Search Results - "SHAFFER, R. A"

Stress fracture in military recruits: gender differences in muscle and bone susceptibility factors by Beck, T.J, Ruff, C.B, Shaffer, R.A, Betsinger, K, Trone, D.W, Brodine, S.K

“…A total of 693 female U.S. Marine Corps recruits were studied with anthropometry and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scans of the midthigh and distal…”
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The Effect of Foot Structure and Range of Motion on Musculoskeletal Overuse Injuries by Kaufman, Kenton R., Brodine, Stephanie K., Shaffer, Richard A., Johnson, Chrisanna W., Cullison, Thomas R.

“…The purpose of this prospective study was to determine whether an association exists between foot structure and the development of musculoskeletal overuse…”
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Epidemiological patterns of musculoskeletal injuries and physical training by ALMEIDA, S. A, WILLIAMS, K. M, SHAFFER, R. A, BRODINE, S. K

“…The purpose of this study was to identify rates of diagnosis-specific musculoskeletal injuries in U.S. Marine Corps recruits and to examine the association…”
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Contrasting blood pressure effects of obesity in leptin-deficient ob/ob mice and agouti yellow obese mice by Mark, Allyn L, Shaffer, Richard A, Correia, Marcelo L.G, Morgan, Donald A, Sigmund, Curt D, Haynes, William G

“…OBJECTIVERecent advances in understanding the neuroendocrine pathways regulating appetite, metabolism and body weight afford an opportunity to explore further…”
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Use of Simple Measures of Physical Activity to Predict Stress Fractures in Young Men Undergoing a Rigorous Physical Training Program by Shaffer, Richard A., Brodine, Stephanie K., Almeida, Sandra A., Williams, Karen Maxwell, Ronaghy, Sara

“…Among a population of randomly selected US Marine Corps recruits at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, California, the authors developed a screening tool…”
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The risk of surgical site infection and re-admission in obese patients undergoing total joint replacement who lose weight before surgery and keep it off post-operatively by Inacio, M C S, Kritz-Silverstein, D, Raman, R, Macera, C A, Nichols, J F, Shaffer, R A, Fithian, D C

“…This study evaluated whether obese patients who lost weight before their total joint replacement and kept it off post-operatively were at lower risk of…”
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Gender differences in musculoskeletal injury rates : a function of symptom reporting? by ALMEIDA, S. A, TRONE, D. W, LEONE, D. M, SHAFFER, R. A, PATHEAL, S. L, LONG, K

“…This study determined gender differences in voluntary reporting of lower extremity musculoskeletal injuries among U.S, Marine Corps (USMC) recruits, and it…”
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Dual‐energy X‐ray absorptiometry derived structural geometry for stress fracture prediction in male U.S. marine corps recruits by Beck, Thomas J., Ruff, Christopher B., Mourtada, Firas A., Shaffer, Richard A., Maxwell‐Williams, Karen, Kao, George L., Sartoris, David J., Brodine, Stephanie

“…A total of 626 U.S. male Marine Corps recruits underwent anthropometric measurements and dual‐energy X‐ray absorptiometry (DXA) scans of the femoral midshaft…”
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Drug resistance patterns, genetic subtypes, clinical features, and risk factors in military personnel with HIV-1 seroconversion by BRODINE, S. K, SHAFFER, R. A, BIRX, D. L, RICHMAN, D. D, MASCOLA, J. R, STARKEY, M. J, TASKER, S. A, GILCREST, J. L, LOUDE, M. K, BARILE, A, VANCOTT, T. C, VAHEY, M. T, MCCUTCHAN, F. E

“…Regular testing of military personnel identifies early HIV infection; this identification provides a sentinel cohort in which to describe the evolving…”
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Stimulation of lumbar sympathetic nerves may produce hindlimb vasodilation via the release of pre-formed stores of nitrosyl factors by Davisson, R.L., Shaffer, R.A., Johnson, A.K., Lewis, S.J.

“…The physiological activation of lumbar sympathetic nerves by air-jet stress produces a hindlimb vasodilation in conscious rats. Although the nitric oxide…”
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Regional blood flow measurement with pulsed Doppler flowmeter in conscious rat by Haywood, J R, Shaffer, R A, Fastenow, C, Fink, G D, Brody, M J

“…Development of techniques for the continuous measurement of regional blood flow and vascular resistance in intact small animals has been impeded primarily by…”
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Asymptomatic Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevalence in Four Military Populations: Application of DNA Amplification Assays for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Screening by Brodine, Stephanie K., Shafer, Mary-Ann, Shaffer, Richard A., Boyer, Cherrie B., Putnam, Shannon D., Wignall, F. Stephen, Thomas, Richard J., Bales, Barbara, Schachter, Julius

“…The prevalence of asymptomatic chlamydial and gonococcal infections in male and female military populations was determined using urine-based ligase chain…”
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Evaluation of a sexually transmitted disease/human immunodeficiency virus prevention train-the-trainer Program by BOOTH-KEWLEY, Stephanie, GILMAN, Patricia A, SHAFFER, C. D. R. Richard A, BRODINE, Stephanie K

“…In this study, a behavioral intervention known as the STD/HIV Intervention Program (SHIP) was implemented at the Navy preventive medicine technician (PMT)…”
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Use-dependent loss of active sympathetic neurogenic vasodilation after nitric oxide synthase inhibition in conscious rats. Evidence for the presence of preformed stores of nitric oxide-containing factors by Davisson, R. L., Shaffer, R. A., Johnson, A. K., Lewis, S. J.

“…In this study, we examined whether air-jet stress-induced active sympathetic hindlimb vasodilation in conscious rats involves the release of preformed stores…”
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Epidemiology of illness and injury among U.S. Navy and Marine Corps female Training populations by SHAFFER, R. A, BRODINE, S. K, ITO, S. I, LE, A. T

“…Evidence suggests that female military populations are at greater risk than their male counterparts for certain training- and combat-related illnesses and…”
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The association of blisters with musculoskeletal injuries in male marine recruits by Bush, R A, Brodine, S K, Shaffer, R A

“…A prospective study examining the epidemiology of blisters and, in particular, the association of blisters with subsequent injuries was conducted involving…”
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Obesity-induced hypertension : New concepts from the emerging biology of obesity by MARK, A. L, CORREIA, M, MORGAN, D. A, SHAFFER, R. A, HAYNES, W. G

“…Abstract —Obesity is associated with an increased risk of hypertension. In the past 5 years there have been dramatic advances into the genetic and…”
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A MEASURE OF THE INTENSITY OF RESPONSE TO ALCOHOL IN A MILITARY POPULATION by Schuckit, M. A., Kraft, Heidi Squier, Hurtado, Suzanne L., Tschinkel, Stephen A., Minagawa, Rahn, Shaffer, Richard A.

“…Heavy drinking and associated problems are relatively common in young men, including those in a military setting. This article explores characteristics of…”
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One-year follow-up evaluation of the sexually transmitted diseases/human immunodeficiency virus intervention Program in a marine corps sample by BOOTH-KEWLEY, Stephanie, ANDREWS, Allyson M, SHAFFER, Richard A, GILMAN, Patricia A, MINAGAWA, Rahn Y, BRODINE, Stephanie K

“…Although a substantial number of studies have been conducted to evaluate the impact of various human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention programs, most of…”
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Repairability of three resin-modified glass-ionomer restorative materials by Shaffer, R A, Charlton, D G, Hermesch, C B

“…The purpose of this study was to evaluate the repair shear bond strengths of three resin-modified glass-ionomer restorative materials repaired at two different…”
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