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Mesothelin's Minimal Muc16 Binding Moiety Converts Tr3 Into A Potent Cancer Therapeutic Via Hierarchical Binding Events At The Plasma Membrane, Yang Su, Katharina Tatzel, Xuejun Wang, Brian Belt, Pratibha Binder, Lindsay Kuroki, Matthew A. Powell, David G. Mutch, William G. Hawkins, Dirk Spitzer

Open Access Publications

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Wolfram Syndrome: Diagnosis, Management, And Treatment, Fumihiko Urano

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.

Prospective Exploratory Muscle Biopsy, Imaging, And Functional Assessment In Patients With Late-Onset Pompe Disease Treated With Alglucosidase Alfa: The Embassy Study, Alan Pestronk, Et Al

Open Access Publications

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Prevalence Of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria In Hospitalized Patients, Sergio E. Trevino, Jeffrey P. Henderson, Jiami Wu, Candice Cass, Jonas Marschall

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.

Emerging Executive Functioning And Motor Development In Infants At High And Low Risk For Autism Spectrum Disorder, Tanya St. John, Annette M. Estes, Stephen R. Dager, Penelope Kostopoulos, Jason J. Wolff, Juhi Pandey, Jed T. Elison, Sarah J. Paterson, Robert T. Schultz, Kelly Botteron, Heather Hazlett, Joseph Piven

Open Access Publications

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Mice With Missense And Nonsense Nf1 Mutations Display Divergent Phenotypes Compared With Human Neurofibromatosis Type I, Kairong Li, Ashley N. Turner, Min Chen, Stephanie N. Brosius, Trenton R. Schoeb, Ludwine M. Messiaen, David M. Bedwell, Kurt R. Zinn, Corina Anastasaki, David H. Gutmann, Bruce R. Korf, Robert A. Kesterson

Open Access Publications

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An Ultrasensitive Electrogenerated Chemiluminescence-Based Immunoassay For Specific Detection Of Zika Virus, Dhiraj Acharya, Pradip Bastola, Linda Le, Amber M. Paul, Estefania Fernandez, Michael S. Diamond, Wujian Miao

Open Access Publications

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Introduction To Analytics, Information Systems And Decision Technologies For Sustainability Minitrack, Omar F. El-Gayar, Arno Scharl, Pingsun Leung

Research & Publications

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Discovering Design Principles For Persuasive Systems: A Grounded Theory And Text Mining Approach, Mohammad Al-Ramahi, Omar F. El-Gayar, Jun Liu

Research & Publications

Persuasive systems aim to change users' behavior and lifestyle. These systems have been gaining popularity with the proliferation of wearable devices and recent advances in information technology. In that regard, recent research aims at identifying system design principles that are specific to persuasive systems. In this article we extend the existing literature by discovering design principles for persuasive systems from a systematic analysis of users feedback from the actual use of persuasive systems. Specifically, we use grounded theory and text mining (topic modeling) to extract design concepts from online user reviews of mobile diabetes applications. Overall, the results extend existing …

A Comprehensive Evaluation Of Electronic Medical Record System Implementation In Saudi Arabia, Jun Liu, Cherie Noteboom, Hassan Alyami

Research & Publications

Saudi Arabia has made enormous contributions to its healthcare system. Most noteworthy is the recent effort to implement cutting-edge information and communication technology in the nation’s healthcare sectors. Although the implementation of electronic health medical records has been fraught with enormous challenges, a remarkable number of healthcare units have been successful. In this phenomenological study, we aim to explore the current state of Saudi Arabian electronic healthcare record system, and determine what practitioners define are the elements that hinder the widespread implementation of electronic health record system in the nation. At the current time, the authors have conducted broad literature …

Health Literacy: Exploring Health Knowledge Transfer In Online Healthcare Communities, Yanyan Shang, Jun Liu

Research & Publications

The knowledge-intensive nature of healthcare enables health literacy playing a key role on the quality of healthcare. This study aims at understanding the factors that affect the effectiveness of health knowledge transfer in online healthcare communities. The findings can be used as guidelines for the development and management of the online healthcare communities to improve user experience, and to provide a means to disseminate healthcare information, to enhance healthcare education, and to facilitate a wide range of interactions between patients and healthcare delivery system.

Users Acceptance Of Health Behavioral Change Support Systems, Mohammad Al-Ramahi, Insu Park, Jun Liu

Research & Publications

Behavioral Change Support Systems (BCSSs) is a socio-technical information systems with psychological and behavioral outcomes aim to change users’ behavior and lifestyle. The promising outcomes of BCSSs make them especially useful in certain areas such as healthcare, where these systems could be leveraged to motivate people toward healthy behavior and then help them to achieve their goals better. However, health BCSSs cannot help facilitate self-monitoring and self-management or even improve patients’ health outcomes when patients do not accept the technology first. In this article, we extend the existing literature of users’ acceptance of health BCSSs by introducing new variables that …

The Effect Of Using Wlans On Data Breaches: The Examination Of The Moderating Role Of Meaningful-Use Attestation, Dheyaaldin Alsalman, Insu Park

Research & Publications

Organizations have increasingly deployed wireless local area networks (WLANs) due to the benefits they can have such as mobility and flexibility. Unfortunately, the usage of wireless networks has raised many security concerns due to its capability of mobility. For instance, wireless networks are susceptible to many attacks such as eavesdropping, traffic analysis, data tampering and denial of service (DoS). Our study aims to identify a variable that moderates the effect of the usage of wireless local area networks (WLANs) on the occurrence of data breaches. Therefore, we propose a model that provides a basis for identifying the impact of meaningful-use …

Kleine-Levin Syndrome: Familial Cases And Comparison With Sporadic Cases

Saudi Medical Journal

Objectives: To highlight the occurrence of familial cases and addresses, whether familial Kleine-Levine syndrome (KLS) presents the same spectrum of disease, as that seen in sporadic KLS. Methods: Between September and December 2014, reports of familial cases of KLS were identified by searching the Library of Congress, PubMed, and Web of Science databases restricted to the English language, with no restriction on date of publication. All cases were reviewed to identify familial cases consistent with current diagnostic criteria for sporadic KLS. Results: Six reviews and 11 case reports describing cases of familial KLS were identified. In 17 of the 29 …

Low Oxytocin And Melatonin Levels And Their Possible Role In The Diagnosis And Prognosis In Iraqi Autistic Children, Haidar A. Abdulamir, Omar F. Abdul-Rasheed, Emad A. Abdulghani

Saudi Medical Journal

Objectives: To test the possible association between oxytocin and melatonin levels with the severity of social and cognitive dysfunctions, and to study the correlation between these parameters in children with autism. Methods: A case-control study was carried out in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Al-Nahrain University, Baghdad, Iraq. The study was performed on 60 male autistic patients recruited from the Pediatric Department of Al-Sader General Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq between November 2014 and April 2015. The levels of oxytocin and melatonin were measured in the serum of these autistic male patients, and categorized as mild, moderate, and …

Cardiac Lymphangioma Presenting As Intrapericardial Cystic Mass, Nazir A. Lone, Bashir A. Naikoo, Naseer A. Khan

Saudi Medical Journal

Cystic lymphangioma usually confined to head and neck is a well-recognized tumor that occurs during childhood. However, a cardiac lymphangioma is exceptionally uncommon and a particularly rare form of disease. We report a case of cystic lymphangioma arising from the right ventricular wall, and presenting as pericardial mass in a young female, who presented with a history of exercise intolerance in the form of breathlessness on exertion and palpitations. The management of such a case was a difficult task; however, she underwent near total resection of the mass, and is doing well for the last 2 years.

Prevalence Of Intimate Partner Violence And Its Associated Risk Factors Among Saudi Female Patients Attending The Primary Healthcare Centers In Western Saudi Arabia, Turki A. Alzahrani, Bahaa A. Abaalkhail, Iman K. Ramadan

Saudi Medical Journal

Objectives: To estimate the prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) among female patients, age 18-60 years, attending primary health care centers (PHCCs) and to measure its determinants, and reporting behavior. Methods: A cross-sectional study design using validated, translated, and self-administered questionnaire among 497 Saudi female patients attending PHCCs in Taif, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) from January to February 2015 was employed. A 2-stage probability sampling was adopted for selection of PHCCs in the first stage, and then participants in the second stage. Results: The estimated prevalence of IPV during the last year was 11.9%. Predictors of IPV related to …

Who Checklist Targets Major Causes Of Maternal And Newborn Deaths In Health Facilities

Saudi Medical Journal

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Motivation, Place Attachment, And Loyalty In A Country Club, Jim Butler, Jo Jung Lee

ICHRIE Research Reports

Introduction

Club members are the lifeblood of the private country club business. However, country club research is understudied because of the private nature of the business and lack of recognition of studying members’ behaviors in the club. The research investigated the relationship between motivation of joining factors of members in a private country club, place attachment of members to the club, and membership loyalty to the country club. The study also examined the effects of demographic factors in motivation, forming place attachment, and loyalty to the club.

Relevance and Significance of the topic

Private country clubs, an important part of …

Safety Guidance For Manned Aircraft Pilots Operating In The Presence Of Drones, Aviators Code Initiative

Flight Safety in the Drone Age

Drones, or Unmanned Aircraft Systems—UAS— create substantive (if not profound) new capabilities, opportunities, and benefits. But as drones become more common, manned aircraft operators face new challenges. The FAA asserts that drones “are inherently different from manned aircraft” and “create situations not common to manned flight.” Current safety initiatives advancing aircraft integration focus almost exclusively on drone operators using education, regulation, and (more recently) enforcement. Promising technologies may provide effective manned/unmanned aircraft interoperability in the near future, but these nascent efforts do not fully address the risks to manned aircraft created by drones.

Ready, Fire, Aim: How Universities Are Failing The Constitution In Sexual Assault Cases, Tamara Rice Lave

Articles

This Article looks critically at the procedural protections American universities give students accused of sexual assault. It begins by situating these policies historically, providing background to Title IX and the different guidelines promulgated by the Department of Education. Next, it presents original research on the procedural protections provided by the fifty flagship state universities. In October 2014, university administrators were contacted and asked a series of questions about the rights afforded to students, including the standard of proof right to an adjudicatory hearing, right to confront and cross examine witnesses, right to counsel, right to silence, and right to appeal. …

Older Mexican Americans: Role Of The Family And Mental Health Service Utilization, John M. Gonzalez, Denise Longoria, Romeo Escobar, Leyla Feize

School of Social Work Faculty Publications

This study explored role of the family and mental health service utilization by older Mexican-Americans. Using qualitative exploration, the study investigated family factors influencing their mental health service utilization. The researcher used a purposive sample and interviewed 20 older Mexican Americans, who completed outpatient mental health services located in Texas. Kleinman’s explanatory model (1980) guided the ethnographic content analysis. Findings show the family took several roles to facilitate use of mental health services. The family was involved with respondents throughout the process of help-seeking and accessing mental health services. Family members helped respondents recognize their mental distress by noticing behavior …

Agencies Obligation To Interpret The Statute, Aaron J. Saiger

Faculty Scholarship

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Service Speaks 2016, Service Speaks Committee, Depaul University

Service Speaks

Service Speaks is an annual conference that demonstrates the multitude of ways DePaul students work with community partners to advance social justice causes in Chicago communities. Each academic year, over 200 courses and programs send students into the community to lift up the assets of our community partners through community-based service learning (CbSL) and project-based classes, community internships and community-based research. These connections result in mutually beneficial outcomes for the community organization and provide transformational experiences for our students.

Adding A Little Gold To The Golden Years: Should The European Union Prohibit Compulsory Retirement As Aged-Based Discrimination In Employment?, Roger J. Goebel

Faculty Scholarship

On October 2, 1997, the Member States of the European Union signed the Treaty of Amsterdam which amended the European Community Treaty (ECT). Among the Amsterdam Treaty's most important new provisions was ECT Article 13, which authorized the Council of Ministers, acting unanimously, to "take appropriate action to combat discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief disability, age or sexual orientation." The Council acted with surprising rapidity to adopt Directive 2000/78, which prohibits discrimination in employment on all the listed bases (except for "racial or ethnic origin, " which is covered by Directive 2000/43). Since December …

Disciplinary Regulation Of Prosecutors As A Remedy For Abuses Of Prosecutorial Discretion: A Descriptive And Normative Analysis, Bruce A. Green, Samuel J. Levine

Faculty Scholarship

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Airline Pilots In Recovery From Alcoholism: A Quantitative Study Of Cognitive Change, Heather Christina Hamilton

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

In order to perform their duties, airline pilots must have no clinical diagnosis of mental illness or any substance use disorder. However, provisions have been in place since the 1970s that provide for a return to work for airline pilots with alcohol problems. To date, over 5,000 airline pilots have undergone rehabilitation for Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) and successfully returned to work. An important gap in the literature remains with regard to what extent improvements in cognitive performance may be experienced by airline pilots who complete treatment and to what extent age influences the amount of change. This study examined …

Supervisory Working Alliance And Job Satisfaction In Community Mental Health Settings, Jennifer Weigelt

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Researchers have written extensively on many facets of supervision in the counseling profession, including the supervisee benefits associated with a strong supervisory working alliance. While the majority of studies have focused on the working alliance in academic settings with student trainees, there has been a lack of research exploring the role of the supervisory working alliance in workplace settings, where supervision can be different from supervision offered in a university clinic or counseling center. Employee job dissatisfaction has been a problem identified within the mental health workforce. Researchers have identified effective supervision as a mediating factor. The purpose of this …

A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Inquiry Into The Meaning Of Language Learning Strategies As Experienced By Successful English Language Learners At A South Korean University, Eric Hall

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore the shared experiences and beliefs concerning the use of language learning strategies (LLS) among successful English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners at a South Korean university. The research questions focused on how successful EFL learners describe their experiences learning English through the lens of learning strategies. Further examination described the role LLS play in the student’s successful English language learning. The participants were 12 successful EFL students from a South Korean university. Data collection consisted of interviews, focus groups, and observations. Data analysis was achieved through use of the hermeneutic …

The Effect Of Personal Beliefs And Perceptions On Influenza Vaccination Uptake Among Older Adults, Rani Sujatha Athota

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Despite a 90% fatality rate and high risk of complications from influenza infection, vaccination coverage remains lower among African American (AA) and Hispanic American (HA) older adults. Health care professionals, families, and older adults are concerned with improving vaccination uptake. The purpose of this study was to examine differences among older adult AA and HA compared to European Americans (EA) on how their personal beliefs and perceptions affect vaccination uptake. The health belief model guided this study. The study research design was a quantitative cross-sectional analysis of the 2009 National H1N1 Flu Survey. Weighed prevalence of vaccine uptake indicated all …