101 research outputs found
APN-Physician Collaboration in Caring for Women With High-Risk Pregnancies
Purpose To examine: (a) frequency and focus of APN-physician collaborations in a clinical trial in which half of physician prenatal care for women with high-risk pregnancies was substituted with APN prenatal care delivered in women’s homes; and (b) characteristics of women requiring greater numbers of collaborations. Design and Methods Descriptive study with secondary analysis of data from 83 of the original trial’s 85 intervention participants followed by APNs prenatally through 8 weeks postpartum. APN practices, recorded in logs, included APN interactions with the women and the physician, and type of APN contact (e.g., home visit, telephone call). Each APN-physician collaboration was coded for type, timing, and focus. Findings Total number of APN-physician collaboration contacts was 351, with a mean of 4.5 and a range of 1 to 16 per woman. Focus of collaborations was: status updates (59%), new physical findings (21%), change in treatment (8%), patient concerns (7%) and medication adjustment (5%). No significant differences in numbers of collaborations were found according to age, primary diagnosis, marital status, type of health insurance, race, or income. Women with high school education received more collaborations than did those not completing high school or those with some postsecondary education. Prenatally, women with a first pregnancy required more collaborations than did multipara participants. Conclusions Most APN-physician collaborative contacts were focused on monitoring women’s physical and emotional status and discussing new physical findings. These collaborations were important in the original trial’s successful pregnancy and infant outcomes and savings in health care dollars
The Cost to Successfully Apply for Level 3 Medical Home Recognition
The NCQA Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) recognition program provides practices an opportunity to implement Medical home activities. Understanding the costs to apply for recognition may enable practices to plan their work
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Targeting LIF-mediated paracrine interaction for pancreatic cancer therapy and monitoring.
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) has a dismal prognosis largely owing to inefficient diagnosis and tenacious drug resistance. Activation of pancreatic stellate cells (PSCs) and consequent development of dense stroma are prominent features accounting for this aggressive biology1,2. The reciprocal interplay between PSCs and pancreatic cancer cells (PCCs) not only enhances tumour progression and metastasis but also sustains their own activation, facilitating a vicious cycle to exacerbate tumorigenesis and drug resistance3-7. Furthermore, PSC activation occurs very early during PDAC tumorigenesis8-10, and activated PSCs comprise a substantial fraction of the tumour mass, providing a rich source of readily detectable factors. Therefore, we hypothesized that the communication between PSCs and PCCs could be an exploitable target to develop effective strategies for PDAC therapy and diagnosis. Here, starting with a systematic proteomic investigation of secreted disease mediators and underlying molecular mechanisms, we reveal that leukaemia inhibitory factor (LIF) is a key paracrine factor from activated PSCs acting on cancer cells. Both pharmacologic LIF blockade and genetic Lifr deletion markedly slow tumour progression and augment the efficacy of chemotherapy to prolong survival of PDAC mouse models, mainly by modulating cancer cell differentiation and epithelial-mesenchymal transition status. Moreover, in both mouse models and human PDAC, aberrant production of LIF in the pancreas is restricted to pathological conditions and correlates with PDAC pathogenesis, and changes in the levels of circulating LIF correlate well with tumour response to therapy. Collectively, these findings reveal a function of LIF in PDAC tumorigenesis, and suggest its translational potential as an attractive therapeutic target and circulating marker. Our studies underscore how a better understanding of cell-cell communication within the tumour microenvironment can suggest novel strategies for cancer therapy
2002 Wild Blueberry Project Reports
The 2002 edition of the Wild Blueberry Project Reports was prepared for the Wild Blueberry Commission of Maine and the Wild Blueberry Advisory Committee by researchers at the University of Maine, Orono. Projects in this report include:
1. Factors Affecting Microbial and Pesticide Residue Levels on Wild Blueberries
2. Effect of Blueberry Products on Oxidation in Meat Based Food
3. Determination of Pesticide Residue Levels in Freshly Harvested and Processed Wild Blueberries
4. Detection of Infested Wild Blueberries using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy
5. Investigation Of The Mechanism By Which Blueberry Fractions Maintain Arterial Integrity
6. Antioxidant Assessment in the Elderly
7. Water Use of Wild Blueberries and the Impact of Plant Water Stress on Yield
8. Control Tactics for Wild blueberry Pest Insects
9. IPM Strategies
10. Pest Biology
11. Wild Blueberry Pollination Research
12. Survey and Determination of Effective Control of Stem Blight and Leaf Spot Diseases in Wild Blueberry Fields
13. Effect of Foliar-applied Iron Chelate Concentration on Leaf Iron Concentration, Wild Blueberry Growth and Yield
14. Effect of Boron Application Methods on Boron Uptake in Wild Blueberries
15. Effect of Foliar N spray on Leaf N Concentration, Growth and Yield of Wild Blueberries
16. Effect of Foliar Spray (4-13-15) on Leaf Nutrient Concentration, Growth and Yield of Wild Blueberries
17. Effect of Foliar Copper Application on Growth and Yield of Wild Blueberries
18. Effect of Foliar Copper and/or Iron Application on Growth and Yield of Wild Blueberries
19. Effect of Soil pH on Nutrient Uptake
20. Assessment of Hexazinone Alternatives for Weed Control in Wild Blueberries and Weed Control
21. Evaluation of Fall Applications of Sulfonylurea Herbicides for Bunchberry Control in Wild Blueberries
22. Evaluation and Demonstration of Techniques for Filling in Bare Spots in Wild Blueberry Fields
23. Blueberry Extension Education Program Base
24. 2002 Pesticide Groundwater Survey
25. Cultural Weed Management using sulfur to lower the p
2001 Wild Blueberry CSREES Project Reports
The 2001 edition of the Wild Blueberry CSREES Progress Reports was prepared for the Maine Wild Blueberry Commission and the University of Maine Wild Blueberry Advisory Committee by researchers at the University of Maine, Orono. Projects in this report include:
1. Effect of Wild Blueberry Products on Oxidation in Meat Based Food Systems
2. Factors Affecting the Microbial and Pesticide Residues Levels on Wild Blueberries
3. Determination of Pesticide Residue Levels in Fresh and Processed Wild Blueberries
4. Separation of Maggot-Infested Wild Blueberries in the IQF Processing Line
5. Water Use of Wild Blueberries and the Impact of Plant Water Stress on Yields
6. Survey of Stem Blight and Leaf Spot Diseases in Wild Blueberry Fields
7. IPM Strategies
8. Control Tactics for Wild Blueberry Pest Insects, 2001
9. Biology and Ecology of Blueberry Pest Insects
10. Diurnal Bee Activity and Measurement of Honeybee Field Strength
11. Effect of Foliar-applied Iron (Fe) Chelate Concentration on Leaf Iron Concentration, Wild Blueberry Growth and Yield
12. Effect of Boron Application Methods on Boron Uptake in Wild Blueberries
13. Effect of Foliar Iron and Copper Application on Growth and Yield of Wild Blueberries
14. Effect of Fertilizer Timing on Wild Blueberry Growth and Productivity
15. Effect of Foliar Copper Application on Growth and Yield of Wild Blueberries
16. Effect of Prune-year Applications of Nutri-Phitetm P or Nutri-Phitetm P+K on Growth and Yield of Wild Blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium Ait.)
17. Effect of Soil pH on Nutrient Uptake
18. Assessment of Azafenidin for Weed Control in Wild Blueberries
19. Assessment of Rimsulfuron for Weed Control in Wild Blueberries
20. Assessment of Pendimethalin for Weed Control in Wild Blueberries
21. Evaluation and Demonstration of Techniques for Filling in Bare Spots in Wild Blueberry Fields
22. Assessment of Sprout-less Weeder for Hardwood Control in Wild Blueberries
23. Wild Blueberry Extension Education Program in 2001
24. Evaluation of Fungicide Efficacy in Wild Blueberry Fields
25. 2001 Pesticide Groundwater Survey
26. Cultural Weed Management Using Sulfur to Lower the pH
27. Wild Blueberry Web Sit
2000 Wild Blueberry Project Reports
The 2000 edition of the Wild Blueberry Project Reports was prepared for the Maine Wild Blueberry Commission and the University of Maine Wild Blueberry Advisory Committee by researchers at the University of Maine, Orono. Projects in this report include:
1. Determination of Pesticide Residue Levels in Fresh and Processed Wild Blueberries
2. Factors Affecting the Microbiological Quality of IQF Blueberries
3. Effect of Processed Blueberry Products on Oxidation in Meat Based Food Systems
4. Separation of Maggot Infested Wild Blueberries in the IQF Processing Line
5. Water Use of Wild Blueberries
6. Control Tactics for Blueberry Pest Insects, 2000
7. IPM Strategies
8. Biology and Ecology of Blueberry Pest Insects
9. Survey of Stem Blight and Leaf Spot Diseases in Lowbush Blueberry Fields
10. Phosphorus/Nitrogen Fertilizer Ratio
11. Effect of Boron Application Methods on Boron Uptake in Lowbush Blueberries
12. Effect of Foliar Iron and Copper Application on Growth and Yield of Lowbush Blueberries
13. Effect of Soil pH on Nutrient Uptake
14. Effect of Nutri-Phite (tm) P+K on Growth and Yield of Lowbush Blueberry
15. Effect of Fertilizer Timing on Lowbush Blueberry Growth and Productivity
16. Assessment of Azafenidin for Weed Control in Wild Blueberries
17. Assessment of Rimsulfuron for Weed Control in Wild Blueberries
18. Assessment of Pendimethalin for Weed Control in Wild Blueberries
19. Assessment of VC1447 for Weed Control in Wild Blueberries
20. Cultural Management Using pH for Weed Control in Wild Blueberries
21. Evaluation of Sprout-Less Weeder® for Weed Control in Wild Blueberries
22. Evaluation of RoundUp Ultra® and Touchdown 5® for Weed Control in Wild Blueberries
23. Evaluation and Demonstration of Techniques for Filling in Bare Spots in Wild Blueberry Fields
24. Evaluation of Fungicides Efficacy in Wild Blueberry Fields
25. Velpar® and Sinbar/Karmex® Demonstration Plot Comparison Trial
26. Blueberry Extension Education Program in 2000
27. 2000 Hexazinone Groundwater Surve
Auditory Physiology
Contains reports on one research projects split into ten sections.National Institutes of Health (Grant 5 P01 NS13126)National Institutes of Health (Grant 5 RO1 NS18682)National Institutes of Health (Grant 5 RO1 NS20322)National Institutes of Health (Grant 5 RO1 NS20269)National Institutes of Health (Grant 5 PO1 NS23734)National Institutes of Health (Grant 5 T32 NS07047)Symbion, Inc
Signal Transmission in the Auditory System
Contains table of contents for Section 3 and reports on nine research projects.National Institutes of Health (Grant 5 P01 NS13126)National Institutes of Health (Grant 5 P01 NS23734)National Institutes of Health (Grant 5 R01 NS18682)National Institutes of Health (Grant 5 RO1 NS25995)National Institutes of Health (Grant 5 R01 NS20269)National Institutes of Health (Grant 5 R01 NS20322)National Institutes of Health (Grant 5 T32 NS07047)Johnson and Johnson Foundatio
Signal Transmission in the Auditory System
Contains table of contents for Section 3, an introduction and reports on nine research projects.National Institutes of Health Grant 5 T32 NS07047National Institutes of Health Grant 5 P01 NS13126National Institutes of Health Grant 8 R01 DC00194National Institutes of Health Grant 5 R01 NS25995National Institutes of Health Grant 8 R01 DC00238National Institutes of Health Grant 5 R01 NS20322National Institutes of Health Grant 5 R01 DC00235National Institutes of Health Grant 5 R01 NS20269National Institutes of Health Grant 1 P01 NS23734Johnson and Johnson FoundationUnisys Corporation Doctoral Fellowshi
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