Microscopy & Microanalysis 2016 in Columbus, Ohio

Abraded Ripple-marked Surfaces in Columbus Limestone, Central Ohio

Quarrying in Scioto Township, Delaware County, Ohio, in 1966-67 uncovered an area of well-developed ripple marks at the top of the Columbus Limestone (Middle Devonian) and beneath a few inches of "bone bed" at the base of the overlying Delaware Limestone. The ripples averaged about 19 inches in wavelength and 1.5 inches in ripple height; they had smoothly rounded crests and were notably symmetr...

Development of an oral health survey: Columbus, Ohio.

This article describes the method used to develop and implement a local oral health survey (Columbus, Ohio) conducted in 1986. With the shift in the national dental disease pattern in the past decade, local oral health information is essential for program planning purposes. A collaborative effort by a city health department, a state health department, a dental school, and a school of public hea...

Relationship between sports drinks and dental erosion in 304 university athletes in Columbus, Ohio, USA.

Acidic soft drinks, including sports drinks, have been implicated in dental erosion with limited supporting data in scarce erosion studies worldwide. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of dental erosion in a sample of athletes at a large Midwestern state university in the USA, and to evaluate whether regular consumption of sports drinks was associated with dental erosion....

An Outbreak of Group A Streptococcus Invasive Infections among Pediatric Patients in Columbus, Ohio

Enterovirus Infection in Young Infants: Prevalence, Clinical and Laboratory Characteristics in Columbus, Ohio