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  1. Article: Practical Considerations When Performing Neurodiagnostic Studies on Patients with COVID-19 and Other Highly Virulent Diseases.

    Haines, Seline / Caccamo, Amy / Chan, Fonda / Galaso, German / Catinchi, Alexis / Gupta, Puneet K

    The Neurodiagnostic journal

    2020  Volume 60, Issue 2, Page(s) 78–95

    Abstract: The coronavirus disease 2019, SARS-COV-2 (the cause of COVID-19), has led to a worldwide shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) and an increased stress on hospital resources, which has resulted in a spike in the anxiety of the frontline ... ...

    Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019, SARS-COV-2 (the cause of COVID-19), has led to a worldwide shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) and an increased stress on hospital resources, which has resulted in a spike in the anxiety of the frontline healthcare workers. News reports and information about the virus are rapidly changing. We present a case of a patient with COVID-19 who had a seizure-like spell for which an EEG was performed. In early to mid-March, there were no clear guidelines or recommendations available from neurodiagnostic-related organizations or hospitals on how to adapt procedure workflow to those with COVID-19. When caring for COVID-19 patients, as when caring for any patient with an infectious disease, it is hospital protocol to follow contact, droplet/airborne precautions by wearing appropriate PPE. However, because we knew very little about the coronavirus, this case was different. In this article, we discuss our experience with our EEG workflow and concerns for staff exposure. We then discuss our adaptations and modifications to our standard procedures and protocols. A time analysis comparing our standard EEG protocol with our modified COVID-19 protocol revealed a significant decrease in technologist exposure time (99 minutes versus 51 minutes), which theoretically would reduce the chance of virus transmission to our technologist. At this critical moment in time, we hope such modifications will allow us to continue delivering high quality patient care while optimizing resource utilization and above all keeping our technologists safe.
    MeSH term(s) Aged ; Betacoronavirus ; COVID-19 ; Coronavirus Infections/transmission ; Electroencephalography/methods ; Health Personnel ; Humans ; Infection Control/methods ; Male ; Pandemics ; Personal Protective Equipment ; Pneumonia, Viral/transmission ; SARS-CoV-2
    Keywords covid19
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-05-06
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Case Reports ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2663639-6
    ISSN 2375-8627 ; 2164-6821
    ISSN (online) 2375-8627
    ISSN 2164-6821
    DOI 10.1080/21646821.2020.1756132
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  2. Article ; Online: Practical Considerations When Performing Neurodiagnostic Studies on Patients with COVID-19 and Other Highly Virulent Diseases

    Haines, Seline / Caccamo, Amy / Chan, Fonda / Galaso, German / Catinchi, Alexis / Gupta, Puneet K.

    The Neurodiagnostic Journal

    2020  Volume 60, Issue 2, Page(s) 78–95

    Keywords Medical Laboratory Technology ; Clinical Neurology ; covid19
    Language English
    Publisher Informa UK Limited
    Publishing country uk
    Document type Article ; Online
    ZDB-ID 2663639-6
    ISSN 2375-8627 ; 2164-6821
    ISSN (online) 2375-8627
    ISSN 2164-6821
    DOI 10.1080/21646821.2020.1756132
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  3. Article: Practical Considerations When Performing Neurodiagnostic Studies on Patients with COVID-19 and Other Highly Virulent Diseases

    Haines, Seline / Caccamo, Amy / Chan, Fonda / Galaso, German / Catinchi, Alexis / Gupta, Puneet K

    Neurodiagn J

    Abstract: The coronavirus disease 2019, SARS-COV-2 (the cause of COVID-19), has led to a worldwide shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) and an increased stress on hospital resources, which has resulted in a spike in the anxiety of the frontline ... ...

    Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019, SARS-COV-2 (the cause of COVID-19), has led to a worldwide shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) and an increased stress on hospital resources, which has resulted in a spike in the anxiety of the frontline healthcare workers. News reports and information about the virus are rapidly changing. We present a case of a patient with COVID-19 who had a seizure-like spell for which an EEG was performed. In early to mid-March, there were no clear guidelines or recommendations available from neurodiagnostic-related organizations or hospitals on how to adapt procedure workflow to those with COVID-19. When caring for COVID-19 patients, as when caring for any patient with an infectious disease, it is hospital protocol to follow contact, droplet/airborne precautions by wearing appropriate PPE. However, because we knew very little about the coronavirus, this case was different. In this article, we discuss our experience with our EEG workflow and concerns for staff exposure. We then discuss our adaptations and modifications to our standard procedures and protocols. A time analysis comparing our standard EEG protocol with our modified COVID-19 protocol revealed a significant decrease in technologist exposure time (99 minutes versus 51 minutes), which theoretically would reduce the chance of virus transmission to our technologist. At this critical moment in time, we hope such modifications will allow us to continue delivering high quality patient care while optimizing resource utilization and above all keeping our technologists safe.
    Keywords covid19
    Publisher WHO
    Document type Article
    Note WHO #Covidence: #186389
    Database COVID19

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  4. Article: Veterinary leadership: Time for us to step into our own power.

    Wilson, Jeff / Rivers, Jocelyn / Anholt, Michele / Onawola, Dauda / Lantos, Gabor / Speicher, David J / De Monte, Sal / Kasab-Bachi, Hind / Haines, Treasure / Noor, Sanna / Gillam, Will / Suganda, Erin / Aramini, Jeff

    The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne

    2022  Volume 63, Issue 6, Page(s) 647–648

    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Education, Veterinary ; Leadership
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-07-02
    Publishing country Canada
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 41603-4
    ISSN 0008-5286
    ISSN 0008-5286
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  5. Article ; Online: Global health burden of ambient PM2.5 and the contribution of anthropogenic black carbon and organic aerosols

    Sourangsu Chowdhury / Andrea Pozzer / Andy Haines / Klaus Klingmüller / Thomas Münzel / Pauli Paasonen / Arushi Sharma / Chandra Venkataraman / Jos Lelieveld

    Environment International, Vol 159, Iss , Pp 107020- (2022)

    2022  

    Abstract: ... than other PM2.5 compounds such as soluble salts, related to their high potential to inflict oxidative stress ...

    Abstract Chronic exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) poses a major global health risk, commonly assessed by assuming equivalent toxicity for different PM2.5 constituents. We used a data-informed global atmospheric model and recent exposure–response functions to calculate the health burden of ambient PM2.5 from ten source categories. We estimate 4.23 (95% confidence interval 3.0–6.14) million excess deaths annually from the exposure to ambient PM2.5. We distinguished contributions and major sources of black carbon (BC), primary organic aerosols (POA) and anthropogenic secondary organic aerosols (aSOA). These components make up to ∼20% of the total PM2.5 in South and East Asia and East Africa. We find that domestic energy use by the burning of solid biofuels is the largest contributor to ambient BC, POA and aSOA globally. Epidemiological and toxicological studies indicate that these compounds may be relatively more hazardous than other PM2.5 compounds such as soluble salts, related to their high potential to inflict oxidative stress. We performed sensitivity analyses by considering these species to be more harmful compared to other compounds in PM2.5, as suggested by their oxidative potential using a range of potential relative risks. These analyses show that domestic energy use emerges as the leading cause of excess mortality attributable to ambient PM2.5, notably in Asia and Africa. We acknowledge the uncertainties inherent in our assumed enhanced toxicity of the anthropogenic organic and BC aerosol components, which suggest the need to better understand the mechanisms and magnitude of the associated health risks and the consequences for regulatory policies. However our assessment of the importance of emissions from domestic energy use as a cause of premature mortality is robust to a range of assumptions about the magnitude of the excess risk.
    Keywords PM2.5 ; BC ; aSOA ; POA ; Excess mortality ; Source sectors ; Environmental sciences ; GE1-350
    Subject code 333
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Elsevier
    Document type Article ; Online
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  6. Article: Global health burden of ambient PM2.5 and the contribution of anthropogenic black carbon and organic aerosols

    Chowdhury, Sourangsu / Pozzer, Andrea / Haines, Andy / Klingmüller, Klaus / Münzel, Thomas / Paasonen, Pauli / Sharma, Arushi / Venkataraman, Chandra / Lelieveld, Jos

    Environment international. 2022 Jan. 15, v. 159

    2022  

    Abstract: ... than other PM₂.₅ compounds such as soluble salts, related to their high potential to inflict oxidative stress ...

    Abstract Chronic exposure to fine particulate matter (PM₂.₅) poses a major global health risk, commonly assessed by assuming equivalent toxicity for different PM₂.₅ constituents. We used a data-informed global atmospheric model and recent exposure–response functions to calculate the health burden of ambient PM₂.₅ from ten source categories. We estimate 4.23 (95% confidence interval 3.0–6.14) million excess deaths annually from the exposure to ambient PM₂.₅. We distinguished contributions and major sources of black carbon (BC), primary organic aerosols (POA) and anthropogenic secondary organic aerosols (aSOA). These components make up to ∼20% of the total PM₂.₅ in South and East Asia and East Africa. We find that domestic energy use by the burning of solid biofuels is the largest contributor to ambient BC, POA and aSOA globally. Epidemiological and toxicological studies indicate that these compounds may be relatively more hazardous than other PM₂.₅ compounds such as soluble salts, related to their high potential to inflict oxidative stress. We performed sensitivity analyses by considering these species to be more harmful compared to other compounds in PM₂.₅, as suggested by their oxidative potential using a range of potential relative risks. These analyses show that domestic energy use emerges as the leading cause of excess mortality attributable to ambient PM₂.₅, notably in Asia and Africa. We acknowledge the uncertainties inherent in our assumed enhanced toxicity of the anthropogenic organic and BC aerosol components, which suggest the need to better understand the mechanisms and magnitude of the associated health risks and the consequences for regulatory policies. However our assessment of the importance of emissions from domestic energy use as a cause of premature mortality is robust to a range of assumptions about the magnitude of the excess risk.
    Keywords aerosols ; biofuels ; carbon ; chronic exposure ; confidence interval ; energy ; environment ; models ; mortality ; oxidative stress ; particulates ; toxicity ; toxicology ; East Asia ; Eastern Africa
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2022-0115
    Publishing place Elsevier Ltd
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 554791-x
    ISSN 1873-6750 ; 0160-4120
    ISSN (online) 1873-6750
    ISSN 0160-4120
    DOI 10.1016/j.envint.2021.107020
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  7. Article: Quantitation of Total Vanadium in Rodent Plasma and Urine by Inductively Coupled Plasma - Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS).

    Harrington, James M / Haines, Laura G / Essader, Amal S / Liyanapatirana, Chamindu / Poitras, Eric A / Weber, Frank X / Levine, Keith E / Fernando, Reshan A / Robinson, Veronica G / Waidyanatha, Suramya

    Analytical letters

    2021  Volume 54, Issue 17, Page(s) 2777–2788

    Abstract: ... to limited data on soluble V salts, the National Toxicology Program is investigating the toxicity in rodents ...

    Abstract Human exposure to vanadium (V) is anticipated because it is a drinking water contaminant. Due to limited data on soluble V salts, the National Toxicology Program is investigating the toxicity in rodents following drinking water exposure. Measurement of internal V dose allows for interpretation of toxicology data. The objective of this study was to develop and validate an inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometric method to quantitate total V in rat plasma. The method was linear (r ≥ 0.99) from 5.00 - 1,000 ng V/mL. Intra- and inter-day relative error (% RE) and relative standard deviation (% RSD) of spiked plasma samples were 8.5% - 15.6% RE and ≤ 1.8% RSD and 7.3% - 11.7% RE and ≤ 3.1% RSD, respectively. The limit of detection was 0.268 ng V/mL plasma and absolute percent recovery was 113%. Standards up to 7,500 ng V/mL plasma were diluted into the validated range (5.6% RE, 0.9% RSD). V in extracted plasma samples over 15 days at ambient and refrigerated conditions was from 97.7 - 126% of day 0. Determined plasma V concentrations after three freeze-thaw cycles and after frozen storage for up to 63 days ranged from 100 - 106% and 100 - 122% of day 0, respectively. The method was extended to rat urine (accuracy and precision -2.0 - 0.3% RE and <0.6% RSD, respectively for same linear range). These data demonstrate that the method is suitable to quantitate V in rat plasma and urine.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-03-01
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 391022-2
    ISSN 0003-2719
    ISSN 0003-2719
    DOI 10.1080/00032719.2021.1890107
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  8. Article ; Online: Anionic salts in the prepartum diet and addition of sodium bicarbonate to colostrum replacer, and their effects on immunoglobulin G absorption in the neonate.

    Morrill, K M / Marston, S P / Whitehouse, N L / Van Amburgh, M E / Schwab, C G / Haines, D M / Erickson, P S

    Journal of dairy science

    2010  Volume 93, Issue 5, Page(s) 2067–2075

    Abstract: The objectives of this experiment were to determine whether feeding anionic salts to prepartum ... on 1 of 2 treatments: a diet without anionic salts (dietary cation-anion difference of +77 mEq/kg) or ... a diet with anionic salts (dietary cation-anion difference of -100 mEq/kg). Within 45 min after birth ...

    Abstract The objectives of this experiment were to determine whether feeding anionic salts to prepartum Holstein cows affected their calf's colostral IgG passive transfer and whether adding sodium bicarbonate to a colostrum replacer (CR) would increase the efficiency of IgG absorption. Forty Holstein cows and their resulting calves were assigned to a 2 x 2 factorial arrangement of treatments in a randomized complete block design based on expected date of calving. Three weeks before the projected due date, cows were placed on 1 of 2 treatments: a diet without anionic salts (dietary cation-anion difference of +77 mEq/kg) or a diet with anionic salts (dietary cation-anion difference of -100 mEq/kg). Within 45 min after birth, all calves received 1 dose of a commercially available CR (132g of IgG) without or with supplemental sodium bicarbonate (19.5 g/dose). A half-dose of CR (66g of IgG) and sodium bicarbonate (9.75g) was fed at 6h of age. Calves received milk replacer at 12, 24, 36, and 48h. Blood samples were obtained from calves at 0, 6, 12, 24, and 48h and were analyzed for IgG concentration. Cows fed the diet supplemented with anionic salts had lower DMI on d 8, 5, 4, and 1 and lower urine pH 2 and 1 wk before parturition compared with cows fed the diet without supplemental anionic salts. Calves born from dams receiving anionic salts had similar IgG concentrations (15.1 vs. 14.4g/L) and apparent efficiency of absorption values (29.2 vs. 28.2%) compared with calves born from dams not fed anionic salts. Calves receiving supplemental sodium bicarbonate in the CR had higher serum IgG concentrations at 12 (14.4 vs. 12.0g/L), 24 (16.3 vs. 13.2g/L), and 48h (14.6 vs. 11.2g/L) and higher apparent efficiency of absorption values (31.2 vs. 26.1%) than calves that did not receive sodium bicarbonate in the CR. Calves receiving sodium bicarbonate also had greater area under the curve values for IgG absorption compared with calves not receiving sodium bicarbonate. There was a trend for an interaction with calves born from dams fed anionic salts having a greater area under the curve when fed supplemental sodium bicarbonate. Of the 40 calves in the study, 90% obtained adequate passive transfer (serum IgG > or = 10g/L). This study indicates that feeding anionic salts to the dam has no effect on passive transfer, whereas adding sodium bicarbonate to the CR increased IgG uptake in calves.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Animals, Newborn/immunology ; Cattle/immunology ; Colostrum/immunology ; Diet/veterinary ; Eating/drug effects ; Female ; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration ; Immunity, Maternally-Acquired/drug effects ; Immunity, Maternally-Acquired/immunology ; Immunoglobulin G/blood ; Immunoglobulin G/immunology ; Milk Substitutes/chemistry ; Pregnancy ; Random Allocation ; Sodium Bicarbonate/administration & dosage ; Sodium Bicarbonate/pharmacology ; Time Factors ; Urine/chemistry
    Chemical Substances Immunoglobulin G ; Sodium Bicarbonate (8MDF5V39QO)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2010-05
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 242499-x
    ISSN 1525-3198 ; 0022-0302
    ISSN (online) 1525-3198
    ISSN 0022-0302
    DOI 10.3168/jds.2009-2622
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  9. Article: Anionic salts in the prepartum diet and addition of sodium bicarbonate to colostrum replacer, and their effects on immunoglobulin G absorption in the neonate

    Morrill, K.M / Marston, S.P / Whitehouse, N.L / Van Amburgh, M.E / Schwab, C.G / Haines, D.M / Erickson, P.S

    Journal of dairy science. 2010 May, v. 93, no. 5

    2010  

    Abstract: The objectives of this experiment were to determine whether feeding anionic salts to prepartum ... on 1 of 2 treatments: a diet without anionic salts (dietary cation-anion difference of +77 mEq/kg) or ... a diet with anionic salts (dietary cation-anion difference of −100 mEq/kg). Within 45min after birth ...

    Abstract The objectives of this experiment were to determine whether feeding anionic salts to prepartum Holstein cows affected their calf's colostral IgG passive transfer and whether adding sodium bicarbonate to a colostrum replacer (CR) would increase the efficiency of IgG absorption. Forty Holstein cows and their resulting calves were assigned to a 2 × 2 factorial arrangement of treatments in a randomized complete block design based on expected date of calving. Three weeks before the projected due date, cows were placed on 1 of 2 treatments: a diet without anionic salts (dietary cation-anion difference of +77 mEq/kg) or a diet with anionic salts (dietary cation-anion difference of −100 mEq/kg). Within 45min after birth, all calves received 1 dose of a commercially available CR (132g of IgG) without or with supplemental sodium bicarbonate (19.5 g/dose). A half-dose of CR (66g of IgG) and sodium bicarbonate (9.75g) was fed at 6h of age. Calves received milk replacer at 12, 24, 36, and 48h. Blood samples were obtained from calves at 0, 6, 12, 24, and 48h and were analyzed for IgG concentration. Cows fed the diet supplemented with anionic salts had lower DMI on d 8, 5, 4, and 1 and lower urine pH 2 and 1 wk before parturition compared with cows fed the diet without supplemental anionic salts. Calves born from dams receiving anionic salts had similar IgG concentrations (15.1 vs. 14.4g/L) and apparent efficiency of absorption values (29.2 vs. 28.2%) compared with calves born from dams not fed anionic salts. Calves receiving supplemental sodium bicarbonate in the CR had higher serum IgG concentrations at 12 (14.4 vs. 12.0g/L), 24 (16.3 vs. 13.2g/L), and 48h (14.6 vs. 11.2g/L) and higher apparent efficiency of absorption values (31.2 vs. 26.1%) than calves that did not receive sodium bicarbonate in the CR. Calves receiving sodium bicarbonate also had greater area under the curve values for IgG absorption compared with calves not receiving sodium bicarbonate. There was a trend for an interaction with calves born from dams fed anionic salts having a greater area under the curve when fed supplemental sodium bicarbonate. Of the 40 calves in the study, 90% obtained adequate passive transfer (serum IgG >or=10g/L). This study indicates that feeding anionic salts to the dam has no effect on passive transfer, whereas adding sodium bicarbonate to the CR increased IgG uptake in calves.
    Keywords ruminant nutrition ; anions ; prepartum period ; sodium bicarbonate ; cow colostrum ; immunoglobulin G ; intestinal absorption ; neonates ; calf feeding ; milk replacer ; calves ; maternal nutrition ; dry matter intake
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2010-05
    Size p. 2067-2075.
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 242499-x
    ISSN 1525-3198 ; 0022-0302
    ISSN (online) 1525-3198
    ISSN 0022-0302
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  10. Article: Synthesis of the Dipotassium Salts of Methyl α-D-Mannopyranoside 6-Phosphorothioate and D-Mannose 6-Phosphorothioate

    Haines, Alan H. / Massy, D. James R.

    Synthesis

    1996  Volume 1996, Issue 12, Page(s) 1422–1424

    Keywords carbohydrates ; mannose ; phosphitylation ; phosphorothioates ; inhibitors
    Language English
    Publishing date 1996-01-01
    Publishing place Stuttgart ; New York
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 2033062-5
    ISSN 1437-210X ; 0039-7881
    ISSN (online) 1437-210X
    ISSN 0039-7881
    DOI 10.1055/s-1996-4421
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