The authors introduce a consistency-based approach to detecting examiner bias. On comparing intra-class correlation coefficients on transformed data for supervisor continuous performance and report marks (ICC1*) with those for supervisor continuous performance and second marker report marks (ICC2*), a highly significant difference was obtained for both the entire cohort (ICC1* = .72, ICC2* = .3...

Genes of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) are associated with susceptibility to different immune and nonimmune mediated diseases. We had reported that the drug adverse reaction, clozapine-induced agranulocytosis (CA), is associated with different HLA types and HSP70 variants in Ashkenazi Jewish and non-Jewish patients, suggesting that a gene within the MHC region is associated with CA...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Optic neuropathy (ON), a serious complication of Graves ophthalmopathy, is often subclinical and masked by symptoms of orbitopathy. We examined herein bony and soft-tissue CT features associated with ON, including an angular assessment of orbital apex capacity, and their usefulness in the risk prediction of ON. MATERIALS AND METHODS The CT scans of 41 patients with Grav...

OBJECTIVE To identify factors associated with weight gain at 1 year from initiation of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). METHODS A retrospective review assessed weight change among 118 men with nonmetastatic prostate cancer treated with ADT for at least 6 months. Outcome associations were tested using 2-tailed t tests and linear regression. RESULTS Men in our cohort had significant weight...

CD2(+) T lymphocytes obtained from either the donor of bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs) or a third party were cultured in mixed lymphocyte reactions (MLRs) with either allogeneic dendritic cells (DCs) or peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBLs). When autologous or allogeneic BMSCs were added back to T cells stimulated by DCs or PBLs, a significant and dose-dependent reduction of T-cell proliferatio...

This paper reviews and discusses the literature pertaining to a proposed ecological study of a catastrophic dying of native Metrosideros (Myrtaceae) forest which occurred on windward East Maui in the Hawaiian Islands during the first decade of this century. This dieback event was documented by several workers, most notably H.L. Lyon, and became known as the Maui Forest Trouble. The geology, cli...

The data reported in this paper were obtained in a study of childhood accidents conducted by the State of California Department of Public Health and supported by Public Health Service Research Grant (AC 00002) from the Division of Accident Prevention, US Public Health Service. The study was initiated by Leslie Corsa Jr, formerly chief of the Bureau of Maternal and Child Health, and was directed...

BACKGROUND: Delirium frequently develops in hospitalized patients and results increased mortality, longer length of stay, need for transitional care. Neurological are at an risk developing delirium. There is a paucity research on effective prevention strategies this population. PURPOSE: The objectives project were to improve nurses' knowledge confidence delirium prevention, design volunteer pro...