This position paper addresses the long-standing criticism that the International Baccalaureate (IB) is too closely associated with Western values and, despite its title, does not enable students to see the world from a truly international perspective. Considering evidence from different authorities, it analyses the IB learner profile and asks how appropriate it is for the cultures of East Asia....

Neuroprotective Effects of Estrogen Following Neural Injury Ashley B. Petrone, Carolyn C. Rudy, Taura L. Barr, James W. Simpkins, and Miranda N. Reed Center for Neuroscience, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA Department of Psychology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA School of Nursing, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA Depart...

Background In 2012, the Swiss Transfusion SRC founded a working group to develop a WNV preparedness plan for Switzerland in order to deal with expanding spread of WNV epidemics in Europe. Materials and Methods The risk estimates were computed for various presumptive incidence scenarios and brought into relation to cost estimates for the introduction of a routine WNV-NAT screening programme. The...

The Houston West Nile Cohort (HWNC) was founded in 2002 when West Nile virus (WNV) reached Houston, TX. The long-term outcomes following WNV infection are still mostly unknown, though neurological abnormalities up to 1 year postinfection have been documented. We report an observational study of neurological abnormalities at 1-3 and 8-11 years following WNV infection in the HWNC. We conducted st...

Sera from white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) were collected in Iowa during the winter months (1999-2003), 2 years before and after West Nile virus (WNV) was first reported in Iowa (2001), and were analyzed for antibodies to WNV. Samples from 1999 to 2001 were antibody negative by blocking enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (bELISA) and plaque reduction neutralization test (PRNT(90)). Pre...

Jefferson C. Frisbee, Adam G. Goodwill, Stephanie J. Frisbee, Joshua T. Butcher, Robert W. Brock, I. Mark Olfert, Evan R. DeVallance, and Paul D. Chantler Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, West Virginia University Health Sciences Center, Morgantown, West Virginia; Department of Health Policy, Management and Leadership, West Virginia University Health Sciences Center, Morgantown, West V...

Cody E. Nichols, Danielle L. Shepherd, Travis L. Knuckles, Dharendra Thapa, Janelle C. Stricker, Phoebe A. Stapleton, Valerie C. Minarchick, Aaron Erdely, Patti C. Zeidler-Erdely, Stephen E. Alway, Timothy R. Nurkiewicz, and John M. Hollander West Virginia University School of Medicine, Division of Exercise Physiology, Morgantown, West Virginia; Center for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Science...

Xianfan Xu Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907; and School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907 Eric A. Stach Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907; and School of Materials Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907 Chen Yang Department of Chemistry, Purdue...

povinding quality health care services, without constant qualitative and quantitative studeies/evaluation, seem to be impossible. high rate of children immunization coverage in iran, however, represents parts of a quality assessment of mother and child health care services in rural areas of west-azerbaijan province, iran. in this cross-sectional study, lqas method was employed for the purpose o...

1 Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States, 2 Bindley Bioscience Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States, 3 Purdue Institute for Drug Discovery, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States, 4 Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States, 5 Purdue Ins...