Ice Bucket Challenge Research Articles

Diving into the Ice Bucket Challenge: Intraparenchymal Hemorrhage and the Mammalian Diving Reflex.

Triggered by facial exposure to cold water and apnea, the mammalian diving reflex consists of bradycardia and peripheral arteriolar vasoconstriction leading to an increase in central arterial pressure. It has been previously associated with ischemic stroke but not definitively with intracerebral hemorrhage. We present a case of intracerebral hemorrhage occurring in a woman with poorly controlled hypertension following her participation in the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis fund-raising "Ice Bucket Challenge," in which ice-cold water was poured on her head. We suspect that facial exposure to ice-cold water triggered the diving reflex, causing a hypertensive surge and ultimately the intracerebral hemorrhage.

Ice bucket challenge funds four specialist nurses

Ice bucket challenge funds four specialist nurses

Abstract No. 411 - Surviving the interventional radiology ice-bucket challenge: percutaneous cryoablation of renal masses in difficult anatomic locations

Renal masses in difficult anatomic locations can often be safely and appropriately treated with percutaneous image-guided cryoablation. The purpose of this exhibit is to describe and demonstrate adjunctive techniques that improve safety and technical success rates of percutaneous cryoablation of renal masses in difficult anatomic locations. Management strategies for the treatment of small renal masses include active surveillance, percutaneous ablation, or nephron-sparing surgery. The decision is made based on age of patient, medical history, surgical comorbidities, mass size and location, rate of growth, and patient preference. Percutaneous image-guided cryoablation is a well-accepted, minimally invasive therapy to treat small renal masses, particularly in patients who are poor surgical candidates due to multiple comorbidities, multiple tumors, or renal failure. Lesions typically considered more difficult to ablate include central lesions, size larger than 3 centimeters, upper pole location, endophytic, and adjacent to ureter, colon, or other organs. Some renal lesion locations have been classically described as more difficult to treat with percutaneous cryoablation due to risk of damaging adjacent critical structures, such as the ureter, renal pelvis, or adjacent bowel. Retrograde pyeloperfusion, hydrodissection, and angioplasty balloon interposition are three techniques that can be used to safely perform cryoablation in these difficult anatomic locations. In addition, choosing a patient position on the procedure table to create the safest treatment window is critical. These techniques can be used individually or in combination to improve safety when ablating renal masses in challenging anatomic locations. Maximizing patient positioning, retrograde pyeloperfusion, hydrodissection, and angioplasty balloon interposition are critical adjunctive techniques that can be used to improve safety when performing percutaneous image-guided cryoablation of small renal masses in difficult anatomic locations.

Development of Emotional Intervention Strategy Framework Focused on the Socio-pleasure for Pro-environmental Behaviors

Researches on Eco-Design which includes all these attempts have had two approaches in the aspects of production and consumption; Development of Eco-friendly products which focus on the production-aspect; and Research on design for cognitive change and sustainable behavior which focus on consumption-aspect. Although several attempts have been made in both sides, limitations and problems of current approach still remain. A previous research, conducted by the author, the term ‘Pro-environmental Design Intervention’ was adopted and suggested the refined concept and range. And then, from the literature reviews and case studies, we emphasized the importance of ‘Emotional Design Intervention’ focused on ‘pleasure’ and suggested the framework in order to help designers understand how to apply the emotional design intervention strategies. Based on the prior research, this study aimed to suggest a framework of emotional intervention strategy focused on socio-pleasure according to a degree of difficulty and convenience. Prior to develop a framework, we investigated the types of socio-pleasure and each case study through literature review and then, classified into four types with a hierarchy: (1) communication & collaboration, (2) competition, (3) recognition, (4) social reward & commendation. We could confirm the effectiveness of the recognition, social reward and commendation through several cases - ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, eco bag and green credit card (in Korea) -. This paper demonstrates the opportunity for removing the barriers and improving effectiveness of pro-environmental behavior change and further in the aspects of socio-pleasure. In future research, empirical studies should be conducted to verify its effectiveness with user surveys and experiments how each socio-pleasure strategy to both low-cost and high-cost behaviors.

It’s a Rap

It’s a Rap

Transmissibility of the Ice Bucket Challenge among globally influential celebrities: retrospective cohort study

Objectives To estimate the transmissibility of the Ice Bucket Challenge among globally influential celebrities and to identify associated risk factors. Design Retrospective cohort study. Setting Social media (YouTube, Facebook, Twitter,...

A lesson from the ice bucket challenge: using social networks to publicize science.

1. BACKGROUND Scientists are financially dependent on the general public. Salaries and research expenses come (directly or indirectly) from taxpayers. The public’s understanding and appreciation of research is a motivational force for scientists. This is possibly one reason that scientists like their work to be covered by the media. However, scientists have shown very little success in more directly communicating with the public about their findings. Despite the fact that scientists have been very successful in solving many seemingly unsolvable problems, (Fermat Last Theorem, stepping onto the moon, sequencing genomes for many species, unraveling the complexity of different types of cancers, discovering the importance and applications of the stem cells, to name a few), they have shown little success in telling the public about the value and significance of these achievements nor have they made the public aware about existing challenges, leaving a big gap between scientific communities and the public. Given the ever-increasing popularity of socialnetwork-based communications, scientists should ask themselves if they could use the potential of public Social Networks (SNs) for reducing this gap?

Holiday reading. Diving into the ice bucket challenge.

Over the past year, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) associations have benefitted from people embracing the “ice bucket challenge,” in which cold water is tipped over the participant’s head. To date, about 150 million dollars has been donated worldwide as a result of the challenge. However

Prof. Dongsheng Fan: turn off the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis's disease gene.

With more and more celebrities all over the world jumping on the bandwagon of the Ice Bucket Challenge, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) has been put in the spotlight. Though this event in a way had risen the awareness of ALS, there are still so many unsolved problems about it, such as the difficulty of accurate diagnosis and complete treatment. To discuss the hotspots and recent advances in this area, Annals of Translational Medicine has the pleasure to invite Prof. Dongsheng Fan (Figure 1), one of the leading experts on degenerative diseases of the nervous system in China, to unveil the “mystery” of ALS and find out what’s newest about this disease. Prof. Fan will also work on a special issue about ALS as the guest editor of Annals of Translational Medicine subsequently.

The Ice Bucket Challenge: Viral campaigns can bring in millions but require careful preparation

The ALS Association's Ice Bucket Challenge became a global phenomenon this past summer, raising more than $115 million to heighten awareness of the progressive neurodegenerative disease and support scientific research in hopes of finding a cure. Heather Linford, community engagement and support manager at Blackbaud's everydayhero, said a number of factors contributed to the campaign's success, and although most nonprofits will probably never launch such a far‐reaching initiative, it's a good idea to prepare for a day when your organization's project might go viral.

The Ice-Bucket Challenge: The Legitimacy of the Memetic Mode of Cultural Reproduction Is the Message

AbstractThe multimodal video meme of the ice-bucket challenge raises a “bucketful” of questions for media and cultural studies. This article focuses narrowly on unearthing who speaks in this message and what is ultimately communicated. By unpeeling the multiple layers of message structuration with view to discerning the formal structure of the concerned multimodal message, the analysis proceeds with an exploration of the function of the message in the context of a cultural predicament where networking and connectivity constitute overarching cultural values. The argumentative thrust deploys against the background of the assumption that the ice-bucket challenge constitutes a meme as minimal unit of cultural reproduction that functions on both ontic and ontological levels. The offered analysis aims at demonstrating that the enunciator of this unit is the meme itself that summons hosts or enunciatees to legitimate the prereflective memetic mode of cultural reproduction and propagation as overarching mode of c...

The ALS bucket brigade

The ALS Association is allocating the first funds from its ice bucket challenge to create four new research alliances that focus on genetics and biomarkers for the disease.

The Ice Bucket Challenge: The public sector should get ready to promptly promote the sustained development of a system of medical care for and research into rare diseases.

In order to promote public awareness and raise charitable donations for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a charity activity known as the "Ice Bucket Challenge" went "viral" from social media in the US to the rest of the world in the summer of 2014. The Challenge had an obvious impact with a large number of participants and increasing charity donations. However, the effort has also garnered criticism for wasting water, possible safety concerns, and its status as a publicity stunt or grandstanding. A system of medical care for and research into rare diseases has been established in some countries in order to protect the rights and interests of patients with rare diseases, but such systems have yet to be established in other countries. An activity like the "Ice Bucket Challenge" is clearly not enough to improve the plight of patients with ALS or other rare diseases. However, the public awareness attracted by this challenge may provide the impetus for those countries that lack a system of medical care for and research into rare diseases to establish such a system. The public sector should bear the responsibility for taking on the important task of promoting the sustained development of a system of medical care for and research into rare diseases.

The Ice-Bucket Challenge: The Legitimacy of the Memetic Mode of Cultural Reproduction Is the Message

The multimodal video meme of the ice-bucket challenge or what could be perceived as a viral gimmicky prank were it not for its embeddedness in a cause-related message structure raises a ‘bucketful’ of questions for media and cultural studies. This paper focuses narrowly on unearthing who speaks in this message and what is ultimately communicated. By unpeeling the multiple layers of message structuration with view to discerning the formal structure of the concerned multimodal message, the offered analysis proceeds with an exploration of the function of the message in the context of a cultural predicament where networking and connectivity constitute overarching cultural values. The argumentative thrust that deploys against the background of the assumption that the ice-bucket challenge constitutes a meme as minimal unit of cultural reproduction that functions on both ontic and ontological levels, is intent on demonstrating that the enunciator of this unit is the meme itself that summons hosts or enunciatees to legitimate the pre-reflexive memetic mode of cultural reproduction and propagation as overarching mode of communication.