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Moderating Effect Of Urban/Rural Status, State Of Residence, And Health Risk Factors On Maternal Mortality Among Different Races, Emmanuel Agubata

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Maternal mortality in the United States is significantly higher than in most developed nations and has been increasing since 2000. Persistent between-group disparities among White, Black, and Hispanic women occur in terms of maternal mortality; however, the reason for this is largely unknown. Using the intersectionality theory, this quantitative study examined if racial groups predicted maternal mortality and to what extent relationships were moderated by geographic area and health risk factors. This nonexperimental correlational historical research design addressed three research questions. The Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project dataset was used for the analysis. The minimum sample size was 988 cases, …

Understanding Teachers’ Perceptions Of Best Practices For English Language Learners, Joshua Daniel Davis

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

In a district where only 5% of ELLs were deemed language proficient, the problem was the need to understand teacher perceptions of best practices to increase English language learner (ELL) achievement in reading and writing. The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine teacher perceptions of best practices to support ELLs in improving their reading and writing in a heterogeneous high school classroom in a Mid-Atlantic school district. The framework that supported this study was the Cummins model on learners’ language use because it guides teaching and assessing students’ vocabulary acquisition in various contexts. The two research questions probed …

Administrators’ Perception Of Successful Implementation Of Read To Succeed In Title I Schools, Angela Sandifer Flowers

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

South Carolina implemented its Read to Succeed (RTS) policy in 2014 in accordance with federal requirements. The problem addressed in this study was that there are many students in South Carolina Title I schools still failing to achieve reading proficiency after 3 years of full implementation of RTS. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the perceptions of administrators from successful Title I elementary schools on their roles in the change process needed for implementing RTS. The conceptual framework was Fullan’s change theory. For this basic qualitative design, data were collected from semistructured interviews with seven participants who …

Administrators’ Perception Of Successful Implementation Of Read To Succeed In Title I Schools, Angela Sandifer Flowers

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

South Carolina implemented its Read to Succeed (RTS) policy in 2014 in accordance with federal requirements. The problem addressed in this study was that there are many students in South Carolina Title I schools still failing to achieve reading proficiency after 3 years of full implementation of RTS. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the perceptions of administrators from successful Title I elementary schools on their roles in the change process needed for implementing RTS. The conceptual framework was Fullan’s change theory. For this basic qualitative design, data were collected from semistructured interviews with seven participants who …

Realist Assessment Of Fidelity During The Implementation Of The Partners Collaborative Care Intervention For People With Diagnoses Of Severe Mental Illness Within A Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial, Charley Hobson-Merrett, Julia Frost, Ruth Gwernan-Jones, Vanessa Pinfold, Michael Clark, Shamiaa El Naggar,, Linda Gask, Bliss Gibbons, John Gibson, Siobhan Theresa Reilly, Debra Richards, Angela Saunders, Debs Smith, Richard Byng

Peninsula Medical School

Many with severe mental illnesses are underserved by disjointed service provision. PARTNERS aims to address this via collaborative care with recovery-based coaching. PARTNERS was evaluated in a randomised controlled trial. Understanding how intervention delivery compared to the model, why this was, and under what circumstances, aids interpretation of trial results and optimisation of future implementation. This paper reports the results of a Realist assessment of fidelity, exploring delivery compared to model and refining programme theory. Practitioners, service users, supervisors, primary care representatives, and researchers (n = 39) were interviewed. Additional data included session recordings, follow up interviews, practitioner reflective logs, …

Subscriber Selection For New Service Rollout Based On Call Detail Records, Mahendra M. Periyadanam

Defensive Publications Series

This disclosure describes techniques that make use of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to intelligently select subscribers for new service rollouts based on call detail record (CDR) analysis. CDR data, obtained with user permission, is analyzed to select subscribers who frequently or infrequently use an existing service, enabling prioritizing such subscribers to rollouts of new services. The prioritized subscriber list is provided to a provisioning system to deliver configuration updates over-the-air (OTA) (or via any other mechanism, such as over the internet) to subscriber devices. Feedback from subscriber devices regarding adoption of new features is incorporated enabling refinement …

Correction Notice To: The Effect Of Nigella Sativa Oil On The Prevention Of Phlebitis Induced By Chemotherapy: A Clinical Trial, Niaz Behnamfar, Zohreh Parsa Yekta, Faraz Mojab, Seyyed Mohammad Kazem Naeini

BioMedicine

No abstract provided.

A Combined Nasolabial And Infra-Nasal Bi-Lobe Flap Design With Double Transposition For Reconstruction Of The Ipsilateral Upper And Lower Lips Associated With The Commissure Defect, Nyimi Bushabu Fidele, Yifang Zhao, Wu Tianfu, Yanfang Sun, Bing Liu

BioMedicine

Several classical flap variations have been designed to reconstruct lip and commissure defects. Although most of these variations maybe the best option for repairing defects, there is an increasing risk of anatomic distortion and functional disability, mostly in older persons. Herein, we present a combined nasolabial and infra-nasal bi-lobe flap design with double transposition, which was used to concomitantly close the upper and lower lips associated with commissure defects.

Epigenetic Profiling Of Mutyh, Klf6, Wnt1 And Klf4 Genes In Carcinogenesis And Tumorigenesis Of Colorectal Cancer, Kosar Babaei, Roya Khaksar, Tahereh Zeinali, Hossein Hemmati, Ahmadreza Bandegi, Pirouz Samidoust, Mohammad Taghi Ashoobi, Hooman Hashemian, Kourosh Delpasand, Fereshteh Talebinasab, Hoora Naebi, Seyed Hossein Mirpour, Arman Keymoradzadeh, Seyedeh Elham Norollahi

BioMedicine

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is distinguished by epigenetic elements like DNA methylation, histone modification, histone acetylation and RNA remodeling which is related with genomic instability and tumor initiation. Correspondingly, as a main epigenetic regulation, DNA methylation has an impressive ability in order to be used in CRC targeted therapy. Meaningly, DNA methylation is identified as one of most important epigenetic regulators in gene expression and is considered as a notable potential driver in tumorigenesis and carcinogenesis through gene-silencing of tumor suppressors genes. Abnormal methylation situation, even in the level of promoter regions, does not essentially change the gene expression levels, particularly …

The Judet Quadricepsplasty For Elderly Traumatic Knee Extension Contracture: A Case Report And Review Of The Literature, Benjamin Tze Keong Ding, Suheal Ali Khan

BioMedicine

Traumatic injuries to the knee are frequently complicated by extension contractures. The Judet Quadricepsplasty allows for controlled, sequential release of extrinsic and intrinsic knee contracture components while reducing the potential for iatrogenic quadriceps rupture. We document our institutions experience with this procedure and a systematic review of the current literature. We followed up on an elderly patient with posttraumatic flexion contracture that failed conservative management and underwent Judet Quadricepsplasty. Her knee range of motion improve dramatically from 20 degrees of flexion to 100 degrees of flexion. There was a residual extension lag of 5 degrees which did not impede on …

Cohort Study Of Microelement Status In “Healthy” Population Of Russian Megapolis, Andrew K. Martusevich, Konstantin A. Karuzin

BioMedicine

The aim of the study was at the cohort assessment of microelement status in large city residents classified as “apparently healthy people”. The population study included 2,025 randomly selected middle-aged (2045 years) persons without chronic diseases or acute infectious pathologies. The set of subjects was standardized by age and gender. A blood sample was taken once from each person to determine concentrations of microelements. The level of peripheral blood microelements were determined by atomic absorption spectrometry using «Shimadzu AA7000» device (Japan). The study of a large population of city residents demonstrated inhomogeneity in their microelement status. Deficit conditions were found …

Development Of Broad Spectrum Mycosporine Loaded Sunscreen Formulation From Ulva Fasciata Delile, Saurabh Bhatia, Satish Sardana, Ajay Sharma, Celia Bertha Vargas De La Cruz, Bhupal Chaugule, Laleh Khodaie

BioMedicine

Ba.ckground: Sunscreen formulations primarily offer protection against UV induced damages however nowadays it also maintains skin natural physiological conditions. Current global market is flooded with numerous sunscreen products which offer protection to skin against several UV induced damages. However most of these sunscreen formulations offers narrow spectrum protection against UV and also suffer from stability as well as toxicity related issues.

Methods: Present work aims to isolate mycosporine amino acid (Mgy) from green alga namelyUlva fasciata (U. fasciata)and study its sunscreen potential against widely used domestic marketed formulation. Stability evaluations were also performed for almost 90 days.

Results: Results demonstrated …

In Vivo Microdialysis And In Vitro Hplc Analysis Of The Impact Of Paeoniflorin On The Monoamine Levels And Their Metabolites In The Rodent Brain, Yuh-Tzy Lin, Wei-Shih Huang, Huei-Yann Tsai, Min-Min Lee, Yuh-Fung Chen

BioMedicine

Background: Paeoniflorin (PF) possesses several effects such as analgesic, the anti-spasmodic effect on smooth muscle. It protects the cardiovascular system and reveals the neuroprotective effect on cerebral ischemia. Monoamine system has been identified to have complex regulatory effects in pain signaling. There are no reports regarding the impact of PF on monoamine levels in the rodent brain by microdialysis. In this study, the effects of PF on monoamines and their metabolites in the rodent brain usingin vivomicrodialysis andin vitrohigh performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis.

Methods: Male S.D. rats were anesthetized, fixed onto the stereotaxic instrument to identify the positions of …

Materials And Structures Used In Meniscus Repair And Regeneration: A Review, Ketankumar Vadodaria, Abhilash Kulkarni, E Santhini, Prakash Vasudevan

BioMedicine

No abstract provided.

A Brief Literature Review And Own Clinical Experience In Prophylaxis Of Oral Mucositis In Children Using Low Level Laser Therapy, Sergey Moskvin, Denis Pritiko, Elena Sergeenko, Elena Lukash, Leonid Gusev

BioMedicine

No abstract provided.

The Effectiveness Of Stress-Management-Based Cognitive-Behavioral Treatments On Anxiety Sensitivity, Positive And Negative Affect And Hope, Sara Sahranavard, Aliakbar Esmaeili, Reza Dastjerdi, Hamid Salehiniya

BioMedicine

No abstract provided.

Mechanical Stretch And Chronotherapeutic Techniques For Progenitor Cell Transplantation And Biomaterials, Eve Helena Rogers, Vanja Pekovic-Vaughan, John Alan Hunt

BioMedicine

No abstract provided.

Effectiveness Of Low Level Laser Therapy For Treating Male Infertility, Sergey Vladimirovich Moskvin, Oleg Ivanovich Apolikhin

BioMedicine

No abstract provided.

A Review On The Effects Of Current Chemotherapy Drugs And Natural Agents In Treating Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer, Chih-Yang Huang, Da-Tong Ju, Chih-Fen Chang, P. Muralidhar Reddy, Bharath Kumar Velmurugan

BioMedicine

No abstract provided.

Only Lasers Can Be Used For Low Level Laser Therapy, Sergey Vladimirovich Moskvin

BioMedicine

No abstract provided.

Population-Based Cohort Study Investigating The Association Between Weight Loss And Pyogenic Liver Abscesses, Shih-Wei Lai, Cheng-Li Lin, Kuan-Fu Liao

BioMedicine

No abstract provided.

Contribution Of Matrix Metalloproteinases-1 Genotypes To Gastric Cancer Susceptibility In Taiwan, Mei-Due Yang, Kuo-Cheng Lin, Meng-Chun Lu, Long-Bin Jeng, Chieh-Lun Hsiao, Te-Cheng Yueh, Chun-Kai Fu, Hsin-Ting Li, Shiou-Ting Yen, Chia-Wen Lin, Cin-Wun Wu, Su-Yi Pang, Da-Tian Bau, Fuu-Jen Tsai

BioMedicine

No abstract provided.

Presentations And Management Of Different Causes Of Chylothorax In Children: One Medical Center’S Experience, Chien-Heng Lin, Wei-Ching Lin, Jeng-Sheng Chang

BioMedicine

No abstract provided.

Correction Notice To: Alleviative Effects From Boswellic Acid On Acetaminophen-Induced Hepatic Injury, Lung-Che Chen, Li-Hong Hu, Mei-Chin Yin

BioMedicine

No abstract provided.

Etodolac And The Risk Of Acute Pancreatitis, Kuan-Fu Liao, Kao-Chi Cheng, Cheng-Li Lin, Shih-Wei Lai

BioMedicine

No abstract provided.

A Case Of Pitt-Hopkins Syndrome Presented With Angelman-Like Syndromic Phenotypes, Syuan-Yu Hong, I-Ching Chou, Wei-De Lin, Fuu-Jen Tsai

BioMedicine

No abstract provided.

Magnesium Deficiency And Oxidative Stress: An Update, Anastasia A. Zheltova, Maria V. Kharitonova, Igor N. Iezhitsa, Alexander A. Spasov

BioMedicine

No abstract provided.

Multidetector Computed Tomography In The Evaluation Of Pediatric Acute Abdominal Pain In The Emergency Department, Wei-Ching Lin, Chien-Heng Lin

BioMedicine

No abstract provided.

Nutrition, Psychoneuroimmunology And Depression: The Therapeutic Implications Of Omega-3 Fatty Acids In Interferon-Α-Induced Depression, Kuan-Pin Su

BioMedicine

No abstract provided.

Multifocal Osteolytic Lesions Of The Skull: A Primary Cavernous Hemangioma Mimicking A Neoplastic Invasive Lesion, I-Han Hsiao, Der-Yang Cho, Chun-Lin Liu

BioMedicine

No abstract provided.