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Paying The Price For Beauty Abroad: Khoula Hospital’S Experience With Complications Following Aesthetic Procedures Performed Overseas, 2013–2023, Khalifa Al Alawi, Areej Al-Mamari, Maysa Al-Maawali, Ashima Alkabi, Al-Batul Al-Mufargi, Juhaina Al Tobi, Hoor Al-Khanjari, Yasmine Al Balushi, Rawan Al Mandhari, Rafal Aljadder, Sultan Al Shaqsi

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the types and outcomes of complications arising from aesthetic surgeries performed abroad and subsequently managed at Khoula Hospital, Muscat, Oman. Methods: This retrospective study included patients who presented with post-aesthetic surgical complications after undergoing procedures outside Oman from January 2013 to December 2023. Data were extracted from Khoula Hospital’s electronic health records, focusing on demographics, procedures performed, types of complications and outcomes, including admissions and surgical interventions. Results: A total of 191 patients with 488 recorded encounters were included. The most common procedures done overseas were abdominoplasty (50.8%), lipectomy (29.3%) and …

Impaired Arginine, Citrulline And Glutamine Metabolism In Type 2 Diabetes: Insights From A Stable Isotope Study, Mustafa Tosur, Raven A Wierzchowska-Mcnew, Nicolaas E P Deutz, Mariëlle P K J Engelen

Children’s Nutrition Research Center Staff Publications

Context: Arginine (Arg) is an important amino acid in T2D as a potent insulin secretagogue and precursor for nitric oxide (NO). Citrulline (Cit), the substrate for de novo Arg synthesis, is mostly produced from glutamine (Gln).

Objective: We aimed to investigate their metabolism in T2D using novel stable isotope tracer approach.

Methods: We studied 42 individuals (21 with T2D, 21 controls). After overnight fasting, blood samples were collected following pulse administration of stable amino acid tracers. Plasma concentrations and isotopic enrichments were measured by LC-MS/MS, and compartmental analyses were performed to calculate their whole-body production (WBP) rates and kinetics.

Results: …

Artificial Intelligence In Medical Ethics Education: A Descriptive Study Of Eight Models In Multiple Choice Question Generation, John Obeid, Christopher Bobier, Alex Gillham, Adam Omelianchuk, Daniel Hurst

Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy Staff Publications

Introduction: Integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into medical education poses barriers and opportunities for medical educators. One of those opportunities is content creation for medical ethics assessment. Assessing the performance of AI in generating multiple choice questions (MCQs) in ethics that aligns with United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) is important. The present study evaluates the performance of eight AI models-GPT-4 Turbo, GPT-3.5 Turbo 0125, o1 Mini, o1 Preview, GPT-4, Claude 3.5 Sonnet, Claude 3 Opus, and Gemini-in regard to the relevance, clarity, and accuracy of generated ethics-based MCQs.

Methods: Each of the eight models was tasked with generating two sets …

Schwannomatosis Tumor Modeling: Progress And Prospects For Translational Research, Mackenzie S Madison, Huazhen Xu, Yarelis Gonzalez-Vargas, Marybeth G Yonk, Charee M Thompson, Hurley Haney, Danielle Babbitt, Yuhong Du, Angela C Hirbe, Nicholas M Boulis, Ren-Yuan Bai, Kecheng Lei

2020-Current year OA Pubs

BACKGROUND: Schwannomatosis (SWN) is a rare genetic condition characterized by the development of benign schwannomas along peripheral and spinal nerves, and this tumor development often results in chronic peripheral pain and significant neurological deficits. Despite surgical resection being the current standard of care for SWN-related pain, scientists are searching for accurate preclinical models that can be used for drug efficacy testing, but existing models often fail to fully recapitulate the complex genotypic diversity and tumor-nerve interface pathology seen in patients. MAIN TEXT: This review first summarizes the genotypic and phenotypic characteristics of SWN subtypes resulting from key mutations in NF2, …

David Hawkins’ Scale Of Consciousness: Its Origin, Contemporary Philosophical Principles, And Negative Impacts, Dr. Muzun Bint Yahya Al-Qahtani

UB Journal for Humanities

Research Topic: This research examines the ideas and philosophy of David Hawkins, which he establishes through his scale. It examines the scale and its levels in detail through his books, and the most important linear philosophies upon which Hawkins relied and disseminated in his courses and applications under the name “Consciousness Scale.”

Research Objectives: To highlight the seriousness of the scale and the philosophies upon which it is based, and the philosophies upon which the scale is based and disseminated.

Key Findings: This philosophical scale establishes the doctrine of spiritual atheism, the unity of being, and the pursuit of deification …

Emotion Driven Rumor Detection And Analysis: An Llm(Large Language Model) Augmented Approach, Chinelo Njoku, Yingjie Chen

Purdue Polytechnic Graduate Student Poster Symposium

Misinformation and rumors during public health crises significantly affect lives and increases mistrust in government and public health institutions. The circulation and amplification of rumors often worsen disease transmission and impede effective interventions. Historically, rumor spread has been a recurring issue in public health emergencies. For example, during the Ebola outbreak, misinformation about the virus and its treatment created deep mistrust of health workers. Similarly, in the COVID-19 pandemic, widespread misinformation fueled public panic and vaccine hesitancy. Previous research has primarily identified social media as a channel for rumor dissemination and focused on automatic rumor detection for fact-checking using binary …

Edge Ai-Enabled Vagus Nerve Analysis For Adaptive Neuromodulation In Diabetes, Saeka Rahman, Reepa Saha, Md Motiur Rahman, Ardavan Vakil, Hope Teng, Muhammad Arafin Khan, Benjamin Larimer, Rita Basu, Andy Basu, Amy Warriner, Miad Faezipour, S. Abdollah Mirbozorgi

Purdue Polytechnic Graduate Student Poster Symposium

Comprehending the neural mechanisms underlying Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) is critical to developing next generation bioelectronic therapies. This work-in-progress presents a novel neural interface that integrates edge artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and flexible implantable electronics to record, analyze, and modulate vagus nerve activity in real time for potential diabetes treatment and reversal. The proposed system combines low-power, semi-analog signal processing with embedded AI/ML algorithms capable of performing on-chip feature extraction and classification of neural signals under stringent power and communication constraints. By leveraging edge-based learning, the platform will enable adaptive neuromodulation of vagus nerve activity, providing a closed-loop …

Assessing Disparities In Breast Cancer Incidence Across Indiana Counties With Geographic Information System And Machine Learning, Shuning Yin, Gaurav Nanda, Raji Sundararajan

Purdue Polytechnic Graduate Student Poster Symposium

This study investigates potential spatial variations in breast cancer incidence across Indiana counties using geographic information systems (GIS) and machine learning (ML) techniques. Breast cancer continues to be a major public health challenge influenced by unequal access to healthcare, socioeconomic disparities, lifestyle factors, and environmental exposures. By integrating GIS and ML, this research identifies key factors and potential spatial patterns associated with breast cancer incidence across Indiana. The statistical analysis produced a highly significant result (p < 0.001), indicating that the independent variables collectively contribute to explaining breast cancer incidence, though the model’s explanatory power was moderate (adjusted R² = 0.25). Among all variables, distance to the nearest hospital and tobacco expenditure showed significant associations with breast cancer incidence, while other factors such as health insurance coverage were not statistically meaningful. The Koenker (BP) statistic was 5.141, indicating spatial stability and confirming that no distinct spatial variation was observed across counties. Findings show that counties farther from healthcare facilities did not necessarily have higher breast cancer incidence, and higher incidence in urban areas, such as Indianapolis, Lake, and Porter Counties, likely reflect better access to screening and diagnosis rather than higher disease occurrence. These results emphasize the importance of incorporating additional variables, including genetic predispositions, racial and ethnic disparities, and environmental conditions, in future studies. Expanding the analytical framework could enhance understanding of spatial patterns and guide efforts to improve healthcare access and cancer prevention in Indiana.

Ai-Powered Pacifier With Intraoral Sound Analysis For Neonatal Pulmonary Monitoring, Shiva Shokouhmand, Md Motiur Rahman, Saeka Rahman, Indya Mooney, Guoliang Zhang, Smriti Bhatt, Namasivayam Ambalavanan, Colm P. Travers, S. Abdollah Mirbozorgi, Miad Faezipour

Purdue Polytechnic Graduate Student Poster Symposium

Respiratory monitoring in neonates remains a clinical challenge due to the limitations of existing pulmonary function assessment tools and the infant’s delicate physiology. This work-in-progress presents an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven framework for intraoral respiratory analysis using a smart pacifier platform that integrates acoustic sensing, embedded electronics, and deep learning. The proposed AI model is based upon a deep convolutional neural network that processes intraoral breathing sound reflections passively, or in presence of active sound stimuli. By learning complex temporal-spectral features from the breathing sound signals, the AI model will estimate key cardiorespiratory measures (e.g., respiratory rate, lung capacity) and the …

Black Women In Oregon Academia, Topanga Shakur-Freeman

PSU McNair Scholars Online Journal

Black women scholars are a powerful demographic of intellectuals navigating a haunted house of academia, a structure erected upon the bones of a grotesque past. Black women scholars navigate a complex and often hostile academic landscape, a realm marked by under representation and the insidious interplay of race and gender. Oregon, a state steeped in a sinister history of racial terror, casts a long shadow over its present. Its soil, contaminated by the blood of countless Black lives, serves as a fertile ground for the insidious growth of systemic racism. Until 1905, a malevolent decree barred Black individuals from even …

The Woman Who Loved Water, Kathleen Alcala

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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Liberace’S Sink, Rigoberto Gonzalez

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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Decision In Art. 78 Proceeding - Jiminez, Geral (2023-04-13)

Decisions in Art. 78 Proceedings

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Roadkill, Kate Krautkramer

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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Back Matter

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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Lessons From The Unlikely, Erin Newport

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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The Right Thing, Beth Kephart

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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Postpartum, Nancy Linnon

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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Hypoplastic Heart, Ron Grant

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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The Last Train To Clarksville: A Journey Through Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Cornelia Reynolds

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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Interesting Case: Do Not Disturb, Natalie Smith Parra

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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A Merging Of Head And Heart, Judith Dancoff

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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Babies As A Problem, Richard Beach

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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Burden Of Oath, Linda Peeno

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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Rage And Reconciliation: Inspiring A Health Care Revolution, Lee Gutkind

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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Notes From A Difficult Case, Ruthann Robson

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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Close Encounters Of The Worst Kind: An Intimate Look At Medical Error, Karen Wolk Feinstein

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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Front Matter

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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Rachel At Work: Enclosed, A Mother’S Report, Jane Bernstein

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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Nerve Endings, Lucinda Rosenfeld

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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