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Making Sense of Sensitivity: Using Candy and Anthropometric Data to Visually and Manipulatively Illustrate Sensitivity, Positive Predictive Value, and Related Terms by Bowman, Brooke K., Furrer, Jason L., Hart, Hannah C., Wescott, Emily R., Milanick, Mark A.

“…The classic concepts of sensitivity and specificity are commonly taught by definition only, often with discipline-specific jargon and without any tangible…”
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Induction of the ZRC1 Metal Tolerance Gene in Zinc-limited Yeast Confers Resistance to Zinc Shock by MacDiarmid, Colin W., Milanick, Mark A., Eide, David J.

“…Zinc is an essential nutrient but toxic to cells with overaccumulation. For this reason, intracellular zinc levels are tightly controlled. In the yeast…”
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External constraints that led to physiology lab improvements by Milanick, Mark

“…I describe the process of modifying a prehealth professional physiology lab. The modifications were in response to changing constraints, including time, money,…”
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Kinesthetic and Visual Scaffolding for Understanding Oxygen Delivery and Reading Hemoglobin Oxygen Curves by Milanick, Mark A

“…I describe a kinesthetic activity about oxygen handling by hemoglobin with two specific goals: (1) to help students gain a better understanding of how…”
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Close, squeeze, open: introducing the cardiac cycle and pressure-volume loop by Milanick, Mark A

“…Milanick discusses an activity program for introductory undergraduate physiology class which introduces the cardiac cycle and pressure-volume loop. The…”
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Are They Bloody Guilty? Blood Doping with Simulated Samples by Stuart, Parker E., Lees, Kelsey D., Milanick, Mark A.

“…In this practice-based lab, students are provided with four Olympic athlete profiles and simulated blood and urine samples to test for illegal substances and…”
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Race and Ethnicity in Clinical Case Presentations by Tolchin, Dorothy W, Finucane, Thomas E, Carrese, Joseph A, Milanick, Mark A, Brett, Allan S, Goodman, Christopher W

“…To the Editor: I agree with the opinions expressed in the Perspective article by Brett and Goodman (Dec. 30 issue) 1 that medical educators should address…”
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ECG Voltage and Vector Analysis for Heart Axis Determination by Farnsworth, Erica, Milanick, Mark A

“…Often students think of ECGs (electrocardiograms) as a diagnostic tool for heart attacks. In this activity, students are able to develop an approach to examine…”
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Elephants, snorkels, pressures: modeling snorkeling at depth by Prstojevich, Alex, Uetrecht, Morgan, Watkins, Sidney N, Milanick, Mark A

“…Prstojevich et al developed an activity that provides a review of, or introduction to, the gas laws as they pertain to respiratory function. Another problem…”
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Clarifying renal clearance by visualizing virtual volumes by Guevara, Kevin A, Milanick, Mark A

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Engineering erythrocytes to be erythrosensors: First steps by Milanick, Mark A., Ritter, Sarah, Meissner, Kenith

“…Molecules can be loaded into mammalian erythrocytes through a reversible lysis pore that forms in the membrane when placed in hypotonic media, the result being…”
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Na+-inhibitory sites of the Na+/H+ exchanger are Li+ substrate sites by Dunham, Philip B, Kelley, Scott J, Logue, Paul J, Mutolo, Michael J, Milanick, Mark A

“…Amiloride-inhibitable Li+ influx in dog red blood cells is mediated by the Na+/H+ exchanger, NHE. However, there are substantial differences between the…”
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Fluorescence Using Turmeric by Milanick, Mark A.

“…A straightforward method for observing turmeric fluorescence is described using standard white light and easily obtainable blue filters…”
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Extracellular protons regulate the extracellular cation selectivity of the sodium pump by Milanick, Mark A, Arnett, Krista L

“…The effects of 0.3-10 nM extracellular protons (pH 9.5-8.0) on ouabain-sensitive rubidium influx were determined in 4,4'-diisocyanostilbene-2, 2'-disulfonate…”
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Fact or Fiction? General Chemistry Helps Students Determine the Legitimacy of Television Program Situations by Milanick, Mark A, Prewitt, Ruth L

“…A large number of students in chemistry courses are thinking about pursuing careers in the health professions. We used a segment from the popular TV show,…”
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Biochemical properties of vacuolar zinc transport systems of Saccharomyces cerevisiae by MacDiarmid, Colin W, Milanick, Mark A, Eide, David J

“…The yeast vacuole plays an important role in zinc homeostasis by storing zinc for later use under deficient conditions, sequestering excess zinc for its…”
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Encapsulation of FITC to monitor extracellular pH: a step towards the development of red blood cells as circulating blood analyte biosensors by Ritter, Sarah C, Milanick, Mark A, Meissner, Kenith E

“…A need exists for a long-term, minimally-invasive system to monitor blood analytes. For certain analytes, such as glucose in the case of diabetics, a…”
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The reactive nitrogen species peroxynitrite is a potent inhibitor of renal Na-K-ATPase activity by Reifenberger, Matthew S, Arnett, Krista L, Gatto, Craig, Milanick, Mark A

“…Peroxynitrite is a reactive nitrogen species produced when nitric oxide and superoxide react. In vivo studies suggest that reactive oxygen species and,…”
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Modern Communication: Exploring Physiological Transmission through Tech-Savvy Analogies by Hollabaugh, Christopher R, Milanick, Mark A

“…Analogies are often helpful for students to grasp key physiological concepts; sometimes the technical jargon makes the concept seem more complex than it…”
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Divalent cation interactions with Na,K-ATPase cytoplasmic cation sites: implications for the para-nitrophenyl phosphatase reaction mechanism by Gatto, Craig, Arnett, Krista L, Milanick, Mark A

“…The interactions of divalent cations with the adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase) and para-nitrophenyl phosphatase (pNPPase) activity of the purified dog kidney…”
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