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Serum Nutrient Levels And Aging Effects On Periodontitis, Jeffrey L Ebersole, Joshua Lambert, Heather Bush, Pinar Emecen Huja, Arpita Basu
Serum Nutrient Levels And Aging Effects On Periodontitis, Jeffrey L Ebersole, Joshua Lambert, Heather Bush, Pinar Emecen Huja, Arpita Basu
Biostatistics Faculty Publications
Periodontal disease damages tissues as a result of dysregulated host responses against the chronic bacterial biofilm insult and approximately 50% of US adults > 30 years old exhibit periodontitis. The association of five blood nutrients and periodontitis were evaluated due to our previous findings regarding a potential protective effect for these nutrients in periodontal disease derived from the US population sampled as part of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (1999–2004). Data from over 15,000 subjects was analyzed for blood levels of cis-β-carotene, β-cryptoxanthin, folate, vitamin D, and vitamin E, linked with analysis of the presence and severity of periodontitis. …
Clinical Pharmacology Of Tisagenlecleucel In B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia., Karen Thudium Mueller, Edward Waldron, Stephan A. Grupp, John E. Levine, Theodore W. Laetsch, Michael A. Pulsipher, Michael W. Boyer, Keith August, Jason Hamilton, Rakesh Awasthi, Andrew M. Stein, Denise Sickert, Abhijit Chakraborty, Bruce L. Levine, Carl H. June, Lori Tomassian, Sweta S. Shah, Mimi Leung, Tetiana Taran, Patricia A. Wood, Shannon L. Maude
Clinical Pharmacology Of Tisagenlecleucel In B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia., Karen Thudium Mueller, Edward Waldron, Stephan A. Grupp, John E. Levine, Theodore W. Laetsch, Michael A. Pulsipher, Michael W. Boyer, Keith August, Jason Hamilton, Rakesh Awasthi, Andrew M. Stein, Denise Sickert, Abhijit Chakraborty, Bruce L. Levine, Carl H. June, Lori Tomassian, Sweta S. Shah, Mimi Leung, Tetiana Taran, Patricia A. Wood, Shannon L. Maude
Manuscripts, Articles, Book Chapters and Other Papers
PURPOSE: Tisagenlecleucel is an anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR19) T-cell therapy approved for the treatment of children and young adults with relapsed/refractory (r/r) B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL).
PATIENTS AND METHODS: We evaluated the cellular kinetics of tisagenlecleucel, the effect of patient factors, humoral immunogenicity, and manufacturing attributes on its kinetics, and exposure-response analysis for efficacy, safety and pharmacodynamic endpoints in 79 patients across two studies in pediatric B-ALL (ELIANA and ENSIGN).
RESULTS: Using quantitative polymerase chain reaction to quantify levels of tisagenlecleucel transgene, responders (N = 62) had ≈2-fold higher tisagenlecleucel expansion in peripheral blood than nonresponders ( …
"C.H.A.M.P. Families": Description And Theoretical Foundations Of A Paediatric Overweight And Obesity Intervention Targeting Parents-A Single-Centre Non-Randomised Feasibility Study., Kristen Reilly, Trish Tucker, Jennifer D. Irwin Phd, Andrew Johnson, Erin S Pearson, Dirk E Bock, Shauna M. Burke
"C.H.A.M.P. Families": Description And Theoretical Foundations Of A Paediatric Overweight And Obesity Intervention Targeting Parents-A Single-Centre Non-Randomised Feasibility Study., Kristen Reilly, Trish Tucker, Jennifer D. Irwin Phd, Andrew Johnson, Erin S Pearson, Dirk E Bock, Shauna M. Burke
Paediatrics Publications
Childhood obesity represents a significant global health challenge, and treatment interventions are needed. The purpose of this paper is to describe the components and theoretical model that was used in the development and implementation of a unique parent-focussed paediatric overweight/obesity intervention. C.H.A.M.P. Families was a single-centre, prospective intervention offered to parents of children aged between 6⁻14 years with a body mass index (BMI) ≥85th percentile for age and sex. The intervention included: (1) eight group-based (parent-only) education sessions over 13-weeks; (2) eight home-based activities; and (3) two group-based (family) follow-up support sessions. The first section of the manuscript contains a …
Reliability Of Birth Weight Recall By Parent Or Guardian Respondents In A Study Of Healthy Adolescents, Zeinab Kassem, Charlotte Burmeister, Dayna A. Johnson, Heather Dakki, Christine Lm Joseph, Andrea E. Cassidy-Bushrow
Reliability Of Birth Weight Recall By Parent Or Guardian Respondents In A Study Of Healthy Adolescents, Zeinab Kassem, Charlotte Burmeister, Dayna A. Johnson, Heather Dakki, Christine Lm Joseph, Andrea E. Cassidy-Bushrow
Public Health Sciences Articles
OBJECTIVE: Birth weight, which can be an indicator for risk of chronic diseases throughout the lifespan, is one of the most commonly used measures in the study of developmental origins of health and disease. There is limited information on the reliability of parent/guardian reported birth weight by race or by respondent type (i.e., mother, father, other caregiver).
RESULTS: Birth weight was reported by a respondent for 309 of the 333 (92.8%) study participants; of these, chart obtained birth weight was available for 236 (76.4%). There was good agreement between respondent report and chart obtained birth weight. Over half (N = …
Coarctation Of Aorta In Children., Arpan R. Doshi, Sathish Chikkabyrappa
Coarctation Of Aorta In Children., Arpan R. Doshi, Sathish Chikkabyrappa
Manuscripts, Articles, Book Chapters and Other Papers
Coarctation of aorta (CoA) is a discrete narrowing in aorta causing obstruction to the flow of blood. It accounts for 6-8% of all congenital heart diseases. With advances in fetal echocardiography rate of prenatal diagnosis of coarctation of aorta has improved but it still remains a challenging diagnosis to make prenatally. Transthoracic echocardiography is mainstay of making initial diagnosis and routine follow-up. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) are great advanced imaging tools for two-dimensional and three-dimensional imaging of aortic arch in complex cases. Based on type of coarctation, size of patient, severity of lesion, and associated …
Innocent Heart Murmur., Arpan R. Doshi
Innocent Heart Murmur., Arpan R. Doshi
Manuscripts, Articles, Book Chapters and Other Papers
Heart murmur is the most common reason for a referral to a pediatric cardiologist. Virtually all children have a heart murmur during their childhood. Less than 1% of murmurs are pathological in children. Innocent/functional heart murmur is the most common type of heart murmur. There are multiple theories proposed to identify etiology of innocent heart murmur with varying consensus, but everybody agrees that innocent heart murmur does not carry any morbidity or mortality risk. Even today, heart murmur is associated with high physician uncertainty and parental anxiety. Extensive cardiac evaluation for such a benign finding is also associated with high …
Evaluation Of The Hiv Infant Tracking System (Hitsystem) To Optimise Quality And Efficiency Of Early Infant Diagnosis: A Cluster-Randomised Trial In Kenya., Sarah Finocchario-Kessler, Brad Gautney, Anlin Cheng, Catherine Wexler, May Maloba, Niaman Nazir, Samoel Khamadi, Raphael Lwembe, Melinda Brown, Thomas A. Odeny, Jacinda K. Dariotis, Matthew Sandbulte, Natabhona Mabachi, Kathy Goggin
Evaluation Of The Hiv Infant Tracking System (Hitsystem) To Optimise Quality And Efficiency Of Early Infant Diagnosis: A Cluster-Randomised Trial In Kenya., Sarah Finocchario-Kessler, Brad Gautney, Anlin Cheng, Catherine Wexler, May Maloba, Niaman Nazir, Samoel Khamadi, Raphael Lwembe, Melinda Brown, Thomas A. Odeny, Jacinda K. Dariotis, Matthew Sandbulte, Natabhona Mabachi, Kathy Goggin
Manuscripts, Articles, Book Chapters and Other Papers
BACKGROUND: The HIV Infant Tracking System (HITSystem) is a web-based intervention linking providers of early infant diagnosis, laboratory technicians, and mothers and infants to improve outcomes for HIV-exposed infants. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of the HITSystem on key outcomes of early infant diagnosis.
METHODS: We did a cluster-randomised trial at six hospitals in Kenya, which were matched on geographic region, resource level, and volume of patients (high, medium, and low). We randomly allocated hospitals within a matched pair to either the HITSystem (intervention; n=3) or standard of care (control; n=3). A random number generator was used to assign …
A Multicenter Study To Evaluate Pulmonary Function In Osteogenesis Imperfecta., Allison Tam, Shan Chen, Evan Schauer, Ingo Grafe, Venkata Bandi, Jay R. Shapiro, Robert D. Steiner, Peter A. Smith, Michael B. Bober, Tracy Hart, David Cuthbertson, Jeffrey Krischer, Mary Mullins, Peter H. Byers, Robert A. Sandhaus, Michaela Durigova, Francis H. Glorieux, Frank Rauch, Vernon Reid Sutton, Brendan Lee, Members Of The Brittle Bone Disorders Consortium, Eric T. Rush, Sandesh C S Nagamani
A Multicenter Study To Evaluate Pulmonary Function In Osteogenesis Imperfecta., Allison Tam, Shan Chen, Evan Schauer, Ingo Grafe, Venkata Bandi, Jay R. Shapiro, Robert D. Steiner, Peter A. Smith, Michael B. Bober, Tracy Hart, David Cuthbertson, Jeffrey Krischer, Mary Mullins, Peter H. Byers, Robert A. Sandhaus, Michaela Durigova, Francis H. Glorieux, Frank Rauch, Vernon Reid Sutton, Brendan Lee, Members Of The Brittle Bone Disorders Consortium, Eric T. Rush, Sandesh C S Nagamani
Manuscripts, Articles, Book Chapters and Other Papers
Pulmonary complications are a significant cause for morbidity and mortality in osteogenesis imperfecta (OI). However, to date, there have been few studies that have systematically evaluated pulmonary function in individuals with OI. We analyzed spirometry measurements, including forced vital capacity (FVC) and forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1 ), in a large cohort of individuals with OI (n = 217) enrolled in a multicenter, observational study. We show that individuals with the more severe form of the disease, OI type III, have significantly reduced FVC and FEV1 which do not follow the expected trends of the …
Rare Presentation Of An Atrial Myxoma In An Adolescent Patient: A Case Report And Literature Review, Eduardo Macias, Elizabeth Nieman, Kentaro Yomogida, Orlando Petrucci, Cylen Javidan, Kevin Baszis, Shafkat Anwar
Rare Presentation Of An Atrial Myxoma In An Adolescent Patient: A Case Report And Literature Review, Eduardo Macias, Elizabeth Nieman, Kentaro Yomogida, Orlando Petrucci, Cylen Javidan, Kevin Baszis, Shafkat Anwar
Open Access Publications
BACKGROUND: Cardiac tumors are uncommon in the pediatric population. When present, cardiac manifestations stem from the tumor causing inflow or outflow obstruction. While common in adults, cardiac myxomas presenting with generalized systemic illness or peripheral emboli especially with no cardiac or neurological symptoms are rare in children.
CASE PRESENTATION: We report a case of a previously healthy adolescent girl who presented with a 6-month history of constitutional symptoms and a purpuric rash with no cardiac or neurologic symptoms, found to have a cardiac myxoma.
CONCLUSIONS: A vasculopathic rash in the setting of atrial myxomas has been shown be a precursor …
Unilateral, 3d Arm Movement Kinematics Are Encoded In Ipsilateral Human Cortex, David T. Bundy, Nicholas Szrama, Mrinal Pahwa, Eric C. Leuthardt
Unilateral, 3d Arm Movement Kinematics Are Encoded In Ipsilateral Human Cortex, David T. Bundy, Nicholas Szrama, Mrinal Pahwa, Eric C. Leuthardt
Open Access Publications
There is increasing evidence that the hemisphere ipsilateral to a moving limb plays a role in planning and executing movements. However, the exact relationship between cortical activity and ipsilateral limb movements is uncertain. We sought to determine whether 3D arm movement kinematics (speed, velocity, and position) could be decoded from cortical signals recorded from the hemisphere ipsilateral to the moving limb. By having invasively monitored patients perform unilateral reaches with each arm, we also compared the encoding of contralateral and ipsilateral limb kinematics from a single cortical hemisphere. In four motor-intact human patients (three male, one female) implanted with electrocorticography …
A Rare Regulatory Variant In The Mef2d Gene Affects Gene Regulation And Splicing And Is Associated With A Sle Sub-Phenotype In Swedish Cohorts, Fabiana H G Farias, Et Al
A Rare Regulatory Variant In The Mef2d Gene Affects Gene Regulation And Splicing And Is Associated With A Sle Sub-Phenotype In Swedish Cohorts, Fabiana H G Farias, Et Al
Open Access Publications
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disorder with heterogeneous clinical presentation and complex etiology involving the interplay between genetic, epigenetic, environmental and hormonal factors. Many common SNPs identified by genome wide-association studies (GWAS) explain only a small part of the disease heritability suggesting the contribution from rare genetic variants, undetectable in GWAS, and complex epistatic interactions. Using targeted re-sequencing of coding and conserved regulatory regions within and around 215 candidate genes selected on the basis of their known role in autoimmunity and genes associated with canine immune-mediated diseases, we identified a rare regulatory variant rs200395694:G > T located in intron …
Dysregulated Nk Cell Plcγ2 Signaling And Activity In Juvenile Dermatomyositis, Allison A Throm, Joshua B Alinger, Jeanette T Pingel, Allyssa L Daugherty, Lauren M Pachman, Anthony R French
Dysregulated Nk Cell Plcγ2 Signaling And Activity In Juvenile Dermatomyositis, Allison A Throm, Joshua B Alinger, Jeanette T Pingel, Allyssa L Daugherty, Lauren M Pachman, Anthony R French
Open Access Publications
Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) is a debilitating pediatric autoimmune disease manifesting with characteristic rash and muscle weakness. To delineate signaling abnormalities in JDM, mass cytometry was performed with PBMCs from treatment-naive JDM patients and controls. NK cell percentages were lower while frequencies of naive B cells and naive CD4+ T cells were higher in JDM patients than in controls. These cell frequency differences were attenuated with cessation of active disease. A large number of signaling differences were identified in treatment-naive JDM patients compared with controls. Classification models incorporating feature selection demonstrated that differences in phospholipase Cγ2 (PLCγ2) phosphorylation comprised 10 of …
Functional Brain Activation Changes Associated With Practice In Delaying Smoking Among Moderate To Heavy Smokers: Study Protocol And Rationale Of A Randomized Trial (Cope)., Andrew T. Fox, Delwyn Catley, Kimber P. Richter, Edward F. Ellerbeck, Morgan G. Brucks, Vlad B. Papa, Laura E. Martin
Functional Brain Activation Changes Associated With Practice In Delaying Smoking Among Moderate To Heavy Smokers: Study Protocol And Rationale Of A Randomized Trial (Cope)., Andrew T. Fox, Delwyn Catley, Kimber P. Richter, Edward F. Ellerbeck, Morgan G. Brucks, Vlad B. Papa, Laura E. Martin
Manuscripts, Articles, Book Chapters and Other Papers
BACKGROUND: Most smokers struggle to overcome tobacco addiction. Neuroscientific models of addiction emphasize the importance of brain regions associated with cognitive control and reward to understand the cycle of addiction and relapse. During an attempt at abstinence, the cognitive control system appears to be underpowered to override the heightened reward system of the addicted brain. Thus, one neural target for treatment is to strengthen the cognitive control system. It may be possible to improve the functioning of the cognitive control system via deliberate practice.
METHODS/DESIGN: This study will determine the effects of practicing delaying smoking on brain and behavioral measures …
One-Day Oral Polyethylene Glycol Based Cleanout Is Effective For Pre-Colonoscopy Preparation In Children., Ashwath S. Kumar, Brooke L. Beutler, Thomas M. Attard
One-Day Oral Polyethylene Glycol Based Cleanout Is Effective For Pre-Colonoscopy Preparation In Children., Ashwath S. Kumar, Brooke L. Beutler, Thomas M. Attard
Manuscripts, Articles, Book Chapters and Other Papers
BACKGROUND: The adequacy of pre-procedure preparation is the principal determinant of the quality of colonoscopy in pediatric as in adult patients. There is a lack of consensus, among providers on a standard pre-procedure regimen. Professional society guidelines include the use of Polyethylene glycol (PEG). Herein we report on the provider-assessed adequacy of a one day, age-categorized dosing, PEG based cleanout regimen in children undergoing colonoscopy in a tertiary institution.
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METHODS: The standard bowel preparation regime at our institution includes an age dependent minimum PEG dosing regimen in addition to clear liquids the day prior to the procedure. We retrospectively …
Association Between Health Insurance Literacy And Avoidance Of Health Care Services Owing To Cost, Renuka Tipirneni, Mary C. Politi, Jeffrey T. Kullgren, Edith C. Kieffer, Susan D. Goold, Aaron M. Scherer
Association Between Health Insurance Literacy And Avoidance Of Health Care Services Owing To Cost, Renuka Tipirneni, Mary C. Politi, Jeffrey T. Kullgren, Edith C. Kieffer, Susan D. Goold, Aaron M. Scherer
Open Access Publications
Importance: Navigating health insurance and health care choices requires considerable health insurance literacy. Although recommended preventive services are exempt from out-of-pocket costs under the Affordable Care Act, many people may remain unaware of this provision and its effect on their required payment. Little is known about the association between individuals' health insurance literacy and their use of preventive or nonpreventive health care services.
Objective: To assess the association between health insurance literacy and self-reported avoidance of health care services owing to cost.
Design, Setting, and Participants: In this survey study, a US national, geographically diverse, nonprobability sample of 506 US …
Safety, Tolerability, And Pharmacokinetics Of Long-Acting Injectable Cabotegravir In Low-Risk Hiv-Uninfected Individuals: Hptn 077, A Phase 2a Randomized Controlled Trial., Raphael J Landovitz, Sue Li, Beatriz Grinsztejn, Halima Dawood, Albert Y Liu, Manya Magnus, Mina C Hosseinipour, Ravindre Panchia, Leslie Cottle, Gordon Chau, Paul Richardson, Mark A Marzinke, Craig W Hendrix, Susan H Eshleman, Yinfeng Zhang, Elizabeth Tolley, Jeremy Sugarman, Ryan Kofron, Adeola Adeyeye, David Burns, Alex R Rinehart, David Margolis, William R Spreen, Myron S Cohen, Marybeth Mccauley, Joseph J Eron
Safety, Tolerability, And Pharmacokinetics Of Long-Acting Injectable Cabotegravir In Low-Risk Hiv-Uninfected Individuals: Hptn 077, A Phase 2a Randomized Controlled Trial., Raphael J Landovitz, Sue Li, Beatriz Grinsztejn, Halima Dawood, Albert Y Liu, Manya Magnus, Mina C Hosseinipour, Ravindre Panchia, Leslie Cottle, Gordon Chau, Paul Richardson, Mark A Marzinke, Craig W Hendrix, Susan H Eshleman, Yinfeng Zhang, Elizabeth Tolley, Jeremy Sugarman, Ryan Kofron, Adeola Adeyeye, David Burns, Alex R Rinehart, David Margolis, William R Spreen, Myron S Cohen, Marybeth Mccauley, Joseph J Eron
Epidemiology Faculty Publications
BACKGROUND: Cabotegravir (CAB) is a novel strand-transfer integrase inhibitor being developed for HIV treatment and prevention. CAB is formulated both as an immediate-release oral tablet for daily administration and as a long-acting injectable suspension (long-acting CAB [CAB LA]) for intramuscular (IM) administration, which delivers prolonged plasma exposure to the drug after IM injection. HIV Prevention Trials Network study 077 (HPTN 077) evaluated the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of CAB LA in HIV-uninfected males and females at 8 sites in Brazil, Malawi, South Africa, and the United States.
METHODS AND FINDINGS: HPTN 077 was a double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 2a trial. Healthy …
Continuous Glucose Monitoring And Glycemic Control Among Youth With Type 1 Diabetes: International Comparison From The T1d Exchange And Dpv Initiative., Daniel Jj Desalvo, Kellee M. Miller, Julia M. Hermann, David M. Maahs, Sabine E. Hofer, Mark A. Clements, Eggert Lilienthal, Jennifer L. Sherr, Martin Tauschmann, Reinhard W. Holl, T1d Exchange And Dpv Registries
Continuous Glucose Monitoring And Glycemic Control Among Youth With Type 1 Diabetes: International Comparison From The T1d Exchange And Dpv Initiative., Daniel Jj Desalvo, Kellee M. Miller, Julia M. Hermann, David M. Maahs, Sabine E. Hofer, Mark A. Clements, Eggert Lilienthal, Jennifer L. Sherr, Martin Tauschmann, Reinhard W. Holl, T1d Exchange And Dpv Registries
Manuscripts, Articles, Book Chapters and Other Papers
Background: To assess the change in rates of pediatric real-time or intermittent scanning continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) use over the past 5 years, and how it impacts glycemic control, data from two registries were compared: the US-based type 1 diabetes Exchange Registry (T1DX) and the German/Austrian DPV (Prospective Diabetes Follow-Up Registry).
Methods: Registry participants aged≥1 year encompassed 29 007 individuals in 2011 and 29 150 participants in 2016. Demographic data, CGM use and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) were obtained from medical records.
Results: CGM use increased from 2011 to 2016 in both registries across all age groups, regardless of gender, ethnic …
Azithromycin For Early Pseudomonas Infection In Cystic Fibrosis. The Optimize Randomized Trial., Nicole Mayer-Hamblett, George Retsch-Bogart, Margaret Kloster, Frank Accurso, Margaret Rosenfeld, Gary Albers, Philip Black, Perry Brown, Annemarie Cairns, Stephanie D. Davis, Gavin R. Graff, Gwendolyn S. Kerby, David Orenstein, Rachael Buckingham, Bonnie W. Ramsey, Optimize Study Group
Azithromycin For Early Pseudomonas Infection In Cystic Fibrosis. The Optimize Randomized Trial., Nicole Mayer-Hamblett, George Retsch-Bogart, Margaret Kloster, Frank Accurso, Margaret Rosenfeld, Gary Albers, Philip Black, Perry Brown, Annemarie Cairns, Stephanie D. Davis, Gavin R. Graff, Gwendolyn S. Kerby, David Orenstein, Rachael Buckingham, Bonnie W. Ramsey, Optimize Study Group
Manuscripts, Articles, Book Chapters and Other Papers
RATIONALE: New isolation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Pa) is generally treated with inhaled antipseudomonal antibiotics such as tobramycin inhalation solution (TIS). A therapeutic approach that complements traditional antimicrobial therapy by reducing the risk of pulmonary exacerbation and inflammation may ultimately prolong the time to Pa recurrence.
OBJECTIVES: To test the hypothesis that the addition of azithromycin to TIS in children with cystic fibrosis and early Pa decreases the risk of pulmonary exacerbation and prolongs the time to Pa recurrence.
METHODS: The OPTIMIZE (Optimizing Treatment for Early Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection in Cystic Fibrosis) trial was a multicenter, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, 18-month trial …
Complexity In Mood Disorder Diagnosis: Fmri Connectivity Networks Predicted Medication-Class Of Response In Complex Patients, E Osuch, S Gao, M Wammes, Jean Theberge, P Willimason, R J Neufeld, Y Du, J Sui, V Calhoun
Complexity In Mood Disorder Diagnosis: Fmri Connectivity Networks Predicted Medication-Class Of Response In Complex Patients, E Osuch, S Gao, M Wammes, Jean Theberge, P Willimason, R J Neufeld, Y Du, J Sui, V Calhoun
Department of Medicine Publications
OBJECTIVE: This study determined the clinical utility of an fMRI classification algorithm predicting medication-class of response in patients with challenging mood diagnoses.
METHODS: Ninety-nine 16-27-year-olds underwent resting state fMRI scans in three groups-BD, MDD and healthy controls. A predictive algorithm was trained and cross-validated on the known-diagnosis patients using maximally spatially independent components (ICs), constructing a similarity matrix among subjects, partitioning the matrix in kernel space and optimizing support vector machine classifiers and IC combinations. This classifier was also applied to each of 12 new individual patients with unclear mood disorder diagnoses.
RESULTS: Classification within the known-diagnosis group was approximately …
Teenage Exercise Is Associated With Earlier Symptom Onset In Dysferlinopathy: A Retrospective Cohort Study, Ursula R Moore, Matthew Harms, Alan Pestronk, Et Al
Teenage Exercise Is Associated With Earlier Symptom Onset In Dysferlinopathy: A Retrospective Cohort Study, Ursula R Moore, Matthew Harms, Alan Pestronk, Et Al
Open Access Publications
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Duet: A Phase 2 Study Evaluating The Efficacy And Safety Of Sparsentan In Patients With Fsgs., Howard Trachtman, Peter Nelson, Sharon Adler, Kirk N. Campbell, Abanti Chaudhuri, Vimal Kumar Derebail, Giovanni Gambaro, Loreto Gesualdo, Debbie S. Gipson, Jonathan Hogan, Kenneth Lieberman, Brad Marder, Kevin Edward Meyers, Esmat Mustafa, Jai Radhakrishnan, Tarak Srivastava, Miganush Stepanians, Vladimír Tesar, Olga Zhdanova, Radko Komers, Duet Study Group
Duet: A Phase 2 Study Evaluating The Efficacy And Safety Of Sparsentan In Patients With Fsgs., Howard Trachtman, Peter Nelson, Sharon Adler, Kirk N. Campbell, Abanti Chaudhuri, Vimal Kumar Derebail, Giovanni Gambaro, Loreto Gesualdo, Debbie S. Gipson, Jonathan Hogan, Kenneth Lieberman, Brad Marder, Kevin Edward Meyers, Esmat Mustafa, Jai Radhakrishnan, Tarak Srivastava, Miganush Stepanians, Vladimír Tesar, Olga Zhdanova, Radko Komers, Duet Study Group
Manuscripts, Articles, Book Chapters and Other Papers
BACKGROUND: We evaluated and compared the effects of sparsentan, a dual endothelin type A (ETA) and angiotensin II type 1 receptor antagonist, with those of the angiotensin II type 1 receptor antagonist irbesartan in patients with primary FSGS.
METHODS: In this phase 2, randomized, double-blind, active-control Efficacy and Safety of Sparsentan (RE-021), a Dual Endothelin Receptor and Angiotensin Receptor Blocker, in Patients with Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS): A Randomized, Double-blind, Active-Control, Dose-Escalation Study (DUET), patients aged 8-75 years with biopsy-proven FSGS, eGFR>30 ml/min per 1.73 m2, and urinary protein-to-creatinine ratio (UP/C) ≥1.0 g/g received sparsentan (200, 400, or 800 …
Multilevel Structural Equation Modeling Of Students' Dietary Intentions/Behaviors, Bmi, And The Healthfulness Of Convenience Stores., Tanya M. Horacek, Elif Dede Yildirim, Kendra Kattelmann, Carol Byrd-Bredbenner, Onikia Brown, Sarah E. Colby, Geoffrey Greene, Sharon Hoerr, Tandalayo Kidd, Mallory Koenings, Jesse Morrell, Melissa D. Olfert, Beatrice Phillips, Karla P. Shelnutt, Adrienne A. White
Multilevel Structural Equation Modeling Of Students' Dietary Intentions/Behaviors, Bmi, And The Healthfulness Of Convenience Stores., Tanya M. Horacek, Elif Dede Yildirim, Kendra Kattelmann, Carol Byrd-Bredbenner, Onikia Brown, Sarah E. Colby, Geoffrey Greene, Sharon Hoerr, Tandalayo Kidd, Mallory Koenings, Jesse Morrell, Melissa D. Olfert, Beatrice Phillips, Karla P. Shelnutt, Adrienne A. White
Health and Nutritional Sciences Faculty Publications
BACKGROUND: When dietary behaviors are habitual, intentions are low, and environmental cues, such as the consumer food environment, might guide behavior. How might intentions to eat healthily and ultimately actual dietary behaviors, be influenced by the consumer food environment (including the availability and affordability of healthy foods) in convenience stores? This study will determine pathways between the healthfulness of convenience stores and college students' dietary intentions/behaviors, and body mass index (BMI).
METHODS: Through multilevel structural equation modeling, a comparison was made of students' healthful meal intentions (HMI); intake (fruits/vegetables, %kcal/fat, sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) and whole-grains); and measured BMI; as well …
High Report Of Miscarriage Among Women Living With Hiv Who Want To Conceive In Uganda., Sarah Finocchario-Kessler, Kathy Goggin, Vincent S. Staggs, Rhoda K. Wanyenze, Jolly Beyeza-Kashesya, Deborah Mindry, Josephine Birungi, Glenn J Wagner
High Report Of Miscarriage Among Women Living With Hiv Who Want To Conceive In Uganda., Sarah Finocchario-Kessler, Kathy Goggin, Vincent S. Staggs, Rhoda K. Wanyenze, Jolly Beyeza-Kashesya, Deborah Mindry, Josephine Birungi, Glenn J Wagner
Manuscripts, Articles, Book Chapters and Other Papers
OBJECTIVE: Data on early miscarriage incidence is limited due to various social and methodological barriers. We report on 24-month pregnancy outcomes of 299 female Ugandan HIV clients in committed relationships with an intention to conceive. Miscarriage data are reported as auxiliary findings to a larger study (5R01HD072633).
RESULTS: 127 (42%) participants reported a pregnancy during the study; among the remaining 172, 82 indicated they stopped trying to conceive, and 16 dropped out prior to month 24. Of the 127 pregnancies, 55 (43%) resulted in live births, 67 (53%) in spontaneous miscarriage, 1 (< 1%) in stillbirth, 1 (< 1%) in abortion, and 3 (2%) in unknown outcomes. Three-quarters (75%) of miscarriages for which time until miscarriage was available were reported to occur in the first trimester (mean = 11.3 weeks gestation). The 67 participants who reported a miscarriage tended to be older (mean 33 vs. 30 years), but the significance of age did not persist after adjusting for multiple tests. We observed relatively low rates of pregnancy and high rates of miscarriage among this cohort of HIV-positive women wanting to conceive. Rigorously designed studies are needed to better understand the observed high rate of early miscarriage among HIV-infected women.
Characteristics Of Adolescents Living With Hiv Receiving Care And Treatment Services In Antiretroviral Therapy Clinics In Cambodia: Descriptive Findings From A Cross-Sectional Study., Siyan Yi, Sovannary Tuot, Khuondyla Pal, Vohith Khol, Say Sok, Pheak Chhoun, Laura Ferguson, Gitau Mburu
Characteristics Of Adolescents Living With Hiv Receiving Care And Treatment Services In Antiretroviral Therapy Clinics In Cambodia: Descriptive Findings From A Cross-Sectional Study., Siyan Yi, Sovannary Tuot, Khuondyla Pal, Vohith Khol, Say Sok, Pheak Chhoun, Laura Ferguson, Gitau Mburu
BACKGROUND: Adolescents living with HIV experience worse HIV care outcomes compared to adults, especially during transition from pediatric to adult care. However, data regarding adolescents are limited. This paper describes and compares characteristics of male and female adolescents living with HIV preparing for transition from pediatric to adult care in Cambodia.
METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted in August 2016 among 328 adolescents aged 15-17, randomly selected from 11 antiretroviral therapy (ART) clinics. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire, and descriptive analyses were conducted to compare characteristics of male and female adolescents.
RESULTS: Of total, 55.2% were male, and …
Uncovering The Complex Genetics Of Human Character, Igor Zwir, Dragan M Svrakic, Sandor Rozsa, Maribel Martinez, C Robert Cloninger, Et Al
Uncovering The Complex Genetics Of Human Character, Igor Zwir, Dragan M Svrakic, Sandor Rozsa, Maribel Martinez, C Robert Cloninger, Et Al
Open Access Publications
Human personality is 30-60% heritable according to twin and adoption studies. Hundreds of genetic variants are expected to influence its complex development, but few have been identified. We used a machine learning method for genome-wide association studies (GWAS) to uncover complex genotypic-phenotypic networks and environmental interactions. The Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI) measured the self-regulatory components of personality critical for health (i.e., the character traits of self-directedness, cooperativeness, and self-transcendence). In a discovery sample of 2149 healthy Finns, we identified sets of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that cluster within particular individuals (i.e., SNP sets) regardless of phenotype. Second, we identified five …
2018 Evaluation Report For Omaha Girls Rock – A Youth Empowerment Organization, Rachel Lubischer, Tova Hettinger, Jessica Groeneweg, Jeanette Harder
2018 Evaluation Report For Omaha Girls Rock – A Youth Empowerment Organization, Rachel Lubischer, Tova Hettinger, Jessica Groeneweg, Jeanette Harder
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The STEPs evaluation team partnered with Omaha Girls Rock to complete an outcome evaluation of Omaha Girls Rock camps held in the summer of 2018. To accomplish the evaluation, STEPs used both quantitative and qualitative methodologies. The results and program recommendations are outlined below.
Uncovering The Complex Genetics Of Human Temperament, Igor Zwir, Javier Arnedo, Dragan M Svrakic, Sandor Rozsa, Maribel Martinez, C Robert Cloninger, Et Al
Uncovering The Complex Genetics Of Human Temperament, Igor Zwir, Javier Arnedo, Dragan M Svrakic, Sandor Rozsa, Maribel Martinez, C Robert Cloninger, Et Al
Open Access Publications
Experimental studies of learning suggest that human temperament may depend on the molecular mechanisms for associative conditioning, which are highly conserved in animals. The main genetic pathways for associative conditioning are known in experimental animals, but have not been identified in prior genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of human temperament. We used a data-driven machine learning method for GWAS to uncover the complex genotypic-phenotypic networks and environmental interactions related to human temperament. In a discovery sample of 2149 healthy Finns, we identified sets of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that cluster within particular individuals (i.e., SNP sets) regardless of phenotype. Second, we identified …
Investigating The Effect Of Wearing The Hijab: Perception Of Facial Attractiveness By Emirati Muslim Women Living In Their Native Muslim Country, Mercedes Sheen, Hajar Aman Key Yekani, Timothy R. Jordan
Investigating The Effect Of Wearing The Hijab: Perception Of Facial Attractiveness By Emirati Muslim Women Living In Their Native Muslim Country, Mercedes Sheen, Hajar Aman Key Yekani, Timothy R. Jordan
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© 2018 Sheen et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. The Hijab and other forms of Islamic veiling are important social, cultural, and religious symbols that are central to the identity of millions of Muslim women across the world. However, despite the large body of literature that exists on the political and socio-cultural aspects of Islamic veiling, little is known about how the appearance of women wearing the hijab is perceived …
Understanding Mental And Behavioral Health Of American Indian Youth: An Application Of The Social Convoy Model, Jerreed D. Ivanich
Understanding Mental And Behavioral Health Of American Indian Youth: An Application Of The Social Convoy Model, Jerreed D. Ivanich
Department of Sociology: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
Objective: The purpose of this dissertation was to examine three distinct, yet related studies. The primary focus of each chapter is the examination of mental and behavioral health among North American Indigenous (American Indian, Alaska Native, and Canadian First Nations) youth - motivated by relational perspectives.
Method: Data for this dissertation came from baseline data of a larger randomized control trial of a culturally adapted evidence-based substance use prevention program among 375 youth and 304 caregivers across four reservations that share a similar language, history, and culture.
Study 1 Results: The aim was to examine caregiver and youth agreement on …
Recurrence Of Nephrotic Syndrome Following Kidney Transplantation Is Associated With Initial Native Kidney Biopsy Findings., Jonathan H. Pelletier, Karan R. Kumar, Rachel Engen, Adam Bensimhon, Jennifer D. Varner, Michelle N. Rheault, Tarak Srivastava, Caroline Straatmann, Cynthia Silva, T Keefe Davis, Scott E. Wenderfer, Keisha Gibson, David Selewski, John Barcia, Patricia Weng, Christoph Licht, Natasha Jawa, Mahmoud Kallash, John W. Foreman, Delbert R. Wigfall, Annabelle N. Chua, Eileen Chambers, Christoph P. Hornik, Eileen D. Brewer, Shashi K. Nagaraj, Larry A. Greenbaum, Rasheed A. Gbadegesin
Recurrence Of Nephrotic Syndrome Following Kidney Transplantation Is Associated With Initial Native Kidney Biopsy Findings., Jonathan H. Pelletier, Karan R. Kumar, Rachel Engen, Adam Bensimhon, Jennifer D. Varner, Michelle N. Rheault, Tarak Srivastava, Caroline Straatmann, Cynthia Silva, T Keefe Davis, Scott E. Wenderfer, Keisha Gibson, David Selewski, John Barcia, Patricia Weng, Christoph Licht, Natasha Jawa, Mahmoud Kallash, John W. Foreman, Delbert R. Wigfall, Annabelle N. Chua, Eileen Chambers, Christoph P. Hornik, Eileen D. Brewer, Shashi K. Nagaraj, Larry A. Greenbaum, Rasheed A. Gbadegesin
Manuscripts, Articles, Book Chapters and Other Papers
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome (SRNS) due to focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) and minimal change disease (MCD) is a leading cause of end-stage kidney disease in children. Recurrence of primary disease following transplantation is a major cause of allograft loss. The clinical determinants of disease recurrence are not completely known. Our objectives were to determine risk factors for recurrence of FSGS/MCD following kidney transplantation and factors that predict response to immunosuppression following recurrence.
METHODS: Multicenter study of pediatric patients with kidney transplants performed for ESKD due to SRNS between 1/2006 and 12/2015. Demographics, clinical course, and biopsy data were …