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Ruby Ridgway

Poor Sleep Quality And Insomnia Associated With Suicidal Symptoms Among College Students - 0 views

  • Rebecca A. Bernert, of Florida State University,
    • Ruby Ridgway
       
      Who is she? Student, professor?
  • 322 college undergraduates between 19-24
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      Did she take other variables into consideration? Drinking, eating, smoking, exercise habits, etc?
    • Ruby Ridgway
       
      And what about genetics? Were they very randomly selected or was it like a half and half kind of situaiton?
  • Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI); Insomnia Severity Index (ISI); Beck Depression Inventory (BDI); and Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation (BSS).
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Study prompts rethink of how ovaries develop - 0 views

  • polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS
    • Ruby Ridgway
       
      Could be significant to me, because my sister has been diagnosed with PCOS and there is a high chance that I also have it.
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    New studies on how the ovaries form. Found new cell type (GREL).
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Sterilization Methods - 0 views

  • An autoclave is generally considered to be the only form of sterilization appropriate for a body modification studio, although some low-volume home studios may use chemical sterilization.
    • Ruby Ridgway
       
      So when you go in to get a piercing, they don't typically use solution to sterelize anything, they only use the autoclave.
  • Cleaning can be achieved by first putting your tools in a ultrasonic with proper cleaning tablets or Alconox and scrubbing them at least once during the ultra sonic cycle.
    • Ruby Ridgway
       
      What is an ultrasonic? Are they in every shop, or do only certain shops have them?
  • While bleach is far a more powerful anti-microbial agent than alcohol, bleach kits often don't kill Hepatitis, and sometimes don't even kill the AIDS virus
    • Ruby Ridgway
       
      How common is it to contract Hepatitis from an infected piercing?
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  • The CDC (center for disease control) has permitted boiling of needles and medical tools for an hour in extreme cases in areas where autoclaves and other more functional methods are not available.
    • Ruby Ridgway
       
      What piercing case is really that extreme? Or this could mean surgery tools for emergency surgery.
  • staphylococcus bacteria
  • gluteraldehyde based chemical agents
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