Pain Catastrophizing, Beliefs and Perception, and Their Association With Profiling Characteristics in Athletes.

Context: Variables associated with pain catastrophizing and beliefs in athletes presenting with musculoskeletal pain and/or sports-related injuries are largely unexplored.

Objective: We aimed to evaluate which anthropometric, sociodemographic, sporting, injury history, and care-seeking characteristics were associated with the Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS) and Pain Beliefs and Perceptions Inventory (PBAPI) scores in athletes.

Design: This study followed a cross-sectional design.

Public Health Response to Diabetes in Delaware through Partnership, Referral, and the Diabetes Self-Management Program.

Diabetes is a major health concern in Delaware, affecting approximately 85,000 adult Delawareans. Diabetes can lead to amputation, blindness, kidney failure, impaired hearing, heart and dental disease, and other complications. The Division of Public Health (DPH) launched a project in collaboration with Quality Insights (QI) to assist physician practices improve their National Quality Forum (NQF) Clinical Quality Measure NQF 0059.

Evaluation of ultraviolet C for disinfection of endocavitary ultrasound transducers persistently contaminated despite probe covers.

Objective: To determine the rate of bacterial and viral contamination of endocavitary ultrasound probes after endorectal or endovaginal examination with the use of probe covers and to evaluate the antimicrobial efficacy of a disinfection procedure consisting of cleaning with a disinfectant-impregnated towel followed by disinfection with ultraviolet C (UVC) light.

Methods: Endovaginal or endorectal ultrasound examinations were performed for 440 patients in 3 institutions. All probes were covered by a condom or sheath during the examination.

Wyoming Cloud Lidar: instrument description and applications.

The Wyoming Cloud Lidar (WCL), a compact two-channel elastic lidar, was designed to obtain cloud measurements together with the Wyoming Cloud Radar (WCR) on the University of Wyoming King Air and the National Science Foundation/National Center of Atmospheric Research C-130 aircraft. The WCL has been deployed in four field projects under a variety of atmospheric and cloud conditions during the last two years. Throughout these campaigns, it has exhibited the needed reliability for turn-key operation from aircraft.