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Enhancing And Securing Wireless Medical Technology For Diagnosis And Treatment Of Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction, Farhath Zareen

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Lower urinary tract dysfunction (LUTD) is a debilitating medical condition that affects millions of individuals worldwide. Urodynamics is the current gold standard for diagnosing LUTD but uses non-physiologically fast, retrograde cystometric filling to obtain a brief snapshot of bladder function. Current state-of-the-art research in bladder monitoring includes ambulatory urodynamics using wireless implantable devices to evaluate bladder function during natural filling for long-term monitoring. However, there are various challenges and limitations to this multi-sensor approach. This research focuses on developing frameworks for automated event detection, data analysis, and optimization of long-term bladder recordingsto improve the diagnosis and treatment of LUTD. In …

A Case Of Alcohol Withdrawal-Induced Central And Extrapontine Myelinolysis, Maria Jamil, Abdus Salam, Belinda M. Joseph Benher, Sheema Rehman, Javairia Jamil, Geehan Suleyman

Internal Medicine Articles

A 40-year-old female with a history of chronic alcohol use disorder presented with an acute intractable left-sided headache for three days and progressively worsening unsteady gait requiring a wheelchair to ambulate. The patient had a history of chronic alcoholism since 2019 but reported abstinence since September 2021. One month after quitting alcohol, she experienced a sudden deterioration in bilateral extremity neuropathy, forgetfulness, difficulty writing, and severe mood swings, which continued to worsen until her presentation in July 2022. Laboratory tests, including complete blood count and electrolyte levels, were within normal ranges. A previous MRI performed during the investigation for alcoholic …

Best Practices For Implementing Experimental Research Methods, Jennifer L. Stoner, Reto Felix, Ashley Stadler Blank

Marketing Faculty Publications

Experimental research methods have a long history across a number of different disciplines—including consumer research. Although experiments are just one of many alternative research methods, experiments are notable because they are the best way to establish causation. This makes experiments a powerful tool when researchers need to show cause and effect relationships. In this article, we provide best practices for implementing experimental research methods in consumer studies. Specifically, we discuss several important topics researchers need to consider when designing experiments, including developing hypotheses, operationalizing the variables (manipulated or measured), deciding on the research design (between-subjects, within-subjects, or mixed), selecting the …

Law Journal Vol. 47 Summer 2023 Masthead

Southern Illinois University Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Policy - Vol. 47, Summer 2023

Southern Illinois University Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Table Of Contents - Vol. 47, Summer 2023

Southern Illinois University Law Journal

No abstract provided.

2022 Survey Of Illinois Law: Family Law, Stephanie L. Tang

Southern Illinois University Law Journal

In 2022, there were significant changes to both family law legislation and case law. Relevant legislative changes include allowing litigants to seek attorney’s fees to retain a lawyer, allowing for temporary relocation, and clarifying when a change in circumstances is “contemplated” for purposes of modifying child support. Illinois courts also adjudicated cases across all areas of family law. These areas ranged from expanding on prior case precedent in areas like property division and allocation of parental responsibilities to establishing new precedent in others, including COVID-19 restrictions and allocation of frozen embryos.

This Article is a continuation of the 2017-2018 and …

Assessing The Carmel River’S Biotic Conditions After River Reroute And Dam Removal Using The California Stream Condition Index, Janelle Vasquez-Nicholas

AES Theses

Dam removals are becoming necessary as the costs of maintenance, safety, and environmental concerns persist. However, understanding how a river responds ecologically to dam removal in places like California is understudied. In 2015, the San Clemente Dam was removed from the Carmel River, California. The dam removal project included permanently rerouting the Carmel River to prevent most of the accumulated sediment from flowing downstream. We quantified the changes in biotic conditions using the California Stream Condition Index in 2018 and 2022. We found that the condition of the Carmel River directly downstream of the former San Clemente Dam remained relatively …

Target Identification And Validation Of The Alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor As A Potential Therapeutic Target In Retinal Disease, David M. Linn

Open Access Publishing Support Funded Articles

The role of acetylcholine (ACh) in visual processing in the mammalian retina has been the focus of research for many decades. Pioneering work on the localization of ACh discovered that the neurotransmitter is synthesized and stored in a distinct subpopulation of amacrine (starburst) cells. It has been shown that ACh release is regulated to a low resting “tonic” level, much like what is observed at the neuromuscular junction (NMJ). If there were a dysfunction in the tonic release of ACh, might post-synaptic changes render the targets of ACh [i.e., retinal ganglion cells (RGCs)] vulnerable to disease? During my time at …

Constitutive Als3 Expression In Candida Albicans Enhances Adhesion And Biofilm Formation Of Efg1, But Not Cph1 Mutant Strains, Nicholas C. Schena, Kassandra M. Baker, Anna A. Stark, Derek Thomas, Ian Cleary

Open Access Publishing Support Funded Articles

Adhesion to living and non-living surfaces is an important virulence trait of the fungal pathogen Candida albicans. Biofilm formation in this organism depends on the expression of a number of cell surface proteins including the hypha-specific protein Als3p. Loss of ALS3 impairs biofilm formation and decreases cell-cell adhesion. We wanted to test whether constitutively expressing ALS3 could compensate for defects in adhesion and biofilm formation observed in mutant strains that lack key transcriptional regulators of biofilm formation Efg1p and Cph1p. We found that ALS3 improved adhesion and biofilm formation in the efg1Δ and efg1Δ cph1Δ mutant …

Edge Covers Of Joined Cycle And Path Graphs, Rowan Kennedy

Mathematics Undergraduate Research

A graph is a mathematical structure consisting of vertices, representing objects, and edges that connect pairs of vertices, representing relationships between objects. When a specific graph structure can be extended in a consistent pattern we get a graph family, such as the families of path and cycle graphs. An edge cover of a graph is a subset of the graph's edges chosen so that each vertex is an endpoint of at least one edge in this subset. The edge cover counts of certain graph families, such as the path and cycle graphs, correspond to known sequences, the Fibonacci and Lucas …

Muscle-Specific Contributions To Vertical Ground Reaction Force Profiles During Countermovement Jumps: Case Studies In College Basketball Players, Kristof Kipp, Hoon Kim

Exercise Science Faculty Research and Publications

The purpose of this study was to determine muscle-specific contributions to various types of vertical ground reaction force (vGRF) profiles in collegiate basketball players. Players from a men's (n = 5; height: 1.84 ± 0.14 m; mass: 92.8 ± 11.4 kg) and a women's (n = 5; 1.71 ± 0.09 m; mass: 80.1 ± 17.6 kg) basketball team completed 3–5 countermovement jumps (CMJ) while motion capture and force plate data were recorded. Muscle-specific contributions to vGRF were calculated through vGRF decomposition analysis. Profiles of vGRF were analyzed based on the presence of unimodal or bimodal peaks during the …

The Way Of The Bodhisattva: A Buddhist Understanding Of King Lear, Marquerite Tassi

Publications: English

What can Buddhism offer contemporary religious understandings of King Lear? Shakespeare’s great wisdom play has been viewed, more often than not, as pessimistic, even nihilistic, in its tragic rendering of the human condition. A Buddhist perspective challenges the premises of such a bleak reading by offering profound insight into how suffering gives rise to compassion, empathy, and wisdom, rather than despair. Focusing particularly on the enigmatic spirituality and moral function of Edgar, this article illuminates his character through the revered teachings of a classic Indian text of Mahāyāna Buddhism, Shāntideva’s Way of the Bodhisattva. Edgar appears in the …

Trees Tell Their Stories June 2023, Ray Berthiaume

UNH Cooperative Extension

No abstract provided.

4-H Mindfulness Retreat, Extension

UNH Cooperative Extension

No abstract provided.

Developing And Testing A Clinical Care Bundle Incorporating Caffeine Citrate To Manage Apnoea Of Prematurity In A Resource-Constrained Setting: A Mixed Methods Clinical Feasibility Study Protocol, Grace Irimu, Ferdinand Okwaro, Jesse Coleman, Mary Waiyego, Dorothy Chomba, Millicent Parsimei, Cynthia Shitote, Roseline Ochieng, Jasmit Shah, William Macharia

Paediatrics and Child Health, East Africa

Background Apnoea of prematurity (AOP) is a common condition among preterm infants. Methylxanthines, such as cafeine and aminophylline/theophylline, can help prevent and treat AOP. Due to its physiological benefts and fewer side efects, cafeine citrate is recommended for the prevention and treatment of AOP. However, cafeine citrate is not available in most resource-constrained settings (RCS) due to its high cost. Challenges in RCS using caffeine citrate to prevent AOP include identifying eligible preterm infants where gestational age is not always known and the capability for continuous monitoring of vital signs to readily identify apnoea. We aim to develop an evidencebased …

Deacon Otis Lee Sampson

African American Funeral Programs

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Oropharyngeal Teratoma: Five-Month-Old Presenting With Failure To Thrive And Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea., Anna Lawrence, Melissa Gener, Shao Jiang, Jill M. Arganbright

Manuscripts, Articles, Book Chapters and Other Papers

Oropharyngeal teratomas are an extremely rare congenital tumor. They are often diagnosed prenatally and can cause significant airway obstruction and feeding difficulties at birth. We present a five-month-old female that was diagnosed with a palatal teratoma that presented with failure to thrive, difficulty feeding, and eventually with severe obstructive sleep apnea. We present a five-month-old term, otherwise healthy female who became stridulous after an episode of the respiratory syncytial virus at one month old. At three months old, an otolaryngologist diagnosed mild laryngomalacia with no mass identified, and no surgical intervention was recommended. Due to continued poor weight gain, at …

A Machine Learning Analysis Of Risk And Protective Factors Of Suicidal Thoughts And Behaviors In College Students., Namik Kirlic, Elisabeth Akeman, Danielle C. Deville, Hung-Wen Yeh, Kelly T. Cosgrove, Timothy J. Mcdermott, James Touthang, Ashley Clausen, Martin P. Paulus, Robin L. Aupperle

Manuscripts, Articles, Book Chapters and Other Papers

OBJECTIVE: To identify robust and reproducible factors associated with suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STBs) in college students.

METHODS: 356 first-year university students completed a large battery of demographic and clinically-relevant self-report measures during the first semester of college and end-of-year (n = 228). Suicide Behaviors Questionnaire-Revised (SBQ-R) assessed STBs. A machine learning (ML) pipeline using stacking and nested cross-validation examined correlates of SBQ-R scores.

RESULTS: 9.6% of students were identified at significant STBs risk by the SBQ-R. The ML algorithm explained 28.3% of variance (95%CI: 28-28.5%) in baseline SBQ-R scores, with depression severity, social isolation, meaning and purpose in …

July 2023, Robert Kelly

Robert Kelly Manuscripts

No abstract provided.

Hippocampal Volume And The Detection Of Mild Cognitive Impairment In An Older Adult Population: Assessing Performance On Cognitive Screeners Administered In-Person And Electronically, Kristen Fabrizi

Dissertations

The present study investigated how performance on in-person and electronic neuropsychological assessment measures predicted subcortical hippocampal volume and cognitive decline consistent with mild cognitive impairment. It was hypothesized that the Montreal Cognitive Assessment would display better predictive strength than the Cogstate Brief Battery when evaluating subcortical hippocampal volume measured via structural magnetic resonance imaging. It was further hypothesized that the Montreal Cognitive Assessment would be more sensitive to predicting group membership to the diagnostic classification of mild cognitive impairment compared to the Cogstate Brief Battery. The sample included 445 older adult participants selected from the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative 3. …

Applying Homomorphic Encryption To A Cross Domain Problem, Cheyenne Dailey

Theses

The Cross Domain Problem (CDP) strives to ensure protected data transference across varying security domains. In order to accomplish this, a Cross Domain Solution (CDS) is needed. A common method to protect data is to focus on risk management between trusted parties; however, untrusted parties pose ongoing concern. The problem is determining a method that transfers classified data through various security domains without exposing any information to intermediary parties. Attempts to mitigate this problem have been made utilizing Homomorphic Encryption (HE), a type of encryption that allows for computations to be executed on encrypted data without needing to decrypt it. …

Diffractive Light And Solar Sails, Prateek Ranjan Srivastava

Theses

In the realm of space exploration, humanity has achieved remarkable feats like landing humans on the moon. However, our progress in venturing beyond our solar system has been limited. Light sails, which utilize photon momentum from laser or solar radiation, o↵er a promising propulsion technology. Unlike traditional rockets, light sails carry no fuel and can achieve high velocities and precise orbital maneuvers. In this research, we propose using an elementary space variant di↵ractive film to design passively stable light sails propelled by laser radiation. We also explore applying this concept to solar sails, enabling spiral trajectories and high orbital inclination …

A Privacy Safeguarding Framework For The Smart Grid, Gaurav Shivaji Wagh

Theses

The smart grid is an outcome of integrating communication technologies with traditional electrical systems. This enables the collection of granular metering data from the customer domain for providing grid and billing functionalities. However, the data collection process exposes the grid to various cyberattacks, posing a significant threat to customer privacy. This is a critical concern for the smart grid community and has hindered the global adoption of the smart grid technology. Although aggregation-based frameworks show promise for sharing metering data with the Electrical Service Provider while maintaining customer privacy, existing aggregation-based frameworks have several limitations. Some of these limitations include …

2023-July-01-Etsu's Center For Rural Health Research Releases Rd Annual Report, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

Since its founding in 2019, East Tennessee State University’s Center for Rural Health Research in the College of Public Health has secured more than $12 million in funding from national, state and regional partners to research issues that impact our communities.

Over the past year, CRHR has added eight additional funding sources totaling $1.5 million. This is highlighted in the center’s third annual report, which was released this month.

A collaboration between Ballad Health and ETSU, with support from the state, the center was formally announced by Governor Bill Lee in 2019, as part of his efforts to improve the …

Anatolian Landscape And Faith Tourism: Ancient Times To Present Conference Proceedings: Volume 1, Muharrem Tuna, Ozlem Koroglu, Gamze Kaya, Eda Hazarhun, Nuray Yildiz

University of South Florida (USF) M3 Publishing

This is the fist volume of the Anatolian Landscape and Faith Tourism: Ancient Times to Present Conference Proceedings Series.

ISSN: 2994-4104

2023-2024 Pediatric Subspecialty Trainees, Children's Mercy Kansas City

Residents and Fellows Portraits

Photo composites of the graduate pediatric trainees in adolescent medicine, allergy/immunology, child abuse pediatrics, child neurology, clinical neuro-psychology, coagulation, clinical child psychology, clinical child psychology internship, epilepsy, hospice & palliative care, pediatric anesthesiology, pediatric bioethics, neonatal-perinatal medicine, pediatric adolescent gynecology, pediatric cardiology, pediatric EM/child abuse, pediatric critical care medicine, pediatric dentistry, pediatric emergency medicine, pediatric endocrinology, pediatric gastroenterology, pediatric hematology/oncology, pediatric hospital medicine, pediatric infectious diseases, pediatric nephrology, pediatric ophthalmology; pediatric optometry, pediatric orthopedic surgery, pediatric otolaryngology, pediatric pulmonology, pediatric rehabilitation, pediatric sports medicine, pediatric surgery, sleep medicine, pharmacy, pediatric residency and med/peds residency.

Engaging Young Female Students In Digital Technology Programs: Part One, Sarah Buckley, Syeda Kashfee Ahmed, Kristy Osborne, Celia Mcneilly, Shani Sniedze, Rachel Felgate

Digital learning research

This report is part of a larger project commissioned by CSIRO and designed to highlight the enablers and barriers to young female students engaging with digital technology. By addressing this function, the report will thereby aid CSIRO to increase the participation of young female students in the digital technology programs offered by CSIRO’s Education and Outreach (CEdO) unit. CSIRO’s Digital Careers team have developed activities and resources to enhance and extend students’ computational thinking skills and to develop other integral skills such as teamwork, critical and creative thinking, and problem solving. In collaboration with industry partners, CEdO are responsible for …

Application Of Artificial Neural Network (Ann) In Development Of Prediction Models For Pavement Performance And Material Properties, Prashanta Kumar Acharjee

Civil Engineering Theses

This dissertation presents the development and application of Artificial Neural Network (ANN)- based prediction models for Dynamic Modulus (E*), Dynamic Shear Modulus (|Gb*|, Phase Angle (b), Soil-Water Characteristics Curve (SWCC) parameters, and International Roughness Index (IRI). The IRI prediction model considering climatic and traffic conditions of Texas with data from the Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) database with R 2 = 0.92 can be utilized by Local transportation agencies. An E* prediction model with three neurons, using 7400 data points obtained from 346 mixtures with R2=0.82 can bypass the need for laboratory tests. ANN-based |Gb*| and b prediction models were also …

Memories And Places In Twentieth-Century Suzhou Tanci, Yunjing Xu

Faculty Journal Articles

During China's Ming–Qing era, professional storytelling genres developed in economically and culturally advanced regions, alongside a mature book culture and major developments of theater genres. Since the eighteenth century, two Suzhou dialect-based storytelling genres emerged in the city of Suzhou and its neighboring area: tanci 彈詞 (plucking rhymes, chantefable) and pinghua 評話 (straight storytelling). Unlike pinghua's connection to time, that is, the history of different dynasties, the most popular tanci stories excel in presenting space: characters from many different tanci stories traverse a narrative universe that is based on spatial–temporal imagination of a constructed Jiangnan during the "Ming" Dynasty, …