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How Audiologists Are Using Adapted Cognitive Behavioral Therapy For Tinnitus Management: A Preliminary Study, Katherine M. Mueller

Dissertations, 2020-current

Audiologists interact with patients reporting bothersome tinnitus frequently, however there is no standardized protocol to follow when treating/counseling these patients. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is highly researched and has been proven to alleviate bothersome tinnitus symptoms, yet audiologists are not clinically trained in this tinnitus management. Specific forms of CBT that were analyzed in this study include Attention Shifting, Neurophysiological Education, and Progressive Muscle Relaxations. This study surveyed current audiologists to determine how they are using adapted CBT techniques (aCBTt) for tinnitus management. This questionnaire aimed to investigate a) the effect of audiologists’ practice duration on their frequency to recommend …

Stigma Predicts Participation And Autonomy In Chronic Vestibulopathy: An Explanatory Mixed Methods Study, Brandy L. Hollins

Dissertations, 2020-current

Many vestibular disorders are “invisible”, not widely recognized, and challenging for patients to describe. However, its impact is visible and leads to significant challenges. Research has shown that stigma associated with other chronic health conditions can detrimentally affect patient outcomes, suggesting a greater need in this area. The World Health Organization’s (WHO) International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) elucidates the role of physical, social, and cultural factors in the manifestation of health conditions within a universal framework. A critical aspect of the ICF’s contextual factors for individuals with vestibular loss is societal perception. Few studies have reported stigmatization …

Enhancing Access Through Integrated Behavioral Healthcare: Expanding Counselor Identity And Social Determinants Of Health Competency, Tiffany N. Snow

Dissertations, 2020-current

Abstract

The counseling profession has historically differentiated its identity by emphasizing a wellness-oriented approach. However, this has often led to the exclusion of counselors from integrated behavioral healthcare (IBH). With the 2024 enactment of the Mental Health Access Improvement Act, counselors now have unprecedented opportunities to serve as behavioral health providers in federal medical settings. This three-manuscript dissertation explores the intersection of counselor professional identity, social determinants of health (SDoH) competency, and interprofessional collaboration within IBH.

Manuscript 1 presents a conceptual framework for reconciling traditional counselor identity with the "medical model" of Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH), arguing that this …

Novel Paradigm For Assessing Vestibular Perception In Children, Nicole Kirk

Dissertations, 2020-current

While objective vestibular reflexive testing has been heavily researched, there are few studies analyzing subjective vestibular perception and to date no progress has been reported on motion perception in children. It is unknown if children perceive motion like adults creating a need for research comparing these age groups for thorough clinical profiles. This study adapted an adult psychophysics protocol for school-aged children and collected data on ten typically developing children and ten healthy adults. Participants rotated at various peak velocities and frequencies in a rotary chair and were asked to report their spatial orientation (i.e., how far around they rotated) …

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - 2026 - 153rd Commencement, Office Of The Registrar, Lsu Health Sciences Center-No

Graduation & Commencement Programs

The program for the 153rd Commencement of LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans held May 14, 2026.

Vaccination-Related Applications And Health Care Professionals' Observed Changes In Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Hesitancy: Cross-Sectional Survey, Manali Desai, Shreela Sharma, Joel Fokom-Domgue, Robert Yu, Wenyaw Chan, Onyema G Chido-Amajuoyi, Charles Darkoh, Sanjay Shete

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Background: Digital tools are known to promote public health interventions such as vaccine delivery. The recommendation that health care professionals (HCPs) use vaccination-related mobile apps or web-based applications has contributed to improving vaccine awareness and acceptance in the United States. The state of Texas, which has one of the lowest human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates, has seen a significant increase in HPV vaccine hesitancy, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Objective: This study aimed to examine the association between changes in HPV vaccine hesitancy observed by HCPs among patients in Texas and promotion of vaccination-related applications at the health care facilities …

Exploring Spike-Dependent And Ace2-Independent Sars-Cov-2 Interactions With Salivary Epithelial Cells In The Absence Of Ace2, Caitlynn M L Barrows, Thaise C Geremias, Simon Young, Mary C Farach-Carson

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Salivary gland infection by SARS-CoV-2 requires viral entry via routes and mechanisms that remain unresolved. This study examined the expression of the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor in salivary tissues and basal cell-derived human salivary progenitor cells (hS/PCs), an unstudied potential entry point for SARS-CoV-2. Multiple detection modalities, including immunocytochemistry, Western blotting, flow cytometry and RT-PCR, demonstrated a consistent lack of ACE2 protein and transcript in both tissue specimens and primary salivary epithelial cells. Antigen retrieval at pH 9 was determined to be optimal for immunodetection protocols, yet ACE2 remained undetectable. Small intestine tissue served as a positive control, confirming …

Pre-Chiropractic Student Organization At The University Of Mississippi: Education Of Future Chiropractic Students And Empowerment Of The Public With Chiropractic Knowledge, Avery E. Lirette

Honors Theses

The chiropractic profession continues to grow within the allied health community, yet public understanding of its scope remains limited. Prior to the creation of the Pre-Chiropractic Student Organization (PCSO) at The University of Mississippi, students interested in pursuing chiropractic education lacked a structured support system in comparison to those available for other health professions on campus. This thesis documents the foundation, development, and impact of the PCSO as a registered student organization that was designed to educate undergraduate students about the chiropractic profession, connect them with mentors and graduate programs, and promote public awareness of chiropractic care.

This project builds …

Stimulant Medications And Bone Health, Christine M Swanson, Julie H Wolfe, Chadi A Calarge

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Purpose of review: This review summarizes the potential impact of stimulant medications on bone health, to raise awareness and optimize their safe use.

Recent findings: Stimulant medications can impair bone health through inadequate nutrient/calorie intake and stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system, which regulates bone metabolism. However, their use decreases fracture risk in younger populations ([Formula: see text]25 years old) with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), likely through reductions in impulsivity and injury. Special care may be needed when fractures occur while using these medications, as recent data suggest psychostimulants are associated with impaired fracture healing. Prescription and non-prescription use of …

Correction: Watts Et Al. Multi-Antigen Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus (Eehv) Mrna Vaccine Induces Humoral And Cell-Mediated Responses In Mice, Jessica R Watts, Jennifer L Spencer Clinton, Jeroen Pollet, Rongsheng Peng, Jie Tan, Paul D Ling

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

The authors would like to make the following corrections to this published paper [...].

Impact Of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Polymerase Chain Reaction Nasal Screening On Vancomycin De-Escalation In Non-Critically Ill Patients With Sepsis Of Unknown Origin, Kyle R. Eilert, Timothy Gauthier, Jefferson Cua, Lourdes Menendez Alvarado, Erika Dittmar

All Publications

Title: Impact of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Polymerase Chain Reaction Nasal Screening in Non-critically Ill Patients with Sepsis of Unknown Origin

Purpose: Vancomycin should be included as part of empiric therapy in treating sepsis of unknown origin when risk factors for MRSA infection are present. MRSA PCR screening for colonization has utility for de-escalation of therapy with indications such as pneumonia, but its value for sepsis remains to be elucidated. This study evaluated the impact of MRSA colonization data on the duration of vancomycin in non-critically ill patients with sepsis of unknown origin.

Methods: This was a single-center, observational study at …

Integration Of Cognitive Processing Therapy For Ptsd And Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy For Co-Occurring Alcohol Use Disorder: Design And Methodology Of A Randomized Controlled Trial, Anka A Vujanovic, Sudie E Back, Debra L Kaysen, Amber M Jarnecke, Kat Roberts, Fiorela Ruiz, Kayla E Hall, Julianne C Flanagan, Joy M Schmitz, Sonya B Norman, Lyndsey Zoller, Patricia A Resick

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Background: The prevalent comorbidity of alcohol use disorder (AUD) with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is characterized by more severe symptomatology, greater functional impairment, increased suicide risk, and poorer treatment outcomes as compared to either disorder alone. Trauma-focused, cognitive-behavioral interventions delivered alongside interventions for substance use disorders are recommended to reduce PTSD severity and substance use. Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) for PTSD and cognitive-behavioral therapy (i.e., Relapse Prevention [RP]) for AUD are two of the most widely used and efficacious treatments for these conditions. There are few effective integrated treatments available for PTSD/AUD comorbidity. The present study addresses this critical gap …

Be Prepared For Your Nurse Practitioner Clinical Readiness Exam, Elizabeth Heavey, Renee Biedlingmaier, Colleen Burgoyne, Carnel C. Jackson

Milne Open Textbooks

This text contains case studies and review questions for nurse practitioner students; focusing on the 3Ps of nurse practitioner education (Pharmacology, Pathophysiology, and Physical (Health) Assessment) to help NP students prepare for their clinical courses and pass their clinical readiness exam.  It includes cases commonly seen in entry-level NP practice.  In addition to the three individual sections of the text that focus on cases applying content from each of the distinct courses (Pathophysiology, Pharmacology, and Physical Assessment), we included summative case studies at the end of the book that connect all three areas in a single case. Because these three …

Comparison Of Efficacy Of Autologous Platelet Rich Plasma Versus Silicone Products For Treatment Of Scars, Sanjay Kumar Giri, Ahana Bandyopadhyay, Santanu Suba, Sweta Singh, Bramhadatta Pattnaik, Gaurav Chhabra

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Objectives: This study aimed to compare the efficacy of intralesional autologous platelet rich plasma (PRP) injection in post-traumatic and post-surgical scars to a control group managed with silicone-based products. In addition, this study aimed to determine the success rate via aesthetic result, symptom improvement and outcome in terms of complications using autologous PRP on scars caused by burns or trauma. Methods: This randomised controlled trial study was conducted from August 2022 and February 2024 at the Departments of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Surgical Gastroenterology and Obstetrics and Gynaecology, AIIMS, Bhubaneswar, India. Intralesional autologous PRP injections were administered to post-traumatic or …

Cigarette And E-Cigarette Use In Greater Philadelphia: Proportion Of Use Compared To National Data And Local Predictors Of Smoking Status, Munjireen Sifat, Joshua Banks, Lilianna Phan, Kuang-Yi Wen, Julie A. Barta, Rebecca J. Melillo, Hee-Soon Juon

College of Population Health Faculty Papers

UNLABELLED: Objective tobacco use, cigarette, e-cigarette, cancer-related beliefs, perceived risk, lifestyle attribution, cancer disparities, health equity. We assessed cigarette smoking and e-cigarette use in the Greater Philadelphia region alongside national data. The objectives were to descriptively explore differences in tobacco use by sociodemographic characteristics. We also examined cancer belief associations with smoking and e-cigarette use in the local context.

METHODS: We descriptively compared cross-sectional survey data from 2744 adults in the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center (SKCCC) catchment area (Greater Philadelphia region; May-July 2022) with 6252 Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS 6) nationally representative respondents (United States; March-November 2022). …

Overweight And Obesity Among Southeastern Nigerian Lecturers And Its Association With Absenteeism And Presenteeism, Ezenwa Victor Ejikem

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

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Cardiac Hdac3 Disruption Contributes To Hdac Inhibitor-Induced Qt Prolongation, Jiao Lu, Christopher Ward, Sichong Qian, Lilei Zhang, Jiang Chang, Zheng Sun

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors are approved for cancer treatment and are being investigated for a wide range of other diseases. Despite their therapeutic promise, clinical studies have reported cardiac side effects, particularly electrocardiogram (EKG) abnormalities, with QT interval prolongation being one of the most consistently reported findings. The mechanisms underlying these cardiac effects remain unclear. In this study, we investigated the role of HDAC3 in cardiac electrophysiology. We found that postnatal depletion of cardiac HDAC3 in mice caused QT interval prolongation, recapitulating the EKG abnormalities reported with HDAC inhibitor use. Adult-onset inducible depletion of cardiac HDAC3 induced additional EKG abnormalities, …

Contemporary Management Of Acute Heart Failure: From Emergency Presentation To Long-Term Remission, Jolie Bruno, Mattia Arrigo, Guillaume Baudry, Jan Biegus, Biykem Bozkurt, Kamilė Čerlinskaitė-Bajorė, Laura P Cohen, Nick Hartshorne-Evans, Shiro Ishihara, Neusa Jessen, Pieter Martens, Peder Myhre, Matteo Pagnesi, Carolyn Rosner, Novi Yanti Sari, Gianluigi Savarese, Kristoffer Grundtvig Skaarup, Aferdita Spahillari, Jozine M Ter Maaten, Heli Tolppanen, Jim L Januzzi, Alexandre Mebazaa

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Acute heart failure (AHF) represents a major global health challenge, with a substantial impact on survival, morbidity, and health care resource utilization. The clinical and economic burden associated with this condition continues to grow, highlighting the need for a timely, structured, and patient-centered approach to care. In light of the expanding body of data and evidence accumulated over recent years, it is necessary to rethink how we approach the recognition and management of AHF. This need has motivated the development of the present review, which aims to provide an updated and practical synthesis of the management of AHF-from early diagnostic …

A Size-Structured Approach For Modeling Coral-Algal Dynamics, Anayse Miller, Julie C. Blackwood, Lauren M. Childs

Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

No abstract provided.

Computation Models Of The Primary Auditory Cortex, Jonathan Gonzalez Martinez, Quynh-Anh Nguyen

Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

No abstract provided.

Geometry-Driven Changes In Pressure And Flow Dynamics In Control And Coarcted Aortic Hemodynamics, Md Arifuzzaman, Mette Olufsen, Mansoor Haider

Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

No abstract provided.

Computational Fluid Dynamics Model For Assessing Surgical Strategies For Liver Shunt Closure In Dogs, Schuyler Brennan, Nathan Nelson, Mette Olufsen

Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

No abstract provided.

Modeling The Effects Of Chronic Stress On Type 2 Diabetes, Kris Mae Pasia

Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

No abstract provided.

A Mechanistic Model Of Adhesion, Inflammation, Sleep, And Pain In Sickle Cell Patients, Milan Marsh, Rebecca Segal

Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

No abstract provided.

Positive Affect And Sleep Quality As Predictors Of Pain Onset In Pediatric Sickle Cell Patients, Eunice Clark, Reginald Mcgee, Cecelia Valrie, Rebecca Segal, Angela Reynolds

Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

No abstract provided.

A Logic-Based Differential Equation Model Of Endothelial Cell Function, Ella Froedge, Scarlett Hamilton, Mitchel Colebank

Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

No abstract provided.

A Multiscale Computational Framework Coupling Pulmonary Arterial Blood Flow And Lung Tissue Perfusion, Nigar Sultana, Hangjie Ji, Mette Sofie Olufsen

Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

No abstract provided.

Understanding Dengue Spread In Córdoba, Argentina Through Spatial Epidemiological Modeling, Mohammad Mihrab Uddin Chowdhury

Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

No abstract provided.

Modeling Serotonin Metabolism Towards A Diagnostic Skin Test For Depression, Joel Greenfield

Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

No abstract provided.

Comparing Mathematical Models Of Systemic Infection Responses, Laura M. Witzel

Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

No abstract provided.