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Bowel-Associated Dermatosis-Arthritis Syndrome: A Case Report, Christian J. Scheufele, Leisa Hodges, Aya Hasan, Ashleigh E. Workman, Peter Malouf, Stephen E. Weis

HCA Healthcare Journal of Medicine

Introduction

Gastric bypass surgery is an effective surgical intervention for morbid obesity. However, it is not without risk. Gastric bypass surgery may produce malabsorptive or surgical complications, which can result in nutritional deficiencies as well as syndromes related to bacterial overgrowth in the blind loops of the bowel.

Case Presentation

Severe nutritional deficiencies may occur due to patient noncompliance with the prescribed regimen, or arise secondary to malabsorptive or mechanical surgical complications. We describe a case of a 37-year-old female who underwent gastric bypass surgery and experienced a recalcitrant eczematous eruption with sporadic subcutaneous, purulent nodules which completely resolved after …

Characteristics And Hospital Outcomes Of 1403 Patients Hospitalized At Community Hospitals With Ankylosing Spondylitis, Se Won Lee, Carol Elsakr, Jonathan Holt, Napatkamon Ayutyanont

HCA Healthcare Journal of Medicine

Background

In this study, we aimed to assess the hospital course, outcomes after hospitalization, and predictors of outcomes in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS).

Methods

We included 1403 patients with AS between 2016 and 2021 who were identified using International Classification of Disease (ICD) codes from a large for-profit healthcare system database. Demographics and clinical characteristics were compared between those who had a favorable outcome, defined as being discharged to home without readmission within 3 months of discharge, versus those who had an unfavorable outcome. A stepwise logistic regression was used to identify demographic and clinical characteristics associated with home …

In Memoriam Richard F. Ayrey (1948 – 2024), Melinda Deboer-Ayrey, Brandon T. Myers, Robert W. Bryson, Jr., Michael M. Webber, Matthew R. Graham, Graeme Lowe, Victor Fet, František Kovařík

Euscorpius

This is a memorial issue honoring Richard F. Ayrey (1948 – 2024), a US scorpiologist. A full list of his 26 works is appended, as well as a list of scorpion taxa described by Richard (two genera and 19 species of Vaejovidae), and a map of their type localities in the USA and Mexico.

The Effect Of Problem-Based Learning (Pbl) With Mockup Media In Learning Programmable Logic Controller, Suhanto Suhanto, Mustaji Mustaji, Moch. Rifai, Lady Silk Moonlight, Asep Muhamad Soleh, Ahmad Fudholi

Jurnal Pendidikan Vokasi

This research aims to (1) examine the differences in learning outcomes of programmable logic controllers between cadets who use problem-based learning strategies assisted by mockup media and problem-based learning strategies, (2) examine the differences in learning outcomes of programmable logic controllers between cadets who have high and low initial abilities, and (3) examine the interaction effect between learning strategies and initial abilities on learning outcomes of programmable logic controllers. This research uses a 2 x 2 factorial design with the object of research being the 3rd-semester airport electrical engineering study program students at Aviation Polytechnic Surabaya. The sample of this …

The Chanticleer, 2024-02-29, Coastal Carolina University

The Chanticleer Student Newspaper

The editorially independent student produced weekly newspaper of Coastal Carolina University.

Evaluation Of Teaching Factory Using Cipp (Context, Input, Process, Product) Model To Improve Vocational High School Students' Skills, Yoto Yoto, Marsono Marsono, Abdul Qolik, Achmad Romadin

Jurnal Pendidikan Vokasi

Teaching Factory (TEFA) is a program that provides a real learning experience for students. Students are taught simulation of job sheet practice, management, marketing, and entrepreneurship. This research examines the feasibility of teaching factories regarding context, input, process, and product. This research uses mixed methods, namely qualitative research supported by descriptive quantitative data. The research was conducted in vocational high schools in East Java Province, Indonesia. The population of this research used a sample size based on the empirical formula from Isaac and Michael. The results showed that: (1) Based on the context, the teaching factory follows the vision and …

More Like My Mother, Ruth Supko Owens

Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop Blog

“You’re wasting all your maternal instinct on animals,” she teased. Delivered by phone from three time zones away, her jab didn’t quite mask my mother’s genuine disappointment.

Provost Presents Faculty Research Series: "Childhood And Adolescent Obesity Treatment Interventions: Where Are We Now And Where Do We Need To Go?", Neal Malik

CSUSB Sound and video recordings

No abstract provided.

Umn Morris Was Just Right For Gunter To Get Her Degree In Three Years, Communications And Marketing

Campus News Archive

No abstract provided.

The Weekly Challenger, February 29, 2024, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The February 29, 2024, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

Pd-1 Inhibition Combined With Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy, To Better Serve Patients With Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Metastases From Gastrointestinal Cancer, Michael Chuong

All Publications

Background: Gastrointestinal (GI) cancer is the most frequent kind of cancer to involve the retroperitoneal lymph nodes (RPLNs). Radiotherapy (RT) is common treatment of RPLN metastases in patients with GI cancer, while RT is local. Meanwhile, most patients have extra-retroperitoneal metastases. Immunotherapy plus RT have showed effective in advanced non-small cell lung cancer. However, whether the combination therapy is effective on GI cancer with RPLN metastases. In our study, we would estimate the effect of programmed death-1 (PD-1) inhibition in association with intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT).

Methods: Metastatic GI cancer patients with RPLN who were treated at a single …

Give Me Liberty Or Give Me The Source Code: Challenging A Black-Box Computer Algorithm Under Daubert, Natalie Murphy

Richmond Journal of Law & Technology

Would you trust an entrepreneur who offered to sell you a truthtelling machine, but refused to tell you how it worked? Elizabeth Holmes persuaded investors to sink $700 million into her health tech company, Theranos, with a simple promise: she had invented a machine that could do the impossible. Holmes claimed her invention, a literal black box called an Edison, could run more than two hundred diagnostic tests in under an hour using only a single drop of blood. The Edison purportedly represented “a Holy Grail in the field of microfluidics.” Theranos was going to revolutionize healthcare and change the …

Acute Myeloid Leukemia Stratifies As 2 Clinically Relevant Sphingolipidomic Subtypes, B. Bishal Paudel, Su-Fern Tan, Johnson Ung, Upendarrao Golla, Jeremy J. Shaw, Wendy Dunton, Irene Lee, Wisam A. Fares, Satyam Patel, Arati Sharma, Aaron D. Viny, Brian Barth, Martin S. Tallman, Myles Cabot, Francine E. Garrett-Bakelman, Ross L. Levine, Mark Kester, David J. Feith, David Claxton, Kevin A. Janes, Thomas P. Loughran

Faculty, Staff, and Students

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is an aggressive, heterogeneous disease with genomic subtypes that are increasingly treated differently. There is a growing interest in going beyond mutations and cytogenetics to stratify AML. Recent work has combined proteomics,1 signaling,2,3 or immunophenotypes4 with integrated genomic-transcriptomic measurements to improve AML risk classifications.5 Although invaluable as resources, such approaches can neither extend retroactively to existing repositories nor prospectively to new AML cases lacking these data types. We sought to develop a more extensible approach involving sphingolipids (Figure 1A), a family of bioactive molecules implicated in AML pathogenesis and therapeutic resistance6,7 that differentially regulate cell proliferation,8 …

Montana Kaimin, February 29, 2024, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

Biological Insights From Plasma Proteomics Of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients Treated With Immunotherapy, Jair Bar, Raya Leibowitz, Niels Reinmuth, Astrid Ammendola, Eyal Jacob, Mor Moskovitz, Adva Levy-Barda, Michal Lotem, Rivka Katsenelson, Abed Agbarya, Mahmoud Abu-Amna, Maya Gottfried, Tatiana Harkovsky, Ido Wolf, Ella Tepper, Gil Loewenthal, Ben Yellin, Yehuda Brody, Nili Dahan, Maya Yanko, Coren Lahav, Michal Harel, Shani Raveh Shoval, Yehonatan Elon, Itamar Sela, Adam Dicker, Yuval Shaked

Department of Radiation Oncology Faculty Papers

INTRODUCTION: Immune checkpoint inhibitors have made a paradigm shift in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, clinical response varies widely and robust predictive biomarkers for patient stratification are lacking. Here, we characterize early on-treatment proteomic changes in blood plasma to gain a better understanding of treatment response and resistance.

METHODS: Pre-treatment (T0) and on-treatment (T1) plasma samples were collected from 225 NSCLC patients receiving PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor-based regimens. Plasma was profiled using aptamer-based technology to quantify approximately 7000 plasma proteins per sample. Proteins displaying significant fold changes (T1:T0) were analyzed further to identify associations with clinical outcomes using …

The Effects Of Environmental Noise On Annoyance, Stress, And Urine Cortisol Levels Among Residents Living Near Industrial Sites In Bangkok, Thailand, Nutthajit Onmek, Narisa Kengtrong Bordeerat, Supat Wangwongwatana

Kesmas

People are exposed to environmental noise each day. It may be annoying, cause stress, induce hormonal changes, and negatively affect long-term health. This study aimed to determine the effects of environmental noise on annoyance, perceived stress, stress symptoms, and urine cortisol in people living in a selected area. This cross-sectional study was conducted from April to October 2022 on 142 participants. Urine samples were collected to determine cortisol levels, and perceived stress, stress symptoms, and environmental noise annoyance were evaluated using questionnaires. Stress symptoms correlated with traffic, industrial, and community noise, but not aircraft noise. Community noise correlated most strongly …

Development Of Salinomycin Derivatives As Potential Anticancer Agents, Viren Soni

Theses and Dissertations

Salinomycin is a poly-ionophore antibiotic that was originally isolated from Streptomyces albus by Miyazaki and colleagues from Kaken Chemicals Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan. Salinomycin exhibits antimicrobial activity against Gram-positive bacteria including Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, Micrococcus flavus, Sarcina lutea, Mycobacterium spp. Some filamentous fungi, Plasmodium falciparum, and Eimeria spp. as well as protozoan parasites responsible for the poultry disease coccidiosis. Hence, it is used in veterinary medicine. In 2009 Gupta et al demonstrated that salinomycin selectively killed human breast cancer stem cells (CSCs) with great efficacy, and the mechanism of action of this novel CSCs molecule was explored. To name …

Road Traffic Noise Annoyance And Cardiovascular Disease Risk In Population: A Case Series Study In Kota Bharu, Malaysia, Faridah Naim, Nurin H M Nasir

Kesmas

Noise pollution can cause annoyance, significantly threatening the population’s health and well-being. This study aimed to find an association between road traffic noise exposure and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk among residents in Kota Bharu, Malaysia. This descriptive study used a case series approach and surveyed 34 residents in selected residential areas near main roads. An adapted questionnaire was distributed to residents using a purposive sampling method. Questions related to sociodemographic information, self-reporting about CVD, and road traffic noise assessment were asked to investigate the underlying risk factors for CVD. The average score of CVD assessment was classified as moderate risk. …

Effects Of Maternal Anthropometry On Infant Anthropometry: A Cross-Sectional Study At Public Hospital X In Ternate, Indonesia, Yuni Nurwati, Hardinsyah Hardinsyah, Sri Anna Marliyati, Budi Iman Santoso, Dewi Anggraini

Kesmas

Infant anthropometry is an indicator of neonatal survival. This study aimed to determine the effects of maternal anthropometry on estimating infant anthropom­etry. This cross-sectional study on 173 pregnant women at Public Hospital X in Ternate, Indonesia, was conducted from August 2018 to March 2023. The el­igible criteria were pregnant women aged ≥18 years, single pregnancy, and antenatal care (ANC) visits to the same hospital. The variables used included ma­ternal anthropometric measurements (body weight, body height, third-trimester weight (TTW)), gestational weight gain (GWG), education, age, ANC visits, and gestational age at delivery (GAD). A logistic regression model was employed to estimate …

Progress In Electronic, Energy, Biomedical And Environmental Applications Of Boron Nitride And Mos2 Nanostructures, Join Uddin, Raksha Dubey, Vinaayak Sivam Balasubramaniam, Jeff Kabel, Vedika Khare, Zohreh Salimi, Sambhawana Sharma, Dongyan Zhang, Yoke Khin Yap

Michigan Tech Publications

In this review, we examine recent progress using boron nitride (BN) and molybdenum disulfide (MoS) nanostructures for electronic, energy, biomedical, and environmental applications. The scope of coverage includes zero-, one-, and two-dimensional nanostructures such as BN nanosheets, BN nanotubes, BN quantum dots, MoS nanosheets, and MoS quantum dots. These materials have sizable bandgaps, differentiating them from other metallic nanostructures or small-bandgap materials. We observed two interesting trends: (1) an increase in applications that use heterogeneous materials by combining BN and MoS nanostructures with other nanomaterials, and (2) strong research interest in environmental applications. Last, we encourage researchers to study how …

Raw Nmr Data For Tripeptides, David J. Michaelis, Scott R. Burt, Mariur Rodriguez Moreno, Nye C. Johnson, Christopher B. Stewart, Mary L. Setelin, Adam X. Wayment, Braxton M. Felix

ScholarsArchive Data

This data set contains primary data for 50 tripeptides that were generated as part of an advanced undergraduate laboratory experience in solid phase peptide synthesis. The raw data can be processed sing NMR interpretation software and can be used as problems for exams and quizzes or as supplementary materials for a laboratory experience

Biopiracy: Using New Laws And Databases To Protect Indigenous Communities, Cleo-Symone Scott

Richmond Journal of Law & Technology

Indigenous people have a historical link to those who inhabited a country or region at the time when people of different cultures or origins arrived. Traditionally, indigenous people have a special relationship with their ancestral environments. But their way of living has long been under threat. The land that indigenous people live on is home to over 80% of our planet’s biodiversity, but it continues to be appropriated and plundered due to bioprospecting or, as some call it, biopiracy. Bioprospecting is defined as “the exploration and information gathering of genetic and biochemical material to develop commercial products.” While innovation is …

Thomas Aquinas On Non-Theological Faith, Catherine Peters

Philosophy Faculty Works

The majority of studies on ‘faith’ (fides) in the thought of Thomas Aquinas consider it in a religious or theological context: fides as the theological virtue by which one assents to the truths of divine revelation. The focus on theological faith is appropriate, given its central importance as a theological virtue, but this is not the only sense of fides that Thomas identifies. The present study investigates two non-theological senses formulated in his commentary on the De Trinitate of Boethius: first, fides as the proximate cause of assenting to principles within a given science (‘epistemic faith’) and, second, fides as …

Experimental Investigation Of Levitated Microdroplets For Understanding Chain Crystal Aggregates Observed In Atmospheric Clouds, Imteaz Osmani, Victor Ojo, Hallie Boyer Chelmo

Graduate Research Achievement Day Posters

This study talks about atmospheric ice crystal aggregation in the atmosphere and the process of generating ice crystal aggregate in a research lab using a dual-balance electrodynamic trap.

Bermad: Batch Effect Removal For Single-Cell Rna-Seq Data Using A Multi-Layer Adaptation Autoencoder With Dual-Channel Framework, Xiangxin Zhan, Yanbin Yin, Han Zhang

Department of Food Science and Technology: Faculty Publications

Motivation: Removal of batch effect between multiple datasets from different experimental platforms has become an urgent problem, since single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) techniques developed rapidly. Although there have been some methods for this problem, most of them still face the challenge of under-correction or over-correction. Specifically, handling batch effect in highly nonlinear scRNA-seq data requires a more powerful model to address under-correction. In the meantime, some previous methods focus too much on removing difference between batches, which may disturb the biological signal heterogeneity of datasets generated from different experiments, thereby leading to over-correction.

Results: In this article, we …

Efficient Gene Editing For Heart Disease Via Elip-Based Crispr Delivery System, Xing Yin, Romain Harmancey, Brion Frierson, Jean G Wu, Melanie R Moody, David D Mcpherson, Shao-Ling Huang

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Liposomes as carriers for CRISPR/Cas9 complexes represent an attractive approach for cardiovascular gene therapy. A critical barrier to this approach remains the efficient delivery of CRISPR-based genetic materials into cardiomyocytes. Echogenic liposomes (ELIP) containing a fluorescein isothiocyanate-labeled decoy oligodeoxynucleotide against nuclear factor kappa B (ELIP-NF-κB-FITC) were used both in vitro on mouse neonatal ventricular myocytes and in vivo on rat hearts to assess gene delivery efficacy with or without ultrasound. In vitro analysis was then repeated with ELIP containing Cas9-sg-IL1RL1 (interleukin 1 receptor-like 1) RNA to determine the efficiency of gene knockdown. ELIP-NF-κB-FITC without ultrasound showed limited gene delivery in …

A Short-Term, Randomized, Controlled, Feasibility Study Of The Effects Of Different Vegetables On The Gut Microbiota And Microrna Expression In Infants, Lynn E. Ferro, Kyle Bittinger, Sabrina P. Trudo, Kaleigh E. Beane, Shawn W. Polson, Jae Kyeom Kim, Jillian C. Trabulsi

General Human Environmental Sciences Faculty Publications and Presentations

The complementary diet influences the gastrointestinal (gut) microbiota composition and, in turn, host health and, potentially, microRNA (miRNA) expression. This study aimed to assess the feasibility of altering the gut microbial communities with short-term food introduction and to determine the effects of different vegetables on the gut microbiota and miRNA expression in infants. A total of 11 infants were randomized to one of the following intervention arms: control, broccoli, or carrot. The control group maintained the milk diet only, while the other groups consumed either a broccoli puree or a carrot puree on days 1–3 along with their milk diet …

Alternative Education Center Teachers' Experiences With Identifying Dyslexia Characteristics In Students: A Phenomenology, Natasha P. Peoples

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

This phenomenological study explore the experiences of 10 participants teaching at a North Texas alternative education center, focusing on identifying dyslexia characteristics. The research is grounded in self-efficacy theory and phonological deficit theory, which both contribute to understanding lifelong effects of reading difficulties, particularly dyslexia. Self-efficacy theory emphasizes task-specific beliefs, while phonological deficit theory underscores the importance of accurate letter sound representation for a strong alphabetic foundation. Employing a phenomenological approach, the study gathers participants' perceptions, employing a triangulation method for data collection through interviews, questionnaires, and document analysis. Data analysis followed Moustakas' modification of the Van Kaam method to …

Understanding The Lived Experiences Of Military-Connected Students Transitioning From The Military Way Of Life To Higher Education: A Qualitative Study, Earnest Kincade

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The purpose of this transcendental phenomenological study was to better understand the phenomenon of the lived experiences of military-connected students transitioning from the military way of life to higher education. This study was guided by Schlossberg’s 4S theory on transitioning adults as related to situations, self, support, and strategies concerning military-connected students in Alaska. The participants were chosen by criterion sampling to select students based on their military affiliation, who attended the universities in the United States, and who have experienced multiple transitions related to the military lifestyle of their parents. The data collection process involved an initial questionnaire using …

Male Motivation To Pursue Social Work: A Causal-Comparative Study Investigating The Differences In Male Students’ Motivational Orientation And Field Of Study, Laura A. Dimarcantonio

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The purpose of this quantitative, non-experimental, causal-comparative study was to investigate if there is a difference in the motivational orientation of male social work students and men in traditional fields of study. Men are underrepresented in social work degree programs in the United States, yet their unique voice and experience are needed to meet the diverse workforce goals of the profession and provide equitable services to all individuals. Participants for the study were drawn from a convenience sample that included 252 students enrolled in baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral-level social work, computer science, engineering, and math programs at four universities in …