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Alternative Precautionary Measures Yielding Lower C. Diff Infection Rates In Healthcare Facilities, Matthew Kramer

Symposium of Student Scholars

Background: An international healthcare concern is the persistent spread of Clostridium difficile, a Gram-positive spore forming bacterium that is responsible for the most common hospital-acquired infection, amongst patients.

Objective: A systematic review was performed to summarize evidence that the interventions utilized in healthcare facilities which indicate a patient’s precautionary status are insufficient, outdated, and commonly lead to infection in neighboring patient rooms. Databases such as PubMed, NCBI, Google Scholar, and APHA’s Medical Care were searched, covering the period from 2017-2022. Studies were included if their focus concentrated on C. diff and the precautionary measures taken by employees at healthcare …

Physics-Informed Neural Networks For Informed Vaccine Distribution In Heterogeneously Mixed Populations, Alvan Arulandu, Padmanabhan Seshaiyer

Annual Symposium on Biomathematics and Ecology Education and Research

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Humanizing Mathematical Biology Research And Education, Carrie Diaz Eaton, Ognyan Simeonov

Annual Symposium on Biomathematics and Ecology Education and Research

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The Effect Of Vaccine Misinformation On Disease Spread, Anthony Delegge, Yina Wang

Annual Symposium on Biomathematics and Ecology Education and Research

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Stochastic Models Of Zoonotic Avian Influenza With Multiple Hosts, Environmental Transmission, And Migration In The Natural Reservoir, Kaia Smith

Annual Symposium on Biomathematics and Ecology Education and Research

No abstract provided.

Modeling The Effects Of Media Awareness On Sars-Cov-2 Transmission In Georgia, Eric Numfor

Annual Symposium on Biomathematics and Ecology Education and Research

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An Agent-Based Model Of Environmental Transmission Of Clostridioides Difficile In Healthcare Settings, Max Lewis, Laila Mahrat, Cara Sulyok, Brittany Stephenson

Annual Symposium on Biomathematics and Ecology Education and Research

No abstract provided.

An Agent-Based Model Of Covid-19 Transmission At Lewis University, Austin Kind, Brittany Stephenson Phd

Annual Symposium on Biomathematics and Ecology Education and Research

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Ischaemic Hepatitis (Ih): Modeling Outcome Based On Ih Patients' Attributes, Madison Utterback, Christiana Beard

Annual Symposium on Biomathematics and Ecology Education and Research

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¿Existe Asociación Entre La Multimorbilidad Y La Mortalidad De Pacientes Con Covid-19? Análisis De Una Submuestra De Una Cohorte Colombiana., Silvia Villabona Flórez Dr, Mariam Beatriz Posso-Paz Dr, Catalina Cáceres Ramírez Dr, Alvaro José Lora Mantilla Dr, Andrea Karin Riaño Duarte Dr., Laura Alejandra Parra-Gómez Dr, Valentina Ortegón Vargas Dr, María Catalina Rocha Lezama Dr, Paul Anthony Camacho López Dr

AMNET XX Conferencia Internacional

Objetivo: Determinar la asociación la multimorbilidad y la mortalidad en pacientes con diagnóstico por COVID-19.

Metodología: Estudio observacional de cohorte ambispectiva de pacientes con infección por COVID-19 que acudieron a urgencias de la Fundación Oftalmológica de Santander, Bucaramanga en el periodo entre agosto de 2020 y junio 2021. Se realizó un análisis de una submuestra de pacientes fallecidos, divididos en tres grupos según sus antecedentes; pacientes sin comorbilidades, pacientes con ≤2 comorbilidades y pacientes con multimorbilidad (>2 comorbilidades). Finalmente se analizó el consumo de 14 medicamentos.

Resultados: Se analizaron 1509 participante con una edad media de 58.3±19.8 años. La …

Factores Asociados Al Conocimiento Del Diagnóstico, Tratamiento Y Control De La Hipertensión Arterial, En Residentes De La Ciudad De Bucaramanga Durante Los Años 2001- 2017, Maricel Licht Ardila

AMNET XX Conferencia Internacional

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Fenotipo Delgado Metabólicamente Obeso Como Riesgo De Hipertensión Arterial En Peruanos. Una Cohorte De 5 Años, Jamee Guerra Valencia, Jenny Torres-Malca, Jesús Enrique Talavera, Fiorella Zuzunaga-Montoya, Jhony De La Cruz-Vargas, Víctor Juan Vera-Ponce

AMNET XX Conferencia Internacional

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The Association Between Race And Diagnostic Delay Of Retinoblastoma In Us Children, Alexander K. Black, Amanda E. Kahn, Roberto Warman, Noël C. Barengo

AMNET XX Conferencia Internacional

The Association Between Race and Diagnostic Delay of Retinoblastoma in US Children

Alexander K. Black¹, Amanda E. Kahn², Roberto Warman³, Noël C. Barengo⁴

1 Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, ablac045@med.fiu.edu, ORCID: 0000-0003-1688-5109

2 Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, akahn010@med.fiu.edu, ORICD: 0000-0002-8045-4576

3 Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, rwarman@eyes4kids.com.

4 Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, nbarengo@fiu.edu, ORCID: 0000-0003-0660-3091

Objective: Explore associations between race and age at diagnosis of retinoblastoma in children in the United States between 1988-2018. …

Hipertensión Arterial No Diagnóstica En Adultos De Sabaneta, Un Enemigo Silencioso, Ángela P. Echeverri Rendón Estudiante De Medicina, Luz S. Giraldo Cardona Msc Epidemiología, Jorge E. Salazar Flórez Msc Epidemiología

AMNET XX Conferencia Internacional

Se realizó un estudio transversal analítico que pretendía determinar la prevalencia de hipertensión arterial no diagnosticada y sus factores ascociados en Sabaneta, Antioquia (2021-2022) con el fin de comprobar la hipótesis de que gran parte de la población sufre esta patología pero no lo sabe debido a que es asintomática en la mayoría de los casos.

Post Polio Syndrome: A Case Report, Ammar Khan

AMNET XX Conferencia Internacional

Post Polio Syndrome (PPS) is a sequelae of poliovirus infection that causes weakness in previously infected polio patients. The diagnosis is one of exclusion and includes the following: 1) a prior episode of poliomyelitis with residual motor neuron loss, 2) a period of at least 15 years or more after the acute onset of polio with neurologic and functional stability, and 3) a gradual onset of new weakness and abnormal muscle fatigability that has persisted for at least one year. While the exact etiology is unknown, the prevalence of PPS has increased as patient’s who have previously survived polio are …

Evolução Do Diagnóstico Médico Autorreferido De Hipertensão Arterial, Diabetes E Colesterol Alto Em Pessoas Idosas Brasileiras No Período 2013 A 2019, Bruna Rodrigues Maziero, Mariana Costa Gomes Da Silveira, Marina Borba Tósca, Carolina Böettge, Carla Helena Augustin Schwanke

AMNET XX Conferencia Internacional

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Factores Asociados A La No Realización Del Cribado De Diabetes Mellitus. Análisis De La Encuesta Demográfica Y De Salud Familiar-2020, Fiorella Trujillo, Victor Juan Vera-Ponce, Jenny Raquel Torres-Malca, Fiorella Zuzunaga-Montoya, Jamee Guerra, Jhonny De La Cruz-Vargas

AMNET XX Conferencia Internacional

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Ex-Smokers With And Without Copd: Investigating Ct Pulmonary Vascular, Airway, Pulmonary Artery And Aorta Measurements, Vedanth Desaigoudar, Paulina V. Wyszkiewicz, Alexander M. Matheson, Maksym Sharma, Marrissa J. Mcintosh, Harkiran K. Kooner, David G. Mccormack, Grace Parraga

Undergraduate Student Research Internships Conference

RATIONALE: Pulmonary hypertension is characterized by increased pressure in the pulmonary artery, and is a key contributor to worsening symptoms in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The pulmonary artery to aorta diameter ratio (PA:Ao), measured using computed tomography (CT), is a biomarker of pulmonary hypertension; however, longitudinal changes in this measurement and its relationship to pulmonary vascular and airway structural changes is not well understood. Our objective was to investigate longitudinal changes in PA:Ao and its relationship with CT pulmonary vascular and airway abnormalities, airflow limitation and exercise-capacity.

Resistance Training Improves White Matter Structural Connectivity In Older Adults At-Risk For Cognitive Decline, Ryu Lien

Undergraduate Student Research Internships Conference

Diabetes is a global health concern that impacts 415 million people worldwide. Individuals who are at-risk for diabetes (characterized by high blood glucose and/or being overweight) have white matter atrophy, decreased cognitive function, and an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Recently, resistance training (RT) has been shown to lower white matter atrophy and white matter lesion volume. However, investigating changes in white matter tracts is complex, hence previous findings remain inconclusive. Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) serves as a highly sensitive tool that enables visualization and characterization of white matter tracts and has the potential to combat this complexity. The …

Rna Isolation In Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (Dmd) Mice Models, Salem Abu Al-Burak

Undergraduate Student Research Internships Conference

Fibrosis is a progressive and typically irreversible disease process characterized by the excessive deposition of collagen in organs and in tissues of the musculoskeletal (MSK) system^1,2. This process, which causes loss of organ and tissue function, can be initiated by micro-traumas³, an excessive and/or prolonged immune response¹, the activation and proliferation of fibrosis-inducing progenitor cells⁴, and a pro-fibrotic extra-cellular microenvironment⁵. In parallel with the events that initiate fibrosis, genetic or environmental influences may cause cells and tissues to become predisposed to fibrosis development prior to initiation. This suggests that these …

Intracranial Eeg Patient Analysis: Seizure Reduction In Refractory Epilepsy Following Depth Electrode Insertion, Shreyashish Roy-Chowdhury

Undergraduate Student Research Internships Conference

Rationale: The implantation effect describes an immediate reduction in seizure frequency following the insertion of intracranial electrodes. There is limited information regarding which patients will experience a reduction of seizures and the reason for the implantation effect. This study focuses on describing predictor factors for the reduction in seizure frequency in patients with medically resistant epilepsy implanted with depth electrodes.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective chart review of 89 patients who underwent intracranial electroencephalography (iEEG) monitoring with depth electrodes. Sixty-five of these patients had no subsequent therapeutic interventions and had a 3-6 month follow-up. Patients were grouped as either responders …

Wellness Study: Functional Visual Outcomes In Eye Disease Patients Following The Covid-19 Pandemic, Andrew Maher

Undergraduate Student Research Internships Conference

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused delays in health services and medical appointments, affecting approximately one in three Canadian adults. Elderly eye disease patients experienced delays in treatment for eye conditions including cataracts, glaucoma, and retinal diseases. The impact of these delays on functional visual outcomes and general health rating of elderly patients is not well understood. As part of the Wellness Study, we aimed to investigate the pandemic-related impacts on functional vision and general health rating in an elderly eye patient population in London, Ontario.

Assessing Cognitive Health Outcomes In Anca-Associated Vasculitis Patients, Ruo Yan Chen

Undergraduate Student Research Internships Conference

Anti-neutrophilic cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) is a rare and life-threatening autoimmune disease with severe complications. Central nervous system (CNS) involvement is thought to be rare, however, the prevalence of neuropsychiatric complications have been reported in 30-60% of AAV cases. Studies looking at the cognitive health outcomes of AAV patients with CNS involvement have noted cognitive impairment as a significant contributor to reduced quality of life with unique challenges in care and treatment. The data collected from this primary output could be combined with global assessments of cognitive function as well as the application of advanced imaging tools to study …

The Effect Of Type 1 Diabetes On The Metabolic Response To Exercise, Theres Tijo

Undergraduate Student Research Internships Conference

Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM) is an autoimmune disorder that results in insufficient endogenous insulin production. Regular exercise has numerous health benefits for individuals with T1DM, however, most insulin-dependent diabetics avoid physical activity due to the fear of exercise-induced hypoglycemia (low blood glucose/BG).

The risk of hypoglycemia in this population may be partly due to lower liver glycogen stores which is a major source of blood glucose during exercise. However, the mechanism that leads to lower glycogen stores in T1DM is unknown.

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of an acute bout of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise …

Effect Of Sub-Inhibitory Concentrations Of Nitrofurantoin, Ciprofloxacin And Trimethoprim On In-Vitro Biofilm Formation In Uropathogenic Escherichia Coli, Shane Whelan

ORBioM (Open Research BioSciences Meeting)

The purpose of the current study was to determine the effect of sublethal concentrations of nitrofurantoin, ciprofloxacin and trimethoprim on biofilm formation in 57 uropathogenic Escherichia coli strains (UPEC).

The MIC of nitrofurantoin, ciprofloxacin and trimethoprim was determined for 57 UPEC isolates. Biofilm formation for each isolate with and without sub-lethal concentrations of each antibiotic was then quantified, and the statistical significance of changes in biofilm formation was ascertained by way of a Dunnett's test.

The effects of sub-MIC antibiotics on biofilm formation of UPEC were variable. A total of 22.8% of strains were induced to form biofilm by nitrofurantoin, …

Multi-Strain Epidemic Model With Infected Vaccinated And Re-Infected Recovered Population: Application To Covid-19 Pandemic, Olusegun Michael Otunuga

Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

No abstract provided.

A Within-Host Modeling Framework For Sars-Cov-2 Infection To Support Vaccine Strategies, Morgan Rose, Rachel Jennings, Jeffry Schroeter

Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

No abstract provided.

Dynamics Of The Climax And Attack Communities In Cystic Fibrosis, Peter Uhl

Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

No abstract provided.

The Effect Of Prep Uptake And Adherence On The Spread Of Hiv In The Presence Of Casual And Long-Term Partnerships, Sylvia J. Gutowska, Katharine Gurski, Kathleen Hoffman

Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

No abstract provided.

Memory T Cell Populations In Human Leukemia, Sara Mcelroy

Research Days

Background: Incorporating the immune system into cancer management is an area of robust research. Treatment modalities aimed at activating cytotoxic T cells against malignancies include immune checkpoint inhibitors, bispecific T-cell engagers, and chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) tumor-specific T cells. Most anti-cancer T cell research is narrowly focused, but knowledge about the nature of diverse sub-populations of T cells in cancer, particularly memory T cells, is vital prior to potential incorporation into therapies. T memory stem cells (Tscm) are of interest due to their longevity and powerful abilities of self-renewal and creating the full spectrum of memory CD8+ T cells, including …