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An Autopsy Case Of Extensive Aortic Thrombosis With Acute Kidney Injury As The Sole Clinical Manifestation, Risa Suenaga, Makoto Fukuda, Atsuhiko Suenaga, Yuki Ikeda, Maki Yoshihara, Megumi Nishiyama, Seiichi Kato, Motoaki Miyazono

Children’s Nutrition Research Center Staff Publications

Aortic thrombosis is a rare but life-threatening condition. It typically presents with abdominal or lower-limb ischemia. Although acute kidney injury (AKI) can accompany aortic thrombosis, AKI as the sole clinical manifestation has not been previously reported. A 69-year-old man with extensive atherosclerotic disease and chronic kidney disease presented with severe oliguria. Initial evaluation, including non-contrast computed tomography (CT), did not reveal any aortic abnormalities. Renal Doppler ultrasonography findings and markedly elevated D-dimer levels prompted contrast-enhanced CT, which demonstrated extensive thrombus formation extending from the descending thoracic aorta to the bilateral iliac arteries, with complete occlusion of both renal arteries and …

Intercalated Bacterial Biofilms Are Intrinsic Internal Components Of Calcium-Based Kidney Stones, William C Schmidt, Henry L Schreiber, Rachael E S Hammann, Chloe L P Obernuefemann, Karla Bergeron, Aleksandra Klim, Daniel Wong, Kefu Du, Scott J Hultgren, Et Al.

2020-Current year OA Pubs

Calcium oxalate stones comprise greater than 70% of all kidney stones. In the current conceptual framework, the initial stone nidus is thought to include the aggregation of inorganic crystallites, the formation of which is favored by elevated concentrations of dissolved constituents. Here, we show that this highly prevalent stone type comprises a form of organic-inorganic polycrystalline biocomposite with integrated bacterial biofilms. Evidence from electron microscopy and fluorescence microscopy reveal the unanticipated internal structure of kidney stones from human patients, where bacterial biofilms are intercalated between polycrystalline mineral layers, even in stones identified as "noninfectious" clinically, including those in patients without …

Cellular Therapy For The Treatment Of Ischemic Limb Disease, Akazha Nicole Green

ETDs from 2020-2029

Ischemic limb disease continues to pose major clinical challenges. The effect of this disease causes restricted blood flow, which is followed by a limited ability to regenerate in the vascular tissues. The purpose of this study is to address the current limitations in producing large-scale generation of Smooth Muscle Cells (SMCs) derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) and then assessing their potential therapeutic efficiency individually and in combination with endothelial cells (ECs) for vascular repair. A dynamic three-dimensional (3D) culture system was integrated with a two- dimensional (2D) expansion to enhance cell culture yield while maintaining contractile marker …

Proceedings From The Inaugural Conference On The Science Of Cancer Health Equity For Sexual And Gender Minority (Sgm) Communities, Charles S Kamen, Milena E Insalaco, Richard Brown, Chasity Burrows Walters, Shine Chang, Viktor Clark, Jason Domogauer, Lauren V Ghazal, Kelly Haviland, Forrest Hosea, Nelson Sanchez, Matthew B Schabath, Zul Surani, Gwendolyn P Quinn

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Purpose: Sexual and gender minority people (SGM) experience multiple cancer-related disparities, including higher rates of cancer risk factors, lower rates of cancer screening, higher lifetime risk of cancer, and unmet needs throughout cancer survivorship. Although many national organizations, including the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the American Cancer Society (ACS), have emphasized the need for more cancer research among SGM communities, currently no consensus exists about the highest research priorities, promising research models, or mechanisms to support collaboration between geographically dispersed scientific teams.

Methods: To address this gap, we convened a three-day conference to focus on the "Science of Cancer …

Education Accountability Regarding Oral Contraceptives And Sugammadex, Hallianne Hobson Herndon, Terri M. Cahoon

Group: Samford University Moffett & Sanders School of Nursing

Sugammadex is commonly used to antagonize neuromuscular blockade and has a clinically significant interaction with hormonal contraceptives by binding to plasma progesterone, reducing contraceptive efficacy and mimicking a missed dose. This case involved a healthy 21-year-old woman undergoing elective anterior cruciate ligament and medial collateral ligament repair whose only home medication was an oral contraceptive. She received midazolam prior to anesthesia assessment, limiting her ability to retain education, and counseling occurred at a suboptimal time without a support person present. Postoperative education was verbally relayed without standardized documentation or accountability. This project examined whether implementation of a standardized protocol regarding …

Front Matter, Vol. 17

Monographs of the Western North American Naturalist

No abstract provided.

2020 Through 2024 Surface Water Compliance Evaluation Technical Memorandums Silver Bow Creek Butte Area Npl Site, Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit Consent Decree-Civil Action No. Cv 89-039-Bu-She, Josh Bryson

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.

2020 Through 2024 Surface Water Compliance Evaluation Technical Memorandums Silver Bow Creek Butte Area Npl Site, Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit Consent Decree-Civil Action No. Cv 89-039-Bu-She, Josh Bryson

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.

2020 Through 2024 Groundwater Compliance Evaluation Technical Memorandums Silver Bow Creek Butte Area Npl Site, Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit Consent Decree-Civil Action No. Cv 89-039-Bu-She, Josh Bryson

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.

Practicing Archival Sustainability Through Degrowth, Hannah Pryor

Faculty and Staff Scholarship

As archives continue to face threats from global climate disasters and increased institutional pressure to accomplish more with fewer resources, there is a need to evolve archival practice through a sustainability lens. While archival literature has frequently discussed sustainability practices such as eco-friendly building standards, how to reduce energy consumption, and other green initiatives, less focus has been placed on the underlying structures of unsustainability. This article proposes degrowth as one framework for considering archival sustainability. Degrowth is an ecological, economic, and political theory that advocates for the deliberate reduction of activities that rely on non-renewable resources. This article draws …

Patient‐Specific Computational Flow Simulation Reveals Adverse Hemodynamic Factors Associated With Occlusion Of Directional Branches After Fenestrated‐Branched Endovascular Aneurysm Repair, Kenneth Tran, Jesse Chait, Emmanuel Tenorio, Weiguang Yang, Alison Marsden, Bernardo Mendes, Jason T. Lee, Gustavo S. Oderich

Mechanical Engineering Faculty Publications

Background: Fenestrated and branched endovascular aneurysm repair can be complicated by branch vessel occlusion in the absence of structural stenosis. We hypothesized that computational flow simulation could identify adverse hemodynamic features associated with postfenestrated and branched endovascular aneurysm repair branch occlusion.

Methods: Patients undergoing 4-vessel fenestrated and branched endovascular aneurysm repair for Extent II to IV thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms were retrospectively reviewed. Branches that occluded without identifiable kinking or stenosis on computed tomography were included, along with an equal cohort of anatomy-matched patent controls. Patient-specific pulsatile rigid-wall simulations were performed using SimVascular with individualized geometries and boundary conditions. Abnormal time-averaged …

February 3, 2026 Ereporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

eReporter (campus newsletter)

No abstract provided.

Nci-Designated Cancer Centers' Policies And Practices With Regard To Alcohol And Cancer: A Call To Lead, Ernest T Hawk, Stephanie L Martch, Meghan Si, Sanjay Shete

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Background: Alcohol, a known carcinogen since 1988, increases risk of cancers of the mouth, pharynx, larynx, esophagus, liver, breast, and colorectum. More than one half of US adults consume alcohol whereas about two thirds are unsure whether or unaware that alcohol intake is linked to cancer risk.

Methods: Our objective was to survey awareness, beliefs, intentions, policies, practices, and goals/perceived responsibilities related to establishing/promoting actions to reduce alcohol-related cancer risks from leaders of 72 NCI-Designated Cancer Centers.

Results: Sixty-one percent responded. Forty-three percent either believed in or were uncertain about alcohol's purported health benefits. Nevertheless, 86% considered it part of …

Novel Ankrd11 Mutation In Kbg Syndrome: A Diagnostic Triad Of Hearing Loss, Radiological Macrodontia And Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Facial Phenotyping, Azzeddine Laaraje, Khadija Belcadi Abassi, Mouna Lemaamer, Abdelilah Radi, Amale Hassani, Rachid Abilkassem

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

KBG syndrome is a rare autosomal dominant disorder characterised by developmental delay, characteristic facial features, macrodontia and skeletal anomalies, caused by mutations in the ANKRD11 gene. We report a 5.5-year-old Moroccan boy who presented in 2022 to a tertiary military teaching hospital in Rabat, Morocco, with psychomotor delay, autistic traits, epilepsy, bilateral hearing loss with chronic otomastoiditis and radiologically-detected macrodontia before clinical eruption, in whom artificial intelligence-assisted facial phenotyping suggested the diagnosis, subsequently confirmed by identification of a novel nonsense mutation (c.1977C>G; p.Tyr659Ter). Multidisciplinary management including antiepileptic therapy, speech therapy and audiological follow-up resulted in satisfactory seizure control and …

Suvorexant For Alcohol Use Disorder And Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Study Protocol For A Phase Ii Randomized Clinical Trial, Lara A Ray, Steven J Nieto, Karen Miotto, Larissa Mooney, Richard Lebeau, Jin H Yoon, Joy M Schmitz, Ron Acierno, Nathaniel W Bailey, Jessica Jenkins, Jessica Vincent, Tracy Nolen, Shawn Hirsch, Alexis Williams, Scott D Lane

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Background: Alcohol use disorder (AUD) represents a highly prevalent, costly, and often untreated condition in the United States. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) represents a common comorbidity with AUD which worsens outcomes and decreases functional outcomes. Suvorexant (SUV) shows clear promise as a novel therapeutic candidate to treat AUD and PTSD.

Methods: This study features a promising compound (i.e., suvorexant), the application of a well-established human laboratory paradigm (i.e., alcohol cue reactivity), and a novel early efficacy laboratory model (i.e., practice quit attempt) to provide a cost/time-efficient evaluation of safety and initial efficacy of suvorexant for AUD with comorbid PTSD. Additionally, …

Exploring Sex Differences In Stroke Outcomes: A Comprehensive Analysis From The Span 1 Trial, Anjali Chauhan, Eunyoung Angela Lee, Rakesh B Patel, Mariia Kumskova, Enrique C Leira, Anil Chauhan, Yanrong Shi, Suyi Cao, Raymond C Koehler, Krishnan M Dhandapani, Mohammad Badruzzaman Khan, Pradip K Kamat, Ali Arbab, David C Hess, Alison L Herman, Ligia Boisserand, Lauren H Sansing, Andreia Morais, Xuyan Jin, Sanem Aykan, Takahiko Imai, Cenk Ayata, Karisma A Nagarkatti, Jessica Lamb, Márcio A Diniz, Patrick D Lyden, Jaroslaw Aronowski, Louise D Mccullough

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Background: Stroke is a sexually dimorphic disease, with different risk factors, incidence, outcomes, and treatment responses in men and women. While sex differences have been documented in preclinical studies, these findings often come from single-site studies with small sample sizes and require validation across diverse research settings.

Methods: We used data from the SPAN (Stroke Preclinical Assessment Network), a randomized, placebo-controlled, blinded, multilaboratory trial, to determine if sex differences in neurological outcomes are present in preclinical stroke models. We analyzed data from 665 stroke animals treated with saline, including young mice, diet-induced obese mice, aging mice, young rats, and spontaneously …

Spartan Daily, February 3, 2026, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2026

Volume 166, Issue 5

Neuromodulation In Olfactory Networks: Inferring Circuit Motifs And Predicting Behavioral Outcomes From Neural Response Changes, Yelyzaveta Bessonova

McKelvey School of Engineering Graduate Student Theses & Dissertations

Many organisms rely on olfaction to navigate their environment in response to surrounding chemical cues. Within the olfactory system, first, external signals are transduced into neural activity patterns that drive a diverse array of behavioral responses. However, sensory processing alone does not fully account for this variability. Fluctuations in neuromodulator levels are equally critical in shaping how olfactory information is encoded and translated into behavior. The goal of this dissertation is to investigate how changes in the neurochemistry within the olfactory circuit influence neural signaling and, ultimately, behavioral responses. To achieve this, I investigated how three neuromodulators: serotonin, dopamine, and …

Shu World Review- February 3rd 2026, Diplolab

SHU World Review

No abstract provided.

Ucc Minutes 2-3-26, Angela Brock

UCC Agendas/Minutes

No abstract provided.

2020 Through 2024 Surface Water Compliance Evaluation Technical Memorandums Silver Bow Creek Butte Area Npl Site, Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit Consent Decree-Civil Action No. Cv 89-039-Bu-She, Josh Bryson

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.

Response To Agency Comments Re: Comments On The Draft Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit (Bpsou) Draft Surface Water Compliance And Interpretation Technical Memorandum (Dated May 12, 2022), Josh Bryson

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.

Stated Preferences For Public Provision Of Services: Experimental Evidence From Latin America, Hernán Bejarano, Matias Busso, Juan Francisco Santos

ESI Working Papers

We study how individuals in six Latin American countries value public versus private provision of education and healthcare using a survey experiment. Respondents were randomly assigned to vignettes that vary income, service quality, and provider type. Reported service quality is the main driver of choices: the probability of selecting a private provider roughly doubles when reported quality of the public option falls from 80 to 20 percent, while income has a smaller effect. Higher institutional trust lowers the likelihood of switching to private providers but does not affect willingness to pay once individuals choose private provision.

The Prospector, February 3, 2026, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

No abstract provided.

Culture: The Missing Link In Sustainable Food Systems, Nathan Einbinder

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

This paper explores the sustainability potential of food and farming culture, which is largely overlooked by mainstream approaches for transitioning food systems. I present two cases where food and farming culture is alive and thriving—in the Maya-Achí territory of Guatemala and in Wales—illustrating how cultural practices and values may contribute to global sustainability challenges and resilience.

An Audit Of Endodontic Diagnostic Documentation Compliance Among Undergraduate Dental Students In A Uk Primary Care–Based Dental School., Araz Ahmed, Casper Jonker, Marina Bozic, Ewen Mccoll

Peninsula Dental School

Background: Erroneous pulpal and periapical diagnoses can lead to inappropriate treatment planning, unnecessary procedures, and compromised patient outcomes. While undergraduate endodontic education emphasises history taking, clinical testing and radiographic assessment, less is known about how consistently students document diagnostic conclusions in clinical records.Aim: To evaluate the completeness and compliance of endodontic diagnostic documentation among undergraduate dental students, benchmarked against British Endodontic Society (BES) and European Society of Endodontology (ESE) standards, and to explore trends across different stages of training.Methods: Records of 196 root canal treatments completed by Year 3–5 Bachelor of Dental Surgery students (2022–2024) were reviewed. Audit standards were …

Patient-Specific Computational Flow Simulation Reveals Adverse Hemodynamic Factors Associated With Occlusion Of Directional Branches After Fenestrated-Branched Endovascular Aneurysm Repair, Kenneth Tran, Jesse Chait, Emmanuel Tenorio, Weiguang Yang, Alison Marsden, Bernardo Mendes, Jason T Lee, Gustavo S Oderich

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Background: Fenestrated and branched endovascular aneurysm repair can be complicated by branch vessel occlusion in the absence of structural stenosis. We hypothesized that computational flow simulation could identify adverse hemodynamic features associated with postfenestrated and branched endovascular aneurysm repair branch occlusion.

Methods: Patients undergoing 4-vessel fenestrated and branched endovascular aneurysm repair for Extent II to IV thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms were retrospectively reviewed. Branches that occluded without identifiable kinking or stenosis on computed tomography were included, along with an equal cohort of anatomy-matched patent controls. Patient-specific pulsatile rigid-wall simulations were performed using SimVascular with individualized geometries and boundary conditions. Abnormal time-averaged …

2020 Through 2024 Groundwater Compliance Evaluation Technical Memorandums Silver Bow Creek Butte Area Npl Site, Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit Consent Decree-Civil Action No. Cv 89-039-Bu-She, Josh Bryson

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.

Response To Agency Comments Re: Comment Letter For The 2022 Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit (Bpsou) Groundwater Compliance Evaluation (Dated March 10, 2025), Josh Bryson

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.

2020 Through 2024 Surface Water Compliance Evaluation Technical Memorandums Silver Bow Creek Butte Area Npl Site, Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit Consent Decree-Civil Action No. Cv 89-039-Bu-She, Josh Bryson

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.