The launch of Osteopathic Continuous Certification (OCC) signifes the next stage of the osteopathic board certification process. The OCC process replaces the old recertification system for all osteopathic physicians who earned time-limited certificates from American Osteopathic Association (AOA) certifying boards. All 18 AOA certifying boards are now engaged in the continuous certification proc...

The results of tests run on the prototype digital filter printed circuit card intended for the ALMA correlator are presented. Passband performance of the filter for all ALMA modes, as well as stop band operation for selected modes, is documented.

This paper investigates the association between the board structure of a firm and the possibility of information security breaches. Building on the agency theory and resource dependence theory, we hypothesize that the board structure could affect the guidance and advice capability of the board on the executives’ decision of information security management. Our results show that the board size a...

The American Heart Association (AHA) and the American Red Cross (Red Cross) cofounded the National First Aid Science Advisory Board to review and evaluate the scientific literature on first aid in preparation for the 2005 American Heart Association (AHA) and American Red Cross Guidelines for First Aid.1 In preparation for the 2010 evidence evaluation process, the National First Aid Advisory Boa...

This article examines 1985's Isle of Man Year Sport, an attempt by political leadership in the British crown dependency to host and create a series sporting events which would serve as platform help reverse dramatic decline UK Irish holidaymakers. To Manx parliamentarians policymakers, sport provided logical starting point for attracting tourists due island’s association with Tourist Trophy (TT...

OBJECTIVE To provide athletic trainers, physicians, and other health care professionals with best-practice guidelines for the management of sport-related concussions. BACKGROUND An estimated 3.8 million concussions occur each year in the United States as a result of sport and physical activity. Athletic trainers are commonly the first medical providers available onsite to identify and evaluat...

PURPOSE We investigated association of hematological variables with specific fitness performance in elite team-sport players. METHODS Hemoglobin mass (Hbmass) was measured in 25 elite field hockey players using the optimized (2 min) CO-rebreathing method. Hemoglobin concentration ([Hb]), hematocrit and mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) were analyzed in venous blood. Fitness per...

Since the 1970s, the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) has provided a means for osteopathic physicians to apply for approval of their postdoctoral training in programs accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). Osteopathic physicians who trained in ACGME programs need this approval to meet AOA licensure and board certification requirements. The AOA appr...

Policy issues related to dental specialty education and practice have been the responsibility of the American Dental Association's Council on Dental Education and Licensure. In 2001, the council concluded a comprehensive study of the ADA-recognized dental specialties that included a review of specialty practice and the practice environment, membership in specialty organizations, requirements an...

Scientific research has shifted from studies conducted by single investigators to the creation of large consortia. Genetic epidemiologists, for example, now collaborate extensively for genome-wide association studies (GWAS). The effect has been a stream of confirmed disease-gene associations. However, effects on human subjects oversight, data-sharing, publication and authorship practices, resea...