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Control Of Cardiometabolic Risk Factors And Their Association With Carotid Intima Media Thickness Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus-Single Center Experience In A Developing Country, Thilak Priyantha Weerarathna, Sarath Lekkamwasam, Iroshani Kodikara, Keddegoda Gamage Piyumi Wasana, Lakmal Fonseka

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Background/aim: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is closely associated with atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases (ASCVD). The objective of this study was to describe the degree of ASCVD risk factor control and their association with carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) in T2DM patients followed up at a diabetes clinic in Southern, Sri Lanka. Materials and methods: A crosssectional study was conducted to examine the association between CIMT and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)in 300 T2DM patients. Both CIMT and its associations with modifiable cardiometabolic risk factors were examined using ultrasonography. The recommended optimal targets for risk factors were defined as glycated hemoglobin (HbA1C) …

Patterns Of Longitudinal Subcortical Atrophy Over One Year In Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment And Its Impact On Cognitive Performance: A Preliminary Study, Berri̇n Çavuşoğlu, Duygu Hünerli̇, Derya Durusu Emek Savaş, Görsev Yener, Emel Ada

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Background/aim: Amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) is a risk factor for dementia, and thus, it is of interest to enlighten specific brain atrophy patterns in aMCI patients. We aim to define the longitudinal atrophy pattern in subcortical structures and its effect on cognition in patients with aMCI.Materials and methods: Twenty patients with aMCI and 20 demographically matched healthy controls with baseline and longitudinal structural magnetic resonance imaging scans and neuropsychological assessments were studied. The algorithm FIRST (FMRIB’s integrated registration and segmentation tool) was used to obtain volumes of subcortical structures (thalamus, putamen, caudate nucleus, nucleus accumbens, globus pallidus, hippocampus, and …

Implications Of Childhood Autism Spectrum Disorder For Maternal Employment: United States Vs. Norway, Idunn Brekke, Andreea Alecu, Celestia Ohrazda, Jiwon Lee

Burton Blatt Institute

Objectives A country’s social welfare system may play an important role in maternal employment. This study compared the labor market participation of mothers of children within the United States (U.S.) and Norway to examine whether the child’s age and severity of the ASD affected mothers’ employment differently between the two countries. Methods The 2019 National Survey of Children’s Health was used for the U.S. analysis, and the 2019 administrative register data were used for the Norwegian analysis. A logit model was used to analyze the impact of a child’s age and ASD severity on maternal employment in the U.S. and …

The Polyaneuploid Cancer Cell State And Therapeutic Resistance: Eco-Evolutionary Dynamics In Structured Populations, Anuraag Bukkuri

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

In this dissertation, I develop and apply eco-evolutionary modeling techniques to understand how the polyaneuploid cancer cell (PACC) state, entered when aneuploid cells exit the cell cycle after S phase and undergo a whole genome duplication, contributes to therapeutic resistance. Since resistance remains one of the primary causes of treatment failure in cancer patients, it is critical to understand how such demographic state transitions allow for acclimatization of cancer cells to therapeutic stressors and how they interact with evolutionary processes to promote irreversible resistance.

In Chapters Two and Three, I lay the foundation for this work. In Chapter Two, I …

Bidirectional Needs Assessment Of Otolaryngology-Head And Neck Surgery Short-Term Surgical Trips In Zimbabwe, Katerina J. Green, Naboth Matinhira, Amiti Jain, Priya Arya, Dontre' M. Douse, Titus Dzongodza, Clemence Chidziva, Joshua P. Wiedermann

Student Papers, Posters & Projects

OBJECTIVES: To describe findings from an otolaryngology-specific needs assessment tool in Zimbabwe.

METHODS: Surveys were developed and shared with Low-Middle Income Country (LMIC) hosting institutions in Zimbabwe and to High-Income Country surgical trip participants (HIC). Respondents were otolaryngologists identified online and through professional networks who had participated in a surgical trip.

RESULTS: The most common procedures Zimbabwe otolaryngologists reported treating were adenotonsillectomy (85.7%), chronic rhinosinusitis (71.4%), chronic otitis (57.1%), and head and neck tumor intervention (57.1%). The most common untreatable conditions that host physicians wanted to treat were skull base surgery (71.4%), flap reconstructions (57.1%), and laryngotracheal reconstruction (57.1%). The …

Efficacy And Safety Of Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation For The Management Of Primary Dysmenorrhoea: Protocol For A Randomised Controlled Trial In China, Weiting Liu, Yanting Ding, Honggang Xie, Hansheng Liu, Changhao Liang

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

INTRODUCTION: Primary dysmenorrhoea (PD) is a common menstrual concern with significant physical and psychosocial impacts. The effectiveness and safety of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) in alleviating PD symptoms remain uncertain due to insufficient evidence. This single-centre, parallel, randomised controlled study intends to evaluate the efficacy and safety of TEAS for PD management. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: 60 participants aged 18-40 years diagnosed with moderate to severe PD will be recruited from Tai'an Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and randomly assigned to either a TEAS group or a TEAS-sham group (1:1). The TEAS group will undergo 12 sessions of TEAS …

A Trna Modification Pattern That Facilitates Interpretation Of The Genetic Code, Isao Masuda, Ya-Ming Hou

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Faculty Papers

Interpretation of the genetic code from triplets of nucleotides to amino acids is fundamental to life. This interpretation is achieved by cellular tRNAs, each reading a triplet codon through its complementary anticodon (positions 34–36) while delivering the amino acid charged to its 3′-end. This amino acid is then incorporated into the growing polypeptide chain during protein synthesis on the ribosome. The quality and versatility of the interpretation is ensured not only by the codon-anticodon pairing, but also by the post-transcriptional modifications at positions 34 and 37 of each tRNA, corresponding to the wobble nucleotide at the first position of the …

Intimacy Without The Chance Of Heartbreak For Richer, For Poorer, In Sickness & In Health, Cynthia Nguyen

Honors Projects

The present study investigates the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the consumption of porn, shifts in the production of porn consumed between men and women, and the breakdown of any pattern in adult content via film, pictures, and audio. A quantitative approach was done by using R to analyze data pulled off of Pornhub, Reddit’s GoneWildAudio subreddit, and Archive of Our Own from 2018 to 2023. Statistical inference and modeling is used to attempt to find a pattern in the production of online porn across three mediums over several years before, during, and after the pandemic. Regardless of events …

Using Video Modeling To Improve Hygiene Practices For Students With Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Allison Hovey

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of instruction delivered by video to teach hygiene skills to students with significant cognitive disabilities. The independent variable in this study is personal hygiene instruction delivered by a video model. The dependent variable in this study is the ability of a participant to complete a multi-step hygiene task. The dependent variable will be measured during each data session of intervention by two scorers using the same measures and procedures across phases. Visual analysis demonstrated a functional relationship between the hygiene skill video model intervention and an increase in the percentage …

Implications Of Childhood Autism Spectrum Disorder For Maternal Employment: United States Vs. Norway, Idunn Brekke, Andreea Alecu, Celestia Ohrazda, Jiwom Lee

The Lender Center for Social Justice

This cross-national comparison examines how raising a child with Autism Spectrum Disorder affects maternal employment in the U.S. and Norway, highlighting the role of social policies and support systems in shaping outcomes.

A Microfluidic Approach To Study Variations In Chlamydomonas Reinhardtii Alkaline Phosphatase Activity In Response To Phosphate Availability, Alireza Rahnama, Manibarathi Vaithiyanathan, Luis Briceno-Mena, Travis M. Dugas, Kelly L. Yates, Jose A. Romagnoli, Adam T. Melvin

Faculty Publications

Algal growth depends strongly on phosphorus (P) as a key nutrient, underscoring the significance of monitoring P levels. Algal species display a sensitive response to fluctuations in P availability, notably through the expression of alkaline phosphatase (AP) when challenged with P-depletion. As such, alkaline phosphatase activity (APA) serves as a valuable metric for P availability, offering insights into how algae utilize and fix available P resources. However, current APA quantification methods lack single cell resolution, while also being time- and reagent consuming. Microfluidics offers a promising cost-effective solution to these limitations, providing a platform for precise single-cell analysis. In this …

Two Ceps Professors Honored With Nsf Career Awards, Hayley Barnhard

UNH Today Archive

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Researchers Urge Intervention To Save Coast's Oyster Reefs, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Biloxi was once known as the oyster and seafood capital of the world, with a thriving economy of fishermen often visiting the Gulf Coast's oyster reefs daily.

The Effect Of Active Discussion Strategy On Achievement And Developing Critical Thinking Among Students First Year Middle School Students In Geography, Kareem Abbes Abu Haleel, Ibtisma Alwen Shafiq

Uruk Journal of Human Sciences

The current research aims to identify the impact of the active discussion strategy on the achievement and development of critical thinking among the first intermediate grade students in the subject of geography. The research was applied to female students of the first intermediate grade in the Mezan Al-Aamal Intermediate School for Girls, affiliated to the General Directorate of Education, Al-Hamza Al-Sharqi, affiliated to Al-Diwaniyah Governorate. 36) female students. The two research tools consisted of an achievement test whose paragraphs amounted to (50) items of the multiple test type, whose sincerity was (0.84) and reliability (0.80). And its stability (85), and …

Hearing Before The United States Senate Committee On The Judiciary Subcommittee On Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Actions, And Federal Rights, O. Carter Snead

Congressional Testimony

O. Carter Snead, the Charles E. Rice Professor of Law and director of the de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture at the University of Notre Dame, offered expert testimony on Wednesday (June 12) before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary on “Crossing the Line: Abortion Bans and Interstate Travel for Care After Dobbs.”

Originally posted by the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary.

Und Leads Implementation Team Meeting Agenda — June 12, 2024, University Of North Dakota

LEADS Implementation Documents

Agenda for the June 12, 2024 meeting of the UND LEADS Implementation Team. The agenda includes subgroup reports and discussion of the Robert O. and Marcia B. Kelley Award for Excellence in Collaborative Governance.

Analysis Of The Qualitative Characteristics Of Sewage Water And Its Suitability For Agricultural Irrigation In The Center Of Al-Mahaweel District And Al-Imam Sub-District, Hassan Mohsen Sarhed, Zeina Khaled Hussein

Uruk Journal of Human Sciences

The study aims (Analysis of the qualitative characteristics of sewage water and its suitability for agricultural irrigation in the center of Al-Mahaweel district and Al-Imam sub-district) in which the area of ​​study occurs between two display circles (32° 34' 29" - 32° 43' 26") North, and between two longitudes (44° 19' 4" - 44° 39' 27") east, for a purpose of varying the qualitative characteristics of sewage water in the area of ​​study, in which the size of the area of ​​study is (310.682) km2 that is from the total area of ​​Babylon province that representing (6%) km2 (5119) is

Changes In The Frequency And Duration Of Atmospheric Highs Above Pressure Level 1000 In Iraq For The Period (1972-2020), Mustafa Falah Obaid Al-Hassani, Rafid Abdul Nabi Ibrahim Al-Sayegh

Uruk Journal of Human Sciences

This research aims to analyze and explain the changes that occurred in the frequency and duration of residence of each air high (Siberian, European, subtropical, and subtropical), during three climate cycles expanding between (1972-2020), the duration of each cycle being (17 years). The analysis was based on Weather maps on the website of the National Oceanic and Sea Administration (NOOA) have adopted the most frequent months of air highs, which extend between (October-May) for the pressure level. Through analysis of weather maps, (2630/day) were recorded repeatedly and (6763/day) Residence time for atmospheric highs at the 1000 millibars level for the …

The Concept Of Context Among Fundamentalists, Its Importance And Function, Rusul Naeem Maghool, Salam Razzaq Al-Zubaidi

Uruk Journal of Human Sciences

By employing theories, the fundamentalists were able to establish a method for understanding the text, so the context was considered a special tool for them in understanding the contents of the text, in light of their study of the evidence designated by the fundamentalists and others. They also believe that the word cannot be interpreted alone; Because the meaning can only be revealed through context, so they dealt with the meaning understood from the compositions, as their significance differs from one style to another according to the depth of the text in their definition of its purposes, and the context …

The Impact Of The Mongol Invasion On The City Of Erbil, Kameran A. Mahmood, Said A. Mutlak

Uruk Journal of Human Sciences

The Mongols were the force from which the earth split, threatening the entire world, and the Muslims were unable to repel it with all the means available to them. He set out and was destroying everything, burning everything green and dry in his path. We find it very easy to see in the war history of the Mongols that they did not enter a city without destroying the entire city. They killed all of its inhabitants, and the Mongols succeeded in destroying the cities of Islam, but they did not succeed in eliminating Islam, and they did not differentiate between …

Lexical Consistency In Verses Of Censure In The Holy Qur’An, Rawaa Ahmed Aziz, Ahmed Abdel Kazem Ali

Uruk Journal of Human Sciences

Textual study is one of the sciences that study language, as it works on studying texts, analyzing them, and looking for coherence and cohesion in those texts. To be a comprehensive and integrated unit, and this is achieved by the availability of textual standards, of which consistency represents one of these criteria, and our research studies this textual consistency at its lexical level, which is achieved by

Spatial Analysis Of Fuel Filling Stations In The City Of Qurna, Maha Shaker Jabr Al-Emara

Uruk Journal of Human Sciences

Fuel filling stations are one of the important vital services at the present time, due to what they play a fundamental role in various fields of life, and the requests for the establishment of fuel stations have increased rapidly and significantly as a result of their multiple uses in other service sectors, and the increase in demand for oil derivatives as an energy that drives cars, and its reasons are due to The increase in the number of cars entering the country in large numbers as a result of the openness to the global markets after the year (2003), which …

Change In Agricultural Land Uses In Dohuk District Between 2011 And 2021, Manal Raafat Khaled

Uruk Journal of Human Sciences

The current research aims to reveal the temporal and spatial change in agricultural land uses in Dohuk District between the years 2011 and 2021 and to demonstrate this change through comparison between satellite visualizations for the two years mentioned above and to find the areas of agricultural land uses that were subject to change using geographic information systems and remote sensing techniques and then detect the change. Achievement in agricultural land uses according to the NDVI index, which determines the density of land cover uses, in addition to identifying and calculating the types of agricultural land uses according to the …

Textual Thresholds In Malik Al-Abdi’S Poetry Optional Group (I Am A Clock And You Are Its Hands, Walid Shaker Naas

Uruk Journal of Human Sciences

The study of textual thresholds was and still occupies a place in the critical scene in poetry and the novel, with its characteristics and characteristics. It complements the aesthetics of parallel text, especially in our current era, where the amazing development in the world of printing and publishing the printed material, when it is distributed on the surface of the cover or the surface of the body pages. ...of words, colors, and images with intentional calculation, and the aesthetic data contained in this distribution that enrich the poetic blog. And since contemporary Iranian poetry has contributed

Geomorphoic Processes And The Resulting Landforms In The Desert Of Muthanna Governorate (Kharaz Valley As An Example), Walaa Kameal Hussein Alasady, Mohammed Jaber Frhaan Alaajebi

Uruk Journal of Human Sciences

The ancient and current climate had an impact on the processes that produced different shapes on the Earth’s surface in the Kharaz valley Basin, including chemical and physical weathering processes that played a major role in the formation of those shapes. As for water erosion in the Kharaz valley Basin, it was weak through the application of the (Fornian) equation, as it amounted to In the Samawah and Rafha stations (16.67 and 20.13) degrees, respectively, and according to the Forney index, the study area is located in the first degree of rain

The Geographical Challenge And Its Relationship To Political Stability In Iraq After 2003, Ammar Hamid Hadi Al-Zubaidi, Bashar Muhammad Awaid

Uruk Journal of Human Sciences

The research attempts to shed light on the most important geographic variables related to this stability, which are (land, resources, and population in terms of their quantitative and spatial geographical dimension). Iraq faced great challenges at the internal level produced by a group of variables, most notably the land variable as one of the most prominent factors that it has been trying to eliminate. The ambitions for it, whether those ambitions are external to neighboring countries, or internal at the level of the dispute over the administrative borders of the governorates, in addition to the ethnographic and ethnographic overlap and …

Hint In The Arabic Language, Ayed Jadua Hanoon

Uruk Journal of Human Sciences

In my research, I discussed this feature in the Arabic language, and it is one of the linguistic phenomena that characterizes our Arabic language. To remain alive and prominent, referred to as the Lebanon, citing Qur’anic verses, texts from the words of Imam Al-Hussein (peace be upon him), and some poetic verses, alluding to the various hidden semantic linguistic signals scattered in the texts, which can be detected from several linguistic and non-linguistic contexts. Sometimes it is derived from intertextuality, sometimes from pronunciation, sometimes from the text, and at other times it is perceived through the linguistic sense.

Reflective Practices And Their Relationship To Evaluative Thinking Among History Teachers In The Middle School, Alaa Hameed Mohsen Al -Naieli

Uruk Journal of Human Sciences

The current research aims to identify the "reflective practices of historical teachers and its relationship to evaluative thinking." The researcher relied on the descriptive relational approach. Teacher and school, and the researcher adopted the reflective scale, which consisted of (40) items, and put five alternatives to answer in front of each paragraph, which are (apply to me completely, apply to me often, apply to me sometimes, apply to me rarely, do not apply to me at all), and the second tool is the measure of thinking The evaluation and the number of its paragraphs reached (40) five-graded paragraphs (often, always, …

Natural Gas In Arab Gulf Countries (A Study In The Industry Of Geography), Huda Habini Ashour Al-Baidani

Uruk Journal of Human Sciences

Natural gas is one of the important and main energy sources in the Arab Gulf countries in particular and in the world in general. It is considered as one of the most important clean sources when compared with other traditional energy sources such as oil and coal. Interest in it has increased in the Arab Gulf countries for its use in electricity power generation, naturally available, as well as being released with the accompanying oil, and to preserve the environment by reducing the emission of carbon dioxide.

Evaluation Of The Locations Of Cities Within The Mountainous Territory Of Erbil Governorate According To The Mass Wasting Susceptibility Model, Kamaran Wali Mahmood

Uruk Journal of Human Sciences

The study aims to determine the scope of mass wasting hazards in Erbil Governorate's mountainous territory, as well as the locations of urban centers in relation to these risk levels. The study assumes that significant areas of the study area are vulnerable to these hazards and that the majority, if not all, urban centers are located near such hazards. The study employed an inductive approach through the application of the scientific analysis method. It was separated into three sections: definition of the study area, methods and results and discussion. The study came to a number of results, the most important …