The odds ratio remains one of the simplest of measures for quantifying the association structure between two dichotomous variables. Its use is especially applicable when the cell values of a 2× 2 contingency table are known. However, there are cases where this information is not known. This may be due to reasons of confidentiality or because the data was not collected at the time of the study. ...

Abstract The herbal drug aristolochic acid, a natural mixture of 8-methoxy-6-nitrophenanthro[3,4-d]-1,3-dioxole-5-carboxylic acid (AAI) and 6-nitrophenanthro[3,4-d]-1,3-dioxole-5-carboxylic acid (AAII), is derived from Aristolochia species and is the cause of two nephropathies. Ingestion of aristolochic acid is associated with the development of urothelial tumors linked with aristolochic acid n...

Two studies addressed the implications of concordance versus discrepancy of attachment representations in individuals at 2 stages in their marital relationships. Engaged (n = 157) and dating (n = 101) couples participated in a multimethod 6-year longitudinal study of adult attachment. Individuals completed the Adult Attachment Interview (AAI), the Current Relationship Interview (CRI), and vario...

Title of Dissertation: A STUDY OF REMOTELY SENSED AEROSOL PROPERTIES FROM GROUNDBASED SUN AND SKY SCANNING RADIOMETERS David M. Giles, Doctor of Philosophy, 2012 Directed By: Professor Russell R. Dickerson and Professor Anne M. Thompson, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Aerosol particles impact human health by degrading air quality and affect climate by heating or cooling the atmos...

performed for each of four different sensitivity levels, and an MPI score of from 0-4 points was given according to the lowest sensitivity level at which MPI was provoked. The MPI score in patients with AAI pacemakers was significantly lower than that in patients with VVI pacemakers, 1.60•}1.26 vs 2.83•}1.03 (p<0.05). On Holter monitoring, no MPI was detected in any of the patients with AAI pac...

Relations between Adult Attachment Interview (AAI) outcomes and data from questionnaires on attachment style, temperament, and memories of parental caregiving behavior were investigated to examine theoretical and methodological specificity of the AAI. The participants were 83 mothers of 1-year-olds. No differences between the three AAI classifications (autonomous, dismissing, or preoccupied) we...

This work was undertaken to ascertain to what degree the physical appearance of a Brazilian individual was predictive of genomic African ancestry. Using a panel of 10 population-specific alleles, we assigned to each person an African ancestry index (AAI). The procedure was able to tell apart, with no overlaps, 20 males from northern Portugal from 20 males from São Tomé Island on the west coast ...

AIMS The benefits of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) on functional status, left ventricular (LV) remodelling and survival in patients with drug-refractory congestive heart failure (CHF), LV systolic dysfunction, and wide QRS have been demonstrated in randomized trials. However, the impact of CRT on right ventricular (RV) function, an independent prognostic factor in CHF remains question...

DNA damage is a critical event preceding cellular apoptosis or necrosis. This study was carried out to investigate the effect of aristolochic acid I (AAI) on DNA damage and cell cycle in porcine proximal tubular epithelial cell lines (LLC-PK1 cells). LLC-PK1 cells were stimulated with AAI at the concentrations of 80, 320, and 1,280 ng/ml for 24 h. DNA damage was examined by comet assay and the ...