Validation of 2-dimensional ultrasound imaging protocols for measuring the masseter muscle.

Objective(s): To determine the most repeatable ultrasound imaging protocols for assessing the masseter muscle, evaluating repeatability across different scan locations, muscle contraction states, and operator positions.

Study Design: Ten adult volunteers underwent ultrasound scans, including three axial (superior/middle/inferior) and three longitudinal (anterior/middle/posterior) views on the left and right sides and in the relaxed and clenched states. Each subject was scanned twice, roughly 15 minutes apart.

Commitment, job satisfaction and personality: A cross sectional study of generational cohorts in nursing students.

Background: The current domestic nursing workforce is the most generational diversity in history with a wide range of life experiences.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate generational differences in organizational commitment, job satisfaction and personality traits in a sample of nursing students preparing for the workforce.

Methods: This cross-sectional study used data collected from pre-licensure final semester nursing students and degree completion students (n = 313) from three different schools about job satisfaction, personality traits and organizational commitment.

Osteoblastoma and Osteoid Osteoma of the Mandible: Review of the Literature and Report of Two Cases.

Osteoblastoma and osteoid osteoma are rare benign neoplasms of the jaws. We reviewed current literature surrounding the ongoing debate over similarities and differences of osteoblastoma and osteoid osteoma and present two cases. Both cases are well-demarcated mixed radiodensity mandibular lesions with histological features of osteoblastoma.

A successful implant-supported fixed prosthesis in a patient with osteopetrosis: A clinical report.

Osteopetrosis (marble bone disease) is a family of rare genetic disorders characterized by impaired osteoclast function leading to hyperdense, hypovascular, brittle bone. Typical imaging shows increased bone mass and thickened cortical and trabecular bone. Bones are more prone to fracture and osteomyelitis may develop.

Oral health and plaque microbial profile in juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

Background: The oral microbiota has been implicated in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis through activation of mucosal immunity. This study tested for associations between oral health, microbial communities and juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA).

Methods: A cross-sectional exploratory study of subjects aged 10-18 years with oligoarticular, extended oligoarticular and polyarticular JIA was conducted.

A national survey of nurse practitioners' patient satisfaction outcomes.

Background: The research findings about nurse practitioner (NP) patient experiences (satisfaction) are limited to small sample sizes from local community clinics. No national studies with large sample sizes were found.

Purpose: To analyze responses from the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems survey and compare the patient experiences from four different provider categories.

Osteoarthritis of the temporomandibular joint and increase of the horizontal condylar angle: a longitudinal study.

Objective: Our previous study of patients with unilateral temporomandibular joint (TMJ) osteoarthritis (OA) showed that the affected joints had greater horizontal condylar angle (HCA) compared with the contralateral unaffected joints. However, it was unclear whether the HCA changes preceded or were the result of OA changes. The aim of this longitudinal study was to investigate the relationship between HCA and OA progression.

Forward and reverse mutations in stages of cancer development.

Background: Massive occurrences of interstitial loss of heterozygosity (LOH) likely resulting from gene conversions were found by us in different cancers as a type of single-nucleotide variations (SNVs), comparable in abundance to the commonly investigated gain of heterozygosity (GOH) type of SNVs, raising the question of the relationships between these two opposing types of cancer mutations.

Methods: In the present study, SNVs in 12 tetra sample and 17 trio sample sets from four cancer types along with copy number variations (CNVs) were analyzed by AluScan sequencing, comparing tumor with white blood cells as well as tissues vicinal to the tumor. Four published "nontumor"-tumor metastasis trios and 246 pan-cancer pairs analyzed by whole-genome sequencing (WGS) and 67 trios by whole-exome sequencing (WES) were also examined.

College nursing faculty job satisfaction and retention: A national perspective.

The need for registered nurses in the United States continues to grow. To meet this need for increased numbers of nurses, recruitment and retention of qualified nurse educators has become a priority. In addition, the factors associated with nursing faculties' intent to stay have emerged as important considerations for administrators.

Greater mandibular horizontal condylar angle is associated with temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis.

Background: Research using magnetic resonance imaging analysis has shown that internal temporomandibular joint derangement is associated with significantly greater horizontal condylar angle. However, the association between osteoarthritic (OA) bony changes as shown on computed tomography and horizontal condylar angle has never been evaluated.

Objective: To investigate the relationship between mandibular condylar angle and OA degenerative changes.

Metabolic Requirement of Septic Shock Patients Before and After Liberation From Mechanical Ventilation.

Objectives: This study identified the difference in energy expenditure and substrate utilization of patients during and upon liberation from mechanical ventilation.

Methods: Patients under intensive care who were diagnosed with septic shock and dependent on mechanical ventilation were recruited. Indirect calorimetry measurements were performed during and upon liberation from mechanical ventilation.

Academic nursing administrators' workplace satisfaction and intent to stay.

Background: In nursing education, the academic administrator is critical given the multitude of challenges associated with program delivery (e.g., shortages of faculty, strict and changing regulations for program accreditation, and the sheer demand for more nurses).

Proceedings of the 2016 Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA) Scientific Meeting : Toronto, Canada. 14-17 April 2016.

P1 Serologic evidence of gut-driven systemic inflammation in juvenile idiopathic arthritis Lampros Fotis, Nur Shaikh, Kevin Baszis, Anthony French, Phillip Tarr P2 Oral health and anti-citrullinated peptide antibodies (ACPA) in juvenile idiopathic arthritis Sriharsha Grevich, Peggy Lee, Sarah Ringold, Brian Leroux, Hannah Leahey, Megan Yuasa, Jessica Foster, Jeremy Sokolove, Lauren Lahey, William Robinson, Joshua Newsom, Anne Stevens P3 Novel autoantigens for endothelial cell antibodies in pediatric rheumatic diseases identified by proteomics Rie Karasawa, Mayumi Tamaki, Megumi Tanaka, Toshiko Sato, Kazuo Yudoh, James N. Jarvis P4 Transcriptional profiling reveals monocyte signature associated with JIA patient poor response to methotrexate Halima Moncrieffe, Mark F. Bennett, Monica Tsoras, Lorie Luyrink, Huan Xu, Sampath Prahalad, Paula Morris, Jason Dare, Peter A.

Massive interstitial copy-neutral loss-of-heterozygosity as evidence for cancer being a disease of the DNA-damage response.

Background: The presence of loss-of-heterozygosity (LOH) mutations in cancer cell genomes is commonly encountered. Moreover, the occurrences of LOHs in tumor suppressor genes play important roles in oncogenesis. However, because the causative mechanisms underlying LOH mutations in cancer cells yet remain to be elucidated, enquiry into the nature of these mechanisms based on a comprehensive examination of the characteristics of LOHs in multiple types of cancers has become a necessity.

Evidence analysis library review of best practices for performing indirect calorimetry in healthy and non-critically ill individuals.

When measurement of resting metabolic rate (RMR) by indirect calorimetry is necessary, following evidence-based protocols will ensure the individual has achieved a resting state. The purpose of this project was to update the best practices for measuring RMR by indirect calorimetry in healthy and non-critically ill adults and children found the Evidence Analysis Library of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. The Evidence Analysis process described by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics was followed.

Mandibular inferior cortical bone thickness on panoramic radiographs in patients using bisphosphonates.

Objective: The goal of this study was to detect dimensional changes in the mandibular cortical bone associated with bisphosphonate (BP) use and to correlate measurements of the cortical bone with the cumulative dose of BPs.

Study Design: Mandibular inferior cortical bone thickness (MICBT) was measured under the mental foramen on panoramic radiographs of patients with and without bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaws (BRONJ) taking BPs and controls.

Results: Patients with BRONJ had the highest mean MICBT (6.

Mandibular cortical bone evaluation on cone beam computed tomography images of patients with bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw.

Objectives: The objective of this study was to develop a technique for detecting cortical bone dimensional changes in patients with bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (BRONJ).

Study Design: Subjects with BRONJ who had cone-beam computed tomography imaging were selected, with age- and gender-matched controls. Mandibular cortical bone measurements to detect bisphosphonate-related cortical bone changes were made inferior to mental foramen, in 3 different ways: within a fixed sized rectangle, in a rectangle varying with the cortical height, and a ratio between area and height.

Cutaneous diphtheroid infection and review of other cutaneous Gram-positive Bacillus infections.

Cutaneous diphtheria is a rare infection in the United States. This article presents a case of genital ulcerations, which were likely secondary to cutaneous coryneform bacterial infection, and reviews the literature concerning the diagnosis and management of this entity. In addition, we briefly review other Gram-positive Bacillus bacterial infections of the skin.

Project planning for health care software implementations.

It is estimated that 78% of projects fail to meet their original objectives. The time spent on project planning will help to improve on this statistic and directly yield a more successful project outcome. Based on the experiences of a panel of experts and the authors' experiences, this article presents a detailed planning guide to increase the chances of success on health care software implementations.

Hereditary basaloid follicular hamartoma syndrome.

Basaloid follicular hamartoma syndrome (BFHS) is a rare adnexal tumor genodermatosis. We present a case of hereditary BFHS and review the literature concerning the clinical and histologic features of this entity.