Commercial bacteriophage preparations for the control of Listeria monocytogenes and Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in raw and pasteurized milk.

Listeria monocytogenes was the etiologic agent in nearly all recent outbreaks in North America attributed to pasteurized dairy products, whereas Escherichia coli O157 infections were responsible for most of the rare, yet serious complications from outbreaks involving unpasteurized dairy. This study determined the susceptibility of selected strains of L. monocytogenes and Shiga toxin-producing E.

Anticipating the monsoon: the necessity and impossibility of the seasonal weather forecast for South Asia, 1886-1953.

This article examines the most controversial of the activities of the India Meteorological Department (IMD): long-term seasonal forecasting for the South Asian subcontinent. Under the pressure of recurrent famines, in 1886 the imperial IMD commenced annual issue of monsoon predictions several months in advance, focused on one variable: rainfall. This state service was new to global late nineteenth-century meteorology, attempted first and most rigorously in India.

In-Hospital Patient Harm Across Linguistic Groups: A Retrospective Cohort Study of Home Care Recipients.

Objective: Research examining the impact of language barriers on patient safety is limited. We conducted a population-based study to determine whether patients whose primary language is not English are more likely to experience harm when admitted to hospitals in Ontario, Canada.

Methods: We used linked administrative health records to establish a retrospective cohort of home care recipients (from 2010 to 2015) who were subsequently admitted to hospital.

The impact of hospital language on the rate of in-hospital harm. A retrospective cohort study of home care recipients in Ontario, Canada.

Background: Patients who live in minority language situations are generally more likely to experience poor health outcomes, including harmful events. The delivery of healthcare services in a language-concordant environment has been shown to mitigate the risk of poor health outcomes related to chronic disease management in primary care. However, data assessing the impact of language-concordance on the risk of in-hospital harm are lacking.

A cardiac catheterisation laboratory core curriculum for the continuing professional development of nurses and allied health professions: developed by the Education working group of the Nurses and Allied Professions Committee for the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI) 2016.

Aims: The aim of this report is to provide a standard educational structure for nurses and allied professionals (NAP) specialising in interventional cardiology. The curriculum can also be used as a basis for training on a certificate-based level in interventional cardiology.

Methods And Results: The curriculum was developed by a panel of experts from various allied health professions.

Enhancing and Promoting Recovery In Attentionally Impaired People Diagnosed With Schizophrenia: Results From A Randomized Controlled Trial Of Attention Shaping In A Partial Hospital Program.

The attentional impairments associated with schizophrenia are well-documented and profound. Psychopharmacological and most psychosocial interventions have been shown to have limited effect in improving attentional capacity. That said, one form of psychosocial treatment, attention shaping procedures (ASP), has been repeatedly demonstrated to produce significant and meaningful change in various aspects of participant attentiveness behaviors.

A comparative study of the MATRICS and IntegNeuro cognitive assessment batteries.

Cognitive impairment is prevalent in schizophrenia and is related to poorer functional and treatment outcomes. Cognitive assessment is therefore now a routine component of clinical trials of new treatments for schizophrenia. The current gold-standard for cognitive assessment in clinical trials for schizophrenia is the MATRICS (Measurement and Treatment Research to Improve Cognition in Schizophrenia) Consensus Cognitive Battery (MCCB), which was developed based on expert consensus and incorporates paper-and-pencil tests (and one computerized measure) with an established history in the field of neuropsychology.

A study examining the impact of 12-hour shifts on critical care staff.

Background: Twelve-hour shifts contribute to flexible patterns of work, but the effects on delivery of direct care and staff fatigue are important topics for deeper examination.

Aims: To examine the impact and implications of 12-hour shifts on critical care staff.

Methods: A staged dual approach using two focus groups (n = 16) and questionnaires (n = 147) with critical care staff from three critical care units.

Youth leaders' perceptions of commitment to a responsibility-based physical activity program.

This study extended Schilling's (2001) study by investigating program commitment among a larger (N = 12), older (M = 16.7 years), and more experienced (M = 5.96 years) sample of participants in the Project Effort Youth Leader Corps.

Pediatric upper extremity injuries.

The pediatric musculoskeletal system differs greatly from that of an adult. Although these differences diminish with age, they present unique injury patterns and challenges in the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric orthopedic problems.