OBJECTIVES To examine factors associated with compliance and with perceived readiness for the new Washington State booster seat law, and to identify perceived barriers to compliance among licensed childcare centers. DESIGN/METHODS Surveys were mailed to a random sample of 550 licensed childcare centers in Washington State, approximately nine months before the law was to go into effect. RESU...

Background: The risk of developing tuberculosis is high among chronic hemodialysis patients. The tuberculin skin test (TST) has been in use for diagnosing latent TB, but few data are available on TST in hemodialysis patients. Objective: This study was done to identify the TST reactivity and frequency of booster effect in serial TST among hemodialysis patients. Methods: A total of 100 patients i...

Optimisation of the Diamond Light Source injector has continued since user operation started in January 2007. Beam losses have been minimised by injector tuning and stabilisation, and high level software has been developed to characterise booster and injection parameters. Operation in top-up and single bunch storage ring fill modes are reported, and low-energy linac fault-mode studies are detai...

background: the risk of developing tuberculosis is high among chronic hemodialysis patients. the tuberculin skin test (tst) has been in use for diagnosing latent tb, but few data are available on tst in hemodialysis patients. objective: this study was done to identify the tst reactivity and frequency of booster effect in serial tst among hemodialysis patients. methods: a total of 100 patients i...

OBJECTIVES Booster vaccination against 2009 H1N1 influenza virus was recommended for rheumatologic patients under immunosuppressive therapy during the 2009/2010 H1N1 pandemic. In this study we assessed whether B cell depletion with rituximab influences of the antiviral immune response in 2009 H1N1 influenza virus-vaccinated patients. METHODS Influenza virus-specific immune responses were anal...

The ALBA Booster is a synchrotron designed to accelerate electron beams from 100 MeV to 3GeV in a 3Hz cycle. The maximum pulse coming from the ALBA Linac provides 5 mA in the Booster. In order to check all the Booster sub-systems, a Booster pre-commissioning took place during two weeks in January 2010. This paper presents the Diagnostics elements installed in the ALBA Booster and our experience...

Ganley, J. P. (Office of Biometry and Epidemiology, National Eye Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Md. 20014), R. E. Smith, D. B. Thomas, G. W. Comstock and P. E. Sartwell. Booster effect of histoplasmin skin testing in an elderly population. Am J Epidemiol 95: 104-110, 1972.—A second histoplasmin skin test was administered to 97 individuals aged 50 years or older who had less than 7 mm of induration o...

BACKGROUND Intervention effects observed in efficacy trials are rarely replicated when the interventions are broadly disseminated, underscoring the need for more information about factors influencing real-life implementation and program impact. Using data from the ongoing national implementation of an evidence-based HIV prevention program [Focus on Youth in The Caribbean (FOYC)] in The Bahamas,...

OBJECTIVES Latino children are more likely to be unrestrained passengers in motor vehicles than non-Latino children, but little is known about the use of booster seats in Latino families. This study investigates Latino parents' knowledge, attitudes and beliefs about booster seats, barriers to booster seat use, and effective strategies for message delivery in the Latino community. METHODS Two ...

This study used telephone interview data on booster seat use from a state-wide probability sample of parents with children ages 4-8-years-old who were living in Michigan. Interviews were completed with parents of children in 350 households. Analyses examined the entire sample, and three sub-groups: always users, part-time booster seat users, and booster seat non-users. Results indicated that bo...