Na 1 Nachlass Max Horkheimer, 68 - Korrespondenzen u.a. mit Gretl Dupont (p. II 5, 220-439)

6 Briefe zwischen Max Horkheimer und F. Pollock mit Einbezug von Arthur G. Coons vom Occidental College Los Angeles, 1947; 4 Briefe zwischen Kathleen Costello und Max Horkheimer, 1945-1946; 8 Briefe und Beilage zwischen Edward M. David und Max Horkheimer, 24.11.1941-1942; 11 Briefe zwischen dem United States of America, Department of States und Max Horkheimer, 1942-1949; 3 Briefe zwischen Monroe E. Deutsch und Max Horkheimer, 1946; 12 Briefe und Beilage zwischen dem Dictionary of the Arts und Max Horkheimer, 1941-1944 sowie 1 Manuskrip: Sociology of Arts von Max Horkheimer; 2 Briefe zwischen Robert Disraeli und Max Horkheimer, 1945; 21 Briefe und Beilage zwischen Ria Drevermann und Max Horkheimer, 1948-1950; 6 Briefe zwischen Wolf Drewermann und Max Horkheimer, 1948-1949; 2 Briefe von Stephen Duggan vom Institute of International Education an Max Horkheimer, 1942-1947; 6 Briefe zwischen Joseph Dunner und Max Horkheimer, 1945-1947; 24 Briefe und Beilage zwischen Gretl Dupont und Max Horkheimer, 1942-1948; 3 Briefe zwischen Clarence A. Dykstra und Max Horkheimer, 1946-1947, 1947;

Na 1 Nachlass Max Horkheimer, 568 - Korrespondenzen u.a. mit Margot von Mendelssohn (p. VI 28, 232-393)

133 Briefe zwischen Max Horkheimer und Margot von Mendelssohn; 2 Briefe zwischen Margot von Mendelssohn und Western Defense Command and Fourth Army (San Francisco), 1942; 1 Briefe an die Wartime Civil Control (San Francisco) von Margot von Mendelssohn, 1.12.1942; 1 Brief von Max Horkheimer an die Wartime Civil Control (San Francisco), [1942]; 3 Briefe an das Police Department (West Los Angeles) von Max Horkheimer, 1942; 1 Brief von Margot von Mendelssohn an L. M. Newberry, 03.09.1942; 1 Brief an L. M. Newberry von Max Horkheimer, 31.08.1942; 1 Brief von Max Horkheimer an U. S. Attorney (Los Angeles), 16.06.1942; 1 Brief von der Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society (New York) an Max Horkheimer, 29.10.1941; 1 Brief an das Department of State (Washington D. C.) von F. Pollock, 30.07.1941; 1 Brief von Leo Löwenthal an das Department of State (Washington D. C.), 28.07.1941;

A model for use by local public health departments to evaluate pandemic influenza plans

The events of the 1990's and early 2000's demonstrated the need for effective planning and response to natural and man-made disasters. One of those potential natural disasters is pandemic flu. Once defined, the CDC stated that program, or plan, effectiveness is improved through the process of program evaluation. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1999) Program evaluation should be accomplished not only periodically, but in the course of routine administration of the program. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1999) Accomplishing this task for a "rare, but significant event" is challenging. (Herbold, John R., PhD., 2008) To address this challenge, the RAND Corporation (under contract to the CDC) developed the "Facilitated Look-Backs" approach that was tested and validated at the state level. (Aledort et al., 2006).^ Nevertheless, no comprehensive and generally applicable pandemic influenza program evaluation tool or model is readily found for use at the local public health department level. This project developed such a model based on the "Facilitated Look-Backs" approach developed by RAND Corporation. (Aledort et al., 2006) Modifications to the RAND model included stakeholder additions, inclusion of all six CDC program evaluation steps, and suggestions for incorporating pandemic flu response plans in seasonal flu management implementation. Feedback on the model was then obtained from three LPHD's—one rural, one suburban, and one urban. These recommendations were incorporated into the final model. Feedback from the sites also supported the assumption that this model promotes the effective and efficient evaluation of both pandemic flu and seasonal flu response by reducing redundant evaluations of pandemic flu plans, seasonal flu plans, and funding requirement accountability. Site feedback also demonstrated that the model is comprehensive and flexible, so it can be adapted and applied to different LPHD needs and settings. It also stimulates evaluation of the major issues associated with pandemic flu planning. ^ The next phase in evaluating this model should be to apply it in a program evaluation of one or more LPHD's seasonal flu response that incorporates pandemic flu response plans.^

America's state health departments and the enhancement of health communication through podcasting

Perhaps it was foreshadowing the influence emerging technologies would have on health when the term "podcast" beat out "bird flu" for the 2005 word of the year, an honor given by The New Oxford American Dictionary. From medical school courses to medical journal summaries, podcasting has found a niche in the health field and with studies showing a high proportion of people using the Internet to seek health information, it is imperative that the online information be accurate and easily accessible. With the responsibility of health departments to reach out to their respective communities with effective health communication strategies, this study assessed the proportion of 50 states' and the District of Columbia's health departments utilizing podcasting as a tool for health communication. Additionally, to assess any trends, the prevalence of podcasting was compared to select state demographic characteristics (age, sex, and median income), the organization of the health department (freestanding or super-agency), and the respective United Health Foundation 2007 health ranking. ^ Prevalence data were collected from each state health department's website to find evidence of podcasting to any extent. If a podcast was present, characteristics including creator, release frequency, and transcript were further assessed. The study found that 51% (26/51) of all health departments were utilizing podcasts in some capacity and almost 20% (5/26) of these had created their own podcasts. The most common use of podcasting was to link to outside podcast resources, most notably, the Centers for Disease Control's podcast series. No significant associations were found between the state-specific variables and the podcasting outcomes; however, higher percentages of young adults in some states suggest potential podcasting opportunities for targeting these known podcast users with age-specific health messages. Another recommendation is a future assessment of local health departments' use of podcasting as their smaller, more defined target audiences may be a more efficient use of podcasting as a health communication tool. Additionally, there is a need for evaluations of podcasts' overall effectiveness as a health communication tool to (1) reach a target audience; and (2) convey a specific health message. In conclusion, the findings from this project illuminate the extent of podcast influence in states' and the District of Columbia's health departments as a health communication tool; however evaluations of effectiveness are imperative for future studies.^

Process and outcome evaluation of the hepatitis B perinatal vaccination program in Houston, Texas, 1991--1993

A retrospective cohort study was designed to evaluate the compliance of vaccination dose schedules and vaccination effectiveness at 12 months of age among a total of 226 high-risk infants born to HBsAg-positive pregnant women who participated in the HBV Perinatal Vaccination Program in Houston, Texas, 1991-1993.^ The seroprevalence of HBsAg-positivity was 0.5% among pregnant women who attended prenatal clinics in Houston, Texas, 1991-1993. The Asian women had the highest seroprevalence rate (5.9%), followed by black (1.9%), white (0.7%), and Hispanic women (0.3%). The seroprevalence of HBsAg increased with age (p =.02); the highest seroprevalence rate found among the $>$40 group (5.4%), followed by the 20-40 age group, and the $<$20 age. A steady increase was observed in the number of infants, from 45 in 1991, to 103 in 1993. The majority of these infants were black (58.0%), followed by Hispanic (28.8%), Asian (8.4%), and white infants (4.0%). Significant increases were observed from 1991 to 1993 in the number of infants who initiated vaccination (86.7% to 98.1%, p =.02) and in those infants who were post-tested at 12 months of age (24.4% to 44.7%, p =.04). During the same period an increase was also observed in the number of infants who completed the vaccination dose schedules (62.2% to 72.8%, p =.37). The compliance rates were not statistically significant regarding gender, race or ethnicity, health service area, medical referral source, and residential geographic areas. About 56.0% of the reasons cited for non-compliance among the 144 infants who neither completed the vaccination dose schedules nor received the 12-month post-test were "moved," and "no response/not at home." A total of 82 infants completed the vaccination dose schedules and were post-tested at 12 months of age for anti-HBs-positivity, and 96.3% of these infants seroconverted. A race-specific statistically significant seroconversion difference was found among infants who received all vaccination doses and were post-tested at 12 months of age (100% for the black and the white, 96.3% for the Hispanic, and 80.0% for the Asians infants, p =.05).^ From a public health perspective, the HBV Perinatal Vaccination Program improved during its first three years (1991-1993). It was effective in preventing perinatal HBV infection in almost 97.0% of infants who were vaccinated and post-tested. To increase the efficiency and efficacy of the program, the following recommendations are proposed: (1) Increase the vaccination compliance rate by educating and improving the tracking, communication and coordination channels with those individuals involved in the process and by increasing staff resources. (2) Reduce the post-test vaccination non-compliance by post-testing infants simultaneously with third vaccination dose at 6 months of age, and only post-test those infants who are anti-HBs-negative at 9-12 months of age. (Abstract shortened by UMI.) ^

Burden of invasive pneumococcal disease in Harris County, Texas (2003--2010) and the implication for enhanced public health surveillance of isolates

Invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) causes significant health burden in the US, is responsible for the majority of bacterial meningitis, and causes more deaths than any other vaccine preventable bacterial disease in the US. The estimated National IPD rate is 14.3 cases per 100,000 population with a case-fatality rate of 1.5 cases per 100,000 population. Although cases of IPD are routinely reported to the local health department in Harris County Texas, the incidence (IR) and case-fatality (CFR) rates have not been reported. Additionally, it is important to know which serotypes of S. pneumoniae are circulating in Harris County Texas and to determine if ‘replacement disease’ is occurring. ^ This study reported incidence and case-fatality rates from 2003 to 2009, and described the trends in IPD, including the IPD serotypes circulating in Harris County Texas during the study period, particularly in 2008 and 2010. Annual incidence rates were calculated and reported for 2003 to 2009, using complete surveillance-year data. ^ Geographic information system (GIS) software was used to create a series of maps of the data reported during the study period. Cluster and outlier analysis and hot spot analysis were conducted using both case counts by census tract and disease rate by census tract. ^ IPD age- and race-adjusted IR for Harris County Texas and their 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were 1.40 (95% CI 1.0, 1.8), 1.71 (95% CI 1.24, 2.17), 3.13 (95% CI 2.48, 3.78), 3.08 (95% CI 2.43, 3.74), 5.61 (95% CI 4.79, 6.43), 8.11 (95% CI 7.11, 9.1), and 7.65 (95% CI 6.69, 8.61) for the years 2003 to 2009, respectively (rates were age- and race-adjusted to each year's midyear US population estimates). A Poisson regression model demonstrated a statistically significant increasing trend of about 32 percent per year in the IPD rates over the course of the study period. IPD age- and race-adjusted case-fatality rates (CFR) for Harris County Texas were also calculated and reported. A Poisson regression model demonstrated a statistically significant increasing trend of about 26 percent per year in the IPD case-fatality rates from 2003 through 2009. A logistic regression model associated the risk of dying from IPD to alcohol abuse (OR 4.69, 95% CI 2.57, 8.56) and to meningitis (OR 2.42, 95% CI 1.46, 4.03). ^ The prevalence of non-vaccine serotypes (NVT) among IPD cases with serotyped isolates was 98.2 percent. In 2008, the year with the sample more geographically representative of all areas of Harris County Texas, the prevalence was 96 percent. Given these findings, it is reasonable to conclude that ‘replacement disease’ is occurring in Harris County Texas, meaning that, the majority of IPD is caused by serotypes not included in the PCV7 vaccine. Also in conclusion, IPD rates increased during the study period in Harris County Texas.^

Impact of traffic pollution on telomere length and chronic diseases: Results from the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis and the Mexican-American cohort study

Exposure to air pollutants in urban locales has been associated with increased risk for chronic diseases including cardiovascular disease (CVD) and pulmonary diseases in epidemiological studies. The exact mechanism explaining how air pollution affects chronic disease is still unknown. However, oxidative stress and inflammatory pathways have been posited as likely mechanisms. ^ Data from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) and the Mexican-American Cohort Study (2003-2009) were used to examine the following aims, respectively: 1) to evaluate the association between long-term exposure to ambient particulate matter (PM) (PM10 and PM2.5) and nitrogen oxides (NO x) and telomere length (TL) among approximately 1,000 participants within MESA; and 2) to evaluate the association between traffic-related air pollution with self-reported asthma, diabetes, and hypertension among Mexican-Americans in Houston, Texas. ^ Our results from MESA were inconsistent regarding associations between long-term exposure to air pollution and shorter telomere length based on whether the participants came from New York (NY) or Los Angeles (LA). Although not statistically significant, we observed a negative association between long-term air pollution exposure and mean telomere length for NY participants, which was consistent with our hypothesis. Positive (statistically insignificant) associations were observed for LA participants. It is possible that our findings were more influenced by both outcome and exposure misclassification than by the absence of a relationship between pollution and TL. Future studies are needed that include longitudinal measures of telomere length as well as focus on effects of specific constituents of PM and other pollutant exposures on changes in telomere length over time. ^ This research provides support that Mexican-American adults who live near a major roadway or in close proximity to a dense street network have a higher prevalence of asthma. There was a non-significant trend towards an increased prevalence of adult asthma with increasing residential traffic exposure especially for residents who lived three or more years at their baseline address. Even though the prevalence of asthma is low in the Mexican-origin population, it is the fastest growing minority group in the U.S. and we would expect a growing number of Mexican-Americans who suffer from asthma in the future. Future studies are needed to better characterize risks for asthma associated with air pollution in this population.^

Condiciones de producción en las artes plásticas contemporáneas en Mendoza en los años noventa

El propósito de la tesis es abordar las relaciones que se establecen entre las condiciones de producción y el sentido de las prácticas artísticas contemporáneas en Mendoza. Se pregunta sobre aquello que da sentido a las prácticas artísticas contemporáneas en esta provincia de la formación artística argentina, en términos de la posible constitución de un lenguaje visual de características específicas.

Síndrome del respirador bucal : caracterización de un grupo de pacientes mendocinos

Mendoza es, por sus condiciones climáticas, una zona de muchos alérgenos. Esto determina que de los niños y adolescentes que llegan a nuestro consultorio con distintas maloclusiones, un gran porcentaje de ellos sea portador del Síndrome de Respiración Bucal (SRB). Nuestro objetivo fue caracterizar al paciente portador de ese síndrome en nuestra provincia. El estudio realizado fue del tipo descriptivo correlacional, estudiando a 150 pacientes portadores del SRB entre los 7 y 17 años. Se llevó a cabo la anamnesis, un exhaustivo examen clínico facial, bucal y funcional y se estudiaron los trazados cefalométricos. Los datos obtenidos fueron analizados para obtener una caracterización completa. Se determinaron los rasgos clínicos que más caracterizan a estos pacientes. Se considera beneficiario al grupo de profesionales del área salud y a la población en general, ya que el SRB es una de las disfunciones más frecuentes en nuestro medio.

Raúl González Tuñón y Jorge Luis Borges en la Revista Multicolor de los Sábados : Literatura y periodismo

La presente ponencia se detendrá en el recorrido de Raúl González Tuñón y Jorge Luis Borges en el suplemento literario del diario Crítica: Revista Multicolor de los Sábados. En primer lugar, se analizará la labor particular de cada uno de ellos como sucesivos directores del suplemento. En segundo lugar se trabajarán los vínculos entre literatura y periodismo en dos secciones de la Revista Multicolor de los Sábados: "El otro lado de la estrella" de Raúl González Tuñón e "Historia Universal de la Infamia" de Jorge Luis Borges

Los itinerarios vitales y poéticos de Pilar Quirosa-Cheyrouze

Aunque se ha avanzado desde los '80 en el estudio de la mujer, su expresión, su creatividad singular, lo cierto es que todavía hay mucho por hacer para devolverle el lugar que legítimamente le corresponde por la valía de sus aportaciones, en este caso en el campo literario y específicamente en lo que al quehacer lírico se refiere, por cierto el menos tratado por los estudios especializados. Esto es lo que ha orientado nuestro trabajo, centrándonos en la obra literaria de Pilar Quirosa- Cheyrouze, una de las poetas más interesantes de la actual lírica femenina española. Nacida en Tetuán, es una reconocida y laureada escritora, articulista y crítica literaria de Andalucía. Como poeta se inicia tempranamente en 1990 con 'Orión', al que siguen, entre otros, 'Islas provisionales', 'Avenida Madrid', 'Pactos con Eleusis', 'El lenguaje de la Hidra' o 'Et signa erunt'... Por la temática de sus poemarios, que abarca itinerarios de búsqueda y conquista de sí misma, de anhelo amoroso, de superación de soledades, de recuperación de la historia y tradición mediterráneas y, sobre todo, por su irrenunciable celo hacia un decir que la refleje en autenticidad, es referente insoslayable en la cultura y las Letras hispánicas de nuestro tiempo

Raúl González Tuñón y Jorge Luis Borges en la Revista Multicolor de los Sábados : Literatura y periodismo

La presente ponencia se detendrá en el recorrido de Raúl González Tuñón y Jorge Luis Borges en el suplemento literario del diario Crítica: Revista Multicolor de los Sábados. En primer lugar, se analizará la labor particular de cada uno de ellos como sucesivos directores del suplemento. En segundo lugar se trabajarán los vínculos entre literatura y periodismo en dos secciones de la Revista Multicolor de los Sábados: "El otro lado de la estrella" de Raúl González Tuñón e "Historia Universal de la Infamia" de Jorge Luis Borges

Los itinerarios vitales y poéticos de Pilar Quirosa-Cheyrouze

Aunque se ha avanzado desde los '80 en el estudio de la mujer, su expresión, su creatividad singular, lo cierto es que todavía hay mucho por hacer para devolverle el lugar que legítimamente le corresponde por la valía de sus aportaciones, en este caso en el campo literario y específicamente en lo que al quehacer lírico se refiere, por cierto el menos tratado por los estudios especializados. Esto es lo que ha orientado nuestro trabajo, centrándonos en la obra literaria de Pilar Quirosa- Cheyrouze, una de las poetas más interesantes de la actual lírica femenina española. Nacida en Tetuán, es una reconocida y laureada escritora, articulista y crítica literaria de Andalucía. Como poeta se inicia tempranamente en 1990 con 'Orión', al que siguen, entre otros, 'Islas provisionales', 'Avenida Madrid', 'Pactos con Eleusis', 'El lenguaje de la Hidra' o 'Et signa erunt'... Por la temática de sus poemarios, que abarca itinerarios de búsqueda y conquista de sí misma, de anhelo amoroso, de superación de soledades, de recuperación de la historia y tradición mediterráneas y, sobre todo, por su irrenunciable celo hacia un decir que la refleje en autenticidad, es referente insoslayable en la cultura y las Letras hispánicas de nuestro tiempo