The Meaning of Translational Research and Why It Matters
Translational research means different things to different people, but it seems important to almost everyone. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has made translational research a priority, forming centers of translational research at its institutes and launching the Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) program in 2006. With 24 CTSA-funded academic centers already established, other universities are transforming themselves to compete for upcoming CTSA grants. By 2012, the NIH expe
The Influence of Race, Ethnicity, and Individual Socioeconomic Factors on Breast Cancer Stage at Dia
Objectives. Previous research has generally found that racial/ethnic differences in breast cancer stage at diagnosis attenuate when measures of socioeconomic status are included in the analysis, although most previous research measured socioeconomic status at the contextual level. This study investigated the relation between race/ethnicity, individual socioeconomic status, and breast cancer stage at diagnosis.
Methods.Women with stage 0 to III breast cancer were identified from populationbased
Reducing Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Female Breast Cancer: Screening Rates and Stage at Diagnosis
Objectives. We assessed whether population rates of mammography screening, and their changes over time, were associated with improvements in breast cancer stage at diagnosis and whether the strength of this association varied by race/ethnicity.
Methods. We analyzed state cancer registry data linked to socioeconomic characteristics of patients’ areas of residence for 1990–1998 time trends in the likelihood of early stage diagnosis. We appended each cancer registry record with matching subgro
Racial Differences in Prenatal Care Use
in the United States: Are Disparities Decreasing?
Objectives. We examined trends and racial disparities (White, African American) in trimester of prenatal care initiation and adequacy of prenatal care utilization for US women and specific high-risk subgroups, e.g., unmarried, young, or less-educated mothers.
Methods. Data from 1981–1998 US natality files on singleton live births to US resident mothers were examined.
Results. Overall, early and adequate use of care improved for both racial groups, and
racial disparities in prenatal care use
Health inequalities and the welfare state: perspectives from social epidemiology
It might be assumed that welfare states that have done so much to reduce inequality of opportunity have also reduced inequality of health outcomes. While great advances have been seen in reducing the rates of many diseases in welfare states, disparities in health have not been eliminated. Is it the case that lowering risks overall will leave disparities that cannot be remediated, and that such efforts are at the point of diminishing returns? The evidence suggests that this is not true. Instead t
Historical Case Study of ESL Staff Development for Mainstream Content Area Teachers in a Pennsylvani
This study is an analytical critique of English as a second language (ESL) staff
development based on an informed understanding of the field of teacher training that considers the diversity within perceptions and perspectives of the stakeholders. The importance of context will be explored in the district’s ESL staff development programs from 2000-2005; in order to evaluate the future needs in mainstream teacher training.
The research sites include an elementary, middle and a high school locate
Identification and Management of Women With BRCA Mutations or Hereditary Predisposition for Breast a
Dr. Sandhya Pruthi, consultant in the breast diagnostic clinic at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, discusses her December 2010 Mayo Clinic Proceedings article http://tinyurl.com/3x2dr7v on diagnostic and management approaches to patients with BRCA mutations that put them at higher risk of breast and/or ovarian cancer.
The United States Postal Service: A Case Study of Large Scale Government Transformation
The challenge of replacing the baby-boomer generation of employees is beginning in government agencies as they face a “tsunami” of retirements. This generation forms the core of middle managers or supervisors who are essential to providing the continuity in government organizations that serve the needs of citizens on a daily basis, or most critically in times of crisis.
This same generation of government employees worked through decades of change in public administration. The 1980s privat
Reducing the Premature Termination of Children from Psychotherapy through Research Based Program Eva
This study attempts to understand premature termination from psychotherapy by children. It attempts to supply recommendations for two different mental health settings to reduce premature termination from their programs. The programs were the Center for Applied Psychology at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (CAP) and the Community Guidance Center (CGC), both located in Indiana, Pennsylvania.
Premature termination is a serious problem in the delivery of services across populations. Estimated
A Study of the Prereferral Intervention Process in Pennsylvania Following the Rescinding of the Inst
The increasing demand for special education services has been identified as a
major contributor to the rising cost of education, and frequently students are erroneously identified as requiring special education services when their needs could be adequately addressed in the regular education classroom. The prereferral intervention process has been proposed as an alternative to the traditional refer-test-place process of identifying special education students because struggling students receive ex
Combing the Evidence for Support of Lab-based Screening Tests: An Update From the US Preventive Serv
The use of evidence-based guidelines is gaining renewed interest as an approach toward the rational use of health care dollars in Europe and the US. This lecture will focus on how the US Preventive Services Task force, a national independent body of primary experts sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research, uses evidence-based approaches in making its recommendations regarding screening tests for the US population. We will focus on the recent controversies around recommendation
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The Role of the Elementary Principal in Promoting Parent Involvement: Evidence from Rural, Blue Ribb
The reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary School Education Act has amplified the implications of including parents in the education process. The benefits of parental involvement coupled with the teachers' and parents’ role in promoting involvement have been researched and studied for many years. Few studies focus solely on the principal’s role in promoting parent involvement, however.
This study will examine the specialized association and participation of rural elementary princ
JALPES 2010 Strasbourg : Remotiver les enseignants.
Thème : Première Journée de Pédagogie Médicale d’Alsace Lorraine (JALPES 2010)
Session : motivation et pédagogie en sciences de la santé.
Modérateur : François KOHLER (Professeur- CHU de Nancy – SPI-EAO) et Thierry POTTECHER (Professeur – service d’Anesthésie Hôpital de Hautepierre – Strasbourg).
Titre : JALPES 2010 Strasbourg : Remotiver les enseignants.
Auteur : Jean-François DENEF (UCLOUVAIN – Vice-recteur honoraire Sciences de la Santé)<
SML 2010 - Agence Regionale de la Sante
Semaine Médicale de Lorraine
Intervenant : Jean-Yves GRALL : Médecin, Directeur Général de l’ARS (Agence Régionale de Santé Lorraine)
Résumé : l’ARS est la clé de voûte de l’organisation prévue par la loi HPST (Hôpital-Patients-Santé-Territoire), elle met en œuvre la politique régionale de santé en coordination avec ses partenaires. Après une présentation des différents services et de leurs missions, l’auteur décrit les principales attributions, ainsi
Using the Recompose tool
Learn how to use the Recompose tool to adjust the composition of a scene that needs tweaking. Keep important elements and eliminate or minimize unwanted elements.
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fought here Company “A” lost two men the Regiment lost between thirty and forty the Fifty Seventh will not last long at that rate our Regiment will consolidate with some other one this fall I think the Officers are all going to resign and go home us fellows who are not so lucky as to have Commissions will have to stay Well Kate you wanted me to write you a good deal about the late battles but I cannot it is a subject upon which I do not like to dwell it may be interesting to those who
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P. BallrdLetterTo Aaron BallardAugust 2nd 1860,Transcripts provided by previous owner.
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Paralysis I cannot get from the ground and horse without stirrups- But you know that I am old enough not to be supple like a boy I believe I am about a year and a half older than you. My birth is recorded the 18th of June 1793 which makes me 67 years old- now in my 68th year waiting but three more years to make "my three score and ten"-Your brother Henry is merchandizing in old Grayson I understand that he has become quite wealthyByron is somewhere in Missouri William was living on his fa
