Is Lipid-Lowering Therapy Underused by African Americans at High Risk of Coronary Heart Disease With
Objectives. We examined whether racial differences exist in cholesterol monitoring, use of lipid-lowering agents, and achievement of guideline-recommended lowdensity lipoprotein (LDL) levels for secondary prevention of coronary heart disease.
Methods. We reviewed charts for 1045 African American and White patients with coronary heart disease at 5 Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals. Results. Lipid levels were obtained in 67.0% of patients. Whites and African Americans had similar screening rates an
Barbershops become urban community health centers
African-American communities in the shadows of the University of Pittsburgh's buildings are getting sick and dying sooner than their white counterparts, of preventable diseases -- and Dr. Stephen Thomas wants to change it.
An outreach initiative involving local barbershops and beauty salons is a step in that direction.
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
Childhood Adversity and Later Mortality in an Urban African American Cohort
The Woodlawn Project is a longitudinal study of the development of psychological well-being and social adaptation in an epidemiologically defined cohort of African American first graders interviewed as adolescents and again as adults. The identification of childhood factors predictive of mortality has clear public health importance. Family and childhood adversity and psychosocial factors have been shown to have long-term effects on later mental health and school achievement in adolescence and yo
Smart CCTV
Read more: http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/nstv/2010/11/all-seeing-eye-for-cctv-surveillance.html A new system combines hours of footage to help CCTV operators.
Behind the Scenes: New Photography 2010: Alex Prager
New Photography 2010
On View September 29, 2010--January 10, 2011
Images © Alex Prager
Created by Plowshares Media
© 2010 The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Behind the Scenes: New Photography 2010: Amanda Ross-Ho
New Photography 2010
On View September 29, 2010--January 10, 2011
Find out more at http://www.moma.org
Images © Amanda Ross-Ho, courtesy the artist, Cherry and Martin, Los Angeles and Mitchell-Innes and & Nash, New York; © 2010 Amanda Ross-Ho, courtesy of the artist and Collection Drew Katz
Created by Plowshares Media
© 2010 The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Geneva Overholser: What Matters to Me and Why
Geneva Overholser, a professor and director of USC Annenberg's School of Journalism, addresses the topic "What Matters to Me and Why" on Nov. 3, 2010.
From 1988 to 1995, Overholser was editor of "The Des Moines Register," where she led the paper to a Pulitzer Prize for public service. She has been ombudsman of "The Washington Post," a member of the editorial board of "The New York Times," a syndicated columnist for "The Washington Post" Writers Group, and a reporter for the "Colorado Springs Su
Feldmans Song Book
Feldman's 25th Blue Song Book, containing 100 song hits, cost 6d. Maker: Feldman. Date: 1940 (circa) - from the The Betty Smithers Design Collection at Staffordshire University.
Black Patent Ankle Boots
Black patent ankle boots with silver metal skulls for buttons. 3' heels and very pointed toes - from the The Betty Smithers Design Collection at Staffordshire University.
Blue Synthetic Fabric
Blue synthetic fabric - from the The Betty Smithers Design Collection at Staffordshire University.
Jaeger Roll Neck Sweater
Mottled pink, white and beige lambswool sweater with very long rolled neck and long sleeves. Striped welt and cuffs. Maker: Jaeger - from the The Betty Smithers Design Collection at Staffordshire University.
Open Educational Resources programme: opening access to educational resources for use and reuse via
Presentation by Suzanne Hardy, Senior Advisor(Information)(July 2009) at UHMLG Summer Conference, UEA, Norwich. Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) announced an initial £5.7 million of funding for pilot projects that will open up existing high-quality education resources from UK higher education institutions to the world Higher Education Academy and JISC working in partnership to deliver 12-month pilot projects - formally launched in April 2009.
Document Management 1
Course Outline
In this session, you will be using some of the features of Word to format documents easily and consistently and import figures and tables from other sources.
The basic document will be provided and you should follow the instructions in this tutorial and complete the tasks to explore different aspects of Word.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this session, you should be able to:
* Employ good file management practices;
* Use Styles to format your documents;
* Insert image
Forensic Computing Concepts - Intrusion Detection
Video lecture from a series on Forensic Computing Concepts delivered by Bob Shaw and Hatem Tammam. Running time approximately 49 minutes.
USC Occupational Therapy: Hear from Our Faculty
Faculty of USC's Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy discuss our students, our programs and the profession of occupational therapy.
Learn more about the University of Southern California: http://www.usc.edu
Learn more about the USC Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy: http://ot.usc.edu/
JALPES 2010 Strasbourg : Evaluation de la motivation des étudiants de DCEM3
Thème : Première Journée de Pédagogie Médicale d’Alsace Lorraine (JALPES 2010). Session : motivation et pédagogie en sciences de la santé.
Titre : JALPES 2010 Strasbourg – Evaluation de la motivation des étudiants de DCEM3 de la Faculté de Médecine de Strasbourg à remplir les formulaires d’évaluation en ligne des stages hospitaliers.
Auteur : Audrey FARRUGIA-JACAMON (CHU de Strasbourg)
Modérateur : François KOHLER (Professeur- CHU de Nancy â€
JALPES 2010 Strasbourg : Motivation en formation des étudiants en médecine.
Thème : Première Journée de Pédagogie Médicale d’Alsace Lorraine (JALPES 2010). Session : motivation et pédagogie en sciences de la santé.
Titre : JALPES 2010 Strasbourg : Motivation en formation - comment soutenir la motivation intrinsèque des étudiants en médecine.
Résumé : Quelle est la différence entre motivation intrinsèque et motivation extrinsèque ? Est-ce bien d’avoir des comportements d’apprentissage autodéterminés ? Comment augmenter le n
Internet Technology and Lifelong Learning
This is a text version of an online distance-learning course produced in 2004. It is deposited here now (July 2009) for archive purposes. It was originally intended for the professional development of staff involved in any way with the management, design and delivery of lifelong learning. It may be of interest to producers of new courses in this field, or to future historians of technology, or simply to educators who may like to be reminded of how different things were in 2004. Author: Martin Co
Mobile learning news - Autumn 2009 issue
MoLeNET is entering its third phase and after two years a lot has been learnt on how effective mobile learning is and the lessons learnt. In addition numerous support systems have been developed by LS...
