Language Predictors of Word-Problem Performance Among Third-Grade Students With Mathematics Difficulty.

We examined how generalized and mathematics-specific language skills predicted the word-problem performance of students with mathematics difficulty. Participants included 325 third-grade students in the southwestern United States who performed at or below the 25th percentile on a word-problem measure. We assessed generalized language skills in word reading, passage comprehension, and vocabulary knowledge.

Considerations for Intensifying Word-Problem Interventions for Students With MD: A Qualitative Umbrella Review of Relevant Meta-Analyses.

Word problem-solving (WPS) poses a significant challenge for many students, particularly those with mathematics difficulties (MD), hindering their overall mathematical development. To improve WPS proficiency, providing individualized and intensive interventions is critical. This umbrella review examined 11 medium- to high-quality meta-analyses to identify intervention and participant characteristics, informed by the Taxonomy of Intervention Intensity (TII) framework, that consistently moderate WPS outcomes for students with MD.

Invasive Nodal Staging via Endobronchial Ultrasound and Outcome in Patients Treated with Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer - Results from a Single Institution Study.

Introduction: Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is an effective treatment for medically inoperable early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The prognostic value of invasive nodal staging (INS) for patients undergoing SRBT has not been studied extensively. Herein, we report the impact of INS in addition to 18F-FDG-PET on treatment outcome for patients with NSCLC undergoing SBRT.

Copper Stimulation of Tetrahydrocannabinol and Cannabidiol Production in Hemp ( L.) Is Copper-Type, Dose, and Cultivar Dependent.

Copper (Cu) is an element widely used as a pesticide for the control of plant diseases. Cu is also known to influence a range of plant secondary metabolisms. However, it is not known whether Cu influences the levels of the major metabolites in hemp ( L.

Compliance Testing of Hemp ( L.) Cultivars for Total Delta-9 THC and Total CBD Using Gas Chromatography with Flame Ionization Detection.

The United States Agriculture Improvement Act passed in December of 2018 legalized the growing of containing not more than 0.3% total Delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in the country. While has been cultivated for hundreds of years, the illegal status of the plant in the United States, and elsewhere, has hindered the development of plant cultivars that meet this legal definition.

A Novel Setup Technique for Radiation Treatment of a Severely Obese Patient With a Primary Brain Tumor.

Modern external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) techniques rely on the accurate positioning of the patient using the treatment couch. These motorized couches have weight limits that have decreased over time and are not able to support severely obese patients requiring EBRT. We aimed to develop a technique to support obese patients who are above their weight tolerance while accurately delivering radiation treatment to a brain tumor.

Artificial intelligence applications in prostate cancer.

Artificial intelligence (AI) applications have enabled remarkable advancements in healthcare delivery. These AI tools are often aimed to improve accuracy and efficiency of histopathology assessment and diagnostic imaging interpretation, risk stratification (i.e.

Dose uncertainty due to needle-tip localization error in prostate seed implantation.

Purpose: This study quantified the dosimetric uncertainty caused by needle-tip detection errors in ultrasound images due to bevel-tip orientation differences, with respect to the location on template grid.

Material And Methods: Trans-rectal ultrasound (TRUS) system with physical template grid and 18-gauge bevel-tip brachytherapy needles were used. TRUS was set at 6.

Treating Recurrent Brain Metastases Using GammaTile Brachytherapy: A Case Report and Dosimetric Modeling Method.

One of the treatment options for recurrent brain metastases is surgical resection combined with intracranial brachytherapy. GammaTile® (GT) (GT Medical Technologies, Tempe, Arizona) is a tile-shaped permanent brachytherapy device with cesium 131 (Cs) seeds embedded within a collagen carrier. We report a case of treating a patient with recurrent brain metastases with GT and demonstrate a dosimetric modeling method.

Evaluation of eddy current distortion and field inhomogeneity distortion corrections in MR diffusion imaging using log-demons DIR method.

To investigate the feasibility of the log-demons deformable image registration (DIR) method to correct eddy current and field inhomogeneity distortions while preserving diffusion tensor information. Diffusion-weighted images (DWIs) are susceptible to distortions caused by eddy current and echo-planar imaging (EPI) gradients. We propose a post-acquisition correction algorithm using the log-demons DIR technique for eddy current and field inhomogeneity distortions of DWI.

Screening and determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in seafoods using QuEChERS-based extraction and high-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection.

A rapid, sensitive, and accurate method for the screening and determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in edible seafood is described. The method uses quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged, and safe (QuEChERS)-based extraction and HPLC with fluorescence detection (FLD). The method was developed and validated in response to the massive Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Implementing touch-screen technology to enhance recognition of distress.

Objective: The University of California, San Diego, Moores Cancer Center implemented a systematic approach for patients to communicate with their health-care team in real-time regarding psychosocial problem-related distress using touch-screen technology. The purpose of this report is to describe our experience in implementing touch-screen problem-related distress screening as the standard of care for all outpatients in a health-care setting. Although early identification of distress has recently gained wide attention, the practical issues of implementing psychosocial screening with and without the use of technology have not been fully addressed or investigated.

Reduction of pesticide residues on produce by rinsing.

In 1997 this laboratory initiated a research program with the objective of examining the effect that rinsing of produce with tap water would have on pesticide residues. Samples were obtained from local markets and/or grown at our experimental farm. Because approximately 35% of produce from retail sources contains pesticide residues, growing and treating produce at an experimental farm had the advantage that all such samples contain pesticide residues.

A new autosomal dominant disorder of pyogenic sterile arthritis, pyoderma gangrenosum, and acne: PAPA syndrome.

Objective: To describe a multigenerational family with transmission of an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by pyogenic arthritis, pyoderma gangrenosum, and severe cystic acne.

Material And Methods: We present a detailed case report of a 39-year-old man with arthritic changes in several joints, pyoderma gangrenosum, and cystic acne. Several relatives from three generations of his family underwent clinical and genetic investigations.

Systemic gadolinium toxicity in patients with renal insufficiency and renal failure: retrospective analysis of an initial experience.

Objective: To study the possible deleterious systemic effects of gadolinium in patients with impaired renal function.

Design: We retrospectively analyzed the routine laboratory data and clinical course of patients who had undergone a gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examination of the brain and spine and had evidence of impaired glomerular filtration.

Material And Methods: Between October 1988 and October 1992, 15,830 patients underwent gadolinium-enhanced MRI at our institution, 151 of whom had a serum creatinine value of more than 2 mg/dL.

Hepatic adenomatosis.

This case report describes a 41-year-old woman with hepatic adenomatosis (multiple hepatic adenomas) associated with acute hemorrhage. She had no history of oral contraceptive use or corticosteroid therapy. Ultrasonography showed multiple masses in the right lobe of the liver.

Identification and characterization of a partial cDNA expressing interleukin-1-like activity in keratinocytes.

A partial cDNA has been isolated from the human keratinocyte cell line COLO-16 which is distinct from either IL-1 alpha or beta and encodes a protein which displays some of the biological properties associated with IL-1. The 720 bp partial cDNA hybridized on Northern blots of COLO-16 mRNA to a 1.6 kbp message of low abundance.

Expression of interleukin-1 beta in a human keratinocyte cell line.

The human keratinocyte cell line COLO-16 expresses mRNA homologous to human IL-1 alpha and IL-beta (transcript sizes 2.3 and 1.6 kb, respectively).

Biology and molecular biology of epidermal cell-derived thymocyte activating factor.

ETAF/IL-1 has a multiplicity of divergent biological effects: enhancement of thymocyte proliferation, stimulation of cells in the hypothalamus to mediate fever, leukocyte chemotaxis, stimulation of hepatic synthesis of acute-phase proteins, augmentation of IL-2 production and keratinocyte proliferation. Until recently, it has not been possible to determine whether these divergent activities are mediated by closely related cytokines or separate cytokines. Now with the identification of IL-1 alpha, IL-1 beta and IL-1k from keratinocytes, these studies will become possible.