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Preference For Online Psychotherapy: A Comparison Study Of Stigma, Attitudes, And Intentions, Travis Stewart

Dissertations - ALL

Abstract Objective: There is clear evidence that rates of mental health disorders among college students are increasing, and many students experiencing mental health difficulties do not engage in treatment. Some evidence suggests that telehealth may be a way to increase access to care. Research conducted prior to the pandemic suggests that students generally favor in-person treatment over online treatment, but little data has been collected following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic to clarify if this trend persists. The proposed research sought to understand how treatment perceptions may have shifted following the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Data was collected from 350 …

Bullying Involvement And Depression Among Youth With Adhd: Is Positive Parenting Protective?, Jessica A. Simmons

Dissertations - ALL

Abstract Background: Youth with attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are at increased independent risk for bullying involvement or depression yet the topic of bullying involvement and depression in ADHD is poorly understood and largely considered without a guiding theoretical framework. Research on the relation between ADHD and bullying is still in its early stages and less is known about the risk and protective factors that may contribute to the development or buffering of depression in these youth. Family factors such as positive parenting promote resilience in children with ADHD, help reduce the risk for youth depression and help to …

The Bg News January 24, 2024, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. January 24, 2024. Volume 103-Issue 14.

Nur77 Mitigates Endothelial Dysfunction Through Activation Of Both Nitric Oxide Production And Anti-Oxidant Pathways, Lin Lu, Soohwa Jang, Jiaqi Zhu, Qing Qin, Lijun Sun, Jianxin Sun

Center for Translational Medicine Faculty Papers

BACKGROUND: Nur77 belongs to the member of orphan nuclear receptor 4A family that plays critical roles in maintaining vascular homeostasis. This study aims to determine whether Nur77 plays a role in attenuating vascular dysfunction, and if so, to determine the molecular mechanisms involved.

METHODS: Both Nur77 knockout (Nur77 KO) and Nur77 endothelial specific transgenic mice (Nur77-Tg) were employed to examine the functional significance of Nur77 in vascular endothelium in vivo. Endothelium-dependent vasodilatation to acetylcholine (Ach) and reactive oxygen species (ROS) production was determined under inflammatory and high glucose conditions. Expression of genes was determined by real-time PCR and western blot …

The George-Anne Daily, Georgia Southern University

George-Anne Media Group: Newsletters & Magazines

No abstract provided.

Hillview Health Center Report 2022 2023, Tennessee. Comptroller Of The Treasury.

Medicaid Examinations

No abstract provided.

Microplastic Pollution From Tires Found In Air Near Roadways, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Two University of Mississippi researchers have been investigating what happens when the rubber meets the road, and their results have led to a published paper.

High Target Homology Does Not Guarantee Inhibition: Aminothiazoles Emerge As Inhibitors Of Plasmodium Falciparum, Sandra Johannsen, Robin M. Gierse, Arne KrüGer, Rachel L. Edwards, Vittoria Nanna, Anna Fontana, Di Zhu, Tiziana Masini, Lais Pessanha De Carvalho, Mael Poizat, Bart Kieftenbelt, Dana M. Hodge, Sophie University Of Nebraska-Lincoln,, Daan Bunt, Antoine Lacour, Atanaz Shams, Kamila Anna Meissner, Edmarcia Elisa De Souza, Melloney Dröge, Bernard Van Vliet, Jack Den Hartog, Michael C. Hutter, Jana Held, Audrey R. Odom John, Carsten Wrenger, Anna K.H. Hirsch

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Faculty Publications

In this study, we identified three novel compound classes with potent activity against Plasmodium falciparum, the most dangerous human malarial parasite. Resistance of this pathogen to known drugs is increasing, and compounds with different modes of action are urgently needed. One promising drug target is the enzyme 1-deoxy-D-xylulose-5- phosphate synthase (DXPS) of the methylerythritol 4-phosphate (MEP) pathway for which we have previously identified three active compound classes against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The close structural similarities of the active sites of the DXPS enzymes of P. falciparum and M. tuberculosis prompted investigation of their antiparasitic action, all classes …

January 24, 2024, The Dakota Student

The Dakota Student

No abstract provided.

The Power Of Spiritual Leadership In The Rite Of Christian Initiation Of Adults, Stefanie Mingari

College of Education Theses and Dissertations

Executive Summary Faith and spirituality are becoming increasingly sought-after anchors in mounting challenges in the contemporary world. The need for effective leadership, spiritual guidance, and mentorship have become more pivotal. Evidence also suggests that spiritual leadership values and practices are related to leadership effectiveness and encompass the behaviors needed to motivate oneself, satisfy spiritual well-being, and positively influence others within that organization. However, more research has yet to explore how spirituality affects leadership behavior and action in faith-based programs such as the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA). This study explored the lived experiences of RCIA leaders and participants …

The Use Of Fecal Microbiota Transplant In Overcoming And Modulating Resistance To Anti-Pd-1 Therapy In Patients With Skin Cancer, Tahne Vongsavath, Rodd Rohmani, Kyaw Min Tun, Vignan Manne

Department of Internal Medicine Faculty Research

While immune checkpoint inhibitors have evolved into the standard of care for advanced melanoma, 40–50% of melanoma cases progress while on therapies. The relationship between bacterium and carcinogenesis is well founded, such as in H. pylori in gastric cancers, and Fusobacterium in colorectal cancers. This interplay between dysbiosis and carcinogenesis questions whether changes in the microbiome could affect treatment. Thus, FMT may find utility in modifying the efficacy of anti-PD-1. This review aims to examine the use of FMT in treatment-resistant melanoma. A literature search was performed using the keywords “fecal microbiota transplant” and “skin cancer”. Studies were reviewed for …

Determining Best Diet And Temperature Regime Of Monkeyface Pricklebacks (Cebidichthys Violaceus) For Aquaculture, Luke C. Townsend

Master's Theses

Wild freshwater eel populations are threatened due to overfishing and habitat degradation. Attempts to use aquaculture to close the eel life cycle have yet to be commercially adapted, owing largely to their complex lifecycle. Monkeyface pricklebacks (Cebidichthys violaceus) are intertidal fish that may serve as an alternative species for freshwater eels in aquaculture, as they possess several beneficial characteristics. This study aimed to optimize diet and culture temperatures to maximize monkeyface prickleback cultures by measuring growth, condition, metabolic rates, fillet composition, and critical thermal maximum (CTmax) of juvenile fish that were reared in two separate experiments: (1) on four different …

The Effects Of Personal Listening Device Use On Hearing Loss And Amplification Stigma, Chelsea Tipton

Student Theses and Dissertations

The study aimed to analyze the impact of the frequent use of personal listening devices on college student's perception of individuals who wear hearing aids. Furthermore, this thesis aimed to determine if college students who use personal listening devices more frequently rate individuals who wear hearing aids more favorably than students who use personal listening devices less often. Participants completed a survey that included pictures of individuals with and without hearing aids. The participants were asked to rate the images within the survey based on their perception of how physically competent, cognitively competent, and how well their peers accepted the …

Exploration Of Secondary Co-Teachers' Shared Experiences Co-Teaching Students With A Reading Disability: A Phenomenological Study, Tiffany Parie Parie

Student Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore how secondary co-teachers’ experiences influenced their attitudes when co-teaching students with a reading disability in the co-taught classroom. A total of seven secondary co-teachers were selected to represent the population for this study. Bandura’s (1977) self-efficacy theory provided the framework to synthesize co-teachers’ perceptions of their experiences influencing their attitudes and self-efficacy when teaching students with a specific learning disability in reading. An interview protocol was the sole basis for the data collection instrument. This study sought to explore how secondary co-teachers describe their experiences in the co-teaching classroom, influencing their …

Antimicrobial And Synergistic Effects Of Syzygium Cumini, Moringa Oleifera, And Tinospora Cordifolia Against Different Candida Infections, Adedayo O. Adelakun, Ayoola Awosika, Uzochukwu Adabanya, Adekunle E. Omole, Akinyode I. Olopoda, Emmanuel T. Bello

School of Medicine Faculty Publications

Introduction The burden of multiple drug resistance in human pathogens has necessitated the search for and development of antimicrobial agents with a wide range of structural classes and potentials to selectively act on the several mechanisms of actions exhibited by the pathogens. However, most synthetic antimicrobial agents have been linked with adverse side effects and high costs, furthering the need to explore more options. Syzygium cumini, Moringa oleifera, and Tinospora cordifolia are three medicinal plants used in traditional medicine systems for various infectious diseases. They contain various phytochemicals that exhibit antimicrobial activities against various bacteria, fungi, and parasites. The mechanisms …

Garden Space As Resettlement Tactic, Place-Making Through Urban Agroecological Flourishing Of Nepali Home Gardens In Syracuse, New York, Ryan Fitzgerald

Theses - ALL

For members of the Nepali community living in Syracuse, New York, gardening and other foodway practices, like communal food preparation, reaffirm a sense of communal belonging. To be able to cultivate, collect, and consume culturally relevant food allows members of the Syracuse Nepali community to maintain a connection to generational foodways that nourish their bodies and spirits. The notion of an “authentic” Nepali cuisine is not present, instead what is centered in home gardens and within communal food preparation spaces is the individual, reflexive capacity to garden and to cook. The Syracuse Nepali community has built the capacity to utilize …

Long-Term Surgical Outcomes Of Glaucoma Drainage Implants In Eyes With Preoperative Intraocular Pressure Less Than 19 Mmhg, Shahin Hallaj, Jae-Chiang Wong, Lauren E. Hock, Natasha Nayak Kolomeyer, Aakriti G. Shukla, Michael J. Pro, Marlene R. Moster, Jonathan S. Myers, Reza Razeghinejad, Daniel Lee

Wills Eye Hospital Papers

BACKGROUND: This retrospective review reports on patients who underwent glaucoma drainage implant (GDI) surgery and had baseline intraocular pressure (IOP) of ≤18 mmHg with at least one year of follow-up.

METHODS: Clinical data of 67 eyes of 67 patients were collected from patients' charts, and the outcomes of GDI were evaluated until 7 years. GDI failure was defined as IOP reduction of less than 20% from the baseline at two consecutive visits three months after surgery, decline to no light perception, or if additional glaucoma surgery was performed.

RESULTS: The average age was 65.9 ± 13.2 years. Most cases were …

Attitudes And Barriers To Breastfeeding Among Women At High-Risk For Not Breastfeeding: A Prospective Observational Study, Jessica Cole, Ateshi Bhatt, Andrew G. Chapple, Sarah Buzhardt, Elizabeth F. Sutton

School of Medicine Faculty Publications

Background Rates of breastfeeding are lower among minority and underserved populations in the United States. Our study objective was to assess pregnant persons attitudes and barriers to breastfeeding among a cohort at high risk for not breastfeeding. Methods We disseminated the Iowa Infant Feeding Attitude Scale (IIFAS) to 100 pregnant persons at least 18 years of age attending a prenatal visit in a low-resource, academic practice in south-central Louisiana (Woman’s Hospital). The IIFAS, as well as questions collecting information on breastfeeding experience and sociodemographic characteristics, were administered via interview. Medical records were reviewed to investigate associations between attitudes about breastfeeding …

Practitioners’ Perceptions Of New Jersey's Chapter 28 Mandate For Funding Substance Use Disorder Treatment, Alanna Rose D'Avanzo-Horberg

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

No abstract provided.

Technology-Based Maternal Parenting Education And Perceptions Of Youth Resilience Among African American Mothers, Marstonya D. Butler

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

No abstract provided.

"Race-Blind" Redistricting Algorithms, Kayla Swan

Duke Law Journal

Litigants increasingly use algorithmic evidence in redistricting cases, employing a collection of algorithmically generated plans to point out the outlier status of the state’s current plan. But with the Supreme Court’s declaration of a race-blind Equal Protection Clause in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, the constitutionality of these methods as used in racial gerrymandering cases remains uncertain. Other scholars have examined the potential impacts of race blindness as an algorithmic constraint. This Note instead interrogates the practical possibility of race-blind redistricting algorithms and finds the promise of blindness illusory. Rather, requirements to limit racial inputs in redistricting algorithms …

2024 Residential Metals Abatement Program (Rmap) Field Sampling Plan (Fsp) – Indoor Dust – Kennedy Elementary Surface Dust Resampling, Environmental Resource Management (Erm)

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.

The Process Becomes Part Of You: A Methodology For Analyzing Institutional Mediation And Programmatic Possibilities In Community Writing, Chad Seader

Dissertations - ALL

To guide antiracist curriculum reform in higher education and better support college writers from racially marginalized and traditionally underserved backgrounds, this dissertation emerged from a five-year ethnographic study of a slam and spoken-word poetry program housed in a DEI office at a large research university. Merging feminist ethnographic methods and sociolinguistic scalar theory, this study develops a methodology for analyzing how institutional influence affects how people engage with writing programs in curricular, co-curricular, and community contexts alike—even in spaces outside of formal institutional structures. The study finds that student writers use slam and spoken-word poetry to bridge the embodied knowledge …

Multi-Functional Phenolic Acid-Based Shape Memory Polymer Foams As Hemostatic Agents, Changling Du

Dissertations - ALL

Severe trauma causes 5 million deaths annually worldwide, 30-40% of which are due to uncontrolled bleeding. Of these, 39% of trauma wounds develop polymicrobial infections, and even if the patient can be treated in the hospital, the patient is at significant risk of contracting drug-resistant bacteria. Therefore, we developed dual incorporated phenolic acid (DPA)-based shape memory polymer (SMP) foam as a hemostatic agent. In emergencies, this DPA-based SMP foam can be injected into the deep wound to rapidly stop bleeding and disinfect the wound to prevent hemorrhage and wound infection. Additionally, when the patient is exposed in the hospital, this …

Electric Power Transmission System Performance Monitoring Via Traveling Waves, Lawrence George Durante

Dissertations - ALL

Abstract The scope of this research is a case study of a specific population of data representing measurements and recordings of electromagnetic Traveling Waves (TW) launched on a high voltage transmission system. The theory behind employing sub-transient TW to extract system information has been published since 1939 but only recently made practical by modern day measuring, recording, and data storage devices with sampling rates of over 1 MHz. The data used in this research are measurements of real-world perturbations on a high voltage transmission line. The published data was made anonymous and available for academic research by National Grid. This …

Containment: Logistics, Environmental Conflict, And The Legal Geography Of Inland Ports, Jared Charles Whear

Dissertations - ALL

In 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the supply chain, people worldwide received a crash course in the importance of logistics when corporations like Amazon became a lifeline for many. Before this increased public attention, however, scholars in geography had shown logistics to be a highly political yet indispensable process in the operation of global capitalism. Much of this scholarship underscores how the logistics industry frequently operates at the expense of marginalized people, workers, and the environment. In this dissertation, I expand on this work by adding a legal geography and political ecology analysis—a legal political ecology approach—to examine the …

Novel Strategies To Improve The Cardioprotective Effects Of Cardioplegia, Estefanie Osorio-Llanes, Jairo Castellar-López, Wendy Rosales-Rada, Yulieth Montoya, John Bustamante, Ricardo Zalaquett, Roberto Bravo-Sagua, Jaime A Riquelme, Gina Sánchez, Mario Chiong, Sergio Lavandero, Evelyn Mendoza-Torres

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

The use of cardioprotective strategies as adjuvants of cardioplegic solutions has become an ideal alternative for the improvement of post-surgery heart recovery. The choice of the optimal cardioplegia, as well as its distribution mechanism, remains controversial in the field of cardiovascular surgery. There is still a need to search for new and better cardioprotective methods during cardioplegic procedures. New techniques for the management of cardiovascular complications during cardioplegia have evolved with new alternatives and additives, and each new strategy provides a tool to neutralize the damage after ischemia/reperfusion events. Researchers and clinicians have committed themselves to studying the effect of …

Exploring Novel Frontiers: Leveraging Stat3 Signaling For Advanced Cancer Therapeutics, Taiwo Adesoye, Debasish Tripathy, Kelly K Hunt, Khandan Keyomarsi

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3 (STAT3) plays a significant role in diverse physiologic processes, including cell proliferation, differentiation, angiogenesis, and survival. STAT3 activation via phosphorylation of tyrosine and serine residues is a complex and tightly regulated process initiated by upstream signaling pathways with ligand binding to receptor and non-receptor-linked kinases. Through downstream deregulation of target genes, aberrations in STAT3 activation are implicated in tumorigenesis, metastasis, and recurrence in multiple cancers. While there have been extensive efforts to develop direct and indirect STAT3 inhibitors using novel drugs as a therapeutic strategy, direct clinical application remains in evolution. In this …

Winonan, Winona State University

The Winonan - 2020s

This issue of the Winonan, the Winona State University student newspaper, was published on January 24, 2024.

Parp Inhibitors In Prostate Cancer – Understanding The Current Landscape, Karine Tawagi, Mia Schmolze, Brandon Nguyen, Aaron A. Laviana, Natalie Reizine

School of Medicine Publications

Poly (ADP [adenosine diphosphate]-ribose) polymerase inhibitors (PARPi) are a current standard of care treatment option for patients with metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), defined as prostate cancers that continue to progress despite treatment with the usual first-line androgen-deprivation therapies. PARPi’s function by targeting faulty homologous recombination repair pathways that result in cytotoxic double strand DNA break (DSB) accumulation in prostate cancer cells. While the efficacy of PARPi’s as a monotherapy option in mCRCP has been demonstrated clinically, the added utility of PARPi’s in combination with other anti-cancer agents is still being explored. This article will review the scientific rationale …