OBJECTIVE To evaluate the use of a testing-only "express" visit option to enhance efficiency in a busy STI clinic. METHODS At the Denver Metro Health Clinic, clients at low risk for sexually transmitted infections (STI) are offered an express visit comprised of a urine test for Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC) as well as optional syphilis and human immunodeficiency vi...

A new discovery on the sti ness contr ol in robotics, as well as its applic ations in grasping and dextrous manipulation, is presente d. Extended from the Conservative Congruence T ransformation (CCT) theory, the new theory accounts for the change in geometry and the noncommutative rotational property of the Cartesian sti ness in grasping and dextrous manipulation using sti ness control when th...

This study examined relationship power as a possible mediator of the relationship between dating violence and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The proposed mediation model was based on the theory of gender and power as well as previous research on intimate partner violence and STI risk. Survey results from a sample of 290 single, undergraduate women indicated that 85% experienced at leas...

Primary and secondary prevention are essential components of the response to HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). We present findings from nationally implemented HIV/STI prevention interventions. In 2003, of those attending STI clinics at least 64% of men who have sex with men (MSM) and 55% of heterosexuals accepted a confidential HIV test; 88% of all HIV infections in women giving b...

BACKGROUND Sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention programs can mitigate the health and economic burden of STIs. A tool to estimate the economic benefits of STI programs could prove useful to STI program personnel. METHODS We developed formulas that can be applied to estimate the direct medical costs and indirect costs (lost productivity) averted by STI programs in the United States. ...

OBJECTIVES The primary objective was to determine the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STI) in a cohort of HIV-infected men who have sex with men (MSM) in their primary care setting, and to identify the demographic and behavioural characteristics of those infected with STI and the correlates of sexual transmission risk behaviour. METHODS At study entry, participants (n = 398) we...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to study the efficacy/effectiveness of a risk-based visitor-prioritizing system at a sexually transmitted infection (STI) clinic aimed to improve screening capacity by providing tailored service. STUDY DESIGN In April 2004, a prioritizing system was implemented that classifies visitors as high or low risk depending on reported sexual behavior and prev...

It is widely recognized that activated hepatic stellate cells (HSC) play a pivotal role in development of liver fibrosis. A platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) is the most potent mitogen for HSC. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of imatinib mesylate (STI-571, Gleevec), a clinically used PDGF receptor (PDGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitor, on development of experimental liver fibros...

OBJECTIVES To determine baseline prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STI) and other reproductive tract infections (RTI) and their association with HIV as well as sociodemographic and behavioural characteristics in a newly recruited cohort of female bar workers in Mbeya Region, Tanzania. METHODS 600 female bar workers were recruited from 17 different communities during September to ...

The theory of multiresolution decomposition and wavelets is used to study the e ective properties of a thin elastic plate with surface mass density or sti ness heterogeneity, subjected to time-harmonic forcing. The heterogeneity possesses microand macro-scale variations, and has a macroscale outer dimension. It is shown that the microscale mass variation has practically no e ect on the macrosca...