Complete abstracts of the following recently published peer-reviewed articles, as well as the KayPENTAX instrumentation cited in each, are listed under KayPENTAX in the News at www.kaypentax.com.

Tanner, Kristine, Nelson Roy, Ray M. Merrill, and Mark Elstad. “The Effects of Three Nebulized Osmotic Agents in the Dry Larynx,” JSLHR, Vol. 50, No. 3, pp. 635-646, June 2007.

Chung, Daniel, Domingos Hiroshi Tsuji, Luiz Ubirajara Sennes, and Rui Imamura. “Upper Displacement of the Anterior Commissure: Experimental Study of a New Phonosurgical Approach to Raising Vocal Pitch,” Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology, Vol. 116 (6), pp. 462-470, June 2007.

Hillman, Robert E., James T. Heaton, Asa Masaki, Steven M. Zeitels, and Harold A. Cheyne. “Ambulatory Monitoring of Disordered Voices,” Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology, Vol. 115 (11), pp. 795-801, November 2006.

Martin-Harris, Bonnie, Martin B. Brodsky, Yvonne Michel, Fu-Shing Lee, and Bobby Walters. “Delayed Initiation of the Pharyngeal Swallow: Normal Variability in Adult Swallows,” JSLHR, Vol. 50, No. 3, pp.
585-594, June 2007.

Shah, Rahul K., Henry A. Feldman, and Roger C. Nuss. “A Grading Scale for Pediatric Vocal Fold Nodules,” Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Vol. 136, No. 2, pp. 193-197, February 2007.

Munoz, Amanda A., Jo Shapiro, Lorraine Downey Cuddy, Stephanie Misono, and Neil Bhattacharyya. “Videofluoroscopic Findings in Dysphagic Patients with Cricopharyngeal Dysfunction: Before and After Open Cricopharyngeal Myotomy,” Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology, Vol. 116 (1), pp. 49-56, January 2007.

Hartnick, Christopher, J., Mark E. Boseley, Ramon A. Franco, Michael J. Cunningham, and Seth Pransky. “Efficacy of Treating Children with Anterior Commissure and True Vocal Fold Respiratory Papilloma with the 585-nm Pulsed-Dye Laser,” Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Vol. 133, No. 2, pp. 127-130,
February 2007.

Kelly, Bronwen N., Maggie-Lee Huckabee, Richard D. Jones, and Christopher M.A. Frampton. “The First Year of Human Life: Coordinating Respiration and Nutritive Swallowing,” Dysphagia, Vol. 22, Number 1, pp. 37-43, January 2007.

Gibson, Terrie and Ralph N. Ohde. “F2 Locus Equations: Phonetic Descriptors of Coarticulation in 17- to 22-Month Old Children,” JSLHR, Vol. 50, No. 1, pp. 97-108, February 2007.

Rees, Catherine J., Gregory N. Postma, and Jamie A. Koufman. “Cost Savings of Unsedated Office-Based Laser Surgery for Laryngeal Papillomas,” Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology, Vol. 116 (1), pp. 45-48, January 2007.

Awan, Shaheen N. and Danelle L. Morrow. “Videostroboscopic Characteristics of Young Adult Female Smokers vs. Nonsmokers,” Journal of Voice, Vol. 21, No. 2, pp. 211-223, March 2007.

Crary, Michael A., Giselle D. Carnaby (Mann), and Michael E. Groher. “Identification of Swallowing Events from sEMG Signals Obtained from Healthy Adults,” Dysphagia, Vol. 22, Number 2, pp. 94-99, April 2007.
Steele, Catriona M. and Maggie Lee Huckabee. “The Influence of Orolingual Pressure on the Timing of Pharyngeal Pressure Events,” Dysphagia, Vol. 22, Number 1, pp. 30-36, January 2007.