44 results on '"L. Jalbert"'
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2. A 'Leaky' Pipeline and Chilly Climate in Archaeology in Canada
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Lisa Overholtzer and Catherine L. Jalbert
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Academic career ,0303 health sciences ,Archeology ,History ,Equity (economics) ,060102 archaeology ,Inequality ,Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ,media_common.quotation_subject ,education ,Museology ,Stereotype ,06 humanities and the arts ,medicine.disease ,Archaeology ,Representation (politics) ,03 medical and health sciences ,Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) ,Political science ,medicine ,0601 history and archaeology ,Attrition ,030304 developmental biology ,Diversity (business) ,media_common - Abstract
This article quantifies the rate at which women archaeologists are present and retained in university departments. Drawing on publicly available data, we examine gender representation in (1) doctorates earned between 2002–2003 and 2016–2017; (2) Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) grant applications and awards at the doctoral to senior levels between 2003 and 2017; (3) tenure-stream faculty at Canadian universities in 2019; and (4) placement of Canadian PhDs in the United States. These data demonstrate that women today represent two-thirds of all Canadian doctorates in archaeology, but only one-third of Canadian tenure-stream faculty, although not all archaeologists choose an academic career. In the last 15 years, women with Canadian PhDs have been hired into tenure-track positions in Canada at rates statistically lower than men, but at higher rates in the United States. Women apply for SSHRC archaeology grants in equal proportion to their presence, but men are awarded at a slightly higher rate. We end by discussing the possible reasons for this gendered attrition, including a “chilly climate”—that is, subtle practices that stereotype, exclude, and devalue women, as well as inhospitable working environments, particularly for primary caregivers. We warn that the current COVID-19 pandemic is likely to exacerbate these existing inequalities.
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- 2021
3. 959O Gavocabtagene autoleucel (gavo-cel, TC-210) dose escalation in refractory mesothelin-expressing solid tumors
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K. Zikaras, L. MacMullen, L. Cao, Roisin E. O'Cearbhaill, S.L. SciMentum, Janos L. Tanyi, L. Jalbert, A. Quintás-Cardama, David S. Hong, Raffit Hassan, and V.P. Muzithras
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Oncology ,Refractory ,biology ,business.industry ,Cancer research ,Dose escalation ,biology.protein ,Medicine ,Mesothelin ,Hematology ,business - Published
- 2021
4. A 'Leaky' Pipeline and Chilly Climate in Archaeology in Canada – Corrigendum
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Catherine L. Jalbert and Lisa Overholtzer
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Archeology ,History ,Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) ,Pipeline (computing) ,Museology ,Forensic engineering ,Geology - Published
- 2021
5. Orwell’s Nightmare Achieved: The ‘Colonization of the Mind’ vs. Critical Thinking
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Paul L. Jalbert
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Psychoanalysis ,History ,Critical thinking ,medicine ,Colonization ,medicine.symptom ,Nightmare - Published
- 2018
6. Discrimination: Some Structural Suspects
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Paul L. Jalbert
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Psychology - Published
- 2018
7. Left Behind: The Public Education Crisis in the United States
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Paul L. Jalbert
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- 2018
8. Cultural Arrogance
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Paul L. Jalbert
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- 2018
9. 'What? I Need to Learn a Second Language?'
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Paul L. Jalbert
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Second language ,Computer science ,Linguistics - Published
- 2018
10. Introduction
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Paul L. Jalbert
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- 2018
11. The Teaching Profession
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Paul L. Jalbert
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- 2018
12. What Our Children do Not Learn in High School, But Should
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Paul L. Jalbert
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- 2018
13. The Business Model
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Paul L. Jalbert
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Business ,Business model ,Industrial organization - Published
- 2018
14. Poverty: The Perennial Problem
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Paul L. Jalbert
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Poverty ,Perennial plant ,Development economics ,Economics - Published
- 2018
15. The Right to Education
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Paul L. Jalbert
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Political science ,Gender studies ,Right to education - Published
- 2018
16. The Mismeasure of Students 1
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Paul L. Jalbert
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- 2018
17. Postscript
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Paul L. Jalbert
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- 2018
18. The ‘Free Press’ — On a Corporate Leash!
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Paul L. Jalbert
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Free press - Published
- 2018
19. OMICS AND PROGNSTIC MARKERS
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K. Adachi, H. Sasaki, S. Nagahisa, K. Yoshida, N. Hattori, Y. Nishiyama, T. Kawase, M. Hasegawa, M. Abe, Y. Hirose, A. Alentorn, Y. Marie, S. Poggioli, H. Alshehhi, B. Boisselier, C. Carpentier, K. Mokhtari, L. Capelle, D. Figarella-Branger, K. Hoang-Xuan, M. Sanson, J.-Y. Delattre, A. Idbaih, S. Yust-Katz, M. Anderson, A. Olar, A. Eterovic, N. Ezzeddine, K. Chen, H. Zhao, G. Fuller, K. Aldape, J. de Groot, N. Andor, J. Harness, S. G. Lopez, T. L. Fung, H. W. Mewes, C. Petritsch, A. Arivazhagan, K. Somasundaram, K. Thennarasu, P. Pandey, B. Anandh, V. Santosh, B. Chandramouli, A. Hegde, P. Kondaiah, M. Rao, R. Bell, R. Kang, C. Hong, J. Song, J. Costello, R. Nagarajan, B. Zhang, A. Diaz, T. Wang, L. Bie, Y. Li, H. Liu, W. F. C. Luyo, M. H. Carnero, M. E. P. Iruegas, A. R. Morell, M. C. Figueiras, R. L. Lopez, C. F. Valverde, A. K.-Y. Chan, J. C.-S. Pang, N. Y.-F. Chung, K. K.-W. Li, W. S. Poon, D. T.-M. Chan, Y. Wang, H.-a. K. Ng, M. Chaumeil, P. Larson, H. Yoshihara, D. Vigneron, S. Nelson, R. Pieper, J. Phillips, S. Ronen, V. Clark, Z. E. Omay, A. Serin, J. Gunel, B. Omay, C. Grady, M. Youngblood, K. Bilguvar, J. Baehring, J. Piepmeier, P. Gutin, A. Vortmeyer, C. Brennan, M. N. Pamir, T. Kilic, B. Krischek, M. Simon, K. Yasuno, M. Gunel, A. L. Cohen, M. Sato, K. D. Aldape, C. Mason, K. Diefes, L. Heathcock, L. Abegglen, D. Shrieve, W. Couldwell, J. D. Schiffman, H. Colman, Q. G. D'Alessandris, T. Cenci, M. Martini, L. Ricci-Vitiani, R. De Maria, L. M. Larocca, R. Pallini, B. Theeler, F. Lang, G. Rao, M. Gilbert, E. Sulman, R. Luthra, K. Eterovic, M. Routbort, R. Verhaak, G. Mills, J. Mendelsohn, F. Meric-Bernstam, A. Yung, K. MacArthur, S. Hahn, G. Kao, R. Lustig, M. Alonso-Basanta, S. Chandrasekaran, E. P. Wileyto, E. Reyes, J. Dorsey, K. Fujii, K. Kurozumi, T. Ichikawa, M. Onishi, J. Ishida, Y. Shimazu, B. Kaur, E. A. Chiocca, I. Date, C. Geisenberger, A. Mock, R. Warta, C. Schwager, C. Hartmann, A. von Deimling, A. Abdollahi, C. Herold-Mende, O. Gevaert, A. Achrol, S. Gholamin, S. Mitra, E. Westbroek, J. Loya, L. Mitchell, S. Chang, G. Steinberg, S. Plevritis, S. Cheshier, J. Xu, S. Napel, G. Zaharchuk, G. Harsh, D. Gutman, C. Holder, R. Colen, W. Dunn, R. Jain, L. Cooper, S. Hwang, A. Flanders, D. Brat, J. Hayes, A. Droop, H. Thygesen, M. Boissinot, D. Westhead, S. Short, S. Lawler, P. Bady, S. Kurscheid, M. Delorenzi, M. E. Hegi, C. Crosby, C. Faulkner, T. Smye-Rumsby, K. Kurian, M. Williams, K. Hopkins, A. Palmer, H. Williams, C. Wragg, H. R. Haynes, K. M. Kurian, P. White, T. Oka, L. Jalbert, A. Elkhaled, R. Jensen, K. Salzman, M. Schabel, D. Gillespie, M. Mumert, B. Johnson, T. Mazor, M. Barnes, S. Yamamoto, H. Ueda, K. Tatsuno, K. Aihara, A. Bollen, M. Hirst, M. Marra, A. Mukasa, N. Saito, H. Aburatani, M. Berger, B. Taylor, S. Popov, A. Mackay, W. Ingram, A. Burford, A. Jury, M. Vinci, C. Jones, D. T. W. Jones, V. Hovestadt, S. Picelli, W. Wang, P. A. Northcott, M. Kool, G. Reifenberger, T. Pietsch, M. Sultan, H. Lehrach, M.-L. Yaspo, A. Borkhardt, P. Landgraf, R. Eils, A. Korshunov, M. Zapatka, B. Radlwimmer, S. M. Pfister, P. Lichter, A. Joy, I. Smirnov, M. Reiser, W. Shapiro, S. Kim, B. Feuerstein, C. Jungk, S. Friauf, A. Unterberg, T. A. Juratli, J. McElroy, W. Meng, A. Huebner, K. D. Geiger, D. Krex, G. Schackert, A. Chakravarti, T. Lautenschlaeger, B. Y. Kim, W. Jiang, J. Beiko, S. Prabhu, F. DeMonte, R. Sawaya, D. Cahill, I. McCutcheon, C. Lau, L. Wang, K. Terashima, S. Yamaguchi, M. Burstein, J. Sun, T. Suzuki, R. Nishikawa, H. Nakamura, A. Natsume, S. Terasaka, H.-K. Ng, D. Muzny, R. Gibbs, D. Wheeler, X.-q. Zhang, S. Sun, K.-f. Lam, K. M. Y. Kiang, J. K. S. Pu, A. S. W. Ho, G. K. K. Leung, F. Loebel, W. T. Curry, F. G. Barker, N. Lelic, A. S. Chi, D. P. Cahill, D. Lu, J. Yin, C. Teo, K. McDonald, A. Madhankumar, C. Weston, B. Slagle-Webb, J. Sheehan, A. Patel, M. Glantz, J. Connor, C. Maire, J. Francis, C.-Z. Zhang, J. Jung, V. Manzo, V. Adalsteinsson, H. Homer, B. Blumenstiel, C. S. Pedamallu, E. Nickerson, A. Ligon, C. Love, M. Meyerson, K. Ligon, L. E. Jalbert, S. J. Nelson, A. W. Bollen, I. V. Smirnov, J. S. Song, A. B. Olshen, M. S. Berger, S. M. Chang, B. S. Taylor, J. F. Costello, S. Mehta, B. Armstrong, S. Peng, A. Bapat, M. Berens, B. Melendez, M. Mollejo, P. Mur, T. Hernandez-Iglesias, C. Fiano, J. Ruiz, J. A. Rey, V. Stadler, A. Schulte, K. Lamszus, C. Schichor, M. Westphal, J.-C. Tonn, O. Morozova, S. Katzman, M. Grifford, S. Salama, D. Haussler, A. Olshen, S. Fouse, S. Nakamizo, T. Sasayama, H. Tanaka, K. Tanaka, K. Mizukawa, M. Yoshida, E. Kohmura, P. Northcott, D. Jones, S. Pfister, R. Otani, S. Takayanagi, K. Saito, S. Tanaka, M. Shin, T. Ozawa, M. Riester, Y.-K. Cheng, J. Huse, K. Helmy, N. Charles, M. Squatrito, F. Michor, E. Holland, M. Perrech, L. Dreher, G. Rohn, R. Goldbrunner, M. Timmer, B. Pollo, V. Palumbo, C. Calatozzolo, M. Patane, R. Nunziata, M. Farinotti, A. Silvani, S. Lodrini, G. Finocchiaro, E. Lopez, A. Rioscovian, R. Ruiz, G. Siordia, A. P. de Leon, C. Rostomily, R. Rostomily, D. Silbergeld, D. Kolstoe, M. Chamberlain, J. Silber, P. Roth, A. Keller, J. Hoheisel, P. Codo, A. Bauer, C. Backes, P. Leidinger, E. Meese, E. Thiel, A. Korfel, M. Weller, G. Nagae, M. Nagane, J. Z. Sanborn, T. Mikkelsen, S. Jhanwar, L. Chin, M. Nishihara, M. Schliesser, C. Grimm, E. Weiss, R. Claus, D. Weichenhan, M. Weiler, T. Hielscher, F. Sahm, B. Wiestler, A.-C. Klein, J. Blaes, C. Plass, W. Wick, G. Stragliotto, A. Rahbar, C. Soderberg-Naucler, M. Won, R. Ezhilarasan, P. Sun, D. Blumenthal, M. Vogelbaum, R. Jenkins, R. Jeraj, P. Brown, K. Jaeckle, D. Schiff, J. Dignam, J. Atkins, D. Brachman, M. Werner-Wasik, M. Mehta, J. Shen, J. Luan, A. Yu, M. Matsutani, Y. Liang, T.-K. Man, A. Trister, M. Tokita, S. Mikheeva, A. Mikheev, S. Friend, M. van den Bent, L. Erdem, T. Gorlia, M. Taphoorn, J. Kros, P. Wesseling, H. Dubbink, A. Ibdaih, P. French, H. van Thuijl, J. Heimans, B. Ylstra, J. Reijneveld, A. Prabowo, I. Scheinin, H. van Essen, W. Spliet, C. Ferrier, P. van Rijen, T. Veersema, M. Thom, A. S.-v. Meeteren, E. Aronica, H. Kim, S. Zheng, D. J. Brat, S. Virk, S. Amini, C. Sougnez, J. Barnholtz-Sloan, R. G. W. Verhaak, C. Watts, A. Sottoriva, I. Spiteri, S. Piccirillo, A. Touloumis, P. Collins, J. Marioni, C. Curtis, S. Tavare, B. Tews, T. P. C. Yeung, B. Al-Khazraji, L. Morrison, L. Hoffman, D. Jackson, T.-Y. Lee, S. Yartsev, G. Bauman, J. Fu, R. Vegesna, Y. Mao, L. E. Heathcock, W. Torres-Garcia, S. Wang, A. McKenna, C. W. Brennan, W. K. A. Yung, J. N. Weinstein, E. P. Sulman, and D. Koul
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Abstracts ,Cancer Research ,Text mining ,Oncology ,business.industry ,Neurology (clinical) ,Computational biology ,Biology ,Omics ,business - Published
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20. Psi Chi and STP: Partners by Chance and Circumstance
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Norine L. Jalbert and Stephen F. Davis
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- 2005
21. Role of Zyxin in Differential Cell Spreading and Proliferation of Melanoma Cells and Melanocytes
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Marie-Thérèse Leccia, H. Randolph Byers, Dana M. Amodeo, S. K. Dekker, Ellen J. van der Gaag, and Nicole L. Jalbert
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Cellular differentiation ,extracellular matrix ,Integrin ,Dermatology ,Biology ,Biochemistry ,Zyxin ,Focal adhesion ,Extracellular matrix ,Metalloproteins ,Humans ,Melanoma ,Molecular Biology ,Paxillin ,Cells, Cultured ,Glycoproteins ,paxillin ,phorbol esters ,actins ,Cell growth ,focal adhesion kinase ,Cell Biology ,Protein-Tyrosine Kinases ,Phosphoproteins ,Cell biology ,Cytoskeletal Proteins ,cell differentiation ,Phenotype ,Cell culture ,Focal Adhesion Kinase 1 ,Focal Adhesion Protein-Tyrosine Kinases ,Cancer research ,biology.protein ,Melanocytes ,Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate ,Cell Division - Abstract
Cell spreading, proliferation, and survival are modulated by focal adhesions linking extracellular matrix proteins, integrins, and the cytoskeleton. Zyxin is a focal-adhesion-associated phosphoprotein with one domain involved in the control of actin assembly and three protein-protein adapter domains implicated in the regulation of cell growth and differentiation. We characterized zyxin expression in normal human melanocytes and six melanoma cell lines in relation to cell spreading, growth, and differentiation using Western immunoblotting techniques, image analysis, flow cytometry, and confocal microscopy. We found that zyxin, focal adhesion kinase, and paxillin were significantly upregulated in melanoma cells compared to melanocytes. Zyxin expression directly related to cell spreading and proliferation and inversely related to differentiation, whereas focal adhesion kinase correlated only to cell spreading and paxillin did not significantly correlate with any of the parameters. Treatment of melanoma cells with 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate downregulated zyxin expression, inhibited cell spreading and proliferation, and promoted differentiation. In contrast, 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate, a mitogen for melanocytes, induced upregulation of zyxin expression in melanocytes. These findings are consistent with a role of zyxin in modulation of cell spreading, proliferation, and differentiation. Therapies directed at the downregulation of this focal adhesion phosphoprotein in melanoma cells implicate a new approach for controlling melanoma cell growth.
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22. Zyxin Redistributes Without Upregulation in Migrating Human Keratinocytes During Wound Healing
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H. Randolph Byers, Ellen J. van der Gaag, Marie-Thérèse Leccia, and Nicole L. Jalbert
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Keratinocytes ,wound ,focal contact ,Dermatology ,Biology ,Biochemistry ,Zyxin ,Extracellular matrix ,Focal adhesion ,Cell Movement ,Metalloproteins ,medicine ,Humans ,Cytoskeleton ,Molecular Biology ,Cells, Cultured ,Glycoproteins ,Wound Healing ,Cell adhesion molecule ,Cell migration ,Cell Biology ,Actins ,Up-Regulation ,Cell biology ,Cytoskeletal Proteins ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,actin bundles ,Cytoplasm ,Keratinocyte - Abstract
Cell migration, growth, and survival is modulated by focal adhesions linking extracellular matrix proteins, cell adhesion molecules, and the cytoskeleton. Zyxin is a focal adhesion phosphoprotein that shares homology with Listeria ActA protein in promoting actin filament assembly; it also has specialized protein–protein interface domains implicating an important role in cell growth and differentiation. We investigated the distribution of zyxin in normal and migrating human keratinocytes in wounds in vitro and in situ using confocal laser microscopy. Zyxin expression in high-density nonmigrating keratinocytes versus low-density migrating keratinocytes was determined by western immunoblotting and time lapse image analysis. In normal epidermis, zyxin exhibited a punctate staining pattern throughout the cytoplasm and was excluded from the intercellular spaces. In wounds, the punctate staining also localized in the edge of the migrating keratinocyte sheets; however, intercellular spaces were absent. Likewise, in vitro keratinocytes showed punctate staining throughout the cytoplasm. Migrating cultured keratinocytes next to wounds, however, had large focal contacts in the cell periphery where actin bundles converged at focal adhesions. Western immunoblots and confocal experiments with protein synthesis inhibition by cycloheximide confirmed that this difference in distribution of zyxin in migrating versus nonmigrating keratinocytes is due to the redistribution and not upregulation of zyxin. The abundance of zyxin and its relative change in distribution from normal to migrating keratinocytes in wounds is consistent with its role in cytoskeletal organization of actin bundles.
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- 1999
23. Observers' Evaluations of Couples Involved in Date Rape
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Mathilde M. Tarsi and Norine L. Jalbert
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Date rape ,General Medicine ,Psychology ,Clinical psychology - Published
- 1999
24. Is There Room in Empirical Psychology for a Platonic Idealist?
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Norine L. Jalbert
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Philosophy ,Empirical psychology ,Epistemology - Published
- 1997
25. Structures of the 'Unsaid'
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Paul L. Jalbert
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Literature ,Sociology and Political Science ,business.industry ,Philosophy ,General Social Sciences ,business ,Unsaid - Published
- 1994
26. OMICS AND PROGNOSTIC MARKERS
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F. Moriera, K. So, P. Gould, D. Kamnasaran, R. L. Jensen, I. Hussain, D. H. Gutmann, D. Gorovets, E. R. Kastenhuber, E. Pentsova, L. Nayak, J. T. Huse, M. J. van den Bent, L. A. Gravendeel, T. Gorlia, J. M. Kros, P. Wesseling, J. Teepen, A. Idbaih, M. Sanson, P. A. S. Smitt, P. J. French, W. Zhang, J. Zhang, K. Hoadley, B. Carter, S. Li, C. Kang, Y. You, C. Jiang, S. Song, T. Jiang, C. Chen, C. Grimm, M. Weiler, R. Claus, D. Weichenhan, C. Hartmann, C. Plass, M. Weller, W. Wick, R. B. Jenkins, H. Sicotte, Y. Xiao, B. L. Fridley, P. A. Decker, M. L. Kosel, T. M. Kollmeyer, S. R. Fink, A. L. Rynearson, T. Rice, L. S. McCoy, I. Smirnov, T. Tehan, H. M. Hansen, J. S. Patoka, M. D. Prados, S. M. Chang, M. S. Berger, D. H. Lachance, J. K. Wiencke, J. L. Wiemels, M. R. Wrensch, M. H. Gephart, E. Lee, S. Kyriazopoulou-Panagiotopoulou, L. Milenkovic, X. Xun, Y. Hou, W. Kui, M. Edwards, S. Batzoglou, W. Jun, M. Scott, J. E. Hobbs, J. Tipton, T. Zhou, N. L. Kelleher, J. P. Chandler, J. Schwarzenberg, J. Czernin, T. Cloughesy, B. Ellingson, C. Geist, M. Phelps, W. Chen, M. Nakada, Y. Hayashi, W. Obuchi, S. Ohtsuki, T. Watanabe, C. Ikeda, K. Misaki, D. Kita, N. Uchiyama, T. Terasaki, J.-i. Hamada, L. Hiddingh, B. Tops, E. Hulleman, G.-J. L. Kaspers, W. P. Vandertop, D. P. Noske, T. Wurdinger, J. W. Jeuken, A. P. See, T. Hwang, D. Shin, J. H. Shin, Y. Gao, M. Lim, M. Hutterer, M. Michael, U. Gerold, S. Karin, G. Ingrid, D. Florian, M. Armin, T. Eugen, G. Eberhard, S. Gunther, R. W. Cook, K. Oelschlager, H. Sevim, L. Chung, H. T. Wheeler, R. C. Baxter, K. L. McDonald, A. Chaturbedi, L. Yu, Y.-H. Zhou, A. Wong, R. Fatuyi, M. E. Linskey, I. Lavon, T. Shahar, D. Zrihan, A. Granit, Z. Ram, T. Siegal, D. J. Brat, L. A. Cooper, D. A. Gutman, C. S. Chisolm, C. Appin, J. Kong, T. Kurc, E. G. Van Meir, J. H. Saltz, C. S. Moreno, H. J. Abuhusain, A. S. Don, R. P. Nagarajan, B. E. Johnson, A. B. Olshen, M. Xie, J. Wang, V. Sundaram, P. Paris, T. Wang, J. F. Costello, A. E. Sijben, S. H. Boots-Sprenger, J. Boogaarts, J. Rijntjes, J. M. Geitenbeek, J. van der Palen, H. J. Bernsen, O. Schnell, S. A. Adam, S. Eigenbrod, H. A. Kretzschmar, J.-C. Tonn, U. Schuller, P. W. Sperduto, N. Kased, D. Roberge, Z. Xu, R. Shanley, X. Luo, P. K. Sneed, S. T. Chao, R. J. Weil, J. Suh, A. Bhatt, A. W. Jensen, P. D. Brown, H. A. Shih, J. Kirkpatrick, L. E. Gaspar, J. B. Fiveash, V. Chiang, J. P. Knisely, C. M. Sperduto, N. Lin, M. P. Mehta, M. M. Kwatra, T. M. Porter, K. E. Brown, J. E. Herndon, D. D. Bigner, R. H. Dahlrot, B. W. Kristensen, S. Hansen, E. P. Sulman, D. P. Cahill, M. Wang, M. Won, M. E. Hegi, K. D. Aldape, M. R. Gilbert, E. S. Sadr, A. Tessier, M. S. Sadr, J. Alshami, C. Sabau, R. Del Maestro, M. L. Neal, R. Rockne, A. D. Trister, K. R. Swanson, S. Maleki, M. Back, M. Buckland, D. Brazier, K. McDonald, R. Cook, N. Parker, H. Wheeler, L. Jalbert, A. Elkhaled, J. J. Phillips, H. A. Yoshihara, R. Parvataneni, R. Srinivasan, G. Bourne, S. Cha, S. J. Nelson, M. Gilbert, D. Cahill, M. Hegi, H. Colman, M. Mehta, E. Sulman, A. Constantin, J. Phillips, H. Yoshihara, S. Nelson, S. Gunn, X. T. Reveles, B. Tirtorahardjo, M. N. Strecker, and L. Fichtel
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Cancer Research ,Abstracts ,Text mining ,Oncology ,business.industry ,Medicine ,Neurology (clinical) ,Computational biology ,business ,Omics - Published
- 2011
27. Turbine Blade Tip Clearance Measurement Instrumentation
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Eric B. Holmquist and Peter L. Jalbert
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Engineering ,Turbine blade ,business.industry ,Mechanical engineering ,Thrust ,law.invention ,Tip clearance ,law ,Control system ,Component (UML) ,Turbomachinery ,Instrumentation (computer programming) ,business ,Turbocharger - Abstract
New and future gas turbine engines are being required to provide greater thrust with improved efficiency, while simultaneously reducing life cycle operating costs. Improved component capabilities enable active control methods to provide better control of engine operation with reduced margin. One area of interest is a means to assess the relative position of rotating machinery in real-time, in particular hot section turbo machinery. To this end, Hamilton Sundstrand is working to develop a real-time means to monitor blade position relative to the engine static structure. This approach may yield other engine operating characteristics useful in assessing component health, specifically measuring blade tip clearance, time-of-arrival, and other parameters. UTC is leveraging its many years of experience with engine control systems to develop a microwave-based sensing device, applicable to both military and commercial engines. The presentation will discuss a hot section engine demonstration of a blade position monitoring system and the control system implications posed by a microwave-based solution. Considerations necessary to implement such a system and the challenges associated with integrating a microwave-based sensor system into an engine control system are discussed.Copyright © 2007 by ASME
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- 2007
28. Greetings from the President
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Norine L. Jalbert
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Media studies ,Psychology ,General Psychology ,Education - Published
- 2011
29. Role of cytoplasmic dynein in melanosome transport in human melanocytes
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Barbara A. Gilchrest, H. Randolph Byers, Mina Yaar, Mark S. Eller, and Nicole L. Jalbert
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Cytoplasm ,Ultraviolet Rays ,Movement ,Molecular Sequence Data ,melanosome ,Dermatology ,Biology ,Melanocyte ,Biochemistry ,Dynein ATPase ,Organelle ,medicine ,Humans ,Molecular Biology ,Cells, Cultured ,Melanosome ,Melanosomes ,Base Sequence ,Dyneins ,Cell Biology ,cytoplasmic dynein ,Molecular biology ,Molecular Weight ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Melanosome transport ,ultraviolet irradiation ,Dynactin ,Axoplasmic transport ,Melanocytes - Abstract
Cytoplasmic dynein is a microtubule-associated retrograde-directed motor molecule for transport of membrane-bound organelles. To determine whether cytoplasmic dynein is expressed in melanocytes, we performed reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction using melanocyte cDNA and primers complementary to human brain cytoplasmic dynein heavy chain. A polymerase chain reaction product of the expected molecular size was generated and the identity was confirmed by sequence analysis. Western blotting of total melanocyte proteins reacted with an anti-intermediate chain cytoplasmic dynein antibody identified the appropriate 74 kDa band. To determine whether cytoplasmic dynein plays a role in melanosome transport, duplicate cultures were treated with cytoplasmic dynein antisense or sense (control) oligodeoxynucleotides and the cells were observed by high-resolution time-lapse microscopy, which allows visualization of melanosomal aggregates and individual melanosomes. Antisense-treated melanocytes demonstrated a strong anterograde transport of melanosomes from the cell body into the dendrites, whereas melanosome distribution was not affected in sense-treated melanocytes. To determine whether ultraviolet irradiation modifies cytoplasmic dynein expression, melanocyte cultures were exposed to increasing doses of solar-simulated irradiation, equivalent to a mild to moderate sunburn exposure for intact skin. Within 24 h, doses of 5 and 10 mJ per cm 2 induced cytoplasmic dynein protein, whereas doses of 30 mJ per cm 2 or more were associated with decreased levels of cytoplasmic dynein compared with sham-irradiated controls. Our data show that cytoplasmic dynein participates in retrograde melanosomal transport in human melanocytes and suggest that the altered melanosomal distribution in skin after sun exposure is due, at least in part, to decreased cytoplasmic dynein levels resulting in augmented anterograde transport.
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30. Racial and Gender Issues in Facial Recognition
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Jeanette Getting and Norine L. Jalbert
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Face perception ,Psychology ,Facial recognition system ,Cognitive psychology - Published
- 1992
31. Charting the logical geography of the concept of ?cease-fire?
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Paul L. Jalbert
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Philosophy ,Sociology and Political Science ,Environmental ethics ,Political philosophy ,Modern philosophy ,Sociolinguistics - Published
- 1992
32. Myosin-V co-localization with tyrosinase related protein-1 labeled melanosomes in human melanocytes
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H. Randolph Byers and Nicole L. Jalbert
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Co localization ,Chemistry ,Tyrosinase ,Myosin ,Dermatology ,Molecular Biology ,Biochemistry ,Melanosome ,Cell biology - Published
- 1998
33. Psi Chi Should Be More Than One Line on Your Resume
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Norine L. Jalbert
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Optics ,business.industry ,Line (text file) ,business ,Mathematics - Published
- 1996
34. Preservice Teacher Education Improvement Project: Institutional Reports
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Johnnie R. Mills, Norene Daly, Frederick R. Cyphert, Albert R. Haugerud, Charles B. Myers, Nancy McAleer, Huge Watson, Joseph Sales, Patricia Blosser, William Loadman, Elizabeth L. Jalbert, Linda DeTure, William E. Herman, Thomas V Busse, Richard J. Riordan, Rosalie S. Jensen, Douglas J. Stanwyck, Harriet N. Kovacevich, Jane A. Stallings, Loretta Jones, and James D. Worthington
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Pedagogy ,Psychology ,Teacher education ,Education - Published
- 1984
35. [Vascular complications due to anomalies of the 1st rib]
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A L, Jalbert, A, Gédéon, F, Vadhat, P, Puel, and J L, Gouzi
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Adult ,Male ,Subclavian Artery ,Humans ,Female ,Ribs ,Thrombosis ,Vascular Diseases ,Axillary Vein ,Middle Aged ,Aneurysm - Published
- 1968
36. Assessing the Feasibility and Preliminary Effects of a Web-Based Self-Management Program for Chronic Noncancer Pain: Mixed Methods Study.
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Marier-Deschenes P, Pinard AM, Jalbert L, and LeBlanc A
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- Humans, Female, Male, Middle Aged, Adult, Internet, Qualitative Research, Aged, Internet-Based Intervention, Canada, Chronic Pain therapy, Chronic Pain psychology, Self-Management methods, Feasibility Studies, Pain Management methods
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Background: In Canada, adults with chronic noncancer pain face a persistent insufficiency of publicly funded resources, with the gold standard multidisciplinary pain treatment facilities unable to meet the high clinical demand. Web-based self-management programs cost-effectively increase access to pain management and can improve several aspects of physical and emotional functioning. Aiming to meet the demand for accessible, fully automated resources for individuals with chronic noncancer pain, we developed a French web- and evidence-based self-management program, Agir pour moi (APM). This program includes pain education and strategies to reduce stress, practice mindfulness, apply pacing, engage in physical activity, identify and manage thinking traps, sleep better, adapt diet, and sustain behavior change., Objective: This study aims to assess the APM self-management program's feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effects in adults awaiting specialized services from a center of expertise in chronic pain management., Methods: We conducted a mixed methods study with an explanatory sequential design, including a web-based 1-arm trial and qualitative semistructured interviews. We present the results from both phases through integrative tables called joint displays., Results: Response rates were 70% (44/63) at postintervention and 56% (35/63) at 3-month follow-up among the 63 consenting participants who provided self-assessed information at baseline. In total, 46% (29/63) of the participants completed the program. We interviewed 24% (15/63) of the participants. The interview's first theme revolved around the overall acceptance, user-friendliness, and engaging nature of the program. The second theme emphasized the differentiation between microlevel and macrolevel engagements. The third theme delved into the diverse effects observed, potentially influenced by the macrolevel engagements. Participants highlighted the features that impacted their self-efficacy and the adoption of self-management strategies. We observed indications of improvement in self-efficacy, pain intensity, pain interference, depression, and catastrophizing. Interviewees described these and various other effects as potentially influenced by macrolevel engagement through behavioral change., Conclusions: These findings provided preliminary evidence that the APM self-management program and research methods are feasible. However, some participants expressed the need for at least phone reminders and minimal support from a professional available to answer questions over the first few weeks of the program to engage. Recruitment strategies of a future randomized controlled trial should focus on attracting a broader representation of individuals with chronic pain in terms of gender and ethnicity., Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05319652; https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05319652., (©Pascale Marier-Deschenes, Anne Marie Pinard, Laura Jalbert, Annie LeBlanc. Originally published in JMIR Human Factors (https://humanfactors.jmir.org), 03.05.2024.)
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37. Motivation to participate and attrition factors in a COVID-19 biobank: A qualitative study.
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Jalbert L, Hautin AS, Baron M, Dubé È, Gagné M, Girard C, Larochelle C, LeBlanc A, Sasseville M, Décary S, and Tremblay K
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- Humans, Biological Specimen Banks, Pandemics, Motivation, Qualitative Research, COVID-19
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Background: The Biobanque québécoise de la COVID-19 (Quebec Biobank for COVID-19, or BQC19) is a provincial initiative that aims to manage the longitudinal collection, storage, and sharing of biological samples and clinical data related to COVID-19. During the study, BQC19 investigators reported a high loss-to-follow-up rate. The current study aimed to explore motivational and attrition factors from the perspective of BQC19 participants and health care and research professionals., Methods: This was an inductive exploratory qualitative study. Using a theoretical sampling approach, a sample of BQC19 participants and professionals were invited to participate via semi-structured interviews. Topics included motivations to participate; participants' fears, doubts, and barriers to participation; and professionals' experiences with biobanking during the COVID-19 pandemic., Results: Interviews were conducted with BQC19 participants (n = 23) and professionals (n = 17) from 8 clinical data collection sites. Motivations included the contribution to science and society in crisis, self-worth, and interactions with medical professionals. Reasons for attrition included logistical barriers, negative attitudes about public health measures or genomic studies, fear of clinical settings, and a desire to move on from COVID-19. Motivations and barriers seemed to evolve over time and with COVID-19 trends and surges. Certain situations were associated with attrition, such as when patients experienced indirect verbal consent during hospitalization. Barriers related to human and material resources and containment/prevention measures limited the ability of research teams to recruit and retain participants, especially in the ever-evolving context of crisis., Conclusion: The pandemic setting impacted participation and attrition, either by influencing participants' motivations and barriers or by affecting research teams' ability to recruit and retain participants. Longitudinal and/or biobanking studies in a public health crisis setting should consider these factors to limit attrition., Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors have no conflict of interest to declare., (Crown Copyright © 2024. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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38. Methods used to account for caregivers' sex and gender within studies examining the financial burden of caregivers of children and adolescents : Results from a scoping review.
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Guertin JR, Gilbert-Ouimet M, Dugas M, Carnovale V, Jalbert L, Svyntozelska O, Demers J, Matteau L, Bergeron F, and LeBlanc A
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Background: Interest in the financial burden of informal caregivers has been growing. Unfortunately, it remains unclear which method(s) should be used when quantifying this burden., Purpose: We conducted a scoping review aimed at identifying which methods have been used to conduct such work and quantified their performance. We were also interested in examining how sex and gender considerations were considered within selected studies., Data Sources: Using a standardized approach, we identified studies published between 2012 and 2022 that aimed to document the financial burden of caregivers to child and adolescent patients. Our search strategy was applied to the MEDLINE, Embase, CINHAL, and Academic Search Premier databases., Study Selection: Manuscript selection was performed by pairs of reviewers., Data Extraction: Data extraction was performed by one reviewer with a second reviewer performing quality control. Results were reported using a narrative approach., Data Synthesis: We identified 9801 unique citations, of which 200 were included in our review. Selected studies covered various disease area (eg, infection/parasitic diseases [n = 31, 16%]) and included quantitative (n = 180, 90%), qualitative (n = 4, 2%) and mixed study designs (n = 16, 8%). Most studies (n = 182, 91%) used questionnaires/surveys, either alone or in combination with other methods, to assess caregivers' financial burden. Less than half (n = 93, 47%) of studies reported on caregivers' sex and none reported on their gender., Conclusion: We conducted an unrestricted review of published studies examining caregiver's financial burden which allowed us to identify general methodological trends observed in this literature. We believe this work may help improve future studies focusing on this important issue., Competing Interests: Ms. Michèle Dugas reports grants from Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), during the conduct of the study. The Authors declare that there is no conflict of interest. The work presented in this manuscript was conducted at the CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research centre and the VITAM Research Center on Sustainable Health, both located in Quebec City (Canada). It has not been previously presented within any scientific meetings., (© 2024 Guertin et al.)
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39. Strategies to engage family physicians in primary care research: A systematic review.
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Girard A, Dugas M, Lépine J, Carnovale V, Jalbert L, Turmel A, Stéfan T, Poirier AA, Mailhot B, Skidmore B, Couturier Y, Miller S, and LeBlanc A
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- Humans, Primary Health Care, Physicians, Family, Quality of Health Care
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Rationale: Moving towards high quality primary health care, involving family physicians in primary care research becomes an essential prerequisite to ensures a better adoption and routinization of patient-centred, evidence-based practices., Aim: To assess the effectiveness of strategies to engage family physicians in primary care research., Methods: We systematically reviewed evidence for strategies used to engage family physicians in primary care research. We included any study design that reported at least one quantitative outcome. Searches were carried out on MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO and Web of Science. Pairs of reviewers independently screened for publications in two stages using standardized forms. We performed data analysis through a narrative synthesis approach, using the Reasoned-action approach as framework., Results: A total of 4859 deduped records were identified of which 41 studies met the eligibility criteria and were included for analysis. The majority of studies (n = 35) investigated family physician's participation in a research project. They aimed to influence family physicians' intention (n = 7) or their ability (n = 3) to participate in a research project. Three types of strategies (compensation/incentive, recruitment by a peer and support from a research network or an academic institution) demonstrated a significant increase in participation rate. Methodological quality of the studies evaluating these strategies was relatively low. Few studies (n = 6) targeted research capacity-building programmes with no significant impact noted., Conclusion: Numerous strategies have been used to engage family physicians in primary care research, but few studies evaluated their effectiveness in a rigorous way., Registration: The protocol of this review was registered with the SPOR Evidence Alliance and on the PROSPERO platform (registration number: CRD42020189322)., (© 2022 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
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40. Spectroscopic imaging of D-2-hydroxyglutarate and other metabolites in pre-surgical patients with IDH-mutant lower-grade gliomas.
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Autry AW, Lafontaine M, Jalbert L, Phillips E, Phillips JJ, Villanueva-Meyer J, Berger MS, Chang SM, and Li Y
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- Glutarates, Humans, Inositol, Isocitrate Dehydrogenase genetics, Isocitrate Dehydrogenase metabolism, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy methods, Mutation, Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell metabolism, Tumor Suppressor Protein p53, Brain Neoplasms diagnostic imaging, Brain Neoplasms genetics, Brain Neoplasms surgery, Glioma diagnostic imaging, Glioma genetics, Glioma surgery
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Purpose: Prognostically favorable IDH-mutant gliomas are known to produce oncometabolite D-2-hydroxyglutarate (2HG). In this study, we investigated metabolite-based features of patients with grade 2 and 3 glioma using 2HG-specific in vivo MR spectroscopy, to determine their relationship with image-guided tissue pathology and predictive role in progression-free survival (PFS)., Methods: Forty-five patients received pre-operative MRIs that included 3-D spectroscopy optimized for 2HG detection. Spectral data were reconstructed and quantified to compare metabolite levels according to molecular pathology (IDH1
R132H , 1p/19q, and p53); glioma grade; histological subtype; and T2 lesion versus normal-appearing white matter (NAWM) ROIs. Levels of 2HG were correlated with other metabolites and pathological parameters (cellularity, MIB-1) from image-guided tissue samples using Pearson's correlation test. Metabolites predictive of PFS were evaluated with Cox proportional hazards models., Results: Quantifiable levels of 2HG in 39/42 (93%) IDH+ and 1/3 (33%) IDH- patients indicated a 91.1% apparent detection accuracy. Myo-inositol/total choline (tCho) showed reduced values in astrocytic (1p/19q-wildtype), p53-mutant, and grade 3 (vs. 2) IDH-mutant gliomas (p < 0.05), all of which exhibited higher proportions of astrocytomas. Compared to NAWM, T2 lesions displayed elevated 2HG+ γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA)/total creatine (tCr) (p < 0.001); reduced glutamate/tCr (p < 0.001); increased myo-inositol/tCr (p < 0.001); and higher tCho/tCr (p < 0.001). Levels of 2HG at sampled tissue locations were significantly associated with tCho (R = 0.62; p = 0.002), total NAA (R = - 0.61; p = 0.002) and cellularity (R = 0.37; p = 0.04) but not MIB-1. Increasing levels of 2HG/tCr (p = 0.0007, HR 5.594) and thresholding (≥ 0.905, median value; p = 0.02) predicted adverse PFS., Conclusion: In vivo 2HG detection can reasonably be achieved on clinical scanners and increased levels may signal adverse PFS., (© 2022. The Author(s).)- Published
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41. Global prevalence of antidepressant drug utilization in the community: protocol for a systematic review.
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Lunghi C, Dugas M, Leclerc J, Poluzzi E, Martineau C, Carnovale V, Stéfan T, Blouin P, Lépine J, Jalbert L, Espinoza Suarez NR, Svyntozelska O, Dery MP, Ekanmian G, Nogueira DM, Akinola PS, Turcotte S, Skidmore B, and LeBlanc A
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- Antidepressive Agents therapeutic use, Humans, Meta-Analysis as Topic, Prevalence, Systematic Reviews as Topic, Drug Utilization, Mental Disorders
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Introduction: Antidepressant drugs are the most frequently prescribed medication for mental disorders. They are also used off-label and for non-psychiatric indications. Prescriptions of antidepressants have increased in the last decades, but no systematic review exists on the extent of their use in the community., Methods and Analysis: We will conduct a systematic review to estimate the prevalence of antidepressant use in the community. We will search for studies published from 1 January 2010 in the Embase and MEDLINE databases using a combination of controlled vocabulary and keywords adjusted for each database without any language restriction. The main inclusion criterion is the presence of prevalence data of antidepressant utilization. Thus, we will include all studies with a descriptive observational design reporting the prevalence of antidepressant use in the community. Study selection (by title/abstract and full-text screening) and data extraction for included studies will be independently conducted by pairs of reviewers. We will then synthesize the data on the prevalence of antidepressant use in individuals living in the community. If possible, we will perform a meta-analysis to generate prevalence-pooled estimates. If the data allows it, we will conduct subgroup analyses by antidepressant class, age, sex, country and other sociodemographic categories. We will evaluate the risk of bias for each included study through a quality assessment using the Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal tool: Checklist for Studies Reporting Prevalence Data. DistillerSR software will be used for the management of this review., Ethics and Dissemination: Ethical approval is not required for this review as it will not directly involve human or animal subjects. The findings of our systematic review will be disseminated through publications in peer-reviewed journals, the Qualaxia Network (https://qualaxia.org), presentations at international conferences on mental health and pharmacoepidemiology, as well as general public events., Prospero Registration Number: CRD42021247423., Competing Interests: Competing interests: None declared., (© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2022. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.)
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42. Characterization of metabolites in infiltrating gliomas using ex vivo ¹H high-resolution magic angle spinning spectroscopy.
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Elkhaled A, Jalbert L, Constantin A, Yoshihara HA, Phillips JJ, Molinaro AM, Chang SM, and Nelson SJ
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- Humans, Logistic Models, Neoplasm Grading, ROC Curve, Brain Neoplasms metabolism, Brain Neoplasms pathology, Glioma metabolism, Glioma pathology, Metabolome, Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
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Gliomas are routinely graded according to histopathological criteria established by the World Health Organization. Although this classification can be used to understand some of the variance in the clinical outcome of patients, there is still substantial heterogeneity within and between lesions of the same grade. This study evaluated image-guided tissue samples acquired from a large cohort of patients presenting with either new or recurrent gliomas of grades II-IV using ex vivo proton high-resolution magic angle spinning spectroscopy. The quantification of metabolite levels revealed several discrete profiles associated with primary glioma subtypes, as well as secondary subtypes that had undergone transformation to a higher grade at the time of recurrence. Statistical modeling further demonstrated that these metabolomic profiles could be differentially classified with respect to pathological grading and inter-grade conversions. Importantly, the myo-inositol to total choline index allowed for a separation of recurrent low-grade gliomas on different pathological trajectories, the heightened ratio of phosphocholine to glycerophosphocholine uniformly characterized several forms of glioblastoma multiforme, and the onco-metabolite D-2-hydroxyglutarate was shown to help distinguish secondary from primary grade IV glioma, as well as grade II and III from grade IV glioma. These data provide evidence that metabolite levels are of interest in the assessment of both intra-grade and intra-lesional malignancy. Such information could be used to enhance the diagnostic specificity of in vivo spectroscopy and to aid in the selection of the most appropriate therapy for individual patients., (© 2014 The Authors. NMR in Biomedicine published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.)
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- 2014
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43. Identifying malignant transformations in recurrent low grade gliomas using high resolution magic angle spinning spectroscopy.
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Constantin A, Elkhaled A, Jalbert L, Srinivasan R, Cha S, Chang SM, Bajcsy R, and Nelson SJ
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- Algorithms, Biopsy, Brain Neoplasms classification, Brain Neoplasms surgery, Computer Simulation, Discriminant Analysis, Glioma classification, Glioma surgery, Humans, Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted, In Vitro Techniques, Logistic Models, Neoplasm Grading, Neoplasm Recurrence, Local classification, Neoplasm Recurrence, Local surgery, Pattern Recognition, Automated, Brain Neoplasms pathology, Cell Transformation, Neoplastic classification, Glioma pathology, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy methods, Models, Statistical, Neoplasm Recurrence, Local pathology
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Objective: The objective of this study was to determine whether metabolic parameters derived from ex vivo analysis of tissue samples are predictive of biologic characteristics of recurrent low grade gliomas (LGGs). This was achieved by exploring the use of multivariate pattern recognition methods to generate statistical models of the metabolic characteristics of recurrent LGGs that correlate with aggressive biology and poor clinical outcome., Methods: Statistical models were constructed to distinguish between patients with recurrent gliomas that had undergone malignant transformation to a higher grade and those that remained grade 2. The pattern recognition methods explored in this paper include three filter-based feature selection methods (chi-square, gain ratio, and two-way conditional probability), a genetic search wrapper-based feature subset selection algorithm, and five classification algorithms (linear discriminant analysis, logistic regression, functional trees, support vector machines, and decision stump logit boost). The accuracy of each pattern recognition framework was evaluated using leave-one-out cross-validation and bootstrapping., Materials: The population studied included fifty-three patients with recurrent grade 2 gliomas. Among these patients, seven had tumors that transformed to grade 4, twenty-four had tumors that transformed to grade 3, and twenty-two had tumors that remained grade 2. Image-guided tissue samples were obtained from these patients using surgical navigation software. Part of each tissue sample was examined by a pathologist for histological features and for consistency with the tumor grade diagnosis. The other part of the tissue sample was analyzed with ex vivo nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy., Results: Distinguishing between recurrent low grade gliomas that transformed to a higher grade and those that remained grade 2 was achieved with 96% accuracy, using areas of the ex vivo NMR spectrum corresponding to myoinositol, 2-hydroxyglutarate, hypo-taurine, choline, glycerophosphocholine, phosphocholine, glutathione, and lipid. Logistic regression and decision stump boosting models were able to distinguish between recurrent gliomas that transformed to a higher grade and those that did not with 100% training accuracy (95% confidence interval [93-100%]), 96% leave-one-out cross-validation accuracy (95% confidence interval [87-100%]), and 96% bootstrapping accuracy (95% confidence interval [95-97%]). Linear discriminant analysis, functional trees, and support vector machines were able to achieve leave-one-out cross-validation accuracy above 90% and bootstrapping accuracy above 85%. The three feature ranking methods were comparable in performance., Conclusions: This study demonstrates the feasibility of using quantitative pattern recognition methods for the analysis of metabolic data from brain tissue obtained during the surgical resection of gliomas. All pattern recognition techniques provided good diagnostic accuracies, though logistic regression and decision stump boosting slightly outperform the other classifiers. These methods identified biomarkers that can be used to detect malignant transformations in individual low grade gliomas, and can lead to a timely change in treatment for each patient., (Copyright © 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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44. Evaluation of diffusion parameters as early biomarkers of disease progression in glioblastoma multiforme.
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Khayal IS, Polley MY, Jalbert L, Elkhaled A, Chang SM, Cha S, Butowski NA, and Nelson SJ
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- Antineoplastic Agents therapeutic use, Brain Neoplasms mortality, Brain Neoplasms therapy, Combined Modality Therapy, Dacarbazine analogs & derivatives, Dacarbazine therapeutic use, Disease Progression, Disease-Free Survival, Glioblastoma mortality, Glioblastoma therapy, Humans, Prognosis, Radiotherapy, Temozolomide, Biomarkers, Tumor analysis, Brain Neoplasms pathology, Diffusion Tensor Imaging, Glioblastoma pathology
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate diffusion parameters at pre-, mid-, and post-radiation therapy (RT) in contrast-enhancing and nonenhancing lesions of postsurgical glioblastoma multiforme patients treated with the standard of care RT concurrently with temozolomide (TMZ) followed by adjuvant TMZ and an antiangiogenic drug. The diffusion parameters explored include baseline and short-term changes in apparent diffusion coefficient, fractional anisotropy, and eigenvalues. These diffusion parameters were examined as early markers for disease progression by relating them to clinical outcome of 6-month progression-free survival. The results indicated that changes from mid- to post-RT were significantly different between patients who progressed within 6 months vs those who were free of progression for 6 months after initiation of therapy. The study also showed that the changes in diffusion parameters from the mid- to post-RT scan may be more significant than those from pre- to mid-RT and pre- to post-RT. This is important because the mid-RT scan is currently not performed as part of the standard clinical care.
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