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Hyperthermic Laser Ablation Of Recurrent Glioblastoma Leads To Temporary Disruption Of The Peritumoral Blood Brain Barrier, Eric C. Leuthardt, Chong Duan, Michael J. Kim, Jian L. Campian, Albert H. Kim, Michelle M. Miller-Thomas, Joshua S. Shimony, David D. Tran

Open Access Publications

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Per1 Rs3027172 Genotype Interacts With Early Life Stress To Predict Problematic Alcohol Use, But Not Reward-Related Ventral Striatum Activity, David A.A. Baranger, Chloe Ifrah, Aric A. Prather, Caitlin E. Carey, Nadia S. Corral-Frias, Emily Drabant Conley, Ahmad R. Hariri, Ryan Bogdan

Open Access Publications

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Meta-Analysis Of 49 549 Individuals Imputed With The 1000 Genomes Project Reveals An Exonic Damaging Variant In Angptl4 Determining Fasting Tg Levels, Mary F. Feitosa, Ingrid B. Borecki, L. Adrienne Cupples, Et Al

Open Access Publications

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Association Between Neurological Soft Signs, Temperament And Character In Patients With Schizophrenia And Non-Psychotic Relatives, Liliana Galindo, Francisco Pastoriza, Daniel Berge, Anna Mane, Marisol Picado, Antonio Bulbena, Patricia Robledo, Victor Perez, Oscar Vilarroya, Claude Robert Cloninger

Open Access Publications

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Adaptation And Evaluation Of The Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale In India (News-India), Deepti Adlakha, J. Aaron Hipp, Ross C. Brownson

Open Access Publications

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Cortical Integration Of Contextual Information Across Objects, Tomer Livne, Moshe Bar

Open Access Publications

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Anxious/Depressed Symptoms Are Related To Microstructural Maturation Of White Matter In Typically Developing Youths, Matthew D. Albaugh, Simon Ducharme, Sherif Karama, Richard Watts, John D. Lewis, Catherine Orr, Tuong-Vi Nguyen, Robert C. Mckinstry, Kelly N. Botteron, Alan C. Evans, James J. Hudziak, The Brain Development Cooperative Group

Open Access Publications

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Postural Stability In Older Adults With A Distal Radial Fracture, Craig R. Louer, Sean L. Boone, Andre K. Guthrie, John R. Motley, Ryan P. Calfee, Lindley B. Wall

Open Access Publications

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Chronic Methamphetamine Effects On Brain Structure And Function In Rats, Panayotis K. Thanos, Ronald Kim, Foteini Delis, Mala Ananth, George Chachati, Mark J. Rocco, Ihssan Masad, Jose A. Muniz, Samuel C. Grant, Mark S. Gold, Jean Lud Cadet, Nora D. Volkow

Open Access Publications

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Resting State Functional Connectivity Magnetic Resonance Imaging Integrated With Intraoperative Neuronavigation For Functional Mapping After Aborted Awake Craniotomy, Prag Batra, S. Kathleen Bandt, Eric C. Leuthardt

Open Access Publications

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Most Of The Genetic Covariation Between Major Depressive And Alcohol Use Disorders Is Explained By Trait Measures Of Negative Emotionality And Behavioral Control, J. M. Ellingson, L. S. Richmond-Rakerd, D. J. Statham, N. G. Martin, W. S. Slutske

Open Access Publications

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Associations Between Polygenic Risk For Psychiatric Disorders And Substance Involvement, Caitlin E. Carey, Arpana Agrawal, Kathleen K. Bucholz, Sarah M. Hartz, Michael T. Lynskey, Elliot C. Nelson, Laura J. Bierut, Ryan Bogdan

Open Access Publications

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Implementation Of A Screening Program For Patients At Risk For Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Carmen R. Roberts, Joanie E. Wofford, Haley M. Hoy, Mitchell N. Faddis

Open Access Publications

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Rehabilitation Enablement In Chronic Heart Failure—A Facilitated Self-Care Rehabilitation Intervention In Patients With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (Reach-Hfpef) And Their Caregivers: Rationale And Protocol For A Single-Centre Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial, V Eyre, Cc Lang, K Smith, K Jolly, R Davis, C Hayward, J Wingham, C Abraham, C Green, Fc Warren, N Britten, Cj Greaves, P Doherty, J Austin, Lingen R Van, S Singh, S Buckingham, K Paul, Rs Taylor, Hm Dalal

School of Nursing and Midwifery

IntroductionThe Rehabilitation EnAblement in CHronic Heart Failure in patients with Heart Failure (HF) with preserved ejection fraction (REACH-HFpEF) pilot trial is part of a research programme designed to develop and evaluate a facilitated, home-based, self-help rehabilitation intervention to improve self-care and quality of life (QoL) in heart failure patients and their caregivers. We will assess the feasibility of a definitive trial of the REACH-HF intervention in patients with HFpEF and their caregivers. The impact of the REACH-HF intervention on echocardiographic outcomes and bloodborne biomarkers will also be assessed.Methods and analysisA single-centre parallel two-group randomised controlled trial (RCT) with 1:1 individual …

Experience With Phlebotomy For People With Hepatitis C: A Systematic Review, F Fry, V Shawyer, R Endacott

School of Nursing and Midwifery

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The Effectiveness Of Diabetic Shared Medical Appointments To Improve Access And Outcomes, Amanda P. Wakim

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Diabetes in Appalachia is a health problem with escalating incidence and cost. The increased aging population and inadequate healthy life choices are main contributors to the diabetes epidemic. As the incidence of diabetes increases, the current one-to-one, patient-to-provider health care delivery system is insufficient to meet the needs of persons with diabetes. Furthermore, as the prevalence of diabetes increases, the access to endocrinologists in northern West Virginia becomes more limited. Increased incidence and decreased access results in poor health outcomes, increased medical costs, and patient and provider dissatisfaction with the health care system. The shared medical appointment (SMA) is an …

Eye Tracking To Evaluate Proficiency Of Crime Scene Investigators With Varying Levels Of Expertise: The Ability To Recognize Evidence And Understand Its Significance, Renuka Devi Watalingam

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Crime scene analysts are the core of criminal investigations; decisions made at the scene greatly affect the speed of analysis and quality of conclusions that directly impact the successful resolution of a case. If an examiner does not recognize the pertinence of an item on scene, it cannot be used to support his or her theory regarding the crime. Conversely, unselective evidence collection will include irrelevant material, thus increasing a forensic laboratory's backlog and sending the investigation into an unproductive and costly direction. Therefore, it is critical that analysts recognize and properly evaluate forensic evidence that can support or disprove …

Effects Of Parent And Peer Behaviors On Adolescent Sexual Behavior: Are Positive And Negative Peer Behaviors Moderators?, S. Michelle Watson

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Adolescents and young adults account for a significantly high proportion of unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infection cases in the United States. According to Jessor's Problem Behavior Theory, combined protective factors, such as exposure to positive parenting and peer behaviors, create an environment that is supportive of conventional behaviors and discouraging of problem behaviors. There is an extensive amount of literature on parent and peer influences on adolescent sexual behavior but few studies address the interactive influence of both parent and peer behaviors on adolescent sexual risk-taking. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between maternal supportiveness …

Measuring And Changing Preschool Children's Stuttering Attitudes, Mary E. Weidner

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Background: Negative or uninformed stuttering attitudes proliferate among the general public, and burgeoning research has shown that such attitudes might emerge as early as the preschool years. Despite decades of research on the topic, much remains unknown about the origin of stuttering attitudes and the factors that bear on their development. Moreover, conclusive recommendations to improve attitudes toward stuttering have yet to be advanced.;Purpose: This study sought (a) to objectively measure stuttering attitudes among preschool children, (b) to examine predictive factors that might account for those attitudes, and (c) to determine the effect of a new educational program on improving …

Perceptions Of The Bereaved: Attributions, Emotions, And Prosocial Behavior, Christine Weir

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

This study explored a new application of Weiner's Attributional Model to suicide bereavement, and how friends and coworkers respond in their emotions and prosocial behavior. This is a comprehensive theoretical model addressing how people respond to negative events occurring in the lives of others. Its premise is the influence of attributions on the behavior, affect, and cognitive processes of the helper. The model's broad underpinnings are that attributions for challenging behavior can in turn produce a crucial effect on helping behavior. Previous qualitative research on suicide survivors has suggested that attitudes and beliefs towards suicide survivors by those in the …

Potential Biomarkers To Predict Fertility In Dairy Cattle, Melissa Jill Wise

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The aim of this study was to use leukocyte counts and haptoglobin concentrations in blood, milk, and uterine luminal secretion as biomarkers of health status and to associate those biomarkers and milk yield with reproductive success in dairy cattle. The study used a commercial dairy milking three times daily. One hundred and twenty six (25 primiparous and 101 multiparous) Holstein dairy cows were used. Reproductive success was evaluated with variables measured at three time points: [20-26 (prebreeding), 54-60 (breeding), and 90-96 (pregnancy diagnosis) days in milk (DIM)]. Variables included concentrations of leukocytes from blood, milk [measured by QScout Farm Lab …

Climate Change, Capitalism, And Citizen Science: Developing A Dialectical Framework For Examining Volunteer Participation In Climate Change Research, Joshua A. Wixom

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

This dissertation discusses the complex social relations that link citizen science, scientific literacy, and the dissemination of information to the public. Scientific information is not produced in value-neutral settings by people removed from their social context. Instead, science is a social pursuit and the scientist's social context is embedded in the knowledge produced. Additionally, the dissemination of this information via numerous media outlets is filtered through institutional lenses and subject to journalistic norms. As a result, the general public must be able to recognize the inherent biases in this information. Yet, the rates of scientific literacy in the U.S. are …

Anatomy/ Physiology Lab Syllabus, Steelman Library, B Mcconchie Dr

Syllabus Repository

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Correlates Of Quality Of Life In Overweight Or Obese Breast Cancer Survivors At Enrollment Into A Weight Loss Trial, Bilge Pakiz, Patricia A. Ganz, Rebecca L. Sedjo, Shirley W. Flatt, Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, Jingxia Liu, Kathleen Y. Wolin, Cheryl L. Rock

Biostatistics Faculty Publications

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The Biased Bystander: How Homophobia Affects Intervention In Physical Fights, R. Kyle Saunders

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Sociologists, criminologists and psychologists have offered a number of theories to understand bystander intervention in emergency situations in general. Most notably, the bystander effect argues that as the number of bystanders to an incident increases, the less likely someone is to intervene. However, the likelihood of intervention could also be dependent on the personal biases of the observers. A bystander's contempt or dislike for particular victims (homosexuals, minorities, women, etc.) may influence his or her willingness to intervene. This research explores, through the use of vignette experiments, the extent to which a bystander's homophobia influences their willingness to intervene on …

White Paper On Mentoring Research And Best Practices, Elina Erzikova, Diana Martinelli

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

Sponsored by the Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations, this white paper draws upon mentorship research literature and summarizes 12 key insights and eight best practices gleaned from that work. Key insights include: mentoring as a bi-directional and multiple relationship process, mentors as co-learners, long-term benefits for protégés, mentorship’s long-term value, the roles of involvement and similarity, the power of both formal and informal mentorship, mentorship as leadership development, and the promise of e-mentoring. The paper also includes sections on mentoring college students and ways to evaluate mentoring programs.

Statistical Power With Respect To True Sample And True Population Paths: A Pls-Based Sem Illustration, Ned Kock, Murad Moqbel

Information Systems Faculty Publications

Monte Carlo experiments aimed at assessing the statistical power of structural equation modelling (SEM) techniques typically focus on true population path coefficients, ignoring true sample path coefficients. We demonstrate the limitations stemming from such practice in statistical power assessments. This is done in the context of SEM techniques employing the partial least squares (PLS) method, where power claims have led to much recent debate. We show that the sample sizes at which power is greater than .8 differ significantly when we consider true population and true sample paths, and that the difference increases with decreases in the magnitudes of the …

A Plan For The Implementation And Evaluation Of Diet Education In Type 2 Diabetes, Soy Ramsumeer

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Abstract

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States with a projected increase of 552 million people worldwide who will be affected with this illness by 2030. The need to address this issue is vital to prevent complications and reduce healthcare spending. The DNP project is aimed at planning and designing a nutritional education program tailored toward specific ethnic groups in order to increase knowledge in making healthy food choices. This project is intended to educate Registered Nurses (RNs) on nutrition so that they can offer dietary knowledge to T2DM patients. Additional …

Total Quality System Breakdowns In Outsourced Clinical Trials, Hemali Barrios

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Numerous deaths, tragedies, and underreported drug side effects occur in outsourced clinical trials. Total quality system breakdowns occur even though quality agreement contracts and quality management systems are used by pharmaceutical organizations. The purpose of this single case study was to explore strategies clinical quality assurance managers use to avoid breakdowns in quality with outsourced clinical trials in Asia-Pacific countries. The study included a purposeful sample of 15 clinical quality assurance managers from 1 pharmaceutical organization located in the Northeast region of the United States. The conceptual framework was von Bertalanffy's general systems theory. Face-to-face semistructured interviews or e-mail questionnaires …

Puerto Rican Vocational Students' Experiences Regarding Standardized Tests, Nomara I. Segui

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Vocational high school students are not passing state tests and are not meeting adequate yearly progress (AYP) requirements in Puerto Rico. Limited qualitative research has been conducted to examine the experiences of vocational high school students regarding mandated standardized tests. Using a qualitative case study, the experiences of Puerto Rican cosmetology and barber vocational high school students regarding mandated standardized tests were examined. The conceptual framework was based on Dewey's theory of experience regarding the influence of continuity and interaction on students' career paths. The sample was 20 vocational students from cosmetology and barber classes who participated in standardized tests. …