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Predictive Analytics For Disease Condition Of Patients In Emergency Department, Azade Tabaie

Wayne State University Theses

Emergency Departments (EDs) in hospitals are experiencing severe crowding and prolonged patient waiting times. The reported crowding in hospitals shows patients in hospital hallways, long waiting times and full occupancy of ED beds. ED crowding has several potential unfavorable effects including patients and staff frustration, lower patient satisfaction and poor health outcomes. The primary motivations behind this study are shortening the patients’ waiting time and improving patient satisfaction and level of care.

The very initial interaction between clinicians and a patient is recorded on nurse triage notes which contain details of the reason for patient’s visit including specific symptoms and …

Obesity In America, Ihsane Boualaoui

General Submissions: Community and Population-based Materials

The question that imposes itself is that why the previous steps taken by all Americans, whether on the institutional or individual level, were relatively unsuccessful in decreasing the obesity rate or at least keep it steady? If awareness campaigns in health care facilities, public transportation and schools were relatively inefficient in lowering the rate of obesity for the past years, what else could be done to alleviate the acuity of the problem? Is the problem directly related to individuals, health or education institutions, the whole society or a combination of all? As health care professional, patients' advocates and educators, what …

Anti-Cancer Activity Of Withaferin A In B-Cell Lymphoma., M K Mckenna, B W Gachuki, S S Alhakeem, K N Oben, V M Rangnekar, R C Gupta, Subbarao Bondada

Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics Faculty Publications

Withaferin A (WA), a withanolide from the plant, Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) used in Ayurvedic medicine, has been found to be valuable in the treatment of several medical ailments. WA has been found to have anticancer activity against various solid tumors, but its effects on hematological malignancies have not been studied in detail. WA strongly inhibited the survival of several human and murine B cell lymphoma cell lines. Additionally, in vivo studies with syngeneic-graft lymphoma cells suggest that WA inhibits the growth of tumor but does not affect other proliferative tissues. We demonstrate that WA inhibits the efficiency of NF-κB nuclear …

A Review Of Factors Associated With The Utilization Of Healthcare Services And Strategies For Improving Postpartum Care In Africa, Danielle Yugbare Belemsaga, Anne Goujon, Joel A. Kiendrebeogo, Els Duysburgh, Seni Kouanda, Olivier Degomme, Marleen Temmerman

Obstetrics and Gynaecology, East Africa

Reducing maternal mortality continues to be a major challenge for African countries. We conducted a literature review to identify the factors associated with the utilization of maternal and child healthcare services during the postpartum period and the strategies for strengthening postpartum healthcare in Africa. We carried out an electronic search in several databases of texts published between 1995 and 2012 related to maternal and child health. Seventy-five publications fitted the eligibility criteria. Our analysis shows that to a large extent the socio-economic context was dominant among the factors associated with the quality and utilization of postpartum services. The best interventions …

A Participatory Regional Partnership Approach To Promote Nutrition And Physical Activity Through Environmental And Policy Change In Rural Missouri, Ellen K. Barnidge, Elizabeth A. Baker, Amy Estlund, Freda Motton, Pamela R. Hipp, Ross C. Brownson

Open Access Publications

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Interventions To Slow Aging In Humans: Are We Ready?, Samuel Klein, Et Al

Open Access Publications

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A Group Randomized Controlled Trail Integrating Obesity Prevention And Control For Postpartum Adolescents In A Home Visiting Program, Debra L. Haire-Joshu, Cynthia D. Schwarz, Sarah B. Peskoe, Elizabeth L. Budd, Ross C. Brownson, Corinne E. Joshu

Open Access Publications

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Influence Of Home And School Environments On Specific Dietary Behaviors Among Postpartum, High-Risk Teens, 27 States, 2007-2009, Megan A. Clarke, Debra L. Haire-Joshu, Cynthia D. Schwarz, Rachel G. Tabak, Corinne E. Joshu

Open Access Publications

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Drug Metabolizing Enzyme And Transporter Gene Variation, Nicotine Metabolism, Prospective Abstinence, And Cigarette Consumption, Christina N. Lessov-Schlaggar, Et Al.

Open Access Publications

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Tbx6 Null Variants And A Common Hypomorphic Allele In Congenital Scoliosis, H. Al-Kateb, S. Kulkarni, Et Al

Open Access Publications

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Exercise Prevents Fructose-Induced Hypertriglyceridemia In Healthy Young Subjects, L Egli, V Lecoulture, F Theytaz, V Campos, L Hodson, P Schneiter, B Mittendorfer, Bw Patterson, Ba Fielding, Pa Gerber, V Giusti, K Berneis, L Tappy

Open Access Publications

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Influence Of Physical Education On Moderate-To-Vigorous Physical Activity Of Urban Public School Children In St. Louis, Missouri, 2011–2014, Susan B. Racette, Tiffany C. Dill, M. Leanne White, Jacqueline C. Castillo, Mary L. Uhrich, Cindi L. Inman, Nicholas C. Dupont, B. Ruth Clark

Open Access Publications

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The Alternaria Genomes Database: A Comprehensive Resource For A Fungal Genus Comprised Of Saprophytes, Plant Pathogens, And Allergenic Species, Ha X. Dang, Barry Pryor, Tobin Peever, Christopher B. Lawrence

Open Access Publications

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Asxl2 Regulates Glucose, Lipid, And Skeletal Homeostasis, Takashi Izawa, Nidhi Rohatgi, Tomohiro Fukunaga, Qun-Tian Wang, Matthew J. Silva, Michael J. Gardner, Michael L. Mcdaniel, Nada A. Abumrad, Clay F. Semenkovich, Steven L. Teitelbaum, Wei Zou

Open Access Publications

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Biomechanical Determination Of Distal Level For Fusions Across The Cervicothoracic Junction, Ivan Cheng, Eric B. Sundberg, Alex Iezza, Derek P. Lindsey, K. Daniel Riew

Open Access Publications

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Excess Body Weight Increases The Burden Of Age-Associated Chronic Diseases And Their Associated Health Care Expenditures, Vincenzo Atella, Joanna Kopinska, Gerardo Medea, Federico Belotti, Valeria Tosti, Andrea Piano Mortari, Claudio Cricelli, Luigi Fontana

Open Access Publications

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Impact Of Vitamin D Supplementation On Adiposity In African-Americans, P D. Chandler, J B. Scott, B F. Drake, K Ng, A T. Chan, B W. Hollis, K M. Emmons, E L. Giovannucci, C S. Fuchs, G G. Bennett

Open Access Publications

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Underuse Of Modern Methods Of Contraception: Underlying Causes And Consequent Undesired Pregnancies In 35 Low- And Middle-Income Countries, Saverio Bellizzi, Howard L. Sobel, Hiromi Obara, Marleen Temmerman

Obstetrics and Gynaecology, East Africa

Study question: What is the contribution of the underuse of modern methods (MM) of contraception to the annual undesired pregnancies in 35 low- and middle-income countries?

Summary answer: Fifteen million out of 16.7 million undesired pregnancies occurring annually in 35 countries could have been prevented with the optimal use of MM of contraception.

What is known already: Every year, 87 million women worldwide become pregnant unintentionally because of the underuse of MM of contraception.

Study design, size, duration: Demographic and health surveys (DHS) of 35 countries, conducted between 2005 and 2012, were analysed.

Participants/materials, setting, methods: Contraceptive use of 12 …

Inadequate Source Control And Inappropriate Antibiotics Are Key Determinants Of Mortality In Patients With Intra-Abdominal Sepsis And Associated Bacteremia, Bethany Tellor, Lee P. Skrupky, William Symons, Eric High, Scott T. Micek, John E. Mazuski

Open Access Publications

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Increased Exclusivity Of Breastfeeding Associated With Reduced Gut Inflammation In Infants, Eshia Moodley-Govender, Helen Mulol, Jennifer Stauber, Mark Manary, Anna Coutsoudis

Open Access Publications

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Non-Dairy Probiotic Products, Nissreen Abu-Ghannam, Gaurav Rajauria

Books/Book Chapters/ Proceedings

The term probiotic was technically defined as “live microorganisms which upon ingestion in certain numbers exert health benefits beyond inherent nutrition” (FAO/ WHO 2001). This definition requires that the microorganisms must be alive and present in high numbers, generally more than 109 cells per daily ingested dose. Probiotic food products are considered as functional foods which are defined to contain health-promoting components beyond traditional nutrients and the addition of probiotic cultures is one approach in which foods could be modified to become functional.

Stress Less, Winston J. Craig

Lake Union Herald

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Differences In Breast-Feeding Initiation And Continuation By Maternal Diabetes Status, Reena Oza-Frank, Ilana Chertok, Adam Bartley

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

To examine (i) the prevalence of and associations between breast-feeding initiation and continuation by maternal diabetes status and (ii) the reasons for not initiating and/or continuing breast-feeding by maternal diabetes status. Secondary data analyses of a population-based cross-sectional study were conducting using data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS), 2009-2011. Multivariable logistic regression was used to investigate the associations between breast-feeding initiation and continuation by diabetes status. Thirty states and New York City, USA. Mothers of recently live-born infants, selected by birth certificate sampling. Among 72755 women, 8.8 % had gestational …

Fda Approved?: Examining The Fda’S Approach To Mobile Medical Apps And Its Sufficiency, Vanessa Coleman

Student Works

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Making The Case For A Model Mental Health Advance Directive Statute, Judy Ann Clausen

UF Law Faculty Publications

Acute episodes of mental illness temporarily destroy the capacity required to give informed consent and often prevent people from realizing they are sick, causing them to refuse intervention. Once a person refuses treatment, the only way to obtain care is as an involuntary patient. Even in the midst of acute episodes, many people do not meet commitment criteria because they are not likely to injure themselves or others and are still able to care for their basic needs. Left untreated, the episode will likely spiral out of control. By the time the person finally meets strict commitment criteria, devastation has …

An Americans With Disabilities Act Critique Of Advance Directive Override Provisions, Judy Ann Clausen

UF Law Faculty Publications

This Article argues many mental health advance directive statutes violate the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Advance directives empower people to determine care to be administered when they lack capacity to provide informed consent. General advance directives typically address end-of-life care. Mental health directives govern treatment administered during periods of incapacity caused by acute episodes. Because end-of-life decision-making is different than planning for episodic mental illness, half of the states have enacted separate mental health directive statutes. These specialized statutes often provide doctors more leeway to force treatment on a patient in contravention of a directive than do generic directive …

Understanding And Enhancing Soil Biological Health: The Solution For Reversing Soil Degradation, R. Michael Lehman, Cynthia A. Cambardella, Diane E. Stott, Veronica Acosta-Martinez, Daniel K. Manter, Jeffrey S. Buyer, Jude E. Maul, Jeffrey L. Smith, Harold P. Collins, Jonathan J. Halvorson, Robert J. Kremer, Jonathan G. Lundgren, Thomas F. Ducey, Virginia L. Jin, Douglas L. Karlen

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

Our objective is to provide an optimistic strategy for reversing soil degradation by increasing public and private research efforts to understand the role of soil biology, particularly microbiology, on the health of our world’s soils. We begin by defining soil quality/soil health (which we consider to be interchangeable terms), characterizing healthy soil resources, and relating the significance of soil health to agroecosystems and their functions. We examine how soil biology influences soil health and how biological properties and processes contribute to sustainability of agriculture and ecosystem services. We continue by examining what can be done to manipulate soil biology to: …

Fertilizers In Aquaculture, Bartholomew Green

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

Pond fertilization is an important component of semi-intensive to intensive aquaculture pond management that supports successful production of the culture organism. Semi-intensive and intensive aquaculture pond management fall along the extensive to hyper-intensive management continuum and are characterized by high stocking rate of the culture animal, limited use of fertilizers, use of compound or complete feeds, and water quality monitoring and management, including use of mechanical aeration. Fertilization contributes to establishing and maintaining a pond environment that allows the culture organism to utilize efficiently the compound or complete feeds offered. This chapter presents information on pond food webs, sources and …

Female Breakfast Skippers Display A Disrupted Cortisol Rhythm And Levated Blood Pressure, Megan Witbracht, Nancy L. Keim, Shavawn Forester, Adrianne Widaman, Kevin D. Laugero

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

Chronic stress and over-activity in the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis may link breakfast skipping and poor cardiometabolic health. Missing the first major meal of the day in rodents prolongs elevated circulating corticosterone at a time when it's normally decreasing. To extend these findings to humans, we hypothesized that habitual breakfast skippers would display a similar pattern of circulating cortisol and alterations in meal and stress-induced cortisol reactions. Normal weight to obese women aged 18–45 years old who were strictly defined as either breakfast skippers (n = 30) or breakfast eaters (n = 35) were invited to participate in our …

Hypoxia Affects Performance Traits And Body Composition Of Juvenile Hybrid Striped Bass (Morone Chrysops X M. Saxatilis), Bartholomew W. Green, Steven D. Rawles, Sidney A. Fuller, Benjamin H. Beck, Matthew E. Mcentire

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

Performance traits and body composition of juvenile hybrid striped bass (Morone chrysops x M. saxatilis) in response to hypoxia were evaluated in replicate tanks maintained at constant dissolved oxygen concentrations that averaged 23.0 ± 2.3%, 39.7 ± 3.0%, and 105.5 ± 9.5% dissolved oxygen saturation. Fish were fed a commercially formulated feed daily to apparent satiation. Total feed intake and fish growth and yield increased linearly in response to increased dissolved oxygen concentration. Nutrient utilization was reduced significantly only at the greatest level of hypoxia. With the exception of whole-body protein content, whole body compositional indices and nutrient …