Submissions from 2013
Palmitate diet-induced loss of cardiac caveolin-3: a novel mechanism for lipid-induced contractile dysfunction., Catherine J Knowles, Martina Cebova, and Ilka M Pinz
Spontaneous peripartum coronary artery dissection presentation and outcome., George L Higgins, Jennifer S Borofsky, Christine B Irish, Thomas S Cochran, and Tania D Strout
Spry1 and Spry4 differentially regulate human aortic smooth muscle cell phenotype via Akt/FoxO/myocardin signaling., Xuehui Yang, Yan Gong, Yuefeng Tang, Hongfang Li, Qing He, Lindsey Gower, Lucy Liaw, and Robert E Friesel
The case of the wandering kidney., David W Sobel and Brian M Jumper
The logic of medical diagnosis., Donald E Stanley and Daniel G Campos
The snail family gene snai3 is not essential for embryogenesis in mice., Cara K Bradley, Christine R Norton, Ying Chen, Xianghua Han, Carmen J Booth, Jeong Kyo Yoon, Luke T Krebs, and Thomas Gridley
Submissions from 2012
Depression and cardiac surgery: underrecognized and undertreated., Anna Katharina Trede and Robert S Kramer
Hazard regression models of early mortality in trauma centers., David E Clark, Jing Qian, Robert J Winchell, and Rebecca A Betensky
International pediatric perfusion practice: 2011 survey results., Brian Harvey, Kenneth G Shann, David Fitzgerald, Brian Mejak, Donald S Likosky, Luc Puis, Robert A Baker, Robert C Groom, and American Society of ExtraCorporeal Technology's International Consortium for Evidence-Based Perfusion and Pediatric Perfusion Committee
Mortality in rural locations after severe injuries from motor vehicle crashes., Lori L Travis, David E Clark, Amy E Haskins, and Joseph A Kilch
Screening for spiritual distress in the oncology inpatient: a quality improvement pilot project between nurses and chaplains., Judith H. Blanchard, Douglas A Dunlap, and George Fitchett
Think global and act local., Robert C Groom
ERBB2 inhibition and heart failure., Gregory M Cote, Douglas B Sawyer, and Bruce A Chabner
BMP9 regulates endoglin-dependent chemokine responses in endothelial cells., Kira Young, Barbara Conley, Diana Romero, Eric Tweedie, Christine O'Neill, Ilka Pinz, Louise Brogan, Volkhard Lindner, Lucy Liaw, and Calvin P H Vary
Neuregulin in cardiovascular development and disease., Oghenerukevwe Odiete, Michael F Hill, and Douglas B Sawyer
Evaluation of efficacy and dose response of different paclitaxel-coated balloon formulations in a novel swine model of iliofemoral in-stent restenosis., Krzysztof Milewski, Maxwell Eyram Afari, Armando Tellez, Michael S Aboodi, Jung-Sun Kim, Yanping Cheng, Gerard B Conditt, Jennifer C McGregor, Geng Hua Yi, Mark Stenoien, Dan Langanki, Christian G Krueger, Greg L Kaluza, and Juan F Granada
Then and now: updating clinical nurse advancement programs., Amy L Owens and Jane Cleaves
Understanding leptin-dependent regulation of skeletal homeostasis., Katherine J Motyl and Clifford J Rosen
Use of computer alerts to prevent the inappropriate use of metformin in an inpatient setting., Ana P Rossi, Christopher A Wellins, Marizela Savic, and John T Devlin
Bone as an endocrine organ., Anyonya R Guntur and Clifford J Rosen
Dyspnea in a patient with Raynaud's phenomenon: the uncovering of interstitial lung disease., Anne Coates, Richard Meehan, and Carlos Milla
Emergency neurological life support: airway, ventilation, and sedation., David B Seder, Richard R Riker, Andy Jagoda, Wade S Smith, and Scott D Weingart
First trimester transabdominal chorionic villus sampling--does the needle matter?, Joseph R Wax, Angelina Cartin, Renée Chard, Molly Carpenter, and Michael G Pinette
Medical student knowledge of global health problems: obstetric fistulas in developing countries., Caroline E Foust-Wright, S Abbas Shobeiri, Christine L Curry, Lieschen H Quiroz, and Mikio A Nihira
Payer-provider collaboration in accountable care reduced use and improved quality in Maine Medicare Advantage plan., Thomas F Claffey, Joseph V Agostini, Elizabeth N Collet, Lonny Reisman, and Randall Krakauer
The way life should be., Robert C Groom
Variability in surgeons' perioperative practices may influence the incidence of low-output failure after coronary artery bypass grafting surgery., Donald S Likosky, Joshua B Goldberg, Anthony W DiScipio, Robert S Kramer, Robert C Groom, Bruce J Leavitt, Stephen D Surgenor, Yvon R Baribeau, David C Charlesworth, Robert E Helm, Carmine Frumiento, Gerald L Sardella, Robert A Clough, Todd A MacKenzie, David J Malenka, Elaine M Olmstead, Cathy S Ross, and Northern New England Cardiovascular Disease Study Group
Does treatment of split-thickness skin grafts with negative-pressure wound therapy improve tissue markers of wound healing in a porcine experimental model?, Christopher Ward, David Ciraulo, Michael Coulter, Steven Desjardins, Lucy Liaw, and Sarah Peterson
Psychotropic medications in children with autism spectrum disorders: a systematic review and synthesis for evidence-based practice., Matthew Siegel and Amy A Beaulieu
Implementation of transvaginal ultrasound in an emergency department residency program: an analysis of resident interpretation., Casey Z MacVane, Christine B Irish, Tania D Strout, and William B Owens
Partnership for a healthy work environment: tele-ICU/ICU collaborative., Susan F Goran and Margaret Mullen-Fortino
Robotic-assisted radical cystectomy: current technique and outcomes., Peter L Steinberg and Reza Ghavamian
The distribution of survival times after injury., David E Clark, Jing Qian, Kristen C Sihler, Lee D Hallagan, and Rebecca A Betensky
Histone deacetylase activity selectively regulates notch-mediated smooth muscle differentiation in human vascular cells., Yuefeng Tang, Joshua M Boucher, and Lucy Liaw
Obstipation unresponsive to usual therapeutic maneuvers., Julie F Pelletier, George L Higgins, and Samir A Haydar
A half-century of burn epidemiology and burn care in a rural state., Laura L Blaisdell, Reeve Chace, Lee D Hallagan, and David E Clark
Association of age, gender, and race with intensity of end-of-life care for Medicare beneficiaries with cancer., Susan Miesfeldt, Kimberly Murray, Lee Lucas, Chiang-Hua Chang, David Goodman, and Nancy E Morden
Cold weather issues in sideline and event management., J Andrew McMahon and Allyson Howe
Infant with head injury. Ping-pong fracture., Jack Nicolet and Casey Z MacVane
Comparative Effectiveness of a 12-Week Physical Activity Intervention for Overweight and Obese Youth: Exergaming with "Dance Dance Revolution"., Ann E Maloney, Kahsi A Threlkeld, and William L Cook
Determinants of physical activity among Somali women living in Maine., John T Devlin, Deqa Dhalac, Asha A Suldan, Ana Jacobs, Khadija Guled, and Kolawole A Bankole
Disparities in hospice care among older women dying with ovarian cancer., Kathleen M Fairfield, Kimberly M Murray, Heidi R Wierman, Paul K J Han, Sarah Hallen, Susan Miesfeldt, Edward L Trimble, Joan L Warren, and Craig C Earle
Early intervention in psychosis: Rationale, results and implications for treatment of adolescents at risk., William R. McFarlane, Barbara Cornblatt, and Cameron S. Carter
Family psychoeducation in clinical high risk and first-episode psychosis., William R. McFarlane, Sarah Lynch, and Ryan Melton
IOM committee members respond to Endocrine Society vitamin D guideline., Clifford J Rosen, Steven A Abrams, John F Aloia, Patsy M Brannon, Steven K Clinton, Ramon A Durazo-Arvizu, J Christopher Gallagher, Richard L Gallo, Glenville Jones, Christopher S Kovacs, JoAnn E Manson, Susan T Mayne, A Catharine Ross, Sue A Shapses, and Christine L Taylor
Measuring tele-ICU impact: does it optimize quality outcomes for the critically ill patient?, Susan F Goran
The Notch-regulated ankyrin repeat protein is required for proper anterior-posterior somite patterning in mice., Luke T Krebs, Cara K Bradley, Christine R Norton, Jingxia Xu, Kathleen F Oram, Christa Starling, Michael L Deftos, Michael J Bevan, and Thomas Gridley
Development of a prognostic model for six-month mortality in older adults with declining health., Paul K J Han, Minjung Lee, Bryce B Reeve, Angela B Mariotto, Zhuoqiao Wang, Ron D Hays, K Robin Yabroff, Marie Topor, and Eric J Feuer
Improving patient satisfaction through medication education., Betty Grant
Urethral calculus., Michael Halberg and Timothy W Sweeney
Cellular signaling and biological functions of R-spondins., Jeong Kyo Yoon and Jin-Seon Lee
"Dance Dance Revolution" Used by 7- and 8-Year-Olds to Boost Physical Activity: Is Coaching Necessary for Adherence to an Exercise Prescription?, Sadye Paez Errickson, Ann E Maloney, Deborah Thorpe, Carol Giuliani, and Angela M Rosenberg
Development of CBT for chemotherapy-related cognitive change: results of a waitlist control trial., Robert J Ferguson, Brenna C McDonald, Michael A Rocque, Charlotte T Furstenberg, Susan Horrigan, Tim A Ahles, and Andrew J Saykin
Insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-2 is required for osteoclast differentiation., Victoria E DeMambro, Laura Maile, Christine Wai, Masanobu Kawai, Teresa Cascella, Clifford J Rosen, and David Clemmons
Making the move: from bedside to camera-side, Susan F. Goran
Trabecular bone loss after administration of the second-generation antipsychotic risperidone is independent of weight gain., Katherine J Motyl, Ingrid Dick-de-Paula, Ann E Maloney, Sutada Lotinun, Sheila Bornstein, Francisco J A de Paula, Roland Baron, Karen L Houseknecht, and Clifford J Rosen
Understanding Bartter syndrome and Gitelman syndrome., Oliver T Fremont and James C M Chan
Will performance measurement lead to better patient outcomes? What are the roles of the National Quality Forum and Medical Specialty Societies?, James M O'Brien, Janet Corrigan, Joyce Bruno Reitzner, Lisa K Moores, Mark Metersky, Robert C Hyzy, Michael H Baumann, John Tooker, Bernard M Rosof, Helen Burstin, and Karen Pace
Insulin-like growth factor binding protein-4 differentially inhibits growth factor-induced angiogenesis., Liangru W Contois, Desiree P Nugent, Jennifer M Caron, Alexandra Cretu, Eric Tweedie, Abebe Akalu, Leonard Liebes, Robert Friesel, Clifford Rosen, Calvin Vary, and Peter C Brooks
A high-fat diet induces bone loss in mice lacking the Alox5 gene., Phuong Le, Masanobu Kawai, Sheila Bornstein, Victoria E DeMambro, Mark C Horowitz, and Clifford J Rosen
Cthrc1, a novel circulating hormone regulating metabolism., J Patrizia Stohn, Nicole G Perreault, Qiaozeng Wang, Lucy Liaw, and Volkhard Lindner
Ischemia-reperfusion injury of the mouse kidney., Leif Oxburgh and Mark P de Caestecker
Representing randomness in the communication of individualized cancer risk estimates: effects on cancer risk perceptions, worry, and subjective uncertainty about risk., Paul K J Han, William M P Klein, Bill Killam, Tom Lehman, Holly Massett, and Andrew N Freedman
SCORE at Maine Medical Center., Katharine A Connolly
Somali immigrant women's health care experiences and beliefs regarding pregnancy and birth in the United States., Nancy Hill, Emmy Hunt, and Kristiina Hyrkäs
Spirit and Practice Excellence, Maine Medical Center
The challenge of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus prevention in hemodialysis therapy., Mark G Parker and Bradley N Doebbeling
Transgenic expression of nonclassically secreted FGF suppresses kidney repair., Aleksandr Kirov, Maria Duarte, Justin Guay, Michele Karolak, Cong Yan, Leif Oxburgh, and Igor Prudovsky
Submissions from 2011
Billing and reimbursement for advanced practice in solid organ transplantation, Deborah Ann Hoch and Erin Maynard
Convention (noun): an assembly of persons met for a common purpose., Robert C Groom
SLUG promotes prostate cancer cell migration and invasion via CXCR4/CXCL12 axis., Berna Uygur and Wen-Shu Wu
An assessment of patient satisfaction with nonoperative management of clavicular fractures using the disabilities of the arm, shoulder and hand outcome measure., Timothy M Thormodsgard, Kayla Stone, David L Ciraulo, Matthew R Camuso, and Steven Desjardins
An essential role for the circadian-regulated gene nocturnin in osteogenesis: the importance of local timekeeping in skeletal homeostasis., Anyonya R Guntur, Masanobu Kawai, Phuong Le, Mary L Bouxsein, Sheila Bornstein, Carla B Green, and Clifford J Rosen
Congenital heart disease., Katherine Dolbec and Nathan W Mick
Diagnosis and management of osteomyelitis., John Hatzenbuehler and Thomas J Pulling
Regulation of non-classical FGF1 release and FGF-dependent cell transformation by CBF1-mediated notch signaling., Doreen Kacer, Christian McIntire, Alek Kirov, Erin Kany, Jennifer Roth, Lucy Liaw, Deena Small, Robert Friesel, Claudio Basilico, Francesca Tarantini, Joseph Verdi, and Igor Prudovsky
The skeleton: a multi-functional complex organ: new insights into osteoblasts and their role in bone formation: the central role of PI3Kinase., Anyonya R Guntur and Clifford J Rosen
Varieties of uncertainty in health care: a conceptual taxonomy., Paul K J Han, William M P Klein, and Neeraj K Arora
Completion of adjuvant chemotherapy and use of health services for older women with epithelial ovarian cancer., Kathleen M Fairfield, Kimberly Murray, F Lee Lucas, Heidi R Wierman, Craig C Earle, Edward L Trimble, Laurie Small, and Joan L Warren
A new view: tele-intensive care unit competencies, Susan F. Goran
Preterm premature rupture of membranes ≥ 32 weeks' gestation: impact of revised practice guidelines., Arij Faksh, Joseph R Wax, F Lee Lucas, Angelina Cartin, and Michael G Pinette
BMP signaling in the nephron progenitor niche., Leif Oxburgh, Aaron C Brown, Jennifer Fetting, and Beth Hill
Correlation of angiographic late loss with neointimal proliferation in stents evaluated by OCT and histology in porcine coronary arteries., Jung-Sun Kim, David Wallace-Bradley, Carlos L Alviar, Gerard Conditt, Krzysztof Milewski, Maxwell E Afari, Yanping Cheng, Catalina Gallego, Armando Tellez, Gregg W Stone, Greg L Kaluza, and Juan F Granada
Correlation of bivalirudin dose with creatinine clearance during treatment of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia., Courtney L Runyan, Katherine P Cabral, Richard R Riker, David Redding, Teresa May, David B Seder, Marizela Savic, Jacqueline Hedlund, Stuart Abramson, and Gilles L Fraser
"See, feel, change"., Robert C Groom
VDR haploinsufficiency impacts body composition and skeletal acquisition in a gender-specific manner., Francisco J A de Paula, Ingrid Dick-de-Paula, Sheila Bornstein, Bahman Rostama, Phuong Le, Sutada Lotinun, Roland Baron, and Clifford J Rosen
New cardiac surgery programs established from 1993 to 2004 led to little increased access, substantial duplication of services., Frances Leslie Lucas, Andrea Siewers, David C Goodman, Dongmei Wang, and David E Wennberg
Pediatric obesity: a review for the child psychiatrist., Ann E Maloney
The interface of child mental health and juvenile diabetes mellitus., Sandra L Fritsch, Mark W Overton, and Douglas R Robbins
Outcomes of 33 patients from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan undergoing bilateral or bicompartmental craniectomy., Robert D Ecker, Lisa P Mulligan, Michael Dirks, Randy S Bell, Meryl A Severson, Robin S Howard, and Rocco A Armonda
Preparing a research presentation: a guide for investigators., Joseph R Wax, Angelina Cartin, and Michael G Pinette
Intussusception in traditional pediatric, nontraditional pediatric, and adult patients., Alexis A Cochran, George L Higgins, and Tania D Strout
Prepare to be influenced., Robert C Groom
Surface cooling after cardiac arrest: effectiveness, skin safety, and adverse events in routine clinical practice., Salam Jarrah, John Dziodzio, Christine Lord, Gilles L Fraser, Lee Lucas, Richard R Riker, and David B Seder
The future nephrology workforce: will there be one?, Mark G Parker, Tod Ibrahim, Rachel Shaffer, Mitchell H Rosner, and Bruce A Molitoris
Variation in arterial inflow temperature: a regional quality improvement project., Craig S Warren, Gordon R DeFoe, Robert C Groom, John W Pieroni, Candace S Groski, Catherine B Morse, Ellen M Connors, Peter J Lataille, Cathy S Ross, Donald S Likosky, and Northern New England Cardiovascular Disease Study Group
Endoglin regulates cancer-stromal cell interactions in prostate tumors., Diana Romero, Christine O'Neill, Aleksandra Terzic, Liangru Contois, Kira Young, Barbara A Conley, Raymond C Bergan, Peter C Brooks, and Calvin P H Vary
Multitarget test for emerging Lyme disease and anaplasmosis in a serosurvey of dogs, Maine, USA., Peter W Rand, Eleanor H Lacombe, Susan P Elias, Bruce K Cahill, Charles B Lubelczyk, and Robert P Smith
Isolation and culture of cells from the nephrogenic zone of the embryonic mouse kidney., Aaron C Brown, Ulrika Blank, Derek C Adams, Michele J Karolak, Jennifer L Fetting, Beth L Hill, and Leif Oxburgh
Early increases in concentrations of total, LDL, and HDL cholesterol in HIV-infected children following new exposure to antiretroviral therapy., Kevin A Sztam, Hongyu Jiang, Andrea Jurgrau, Richard J Deckelbaum, and Marc D Foca
