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Vitamin D Supplementation And Its Effects On Depression, Emily Luplow

Summer Interdisciplinary Research Symposium

Abstract

Introduction

The objective of this paper is to analyze the effect of vitamin D supplementation in those individuals who have been diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder or have depressive symptoms.

Methods

Different databases and literature were reviewed that examine the effects of vitamin D supplementation through randomized controlled trials, cross-sectional studies, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses to treat depression or improve symptoms that are associated with depression. 10 articles in total were examined including 3 systemic reviews, 2 cross sectional studies, 1 cohort study, 2 meta-analyses, and 2 randomized controlled trials. These were compared to other studies where individuals did …

Coal Ash Dumps In The Mountain West, Julia Salangsang, Nicole Diaz Del Valle, Zachary Billot, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown Jr.

Environment

This fact sheet presents data on coal ash dumps, their management, and the pollutants that exist at each site in the Mountain West states of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. The original report includes data on coal ash dumping sites for all 50 states.

Leanthony Winston V. Warden Canaan Usp

2023 Decisions

USDC for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

Patricia Lee V. Alan Chan

2023 Decisions

USDC for the District of New Jersey

Nonoperative, Early, And Delayed Reconstructive Treatment Of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears, Madeline Mcdonald

Summer Interdisciplinary Research Symposium

Abstract

PICOT: In adults and adolescents ages 14-65, does early operative ACL reconstruction surgery result in better health outcomes and full recovery with return to play when compared with delayed or nonoperative treatment for ACL surgery?

Objective: The objective of this paper is to use evidence based practice and medicine and a review of literature to determine the best timeline for anterior cruciate ligament surgical repair for optimal recovery and return to activity. Currently, there are three main standards of care when it comes to an anterior cruciate ligament tear: non-operative treatment, early operative treatment, and delayed operative treatment. …

Possible Molecular Origins Of The Unidentified Infrared Emission Features In Planetary Nebulae, Adelyn R. Carney, Thomas N. Toolis

Summer Interdisciplinary Research Symposium

Researchers are currently unsure which molecules are responsible for spectral features known as the unidentified infrared emission (UIE) bands observed in planetary nebulae. Infrared emission spectroscopy can be used to identify molecules by assigning spectral peaks to specific molecular vibrations. Scientists have speculated that UIE bands come from either polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons or mixed aromatic/aliphatic organic nanoparticles with heteroatom substitutions. Starting from these proposals, we have systematically calculated the theoretical infrared spectra of various candidate molecules using density functional theory and compared them to the experimental UIE spectra. The calculated infrared spectra of n-butyl linked nitrogen-substituted pyrene and tetracene systems …

Acupuncture Treatment In The Reduction Of Knee Pain Due To Osteoarthritis, Idalia Zachara

Summer Interdisciplinary Research Symposium

Objective: As knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a very common, progressive, irreversible, and painful disease that affects many as they age, treatment modalities to alleviate symptoms are important to explore. This work aims to gather evidence as to the efficacy of a minimum of 4 weeks of acupuncture for the treatment of patients with knee pain secondary to osteoarthritis.

Methods: Google Scholar and Valpo Library Databases were perused with a variety of search phrases to yield potential sources. The date of publication was set to be within the last 5 years. Studies needed to include trials of traditional/ conventional acupuncture. Treatment …

The Utilization Of Physician Assistants In The Prehospital Setting, Brooke Wold

Summer Interdisciplinary Research Symposium

Objective: Physician assistants (PAs) are highly trained medical professionals seen in a wide area of medical specialties and settings. While many PAs have a background in Emergency Medical Services (EMS) or work in emergency medicine, PAs are rarely found in the prehospital setting- caring for critically ill patients in remote settings before reaching a hospital. This paper is aimed to evaluate how PAs can be utilized in the prehospital setting and the effects on the patient outcomes.

Methods: Summon, PubMed, Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (JAAPA), and BioMed Central (BMC) were used to find academic …

A Qualitative Study On Optimism In Endurance Sports, Noah Vanderhei

Summer Interdisciplinary Research Symposium

Abstract

Objective: The objective of this study is to review how much of a role mental factors, such as optimism and having a positive mental attitude can have on endurance sport performance.

Methods: Nine peer reviewed studies were included in this research, one cohort study, one individual case study, four randomized control trials, and three questionnaires were included. Primary endpoints showed the importance of improving mindfulness, enrolling in a mental training program, cortisol production, the negative physical and emotional effects of losing, and the benefits of having a higher emotional intelligence with trait emotional intelligence (EI) Scores.

Results: Perceived physical …

Modeling White Dwarf Binary Systems - A Hubble Space Telescope Project, Hunter Wood

Summer Interdisciplinary Research Symposium

White dwarfs are the final stage of stellar evolution for most stars–those less than about eight times the mass of the Sun. In these cases the star has ejected its outer layers, leaving a superheated core behind to cool. White dwarfs that are part of a binary system, or have a companion star, lead to many interesting astrophysical situations, and so are important objects to understand. In this study, we look specifically at binary white dwarf systems where the second object is a main sequence star. After the discovery of a binary system, it is necessary to create a working …

A Study Of Knee Injury Prevention In Athletes, Gianna Prucha

Summer Interdisciplinary Research Symposium

Introduction: The goal of this research is to evaluate the effect of proper preventative exercises that contribute to the reduction of knee injuries in athletes. With this information coaches, players, and providers may be able to implement these exercises to reduce future injuries.

Methods: This study was conducted using research from online databases such as Ebsco Host, PubMed, and Google Scholar. The primary endpoint for the search was the impact of strengthening exercises on injury reduction. The total number of studies this search yielded were 610 with 143 systematic reviews, 96 meta-analyses, 144 randomized controlled trials, and 227 …

Battle Born Munitions Inc V. Dicks Sporting Goods

2023 Decisions

USDC for the Western District of Pennsylvania

The Impact Of Occupational Therapy Involvement In Response To Intervention (Rti) And Multi-Tiered System Of Support (Mtss), Alexis C. Sambuco

Department of Occupational Therapy Entry-Level Capstone Projects

The role of occupational therapists within the school setting is to facilitate student participation in educationally relevant tasks. According to the fourth edition of the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework: Domain and Process, occupational therapists (OTs) can provide consultation to community planning agencies, multidisciplinary teams, and teachers as a method of providing indirect services (AOTA, 2020). Participation in multi-tiered system of support (MTSS) and response to intervention (RtI) is a key way to facilitate this role for school-based clinicians. For my doctoral capstone experience, I designed resources for teachers that targeted fine motor, visual motor, and visual perceptual skills to support …

Glp-1 Agonists Effects On Weight Loss In Those With And Without Diabetes, Alyssa Comerford

Summer Interdisciplinary Research Symposium

Objective: To further analyze if GLP-1 agonists are more effective in weight loss in obese patients with type 2 diabetes or without type 2 diabetes over the course of 1 year. Obesity has an increasing prevalence in those with and without type 2 diabetes so the need to find a treatment that can potentially treat both diseases can lead to less comorbidities and better outcomes. Methods: Online databases were used to find academic sources that compared the use of GLP-1 agonists for weight loss in those with and without type 2 diabetes. Ten sources, including meta analyses, retrospective cohorts, narrative …

Relationship And Management Of Anxiety, Depression, Hypothyroidism, And Contraceptives, Michaela Ronk

Summer Interdisciplinary Research Symposium

Objectives: Describe the relationship between anxiety and depression, hypothyroidism, and hormonal contraceptives use. Establish plausible treatment options for anxiety and depression that is tailored for patients also diagnosed with hypothyroidism who are utilizing hormonal contraceptives. Methods: Review databases for sources regarding pathophysiological connections between hypothyroidism with anxiety and depression, hypothyroidism and contraceptive use, and contraceptive use with anxiety and depression. Review sources that discuss treatment options for anxiety and depression. Results: Untreated hypothyroidism results in increased levels of depressive symptoms and decreased quality of life, both of which improve after treatment with thyroid hormone replacement. Hormonal contraceptives alter …

July 16, 2023 Greenmail, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

GreenMail (student newsletter through 2024)

No abstract provided.

Team From Gardner-Webb Ministers To New Moms In Southeastern Kentucky, Office Of University Communications, Ashley Rich

Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive

A mission team from Gardner-Webb University discovered during their summer trip that it’s possible to make a difference in the lives of others without going abroad. Two faculty leaders and five students offered a “God’s Love in a Diaper Bag (https://www.kybaptist.org/church-missions/gods-love-from-a-diaper-bag/)” baby shower and new parent/young child education seminar for 30 low-income families in Jenkins, Ky. This rural area in southeastern Kentucky is in socioeconomic distress after the closure of its coal mines, compounded by a flood that hit in the summer of 2022.

Technology In Nursing Classrooms: A Qualitative Phenomenological Interpretative Study, Ose G. Martinez

Dissertations

Nursing students have to learn how to critically think and pass a licensure examination to practice their profession. Current students seem to be bored by lecture strategies most commonly applied by seasoned nurse educators. A gap in the literature regarding lived experiences of seasoned nursing faculty members applying technological applications when teaching nursing topics. The purpose of this phenomenological interpretative study was to understand the lived experiences of seasoned nursing educators using technology in nursing classrooms. Seventeen seasoned nurse educators participated in semistructured interviews. The interviews were transcribed and analyzed with the NVIVO 11™ software. During the interpretative analysis, eight …

Cobalt-Sulfur Coordination Chemistry Drives B12 Loading Onto Methionine Synthase, Romila Mascarenhas, Arkajit Guha, Zhu Li, Markus Ruetz, Sojin An, Javier Seravalli, Ruma Banerjee

Department of Biochemistry: Faculty Publications

Cobalt-sulfur (Co-S) coordination is labile to both oxidation and reduction chemistry and is rarely seen in Nature. Cobalamin (or vitamin B12) is an essential cobalt-containing organometallic cofactor in mammals, and is escorted via an intricate network of chaperones to a single cytoplasmic target, methionine synthase. In this study, we report that the human cobalamin trafficking protein, MMADHC, exploits the chemical lability of Co-S coordination, for cofactor off-loading onto methionine synthase. Cys-261 on MMADHC serves as the -axial ligand to cobalamin. Complex formation between MMADHC and methionine synthase is signaled by loss of the lower axial nitrogen ligand, leading to five-coordinate …

Assessing Nursing Student Engagement In Clinical And Simulation Experiences, Karrie E. Osborne

Dissertations

In higher education, researchers have shown that student engagement is related to personal development and learning. The overall purpose of this non-experimental, cross-sectional, correlational study was to examine differences in student engagement across active learning experiences in prelicensure nursing clinical education. The specific active clinical learning experiences that were examined included the traditional clinical experience, clinical post-conference, the simulation experience, and simulation debriefing. In addition, this study explored the relation between student engagement and the contribution of the instructor as well as the relation between nursing student engagement in clinical education and academic burnout. Nursing students completed an online survey …

2023-July-26-Purple Heart Recipients, Navy Seal Among Quillen College Of Medicine's Class Of 2027, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

(July 26, 2023) -- When U.S. Army veteran Jason Ramos began looking into medical schools, he was struck by East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine’s high percentage of military-affiliated students.

“When I applied to and interviewed at Quillen, it became my No. 1 choice,” said Ramos, one of two Purple Heart recipients who are members of Quillen’s Class of 2027. “I did not know a lot about Quillen before I applied but I started researching the school and it quickly moved itself into my No. 1 choice.

“It became the only medical school I wanted to go to,” …

A Review On Anatomical And Surgical Importance Of Mammary Gland, Sneha Jm Sneha Jm Dr, Pushpa Nb Dr, Vidya Cs Dr, Manjappa M Dr

Digital Journal of Clinical Medicine

ABSTRACT

The mammary gland is an exocrine gland present in female mammals responsible for the production and secretion of milk during the process of lactation. It is mainly composed by epithelial cells and adipocytes. The features that make mammary gland unique are 1) its highly plastic properties displayed during pregnancy, lactation and involution (all steps belonging to the lactation cycle) and 2) its requirement to grow in close association with adipocytes which are absolutely necessary to ensure mammary gland development at puberty and remodelling during the lactation cycle. (Georgia colleluori, Jessica perugini, Giorgio barbatelli, and saverio cintr (2021).

Conclusion

The …

Uk Libraries' "Wildcat Histories:" Preserving Student Activist Social Media Content, Ruth E. Bryan, Taylor C. Leigh, Emily B. Collier

Library Presentations

In this presentation, we describe the current web archiving program at the University of Kentucky Libraries; provide an overview of the "Wildcat Histories" activist student organization social media preservation project, funded by Project STAND; discuss the technical aspects of the "Wildcat Histories" project; and the project's current status and lessons learned.

Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs: The Unique Challenges Of Implementation In The Emergency Department, Anders Ahlberg, Callen H. Morrison

URGENT Matters

No abstract provided.

Investigating The Physiological Mechanisms Between Resistance Training And Pain Relief In The Cancer Population: A Literature Review, Yvonne Jiang, Peter C. Angeletti, Amy J. Hoffman

Nebraska Center for Virology: Faculty Publications

This literature review examines the mechanisms of how exercise, specifically in the form of resistance training, may lead to pain relief in the cancer population. Primary data from three different cancer populations: breast, prostate, and lung, will be examined. A number of experimental studies have been conducted to confirm the effectiveness of resistance training on pain relief as well as the biochemical pathways that relate to this process. In this review, we will examine 5 randomized controlled trials. For the purposes of this review, pain is defined as physical suffering or discomfort associated with illness. Pain is the body’s natural …

Covid-19 Vaccination Hesitancy In Autoimmune Disease Patients: Policy Action And Ethical Considerations, Nardeen Shafik, Jennifer E. Akpo, Kristie C. Waterfield, William Mase

Health Policy & Community Health: Faculty Publications

As COVID-19 vaccination guidelines were issued by Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) across the US, each state and clinical provider instituted vaccine implementation and education policies and protocols for high-risk populations. However, current research has shown that while people with autoimmune diseases were listed by ACIP and CDC as a COVID-19 high-risk population, the rate of adherence to implementation and education protocols, as well as the prioritization of this sub-population as a high-risk group, varied among the clinicians and vaccinators thus impacting the hesitancy towards the COVID-19 vaccine and a …

Semi-Automated Techniques And Tools For Efficiency: The Case Of Etd Cataloging, Nicole Lewis

Faculty Publications

Technological advances in the library industry have opened doors for new approaches and techniques for efficiently managing, manipulating, and remediating metadata. However, the thought of automation can often bring visions of garbage in the catalog or, worse, job consolidation or loss. With the right balance of automation and manual review, catalogers and metadata experts can optimize workflows for efficiency and quality. This frees up time for other essential projects. Developing efficiency skills may also help increase productivity and excellence in current job duties and provide job advancement opportunities regardless of background. Using an ETD cataloging workflow as a case study, …

Join Gardner-Webb For Gwu Night On Aug. 11 During The 96th American Legion World Series, Office Of University Communications

Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive

Gardner-Webb University and American Legion officials are hosting Salute to Academic Achievement Day (https://americanlegionworldseries.com/events/2023-alwsevents/) on Aug. 11 at 7 p.m. during the 96th American Legion World Series (Aug. 10-15). While recognizing Cleveland County students who spend part of their summer in programs to increase their knowledge, GWU invites alumni and fans to celebrate Gardner-Webb night at Keeter Stadium in Shelby, N.C.

Agenda (7-26-2023), Associated Students, Incorporated

Associated Students, Incorporated records

No abstract provided.

Minutes (7-26-2023), Associated Students, Incorporated

Associated Students, Incorporated records

No abstract provided.