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A Farewell To Falsity Shifting Standards In Medicare Fraud Enforcement, Isaac ("Zack") D. Buck

Scholarly Works

For the better part of a decade, Americans have had a front-row seat to a fervent and turbulent debate over the future of their health care system. The passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA), the most comprehensive health reform effort since the mid-1960s, ushered in a new era in health law and policy, granting millions of Americans access to health care. After multiple legal challenges and congressional efforts that ultimately failed to slay the law, the ACA had become entrenched by the end of the Obama administration, even though pieces of the law had …

Comparison Of Four Fitbit And Jawbone Activity Monitors With A Research-Grade Actigraph Accelerometer For Estimating Physical Activity And Energy Expenditure, Mary T. Imboden, Michael B. Nelson, Leonard A. Kaminsky, Alexander Hk Montoye

Faculty Publications - Department of Kinesiology

Background/aim Consumer-based physical activity (PA) monitors have become popular tools to track PA behaviours. Currently, little is known about the validity of the measurements provided by consumer monitors. We aimed to compare measures of steps, energy expenditure (EE) and active minutes of four consumer monitors with one research-grade accelerometer within a semistructured protocol.

Methods Thirty men and women (18–80 years old) wore Fitbit One (worn at the waist), Fitbit Zip (waist), Fitbit Flex (wrist), Jawbone UP24 (wrist) and one waist-worn research-grade accelerometer (ActiGraph) while participating in an 80 min protocol. A validated EE prediction equation and active minute cut-points were …

Peak Ventilation Reference Standards From Exercise Testing: From The Friend Registry, Leonard A. Kaminsky, Matthew P. Harber, Mary T. Imboden, Ross Arena, Jonathan Myers

Faculty Publications - Department of Kinesiology

Peak Ventilation Reference Standards from Exercise Testing: From the FRIEND Registry. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., Vol. 50, No. 12, pp. 2603–2608, 2018. Purpose: Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPX) provides valuable clinical information, including peak ventilation (V˙ Epeak), which has been shown to have diagnostic and prognostic value in the assessment of patients with underlying pulmonary disease. This report provides reference standards for V˙ Epeak derived from CPX on treadmills in apparently healthy individuals. Methods: Nine laboratories in the United States experienced in CPX administration with established quality control procedures contributed to the Fitness Registry and the Importance of Exercise National Database …

A Comprehensive Approach To Law School Access Admissions, Jeffrey J. Minneti

University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class

No abstract provided.

Annual Reports Of The Town Officers Town Of Stoddard, New Hampshire 2018., Stoddard Town Representatives

Stoddard, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Vol. 43, No. 4: Holiday 2018, School Of Medicine & Health Sciences

North Dakota Medicine Archive

No abstract provided.

Town Of Derry Annual Report Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2018., Derry Town Representatives

Derry, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Basic Will Drafting, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum (Iclef)

Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum 2020

Meeting proceedings of a seminar by the same name, held October 18, 2018.

Characterization Of Soybean Protein Adhesives Modified By Xanthan Gum, Chen Feng, Fang Wang, Zheng Xu, Huilin Sui, Yong Fang, Xiaozhi Tang, Xinchun Shen

Department of Statistics: Faculty Publications

The aim of this study was to provide a basis for the preparation of medical adhesives from soybean protein sources. Soybean protein (SP) adhesives mixed with different concentrations of xanthan gum (XG) were prepared. Their adhesive features were evaluated by physicochemical parameters and an in vitro bone adhesion assay. The results showed that the maximal adhesion strength was achieved in 5% SP adhesive with 0.5% XG addition, which was 2.6-fold higher than the SP alone. The addition of XG significantly increased the hydrogen bond and viscosity, as well as increased the β-sheet content but decreased the α-helix content in the …

Combined Impairments In Vision, Hearing And Cognition Are Associated With Greater Levels Of Functional And Communication Difficulties Than Cognitive Impairment Alone: Analysis Of Interrai Data For Home Care And Long-Term Care Recipients In Ontario, Dawn M. Guthrie, Jacob G.S. Davidson, Nicole Williams, Jennifer Campos, Kathleen Hunter, Paul Mick, Joseph B. Orange, M. Kathleen Pichora-Fuller, Natalie A. Phillips, Marie Y. Savundranayagam, Walter Wittich

Health Sciences Faculty Publications

Objectives: The objective of the current study was to understand the added effects of having a sensory impairment (vision and/or hearing impairment) in combination with cognitive impairment with respect to health-related outcomes among older adults (65+ years old) receiving home care or residing in a long-term care (LTC) facility in Ontario, Canada.

Methods: Cross-sectional analyses were conducted using existing data collected with one of two interRAI assessments, one for home care (n = 291,824) and one for LTC (n = 110,578). Items in the assessments were used to identify clients with single sensory impairments (e.g., vision only [VI], hearing only …

2018 Positive Youth Outcomes In Maine’S Juvenile Justice System, Danielle Layton, George Shaler Mph

Maine Statistical Analysis Center

The Maine Department of Corrections (MDOC) Juvenile Division works toward the result that all Maine youth successfully transition into adulthood by ensuring that all justice-involved youth experience a fair, equitable, responsive system that contributes to positive outcomes. To measure the extent to which youth are achieving positive outcomes during their time in Maine’s juvenile justice system, MDOC adapts the positive youth development (PYD) framework to juvenile justice system programming. PYD emerged on the premise that all youth possess assets, both internal and external, that can buffer the risk factors present in their environments and the risk-taking behaviors that are a …

Variability In Antifungal Utilization Among Neonatal, Pediatric, And Adult Inpatients In Academic Medical Centers Throughout The United States Of America, Jeremy S. Stultz, Rose Kohinke, Amy L. Pakyz

Pharmacotherapy and Outcomes Science Publications

Background
Identification of factors associated with antifungal utilization in neonatal, pediatric, and adult patient groups is needed to guide antifungal stewardship initiatives in academic medical centers.

Methods
For this hospital-level analysis, we analyzed antifungal use in hospitals across the United States of America, excluding centers only providing care for hematology/oncology patients. Analysis of variance was used to compare antifungal use between patient groups. Three multivariable linear regression models were used to determine independent factors associated with antifungal use in the neonatal, pediatric, and adult patient groups.

Results
For the neonatal, pediatric, and adult patient groups, 54, 44, and 60 hospitals …

Insulin-Like Growth Factor 2: A Poor Prognostic Biomarker Linked To Racial Disparity In Women With Uterine Carcinosarcoma, A. R. Van Arsdale, R. C. Arend, M. J. Cossio, B. K. Erickson, Y. Wang, D. W. Doo, C. A. Leath, G. L. Goldberg, G. S. Huang

Journal Articles

© 2018 The Authors. Cancer Medicine published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship of insulin-like growth factor 2 (IGF2) expression and survival in women with uterine carcinosarcoma (UCS). Insulin-like growth factor 2 protein expression was determined by immunohistochemical staining of tumor tissues from 103 patients with UCS. The H-score (product of staining intensity and percentage positive cells) was quantified for the epithelial cytoplasmic (EC), epithelial nuclear (EN), and malignant stromal compartments. Multivariable Cox proportional hazard regression models were used to examine the relationship of IGF2 levels with progression-free survival (PFS) …

Against Notice And Choice: The Manifest Failure Of The Proceduralist Paradigm To Protect Privacy Online (Or Anywhere Else), John A. Rothchild

Law Faculty Research Publications

No abstract provided.

Annual Report Of The Selectmen, Treasurer And All Other Officers And Committees For The Town Of Newton, New Hampshire Financial Year Ending December 31, 2017., Newton Town Representatives

Newton, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Evaluating The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Its Effects On Reducing Poverty, 2012–16, Rhett J. Maiorana

Theses - Graduate Programs in Economic Theory and Policy

This study is based on the continuing effort to broaden and improve our understanding of the antipoverty effects of SNAP. The purpose of has been to provide estimates of the lower and upper bound effects of accounting for SNAP benefits on the poverty headcount, gap, and severity indices from 2012 to 2016, thereby (1) extending previous research by Tiehen, Jolliffe, and Smeeding (2016), providing the most recent update to their work, and (2) contributing to the growing literature on the impact of SNAP on poverty under full participation, illustrating the full range of the program’s potential to reduce poverty. At …

Ncuwm Talk Abstracts 2018

Nebraska Conference for Undergraduate Women in Mathematics

No abstract provided.

Veterans And Agent Orange: Update 11 (2018) (2018), Irva Hertz-Picciotto, Nancy Berliner, Wendy B. Bernstein, Michael J. Carvan Iii, Aravinda Chakravarti, Dana C. Dolinoy, Mary A. Fox, Karl T. Kelsey, Molly L. Kile, Molly L. Kile, Andrew F. Olshan, Beate R. Ritz, Lori A. White

United States Department of Veterans Affairs: Publications

Contents

ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS xvii

SUMMARY 1

1 INTRODUCTION 17

Previous Veterans and Agent Orange Reports, 18

Charge to the Committee, 19

Information Gathering, 20

Organization of the Report, 21

2 BACKGROUND 25

The Current Population of Vietnam Veterans,25

Military Use of Herbicides in Vietnam, 27

Exposure of Different Groups of Vietnam Veterans, 30

Characterizing Exposure, 38

Determining Increased Risk in Vietnam Veterans, 43

Ten Years Of Food Policy Governance In New York City: Lessons For The Next Decade, Nicholas Freudenberg, Nevin Cohen, Janet Poppendieck, Craig Willingham

Publications and Research

No abstract provided.

The Acute Effects Of Alpha-Gpc On Hand Grip Strength, Jump Height, Power Output, Mood, And Reaction-Time In Recreationally Trained, College-Aged Individuals, Josey Lucas Cruse

Online Theses and Dissertations

Introduction: While alpha-GPC has received recent praise as a mental and physical performance enhancement supplement, very limited research on this topic exist, and no current studies examine alpha-GPC in collegiate-aged trained individuals. This study hopes to bridge the gap in the current research literature on the topic of alpha-GPC ingestion in young healthy adults in the cognitive and anaerobic paradigms, potentially shedding new light on the theoretical synergistic effect of caffeine and alpha-GPC.

Purpose: To investigate and identify the acute effects of alpha-GPC ingestion on performance testing (hand-grip strength, jump height, force kinetics, rate of force development) & reaction time …

Bachelor Of Science In Nursing_2018-2019, Nova Southeastern University

Health Professions Divisions Course Catalogs and Course Descriptions

No abstract provided.

Extramural Activity Report Fy 2018, Yolanda Carr

Extramural Activity Reports

The Sponsored Programs Annual Reports collection contains reports for the Extramural and Intramural Activities of the Southwestern Oklahoma State University faculty and students. The collection currently covers the years 2014 - 2018. More reports will be included as they are available.

Extramural activities mean they were funded by organizations independent of SWOSU.

Intramural activities mean they were funded by SWOSU.

Virginia Dental Journal (Vol. 95, No. 2, 2018)

Virginia Dental Journal

No abstract provided.

University Of Texas At Tyler Course Catalog, 2018 - 2019, University Of Texas At Tyler

Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Mechanisms Of Surviving Burial: Dune Grass Interspecific Differences Drive Resource Allocation After Sand Deposition, Joseph K. Brown, Julie C. Zinnert

Biology Publications

Sand dunes are important geomorphic formations of coastal ecosystems that are critical in protecting human populations that live in coastal areas. Dune formation is driven by ecomorphodynamic interactions between vegetation and sediment deposition. While there has been extensive research on responses of dune grasses to sand burial, there is a knowledge gap in understanding mechanisms of acclimation between similar, coexistent, dune-building grasses such as Ammophila breviligulata (C₃), Spartina patens (C₄), and Uniola paniculata (C₄). Our goal was to determine how physiological mechanisms of acclimation to sand burial vary between species. We hypothesize that (1) …

Backyard Breeding: Regulatory Nuisance, Crime Precursor, Lisa Milot

Tennessee Law Review

No abstract provided.

Washington County Assessment: How Viable Are Food Distribution Centers?, Kevin M. Fitzpatrick, Matthew Spialek, Diana Cascante

Food Insecurity

Having previously implemented and executed two comprehensive surveys examining food insecurity, nutrition, and health among Fayetteville intermediate students attending Owl Creek (Fitzpatrick et al. 2009), and Springdale high school students (Fitzpatrick et al. 2015), the current work examined food insecurity at several levels of aggregation in Washington County. The first part of the project entailed cataloging the 32 census tracts in Washington County based on their risk for being food insecure. A food insecurity risk scale was created using 16 social, economic, demographic, and housing variables that all have been associated with food insecurity, poverty, and social risk at the …

Musical Tasks And Energy Arousal, Angela Watson, Hayoung A. Lim

College of Science and Engineering Faculty Research and Scholarship

Background: Music is widely recognized as a motivating stimulus. Investigators have examined the use of music to improve a variety of motivation-related outcomes; however, these studies have focused primarily on passive music listening rather than active participation in musical activities. Objective: To examine the influence of participation in musical tasks and unique participant characteristics on energetic arousal. Methods: We used a one-way Welch’s ANOVA to examine the influence of musical participation (i.e., a non-musical control and four different musical task conditions) upon energetic arousal. In addition, ancillary analyses of participant characteristics including personality, age, gender, sleep, musical training, caffeine, nicotine, …

Diet Breadth Evolution And Diversification Of A Generalist Insect Herbivore, Mayra Cadorin Vidal

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Insect herbivores are one of the most diverse groups of multicellular organisms, and the vast majority are specialists, which feed on only a few plant species. The factors that cause some herbivores to be specialists and others to be generalists are still unclear. It is known that the selective forces from natural enemies (top-down) and the host plants (bottom-up) influence an herbivore's diet breadth. In my meta-analysis evaluating the relative important of top-down and bottom-up forces on insect herbivore fitness, I found that herbivores usually have greater performance on better quality plants and in the absence or reduction of enemy …

Social Conflict On The Seas: Links Between Overfishing-Induced Marine Fish Stock Declines And Forced Labor Slavery, Jessica L. Sparks

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Despite media attention detailing labor abuses in fisheries, social-ecological systems research has largely failed to consider whether fish stock declines could be contributing to increases in forced labor slavery. Empirical fisheries data suggests, though not a ubiquitous response to declining stocks, many vessels will fish longer, farther from shore, and deeper in waters to maintain yields. This effort intensification increases production costs, and Brashares et al. (2014), consistent with slavery theory, posited cheap and/or unpaid labor as an approach to offset increasing costs and continue harvesting fish species at a rate otherwise cost-prohibitive.

Using fuzzy cognitive mapping - a participatory, …