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An Interpretive Analysis: Black Men, Masculinities, And The Field Of Tropic Play, Mario D. Lewis

FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations

While much has been written about the participation of Black Men in higher education, such scholarship has often been predicated on empirically derived insights that have privileged phenomenological experiences as a primary point of departure for analysis. While this literature has done much to illuminate how higher education scholars and practitioners understand what Black men pursuing higher education experience, I use this study as an opportunity to think differently about this demographic and those experiences.

With the aim of not only providing nuanced understanding of Black men in college, but also a general methodological shift in how they are studied …

Relationship Of Blood And Urinary Manganese Levels With Cognitive Function In Elderly Individuals In The United States By Race/Ethnicity, Nhanes 2011–2014, Arturo J. Barahona, Zoran Bursac, Emir Veledar, Roberto Lucchini, Kim Tieu, Jason R. Richardson

Department of Biostatistics Faculty Publications

Manganese (Mn) is an essential metal with a biphasic relationship with health outcomes. High-level exposure to Mn is associated with manganism, but few data explore the effects of chronic, lower-level Mn on cognitive function in adults. We sought to determine the relationship between blood/urinary manganese levels and cognitive function in elderly individuals using 2011–2014 data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Weighted multivariate regression models were used to determine correlations, adjusting for several covariates. Blood Mn was inversely associated with the Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer’s Disease (CERAD) immediate learning of new verbal information (p-value …

Racial Disparities In Acromegaly And Cushing's Disease: A Referral Center Study In 241 Patients, Adriana G. Ioachimescu, Neevedita Goswami, Talin Handa, Adlai Pappy, Emir Veledar, Nelson M. Oyesiku

Department of Biostatistics Faculty Publications

Context: Acromegaly (ACM) and Cushing's disease (CD) are caused by functioning pituitary adenomas secreting growth hormone and ACTH respectively. Objective: To determine the impact of race on presentation and postoperative outcomes in adults with ACM and CD, which has not yet been evaluated. Methods: This is a retrospective study of consecutive patients operated at a large-volume pituitary center. We evaluated (1) racial distribution of patients residing in the metropolitan area (Metro, N=124) vs 2010 US census data, and(2) presentation and postoperative outcomes in Black vs White for patients from the entire catchment area (N=241). Results: For Metro area (32.4% Black …