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Submissions from 2010
Redox Signaling, Alkylation (Carbonylation) of Conserved Cysteines Inactivates Class I Histone Deacetylases 1, 2, and 3 and Antagonizes Their Transcriptional Repressor Function, Kelly Doyle and Frank A. Fitzpatrick
The Global Impact of Sutures Assessed in a Finite Element Model of a Macaque Cranium, Qian Wang, Amanda L. Smith, David S. Strait, Barth Wright, Brian G. Richmond, Ian R. Grosse, Craig Byron, and Uriel Zapata
The Structural Rigidity of the Cranium of Australopithecus africanus: Implications for Diet, Dietary Adaptations, and the Allometry of Feeding Biomechanics, David S. Strait, Ian R. Grosse, Paul C. Dechow, Amanda L. Smith, Qian Wang, Gerhard W. Weber, Simon Neubauer, Dennis E. Slice, Janine Chalk, Brian G. Richmond, Peter W. Lucas, Mark A. Spencer, Caitlin Schrein, Barth Wright, Craig Byron, and Callum F. Ross
Toxicity of a Serotonin-Derived Neuromelanin, Elizabeth D. Miller, Eugene E. Fibuch, and Norbert W. Seidler
Transcriptomic Responses in Mouse Brain Exposed to Chronic Excess of the Neurotransmitter Glutamate, Xinkun Wang, Xiaodong Bao, Ranu Pal, Abdulbaki Agbas, and Elias K. Michaelis
Updating the Model Definition of the Gene in the Modern Genomic Era with Implications for Instruction, Mike U. Smith and Linda R. Adkison
Submissions from 2009
Activation of the Extrinsic Apoptotic Pathway by TNF-α in Human Salivary Gland (HSG) Cells in Vitro, Suggests a Role for the TNF Receptor (TNF-R) and Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 (ICAM-1) in Sjögren's Syndrome-Associated Autoimmune Sialadenitis, Yan Wang, Alexander A. Shnyra, Charlene Africa, and Christopher Warholic
A Small Grants Program Improves Medical Education Research Productivity, Nehad I. El-Sawi, Glynda F. Sharp, and Larry D. Gruppen
Assessing Awareness, Knowledge and Use of Folic Acid in Kansas Women Between the Ages of 18 and 44 Years, Glynda F. Sharp, Lorenda A. Naylor, Jinwen Cai, Melissa M. Hyder, Pradeep Chandra, and V. James Guillory
Convergence of Hormones, Inflammation, and Energy-Related Factors: A Novel Pathway of Cancer Etiology, Martha L. Slattery and Frank A. Fitzpatrick
Effects of Paraquat-induced Oxidative Stress on the Neuronal Plasma Membrane Ca2+-ATPase, Asma Zaidi, Denzyl Fernandes, Jennifer L. Bean, and Mary L. Michaelis
Elevated p21-Activated Kinase 2 Activity Results in Anchorage-independent Growth and Resistance to Anticancer Drug-induced Cell Death, Jerry Marlin, Andrew Eaton, Gerald Montano, Yu-Wen E. Chang, and Rolf Jakobi
Environmental Characteristics and Physical Activity in Racial/Ethnic Minority and Euro-American College Students, Richard Suminski, Sara Pyle, and Wendell C. Taylor
Fallback Foraging as a Way of Life: Using Dietary Toughness to Compare the Fallback Signal Among Capuchins and Implications for Interpreting Morphological Variation, Barth Wright, Kristin A. Wright, Janine Chalk, Michele P. Verderane, Dorothy M. Fragaszy, Elisabetta Visalberghi, Patricia Izar, Eduardo B. Ottoni, Paul Constantino, and Christopher J. Vinyard
Fluorescence Polarization Assay for Calmodulin Binding to Plasma Membrane Ca2+–ATPase: Dependence on Enzyme and Ca2+ Concentrations, Mangala Roshan Liyanage, Asma Zaidi, and Carey K. Johnson
Genomic and Biochemical Approaches in the Discovery of Mechanisms for Selective Neuronal Vulnerability to Oxidative Stress, Xinkun Wang, Asma Zaidi, Ranu Pal, Alexander S. Garrett, Rogelio Braceras, Xue-Wen Chen, Mary L. Michaelis, and Elias K. Michaelis
Immunotoxicity of Perfluorooctanoic Acid and Perfluorooctane Sulfonate and the Role of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Alpha, Jamie C. DeWitt, Alexander A. Shnyra, Mostafa Z. Badr, Scott E. Loveless, Denise Hoban, Steven R. Frame, Robyn Cunard, Stacey E. Anderson, B. Jean Meade, Margie M. Peden-Adams, Robert W. Luebke, and Michael I. Lester
Indentation as a Technique to Assess the Mechanical Properties of Fallback Foods, Peter W. Lucas, Paul Constantino, Janine Chalk, Charles Ziscovici, Barth Wright, Dorothy M. Fragaszy, David A. Hill, James J.W. Lee, Herzl Chai, Brian W. Darvell, Paul K.D. Lee, and Tony D.B. Yuen
Interfacial Effects on the Conformation of Amyloid-Beta Peptide, Norbert W. Seidler and Joshua D. Eklund
Malpractice Litigation Involving Iatrogenic Surgical Vocal Fold Paralysis: a Closed-claims Review with Recommendations for Prevention and Management, Gary Y. Shaw and Elizabeth Pierce
Mechanical and Nutritional Properties of Food as Factors in Platyrrhine Dietary Adaptations, Marilyn Norconk, Barth Wright, Nancy L. Conklin-Brittain, and Christopher J. Vinyard
Neighborhoods on the Move: A Community-Based Participatory Research Approach to Promoting Physical Activity, Richard Suminski, Rick L. Petosa, and Walker Poston
Pharmacokinetics of Concurrent Administration of Fosamprenavir and Atazanavir Without Ritonavir in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Negative Subjects, MaryPeace McRae, Patrick Clay, and Peter L. Anderson
Prevalence of Multi-Gastrointestinal Infections With Helminth, Protozoan and Campylobacter spp. in Guatemalan Children, Laurtiz A. Jensen, Jerry Marlin, David Dyck, and Harold E. Laubach
Targeting RhoA/Rho Kinase and p21-Activated Kinase Signaling to Prevent Cancer Development and Progression, Yu-Wen E. Chang, Ronald R. Bean, and Rolf Jakobi
The Effect of Habitual Smoking on Measured and Predicted VO2max, Richard Suminski, Larry T. Wier, Walker Poston, Brian Arenare, Anthony Randles, and Andrew S. Jackson
The Feeding Biomechanics and Dietary Ecology of Australopithecus Africanus, David S. Strait, Gerhard W. Weber, Simon Neubauer, Janine Chalk, Brian G. Richmond, Peter W. Lucas, Mark A. Spencer, Caitlin Schrein, Paul C. Dechow, Callum F. Ross, Ian R. Grosse, and Barth Wright
The Importance of Fallback Foods in Primate Ecology and Evolution, Paul Constantino and Barth Wright
Submissions from 2008
Assessing Prescriptions for Statins in Ambulatory Diabetic Patients in the United States: A National, Cross-sectional Study, Larry W. Segars and Amanda R. Lea
CAM Education: Promoting a Salutogenic Focus in Health Care, David P. Rakel, Mary P. Guerrera, Brian P. Bayles, Gautam Desai, and Emily Ferrara
Characteristics of Urban Sidewalks/Streets and Objectively Measured Physical Activity, Richard Suminski, Katie Heinrich, Walker Poston, Melissa M. Hyder, and Sara Pyle
Comparisons of Suspensory Behaviors Among Pygathrix cinerea, P. nemaeus, and Nomascus leucogenys in Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam, Kristin A. Wright, Nancy J. Stevens, Herbert H. Covert, and Tilo Nadler
Craniofacial Strain Patterns During Premolar Loading: Implications for Human Evolution, David S. Strait, Barth Wright, Brian G. Richmond, Callum F. Ross, Paul C. Dechow, Mark A. Spencer, and Qian Wang
Diagnosis and Management of Piriformis Syndrome: An Osteopathic Approach, Lori A. Boyajian-O'Neill, Rance McClain, Michele K. Coleman, and Pamela P. Thomas
Diurnal Variation in Pain Reports in Temporomandibular Disorder Patients and Control Subjects, Alan Glaros, Karen Williams, and Leonard Lausten
Evaluating Hip Pathology in Trochanteric Pain Syndrome; Pain Patterns Shared With Other Conditions Often Complicate the Diagnosis, Chris Dougherty and John J. Dougherty
Firefighter Health: A Pilot Study of Firefighter Health Surveillance, Robert Graham, Sara Pyle, C. Keith Haddock, Walker Poston, Richard Suminski, and Alan Glaros
Gamma-Synuclein as a Marker of Retinal Ganglion Cells, Irina Surgucheva, Alejandra D. Weisman, Jeffrey L. Goldberg, Alexander A. Shnyra, and Andrei Surguchov
Interchange of Autoinhibitory Domain Conformations in Plasma-Membrane Ca2+-ATPase-Calmodulin Complexes, Abhijit Mandal, Mangala Roshan Liyanage, Asma Zaidi, and Carey K. Johnson
Intra-Abdominal Pressures During Voluntary and Reflex Cough, W. Robert Addington, Robert Stephens, Michael M. Phelipa, John G. Widdicombe, and Robin R. Ockey
Is Primate Conservation Essential to Ecosystem Conservation?, Barth Wright and Kristin A. Wright
It’s Tough Out There: Variation in the Toughness of Ingested Leaves and Feeding Behavior Among Four Colobinae in Vietnam, Barth Wright, Larry Ulibarri, J. O'Brien, Brooke Sadler, Rika Prodhan, Herbert H. Covert, and Tilo Nadler
Mandibular Morphology as it Relates to Ingestive and Digestive Folivory in Trachypithecus and Pygathrix, Barth Wright, Rika Prodhan, Kristin A. Wright, and Tilo Nadler
Meteorological Conditions are Associated With Physical Activities Performed in Open-Air Settings, Richard Suminski, Walker Poston, Patrick Market, Melissa M. Hyder, and Sara Pyle
Obesity Classification in Military Personnel: A Comparison of Body Fat, Waist Circumference, and Body Mass Index Measurements, Katie Heinrich, Nattinee Jitnarin, Richard Suminski, LaVerne Berkel, Christine M. Hunter, Lisa Alvarez, Antionette R. Brundige, Alan L. Peterson, John P. Foreyt, C. Keith Haddock, and Walker Poston
Observing Physical Activity in Suburbs, Richard Suminski, Jessica Fritzsinger, Tina Leck, and Melissa M. Hyder
“One Pill, Once Daily”: What Clinicians Need to Know about Atripla™, Patrick Clay, Tracey A.H. Taylor, Alan Glaros, MaryPeace McRae, Charlott Williams, Don McCandless, and Maurice W. Oelklaus
Physical Activity Assessed with Three Different Methods and the Framingham Risk Score on 10-Year Coronary Heart Disease Risk, Richard Suminski, Walker Poston, John P. Foreyt, and Sachiko St. Jeor
Physician Licensure During Disasters: A National Survey of State Medical Boards, Lori A. Boyajian-O'Neill, Lindsey M. Gronewold, Alan Glaros, and Amy M. Elmore
Short-Term Hematologic and Hemodynamic Effects of Osteopathic Lymphatic Techniques: A Pilot Crossover Trial, William Evan Rivers, Kevin Treffer, Alan Glaros, and Charlott Williams
Spirituality and Medicine: Prevalence of Spirituality-in-Medicine Instruction at Osteopathic Medical Schools, Elizabeth McClain, Rance McClain, Gautam Desai, and Sara Pyle
Surface Strain on Bone and Sutures in a Monkey Facial Skeleton: An In Vitro Approach and its Relevance to Finite Element Analysis, Qian Wang, Paul C. Dechow, Barth Wright, Callum F. Ross, David S. Strait, Brian G. Richmond, Mark A. Spencer, and Craig Byron
Tail Postures of Four Quadrupedal Leaf Monkeys (Pygathrix nemaeus, P. cinerea, Trachypithecus delacouri and T. hatinhensis) at the Endangered Primate Rescue Center, Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam, Nancy J. Stevens, Kristin A. Wright, Herbert H. Covert, and Tilo Nadler
Temporomandibular Disorders and Facial Pain: A Psychophysiological Perspective, Alan Glaros
Tetraoxaspiroalkanes for Polymerization Stress Reduction of Silorane Resins, Cecil C. Chappelow, Charles S. Pinzino, Shin-Shi Chen, Shiva P. Kotha, Alan Glaros, and J. David Eick
Trifluoroethanol Increases Albumin’s Susceptibility to Chemical Modification, Heather D. Craig, Joshua D. Eklund, and Norbert W. Seidler
Validation of the OMNI Scale of Perceived Exertion in a Sample of Spanish-Speaking Youth from the USA, Richard Suminski, Robert J. Robertson, Fredric L. Goss, and Norma Olvera
Valid Treatment Options for Osteoporosis and Osteopenia in HIV-Infected Persons, Patrick Clay, Laura E. Voss, Charlott Williams, and Eric C. Daume
Submissions from 2007
Adhesive Analysis of Voids in Class II Composite Resin Restorations at the Axial and Gingival Cavity Walls Restored Under in Vivo Versus in Vitro Conditions, John H. Purk, Vladimir Dusevich, Alan Glaros, and J. David Eick
Assessment of Cytotoxicity and DNA Damage Exhibited by Siloranes and Oxiranes in Cultured Mammalian Cells, Elisabet L. Kostoryz, Q. Zhu, Hong Zhao, Alan Glaros, and J. David Eick
Associations Between the Built Environment and Physical Activity in Public Housing Residents, Katie Heinrich, Rebecca Lee, Richard Suminski, Gail R. Regan, Jacqueline Y. Reese-Smith, Hugh H. Howard, C. Keith Haddock, Walker Poston, and Jasjit S. Ahluwalia
BMI Tracking in Mexican American Children in Relation to Maternal BMI, Norma Olvera, Shreela Sharma, Richard Suminski, Augusto Rodríguez, and Thomas Power
Comparison of Habit Reversal and a Behaviorally-Modified Dental Treatment for Temporomandibular Disorders: A Pilot Investigation, Alan Glaros, Nellie Kim-Weroha, Leonard Lausten, and Kelly Lora Franklin
Costs to Physician Offices of Providing Medications to Medically Indigent Patients via Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Prescription Assistance Programs, Patrick Clay, Eric Vaught, Alan Glaros, Stacy Mangum, Daniel Hansen, and Cameron Lindsey
Course Variability of the Phrenic Nerve in the Presence of an Azygos Lobe: Two Case Reports, Austin Bancroft and Robert Stephens
Diet of the Tonkin snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus avunculus)in the Khau Ca area, Ha Giang Province, Northeastern Vietnam, Le Khac Quyet, Anh Duc Nguyen, Vu Anh Tai, Barth Wright, and Herbert H. Covert
Headache and Temporomandibular Disorders: Evidence for Diagnostic and Behavioural Overlap, Alan Glaros, Dustin Urban, and Joseph Locke
Herbal Products and Dietary Supplements: A Survey of Use, Attitudes, and Knowledge Among Older Adults, Jacqueline S. Marinac, Colleen L. Buchinger, Lincoln A. Godfrey, James M. Wooten, Chao Sun, and Sandra K. Willsie
How Can We Keep Research Growing at Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine?, Michael B. Clearfield, Peggy Smith-Barbaro, V. James Guillory, Thomas A. Cavalieri, and Marc Hahn
In Vitro Comparison of Conventional Film and Direct Digital Imaging in the Detection of Approximal Caries, Vania Machado Castro, Jerald O. Katz, Patrick K. Hardman, Alan Glaros, and Paulette Spencer
Managing Longterm Side Effects of HIV Therapy. What to Look For and Tips to Use., Maurice W. Oelklaus, Charlott Williams, and Patrick Clay
On the Brink of Extinction: Research for Conservation of the Tonkin Snub-Nosed Monkey (Rhinopithecus avunculus), Herbert H. Covert, Le Khac Quyet, and Barth Wright
Perillyl Alcohol and Genistein Differentially Regulate PKB/Akt and 4E-BP1 Phosphorylation as well as eIF4E/eIF4G Interactions in Human Tumor Cells, Dennis Peffley, Catherine Sharma, Patricia Hentosh, and Robbie Buechler
Phthalate-Induced Liver Protection against Deleterious Effects of the Th1 Response: A Potentially Serious Health Hazard, Mostafa Z. Badr, Alexander A. Shnyra, Mikhail Zoubine, Maxim Norkin, Betty Herndon, Tim Quinn, Roberto N. Miranda, Michael L. Cunningham, and Agostino Molteni
Production of a Novel Neuromelanin at the Sevoflurane-Water Interface, Ryan Roberts, Eugene E. Fibuch, Elisabeth Heal, and Norbert W. Seidler
Properties of Silorane-Based Dental Resins and Composites Containing a Stress-Reducing Monomer, J. David Eick, Shiva P. Kotha, Cecil C. Chappelow, Kathleen V. Kilway, Gregory J. Giese, Alan Glaros, and Charles S. Pinzino
Reduction in Parafunctional Activity: A Potential Mechanism for the Effectiveness of Splint Therapy, Alan Glaros, Z. Owais, and Leonard Lausten
Research Funding at Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine: 15 Years of Growth, Michael B. Clearfield, Peggy Smith-Barbaro, V. James Guillory, Thomas A. Cavalieri, Douglas L. Wood, Glynda F. Sharp, and Marc Hahn
The Effect of Health Compromising Behaviors on Preterm Births, Paul C. Dew, V. James Guillory, Felix A. Okah, Jinwen Cai, and Gerald L. Hoff
The Relationship Between Locomotor Behavior and Limb Morphology in Brown (Cebus apella) and Weeper (Cebus olivaceus) Capuchins, Kristin A. Wright
Tobacco Use and Perceived Financial Strain Among Junior Enlisted in the U.S. Military in 2002, Sara Pyle, C. Keith Haddock, Walker Poston, Robert M. Bray, and Jason Williams
Transcutaneous Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (VitalStim) Curative Therapy for Severe Dysphagia: Myth or Reality?, Gary Y. Shaw, Phillip R. Sechtem, Jeff Searl, Kristina Keller, Taib A. Rawi, and Emily Dowdy
Submissions from 2006
A Comparison Between Two Types of Radiographic Film for Accuracy of Measurements of Approximal Osseous Defects, Masood Farah, Christos Angelopoulos, and Alan Glaros
Advances in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Therapeutics, Patrick Clay, Betty J. Dong, Suellyn J. Sorensen, Alice Tseng, Frank Romanelli, and Tony Antoniou
An Observation Method for Determining the Number of Children and Adults Walking/Biking to Elementary School, Richard Suminski, Rick L. Petosa, Walker Poston, Emily Stevens, and Laura Katzenmoyer
Can Histidines Stabilize a Carnosine-Derived Pyrazinium Radical?, Norbert W. Seidler and George Yeargans
Disparities in Lung Cancer: Focus on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, American Indians and Alaska Natives, and Hispanics and Latinos, Sandra K. Willsie and Marilyn G. Foreman
Effects of Acute and Chronic Exposure to the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Agonist 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-Dioxin on the Transition to Reproductive Senescence in Female Sprague-Dawley Rats, Anita Franczak, Anna Nynca, Kelli E. Valdez, Kemmy M. Mizinga, and Brian K. Petroff
Endogenous Plastic Composite Material in the Alzheimer's Brain, Heather D. Craig, Norbert W. Seidler, and Trevor J. Squire
Health Care Disparities in Critical Illness, Marilyn G. Foreman and Sandra K. Willsie
In Vitro Microtensile Bond Strength of Four Adhesives Tested at the Gingival and Pulpal Walls of Class II Restorations, John H. Purk, Matthew Healy, Vladimir Dusevich, Alan Glaros, and J. David Eick
Osteopathic Physicians in the United States: Antibiotic Prescribing Practices for Patients With Nonspecific Upper Respiratory Tract Infections, Chao Sun, Sherman Jew, and Susan L. Dasta
Perceived Efficacy, Indications, and Information Sources for Medically Indigent Patients and Their Healthcare Providers Regarding Dietary Supplements, Patrick Clay, Alan Glaros, and Kevin A. Clauson
Poly-L-lactic Acid for Facial Lipoatrophy in HIV, Claudine El-Beyrouty, Vanthida Huang, Courtney J. Darnold, and Patrick Clay
Psychophysiological Definitions of Clenching, Alan Glaros and Rachana Waghela
RhoA Mediates Cyclooxygenase-2 Signaling to Disrupt the Formation of Adherens Junctions and Increase Cell Motility, Yu-Wen E. Chang, Jerry Marlin, Terry W. Chance, and Rolf Jakobi
Sevoflurane Modulates the Activity of Glyceraldehyde 3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase, Timothy Swearengin, Eugene E. Fibuch, and Norbert W. Seidler
Small Business Policies Toward Employee and Community Promotion of Physical Activity, Richard Suminski, Walker Poston, and Melissa M. Hyder
The Validity of Self-Rated Health as a Measure of Health Status Among Young Military Personnel: Evidence From a Cross-Sectional Survey, Christopher K. Haddock, Walker S.C. Poston, Sara Pyle, Robert C. Klesges, Mark W. Vander Weg, Alan Peterson, and Margaret Debon
