Volume 7, Number 1

The Journal of Applied Research

Table of Contents

1 Vaccine-Preventable Hepatitis
Peter P. Toth, MD, PhD

3 Recommendations from a National Conference on Universal Vaccination Against Hepatitis B and Hepatitis A in Adults
Eugene R. Schiff, MD; Bradley A. Connor, MD; Jody H. Hershey, MD, MPH;
Martin C. Mahoney, MD, PhD; William Schaffner, MD

17 Sublingual Immunotherapy in Allergic Rhinitis and Asthma: A Review of Recent Clinical Evidence
Katrina Erny-Albrecht, PhD; William J. Valentine, PhD; Jens Christensen, MSc;
Ulrik Vestenbaek, MSc; Andrew J. Palmer, MD

32 The tonB Gene of Haemophilus parainfluenzaeDemonstrates Strong Sequence Identity with that of Haemophilus influenzae
Angie M. Pollard, PhD; Scott E. Scherbinske; Wade A. Nichols, PhD

39 Is Antibiotic Treatment Effective for Coronary Artery Disease?
G. Lester Tarbutton, MD, MPH, MCS, MS; Amal K. Mitra, MD, MPH, DrPH

50 Use of Mucosal Fluid Collection to Assess Oral Mucositis in Patients Receiving Head and Neck Radiation Therapy: A Feasibility Study
Joel B. Epstein, DMD, MSD, FRCD(C); Laura Wan, DMD, DDS; Peggy Chrisman, BS;
Beverly A. Dale, DDS, PhD; Douglass Jackson, DDS, PhD

58 Inhibitory Effect of Pirfenidone on Glioblastoma Cell Lines: Implications for Treatment of Neurofibromatosis
Sunil Krishnan, MD; Jennie M. Goble; Lori A. Frederick; C. David James, PhD;
Joon H. Uhm, MD; Scott H. Kaufmann, MD, PhD; Dusica Babovic-Vuksanovic, MD

69 Oligonucleotide Delivery with Serum into HeLa Cells Using Polycation Liposomes
Mohsen M. Mady, PhD

77 Muscle Strength Training and Weight Loss from a Combined Isometric Exercise and Dietary Program
Jerrold Petrofsky, PhD, PTA; Jennifer Batt, BS; Ryan Jones, BS; Vincent Kambe, BS;
Natalia Ushak, BS; James P. Tucker, BS; Luke Gentry, BHK; Tamara Billings, BS, AS;
Shashi Gunda, MPT

86 Detection of Hantavirus Using a New Miniaturized Biosensor Device
Ravil A. Sitdikov, PhD; Ebtisam S. Wilkins, PhD; Terry Yates, PhD; Brian Hjelle, MD, PhD

108 Detection of Para Influenza and Influenza A Viruses Using Flow-Injection Amperometric Immunosensor
Ravil A. Sitdikov, PhD; Ebtisam Wilkins, PhD

127 Alterations by Indomethacin in Proinflammatory Consequences of Salivary Gland Cytosolic Phospholipase A2 Activation by Porphyromonas gingivalis: Role of Leptin
Bronislaw L. Slomiany, PhD; Amalia Slomiany, PhD

137 Assessment of the Grinding Power and Service Life of Galvanically Diamond Coated Grinding Tools
Dimitri Wiebe; Isabella Maria Zylla, PhD