Hybrid in vitro diffusion cell for simultaneous evaluation of hair and skin decontamination: temporal distribution of chemical contaminants

Most casualty or personnel decontamination studies have focused on removing contaminants from the skin. However, scalp hair and underlying skin are the most likely areas of contamination following airborne exposure to chemicals. The aim of this study was to investigate the interactions of contaminants with scalp hair and underlying skin using a hybrid in vitro diffusion cell model. The in vitro hybrid test system comprised “curtains” of human hair mounted onto sections of excised porcine skin within a modified diffusion cell. The results demonstrated that hair substantially reduced underlying scalp skin contamination and that hair may provide a limited decontamination effect by removing contaminants from the skin surface. This hybrid test system may have application in the development of improved chemical incident response processes through the evaluation of various hair and skin decontamination strategies.Peer reviewedFinal Published versio

UA68/7/2/1 Minute Book 1

Minute book of the FCG Classical Club. FCG is an abbreviation of Fides, Concordia, Gratia (Fidelity, Harmony, Goodwill) and is also the initials of Finley C. Grise, the club’s first sponsor. This minute book records activities of the club members such as presentations given by students and faculty, Roman banquets (with particular mention of Dr. Grise presiding as Virgil on one occasion), plays, picnics, chapel programs, and Roman games. Members and others mentioned in the book include: Adams, Otho Adsit, Geraldine Ashcraft, Eva Batson, Cecil Berry, Mildred Blewette, Emma Bunch, Wendell Campbell, Allie Chick, Mrs. C.G. Clark, Cicely Cooper, Myrtle Cotton, Ruby Driskill, Ruth Durham, Elizabeth Farley, Mary Flowers, Eula Mae Gaines, Hallie Garrigan, Lucille Grise, Finley Haliburton, Gladys Hardwick, Mrs. Morris Highbaugh, Bettie Holland, Fannie Howell, Ora Humphrey, Thelma Jacups, Edna Jewell, Bennie Jones, Ethel Jones, Martha Kimberlin, Leona Kirby, Mary Kirby, Olivia Kirtley, Kathrine Lafferty, Joe Lewis, Neta Martin, Ruth McChesney, Mary McPherson, Clara Miller, Mrs. John Moore, Trilby Morris, Vista Pardue, Leona Patterson, Zelma Pearce, Almedia Perkins, Mrs. Presley Prentice, Ellice Roark, Mildred Roemer, Charliene Rogers, Ernestine Rothwell, Colonel Ryan, Fadie Scott, Lucille Shirley, Bess Simpson, Nina Smith, Wallace Stagner, Ivy Stein, Bethel Stone, Bill Stonecipher, Sibyl Summers, Bayliss Summers, Martha Thomas, Elizabeth Topmiller, Essie Turbeville, Hazel Upton, Arvin Upton, Jennie VanZant, Sallie Warner, Julia Weldy, James Wells, Mary Wentworth, Elizabeth White, Lola Wilson, Gordon Wood, Lucy Glenn Wright, Lul

Toward High Performance Organization Using Path-Goal Theory and Transformation Theories: A Case Study of St.Louis School Chachoengsao

In t h i s  s t u d y, the  main objectives were : to assess the current levels of leadership skills of the leadership team, staff engagement, and the performance effectiveness of the staff ; to design Organization Development Interventions (ODI) that will enhance the leadership skills, staff engagement and the performance effectiveness;  to implement ODI and to evaluate the initial effects of ODI on the levels of leadership skills staff engagement and the performance effectiveness; and to propose a Roadmap that will  sustain the initial positive effects of the ODI to further develop SLC as an excellent academic institution.  The pretest survey questions on leadership skills and styles by all leaders, and employee engagement questionnaires survey were administered prior to implementing the OD interventions. A SOAR Workshop was also conducted to know the priorities of the school community in its future direction and be the basis for the research study.  The research process involved the Pre-ODI, the implementation of OD and the Post- OD were conducted. At the beginning of the process, the 3 workshops were conducted with 248 Thai teachers as participants.   The three workshops were on Whole - Brain Based Organization Development, Responsible Gap for Engagement, and Team Building Workshop. Random Interviews with 22 teachers, 10 parents and 15 alumni were also conducted. The results showed significant improvements on the leadership styles and the employee engagements.      The performance effectiveness of the teachers showed no significant improvement. The results of the interviews with teachers, parents and alumni were positive on performance effectiveness.  The researcher proposed 5 roadmaps for SLC future development on leadership skills, personnel, academic and students development, so that SLC will be the high performing school in the future. Keywords:    leadership, transactional, transformational, authentic, path goal,       effectiveness, performance, high performance organizatio

Association of Prior Antithrombotic Drug Use with 90-Day Mortality After Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Christian Mistegård Jørgensen,1 Nils Jensen Boe,1 Stine Munk Hald,1 Frederik Meyer-Kristensen,1 Mie Micheelsen Norlén,1 Christian Ovesen,1,2 Sören Möller,3,4 Birgit Bjerre Høyer,3 Jonas Asgaard Bojsen,5 Mohammad Talal Elhakim,5 Frederik Severin Gråe Harbo,5 Rustam Al-Shahi Salman,6 Larry B Goldstein,7 Jesper Hallas,8 Luis Alberto García Rodríguez,9 Magdy Selim,10 David Gaist1 1Research Unit for Neurology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark; University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark; 2Department of Neurology, Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark; 3Open Patient Data Explorative Network (OPEN), Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark; 4Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark; 5Department of Radiology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark; University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark; 6Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK; 7Department of Neurology and Kentucky Neuroscience Institute, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA; 8Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Pharmacy and Environmental Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark; 9Centro Español Investigación Farmacoepidemiológica, Madrid, Spain; 10Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USACorrespondence: David Gaist, Research Unit for Neurology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark; University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark, Email [email protected]: To estimate the strength of association between use of antithrombotics (AT) drugs with survival after spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (s-ICH) comparing oral anticoagulant (OAC) or platelet antiaggregants (PA) with no AT use and in active comparator analyses OAC vs PA, direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) vs vitamin K antagonist (VKA), and clopidogrel vs aspirin.Patients and Methods: We identified patients ≥ 55 years with a first-ever s-ICH between 2015 and 2018 in Southern Denmark (population 1.2 million). From this population, patients who had used an AT at the time of ICH were identified and classified as OAC or PA vs no AT (reference group), and for active comparator analyses as OAC vs PA (reference group), DOAC vs VKA (reference group), or clopidogrel vs aspirin (reference group). We calculated adjusted relative risks (aRRs) and corresponding [95% confidence intervals] for 90-day all-cause mortality with adjustments for potential confounders.Results: Among 1043 patients who had s-ICH, 206 had used an OAC, 270 a PA, and 428 had no AT use. The adjusted 90-day mortality was higher in OAC- (aRR 1.68 [1.39-2.02]) and PA-users (aRR 1.21 [1.03-1.42]), compared with no AT. Mortality was higher in OAC- (aRR 1.19 [1.05-1.36]) vs PA-users. In analyses by antithrombotic drug type, 88 used a DOAC, 136 a VKA, 111 clopidogrel, and 177 aspirin. Mortality was lower among DOAC- vs VKA-users (aRR 0.82 [0.68-0.99]), but similar between clopidogrel vs aspirin users (aRR 1.04 [0.87-1.24]).Conclusion: In this unselected cohort from a geographically defined Danish population, 90-day mortality after s-ICH was higher in patients with prior use of an OAC compared with no AT use or patients using a PA. Mortality was slightly lower for patients using a DOAC than a VKA. Mortality was also higher in PA- vs no AT-users, but there were no differences in mortality between clopidogrel vs aspirin.Keywords: stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage, stroke prevention, oral anticoagulants, platelet antiaggregant

Counseling intervention strategies: Their effects on the psychosocial health of HIV/AIDS persons

This study investigates the effectiveness of counseling intervention strategies in reducing stress, anxiety, and feelings of anger and increasing the self-esteem of selected HIV/AIDS persons. This study used the N of 1 or single case research design which is also known as idiographic research design to know how the counseling intervention strategies affected or brought change in the individual client. The subjects were six HIV clients from an HIV institution. Their ages range between 20 to 45 years old. They are of varied socioeconomic status, educational, and occupational classes. The clients chosen were those diagnosed as HIV positive and but do not have symptoms of the infection they carry. They were diagnosed as HIV positive for the last six months to one year. Of the six subjects, two were exposed to Progressive Relaxation and Guided Imagery two subjects, to Progressive Relaxation and Problem-solving Counseling and two subjects, to Progressive Relaxation and HIV Affirmative Counseling. Analysis of test results, as well as observations, revealed that the counseling intervention strategies were effective in reducing stress, anxiety, anger and in increasing the level of self-esteem of the clients six weeks after they went through counseling intervention strategies. The effects were also found to be stable over a period of one more month