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6. Inspection of Luling Bridge Cable stays: case study

Author

Elliott, Mary E. and Heymsfield, Ernest

Subjects
Bridges -- Inspection, Bridges, Cable-stayed -- Inspection, Construction and materials industries, Engineering and manufacturing industries, Science and technology
Abstract

Most cable-stayed bridges in the United States have been built in the last 30 years. As the number of existing cable-stayed bridges increase, one problem continues to arise--how to inspect the cable stays for corrosion and deterioration. An inherent difficulty in developing an inspection procedure for cable-stayed bridges is that each cable-stayed bridge is unique in its cable configuration. The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LADOTD) has built two separate trolleys to aid their inspectors and maintenance crew with visual inspection and maintenance of the cable stays on the Luling Bridge over the Mississippi River in St. Charles Parish near New Orleans, Louisiana. With the use of the two trolleys, LADOTD bridge inspectors are able to inspect the cable stays at hands-on distances. The cable-stay inspection procedure adopted by the LADOTD is inexpensive and time efficient, and it minimally impacts bridge traffic. This manuscript reviews the inspection procedure adopted by the LADOTD to inspect the cable sheathing at the Luling Bridge. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2003)129:2(226) CE Database subject headings: Bridges, cable-stayed; Case reports; Louisiana; Bridge inspection.

Published
2003

9. Angiotensin receptors and their antagonists

Author

Goodfriend, Theodore L., Elliott, Mary E., and Catt, Kevin J.

Subjects
Angiotensin -- Receptors, Hypertension -- Drug therapy, Heart failure -- Drug therapy
Abstract

Angiotensin receptor blockers are a new class of drug that may prove as beneficial as ACE inhibitors. Angiotensin receptor blockers prevent angiotensin II from binding to its receptor. Angiotensin II receptors are located in many organs such as blood vessels, heart, kidneys and brain. Angiotensin receptor blockers appear to be as effective in reducing high blood pressure as ACE inhibitors and without the side effects typical of ACE inhibitors, such as cough and angioedema. They are also effective in the treatment of heart failure.

Published
1996

13. Illness intrusiveness among survivors of autologous blood and marrow transplantation

Author

Schimmer, Aaron D., Elliott, Mary E., Abbey, Susan E., Raiz, Lisa, Keating, Armand, Beanlands, Heather J., McCay, Elizabeth, Messner, Hans A., Lipton, Jeff H., and Devins, Gerald M.

Subjects
Quality of life -- Evaluation, Blood transfusion, Autologous -- Care and treatment, Cancer patients -- Health aspects, Health
Published
2001

16. Oxytocin Levels are Lower in Premenopausal Women with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Compared to Matched Controls

Author

Kujath, Amber S., Quinn, Lauretta, Elliott, Mary E., Varady, Krista A., LeCaire, Tamara J., Carter, C. Sue, and Danielson, Kirstie K.

Subjects
Adult, Young Adult, Cross-Sectional Studies, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Premenopause, Bone Density, Case-Control Studies, Body Weight, Humans, Female, Kidney Function Tests, Oxytocin, Article
Abstract

Oxytocin, a hormone most commonly associated with parturition and lactation, may have additional roles in diabetes complications. We determined oxytocin levels in premenopausal women with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) compared with non-diabetic controls and examined associations of oxytocin with health behaviours, clinical factors, biomarkers, kidney function and bone health. Lower oxytocin was hypothesized for T1DM.A cross-sectional study of premenopausal women with T1DM (n = 88) from the Wisconsin Diabetes Registry Study, a population-based cohort of incident T1DM cases, and matched non-diabetic controls (n = 74) was conducted.Women with T1DM had lower oxytocin levels than controls adjusting for caffeine and alcohol use (p = 0.03). Health behaviours associated with oxytocin differed between women with and without T1DM: oxytocin was negatively associated with hormonal contraceptive use (quantified as lifetime contraceptive oestrogen exposure) in women with T1DM (p = 0.003), whereas positively related to hormonal contraceptive use (quantified as never/former/current) in controls (p 0.001). Oxytocin had a positive association with adiposity (waist-to-hip ratio and leptin) in women with T1DM and a negative relationship with adiposity (weight gain) in controls. In T1DM only, oxytocin was positively associated with caffeine intake (p = 0.01) and negatively associated with alcohol use (p = 0.01). Oxytocin was not related to glycemic control, kidney function or bone health in T1DM.Oxytocin levels are lower in women with T1DM than matched controls. Oxytocin also has opposing associations with hormonal contraceptives and adiposity in women with and without T1DM. Research is needed to determine if the altered oxytocin milieu in T1DM is associated with oxytocinher health outcomes.

Published
2014

24. chapter 25: Managing Your Professional and Financial Future.

Author

Thomas, Georgianna and Elliott, Mary E. Horton

Abstract

Chapter 25 of the book "Guide to Nursing Leadership and Management: Theories, Processes and Practice" is presented. It offers guide in career planning, including levels of nursing education, certifications after graduation from a formal program, pursuit of scholarship in nursing and financial planning to secure an ideal retirement for nurses. Several types of nursing educational programs include registered nursing, associate degree nursing, baccalaureate nursing and doctoral degree.

Published
2007

26. Pharmacy-Based Bone Mass Measurement to Assess Osteoporosis Risk

Author

Elliott, Mary E, primary, Meek, Patrick D, additional, Kanous, Nathan L, additional, Schill, Gary R, additional, Weinswig, Patricia A, additional, Bohlman, John P, additional, Zimpel, Casey L, additional, Jensen, Brian C, additional, Walters, Dan R, additional, Sutter, Sue L, additional, Peterson, Andy N, additional, Peterson, Rhonda M, additional, and Binkley, Neil C, additional

Published
2002
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37. Healthy People 2010: Challenges, Opportunities, and a Call to Action for America's Pharmacists.

Author

Calis, Karim Anton, Hutchison, Lisa C., Elliott, Mary E., Ives, Timothy J., Zillich, Alan J., Poirier, Therese, Townsend, Kevin A., Woodall, Betsy, Feldman, Stuart, and Raebel, Marsha A.

Subjects
HEALTH promotion, HEALTH education, PATIENT education, PREVENTIVE health services, PHARMACISTS
Abstract

The article sheds light on Healthy People 2010, an initiative sponsored by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) that represents a detailed agenda for health promotion and disease prevention for the United States of America. Fundamentally, it is a statement of national health objectives designed to identify the most significant preventable threats to health and to establish national goals to reduce these threats. Healthy People 2010 has two broad goals: to increase the quality and years of healthy life for individuals of all ages, and to decrease health disparities among different regions of the country and segments of the population.

Published
2004

40. Ionophores for Monovalent Cations Inhibit AngiotensinStimulated Aldosteronogenesis

Author

Hadjokas, Nicholas E., Goodfriend, Theodore L., Elliott, Mary E., and Wen, Sung-Feng

Abstract

We examined the effects of monensin (a sodium ionophore), valinomycin (a potassium ionophore), and nigericin (a nonspecific ionophore) on steroid production and its stimulation in bovine adrenal glomerulosa and fasciculata cells. All three ionophores at nanomolar concentrations inhibited angiotensin (All)-stimulated aldosterone production; potassium-stimulated aldosteronogenesis was more sensitive, and cortisol synthesis by fasciculata cells was much less sensitive. lonophores completely inhibited the early pathway of aldosteronogenesis and partially inhibited conversion of progesterone to aldosterone. lonophores had no effect on pregnenolone production by isolated glomerulosa mitochondria. Monensin had no effect on All binding, calcium flux, calcium transient, protein phosphorylation, or protein synthesis; valinomycin slightly inhibited these processes. Valinomycin lowered cell potassium and raised cell sodium, but its inhibition of aldosteronogenesis was not overcome by in-creasing extracellular potassium. Monensin and nigericin had no effect on cell potassium or sodium. Cellular ATP was decreased by valinomycin, but not by monensin or nigericin. Our results show that stimulation of aldosteronogenesis by AII and potassium is highly sensitive to ionophores of monovalent cations. Monensin and nigericin inhibit steroidogenesis at concentrations that have no other observed deleterious effects on glomerulosa cells. These results identify a distinguishing characteristic of adrenal glomerulosa cells and suggest a new pharmacologic approach to inhibition of aldosteronogenesis.

Published
1990

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