Michael P. Dubé, Robert A. Parker, Kathleen Mulligan, Pablo Tebas, Gregory K. Robbins, Ronenn Roubenoff, and Steven K. Grinspoon Division of Infectious Diseases, Indiana University, Indianapolis; Statistical and Data Analysis Center, Harvard School of Public Health, Divisions of Infectious Diseases and Nutrition, Harvard University, and Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts Uni...

I note that anteroposterior techniques were the most commonly used techniques for treating the glenohumeral joint to relieve shoulder pain and stiffness. As a clinician I have often found this technique to be unreliable or ineffective at best, and at other times to exacerbate pain in the shoulder. I would be interested to know whether the results would have been different if other commonly used...

This study examined the validity of the Postrotary Nystagmus (PRN) test as a measure of vestibular functioning by examining the relations of scores from the PRN test with those from other variables measuring similar functions and through conducting a group comparison study. The PRN test is one of 17 tests included in the Sensory Integration and Praxis Tests (SIPT). Using SIPT scores from 575 ch...

Regulators express growing concern over “predatory lending,” which we take to mean lending that reduces the expected utility of borrowers. We present a rational model of consumer credit in which such lending is possible, and we identify the circumstances in which it arises with and without competition. Predatory lending is associated with imperfect competition, highly collateralized loans, and ...

The Attentional Boost Effect (ABE) refers to the counter-intuitive finding that the detection of infrequent targets in a divided-attention (DA) condition enhances memory of images co-occurring with targets (as compared with images co-occurring with distractors; Swallow & Jiang Cognition, 115, 118-132, 2010). Previous studies have shown that the ABE also applies to verbal materials (words; Spata...

Dairy cow health is multifactorial and complex. High producing dairy cows have been described as “metabolic athletes,” but 30 to 50% of cows are affected by a metabolic or infectious disease around calving (LeBlanc, 2010). Cows are highly susceptible to metabolic and infectious disease during the transition period, or the period from 3 weeks before to 3 weeks after calving (Huzzey et al., 2007,...

The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness McKenzie's approach versus Mulligan's mobilization with common use interferential therapy in management Lumbar disc prolapse. Thirty (30) individuals; aged between 20 45 years, presenting prolapse inter vertebral symptom duration within one month, were randomized into two groups. Group-A received McKenzie and Group B Mulligan therapy. t...