We tested the hypothesis that single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within genes of the NF-κB pathway are associated with altered clinical outcome of septic shock patients. We genotyped 59 SNPs in the NF-κB pathway in a discovery cohort of septic…
Papers in Social Work
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The management of 125 patients with post-traumatic neuropathic bladder and vesical outlet obstruction is described and a policy of endoscopic treatment is suggested. A total of 1652 spinal cord injured patients were treated during the period of…
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The study examined long-term outcomes (mortality, substance use, mental health, employment, criminal involvement) among a cocaine-dependent sample. This 12-year follow-up study, conducted in 2002-2003, updates information obtained at intake and two…
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The efficacy and safety of donepezil as a treatment for patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease (AD) was investigated in a multicenter, double-blind study. Patients were randomly assigned to treatment with placebo (n = 162), 5 mg/d…
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This study evaluated an abstinence-only sexual activity prevention program, part of a multifocus program, Stay SMART, also aimed at preventing drug use among Boys & Girls Club youths. No effects were observed for virgins. Desired effects for sexual…
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Women experience alarming levels of physical and sexual assault, which may lead to escalation of substance use. Reciprocally, evidence from cross-sectional studies indicates that substance use may increase risk of assault. To date, directionality of…
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The objective of this study is to describe a urine drug-testing program implemented for parents with a history of substance abuse by family service agencies in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. Nurse collectors went to the parents' home to obtain…
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In this paper, we discuss ways that project managers can use measurement (using a tool such as the balanced scorecard) to improve the operational performance of their project teams. Project managers will see that attaching measures to outcomes…
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Abstract There are two popular statistical models for meta-analysis, the fixed-effect model and the random-effects model. The fact that these two models employ similar sets of formulas to compute statistics, and sometimes yield similar estimates for…
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The Pima Indians of Arizona not only have a much higher incidence of nephropathy due to type 2 diabetes than Caucasians, but they also lose their renal function at an accelerated rate after they develop diabetic nephropathy. This rapid loss of renal…
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Independent clusters, as treated in classical linear factor analysis, provide a desirable basis for multidimensional item response models, yielding interpretable and useful results. The independent-clusters basis serves to determine dimensionality,…
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We propose a non-parametric Bayesian model for unsupervised semantic parsing. Following Poon and Domingos (2009), we consider a semantic parsing setting where the goal is to (1) decompose the syntactic dependency tree of a sentence into fragments,…
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Motivated by a real data example on renal graft failure, we propose a new semiparametric multivariate joint model that relates multiple longitudinal outcomes to a time-to-event. To allow for greater flexibility, key components of the model are…
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In this article, abduction is introduced in relation to theorizing in grounded theory. Theoretical insights are inevitable cornerstones of the development of a grounded theory and abduction is worked out as a type of inference that characterizes…
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Examined the usefulness of the Beck's Hopelessness Scale (BHS: A. T. Beck, 1988) in identifying warning signs of suicide attempts in 95 suicide-depressed Ss, 53 depressed Ss and 76 controls from Hungary. The results prove that the BHS is a valid and…
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The Internet has become a major component to health care and has important implications for the future of the health care system. One of the most notable aspects of the Web is its ability to provide efficient, interactive, and tailored content to…
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Several unilinear and bilinear dimensional measurement models of Asian American acculturation and enculturation were tested with confirmatory factor analysis. Bilinear models of acculturation consistently outperformed the unilinear model. In…
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Practitioners' ability to estimate client acceptability of treatment evaluation procedures was investigated. Practitioners were able to predict accurately their clients' favorable responses to the use of single-subject procedures. The results lend…
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New findings are presented from a survey of depressive symptoms, illicit drug use, and suicidality among 4,157 adolescents attending school in six border cities in Texas and neighboring Tamaulipas, Mexico. Among the Texas youth, 48.08% scored above…
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Approximately 1 million Americans are diagnosed with cancer each year and must cope with the disease and treatments. Many studies have documented the deteriorations in quality of life that occur. These data suggest that the adjustment process is…
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