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Understanding The Feelings And Experiences Of Patients With Periodontal Disease: A Qualitative Meta-Synthesis

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

BACKGROUND: Patients' experiences, feelings, and perceptions play key roles in quality of life and dental care quality, but they are poorly understood in periodontal disease. Therefore, this meta-synthesis aimed to gain deep insights into the feelings, experiences, and perceptions of people living with periodontal disease.

METHODS: Electronic database searches in PubMed, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, Scopus, Web of Science, PsycINFO, CINAHL, and Open AIRE were conducted up to December 2021 (updated in June 2022). The JBI Critical Appraisal Tool was used for quality assessment. Then reviewers integrated findings from qualitative studies with a thematic synthesis approach.

RESULTS: A total of 567 …

Neurogenetic And Epigenetic Aspects Of Cannabinoids, Catherine A Dennen, Kenneth Blum, Abdalla Bowirrat, Jag Khalsa, Panayotis K Thanos, David Baron, Rajendra D Badgaiyan, Ashim Gupta, Eric R Braverman, Mark S Gold

2020-Current year OA Pubs

Cannabis is one of the most commonly used and abused illicit drugs in the world today. The United States (US) currently has the highest annual prevalence rate of cannabis consumption in the world, 17.9% in individuals aged 12 or older, and it is on the rise. With increasing cannabis use comes the potential for an increase in abuse, and according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), approximately 5.1% of Americans had Cannabis Use Disorder (CUD) in 2020. Research has shown that genetics and epigenetics play a significant role in cannabis use and CUD. In fact, approximately …

Statistical Validation Of Risk Alleles In Genetic Addiction Risk Severity (Gars) Test: Early Identification Of Risk For Alcohol Use Disorder (Aud) In 74,566 Case-Control Subjects, Kenneth Blum, Mark S Gold, Et Al.

2020-Current year OA Pubs

Since 1990, when our laboratory published the association of the DRD2 Taq A1 allele and severe alcoholism in

Efficacy And Safety Of Sintilimab Plus Xelox As A Neoadjuvant Regimen In Patients With Locally Advanced Gastric Cancer: A Single-Arm, Open-Label, Phase Ii Trial, Honghai Guo, Ping'an Ding, Chenyu Sun, Peigang Yang, Yuan Tian, Yang Liu, Scott Lowe, Rachel Bentley, Yaru Li, Zhidong Zhang, Dong Wang, Yong Li, Qun Zhao

Student Publications

Background: Neoadjuvant chemotherapies have been widely recommended in patients with locally advanced gastric cancer (LAGC). However, the evidence of combining neoadjuvant chemotherapy with anti-programmed death 1 (anti-PD-1) antibody therapy for patients with LAGC is lacking. Thus, we conducted a single-arm phase II trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the anti-PD-1 antibody sintilimab plus XELOX regimen (capecitabine plus oxaliplatin) in patients with LAGC.

Methods: Patients with LAGC (cT3-4 N+ M0, CY0, P0) were enrolled and received four preoperative cycles of sintilimab (200 mg, IV, Q21d) plus XELOX (oxaliplatin 130 mg/m2, IV, d1 with capecitabine 1,000 mg/m2, bid, d1-d14, Q21d) …

August 26, 2022 Ereporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

eReporter (campus newsletter)

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Rna Binding Protein Rbm46 Regulates Mitotic-To-Meiotic Transition In Spermatogenesis, Shenglin Han, Zhiwen Bu, Jie Gong, Bangjin Zheng, Zihan Yuan, Sen Ren, Qing He, Jinwen Zhang, Chen Xu, Ruilin Wang, Zheng Sun, Mingyan Lin, Jian Zhou, Lan Ye

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Meiosis entry during spermatogenesis requires reprogramming from mitotic to meiotic gene expression profiles. Transcriptional regulation has been extensively studied in meiosis entry, but gain of function for master transcription factors is insufficient to down-regulate mitotic genes. RNA helicase YTHDC2 and its partner MEIOC emerge as essential posttranscriptional regulators of meiotic entry. However, it is unclear what governs the RNA binding specificity of YTHDC2/MEIOC. Here, we identified RNA binding protein RBM46 as a component of the YTHDC2/MEIOC complex. Testis-specific Rbm46 knockout in mice causes infertility with defective mitotic-to-meiotic transition, phenocopying global Ythdc2 or Meioc knockout. RBM46 binds to 3′ UTR of …

Feddp: A Privacy-Protecting Theft Detection Scheme In Smart Grids Using Federated Learning, Muhammad Mansoor Ashraf, Muhammad Waqas, Ghulam Abbas, Thar Baker, Ziaul Haq Abbas, Hisham Alasmary

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

In smart grids (SGs), the systematic utilization of consumer energy data while maintaining its privacy is of paramount importance. This research addresses this problem by energy theft detection while preserving the privacy of client data. In particular, this research identifies centralized models as more accurate in predicting energy theft in SGs but with no or significantly less data protection. Current research proposes a novel federated learning (FL) framework, namely FedDP, to tackle this issue. The proposed framework enables various clients to benefit from on-device prediction with very little communication overhead and to learn from the experience of other clients with …

Camera Focus Adjustment Using Depth Estimated Via Ultra-Wideband (Uwb) Handshake, D Shin

Defensive Publications Series

Many video conferencing applications support portrait mode where the participant is in focus and their surroundings are blurred. Portrait mode based on computer vision techniques can sometimes be unsatisfactory due to difficulties in separating the user and the background. This disclosure describes techniques that use existing ultra-wideband (UWB) hardware on commodity devices to perform crisp and more accurate segmentation. A UWB handshake protocol is utilized to estimate the distance and angle between the camera and another device that the conference participant is wearing. The estimate is used to automatically adjust camera focal length to focus on the conference participant while …

Personalized Shopping Via Conversational User Interface, Abhishek Yadav, Amit Handa

Defensive Publications Series

Online and offline shopping activity often requires shoppers to spend substantial amounts of time researching, finding, and refining their product search to identify the right product that meets their requirements. Some of this time may be spent in searching and filtering results on general-purpose search engines or merchant websites, neither of which are optimized for shopping related research. This disclosure describes techniques that enable shopping via a rich, multimedia conversational interface. The techniques provide an online shopping experience that is simple, uncluttered, and does not overwhelm the user. The user is provided guidance throughout their shopping journey.

Teachers’ Assessment Literacy And Design Competence Framework, Sladana Krstic, Sarah Manlove, Sarah Richardson

2021-2030 ACER Research Conferences

Teachers play a central role in facilitating learning and empowering learners (Pastore & Andrade, 2019). They must possess a high level of assessment literacy to properly fulfil their role of implementing teaching and facilitating students’ learning (Hattie, 2009). Without it, the quality of educational provision can be impacted (Looney et al., 2018). The expectations placed on teachers in relation to their assessment knowledge and skills tend to focus on their ability to design and implement assessment with students, and to use assessment data to inform teaching practices (Brookhart, 2011). Much of the emphasis in the literature is on the mechanical …

Extrinsic Motivation To Use Mhealth Interventions In Maternal Healthcare In Rural Malawi, Priscilla Maliwichi, Wallace Chigona, Address Malata

African Conference on Information Systems and Technology

mHealth interventions have the potential to address the inequalities in accessing health information. In maternal healthcare, mHealth interventions provide information to pregnant women on how they can stay healthy during pregnancy, as well as on the danger signs in pregnancy that can contribute to maternal mortality. In this study we posit that extrinsic motivation could promote trialability of mHealth interventions. We employed qualitative research methods to investigate extrinsic factors that motivate maternal healthcare clients in rural Malawi to use mHealth interventions. Self-determination theory was used as the theoretical lens for the study. Data was collected using secondary data sources and …

A Structural Equation Model For Implementation Of Smart Card Technology In Public Healthcare, Lario Malungana, Lovemore Motsi

African Conference on Information Systems and Technology

The improvement of health care, efficiency, safety, and quality of delivery and access for patients highly portray a rather significant increase in public healthcare. The emergence of this proliferation of healthcare technology is then expected to grow. Therefore, Information technology (IT) has become significant part of providing consistent care quality by healthcare professionals to patients. The study seeks to explain on factors that influence the implementation of Smart Card Technology in South African public healthcare institutions. This was a cross-sectional study conducted in four Tshwane hospitals in Gauteng province, South Africa in 2021. A quantitative research method approach was used. …

Towards More Inclusive Electronic Tutoring: Tutors’ Experiences Of Using A Data-Free Mobile Instant Messenger In A First-Year Accounting Class, Fazlyn Petersen, Ronald Arendse

African Conference on Information Systems and Technology

The use of data-intensive synchronous tutoring options, such as Zoom, can be exclusionary in South Africa where there is limited access to the internet in homes. The literature indicates the following challenges for electronic tutoring in South Africa: a lack of devices, high data costs, network connectivity issues, inadequate digital skills and competencies. To address the challenge of high data costs, a South African data-free mobile instant messenger was tested for electronic tutoring. The research model used the Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge Framework (TPACK) as the theoretical basis. This research used a case study in a large, first-year accounting course …

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Community Based Learning Mini-Grants Ease Educational Expenses, Shannon Berge

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Get Reacquainted With The Lower Library, Shannon Berge

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#Californiansforall College Corps Coming To Cal Poly Humboldt, Keivan Branson

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Doc Rock: Mapping Our Way To Service, Loren M. Collins

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Community Geography Reflection, Leo R. Kepcke

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Cal Poly Humboldt’S School Of Education: Pathway To A Life Of Service And Social Change, Mireille A. Roman, Loren M. Collins

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Ere Student Soccer Player Scores Big While Creating Community, Leo R. Kepcke, Savannah Sonia

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Pilot Program Provides Peer Leadership To Students And Faculty, Savannah Sonia

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Hsqcast: Fostering Diversity In A New Age Of Technology, Shiara Naicker

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Find Your Why: Big Brothers Big Sisters Of The North Coast, Savannah Sonia, Stacy Becker

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What Is Community-Based Learning?

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Users Expectations As Determinants Of Continuance Intention Towards Mhealth Amongst Health Workers: Case Of Cstock In Malawi, Donald Flywell Malanga, Wallace Chigona

African Conference on Information Systems and Technology

The main objective of this study is to identify and test user expectations as potential antecedents and determinants of continuance intention towards use of Cstock mHealth in Malawi. Cstock mHealth is a rapid short message service (SMS) used by Health Surveillance Assistants (HSAs) to supply, re-supply, and report stock data of medical supplies through mobile phones. The study developed an integrated model based on Expectation Confirmation model (ECM) complimented by other theories from extant literature. A paper-based survey questionnaire was developed and administered randomly to 176 HSAs in health facilities in three districts (Chitipa, Rumphi, and Nkhata-bay) of Malawi. The …

Characterization Of End-Users’ Engagement And Interaction Experience With Social Media Technologies, Yemisi Oyedele, Darelle Van Greunen

African Conference on Information Systems and Technology

People, particularly digital citizens, gain more technological experiences from their frequent usage of social media technologies. Their experience as end-users occurs before, during, and after their engagement and interaction with the technologies and is popularly described using behaviour-related definitions. However, an end-user's experience with technologies goes beyond the 'click-and-type" definition. This prompts the question, "what are the user experience elements that define and characterise end-users' engagement and interaction with social media technologies?". Using a case study-based approach, end-users' engagement and interaction with social media technologies were identified. The study's findings indicated that several user experience elements were characterised by emotions, …

The Impact Of Mobile Banking Customer Experience On Loyalty Among Millennials In South Africa, Justice Ncube, Salah Kabanda

African Conference on Information Systems and Technology

Banks need to remain competitive in the ever-changing business environment. Millennials are one of the largest customer segments with a large digital and mobile appetite; as a result, they form a natural target for banks. To increase their customer base, banks need to ensure that their customer experience strategy caters for these young customers in accordance with their expectations. This study explores factors that influence customer experience in mobile banking and how this experience influences customer loyalty to their bank. This study used a mixed-methods strategy and collected data from 344 mobile banking users via an online survey questionnaire and …