Search Results - "O'Grady, Laura"

How should health be defined? by Jadad, Alejandro R, O’Grady, Laura

“…Join a global conversation at http://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2008/12/10/alex-jadad-on-defining-health/…”
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Meeting health information needs of people with HIV/AIDS: sources and means of collaboration by O’Grady, Laura

“…Background:  Internet‐based applications, in particular those that allow communication, have great potential to meet information needs. Limited research has…”
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The experiential health information processing model: supporting collaborative web-based patient education by O'Grady, Laura A, Witteman, Holly, Wathen, C Nadine

“…First generation Internet technologies such as mailing lists or newsgroups afforded unprecedented levels of information exchange within a variety of interest…”
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Future directions for depicting credibility in health care web sites by O’Grady, Laura

“…The purpose of the paper was to determine appropriate terminology, criteria, implementation, and develop a theoretical framework by which credibility in health…”
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Measuring the impact of a moving target: towards a dynamic framework for evaluating collaborative adaptive interactive technologies by O'Grady, Laura, Witteman, Holly, Bender, Jacqueline L, Urowitz, Sara, Wiljer, David, Jadad, Alejandro R

“…Website evaluation is a key issue for researchers, organizations, and others responsible for designing, maintaining, endorsing, approving, and/or assessing the…”
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The use of tags and tag clouds to discern credible content in online health message forums by O’Grady, Laura, Wathen, C. Nadine, Charnaw-Burger, Jill, Betel, Lisa, Shachak, Aviv, Luke, Robert, Hockema, Stephen, Jadad, Alejandro R

“…Highlights ► We investigated the use of tagging and tag clouds in a web-based message forum. ► The purpose was to explore credibility in forum postings using…”
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Consumer e-health education in HIV/AIDS: a pilot study of a web-based video workshop by O'Grady, Laura A

“…Members of the HIV/AIDS community are known to use web-based tools to support learning about treatment issues. Initial research indicated components such as…”
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What is knowledge and when should it be implemented? by O'Grady, Laura

“…A primary purpose of research is to generate new knowledge. Scientific advances have progressively identified optimal ways to achieve this purpose. Included in…”
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Web accessibility validation and repair: which tool and why? by O'Grady, Laura, Harrison, Laurie

“…The Internet may seem accessible to those using standard equipment such as a monitor, keyboard, and mouse, but in reality many who are using non-standard…”
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Cultivating Adult Friendship Through Experiential Design Design Techniques to Deepen the Audience Learning Experience and Support the Creation, Maintenance and Strengthening of Adult Friendships in Exhibition and Experience Design by O'Grady, Laura

“…This paper is divided into two parts. Part One explores academic theory in connection to friendship and designed spaces. Part Two details the application of…”
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A comparison of simvastatin and atorvastatin up to maximal recommended doses in a large multicenter randomized clinical trial by ROGER ILLINGWORTH, D, GROUSE III, John R, O'GRADY, Laura, MERCURI, Michele, MITCHEL, Yale B, HUNNINGHAKE, Donald B, DAVIDSON, Michael H, ESCOBAR, Ivan D, STALENHOEF, Anton F. H, PARAGH, Gyorgy, MA, Patrick T. S, MINZHI LIU, MELINO, Michael R

“…At higher doses, simvastatin has been shown to produce significantly greater increases in high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and apolipoprotein (apo)…”
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A Comparison of Simvastatin and Atorvastatin up to Maximal Recommended Doses in a Large Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial by Illingworth, D. Roger, Mitchel, Yale B.

“…SUMMARYObjective: At higher doses, simvastatin has been shown to produce significantly greater increases in high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and…”
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Collaborative authoring: a case study of the use of a wiki as a tool to keep systematic reviews up to date by Bender, Jacqueline L, O'Grady, Laura A, Deshpande, Amol, Cortinois, Andrea A, Saffie, Luis, Husereau, Don, Jadad, Alejandro R

“…Systematic reviews are recognized as the most effective means of summarizing research evidence. However, they are limited by the time and effort required to…”
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Comparison of effects of simvastatin versus atorvastatin on high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and apolipoprotein A-I levels by Kastelein, John J.P, Isaacsohn, Jonathan L, Ose, Leiv, Hunninghake, Donald B, Frohlich, Jiri, Davidson, Michael H, Habib, Rafik, Dujovne, Carlos A, Crouse, John R, Liu, Minzhi, Melino, Michael R, O’Grady, Laura, Mercuri, Michele, Mitchel, Yale B

“…At doses that produced slightly smaller reductions in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, simvastatin increased high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and…”
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Accessibility compliance rates of consumer-oriented Canadian health care Web sites by O'Grady, Laura

“…Vast amounts of consumer-based health care information are widely available on the World Wide Web. However, for some this material is inaccessible due to…”
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Understanding DNA-protein hybridization-dependent interactions by O'Grady, Laura

“…The study of DNA-protein interactions is important since these associations are critical to the operation of living cells. DNA-protein contacts show distinct…”
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In search of health by Smith, Richard, O'Grady, Laura, Jadad, Alejandro R.

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Glycolipids as host resistance stimulators by Ponpipom, Mitree M, Hagmann, William K, O'Grady, Laura A, Jackson, Jesse J, Wood, David D, Zweerink, Hans J

“…6-(5-Cholesten-3 beta-yloxy)hexyl 1-thio-beta-D-mannopyranoside (L-644,257) enhances natural host resistance in cyclophosphamide-treated mice against…”
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Promoting and participating in online health forums: A guide to facilitation and evaluation for health professionals by O'Grady, Laura, Bender, Jackie, Urowitz, Sara, Wiljer, David, Jadad, Alejandro R.

“…The internet has been used to support and inform the lay person about health and healthcare services almost since its inception. One of the most popular…”
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Reduced B lymphocyte and immunoglobulin levels after atacicept treatment in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: Results of a multicenter, phase ib, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled, dose‐escalating trial by Dall'Era, Maria, Chakravarty, Eliza, Wallace, Daniel, Genovese, Mark, Weisman, Michael, Kavanaugh, Arthur, Kalunian, Kenneth, Dhar, Patricia, Vincent, Emmanuelle, Pena‐Rossi, Claudia, Wofsy, David

“…Objective To assess the safety and tolerability of atacicept in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and the biologic effect of atacicept on B…”
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