An exhibit called "Driven" focusing on artists with disabilities is this issue's featured article. Others include "Pre-Columbian Textile Art: Design that Speaks Today", a history of depictions of women in art called "The ...

Feeding hay to cattle is expensive. Recent analyses show that hay costs between $0.02 and $0.07 per pound of dry matter; usually more than double the cost for the same amount of nutrients from pasture. Hay is expensive ...

Combination therapy using insulin plus metformin (Glucophage), a sulfonylurea, or both produces glycemic control comparable with using insulin alone, but there is less weight gain when metformin is used (strength of ...

There is no evidence of significant risk to the developing fetus from any single diagnostic x-ray exposure (strength of recommendation: C, based on non-homogenous case-control studies). No studies were found on fetal ...

Elective induction of labor for term, singleton, uncomplicated pregnancies appears safe for both the mother and infant (strength of recommendation [SOR]: B). The benefit of elective induction for nonmedical reasons is ...

Alternative antiplatelet therapy for stroke prevention is indicated for patients who experience transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) while on aspirin therapy (strength of recommendation [SOR]: A, based on 1 meta- analysis and ...

Cryotherapy has similar cure rates to topical salicylate (a pharmacologic therapy) for non-genital common warts (strength of recommendation [SOR]: B, based on systemic review of variable quality randomized trials). Duct ...

Screening for herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infection with antibody testing is not indicated for asymptomatic adults (strength of recommendation [SOR]: B, prevalence studies and predictive value of testing). Screening ...

Of the different strategies available for managing cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 1 (CIN1), testing for high-risk subtypes of the human papillomavirus (hr-HPV) DNA at 12 months has the highest sensitivity for ...

This is a review of the book, A Field Guide to the Information Commons, by Forrest, C. and Halbert, M. (Eds.). (2009). Latham, MD: Scarecrow Press.

Most U.S. farms are family farms, which the USDA defines as "proprietorships, partnerships, or family corporations that do not have hired managers." There is a perception and even expectation that "farmers of the middle" ...

This presentation addressed research on science and mathematics teacher learning in the context of an alternative certification program.

County maps from the 2000 census, including block outline maps, tract outline maps, and voting precinct outline maps.

While there is strong agreement among experts and evidence in the literature to recommend that women 50 to 69 years of age undergo screening with mammography for breast cancer, the question of screening women 40 to 49 years ...

No single clinical finding can accurately diagnose DVT. [Strength of recommendation: A, based on a systematic review of homogeneous validating cohort studies with good reference standards.] However, when organized into ...

The best intervention is education on proper positioning and attachment of the infant (strength of recommendation [SOR]: A, a systematic review of randomized controlled trials [RCTs]). No single topical preparation has ...

Routine screening of low-risk children for tuberculosis infection before entering kindergarten is not necessary. [Strength of recommendation: C] Targeted screening of high-risk children for tuberculosis infection using the ...

The efficacy of COX-2 inhibitors is similar to that of nonselective NSAIDs in reducing the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis. [Strength of Recommendation: A]

Vitamin C, when taken as a dietary supplement, does not appear to reduce mortality in patients with cardiovascular disease. [Strength of recommendation: B, based on reviews of cohort studies and a single randomized controlled ...