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Electromechanical Mapping Of The In Vivo Porcine Heart And Stomach, Haley Nesmith Patton Jan 2024

Electromechanical Mapping Of The In Vivo Porcine Heart And Stomach, Haley Nesmith Patton

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Electrical excitation and mechanical function are integral to the physiologic activity of both the heart and stomach. Electrical depolarization through the myocardium triggers contraction in the heart. When normal sequences of electrical activity are disturbed, the heart’s mechanical function may also be disturbed, affecting its ability to pump blood effectively, sometimes fatally. Similarly, electrical waves called slow waves initiate gastric peristalsis. Abnormalities in slow wave propagation patterns can disturb the stomach’s ability to mechanically process gastric contents, sometimes resulting in delayed gastric emptying, nausea, and vomiting. The relationship between mechanical function and electrophysiology is not unidirectional, though. Mechanical stimuli can …


The Role Of Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptors In Inflammatory Airway Diseases, Molly Easter Jan 2024

The Role Of Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptors In Inflammatory Airway Diseases, Molly Easter

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Chronic inflammation plays a role in the development and progression of airway diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and cystic fibrosis (CF). COPD is caused primarily by chronic cigarette smoke exposure. Conversely, CF is a single gene disorder caused by mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene (CFTR). Although the causes of COPD and CF are different, there are common pathological features. Studies show that chronic inflammation plays a significant role in the pathogenesis of both COPD and CF. Moreover, chronic inflammation induces ageing-associated pathomechanisms like cellular senescence, which exacerbates chronic inflammation. Previous work demonstrates that …


Genotype And Sex Specific Effects Of Methionine Restriction On The Life And Healthspan Of Drosophila Melanogaster, Joshua Robert Smith Jan 2024

Genotype And Sex Specific Effects Of Methionine Restriction On The Life And Healthspan Of Drosophila Melanogaster, Joshua Robert Smith

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Reduced dietary intake of the amino acid methionine has been reported to significantly extend the lifespan of common laboratory model organisms including Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Mus musculus, and Drosophila melanogaster. Methionine restriction (MR) has also been achieved via non-dietary means such as metabolite supplementation and CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing. MR along with protein and calorie restriction are known as dietary interventions capable of producing pro-longevity benefits through regulation of nutrient sensing pathways. Recent studies in model organisms have also identified beneficial effects of a low methionine diet on aging-associated phenotypes and markers of overall healthspan. However, the effects of this intervention on …


Characterizing The Reproductive System Of Avrainvillea In HawaiʻI, Brinkley Mikayla Thornton Jan 2024

Characterizing The Reproductive System Of Avrainvillea In HawaiʻI, Brinkley Mikayla Thornton

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Sex has generated incredible life cycle diversity across eukaryotes. Differences in the timing of meiosis and fertilization have generated tremendous variation in the duration of haploid and diploid phases. To understand what drives eukaryotic sexual diversity, there remains a need to determine the rates of sexual and asexual reproduction in natural populations. Moreover, life cycle diversity is predicted to be correlated with the reproductive system. Yet, most studies on reproductive variation have focused on diploid or diploid dominant organisms, hindering the ability to understand sex. Macroalgae can serve as useful models to overcome this limitation via life cycle and reproductive …


The Impact Of O-Glcnac Signaling On Dna Hydroxymethylation In Temporal Lobe Epilepsy, Rudhab Bahabry Jan 2024

The Impact Of O-Glcnac Signaling On Dna Hydroxymethylation In Temporal Lobe Epilepsy, Rudhab Bahabry

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Temporal Lobe Epilepsy (TLE) is the most prevalent form of focal epilepsy and the most treatment-resistant type. This condition is characterized by recurrent, unprovoked seizures typically originating in the hippocampus. Epigenetic modifications such as DNAme changes have been implicated in brain functions such as synaptic plasticity, learning and, memory, and cognition. The oxidation of DNA 5-methylcytosine (5-mC) and its oxidized form, 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5-hmC) catalyzed by Ten-Eleven Translocation (TET) family of dioxygenases and linked to epilepsy's hyperexcitable state. Post‐translational modifications (PTMs) of proteins, such as O-GlcNAcylation, facilitate cells' immediate responses to intracellular or extracellular environmental stimuli by modifying the functions of …


"Decidedly Good Looking:" Horatio Alger’S Juvenile Heroes And The Racial Subtext Of The American Dream, Madison Robin Owens Jan 2024

"Decidedly Good Looking:" Horatio Alger’S Juvenile Heroes And The Racial Subtext Of The American Dream, Madison Robin Owens

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Evaluation Of Feed Intake, Growth, And Reproduction In The Zebrafish, Danio Rerio, Fed A Gel-Based Diet, Thomas Logan Holfelder Jan 2024

Evaluation Of Feed Intake, Growth, And Reproduction In The Zebrafish, Danio Rerio, Fed A Gel-Based Diet, Thomas Logan Holfelder

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EVALUATION OF FEED INTAKE, GROWTH, AND REPRODUCTION IN THE ZEBRAFISH, DANIO RERIO, FED A GEL-BASED DIET THOMAS LOGAN HOLFELDER BIOLOGY ABSTRACT The zebrafish, Danio rerio, is a valuable pre-clinical model, aiding human health understanding and translational aquaculture. Comprehensive documentation of the culture of this model exists, with ongoing efforts to optimize husbandry requirements, particularly in the areas of diet and nutrition. Labor or mechanical costs related to feeding are high in most laboratories and alternative protocols to reduce feed handling would be beneficial and could allow the capability to monitor feed consumption. A commercially produced gel-based diet has a high …


Cultural Connectedness And Native American Mental Health, Sharyn Washburn Hillin Jan 2024

Cultural Connectedness And Native American Mental Health, Sharyn Washburn Hillin

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CULTURAL CONNECTEDNESS AND NATIVE AMERICAN MENTAL HEALTH SHARYN W. HILLIN EDUCATIONAL STUDIES IN DIVERSE POPULATIONS ABSTRACT Recent research has indicated a possible connection between the destruction of Native American culture and communities and mental health disparities among Native Americans in the United States. While numerous studies have been conducted among Native Americans in western regions of the United States that establish a relationship between cultural connectedness and mental health resiliency, no such relationship has been investigated in the southeastern region of the United States, particularly within the state of Alabama. Using a blended ethnographic phenomenological methodology, ten Poarch-Creek Indians in …


The Freshman Life And Student Health (Flash) Study: Using Social Network Analysis To Understand How Obesity And Stigma Impact Emerging Adult Health, Alena C. Borgatti Jan 2024

The Freshman Life And Student Health (Flash) Study: Using Social Network Analysis To Understand How Obesity And Stigma Impact Emerging Adult Health, Alena C. Borgatti

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Both racial discrimination and weight stigma have been identified as risk factors for poorer mental, physical, and social health. College students are vulnerable to the effects of stigma, as they greatly value peer acceptance and friendships during a pivotal time of emotional and health behavior development. The present study was the first to use social network analysis to examine the impact of weight and racial discrimination on the development of college social relationships and how these experiences influence students’ physical and mental health. 1330 participants (69% of on-campus freshmen) completed a brief survey on social networks, physical health, mental health, …


Inquiro 12 (Complete Issue), Inquiro Staff Jan 2024

Inquiro 12 (Complete Issue), Inquiro Staff

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Antineutrophilic Cytoplasmic Antibody (Anca) Positive Vasculitis In An Elderly Male, Peter Abdelmessih, Oseyime Okoeguale, Blake Bauer, John Fanning Jan 2024

Antineutrophilic Cytoplasmic Antibody (Anca) Positive Vasculitis In An Elderly Male, Peter Abdelmessih, Oseyime Okoeguale, Blake Bauer, John Fanning

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Massive Splenomegaly Revealing Long-Neglected Essential Thrombocythemia: A Case Report, Pierce Elliott, Timothy Pham, Pranayraj Kondapally, Hinal Rathi, Alan Baggett Jan 2024

Massive Splenomegaly Revealing Long-Neglected Essential Thrombocythemia: A Case Report, Pierce Elliott, Timothy Pham, Pranayraj Kondapally, Hinal Rathi, Alan Baggett

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Investigating Hiv-1 Transmission To Human Cervix Using Reporter Virus Technologies, Dana Frances Indihar Jan 2024

Investigating Hiv-1 Transmission To Human Cervix Using Reporter Virus Technologies, Dana Frances Indihar

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Around 39 million people globally are currently infected with Human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1), more than half of whom are women. HIV-1 is a retrovirus that infects and depletes an individual’s immune cells, culminating in the development of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) if not managed with anti-retroviral therapies (ART). Most women acquire HIV-1 through heterosexual intercourse. However, the early mechanisms and virologic determinants of HIV-1 transmission to women remain unclear. Herein, we demonstrate transmitted/founder (TF) HIV-1 representing two genetically and pathogenically distinct subtypes (A and D) in vivo have distinct replication phenotypes in an ex vivo cervical explant tissue (CET) …


Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return Is A Rare Cause Of Pulmonary Arterary Hypertension, Ahmed Ali, Wesam Hritani, Farrah Ibrahim, Abdul Hritani Jan 2024

Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return Is A Rare Cause Of Pulmonary Arterary Hypertension, Ahmed Ali, Wesam Hritani, Farrah Ibrahim, Abdul Hritani

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Urinothorax: A Unique Case Of Exudative Pleural Effusion, Ahmed Ali, Jesse Faulk Jan 2024

Urinothorax: A Unique Case Of Exudative Pleural Effusion, Ahmed Ali, Jesse Faulk

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A Unique Case Of Primary Pulmonary Cryptococcosis Presenting With Bilateral Lung Nodules, Soumyadeep Bag, Farrah Ibrahim, Ali Hachem, Zohra Chaudhry Jan 2024

A Unique Case Of Primary Pulmonary Cryptococcosis Presenting With Bilateral Lung Nodules, Soumyadeep Bag, Farrah Ibrahim, Ali Hachem, Zohra Chaudhry

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Single Swollen Joint In A Child - To Worry Or Not To Worry, Nancy Blevins, Seth Hunt Jan 2024

Single Swollen Joint In A Child - To Worry Or Not To Worry, Nancy Blevins, Seth Hunt

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Sildenafil’S Remarkable Impact In Near-Drowning Survival, Audrey Driver, Pashitha Nimmagadda, Kiyoshi Scissum Jan 2024

Sildenafil’S Remarkable Impact In Near-Drowning Survival, Audrey Driver, Pashitha Nimmagadda, Kiyoshi Scissum

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Complications Of Flow Diversion In Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms: A Systematic Review, Evan Gross, Anurag Modak, Andrew Yang, Sanjeev Sreenivasan, Gaurav Gupta Jan 2024

Complications Of Flow Diversion In Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms: A Systematic Review, Evan Gross, Anurag Modak, Andrew Yang, Sanjeev Sreenivasan, Gaurav Gupta

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Missed History = Missed Histoplasmosis, Kyle Hodson, Lauren Kois, Shivani Malhotra Jan 2024

Missed History = Missed Histoplasmosis, Kyle Hodson, Lauren Kois, Shivani Malhotra

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The Pituitary Precipitates Precocious Puberty: A Case Report On Central Precocious Puberty, Madison Jeziorski, Audrey Shoemaker, Chandler Stisher Jan 2024

The Pituitary Precipitates Precocious Puberty: A Case Report On Central Precocious Puberty, Madison Jeziorski, Audrey Shoemaker, Chandler Stisher

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Rare Long-Term Sequela Of Covid-19: Brainstem Encephalitisemory, Emory Johnson, Lauren Usrey, Tejanand Mulpur Jan 2024

Rare Long-Term Sequela Of Covid-19: Brainstem Encephalitisemory, Emory Johnson, Lauren Usrey, Tejanand Mulpur

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Stressed In Silence: A Case Report On Selective Mutism, Emory Johnson, Abbey Zane, Janaki Nimmagadda Jan 2024

Stressed In Silence: A Case Report On Selective Mutism, Emory Johnson, Abbey Zane, Janaki Nimmagadda

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Anxiety: An Underlying Source Of Cannabis Hyperemesis, Fizza Mahmood, Clinton Martin Jan 2024

Anxiety: An Underlying Source Of Cannabis Hyperemesis, Fizza Mahmood, Clinton Martin

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A Possible Linkage Between Alpha 1 Antitrypsin (Aat) Deficiency And Diabetes, Fizza Mahmood, Steffane Battle Jan 2024

A Possible Linkage Between Alpha 1 Antitrypsin (Aat) Deficiency And Diabetes, Fizza Mahmood, Steffane Battle

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Pyoderma Gangrenosum, The Great Wound Masquerader, Paul Morris, Rohan Pareek, Farrah Ibrahim Jan 2024

Pyoderma Gangrenosum, The Great Wound Masquerader, Paul Morris, Rohan Pareek, Farrah Ibrahim

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Gradual Dose Reduction In Hashimoto's Hypothyroidism Diagnosed In Childhood - A Leap Of Faith, Raymond Moosavi, Eric Wells Jan 2024

Gradual Dose Reduction In Hashimoto's Hypothyroidism Diagnosed In Childhood - A Leap Of Faith, Raymond Moosavi, Eric Wells

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The Weight Loss Enigma: Balancing New Drugs With Mental Health Risks, Bryan Mortimer, Tarak Vasavada Jan 2024

The Weight Loss Enigma: Balancing New Drugs With Mental Health Risks, Bryan Mortimer, Tarak Vasavada

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When Inspection Is Cleft Out, Javier Nishikawa, Morgan Read Martin, Shivani Malhotra Jan 2024

When Inspection Is Cleft Out, Javier Nishikawa, Morgan Read Martin, Shivani Malhotra

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Calcification Crisis: A Urology Case Report On The Rare Adverse Effects Of Mitomycin, Savannah Petrus, Owen Cunneely, Joseph Pettus Jan 2024

Calcification Crisis: A Urology Case Report On The Rare Adverse Effects Of Mitomycin, Savannah Petrus, Owen Cunneely, Joseph Pettus

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