Previous studies have shown that daily, moderate-level sound exposure, or conditioning, can reduce injury from a subsequent high-level noise exposure. We tested the hypothesis that this conditioning produces an increased activity in the olivocochlear efferent reflex, a reflex known to provide protection to the cochlea. Guinea pigs were conditioned by a 10-day intermittent exposure to 2-4 kHz no...

I n 2000, the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) mandated all 24 specialty affiliates to limit board certification (BC) duration to 10 years. This occurred against initial opposition of several of the affiliates, as the utility, financial, and time impositions, as well as the basic need for such imposition, were openly questioned. Given the threat of losing the ‘franchise’ if not adhe...

We present a step towards measuring the meridional overturning circulation (MOC), i.e. the full-depth water mass transport, in the North Atlantic using satellite data. Using the Parallel Ocean Climate Model, we simulate satellite observations of ocean bottom pressure and sea surface height (SSH) over the 20-year period from 1979–1998, and use a linear model to estimate the MOC. As much as 93.5%...

T he 24 member boards of the American Boards of Medical Specialties (ABMS) launched the Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program in 2006. MOC provides reassurance to patients and the public that physicians are actively keeping up with the growth and complexity of medical knowledge. MOC is recognized as a marker of quality by insurers, hospitals, credentialing organizations, and the federal go...

Myositis ossificans circumscripta (MOC) is an extra-osseous non- neoplastic growth of a new bone. It occurs most commonly in the second and the third decade of life, while it is rare in children. The etiology of MOC is unknown and the quadriceps and brachials are the most affected. The occurrence of traumatic MOC in tissues of the neck is uncommon. We are presenting below a rare case of traumat...

Maintenance of certification (MOC) recognizes that in addition to medical knowledge, several essential elements involved in delivering quality care must be developed and maintained throughout one's career. The MOC process is designed to facilitate and document the professional development of each American Board of Radiology (ABR) diplomate through its focus on the essential elements of quality ...

We present several results related to the instability of MoC and MoN in the B1 ~sodium chloride! structure. These compounds were proposed as potential superconductors with moderately high transition temperatures. We show that the elastic instability in B1-structure MoN, demonstrated several years ago, persists at elevated pressures, thus offering little hope of stabilizing this material without...

M aintenance of certification (MOC) is the generic term describing the process designed to promote and document continued physician competency and familiarity with changing science and techniques in individual specialties. In nuclear medicine, MOC is conducted under the guidance of the American Board of Nuclear Medicine (ABNM), with the goal of assisting physicians in identifying and maintainin...

To investigate the molecular basis underlying aggressive behavior in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), our laboratory developed a carcinogen-induced mouse oral cancer (MOC) cell line model that encompasses the growth and metastasis spectrum of its human counterpart. We performed next-generation sequencing (NGS) and gene expression microarray profiles to explore the genomic and transcriptiona...