Grossing Technologist Training Program

Grossing roads safely: The effects of training on improving children's road crossing decisions

Pedestrian crashes are among the most common causes of death and serious injury to young children in the developed world. An initial phase of our research showed that younger children (6-7 year olds) and those with poor or under-developed functional skills may be at higher risk of crash involvement, compared with older children with well developed skills. While education is considered an essent...

Monitoring technologist reading skills in a sperm morphology quality control program.

OBJECTIVE The value of sperm morphology as a predictor of a man's fertilizing potential has often been challenged because of different classification systems used to distinguish between normal and abnormal spermatozoa. The study aimed to monitor the reading skills of 53 laboratory technologists who are enrolled in a continuous quality control program for sperm morphology assessment. DESIGN Pr...

BIOMATHEMATfCS TRAINING PROGRAM

Smoking in Top-Grossing US Movies, 2011

We reviewed the number of incidents of tobacco use (almost exclusively smoking) depicted in movies in the United States in 2011 to compare that with previously reported trends. We counted use or implied use of a tobacco product by an actor in all movies whose box office gross ranked in the top 10 for at least 1 week. Total tobacco incidents per movie rose 7% from 2010 to 2011, ending 5 years of...

Mathematical Modelling of Lymph Node Grossing Techniques

The optimal histopathological handling of sentinel lymph nodes remains the subject of debate. There is surprisingly little evidence in support of the manner in which sentinel lymph nodes are grossed. Some authors recommend that a lymph node be sectioned parallel to the long axis of the node, while others recommend that the short axis be used. In either case, the manner in which a sentinel lymph...