Marking Territory

Catalog for the exhibition Marking Territory held at the Seton Hall University Walsh Gallery, November 11 - December 13, 2013. Curated by Erin Healy and Alycia Piazza. Includes an essay by Erin Healy and Alycia Piazza. Includes color illustrations

Marking Territory

Catalog for the exhibition Marking Territory held at the Seton Hall University Walsh Gallery, November 11 - December 13, 2013. Curated by Erin Healy and Alycia Piazza. Includes an essay by Erin Healy and Alycia Piazza. Includes color illustrations

Detritus: An exhibition of art from recycled or found art materials

Catalog for the exhibition Detritus: An exhibition of art from recycled or found art materials held at the Seton Hall University Walsh Gallery, April 16 – May 25, 2007. Curated by Mark Schlemmer, Kelsey Quillen and Laura Browarney. Includes an essay by Mark Schlemmer, Kelsey Quillen and Laura Browarney. Includes color illustrations

Factors influencing readiness to deploy in disaster response: findings from a cross-sectional survey of the Department of Veterans Affairs Disaster Emergency Medical Personnel System

BACKGROUND: The Disaster Emergency Medical Personnel System (DEMPS) program provides a system of volunteers whereby active or retired Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) personnel can register to be deployed to support other VA facilities or the nation during national emergencies or disasters. Both early and ongoing volunteer training is required to participate. METHODS: This study aims to identify factors that impact willingness to deploy in the event of an emergency. This analysis was based on responses from 2,385 survey respondents (response rate, 29%). Latent variable path models were developed and tested using the EQS structural equations modeling program. Background demographic variables of education, age, minority ethnicity, and female gender were used as predictors of intervening latent variables of DEMPS Volunteer Experience, Positive Attitude about Training, and Stress. The model had acceptable fit statistics, and all three intermediate latent variables significantly predicted the outcome latent variable Readiness to Deploy. RESULTS: DEMPS Volunteer Experience and a Positive Attitude about Training were associated with Readiness to Deploy. Stress was associated with decreased Readiness to Deploy. Female gender was negatively correlated with Readiness to Deploy; however, there was an indirect relationship between female gender and Readiness to Deploy through Positive Attitude about Training. CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that volunteer emergency management response programs such as DEMPS should consider how best to address the factors that may make women less ready to deploy than men in order to ensure adequate gender representation among emergency responders. The findings underscore the importance of training opportunities to ensure that gender-sensitive support is a strong component of emergency response, and may apply to other emergency response programs such as the Medical Reserve Corps and the American Red Cross

Splice variants of neuronal nitric oxide synthase are present in the rat kidney

Background. Decreased renal cortical neuronal NO synthase (nNOS) abundance/activity correlates with progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in a number of animal models

Detritus: An exhibition of art from recycled or found art materials

Catalog for the exhibition Detritus: An exhibition of art from recycled or found art materials held at the Seton Hall University Walsh Gallery, April 16 – May 25, 2007. Curated by Mark Schlemmer, Kelsey Quillen and Laura Browarney. Includes an essay by Mark Schlemmer, Kelsey Quillen and Laura Browarney. Includes color illustrations

Tailoring Colorectal Cancer Screening by Considering Risk of Advanced Proximal Neoplasia

BACKGROUND: Quantifying risk of advanced proximal colorectal neoplasia might allow tailoring of colorectal cancer screening, with colonoscopy for those at high risk, and less invasive screening for very low-risk persons. METHODS: We analyzed findings from 10,124 consecutive adults age ≥ 50 years who underwent screening colonoscopy to the cecum between September 1995 and August 2008. We quantified the risk of advanced neoplasia (tubular adenoma ≥ 1 cm; a polyp with villous histology or high-grade dysplasia; or adenocarcinoma) both proximally (cecum to splenic flexure) and distally (descending colon to anus). Prevalence of advanced proximal neoplasia was quantified by age, gender and distal findings. RESULTS: Mean (s.d.) age was 57.5 (6.0) years; 44% were women; 7835 (77%) had no neoplasia, and 1856 (18%) had one or more non-advanced adenomas. Overall, 433 subjects (4.3%) had advanced neoplasia (267 distally; 196 proximally; 30 both), 33 (0.33%) of which were adenocarcinoma (18 distal, 15 proximal). Risk of advanced proximal neoplasia increased with age decade (1.13%, 2.00%, and 5.26%, respectively; P=0.001) and was higher in men (relative risk [RR] =1.91; CI, 1.32–2.77). In women younger than 70 years, risk was 1.1% overall (vs. 2.2% in men; RR=1.98; CI, 1.42–2.76) and was 0.86% in those with no distal neoplasia (vs. 1.54% in men; RR=1.81; CI, 1.20–2.74). CONCLUSION: Risk of advanced proximal neoplasia is a function of age and gender. Women younger than age 70 have a very low risk, particularly those with no distal adenoma. Sigmoidoscopy with or without occult blood testing may be sufficient and even preferable for screening these subgroups