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Identifying Performance Differences Between Two Pulse Oximetry Systems In Simulated Critical Neonatal Conditions, Brian King, Jake Dove, Scott J Mcgonigle, Warwick A Ames, Zachary A Vesoulis

2020-Current year OA Pubs

OBJECTIVE: Pulse oximetry is used to guide critical clinical decisions in neonatology. We used a vital signs simulator to compare performance of two pulse oximetry systems in conditions not tested in standardized clinical verification studies.

STUDY DESIGN: We devised a set of simulated tissue translucency, perfusion, peripheral oxygen saturation (SpO

RESULTS: The mean SpO

CONCLUSION: Significant performance differences can be observed when comparing pulse oximeters at low translucency and perfusion conditions. Patient simulators cannot replace clinical testing but provide a safe and cost-effective method for additional performance profiling.

Management Of The Patent Ductus Arteriosus Among Infants Born At 23 To 32 Weeks' Gestation Between 2011 To 2022: A Report From In The Children's Hospitals Neonatal Consortium, Mark F Weems, Molly K Ball, Isabella Zaniletti, Sharifa Habib, Shannon Hamrick, Theresa R Grover, Sarah Keene, Karna Murthy, Michael Padula, Ranjit Philip, Rakesh Rao, Shawn Sen, Philip T Levy, Sharada H Gowda, Chnc Cardiac Focus Group

2020-Current year OA Pubs

OBJECTIVE: This study reports on patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) therapy trends across the Children's Hospital Neonatal Consortium.

STUDY DESIGN: We performed a 12-year (2011-2022) retrospective study of premature infants (<  33 weeks) with a PDA. We utilized descriptive statistics to compare demographic, inpatient, and discharge characteristics in 3-year epochs.

RESULT: From 54,813 infants, 19,843 (36%) had a diagnosis of PDA. Use of pharmacotherapy increased 44% (relative) over time, mostly with increased acetaminophen use. There was a 12.7-fold increase in exposure to multiple PDA medications over the study period. While the rate of definitive closure did not change, use of transcatheter PDA closure increased from 0 to 20.3% and surgical ligation decreased from 25.1% to 3.6%.

CONCLUSION: There has been …

Myxomycete Biodiversity On Remote Islands Of The Eastern Indian Ocean: A Comparison Between The Cocos (Keeling) And Christmas Islands, Steven L. Stephenson, Todd F. Elliott, Trish Flores, Karl Vernes

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications and Presentations

Myxomycetes are a widespread group of organisms but, given their inconspicuousness and the specialist knowledge needed to culture and identify them, there are many regions of the world where they have never been studied. The Cocos (Keeling) Islands, an Australian Territory in the Indian Ocean, are one such location. We collected substrates from islands in the Cocos archipelago and cultured 37 morphospecies of myxomycete representing 15 genera. Five substrate types were sampled; the greatest species richness was associated with aerial litter, aerial twigs, and ground litter. Eight habitat types were sampled, of which coconut forest had the greatest species richness. …

Empowering Community Health Workers In Dementia Care In South Texas, Stephanie Santiago-Mejias, Shanae L. Rhodes, Fayron R. Epps, Robin C. Hilsabeck, Noe Garza, Sudha Seshadri, Neela K. Patel

School of Medicine Publications

Alzheimer's disease and related dementias disproportionately affect minority racial and ethnic communities. Community health workers are essential in addressing these disparities. We evaluated the impact of an educational workshop focusing on improving knowledge and preparedness in dementia care. Sixty-one CHWs attended in-person sessions in Texas and completed surveys to measure confidence and plans to apply the knowledge gained. Results revealed a significant increase in confidence in providing dementia care post-training (p < 0.001). Qualitative analysis identified five primary roles of CHWs. These findings demonstrate the potential of training interventions to improve knowledge gaps and empower CHWs to address dementia in underserved communities.

Proteolysis-Targeting Chimeras In Cancer Therapy: Targeted Protein Degradation For Next-Generation Treatment, Yamile Abuchard, Mariana Barragan, Ricardo Pequeno Bracho, Salique H. Shaham, Debasish Bandyopadhyay, Elias George, Diane Nguyen, Manish Tripathi

School of Medicine Publications

Proteolysis-targeting chimeras (PROTACs) have the potential to revolutionize cancer treatment by specifically targeting and degrading oncogenic proteins. Using the ubiquitin-proteasome system, PROTACs allow the selective degradation of disease-causing proteins, including those traditionally deemed “undruggable” by conventional small-molecule inhibitors. By catalytically eliminating rather than inhibiting proteins, PROTACs provide sustained target suppression with lower doses and reduced toxicity. Their bifunctional design linking a protein of interest to an E3 ligase drives targeted ubiquitination and subsequent proteasomal degradation. Recent progress demonstrates promise in treating solid and hematologic malignancies, with several candidates advancing to clinical trials. This review provides a comprehensive overview of developing …

Sally Walton's Will: Reuniting The Andrews Families Of Western Maine And Beyond, Kathrine C. Aydelott

Faculty Publications

This article demonstrates how the 1871 probate file of Sally (Andrews) (Andrews) (Clark) Walton of Paris, Maine, resolves decades of genealogical confusion among Andrews families of western Maine. Analysis of her will, codicils, and probate accountings reconstructs a fragmented sibling group and definitively distinguishes two men named Perez Andrews whose identities had long been conflated. The evidence firmly links Darius Andrews of Sumner, Perez Andrews of Buckfield and Penobscot County, and several previously untraced Andrews siblings to a single parental family headed by Ebenezer Andrews Jr. and Sarah (Elliot) Andrews. Moving beyond questions of descent, the article shows how probate …

Textualism Wins?: The Supreme Court’S 2024 Labor & Employment Law Cases, Nicole B. Porter

Faculty Publications

The Supreme Court decided five primary labor and employment law cases in 2024—two discrimination cases, two arbitration cases, and one labor law case. This article also discusses a sixth case, Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, because it will undoubtedly affect labor and employment law despite the facts and underlying issue having nothing to do with the workplace.

I was initially underwhelmed with this year’s cases. None of them addresses any major substantive labor and employment law issue. However, upon further consideration, the cases are noteworthy for three reasons. First, three of them are pro-plaintiff with outcomes that benefit workers— …

An Efficient Self-Supervised Learning Framework For Swarm Robot Trajectory Analysis, Brooklyn Berry, Gaukhar Nurbek, Juan Manuel Perez, Richard Tapia, Qi Lu, Yifeng Gao

Computer Science Faculty Publications

Swarm robotics leverages groups of autonomous robots to perform complex tasks collaboratively. Recently, there has been growing interest in the Self-Supervised Learning framework (SSL) for social robots, yet very little research has been done on designing a SSL framework for foraging swarm robots systems. In this paper, to address the two challenges above, we proposed a novel efficient self-supervised learning framework. Specifically, we proposed 1) a shared weight multi-instance based encoder-decoder structure for model pre-training; and 2) an embedding series compression strategy to reduce the space cost in inference stage. Experiments show our system can match the performance of standard …

Physician Perceptions Of The Evaluation And Management Of Incarcerated Patients In The Emergency Department, Michelle Suh, Anita N Chary, Melanie F Molina, Caitlin M Farrell, Mark B Mycyk, Vidya Eswaran

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Background: Incarcerated patients in the United States are frequently seen in the emergency department. Although other specialties have reported differential care for patients who are incarcerated, little is known about the emergency physicians' evaluation and management of patients who are incarcerated.

Objective: The aim of our study was to characterize emergency physician (EP) perceptions of the emergency department (ED) care of incarcerated patients.

Methods: We surveyed emergency medicine resident and attending physicians at three academic safety-net EDs that regularly treat incarcerated patients from May to June 2023. We conducted thematic analysis of responses about perceptions of ED evaluation and management …

Foreword: Addressing Diagnostic Error: The First 10 Years, Mark L Graber, Edward P Hoffer, Hardeep Singh

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

No abstract provided.

Pharmacological Treatment For Patients With Obesity And Heart Failure: Focus On Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists. European Journal Of Heart Failure Expert Consensus Document, Luca Monzo, Gianluigi Savarese, Wilfried Mullens, Amr Abdin, Biykem Bozkurt, Ovidiu Chioncel, Seif El Hadidi, Thomas M Gorter, Riccardo M Inciardi, Mark C Petrie, Gabriele G Schiattarella, Davide Stolfo, Marco Metra, Nicolas Girerd

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

There is growing clinical interest in strategies for improving clinical outcomes in patients with heart failure (HF) and obesity. The development of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) and of the dual glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP)/GLP-1 RA has expanded therapeutic options for this population. This expert consensus provides a comprehensive and pragmatic framework for the use of GLP-1 RAs and GIP/GLP-1 RA in patients with HF, focusing on clinical integration, patient selection, safety, and tolerability. We review the evidence supporting their use in patients with HF with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), where clinical trials have demonstrated meaningful reductions in body …

Urinary Markers In Heart Failure – Types, Timing And Thresholds. European Journal Of Heart Failure Expert Consensus Document, Masatake Kobayashi, Biykem Bozkurt, Peder Langeland Myhre, Juan Carlos Lopez Azor, Mateusz Guzik, Gracjan Iwanek, Guillaume Baudry, Marta Cobo-Marcos, Òscar Miró, Jeroen Dauw, Piotr Ponikowski, Wilfried Mullens, Alberto Palazzuoli, Marco Metra, Jan Biegus

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Several urinary markers reflect disease severity and have the potential to support the management of heart failure (HF). Collecting urine samples is easy and inexpensive, and urine sample composition can be altered not only by underlying kidney impairments (i.e. filtration barrier damage and tubular injury) but also via neurohormonal and inflammatory activation, ageing, comorbidities, other medical conditions and pharmacological interventions. For instance, urinary sodium may help to predict the response to loop diuretic therapy in acute HF, while albuminuria is used as a risk marker and therapeutic target for the progression of cardiovascular and kidney diseases in chronic HF, especially …

Comparison Of Metal Nanoparticles As Antifungal Agents: Efficacy, Mechanisms, And Toxicity Against Candida, Aspergillus, And Cryptococcus, Ahmed Falah Imran, Hayder Hameed Saeed, Khaldoon Jasim Mohammed

AUIQ Complementary Biological System

Candida albicans, Aspergillus fumigatus, and Cryptococcus neoformans are the invasive fungi whose diseases are becoming a growing health issue in the global community, particularly in immunocompromised people. The increasing resistance of the conventional antifungals and the shortage of the existing treatment methods require alternative methods. The present review is an evaluation of the antifungal activity of metal-based nanoparticles, including silver (Ag), copper (Cu), zinc oxide (ZnO), titanium dioxide (TiO₂), and selenium (Se) in relation to the three predominant pathogenic fungi. It also talks about their mode of action, relative efficacy, toxicity and their possible future clinical …

Composing A Kaleidoscope: A Scholarly Personal Narrative Of Academia In A Time Of Digital Overload, Suzanne Porath

Mid-Western Educational Researcher

s Scholarly Personal Narrative (SPN) explores the experience of fractured academic identity amid illness, remote teaching, and digital saturation. Anchored in the methodology of SPN as described by Nash (2004) this narrative integrates personal storytelling with critical reflection and theoretical engagement. Drawing on Rushkoff’s concept of digiphrenia, Makowka’s fractal identity, and Gergen’s absent presence, the paper examines how academic life in the digital age increasingly demands simultaneous performances of self across disjointed timelines and virtual spaces. Through vignettes of presenting at concurrent conferences, teaching from chemotherapy bays, and supporting a dissertation defense in unlikely places, this piece reflects on the …

Educators Perspectives Of Systematic English Language Development : A Qualitative Explanatory Study, Yvette Beavers, Nichole Bell

Mid-Western Educational Researcher

Multilingual English Learner (MLL) students are the fastest-growing student population in the U.S. and are often academically behind their native English-speaking peers. One factor in the achievement gap is MLL students' ability to gain English proficiency and inadequate teacher professional development. An explanatory study was conducted to explain the perspectives of teachers, and principals and assistant principals on Systematic English language development (SELD). The study collected data from five English Language Development (ELD) teachers and three principals and two assistant principals who supervised the ELD program at their school sites. The participants engaged in one-to-one interviews with ten semi-structured interview …

Enhancing Concrete Self-Healing Using Wastewater Bacteria Impregnated In Pumice Lightweight Aggregates, Mamoun Alqedra, Kamal El Kahlout, Ahmed El Refai, Mahmoud El Hessi, Muhammad Radwan, Waleed Iky

Mansoura Engineering Journal

Self-healing concrete presents a promising solution to counter the degradation of concrete structures caused by cracks and damage. This innovative mechanism employs the concrete's capacity to autonomously repair its cracks, effectively extending the lifespan of structures and reducing maintenance costs. Particularly in regions facing water scarcity, such as the Middle East and North African countries, the utilization of wastewater holds significant importance. This study investigates the self healing abilities of wastewater bacteria infused into lightweight pumice aggregates within concrete. Wastewater contains diverse bacteria, microorganisms, and oxygen—essential components for the self-healing process. Wastewater sourced from the North Gaza Emergency Sewage Treatment …

Whys And Hows Of Tax Writing, Jerome K. Pescow

Tax Adviser

No abstract provided.

Guerrillera Blesson Interlude Vii, María L. Arroyo Cruzado, Julie G. Fogden

Gatherings

Interlude VII is the last of seven reflective pieces interwoven throughout the journal. Each interlude represents a collaborative fusion of María Luisa Arroyo Cruzado’s narrative and Julie Fogden’s visual art, capturing the transformative experience of attending The State of Women of Color in New Higher Education symposium. These interludes draw inspiration from the symposium’s presentations, including thematic content, visual motifs, and the symbolic patterns found in the attire of the presenters. They honor the dedication and labor that women of color invest in both professional and personal spheres, acknowledging the emotional and physical toll of these responsibilities while celebrating the …

Guerrillera Blesson Interlude Vi, María L. Arroyo Cruzado, Julie G. Fogden

Gatherings

Interlude VI is the sixth of seven reflective pieces interwoven throughout the journal. Each interlude represents a collaborative fusion of María Luisa Arroyo Cruzado’s narrative and Julie Fogden’s visual art, capturing the transformative experience of attending The State of Women of Color in New Higher Education symposium. These interludes draw inspiration from the symposium’s presentations, including thematic content, visual motifs, and the symbolic patterns found in the attire of the presenters. They honor the dedication and labor that women of color invest in both professional and personal spheres, acknowledging the emotional and physical toll of these responsibilities while celebrating the …

The Paradox Of The Broker: Why Educators Of Color Must Be Supported, Not Just Celebrated, Tatiana C. Parker

Gatherings

In this article, Dr. Tatiana C. Parker examines the transformative potential of social capital brokering within the higher education system, particularly for communities that have been systematically excluded through opportunity hoarding and network closures both historically and presently. Institutions of learning have long served as sites for the transmission of instrumental (tangible) and expressive (emotional) social capital returns. Yet, the same system that has supported mobility is now under attack through the divestment of education, ideological resistance, and the longstanding disenfranchisement of educators of color.

Drawing on her research regarding Black women and upward mobility, she asserts that when educators, …

Guerrillera Blesson Interlude V, María L. Arroyo Cruzado, Julie G. Fogden

Gatherings

Interlude V is the fifth of seven reflective pieces interwoven throughout the journal. Each interlude represents a collaborative fusion of María Luisa Arroyo Cruzado’s narrative and Julie Fogden’s visual art, capturing the transformative experience of attending The State of Women of Color in New Higher Education symposium. These interludes draw inspiration from the symposium’s presentations, including thematic content, visual motifs, and the symbolic patterns found in the attire of the presenters. They honor the dedication and labor that women of color invest in both professional and personal spheres, acknowledging the emotional and physical toll of these responsibilities while celebrating the …

Women, Race, Recovery: How Some Of History’S Most Impactful Thinkers Reflect On Their Own Healing, Karol Cooper

Gatherings

With examples from influential women of color feminists, the essay points to some obstacles in the way to developing a true practice of recovery for women of color academics whose research brings them in continual contact with histories and enactments of harm against women and people of color. As women of color in higher education, articulating our health and healing needs in our own terms would help us clear a path to promoting ourselves as whole and healthy persons, in addition to promoting us along a career path. The essay collects reflections on health struggles from famous women of color …

Guerrillera Blesson Interlude Iv, María L. Arroyo Cruzado, Julie G. Fogden

Gatherings

Interlude IV is the fourth of seven reflective pieces interwoven throughout the journal. Each interlude represents a collaborative fusion of María Luisa Arroyo Cruzado’s narrative and Julie Fogden’s visual art, capturing the transformative experience of attending The State of Women of Color in New Higher Education symposium. These interludes draw inspiration from the symposium’s presentations, including thematic content, visual motifs, and the symbolic patterns found in the attire of the presenters. They honor the dedication and labor that women of color invest in both professional and personal spheres, acknowledging the emotional and physical toll of these responsibilities while celebrating the …

Guerrillera Blesson Interlude Iii, María L. Arroyo Cruzado, Julie G. Fogden

Gatherings

Interlude II is the third of seven reflective pieces interwoven throughout the journal. Each interlude represents a collaborative fusion of María Luisa Arroyo Cruzado’s narrative and Julie Fogden’s visual art, capturing the transformative experience of attending The State of Women of Color in New Higher Education symposium. These interludes draw inspiration from the symposium’s presentations, including thematic content, visual motifs, and the symbolic patterns found in the attire of the presenters. They honor the dedication and labor that women of color invest in both professional and personal spheres, acknowledging the emotional and physical toll of these responsibilities while celebrating the …

Guerrillera Blesson Interlude Ii, María L. Arroyo Cruzado, Julie G. Fogden

Gatherings

Interlude II is the second of seven reflective pieces interwoven throughout the journal. Each interlude represents a collaborative fusion of María Luisa Arroyo Cruzado’s narrative and Julie Fogden’s visual art, capturing the transformative experience of attending The State of Women of Color in New Higher Education symposium. These interludes draw inspiration from the symposium’s presentations, including thematic content, visual motifs, and the symbolic patterns found in the attire of the presenters. They honor the dedication and labor that women of color invest in both professional and personal spheres, acknowledging the emotional and physical toll of these responsibilities while celebrating the …

Guerrillera Blesson Interlude I, María L. Arroyo Cruzado, Julie G. Fogden

Gatherings

Interlude I is the first of seven reflective pieces interwoven throughout the journal. Each interlude represents a collaborative fusion of María Luisa Arroyo Cruzado’s narrative and Julie Fogden’s visual art, capturing the transformative experience of attending The State of Women of Color in New Higher Education symposium. These interludes draw inspiration from the symposium’s presentations, including thematic content, visual motifs, and the symbolic patterns found in the attire of the presenters. They honor the dedication and labor that women of color invest in both professional and personal spheres, acknowledging the emotional and physical toll of these responsibilities while celebrating the …

Introduction: Building Space For Gathering In Hostile Times, Roberta Hurtado

Gatherings

This introduction serves as a means to share with you, the reader, about an upstate New York symposium that occurred in March of 2025. The event aimed to create a space where we could explore the trials, tribulations, and jubilations that women of color in New York higher education experience. Speakers and attendees gathered from all over the state—and, indeed, country—on a cold wintery day in a spirit of togetherness and awareness of where we find ourselves in this moment. We were there to learn and grow, and to find community.

Gatherings 2.1 Acknowledgement, Table Of Contents And Editors, Roberta Hurtado

Gatherings

Roberta Hurtado, "Acknowledgement" -- Table of Contents -- Editorial Board.

Gatherings 2.1 (Complete Volume), Roberta Hurtado

Gatherings

Proceedings from The State of Women of Color in New York Higher Education.

Roberta Hurtado, "Acknowledgement" -- Table of Contents -- p. vi: Editorial Board.

Journal contents follow: p. 1: Roberta Hurtado (Ed.), "Introduction" -- p. 7: Liz Gil, "Community, Reflection, Wisdom" -- p. 9: Luisa Arroyo Cruzado (narrative) and Julie Fogden (image), "Guerrillera Blesson Interlude I" -- p. 11: Heather Hathaway Miranda, "Round Tables" -- p. 13: Estela López, "Guerrilleras: Speaking Truths and Strategizing Futures" -- p. 17: María Luisa Arroyo Cruzado (narrative) and Julie Fogden (image), "Guerrillera Blesson Interlude II" -- p. 19: Jeanine Irons, "No More Hester …

A Second Chance At The Second Amendment, Blake Creekmur

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.