Outcomes of Hearing Aid Use by Individuals with Unilateral Sensorineural Hearing Loss (USNHL).

Background: Unilateral sensorineural hearing loss (USNHL) can have a negative impact on functions associated with the advantages of balanced, binaural hearing. Although single-sided deafness, which is a complete loss of audibility in one ear, has gained increased interest in the published research, there is a gap in the literature concerning hearing aid outcomes for individuals with residual, or otherwise "aidable," hearing in the affected ear.

Purpose: To assess hearing aid outcomes for a group of individuals with USNHL with residual, aidable function.

Sustained Release of Demineralized Bone Matrix Protein in Osteoporotic Rats.

Demineralized bone matrix protein (DBM) was considered highly effective in stimulating bone healing. The objective of the study was to explore the use of tricalcium phosphate (TCP) delivery system to continuously deliver DBM in an osteoporotic condition and to evaluate changes in bone density and preservation of the spine. Ovariectomized Sprague Dawley rats were divided into three equal groups (n=16 per group).

U.S. Dental students' and faculty members' attitudes about technology, instructional strategies, student diversity, and school duration: a comparative study.

In this study, attitudes and perceptions of U.S. dental students and faculty members were evaluated regarding four aspects of dental education: technology integration, instructional strategies, student diversity, and school duration.

Identifying barriers to the adoption of new technology in rural hospitals: a case report.

The purpose of this study is to identify barriers to the adoption of new technology in rural settings. Specifically, this paper focuses on identifying and overcoming barriers to the adoption of a medication error reporting system in eight rural hospitals. Prior research has generally focused on barriers to the adoption of new technology in urban areas, medical centers, or large hospitals.

Evaluation of bioflavonoids as potential chemotherapeutic agents.

Bioflavonoids are compounds that are natural plant antioxidants. Antioxidants have been shown to prevent damage caused by free radicals to DNA and other molecules. Bioflavonoids have demonstrated several cancer preventive properties.

Possible role of ependymal proliferation in improving experimental allergic encephalomyelitis in Lewis rats.

Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) animal models is an autoimmune demyelinating disease of the central nervous system, which is widely accepted as an animal for human multiple sclerosis (MS). Ependymal cells line the spinal canal and cerebral ventricles and proliferate in response to damage. These cells have the potential to differentiate into neural support cells.

Differential effects of cortisol on MRC-5 fibroblasts and hypertrophic LL-29 fibroblasts.

Cortisol is a glucocorticoid secreted by the adrenal cortex that helps facilitate the body's response to stress and regulates the immune system. Glucocorticoid receptors can be found on most cell types and as a consequence, cortisol hormone plays an essential role on the body's physiologic systems. Cortisol has been shown to elicit differing responses from normal fibroblasts in comparison to hypertrophic fibroblasts.

Effects of polystyrene particle density on type II pneumocytes.

Studies into the effects of ultrafine particles on the lung have shown adverse outcomes and are do in part to the particle size. Inhalation of small particles is associated with exacerbation of respiratory diseases in epidemiological studies. Ultrafine particles have been hypothesized to play an important role, but it is unclear as to whether a dose response type of relationship exists.

The effects of sustained delivery of glucocorticoids on the adrenal gland of male rats.

The role of stress on the structural and functional capacity of multiple organs has not been well investigated. The objective of this investigation was to morphometrically evaluate the effect of sustained delivery of corticosteroids alone or in combination with selenomethionine (SE), by tricalcium phosphate (TCP) ceramic capsule, on the adrenals of adult male rats. Nine adult male rats were randomly divided into three equal groups.