BACKGROUND Approximately 120 asthma camps presently serve nearly 10,000 children nationwide. A clinical profile of the children who attend asthma camps has not been published. OBJECTIVES To create a standardized universal health history camp application that includes an assessment of health-related quality of life using the Child Asthma Short Form; to test a newly validated tool, the Childhoo...

In the present study, we investigated the effects of selective activation or inhibition of ventral tegmental area (VTA) adenylate cyclase (AC) and protein kinase A (PKA) on long-term sensitization induced by repeated intra-VTA or peripheral amphetamine (AMPH). Selective inhibition of AC by SQ 22,536 (9-(tetrahydro-2-furanyl)-9H-purin-6-amine; 100 nmol/side bilateral into VTA) had no effect on a...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of science and technology summer camps on the confidence, values, and future intentions of female and male campers. The week-long camps were administered by Actua, a national organization with a mandate to inctease awareness of science and technology among Canadian youth. Campers completed a sutvey both pteand post-camp. Camps were perceived...

Rahian-e Noor (the pilgrims of light) camps are organized to make Iranian students familiar with the sacrifices and dedication of soldiers who lost their lives in the Iraq-imposed 1980-88 war known as “Sacred Defense”.  These camps are held annually for all 10th grade students and they have numerous social and cultural effects. This article set out to investigate the impacts of Rahian-e Noor Ca...

The identification and sequencing of novel cationic antimicrobial peptides (CAMPs) have proven challenging due to the limitations associated with traditional proteomics methods and difficulties sequencing peptides present in complex biomolecular mixtures. We present here a process for large-scale identification and de novo-assisted sequencing of newly discovered CAMPs using microparticle captur...

This pilot study investigates how considering accessibility could help to model prices of residential real estate more accurately. We introduce two novelties from the price modeling point of view (1) defining accessibility as travel time by public transport, in addition to geographic distance, and (2) considering dynamic points of interest from check-ins into social networks, in addition to fix...

We do not discover anything new when we point out that the jurisdictional operators deciding on freedom or imprisonment of defendants are affecting transversal human rights. But let´s stop for a while: problem is constituted by norms principles; how judges operate them has become kind Russian roulette directly affects procedural subjects under their jurisdiction. This lack proportionality and r...

BACKGROUND Approximately one-third of refugees worldwide live in refugee camps. Selected neurologic diseases are actively reported in some refugee camps. METHODS The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees monitors health visits in refugee camps with the assistance of more than 25 partner organizations using standardized case definitions. Neurologic diseases were selected and searched f...