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Tuning The Magnetic Properties Of Two-Dimensional Mxenes By Chemical Etching, Kemryn Allen-Perry, Weston Straka, Danielle Keith, Shubo Han, Lewis Reynolds, Bhoj Gautam, Daniel E. Autrey

College of Health, Science, and Technology

Two-dimensional materials based on transition metal carbides have been intensively studied due to their unique properties including metallic conductivity, hydrophilicity and structural diversity and have shown a great potential in several applications, for example, energy storage, sensing and optoelectronics. While MXenes based on magnetic transition elements show interesting magnetic properties, not much is known about the magnetic properties of titanium-based MXenes. Here, we measured the magnetic properties of Ti3 C2 Tx MXenes synthesized by different chemical etching conditions such as etching temperature and time. Our magnetic measurements were per-formed in a superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) vibrating sample. These data …

The Religious Aspect Of The Macedonian Society In The Condition Of The Crisis Caused By Covid 19, Gjoko Gjorgjevski, Ivan Blazhevski

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

The SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus pandemic has influenced all spheres of social life of the Republic of North Macedonia. Introduction of precautionary and restrictive measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus impacted on the religious life of citizens-believers. The attitudes of the religious communities towards these measures impacted the behavior of the believers, but also on the opinion and attitudes of the general public. In order to give a clear picture of the religious aspect of the Macedonian society, this paper is divided into two parts. The first part presents the action of the larger religious communities during conditions of the …

Timing Of Preoperative Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis Prior To One-To-Three Level Elective Lumbar Fusion, Akash Singh, Gregory Schroeder, Md, Jose Canseco, Md, Alexander Vaccaro, Md, Parthik Patel, Md, Ariana Reyes, Md

Phase 1

Introduction: Surgical site infections (SSIs) in patients who have undergone lumbar fusion surgery can be a devastating complication. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between timing of preoperative antibiotic prophylaxis and adverse outcomes such as SSIs with subgroup analysis stratified by antibiotic type.

Methods: This retrospective cohort included patients having undergone a 1-3 level lumbar fusion who were allocated into 5 groups based on the time from antibiotic administration to incision (Group A = 0-15 min, Group B = 16-30 min, Group C = 31-45 min, Group D = 46 – 60 min, and Group …

On The Outside Looking In: A Global Doula Response To Covid-19, Angela Castañeda, Julie Johnson Searcy

Sociology & Anthropology Faculty publications

From around the world, doulas report the impact of new COVID-19 restrictions on their ability to provide continuous emotional, physical, and informational support to pregnant people and their families. In a qualitative survey conducted in March and April 2020, we heard from over 500 doulas in 24 countries. Doulas practicing across the world revealed rapid changes to hospital policies. Even accounting for different public health responses across countries, the doulas in our study pointed to one common theme - their absence at births and the subsequent need to support birthing people virtually. In a follow-up survey and in interviews we …

February 2021 News Releases, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

No abstract provided.

Health In Environment: Reduce Surgical Site Infections By Applying Florence Nightingale's Environmental Theory, Anna Rana

School of Nursing & Midwifery

Surgical site infection is one of the most common causes of readmission in hospitals and it also leads to an overall increased burden. This can be decreased by applying basic concepts of Nightingale (1860) "Environmental Theory" while giving care to the patients. Keeping in view Nightingale's environmental theory, this paper aims to discuss the case of a patient suffering from a surgical site infection. It will help readers to understand the environmental factors which affect the patients' health and provide a way to promote healing and fast recovery by modifying their environment.

Factors Associated With The Compliance Of Standard Precaution; Review Article, Shah Zeb, Tazeen Saeed Ali

School of Nursing & Midwifery

Compliance with standard precautions is very important for healthcare workers because studies have shown that it helps in minimising the transmission of infectious diseases and healthcare-associated infections which is directly proportional to the patient cost and stay of the patient in hospitals. As healthcare associated infections increase, the cost and the stay of the patient will increase. Researchers suggest that all healthcare workers need to follow the standard precautions guideline and it can be possible with the help of health education, training, provision of equipment and supervision by the management. Barriers to the compliance identified are lack of education, heavy …

Aacp Basic Resources For Pharmacy Education, Jason Guy, Ivan Portillo, Robert D. Beckett, Kayce Gill, Kimberly Mitchell, Jill Nissen, Priya Shenoy

Library Association/Organization Work

"The AACP Basic Resources for Pharmacy Education is produced as a guide for those developing or maintaining the library collections that serve colleges and schools of pharmacy. The goal of the Basic Resources list is to make recommendations of books and other works to be included in pharmacy libraries, but not all titles are required to be purchased. Each pharmacy college has its own mission and its own program(s), and so each college’s library collection must reflect that mission and support the college’s program(s). Excellent library collections are built by knowledgeable librarians and drug information specialists using their professional judgment …

Fatal Self-Injury In The United States, 1999-2018: Unmasking A National Mental Health Crisis, Ian R H Rockett, Eric D. Caine, Aniruddha Banerjee, Bina Ali, Ted Miller, Hilary S. Connery, Vijay O. Lulla, Kurt B. Nolte, G Luke Larkin, Steven Stack, Brian Hendricks, R Kathryn Mchugh, Franklin M M White, Shelly F. Greenfield, Amy S B S B Bohnert, Jeralynn S. Cossman, Gail D'Onofrio, Lewis S. Nelson, Paul S. Nestadt, James H. Berry, Haomiao Jia

Pathology Research and Scholarship

BACKGROUND: Suicides by any method, plus 'nonsuicide' fatalities from drug self-intoxication (estimated from selected forensically undetermined and 'accidental' deaths), together represent self-injury mortality (SIM)-fatalities due to mental disorders or distress. SIM is especially important to examine given frequent undercounting of suicides amongst drug overdose deaths. We report suicide and SIM trends in the United States of America (US) during 1999-2018, portray interstate rate trends, and examine spatiotemporal (spacetime) diffusion or spread of the drug self-intoxication component of SIM, with attention to potential for differential suicide misclassification.

METHODS: For this state-based, cross-sectional, panel time series, we used de-identified manner and underlying …

Piglet Immunization With A Spike Subunit Vaccine Enhances Disease By Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus, Jieshi Yu, Chithra Sreenivasan, Tirth Uprety, Rongyuan Gao, Chen Huang, Ella J. Lee, Steven Lawson, Julie Nelson, Jane Christopher-Hennings, Radhey S. Kaushik, Eric Nelson, Diego G. Diel, Ben M. Hause, Feng Li, Dan Wang

Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center Faculty Publications

Immunization with an insect cell lysate/baculovirus mixture containing recombinant porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) spike protein induced high levels of neutralizing antibodies in both mice and piglets. However, immunization of piglets with this vaccine resulted in enhancement of disease symptoms and virus replication in vaccine recipients exposed to PEDV challenge. Thus, these observations demonstrate a previously unrecognized challenge of PEDV vaccine research, which has important implications for coronavirus vaccine development.

2021-02-01_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 …

Rapid, Successful Adoption Of Virtual Outpatient Cardiology Care During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Lesley Jones Larson, D Christensen, S Long, Lian Wang, Kateri Spinelli, Xiaoyan Huang

Articles, Abstracts, and Reports

No abstract provided.

The Open Covid Pledge: Design, Implementation And Preliminary Assessment Of An Intellectual Property Commons, Jorge L. Contreras

Utah Law Faculty Scholarship

Early during the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of widely-publicized incidents gave rise to concerns that holders of patents and other intellectual property (IP) rights could hinder the development, manufacture and distribution of essential medical devices, protective equipment and biomedical products. The global response to these concerns was swift and included the issuance of compulsory licensing orders by several national governments, as well as the proposal of a technology pool by the World Health Organization (WHO). Alongside these efforts, a group of scientific, engineering and legal experts created a lightweight, open framework under which IP holders could voluntarily pledge not to …

Përdorimi I Penicilinave Në Një Regjion Të Prizrenit, Anita Ajazaj

Theses and Dissertations

Penicilina u jepet pacientëve kundër infeksioneve të shkaktuara nga bakteret. Disa lloje të infeksioneve bakteriale që mund të mjekohen me penicilinë përfshijnë pneumoninë, dhimbjet e fytit, sifilisin dhe gonoreanë. Mund të përdoret gjithashtu për të parandaluar infeksionet e dhëmbëve. Si një antibiotik, penicilina vret bakteret ose i parandalon ato të rriten dhe shumohen. Ilaçi funksionon duke sulmuar enzimat që ndërtojnë muret qelizore të baktereve.

Qëllimi i këtij hulumtimi është njohja me rastet e trajtuara me penicilinë dhe pasojat që mund të kenë gjatë jetës pas përdorimit të shpeshtë të tyre.

Në këtë hulumtim kuantitativ me metodë descriptive, janë mbledhur të …

Njohuritë E Prindërve Rreth Vaksinimit Në Komunën E Istogut, Drita Shatri

Theses and Dissertations

Vaksinimi është një nga fitoret më të mëdha të mjekësisë. Nganjëherë dëshirojmë të dimë më shumë për to veçanërisht kur na vjen ftesa për vaksinimet e para të fëmijëve në familjen tonë. Vaksinat janë të ndryshme sipas sëmundjes që kërkojmë të luftojmë. Ato mund të përbëhen nga mikroorganizma të çaktivizuar (të vrarë) ose të zbutur (të bërë të padëmshëm), ose nga pjesë të tyre, ose madje nga substanca që ato prodhojnë, të cilat quhen toksina, e të bëra jo aktive. Vaksinat veprojnë duke nxitur një sistem natyral mbrojtjeje: sistemin imunitar. Ky sistem ka për qëllim të prodhojë qeliza mbrojtëse të …

Njohuritë Dhe Qëndrimet E Infermierëve Për Vaksinimin Në Qkmf- Lipjan, Venera Salihu

Theses and Dissertations

Hyrje: Vaksinimi përfaqëson një nga mjetet më efektive për parandalimin e infeksioneve për popullatën dhe për shëndetin publik në përgjithësi. Tani ekzistojnë vaksinat të cilat parandalojnë më shumë se 20 sëmundje të rrezikshme për jetën, duke ndihmuar njerëzit e të gjitha moshave të jetojnë më gjatë, dhe shëndetshëm. Imunizimi aktualisht parandalon 2-3 milion vdekje çdo vit nga sëmundjet sikur difteria, tetanusi, kolla e mirë, gripi dhe fruthi.

Metodologjia: Ky studim është realizuar në Qendrën Kryesore të Mjekësis Familjare, në Komunën e Lipjanit. Në studim kanë marrë pjesë 30 infermierë të cilët kanë pranuar që të përgjigjen në pyetësorin për Njohurit …

Considerations And Guidance For Using Routine And Program Monitoring Data For Social And Behavior Change Evaluation, Breakthrough Research

Reproductive Health

This brief is intended for global, regional, and national social and behavior change program implementers, evaluators, and monitoring and evaluation teams who want to document their program impacts through routinely collected data. Use of routine and program monitoring data for evaluation presents many opportunities for evaluating program impacts on priority health outcomes, with advantages that include their greater frequency, broader geographic range, longer duration, and lower cost of acquisition. Routine and program monitoring data may not be under direct control of evaluators and thus may not always be appropriate for evaluation. Careful consideration of the appropriateness of routine data for …

The Influence Of The Covid-19 Pandemic On The Study Of Macro-Social Determinants Of Population Health And Mortality, Zhongwei Zhao

Essays: Covid-19 and the Global Demographic Research Agenda

This essay explores the role of governance and government policy in population health and mortality, and more.

Biom 460.01: Ecology Of Infectious Diseases, Angela D. Luis

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2021-2025

No abstract provided.

Ccr5 Inhibition In Critical Covid-19 Patients Decreases Inflammatory Cytokines, Increases Cd8 T-Cells, And Decreases Sars-Cov2 Rna In Plasma By Day 14, Bruce K Patterson, Philip A Mudd, Et Al

Open Access Publications

OBJECTIVE: Infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is now a global pandemic. Emerging results indicate a dysregulated immune response. Given the role of CCR5 in immune cell migration and inflammation, we investigated the impact of CCR5 blockade via the CCR5-specific antibody leronlimab on clinical, immunological, and virological parameters in severe COVID-19 patients.

METHODS: In March 2020, 10 terminally ill, critical COVID-19 patients received two doses of leronlimab via individual emergency use indication. We analyzed changes in clinical presentation, immune cell populations, inflammation, as well as SARS-CoV-2 plasma viremia before and 14 days after treatment.

RESULTS: Over the …

Progress Towards Onchocerciasis Elimination In Côte D'Ivoire: A Geospatial Modelling Study, Obiora A. Eneanya, Benjamin G. Koudou, Meite Aboulaye, Aba Ange Elvis, Yeo Souleymane, Marie-Madeleine Kouakou, Gary J. Weil, Peter U. Fischer

Open Access Publications

BACKGROUND: Côte d'Ivoire has had 45 years of intervention for onchocerciasis by vector control (from 1975 to 1991), ivermectin mass drug administration (MDA) (from 1992 to 1994) and community directed treatment with ivermectin (CDTi) from 1995 to the present. We modeled onchocerciasis endemicity during two time periods that correspond to the scale up of vector control and ivermectin distribution, respectively. This analysis illustrates progress towards elimination during these periods, and it has identified potential hotspots areas that are at risk for ongoing transmission.

METHODS AND FINDINGS: The analysis used Ministry of Health skin snip microfilaria (MF) prevalence and intensity data …

Understanding The Impacts Of Emerging Infectious Disease (Eid) Media Exposure: The Case Of U.S. Ebola Virus Disease (Evd), Alicia Mason, Kevin Wright, Laura Lambert

Faculty Submissions

Introduction: Using the Extended Parallel Processing Model (EPPM) as a theoretical framework this study examines the impact of Ebola virus disease (EVD) media exposure on U.S. audience perceptions of the threat severity, personal susceptibility, and behavioral intentions to respond to the 2014 Ebola virus disease (EVD) threat.

Methods: Respondents included (n = 255) residents from the Midwest and Southern regions of U.S. Participants completed an online survey between 28 October and 3 December 2014 during the height of Ebola-related media coverage.

Results: Findings reveal that increased exposure to EVD media content was associated with increased threat severity and personal susceptibility. …

Covid Vaccines And Pregnancy: Informed Decision-Making For Women, Alicia Rohan

Browse All News

No abstract provided.

Are Consortia Polymicrobial Urinary Tract Infections More Symptomatic Than Monomicrobial? Results From A Multi-Institutional Study, Annah Vollstedt, Dakun Wang, Natalie Luke, David Baunoch, Kirk J. Wojno, Kevin Cline, Natalie Gaines, Howard Korman, S Mohammad Jafri, David Wenzler, Frank Burks, Larry Sirls

Conference Presentation Abstracts

Introduction: Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) has been shown to be more sensitive in the detection of polymicrobial infections in patients with urinary tract infection (UTI). Bacterial consortia are non-random communities of microbes that may act synergistically to provide growth and survival advantages. We aim to investigate the relationship between bacteria detected by PCR, and the presence of consortia, with clinical findings in patients with symptomatic UTI. Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of 2493 UTI-symptomatic patients over the age of 60 from 37 geographically disparate urology clinics in the U.S. from July 2018 to February 2019. Clinical findings, including UA …

Inspire : Vol 4, Issue 2, Department Of Medicine

INSPIRE – Department of Medicine Archives

Content

• Message from the Chair
• Medicine at National and International Forums
• MoU signing ceremony at KP
• Virtual Seminar Multiple sclerosis and COVID-19 update
• EUS Webinar: Can EUS Replace ERCP?
• Tribute to COVID-19 warriors
• Neurology Section meets the new CEO-AKUH
• Warm Welcome to Pulmonology section Residents
• In-depth- featuring Dr Sadia Masood
• Featured Faculty: Dr. Zaigham Abbas “ ..strive to excel in a particular field rather than pursuing too many goals so that the world may recognize you as authorities in your field”
• Publications

Capsule Carbohydrate Structure Determines Virulence In Acinetobacter Baumannii, Yuli Talyansky, Travis B. Nielsen, Jun Yan, Ulrike Carlino-Macdonald, Gisela Di Venanzio, Somnath Chakravorty, Amber Ulhaq, Mario F. Feldman, Thomas A. Russo, Evgeny Vinogradov, Brian Luna, Meredith S. Wright, Mark D. Adams, Brad Spellberg

Open Access Publications

Acinetobacter baumannii is a highly antibiotic-resistant bacterial pathogen for which novel therapeutic approaches are needed. Unfortunately, the drivers of virulence in A. baumannii remain uncertain. By comparing genomes among a panel of A. baumannii strains we identified a specific gene variation in the capsule locus that correlated with altered virulence. While less virulent strains possessed the intact gene gtr6, a hypervirulent clinical isolate contained a spontaneous transposon insertion in the same gene, resulting in the loss of a branchpoint in capsular carbohydrate structure. By constructing isogenic gtr6 mutants, we confirmed that gtr6-disrupted strains were protected from phagocytosis in vitro and …

Think Twice Before Prescribing Antibiotics For That Swollen Knee: The Influence Of Antibiotics On The Diagnosis Of Periprosthetic Joint Infection., Graham S Goh, Javad Parvizi Md

Rothman Institute Papers

Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a rare but devastating complication after total joint arthroplasty. An estimated 7-12% of patients have negative cultures despite clear clinical evidence of infection. One oft-cited reason for this occurrence is the administration of antibiotics in the weeks prior to obtaining cultures. This article reviews the influence of antibiotics on the diagnosis of PJI. Specifically, we examine the effect of prophylactic and therapeutic antibiotic administration on the diagnostic accuracy of microbiological cultures as well as serum and synovial biomarkers. We also explore the potential of molecular techniques in overcoming these limitations in patients who have received …

Disparities In Tuberculosis Rates In New England: 2011, 2014-2018, Etienne Bobe Leta

Muskie School Capstones and Dissertations

Purpose. The purpose of this study was to assess whether decreases in tuberculosis (TB) incidence have been followed by reductions in TB disparities in New England during 2011 and from 2014 to 2018.

Background. Tuberculosis is a potentially serious infectious disease which, without treatment, can be fatal. In the United States, 8,920 new cases were temporarily reported in 2019, showing a decrease of 1.1% from 2018. Similarly, TB incidence declined to 2.7 cases per 100,000 persons, accounting for 1.6% decrease from 2018 (CDC, 2020). Although this improvement, disparities in rates of tuberculosis disease between Whites and minority groups continue to …

Indigenous Knowledge Of Rift Valley Fever Among Somali Nomadic Pastoralists And Its Implications On Public Health Delivery Approaches In Ijara Sub-County, North Eastern Kenya, Geoffrey Otieno Muga, Washington Onyango-Ouma, Rosemary Sang, Hippolyte Affognon

All Peer-Reviewed Publications

Rift Valley Fever (RVF) is a zoonotic disease whose outbreak results in heavy economic and public health burdens. In East Africa, RVF is mainly experienced in arid and semi-arid areas predominantly inhabited by the pastoralists. These areas experience sudden, dra-matic epidemics of the disease at intervals of approximately 10 years, associated with widespread flooding and the resultant swarms of mosquitoes. Pastoralists’ indigenous knowledge and experience of RVF is critical for public health interventions targeting prevention and control of RVF. The study adopted a descriptive cross-sectional design combining both quantitative and qualitative methods of data collection. A total of 204 respondents …

Epidemiology And Outcomes Of Hospitalized Adults With Sars-Cov-2 Community-Acquired Pneumonia In Louisville, Kentucky, Julio A. Ramirez, T'Shura Ali, Thomas Chandler, Stephen P. Furmanek, Daniya Sheikh, Vidyulata Salunkhe, Steven Gootee, Mohammad Tahboub, William A. Mattingly, Demetra Antimisiaris, Jiapeng Huang, Jose Bordon, Rodrigo Cavallazzi, Paul Schulz, William P. Mckinney, Dawn Balcom, Mark Burns, Ruth Carrico, Forest W. Arnold, Cerid Covid-19 Study Group

The University of Louisville Journal of Respiratory Infections

Background: During the ongoing pandemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), SARS-CoV-2 community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) has been the primary cause of hospitalization. The objective of this study was to evaluate the clinical characteristics and outcomes of 1,013 patients hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2 CAP from September 2020 through March 2021 in Louisville, Kentucky.

Methods: This was a retrospective observational study of 1,013 patients hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2 CAP at eight of the adult hospitals in the city of Louisville from September 2020 through March 2021. Patients with 1) a positive reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) for SARS-CoV-2, 2) fever, cough, or …