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Pandemic Leadership Failures And Public Health, Gidon Eshel

Animal Sentience

In a plainly worded target article whose sagacity and import can hardly be overstated, Wiebers & Feigin place the recent COVID-19 crisis in historic perspective. They warn us that unless we make sweeping changes the next pandemics are all but preordained. They offer a blueprint for dramatically lowering the likelihood of future pandemics.

Effects Of Hydrocolloids On Pasting Behavior And Gelling Properties Of Banana Flour And Its Application In Bread, Rosalin Herman

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Bananas have a high potential in becoming a future staple crop due to its rapid growth rate, short harvest time, and high starch content. However, banana flour is highly retrograded which is its major limitation. The objective of this study was to study the effects of selected hydrocolloids on the pasting and gelling properties as related to the gelatinization and retrogradation of banana flour as well as its application in bread as a wheat flour substitute. Xanthan gum (XG), gum arabic (GA), hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC), and guar gum (GG) were added to banana flour at different concentrations (0.5, 1.0, and …

อิทธิพลของระดับความอิ่มตัวของทรานส์เฟอร์รินต่อดัชนีการดื้อยาอีริโทรโพอิตินในผู้ป่วยโรคไตเรื้อรังระยะที่ 4-5, อิ่มจิต บุญอำนวย

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

วัตถุประสงค์: เพื่อศึกษาความสัมพันธ์ของระดับความอิ่มตัวทรานส์เฟอร์ริน (TSAT) กับดัชนีการดื้อยาอีริโทรโพอิติน (ERI) ในผู้ป่วยโรคไตเรื้อรังระยะที่ 4-5 วิธีการวิจัย: ในการศึกษาเชิงวิเคราะห์จากเหตุไปหาผลแบบย้อนหลังนี้ ผู้ป่วยโรคไตเรื้อรังระยะที่ 4-5 ที่ได้รับยาอีริโทรโพอิตินและมีการตรวจวัด TSAT ที่โรงพยาบาลบุรีรัมย์ ในช่วง ม.ค. 2560 ถึง ธ.ค. 2562 ถูกแบ่งออกเป็น 2 กลุ่มด้วยค่ามัธยฐานของระดับ TSAT (median TSAT) เพื่อเปรียบเทียบค่า ERI ที่คำนวณมาจากขนาดยาอีริโทรโพอิตินที่ใช้ต่อน้ำหนักตัวต่อสัปดาห์ (IU/kg/week) หารด้วยระดับฮีโมโกลบิน (g/dl) ระหว่างผู้ป่วย 2 กลุ่ม ผลการวิจัย: ผู้ป่วย 502 คนที่เข้าร่วมในการศึกษา มีค่ามัธยฐานของ TSAT เท่ากับร้อยละ 26.0 [IQR: ร้อยละ 17.9, ร้อยละ 36.0] และมัธยฐานของ ERI เท่ากับ 16.42 [IQR: 11.26, 21.25] IU/kg/week per g/dl มีผู้ป่วยในกลุ่มที่มี TSAT สูงกว่าค่ามัธยฐาน (>median TSAT) 246 คน และกลุ่ม TSAT ต่ำกว่าหรือเท่ากับค่ามัธยฐาน (≤median TSAT) 256 คน พบว่า ค่า ERI ในผู้ป่วยกลุ่ม >median TSAT ต่ำกว่ากลุ่ม ≤median TSAT อย่างมีนัยสำคัญทางสถิติ (15.04 [IQR: 9.74, 20.25] เทียบกับ 17.06 [IQR: 12.12, 22.50] IU/kg/week per g/dl ตามลำดับ, P= 0.003) สรุปผลการวิจัย: ผู้ป่วยโรคไตเรื้อรังระยะที่ …

Diet: A Public Health And Economic Concern, Nisuka T. Williams

USF St. Petersburg campus Honors Program Theses (Undergraduate)

The food we eat is governed and sometimes justifiably so. There are taxes and policies meant to protect consumers and children from products that hurt our health. This thesis has gathered data and analyzed if these policies are performing in favor of the desired outcome. Is a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages making a healthy difference? Does taxing and eliminating processed foods high in saturated fatty acids benefit the health of citizens? Does restricting foods marketed to children promote lower percentages of obesity in young children? The analysis run by JMP does not support that taxes on sugary beverages result in …

Philosophy And Practice Of Wholistic And Physical Student Development At Select Seventh-Day Adventist Higher Educational Institutions And Work Colleges, Brenda Gay Palmer Chase

Dissertations

Problem and Purpose

There is an extensive array of literature and research espousing the importance of developing the whole student. Comparatively, there is limited research on examining how colleges and universities that promote wholistic student development incorporate each of the human dimensions into an integrated educational experience. There is, therefore, a need for scholarship that compares and contrasts how separate and distinct higher educational systems having a philosophy of educating the whole person define and implement the development of the physical dimension. Similarly, research is needed that examines how the differences in interpreting and implementing the development of the physical …

Melatonin For The Treatment Of Sepsis: The Scientific Rationale, Ruben Manuel Luciano Colunga Biancatelli, Max Berrill, Yassen H. Mohammed, Paul E. Marik

Bioelectrics Publications

Sepsis affects 30 million people worldwide, leading to 6 million deaths every year (WHO), and despite decades of research, novel initiatives are drastically needed. According to the current literature, oxidative imbalance and mitochondrial dysfunction are common features of septic patients that can cause multiorgan failure and death. Melatonin, alongside its traditionally accepted role as the master hormonal regulator of the circadian rhythm, is a promising adjunctive drug for sepsis through its anti-inflammatory, antiapoptotic and powerful antioxidant properties. Several animal models of sepsis have demonstrated that melatonin can prevent multiorgan dysfunction and improve survival through restoring mitochondrial electron transport chain (ETC) …

A Performer’S Guide To Norman Bolter’S Morning Walk For Trombone And Piano, Justin Croushore

Theses and Dissertations--Music

For the past 45 years, Norman Bolter has been one of the most prolific and important composers, performers, and educators for the trombone. Born in Minnesota in 1955, Bolter held the position of Second Trombone of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Principal Trombone of the Boston Pops from 1975 until 2009. He has taught at leading conservatories, universities, and festivals around the world and continues to teach as trombone faculty at the New England Conservatory and the Boston Conservatory today. His compositional output is large and wide-ranged, including works for solo trombone, trombone and piano, trombone ensemble, chamber ensemble, band, …

The Methanolic Extract Of Garcinia Atroviridis (Mega) Reduces Body Weight And Food Intake, And Improves Lipid Profiles By Altering The Lipid Metabolism: A Rat Model, Wai Feng Lim, Suriati Mohd Nasir, Lay Kek Teh, Richard Johari James, Mohd Hafidz Mohd Izhar, Mohd Zaki Salleh

Turkish Journal of Biology

Garcinia species are widely used for their slimming effects via increased fat burning and suppression of satiety. However, scientific evidence for the biological effects of Garcinia atroviridis (GA) is lacking. We investigated the phytochemical composition, safety profiles, and antioxidant and antiobesity effects of methanolic extracts of Garcinia atroviridis (MeGa) in obese female rats. Repeated dose toxicity studies were conducted according to the OECD guidelines. Upon sacrifice, haematological, biochemical, lipid profile, and serum-based metabolomics analyses were performed to evaluate metabolic expression changes and their related pathways. MeGa contains several phytochemical groups and GA fruit acids. MeGa was found to be nontoxic …

Expression Of Soluble, Active, Fluorescently Tagged Hephaestin In Cos And Cho Cell Lines, Eli̇f Si̇bel Aslan, Kenneth N. White, Basharut A. Syed, Kaila S. Srai, Robert W. Evans

Turkish Journal of Biology

Hephaestin (Hp) is a trans-membrane protein, which plays a critical role in intestinal iron absorption. Hp was originally identified as the gene responsible for the phenotype of sex-linked anaemia in the sla mouse. The mutation in the sla protein causes accumulation of dietary iron in duodenal cells, causing severe microcytic hypochromic anaemia. Although mucosal uptake of dietary iron is normal, export from the duodenum is inhibited. Hp is homologous to ceruloplasmin (Cp), a member of the family of multi copper ferroxidases (MCFs) and possesses ferroxidase activity that facilitates iron release from the duodenum and load onto the serum iron transport …

Coral Reef Case Study: Comparing Current International And Domestic Coral Reef Laws And Diving Into The Legal Inplications Of Countries Failing To Adequately Protect And Conserve These Ecosystems As Climate Change Worsens, Avery Douglas

South Carolina Journal of International Law and Business

No abstract provided.

Is Vegan Confectionary Sold In The United Kingdom Safe For Milk Allergy Sufferers?, Faye Harrison

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Background
Milk allergy is the most common childhood allergy. Reading food labels is important to prevent an allergic reaction. By United Kingdom (UK) law, milk needs to be listed on the food label if it used as an ingredient. Products can be called ‘free from’ milk if manufacturers have undergone rigorous process and testing to ensure it is not contaminated with milk. Precautionary Allergen Labelling (PAL) like ‘may contain milk’ statements are unregulated and can be used at manufacturer’s discretion. Similarly, ‘Vegan’ products are not regulated by law and appear to be on the increase. Objective
The study aimed to …

Training Music Therapists And Music Therapy Students To Provide Trauma-Informed Care: Training Development And Pilot Feasibility Study, Mckenna B. Wilson

Theses and Dissertations--Music

Adverse childhood experiences are considered a serious public health problem and can lead to complex trauma. Due to the prevalence of adverse childhood experiences in the general population, it is likely music therapists frequently treat clients who have experienced trauma; however, there appears to be no published research on music therapy training and education regarding validated trauma-informed approaches. This study examined the impact of a three-hour educational training on music therapists’ knowledge of trauma-informed care and perceptions of preparedness to practice trauma-informed music therapy. Seven training attendees chose to participate and completed a pre-test and post-test covering demographic information, knowledge, …

What The Covid-19 Crisis Is Telling Humanity, David Wiebers, Valery Feigin

Animal Sentience

The planet is in a global health emergency exacting enormous medical and economic tolls. It is imperative for us as a society and species to focus and reflect deeply upon what this and other related human health crises are telling us about our role in these increasingly frequent events and about what we can do to prevent them in the future.

Cause: It is human behavior that is responsible for the vast majority of zoonotic diseases that jump the species barrier from animals to humans: (1) hunting, capture, and sale of wild animals for human consumption, particularly in live-animal markets; …

Cannabis As A Safer Alternative To Opioid Management Of Chronic Pain, Loren Nedelman

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Chronic pain affects approximately 100 million American adults and costs the United States upwards of $635 billion each year in medical treatments and lost productivity. Opioid prescription for pain has increased exponentially over the past several years, with the CDC estimating 20% of prescriptions lasting longer than 3 months for patients with noncancerous pain. Opioid addiction has become a national public health crisis with mortality surpassing 100,000 deaths annually due to overdose. As States have begun to deregulate the use of cannabis and cannabis derivatives for medical purposes; oversight and regulation by the federal government on its use as a …

Food Advertisements And Access To Primary Care And The Impact On Family Food Decisions Made By Women, Linda Soriano-Copelin

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Women are responsible for preparing family meals in 71% of American households. The meal choices that women make has an impact on lifestyle choices for themselves and their family. The purpose of this research was to evaluate the extent to which food advertisements and access to primary care influence a woman’s food-making choices. The first question focused on how exposure to food advertisements on television may impact the food choices of women. The second question asked how food advertisements affect women’s eating habits. The third question asked how access to primary care impacts food decisions. The theoretical framework integrated the …

Family Members’ Lived Experiences Of Chronic Migraine, Elizabeth Biddle

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Chronic migraine (CM) is a growing phenomenon in the United States and has been recognized as a disabling headache disorder. CM negatively affects the quality of life not only of CM sufferers but also their family members. The lived experiences of the family member of CM sufferers has not been sufficiently investigated. The purpose of this study was to gain in-depth insight into the lived experiences of family members who lived with CM sufferers. The phenomenological approach, guided by the social support theory, was used to investigate the lived experiences of family members who live with CM sufferers through open-ended …

Influences On The Development Of Ethical Decision-Making In Speech-Language Pathology Students: A Phenomenological Study Of Graduate Students And Clinical Supervisors, Joni K. Mehrhoff

Theses and Dissertations

Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) serve as members of the interprofessional team for complex patients. As such, SLPs are required to uphold ethical practices and respond to the needs of patients, their families, healthcare organizations, and the interprofessional team. Speech-language pathology graduates are part of the ethical healthcare team during clinical experiences. Yet, limited research is available to define the development of student ethical decision-making. The purpose of this study was to explore what influences SLP graduate students and clinical supervisors ascribe to in the development of ethical decision-making. Participants included five SLP graduate students and six SLP clinical supervisors from accredited …

Risk Factors Prioritization For Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Lester Wong Vázquez, María Fernanda Cueva Moncayo, Laura Paola Advendaño Castro

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

No abstract provided.

The Immigrant Population Amid Covid-19 Pandemic Crisis: A Compiled Project For Nurs 518, Maureen S. Reyes

Population Health

Immigrants has been part of the United States (US) historical society ever since this country has long been discovered. They say that this nation is built by immigrants. Some people would strongly disagree; but to be fair that is a reality. The American economy has long thrive and sustained, and has been strengthened by the contributions made by immigrants. Immigrants come from a variety of cultural and ethnic backgrounds; each with their own stories to tell and traditions to share.

The COVID-19 pandemic has made an impact on the socioeconomic and health care inequities of vulnerable and undeserved communities in …

Decisions In The Dark: Why "Pregnancy Exclusion" Statutes Are Unconstitutional And Unethical, Shea Flanagan

Northwestern University Law Review

Advance health care directives are tools that allow people to state their health care treatment wishes or designate a health care proxy in anticipation of being unable to make those decisions in the future, including preferences to remove life-sustaining medical treatment. However, thirty-six states currently have “pregnancy exclusion” laws that require physicians to void the advance directives of pregnant women receiving life-sustaining treatment. This Note assesses the constitutionality and ethics of state pregnancy exclusion statutes by employing a new five-category typology of current pregnancy exclusion laws. This Note argues that all categories of these statutes violate an individual’s constitutional rights …

Mindfulness Meditation As A Treatment For Generalized Anxiety Disorder (Gad), Punit Patel

Capstone Showcase

Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) involves dysregulation of worry for more than 6 months. Symptoms include fatigue, insomnia and irritability. Medications such as SSRIs may cause constipation, lower libido and cause withdrawal symptoms when discontinued. Alternative therapies like mindfulness meditation teach patients breath awareness and to redirect unwanted negative thoughts to positive ones. This paper examines the efficacy of mindfulness meditation treatment (I) for managing symptoms of anxiety (O) in adult patients with mild-moderate GAD (P) in comparison to stress management education (C).

The Efficacy Of Thoratec Implantable Ventricular Assist Devices Compared To Syncardia Total Artificial Hearts As Bridge-To-Transplantation Therapy In Adults With Biventricular Heart Failure, Alexandria Davenport

Capstone Showcase

Abstract

Introduction: Systolic heart failure is a chronic condition in which there is a decrease in the heart’s ability to pump blood to the body. While there are several treatments for the symptoms of heart failure, the only curative treatment for most causes of chronic heart failure is a heart transplant. Due to the limited number of heart donors, 72.2% of patients in need of a heart transplant in 2017 spent up to 2 years waiting for a transplant. Mechanical circulatory support has been used to increase patient survival to transplantation. In the past, these machines were external devices that …

The Use Of A Gluten-Free Diet As Treatment For Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, Grace Mcknight

Capstone Showcase

Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis (HT) is the most prevalent autoimmune disease in humans. The current treatment for HT is thyroid hormone supplementation. However, recent research suggests possible treatment of HT with gluten-free diets. This study found several sources testing this hypothesis. The results showed evidence to support that gluten-free diets are associated with, and cause a reduction in thyroid antibodies. Despite the current evidence, more randomized control trials are needed to increase reliability and validity of these findings.

Efficacy Of Curcumin In The Treatment Of Advanced Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Compared To Sole Gemcitabine Chemotherapy, Komal Vadodaria

Capstone Showcase

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a leading cause of cancer death in both men and women. Due to the difficulty of diagnosing this malignancy until it has progressed to an advanced stage, treatment is often difficult, expensive and ineffective. The first line treatment for PDAC is Gemcitabine chemotherapy. However, due to its extensive side effect profile and the early chemo-resistance the PDAC cells develop against Gemcitabine, the need for alternative therapeutic methods to manage treatment is necessary. Therefore, this review analyzes if in individuals with advanced pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma [P], does the addition of curcumin with the standard Gemcitabine chemotherapy …

Low Carbohydrate Ketogenic Diet Versus Aerobic Physical Activity In The Management And Treatment Of Type 2 Diabetes: A Review Paper, Nicole Weis

Capstone Showcase

Introduction: In recent decades, the number of people affected by type 2 diabetes mellitus has been a topic of interest. The wide reaching impact on both, individual and societal, healthcare costs and quality measures, begs for attention and interventions. Lifestyle modifications, such as: weight management or loss, increasing physical activity, and making healthier dietary choices, are the first line intervention. However, there are not studies that directly compare the role of a single dietary approach to a form of physical activity. Rather, different diets go head to head as well as aerobic versus resistance training. Therefore, in an attempt to …

Effective Elective? Elective Courses’ Impact On Student Performance During Associated Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences, Shelby Spencer Tungate

MPA/MPP/MPFM Capstone Projects

Experiential education programs at colleges of pharmacy are guided by standards set forth by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE.) Exactly how these standards are met, however, is often determined by the individual college of pharmacy. This includes deciding how students are selected and placed on their fourth-year rotations, referred to as Advanced Pharmacy Practices Experiences, or “APPEs.” While it may seem that students who have taken elective courses focused on specialized topics, such as pediatrics or geriatrics, will perform better on related APPEs, this thought remains largely unfounded. Using four years of student data at the University of …

Killing With Kindness: When Hunters Want To Let You Know They Care, Erica Von Essen, Michael Allen

ETSU Faculty Works

‘Care’ is a term that hunters increasingly apply to diverse practices pertaining to their interactions with wildlife. In this article, we investigated the extent and durability of hunters’ use of care language, including appeals made to sentiment, relation, compassion, embodiedness and situated morality. After establishing the use of such language in contemporary hunting media, we discuss two case studies of contemporary sport hunting that tease out dimensions of care. These case studies show how hunters’ appeal to care is deeply problematic and oppositely, how these hunting forms bring out new relations and scopes of care with wildlife unanticipated by critics. …

Organic Farming And Incidence Rates Of Select Health Outcomes: An Evaluation Of The Usda Certified Organic Program, Aja Croteau

MPA/MPP/MPFM Capstone Projects

Medical studies over the past few decades have shown increasing evidence that exposure to pesticides is associated with numerous health conditions, specifically Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, leukemia, asthma, and depression. Pesticides are widely used across the United States to ensure an affordable and bountiful food supply, but many of the chemicals used pose notable health risks. Numerous programs exist to measure and monitor pesticide exposure from agriculture, but researchers and public health experts remain uncertain of the efficacy of regulatory programs on reducing the amount of pesticide used and on protecting citizens from exposure. Organic agriculture, which uses significantly fewer pesticides than …

Oral Contraceptives As Possible Acl Injury Prevention Method, Haley Schweizer

Capstone Showcase

ABSTRACT

Introduction: Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injuries are an upsetting setback for many athletes that require a long and costly recovery process. The injury rates are four times greater in women than men. Preventative measures that help to prevent ACL injuries are limited to stretching and strengthening. Therefore, this review aims to investigate if oral contraceptive [I] usage provides a possible new avenue for prevention of ACL injury [O] in young female athletes (ages 18-30) [P] compared to those that do not take oral contraceptives [C].

Methods: A literature review was performed though PubMed, Google Scholar, SCOPUS Database, and ClinicalKey …

Grant Proposal For Thrive: Targeting Malnutrition In Children Under-Five In Bolivia’S Indigenous Population, Leah Mccaskey

Capstone Showcase

Thrive: Targeting Malnutrition in Children Under-Five in Bolivia’s Indigenous Population

Leah McCaskey BSPH(c)

Faculty Advisor: Comfort Olorunsaiye, PhD

Malnutrition is a serious public health issue that has been linked to an increase in morbidity and mortality¹. Poor nutrition can lead to severe health issues, including stunted growth, developmental disabilities, immune deficiency, chronic fatigue, and in the most severe cases, death¹. Children under the age of five are the most vulnerable to malnutrition because of the immense nutrition requirements for physical and mental development. Bolivia has the highest prevalence of under-five malnutrition in South America, with 25 …