Universities

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Bioinformatics training in the USA.

This paper provides an overview of the history and funding of bioinformatics training in the USA, and summarises some of the challenges and key features associated with bioinformatics training programmes at PhD level. The paper includes compilations of ...
Marion M Zatz (Brief Bioinform, 200212)
bioinformatics-training-usa.asp

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VOC exposures in a mixed-use university art building.

Despite a sizable educational art enterprise in the United States there is a dearth of rigorously performed studies of exposures to persons engaged in such activities. Exposures to 45 EPA-designated volatile organic compounds were examined in printmakers ...
Timothy J Ryan, Erin M Hart, Leon L Kappler (AIHA J (Fairfax, Va), 200211-12)
voc-exposures-mixed-university-art-building.asp

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A survey of past obstetrics and gynecology research fellows.

OBJECTIVE: To survey obstetrician-gynecologist-scientists to determine factors that enhanced or hindered research careers. METHODS: A pretested mail survey was sent to 107 obstetrician-gynecologists who had received research fellowship awards from ...
Phyllis C Leppert, Raul Artal (J Soc Gynecol Investig, 200211-12)
survey-past-obstetrics-gynecology-research-fellows.asp

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Smoking habits and attitudes towards smoking among university students in Jordan.

The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of smoking and to describe the habits, attitudes, and practices related to smoking among students of Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST), Irbid, Jordan. Students (n = 650) were recruited ...
Linda G Haddad, Malakeh Z Malak (Int J Nurs Stud, 200211)
smoking-habits-attitudes-towards-smoking-university-students-jordan.asp

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Attendance and alcohol use at parties and bars in college: a national survey of current drinkers.

OBJECTIVE: This study examines attendance and alcohol use at parties and bars among college students by gender, residence, year in school and legal drinking age. METHOD: The study participants were respondents in the 1997 and 1999 Harvard School of ...
Thomas C Harford, Henry Wechsler, Mark Seibring (J Stud Alcohol, 200211)
attendance-alcohol-parties-bars-college-national-survey-current.asp

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An evaluation of college online alcohol-policy information.

Excessive and underage drinking by US college and university students continues to be a significant problem. Curtailing the misuse of alcohol on college campuses is an important goal of college and university administrators because of the many negative ...
Vivian B Faden, Marcy L Baskin (J Am Coll Health, 200211)
evaluation-college-online-alcohol-policy-information.asp

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Establishing centers to address treatment effectiveness in diverse ethnic groups: the MEDTEP experience.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in health outcomes amenable to improvement through more effective delivery of health care services. DESIGN: The Medical Treatment Effectiveness Program (MEDTEP) Research Centers on ...
A Eugene Washington, Anna Nápoles-Springer, Deirdra A Forté, Mark Alexander, Eliseo J Pérez-Stable (Ethn Health, 200211)
establishing-centers-address-treatment-effectiveness-diverse-ethnic.asp

138.

Seatbelt use, attitudes, and changes in legislation: an international study.

BACKGROUND: The use of seat belts is among the most effective methods of reducing injury in motor vehicle crashes. We examined trends in seat belt use by university students from 13 European countries between 1990 and 2000, in relation to changes in ...
Andrew Steptoe, Jane Wardle, Ray Fuller, Sigurlina Davidsdottir, Bettina Davou, Joao Justo (Am J Prev Med, 200211)
seatbelt-attitudes-changes-legislation-international-study.asp

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The association of campus resources for gay, lesbian, and bisexual students with college students condom use.

The author and colleagues examined campus resources for gay, lesbian, and bisexual (GLB) students at 119 US colleges to determine how the presence of such resources affected sexually active students condom use. A random sample of unmarried, sexually ...
Maria E Eisenberg (J Am Coll Health, 200211)
association-campus-resources-gay-lesbian-bisexual-students-college.asp

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Relations of strength training to body image among a sample of female university students.

College women enrolled in a strength training class were evaluated before and after the class using a combination of physical fitness measures, including weight, percentage of body fat, body circumference, and strength measures. Forty-nine subjects ...
Christine Ahmed, Wanda Hilton, Keenan Pituch (J Strength Cond Res, 200211)
relations-strength-training-body-image-sample-female-university.asp