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[News of the Week] Newsmaker Interview: University Head Zhu Qingshi Challenges Old Academic WaysEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In an interview with Science, Zhu Qingshi, the newly appointed president of China's planned South University of Science and Technology, explained how he intends to shake up China's university system—whether the education ministry likes it or not.Author: Richard Stone (Source: Science: Current Issue)
Source: Science: Current Issue - November 20, 2009 Category: Science Authors: Richard Stone Source Type: journals

Pediatric and adult otorhinolaryngological publications: Trends over 15 years (1993–2007)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: New medical information available to ORL specialists increases over time, increasing academic burden. The field of pediatric ORL has had a significant yearly increase of published studies but not to the same extent as the field of adult ORL. (Source: International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology)
Source: International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology - November 20, 2009 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Ehud Even-Or, Jean Yves Sichel, Ronen Perez, Francis B. Mimouni Tags: Research papers Source Type: journals

[Comment] Government vs science over drug and alcohol policyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
My statement in October that alcohol was more dangerous than many illegal drugs, including cannabis, ecstasy, and LSD, referred back to a paper I published in The Lancet 2 years ago. It would be an understatement, given the political, media, and academic interest, to say that I stirred up a hornets' nest in the UK Parliament and elsewhere. The Home Secretary, Alan Johnson, sacked me from my role as chair of the ACMD (the government's Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, on which I had served with distinction for 10 years), and the Conservative shadow minister said it should have happened earlier this year when I publis...
Source: LANCET - November 20, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: David Nutt Tags: Comment Source Type: journals

Summer Medical and Dental Education ProgramEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Summer Medical and Dental Education Program (SMDEP) is a FREE (full tuition, housing, and meals) six-week summer academic enrichment program that offers freshman and sophomore college students intensive and personalized medical and dental school preparation. Application Opens: November 1, 2009Application Closes: March 1, 2010 Program Offerings Include: * Academic enrichment in the basic sciences (organic chemistry, physics, biology) and pre-calculus/calculus * Career development * Learning-skills seminar * Limited clinical exposure * A financial-planning workshopProgram Sites: * Case Western Reserve University * C...
Source: ScanGrants feed - November 20, 2009 Category: Research Authors: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Source Type: funding

Use of electronic anatomy practical examinations for remediating "at risk" studentsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article describes a combination of anatomy testing and grading strategies to allow "at risk" (borderline failing) students an opportunity to remediate their lowest set of examination scores and pass their anatomy course. An alternative electronic practical examination for these students provided flexibility in laboratory scheduling, thereby increasing laboratory access for other students taking concurrent courses. Specifically, the electronic examinations allowed for a reduction in the amount of time the cadaver laboratory is locked down for examination purposes. Masters-level occupational therapy (MOT) students, phys...
Source: Anatomical Sciences Education - November 20, 2009 Category: Anatomy Authors: Frank J. Daly Source Type: journals

D. Brent Polk leaving Vanderbilt for job at USCEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
D. Brent Polk, who has a division named after him at Vanderbilt University’s School of Medicine, is leaving the university to become chairman of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Southern California’s Keck School of Medicine. He also will become vice president of academic affairs at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles beginning April 1. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Health Insurance headlines - November 19, 2009 Category: American Health Source Type: journals

D. Brent Polk leaving Vanderbilt for job at USCEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
D. Brent Polk, who has a division named after him at Vanderbilt University’s School of Medicine, is leaving the university to become chairman of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Southern California’s Keck School of Medicine. He also will become vice president of academic affairs at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles beginning April 1. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - November 19, 2009 Category: Biotechnology Source Type: journals

Dreams From My DaughterEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
One way of looking at Barack Obama's youth is as the story of a boy raised by a single mother and her parents who by dint of hard work and natural gifts overcame great odds to become President of the United States. This is a true story.Another way of looking at it is as the story of a person who, because his father was from Africa, looks black. Since he grew up in a white family, however, he had to overcome impediments to developing a racial identity for which American culture provides no easy answers. This is also a true story.Yet another way of looking at it is as the story of a boy losing his Luo ties before he knew he ...
Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center - November 19, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Guest Blogger Tags: Relationships American culture anxieties Barack Obama commonalities dint easy answers impediments intermarriage married men multiracial children natural gifts odds overcoming adversity personality president of the united stat Source Type: consumer

The case for a complete DNA database | Gavin PhillipsonEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
At the moment, the arbitrary process of adding to the database breeds injustice. Perhaps we owe it to society to all be includedThe national DNA database is once again being hotly debated. The government is now proposing that the DNA profile of innocent people (those arrested but never convicted) should be kept for only six years, instead of indefinitely, as is the case now. This late and mealy-mouthed concession is unlikely to satisfy the European court of human rights, but it forces all of us to consider the important, long-term question. Given that this technology is here to stay, as a crucial means of solving crimes, w...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 19, 2009 Category: Science Authors: Gavin Phillipson Tags: DNA database Politics Civil liberties Crime Genetics Science Privacy guardian.co.uk Comment Comment is free Source Type: news

How Humanlike Was "Ardi"?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
For such a petite creature, the 1.2-meter-tall " Ardi " ( Ardipithecus ramidus ) has made big waves in the paleoanthropology world. The momentous find--announced 15 years ago and formally described in Science this October--has deepened academic debates about when bipedalism evolved, what our last common ancestor with chimpanzees looked like, and how some ancient primates gave way to modern humans. [More] (Source: Scientific American - Official RSS Feed)
Source: Scientific American - Official RSS Feed - November 19, 2009 Category: Science Tags: Archaeology & Paleontology,Biology,Everyday Science,Evolution,Evolutionary Biology,Thought Cognition,Ethics Source Type: journals

Educational and Staff DevelopmentEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Queen Mary, University of London have put together a mix of internal and external presenters, with a wide range of topics. The first seminar takes place on Monday 30th November, and will be presented by Dr Caroline Walker and Dr Graham Thomas from ESD on the QMUL Graduate Attributes project. Queen Mary has developed a statement of graduate attributes that makes explicit the 'behaviours, values, attributes, skills and knowledge' expected of a Queen Mary graduate. The purpose of the statement is to support the review and enhancement of curricula. This is timely given the current focus on the 'employability' of university ...
Source: MEDEV Events - November 19, 2009 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: info

Perspective: The Missing Link in Academic Career Planning and Development: Pursuit of Meaningful and Aligned WorkEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Why is it so difficult to retain faculty in academic medicine? What can be done to address the problem? Academic Medicine : Journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Med Students Source Type: news

Health News of the DayEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
is a daily summary made from the selected links I post on Twitter. It is in a bullet points format with links to the original sources which include 350 RSS feeds that produce about 2,500 items per day:Exercise remodels the brain, making it more stress-resistant (in rats, at least) http://bit.ly/QHkMUAnother study: Regular consumption of alcohol reduces the risk of heart disease by 30-50% http://bit.ly/FZQl3Young athletes should be screened for heart disease with 2 tests rather than 1: ECG and echocardiogram http://bit.ly/176Nuu55% of adult Americans don't want to get the H1N1 flu vaccine according to a poll http://bit.ly/...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - November 19, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Health News of the Day Source Type: info

Self-Perceptions, Discrepancies Between Self- and Other-Perceptions, and Children's Self-Reported EmotionsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Self and others’ perceptions of victimization, bullying, and academic competence were examined in relation to self-reported anxiety, depression, anger, and global self-worth in a non-clinical sample of second- and third-grade children. Previous studies document links between negative emotions and self-perceptions that are less favorable than others’ perceptions. However, the current study suggests that the impact of discrepant self—other-perceptions (in bullying, victimization, and academic competence) on emotions is complex, sometimes involving interactions between perceptions of self and other informant...
Source: Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment - November 19, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Nuijens, K. L., Teglasi, H., Hancock, G. R. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Academic Researchers’ Conflicts of Interest Go UnreportedEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A report found that universities often do not disclose faculty members’ conflicts of interest in government-financed studies. (Source: NYT > Health)
Source: NYT > Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By GARDINER HARRIS Tags: Research Conflicts of Interest Colleges and Universities Medicine and Health National Institutes of Health Source Type: news

Academic Researchers’ Conflicts of Interest Go UnreportedEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A report found that universities often do not disclose faculty members’ conflicts of interest in government-financed studies. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - November 19, 2009 Category: American Health Authors: By GARDINER HARRIS Tags: Research Conflicts of Interest Colleges and Universities Medicine and Health National Institutes of Health Source Type: news

Academic Background and Professional Appointments of Robert W. FieldEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Volume 113, Issue 47, Page 13063, November 26, 2009. (Source: Journal of Physical Chemistry A)
Source: Journal of Physical Chemistry A - November 19, 2009 Category: Chemistry Tags: article Source Type: journals

Make it better but don't change anythingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
With massive amounts of data being generated in electronic format, there is a need in basic science laboratories to adopt new methods for tracking and analyzing data. An electronic laboratory notebook is not just a replacement for a paper lab notebook, it is a new method of storing and organizing data while maintaining the data entry flexibility and legal recording functions of paper notebooks. Paper notebooks are regarded as highly flexible since the user can configure it to store almost anything that can be written or physically pasted onto the pages. However, data retrieval and data sharing from paper notebooks are labo...
Source: BioMed Central - November 19, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Jerry Wright Source Type: journals

Can we measure catalyst efficiency in asymmetric chemical reactions? A theoretical approachEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract Small molecule asymmetric catalysts are often described as being “good” or “bad” but to date there has been no way of comparing catalyst efficiency quantitatively. We define a simple formula, Asymmetric Catalyst Efficiency (ACE), that allows for such a comparison. We propose that a catalyst is more efficient if fewer atoms are utilised to give a product in a required enantiomeric excess. We illustrate this concept by analysing several well-known asymmetric catalytic chemical reactions carried out in academic laboratories, and compare small molecule catalysts with enzymes. We conclude that A...
Source: Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry - November 19, 2009 Category: Chemistry Authors: Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry - Syndicated Feeds Tags: asymmetric catalysis enzymes organocatalysis transition metal complexes Commentary Source Type: journals

Losing Sleep Over It: Daily Variation in Sleep Quantity and Quality in Canadian Students' First Semester of UniversityEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Daily covariation of sleep quantity and quality with affective, stressful, academic, and social experiences were observed in a sample of Canadian 17[ndash]19-year-olds in their first year of university. Participants (N=191) completed web-based checklists for 14 consecutive days during their first semester. Multilevel models predicting sleep quantity and quality from daily experiences indicated that more time on schoolwork, expecting a test, and alcohol use predicted less sleep whereas socializing predicted more sleep. More positive affect and no alcohol use predicted better sleep quality. Models predicting daily experience...
Source: Journal of Research on Adolescence - November 19, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Nancy L. Galambos, Andrea L. Dalton, Jennifer L. Maggs Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

A Cross-Cultural Study of Adolescent ProcrastinationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In this study, we explore academic procrastination and associated motivation variables in 612 adolescents from Canada and Singapore. Few studies have explored adolescent procrastination and no previous studies have investigated adolescent procrastination using a cross-cultural framework. Singaporean adolescents reported higher levels of procrastination and lower levels of self-efficacy for self-regulation than Canadian adolescents. Males across settings reported higher levels of procrastination and lower levels of self-efficacy for self-regulation than females. Bivariate relationships between procrastination and the motiva...
Source: Journal of Research on Adolescence - November 19, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Robert M. Klassen, Rebecca P. Ang, Wan Har Chong, Lindsey L. Krawchuk, Vivien S. Huan, Isabella Y. F. Wong, Lay See Yeo Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Organization for the Study of Sex Differences New Investigator Travel AwardsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Organization for the Study of Sex Differences will award 5 new investigator awards of $500 each to defray the costs of attending the Fourth Annual Meeting. The award includes a complimentary 2010 meeting registration. New Investigators are students, postdoctoral fellows, residents and junior faculty within the first year of academic appointment. The sponsoring mentor must be an OSSD member in good standing.Awardees are required to present a poster at the annual meeting.To apply, please submit the following to webmaster@ossdweb.org: * a letter of sponsorship from your mentor * a brief, NIH-style, biographical sketch ...
Source: ScanGrants feed - November 19, 2009 Category: Research Authors: Organization for the Study of Sex Differences Source Type: funding

Survey closes November 24thEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Nominate your institution for best workplace by responding to our survey, whether you work in industry, academia, or as a postdoc (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - November 19, 2009 Category: Science Authors: The Scientist Staff Source Type: info

HEALTH-EGYPT: Over the Top With Anti-Swine Flu StepsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CAIRO, Nov 18 (IPS) - As authorities consider suspending a whole academic year to check the spread of swine flu among school children there is a feeling that measures to contain the H1N1 virus - known to be less dangerous than the one responsible for seasonal flu - are going over the top. (Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health)
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Shaping academic work: The next ten yearsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Discussion will focus upon: the moral, economic and social obligations upon academics, the nature of academic work into the next decade and preparing new entrants to the profession for an academic role. This develops the 2009 theme of the Society for Educational Studies: An Academic Life. Debate will be supported by presentations from some key thinkers in the area of academic practice. Contributors include: Yvonne Hillier, Professor of Education, University of Brighton Janice Malcolm, Senior Lecturer in Higher Education and Academic Practice, University of Kent Lynn McAlpine, Professor of Higher Education Development, U...
Source: MEDEV Events - November 18, 2009 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: info

The integration of health promotion and social marketingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The urgency and scale of contemporary health challenges are enormous. The review It’s Our Health!1 published in 2006 found that social marketing had considerable potential to increase the effectiveness of health improvement work, with the intention that it should build on core health promotion principles and not replace them. Health promotion has, however, lost its focus and identity in recent years in some parts of the country, partly due to repeated organizational change, and it has suffered from a lack of proactive workforce development. Over the last year, the National Social Marketing Centre (NSMC) and the Shapi...
Source: The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Griffiths, J., Blair-Stevens, C., Parish, R. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

A Review of Children's Rights Literature Since the Adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the ChildEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Children’s rights have become a significant field of study during the past decades, largely due to the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) in 1989. Today, scholarly work on children’s rights is almost inconceivable without considering the Convention as the bearer of the children’s rights debate. The goal of this article is to critically explore academic work on the UNCRC. By means of a discourse analysis of international literature, the article maps the academic discourse on children’s rights. Three themes are identified that predominate in the academic work ...
Source: Childhood - November 18, 2009 Category: Child Development Authors: Reynaert, D., Bouverne-de-Bie, M., Vandevelde, S. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Egypt: Over the Top With Anti-Swine Flu StepsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
As authorities consider suspending a whole academic year to check the spread of swine flu among school children there is a feeling that measures to contain the H1N1 virus - known to be less dangerous than the one responsible for seasonal flu - are going over the top. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 18, 2009 Category: African Health Source Type: news

The current status of research into attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: proceedings of the 2nd international congress on ADHD: from childhood to adult diseaseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract Despite being a devastating psychiatric condition with high prevalence, ADHD has traditionally been widely under-researched, specifically in adult patients. Therefore, the recent surge in scientific projects focusing on ADHD is impressive. By reviewing selected research findings presented at the 2nd International Congress on ADHD, this paper gives an overview about current state-of-the art research in such different areas as diagnosis, classification, epidemiology, differential diagnosis and comorbidity, neurobiology (including molecular genetics, proteomics, neuroimaging and electrophysiology), env...
Source: ADHD Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders - November 18, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Tags: ADHD Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders Source Type: journals

Exploring the mechanisms of weight loss in the SHED-IT intervention for overweight men: a mediation analysisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Few studies have examined the mediators of weight loss in obesity treatment interventions. While none of the hypothesized mediators satisfied the criteria for mediation in the current study, there was some evidence to suggest that overweight men in the SHED-IT intervention reduced their fat intake over the study period. Future obesity treatment and prevention programs should explore behavioral mediators of weight loss using appropriate statistical methods.Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry No: ANZCTRN12607000481471. (Source: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity)
Source: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity - November 18, 2009 Category: Nutrition Authors: David LubansPhilip MorganClare CollinsJanet WarrenRobin Callister Source Type: journals

Clinical spectrum of patients with erosion of the inner ear by jugular bulb abnormalitiesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Anatomic variants of the jugular bulb (JB) are common; however, abnormalities such as large high riding JB and JB diverticulum (JBD) are uncommon. Rarely, the abnormal JB may erode into the inner ear. The goal of our study is to report a large series of patients with symptomatic JB erosion into the inner ear.Retrospective review in an academic medical center.Eleven patients with JB abnormality eroding into the inner ear were identified on computed tomography (CT) scan of the temporal bone.Age at presentation was from 5 years to 82 years with six males and five females. The large JB or JBD eroded into the vestibular aqueduc...
Source: The Laryngoscope - November 18, 2009 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: David R. Friedmann, B. Thuy Le, Bidyut K. Pramanik, Anil K. Lalwani Source Type: journals

American Psychological Association Catherine Acuff Congressional FellowshipEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PROGRAM: Established by APA in 2000 to honor the memory of Catherine Acuff, Ph.D., and her many valued contributions to the field of psychology and to those it serves. Applicants for this Fellowship must have five or more years of experience post-doctorate. The mid-career nature of this program reflects Dr. Acuff’s transition to the public policy arena from private practice and academia. Fellows spend one year working on the staff of a member of Congress or congressional committee. Activities may involve drafting legislation, conducting oversight work, assisting with congressional hearings and events, and preparing ...
Source: ScanGrants feed - November 18, 2009 Category: Research Authors: American Psychological Association Source Type: funding

Lost in translation: barriers to learning in health professional clinical educationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The perennial debate concerning the so-called 'theory-practice gap' pervades health professional education. It is uncertain whether this gap [ndash] the notion that knowledge gained in university does not translate well into the workplace [ndash] is unavoidable or if it is a manifestation of the learning approaches used and the cultures operative in the two locations. This paper examines how nursing students' knowledge and skills gained within university clinical laboratories transfer into the reality of the clinical environment. A series of one-on-one interviews were conducted over a two year period with second and third ...
Source: Learning in Health and Social Care - November 18, 2009 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Jennifer M. Newton, Stephen Billett, Brian Jolly, Cherene M. Ockerby Tags: Scientific Papers Source Type: journals

Massachusetts Health Care Reform -- Near-Universal Coverage at What Cost?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Massachusetts has long been known for its academic medical centers, biomedical research, high-quality health care, and perhaps not unrelatedly, high health care costs. In 2006, the state captured national attention ... (Source: New England Journal of Medicine)
Source: New England Journal of Medicine - November 18, 2009 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Weissman, J. S., Bigby, J. Tags: PERSPECTIVE Source Type: journals

Prevalence and determinants of physical activity and fluid intake in kidney transplant recipientsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Identifying patients at risk of inadequate self-care practice is essential for educating patients about the importance of self-care. (Source: Clinical Transplantation)
Source: Clinical Transplantation - November 18, 2009 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Elisa J. Gordon, Thomas R. Prohaska, Mary P. Gallant, Ashwini R. Sehgal, David Strogatz, David Conti, Laura A. Siminoff Source Type: journals

The importance of asking, mentoring and building networks for academic career success - a personal and social science perspective.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
PMID: 19921155 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry)
Source: Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry - November 18, 2009 Category: Chemistry Authors: Stenken JA, Zajicek AM Tags: Anal Bioanal Chem Source Type: journals

Management in children of mild postnatal renal dilatation but without vesicoureteral refluxEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract Infants with mild postnatal renal dilatation but without vesicoureteral reflux pose a challenge. For how long and in what way should they be followed? From May 1989 to December 2006, we prospectively followed 1,795 pregnancies in which the foetal renal pelvis measured 4 mm or greater. Voiding cystourethrography (VCUG) and renal ultrasound were performed on 1,315 infants at 6 weeks of age. Our study group comprised 208 (167 male) infants with normal VCUG findings who had a renal pelvis of 6–11 mm. We followed them for 1–17 years (mean 11 years). Medical and radiological r...
Source: Pediatric Nephrology - November 17, 2009 Category: Urology & Nephrology Tags: Pediatric Nephrology Source Type: journals

When to perform urodynamics before mid-urethral sling surgery for female stress urinary incontinence?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion If urogynaecologists omitted pre-operative urodynamics in women in the low probability group, in our population, pre-operative urodynamics would be reduced by 29%. Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Original ArticleDOI 10.1007/s00192-009-1035-2Authors R. Marijn Houwert, St. Elisabeth Hospital Tilburg Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Rooseveltlaan 35 III 1079 AC Amsterdam The NetherlandsJan Paul W. R. Roovers, Academic Medical Centre Amsterdam Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Amsterdam The NetherlandsPieter L. Venema, Haga Ziekenhuizen Department of Urology The Hague The Nethe...
Source: International Urogynecology Journal - November 17, 2009 Category: OBGYN Tags: International Urogynecology Journal Source Type: journals

Parkland Health & Hospital System Selects MRO’s Audit Tracker OnlineEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
MRO Corp., a provider of electronic release-of-information (ROI), document management and audit tracking solutions for healthcare providers, today announced a contract with Parkland Health & Hospital System (Dallas, Texas) to provide the public academic health system with Audit Tracker Online, a payer audit management program which allows healthcare providers complete managerial oversight and reporting capabilities for all incoming audit requests and denials. (Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases)
Source: Healthcare IT News Press Releases - November 17, 2009 Category: Information Technology Authors: Industry News Release Tags: Dallas King of Prussia MRO Corp. Parkland Health & Hospital Texas Vendors Source Type: news

Education for Sustainable Development in Scotland's colleges and universities: halfway there?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We are now halfway through the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development. The Decade aims to promote education as a basis for a more sustainable society and to integrate sustainable development into education at all levels and all areas of life. The Scottish Parliament passed the Climate Change Act in June. This will require wide-ranging and significant responses from further and higher education if we are to meet the Government's targets for a low carbon future. This conference will consider the contribution that Scotland's colleges and universities are making to the targets in the Climate ...
Source: MEDEV Events - November 17, 2009 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: info

National special interest group bringing together E-learning and the First Year Student Experience (ELFYSE)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Following on from last year's success of the Managing Connections Project and conference we would like to introduce ELFYSE, a new national special interest group bringing together E-learning and the First Year Student Experience. Supported by Middlesex University and the Higher Education Academy this SIG is open to practitioners from further and higher education. This will be of interest to those involved in learning technologies and those supporting the first year experience and the challenges with which institutions and students are faced. Specifically, these are: transition, retention and progression. The aims of ELFY...
Source: MEDEV Events - November 17, 2009 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: info

The history and visions of African American psychology: Multiple pathways to place, space, and authority.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article also presents a chronological timeline of major events in the history of African American psychology. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2009 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology)
Source: Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology - November 17, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Holliday, Bertha Garrett Source Type: journals

An historical profile of American Indians and Alaska Natives in psychology.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The history of American Indian and Alaska Native psychology is a brief one in comparison with the rich histories of other U.S. ethnic groups. In the mid-1960s, there were probably 10 or so Indians and Natives with doctoral degrees in psychology; since then, that number has increased to about 350. The number of publications dealing with Indian and Native psychological topics also has increased significantly over the past 40 years. Appreciable gains have been made in the number of academic institutions that actively recruit and educate Indian and Native students in psychology and in the conduct of research and scholarly proj...
Source: Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology - November 17, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Trimble, Joseph E.; Clearing-Sky, Mary Source Type: journals

Gender and letters of recommendation for academia: Agentic and communal differences.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In 2 studies that draw from the social role theory of sex differences (A. H. Eagly, W. Wood, & A. B. Diekman, 2000), the authors investigated differences in agentic and communal characteristics in letters of recommendation for men and women for academic positions and whether such differences influenced selection decisions in academia. The results supported the hypotheses, indicating (a) that women were described as more communal and less agentic than men (Study 1) and (b) that communal characteristics have a negative relationship with hiring decisions in academia that are based on letters of recommendation (Study 2). Such ...
Source: Journal of Applied Psychology - November 17, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Madera, Juan M.; Hebl, Michelle R.; Martin, Randi C. Source Type: journals

Personality scale validities increase throughout medical school.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Admissions and personnel decisions rely on stable predictor–criterion relationships. The authors studied the validity of Big Five personality factors and their facets for predicting academic performance in medical school across multiple years, investigating whether criterion-related validities change over time. In this longitudinal investigation, an entire European country’s 1997 cohort of medical students was studied throughout their medical school career (Year 1, N = 627; Year 7, N = 306). Over time, extraversion, openness, and conscientiousness factor and facet scale scores showed increases in operational validity f...
Source: Journal of Applied Psychology - November 17, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Lievens, Filip; Ones, Deniz S.; Dilchert, Stephan Source Type: journals

AHA: Acute heart attack patients’ radiation exposure troublingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Acute heart attack patients admitted to academic hospitals average a cumulative effective radiation dose of 14.52 mSv—equal to one-third the annual maximum accumulation permitted for nuclear power plant workers and an average total of ionizing radiation equal to 725 chest X-rays during their hospital stay, according to a study presented at the 2009 American Heart Association (AHA) meeting in Orlando, Fla., on Monday (Source: Health Imaging News)
Source: Health Imaging News - November 17, 2009 Category: Radiology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news

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Acute heart attack patients admitted to academic hospitals average a cumulative effective radiation dose of 14.52 mSv from imaging and other procedures. Researchers cautioned physicians to be aware of the cumulative effect of all ionizing radiation tests, rather than just focusing on the dose of each exam. The study was presented at the 2009 American Heart Association (AHA) meeting in Orlando, Fla., on Monday. (Source: Cardiovascular Business News)
Source: Cardiovascular Business News - November 17, 2009 Category: Cardiology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news

AHA: Acute heart attack patients’ radiation dose of concernEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Acute heart attack patients admitted to academic hospitals average a cumulative effective radiation dose of 14.52 mSv from imaging and other procedures. Researchers cautioned physicians to be aware of the cumulative effect of all ionizing radiation tests, rather than just focusing on the dose of each exam. The study was presented at the 2009 American Heart Association (AHA) meeting in Orlando, Fla., on Monday. (Source: Health Imaging News)
Source: Health Imaging News - November 17, 2009 Category: Radiology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news