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2021 Icrcc Proceedings Table Of Contents, Conference Organizers

International Crisis and Risk Communication Conference

These proceedings are a representative sample of the presentations given by professional practitioners and academic scholars at the 2021 International Crisis and Risk Communication Conference (ICRCC) held virtually March 8-10, 2021. The goal of the ICRCC is to bring together prominent professional risk and crisis communication practitioners and academic scholars from around the world to spend a few days networking and engaging in conversation about issues and problems related to risk and crisis communication in a variety of contexts (e.g., natural disasters, political crises, food safety issues, biosecurity, health epidemics and pandemics).

2021 International Crisis And Risk Communication Conference Program, Conference Organizers

International Crisis and Risk Communication Conference

Program to the to the 11th Annual International Crisis and Risk Communication Conference sponsored by the Nicholson School of Communication and Media.

Does Medical Racism Influence Medical Mistrust In The Black Community?, Danielle Forrest

Honors Undergraduate Theses

Mistrust in the medical field can be generated through experiences of racism and discrimination during interactions with members of the medical community. Black and African American individuals find themselves facing increased rates of morbidity including heart disease, and diabetes, and increased rates of mortality as compared to White individuals yet are treated less frequently and to a lesser extent. This thesis examines the mistrust black people have towards the medical field, as well as differences within the black community in terms of experiences with medical racism. In order to collect this information, I created a survey that enquires about race …

Disease And Democracy: Understanding The Impact Of Disease Burden On Civil Liberties And Civil Society In Sub-Saharan Africa, Abigail E. Reynolds

Honors Undergraduate Theses

What is the impact of disease burden on democracy in sub-Saharan Africa? Despite increasing interest in the implications of health crises for state stability, there has been a dearth of literature exploring the relationship between disease burden more generally and democracy specifically. This thesis takes a comprehensive approach to bridge this gap in the literature. Using quantitative and qualitative methods, it draws on data from the Global Burden of Disease database and the Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) dataset to analyze this relationship. The diseases studied are categorized as long-wave (e.g., HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis), short-wave (e.g., Ebola and lower respiratory infections), …

Phototransduction Components In The Visual System Of Hard-Bodied Ticks, Arimar J. López Limas

Honors Undergraduate Theses

Ticks are terrestrial invertebrate parasites that attach to their hosts to feed on their blood. Ticks are composed of three families: Ixodidae, Argasidae, and Nuttalliellidae. Ixodid ticks include members of the genera Amblyomma, Ixodes, Haemaphysalis, Hyalomma, Dermacentor, and Rhipicephalus. Ticks can transmit diseases to animals and humans, making them an important organism to study. Current tick-bite mitigation strategies include acaricides (harmful if misused), and CO₂ traps (effective in decreasing tick abundance, but costly to use). Since the visual system of ticks has not been studied extensively, I expect that by studying their visual system, alternative tick-bite mitigation …

Sequence-Independent Assay For Hiv Viral Load Quantitation, Omar El Merhebi

Honors Undergraduate Theses

Although nucleic acid tests (NATs) for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) exhibit many advantages, such as early detection and viral load quantification, over immunological assays, their widespread use is limited by their demand for high-level infrastructure, sophisticated equipment, and advanced staff competence. Furthermore, when quantifying viral loads of patients, it has been reported that these assays can underestimate viral quantities by 22- to 100-fold due to primer-template mismatches in more divergent HIV subtypes. Therefore, we have developed a cost-effective and sequence-independent assay for the detection and quantification of HIV utilizing a modified nucleic acid sequence-based amplification (NASBA) protocol coupled to an …

Characterization Of A Label-Free Fluorescent Assay For Point Mutation Discrimination Based On Split Aptamer Probes, Shannon A. Beaton

Honors Undergraduate Theses

Due to the misuse of antibiotics, multi-drug resistant (MDR) bacteria have become more rampant in our society; these MDR have given rise to diseases that are not readily curable. One such agent is the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, which is a causative agent of tuberculosis (TB). Timely diagnostics of the bacterial infection and detection of bacterial drug-susceptibility profiles helps to initiate the necessary treatment in a timely fashion and to limit transmission of the disease. For more affordable detection of bacterial diseases, such as TN, tag-free split aptamer probes are advantageous. This proposal aims at designing split aptamer probes for detection …

An Examination Of A Proposed Rule: Removal Of Sirva From The Vaccine Injury Table, Derrica N. Jackson

Honors Undergraduate Theses

Vaccines are one of the greatest modern medical inventions. Even though vaccines have saved lives, however, no medical product is proven to be completely safe. Vaccines can have rare and sometimes deadly reactions. To address such occurrences, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) hosts a program that reviews petitions for compensation of injuries caused by vaccination. The program is called the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP). The VICP was established in 1986 to reduce the number of product liability lawsuits against vaccine manufacturers that threatened to increase the cost of vaccines and lower life-saving vaccine administration …

Comparing Teacher Responses To The Covid-19 Pandemic In Venezuela And The United States, Maria Spinetti Rincon

Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-2023

The COVID-19 Pandemic has impacted the entire world. Teachers have been challenged throughout this time to adapt their teaching practices amidst a constantly changing environment. The purpose of this study was to answer the research questions: (1) how did teachers' responses to the COVID-19 pandemic vary between the United States and Venezuela? And (2) what do teachers perceive they need to better support children in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic? This research used an interpretive, case study approach through kindergarten teacher interviews and curricula analysis. Teachers were included in the study if they had taught for more than five …

Synthesis Of Thioacids And Dicarboxylic Acids Derived From Open Β-Lactams For Inhibition Of Metallo-Β-Lactamases, Junfu Chen

Doctoral Dissertations

Antibiotics are important substances that have been used in clinical treatment for over 70 years. Because of overuse and misuse of antibiotics, bacteria developed resistance. However, bacterial resistance towards antibiotics, especially the β-lactam antibiotics, is becoming increasingly threat. Currently, the β-lactam antibiotics are seriously threatened by β-lactamases. Metallo-β-lactamases (MBLs), a sub-class of β-lactamases, have been found in several bacteria since they confer resistance to many different β-lactams, and as a result, the bacteria survive in their presence. A potential treatment is to synthesize inhibitors of MBLs, however, there are no inhibitors synthesized in clinical use. The goal of this project …

Invasive Aspergillosis Of The Central Nervous System In Immunocompetent Patients In Saudi Arabia: Case Series And Review Of The Literature, Mahmoud S. Taha, Mahmoud I. Haddad, Ali A. Almomen, Marwa M Abdulkader, Rami A. Alhazmi

Neurosciences

Objective: Invasive aspergillosis of the central nervous system in immunocompetent patients is a rare disease. We present in this study three cases that were treated in our centre and reviewed the results of similar studies from Saudi Arabia. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed all cases of invasive aspergillosis of the central nervous system (CNS) that were treated in our hospital in the last 10 years. We also reviewed the literature for any similar series published from Saudi Arabia. Results: We had three cases treated in our centre and we also found three similar case series in the literature. Total number of …

Assessing Changes In The Epidemiology Of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis In Southwest Colombia Following The Peace Accord With Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias De Colombia (Farc), Matthew Stephen Benczkowski

Public Health Theses

The Colombian Conflict persisted for over 50 years, recently coming to an end in November 2016 after the signing of Colombia’s Peace Agreement between the government and FARC guerrilla group. Internal armed conflict is often entangled with the exacerbation of health outcomes, including promoting the spread of infectious diseases like cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL). CL is a vector-borne parasitic disease localized to the human tegument that decreases quality of life through lesions leading to scars and associated stigmatization. This study assessed changes in demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with CL in Southwest Colombia before and after the signing of the …

The Utility Of A Maximum Entropy Species Distribution Model For Ixodes Scapularis In Predicting The Public Health Risk Of Lyme Disease In Ontario, Canada, Holly Alexandra Burrows

Public Health Theses

Introduction: Lyme disease is an emerging public health threat in Ontario, Canada due to the range expansion of the tick vector, Ixodes scapularis. Tick abundance and density are important predictors of human Lyme disease risk and are typically measured using active tick surveillance (dragging). New cost-effective tools are needed to augment current surveillance activities.Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the ability of a Maximum entropy species distribution model to predict I. scapularis density and abundance in three regions of Ontario – Ottawa, Kingston, and southern Ontario – in order to determine its utility in predicting the public …

Is Now The Time For Supervised Consumption In New Haven? Assessing The Complexities Of Global Examples, National Efforts, And City Contexts To Support The Progress Of Local Harm Reduction, Mariah Frank

Public Health Theses

The overdose crisis has been an issue of public health and safety in the U.S. over the past 30 years, as a wave of increased addiction and overdoses beginning in 1990 brought it to public attention and political salience.1 The impact of the current overdose crisis is felt deeply across the state of Connecticut and locally in the City of New Haven. Statewide data show that people in Connecticut are more likely to die from a drug overdose than they are from a car accident, firearm death or homicide, Alzheimer’s, influenza/pneumonia, diabetes, kidney disease, or septicemia (data not including deaths …

Exploring Thai Physicians’ Perceptions Of And Willingness To Prescribe Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (Prep), Brandi E. Moore

Public Health Theses

Background: Oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a daily medication that can prevent HIV infection. PrEP may further support HIV prevention initiatives in Thailand, particularly as it becomes more accessible in the country’s government clinics and hospitals. While studies have explored perceptions of PrEP for at-risk people in Thailand, there has been limited investigation into Thai physicians’ opinions of and willingness to prescribe PrEP. Methods: Using convenience sampling, this cross-sectional study recruited 132 Thai physicians to complete an anonymous, online survey. The survey assessed physicians’ concerns about PrEP, experience with PrEP, and willingness to prescribe PrEP. Bivariate and multivariable logistic regressions …

Too Fast, Too Furious: Slaughterhouse Line Speeds In The Era Of Covid-19, Zoe Novic

Public Health Theses

Since 1998, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has allowed meat companies to increase slaughter line speeds in order to increase production of meat and poultry. The USDA grants approvals known as “line speed waivers” that bypass the requirements of current speed and inspection regulations. During the Covid-19 pandemic, slaughterhouses became epicenters of Covid-19 outbreaks, which called into question safety regulations established at these facilities. The USDA continued to grant line speed waivers despite evidence that faster line speeds result in increased worker injuries, animal welfare violations, environmental protection violations, food safety violations, and higher risk of Covid-19.

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Why Not Here? An Examination Of Statewide Hospital Use Among Patients With Idu-Associated Diagnoses And Procedures In Lawrence And Lowell Ma, 2005-2019, Frank Wu

Public Health Theses

This study sought to investigate the factors that led residents with IDU-associated diagnoses and procedures to seek care outside their home cities of Lawrence and Lowell, Massachusetts. Endocarditis diagnoses were found to be no different between hospitals in and out of Lawrence and Lowell, however, echocardiograms (CI = -0.19, -0.14; p-value = <0.001), skin and soft tissue infections (CI = 1.11, 1.23; p-value = <0.001), and irrigation and drainage procedures (CI = 0.15, 0.21; p-value = <0.001) were all found to be significantly different. These changes in hospital use highlight the need to account for patient-resident mobility during the creation of future similar studies.

Asylum Seekers: The Search For Basic Human Right To Healthcare In Industrial Countries, Marlaina Wright

Emory International Law Review

An important right afforded to all persons as part of their international human rights includes the right to access healthcare. Asylum seekers, however, are a population that struggles to enjoy a designated right due to countries having varying interpretations of what it means to provide healthcare services. When seeking asylum, many asylees believe that going to developed, industrial countries is the best route for achieving safety, educational opportunities, and a higher standard of living. However, when it comes to providing access to healthcare for asylum seekers specifically, countries such as the United States, Japan, Germany, and Switzerland do not fully …

2021 Faculty Summer Seminar - From Facts To Truth To Wisdom With Thomas Aquinas, Center For Catholic Studies, Seton Hall University

Center for Catholic Studies Faculty Seminars and Core Curriculum Seminars

Michael Ambrosio - From Aquinas to Lonergan and Finnis: The Study and Teaching of Natural Law p.7

Xue-Ming Bao - Understanding Fact, Truth, and Wisdom During the COVID-19 Pandemic Through Lonergan and Aquinas p.16

Andrea Bartoli - From Facts to Truth to Wisdom with St. Thomas Aquinas p.19

Beth Bloom - A Monk and His Cat p.22

Margaret Brady-Amoon - Reflections on From Facts to Truth to Wisdom with St. Thomas Aquinas and Counseling Psychology p.25

Josephine Devito - Evidence Based Practice in Nursing p.28

Anthony Haynor - Can Aquinas Speak to Human Scientists Today? p.31

Jamie Marner - From …

Treatment Of Sars-Cov-2 Pneumonia With Favipiravir: Early Results From The Egeuniversity Cohort, Turkey, Hüseyi̇n Aytaç Erdem, Pervi̇n Korkmaz Ekren, Derya Çağlayan, Meltem Taşbakan, Tansu Yamazhan, Mehmet Sezai̇ Taşbakan, Abdullah Sayiner, Ayşe Deni̇z Gökengi̇n

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Background/aim: The aim of this descriptive article is to share the experience in Ege University, Turkey with favipiravir in the treatment of severe SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia. Materials and methods: This retrospective descriptive study included patients diagnosed with COVID-19 who presented with or developed severe pneumonia. Results: Forty patients who completed a full course (at least 5 days) of favipiravir were included in the study. At baseline, 30 (75%) patients required treatment for respiratory distress. Thirty-three patients (82.5%) were discharged from the hospital with full recovery, 6 patients (15%) died and 1 case (2.5%) was still at the intensive care unit (ICU) …

Lack Of Awareness Of Hepatitis B Screening And Vaccination In High-Risk Groups, Hati̇ce Yasemi̇n Balaban, Abdullah Tarik Aslan, Şefi̇ka Nur Ayar, Osman Dağ, Alpaslan Alp, Cem Şi̇mşek, Cavanşi̇r Vahabov, Tolga Yildirim, Hakan Göker, Yahya Büyükaşik, Hali̇s Şi̇mşek

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Background/aim: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination rates are insufficient in high-risk patients worldwide. This study aimed to investigate the screening, immunization, and vaccination rates in three high-risk groups for HBV infection: allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (AHSCT), renal transplantation (RT), and chronic hepatitis C (CHC) groups. Materials and methods: The serological data of consecutive patients between 2014 and 2019 were reviewed using the hospital database. Results: The HBV screening rates were 100.0%, 90.4%, and 82.4% in the AHSCT, CHC, and RT groups, respectively (p = 0.003). The immunization rates against HBV through either previous exposure or vaccination were 79.5%, 71.7%, …

Which Hematological Markers Have Predictive Value As Early Indicators Of Severecovid-19 Cases In The Emergency Department?, İshak Şan, Emi̇n Gemci̇oğlu, Mehmet Davutoğlu, Rami̇s Çatalbaş, Berkan Karabuğa, Enes Kaptan, Abdulsamet Erden, Orhan Küçükşahi̇n, İhsan Ateş, Selma Karaahmetoğlu, İmran Hasanoğlu, Osman İnan, Büşra Nur Ünal, Ecem Erdemi̇r, Fati̇h Ahmet Kahraman

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Background/aim: Coronavirus 2019 disease (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is a pandemic infectious disease that causes morbidity and mortality. As a result of high mortality rate among the severe COVID-19 patients, the early detection of the disease stage and early effective interventions are very important in reducing mortality. Hence, it is important to differentiate severe and nonsevere cases from each other. To date, there are no proven diagnostic or prognostic parameters that can be used in this manner. Due to the expensive and not easily accessible tests that are performed for COVID-19, researchers are investigating …

Correlation Of Neuroimaging And Thorax Ct Findings In Patients With Covid-19:A Large Single-Center Experience, Hedi̇ye Pinar Günbey, Günay Rona, Özge Adigüzel Karaoysal, Ayşe Batirel, Banu Özen Barut

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Background/aim: The aim of this current study was to describe the neuroimaging findings among patients with COVID-19 and to compare them with thorax CT imaging findings and clinicobiological profiles. Materials and methods: Between the period March 11 and December 31, 2020, we evaluated brain computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR) images of patients with COVID-19. A total of 354 patients (mean age 65.2 ± 16.6, 52% female, 42% male) who had brain imaging were included in the study. Of this total sample, 218 had thorax CT scanning (65.5%). Neuroimaging and thorax CT findings, clinical course, neurologic findings, and laboratory …

Decrease Of Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction In Severe Illness Patients Due To Covid-19may Improve As The Disease Resolves, Aykut Demi̇rkiran, Lütfi̇ Çağatay Onar, Mustafa Doğan

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Background/aim: Increase in publications supporting myocardial involvement in the COVID-19 disease has led to need to gain insight into the the global burden of heart failure after pandemic. We examined the course of myocardial systolic function in patients without elevated troponin levels. Materials and methods: We performed a prospective study. Patients with high troponin levels were excluded from the study in order to definitively exclude complications known to cause permanent left ventricular systolic dysfunction, such as acute coronary syndromes. Two echocardiographic examinations were performed. The first evaluation was performed within the days of hospitalization, if possible, on the day when …

Influenza And Pneumococcus Vaccination Rates In Pediatric Dialysis Patients Ineurope: Recommendations Vs Realitya European Pediatric Dialysis Working Group And European Society For Pediatricnephrology Dialysis Working Group Study, Yeşi̇m Özdemi̇r Ati̇kel, Sevcan Azi̇me Bakkaloğlu Ezgü, Fabio Paglialonga, Constantinos J. Stefanidis, Varvara Askiti, Enrico Vidal, Gema Ariceta, Engi̇n Melek, Enrico Verrina, Nikoleta Printza, Karel Vondrak, Aleksandra Zurowska, Ilona Zagozdzon, Mesi̇ha Eki̇m, Eli̇f Nursel Özmert

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Background/aim: Children on dialysis are under increased risk of influenza and invasive pneumococcal disease. Although vaccination against these microorganisms are recommended in dialysis patients and despite the fact that these vaccines can reduce disease burden and rates of hospitalization due to infection, vaccination rates are below expected and desired. We aimed to evaluate influenza and pneumococcal vaccination and infection rates in European pediatric dialysis centers. Materials and methods: In 16 centers from 11 countries, 357 pediatric dialysis patients were evaluated retrospectively during 1 year of observation period between 01.01.2014 and 01.01.2015. Results: In all centers, vaccination policy included immunization of …

Can Thrombocytosis Or Thrombocytopenia Predict Complicated Clinical Course And30-Days Mortality In Patients With Pneumonia?, Razi̇ye Si̇nem Misirlioğlu, Ersi̇n Aksay, Emre Şanci, Kemal Can Tertemi̇z

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Background/aim: While several different scoring systems aim to determine the clinical outcomes for patients with pneumonia, there is limited emphasis on the platelet count. This study investigated the relationships between thrombocyte count and 30-day mortality and complicated clinical course of patients with pneumonia. Materials and methods: This prospective cross-sectional study enrolled patients over 18 years old with a diagnosis of pneumonia in the emergency department for six months. The primary outcome was to establish the relationship between platelet count, mortality, complicated clinical course, and initial vital parameters on admission. The secondary outcome was comparing the platelet count with mortality and …

A Structured Approach To Skin And Soft Tissue Infections (Sstis) In An Ambulatory Setting, Benjamin Silverberg

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

The skin is the largest, and arguably, the most vulnerable organ in the human body. Scratches and scrapes, bites and puncture wounds, impetigo and erysipelas—all these disruptions can lead to pain, swelling, and/or systemic symptoms. In this article, which is based on the Infectious Diseases Society of America’s 2014 guidelines and the World Society of Emergency Surgery and Surgical Infection Society of Europe’s 2018 consensus statement, a structured approach to skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) is reviewed, comparing treatment for suppurative and non-suppurative infections, and then discussing specific conditions commonly seen in Primary Care and Urgent Care facilities.

Pandemic Politics, Public Health, And The Fda, Jordan Paradise, Becky Bavlsik

Faculty Publications & Other Works

No abstract provided.

The Virus, Risk, And Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities: Examining Dodd-Frank’S Impact In The Midst Of A Pandemic, Owen Haney

Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law

When lawmakers sought to reshape the financial industry through the passage of the Dodd-Frank Act in 2010, they specifically attacked the “moral hazard” in the asset-backed securities market that they believed was partly responsible for the collapse of global financial markets. Congress identified several practices in asset-backed securitizations that posed a risk to the world economy. In particular, regulators believed that the “originate-to-distribute” model, whereby loan originators—those parties armed with the best knowledge regarding the quality of the loans in the transaction and who consequently set underwriting standards—could sell off the loans without bearing any risk should those borrowers (homeowners …

Association Between Food Insecurity And Influenza Outcome In The United States., Sabrina Fiona Pink

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

AbstractThe influenza virus is one of the most commonly occurring respiratory viral infections in the world. The outer capsule of the virus contains 18H proteins and 11N proteins, which allows the virus to reform in over 100 different strands and outperform the vaccine. Despite efforts to improve access to care and reduce vaccine inequities; the Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 9-45 million documented influenza-related illnesses, 140,000 to 810,000 hospitalization, and 64,000 deaths yearly. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether food insecurity, access to care and other social determinants of health such as age, race, and …