Aedes albopictus in the United States: Ten-Year Presence and Public Health Implications
Since its discovery in Houston, Texas, in 1987, the Asian "tiger mosquito" Aedes albopictus has spread to 678 counties in 25 states. This species, which readily colonizes container habitats in the peridomestic environment, was probably introduced into ...
Chester G. Moore, Carl J. Mitchell
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Where is the Land of Opportunity? The Geography of Intergenerational Mobility in the United States*
We use administrative records on the incomes of more than 40 million children and their parents to describe three features of intergenerational mobility in the United States. First, we characterize the joint distribution of parent and child income at the
Raj Chetty+3 more
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Invasive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in the United States.
CONTEXT As the epidemiology of infections with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) changes, accurate information on the scope and magnitude of MRSA infections in the US population is needed.
R. M. Klevens+15 more
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The United States Military Hegemony Toward the Tipton Three in the Docudrama Movie the Road to Guantanamo [PDF]
Hegemoni merupakan suatu kontrol atau kepemimpinan yang dilakukan oleh suatu negara terhadap negara lain untuk mendapatkan suatu dominasi baik secara paksaan maupun dengan cara kooperatif.
Ambarsari, K. W. (Khory)
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Differentiating Human from Animal Isolates of Cryptosporidium parvum
We analyzed 92 Cryptosporidium parvum isolates from humans and animals by a polymerase chain reaction/restriction fragment length polymorphism method based on the thrombospondin-related anonymous protein 2 gene sequence.
Irshad M. Sulaiman+7 more
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Persistent Infection of Pets within a Household with Three Bartonella Species
We monitored by blood culture and immunofluorescence assay (IFA) bartonella infection in one dog and eight cats in a household to determine the prevalence and persistence of the infection as well as its transmissibility to humans.
Dorsey L. Kordick+1 more
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OBJECTIVE To provide a single source for the best available estimates of the US prevalence of and number of individuals affected by osteoarthritis, polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis, gout, fibromyalgia, and carpal tunnel syndrome, as well ...
R. Lawrence+13 more
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Efficacy of the Unified Protocol for transdiagnostic treatment of comorbid psychopathology accompanying emotional disorders compared to treatments targeting single disorders [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to examine whether the Unified Protocol (UP), a transdiagnostic cognitive-behavioral therapy for emotional disorders (i.e., anxiety, mood, and related disorders), is efficacious in the treatment of co-occurring emotional ...
Ametaj, Amanda+6 more
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Emergence of a Unique Group of Necrotizing Mycobacterial Diseases
Although most diseases due to pathogenic mycobacteria are caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, several other mycobacterial diseases—caused by M. ulcerans (Buruli ulcer), M. marinum, and M. haemophilum—have begun to emerge.
Karen M. Dobos+4 more
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Women’s Employment During the Recovery [PDF]
[Excerpt] In 2010, women represented 46.7 percent of the United States labor force, a slightly larger share than at the start of the recession in 2007. Overall 71.9 million women were employed or looking for work, representing 58.6 percent of all women ...
United States Department of Labor
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