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Bibliography for Phase VII research on Gulf War illness by the Division of Epidemiology at UT Southwestern

Bibliography for Phase IV research on Gulf War illness by the Division of Epidemiology at UT Southwestern

Bibliography for Phase VI research on Gulf War illness by the Division of Epidemiology at UT Southwestern

Bibliography for Phase V research on Gulf War illness by the Division of Epidemiology at UT Southwestern

Osmosis and Osmoregulation Robert Alpern, M.D. Southwestern Medical School Water Transport Across Semipermeable Membranes • In a dilute solution, Jv = Lp (∆P - RΤ∆CS ) • Jv - volume or water flux • Lp - hydraulic conductivity or permeability • ∆P - hydrostatic pressure gradient • R - gas constant • T - absolute temperature (Kelvin) • ∆Cs - solute concentration gradient Osmotic Pressure • If Jv = 0, then ∆P = RT∆Cs van’t Hoff equation ∆Π

• Scan in photos of orcas feeding on great whales • Know there are lots of orcas in the north Pacific A Life without Oxygen: The Physiology of Marine Mammals <Picture> COMPETITION FOR RESOURCES How marine mammals do what they do! Dive Response • Stop Breathing • ↓ Cardiac Output • ↓ Peripheral Blood Flow • Lungs Collapse below 60m • But Maintain Aerobic Metabolism Adaptations to Maintain Aerobic Metabolism under Hypoxic

TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS:TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS: NEW HOPE FOR PREVENTIONNEW HOPE FOR PREVENTION Robert Dobbins, M.D. Ph.D.Robert Dobbins, M.D. Ph.D. Learning ObjectivesLearning Objectives Recognize current trends in the Recognize current trends in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes.prevalence of type 2 diabetes. Learn differences between type 1 Learn differences between type 1 and type 2 diabetes.and type 2 diabetes. List risk factors for type 2 diabetes.List risk factors for type 2

Fundamentals of Investigating Epidemics Robert W. Haley, M.D. Professor of Internal Medicine Chief, Epidemiology Division University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, Texas Epidemic Curve of a Typical Common Source Outbreak: 1976 Outbreak of Fatal Pneumonia in Attendees at a Conference of American Legionnaires Steps in the Investigation of an Epidemic 1. Prepare for field work. 2. Establish the existence of an outbreak 3. Verify the diagnosis 4. Define and identify cases 5

Graduate student wins Kirkpatrick Award for immunology research