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Do Patients Infected With Human Coronavirus Before The Covid-19 Pandemic Have Less Risk Of Being Infected With Covid-19?, Gamze Şanlidağ İşbi̇len, Ayça Aydin Uysal, Seli̇n Yi̇ği̇t, Özgür Appak, Hi̇lal Si̇pahi̇, Gülendam Bozdayi, Arzu Sayiner, Candan Çi̇çek, Özlem Güzel Tunçcan, Oğuz Reşat Si̇pahi̇

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Background/aim: Although seasonal human coronaviruses (HCoVs) have long been recognized as respiratory tract viruses, the newly identified SARS-CoV-2 caused a pandemic associated with severe respiratory failure. We aimed to evaluate the incidence of COVID-19 infection in patients diagnosed in three tertiary teaching hospitals, both with and without prior confirmed HCoV infection, and to compare these cohorts in terms of COVID-19 contraction.Materials and methods: In our study, we examined HCoV PCR-positive cases obtained retrospectively between January 2014 and March 2020 from three University Hospital Microbiology Laboratories (Cohort 1), as well as PCR-negative patients detected in the same PCR cycle as the …

Distal Interphalangeal Joint Involvement In Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis: Where Are We?, Mete Pekdi̇ker, Sertaç Ketenci̇, Gökhan Sargin

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Background/aim: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) usually affects the wrist, metacarpophalangeal joint, and proximal interphalangeal joint of the hands. However, the distal interphalangeal (DIP) joints may also be involved in RA patients. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the frequency and associated factors of DIP joint erosion in patients with RA.Materials and methods: Medical records of patients with RA were reviewed retrospectively. Patients with major trauma affecting DIP joints, osteoarthritis, erosive osteoarthritis, psoriatic arthritis, systemic sclerosis, calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate disease, and gout were excluded. Anteroposterior hand X-rays were evaluated and patients were divided into groups according to autoantibody profile.Results: We reviewed …

Effect Of Vascularized Jejunal Conduit Flap On Peripheral Nerve Regeneration In Rats, Maji̇d Ismayilzade, Bi̇lsev Ince, Pembe Oltulu, Zi̇krullah Baycar, Münür Selçuk Kendi̇r, Mehmet Dadaci

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Background/ Aim: In the literature, almost all of the propounded nerve conduits for obtaining better nerve recovery were applied as graft materials. In this study, we aimed to define a new nerve conduit model in a flap pattern and evaluate the effect of pedicled vascularized jejunal flap on nerve regeneration after wrapping around a sciatic nerve.Materials and Methods: A total of 90 Wistar albino rats were randomly divided into nine groups each with 10 rats. The first three groups constituted the control groups, whereas groups 4-6 were the jejunum conduit (JC) - applied groups. A mucosa resected JC (MRJC) was …

Comparison Of Bulut Index-Beta Method And Global Health Security Index: Results From World Countries, Tevfi̇k Bulut, Mehmet Top, Murat Atan, Burkay Genç

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Background/aimThe Global Health Security Index (GHSI), which is used to assess global health security preparedness level of countries, and Bulut Index-Beta (BI-β) method, developed as a multi-criteria decision-making method, were compared in terms of global health security in the context of world countries. Thus, it is aimed to demonstrate feasibility of BI-β method by testing it on GHSI datasets and then to contribute to methodological development of GHSI.Materials and methodsData set of the study consists of the publicly available GHSI data set, which allows for comparative evaluation of countries. BI-β method and GHSI were used to compare countries in terms …

Malnutrition And Obesity In Patients With Copd Exacerbation, Insights From The National Inpatient Sample, Mohamad El Labban, Roba El-Zibaoui, Syed Muhammad Usama, Fayreal Niaz, Abbe Cohen, Peter Krastev, Syed Khan, Salim Surani

Student Publications

Background: The obesity paradox suggests that obese patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbation (COPDE) may have better outcomes. COPD patients are at a higher risk of becoming malnourished, which has been linked to poor outcomes.

Objective: This paper aims to study the impact of malnutrition in patients with and without obesity hospitalized with COPDE.

Methods: Our retrospective study analyzed data from the National Inpatient Sample dataset between 2017 and 2020 to observe patients who were hospitalized with COPDE. The patients were divided into two groups: with and without malnutrition. The outcomes included all-cause mortality, invasive mechanical ventilation, length of …

August 23, 2024, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

The Occupational, Psychosocial, Biobehavioral Lifestyle, And Physiological Determinants Of Hypertension Risk Among Military Veterans, Jacob Paul Deblois

Dissertations - ALL

Military veterans may be at increased risk over non-veterans for the development of hypertension, potentially due to the consequences of their unique military stressors; however, research has not consistently shown this. We sought to interrogate nationwide datasets to determine the impact of different military service experiences on the risk for hypertension diagnosis and explore the impact of military occupational stressors on hypertension risk factors via the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) and National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). Study 1 assessed hypertension diagnoses in the context of combat exposure and the presence of psychiatric disorders (PD) and/or traumatic brain injury …

Evolution On High: A Comparison Of The Physiology And Narrative Representation Of Two Native High Altitude Populations, Taylor Shay Harman

Dissertations - ALL

Abstract This dissertation is an interdisciplinary study of human adaptation to high altitude. High altitude environments are known for being very difficult places for humans to live, for several reasons, but especially because they are characterized by low ambient oxygen tension, i.e., hypoxia. In spite of these challenges, there are several human populations that have lived at high altitude for tens of thousands of years. The two best-characterized highland populations, Andeans and Tibetans, have both been shown to perform better at high altitude than their lowland counterparts. This is thought to be due to a series of adaptations that have …

Lung Cell Transplantation For Pulmonary Fibrosis, Irit Milman Krentsis, Yangxi Zheng, Chava Rosen, Sarah Y Shin, Christa Blagdon, Einav Shoshan, Yuan Qi, Jing Wang, Sandeep K Yadav, Esther Bachar Lustig, Elias Shetzen, Burton F Dickey, Harry Karmouty-Quintana, Yair Reisner

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a major cause of death with few treatment options. Here, we demonstrate the therapeutic efficacy for lung fibrosis of adult lung cell transplantation using a single-cell suspension of the entire lung in two distinct mouse systems: bleomycin treatment and mice lacking telomeric repeat-binding factor 1 expression in alveolar type 2 (AT2) cells (SPC-Cre TRF1fl/fl), spontaneously developing fibrosis. In both models, the progression of fibrosis was associated with reduced levels of host lung progenitors, enabling engraftment of donor progenitors without any additional conditioning, in contrast to our previous studies. Two months after transplantation, engrafted progenitors …

Therapeutic Antisense Oligonucleotides In Oncology: From Bench To Bedside, Elif Çakan, Olivia D Lara, Anna Szymanowska, Emine Bayraktar, Arturo Chavez-Reyes, Gabriel Lopez-Berestein, Paola Amero, Cristian Rodriguez-Aguayo

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Advancements in our comprehension of tumor biology and chemoresistance have spurred the development of treatments that precisely target specific molecules within the body. Despite the expanding landscape of therapeutic options, there persists a demand for innovative approaches to address unmet clinical needs. RNA therapeutics have emerged as a promising frontier in this realm, offering novel avenues for intervention such as RNA interference and the utilization of antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs). ASOs represent a versatile class of therapeutics capable of selectively targeting messenger RNAs (mRNAs) and silencing disease-associated proteins, thereby disrupting pathogenic processes at the molecular level. Recent advancements in chemical modification …

Leadership Coaching In The Fourth Industrial Revolution, Ray Forbes

All Faculty and Staff Scholarship

Today’s world of extraordinary change follows a long history of technology-driven industrial revolutions. Author Alvin Toffler eloquently identified, categorized, and named the first three of them: Agricultural, Industrial, and Informational. Likening these revolutions to major waves of change, Toffler also described their impact on the social, political, economic and environmental ethos of the times in which they occurred. Recently, a number of knowledgeable commentators have suggested that we are now on the cusp of a fourth industrial wave. This large-scale transformational groundswell is being propelled by a dramatic acceleration in the rate of change itself. It is characterized by major …

Metabolite Biomarker Discovery For Lung Cancer Using Machine Learning, Ariski Fajarido, Linda Erlina, Aryo Tedjo, Fadilah Fadilah, Wawaimuli Arozal

Indonesian Journal of Medical Chemistry and Bioinformatics

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death worldwide. About 2.1 million lung cancer patients were diagnosed in 2018, accounting for about 11.6% of all newly diagnosed cancer cases. For lung cancer, blood is the first choice as a source of screening biomarker candidates. Blood biomarkers provide a snapshot of the patient's entire body, including the primary tumor, metastatic disease, immune response, and peritumoral stroma. However, sputum sampling, bronchial lavage or aspiration, exhaled breath (EB), and airway epithelial sampling represent unique samples for lung cancer and other airway cancers as potential sources for alternative biomarkers. Metabolites are products of …

Muscle Damage And Immune-Endocrine Responses In 20km Walking Race, Bruno Marques Fidelis, Julio C. Molina Correa, Martim G. Weber, Matheus G. Gois, Solange De Paula Ramos, Eduardo C F Tonani

International Journal of Exercise Science

International Journal of Exercise Science 17(7): 1167-1182, 2024. The objective of the study was to monitor exercise-induced muscle damage (EIMD), inflammatory responses (IL-6, TNFα, and IL-10), and immune-endocrine balance (testosterone, cortisol, and salivary SIgA) in official 20 km walking race competitions. Eight 20 km professional walking racers (n = 6 women), 27 ± 9 years, underwent blood and saliva sampling, evaluation of delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS), and squat (SJ) and countermovement (CMJ) jump tests 2 h before (Pre), immediately after (Post), and 24 and 48 h after the competition. The rate of perceived exertion (RPE) was recorded 20 minutes …

Finding Common (Moral) Ground In Critical Service Learning: Promoting Balance And Civil Discourse Through Moral Foundations Theory, James Morgan Lewing

Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education

Critical approaches to service learning courses may not innately maximize student engagement, civil discourse, and the confrontation of stereotypes. The purpose of this article is to propose the utilization of Moral Foundations Theory as a complimentary framework for service learning courses seeking to critically analyze systems and policies. Recommendations for practice and future research are included.

Graduate And Undergraduate Student Development As A Result Of Participation In A Grief Education Service Learning Course, Laura S. Wheat, Arden Szepe, Nathan B. West, Melinda M. Gibbons

Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education

Limited research exists on the role service learning can play in helping students understand loss and grief. Through semi-structured interviews with students and instructors, online surveys, and course feedback, this qualitative case study examined the experiences of 15 university students in an outreach course working with grieving K-12 students. Students self-reported gaining greater intra- and interpersonal understanding and grief processing self-efficacy. Instructors emphasized intentionality and the intertwined nature of course experiences influencing meaning making.

Pursuing Reciprocity In Engaged Scholarship Partnerships Using Community Sustainability Certification Programs, Elyzabeth W. Engle, Michele W. Halsell

Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education

In recent years, there has been a proliferation of sustainability certification programs at the local, state, and national level to highlight the use of policies, programs, and infrastructure to achieve sustainable development outcomes within communities. In this paper, we use examples from Penn State’s Sustainable Communities Collaborative to demonstrate how institutions with community-engaged scholarship programs can use these certification programs to enhance program operation and reciprocity by identifying projects, engaging new disciplines, and improving relevance.

Social And Cognitive Outcomes Of Service Learning: Results From A Pre-Post And Control Group Comparison, Rebecca G. Ryan

Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education

Students in an undergraduate course opted to either complete a service-learning project or write article summary papers over the course of a semester. Analyses revealed a significant increase in aspects of empathy, social responsibility, and community and personal involvement in the service-learning group, but not in the control group. The findings are discussed in terms of the social and cognitive benefits of service learning and considerations for incorporating service learning into a gerontology-related course.

Service Learning For The Port Jefferson History And Nature Center: Senior Capstone Forestry Course, David L. Kulhavy, Daniel Unger, Ryan Grisham, Gary Endlsey

Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education

A community partnership between the Collins Academy, Jefferson, Texas, and the Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas, developed a plan to manage the 38-acre Port Jefferson History and Nature Center, located on Big Cypress Bayou. Students used knowledge of the resources, GPS (global positioning systems), ArcGIS 10.4, presentations, and posters to complete the project. The reflection and feedback with the community partners continued throughout the project and as guidance for future work. This partnership instilled in participating students the value of incorporating service learning into development of professional relationships for continued cooperation …

Enhancing Learning, Changing The World: How Service-Learning Influences The Brain, Tracey Honeycutt Sigler, Kristi Lewis Tyran

Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education

Service-learning helps students learn about course concepts through applying them in a setting outside the classroom. The experiences provided by service-learning create conditions that can lead to changes in the learner’s brain. In this paper, we provide support for this assertion from research in brain-based learning with suggestions of how to explicitly apply concepts from these areas of study to service-learning pedagogy so that we might increase learning.

Maintaining Engaged Scholarship In Challenging Times: Experiences Working With Veteran Medical Providers In Greater Los Angeles, Angela Chalé, Elizabeth Avila, Yvette Avila, Christina Chalé

Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education

This paper describes the challenges experienced in a study premised on scholarly engagement that consisted of a partnership between the nutritional science program and medical providers at the Veterans Administration, Greater Los Angeles, following allegations of systemic misconduct in the delivery of health care by the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Since the VHA is a primary provider of medical training in the United States, we were interested in obtaining their opinion about and knowledge of vitamin D nutriture in relation to cognitive and physical functioning. We were unable to overcome challenges that undermined collaboration and propose incentivization, partnering with grounded …

Faculty Feel It Too: The Emotions Of Teaching Through Service‐Learning, Carrie W. Lecrom, Lynn Pelco, Jill W. Lassiter

Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education

The authors used Coles’ (1993) framework of emotional satisfactions and hazards to examine the experiences of faculty members teaching service-learning classes for the first time. Seven faculty from two institutions completed monthly reflections and focus groups for one year. Qualitative analysis indicated that faculty experienced several of Coles’ emotional satisfactions and hazards, were prone to emotional contagion, and depended on colleague mentoring to navigate the experiences of using service-learning pedagogy for the first time.

Review Of The Interlinked Environmental, Economic, And Social Realms Of Sustainability, Tony Kealy

Books/Book chapters

Sustainable development (sustainability) objectives are achieved when environmental, economic, and social/human aspects are respectfully considered in organisational public and private decision-making. This study reviews and critiques these three main components as attempts are made to achieve sustainable business development. The results allow decision-makers to identify issues that need to be considered when making decisions regarding environmental, economic, and human resources. A literature review methodology is utilized. The findings highlighted flaws in all three main sustainability components. Renewable energy generators are benefiting the environmental component of sustainability, but at a slower pace than anticipated. Global indicators of environmental degradation are on …

High-Throughput Analysis Of Topographical Cues For The Expansion Of Murine Pluripotent Stem Cells, Abigail Anne Conner, Yuan Yao, Sarah W. Chan, Deepak Jain, Suzanne M. Wong, Evelyn K. Yim, Muhammad Rizwan

Michigan Tech Publications

The expansion of pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) in vitro remains a critical barrier to their use in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. Biochemical methods for PSC expansion are known to produce heterogeneous cell populations with varying states of pluripotency and are cost-intensive, hindering their clinical translation. Engineering biomaterials to physically control PSC fate offers an alternative approach. Surface or substrate topography is a promising design parameter for engineering biomaterials. Topographical cues have been shown to elicit profound effects on stem cell differentiation and proliferation. Previous reports have shown isotropic substrate topographies to be promising in expanding PSCs. However, the optimal …

Finance Committee Meeting - Open Session Book (2) 08/22/2024, Uc Law Sf

2024 Board of Directors Agenda and Materials

No abstract provided.

In Memoriam: Albert Burky, Professor Emeritus Of Biology, Dave Larsen

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

Albert Burky, a biology professor who taught for nearly 50 years at UD, where he researched ecology and evolution, died Aug. 9.

Summer Fellow Reese Jones Analyzes Metal Contaminates In Old Books, Office Of University Communications

Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive

For her Summer Scholar Fellowship, Gardner-Webb University senior Reese Jones learned how to use the new X-Ray Fluorescent (XRF) Spectrometer in the Department of Natural Sciences. The instrument was purchased recently with a grant from the Cannon Foundation. Working with her mentor, Professor of Chemistry Dr. Venita Totten, Jones gained valuable experience for the next steps in her educational journey to become a pediatrician.

The Myth Of The Alpha Wolf, Prairie Kidd

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Prairie Kidd
The Myth of the Alpha Wolf, 2024
Fandom: Omegaverse
Audio Essay
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Rating: Mature
Tags: omegaverse, alpha male, beta male, omega, knotting, breeding, mlm, gay stuff, academic gay stuff, a/b/o

Creator's Notes: The understanding of human sexuality can often be understood through other animals. In the 70s, a researcher concluded that wolves work in packs, naming one as the Alpha, or top dog. The other wolves were given, thus, a classification under the Greek alphabet to represent their rank, and sexual status. This idea was so pronounced that it made its way into …

Epidemiologic Trends In Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma From 2011 To 2021 At All Africa Leprosy, Tuberculosis, And Rehabilitation Training Center (Alert) In Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Tizita Yosef, Wondwossen Ergete, Rishab R Revankar, Heli A. Patel, Tsegaye Hailu Kumsa, Vishal A Patel, Selfu Girma, Benjamin K Stoff

SKMC Student Presentations and Publications

BACKGROUND: Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) is the most common keratinocyte carcinoma in dark-skinned ethnic groups. Available studies are primarily focused on white populations, with fewer data available for black Africans, including Ethiopians. Therefore, less priority may be given to treatment and prevention in this population.

OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence and risk factors of cSCC among patients presenting to All Africa Leprosy, Tuberculosis, and Rehabilitation Training Center , Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

METHODS: A literature review was performed to determine existing knowledge. A retrospective descriptive cross-sectional study was then conducted based on stored data of confirmed cases of cSCC from …

Factors That Predict Immune Function Resilience Among Adult Survivors Of Childhood Sexual Abuse, Samantha Dewey Colombo

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Not long ago, researchers and providers learned about the negative impacts that adverse childhood experiences have on not only the psychological health of the survivor but also the physical. Adverse physical health outcomes such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes mellitus, autoimmune diseases, and more were identified as a risk for this population. These adverse outcomes occur largely due to immune dysfunction through systemic inflammation. One group within those who have adverse childhood experiences is those who have survived childhood sexual abuse. This group has experienced profound trauma that can impact them many years later psychologically, physically, and spiritually. Resilience factors …

Active Learning Pipeline To Identify Candidate Terms For A Cdss Ontology, Xia Jing, Rohan Goli, Keerthana Komatineni, Shailesh Alluri, Nina Hubig, Hua Min, Yang Gong, Dean F Sittig, Paul Biondich, David Robinson, Christian Nøhr, Arild Faxvaag, Adam Wright, Timothy Law, Lior Rennert, Ronald Gimbel

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Ontology is essential for achieving health information and information technology application interoperability in the biomedical fields and beyond. Traditionally, ontology construction is carried out manually by human domain experts (HDE). Here, we explore an active learning approach to automatically identify candidate terms from publications, with manual verification later as a part of a deep learning model training and learning process. We introduce the overall architecture of the active learning pipeline and present some preliminary results. This work is a critical and complementary component in addition to manually building the ontology, especially during the long-term maintenance stage.