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Patient-Reported Sexual Function, Bladder Function And Quality Of Life For Patients With Low Rectal Cancers With Or Without A Permanent Ostomy, Michael K Rooney, Melisa Pasli, George J Chang, Prajnan Das, Eugene J Koay, Albert C Koong, Ethan B Ludmir, Bruce D Minsky, Sonal S Noticewala, Oliver Peacock, Grace L Smith, Emma B Holliday

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

BACKGROUND: Despite the increasing utilization of sphincter and/or organ-preservation treatment strategies, many patients with low-lying rectal cancers require abdominoperineal resection (APR), leading to permanent ostomy. Here, we aimed to characterize overall, sexual-, and bladder-related patient-reported quality of life (QOL) for individuals with low rectal cancers. We additionally aimed to explore potential differences in patient-reported outcomes between patients with and without a permanent ostomy.

METHODS: We distributed a comprehensive survey consisting of various patient-reported outcome measures, including the FACT-G7 survey, ICIQ MLUTS/FLUTS, IIEF-5/FSFI, and a specific questionnaire for ostomy patients. Descriptive statistics and univariate comparisons were used to compared demographics, treatments, …

Social Determinants Of Health And Disparities In Hypertension And Cardiovascular Diseases, Abhishek Chaturvedi, Anqi Zhu, Naga Vaishnav Gadela, Dorairaj Prabhakaran, Tazeen Jafar

Department of Medicine

High blood pressure causes over 10 million preventable deaths annually globally. Populations in low- and middle-income countries suffer the most, experiencing increased uncontrolled blood pressure and cardiovascular disease (CVD) deaths. Despite improvements in high-income countries, disparities persist, notably in the United States, where Black individuals face up to 4× higher CVD mortality than White individuals. Social determinants of health encompass complex, multidimensional factors linked to an individual's birthplace, upbringing, activities, residence, workplaces, socioeconomic and environmental structures, and significantly affect health outcomes, including hypertension and CVD. This review explored how social determinants of health drive disparities in hypertension and related CVD …

Act-Enhanced Behavior Therapy For A Hispanic Adult With Trichotillomania: A Case Report, Marissa L. Donahue, Michael P. Twohig

Psychology Faculty Publications

Trichotillomania, also known as Hair-Pulling Disorder, is characterized by recurrent pulling out of one’s hair over brief episodes or sustained periods of time and results in hair loss. ACT-enhanced behavior therapy (A-EBT) has been shown to be an effective approach in the treatment of trichotillomania by promoting psychological flexibility around hair pulling urges and teaching stimulus control and habit reversal training. However, there is limited support of A-EBT for clients with an ethnic minority identity. This case report focuses on an adult, Hispanic female client, Luna (pseudonym), who received eight sessions of A-EBT for the treatment of trichotillomania. At post-treatment, …

Grid-Connected Ev Fast Charging Stations Using Vector Control And Cc-Cv Techniques, Ehab Bayoumi

Mechanical Engineering

Electric cars are becoming more and more popular. In 2019, 2.2 million electric cars were sold around the world, and that number increased in 2021 to 6.6 million. Microgrids prove to be a viable resolution to the challenge of integrating large-scale electric vehicles and renewable energy sources into the electric power system, given the exponential expansion of both industries and the demand for electric vehicles (EVs). Additionally, the principal policy objective of the government is to enhance the accessibility of public recharge stations designed to accommodate EVs. The study applies cutting-edge technologies to the development of fast-charging (FC) stations. Because …

Oregon State Rank Assessment For Pit Roach (Hesperoleucus Mitrulus), Misty Nelson

Institute for Natural Resources Publications

Oregon state conservation status assessment for pit roach (Hesperoleucus mitrulus) using NatureServe methodology, 2023.

Epilepsy Networks And Their Surgical Relevance, Kevin Hines, Chengyuan Wu

Department of Neurosurgery Faculty Papers

Surgical epilepsy is a rapidly evolved field. As the understanding and concepts of epilepsy shift towards a network disorder, surgical outcomes may shed light on numerous components of these systems. This review documents the evolution of the understanding of epilepsy networks and examines the data generated by resective, ablative, neuromodulation, and invasive monitoring surgeries in epilepsy patients. As these network tools are better integrated into epilepsy practice, they may eventually inform surgical decisions and improve clinical outcomes.

How To Deliver An Effective Course: A Student's Perspective, Jaipaul Udaipaul, Lynne N. Kennette

Journal of Educational Research and Practice

Certain course features, such as engaging delivery, can benefit student learning. This essay presents one student’s opinion of what made for an effective introductory psychology course. The student provides his perspective on various features of the recently completed psychology course and how those elements supported his learning. The elements he identified included various ongoing knowledge checks, test reviews, tests, in-class engagement, personalized touchpoints, scaffolding, and student feedback. For each, the course instructor explains the pedagogical underpinnings of her choices. Faculty may find a student’s perspective on courses valuable as they consider their pedagogical decisions in terms of course design and …

Toxic Leadership: Managerial Implications For Tourism And Hospitality Business, Alessandro Cavelzani

ICHRIE Research Reports

There is growing attention on research about dysfunctional management issues, specifically regarding toxic leadership, which lead to deleterious consequences in business. When a leader enacts toxic behaviors rather than providing support and realistic directions, it will cause severe stress, burnout, and passive-aggressive dynamics on their team, negatively affecting guest experiences. Therefore, this transactional paper aims at developing managers’ awareness of the toxic leadership issue, enlightening how to recognize and detect it. Also, to contribute to reducing job stress and promoting mental health at the workplace, we suggest some recommendations on how companies can handle the toxic leadership phenomenon by enhancing …

Alex Shevrin Venet’S Equity-Centered Trauma-Informed Education–A Book Review, Kimberly A. Mahovsky, Anne O. Davidson

Journal of Educational Research and Innovation

This review provides an overview of Alex Venet’s Equity-Centered Trauma-Informed Education and a critical analysis by teacher educators charged to include equity-centered trauma-informed practices in all education courses. This book serves as a catalyst for conversations around equity-centered and trauma-informed education as many states push for all educators in K-12 schools to recognize the prevalence of adversity and create professional development for their instructors to incorporate these practices in their classrooms. The review will evaluate the author’s organization of the book and the five shifts Venet suggests for movement toward educational equity.

A Descriptive Study On Shah Abdul Latif Public Library Shahdadpur, Sindh; Pakistan., Sher Muhammad Burdi , Primary School Teacher At G.B.P.S Al Mansoora Colony Sanghar, Arif Ali Bhatti, Nusrat Shaheen .

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This descriptive study examined the Shah Abdul Latif Public Library in Shahdadpur, Sindh, Pakistan, with the aim of understanding its features, resources, services, and knowledge dissemination and community engagement. The study used mixed-method approach and collected data was presented in simple tables and charts. Research provided comprehensive description with aim of rules and regulations of library and the literature review explored the significance of public libraries as information centers and their role in community engagement and lifelong learning. The historical background of library may provide the understanding of basic foundation of public libraries in Pakistani cities, like Shahdadpur. During the …

Cost-Variation Analysis Of Antihemorrhagic Drugs In The Egyptian Market, Michael A. Kaldas, Aya M. Abdel Magid, Samar F. Farid

Bulletin of Faculty of Pharmacy Cairo University

Background: Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are considered the leading cause of death worldwide. An important category of the CVDs is the bleeding disorders. There is a significant variation in the drug products used in the treatment of hemorrhagic disorders in the Egyptian market. Therefore, our study aims to evaluate the cost variation of different brands of antihemorrhagic drugs in the Egyptian market. Methods: The study used an analytical method to obtain the different prices of the available antihemorrhagic drug products in the Egyptian market (in Egyptian Pound), from different drug categories considering all the concentrations available. Each generic name was checked …

An Empirical Study Of The Impact Of The Euro On Cross-Country Diversification, Demissew D. Ejara, Kamal Upadhyaya

Finance Faculty Publications

Abstract The euro was launched, on 1 January 1999, as a common currency for members of the European Union that complied with the Maastricht Treaty. The Maastricht Treaty calls for the coordination of major macroeconomic policies, such as inflation, budget balance, public debt, and long-term interest rates. Theoretically, the coordination of these policy issues and the launch of a common currency will increase the degree of market integration among member countries. This paper empirically tests the impact of the euro on the degree of market integration by looking at the comovement of the European equity markets and a sample of …

Prolonged Antibiotic Use In A Preclinical Model Of Gulf War Chronic Multisymptom-Illness Causes Renal Fibrosis-Like Pathology Via Increased Micro-Rna 21-Induced Pten Inhibition That Is Correlated With Low Host, Ayushi Trivedi, Dipro Bose, Punnag Saha, Subhajit Roy, Madhura More, Jonathan Skupsky, Nancy G. Klimas, Saurabh Chatterjee

HPD Articles

Gulf War (GW) veterans show gastrointestinal disturbances and gut dysbiosis. Prolonged antibiotic treatments commonly employed in veterans, especially the use of fluoroquinolones and aminoglycosides, have also been associated with dysbiosis. This study investigates the effect of prolonged antibiotic exposure on risks of adverse renal pathology and its association with gut bacterial species abundance in underlying GWI and aims to uncover the molecular mechanisms leading to possible renal dysfunction with aging. Using a GWI mouse model, administration of a prolonged antibiotic regimen involving neomycin and enrofloxacin treatment for 5 months showed an exacerbated renal inflammation with increased NF-κB activation and pro-inflammatory …

Case Report And Literature Review Of An Atypical Polymyalgia Rheumatica And Its Management, Saad Bilal Ahmed, Saara Ahmad, Hanmei Pan

Department of Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a systemic inflammatory disease of the elderly population that increases in incidence as age advances. It is characterised by the sudden or sub-acute onset of symptoms affecting the shoulder and pelvic girdles, often accompanied by constitutional symptoms. Due to the lack of consensual diagnostic criteria and specific laboratory or radiological investigations for PMR, its diagnosis can be very challenging, particularly because it can be mimicked or masked by other geriatric syndromes. PMR responds well to glucocorticoid treatment, but if left untreated, can lead to morbidity and poor quality of life. We present the case of an …

Syndromic Antibiograms And Nursing Home Clinicians' Antibiotic Choices For Urinary Tract Infections, Brigid M. Wilson, Taissa A. Bej, Robin L.P. Jump

Faculty Scholarship

Importance: Empirical antibiotic prescribing in nursing homes (NHs) is often suboptimal. The potential for antibiograms to improve empirical antibiotic decision-making in NHs remains poorly understood. Objective: To determine whether providing NH clinicians with a urinary antibiogram improves empirical antibiotic treatment of urinary tract infections (UTIs). Design, Setting, and Participants: This was a survey study using clinical vignettes. Participants were recruited via convenience sampling of professional organization listservs of NH clinicians practicing in the US from December 2021 through April 2022. Data were analyzed from July 2022 to June 2023. Interventions: Respondents were randomized to complete vignettes using a traditional antibiogram …

Economic Complexity, Institutions, And Property Rights, Aribah Aslam, Maryam Ishaq, Ghulam Ghouse, Bismillah Khan

European Management Studies

Objectives/Background: Property rights play a fundamental role in economics through rights to asset and resource owners, thereby enhancing their economic efficiency. The study investigates the relationship between property rights and economic complexity across countries classified by income levels, including high, middle, and low-income nations. Methods: The study utilized Robust Least Square (RLS) to obtain results from a secondary data set. Results: Our analysis reveals a positive relation between economic complexity and property rights across all income groups. It is suggested to have potential developmental paths for countries based on their income status such as those of low income and middle …

Whole-Genome Long-Read Sequencing Downsampling And Its Effect On Variant-Calling Precision And Recall., William T Harvey, Peter Ebert, Jana Ebler, Peter A Audano, Katherine M Munson, Kendra Hoekzema, David Porubsky, Christine R Beck, Tobias Marschall, Kiran Garimella, Evan E Eichler

Faculty Research 2024

Advances in long-read sequencing (LRS) technologies continue to make whole-genome sequencing more complete, affordable, and accurate. LRS provides significant advantages over short-read sequencing approaches, including phased de novo genome assembly, access to previously excluded genomic regions, and discovery of more complex structural variants (SVs) associated with disease. Limitations remain with respect to cost, scalability, and platform-dependent read accuracy and the tradeoffs between sequence coverage and sensitivity of variant discovery are important experimental considerations for the application of LRS. We compare the genetic variant-calling precision and recall of Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT) and Pacific Biosciences (PacBio) HiFi platforms over a range …

Neutrosophic Evaluation Of Healthcare System Resilience, Elsy Labrada González, Marcia Alexandra Silva Mata, Carlos Valverde González, Juan Antonio Arrunátegui Aguirre

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

No abstract provided.

Significant Spaces: Exploring The Health And Wellbeing Impacts Of Natural Environments, Denise Hewlett, Debra Gray, Richard Gunton, Tom Munro, Sheela Agarwal, Martin Breed, Chris Skelly, Philip Weinstein, Ainara Terradillos, Natalia Lavrushkina, Danny Byrne

Plymouth Business School

There is now considerable evidence that access to good quality green and/or blue spaces is good for peoples’ health and wellbeing. Concomitantly, there has been increasing emphasis, in national policies, on finding ways to use the natural environment as a key resource to support people’s health: all of which has been accelerated since the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, key research gaps remain. This chapter reviews what we do and don’t know about the impact of nature on people’s health. We argue that the integration of research with planning tools is key to achieving environmental planning and development that …

Molly J. Mulligan And John P. Mulligan, Appellants V. Alum Rock Riverside, Llc, Appellee. : Brief Of Appellee, Utah Supreme Court

Utah Supreme Court Briefs (2021– )

Appeal from the Third District Court Salt Lake County, State of Utah, Case No. 206927043 before the Honorable Adam T. Mow

Bradley L. Tilt, Felicia B. Canfield, Attorneys for Molly J Mulligan and John P. Mulligan

Benjamin D. Johnson, KC Hooker, Attorneys for Alum Rock Riverside LLC

Writing Centers & The Dark Warehouse University: Generative Ai, Three Human Advantages, Joe Essid

Interdisciplinary Journal of Leadership Studies

Institutions are scrambling, at an unaccustomed pace, to adapt to generative artificial intelligence. While justified concerns focus on plagiarism, the nature of student learning, and changes to assignments, recent scholarship has largely ignored the potential for faculty and staff unemployment that may accompany acceptance and deployment of the new technology. As we ponder seismic changes in higher education, one voice should join, indeed lead, campus discussions. Writing center professionals have proven adept at weathering technological changes, budget cuts, administrative big ideas, and professional marginalization for more than half a century. Early on, centers were sometimes dismissed as mere “fix-it shops” …

Going Green To Sell, N'Dja D. N'Guessan

Student Theses and Dissertations

The following thesis project discusses green communication strategies that can be implemented across industries to improve sales while aligning with consumers’ environmental values. It incorporates practical ideas and techniques within the reach of for-profit organizations when creating, developing, and promoting green products. The environmental, social, and governance expectations have challenged organizations across industries for years. By producing and interpreting the results of a meta-analysis of green business strategies found in existing research, Going Green to Sell offers ideas to new and growing organizations on how to market their products, using functional communication strategies that have worked before, focusing on green …

Tourism And Visitor Management In Protected Areas Post-Pandemic: The English Context, Denise Hewlett, Richard Gunton, Debra Gray, Ainara Terradillos, Sheela Agarwal, Natalia Lavrushkina, Danny Byrne

Plymouth Business School

Protected areas comprise of some of the most precious and sensitive habitats on the planet. However, many of these areas are also used as major tourism and leisure destinations. Managed well, these areas can safeguard biodiversity conservation with multiple positive benefits to local populations and economies. Yet, where not carefully planned and managed, there has long been recognition of the possibility of negative impacts on natural environments and social consequences for local communities. This chapter considers such impacts experienced in Dorset, UK, post the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. It reviews how effective some of the most commonly used tools …

Parent Physical And Psychological Aggression And Youth Dating Violence: A Latent Class Analysis Approach, Heidi Adams Rueda, Kaitlyn Paxton Ward, Steven Hoffman

Social Work Faculty Publications

Adolescent dating violence is a national public health issue and research suggests that aggressive parenting may predict the likelihood that a child will subsequently experience abuse. The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of parent physical and psychological aggression on adolescent dating violence perpetration and victimization. Data derived from the Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Study resulted in a racially and ethnically diverse sample of adolescents in dating relationships at the age of 15 years (N = 952). Utilizing both parent and adolescent data which assessed parenting practices at ages 3, 5, 9, and 15, …

A General Model Of Good Executive Leadership In Policy Contexts, Thad Williamson

Interdisciplinary Journal of Leadership Studies

This commentary stipulates a general model of policy leadership, encompassing decision-making, implementation, and evaluation. The model stresses attaining clarity about the nature of the issue being addressed, the values at stake, and the possible outcomes of alternative courses of action. While focused on the context of elected executives in municipal government, the stipulated model has broader applicability to other contexts. The article contends that following the model may both improve the effectiveness of political leaders and help build consensus (or compromise) among distinct political actors.

Finding Objective Ways To Talk About Religion In The Classroom Is Tough − But The Cost Of Not Doing So Is Clear, Charles J. Russo

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

Finding objective ways to talk about religion in the classroom is tough − but the cost of not doing so is clear

Preserving Freedom In The Digital Age: A Neutrosophic Exploration Of Online Privacy And Security Measures, María Elena Infante Miranda, Nelson Francisco Freire Sánchez, Rene Estalin Portilla Paguay, Erick González Caballero

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

No abstract provided.

Neutrosophic Assessment Of Human Rights And Social Justice, Jorge Gabriel Del Pozo Carrasco, Jairo Mauricio Puetate Paucar, Cristian Fernando Benavides Salazar, Asnioby Hernandez Lopez

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

No abstract provided.

Neutrosophic Evaluation Of Patient-Centered Care In Ecuador, Viviana Alejandra Beltrán Culqui, Juan Alberto Viteri Rodríguez, Jenny Maribel Moya Arizaga, Beatríz María González Nuñez

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

No abstract provided.

Evaluation Of The Quality Of Care In Nursing Homes, Mónica Bustos Villarreal, Nairovys Gómez Martínez, Roberto Enrique Alvarado Chacón

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

No abstract provided.