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10 Miles From A Brewery: Population Demographics And Beer Consumption Patterns In The United States, Mark W. Patterson, Nancy Hoalst-Pullen, Winston S. Chu

The Geographical Bulletin

The number of craft breweries in the United States has increased dramatically in the last few decades, with the Brewers Association (2021a) recognizing that “more than 80 percent of Americans live within 10 miles of a brewery.” However, little is known about the population geographies within – as well as outside of – these 10-mile buffers surrounding breweries. Using 10-mile drive distance polygons, various demographics and beer consumption patterns were established at both national (U.S.) and regional levels. Results validate the Brewers Association’s pronouncement at the national level but showcase unique regional patterns in population, median household economics, and beer …

Wearable Device Case-Study: Unveiling Physiological Stress Patterns In A Neurosurgeon Operating Multiple Surgeries, Andy Suarez, Justin Braun, Gabriel J. Sanders, Yoav Ritter, Steven Vanni, Jaime Tartar, Corey A. Peacock

Journal for Sports Neuroscience

Introduction

Utilizing a wearable device, this case study aims to measure stress at different surgical durations to bridge the gap in research regarding the physiological stress of surgery. Significant stress variations throughout the surgeries are anticipated, which will provide valuable insight into the patterns of physiological stress experienced by our neurosurgeon.

Materials and Methods

One male neurosurgeon subject (n=1; age: 48; height: 188 cm; weight: 87.3 kg) conducted 82 surgeries (2023-2024). A wearable device (Whoop 4, Boston, MA) was used to monitor maximum heart rate (MAXHR), average heart rate (AVGHR), calories (CAL), strain (STR) and surgery duration (MIN). Surgeries were …

Rising Internet Shutdowns In India: A Legal Analysis, Shrutanjaya Bhardwaj, Nakul Nayak, Raja Venkata Krishna Dandamudi, Sarvjeet Singh, Veda Handa

Indian Journal of Law and Technology

The central theme of this paper is to critically study the interplay of internet shutdowns with the right to freedom of speech and expression. A study of this nature is necessitated by India’s abysmal record with inter- net shutdowns. We must hence begin examining Internet shutdowns seriously within the Indian constitutional framework. In the recent judgment of Anuradha Bhasin, the Supreme Court has accepted that Article 19(1)(a) protects the right to disseminate and receive information through the internet. Therefore, the constitutional validity of every internet shutdown would have to be tested (at least) against the three standards ordinarily applied …

Drug Clinical Trials Legislation In The European Union, Paola Sangiovanni, Flavio Monfrini, Marco Bertucci

Indian Journal of Law and Technology

The purpose of this article is to illustrate the basic tenets of European Union law on clinical trials. Such body of law has been progressively harmonized in the European Union over the years with the aim of subjecting interventional clinical trials conducted in any of the 27 European Union Member States to identical rules.

The article initially describes the reasons why clinical trials are important to measure the safety, efficacy and cost-effectiveness of innovative medical treatment. It then continues by illustrating the scope and basic principles of the current EU Regulation, as well as its main changes over the previous …

Protecting Privacy In India: The Roles Of Consent And Fairness In Data Protection, Mark J. Taylor, Jeannie Marie Paterson

Indian Journal of Law and Technology

The Indian Personal Data Protection Bill 2019 provides a unique approach to balancing the elements of individual consent and fairness-based limitations that are used in data protection regimes in other parts of the world. Drawing on the fundamental values and interests recognised in KS Puttaswamy v. Union of India (2017) and the report of the Committee of Experts, the Bill requires consent of the data subject to data processing, and puts in place standards that consent must meet to be more than a forced formality. Its novelty lies in also proposing substantive obligations of fair and reasonable data processing, and …

Sharing Of Children’S Health Data By Health Professionals And Parents – A Consideration Of Legal Duties, Dr. Carolyn Johnston

Indian Journal of Law and Technology

Children’s health data such as blood pressure, X-rays and written notes of medical examinations are produced in a clinical setting through health professionals’ interaction with their minor patients. Health care practitioners owe legal and professional obligations not to disclose such information without consent or other legally recognised authorisation. With the increasing advent of data generated by patients themselves from wearable devices such as continuous glucose monitors and health apps, the patient, or parents, have initial control of the data and decide who to share it with. Where wearable devices have been provided to parents by the child’s health care provider …

Medical School Watercooler Newsletter - July 12, 2024, Lindsay Hughes

Watercooler Newsletter

This is the July 12, 2024 edition of the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine’s newsletter - Watercooler.

Contents Include

• USA scientist receives $300,000 grant for Alzheimer’s pilot study
• Medical students teach campers lessons in STEM and life
• Whiddon COM employees participate in staff retreat
• Pathology celebrates graduating residents, research symposium winners announced

Teaching Fairness In Preschool: Evaluating The Steps In An Anti-Bias Education, Sharon Carnahan, Courtney Trohn, Cora Burkley, Diane Terorde Doyle

Faculty Publications

How do young children learn how to talk about ethical concepts, such as fairness and equity? The current research assesses the effects of philosophy-based anti-bias lessons aimed at three to five -year-olds in a laboratory preschool and explores the relationship between socioemotional skills, language development, and understanding of ethical concepts. The constructivist curriculum was grounded in storybook lessons with corresponding activities. In a pre-post test design, we interviewed children before and after lessons in fairness education that included book reading, related games, and philosophical discussions. We found that children showed a significant increase in comprehension of equity related terms and …

Scaling Work-Based Learning: Quality Criteria For Continuous Improvement And Equity, Dania Ibrahim, Heather Penczak, Emily Won

Practitioner Toolkits and Resources

No abstract provided.

Quality Criteria For College And Career Pathways Implementation, Laura Monteagudo, Emily Rusca, Liam Lawson

Practitioner Toolkits and Resources

No abstract provided.

Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Augmented With A Reinforced Bioinductive Implant Is Biomechanically Similar To The Native Medial Patellofemoral Ligament At Time Zero In A Cadaveric Model, Sean Mcmillan, Seth Sherman, Zachary Brown, Erik Brewer, Elizabeth Ford

Rowan-Virtua School of Translational Biomedical Engineering & Sciences Departmental Research

Purpose: To biomechanically compare primary medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) repair (MPFLr) augmented with a reinforced bioinductive implant (RBI) to the native MPFL ligament and a semitendinosus (semi-T) MPFL reconstruction (MPFLR) at time zero. Methods: Four fresh-frozen matched pair cadavers (8 knees) were used to biomechanically compare the native MPFL to augmented MPFLr (n = 4) and semi-T MPFLR (n = 4). The native MPFL (n = 8) was isolated, preserving the femoral and patellar attachments, and pulled to failure. The semi-T was harvested from 1 of the matched pairs and whipstitched, as was a 250-mm × 5-mm RBI. A standard …

Section V.B Producer Price Index, Bureau Of Labor Statistics

Documentary Appendix to Table 1-B of Professor Thompson’s Book <em>The Trump v. Harris Voter’s Guide to Their Economic Debate</em> (2024)

No abstract provided.

Dental Hygiene Burnout In Clinical Practice From Covid-19; A Pilot Study Using Self-Reported Questionaire, Yvette Valladares

Dental Hygiene ETDs

The purpose of this study was to determine if the Covid-19 pandemic had increased feelings of burnout in registered dental hygienists who were employed in clinical practice before and during 2020. A survey of registered dental hygienists in California was employed. Participants completed a modified Maslach Burnout Inventory, to evaluate emotional exhaustion (EE), depersonalization (DP), and personal accomplishment (PA). One open-ended question explored specific aspects of Covid-19 contributing to burnout. 162 surveys were completed and 139 met the inclusion criteria. Data analysis revealed that 40.29% reported high Emotional Exhaustion, 43.17% experienced low Depersonalization, and 85.61% reported high Personal Achievement. Lastly, …

Rorschach Profiles In Adolescents: Cluster Analytically Derived Subgroups Based On The Revised Comprehensive System-Variables, Roni Sugarman

ETD Collection

This study explored the development and creation of the most frequently occurring Rorschach configurations made up of the major decision-making Comprehensive System-Revised variables (The Constriction Index, The Perceptual Thinking Index (PTI), The Affective Difficulty Index (ADI), The Coping Vulnerability Index (CVI), and Difference Score (D Score)) in a sample of 3,100 adolescents in an inpatient setting. A cluster analysis, K-Means Partitioning procedure specifically, was utilized to attain empirically derived commonly occurring Rorschach profile types using the Constriction Index, PTI, ADI, CVI, and D-score as clustering variables. The cluster analysis identified a total of 249 profile types among the inpatient sample, …

Factors Influencing Bridge Inspection In Developing Countries, Challenges And Future Directions: A Systematic Literature Review, Tuba Arshad, Dr. Rully Andhika Karim, Ayomi Dita Rarasati

Smart City

Bridges are very important to promote economic growth, mitigate poverty, and address persistent environmental issues. With the construction of new bridges, it is crucial to have an effective bridge inspection procedure. But most developing countries are still struggling in this field. This review examines common factors affecting bridge inspection in developing countries and their impact on bridge condition and performance while exploring strategies to improve those factors in developing countries in a systematic review. A total of 172 articles were identified through an explorative search of Direct Scopus, Google Scholar, and hand-search with limitations of the years 2013 to 2024. …

High Overlap Of Fungi Across The Range Of Douglas-Fir, James A. Lutz, Joseph D. Birch

Wildland Resources Faculty Publications

Results of research in forest health and forest futures in Utah

Experiences Of Black Males With Generalized Anxiety Disorder During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Cynthia Lynn Williams

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

This qualitative research dissertation involved exploring the intersection of race, gender, and mental health via lived experiences of Black males who were diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic to provide a comprehensive understanding of how the unique sociocultural context of the pandemic influenced their experiences with anxiety. Using a qualitative Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis research design and semi-structured interviews with a diverse sample of seven Black males living in various regions of the United States the interviews involved their personal experiences, coping mechanisms, and perceptions of societal and systemic factors that affected their mental health during the pandemic. …

Utilizing The Health Belief Model To Evaluate Barriers To Screening Black Women For Perinatal Depression, Rasheed Davis

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Perinatal depression is an important public health issue that disproportionately affects Black women and contributes to negative maternal and birth outcomes. This quantitative, correlational cross-sectional study aimed to understand the relationship between health care providers’ likelihood of screening for perinatal depression among Black women and their perceptions framed within the health belief model. This study was conducted to examine the impact of health care providers’ perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived benefits, and perceived self-efficacy on the likelihood of screening for perinatal depression. This study was conducted in New York state and included 92 health care providers who actively provide prenatal …

School Counselors’ Perceptions And Descriptions Of Their Career Counseling Efforts For Non-Honor Roll Students In Career Management, Sherlette C. Burkhalter

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

High-quality career counseling is freely available at U.S. high schools. However, many students choose not to participate in career planning programs, despite being assigned to a school counselor for guidance. There is a projected increase in demand for school counselors; however, there needs to be more literature regarding whether high school students are taking advantage of career planning and how counselors cope with and manage their role in implementing career counseling programs. The purpose of this study was to explore school counselors’ perceptions and descriptions of their career counseling efforts for non-honor roll students in career management. The theoretical framework …

Essays Analyzing Economic Consequences Of Caste Dynamics In India, Nikhil Ganvir

Economics ETDs

Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) are historically disadvantaged communities that face discrimination on the grounds of their lower social positioning in society. This dissertation comprises 5 Chapters. Chapter 1 provides a brief outline regarding the stratification in India based on Caste and illustrates the importance of studying the economic consequences of caste-based discrimination in India. Chapter 2 analyses the effect of caste-based residential segregation in rural India and its effect on marginalized children's education outcomes. The results show that caste residential segregation dampens the education outcomes for children belonging to SC/ST communities with no discernable effects on students …

Ergonomics And Musculoskeletal Disorders: An Evaluation Of Self-Assessment Using Surveys, Shannon L. Sherman

Dental Hygiene ETDs

Musculoskeletal disorders, MSDs, are a serious issue many dental professionals experience. It is understood that improper ergonomics are a contributing factor to developing MSDs. Several factors can be implemented into a dental hygienist’s everyday routine to help decrease the risk of developing musculoskeletal disorders. The purpose of this study was to investigate how many practicing dental hygienists experience musculoskeletal pain from daily hygiene practice and how ergonomics contributes to their level of pain. The study also discovered through self-assessment, areas participating dental hygienists would be willing to improve on in their daily ergonomic practice to potentially help decrease or prevent …

Looking To The Past And Abroad To Enhance U.S. Presidential Debates, Jacob W. Justice, Talya P. Slaw, John Koch

Studies in Debate and Oratory

Presidential debates are a valuable, but flawed, method of educating voters about policy issues and candidates. Growing dissatisfaction with presidential debates, and polling evidence suggesting they are failing to inform audiences, creates exigence to reconsider the format of future debates. In this essay, we propose modifications to the format of United States presidential debates, in the interest of facilitating greater clash and audience education. To improve U.S. presidential debates, we draw upon two sources of inspiration: the history of U.S. presidential debates and international experiences with political debates. We recommend exploration of new debate formats that include (1) a narrow …

Justin De La Cruz Martinez V. Ned Nakles

2024 Decisions

USDC for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Jose Galarza-Alvarado V. Attorney General United States Of America

2024 Decisions

Agency

27-Hydroxycholesterol Acts On Estrogen Receptor Α Expressed By Pomc Neurons In The Arcuate Nucleus To Modulate Feeding Behavior, Hui Ye, Xiaohua Yang, Bing Feng, Pei Luo, Valeria C.Torres Irizarry, Leslie Carrillo-Sáenz, Meng Yu, Yongjie Yang, Benjamin P. Eappen, Marcos David Munoz, Nirali Patel, Sarah Schaul, Lucas Ibrahimi, Penghua Lai, Xinyue Qi, Yuliang Zhou, Maya Kota, Devin Dixit, Madeline Mun, Chong Wee Liew, Yuwei Jiang, Chunmei Wang, Yanlin He, Pingwen Xu

Division of Basic Science Faculty Publications

Oxysterols are metabolites of cholesterol that regulate cholesterol homeostasis. Among these, the most abundant oxysterol is 27-hydroxycholesterol (27HC), which can cross the blood-brain barrier. Because 27HC functions as an endogenous selective estrogen receptor modulator, we hypothesize that 27HC binds to the estrogen receptor α (ERα) in the brain to regulate energy balance. Supporting this view, we found that delivering 27HC to the brain reduced food intake and activated proopiomelanocortin (POMC) neurons in the arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus (POMCARH) in an ERα-dependent manner. In addition, we observed that inhibiting brain ERα, deleting ERα in POMC neurons, or chemogenetic inhibition of …

An International Multidisciplinary Consensus On Pediatric Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Fatty Liver Disease, Le Zhang, Mortada El-Shabrawi, Louise A. Baur, Christopher D. Byrne, Giovanni Targher, Mohit Kehar, Gilda Porta, Way Seah Lee, Sander Lefere, Serap Turan, Anna Alisi, Ram Weiss, Maria Felicia Faienza, Ambika Ashraf, Shikha S. Sundaram, Anshu Srivastava, Ruth De Bruyne, Yunkoo Kang, Flora Bacopoulou, Yong Hai Zhou, Andy Darma, Monica Lupsor-Platon, Masahide Hamaguchi, Anoop Misra, Nahum Méndez-Sánchez, Nicholas Beng Hui Ng, Claude Marcus, Amanda E. Staiano, Nadia Waheed, Saleh A. Alqahtani, Cosimo Giannini, Ponsiano Ocama, Mindie H. Nguyen, Maria Teresa Arias-Loste

Population and Public Health Science Faculty Publications

Background: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is highly prevalent in children and adolescents, particularly those with obesity. NAFLD is considered a hepatic manifestation of the metabolic syndrome due to its close associations with abdominal obesity, insulin resistance, and atherogenic dyslipidemia. Experts have proposed an alternative terminology, metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD), to better reflect its pathophysiology. This study aimed to develop consensus statements and recommendations for pediatric MAFLD through collaboration among international experts. Methods: A group of 65 experts from 35 countries and six continents, including pediatricians, hepatologists, and endocrinologists, participated in a consensus development process. The process encompassed …

The Intersection Of Covid-19 And Rural Health Infrastructure: Evidence From Rural New Mexicans, Maria Gaboldon-Parish, Kate Cartwright

InterProfessional Education Research and Scholarship

Rural communities experience notable health disparities compared to urban areas. These include an aging population with higher illness rates, worsened by inadequate healthcare infrastructure. Shortages in healthcare facilities, supplies, testing sites, and medical personnel further exacerbate these disparities, especially in remote areas. Addressing these challenges is crucial for equitable healthcare delivery and improving health outcomes statewide. Our goal is to analyze rural New Mexican residents’ perceptions of their community’s infrastructure and its interconnection with health. Key themes include (1) the disparities in community and public resources available, (2) limited access to healthcare facilities due to distance, staff shortages, and limited …

Unm Hsc Students Address Low Rate Childhood Covid Vaccination Via Podcasts, Taylor Russell, Anna Pounds, Cat Tally, Amy Bachyrycz, Melissa Martinez, Melissa Mason

InterProfessional Education Research and Scholarship

The rates of COVID vaccination in children are alarmingly low in New Mexico. Medical, Pharmacy, and Nursing Students at UNM HSC joined with the New Mexico Pediatric Society to address the root causes of low immunizations rates in two podcasts. In a series of meetings, those involved, learned about and discussed low vaccine COVID vaccine rates in children and brainstormed reasons why rates may be low. Two podcasts were created, researched, and scripted. The podcasts each had a different focus, with one podcast specific for parents and guardians and the other podcast made more towards health care workers. Each twenty-minute …

Offering A Handshake In The Post-Covid World, Konstantin N. Konstantinov, Antonios H. Tzamaloukas, Nikifor K. Konstantinov

InterProfessional Education Research and Scholarship

Keynote Presentation

College Of Nursing And Dietetic Intern Ng Tube Placement Training And Nutrition Assessment/Formula Selection Interprofessional Education Activity - A Student Perspective, Kimberly Jaramillo, Josephine Titus, Amanda Dunn, Diana Gonzales-Pacheco

InterProfessional Education Research and Scholarship

Introduction

University of New Mexico College of Nursing (CON) students and College of Education and Health Sciences (COEHS) dietetic interns (DI) participated in an IPE activity to fulfill the Dietetic Internship (DI) competency for (NG) tube placement and CON clinical objectives.

Methods

Fourteen pre-licensure BSN students and seven DI graduate students participated in the IPE activity. CON students presented nursing roles during NG tube placement and answered questions regarding clinical experiences. In small groups, nursing students demonstrated NG tube placement procedures using simulation mannequins, which the dietetic interns then practiced.

The dietetic interns presented the role of registered dietitian nutritionists. …