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Although negative selection in the thymus and induction of anergy in the periphery have been widely accepted as mechanisms for controlling autoreactivity, much less attention has been devoted to the role of suppressor T cells in mediating dominant immunologic self-tolerance. In 1995, Sakaguchi et al. (1, 2) made the seminal observation that the transfer of CD4 ϩ T cells which had been depleted ...

Knowledge of exercise prescription guidelines among certified exercise professionals.

This survey assessed the knowledge of the "Guidance for prescribing exercise" issued by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) in 2011 among certified exercise professionals. A sample of 1,808 certified exercise professionals (66.70% women, mean (± SD) age = 38.28 ± 12.56 years) responded to electronic invitations. The 11-question online questionnaire assessed knowledge of the recommend...

Disaster preparedness of nationally certified emergency medical services professionals.

OBJECTIVES During disasters, the public expects that emergency care will be available at a moment's notice. As such, an emergency medical services (EMS) workforce that is trained and prepared for disasters is imperative. The primary objectives of this study were to quantify the amount of individual-level training EMS professionals receive in terrorism and disaster-preparedness, as well as to as...

Can certified health professionals treat obesity in a community-based programme? A quasi-experimental study

OBJECTIVE To test the effectiveness of a non-pharmaceutical programme for obese participants in a rural Eastern Canadian Province using certified health professionals. DESIGN A prospective quasi-experimental design with repeated premeasure and postmeasure. PARTICIPANTS 146 participants with obesity (body mass index >30 kg/m(2)) from rural and urban communities in an Eastern Canadian Provinc...

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