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Understanding the aetiology and resolution of chronic otitis media from animal and human studies

Disease Models & Mechanisms, 2017
Inflammation of the middle ear, known clinically as chronic otitis media, presents in different forms, such as chronic otitis media with effusion (COME; glue ear) and chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM).
Mahmood F. Bhutta, Ruth B. Thornton, Lea-Ann S. Kirkham, Joseph E. Kerschner, Michael T. Cheeseman   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Information feedback and mass media effects in cultural dynamics [PDF]

Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation 10 (3), 9 (2007), 2007
We study the effects of different forms of information feedback associated with mass media on an agent-agent based model of the dynamics of cultural dissemination. In addition to some processes previously considered, we also examine a model of local mass media influence in cultural dynamics.
arxiv  

Barriers and facilitators to exclusive breastfeeding among Black mothers: A qualitative study utilizing a modified Barrier Analysis approach

Maternal &Child Nutrition, Volume 19, Issue 1, January 2023., 2023
Utilizing a Barrier Analysis approach, we conducted six focus group discussions, hearing from Black mothers who exclusively breastfed for 3 months and those who did not. Facilitators found to be important specifically for women who exclusively breastfed for 3 months include self‐efficacy, lactation support, appropriate lactation supplies, support of ...
Victoria Tran, Amelia Reese Masterson, Tomeka Frieson, Frankie Douglass, Rafael Pérez‐Escamilla, Kathleen O'Connor Duffany   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

IT based social media impacts on Indonesian general legislative elections 2014 [PDF]

arXiv, 2014
The information technology applications in cyberspace (the internet) are currently dominated by social media. The author investigates and explores the advantages of social media implementation of any political party in Indonesian general legislative elections 2014. There are twelve national political parties participating in the election as contestants
arxiv  

Evaluating Adverse Outcomes After Myringotomy or Tube Placement in Head and Neck Cancer

Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Evaluate rates of adverse outcomes among patients with a history of head and neck cancer undergoing myringotomy with or without tube placement for middle ear effusion. Study Design Retrospective chart review. Setting Academic medical center.
Krithika Kuppusamy, Carly Y. Yang, Kevin Wong, Douglas C. Bigelow, Michael J. Ruckenstein, Steven J. Eliades, Jason A. Brant, Tiffany Hwa   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Collateral benefits from a school‐readiness intervention on breastfeeding: A cross‐domain impact evaluation

Maternal &Child Nutrition, Volume 19, Issue 1, January 2023., 2023
We found that the Smart Beginnings (SB) intervention increased the rates of providing breast milk as the only milk source in the study site with low initial rates of breastfeeding. Our study contributes to the small, but growing, literature on the potential health benefits of early learning interventions and extends these findings to breastfeeding, a ...
Elizabeth B. Miller, Mackenzie D. M. Whipps, Debra L. Bogen, Pamela A. Morris, Alan L. Mendelsohn, Daniel S. Shaw, Rachel S. Gross   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Feasibility of Stepwise Technology‐Based Audiometry With Rapid Results (STARR) Protocol in Minnesota Elementary Schools

Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective This study aims to understand the utility of a stepwise technology‐based audiometry with rapid results (STARR) school screening protocol. Study Design A prospective cohort study. Setting Six elementary schools in a single school district in Minnesota.
Autefeh Sajjadi, Morgan McBride, Kimberly Guettler, Stephanie Janasko, Staci House, Cesley Bergsten, Nobles Antwi, Madeline Marker, Soorya Todatry, Stacey Rabusch, Rebecca Maher, Brianne Roby, Abby C. Meyer, Andrew Redmann, Sivakumar Chinnadurai, Asitha D.L. Jayawardena   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Molar incisor hypomineralisation: current knowledge and practice

International Dental Journal, EarlyView., 2020
Background Molar incisor hypomineralisation (MIH) is a common developmental dental condition that presents in childhood. Areas of poorly formed enamel affect one or more first permanent molars and can cause opacities on the anterior teeth. MIH presents a variety of challenges for the dental team as well as functional and social impacts for affected ...
Helen D. Rodd, Anna Graham, Niecoo Tajmehr, Laura Timms, Noren Hasmun   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Towards the social media studies of science: social media metrics, present and future [PDF]

Bibliotecas. Anales de Investigacion. 2017. 13(1), 1-5, 2018
In this paper we aim at providing a general reflection around the present and future of social media metrics (or altmetrics) and how they could evolve into a new discipline focused on the study of the relationships and interactions between science and social media, in what could be seen as the social media studies of science.
arxiv  

Sense-Giving Strategies of Media Organisations in Social Media Disaster Communication: Findings from Hurricane Harvey [PDF]

arXiv, 2020
Media organisations are essential communication stakeholders in social media disaster communication during extreme events. They perform gatekeeper and amplification roles which are crucial for collective sense-making processes. In that capacity, media organisations distribute information through social media, use it as a source of information, and ...
arxiv