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Cunningham S, King L. Comment on ‘Evaluating indices of conservation success: a comparative analysis of outcome- and output-based indices’. Anim Conserv 2013. [DOI: 10.1111/acv.12020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Rutledge M, Ming C, Carter A, Dalley K, King L, Woolhead L, Gent M. Image-Guided Radiation Therapy Education Template. J Med Imaging Radiat Sci 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmir.2012.12.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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King L, Rukh-Kamaa A. Youth transitioning out of foster care: an evaluation of a Supplemental Security Income policy change. SOCIAL SECURITY BULLETIN 2013; 73:53-57. [PMID: 24282843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Youths with disabilities face numerous challenges when they transition to adulthood. Those who are aging out of foster care face the additional challenge of losing their foster care benefits, although some will be eligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments after foster care ceases. However, the time needed to process SSI applications exposes those youths to a potential gap in the receipt of benefits as they move between foster care and SSI. We evaluate the effects of a 2010 Social Security Administration policy change that allows such youths to apply for SSI payments 60 days earlier than the previous policy allowed. The change provides additional time for processing claims before the applicant ages out of the foster care system. We examine administrative records on SSI applications from before and after the policy change to determine if the change has decreased the gap between benefits for the target population.
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Verma V, Rico-Martinez R, Kotra N, King L, Liu J, Snell TW, Weber RJ. Contribution of water-soluble and insoluble components and their hydrophobic/hydrophilic subfractions to the reactive oxygen species-generating potential of fine ambient aerosols. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2012; 46:11384-92. [PMID: 22974103 DOI: 10.1021/es302484r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 153] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Relative contributions of water- and methanol-soluble compounds and their hydrophobic/hydrophilic subfractions to the ROS (reactive oxygen species)-generating potential of ambient fine aerosols (D(p) < 2.5 μm) are assessed. ROS-generating (or oxidative) potential of the particulate matter (PM) was measured by the dithiothreitol (DTT) assay. Particles were collected on quartz filters (N = 8) at an urban site near central Atlanta during January-February 2012 using a PM(2.5) high-volume sampler. Filter punches were extracted separately in both water and methanol. Hydrophobic and hydrophilic fractions were then subsequently segregated via a C-18 solid phase extraction column. The DTT assay response was significantly higher for the methanol extract, and for both extracts a substantial fraction of PM oxidative potential was associated with the hydrophobic compounds as evident from a substantial attenuation in DTT response after passing PM extracts through the C-18 column (64% for water and 83% for methanol extract; both median values). The DTT activities of water and methanol extracts were correlated with the water-soluble (R = 0.86) and water-insoluble organic carbon (R = 0.94) contents of the PM, respectively. Brown carbon (BrC), which predominantly represents the hydrophobic organic fraction (referred to as humic-like substances, HULIS), was also correlated with DTT activity in both the water (R = 0.78) and methanol extracts (R = 0.83). Oxidative potential was not correlated with any metals measured in the extracts. These findings suggest that the hydrophobic components of both water-soluble and insoluble organic aerosols substantially contribute to the oxidative properties of ambient PM. Further investigation of these hydrophobic organic compounds could help identify sources of a significant fraction of ambient aerosol toxicity.
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Hardy L, King L. Socio-cultural differences in primary school children's weight and weight related behaviours. Obes Res Clin Pract 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.orcp.2012.08.090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Hardy L, King L. Children's first year at school: An indicator of effectiveness for obesity prevention programs in preschool aged children? Obes Res Clin Pract 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.orcp.2012.08.132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Haeghebaert S, Chaud P, Billaut C, Mariani P, Weill FX, Loukiadis E, Pihier N, King L. Épidémie d’infections à Escherichia coli producteurs de shiga-toxines (STEC). Rev Epidemiol Sante Publique 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.respe.2012.06.283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Hardy LL, Cosgrove C, King L, Venugopal K, Baur LA, Gill T. Shifting curves? Trends in thinness and obesity among Australian youth, 1985 to 2010. Pediatr Obes 2012; 7:92-100. [PMID: 22434748 DOI: 10.1111/j.2047-6310.2011.00016.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2011] [Revised: 10/24/2011] [Accepted: 10/28/2011] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To describe 25-year trends in the prevalence of ≤Grade 2 thinness and obesity among Australian children by sex, age and socioeconomic (SES) background. METHODS Cross-sectional surveys of New South Wales school-aged children aged 6.0-16.9 years conducted in 1985-1997-2004-2010 (n = 19 434). Height/weight were measured, and thinness and obesity were defined by international standards. SES was derived from children's residential postcode using the Australian Bureau of Statistics' Index of Relative Socioeconomic Disadvantage, most proximal to the survey year. RESULTS Since 1985, the prevalence of thinness has not varied by survey year. Age was not associated with thinness; however, thinness was lower among middle SES boys, compared with high SES (OR: 0.45, 95%CI: 0.21, 0.97). The prevalence of obesity trebled between 1985 and 1997 (1.7% vs. 5.1% P = 0.000); however, since 1997, obesity prevalence has not significantly changed. Since 1997, obesity was higher among younger compared with older girls (OR: 2.11, 95%CI: 1.48, 3.00) and SES was inversely associated with obesity in boys (OR: 2.05, 95%CI: 1.44, 2.92) and girls (OR: 1.86, 95%CI: 1.27, 2.74). CONCLUSIONS The apparent plateau in child obesity is a welcome finding; however, the SES gradients are of concern. If the obesity stabilization is associated with the impact of multiple lifestyle behavioural interventions, the findings suggest obesity programmes have done 'no harm', but potentially the dose/delivery of interventions has not been sufficient or appropriate to reduce child obesity levels.
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Milat AJ, King L, Bauman AE, Redman S. The concept of scalability: increasing the scale and potential adoption of health promotion interventions into policy and practice. Health Promot Int 2012; 28:285-98. [DOI: 10.1093/heapro/dar097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 232] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Gomaa M, King L, Nezhat C. Laparoscopic Excision of Bowel Endometriosis. J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2011.08.654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Veeraswamy A, Lewis M, Kotikela S, Gomaa M, King L, Nezhat C. Laparoscopic Trachelectomy. J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2011.08.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Nezhat C, King L, Gomaa M, Hajhosseini B. Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Treatment of Bowel, Bladder and Ureter Endometriosis – Report of Five Cases. J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2011.08.357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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King L, Kotikela S, Li B, Mohammadi M, Ath. Savvouras O, Veeraswamy A, Gomaa M, Nezhat C. Laparoscopic Treatment of Endometriosis with the Plasmajet. J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2011.08.143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Gomaa M, King L, Nezhat C. Laparoscopic Excision of Ovarian Remnant. J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2011.08.309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Nezhat C, Hajhosseini B, King L. Laparoscopic Management of Bowel Endometriosis: Stanford Experience. J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2011.08.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Watson W, Chapman K, Kelly B, King L, Hughes C, Wellard L, Louie J, Gill T. “We’re all so busy and need energy”—Do shoppers understand the term ‘energy’? Obes Res Clin Pract 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.orcp.2011.08.128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Hardy L, King L, Reinten-Reynolds T, Bauman A. Is active after school program participation associated with physical activity outcomes? Obes Res Clin Pract 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.orcp.2011.08.102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Lev S, Gasparich G, Choi F, King L, Moore J, Zimmerman S. Establishing the detection threshold for Bacillus subtilis in a complex matrix using an inorganic fingerprint approach. Talanta 2011; 85:1734-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2011.06.072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2011] [Revised: 06/24/2011] [Accepted: 06/27/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Hardy L, King L, Espinel P, Okely A, Bauman A. Methods of the NSW Schools Physical Activity and Nutrition Survey 2010 (SPANS 2010). J Sci Med Sport 2011; 14:390-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2011.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2011] [Revised: 02/23/2011] [Accepted: 03/03/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Gault G, Weill FX, Mariani-Kurkdjian P, Jourdan-da Silva N, King L, Aldabe B, Charron M, Ong N, Castor C, Mace M, Bingen E, Noel H, Vaillant V, Bone A, Vendrely B, Delmas Y, Combe C, Bercion R, d'Andigne E, Desjardin M, de Valk H, Rolland P. Outbreak of haemolytic uraemic syndrome and bloody diarrhoea due to Escherichia coli O104:H4, south-west France, June 2011. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 16. [PMID: 21749817 DOI: 10.2807/ese.16.26.19905-en] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Finanger Hedderick EL, Simmers JL, Soleimani A, Andres-Mateos E, Marx R, Files DC, King L, Crawford TO, Corse AM, Cohn RD. Loss of sarcolemmal nNOS is common in acquired and inherited neuromuscular disorders. Neurology 2011; 76:960-7. [PMID: 21403107 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0b013e31821043c8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS), normally expressed at the sarcolemmal membrane, is known to be mislocalized to the sarcoplasm in several forms of muscular dystrophy. Our objectives were to characterize further the range of patients manifesting aberrant nNOS sarcolemmal immunolocalization and to study nNOS localization in animal models of nondystrophic myopathy. METHODS We carried out a retrospective cross-sectional study. We performed immunofluorescent staining for nNOS on biopsy specimens from 161 patients with acquired and nondystrophin inherited neuromuscular conditions. The localization of sarcolemmal nNOS correlated with mobility and functional status. Muscle specimens from mouse models of steroid-induced and starvation-related atrophy were studied for qualitative and quantitative nNOS expression. RESULTS Sarcolemmal nNOS staining was abnormal in 42% of patients with inherited myopathic conditions, 25% with acquired myopathic conditions, 57% with neurogenic conditions, and 93% with hypotonia. Interestingly, we found significant associations between mobility status or muscle function and sarcolemmal nNOS expression. Furthermore, mouse models of catabolic stress also demonstrated mislocalization of sarcolemmal nNOS. CONCLUSION Our analyses indicate that nNOS mislocalization is observed in a broad range of nondystrophic neuromuscular conditions associated with impaired mobility status and catabolic stress. Our findings suggest that the assessment of sarcolemmal localization of nNOS represents an important tool for the evaluation of muscle biopsies of patients with a variety of inherited and acquired forms of neuromuscular disorders.
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King L, Gill T, Allender S, Swinburn B. Best practice principles for community-based obesity prevention: development, content and application. Obes Rev 2011; 12:329-38. [PMID: 20880111 DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-789x.2010.00798.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Best practice in obesity prevention has generally been defined in terms of 'what' needs to be done while neglecting 'how'. A multifaceted definition of best practice, which combines available evidence on what actions to take, with an established process for interpreting this information in a specific community context, provides a more appropriate basis for defining the principles of best practice in community-based obesity prevention. Based on analysis of a range of literature, a preliminary set of principles was drafted and progressively revised through further analyses of published literature and a series of consultations. The framework for best practice principles comprises: community engagement, programme design and planning, evaluation, implementation and sustainability, and governance. Specific principles were formulated within this framework. While many principles were generic, distinctive features of obesity prevention were also covered. The engagement of end-users influenced the design of the formatting of the outputs, which represent three levels of knowledge transfer: detailed evidence summaries, guiding questions for programme planners and a briefer set of questions for simpler communication purposes. The best practice principles provide a valuable mechanism for the translation of existing evidence and experience into the decision-making processes for planning, implementing and evaluating the complex community-based interventions needed for successful obesity prevention.
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King L, Ali S, Knight-Madden J, MooSang M, Reid M. Compliance with intramuscular penicillin prophylaxis in children with sickle cell disease in Jamaica. W INDIAN MED J 2011; 60:177-180. [PMID: 21942123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Penicillin prophylaxis is important in the defence against invasive pneumococcal disease in sickle cell disease (SCD). Penicillin may be administered by the oral route or by the intramuscular (IM) route. Compliance with the oral route, although difficult to assess, has been reported to be highly variable and often poor. We sought to determine the compliance rate with intramuscular penicillin (IM) prophylaxis in children with sickle cell disease. METHODS Children followed at the Sickle Cell Unit in Jamaica were recruited. Good compliance was deemed if patients received at least 10 injections over the preceding 12-months. Children on IM prophylaxis for less than a 12-month period were deemed to be compliant if they received 80% of injections since commencing prophylaxis. RESULTS Data were available for 78 (HB SS 73; male 42) patients attending the clinic during the period of observation. Sixty-nine (88.5%) of the children were compliant with IMpenicillin prophylaxis. CONCLUSION This study reports a high compliance (88.5%) to IM penicillin prophylaxis which was associated with an incidence rate of invasive pneumococcal disease lower than what is seen in other comparable studies, reflecting the route of administration. Intramuscular penicillin prophylaxis, despite challenges, is a practical option. It can contribute to better patient compliance and thus significantly impact global rates of invasive pneumococcal disease and its complications in children with SCD and other similar conditions.
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King L, Munsiff SS, Ahuja SD. Achieving international targets for tuberculosis treatment success among HIV-positive patients in New York City. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2010; 14:1613-1620. [PMID: 21144248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To review outcomes of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive tuberculosis (TB) patients in New York City (NYC) to determine if the World Health Organization treatment success target of 85% was met in a setting with ready access to treatment for HIV and TB. DESIGN Retrospective review of new TB patients diagnosed from 1995 to 2004, excluding patients with rifampin (RMP) resistance. RESULTS Of 9198 eligible TB patients, 83% had achieved treatment success, 8% died during treatment, 4% failed, 3% defaulted and 2% were transferred from NYC. Among 6374 HIV-negative individuals, treatment success was consistently over 85%; 5% died during treatment. Among 2824 HIV-positive individuals, treatment success was 72% overall and 66% in sputum acid-fast bacilli smear-positive patients. Mortality among the HIV-positive decreased from 26% in 1995 to 14% in 2004. HIV-positive patients achieved higher treatment success if 1) they received treatment by directly observed therapy (DOT) (82% vs. 74%, OR(adj) = 1.80, 95%CI 1.44-2.26), or 2) were administered rifabutin (RFB) in the regimen, a proxy for receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) (84% vs. 78%, OR(adj) = 1.49, 95%CI 1.20-1.85). Treatment success of 85% was achieved in HIV-positive patients who received RFB and DOT. CONCLUSION High mortality precluded achieving 85% treatment success among HIV-positive TB patients. DOT and ART remain essential for improving success among co-infected patients everywhere.
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Allender S, Nichols M, Reynolds R, Foulkes C, King L, Gill T, Waters E, Swinburn B. Progress from the CO-OPS Collaboration for community-based obesity prevention initiatives in Australia. Obes Res Clin Pract 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.orcp.2010.09.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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