06%. The prevalence of rheumatic complaints in rural Iran is very high and needs attention in the curricula of medical schools and in the planning of rural health care by the government.”
“Administrative data provide a rich resource for improving our understanding of individuals with substance use disorders. The validation of administrative proxies

for moderate or high risk alcohol or drug (AOD) use could enhance the ability to carry out rigorous observational research (for example, for use in the construction of comparison groups). This study used receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve techniques to assess how well AOD-related administrative indicators predicted self-reported AOD use obtained from AUDIT/DAST screening scores. An administrative AOD indicator, derived from a combination AZD9291 of medical encounter and billing data, arrest records, and publicly funded AOD-related services data, demonstrated discrimination in the acceptable range MK-1775 (AUC: 0.72-0.78) for identifying self-reported AOD use consistent with potential need for either (1) any AOD-related intervention, or (2) intensive AOD-related intervention or treatment. These findings held up in two distinct samples: a statewide Medicaid-only sample and a single-site mixed-payer

sample that included the uninsured. Our findings suggest that indicators of AOD-related problems derived from administrative data can be useful for identifying moderate or high risk AOD use in a research context. The findings further suggest that proxies for substance use disorders, such as those evaluated here, can enhance future observational studies intended to improve health care for this NVP-BSK805 order population. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.”
“Polyaniline salt was synthesized through the chemical oxidation

of aniline with sodium persulfate as the oxidant and didecyl ester of 4-sulfophthalic acid via three different polymerization pathways (aqueous, emulsion, and interfacial). In these polymerization processes, the ester acted as a novel plast dopant and as an emulsifier. The yield, conductivity, and number of ester units present in the polyaniline salts were determined. A polyaniline salt prepared by emulsion polymerization was soluble in chloroform and showed excellent solution-processing properties. Polyaniline samples prepared by aqueous or interfacial polymerization were not soluble in chloroform. A soluble polyaniline salt was successfully synthesized through the washing of an organic layer containing the polyaniline salt with water in emulsion polymerization. X-ray diffraction spectra of polyaniline salts prepared by the three different methods showed an ordered, layer-type supramolecular structure. (C) 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 118: 2704-2711, 2010″
“The objective of this study was to compare the prevalence of musculoskeletal complaints and rheumatic disorders in Caucasians and Turks in an identical environment.