consensus

Summary

Summary: General agreement or collective opinion; the judgment arrived at by most of those concerned.

Top Publications

  1. ncbi Metabolic syndrome--a new world-wide definition. A Consensus Statement from the International Diabetes Federation
    K G M M Alberti
    Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Medicine, St Mary's Hospital, London, UK and International Diabetes Institute, Caulfield, Australia
    Diabet Med 23:469-80. 2006
  2. ncbi Expert consensus document on arterial stiffness: methodological issues and clinical applications
    Stephane Laurent
    Department of Pharmacology and Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Universite Paris Descartes, Faculte de Medecine, Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Paris, INSERM U652, 20 rue Leblanc, 75015 Paris, France
    Eur Heart J 27:2588-605. 2006
  3. ncbi OARSI recommendations for the management of hip and knee osteoarthritis, Part II: OARSI evidence-based, expert consensus guidelines
    W Zhang
    University of Edinburgh, Osteoarticular Research Group, The Queen s Medical Research Institute, 47 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 4TJ, United Kingdom
    Osteoarthritis Cartilage 16:137-62. 2008
  4. ncbi The ABC of Physical Activity for Health: a consensus statement from the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences
    Gary O'Donovan
    School of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
    J Sports Sci 28:573-91. 2010
  5. ncbi Guidelines for preclinical animal research in ALS/MND: A consensus meeting
    Albert C Ludolph
    Department of Neurology, University of Ulm, Germany
    Amyotroph Lateral Scler 11:38-45. 2010
  6. ncbi Development of a common outcome data set for fall injury prevention trials: the Prevention of Falls Network Europe consensus
    Sarah E Lamb
    Warwick Emergency Care and Rehabilitation, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
    J Am Geriatr Soc 53:1618-22. 2005
  7. ncbi How to diagnose diastolic heart failure: a consensus statement on the diagnosis of heart failure with normal left ventricular ejection fraction by the Heart Failure and Echocardiography Associations of the European Society of Cardiology
    Walter J Paulus
    Laboratory of Physiology, VU University Medical Center, Van der Boechorststraat, 7, 1081 BT, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Eur Heart J 28:2539-50. 2007
  8. ncbi National Institutes of Health consensus development project on criteria for clinical trials in chronic graft-versus-host disease: I. Diagnosis and staging working group report
    Alexandra H Filipovich
    Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229, USA
    Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 11:945-56. 2005
  9. ncbi The neurobiology of decision: consensus and controversy
    Joseph W Kable
    Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
    Neuron 63:733-45. 2009
  10. ncbi Consensus decision making by fish
    David J T Sumpter
    Department of Mathematics, Uppsala University, Box 480, 751 06 Uppsala, Sweden
    Curr Biol 18:1773-7. 2008

Research Grants

  1. A Role of Novel Serpin Maspinin Prostate Tumor/Bone Interaction
    Shijie Sheng; Fiscal Year: 2010
  2. Galectin-3 in regulation of allergic skin inflammation
    Fu Tong Liu; Fiscal Year: 2010
  3. ANTIGENIC DETERMINANTS OF VARICELLA VIRUS
    Charles Grose; Fiscal Year: 2006
  4. Structural Studies of RNA Maturation and Processing
    Christopher D Lima; Fiscal Year: 2010
  5. Galectin-3 in regulation of allergic skin inflammation
    Fu Tong Liu; Fiscal Year: 2011
  6. Digestive Enzymes and Microvascular Inflammation in Shock
    GEERT W SCHMID SCHOENBEIN; Fiscal Year: 2010
  7. Novel vaccine against Norovirus
    Xi Jiang; Fiscal Year: 2010
  8. Perceptions of Social Risk in Medical Child Abuse Evaluation
    Heather T Keenan; Fiscal Year: 2010
  9. RCT of exercise on aromatase inhibitor side effects in breast cancer survivors
    Melinda Irwin; Fiscal Year: 2009
  10. RCT of exercise on aromatase inhibitor side effects in breast cancer survivors
    Melinda L Irwin; Fiscal Year: 2010

Detail Information

Publications258 found, 100 shown here

  1. ncbi Metabolic syndrome--a new world-wide definition. A Consensus Statement from the International Diabetes Federation
    K G M M Alberti
    Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Medicine, St Mary's Hospital, London, UK and International Diabetes Institute, Caulfield, Australia
    Diabet Med 23:469-80. 2006
    ..The workshop was sponsored by an educational grant from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals. CONSENSUS PROCESS: The consensus statement emerged following detailed discussions at the IDF workshop...
  2. ncbi Expert consensus document on arterial stiffness: methodological issues and clinical applications
    Stephane Laurent
    Department of Pharmacology and Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Universite Paris Descartes, Faculte de Medecine, Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Paris, INSERM U652, 20 rue Leblanc, 75015 Paris, France
    Eur Heart J 27:2588-605. 2006
    ....
  3. ncbi OARSI recommendations for the management of hip and knee osteoarthritis, Part II: OARSI evidence-based, expert consensus guidelines
    W Zhang
    University of Edinburgh, Osteoarticular Research Group, The Queen s Medical Research Institute, 47 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 4TJ, United Kingdom
    Osteoarthritis Cartilage 16:137-62. 2008
    To develop concise, patient-focussed, up to date, evidence-based, expert consensus recommendations for the management of hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA), which are adaptable and designed to assist physicians and allied health care ..
  4. ncbi The ABC of Physical Activity for Health: a consensus statement from the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences
    Gary O'Donovan
    School of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
    J Sports Sci 28:573-91. 2010
    ..Children and young people aged 5-16 years should accumulate at least 60 min of moderate-to-vigorous-intensity aerobic activity per day, including vigorous-intensity aerobic activities that improve bone density and muscle strength...
  5. ncbi Guidelines for preclinical animal research in ALS/MND: A consensus meeting
    Albert C Ludolph
    Department of Neurology, University of Ulm, Germany
    Amyotroph Lateral Scler 11:38-45. 2010
    ..A second international conference to improve the guidelines was held in 2009. These second and improved guidelines are dedicated to the memory of Sean F. Scott...
  6. ncbi Development of a common outcome data set for fall injury prevention trials: the Prevention of Falls Network Europe consensus
    Sarah E Lamb
    Warwick Emergency Care and Rehabilitation, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
    J Am Geriatr Soc 53:1618-22. 2005
    ..Work is being undertaken in a 4-year program. As a first step, the development of a common set of outcome definitions and measures for future trials or meta-analysis was considered...
  7. ncbi How to diagnose diastolic heart failure: a consensus statement on the diagnosis of heart failure with normal left ventricular ejection fraction by the Heart Failure and Echocardiography Associations of the European Society of Cardiology
    Walter J Paulus
    Laboratory of Physiology, VU University Medical Center, Van der Boechorststraat, 7, 1081 BT, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Eur Heart J 28:2539-50. 2007
    ..The updated strategies for the diagnosis and exclusion of HFNEF are useful not only for individual patient management but also for patient recruitment in future clinical trials exploring therapies for HFNEF...
  8. ncbi National Institutes of Health consensus development project on criteria for clinical trials in chronic graft-versus-host disease: I. Diagnosis and staging working group report
    Alexandra H Filipovich
    Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229, USA
    Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 11:945-56. 2005
    This consensus document is intended to serve 3 functions. First, it standardizes the criteria for diagnosis of chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD)...
  9. ncbi The neurobiology of decision: consensus and controversy
    Joseph W Kable
    Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
    Neuron 63:733-45. 2009
    ..Neurobiological studies of decision making are beginning to enhance our understanding of economic and social behavior as well as our understanding of significant health disorders where people's behavior plays a key role...
  10. ncbi Consensus decision making by fish
    David J T Sumpter
    Department of Mathematics, Uppsala University, Box 480, 751 06 Uppsala, Sweden
    Curr Biol 18:1773-7. 2008
    Decisions reached through consensus are often more accurate, because they efficiently utilize the diverse information possessed by group members [1-3]...
  11. ncbi GRADE: an emerging consensus on rating quality of evidence and strength of recommendations
    Gordon H Guyatt
    Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8N 3Z5
    BMJ 336:924-6. 2008
  12. ncbi Consensus definition of sarcopenia, cachexia and pre-cachexia: joint document elaborated by Special Interest Groups (SIG) "cachexia-anorexia in chronic wasting diseases" and "nutrition in geriatrics"
    M Muscaritoli
    Department of Clinical Medicine, La Sapienza, University of Rome, Viale dell Universita, 37, Rome 00185, Italy
    Clin Nutr 29:154-9. 2010
    ..The definition, the assessment and the staging of cachexia, were identified as a priority by the SIG. This consensus paper reports the definition of cachexia, pre-cachexia and sarcopenia as well as the criteria for the ..
  13. ncbi Asian consensus on irritable bowel syndrome
    Kok Ann Gwee
    Stomach Liver and Bowel Clinic, Gleneagles Hospital, Singapore
    J Gastroenterol Hepatol 25:1189-205. 2010
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  14. ncbi A consensus protocol for the standardization of cerebrospinal fluid collection and biobanking
    C E Teunissen
    Department of Molecular Cell Biology and Immunology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Neurology 73:1914-22. 2009
    ..Here, a consensus report on recommendations for CSF collection and biobanking is presented, formed by the BioMS-eu network for CSF ..
  15. ncbi International consensus report on the investigation and management of primary immune thrombocytopenia
    Drew Provan
    Department of Haematology, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, United Kingdom
    Blood 115:168-86. 2010
    ..This consensus document aims to report on new data and provide consensus-based recommendations relating to diagnosis and ..
  16. ncbi The expert consensus guideline series: adherence problems in patients with serious and persistent mental illness
    Dawn I Velligan
    University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX, USA
    J Clin Psychiatry 70:1-46; quiz 47-8. 2009
    ..Poor adherence to medication treatment can have devastating consequences for patients with mental illness. The goal of this project was to develop recommendations for addressing adherence problems to improve patient outcomes...
  17. ncbi Phenotype and function of human T lymphocyte subsets: consensus and issues
    Victor Appay
    Cellular Immunology Laboratory, INSERM U543, Avenir Group, Hopital Pitie Salpetriere, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie PARIS6, 75013 Paris, France
    Cytometry A 73:975-83. 2008
    ..Several points of consensus and discord were highlighted in the work presented during this session...
  18. ncbi Leadership, consensus decision making and collective behaviour in humans
    John R G Dyer
    Institute of Integrative and Comparative Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
    Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 364:781-9. 2009
    ..We find that only a small minority of informed individuals is needed to guide a large uninformed group. These studies build upon important theoretical and empirical work on leadership and decision making in animal groups...
  19. ncbi Definition of drug resistant epilepsy: consensus proposal by the ad hoc Task Force of the ILAE Commission on Therapeutic Strategies
    Patrick Kwan
    Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, China
    Epilepsia 51:1069-77. 2010
    ..clinical research, the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) appointed a Task Force to formulate a consensus definition of drug resistant epilepsy...
  20. ncbi Helping someone with problem drinking: mental health first aid guidelines - a Delphi expert consensus study
    Anna H Kingston
    Orygen Youth Health Research Centre, Centre for Youth Mental Health, University of Melbourne, 35 Poplar Rd Locked Bag 10, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
    BMC Psychiatry 9:79. 2009
    ..This paper describes the development of mental health first aid guidelines that inform community members on how to help someone who may have, or may be developing, a drinking problem (i.e., alcohol abuse or dependence)...
  21. ncbi The COSMIN study reached international consensus on taxonomy, terminology, and definitions of measurement properties for health-related patient-reported outcomes
    Lidwine B Mokkink
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    J Clin Epidemiol 63:737-45. 2010
    Lack of consensus on taxonomy, terminology, and definitions has led to confusion about which measurement properties are relevant and which concepts they represent...
  22. ncbi Chapel Hill bisphenol A expert panel consensus statement: integration of mechanisms, effects in animals and potential to impact human health at current levels of exposure
    Frederick S vom Saal
    Reprod Toxicol 24:131-8. 2007
  23. ncbi Impact of perceived consensus on stereotypes about obese people: a new approach for reducing bias
    Rebecca M Puhl
    Department of PsychologyYale University, New Haven, CT 06520 8205, USA
    Health Psychol 24:517-25. 2005
    In 3 experiments, the authors tested the effect of perceived social consensus on attitudes toward obese people...
  24. ncbi Mental health in the aftermath of disasters: consensus and controversy
    Mitchell G Weiss
    Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, Swiss Tropical Institute, Basel, Switzerland
    J Nerv Ment Dis 191:611-5. 2003
  25. ncbi An exploration of the use of simple statistics to measure consensus and stability in Delphi studies
    Elizabeth A Holey
    School of Health and Social Care, University of Teesside, Middlesbrough, TS1 3BA, UK
    BMC Med Res Methodol 7:52. 2007
    The criteria for stopping Delphi studies are often subjective. This study aimed to examine whether consensus and stability in the Delphi process can be ascertained by descriptive evaluation of trends in participants' views.
  26. ncbi Elderly patients with dementia-related symptoms of severe agitation and aggression: consensus statement on treatment options, clinical trials methodology, and policy
    Carl Salzman
    Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass 02115, USA
    J Clin Psychiatry 69:889-98. 2008
    ..In 2005, the FDA issued a black box warning regarding increased risk of mortality associated with the use of atypical antipsychotic drugs in this patient population...
  27. ncbi The evolving face of human immunodeficiency virus-related progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy: defining a consensus terminology
    Paola Cinque
    Clinic of Infectious Diseases, San Raffaele Hospital, Milano, Italy
    J Neurovirol 9:88-92. 2003
    ..A standard patient classification would be helpful for clinical management of PML patients, for their inclusion in clinical studies, and also will increase our current knowledge of PML and its evolution in relation with HAART...
  28. ncbi Grouping for behavioral and psychological symptoms in dementia: clinical and biological aspects. Consensus paper of the European Alzheimer disease consortium
    Philippe H Robert
    Centre Mémoire de Ressources and de Recherche, CHU, Hopital Pasteur, Universite de Nice Sophia Antipolis, 30, avenue de la Voie Romaine, 06002 Nice cedex 1, France
    Eur Psychiatry 20:490-6. 2005
    ..This article is a consensus produced by the behavioral group of the European Alzheimer's Disease Consortium (EADC)...
  29. ncbi Emergency department crowding: consensus development of potential measures
    Leif I Solberg
    HealthPartners Medical Group and Clinics and HealthPartners Research Foundation, Minneapolis, MN 55440 1524, USA
    Ann Emerg Med 42:824-34. 2003
    ..We identify measures of emergency department (ED) and hospital workflow that would be of value in understanding, monitoring, and managing crowding...
  30. ncbi Validation of the National Institutes of Health consensus definition of bronchopulmonary dysplasia
    Richard A Ehrenkranz
    Department of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520 8064, USA
    Pediatrics 116:1353-60. 2005
    ..The objective of this study was to determine the predictive validity of the severity-based, consensus definition of BPD.
  31. ncbi Minimal neuropsychological assessment of MS patients: a consensus approach
    Ralph H B Benedict
    Department of Neurology, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
    Clin Neuropsychol 16:381-97. 2002
    ..In part, poor utilization of NP services may be attributed to a lack of consensus among neuropsychologists regarding the optimal approach for evaluating MS patients...
  32. ncbi Consensus Report: 2nd European Workshop on Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation for Oral Health Professionals
    Christoph A Ramseier
    Department of Periodontology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Berne, Berne, Switzerland
    Int Dent J 60:3-6. 2010
    ..To ensure that the delivery of effective TUC becomes part of standard care, continuing education courses and updates should be implemented and offered to all oral health professionals on a regular basis...
  33. ncbi European consensus statement on diagnosis and treatment of adult ADHD: The European Network Adult ADHD
    Sandra J J Kooij
    PsyQ, psycho medische programma s, Department Adult ADHD, Carel Reinierszkade 197, Den Haag, The Netherlands
    BMC Psychiatry 10:67. 2010
    ..The evidence on persistence poses several difficulties for adult psychiatry considering the lack of expertise for diagnostic assessment, limited treatment options and patient facilities across Europe...
  34. ncbi Development of mental health first aid guidelines on how a member of the public can support a person affected by a traumatic event: a Delphi study
    Claire M Kelly
    Orygen Youth Health Research Centre, Centre for Youth Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Australia
    BMC Psychiatry 10:49. 2010
    ..However, few people have the knowledge and skills required to assist. Simple guidelines may help members of the public to offer appropriate support when it is needed...
  35. ncbi European consensus guidelines on the management of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome in preterm infants - 2010 update
    David G Sweet
    Regional Neonatal Unit, Royal Maternity Hospital, Belfast, UK
    Neonatology 97:402-17. 2010
    ..We report the updated recommendations of a European panel of expert neonatologists who had developed consensus guidelines after critical examination of the most up-to-date evidence in 2007...
  36. ncbi Consensus statement from European experts on the diagnosis, management, and treatment of multiple myeloma: from standard therapy to novel approaches
    Monika Engelhardt
    Hematology and Oncology Department, University of Freiburg Medical Center, Freiburg, Germany
    Leuk Lymphoma 51:1424-43. 2010
    ..One of the outcomes of the meeting was the development of a consensus statement outlining contemporary optimal clinical practice for the treatment of MM...
  37. ncbi Development of geriatric competencies for emergency medicine residents using an expert consensus process
    Teresita M Hogan
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Resurrection Medical Center, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, USA
    Acad Emerg Med 17:316-24. 2010
    ..Older patients can have complex clinical presentations and be resource-intensive. Evidence indicates that emergency physicians fail to provide consistent high-quality care for elder ED patients, resulting in poor clinical outcomes...
  38. ncbi Drug-eluting stents in preclinical studies: updated consensus recommendations for preclinical evaluation
    Robert S Schwartz
    Minneapolis Heart Institute and Foundation, 920 E 28th Street, Suite 600, Minneapolis, MN 55407
    Circ Cardiovasc Interv 1:143-53. 2008
    ..An earlier consensus publication enjoyed widespread adoption but is in need of updating...
  39. ncbi Late presentation of HIV infection: a consensus definition
    A Antinori
    National Institute for Infectious Diseases, Lazzaro Spallanzani, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
    HIV Med 12:61-4. 2011
    ..The objective of this article is to present a consensus definition of late presentation of HIV infection.
  40. ncbi Comparative analysis of risk factors for acute graft-versus-host disease and for chronic graft-versus-host disease according to National Institutes of Health consensus criteria
    Mary E D Flowers
    Division of Clinical Research, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA and
    Blood 117:3214-9. 2011
    ..2-4 acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) and for chronic GVHD as defined by National Institutes of Health consensus criteria were evaluated and compared in 2941 recipients of first allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation ..
  41. ncbi Management of the child born small for gestational age through to adulthood: a consensus statement of the International Societies of Pediatric Endocrinology and the Growth Hormone Research Society
    P E Clayton
    University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
    J Clin Endocrinol Metab 92:804-10. 2007
    ..A meeting was convened to identify the key health issues facing a child born small for gestational age (SGA) and to propose management strategies...
  42. ncbi Enhanced recovery after surgery: a consensus review of clinical care for patients undergoing colonic resection
    K C H Fearon
    Clinical and Surgical Sciences (Surgery, School of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, The University of Edinburgh, Royal Infirmary, 51 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 4SA, UK
    Clin Nutr 24:466-77. 2005
    ..There is a need to develop a consensus on key elements of perioperative care for inclusion in enhanced recovery programmes so that these can be widely ..
  43. ncbi Consensus paper of the WFSBP Task Force on Biological Markers: biological markers in depression
    Rainald Mossner
    Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Wurzburg, Wurzburg, Germany
    World J Biol Psychiatry 8:141-74. 2007
    ....
  44. ncbi Towards evidence-based clinical practice: an international survey of 18 clinical guideline programs
    Jako S Burgers
    Centre for Quality of Care Research WOK, University Medical Centre Nijmegen, The Netherlands
    Int J Qual Health Care 15:31-45. 2003
    ..To describe systematically the structures and working methods of guideline programs...
  45. ncbi The MATRICS initiative: developing a consensus cognitive battery for clinical trials
    Michael F Green
    Schizophr Res 72:1-3. 2004
  46. ncbi Remission in schizophrenia: proposed criteria and rationale for consensus
    Nancy C Andreasen
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
    Am J Psychiatry 162:441-9. 2005
    ..have increased interest on the part of patients, families, advocates, and professionals in the development of consensus-defined standards for clinical status and improvement, including illness remission and recovery...
  47. ncbi Consensus Dutch health assessment questionnaire
    M Boers
    Ann Rheum Dis 66:132-3. 2007
  48. ncbi The American Journal of Cardiology and Journal of Periodontology editors' consensus: periodontitis and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
    Vincent E Friedewald
    University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, USA
    J Periodontol 80:1021-32. 2009
    ACKNOWLEDGMENT: This Editors' Consensus is supported by an educational grant from Colgate-Palmolive, Inc., New York, New York, and is based on a meeting of the authors held in Boston, Massachusetts, on January 9, 2009. DISCLOSURE: Dr...
  49. ncbi British Association for Psychopharmacology consensus statement on evidence-based treatment of insomnia, parasomnias and circadian rhythm disorders
    S J Wilson
    Psychopharmacology Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
    J Psychopharmacol 24:1577-601. 2010
    ..A consensus meeting was held in London in May 2009...
  50. ncbi Consensus: Motor cortex plasticity protocols
    Ulf Ziemann
    Department Neurology, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany
    Brain Stimul 1:164-82. 2008
    ....
  51. ncbi LHRH agonists in prostate cancer: frequency of treatment, serum testosterone measurement and castrate level: consensus opinion from a roundtable discussion
    Igle Jan de Jong
    Department of Urology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
    Curr Med Res Opin 23:1077-80. 2007
    ..Further studies are warranted before the potential therapeutic benefit of considerably lowered ST levels can be fully assessed...
  52. ncbi BNP Consensus Panel 2004: A clinical approach for the diagnostic, prognostic, screening, treatment monitoring, and therapeutic roles of natriuretic peptides in cardiovascular diseases
    Marc A Silver
    Department of Medicine and Heart Failure Institute, Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, IL 60453 2600, USA
    Congest Heart Fail 10:1-30. 2004
    ..More importantly, a summary updating and guiding the clinician on most of these advances was lacking. An expert Consensus Panel with basic, methodological, and clinical expertise was convened to summarize current knowledge in these ..
  53. ncbi Expert consensus (SBC/SBHCI) on the use of drug-eluting stents: recommendations of the Brazilian society of interventional cardiology/ Brazilian society of cardiology for the Brazilian public single healthcare system
    Valter C Lima
    Sociedade Brasileira de Hemodinâmica e Cardiologia Intervencionista, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
    Arq Bras Cardiol 87:e162-7. 2006
    ....
  54. ncbi Consensus on current clinical practice of virtual colonoscopy
    Matthew A Barish
    Department of Radiology, 3D and Image Processing Center, Brigham and Women s Hospital, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    AJR Am J Roentgenol 184:786-92. 2005
    The purpose of our study was to determine the current opinions regarding the performance, interpretation, reporting, and clinical role of virtual colonoscopy among a group of selected experts to develop a consensus statement.
  55. ncbi Ethno-veterinary uses and informants consensus factor of medicinal plants of Sariska region, Rajasthan, India
    Bhuvaneshwar Upadhyay
    PG School of Biotechnology, Department of Botany, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
    J Ethnopharmacol 133:14-25. 2011
    ..India to identify the important species used for ethno-veterinary medicine; finding out methods for various ethno-veterinary medicine preparations, and calculate the informant consensus factor (ICF) in relation to medicinal plant use.
  56. ncbi A study of TB-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome using the consensus case-definition
    Surendra K Sharma
    Department of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
    Indian J Med Res 131:804-8. 2010
    ..In view of the recently proposed consensus case-definitions for TB-IRIS for use in resource-limited settings we undertook this study to describe the ..
  57. ncbi Accelerated partial breast irradiation: consensus statement of 3 German Oncology societies
    Rolf Sauer
    Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
    Cancer 110:1187-94. 2007
    ..Whereas the indications for systemic adjuvant treatment have continuously expanded, there is a tendency to restrict postoperative radiotherapy to accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) instead of WBRT...
  58. ncbi The McGill Consensus Statement on Overdentures. Mandibular 2-implant overdentures as first choice standard of care for edentulous patients
    J Mark Thomason
    Eur J Prosthodont Restor Dent 10:95-6. 2002
  59. ncbi The definition of polytrauma: the need for international consensus
    Nerida Butcher
    Department of Traumatology, Division of Surgery, John Hunter Hospital and University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
    Injury 40:S12-22. 2009
    ..A universally accepted definition for polytrauma is vital for comparing datasets and conducting multicentre trials. The purpose of this review is to identify and evaluate the published definitions of the term "polytrauma"...
  60. ncbi Behavioral dynamics and influence in networked coloring and consensus
    Stephen Judd
    Computer and Information Science, University of Pennsylvania, Levine Hall, Philadelphia, PA, USA
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 107:14978-82. 2010
    We report on human-subject experiments on the problems of coloring (a social differentiation task) and consensus (a social agreement task) in a networked setting...
  61. ncbi Quality appraisal of clinical practice guidelines and consensus statements on the use of biologic agents in rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review
    Maria A Lopez-Olivo
    The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Arthritis Rheum 59:1625-38. 2008
    To evaluate the quality of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) and consensus statements (CS) for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis with tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha) antagonists.
  62. ncbi American Society of Echocardiography Consensus Statement on the Clinical Applications of Ultrasonic Contrast Agents in Echocardiography
    Sharon L Mulvagh
    Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr 21:1179-201; quiz 1281. 2008
    ..8. Assess the common pitfalls in contrast imaging and use stepwise, guideline-based contrast equipment setup and contrast agent administration techniques to optimize image acquisition...
  63. ncbi Development of clinical guidelines for the prescription of orthoses in patients with neurological disorders in The Netherlands
    J M Hijmans
    Centre for Rehabilitation, and Northern Centre for Healthcare Research, University Medical Centre Groningen, The Netherlands
    Prosthet Orthot Int 30:35-43. 2006
    ..The Delphi technique was used to gain consensus on statements published on the Internet...
  64. ncbi Clinical evaluation and management strategy for sexual dysfunction in men and women
    Dimitrios Hatzichristou
    Department of Urology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessalonki, Greece
    J Sex Med 1:49-57. 2004
    ..The optimal approach for identification and evaluation of the sexual problems in men and women in primary care or general medicine practice has not been consensed...
  65. ncbi Disorders of orgasm and ejaculation in men
    Chris G McMahon
    Australian Centre for Sexual Health, Sydney, Australia
    J Sex Med 1:58-65. 2004
    ..Ejaculatory/orgasmic disorders, common male sexual dysfunctions, include premature ejaculation, inhibited ejaculation, anejaculation, retrograde ejaculation and anorgasmia...
  66. ncbi Overview of the domains of variables relevant to end-of-life care
    Betty R Ferrell
    City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, California 91010, USA
    J Palliat Med 8:S22-9. 2005
    ..domains of palliative care has been the release in 2004 of national guidelines published by the National Consensus Project for Quality Palliative Care (NCP)...
  67. ncbi Endocrine aspects of sexual dysfunction in men
    Alvaro Morales
    Department of Urology, Queen s Univerisity, Kingston, ON, Canada
    J Sex Med 1:69-81. 2004
    ..Aim. To provide expert opinions/recommendations concerning state-of-the-art knowledge for the pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of endocrinologic sexual medicine disorders...
  68. ncbi The ADA's practice parameters
    Donalda M Ellek
    Office of Quality Assessment and Improvement, American Dental Association, USA
    J Am Coll Dent 72:23-7. 2005
    ..These options have been developed based on available evidence and a consensus of professional judgment...
  69. ncbi Development of public health nursing competencies: an oral history
    Marilyn Givens King
    Medical University of South Carolina, College of Nursing, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
    Public Health Nurs 23:196-201. 2006
    ..The unfolding of that process is reported from the content-specific oral histories of five PHN leaders who served on the QC and participated in developing the PHN competencies...
  70. ncbi Endocrine aspects of female sexual dysfunction
    Susan R Davis
    NHMRC Centre of Clinical Research Excellence, The Jean Hailes Foundation and Monash University, Clayton, Vic, Australia
    J Sex Med 1:82-6. 2004
    ..Various endogenous hormones, including estrogen, testosterone, progesterone and prolactin, may influence female sexual function...
  71. ncbi Healthcare worker competencies for disaster training
    Edbert B Hsu
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
    BMC Med Educ 6:19. 2006
    ..We describe the application of systematic evidence-based consensus building methods to derive educational competencies and objectives in criteria-based preparedness and response ..
  72. ncbi Standards for clinical trials in male sexual dysfunction: erectile dysfunction and rapid ejaculation
    Mark Hirsch
    U S Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, MD 20857 0001, USA
    J Sex Med 1:87-91. 2004
    ..The introduction of safe and effective therapies for sexual dysfunctions depend upon appropriate clinical protocol design, study procedures, data collection and analysis...
  73. ncbi Standards for clinical trials in sexual dysfunctions of women: research designs and outcomes assessment
    Julia R Heiman
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
    J Sex Med 1:92-7. 2004
    ..Currently there are no medications approved for treatment in women, and limited data on drug efficacy or psychological efficacy in well-controlled studies...
  74. ncbi Health Research Profile to assess the capacity of low and middle income countries for equity-oriented research
    P Tugwell
    Centre for Global Health, Institute for Population Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
    BMC Public Health 6:151. 2006
    ..quot; This project was designed to assess low and middle income country capacity and commitment for equity-oriented research...
  75. ncbi Identifying performance indicators for family practice: assessing levels of consensus
    Jan Barnsley
    Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Ontario
    Can Fam Physician 51:700-1. 2005
    ....
  76. ncbi Innovations in nursing education: standard development for nurse educator practice
    Mona Koldsgaard Rogan
    Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    J Nurses Staff Dev 24:119-23. 2008
    ....
  77. ncbi ACR appropriateness criteria
    Peter A S Johnstone
    Radiation Oncology Department, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 70:1303-4. 2008
  78. ncbi Research into care quality criteria for long-term care institutions
    Wen Liang Wang
    Department of Information Management, Chung Hua University, Hsinchu City, Taiwan, ROC
    J Nurs Res 15:255-64. 2007
    ..Based on the 5 SERVQUAL model constructs, this study found 17 of the 28 criteria, to be pertinent to nursing care quality, with those in the Responsiveness and Empathy domains being the ones most critical...
  79. ncbi International experts' perspectives on the state of the nurse staffing and patient outcomes literature
    Koen Van den Heede
    Center for Health Services and Nursing Research, Catholic University Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
    J Nurs Scholarsh 39:290-7. 2007
    ..To assess the key variables used in research on nurse staffing and patient outcomes from the perspective of an international panel...
  80. ncbi Operational definitions of attributes of primary health care: consensus among Canadian experts
    Jeannie Haggerty
    Département des sciences de la santé communautaire, Universite de Sherbrooke, Longueuil, Quebec
    Ann Fam Med 5:336-44. 2007
    ..In 2004, we undertook a consultation with Canadian primary health care experts to define the attributes that should be evaluated in predominant and proposed models of primary health care in the Canadian context...
  81. ncbi Multidisciplinary consensus of best practice for pro re nata (PRN) psychotropic medications within acute mental health settings: a Delphi study
    J A Baker
    School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
    J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs 14:478-84. 2007
    ..Eighteen experts participated in three Delphi rounds of a modified Delphi panel to establish consensus. A total of 271 items were initially generated from four questions...
  82. ncbi Clinical and laboratory follow-up for treating and monitoring patients with ankylosing spondylitis: development of recommendations for clinical practice based on published evidence and expert opinion
    Emmanuelle Dernis
    Service de Rhumatologie, CH Le Mans, Le Mans, France
    Joint Bone Spine 74:330-7. 2007
    ..To develop French recommendations about the clinical and laboratory follow-up of patients with axial ankylosing spondylitis (AS) seen in everyday practice...
  83. ncbi Determining the political influence of nurses who work in the field of hepatitis C: a Delphi survey
    Clare McKeown
    Health Promotion Service, Homefirst Community Trust, Ballymena, Northern Ireland
    J Clin Nurs 16:1210-21. 2007
    ..The principle aim of this study was to determine the political influence and the professional profile of nurses who work in the field of hepatitis C...
  84. ncbi Nurses' guide to understanding and implementing the National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines for myeloid growth factors
    Barbara J Wilson
    University of Mary, Bismarck, ND, USA
    Oncol Nurs Forum 34:347-53. 2007
    ....
  85. ncbi Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for prostate cancer: the need for a unified approach
    Philipp Dahm
    Department of Urology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610 0247, USA
    Curr Opin Urol 17:200-7. 2007
    ..It further introduces the recommendations of the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) working group as a unified approach to guideline development...
  86. ncbi Critical assumptions: thinking critically about critical thinking
    Thelma Riddell
    Program for Registered Nurses, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
    J Nurs Educ 46:121-6. 2007
    ..need to ask ourselves how we can defend our assumptions that critical thinking can be learned and that critical thinking improves the quality of nursing practice, especially when there is virtually no consensus on a definition.
  87. ncbi The need for nurses to have in service education to provide the best care for clients with chest drains
    Daniela Lehwaldt
    School of Nursing, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland
    J Nurs Manag 15:142-8. 2007
    ..Anecdotally there appears to be a lack of consensus among nurses on the major principles of chest drain management...
  88. ncbi Guidelines for a minimum acceptable protocol for the construction of complete dentures
    C Peter Owen
    Department of Prosthodontics, School of Oral Health Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
    Int J Prosthodont 19:467-74. 2006
    To investigate the feasibility of obtaining expert consensus on the prosthodontic principles to be followed when constructing complete dentures, so that any modifications to materials and methods would not sacrifice those principles--a ..
  89. ncbi Rigorous development does not ensure that guidelines are acceptable to a panel of knowledgeable providers
    Teryl K Nuckols
    RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 23:37-44. 2008
    ..No studies have examined whether this technical quality consistently leads to acceptability...
  90. ncbi Development of performance indicators for the primary care management of pediatric epilepsy: expert consensus recommendations based on the available evidence
    Deirdre A Caplin
    Department of Pediatrics, Division of General Pediatrics, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132, USA
    Epilepsia 47:2011-9. 2006
    To use available evidence and expert consensus to develop performance indicators for the evaluation and management of pediatric epilepsy.
  91. ncbi A Delphi approach to reach consensus on primary care guidelines regarding youth violence prevention
    Edward De Vos
    Pediatric and Adolescent Health Research Center, Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts New England Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
    Pediatrics 118:e1109-15. 2006
    ..The purpose of this study was to systematically identify and prioritize specific counseling topics in violence prevention that could be integrated into anticipatory guidance best practice...
  92. ncbi Considered judgement in evidence-based guideline development
    Karin Verkerk
    Dutch Institute for Healthcare Improvement CBO, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Int J Qual Health Care 18:365-9. 2006
    ..However, this evidence is often incomplete, controversial, or lacking. Other considerations beyond the evidence are therefore needed to be able to formulate specific and applicable recommendations for clinical practice...
  93. ncbi Research priorities in nursing--a Delphi study among Swedish nurses
    Siv Bäck-Pettersson
    Fyrbodal Research Institute, Uddevalla, Sweden
    J Clin Nurs 17:2221-31. 2008
    ..The main aim was to illuminate essential areas for future patient-related nursing research. The secondary aim was to stimulate nurses to explore important research areas based on clinical practice...
  94. ncbi Summary of the recommendations on sexual dysfunctions in women
    Rosemary Basson
    Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
    J Sex Med 1:24-34. 2004
    ..There are limited recommendation/guideline documents pertaining to the diagnosis and treatment of women's sexual dysfunctions...
  95. ncbi Quality indicators for primary care mental health services
    T Shield
    National Primary Care Research and Development Centre, University of Manchester, UK
    Qual Saf Health Care 12:100-6. 2003
    ..CONCLUSIONS: The quality indicators represent consensus among key stakeholder groups in defining quality of care within primary care mental health services...
  96. ncbi Deciding not to measure performance: the case of acute otitis media
    Rita Mangione-Smith
    University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Pediatrics, USA
    Jt Comm J Qual Saf 29:27-36. 2003
    ..This is the case with AOM. Unfortunately, the evidence base will likely remain inadequate to support the development of such a measure in the future...
  97. ncbi Level of evidence as a future gold standard for the content quality of health resources on the internet
    S J Darmoni
    Rouen University Hospital, Rouen University Hospital, France
    Methods Inf Med 42:220-5. 2003
    ..A survey was conducted using the CISMeF health catalogue to assess how often a score of the level of evidence is mentioned in the information accessible on the Internet in French-language health resources...
  98. ncbi [Rehabilitative elements for the treatment of patients with mental disorders: are they considered in the development of guidelines?]
    Birgit Watzke
    Institut und Poliklinik für Medizinische Psychologie, Zentrum fur Psychosoziale Medizin, Universitatsklinikum Hamburg Eppendorf
    Psychiatr Prax 32:79-86. 2005
    ....
  99. ncbi An evidence and consensus based guideline for the management of a child after a seizure
    K Armon
    Academic Division of Child Health, Nottingham, UK
    Emerg Med J 20:13-20. 2003
    An evidence and consensus based guideline for the management of the child who presents to hospital having had a seizure. It does not deal with the child who is still seizing...
  100. ncbi Defined and refined: criteria for identifying wound infection revisited
    Keith F Cutting
    Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College, Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire
    Br J Community Nurs 9:S6-15. 2004
    ..It is clear that there are subtle variations between infection criteria for wound types and that these should be recognized if treatment is to be given appropriately and promptly, and morbidity avoided...
  101. ncbi Development of a list of consensus-approved clinical indicators of preventable drug-related morbidity in older adults
    Heather A Robertson
    College of Pharmacy, and School of Health Services Administration, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Clin Ther 24:1595-613. 2002
    ..According to the literature, 49% to 76% of all DRMs may be preventable; however, there is little consensus as to which are preventable and which are not...

Research Grants91

  1. A Role of Novel Serpin Maspinin Prostate Tumor/Bone Interaction
    Shijie Sheng; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ..Specific Aim 3 is to investigate the regulation of uPA/uPAR by maspin in PC/bone interaction. Despite the consensus that uPA and uPAR are potential therapeutic targets in PC metastasis, there is no uPA- or uPAR-targeting drug ..
  2. Galectin-3 in regulation of allergic skin inflammation
    Fu Tong Liu; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ..Galectin-3 is a member of a family of animal lectins defined by their affinity for 2-galactosides and consensus sequences. It is expressed by a number of cell types, including epithelial cells and various leukocytes...
  3. ANTIGENIC DETERMINANTS OF VARICELLA VIRUS
    Charles Grose; Fiscal Year: 2006
    ..active VZV ORF47 protein serine kinase led to the discovery that the viral kinase has a similar phosphorylation consensus motif to that of casein kinase II...
  4. Structural Studies of RNA Maturation and Processing
    Christopher D Lima; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ..II) after it is phosphorylated on serine residues within its C-terminal tandem heptapeptide repeats with the consensus sequence Y1S2P3T4S5P6S7...
  5. Galectin-3 in regulation of allergic skin inflammation
    Fu Tong Liu; Fiscal Year: 2011
    ..Galectin-3 is a member of a family of animal lectins defined by their affinity for 2-galactosides and consensus sequences. It is expressed by a number of cell types, including epithelial cells and various leukocytes...
  6. Digestive Enzymes and Microvascular Inflammation in Shock
    GEERT W SCHMID SCHOENBEIN; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ..A powerful inflammatory cascade accompanies shock, but there is no consensus for the trigger mechanisms of the inflammation...
  7. Novel vaccine against Norovirus
    Xi Jiang; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ..of NVs for developing a broadly reactive vaccine based on defined antigenic types (serotypes) with a cocktail or consensus vaccine approach...
  8. Perceptions of Social Risk in Medical Child Abuse Evaluation
    Heather T Keenan; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ..child's evaluation or diagnosis is changed by the physician's risk perception;and (3) to create three consensus evaluations to act as comparators to the physician's evaluations...
  9. RCT of exercise on aromatase inhibitor side effects in breast cancer survivors
    Melinda Irwin; Fiscal Year: 2009
    ..A recent American Society of Clinical Oncology expert consensus panel recommended that all postmenopausal women with early-stage, hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer ..
  10. RCT of exercise on aromatase inhibitor side effects in breast cancer survivors
    Melinda L Irwin; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ..A recent American Society of Clinical Oncology expert consensus panel recommended that all postmenopausal women with early-stage, hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer ..
  11. Mechanisms of viral proteases in coronavirus replication and pathogenesis
    Andrew D Mesecar; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ..We showed that PLpro processes the replicase polyprotein at three sites using a consensus recognition site of LXGG, similar to the consensus sequence recognized by de-ubiquitinating enzymes (DUBs)...
  12. DIETARY COMPOSITION, OBESITY, AND CARDIOVASCULAR RISK
    ERNST SCHAEFER; Fiscal Year: 2003
    ..Obesity increases CHD risk by adversely affecting glucose, lipoproteins, and blood pressure. There is consensus that dietary saturated fat and cholesterol (C) restriction is beneficial for low density lipoprotein (LDL) ..
  13. Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation and allergic diseases in child
    Isabelle Romieu; Fiscal Year: 2010
    Many studies have investigated risk factors for asthma and allergic diseases;however there is little consensus on modifiable risk factors...
  14. Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation and allergic diseases in child
    Isabelle Romieu; Fiscal Year: 2009
    Many studies have investigated risk factors for asthma and allergic diseases; however there is little consensus on modifiable risk factors...
  15. Xylitol Adult Caries Trial (X-ACT)--UNC Clinical Center
    Daniel Shugars; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..Recent recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and an NIH Consensus Development Conference on dental caries call for trials of caries prevention methods in caries-active adults...
  16. MECHANISM OF PRE-MRNA SPLICING
    MAGDA KONARSKA; Fiscal Year: 2009
    ..splice site (5'SS), branch site (BS) and the 3' splice site (3'SS), adhere to the conserved consensus; sequence deviations from this consensus often result in inhibition of splicing or aberrant splicing events...
  17. Ethical & Methodological Standards for Trials of Invasive Therapeutic Procedures
    Carol M Ashton; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ..This 3-year project will produce a set of consensus standards for good research practice that would have to be met to design and conduct methodologically valid and ..
  18. RESCUE: Randomized Evaluation of Patients with Stable Angina Comparing Utilizatio
    Arthur E Stillman; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ..This was highlighted by its inclusion in the Consensus Report on Initial National Priorities for Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) issued by the Institute of ..
  19. HEPARIN-PROTEIN/PEPTIDE INTERACTIONS
    Robert Linhardt; Fiscal Year: 2000
    ..and some experimental data predict that heparin-binding proteins contain specific patterns of basic amino acids (consensus sequences) with high affinity for acidic oligosaccharides...
  20. Managing Incidental Findings and Research Results in Genomic Biobanks and Archive
    Susan Wolf; Fiscal Year: 2009
    ..biobanks and archived datasets? We will convene a multidisciplinary Working Group in order to develop normative consensus recommendations on managing IFs and IRRs in genomic research using biobanks and large archives...
  21. Development of Listeria-Based Clinical Consensus HCV Vaccine Candidates
    Thomas Dubensky; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..We have defined an HCV consensus sequence for the most common HCV genotype in North America, Europe, Japan, and Australia and have shown that it ..
  22. Xylitol Adult Caries Trial (X-ACT): UAB Clinical Center
    GREGG GILBERT; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..Recent recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and an NIH Consensus Development Conference on dental caries call for trials of caries prevention methods in caries-active adults...
  23. Xylitol Adult Caries Trial (X-ACT)--Study Chair application
    James Bader; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..Recent recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and an NIH Consensus Development Conference on dental caries call for trials of caries prevention methods in caries-active adults...
  24. Xylitol Adult Caries Trial (X-ACT) UTHSC San Antonio Clinical Center
    Bennett Amaechi; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..Recent recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and an NIH Consensus Development Conference on dental caries call for trials of caries prevention methods in caries-active adults...
  25. Xylitol Adult Caries Trial (X-ACT) Data Coordinating Center
    William Vollmer; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..Recent recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and an NIH Consensus Development Conference on dental caries call for trials of caries prevention methods in caries-active adults...
  26. GRADE - Moving Towards a Consensus on a Consistent Approach to Grading Evidence
    Yngve Falck Ytter; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..Specific Aims: The goal of the proposed GRADE workshop is to reach a consensus among guideline developers/systematic reviewers: Discuss the GRADE system with organizations in the U.S...
  27. EIAV Envelope Variation and Vaccine Efficacy
    Ronald C Montelaro; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ..vaccine immunity, and (iii) to develop and evaluate novel immunization procedures using multivalent and consensus Env immunogens for their ability to elicit broadly protective immunity to diverse EIAV strains...
  28. MECHANISM OF PRE-MRNA SPLICING
    MAGDA KONARSKA; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ..5'splice site (5'SS), branch site (BS) and the 3'splice site (3'SS), adhere to the conserved consensus;sequence deviations from this consensus often result in inhibition of splicing or aberrant splicing events...
  29. INVASION & ADHESION OF PERIOPATHOGENS
    Paula Fives Taylor; Fiscal Year: 1993
    ..The 1989 consensus report of the Proceedings of the Bacteroides gingivalis were implicated most frequently...
  30. The Status and Future of Acupuncture Research: 10 Years Post-NIH Consensus Confer
    Lixing Lao; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..requests support for a conference entitled, "The Status and Future of Acupuncture Research: 10 years post-NIH Consensus Conference"...
  31. Environmental/Behavioral Factors Shaping Circumcision Decisions in Zimbabwe
    Daniel E Montano; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ..has been clearly demonstrated to substantially reduce female to male transmission of HIV, and there is evolving consensus that MC should be included as a strategy in comprehensive HIV prevention programs (WHO/UNAIDS, 2006;WHO/UNAIDS, ..
  32. Environmental/Behavioral Factors Shaping Circumcision Decisions in Zimbabwe
    Daniel Montano; Fiscal Year: 2009
    ..has been clearly demonstrated to substantially reduce female to male transmission of HIV, and there is evolving consensus that MC should be included as a strategy in comprehensive HIV prevention programs (WHO/UNAIDS, 2006; WHO/UNAIDS, ..
  33. Efficacy Measures for Pediatric Lupus Studies
    Hermine Brunner; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..following specific aims: 1) To develop and prospectively validate criteria of disease flare by a combination of consensus formation methodology and statistical approaches as is recommended by the American College of Rheumatology ..