. Hollon Jr. Jun 1981

Closing The Evidentiary Gap: A Review Of Circuit Court Opinions Analyzing Federal Black Lung Presumptions Of Entitlement, Henry L. Stephens Jr., Alva A. Hollon Jr.

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.