| Molecular Targeted Therapies of Childhood Choroid Plexus Carcinoma |
Oct 2012 |
11 pages |
| Authors:
David Malkin; Diana Merino; HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN TORONTO (ONTARIO)
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 | Choroid plexus carcinoma (CPC) is a rare malignant brain tumor originating from the epithelial cells lining the cerebral ventricles. CPC represents less than 0.6% of brain tumors in all age groups, yet is more frequent in children (2-4%), especially in infants under the age of 1, accounting for over 20% of brain tumors in this age group (1). The molecular events that drive the malignant progression of this tumor are ... |
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| Birth Outcomes Among Military Personnel Following Exposure to Documented Open-Air Burn Pits Before and During Pregnancy |
Jun 2012 |
11 pages |
| Authors:
Ava Marie S Conlin; Connie DeScisciolo; Carter J Sevick; Anna T Bukowinski; Christopher J Phillips; Tyler C Smith; NAVAL HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER SAN DIEGO CA
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| Background Studies suggest that maternal exposure to air pollutants during pregnancy may be associated with a spectrum of adverse birth outcomes including an increased risk of birth defects (particularly cardiac anomalies), low birth weight (LBW), intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR), and preterm delivery (PTD). Additionally, exposure to air pollutants in men has been associated with reduced sperm quality, and there is evidence that paternal preconception exposures to environmental contaminants may adversely ... |
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| Mentors Offering Maternal Support (M.O.M.S.) |
02 Aug 2011 |
44 pages |
| Authors:
Karen L Weis; AIR FORCE MEDICAL WING (59TH) WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER LACKLAND AFB TX
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| A woman's successful adaptation to motherhood is key to overall family health. For military wives and mothers this is the first step towards a strong family foundation that can support changing roles and responsibilities as a result of deployments and lengthy military separations. The M.O.M.S. program offers a framework for maternal support. Obstetrical and neonatal nurses are best suited to lead the development of mentored support because of their familiarity ... |
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| Measures of Effective Military Public Health Interventions in Stability Operations |
10 JUN 2011 |
106 pages |
| Authors:
Jacob W. Aaronson; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| There is broad consensus that attention to health sector needs plays an important role in addressing the causes of state fragility, whether to avoid conflict, during conflict, or post-conflict. Based on the premise that health-related interventions during stability operations are intended to improve those health sector issues that may affect state fragility, the evidence suggests that efforts to reduce child mortality rates are the most beneficial. While health outcome metrics ... |
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| Health Outcomes among Infants Born to Women Deployed to US Military Operations during Pregnancy |
Jan 2011 |
10 pages |
| Authors:
Margaret A Ryan; Isabel G Jacobson; Carter J Sevick; Tyler C Smith; Gia R Gumbs; Ava Marie S Conlin; NAVAL HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER SAN DIEGO CA
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| Background: Pregnant woman are generally exempt from deployment to military operations. However, exposures to such environments may inadvertently occur in pregnancy. This study examined whether maternal deployment during pregnancy was associated with any adverse health outcome in infants. Results: There were 2941 infants born to women who appeared to have been deployed some time during the first trimester of pregnancy. Compared with infants born to women deployed at other times, ... |
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| Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine-Based Intermittent Preventive Treatment, Bed Net Use, and Antenatal Care during Pregnancy: Demographic Trends and Impact on the Health of Newborns in the Kassena Nankana District, Northeastern Ghana |
Jan 2010 |
12 pages |
| Authors:
Abraham R Oduro; David J Fryauff; Kwadwo A Koram; William O Rogers; Francis Anto; Frank Atuguba; Thomas Anyorigiya; Martin Adjuik; Patrick Ansah; Abraham Hodgson; NAVAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
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| Demographics and health practices of 2,232 pregnant women in rural northeastern Ghana and characteristics of their 2,279 newborns were analyzed to determine benefits associated with intermittent preventive treatment (IPTp ), antenatal care, and/or bed net use during pregnancy. More than half reported bed net use, 90% reported at least two antenatal care visits, and 82% took at least one IPTp dose of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine. Most used a bed net and IPTp ... |
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| An Embodied Model of Infant Gaze-Following |
Jan-2009 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
J G Trafton; Benjamin Fransen; Anthony M Harrison; Magdalena Bugajska; NAVAL RESEARCH LAB WASHINGTON DC
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| We present an embodied model of gaze-following. The model learns how to follow another's gaze by using cognitively plausible mechanisms. It matches a classic gaze-following experiment (Corkum & Moore, 1998) and runs on an embodied robotic system. |
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| New Advanced Technology for Muscular Dystrophy |
01-Mar-2008 |
132 pages |
| Authors:
Johnny Huard; CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH PA
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| Researchers continue to investigate whether gene transfer to skeletal muscle can enable both the production of proteins that might be therapeutic for muscle disorders and the systemic delivery of non-muscle proteins. Although the engineering of new mutant vectors has reduced the problems associated with viral cytotoxicity and immune rejection after gene transfer, the inability of most viral vectors to efficiently transduce mature muscle fibers continues to impede gene transfer to ... |
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| Pregnancy, Birth, and Infant Health Outcomes from the National Smallpox Health Vaccine in Pregnancy Registry, 2003-2006 |
Jan-2008 |
8 pages |
| Authors:
Margaret A Ryan; Jane F Seward; NAVAL HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER SAN DIEGO CA
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| Background: Little information is available to describe the risks of smallpox vaccine administered in pregnancy, with the exception of known, rare cases of fetal vaccinia. When the United States implemented a smallpox vaccination program in 2003, the Smallpox Vaccine in Pregnancy Registry was established to better evaluate outcomes after the inadvertent vaccination of women in pregnancy. Methods: The Registry developed a modified Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System report to collect ... |
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| Face Recognition and Processing in a Mini Brain |
28 SEP 2007 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
Adrian Dyer; MONASH UNIV VICTORIA (AUSTRALIA)
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| This report covers a 1 year project which evaluated the specific mechanisms that a miniature brain containing less than 1 million neurons "in animal model of the honeybee" uses to learn and subsequently recognize human faces. There were four specific aims "detailed below" to the project, and all of these have been met. The bee brain shows some similarities to newborn human infants in the way in which faces are ... |
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| What Resources are Required to Provide Full Service Obstetric and Gynecologic Care to DoD Employees and their Families on the Korean Peninsula? |
10 JUN 2007 |
56 pages |
| Authors:
Alan A. Jones; ARMY MEDICAL DEPT CENTER AND SCHOOL FORT SAM HOUSTON TX
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| The Purpose of this Graduate Management Project is to identify the obstetric/gynecologic (OB/GYN) resource requirements to meet the needs of all Department of Defense (DoD) employees and their family members on the Korean Peninsula. The unique environment in Korea presents several challenges to the Military Health System for providing OB/GYN care. The study uses both quantitative and qualitative analysis. The quantitative analysis measured staffing, productivity, and access to care. Results ... |
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| Perchlorate Contamination of Drinking Water: Regulatory Issues and Legislative Actions |
04 APR 2007 |
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| Authors:
Mary Tiemann; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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 | Perchlorate is the explosive component of solid rocket fuel, fireworks, road flares, and other products. Used mainly by the Department of Defense (DOD) and related industries, perchlorate occurs naturally and is present in some organic fertilizer. This soluble, persistent compound has been detected in sources of drinking water for more than 11 million people. It also has been found in milk, fruits, and vegetables. Concern over the potential health risks ... |
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| Telemedicine Based Ultrasound for Detecting Neonatal Heart Disease in Babies at Remote Military or Native American Health Care Facilities |
MAR 2007 |
14 pages |
| Authors:
David J. Sahn; James Kinney; Robert Puntel; OREGON HEALTH SCIENCES UNIV PORTLAND
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| Our partnership of investigators from Madigan Army Medical Center at Fort Lewis Washington and Oregon Health & Science University in Portland will test the hypothesis that trained primary care practitioners or nurses can with telemedicine supervision perform cardiac ultrasound exams on neonates at risk for heart disease and thereby impact time to diagnosis and outcomes. This study is targeted at Military Medical Facilities within TRICARE West and Western Regional Medial ... |
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| MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF VIBRIO CHOLERAE GENES FLGO AND FLGP |
DEC 2006 |
69 pages |
| Authors:
David C. Morris; TEXAS UNIV AT SAN ANTONIO
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| Vibrio cholerae, a human pathogen and causative agent of the human diarrheal disease cholera, is a highly motile bacterium by virtue of a single, sheathed, polar flagellum. Motility has been inferred to play an important role in virulence and two genes were previously identified by our lab that appeared to be regulated by the flagellar regulatory protein FlrC, VC2207 and the gene immediately downstream VC2206 (annotated as flgO and flgP, ... |
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| 2005 Department of Defense Survey of Health Related Behaviors among Active Duty Military Personnel |
DEC 2006 |
346 pages |
| Authors:
Robert M. Bray; Laurel L. Hourani; Kristine L. Rae Olmsted; Michael Witt; Janice M. Brown; Michael R. Pemberton; Mary Ellen Marsden; Bernadette Marriott; Scott Scheffler; Russ Vandermaas-Peeler; RESEARCH TRIANGLE INST (RTI) RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK NC
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| This report presents the primary results of the 2005 Department of Defense (DoD) Survey of Health-Related Behaviors among Active Duty Military Personnel. This study is the 9th in a series of surveys of active-duty military personnel conducted in 1980, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1992, 1995, 1998, 2002, and 2005 under the direction of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs). All of the surveys investigated the prevalence of ... |
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| Effects of Techa River Radiation Contamination on the Reproductive Function of Residents |
NOV 2006 |
80 pages |
| Authors:
M. M. Kosenko; ITT INDUSTRIES INC ALEXANDRIA VA ADVANCED ENGINEERING AND SCIENCES DIV
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| Studies of the effects of radiation on reproductive function in large populations have revealed uncertain and sometimes contradictory results. Radiation from nuclear weapons has been implicated in transient amenorrhea, earlier menopause, and altered sex ratios in offspring but no difference from control populations with regard to fertility, spontaneous abortions, and stillbirth rates was noted. Russian studies of radiochemical plant employees exposed to external gamma radiation and incorporation of Pu239 have ... |
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| Effects of Techa River Radiation Contamination on the Reproductive Function of Residents |
JUN 2006 |
83 pages |
| Authors:
M. M. Kosenko; L. A. Nikolayenko; S. B. Yepifanova; E. V. Ostroumova; ITT INDUSTRIES INC ALEXANDRIA VA ADVANCED ENGINEERING AND SCIENCES DIV
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| Studies of the effects of radiation on reproductive function in large populations have revealed uncertain and sometimes contradictory results. Radiation from nuclear weapons has been implicated in transient amenorrhea, earlier menopause, and altered sex ratios in offspring but no difference from control populations with regard to fertility, spontaneous abortions, and stillbirth rates was noted. Russian studies of radiochemical plant employees exposed to external gamma radiation and incorporation of 239Pu have ... |
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| Interrelationships of Prenatal and Postnatal Growth, Hormones, Diet, and Breast Cancer |
MAR 2006 |
168 pages |
| Authors:
Maureen Sanderson; TEXAS UNIV HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON
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| The purpose of this Career Development Award was to expand Dr. Sanderson's current breast cancer research from the effect of intrauterine exposure to estrogen on breast cancer to the interrelationships of prenatal and postnatal growth, hormones, diet and breast cancer. Based on these interrelationships, we hypothesized that insulin resistance would be positively associated with breast cancer, and that genetic susceptibility, and adolescent/adult diet and physical activity would modify the effect ... |
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| Telemedicine Based Ultrasound for Detecting Neonatal Heart Disease in Babies at Remote Military of Native American Health Care Facilities |
MAR 2006 |
19 pages |
| Authors:
David J. Sahn; OREGON HEALTH SCIENCES UNIV PORTLAND
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| Our partnership of investigators from Madigan Army Medical Center at Fort Lewis, Washington, and Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, will test the hypothesis that trained primary care practitioners or nurses can, with telemedicine supervision, perform cardiac ultrasound exams on neonates at risk for heart disease, and thereby impact time to diagnosis and outcomes. This study is targeted at Military Medical Facilities within TRICARE West and Western Regional Medial ... |
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| Smallpox Vaccine and Adverse Reproductive Health Outcomes in Military Services Members |
JAN 2006 |
6 pages |
| Authors:
Margaret A. Ryan; NAVAL HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER SAN DIEGO CA
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| In response to threats of bioterrorism, US military personnel began receiving smallpox vaccinations in 2003. Although some adverse health effects associated with smallpox vaccination are well described, much less has been documented about reproductive health outcomes. Smallpox vaccine, as a live-virus product, has caused fetal vaccinia in rare cases when given in pregnancy. The potential for the product to cause pregnancy loss, birth defects, or other birth problems has not ... |
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| Robotic Comfort Zones |
2006 |
16 pages |
| Authors:
Maxim Likhachev; Ronald C. Arkin; GEORGIA INST OF TECH ATLANTA COLL OF COMPUTING
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| This paper investigates how the psychological notion of comfort can be useful in the design of robotic systems. A review of the existing study of human comfort, especially regarding its presence in infants, is conducted with the goal being to determine the relevant characteristics for mapping it onto the robotics domain. Focus is placed on the identification of the salient features in the environment that affect comfort level. Factors involved ... |
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| Infant-Like Social Interactions Between a Robot and a Human Caregiver |
2006 |
58 pages |
| Authors:
Cynthia Breazael; Brian Scassellati; MASSACHUSETTS INST OF TECH CAMBRIDGE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE LAB
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| From birth human infants are immersed in a social environment that allows them to learn by leveraging the skills and capabilities of their caregivers. A critical pre-cursor to this type of social learning is the ability to maintain interaction levels that are neither overwhelming nor under-stimulating. In this paper we present a mechanism for an autonomous robot to regulate the intensity of its social interactions with a human. Similar to ... |
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| A Concept Analysis of Fully Informed: Breastfeeding Promotion |
21 DEC 2005 |
18 pages |
| Authors:
Kirsten M. Verkamp; TEXAS UNIV HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO
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| In an updated breast feeding policy statement, "Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk," the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP, 2005) identified the compelling advantages of breast feeding and urged health care professionals to implement principles to promote breast feeding. The AAP also cited obstacles to the initiation and continuation of breast feeding, which included "insufficient prenatal education about breast feeding...misinformation; and lack of guidance and encouragement from healthcare professionals." ... |
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| Birth Weight and Acute Childhood Leukemia: A Meta-analysis of Observational Studies |
17 AUG 2005 |
130 pages |
| Authors:
Jean Taylor; UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIV OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES BETHESDA MD DEPT OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE AND BIOMETRICS
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| The major objective of this study was to determine whether high birth weight is associated with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML) among children, and to quantify the strength of the relationships. The author conducted a meta-analysis of nine case-control studies (published between 1991 and 2004) encompassing over 6,200 children with ALL and over 12,000 controls. She found that children weighing 4,000 grams or more at birth ... |
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| Analysis of the Contribution of Stem Cells to Breast Cancer Using Microchimerism-Based Y-Chromosome Stains and Histopathology |
JUL 2005 |
27 pages |
| Authors:
Izahak Haviv; MELBOURNE UNIV VICTORIA (AUSTRALIA)
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| Approximately 15% of mothers to male babies carry in the tissues, Y-chromosome born in cells, believed to come from their baby's stem cell pool. This phenomena was used for tracking incorporation of stem cells from the circulation into breast cancers. The study is not finalized at this stage. |
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| Federal Protection for Human Research Subjects: An Analysis of the Common Rule and Its Interactions with FDA Regulations and the HIPAA Privacy Rule |
02 JUN 2005 |
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| Authors:
Erin D. Williams; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Common Rule (45 CFR 46, Subpart A) governs research that is conducted on human beings if it is funded by one of 18 federal agencies. It requires a review of proposed research by an Institutional Review Board (IRB), the informed consent of research subjects, and institutional assurances of compliance with the regulations. In 1974, 45 CFR 46 was published following some cases of harm to human subjects, such as ... |
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| U.S. Department of Defense Surveillance for Neoplasms of Infancy |
MAY 2005 |
10 pages |
| Authors:
Margaret A. Ryan; NAVAL HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER SAN DIEGO CA
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| The DoD Birth and Infant Health Registry at the DoD Center for Deployment Health Research, Naval Health Research Center San Diego is now in its sixth year conducting surveillance for neoplasms diagnosed in the first year of life among children born to military parents. Between 1998 and 2002, a total of 475,111 infants were born to military families; 10,067 of these infants were diagnosed with any neoplasm and 1044 had ... |
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| Dietary Genistein and Prostate Cancer Chemoprevention |
APR 2005 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
Coral A. Lamartiniere; ALABAMA UNIV IN BIRMINGHAM
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| The goal of this research is to determine if there is a developmental window for suppressing prostate cancer with the phytoestrogen, genistein, and its mechanisms of chemoprevention. Genistein in the diet has suppressed chemically induced prostate cancer in rats. Lifetime (starting at birth) exposure to genistein was more effective in conferring protection against prostate cancer than neonatal/prepubertal or adult-only exposure, suggesting that developmental effects plus maintenance regulation play a role ... |
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| Department of Defense Birth and Infant Health Registry: Annual Report on Birth Defects Among Infants Born to US Military Families, January 1, 1998 Through December 31, 1998 |
MAR 2005 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
Margaret A. Ryan; William K. Honner; Rosha A. Loach; Brianna Alexander; Seth A. Kaufman; Robert J. Reed; Tyler C. Smith; NAVAL HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER SAN DIEGO CA
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| The US Department of Defense (DoD) is challenged with monitoring and protecting the health and well-being of its service members. The growing number of women on active duty and the diverse hazardous exposures associated with military service make reproductive health issues a special concern. To address this concern, the DoD Birth and Infant Health Registry was established at the DoD Center for Deployment Health Research, located at the Naval Health ... |
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| Telemedicine Based Ultrasound for Detecting Neonatal Heart Disease in Babies at Remote Military or Native American Health Care Facilities |
MAR 2005 |
18 pages |
| Authors:
David J. Sahn; James Kinney; OREGON HEALTH SCIENCES UNIV PORTLAND
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| Our partnership of investigators from Madigan Army Medical Center at Fort Lewis, Washington, and Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland, will test the hypothesis that trained primary care practitioners or nurses can, with telemedicine supervision, perform cardiac ultrasound exams on neonates at risk for heart disease, and thereby impact time to diagnosis and outcomes. This study is targeted at Military Medical Facilities within Region 11, and Western Regional Medial Command. ... |
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| Caring for Precious Cargo, Part II: Behavioral Techniques for Emergency Aircraft Evacuations With Infants Through the Type III Overwing Exit |
MAR 2005 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
Cynthia L. Corbett; FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION OKLAHOMA CITY OK CIVIL AEROMEDICAL INST
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| Infant enplanements are estimated to be approximately 1% of all passenger enplanements. Yet recommended procedures for such precious cargo in emergencies are few. Previous research shows that passenger knowledge is a key factor in determining passenger responses in accidents, underscoring the need for detailed evacuation information and instructions for parents with infants/small children. The present study was conducted to identify a set of procedures to recommend to passengers with infants ... |
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| Smallpox Vaccine and Adverse Reproductive Health Outcomes in Military Service Members |
JAN 2005 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
Margaret A. Ryan; NAVAL HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER SAN DIEGO CA
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| In response to threats of bioterrorism, US military personnel began receiving smallpox vaccinations in 2003. Although some adverse health effects associated with smallpox vaccination are well described, much less has been documented about reproductive health outcomes. Smallpox vaccine, as a live-virus product, has caused fetal vaccinia in rare cases when given in pregnancy. The potential for the product to cause pregnancy loss, birth defects, or other birth problems has not ... |
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| US Department of Defense Surveillance for Neoplasms of Infancy |
MAY 2004 |
12 pages |
| Authors:
Margaret A. Ryan; NAVAL HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER SAN DIEGO CA
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| The DoD Birth and Infant Health Registry at the DoD Center for Deployment Health Research, Naval Health Research Center San Diego, continues surveillance for neoplasms diagnosed in the first year of life among children born to military parents. Between 1998 and 2001, a total of 380,766 infants were born to military families; 7904 of these infants were diagnosed with any neoplasm and 845 were diagnosed with a malignant neoplasm in ... |
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| Telemedicine Based Ultrasound for Detecting Neonatal Heart Disease in Babies at Remote Military or Native American Health Care Facilities |
MAR 2004 |
54 pages |
| Authors:
David J. Sahn; OREGON HEALTH SCIENCES UNIV PORTLAND
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| Our partnership of investigators from Madigan Army Medical Center at Fort Lewis, Washington, and Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland, will test the hypothesis that trained primary care practitioners or nurses can, with telemedicine supervision, perform cardiac ultrasound exams on neonates at risk for heart disease, and thereby impact time to diagnosis and outcomes. This study is targeted at Military Medical Facilities within Region 11, and Western Regional Medial Command. ... |
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| Feasibility of Recapturing Neonates with Minor to Moderate Illnesses |
03 JUN 2003 |
63 pages |
| Authors:
Craig Fisher; ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES (ARMY) FORT SAM HOUSTON TX HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
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| Blanchfield Army Community Hospital (BACH) is a medium sized Army Community Hospital that serves a rural military population. The organization operates a five-bassinet Level I neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) as part of its Women's Health Services. The organization transfers mothers in labor prior to 36 weeks of gestational age and neonates born prior to 36 weeks of gestational age or with high acuity levels to facilities with greater NICU ... |
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| Interrelationships of Prenatal and Postnatal Growth, Hormones, Diet, and Breast Cancer |
JUN 2003 |
70 pages |
| Authors:
Maureen Sanderson; SOUTH CAROLINA UNIV COLUMBIA
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| The purpose of this Career Development Award was to expand Dr. Sanderson's current breast cancer research from the effect of intrauterine exposure to estrogen on breast cancer to the interrelationships of prenatal and postnatal growth, hormones, diet and breast cancer. Based on these interrelationships, we hypothesized that insulin resistance will be positively associated with breast cancer. Further, we hypothesized that genetic susceptibility, and adolescent/adult diet and physical activity will modify ... |
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| Maternal Periodontal Disease and Preterm, Low Birth Weight Infants in an Air Force Population |
MAY 2003 |
60 pages |
| Authors:
Joseph A. Barrtoloni; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSONAFB OH
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| In the United States, preterm, low birth weight (PLBW) infant deliveries are the leading cause of perinatal complication, and are the greatest single determinant of perinatal/neonatal morbidity and mortality Several recent studies have indicated an association between maternal periodontal (gum) disease and adverse pregnancy outcomes, in particular, PLBW. The suggested mechanism for this phenomenon includes: translocation of periodontal pathogens to the fetoplacental unit, action of a periodontal reservoir of lipopolysaccharides ... |
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| US Department of Defense Surveillance for Neoplasms of Infancy |
MAY 2003 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
Margaret A. Ryan; NAVAL HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER SAN DIEGO CA
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| Neoplasms of infancy include an array of diagnoses of concern to military families. These conditions affect 3-5% of all infants, and can be disfiguring, disabling, or life-threatening. Infant neoplasms are similar to birth defects in that suspected risk factors include only those exposures in the prenatal and immediate postnatal periods, including parental exposures. Since infant neoplasms are not captured by national standardized surveillance systems for birth defects, and may be ... |
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| Employment and Breastfeeding Status |
MAY 2003 |
64 pages |
| Authors:
Lori J. Miller; Anna N. Hunter; Erica R. Weber; MINNESOTA UNIV MINNEAPOLIS SCHOOL OF NURSING
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| The relationship between breastfeeding continuation at 12 weeks postpartum among employed women and job characteristics to include maternity leave status, job flexibility, and type of occupation; social variables to include relationship status and social support; and demographic variables to include education, race, and family income were determined. A comparative and descriptive design was used. Data were collected from secondary analysis of the Maternal Health pilot study. A convenience sample of ... |
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| Perception and Perspective in Robotics |
2003 |
6 pages |
| Authors:
Paul Fitzpatrick; MASSACHUSETTS INST OF TECH CAMBRIDGE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE LAB
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| To a robot, the world is a sea of ambiguity, in which it will sink or swim depending on the robustness of its perceptual abilities. But robust machine perception has proven difficult to achieve. This paper argues that robots must be given not just particular perceptual competencies, but the tools to forge those competencies out of raw physical experiences. Three important tools for extending a robot's perceptual abilities whose importance ... |
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| Surfactant Releases Internal Calcium Stores in Neutrophils by G Protein- Mediated Pathway |
07 OCT 2002 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
Mark E. Boston; G. C. Frech; Enrique Chacon-Cruz; E. S. Buescher; David G. Oelberg; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSONAFB OH
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| Pulmonary surfactant with surfactant-associated proteins (PS+SAP) decreases pulmonary inflammation by suppression of neutrophil activation. We have observed that PS+SAP inserts channels into artificial membranes, depolarizes neutrophils, decreases calcium influx following stimulation, and depresses neutrophil functions in vitro. We hypothesize that PS+SAP suppresses neutrophil activation by insertion of cation channels into plasma membrane, depolarization of neutrophils, and 0 protein-dependent release of Oa++ stores, and that gramicidin - a monovalent, cation channel ... |
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| Interrelationship of Prenatal and Postnatal Growth, Hormones, Diet and Breast Cancer |
JUN 2002 |
40 pages |
| Authors:
Maureen Sanderson; SOUTH CAROLINA UNIV COLUMBIA
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| The purpose of this Career Development Award was to expand Dr. Sanderson's current breast cancer research from the effect of intrauterine exposure to estrogen on breast cancer to the interrelationships of prenatal and postnatal growth, hormones, diet and breast cancer. Eased on these interrelationships, we hypothesized that insulin resistance will be positively associated with breast cancer. Further, we hypothesized that genetic susceptibility, and adolescent/adult diet and physical activity will modify ... |
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| U.S. Department of Defense Surveillance of Neoplasms of Infancy |
MAY 2002 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
Margaret A. Ryan; NAVAL HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER SAN DIEGO CA
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| Neoplasms of infancy include an array of diagnoses of concern to military families. These conditions affect 3-5% of all infants, can be disfiguring, disabling, or life-threatening. Infantile neoplasms are similar to birth defects in that suspected risk factors include only those exposures in the prenatal and immediate postnatal periods, including parental exposures. Since infantile neoplasms are not captured by national standardized surveillance systems for birth defects, and are incompletely captured ... |
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| SPECIAL EDUCATION. Grant Programs Designed to Serve Children Ages 0 - 5 |
APR 2002 |
27 pages |
| Authors:
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| In fiscal year 2001, the federal government spent about $7 billion on three special education grant programs mandated by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). These grants are Special Education Grants to States (School-age Grants), Special Education Preschool Grants (Preschool Grants) and Special Education Grants for Infants and Families with Disabilities (Infant Grants). This review is one of four reports you have requested looking at overlap among early childhood ... |
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| Making Virtual Baby Alive |
25 OCT 2001 |
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| Authors:
D. Korosec; L. P. Halamek; D. Zazula; STANFORD UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE CA DEPT OF PEDIATRICS
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| We have designed and implemented a prototype virtual environment for medical training in neonatal resuscitation. The central element of this environment is the dynamic virtual model (avatar) of a new-born child, built using VRML and Java. Physiological variables relevant for training were chosen to be represented through the avatar: heart rate, respiration rate, skin colour and activity level (such as movement and crying). Implementation mechanisms of presenting these vital signs ... |
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| The Multi-Average Method to Accurately Estimate TEOAE Parameters |
25 OCT 2001 |
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| Authors:
Li-Ping Yang; Shuenn-Tsong Young; Te-Son Kuo; NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIV TAIPEI DEPT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
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| This study proposed the multi-average method to estimate the TEOAE parameters more accurately. The correlation between repeated measurements (reproducibility) was evaluated to see the performance. Results showed that the standard deviations of the correlation estimated by the proposed method were smaller than those by the typical method. |
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| Time-Varying Statistical Complexity Measures With Application to EEG analysis and Segmentation |
25 OCT 2001 |
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| Authors:
P. Celka; P. Colditz; SWISS CENTER FOR ELECTRONICS AND MICROTECHNOLOGY INC NEUCHATEL
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| The recently proposed instantaneous statistical dimension is compared to new conditional Renyi entropies. The motivation for introducing these time- varying complexity measures is the analysis of electroencephalograms for which nonstationarity is an inherent property. Experimental data from babies are analyzed using the proposed complexity measures. The instantaneous statistical dimension computation is based on an adaptive autocorrelation eigenspectrum computation known as APEX together with a model selection rule. The conditional Renyi ... |
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| Intelligent Detection of Abnormal Neonatal Cerebral Haemodynamics in a Neonatal Intensive Care Environment |
25 OCT 2001 |
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| Authors:
H. Seker; D. H. Evans; E. Yazgan; N. Aydin; R. N. Naguib; COVENTRY UNIV (UNITED KINGDOM) SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICAL AND INFORMATION SCIENCES
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| In this paper, we investigate an advanced monitoring system for a neonatal intensive care unit The system intelligently detects abnormal neonatal cerebral Doppler ultrasound signals by means of principal component analysis and a non-normalised compensatory neuro-fuzzy rule based algorithm. Two hundred and ninety Doppler ultrasound signals were recorded from the anterior cerebral arteries of 40 normal full-term babies and 14 mature babies with intracranial pathology. The features of the normal ... |
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| Study of Acoustic Features of Newborn Cries that Correlate with the Context |
25 OCT 2001 |
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| Authors:
H. E. Baeck; M. N. Souza; UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RIO DE JANIERO (BRAZIL) BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING PROGRAM
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| Many researches related to the infant cry analysis intent to estimate the context and/or obtain objective information concerning the physical and emotional condition of newborns. Using several techniques in signal processing, peculiar acoustics features, such as the fundamental frequency and formants, are classically analyzed. However, the findings reveal the existence of some contests with respect to the conclusions. In this article a specific phonologic program was used to analyze the ... |
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| Temporal and Frequency Analysis of Click-Evoked Otoacoustic Emissions Recorded from Untreated Congenital Hypothyroid Newborns |
25 OCT 2001 |
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M. Parazzini; P. Ravazzani; S. Medaglini; G. Weber; G. Tognola; POLITECNICO DI MILANO (ITALY) BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
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| Thyroid hormone plays an important role in hearing development. The exact incidence of hearing impairment in untreated congenital hypothyroid newborns (CH) is unknown. This paper presents the results of the measuring of the transient-evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAE) on a population of 29 newborns positive to the screening test for hypothyroidism. TEOAE were recorded in all newborns in 1 month after birth and before starting the L-thyroxin treatment We performed both ... |
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