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Parents Get A Night Out, And So Do The Kids With Artplay's Kids Night Out, Shannon Thomason

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Uab School Of Dentistry Renews $3.2 Million From Nih To Train Future Dentistry Academicians, Staff

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The Use Of Complementary And Alternative Therapies For Pain In Fibromyalgia, Jennifer Helms

Dissertations

Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a chronic pain condition that is not well understood. Many available medications and treatments currently prescribed for fibromyalgia have shown only limited success for pain control. Thus many FMS patients are choosing available complementary and alternative therapies (also called complementary and alternative medicine, or "CAM") for pain control. The term complementary refers to therapies that are used in conjunction with conventional medicine, while the term alternative refers to treatments that replace traditional therapies.

The purpose of this study was to explore the use and perceived effectiveness of complementary and alternative therapies for pain in FMS. The …

A Closer Look Into Treatment Integrity: Examining The Effects Of Student Intervention Adherence On Intervention Outcomes, Alec Ryan Goldstein

Theses - ALL

It is widely accepted that treatment integrity is an important component in evaluating the validity of an intervention (Collier-Meek et al., 2013), and empirical research has demonstrated a positive relationship between high treatment integrity and intervention outcomes (Hengeller et al., 1997; Huey et al., 2000; Noell et al., 2002; Scott et al., 2019; Wilder et al., 2006). Participant adherence, a foundational dimension of treatment integrity (Sanetti et al., 2021), should also be examined in order to make valid conclusions regarding intervention effectiveness. The current study sought to descriptively explore students’ adherence to a performance feedback, goal setting, and self-graphing intervention …

Functional Assessment Of Missense Variants In The Abcc6 Gene Implicated In Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum, A Heritable Ectopic Mineralization Disorder., Luke Kowal, Jianhe Huang, Hongbin Luo, Jagmohan Singh, Adam E Snook, Jouni Uitto, Qiaoli Li

Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics Faculty Papers

Pseudoxanthoma elasticum, a heritable multisystem ectopic mineralization disorder, is caused by inactivating mutations in the ABCC6 gene. The encoded protein, ABCC6, a transmembrane transporter, has a specialized efflux function in hepatocytes by contributing to plasma levels of inorganic pyrophosphate, a potent inhibitor of mineralization in soft connective tissues. Reduced plasma inorganic pyrophosphate levels underlie the ectopic mineralization in pseudoxanthoma elasticum. In this study, we characterized the pathogenicity of three human ABCC6 missense variants using an adenovirus-mediated liver-specific ABCC6 transgene expression system in an Abcc6

Towards Environmentally Sustainable, High-Performance, Lightweight Composites For Automotive Applications, Jasmin Zamudio Vasquez

Theses and Dissertations

The increasing public demand in the world automotive industry to improve the environmental sustainability of their manufactured vehicles without sacrificing drivers' comfort and safety and the high cost of lightweight materials have driven researchers to reconsider materials used in the automotive application. Thus, this work aims toward the production of environmentally sustainable, high-performance, lightweight composites, utilizing recycled carbon fibers (RCFs) and pyrolyzed tire particles (PTPs) reclaimed from pyro-gasification of CFRP wastes and end-of-life tires (ELTs), respectively, as reinforcements for cardanol-based epoxy resins. The fabricated composites exhibited rubbery-like behavior at 25 °C. Spectroscopic, rheological, physical, thermal, thermomechanical, and mechanical characterizations were …

Bringing Diverse Library Exhibitions And Events To Life, Essraa Nawar

Library Books and Book Chapters

Libraries all over the world are incorporating events, displays and exhibitions as a tool to engage with students, faculty, and the larger communities as well as to raise awareness about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion throughout its walls, activities and collections. The scale of these programs can vary from small in-house displays to library-wide or loaned exhibitions or events. They can either be collaborative in nature or curated internally by students, staff or librarians. The Leatherby Libraries at Chapman University engages the wide community with its Events and Exhibition programming not only to promote DEI initiatives at the Leatherby Libraries but …

20220929_Hslic's Biomedical Informatics Seminar Series Presents- Gabe Peters, Ba, Brandon Carroll

HSLIC Blog Post

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Public Interest Or Policy Diffusion: Analyzing The Effects Of Massage Therapist Municipal Licensing, Darwyyn Deyo, Kofi Ampaabeng, Conor Norris, Edward Timmons

Economics Faculty Working Papers Series

Massage therapy is widely licensed by the states. However, municipalities also often passed massage therapist licensing, motivated by preventing prostitution. Using a novel dataset on municipal licensing and crime data from the FBI, we test if local massage therapist licensing reduced prostitution. We also test a policy diffusion hypothesis, in which cities pass responsive massage therapist licensing. We find that municipal massage therapist licensing does not lead to a reduction in prostitution, but we find support for the policy diffusion hypothesis, with municipalities up to 65% more likely to pass responsive licensing within three years of their neighbor doing so.

Labor, Litigation, And Personal Injury, New York Law School

Spotlight Series – Small Firms

September 29, 2022

Racial Justice Lecture | Erasing Slavery: How Stories Of Slavery And Freedom Shape Battles Over The Constitution, Racial Justice Project

Racial Justice Project

September 29, 2022

Mgrre_Thinsections_05_A_35, Mgrre

Thin Sections

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Tennessee Rehabilitative Initiative In Correction For Year Ended June 30, 2021, Tennessee. Comptroller Of The Treasury.

Financial and Compliance Audit Reports

No abstract provided.

Vista: September 29, 2022, University Of San Diego

USD Vista (1965-)

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Mainers Disapprove Of Biden's Handling Of Economy; Majority Approve Of Fbi Search Of Mar-A-Lago 9/29/2022, Unh Survey Center

All UNH Survey Center Polls

Six in ten Maine residents disapprove of President Joe Biden's handling of the economy but are divided on Biden's overall performance as President. Seven in ten Mainers, particularly Republicans and Independents, think the country is on the wrong track. A majority approve of the FBI's decision to conduct a search of former President Donald Trump's home in Florida and few think that Trump's handling of classified material after his term in office has been appropriate.

Hd-Tdcs Of Primary And Higher-Order Motor Cortex Affects Action Word Processing, Karim Johari, Nicholas Riccardi, Svetlana Malyutina, Mirage Modi, Rutvik H. Desai

Faculty Publications

The contribution of action-perception systems of the brain to lexical semantics remains controversial. Here, we used high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation (HD-tDCS) in healthy adults to examine the role of primary (left hand motor area; HMA) and higher-order (left anterior inferior parietal lobe; aIPL) action areas in action-related word processing (action verbs and manipulable nouns) compared to non-action-related control words (non-action verbs and non-manipulable nouns). We investigated stimulation-related effects at three levels of semantic processing: subliminal, implicit, and explicit. Broadly, we found that stimulation of HMA and aIPL resulted in relative facilitation of action-related language processing compared to non-action. HMA …

The War-Zone Mentality — Mental Health Effects Of Gun Violence In U.S. Children And Adolescents, James Garbarino

Psychology: Faculty Publications and Other Works

Does gun violence affect the mental health of U.S. children? That question has the same answer as most inquiries about child and adolescent development: it depends. Rarely does a simple cause–effect relationship apply to the same degree to all children, and the same exposures may even have opposite effects on different children. Such variability is an essential truth of the “ecological perspective” on child and adolescent development. But from this perspective, consideration of gun violence’s effects on the mental health of young people highlights two issues among the many facing U.S. society: traumatic responses in children directly exposed to gun …

Uni Wind Ensemble, Danny Galyen, Conductor And Uni Symphonic Band, Justin J. Mertz, Conductor, September 29, 2022 [Program], University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Music Recital Programs

Program of a music recital given by faculty, students, or guest artists from the School of Music at the University of Northern Iowa.

Final Revised Butte Reduction Works (Brw) Phase I Quality Assurance Project Plan (Qapp), Pioneer Technical Services, Inc.

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

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Protocol For A Pragmatic Feasibility Randomised Controlled Trial Of Peer Coaching For Adults With Long-Term Conditions: Peer Connect, Rachel Dennett, Tom Thompson, Wendy Clyne, Agne Straukiene, Helen Davies-Cox, Joanne Hosking, Krystina Bones, Olivia Weight, Julian Elston

School of Health Professions

Introduction Patients with low levels of knowledge, skills and confidence to manage their health and well-being (activation) are more likely to have unmet health needs, delay seeking healthcare and need emergency care. National Health Service England estimates that this may be applicable to 25%-40% of patients with long-term health conditions. Volunteer peer coaching may support people to increase their level of activation. This form of intervention may be particularly effective for people with low levels of activation. Methods and analysis This single site, two-arm randomised controlled trial has been designed to assess the feasibility of conducting a definitive trial of …

Comment Letter For Draft Blacktail Creek (Btc) Groundwater Hydraulic Control System Remedial Design Work Plan (Rdwp) (Dated July 22, 2022), Nikia Greene

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.

Proteomic And Phosphoproteomic Landscapes Of Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Michael H Kramer, Qiang Zhang, Robert Sprung, Ryan B Day, Petra Erdmann-Gilmore, Yang Li, Ziheng Xu, Nichole M Helton, Daniel R George, Yiling Mi, Peter Westervelt, Jacqueline E Payton, Sai M Ramakrishnan, Christopher A Miller, Daniel C Link, John F Dipersio, Matthew J Walter, R Reid Townsend, Timothy J Ley

2020-Current year OA Pubs

We have developed a deep-scale proteome and phosphoproteome database from 44 representative acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients from the LAML TCGA dataset and 6 healthy bone marrow-derived controls. After confirming data quality, we orthogonally validated several previously undescribed features of AML revealed by the proteomic data. We identified examples of posttranscriptionally regulated proteins both globally (ie, in all AML samples) and also in patients with recurrent AML driver mutations. For example, samples with IDH1/2 mutations displayed elevated levels of the 2-oxoglutarate-dependent histone demethylases KDM4A/B/C, despite no changes in messenger RNA levels for these genes; we confirmed this finding in vitro. …

The Prognostic Value Of Early Measures Of The Ventilatory Ratio In The Ards Rose Trial, Ana Carolina Costa Monteiro, Sitaram Vangala, Katherine D Wick, Kevin L Delucchi, Emily R Siegel, B Taylor Thompson, Kathleen D Liu, Anil Sapru, Pratik Sinha, Michael A Matthay, Nhlbi Petal Network

2020-Current year OA Pubs

BACKGROUND: The ventilatory ratio (VR, [minute ventilation × PaCO

METHODS: This was a post hoc analysis of the PETAL-ROSE trial, which randomized moderate-to-severe ARDS patients to NMB or control. Survival among patients with different VR trajectories or VR cutoff above and below the median was assessed by Kaplan-Meier analysis. The relationships between single-day or 48-h VR trajectories with 28- or 90-day mortality were tested by logistic regression. Randomization allocation to NMB and markers of disease severity were tested as confounders by multivariable regression and interaction term analyses.

RESULTS: Patients with worsening VR trajectories had significantly lower survival compared to those …

2022 Final Insufficiently Reclaimed Sites Quality Assurance Project Plan (Qapp), Pioneer Technical Services, Inc.

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.

Education Majors Captivate Local Students With Storytelling, Edwin B. Smith

University of Mississippi News

Students read to fourth-graders for Week of Service, 60th anniversary of integration celebration

Um Honors James Meredith And Commemorates 60 Years Of Integration, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

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The Influence Of Personality And Trauma On The Outcomes Of Sex Offender Treatment In An Outpatient Setting, Nicholas R. Rogers

Doctor of Psychology (PsyD)

Sex offenders in the United States invoke a negative reaction in a majority of people. Often, there is a stigma about the character and personality of an individual who would commit such acts. These perceptions have largely kept the development of treatment modalities limited when compared to other psychological problems. One area that continues to need research is in the factors that contribute to the outcomes of treatment for sex offenders. The present study investigated the relationships between perceived historical trauma, personality, and treatment completion in an outpatient group of sexual offenders. We hypothesized that (1) sexual offenders who completed …

Tennessee Board Of Regents - System Office For The Year Ended June 30, 2020, Tennessee. Comptroller Of The Treasury.

Financial and Compliance Audit Reports

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Impact Of Different Unconditional Monetary Incentives On Survey Response Rates In Men With Prostate Cancer: A 2-Arm Randomised Trial, Megan Mcintosh, Melissa J. Opozda, Michael O’Callaghan, Andrew D. Vincent, Daniel A. Galvão, Camille E. Short

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Background:

Men are often viewed as a difficult group to recruit for psychological research, including in psycho-oncology. Whilst research has demonstrated the effectiveness of small monetary incentives for encouraging research participation, little research has examined different large unconditional incentive amounts. Larger unconditional incentives may result in increased participation of men in psychological research. This randomised study within a case–control trial of men diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer aimed to investigate whether (a) response rates to a 30-min questionnaire completed via mail, online, or phone would vary with different unconditional incentive amounts, and (b) demographics would vary in those who responded …

The Deep South’S Constitutional Con, Lynn Uzzell

St. Mary's Law Journal

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