Food Frequency Interview as an Epidemiological Tool

Bacteriophage typing as an epidemiological tool for urinary Escherichia coli.

Phage typing was used to identify strains of Escherichia coli isolated from urinary and nonurinary sources. When eight phages isolated in Pennsylvania were used to type 717 cultures from Missouri, 50.3% of 624 urinary isolates and 34.4% of 93 nonurinary isolates were typable. Strains from nonurinary sources were not found commonly in urine. When five additional phages isolated in Missouri were ...

Tourism as an Economic Develpment Tool

An evaluation of food photographs as a tool for quantifying food and nutrient intakes.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the errors incurred by young adults using single portion size colour food photographs to quantify foods and nutrients consumed at six meals on two non-consecutive days. DESIGN Breakfast menus remained the same for the 2 days; but lunch and dinner menus varied. The amounts of food eaten by individuals were determined by weighing individual serving dishes pre- and post-con...

Closing gaps: integrating food safety management systems into the veterinary curriculum, as a tool to improve food quality and trade

RESEARCH The Multiple Mini-Interview as an Admission Tool for a PharmD Program Satellite Campus

Objective. To assess the multiple mini-interview (MMI) as an admission tool for a satellite campus. Methods. In 2013, the MMI was implemented as part of a new admissions model at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. From fall 2013 to spring 2015, 73 candidates were interviewed by 15 raters on the satellite campus in Asheville, North Carolina. A many-facet Rasch measurement (MFRM) with three fac...