OBJECTIVES This research investigated three potential asymmetries in the production and perception of homophone spelling errors: aging, homophone dominance, and priming. A homophone spelling error occurs when a contextually appropriate word (beet) is replaced with its homophone (e.g., beat glaze). Two experiments investigated young and older adults' written production and detection of these err...

Most daily tasks are performed almost automatically, but occasionally it is necessary to alter a routine if something changes in the environment and the routine behavior becomes inappropriate. Such behavioral switching can occur either retroactively based on error feedback or proactively by detecting a contextual cue. Recent imaging and electrophysiological data in humans and monkeys support th...

Inappropriate prescribing of antiosteoporotic medications has been observed; however, the joint study of both overuse and underuse has barely been attempted. Spain, with its high utilization rates, constitutes a good example to assess differences in over and under use according to diverse highly-influential osteoporosis guidelines (HIOG) worldwide. We used data of a population-based cross-secti...

Hyponatremia is commonly seen in patients with severe and moderate head injury, but it is rarely reported in those with mild head injury. The authors report a patient with mild head injury who presented with data typical of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone (SIADH), but showed no clinical deterioration. Though the clinical significance of this condition is unclear, the true incide...

OBJECTIVES Our hospital replaced the format for delivering portable antimicrobial prescribing guidance from a paper-based pocket guide to a smartphone application (app). We used this opportunity to assess the relationship between its use and the attitudes and behaviours of antimicrobial prescribers. METHODS We used 2 structured cross-sectional questionnaires issued just prior to and 3 months ...

Men and women living in randomly selected 1st-year dormitories participated in tailored single-sex sexual assault prevention or risk-reduction programs, respectively. An evaluation of the men's project is presented (N = 635). The program incorporated social norms and bystander intervention education and had an impact on self-reported sexual aggression and an effect on men's perceptions that the...

BACKGROUND Tobacco companies have a documented history of attempting to hide information from public scrutiny, including inappropriate privilege claims. The 1998 Minnesota Consent Judgement created two depositories to provide public access to discovered documents. Users raised concerns about the access conditions and ongoing integrity of the Guildford Depository collection operated until 2015 b...

Introduction Potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) use in older adults with dementia is an understudied area. We assessed longitudinal changes in PIM exposure by dementia type following dementia diagnosis. Methods We followed 2448 participants aged ≥65 years (52% women, 85.5% Caucasian, mean age 80.9 ± 7.5 years) diagnosed with dementia after enrollment in the National Alzheimer's Coordi...

From the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension and the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Oregon Health and Science University and Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Portland, OR (D.H.E.); and the Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver (T.B.). Address reprint requests to Dr. Ellison at the Division of Nephrology and Hypertensio...