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Wellness Through Answers News V36:No.2 March-April 2021, Wendy Urciuoli

Articles - Patient Care

No abstract provided.

Artificial Intelligence Based Point-Of-Care Test Device For Urinary Dipstick Analysis For Urinary Tract Infection, Huchegowda R, Huchegowda C

Manipal Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

No abstract provided.

Assessment Of Knowledge, Attitude And Perception Of Medical And Pharmd Students Towards Antimicrobial Stewardship, Shivakumar M, Amal Balakrishnakurup K. Jintu

Manipal Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

No abstract provided.

A Review On The Correlation Of Traditional Plants Used For Antiviral Therapy As A Possible Treatment For Covid-19, Sonal D. S, Shahin H. D, Pallavi K, Nishmitha G. Dsouza, Biju P, Mohammad Asif Iqbal C, Mohammad Gulzar Ahmed

Manipal Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

No abstract provided.

Gene Variants Of Coagulation Related Proteins That Interact With Sars-Cov-2, David Holcomb, Aikaterini Alexaki, Nancy Hernandez, Ryan Hunt, Jacob Kames, Nobuko Hamasaki-Katagiri, Anton A. Komar, Michael Dicuccio, Chava Kimchi-Sarfaty

Biological, Geological, and Environmental Faculty Publications

Increased blood clotting, especially in the lungs, is a common complication of COVID-19. Infectious diseases cause inflammation, which in turn can contribute to increased blood clotting. However, the extent of clot formation that is seen in the lungs of COVID-19 patients suggests that there may be a more direct link. We identified three human proteins that are involved indirectly in the blood clotting cascade and have been shown to interact with proteins of SARS virus, which is closely related to the novel coronavirus. We examined computationally the interaction of these human proteins with the viral proteins. We looked for genetic …

Dynamics Behaviors Of A Hybrid Switching Epidemic Model With Le ́Vy Noise, Amine El Koufi, Abdelkrim Bennar, Noura Yousfi

Applied Mathematics & Information Sciences

The present paper investigates the dynamical behaviors of a stochastic SIRS epidemic model with telegraphic noise and Le ́vy noise. First, we establish the existence of a unique global positive solution for stochastic model. Furthermore, by constructing some suitable Lyapunov functions, we show that if R0 ≤ 1 and under some conditions on the parameters, then the solution of stochastic system fluctuates around the disease-free equilibrium, and if R0 > 1 the solution of stochastic system fluctuates around the disease- endemic equilibrium of the deterministic model. Finally, we present numerical simulations to support the theoretical results

The Effects Of Administrative Support On Registered Nurse Well-Being During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Cassandra Fox

The Eleanor Mann School of Nursing DNP Capstone Projects

Attention to the well-being of nurses is necessary to ensure the healthcare system can operate effectively, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. The workplace environment and support from nursing leadership strongly contribute to nurses’ well-being. Currently, there is little evidence on the effect nursing leadership has on nurses’ well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. This DNP clinical inquiry project sought to learn more about the effects of caring leadership behaviors on nurses’ well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. A survey composed of questions from previously validated and reliable surveys used in the field of nursing was used to collect data. Neuman’s systems theory …

Supply Chain Student Biases Regarding Transportation Jobs, Drew Mahosky

Information Systems Undergraduate Honors Theses

As a Supply Chain student at the University of Arkansas, I have made some observations about how students view jobs with a transportation focus. I have seen other students gravitate towards jobs on the consumer-side of the supply chain job market, with many joining large companies like Walmart and Amazon. The university itself has helped instill this feeling in me as well, due to their focus more on the consumer-side of supply chains. There have only been two classes offered to me thus far in my degree plan that I felt truly addressed transportation-side supply chains at all, with them …

2021-03-01_Michiganoverview_Covidsymptoms, Michigan Department Of Health & Human Services

Michigan COVID-19 Syndromic Surveillance System Data

The Syndromic Surveillance System Data report was obtained from Michigan's COVID-19 dashboard, from under the link "​Coronavirus Symptoms": https://www.michigan.gov/coronavirus. Data was compiled by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS). The information was updated daily.

Syndromic Surveillance System data is obtained from approximately 183 facilities participating in syndromic surveillance (132 Emergency Departments (ED), 51 Urgent Cares) across the State of Michigan. The reporting is based on individuals who present at EDs and may not be representative of the overall population. The coronavirus-like symptoms query searches visit free-text (chief complaint, triage notes, and clinical impression) for fever or …

Entrustable Professional Activities (Epas) For Global Health, David R. Steeb, Tina P. Brock, Sarah A. Dascanio, Paul K. Drain

Faculty and Student Publications

Purpose As global health education and training shift toward competency-based approaches, academic institutions and organizations must define appropriate assessment strategies for use across health professions. The authors aim to develop entrustable professional activities (EPAs) for global health to apply across academic and workplace settings. Method In 2019, the authors invited 55 global health experts from medicine, nursing, pharmacy, and public health to participate in a multiround, online Delphi process; 30 (55%) agreed. Experts averaged 17 years of global health experience, and 12 (40%) were from low-to middle-income countries. In round one, participants listed essential global health activities. The authors used …

The Brick-And-Mortar Bank Is Dead—Covid-19 Killed It: Analyzing The “New Normal” For Data Security In The Increasingly Digital Financial Services Industry, Anna-Nicole Cooke

North Carolina Banking Institute

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The International Scientific Association For Probiotics And Prebiotics (Isapp) Consensus Statement On Fermented Foods, Maria L. Marco, Mary Ellen Sanders, Michael Gänzle, Marie Claire Arrieta, Paul D. Cotter, Luc De Vuyst, Colin Hill, Wilhelm Holzapfel, Sarah Lebeer, Dan Merenstein, Gregor Reid, Benjamin E. Wolfe, Robert Hutkins

Microbiology & Immunology Publications

An expert panel was convened in September 2019 by The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) to develop a definition for fermented foods and to describe their role in the human diet. Although these foods have been consumed for thousands of years, they are receiving increased attention among biologists, nutritionists, technologists, clinicians and consumers. Despite this interest, inconsistencies related to the use of the term ‘fermented’ led the panel to define fermented foods and beverages as “foods made through desired microbial growth and enzymatic conversions of food components”. This definition, encompassing the many varieties of fermented foods, is …

A Review On X?Ray Excited Emission Decay Dynamics In Inorganic Scintillator Materials, Vineet Kumar, Zhiping Luo

College of Health, Science, and Technology

Scintillator materials convert high?energy radiation into photons in the ultraviolet to visible light region for radiation detection. In this review, advances in X?ray emission dynamics of inorganic scintillators are presented, including inorganic halides (alkali?metal halides, alkaline?earth halides, rare?earth halides, oxy?halides, rare?earth oxyorthosilicates, halide perovskites), oxides (bi-nary oxides, complex oxides, post?transition metal oxides), sulfides, rare?earth doped scintillators, and organic?inorganic hybrid scintillators. The origin of scintillation is strongly correlated to the host material and dopants. Current models are presented describing the scintillation decay lifetime of inorganic materials, with the emphasis on the short?lived scintillation decay component. The whole charge generation and the …

Psychosocial Obstacles To Hepatitis C Treatment Initiation Among Patients In Care: A Hitch In The Cascade Of Cure, Philip R. Spradling, Yuna Zhong, Anne C. Moorman, Loralee B. Rupp, Mei Lu, Stuart C. Gordon, Eyasu H. Teshale, Mark A. Schmidt, Yihe G. Daida, Joseph A. Boscarino

Gastroenterology Articles

There are limited data examining the relationship between psychosocial factors and receipt of direct-acting antiviral (DAA) treatment among patients with hepatitis C in large health care organizations in the United States. We therefore sought to determine whether such factors were associated with DAA initiation. We analyzed data from an extensive psychological, behavioral, and social survey (that incorporated several health-related quality of life assessments) coupled with clinical data from electronic health records of patients with hepatitis C enrolled at four health care organizations during 2017-2018. Of 2,681 patients invited, 1,051 (39.2%) responded to the survey; of 894 respondents eligible for analysis, …

Three-Dimensional Analysis Of The Effect Of Human Movement On Indoor Airflow Patterns, Arup Bhattacharya, Jovan Pantelic, Ali Ghahramani, Ehsan S. Mousavi

Faculty Publications

Human activity is known to leave significant effects on indoor airflow patterns. These patterns are carefully designed for many facilities such as cleanrooms, pharmaceutical settings, and healthcare environments, where human-induced wakes contribute to the transport of contaminants. Therefore, the knowledge about these wakes as it relates to indoor air quality is critical. As a result, a series of experiments were conducted in a controlled chamber to study the three-dimensional effects of true human walking on airflow. Experiments were designed to capture the effect of human walking under three different flow conditions, and for two different walking schemes. The results show …

Prism Vol. 9, No. 2, Center For Complex Operations

PRISM (Full PDF Issues)

The global COVID-19 pandemic of 2020-2021 has catalyzed a re-examination of what national security consists of, and what responsibilities the world’s armed forces must or should assume to meet such non-military challenges. Yet the competition between the United States and its adversaries has intensified, requiring that the national security enterprise retain traditional capabilities while keeping up with the fierce pace of technological innovation. PRISM V.9,N.2 authors address the emerging challenges armed forces must meet, offer perspectives on competitors, and suggest major changes in the innovation ecosystem.

Sars-Cov-2 Exposure In Escaped Mink, Utah, Usa, Susan A. Shriner, Jeremy W. Ellis, J. Jeffrey Root, Annette Roug, Scott R. Stopak, Gerald W. Wiscomb, Jared R. Zierenberg, Hon S. Ip, Mia Kim Torchetti, Thomas J. Deliberto

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

In August 2020, outbreaks of coronavirus disease were confirmed on mink farms in Utah, USA. We surveyed mammals captured on and around farms for evidence of infection or exposure. Free-ranging mink, presumed domestic escapees, exhibited high antibody titers, suggesting a potential severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 transmission pathway to native wildlife.

We report a wildlife epidemiologic investigation of mammals captured on or near properties in Utah, USA, where outbreaks of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection occurred in farmed mink. Mink farms are relatively common in the United States, and most are small family farms. The US …

New Mexico's Covid-19 Experience, Nicole R. Jackson, Karen Zeigler, Mary Torrez, Yohsuke Makino, Natalie L. Adolphi, Sarah Lathrop, Lauren Decker, Lauren Dvorscak, Lori Proe, Ian D. Paul, Ross Zumwalt, Heather Jarrell

Pathology Research and Scholarship

The 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has spread worldwide, infiltrating, infecting, and devastating communities in all locations of varying demographics. An overwhelming majority of published literature on the pathologic findings associated with COVID-19 is either from living clinical cohorts or from autopsy findings of those who died in a medical care setting, which can confound pure disease pathology. A relatively low initial infection rate paired with a high biosafety level enabled the New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator to conduct full autopsy examinations on suspected COVID-19-related deaths. Full autopsy examination on the first 20 severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus …

Surveillance Systems For Monitoring Cervical Cancer Elimination Efforts: Focus On Hpv Infection, Cervical Dysplasia, Cervical Screening And Treatment., Julia M L Brotherton, Cosette Wheeler, Gary M. Clifford, Miriam Elfström, Marion Saville, John Kaldor, Dorothy A. Machalek

Pathology Research and Scholarship

In order to achieve the global elimination of cervical cancer as a public health problem, close surveillance of progress in public health and clinical activities and outcomes across the three pillars of vaccination, screening and treatment will be required. Surveillance should ideally occur within an integrated system that is planned, funded, and regularly evaluated to ensure it is providing timely, accurate and relevant feedback for action. In this paper, we conceptualise the main public health surveillance objectives as process and outcome measures in each of the three pillars. Process measures include coverage/participation measures for vaccination, screening and treatment alongside the …

2021-March-01-One Year Later - Etsu Responds To Covid-19, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

A look back at the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic shows the many ways that East Tennessee State University prioritized the health and safety of the campus community while continuing to serve its students and the Appalachian Highlands community. A COVID-19 Medical Response Team was formed to make recommendations to university administration regarding modifications to campus operations, and a Future Operations Workgroup developed a series of operational stages to provide levels of restrictions and other health and safety guidelines. The Bucs are Back website was created  and continues to keep the campus community informed of new protocols, testing initiatives, …

The Rider (2021-03-01), Jacqueline Peraza

The Rider Archives

Vol.6 No.21

Measuring Human And Economic Activity From Satellite Imagery To Support City-Scale Decision-Making During Covid-19 Pandemic, Rodrigo Minetto, Maurício Pamplona Segundo, Gilbert Rotich, Sudeep Sarkar

All publications

The COVID-19 outbreak forced governments worldwide to impose lockdowns and quarantines to prevent virus transmission. As a consequence, there are disruptions in human and economic activities all over the globe. The recovery process is also expected to be rough. Economic activities impact social behaviors, which leave signatures in satellite images that can be automatically detected and classified. Satellite imagery can support the decision-making of analysts and policymakers by providing a different kind of visibility into the unfolding economic changes. In this article, we use a deep learning approach that combines strategic location sampling and an ensemble of lightweight convolutional neural …

Norovirus Evolution In Immunodeficient Mice Reveals Potentiated Pathogenicity Via A Single Nucleotide Change In The Viral Capsid, Forrest C Walker, Ebrahim Hassan, Stefan T. Peterson, Rachel Rodgers, Lawrence A. Schriefer, Cassandra E. Thompson, Yuhao Li, Gowri Kalugotla, Carla Blum-Johnston, Dylan Lawrence, Broc T. Mccune, Vincent R. Graziano, Larissa Lushniak, Sanghyun Lee, Alexa N. Roth, Stephanie M. Karst, Timothy J. Nice, Jonathan J. Miner, Craig B. Wilen, Megan T. Baldridge

Open Access Publications

Interferons (IFNs) are key controllers of viral replication, with intact IFN responses suppressing virus growth and spread. Using the murine norovirus (MNoV) system, we show that IFNs exert selective pressure to limit the pathogenic evolutionary potential of this enteric virus. In animals lacking type I IFN signaling, the nonlethal MNoV strain CR6 rapidly acquired enhanced virulence via conversion of a single nucleotide. This nucleotide change resulted in amino acid substitution F514I in the viral capsid, which led to >10,000-fold higher replication in systemic organs including the brain. Pathogenicity was mediated by enhanced recruitment and infection of intestinal myeloid cells and …

Role Of Contrast Enhanced Computed Tomography In Assessing Cervical Lymph Node Metastases In Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Talha Ahmed Qureshi, Muhammad Wasif, Mohammad Sohail Awan, Adnan Yar Muhammad, Ainulakbar Mughal, Abdullah Ameen

Section of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery

Objective: To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of contrast-enhanced computed tomography scan in detecting cervical nodal metastasis in oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma.
Methods: The retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted at Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan. and comprised records from January 1, 2015, to October 31, 2016, of patients diagnosed with oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma and who underwent surgical resection of primary tumour along with neck dissection after having a contrast-enhanced computed tomography scan of head and neck. Diagnostic accuracy of the scans was calculated using final histopathology as the gold standard. All scans were reviewed by a consultant …

Cancers As Rare Diseases: Terminological, Theoretical, And Methodological Biases, Carina Marques, Charlotte Roberts, Vitor M. J. Matos, Jane E. Buikstra

Anthropology Faculty Publications

Objective

Was cancer a rare disease in the past? Our objective is to consider the various terminological, theoretical, and methodological biases that may affect perceptions of the rarity of cancer in the past.

Materials and methods

We discuss relevant malignant neoplastic biomedical and paleopathological literature and evaluate skeletal data. We selected 108 archaeological sites (n = 151 cancer cases) with published malignant neoplasms and that were amenable to calculating cancer crude prevalence. Furthermore, datasets from four medieval/postmedieval Portuguese and 12 postmedieval UK sites were used to compare age-adjusted rates for metastatic bone disease and tuberculosis.

Results

In the literature review, …

A Literature Review Of Medical Support In Cave Rescue And Confined Space Medicine – Implications In Urban Underground Space Development., J Goh

KIP Articles

To conduct a literature review and knowledge synthesis of medical support in cave rescue and confined space medicine (CSM), thereby, extrapolating the knowledge gained from cave rescue and CSM to consequence management in Urban Underground Space (UUS) development. Methodology: A review of current medical literature was conducted. Data sources: Search engines utilized include PubMed, Medline, Cochrane Library, Science Direct and Google Scholar. Results and Recommendations: The synthesized knowledge based on available literature was extrapolated to application during consequence management in UUS development. Conclusion: As underground urbanization progresses to create sustainable habitats for the world’s increasing population, city planners need to …

20 Honored For Elevating Uab's Shared Values, Haley Herfurth

Browse All News

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Utilization Of Recombinant Viruses And In Silico Protein-Protein Interactions To Investigate The Role Of Herpes Simplex Type-1 (Hsv-1) Us9, Gk, And Ul20 Proteins In Virion Assembly And Egress, Anna Reneé Naquin

Honors Capstones

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Research Metric Analysis Of The Aga Khan University Medical College, Karachi On Scopus Database 2010-2019, Muhammad Yousuf Ali, Peter Gatiti, Ikram Ul Haq

Libraries

This paper analysis the research output of the faculty, staff and researchers affiliated to the Aga Khan University (AKU) Medical College, Pakistan from 1st January 2010 to 31st December 2019. The paper maps AKU research by analyzing publications by authors with Aga Khan University institutional affiliation that are indexed in Scopus, a citation database of the peer-reviewed literature. Researchers rely on data from Web of Science, Scopus and Google Scholar to assess scholarly communication. However, this study choose Scopus as it is one of largest multidisciplinary databases covering over 23000 journal titles in comparison to Web of Science which covers …

Multi‐Country Investigation Of The Diversity And Associated Microorganisms Isolated From Tick Species From Domestic Animals, Wildlife And Vegetation In Selected African Countries, Emanuela Olivieri, Edward Kariuki, Anna Maria Floriano, Michele Castelli, Yohannes Mulatu Tafesse, Giulia Magoga, Bersissa Kumsa, Matteo Montagna, Davide Sassera

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Library Materials

In many areas of Africa, recent studies highlighted the great impact of ticks on animal and human health throughout the continent. On the other hand, very limited information on the bacterial endosymbionts of the African ticks and their pattern of co-infections with other bacteria are found in literature, notwithstanding their pivotal role in tick survival and vector efficiency. Thus, we investigated the distribution of selected pathogenic and symbiotic bacteria in hard ticks collected from wild, domestic animals and from vegetation in various ecological zones in Africa and their co-occurrence in the same tick host. Overall, 339 hard ticks were morphologically …