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OBJECTIVE: Sexual harassment is a vital social issue that affects the business community, educational institutions, and personnel in the U.S. military. Addressing sexual harassment in the athletic training clinical setting is an important issue for the athletic training professional. Athletic trainers need to understand the complex definitions of sexual harassment and how to identify and handle claims of sexual harassment in order to prevent sexual harassment from occurring and to prevent civil lawsuits of alleged sexual harassment. BACKGROUND: Professional journals, legal textbooks, policy handbooks, unpublished findings from the NATA Women in Athletic Training Committee report, and current news media sources were used to gain a greater understanding of this social problem. DESCRIPTION: To make the athletic trainer aware of this important social issue and to offer suggestions for the athletic training staff to aid in preventing problems of sexual harassment. CLINICAL ADVANTAGES: This article provides definitions and examples of sexual harassment, discussion of policy development, and suggestions for ways to eliminate sexual harassment in the athletic training environment.
ABSTRACT
The techniques of light and electron microscopy were used to study the sequence of changes in the fine structure of the developing nonciliated bronchiolar cells in the last quarter of gestation in the mouse, and up to the 3rd postnatal day. Control animals were compared with two groups that received either dexamethasone or ambroxol. At the beginning of the study no identifiable Clara cells were seen in any group, and phenotypically differentiated cells were seen until 1 day post partum in every group examined. Dexamethasone appears to increase the glycogen deposition found in the cells, reaching its maximum 1 day prior to delivery. Ambroxol induced an earlier development of the secretory organelles, beginning on day 17 of gestation. In the differentiated cells more secretory dense granules were found in this group; and at the 3rd day post partum a great accumulation of secretory product that filled large areas of cytoplasm was seen only in the ambroxol-treated group. The significance of these finding is discussed.
