Publications by authors named "M E McCarville"

There has been a substantial increase in the racial and ethnic diversity of the United States population in the past 10-12 years, with the second most prevalent racial or ethnic group being Hispanic or Latino (Jensen, 2021). As a result, it is crucial that behavior analysts are prepared to serve consumers from all backgrounds, including those who do not speak English fluently. One important component for service delivery for linguistically diverse consumers is the incorporation of an interpreter.

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Background: Patients treated for cancer have a higher incidence of focal liver lesions than the general population and there is often concern for a malignant etiology. This can result in patient, caregiver and physician anxiety and is managed by a "wait and watch" approach, or immediate additional imaging, or biopsy, depending on the degree of clinical concern. Because it is a low-cost, easily accessible, radiation and sedation free modality, we investigated the value of contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) to accurately distinguish benign from malignant liver lesions in patients treated for childhood malignancies.

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Great interest exists in developing a transgenic trait that controls the economically important soybean () pest, soybean cyst nematode (SCN, ), due to its adaptation to native resistance. Soybean plants expressing the delta-endotoxin, Cry14Ab, were recently demonstrated to control SCN in both growth chamber and field testing. In that communication, ingestion of the Cry14Ab toxin by SCN second stage juveniles (J2s) was demonstrated using fluorescently labeled Cry14Ab in an in vitro assay.

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  • The study focuses on outcomes for pediatric low-grade non-rhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue sarcoma (NRSTS), analyzing data from patients under 30 years old enrolled in a specific clinical trial.
  • Low-risk patients were treated with surgery alone, leading to high survival rates (90% event-free and 100% overall), while intermediate- and high-risk groups had significantly lower survival rates (55% event-free and 25% overall) despite aggressive treatment.
  • Findings suggest that most low-risk patients can be effectively managed with surgery only, and the current grading system may over-treat some patients who do not need additional therapies beyond surgery.
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