Interpersonal Gun Violence Research in the Social Work Literature.

Interpersonal gun violence remains a major public health issue in the United States and beyond. This article explores the research on interpersonal gun violence published in peer-reviewed social work journals since the mid-1990s. Findings from this review indicate that the existing scholarship offers some important insights into this topic, particularly related to risk factors for and the effects of exposure to gun violence.

Contributions of Behavioral Systems Science to Leadership for a New Progressive Movement.

We argue in this paper that we are in the midst of a period in which fundamental global change will be required if societies and many species, perhaps even our own, are to survive. The realities are inescapable, and the potential implications are likely to affect nearly every dimension of human life in the USA and globally. Current trends are discouraging and will be extraordinarily difficult to shift, given global structural realities.

Estimating the cosmic radiation dose for a cabin crew with flight timetables.

Objective: Because of the lack of recorded flight history for cabin crew, a retrospective assessment of exposure to cosmic radiation is complicated. Our aim was to develop an assessment method for occupational exposure based on flight timetables.

Methods: The frequency of flights, aircraft types, and flight profiles from timetables were collected.

Quantitative PCR-enhanced immunoassay for measurement of enteroviral immunoglobulin M antibody and diagnosis of aseptic meningitis.

A PCR-enhanced immunoassay (PIA) to detect enterovirus (EV) immunoglobulin M (IgM) for diagnosis of recent EV infection was recently developed. This test was compared with another EV IgM capture technique, the solid-phase reverse immunosorbent test (SPRIST). Fourteen of 43 serum samples from aseptic meningitis patients were positive by PIA, whereas 10 were positive by SPRIST.

Occupational radiation dose estimation for Finnish aircraft cabin attendants.

Objectives: The objective of this study was to develop a method for assessing dose radiation on the basis of individual flight history and to estimate whether this method is applicable for cabin attendants without flight log data.

Methods: Questionnaire data were collected to determine attendants' flight history covering up to three decades. Finnair timetables and an expert panel of pilots were used to determine one to four representative flights in five route categories.

Cosmic radiation and cancer mortality among airline pilots: results from a European cohort study (ESCAPE).

Cosmic radiation is an occupational risk factor for commercial aircrews. In this large European cohort study (ESCAPE) its association with cancer mortality was investigated on the basis of individual effective dose estimates for 19,184 male pilots. Mean annual doses were in the range of 2-5 mSv and cumulative lifetime doses did not exceed 80 mSv.

Cancer incidence among 10,211 airline pilots: a Nordic study.

Background: Commercial airline pilots are exposed to cosmic radiation and other potentially carcinogenic elements during work and leisure activities.

Hypothesis: Work-related factors affect cancer pattern of the pilots.

Methods: A cohort of 10,051 male and 160 female airline pilots from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden was followed for cancer incidence through the national cancer registries.

Incidence of cancer among Nordic airline pilots over five decades: occupational cohort study.

Objective: To assess the incidence of cancer among male airline pilots in the Nordic countries, with special reference to risk related to cosmic radiation.

Design: Retrospective cohort study, with follow up of cancer incidence through the national cancer registries.

Setting: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

A novel serological technique: polymerase chain reaction enhanced immunoassay. Application to enterovirus IgM diagnosis.

The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method is a sensitive, specific and rapid technique for virus detection. The principles of a PCR enhanced immunoassay (PIA) are described. The method combines solid phase serological techniques with the PCR, providing a versatile and sensitive method for antibody detection.

Spontaneous abortions among Finnish flight attendants.

We conducted a retrospective cohort study to investigate whether work as a cabin attendant is related to an increased risk for spontaneous abortion. Data on female cabin crew members were linked to medical records on pregnancies. There were 1751 eligible pregnancies for the final analysis.

Sudden death and sleeping history among Finnish men.

An autopsy was performed in 460 consecutive cases of sudden death among 35- to 76-year-old men. The closest cohabiting individual known to each decreased subject was interviewed. Snoring history was obtained in 321 of the 371 interviews.