OBJECTIVE A quality improvement (QI) strategy to improve the rate of genetic counseling (GC) services was initiated in cystic fibrosis (CF) care Center E in 2010. This statewide study was conducted to determine: (1) GC rates before and after implementation of the QI strategy at Center E; (2) characteristics associated with not receiving GC; and (3) topic areas addressed during GC. METHODS The...

Introduction: Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica L.) is the most important genus in the plant family Urticaceae. Urtica Dioica root Extract (UDE) is widely used for the treatment of prostate hyperplasia. Side effects of UDE were not studied on other organs such as testes (an important organ of the male reproductive system). Furthermore, antagonist effects of UDE on testosterone were considered. The...

objective: atrazine (atz) as a widely used herbicide is considered as a potent endocrine disrupter which adversely affects reproductive systems in both genders. this study aimed to assess the effects of testosterone (t)- and vitamin e (vite)- alone and their co-administration on testicular function and sperm parameters after exposure to atz in rats. materials and methods: in this experimental s...

Abstract Passes are by far football’s (soccer) most frequent event, yet surprisingly little meaningful research has been devoted to quantify them. With the increase in availability of so-called positional data, describing positioning players and ball at every moment game, our work aims determine difficulty pass calculating its success probability based on surrounding circumstances. As experts w...

INTRODUCTION The use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) among US adults has increased since 2007. The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence of direct marketing promotion of e-cigarettes and its association with e-cigarette use among US adults. METHODS We used using data from the 2013-2014 National Adult Tobacco Survey (NATS) to estimate prevalence of e-cigarette promo...

This dissertation discusses techniques to improve the effectiveness and the efficiency of spam control. Specifically, layer-3 e-mail content classification is proposed to allow e-mail pre-classification (for fast spam detection at receiving e-mail servers) and to allow distributed processing at network nodes for fast spam detection at spam control points, e.g., at e-mail servers. Fast spam dete...