Universities & Medical Training Research This is an OPML file. It can be used to export all the MedWorm RSS feeds on this topic into your personal RSS reader (usually you have to save this file to your own computer before clicking on an Import OPML command in your own feed reader to upload the file which will then import all the feeds) or it can be used by webmasters to integrate MedWorm feeds with their own website. This is an RSS file. You can use it to subscribe to this data in your favourite RSS reader, such as GoogleReader, or to display this data on your own website or blog. Subscribe to this data using MyMedWorm.Subscribe to this data using GoogleReader.Subscribe to this data using Bloglines.Subscribe to this data using MyYahoo.

This page shows you the most recent publications within this specialty of the MedWorm directory. This is page number 24.

Behaving badly or goodly: Is it because I feel guilty, shameful, or sympathetic? Or is it a matter of what I think?
Abstract The article provides a brief review of theory and research on the roles of guilt, shame, and sympathy in predicting moral behaviors. Two models are presented and contrasted. The guilt‐based model proposes that guilt and shame jointly predict prosocial and aggressive behaviors. In contrast, the sympathy‐based model suggests that perspective taking and sympathy are linked to such behaviors. In both models, prosocial moral reasoning is proposed as a possible mediator in these relations. Results from a study of college students suggest support for both models. Moreover, there is evidence that prosocial moral reaso...
Source: New Directions for Youth Development - January 28, 2013 Category: Child Development Authors: Gustavo Carlo, Meredith McGinley, Alexandra Davis, Cara Streit Tags: Research Article Source Type: research

Towards an effective control programme of soil-transmitted helminth infections among Orang Asli in rural Malaysia. Part 2: Knowledge, attitude, and practices
Knowledge, attitude and practices on STH infections among Orang Asli in rural Malaysia were found to be inadequate, indicating that proper health education should be integrated in any upcoming STH control programme. Image: Ova of STH detected in faecal samples
Source: Parasites and Vectors - January 28, 2013 Category: Microbiology Authors: Nabil NasrHesham Al-MekhlafiAbdulhamid AhmedMuhammad RoslanAwang Bulgiba Source Type: research

BIS impulsivity and acute nicotine exposure are associated with discounting global consequences in the Harvard game
ConclusionsBIS impulsivity and acute nicotine exposure reflect a bias in the governance of choice by immediate reward contingencies over global consequences, consistent with contemporary dual‐process instrumental learning theories. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Source: Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental - January 28, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Lee Hogarth, David J. Stillwell, Richard J. Tunney Tags: Research Article Source Type: research

Analysis of the surgical learning curve using the cumulative sum (CUSUM) method
ConclusionCUSUM analysis is an underused tool for the analysis of surgical competence. The learning curve for retropubic sling surgery is variable and may be longer than is often acknowledged. We suggest the focus of surgical training should move away from absolute numbers to look at training in an individualized manner. Neurourol. Urodynam. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Source: Neurourology and Urodynamics - January 28, 2013 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Turlough Maguire, Christopher J. Mayne, Tim Terry, Douglas G. Tincello Tags: Original Clinical Article Source Type: research

Sociodemographic factors influence the risk for femur shaft fractures in children: a Swedish case–control study, 1997–2005
ConclusionSociodemographic variables influence the rate of femur shaft fractures, in older children the influence differs between boys and girls.
Source: Acta Paediatrica - January 28, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Johan Heideken, Tobias Svensson, Maura Iversen, Paul Blomqvist, Yvonne Haglund‐Åkerlind, Per‐Mats Janarv Tags: Regular Article Source Type: research

Lifetime memories from persistently supple synapses
Abstract It is here proposed that the evanescent network derived from malleable or supple synapses is the substrate for long‐lasting memory. The subjective sense of memory permanence is not derived, as suggested by Bain and others, from the stabilization of synaptic structure which gives rise to consolidated distributed networks. This generally held wisdom that synapses are activated and ultimately stabilized to reflect the long‐lasting substrate of memory is reinforced by increased interest in the importance of sparse coding in memory consolidation. One line of evidence for sparse coding derives from studies on the la...
Source: Hippocampus - January 28, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Aryeh Routtenberg Tags: Commentary Source Type: research

NEWS AND ISN
News Register now for the ISN/ASN Biennial Meeting (http://www.isn-asncancun2013.org) in Cancun, Mexico! Fees include conference materials, free WiFi at the conference site, lunch and refreshments, as well as a closing fiesta.The list of speakers includes among others Huda Y. Zoghbi, Robin Franklin, Nancy Yuk‐Yu IP, Martin Cammarota, and Hideyuki Okano. Posters will be available for two full days, ensuring that attendees will be able to see the presentations that interest them and that their work will be seen by all of our colleagues. Register now! Further information about the meeting and links for registration may be...
Source: Journal of Neurochemistry - January 28, 2013 Category: Neurology Tags: News and ISN Source Type: research

Associations of HbA1c and educational level with risk of cardiovascular events in 32 871 drug‐treated patients with Type 2 diabetes: a cohort study in primary care
ConclusionsOur results lend support to the recent American Diabetes Association/ European Association for the Study of Diabetes position statement that emphasizes the importance of additional factors, including the propensity for hypoglycaemia, which should influence HbA1c targets and treatment choices for individual patients.© 2013 The Authors. Diabetic Medicine © 2013 Diabetes UK
Source: Diabetic Medicine - January 28, 2013 Category: Endocrinology Authors: C. J. Östgren, J. Sundström, B. Svennblad, L. Lohm, P. M. Nilsson, G. Johansson Tags: Research Complications Source Type: research

Promoting Use of Booster Seats in Rural Areas Through Community Sports Programs
Conclusions: A tailored intervention using baseball programs increased appropriate restraint use among targeted rural children overall and in 3 of 4 states studied. Such interventions hold promise for expansion into other sports and populations.
Source: The Journal of Rural Health - January 28, 2013 Category: Rural Health Authors: Mary E. Aitken, Beverly K. Miller, Byron L. Anderson, Christopher J. Swearingen, Kathy W. Monroe, Dawn Daniels, Joseph O’Neil, L.R. “Tres” Scherer, John Hafner, Samantha H. Mullins Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

Meetings Calendar
Source: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education - January 28, 2013 Category: Biochemistry Tags: Notices Source Type: research

Biochemistry
Source: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education - January 28, 2013 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Jeffrey C. Hansen, Norman P. Curthoys Tags: Book Review Source Type: research

Poem: The Student's Guide to a Perfect Transcript
Source: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education - January 28, 2013 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Indira Rajagopal Tags: The Lighter Side Source Type: research

Using the Computer Game “FoldIt” to Entice Students to Explore External Representations of Protein Structure in a Biochemistry Course for Nonmajors
This article describes a novel approach to teaching novice Biochemistry students visual literacy skills and understanding of some aspects of protein structure using the internet resource FoldIt and a worksheet based on selected Introductory Puzzles from this computer game. In responding to a questionnaire, students indicated that they (94%) enjoyed playing the game and furthermore, they indicated that they (100%) perceived an improvement in their understanding of protein structure as a result. Instructor observation of the students using the game together with the worksheet corroborated the results of the student perceptio...
Source: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education - January 28, 2013 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Peter C. Farley Tags: Multimedia in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education Source Type: research

Problem‐solving Test: Analysis of DNA Damage Recognizing Proteins in Yeast and Human Cells
Terms to be familiar with before you start to solve the test: DNA repair, germline mutation, somatic mutation, inherited disease, cancer, restriction endonuclease, radioactive labeling, [α‐32P]ATP, [γ‐32P]ATP, DNA ligase, polynucleotide kinase, DNA polymerase, terminal transferase, DNA helicase, UV‐irradiation, pyrimidine dimer, base modifications, mismatch, polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, autoradiography, molecular hybridization, satellite DNA, nucleosomes. © 2012 by The International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 41(1):52–54, 2013
Source: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education - January 28, 2013 Category: Biochemistry Authors: József Szeberényi Tags: Student Centered Education Source Type: research

Commentary: Prerequisite Knowledge
Source: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education - January 28, 2013 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Ann T. S. Taylor Tags: Student Centered Education Source Type: research

Genome annotation in a community college cell biology lab
The Biology Department at Salt Lake Community College has used the IMG‐ACT toolbox to introduce a genome mapping and annotation exercise into the laboratory portion of its Cell Biology course. This project provides students with an authentic inquiry‐based learning experience while introducing them to computational biology and contemporary learning skills. Additionally, the project strengthens student understanding of the scientific method and contributes to student learning gains in curricular objectives centered around basic molecular biology, specifically, the Central Dogma. Importantly, inclusion of this project in ...
Source: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education - January 28, 2013 Category: Biochemistry Authors: C. Timothy Beagley Tags: Special Section: Innovative Laboratory Exercises—Focus on Genomic Annotation Source Type: research

Using microbial genome annotation as a foundation for collaborative student research
We used the Integrated Microbial Genomes Annotation Collaboration Toolkit as a framework to incorporate microbial genomics research into a microbiology and biochemistry course in a way that promoted student learning of bioinformatics and research skills and emphasized teamwork and collaboration as evidenced through multiple assessment mechanisms. Student teams in microbiology used bioinformatics tools to identify and characterize gene products from Mucilaginibacter paludis necessary for the synthesis of specific amino acids and then designed and carried out growth experiments to determine if the organism could indeed synth...
Source: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education - January 28, 2013 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Kelynne E. Reed, John M. Richardson Tags: Special Section: Innovative Laboratory Exercises—Focus on Genomic Annotation Source Type: research

Strategies for Using Peer‐assisted Learning Effectively in an Undergraduate Bioinformatics Course
This study used a mixed methods approach to evaluate hybrid peer‐assisted learning approaches incorporated into a bioinformatics tutorial for a genome annotation research project. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected from undergraduates who enrolled in a research‐based laboratory course during two different academic terms at UCLA. Findings indicate that a critical feature of the peer‐assisted learning approach is to have near‐peer leaders with genome annotation experience, allowing them to communicate technical and conceptual aspects of the process in the context of a research project (a.k.a., the “bi...
Source: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education - January 28, 2013 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Casey Shapiro, Carlos Ayon, Jordan Moberg‐Parker, Marc Levis‐Fitzgerald, Erin R. Sanders Tags: Special Section: Innovative Laboratory Exercises—Focus on Genomic Annotation Source Type: research

Integrating Grant‐funded Research into the Undergraduate Biology Curriculum Using IMG‐ACT
It has become clear in current scientific pedagogy that the emersion of students in the scientific process in terms of designing, implementing, and analyzing experiments is imperative for their education; as such, it has been our goal to model this active learning process in the classroom and laboratory in the context of a genuine scientific question. Toward this objective, the National Science Foundation funded a collaborative research grant between a primarily undergraduate institution and a research‐intensive institution to study the chemotactic responses of the bacterium Pseudomonas putida F1. As part of the project,...
Source: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education - January 28, 2013 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Jayna L. Ditty, Kayla M. Williams, Megan M. Keller, Grischa Y. Chen, Xianxian Liu, Rebecca E. Parales Tags: Special Section: Innovative Laboratory Exercises—Focus on Genomic Annotation Source Type: research

Introduction: Sequences and consequences
Source: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education - January 28, 2013 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Cheryl A. Kerfeld Tags: Special Section: Innovative Laboratory Exercises–Focus on Genomic Annotation Source Type: research

Improved performance of students instructed in a hybrid PBL format
As a result of enrollment expansion, increasing numbers of students are entering into medical school in China. This combined with a shortage of teachers, means that the learning environment typically consists of a large classroom setting with traditional lecture‐based learning (LBL) as the major mode to teaching and learning. In this article, we investigate the preferences for hybrid problem‐based learning (hybrid‐PBL) or LBL in a large classroom setting. Two hundred five second‐year undergraduate students in Third Military Medical University were randomly divided to two groups. The hybrid‐PBL group contained 101...
Source: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education - January 28, 2013 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Jiqin Lian, Fengtian He Tags: Article Source Type: research

From reminiscing to reading: Home contributions to children's developing language and literacy in low-income families
In this study, the relations among a range of literacy-related home practices and children’s acquisition of language and literacy at the outset of preschool are examined in a sample of linguistically diverse children from low-income families in the United States. Specifically, the study focuses on sources of variation found in mother–child conversations while reminiscing and book sharing, in frequency of book reading, in parent use of strategies to teach print skills, and in the child’s interest in shared book reading. Mothers’ elaborative forms of talk during reminiscing about behavior-related even...
Source: First Language - January 28, 2013 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: Sparks, A., Reese, E. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

If it's red, it's not Vap: How competition among words may benefit early word learning
One of the most prominent issues in early cognitive and linguistic development concerns how children figure out meanings of words from hearing them in context, since in many contexts there are multiple words and multiple potential referents for those words. Recent findings concerning on-line sentence comprehension suggest that, within the conversational context, potential referents compete for mappings to words. Three experiments examined whether such competitive processes may play a role in young children’s learning of novel adjectives in an artificial word learning task. According to a competitive process view, alt...
Source: First Language - January 28, 2013 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: Yoshida, H., Hanania, R. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Genetic tools to manipulate MRI contrast
Advances in molecular biology in the early 1970s revolutionized research strategies for the study of complex biological processes, which, in turn, created a high demand for new means to visualize these dynamic biological changes noninvasively and in real time. In this respect, MRI was a perfect fit, because of the versatile possibility to alter the different contrast mechanisms. Genetic manipulations are now being translated to MRI through the development of reporters and sensors, as well as the imaging of transgenic and knockout mice. In the past few years, a new molecular biology toolset, namely optogenetics, has emerged...
Source: NMR in Biomedicine - January 28, 2013 Category: Radiology Authors: Raag D. Airan, Nan Li, Assaf A. Gilad, Galit Pelled Tags: Special issue review article Source Type: research

Clinical Psychologists' Experiences of Reflective Staff Groups in Inpatient Psychiatric Settings: A Mixed Methods Study
ConclusionsClinical psychologists' practices regarding reflective staff groups were in line with recent professional developments. Several difficulties were described, which may be indicative of both a difficulty inherent to the task and a training gap in reflective staff group process. The study had methodological limitations but offers a useful contribution to the literature, and enables practice and training implications to be drawn. The need for further research exploring facilitator characteristics, views of group participants and the impact of reflective staff groups on patients is indicated. Copyright © 2013 John W...
Source: Clinical Psychology - January 28, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Cara Heneghan, John Wright, Gilli Watson Tags: Research Article Source Type: research

Teaching Jung by Bulkeley, Kelly
Source: Journal of Analytical Psychology - January 28, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Lucy Huskinson Tags: BOOK REVIEW Source Type: research

General practitioners' hypertension knowledge and training needs: a survey in Xuhui district, Shanghai
Conclusions: The knowledge level of hypertension prevention is low among general practitioners in urban settings. Physicians working in community clinics where they participate in a series of teaching, assessing and evaluating systems for hypertension prevention perform better than those in general healthcare centers who lack specific training. Continuing hypertension education is urgently needed to ensure that physicians in general practice are aware of and adhere to the national hypertension prevention guidelines.
Source: BioMed Central - January 28, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Qian ChenXiangjie ZhangJie GuTianhao WangYuan ZhangShanzhu Zhu Source Type: research

Diagnostic imaging in a patient with an acute knee injury.
Abstract The patient was a 23-year-old man, currently serving in a military airborne operations unit. During a jump training exercise, the patient's right lower extremity became entangled in his parachute equipment upon exiting the aircraft, which caused hyperextension and valgus forces upon his right knee. Due to concern for a fracture, the patient was transported to an emergency department, where conventional radiographs were completed and interpreted by a radiologist as negative for a fracture. Following further physical examination by a physical therapist, magnetic resonance imaging of the right knee was ordere...
Source: Physical Therapy - January 27, 2013 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Sago CE, Labuda CS Tags: J Orthop Sports Phys Ther Source Type: research

Health innovation in improving patient safety
Medication error has been identified as a major factor affecting patient safety. Many innovative efforts such as Computerised Physician Order Entry (CPOE), a Pharmacy Information System, automated dispensing machines and Point of Administration Systems have been carried out with the aim of improving medication safety. However, areas remain that require urgent attention. One main area will be the lack of continuity of care due to the breakdown of communication between multiple healthcare providers. Solutions may include consideration of “health smart cards” that carry vital patient medical information in the form of a �...
Source: Australasian Medical Journal - AMJ - January 27, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: research

Research highlights
Lab Chip, 2013, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/C3LC90002A, HighlightGulden Camci-Unal, Seila Selimovic, Mehmet R. Dokmeci, Ali KhademhosseiniBiomimetic honeycombs - Microfluidic vessel chips - A new guide for teaching BioMEMS.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Source: RSC - Lab Chip latest articles - January 27, 2013 Category: Chemistry Authors: Gulden Camci-Unal Source Type: research

The impact of utilization of early aneuploidy screening on amniocenteses available for training in obstetrics and fetal medicine
ConclusionFirst‐trimester screening options reduce genetic amniocenteses available for training. Fetal medicine and general obstetrics training programs need to evaluate their clinical experience and determine whether simulation training methods are needed for education. © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Source: Prenatal Diagnosis - January 27, 2013 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Nancy C. Rose, Danielle Lagrave, Brent Hafen, Marc Jackson Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Surgical training in private hospitals should be encouraged
Source: ANZ Journal of Surgery - January 27, 2013 Category: Surgery Authors: David Shi Hao Liu Tags: LETTER TO THE EDITOR Source Type: research

Father Involvement Among Malay Muslims in Malaysia
This article reports on findings from a study of 989 fathers of school-going children aged 10 through 16 from intact families in rural and urban areas in Selangor, Malaysia. The study aims to explore the factors that affect father involvement among Malay Muslims. Results indicate that fathers’ education, marital quality, and number of children are significantly related to their involvement in children’s lives. Fathers’ perceptions of their own fathers’ involvement when they were young is also positively associated with their involvement with children, supporting the concept of intergenerational fath...
Source: Journal of Family Issues - January 27, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Juhari, R., Yaacob, S. N., Talib, M. A. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Hoping for a Phoenix: Shanghai Fathers and Their Daughters
Intergenerational relationships and gender roles in China are in transition because of ideational and structural changes resulting from social movements and policies in the past half a century. Using a mixed-methods design, we examine Shanghai fathers’ involvement in their adolescent daughters’ lives. In contrast to traditional stereotypes, Shanghai fathers are nurturing and highly involved in multiple domains of their daughters’ lives. They also have very high aspirations for their daughters, regardless of their own socioeconomic background. Shanghai fathers see providing emotional and financial support,...
Source: Journal of Family Issues - January 27, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Xu, Q., Yeung, W.-J. J. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Fathering to Ensure Child's Success: What Urban Indian Fathers Do?
In a globalizing urban India, middle-class parents are extremely anxious about their child’s success and future in a competitive world. In this context, the present article attempts to capture middle-class educated Indian fathers’ thoughts, feelings, and contributions in ensuring children’s success, through primary research conducted in the city of Baroda in western India using qualitative and quantitative methods. Descriptive data and fathers’ voices highlight their notions of achievement, the nature and extent of their involvement in different areas of their children’s lives, namely, providi...
Source: Journal of Family Issues - January 27, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Sriram, R., Sandhu, G. K. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Testing manual dexterity using a virtual reality simulator: reliability and validity
Abstract Virtual reality dental training simulators, unlike traditional human‐based assessment, have the potential to enable consistent and reliable assessment. The purpose of this study was to determine whether a haptic simulator (IDEA Dental®) could provide a reliable and valid assessment of manual dexterity. A total of 106 participants were divided into three groups differing in dental manual dexterity experience: (i) 63 dental students, (ii) 28 dentists, (iii) 14 non‐dentists. The groups, which were expected to display various performance levels, were required to perform virtual drilling tasks in different geometr...
Source: European Journal of Dental Education - January 26, 2013 Category: Dentistry Authors: G. Ben‐Gal, E. I. Weiss, N. Gafni, A. Ziv Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

An eHealth system supporting palliative care for patients with non–small cell lung cancer
CONCLUSIONS:The current results indicated that an online support system may reduce patient symptom distress. The effect on survival bears further investigation. Cancer 2013;. © 2013 American Cancer Society.
Source: Cancer - January 26, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: David H. Gustafson, Lori L. DuBenske, Kang Namkoong, Robert Hawkins, Ming‐Yuan Chih, Amy K. Atwood, Roberta Johnson, Abhik Bhattacharya, Cindy L. Carmack, Anne M. Traynor, Toby C. Campbell, Mary K. Buss, Ramaswamy Govindan, Joan H. Schiller, James F. Cl Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Teaching ethical aptitude to graduate student researchers.
Abstract Limited time dedicated to each training areas, irrelevant case-studies, and ethics "checklists" have resulted in bare-bones Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) training for present biomedical graduate student researchers. Here, we argue that science graduate students be taught classical ethical theory, such as virtue ethics, consequentialist theory, and deontological theory, to provide a basic framework to guide researchers through ethically complex situations and examine the applicability, implications, and societal ramifications of their research. Using a relevant biomedical research example to illustr...
Source: Accountability in Research - January 26, 2013 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Weyrich LS, Harvill ET Tags: Account Res Source Type: research

An institutional review board-based clinical research quality assurance program.
Abstract Despite the acknowledged importance of quality assurance in the clinical research process, the problem of how such a program should be implemented at the level of an academic teaching hospital or a similar institution has not been addressed in the literature. Despite the fact that quality assurance is expected in programs which certify and accredit Institutional Review Boards (IRBs), very little is known about the role of the IRB in programs of clinical research quality assurance. In this article we consider the definition of clinical research quality assurance, and describe a program designed to achieve i...
Source: Accountability in Research - January 26, 2013 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Lad PM, Dahl R Tags: Account Res Source Type: research

A nine country study of the burden of non‐severe nocturnal hypoglycemic events on diabetes management and daily function
ConclusionsNSNHEs have serious consequences for patients. Greater attention to patient and physician education regarding the burden of NSNHEs and incorporation of corrective actions in treatment plans is needed to facilitate patients reaching optimal glycemic control.
Source: Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism - January 26, 2013 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Meryl Brod, Michael Wolden, Torsten Christensen, Donald M. Bushnell Tags: Refereed Paper Source Type: research

Report on the american association of medical physics undergraduate fellowship programs.
Abstract The American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) sponsors two summer undergraduate research programs to attract top performing undergraduate students into graduate studies in medical physics: the Summer Undergraduate Fellowship Program (SUFP) and the Minority Undergraduate Summer Experience (MUSE). Undergraduate research experience (URE) is an effective tool to encourage students to pursue graduate degrees. The SUFP and MUSE are the only medical physics URE programs. From 2001 to 2012, 148 fellowships have been awarded and a total of $608,000 has been dispersed to fellows. This paper reports on th...
Source: Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics - January 26, 2013 Category: Physics Authors: Smilowitz JB, Avery S, Gueye P, Sandison GA Tags: J Appl Clin Med Phys Source Type: research

Laser safety program at woods hole oceanographic institution.
Abstract ABSTRACT: Implementing a laser safety program at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) presents many challenges and opportunities for improving safety performance. Getting all laser users to take ownership of safety and comply with all laser safety requirements are key ingredients of a successful laser safety program. WHOI's laser safety program includes the following elements: registration of high power lasers, hazard analysis of laser facilities, proper design of laser facilities, selection of hazard controls, laser safe operating procedures, laser safety training for all laser users, and routi...
Source: Health Physics - January 26, 2013 Category: Physics Authors: Reif RH, Fraser LA, Liffers ML Tags: Health Phys Source Type: research

Influence of strong anisotropy of CoFe layer on the reversal asymmetry and training effect in IrMn/CoFe bilayers
Himanshu Fulara, Sujeet Chaudhary, and Subhash C. Kashyap In this work, we report a study of the influence of large anisotropy of CoFe layer on the reversal asymmetry and training effect in exchange biased IrMn/CoFe bilayers. The existence of a strong single cycle training effect and an accompanying distinct reversal asymmetry at 15 K have been demonstrate ... [J. Appl. Phys. 113, 043914 (2013)] published Fri Jan 25, 2013.
Source: Journal of Applied Physics - January 26, 2013 Category: Physics Source Type: research

Early and long term coronary artery bypass grafting outcomes in patients under 45 years of age.
CONCLUSIONS: Young women who underwent CABG were burdened with higher early postoperative morbidity and mortality than young men. However, long-term outcomes (mortality, recurrent angina, and repeated myocardial revascularisation rates) did not differ significantly between the two groups. Regardless of gender, repeated myocardial revascularisation rate was significantly higher among those patients who continued to smoke after the surgery (p < 0.01). PMID: 23348531 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Polish Heart Journal - January 26, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Zwoliński R, Jander S, Ostrowski S, Bartczak K, Adamek Kośmider A, Banyś A, Jaszewski R Tags: Kardiol Pol Source Type: research

The effect of physical activity on serum levels of selected biomarkers of atherosclerosis.
Conclusions: Intensive exercise training and high exercise capacity are associated with lower serum IL-6 and sCD40L levels. This may constitute an important factor limiting progression of atherosclerosis. PMID: 23348535 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Polish Heart Journal - January 26, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Karch I, Olszowska M, Tomkiewicz Pająk L, Drapisz S, Luszczak J, Podolec P Tags: Kardiol Pol Source Type: research

Effects of physical therapy in older women with urinary incontinence: a systematic review
CONCLUSIONS: It was concluded that physical therapy treatment seems to be effective to decrease urinary incontinence symptoms in older women. However, the small number of studies and the use of concurrent interventions limit the conclusions on this issue.CONTEXTUALIZAÇÃO: A incontinência urinária (IU) é um dos mais comuns problemas de saúde pública entre as mulheres idosas. Apesar de o tratamento conservador ser recomendado como a primeira opção de tratamento, os efeitos do tratamento fisioterapêutico em mulheres idosas com IU não está esclarecido. OBJECTIVO: Sistematizar as evidências científicas sobre os ef...
Source: Revista Brasileira de Fisioterapia - January 26, 2013 Category: Physiotherapy Source Type: research

WAITING TIMES AND SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS. EVIDENCE FROM NORWAY
ABSTRACT We investigate whether socioeconomic status, measured by income and education, affects waiting time when controls for severity and hospital‐specific conditions are included. We also examine which aspects of the hospital supply (attachment to local hospital, traveling time, or choice of hospital) matter most for unequal treatment of different socioeconomic groups. The study uses administrative data from all elective inpatient and outpatient stays in somatic hospitals in Norway. The main results are that we find very little indication of discrimination with regard to income and education when both severity and asp...
Source: Health Economics - January 26, 2013 Category: Health Management Authors: Oddvar Kaarboe, Fredrik Carlsen Tags: Research Article Source Type: research

Physician Training in Aerospace Medicine-An Historical Review in the United States
Source: Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine - January 26, 2013 Category: Sports Medicine Authors: Doarn, Charles R.Mohler, Stanley R. Tags: HISTORICAL NOTE Source Type: research

Chickadees fail standardized operant tests for octave equivalence.
Abstract Octave equivalence occurs when an observer judges notes separated by a doubling in frequency perceptually similar. The octave appears to form the basis of pitch change in all human cultures and thus may be of biological origin. Previously, we developed a nonverbal operant conditioning test of octave generalization and transfer in humans. The results of this testing showed that humans with and without musical training perceive the octave relationship between pitches. Our goal in the current study was to determine whether black-capped chickadees, a North American songbird, perceive octave equivalence. We cho...
Source: Animal Cognition - January 26, 2013 Category: Zoology Authors: Hoeschele M, Weisman RG, Guillette LM, Hahn AH, Sturdy CB Tags: Anim Cogn Source Type: research

Comparison and validation of genomic predictors for anticancer drug sensitivity.
CONCLUSION: These results suggest that genomic predictors could be robustly validated for specific drugs. If successfully validated in patients' tumor cells, and subsequently in clinical trials, they could act as companion tests for the corresponding drugs and play an important role in personalized medicine. PMID: 23355484 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association - January 26, 2013 Category: Information Technology Authors: Papillon-Cavanagh S, De Jay N, Hachem N, Olsen C, Bontempi G, Aerts HJ, Quackenbush J, Haibe-Kains B Tags: J Am Med Inform Assoc Source Type: research