Development of Novel Radiosensitizers through the National Cancer Institute's Small Business Innovation Research Program.
In conclusion, the NCI SBIR Development Center has funded the development of novel radiosensitizers leading to clinical trials of novel drugs in combination with radiation therapy. Continued follow-up is needed to determine if any of these novel radiosensitizers produce improved tumor control and/or overall survival.
PMID: 32216707 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Radiation Research)
Source: Radiation Research - March 26, 2020 Category: Physics Authors: Zakeri K, Narayanan D, Prasanna P, Vikram V, Buchsbaum JC Tags: Radiat Res Source Type: research
IJERPH, Vol. 17, Pages 2142: Total Worker Health Leadership and Business Strategies Are Related to Safety and Health Climates in Small Business
e S. Newman
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between Total Worker Health® (TWH) business strategies and employee perceptions of leadership commitment and safety and health climates. Using data from 53 small enterprises and 1271 of their workers collected as part of the Small + Safe + Well (SSWell) Study, we confirm the primacy of the relationship between leadership commitment to safety and workplace safety climate. After accounting for leadership commitment to safety, business-reported policies and practices that promote the health, safety, and well-being of workers (i.e., TWH strategies) ...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - March 23, 2020 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Natalie V. Schwatka Miranda Dally Liliana Tenney Erin Shore Carol E. Brown Lee S. Newman Tags: Article Source Type: research
RAND Expert to Testify on Coronavirus' Impact on America's Small Businesses
Jennifer Bouey, senior policy researcher and Tang Chair in China Policy Studies at the RAND Corporation, will testify before the House Small Business Committee on“Assessment of COVID-19 ' s Impact on Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Implications from China.” (Source: RAND Research Health and Health Care)
Source: RAND Research Health and Health Care - March 8, 2020 Category: Health Management Authors: RAND Corporation Source Type: research
Evaluating innovation development among Brazilian micro and small businesses in view of management level: insights from the Local Innovation Agents Program
Publication date: Available online 12 February 2020Source: Evaluation and Program PlanningAuthor(s): Hugo Henrique Roth Cardoso, Adriana Dantas Gonçalves, Gustavo Dambiski Gomes de Carvalho, Hélio Gomes de CarvalhoAbstractThis research aims to analyze management and innovation patterns among micro and small businesses (MSBs) that participated during 2015-2016 in the Local Innovation Agents (LIA) Program from the Brazilian Micro and Small Business Support Service (SEBRAE). Complemented by factor analyses, two-step cluster analysis was applied on 6674 MSBs’ management dimensions to identify group patterns and statistical...
Source: Evaluation and Program Planning - February 14, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Small Business Employees’ Perceptions of Leadership Are Associated With Safety and Health Climates and Their Own Behaviors
Conclusions:
Leadership plays an important role in creating a positive work environment around safety and health. (Source: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - February 1, 2020 Category: Occupational Health Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research
Radiation Biomarkers: Can Small Businesses Drive Accurate Radiation Precision Medicine?
Abstract
Radiation therapy is an essential component of cancer treatment. Currently, tumor control and normal tissue complication probabilities derived from a general patient population guide radiation treatment. Its outcome could be improved if radiation biomarkers could be incorporated into approaches to treatment. A substantial number of cancer patients suffer from side effects of radiation therapy. These side effects can result in treatment interruption. Such unplanned treatment interruptions not only jeopardize anti-cancer treatment efficacy but also result in poor post-treatment quality-of-life. To d...
Source: Radiation Research - January 6, 2020 Category: Physics Authors: Prasanna PGS, Narayanan D, Zhang K, Rahbar A, Coleman CN, Vikram B Tags: Radiat Res Source Type: research
Radiologist Side Hustles: A Primer
Although it takes time and effort to build (and maintain) an extra income stream, a side hustle can provide a myriad of benefits with access to small business tax deductions, increased rate of retirement savings, and decreased burnout through meaningful and fulfilling projects that can improve daytime job satisfaction and wellness. A successful side hustle allows for greater career flexibility with the potential for job crafting or part-time work [1]. It can also lead to career growth by building networks outside the medical field that may lend to future collaboration (for example, partnerships with technology firms to gui...
Source: Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR - December 31, 2019 Category: Radiology Authors: Janis M. Yee, Blake C. Steel, Puneet Bhargava Tags: Training and education Source Type: research
Measuring open innovation practices in small companies at important Brazilian industrial centers
This study's conclusions can be useful for researchers and also Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) interested in joining or increasing their OI practices. (Source: Technological Forecasting and Social Change)
Source: Technological Forecasting and Social Change - December 5, 2019 Category: Science Source Type: research
Low ‐concentration hydrogen peroxide decontamination for Bacillus spore contamination in buildings
This study evaluates the efficacy of relatively low levels of hydrogen peroxide vapor (HPV) delivered from off ‐the‐shelf equipment for the inactivation ofBacillus spores within an indoor environment. Decontamination evaluations were conducted in a house using bothBacillus atrophaeus var.globigii (Bg; as surrogates forB. anthracis) inoculated on the carpet and galvanized metal as coupons andGeobacillus stearothermophilus (Gs) as biological indicators on steel. The total decontamination time ranged from 4 to 7 days. Using the longer exposure times, low concentrations of HPV (average levels below 20 parts per million) ef...
Source: Remediation Journal - December 2, 2019 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Ronald Leroy Mickelsen,
Joseph Wood,
Michael Worth Calfee,
Shannon Serre,
Shawn Ryan,
Abderrahmane Touati,
Francis Robbins Delafield,
Lola Denise Aslett Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
The role of local energy initiatives in co-producing sustainable places
AbstractDuring the first two decades of the twenty-first century, the introduction of policies that promote renewable energy in Western European countries facilitated a shift towards the production of cleaner energy and its decentralisation. Subsidies, incentive schemes, and declining installation costs —combined with rapid technology advances—made the investment in small-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) panels and wind turbines more attractive for individuals and small businesses. Simultaneously, we observe the emergence of citizen initiatives which aim to provide public services across various s ectors, including renewa...
Source: Sustainability Science - December 2, 2019 Category: Science Source Type: research
A Brief Measure of Organizational Wellness Climate: Initial Validation and Focus on Small Businesses and Substance Misuse
Conclusions:
Findings indicate that a 9-item measure has good reliability, construct, and criterion validity. Implications for practical use of the measure are discussed. (Source: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - December 1, 2019 Category: Occupational Health Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research
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Despite a healthy economic period, rising health care costs represent a major burden for small-business owners. As a result, most are taking steps to cut costs and would look favorably on policy changes that would help curb the cost of providing health care coverage to employees.
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Publications)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Publications - September 9, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Rhett Buttle, Katie Vlietstra Wonnenberg, Angela Simaan Source Type: research
Using Database Linkages to Measure Innovation, Commercialization, and Survival of Small Businesses
Publication date: Available online 3 September 2019Source: Evaluation and Program PlanningAuthor(s): James Onken, Andrew C. Miklos, Travis F. Dorsey, Richard Aragon, Anna Maria CalcagnoAbstractHere, we report the results of an outcomes evaluation of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs at the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS). Since the programs’ inception, assessments of the SBIR/STTR programs at several federal agencies have utilized surveys of former grantees as the primary source of data. Response rates have typically been low, makin...
Source: Evaluation and Program Planning - September 5, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Geographically-Related Outcomes of U.S. Funding for Small Business Research and Development: Results of the Research Grant Programs of a Component of the National Institutes of Health
This article examines the geographic distribution of funding for the U.S. Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs sponsored by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS). Despite a significant investment in SBIR/STTR and an interest in increasing geographic diversity in the institute’s research portfolio, there has not been an assessment of the distribution of NIGMS’s SBIR/STTR funding, outcomes associated with that investment, and relationships between the two. The geographic distribution of NIGMS’ SBIR/STTR funding was highly concentrated in a...
Source: Evaluation and Program Planning - August 1, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Health Links™ Assessment of Total Worker Health® Practices as Indicators of Organizational Behavior in Small Business
Conclusion:
Small businesses are implementing TWH in a variety of ways and the level of implementation differs by business size. Practical interventions as well as dissemination and implementation research should take business size into account to ensure that TWH is both effective and sustainable in meeting the needs of employees. (Source: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - August 1, 2019 Category: Occupational Health Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research
