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Investigating Patient Reported Outcomes (Pros) Of Long Covid, Luke A. Sims

Summer Research Program Abstracts

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Non-Medical Determinants Of Health In Thoracic Aortic Disease: A Montalcino Aortic Consortium Study, Alberta S. Simmons

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Understanding Patient Reported Outcome Measures And Perceptions In Trauma, Jerome D. Scott

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Associations Between Trpm4 Gene Variants And Intracranial Pressure Dynamics Following Traumatic Brain Injury, Emily H. Saweris

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Assessing The Potential Risk Factors For Major Surgical Complications In Operative Fixation Of Patients With Pelvic Ring Disruptions, Benjamin Roberts

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Assessing The Effects Of Tunicamycin In Trophoblast Stem Cell Differentiation, Kay Chi Pua

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Smart Medical System Integrating Clinical Workflows For Robust Skin Cancer Detection Across Heterogeneous Pathologies, Ahed Abugabah, Prashant Kumar Shukla, Suchi Mishra, Abhishek Dwivedi

All Works

Skin cancer is among the most prevalent and life-threatening dermatological diseases worldwide, with melanoma responsible for a substantial proportion of skin cancer–related deaths due to delayed and unreliable diagnosis. Conventional clinical screening based on visual inspection and expert interpretation is inherently subjective and often affected by inter-observer variability, lesion heterogeneity, and imaging artifacts, highlighting the need for accurate and generalizable automated diagnostic systems. This study proposes a novel hybrid deep learning architecture for skin cancer classification that integrates an attention-guided autoencoder with a transformer-inspired global context modeling module, forming a unified and robust representation learning framework. The encoder–decoder structure is …

Evaluation Of A No-Code Ai Model For Detecting Periapical Radiolucencies: Impact Of Anatomical Region On Diagnostic Performance, Manal Hamdan, Kevin W. Yu, Marguerite Miller, Stephanie J. Sidow, Zaid Badr, Sergio E. Uribe

School of Dentistry Faculty Research and Publications

Background

To develop a no-code artificial intelligence (AI) model for the detection of apical radiolucent lesions and to assess how lesion location influences the model’s diagnostic performance.

Methods

312 periapical radiographs were retrospectively collected, each accompanied by a corresponding cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) scan obtained within six months and a radiology report authored by board-certified oral and maxillofacial radiologists. These reports served as the reference standard, and all findings were cross-verified by the primary investigator through CBCT review. The dataset included 181 images with at least one apical radiolucent lesion and 131 lesion-free controls. Using the no-code AI platform LandingLens …

An Assessment Of Accessibility And Affordability Of Inpatient Psychiatric Care In Tennessee, Kailee Havrda

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Introduction: Access to mental health has seen changes over the past decade, but little research and attention have been given to access to inpatient psychiatric facilities. Inpatient psychiatric care is crucial for patients experiencing mental health emergencies who need immediate access to care. Gaps in spatial accessibility, affordability, and the access and assessment process were identified due to a lack of available information in the field.

Methods: Secondary data from the Tennessee Department of Health were used to assess financial accessibility through payer source charges and patient encounters, as well as through mapping of inpatient psychiatric facilities and conducting drive …

Phytochemical And In-Vitro Cytotoxic Analyses Of Flavonoid Species Isolated From Chromolaena Leivensis, Luke A. Bryant

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

As a leading cause of death worldwide, cancer and its treatments remain a primary source of interest among researchers. Modern studies are looking into bioselective cytotoxicity to create new chemotherapies that do not have the same harsh side effects as those we use today. Natural product research has a promising future for the development of such treatments. Specifically, polar flavonoids may be the key to a bioselective treatment. Such flavonoid species are native to plants, often within flower petals or within the body. A natural antioxidant, they are designed not to harm healthy cells. This study focuses on the plant …

Impact Of School Nurse Education On Factors Influencing Hpv Vaccine Communication With Parents, Jihye Choi, Efrat K Gabay, Jeanette Deason, Elizabeth Baumler, Diane Santa Maria, Daisy Mullassery, Lara S Savas, Erika Thompson, Sanghamitra M Misra, Paula M Cuccaro

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Human papillomavirus (HPV) can cause six cancer types but can be prevented with timely vaccination in early adolescence. However, despite the wide availability of the HPV vaccine, uptake remains suboptimal among US adolescents. School nurses are invaluable resources to students and their families regarding adolescent immunization needs. As part of the All for Them vaccination program, we assessed the impact of the continued nurse education (CNE) intervention on school nurses’ HPV vaccine communication with parents. Seventy-two school nurses and nurse administrators in Texas participated in the study. Using a single-arm study design, we measured participants’ potential barriers to and self-efficacy …

My Story Is Good… It’S Not Like That For All: Uneven Access To Contraception Among Incarcerated Women In New South Wales, Australia, Helene Smith, Basil Donovan, Jocelyn Jones, Tony Butler, Paul Simpson

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Background: Evidence indicates high levels of unmet contraceptive need among justice-involved women, linked to intersecting vulnerabilities such as housing instability, substance use, violence and poor mental health. In Australia, limited research has explored how women in prison navigate access to family planning services. This study aimed to examine the experiences of incarcerated women in New South Wales (NSW) in accessing contraception and making fertility-related decisions.

Methods: The study formed part of the Second Sexual Health and Attitudes of Australian Prisoners (SHAAP-2) study. Seventeen women aged 19–45 were recruited from two NSW correctional centres. Semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted face-to-face or …

Free-Fall Normalised Peak Braking Velocity For Countermovement Jump Monitoring, Karol Kruczek, André Rebelo, Jason Lake, Michał Nowak

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Background: Peak braking velocity (PBV) during the countermovement jump (CMJ) is used to describe descent strategy, but its interpretation is affected by countermovement depth. This study introduced free-fall normalised peak braking velocity (PBVFF), a dimensionless index expressing PBV relative to the displacement-specific theoretical free-fall velocity limit, and evaluated its reliability, performance associations and ranking consequences. Methods: Seventy injury-free male academy footballers (18.7 ± 1.6 years) performed three maximal hands-on-hips CMJs on dual force plates. Using retrospective observational routine monitoring data, one representative testing day per athlete was analysed. Two PBVFF variants were examined: PBVFF normalised to countermovement depth (PBVFFCMD) and …

Correctional Officer Suicide: A Theory-Driven Investigation Of Acquired Capability And Suicide Behavior, Abigail R. Andersen

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A growing body of research suggests that correctional officers (COs) die by suicide at a significantly higher rate compared to the general population and some other public safety personnel. Despite what is known about this phenomenon, an understanding of the risk factors driving the high rate of suicide among this population remains unclear. Specifically, little attention has been paid to specific risk factors for suicide among this population and there is an overall absence of theory-driven research investigating CO suicide. The present study sought to address the gap in this area of research by investigating potential risk factors for suicide …

Sociodemographic And Clinical Factors In Nmosd And Mogad: Disability, Psychiatric Burden, And Disparities, Neha S. Patil

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Evaluating The Role Of Perineural Invasion In The Risk Of Local Recurrence Of Cutaneous Melanoma After Adjuvant Radiation Therapy, Riya T. Patel

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Biomechanical Gait Analysis To Classify Neurological Gait Scores In A Spina Bifida Sheep Model, Shreya Pandiri

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Environmental Or Occupational Heavy Metal Exposure In The Development And Progression Of End Stage Kidney Disease: A Systematic And Network Meta-Analysis, Lauren Nguyen

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Evaluating Pediatric Surgical Care Delivery Across Settings: National Trends In Ambulatory, Outpatient, And Inpatient Models, Kyle C. Nevitt

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The Association Between Early Postnatal Phosphorus, Magnesium, And Calcium Levels And Neurodevelopmental Outcomes In Extremely Preterm Infants: A Retrospective Cohort Study, Alyssa N. Miller

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Complex Care: Impact Of Congenital Malformations And Caregiver Health Literacy On Perceived Outcomes, Poorna R. Menon

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Translating Fap-Targeted Probes To The Or: Preclinical Evaluation Of Fapi-Cy5 In Pancreatic Cancer, Nicolette R. Mardik

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Evaluating Large Language Models For Cpt Code Prediction In Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery, Krishi S. Manem

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A Head Of The Curve: Investigating Helmet Therapy Compliance In Patients With Craniosynostosis, Racquel V. Lyn

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Consensus Recommendations For Movement Therapies Of Patients With Heritable Vascular Diseases: A Modified Delphi Study, Randy Liu

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Too Many Hands On Deck: Assessing The Appropriateness Of Hand Surgery Transfers To The Texas Medical Center, Khang T. Le

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Real-World Outcomes Of Patients With Geographic Atrophy Developing Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration After Receiving Anti-Complement Therapy, Charles F. Lano Iii

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Acceleration Of Coagulation Kinetics For Clot Burst Pressure Assessment, Hanuk Kwon

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Evaluating The Impact Of Eczema On Outgrowing Food Allergies, Multiple Food Allergies, And Atopic Multimorbidity In Children, Nicole K. Koulov

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Radiation Exposure Of Intraoperative Navigation During Posterior Spinal Fusion For Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis, Emily G. Koch

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