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The Weak Reveal: Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis Unmasking Graves' Disease, Audrey Driver, Kelsey Ivey

UAB Huntsville Research Day - All Presentations

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Shone’S Complex In A Pediatric Patient: Diagnostic Challenges And Management Considerations, Shreya Grandhi, Daniel Caicedo

UAB Huntsville Research Day - All Presentations

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Hijacked By Hormones: Acth-Secreting Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor (Pnet) Causing Cushing’S Syndrome, Hope Lackey, Ahmed Qaedi, Ross Hardin, Ali Hachem, Farrah Ibrahim

UAB Huntsville Research Day - All Presentations

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A Case Of Nocardia Brain Abscess With Pancytopenia, Ahmed Qaedi, Noah Blackwood, Farrah Ibrahim, Ali Hachem

UAB Huntsville Research Day - All Presentations

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Trousseau Syndrome In Ovarian Carcinoma: A Thrombotic Storm, Ahmed Qaedi, Noah Blackwood, Hinal Rathi, Ahmed Abdelhaleem, John Fanning

UAB Huntsville Research Day - All Presentations

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Axillary Neuroendocrine Carcinoma: Unmasking A Puzzling Mass, Ahmed Qaedi, Chelsea Palmer

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A Peculiar Side Effect From A Common Medication: Nifedipine-Induced Gingival Hyperplasia, Ahmed Qaedi, Allison Estep, Melanie Montgomery

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Biphasic Synovial Sarcoma: A Spark In A Tinderbox, Ahmed Qaedi, Hope Lackey, Claudia Warden, Amin Demerdash, Srilakshimi Bathini

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Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Disease Incidentally Diagnosed During Post-Stroke Rehabilitation: A Case Report, Ching-Yun Liao, Chung-Hao Chao, Chih-Chin Hsu

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

背景

髓鞘少突膠質細胞糖蛋白抗體相關疾病（MOGAD）是一種罕見的自體免疫發炎性疾病，主要涉及中樞神經系統（CNS），其主要特徵是視神經、腦部和脊髓脫髓鞘。我們報告一例最初疑似復發性中風的病例，該病例在住院中風復健期間最終確診為MOGAD。

病例概要

49歲女性，左側大腦半球梗塞，在中風後復健期間出現多次右側肢體肌力下降伴隨失語症。這些神經功能波動偏離了典型卒中的預期復健軌跡。卒中發作兩個月後行腦部磁振造影（MRI）檢查，結果顯示右側內囊後肢、腦橋及C1脊髓出現多處新發病灶。後續血清學檢查顯示抗髓鞘少突膠質細胞糖蛋白（MOG）IgG抗體陽性，而水通道蛋白4（AQP4）抗體陰性，確診為MOGAD。患者接受了甲潑尼龍治療及充分的復健治療，追蹤期間肌力顯著改善，未見脫髓鞘病灶復發。

結論

本案例凸顯了復健科醫師在早期發現類似中風的神經發炎性疾病的關鍵作用。復健科醫師處於獨特的領先地位，能夠透過持續的功能監測識別「危險信號」；任何偏離預期復健路徑或無法解釋的神經功能波動都應促使醫生進行進一步檢查。早期識別此類非典型模式，並及時進行免疫治療和多學科康復，可以預防永久性功能衰退，並優化長期預後。

Associations Between Contralesional Neuroplasticity And Motor Impairment Through Deep Learning-Derived Mri Regional Brain Age In Chronic Stroke (Enigma): A Multicohort, Retrospective, Observational Study, Gilsoon Park, Mahir Khan, Justin Andrushko, Nerisa Banaj, Michael Borich, Lara Boyd, Amy Brodtmann, Truman Brown, Cathrin Buetefisch, Adriana Conforto, Steven Cramer, Michael Dimyan, Martin Domin, Miranda Donnelly, Natalia Egorova-Brumley, Elsa Ermer, Wuwei Feng, Fatemeh Geranmayeh, Colleen Hanlon, Brenton Hordacre, Neda Jahanshad, Steven Kautz, Mohamed Salah Khlif, Jingchun Liu, Martin Lotze, Bradley Macintosh, Feroze Mohamed, Jan Nordvik, Fabrizio Piras, Kate Revill, Andrew Robertson, Christian Schranz, Nicolas Schweighofer, Na Jin Seo, Surjo Soekadar, Shraddha Srivastava, Bethany Tavenner, Gregory Thielman, Sophia Thomopoulos, Daniela Vecchio, Emilio Werden, Lars Westlye, Carolee Winstein, George Wittenberg, Jennifer Ferris, Chunshui Yu, Paul Thompson, Sook-Lei Liew, Hosung Kim

Department of Radiology Faculty Papers

BACKGROUND: Stroke leads to complex chronic structural and functional brain changes that specifically affect motor outcomes. The brain predicted age difference (PAD) has emerged as a sensitive biomarker of both sensorimotor and cognitive function after stroke. Our previous study showed a higher global brain PAD associated with poorer motor function after stroke. However, the association between local stroke lesion load, regional brain age, and motor impairment is unclear. This study aimed to investigate the associations between focal lesion damage, regional brain PAD in both hemispheres, and motor outcomes in chronic stroke, and to identify key predictors of motor impairment.

METHODS: …

Exploring The Determinants Of Brain Drain: Evidence From A Cross-Country Panel From 2013 To 2021, Martha Joy J. Abing, Charlyn M. Capulong, Maria Rizalia Y. Teves, Resa Mae C. Laygan, Diane Mae P. Sangga, Junrie C. Vendra, Adama D. Villarico, Honey Mae E. Beruela

DLSU Business & Economics Review

This study investigates the factors influencing brain drain, the flight of human capital from their home country. The study examines the drivers of brain drain by looking into the effects of the following: global peace index, CO2 emissions per capita, real minimum wage, and happiness index and its individual indicators. Using pooled OLS on an unbalanced panel, the results reveal a statistically significant yet negative effect of the happiness index and the real minimum wage on brain

drain. This suggests that happy nations attract skilled professionals and emphasizes reduced skilled emigration in high- income countries. Results highlight the impact of …

Chapter 2: Rhombus Textile Motifs And Patterns And Their Significance In Mesoamerica, Billie J. A. Follensbee, Lois Martin

Precious Pattern: The Dotted-Diamond Motif in Indigenous American Textiles, Explorations in Mesoamerica, the American Southwest, and the Andes

Presents the rhombus textile motifs and patterns in Mesoamerica and their significance.

G Willis Tyson, Report Of Death In Fly Paper August 27, 1943, Jenifer A. Harding

Documents: George Willis Tyson

Death of G Willis Tyson, General Manager, 5BFTS, Riddle Field, who died after a plane crash in Tallahassee on August 31, 1943. He is buried at Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, California. Reported in Fly Paper, Vol VI, No 19, August 27, 1943.

Bridging The Gap: Predictors Of Alignment Of Parent And Caseworker Perceptions Of Engagement, Jianchao Lai, Michelle I. Graef

Center on Children, Families, and the Law: Faculty Publications

This study examined predictors of alignment between parents’ and caseworkers’ perceptions of family engagement in child welfare services. Using data from 2,274 Alternative Response (AR)–eligible families randomized to AR or Traditional Response, engagement was assessed across the domains of Receptivity, Buy-in, Worker-family Relationship, and Mistrust using a modified Yatchmenoff (2005) scale. Multinomial logistic regression models identified factors associated with agreement and discrepancy between ratings of family engagement within the parent and worker dyad. While both parents and workers valued engagement, workers were more likely to provide higher overall engagement ratings, although the direction of discrepancy varied across specific subscales. Greater …

The Syntra Collective, Diana Palomares Bernabé

Grado en Diseño de Interiores

El proyecto tiene como objetivo explorar la capacidad de la arquitectura para sanar a las personas. El club holístico se organiza en torno a tres áreas de intervención; la sanación física, mental y espiritual. Entendidas como un recorrido continuo y no como espacios aislados, reflejando una filosofía donde el bienestar del individuo es una necesidad cotidiana y no un lujo ocasional. Se propone así un nuevo concepto de lujo, donde lo verdaderamente valioso no es lo material, sino la inversión en uno mismo. Para el diseño se han tenido en cuenta diversos Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible, con el fin de …

The Flooded House, Lucía Revenga Bulo

Grado en Diseño de Interiores

This project originates from a reflection on the emotional relationship that many people maintain with the sea and on how contemporary urban life, characterised by speed, density, and a disconnection from natural rhythms, tends to distance us from the feelings of calm, contemplation, and freedom that it evokes. From this premise, the intervention proposes to symbolically bring the maritime experience into the Casa del Marqués de Villora, reinterpreting the house as a space capable of restoring this emotional connection through architecture. The initial question that gave rise to the project was both simple and radical: what would happen if the …

Óol. The Root Of Aroma, Ximena Delgado Santiago

Grado en Diseño de Interiores

ÓOL is a key term in the Mayan language that translates as the soul, the heart, or the spiritual center of a living person. It goes beyond the physical organ; it represents vital energy, willpower, fortitude, and the totality of emotions and feelings. The project aims to bring México to Madrid through its scents, creating a space for sensory transformation. The intervention aims to create a contrast between the pre-existing rectangularity and a space with a more organic and fluid geometry. The design uses botany, nature, and scent as inspiration for the configuration of the space, creating an atmosphere of …

Cima. Climbing Center, Cristina López Extremo

Grado en Diseño de Interiores

The interior spaces are designed to reflect the identity and values of the mountannering clubs and the wider culture of climbing and mountain sports. Through both materiality and atmosphere, the project seeks to create an environment strongly connected to the experience of mountaineering and the community it supports. Elements such as tensioned ropes, climbing cords, carabiners, metal details, and topographic elements reference the equipment commonly associated with climbing and alpine activities. The overall aesthetic is clean and functional, with restrained use of colour inspired by the visibility of climbers against rocky mountain landscapes. Together, these spaces reinforce the identity of …

Star Vale. Design For Gentle Transition, Nadia Sue Juneide

Grado en Diseño de Interiores

While perhaps a bit unorthodox, the idea to design a pediatric palliative care facility for my thesis really came from watching a New York Times video on the lack of it in the United States (NYT, 6). Fascinated, this lead to a rabbit hole on what consisted of palliative care, what options there were for parents, and what it looked like in Spain, which concluded in me seeing that the problem is the same here (Porqueviven, 7). A year later, when it was time to chose a topic to design for, I thought I would try to tackle what I …

Osmosis “Where Nature Encourages Becoming”, Jimena Cuevas Tello

Grado en Diseño de Interiores

Osmosis proposes the transformation of “Casa del Marqués de Villora,” designed by Rafael Bergamín, into a cultural and recreational centre dedicated to art, nature, and thought. Located on Calle Serrano in Madrid, the project reimagines the historic building as a “living ecosystem” where visitors can engage with culture while reconnecting with themselves and the environment. The project creates an opportunity to provide not only functional spaces but also spaces capable of supporting reflection, learning, creativity, and renewal in a contemporary city such as Madrid, where there is constant movement, stimulation, and acceleration that often leave little room for contemplation and …

Golden Symbiosis, Marta Susperregui Muñoz

Grado en Diseño de Interiores

The concept of Golden Symbiosis emerges from the desire to redefine the relationship between aesthetics, wellbeing, and nature. The term Golden refers to the therapeutic and symbolic value of bee-derived products such as honey, propolis, royal jelly, beeswax, and pollen. For centuries, these natural substances have been associated with healing, nourishment, and regeneration. Within the project, they form the basis of the clinic’s treatment philosophy while representing a return to more restorative and preventative approaches to skin health. The term Symbiosis refers to a mutually beneficial relationship between different living systems. Applied to this project, it becomes the guiding architectural …

The Third Space, Aitana Ariza Aguilera

Grado en Diseño de Interiores

Today’s children inhabit two worlds: Home, where there is often overprotection or a lack of time, and School, where there are rules and schedules to follow. This project was born to fill the gap between them. “The Third Space” is a childhood territory designed to give children back their autonomy, quality free time, and the right to learn without being taught. It is not a place to “be,” it is a place to “be.”

Escuela Bosque, Maria De Los Milagros Abella Ramírez

Grado en Diseño de Interiores

02.1 The starting problem The conventional school organises learning in a single mode: an adult speaks, a group of same-age children sits and listens. This configuration determines the shape of the space -- rectangular classroom, aligned desks, board at the front -- and the space, in turn, reproduces and reinforces that single configuration. The result is a model that incentivises learning through obligation rather than curiosity. Children learn to comply, not to discover. The design of the conventional classroom is not neutral: it shapes a way of relating to knowledge and to others that reproduces the adult-child hierarchy as the …

The House That Builds A Book, Mercedes Vergara Urquijo

Grado en Diseño de Interiores

The project proceeds from the hypothesis that a house can build a book: architecture does not passively house writing but actively participates in its production through physical and sensory variables, height, light, colour, texture, acoustics, correlated with specific cognitive states in the writing process. This hypothesis draws on Michel Foucault’s theory of heterotopia, on Evidence-Based Design (EBD), on the phenomenology of architecture, and on cognitive-behavioural research into creativity and attention. The theoretical framework that follows sets out, in full, the four bodies of theory the project relies on before turning, from section 2.8 onward, to the resulting programme

Beyond The Square Pulse: Waveform Shape, Eeg Correlates, And The Pursuit Of Natural Sensation In Tens, Jason Whitson

Honors Undergraduate Theses

This study investigates the relationship between electrical stimulus characteristics of shape and charge on evoked sensations and electroencephalogram (EEG) data during multi-waveform transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) of the median nerve. Neuromodulation methods have traditionally had little control over the location and quality of their associated evoked sensation (e.g., electric, vibration, touch). This experiment utilized five unique stimulus waveforms during TENS stimulation. EEG data were collected concurrently to provide an introductory objective measure of the neural responses underlying these sensory changes. Eleven participants completed three tasks (thresholding, super-threshold stimulation, two-alternative forced choice) using a two-electrode TENS approach. Stimulus waveforms were …

From Ship To Shore: The Impact Of Sailor Resistance On The Anti-Vietnam War Movement, Trent Chamberlain

Honors Undergraduate Theses

This thesis explores the often-overlooked role of United States Navy personnel in the broader anti-Vietnam War movement. While civilian protests dominate historical narratives of the era, the impact of active-duty sailor resistance remains underexplored. To address this gap, this thesis examines shipboard and shore-based dissent to determine how Naval resistance influenced both military operations and domestic anti-war efforts. By conducting a historical analysis of primary source materials, including military records, underground press publications, and personal accounts, this research traces the evolution of sailor organizing and its intersections with civilian peace movements. The thesis shows that Naval dissent not only posed …

Exploring Associations Between Mental Disorder And Creativity, David A. Romero Mora

Honors Undergraduate Theses

Mental disorder has been misunderstood and misrepresented throughout history, leading mental health research to be severely behind where it needs to be. Years of misinformation, over-medicalization, negative rhetoric, and stigmatization at the hands of the very same institutions that were believed to care for mental disorder have kept this misunderstanding alive. Further, studies throughout history have failed to look at the nuances of mental health, prioritizing generalizability. This thesis explores the relationship between mental disorder and creative expression, how other factors like cultural discourse and cognitive processes inform this relationship, as well as how analyzing this relationship can provide a …

Complexity Theory And Environmental Conservation Management: A Case Study With Coyote And Red Wolf Hybridization, Gretchen E. Mahalic

Honors Undergraduate Theses

Conservation biology and invasion biology are value-led scientific disciplines founded on environmental advocacy, operating at the intersection of research and action. Though these disciplines are known for their scientific veracity, unexamined values are often promulgated without scrutiny and drive decisions that work against good ecological outcomes. A case in point is that coyotes migrating into southeastern territory are framed as the greatest threat to the conservation of the endangered red wolf because hybridization is seen as diminishing their species integrity. Applying Val Plumwood’s ecofeminist account of dualistic frameworks, I will use this case to show how the vilification of the …

A Chicken Model For Non-Invasive Diagnosis Of Infant Developmental Dysplasia Of The Hip (Ddh) Using Acoustic Transmission Measurements, Aliza Shah

Honors Undergraduate Theses

Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) is a condition characterized by abnormal development and stability of the hip joint. In a healthy infant, the femoral head (ball) fits securely within the acetabulum (socket of the pelvis), allowing for proper joint function. In DDH, the relationship is disrupted, ranging from mild acetabular dysplasia to partial (subluxation) or complete dislocation of the femoral head. This condition represents a range of structural abnormalities that develop during early growth. The integrity of the hip joint is essential for physical mobility, and disruption of this structure can lead to significant functional impairment. DDH may result …

Investigating The Role Of Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine For Cancer Symptom Management In Older Adults: A Rapid Review, Isabelle C. Karshner

Honors Undergraduate Theses

Background: Patients with cancer often experience symptoms related to disease, complications, and treatment. One potential method of alleviating these symptoms is traditional Chinese herbal medications (TCHM). This rapid review explores the role of traditional Chinese herbal medications in treating cancer-related symptoms in older adults.

Purpose: The purpose of this rapid review is to gain and provide a better understanding of the effects of TCHM on cancer-symptom management in the older adult population. This review explores the association between TCHM and effects on cancer symptoms in older adults, including interactions, toxicity, and signs/symptoms of TCHM use that may be useful information …