The purpose of this study was to 1) describe a strategic plan for recruitment and retention used in conducting eye health education research with African-Americans living in urban and rural areas of Alabama and 2) characterize recruitment and retention patterns for this community-based project. We evaluated an eye health education program tailored specifically to older African Americans. InCHAR...

Structured Abstract Purpose Retailing as a sector employs many women and serves a female dominated customer base. It also employs proportionately more women in management positions than in other occupational sectors. However, at senior levels, the proportion of women to men diminishes. This article examines the perceived facilitators and problems of senior retail managers' career development in...

This study explored the incidence of homosexuality practices in the senior high schools. Specifically, the study sort to find out whether homosexuality is practiced in the senior high schools in the Cape Coast metropolis. The sample comprised 351 participants (203 males and 148 females) who were randomly selected from Form 3 and 4 students in three senior high schools in the Cape Coast Metropol...

In this study we explored the experience of competing in the Senior Games and the resultant contributions to the successful aging of older adults. We used in-depth interviews with older adults who participated in the National Senior Games. Analysis of the data produced five central themes: (a) perseverance, (b) career development and significant effort, (c) personal and social benefits, (d) uni...

Diane Hardy, Chief Microbiologist, Regeneron Brian L. Bell, Senior Scientist, Bristol-Myers Squibb Ren-Yo Forng, Site Microbiologist, Astra Zeneca Michael Knight, Senior Manager QC Microbiology, Genentech Anita Bawa, Director QC, Bayer Stephanie Ramsey, Manager Quality Systems, Baxter Christine Arbesser-Rastburg, Director Quality Operations / Microbiology, Baxter Mousumi Paul, Associate Directo...

Jennifer Zeitlin senior researcher, Bradley NManktelow senior lecturer in medical statistics, Aurelie Piedvache statistician , Marina Cuttini perinatal epidemiologist , Elaine Boyle senior lecturer in neonatal medicine , Arno van Heijst director , Janusz Gadzinowski professor and chair of department, Patrick Van Reempts professor of paediatrics and chair of department, Lene Huusom consultant ob...

R.K. Chailakhyan, MD, DSc, Senior Researcher, Head of the Laboratory of Stromal Immunity Regulation1; Yu.V. Gerasimov, PhD, Senior Researcher, Laboratory of Stromal Immunity Regulation1; V.I. Yusupov, PhD, Senior Researcher, Laboratory of Laser Chemistry2; A.P. Sviridov, DSc, Leading Researcher, Laboratory of Laser Chemistry2; A.Kh. Tambiev, DSc, Professor, Leading Researcher, Department of Bio...

Bradley J. McCall MBBS,MPH,MA, FAFPHM, Public Health Physician, Adjunct Professor (UQ) Megan K. Young MBBS, MPH, FAFPHM, Public Health Physician, Lecturer Scott Cameron MD, MPH, FAFPHM, Clinical Associate Professor Rod Givney BA, BSc(Med)(Hons), MBBS, FRCPA, PhD, MPH, Senior Staff Specialist, Conjoint Senior Lecturer Robert Hall BSc(Med), MBBS, MPH, GCHE, DipRACOG, FRACMA, FAFPHM, FPHAA, Senior...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Our aim was to determine whether the SimPraxis Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Trainer is an effective adjunct for training both junior and senior surgical residents. METHODS During the 2009-2010 academic year, 20 of 27 surgical residents at our institution completed training with the SimPraxis Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Trainer. These 20 residents took an identical 2...

The excessive number and consequently poor career prospects of registrars in training have recently been the subject of comment.' Even in a shortage specialty such as anaesthesia suitably qualified registrars have had difficulty in obtaining promotion to the senior registrar grade for higher professional training2 and expanding the grade would improve the registrars' chances of promotion. Are e...