DASCore: a Python Library for Distributed Fiber Optic Sensing.

In the past decade, distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) has enabled many new monitoring applications in diverse fields including hydrocarbon exploration and extraction; induced, local, regional, and global seismology; infrastructure and urban monitoring; and several others. However, to date, the open-source software ecosystem for handling DAS data is relatively immature. Here we introduce DASCore, a Python library for analyzing, visualizing, and managing DAS data.

The USU Global Health Distance Learning Program: An International Educational Consortium for Global Health Engagement.

USU's Global Health Distance Learning Program has successfully enrolled over 400 students from all four services spread across six continents. British and Australian military physicians have joined as international partners, and the program now invites additional international, as well as USG interagency and war college partnerships. The program should also be employed as a tool for global health engagement itself.

A 9-year comparison of practice profiles of candidates for primary and recertification examinations of the American Board of Plastic Surgery relative to economic indicators.

Background: This study compared the practice profiles of plastic surgeons applying for recertification/maintenance of certification with those applying for primary certification by the American Board of Plastic Surgery between 2003 and 2011.

Methods: American Board of Plastic Surgery case logs from both recertification and primary certification candidates from 2003 to 2011 were examined. Deidentified data included operative year, Current Procedural Terminology codes, and the candidate's designation of the case relative to (1) cosmetic or reconstructive and (2) the Maintenance of Certification in Plastic Surgery module (i.

Certification examination cases of candidates for certification by the American Board of Plastic Surgery: trends in practice profiles spanning a decade (2000 to 2009).

Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the case mix of plastic surgeons in their early years of practice by examining candidate case logs submitted for the oral examination.

Methods: Deidentified data from 2000 to 2009 consisting of case logs submitted by young plastic surgery candidates for the oral examination were analyzed. Data consisted of examination year, Current Procedural Terminology codes and the designation of each code as cosmetic or reconstructive by the candidate, and patient age and sex.

Partnered disaster preparedness: lessons learned from international events.

Military, governmental, and civilian agencies routinely respond to disasters around the world, including large-scale mass casualty events such as the earthquake in Pakistan in 2005, Hurricane Katrina in the United States in 2005, and the earthquake in Haiti in 2010. Potential exists for improved coordination of medical response between civilian and military sectors and for the creation of a planned and practiced interface. Disaster preparedness could be enhanced with more robust disaster education for civilian responders; creation of a database of precredentialed, precertified medical specialists; implementation of a communication bridge; and the establishment of agreements between military and civilian medical/surgical groups in advance of major catastrophic events.

The effect of foot structure and range of motion on musculoskeletal overuse injuries.

The purpose of this prospective study was to determine whether an association exists between foot structure and the development of musculoskeletal overuse injuries. The study group was a well-defined cohort of 449 trainees at the Naval Special Warfare Training Center in Coronado, California. Before beginning training, measurements were made of ankle motion, subtalar motion, and the static (standing) and dynamic (walking) characteristics of the foot arch.

Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in the military patient.

This study prospectively evaluates the likelihood of a return of military personnel to full duty after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. We report the results of 120 active duty military patients who underwent anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with autogenous patella tendon. Mean follow-up was 29 months (range, 24-65 months).

The incidence of deep venous thrombosis in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

We prospectively studied the incidence of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. A total of 67 male patients (aged 19 to 39 years) were examined by compression ultrasonography to determine the presence of DVT in the operated extremity. All patients were studied preoperatively and 2 to 3 days postoperatively.

Patella infera following arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

Fifty patients who had an arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction for chronic insufficiency were reviewed at an average of 13.6 months following surgery. Among these patients, 32% complained of anterior knee pain that interfered with daily activities.

Reducing lost drug charges by monitoring computer-generated interdepartmental transfers.

The use of computerized interdepartmental transfer records to identify lost drug charges and a program to capture those charges are described. All charges for medications ordered on floor-stock requisitions for the operating room and various intensive-care units in a 400-bed hospital were entered into the pharmacy's computer. Medications ordered on requisitions that were not stamped with a specific patient's name were charged to the patient-care unit using the computer's interdepartmental transfer program.