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Daystar J, Handfield R, Golden JS, McConnell E, Pascual-Gonzalez J. An Economic Impact Analysis of the US Biobased Products Industry. Ind Biotechnol (New Rochelle N Y) 2021. [DOI: 10.1089/ind.2021.29263.jda] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Jesse Daystar
- Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
- Department of Forest Biomaterials and North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
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- Department of Business Management, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA
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- Maxwell School, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NC, USA
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- School of Agricultural Sciences & Forestry at Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA, USA
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- Division of Research, Economic Development, and Engagement, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA
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Jackson K, McConnell E, Kelty E, Tennant M. Traumatic injury to the parotid salivary gland or duct and the subsequent development of ipsilateral severe peripheral dental caries in two horses. EQUINE VET EDUC 2019. [DOI: 10.1111/eve.13197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- K. Jackson
- International Research Collaborative – Oral Health and Equity Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Human Biology The University of Western Australia Nedlands Western Australia Australia
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- School of Veterinary Medicine College of Science, Health, Engineering and Education Murdoch University Murdoch Western Australia Australia
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- School of Population and Global Health The University of Western Australia Nedlands Western Australia Australia
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- International Research Collaborative – Oral Health and Equity Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Human Biology The University of Western Australia Nedlands Western Australia Australia
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Whitson H, Woolson S, Olsen M, Muir K, McConnell E, Dziadul J, Stelmack J. PREVALENCE AND CONSEQUENCES OF COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT AMONG VETERANS RECEIVING VISION REHABILITATION: A PILOT STUDY. Innov Aging 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igy023.3182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Duke University School of Medicine
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- Durham Veterans Administration Medical Center
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Kang B, Xu H, McConnell E. NEUROCOGNITIVE AND PSYCHIATRIC COMORBIDITIES OF POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER AMONG OLDER VETERANS. Innov Aging 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igy023.1897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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- Duke University School of Nursing
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McConnell E, Every J, Tchan M, Kozor R. Cardiac Phenotype Progression Despite Enzyme Replacement Therapy in a Female Double Heterozygote Fabry Patient. Heart Lung Circ 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2017.06.472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Farid Z, Schulert A, Bassily S, McConnell E. Treatment of urinary schistosomiasis with Astiban and with Astiban acid in oil: a quantitative evaluation. Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/00034983.1965.11686311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Lange B, Koenig S, Chang CY, McConnell E, Suma E, Bolas M, Rizzo A. Designing informed game-based rehabilitation tasks leveraging advances in virtual reality. Disabil Rehabil 2012; 34:1863-70. [PMID: 22494437 DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2012.670029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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PURPOSE This paper details a brief history and rationale for the use of virtual reality (VR) technology for clinical research and intervention, and then focuses on game-based VR applications in the area of rehabilitation. An analysis of the match between rehabilitation task requirements and the assets available with VR technology is presented. KEY MESSAGES AND IMPLICATIONS Low-cost camera-based systems capable of tracking user behavior at sufficient levels for game-based virtual rehabilitation activities are currently available for in-home use. Authoring software is now being developed that aims to provide clinicians with a usable toolkit for leveraging this technology. This will facilitate informed professional input on software design, development and application to ensure safe and effective use in the rehabilitation context. CONCLUSION The field of rehabilitation generally stands to benefit from the continual advances in VR technology, concomitant system cost reductions and an expanding clinical research literature and knowledge base. Home-based activity within VR systems that are low-cost, easy to deploy and maintain, and meet the requirements for "good" interactive rehabilitation tasks could radically improve users' access to care, adherence to prescribed training and subsequently enhance functional activity in everyday life in clinical populations.
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- Belinda Lange
- University of Southern California, Institute for Creative Technologies, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Khamis RY, Johns M, Thom S, Mayet J, McConnell E, Stanton A, Jeyapalan S, Annon S, Wrigley S, Hughes A, Haskard DO. 9 IgG anti-malonedialdehyde-LDL antibodies are associated with low risk of cardiovascular events in a substudy of the anglo-scandinavian cardiac outcomes trial (Ascot), and are unrelated To LDL, CRP levels and statin treatment. Heart 2011. [DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2011-300920b.9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Biliavska IV, Bortkevych OP, Ceeraz S, Spencer J, Choy EH, Corrigall V, Bombardieri M, Ngar Woon Kam Y, Brentano F, Choi K, Kyburz D, Gay S, McInnes IB, Pitzalis C, Gompels LL, Vincent T, Madden L, Lim NH, McConnell E, Mcnamee K, Haskard DO, Paleolog EM, Swales C, Mahoney DJ, Athanasou NA, Bombardieri M, Pitzalis C, Sharif O, Day AJ, Milner CM, Sabokbar A, Knowles H, Cleton-Jansen AM, Korsching E, Athanasou N. Concurrent Oral 9 - Rheumatoid Arthritis: Aetiopathogenesis [OP59-OP64]: OP59. The Value of Interleukin-17 Serum Level in Rheumatoid Arthritis Immunopathogenesis. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2010. [DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keq709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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White H, McConnell E, Clipp E, Branch LG, Sloane R, Pieper C, Box TL. A randomized controlled trial of the psychosocial impact of providing internet training and access to older adults. Aging Ment Health 2002; 6:213-21. [PMID: 12217089 DOI: 10.1080/13607860220142422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 159] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The Internet (electronic mail and the World Wide Web) may provide new opportunities for communication that can help older adults avoid social isolation. This randomized controlled trial assessed the psychosocial impact of providing Internet access to older adults over a five-month period. One hundred volunteers from four congregate housing sites and two nursing facilities were randomly assigned to receive Internet training or to a wait list control group. The pre & post measures included the UCLA Loneliness scale, modified CES Depression scale, a measure of locus of control, computer attitudes, number of confidants, and overall quality of life. Participants received nine hours of small group training in six sessions over two weeks. Computers were available for continued use over five months and the trainer was available two hours/week for questions. At the end of the trial, 60% of the intervention group continued to use the Internet on a weekly basis. Although there was a trend toward decreased loneliness and depression in intervention subjects compared to controls, there were no statistically significant changes from baseline to the end of trial between groups. Among Internet users (n = 29) in the intervention group there were trends toward less loneliness, less depression, more positive attitudes toward computers, and more confidants than among intervention recipients who were not regular users (n = 19) of this technology. Most elderly participants in this trial learned to use the Internet and the majority continued to use it on a weekly basis. The psychosocial impact of Internet use in this sample suggested trends in a positive direction. Further research is needed to determine more precisely, which older adults, residing in which environmental contexts are more likely than others to benefit from this rapidly expanding information and communication link.
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- H White
- Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
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Weiner D, Peterson B, Ladd K, McConnell E, Keefe F. Pain in nursing home residents: an exploration of prevalence, staff perspectives, and practical aspects of measurement. Clin J Pain 1999; 15:92-101. [PMID: 10382922 DOI: 10.1097/00002508-199906000-00005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To help rectify the underdiagnosis of chronic pain in frail nursing home residents by developing a new feasible pain self-report instrument, the structured pain interview; to use this new tool to estimate pain prevalence and staff's knowledge of residents' pain in two nursing homes; and to compare the performance differences of the structured pain interview and the commonly used 0-10 scale. DESIGN Cross-sectional survey. SETTING One 120-bed VA-affiliated and one 125-bed university-affiliated, community-based nursing home in Durham, North Carolina. PATIENTS One hundred fifty-eight chronic care nursing home residents without aphasia, acute illness, persistent vegetative status, or severe hearing impairment and 3 1 nursing home nurses. OUTCOME MEASURES Pain prevalence according to resident self-report and nurse report; stability of response to the structured pain interview and 0-10 scale over 1 month; agreement between residents and nurses on the structured pain interview and 0-10 scale. RESULTS Fifty-eight percent of the VA and 45% of the community nursing home residents reported pain. Forty-two percent at the VA and 20% at the community home were unable to respond to the 0-10 scale, compared with 7.5% and 14% using the structured pain interview. Stability of response to the structured pain interview at 1 month was 0.56 at the VA (nurse-resident agreement 0.38) and 0.72 in the community (nurse-resident agreement 0.07), which was very comparable to the 0-10 scale. CONCLUSIONS We have developed a highly feasible tool for examining pain prevalence in nursing homes. This tool uncovered considerable miscommunication regarding pain between residents and staff. Improvement in pain communication between nursing home residents and staff is needed, so that more effective pain treatment programs can be developed for this vulnerable population.
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- D Weiner
- Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Department of Medicine, Duke University Arthritis Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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DeVito M, Biegel L, Brouwer A, Brown S, Brucker-Davis F, Cheek AO, Christensen R, Colborn T, Cooke P, Crissman J, Crofton K, Doerge D, Gray E, Hauser P, Hurley P, Kohn M, Lazar J, McMaster S, McClain M, McConnell E, Meier C, Miller R, Tietge J, Tyl R. Screening methods for thyroid hormone disruptors. Environ Health Perspect 1999; 107:407-15. [PMID: 10210697 PMCID: PMC1566416 DOI: 10.1289/ehp.99107407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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The U.S. Congress has passed legislation requiring the EPA to implement screening tests for identifying endocrine-disrupting chemicals. A series of workshops was sponsored by the EPA, the Chemical Manufacturers Association, and the World Wildlife Fund; one workshop focused on screens for chemicals that alter thyroid hormone function and homeostasis. Participants at this meeting identified and examined methods to detect alterations in thyroid hormone synthesis, transport, and catabolism. In addition, some methods to detect chemicals that bind to the thyroid hormone receptors acting as either agonists or antagonists were also identified. Screening methods used in mammals as well as other vertebrate classes were examined. There was a general consensus that all known chemicals which interfere with thyroid hormone function and homeostasis act by either inhibiting synthesis, altering serum transport proteins, or by increasing catabolism of thyroid hormones. There are no direct data to support the assertion that certain environmental chemicals bind and activate the thyroid hormone receptors; further research is indicated. In light of this, screening methods should reflect known mechanisms of action. Most methods examined, albeit useful for mechanistic studies, were thought to be too specific and therefore would not be applicable for broad-based screening. Determination of serum thyroid hormone concentrations following chemical exposure in rodents was thought to be a reasonable initial screen. Concurrent histologic evaluation of the thyroid would strengthen this screen. Similar methods in teleosts may be useful as screens, but would require indicators of tissue production of thyroid hormones. The use of tadpole metamorphosis as a screen may also be useful; however, this method requires validation and standardization prior to use as a broad-based screen.
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- M DeVito
- National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, USA
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Pain evaluation typically relies upon the use of self-report instruments. The validity of these tools is questionable in many older adults, however, particularly those with cognitive impairment. Rating of pain behavior (e.g. grimacing, sighing) by an objective observer represents an alternative pain assessment strategy which has been validated in subjects of heterogeneous ages. The purpose of this study was to examine, in a group of community-dwelling elderly with low back pain and lumbosacral osteoarthritis, the concurrent validity of observational pain behavior rating techniques as compared with self-report instruments and the degree to which pain and pain behavior relate to disability. Thirty-nine cognitively intact subjects, age > 65 years, without depression, other sources of pain, or other known spinal pathology underwent the following measures: (1) pain self-report using the verbal 0-10 scale, vertical verbal descriptor scale, Arthritis Impact Measurement Scales and McGill Pain Questionnaire; (2) pain behavior was sampled during two protocols, one, identical to that used by Keefe and Block (Behav. Ther., 13 (1982) 363-375), that required subjects to sit, stand, walk, and recline for 1-2 minute periods (which we have labelled the traditional protocol), and a second, more demanding protocol that was designed to simulate activities of daily living that place a premium on axial movement (the 'ADL' protocol); (3) disability was assessed using the Roland questionnaire, a 6 month global disability question and the Jette Functional Status Index; and (4) radiographic evaluation of the lumbosacral spine; osteoarthritis was quantitated using a previously validated scoring system. Interrelationships among pain, pain behavior and disability measures were tested using canonical correlations. Self-reported pain was associated with pain behavior frequency; the association was stronger when the ADL protocol was used, as compared with the traditional protocol. The association between pain and disability was modestly strong with both self-report instruments and pain behavior observation when the ADL protocol was used, but not when the traditional protocol was used. Our findings suggest that pain behavior observation is a valid assessment tool in the elderly. In addition, it seems that observation of elders during performance of activities of daily living may be a more sensitive and valid way of assessing pain behavior than observing pain behavior during sitting, walking, standing, or reclining.
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- D Weiner
- Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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OBJECTIVE To assess the reliability, validity, and stability of an accelerometer-based monitor of physical activity in an elderly population. DESIGN Six studies were conducted to assess the Tritrac, a newly available accelerometer capable of storing three-dimensional activity data collected in minute epochs. After initial bench testing, the waist-worn devices were assessed for test-retest reliability during sitting and treadmill walking at 1mph and 2mph. Validity testing examined the Tritrac's ability to discriminate between different levels of physical activity and also compared the Tritrac with an established wrist-worn acclerometer, the Actigraph. Stability of the measure was examined over a period of 3 to 7 days, and in a subset of subjects this measurement was performed for a second week. SETTING AND SUBJECTS Residents of a VA Nursing Home (n = 40; mean age = 76), participants in an in-home nonaerobic exercise program (n = 36; mean age = 77), and community participants in an aerobic exercise program (n = 10; mean age = 71). RESULTS Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) for both the bench testing and test-retest reliability were .97. The device discriminated among subjects independently categorized as sedentary, moderately active, or active (F = 49.4, p = .0001) and between specific activities of varying intensity (F = 114.5, p = .0001). Tritrac and Actigraph measurement comparison showed a correlation of r = .77, p = .0001. Stability of the measure was demonstrated by ICCs = .81 and .78 for mean activity values and proportion of time spent in sedentary activity, respectively. No significant differences were observed when comparing activity measured for two separate weeks. CONCLUSION The Tritrac is a reliable and valid instrument producing activity measurement that was stable over time in the elderly population we studied. During our longitudinal testing, 20% of the subjects did not comply with wearing the device; this noncompliance issue must be considered in any use of the Tritrac.
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- G Kochersberger
- Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, NC., USA
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McConnell E. Human warmth is a form of nutrition. Contemp Nurse 1995; 4:81-2. [PMID: 7655253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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McConnell E. Managing the patient with acute renal failure. Nursing 1992; 22:84, 86-8. [PMID: 1553097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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McConnell E, Lewis LW. Caring for the patient with a C.V.A. Nursing 1992; 22:70, 73-5. [PMID: 1741093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Ibrahim MA, Bond GG, Burke TA, Cole P, Dost FN, Enterline PE, Gough M, Greenberg RS, Halperin WE, McConnell E. Weight of the evidence on the human carcinogenicity of 2,4-D. Environ Health Perspect 1991; 96:213-22. [PMID: 1820267 PMCID: PMC1568222 DOI: 10.1289/ehp.9196213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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The phenoxy herbicide 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) is widely used to control the growth of weeds and broadleaf plants. We convened a panel of 13 scientists to weigh the evidence on the human carcinogenicity of 2,4-D. The panel based its findings on a review of the toxicological and epidemiological literature on 2,4-D and related phenoxy herbicides. The toxicological data do not provide a strong basis for predicting that 2,4-D is a human carcinogen. Although a cause-effect relationship is far from being established, the epidemiological evidence for an association between exposure to 2,4-D and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is suggestive and requires further investigation. There is little evidence of an association between use of 2,4-D and soft-tissue sarcoma or Hodgkin's disease, and no evidence of an association between 2,4-D use and any other form of cancer. Scientists on the panel were asked to categorize 2,4-D as a "known," "probable," "possible," or "unlikely" carcinogen or as a noncarcinogen in humans. The predominant opinion among the panel members was that the weight of the evidence indicates that it is possible that exposure to 2,4-D can cause cancer in humans, although not all of the panelists believed the possibility was equally likely: one thought the possibility was strong, leaning toward probable, and five thought the possibility was remote, leaning toward unlikely. Two panelists believed it unlikely that 2,4-D can cause cancer in humans.
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- M A Ibrahim
- Center for Risk Analysis, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115
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McConnell E, Lewis LW. Managing the patient with pancreatitis. Nursing 1991; 21:98-102. [PMID: 1945104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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McConnell E, Lewis LW. Self-test. Managing the patient with cirrhosis. Nursing 1991; 21:106-8. [PMID: 1923012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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McConnell E, Lewis LW. Self-test. Managing patients with congestive heart failure. Nursing 1991; 21:68-70, 72. [PMID: 1923050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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McConnell E, Lewis LW. The patient with lung cancer. Nursing 1991; 21:98-101. [PMID: 1870785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Smrkovski LL, McConnell E, Tubergen TA. Effect of 60Co-irradiation on the development and immunogenicity of Plasmodium berghei sporozoites in Anopheles stephensi mosquitoes. J Parasitol 1983; 69:814-7. [PMID: 6368786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Protection conferred to mice by Plasmodium berghei sporozoites increased significantly when the time interval between 60Co-irradiation of the infected mosquitoes and harvest of sporozoites increased. One thousand sporozoites conferred no protection against challenge if harvested on the day of irradiation, but protected 60% of recipient mice when harvested 28 days postirradiation. When the time between feeding of mosquitoes and irradiation was varied, sporozoites from mosquitoes irradiated 3 days after feeding were infective for mice. Sporozoites from mosquitoes irradiated on day 10 postfeeding were not infective, but were immunogenic. In all experiments a decline occurred in the number of recoverable sporozoites over a 28-day period postirradiation to less than 10% of the yield on the day of irradiation.
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McConnell E. Ten tactics to help beat the clock. RN 1983; 46:47-50. [PMID: 6560763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2023]
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McConnell E. How nursing care plans help you. Nurs Life 1982; 2:56-9. [PMID: 6976539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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McConnell E. Ready, set, review. Nurs Life 1981; 1:52-5. [PMID: 6974331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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McConnell E. Toward complication-free recoveries for your surgical patients. RN 1980; 43:31-3, 82-90. [PMID: 6900371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Pacheco ND, McConnell E, Beaudoin RL. Duration of immunity following a single vaccination with irradiated sporozoites of Plasmodium berghei. Bull World Health Organ 1979; 57 Suppl 1:159-63. [PMID: 120765 PMCID: PMC2395719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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A rodent model of sporozoite immunization against malaria based on a single immunizing dose is described. The duration of protective immunity was measured as a function of dose, and the results suggest that the percentage of protection follows a bimodal distribution. The first peak occurs between days 7-12 after immunization, while the second peak occurs at approximately 28 days. Although the percentage of protection declines steadily after the second peak, some immunity was detectable as long as 140 days after immunization with the higher doses.
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Wood DE, Smrkovski LL, McConnell E, Pacheco ND, Bawden MP. The use of membrane screen filters in the isolation of Plasmodium berghei sporozoites from mosquitos. Bull World Health Organ 1979; 57 Suppl 1:69-74. [PMID: 120775 PMCID: PMC2395702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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An improved procedure is presented for the isolation of Plasmodium berghei sporozoites from host mosquitos. The method employs filtration through a series of Nuclepore membranes followed by two consecutive centrifugations of the filtrate layered over Renografin-60 solutions of different densities. A Coulter Counter was used to compare isolations prepared by this technique with those prepared by a routinely employed discontinuous gradient method. When the sporozoite concentration in each preparation was standardized at 300 sporozoites per ml, isolations prepared by the new technique were significantly cleaner than isolations prepared by the discontinuous gradient method, containing an average of 1706 total particles per ml compared with 46 107 total particles per ml. The latter procedure was more effective, however, in removing viable microorganisms. Sporozoites isolated by both techniques were similar in immunogenicity and virulence.
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McConnell E, Armstrong JC. Intestinal parasitism in fifty communities on the central plateau of Ethiopia. Ethiop Med J 1976; 14:159-68. [PMID: 1026424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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McConnell E, Dennis DT. A survey for Wuchereria bancrofti in Ethiopia. Ethiop Med J 1976; 14:31-6. [PMID: 976247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Paired day and night blood specimens from 41 persons living in a hyperendemic Wuchereria bancrofti area of southwestern Ethiopia were examined for microfilariae by Nuclepore filter, thick film, and counting chamber techniques. Filtering techniques were so highly sensitive that more infected persons were identified by filtering day blood than by examining night blood by conventional methods. Increasing the volume of blood filtered from 1 ml to 5 ml increased the number of positives identified during the day. Filtering 5 ml of day blood obviated the need for examining night blood, even though a high proportion of infected persons had very low numbers of circulating microfilariae.
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McConnell E, Baker JR. Human trypanosomiasis in Ethiopia: investigations in Pinybago village and the surrounding area. Ethiop Med J 1974; 12:137-44. [PMID: 4471168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Mansour NS, Hady J, McConnell E. A modified liquid medium for Leishmania. J Parasitol 1973; 59:1088-90. [PMID: 4760641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Baker JR, McConnell E. Letter: Strains of Trypanosoma (Trypanozoon) Brucei sspp. isolated in Ethiopa from Glossina tachinoides and Tragelaphus scriptus. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 1973; 67:153-4. [PMID: 4777402 DOI: 10.1016/0035-9203(73)90345-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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McConnell E, Baker J. Isolation of Trypanosoma (Trypanozoon) brucei ssp. indet. from Glossina tachinoides and Tragelaphus scriptus in Ethiopia. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 1971. [DOI: 10.1016/0035-9203(71)90271-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Girgis NI, Khayyal MT, McConnell E, Norton J. Penicillamine as an adjuvant to antimonial therapy, effect on electrocardiographic changes in dogs. East Afr Med J 1970; 47:576-81. [PMID: 5498991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Baker JR, McConnell E, Kent DC, Hady J. Human trypanosomiasis in Ethiopa. Ecology of Illubabor Province and epidemiology in the Baro River area. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 1970; 64:523-30. [PMID: 4922131 DOI: 10.1016/0035-9203(70)90074-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Bassily S, Schulert AR, Zeind AS, McConnell E, Abdel Wahab MF. Urinary blood loss in Schistosoma haematobium infection in Egyptian farmers. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 1968; 62:496-500. [PMID: 5671535 DOI: 10.1016/0035-9203(68)90132-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Farid Z, Bassily S, McConnell E, Schulert A, Sabour M, Abdel Wahab MF. Symptomatic, radiological, and functional improvement following treatment of urinary schistosomiasis in Egypt. Lancet 1967; 2:1110-3. [PMID: 4168554 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(67)90617-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Farid Z, Bassily S, McConnell E, Davis J. Astiban therapy of Schistosoma mansoni infection: a quantitative evaluation. Ann Trop Med Parasitol 1967; 61:310-4. [PMID: 5625700 DOI: 10.1080/00034983.1967.11686491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Schulert AR, Girgis NI, Girgis GR, Farid Z, McConnell E. Comparative antimony disposition following administration of tartar emetic and sodium antimony dimercaptosuccinate (Astiban) to hamsters infected with Schistosoma mansoni. East Afr Med J 1967; 44:1-8. [PMID: 6038793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Khayyal MT, Girgis NI, McConnell E. The use of penicillamine as an adjuvant to tartar emetic in the treatment of experimental schistosomiasis. Bull World Health Organ 1967; 37:387-92. [PMID: 5301382 PMCID: PMC2554273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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One of the principal drawbacks of antimonial therapy in schistosomiasis has been the prevalence of annoying, and sometimes dangerous, side-effects. The adjuvant administration of chelating agents offers a possible solution to this problem, providing this can be achieved without appreciably decreasing the therapeutic effect of the drug.The authors found that the chelating agent penicillamine lowered the toxicity of tartar emetic for mice and hamsters without affecting the tissue uptake of antimony. When administered in a similar manner to hamsters infected with Schistosoma mansoni there was no effect on the uptake of antimony by the parasites, or on the cure rate. This suggests a potential usefulness of penicillamine in antimony therapy.
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