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Evaluating The Constitutionality Of Marital Status Classifications In The Regulation Of Posthumous Reproduction And Postmortem Sperm Retrieval, Alison Jane Walker

Connecticut Law Review

In Eisenstadt v. Baird, the Supreme Court held that a state law prohibiting the provision of contraceptives to unmarried persons violated the Fourteenth Amendment’s rational basis test because of the disparate treatment it afforded to married and unmarried individuals. Eisenstadt stands for an individual’s right to make their own procreative decisions, free from governmental intrusions which impose arbitrary classifications on privacy and freedom. This Note focuses on posthumous reproduction and, more specifically, postmortem sperm retrieval: the process of using a deceased male’s frozen sperm after his death to produce his biological children at the request of his spouse or intimate …

Development And Prototyping Of Motion Capture Hand Cluster Using 3d Printing, Griffin Adcock

Honors Theses

Motion capture is being used to analyze the pitching motion of Mississippi State’s softball pitchers. The motion capture requires that the athletes be covered in clusters of reflective markers for the cameras to track their movement. The current cluster responsible for tracking the pitching hand of a softball player is continually being destroyed as the outer edge of the pitcher’s hand and the cluster contact her thigh. A new cluster was designed to only cover a small portion of the back of the hand, which eliminated the risk of breaking the cluster during pitching. The hand cluster was produced using …

Recent Developments: State V. Miller, Chelsea Roberts

University of Baltimore Law Forum

No abstract provided.

Recent Developments: Madrid V. State, Erin Carrington Smith

University of Baltimore Law Forum

No abstract provided.

Himmelfarb Headlines - May/June 2022, The George Washington University, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library

Himmelfarb Headlines (2009 - present)

News, information, and resources relating to Himmelfarb Library that is of interest to patrons.

Experimental Validation Of A Reflective Long Period Grating Design Methodology, Sohel Rana, Nirmala Kandadai, Harish Subbaraman

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations

In this work, we present an experimental demonstration of our previously published modeling work on reflective long period grating (LPG). To provide the practical realization of the modeling work, we coat a long segment of fiber both in the tail length and the end facet beyond the gratings with silver to invert the transmission mode LPG to reflection mode LPG. We then measure the LPG characteristics in both the transmission and reflection mode and validate our findings from modeling work. We further build temperature and refractive index (RI) sensors and demonstrate temperature sensing from 21 °C to 191 °C with …

A Full Universal Basic Income For The United States, Kevin Rogers

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The objective of this dissertation is to estimate whether a "full" Universal Basic Income (FUBI), within or without a single-payer Universal Health Care (UHC) system, would be both sufficient to eliminate income poverty and affordable without increasing federal borrowing or decreasing federal discretionary spending in the United States.

In Chapter 1, I elaborate on the components and benefits of a FUBI. In Chapters 2 and 3, I present the results from a static, behavioral, partial-equilibrium, micro-simulation model that analyzes household responses to changes in mandatory spending, sources of tax revenues, and tax expenditures. These changes include introducing a FUBI in …

The Garden Of Secrets And Truths, Chloe Martin

Departmental Honors & Graduate Capstone Projects

This essay, entitled “The Garden of Secrets and Truths,” was written for ENGL 470C-01, Seminar in Creative Writing: Nonfiction, with Professor Colin Rafferty. This piece consists of excerpts from Frances Hodgson Burnett’s The Secret Garden coupled with nonfiction flash essays about life, growing up, and ambition. This essay was born from the “Public Domain” challenge in this course which prompted students to take a work of literature that is within the Public Domain and use it as a springboard to tell their original nonfiction story or stories. It follows a sort of call-and-response pattern where a quote from The Secret …

Sentiment Analysis Of Medical School Interview Reports: Do Race, Gender, And Sexuality Matter?, Alix Masters, Ms3, Ashley B. Zhang, Ms1, Anjali Upadhyaya, Ms2, Priyanga Selvakumar, Ms 2, Bernard Lopez, Md, Alisa Losasso, Md

Health Equity and Quality Improvement (HEQI) Summit

Presented at the 2022 House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference

Identifying Athletes At Risk For Asthma: A Prevalence Study Of An Urban, Athletic Adolescent Population, C. Siegel, E. Tecce, A . Maheu, J. Vaile, J. Close

Health Equity and Quality Improvement (HEQI) Summit

Objectives

• To assess the prevalence of asthma in an urban, athletic adolescent population using PPE data
• To identify social factors that place adolescent athletes at risk for developing asthma

An Occupational Justice Approach To Addressing Inequities In The School District Of Philadelphia: Outcomes Of An Advocacy-Based Interdisciplinary Intervention, Hal Martin, Otd, Grace Denfeld, Msot, Teresa Ioannucci, Msot, Young Sheng, Ms4, Sabrina D'Mello

Health Equity and Quality Improvement (HEQI) Summit

Project AIM: By the Summer of 2022, our interdisciplinary, advocacy based group will take direct steps to improve awareness of chronic underfunding in the School District of Philadelphia and increase stakeholder engagement. These steps will be evidenced by 1) Increased connections and joint projects with partner organizations, 2) Expanded publications through varied forms of media, 3) Direct communication with an increased number of stakeholders.

Lgbtq+ Inclusive Cancer Screening Guidelines, Jacob Nair, Stephanie Perez

Health Equity and Quality Improvement (HEQI) Summit

Aims:

1. Development of an organ -based screening tool to collect health information that is pertinent to cancer risk
2. Creation of an inclusive cancer screening algorithm that is tailored to patients based on their individual risk factors

Deafness And Medicine: A Pilot Program For Increasing Medical Student Awareness Of The Deaf Community, Natalie Perlov, Bs, Zachary Urdang, Md, Phd, Arielle Spellun, Md, Irina Middleton, Aud, Julia Croce, Aud

Health Equity and Quality Improvement (HEQI) Summit

Aims: Curate a five-lecture series at Jefferson for medical students throughout the fall semester on topics in Deaf culture and American Sign Language (ASL), with a focus on application in medical settings

Does Treatment At A Level I Trauma Center Reduce Disparities In Patient Outcomes For Open Tibia Fractures?, Nicholas Zingas, Lily R. Mundy, Md, Ronnie L. Shammas, Md, Tracy Truong, Ms, Sarah B. Peskoe, Phd, Scott T. Hollenbeck, Md, Mark J. Gage, Md

Health Equity and Quality Improvement (HEQI) Summit

Aims: Do Level I trauma centers improve outcomes in patients shown to be at high risk of experiencing adverse outcomes due to differences in race and insurance status?

Disparities In Head And Neck Cancer Survival And Treatment By Race And Socioeconomic Status At A Single Institution In Philadelphia, Sarah Wagoner, Mph(C), R. Axelrod, Md, S. W. Keith, Phd, W. Vervilles, Mph(C), C. Zeigler-Johnson, Phd, Mph

Health Equity and Quality Improvement (HEQI) Summit

Aims:

1. Assess the individual associations of Black, White, and Asian race and neighborhood SES on HNC mortality
2. Analyze and assess for a moderating relationship between race and socioeconomic status in HNC mortality
3. Investigate a disparity in receipt of surgical treatment by race and socioeconomic status

Does Maternal Race Influence Indication For Ntsv Cesarean Delivery?, Simone Reaves, Rebecca Mercier, Ryan Brannon

Health Equity and Quality Improvement (HEQI) Summit

Aiims:

• Examine the NTSV CD rate by race and identify differences in indication by race at our institution
• We hypothesize that after controlling for confounding variables there will be no difference in rate of CD or indication for CD by race

Opioid Reduction In Pancreatectomy Patients: Driving Down Dependence And Depleting The Diversion Pool, Ryan Lamm, Shawnna Cannaday, Francesca Ponzini, David Moskal, Jack E. Williamson Iii, Brandon Wummer, Rachel Huang, George Sun, Steven G. Song, Brian Im, Luke L. Kowal, Wilbur B. Bowne, Avinoam Nevler, Theresa Yeo, Charles J. Yeo, Harish Lavu

Health Equity and Quality Improvement (HEQI) Summit

Project AIM: The goal of this project was to create an opioid reduction toolkit to be used on pancreatectomy patients to reduce the percentage of opioids prescribed by 50% and increase the percentage of patients aware of proper disposal techniques for unused opioids by 50% within 1 year.

Development Of Clinical Operating Guides (Cogs) By The Clinical Variation Team At Jefferson Health, Ryan Lamm, Christine Schleider, Lisa Maenner, Nour Cheikhali, Candace Caldwell, Christine Horner, Jenny Bosley, Scott Cowan

Health Equity and Quality Improvement (HEQI) Summit

Project AIM: Create a multidisciplinary clinical variation team to develop Enterprise clinical operating guides (COGs) for high volume surgical procedures with the goal of creating three COGs by June 2022 for use by all surgical care team members.

Improving Documentation Of Penicillin Allergies Through Provider-Focused Education, Jonathan Huang, Andrea Molin, Christian Cardillo, James Lee

Health Equity and Quality Improvement (HEQI) Summit

Project Aim:

• Quantify misdiagnosis and mislabeling of penicillin allergies at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.
• Educate our colleagues on appropriate allergy labeling and facilitate delisting allergies when appropriate.

Improving Quality Of Care Through Early Discharge On Postoperative Day One Or Two Following Robotic Cardiac Surgery, Colin C. Yost, Ba, Jake L. Rosen, Ba, Kyle W. Prochno, Ba, Jenna Mandel, Bs, Daniella H. Wong, Bs, Caroline M. Komlo, Md, Jordan E. Goldhammer, Md, T. Sloane Guy, Md, Mba

Health Equity and Quality Improvement (HEQI) Summit

Cardiac surgery is traditionally associated with a postoperative length of stay (LOS) of at least one week.1-2. The reduced invasiveness of the robotic platform facilitates discharge on postoperative day one (POD1) or two (POD2), thus minimizing cost and risk of hospital-associated complications. We sought to evaluate the characteristics of patients who underwent POD1 or POD2 discharge after robotic cardiac surgery at Jefferson.

Sugar Crash! Time To Insulin Administration In The Emergency Department For Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Tara Rakiewicz, Md, Joey Junarta, Md, Gillian Naro, Md Med, Nicholas Noverati, Md Med, Sahaj Mujumar, Md, Christa Smaltz, Md, Sameep Thapa, Md, Evan Nardone, Md

Health Equity and Quality Improvement (HEQI) Summit

Project AIM: The time to insulin administration from ordering through JIIP protocol has been delayed in the Emergency Department. We have established a way to store prepared insulin infusions in the Emergency Department so they are readily available for administration. We anticipate to see a decrease in time to administration with our intervention of about 30 minutes.

Inpatient Management Of Delirium, Nicolas Gordon, Md, Chantel Venkataraman, Md, Vinay Rao, Md, Benjamin Claxton, Md Mph, Lauren Lally, Md, Danielle Fitzpatrick, Md, Shuji Mitsuhashi, Md, Michelle Perkons, Md

Health Equity and Quality Improvement (HEQI) Summit

This project will improve inpatient delirium treatment, with the aim of reducing use of nonviolent restraints by 10% on a single inpatient unit over a 3-month period.

Improving Serial Imaging Protocols In Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage, Kevin Hines, Md, Karim Hafazalla, Nikolaos Mouchtouris, Md, Fadi Al-Saiegh, Md, Giuliana Labella, Muhammad K. Athar, Md, Adam Flanders,Md, M. Reid Gooch, Md, Stavropoula Tjoumakaris, Md, Robert H. Rosenwasser, Md, Pascal Jabbour, Md

Health Equity and Quality Improvement (HEQI) Summit

The goal of this project has been to decrease unnecessary serial imaging in our patients in order to decrease resource utilization, decrease patient radiation, expedite movement of stable patients out of the ICU and/or disposition

Reusable Pulse Oximeters Could Result In Significant Cost Savings And Waste Reduction, Scott Dale, Md, Matthew Owrey, Alexa Tomlak, Kathryn Bormes, Allison Weiss, John Waters

Health Equity and Quality Improvement (HEQI) Summit

The goal of this project was to evaluate whether implementing reusable pulse oximeters impacts patient care, is financially feasible, and generally supported.

Improving Hepatitis C Screening At A Resident Clinic, Ryan Erwin, Michael Dong, Abdul Kazi, Carmine Ballarano, Connor Mclaughlin, Jonathan Fenkel

Health Equity and Quality Improvement (HEQI) Summit

The aim of our project was to improve HCV screening rates at JHAP through an Epic-based “Care Gap” notification, which will alert providers when a patient is eligible for HCV screening. Our smart aim is to improve HCV screening rates by 30%.

Improving Resident Continuity Clinic Efficiency, Victor S. Wang, Md, Karina Burda, Md, Megan Super, Md, Tzu-Ying Chuang, Md, Phd, Michelle Braslavsky, Do, Anna Volski, Md, Jessica Yi, Md, Ericka Wong, Md, Melissa Heiry, Md, Dhanashri Miskin, Md, Nina Martinez, Md, Anh-Thu Vu, Md

Health Equity and Quality Improvement (HEQI) Summit

Project AIM: By May2022, the Neurology Resident Continuity Clinic will improve the times to start staffing patients by 20%.

Dalbavancin Utilization And Associated Clinical Outcomes Within A Large, Integrated Health System, Meagan Greckel, Brent Footer

Providence Pharmacy PGY2 Program at Providence Medical Group 2022

No abstract provided.

Effects Of Pharmacist Intervention On Blood Pressure In Black Versus White Patients, Angela Kim, Benjamin Rosati, Dawn Fuke

Providence Pharmacy PGY2 Program at Providence Medical Group 2022

No abstract provided.

Retrospective Impact Of Covid-19 Pandemic On Hypertension Management In Primary Care, Carly Barnes, Jayme Johnston, Judy Wong

Providence Pharmacy PGY2 Program at Providence Medical Group 2022

No abstract provided.

Preoperative Phytonadione Supplementation For Mitral Valve Intervention Hemostasis, Katherine M. Nguyen, Joshua Francis, Celine Munoz, Torin P. Fitton

Providence Pharmacy PGY1 Program at Providence Portland and Providence St. Vincent Medical Centers 2022

No abstract provided.