Nurse practitioner-led lung cancer screening clinic: An evidence-based quality improvement evaluation.

Background: Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide. Screening for lung cancer using low-dose computed tomography of the chest (LDCT) can reduce mortality associated with lung cancer. LDCT is an under-ordered screening study.

Systematic review of occupational therapy interventions to improve cognitive development in children ages birth-5 years.

This systematic review examined the research evidence for interventions used by occupational therapists to improve cognitive development in children from birth to age 5. Thirteen studies met the inclusion criteria and were reviewed by three teams of two people. From the selected articles, which described Level I and IV studies, two general categories emerged: (1) developmental interventions and (2) joint attention interventions.

Systematic review of interventions used in occupational therapy to promote motor performance for children ages birth-5 years.

We examined the research evidence for interventions used in occupational therapy to promote the motor performance of young children ages 0-5 yr. We identified 24 trials, Levels I-III, that met our review criteria. The studies fell into three categories: (1) developmental interventions for infants (ages 0-3 yr), (2) interventions for young children with or at risk for cerebral palsy (CP), and (3) visual-motor interventions for preschool children (ages 3-5 yr).

Microbore flow-rates and protein chromatography.

Reversed-phase chromatography of proteins on microbore columns can achieve sensitivities that exceed those for standard-bore columns by a factor of 10-20, when operated at the same linear velocities. These gains in sensitivity are accompanied by proportional reductions in peak volume. Sensitivities on standard- (4.

Postcolumn detection of serum proteins with the biuret and Lowry reactions.

The Lowry and biuret reactions have been adapted for the selective detection of chromatographically resolved proteins, specifically proteins separated by high-performance liquid chromatography. The protein reagents are continuously added to the column effluent and produce the characteristic chromophores with both proteins and peptides. The reaction chemistries are compatible with ion-exchange, steric exclusion, and reverse-phase chromatography.