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Fall Enrollment 2022-2023, Systems Intelligence And Data Analytics, University Of Nebraska At Omaha

IPEDS Fall Enrollment

The Fall Enrollment component collects student enrollment counts by level of student, enrollment status, gender and race/ethnicity. In addition, first-time student retention rates and the student-to-faculty ratio are collected. Enrollment by age is required in odd-numbered years, and enrollment by residence of first-time undergraduates is required in even-numbered years.

Finance 2022-2023, Systems Intelligence And Data Analytics, University Of Nebraska At Omaha

IPEDS Finance

The purpose of the IPEDS Finance component is to collect basic financial information from items associated with the institution's General Purpose Financial Statements.

Student Financial Aid 2022-2023, Systems Intelligence And Data Analytics, University Of Nebraska At Omaha

IPEDS Financial Aid

Welcome to the Student Financial Aid (SFA) component. The purpose of the SFA component is to collect information about financial aid provided to various groups of undergraduate students and military/veteran educational benefits for all students at your institution.

Institutional Characteristics 2022-2023, Systems Intelligence And Data Analytics, University Of Nebraska At Omaha

IPEDS Institutional Characteristics

Welcome to the Institutional Characteristics (IC) component. This component collects important information about your institution's mission, student services, and student charges.

Danceability: A Therapeutic Dance Program For Adolescents With Disabilities (Awd), Hannah Hwang

Entry-Level Occupational Therapy Doctorate - Doctoral Capstone Symposium

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Affirming Care: A Cultural Assimilator For Rural Clinicians Working With Lgbtqia+ Populations, Craig B. Creech

Psychology Doctoral Specialization Projects

Although the juggernaut of progress continues to provide minority groups, including members of the LGBTQIA+ population, opportunities to achieve equal representation and protection under the law, numerous challenges remain. Significant prejudicial and discriminatory actions, fortified by heterosexism and heteronormativity, not only threaten this community’s continued advancement, but also poses an existential threat to the physical, emotional, psychological, and social well-being of its members. Therefore, it is imperative that psychological clinicians receive adequate academic and practical skills-based training to thoroughly understand and respond to the unique obstacles faced by LGBTQIA+ clients. This goal, while laudable, is made even more difficult for …

Behavioral Intervention For Eating And Exercise Challenges In Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Kristen G. Gibson

Psychology Doctoral Specialization Projects

Autism Spectrum Disorder is a neurodevelopmental disability characterized by deficits in social-emotional reciprocity, deficits in nonverbal communicative behaviors relied on for social interactions, deficits in developing, maintaining, and understanding relationships, as well as restricted and repetitive patterns of interest and behavior, and sensitivity to certain sensory inputs. Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder are at an increased risk for multiple medical health concerns when compared to typically developing individuals, including overweight and obesity. Childhood obesity is a significant public health concern in the U.S. While many efforts have been made to prevent childhood obesity, few have been designed to align with …

Electron Spin Relaxation Of Nitroxide Spin Labels And Relaxation Processes, Thacien Ngendahimana

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

MTSL is the nitroxide spin label that is most commonly used in site-directed spin labeling. However, due to rotation of its gem-dimethyl groups that average anisotropic interactions, T_m becomes short above about 70 K and this makes DEER experiments difficult at these temperatures. Strategies for decreasing spin echo dephasing and electron spin lattice relaxation rates are important for design of nitroxide spin labels and molecular qubits.

In searching for labels with longer T_m, new nitroxide spin labels devoid of gemdimethyl groups or with more rigid structures were synthesized at the University of Nebraska and pulsed EPR measurements …

South Dakota State University : Research 2021, Division Of Research And Economic Development

State of Discovery South Dakota State University's Research Magazine

[Page] 2 Prasad first ME faculty member to receive NSF CAREER Award
[Page] 4 NSF project analyzes new material for next-generation batteries
[Page] 6 SDSU Poll captures pulse of South Dakota electorate
[Page] 8 Hillman grant to bring palliative care to rural, Native American cancer patients
[Page] 10 NIH grant to advance curcumin formulation for colon inflammation
[Page] 12 Rosemary compound may help postpartum cows
[Page] 14 Precision ag research initiatives to 14 build innovation ecosystem
[Page] 16 POET Bioproducts Institute to transition research to marketplace
[Page] 17 Fy21 research expenditures at $51.5 million

Policing And Police Reform In The United States, Connor Muldoon

Renée Crown University Honors Thesis Projects - All

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Let's Get Real About Sex Ed: An In-Depth Look Into The State Of Sexual Health Education Policy In Nys And A Recommendation On Where To Go From Here, Camille Penman

Renée Crown University Honors Thesis Projects - All

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The Invisibility Of The Role Of Nationalist Women In Northern Ireland, Hannah Austgen

Renée Crown University Honors Thesis Projects - All

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Creating An Introductory Guide Supporting Informal Caregivers Of Older Adults, Morgan Storino

Renée Crown University Honors Thesis Projects - All

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Inclusivity As Explored Through Picture Books, Sarah Boyle

Renée Crown University Honors Thesis Projects - All

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Behind The Counter, Carly Lily Francesconi

Renée Crown University Honors Thesis Projects - All

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Longitudinal Modeling Of Early Hiv Burden In The Central Nervous System, Victor Diego Armengol

Yale Medicine Thesis Digital Library

The dynamics of plasma HIV replication during early infection including establishment of a viral set-point are well-known. However, the course of HIV in the central nervous system (CNS) after initial entry of HIV into this compartment is less understood. Using longitudinal samples, we modeled the natural history of HIV RNA in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and plasma during early HIV prior to initiation of antiretroviral treatment (ART). Participants with primary HIV infection (PHI, within 12 months of initial infection) were enrolled in prospective studies with paired longitudinal sampling of blood and CSF conducted in San Francisco, USA, and Gothenburg, Sweden …

Predictors Of Very Late Onset Infection In Kidney Transplant Recipients At Least Ten Years Post Transplant, Harry Cheung

Yale Medicine Thesis Digital Library

Although there have been improved outcomes for kidney transplant recipients, infection is still a leading cause of morbidity and mortality for long-term kidney transplant survivors (LTKS). This thesis and study aims to investigate the epidemiology of very late onset infections (>10 years post-transplant), or VLOI and clinical markers that can predict these infections.

A single-center, retrospective study of a cohort of patients (≥18 years old) who underwent kidney transplantation between 2003-2009 and survived for at least 10 years post transplantation was conducted. The primary outcome studied was the occurrence of VLOI. The data collected included transplant data, patient co-morbidities, …

Amd3100 Administration For The Treatment Of Asherman’S Syndrome In A Murine Model, Pablo Antonio Delis

Yale Medicine Thesis Digital Library

Statement of Purpose

1. Optimize a murine model of Asherman’s Syndrome.2. Assess fertility outcomes in mild Asherman’s Syndrome model mice treated with AMD3100. 3. Determine timing of peak serum and uterine levels of CXCL12 after AS induction. 4. Identify an optimal time point for AMD3100 administration in AS.

Sleep Apnea In Veterans With Schizophrenia: Estimating Prevalence And Impact On Cognition, Stephen Edward Ghazikhanian

Yale Medicine Thesis Digital Library

The cognitive impairments of schizophrenia drive the functional disability of the illness but are difficult to treat. One barrier to effective cognitive interventions may be medical illnesses that compromise cognition and are over-represented in people with schizophrenia. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is treatable, causes reversible impairments in many cognitive domains also affected by schizophrenia, and is likely under-diagnosed in people with schizophrenia. We have estimated the prevalence of OSA in schizophrenia, both by self-report and with a predictive model, and characterized the associations between OSA and cognition and functional capacity in schizophrenia, using a large dataset of 3942 patients with …

Arid1a Deficiency As A Biomarker For Sensitivity To Ionizing Radiation And Atr Inhibition In Gynecologic Malignancies, Jessie Li

Yale Medicine Thesis Digital Library

ARID1A DEFICIENCY AS A BIOMARKER FOR SENSITIVITY TO IONIZING RADIATION AND ATR INHIBITION IN GYNECOLOGIC MALIGNANCIESJessie Y. Li, Shari Damast, MD (Department of Therapeutic Radiology, Yale University, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT), and Gloria Huang, MD (Section of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT) Objective: ARID1A, which encodes a protein that participates in the SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complex, is frequently mutated in ovarian and endometrial malignancies. The emergence of the role of ARID1A in gynecologic cancer progression reveals potential implications for therapeutic targets. Our primary purpose …

The Role Of The Nmda Receptor In Shaping Cortical Activity During Development, Jacob Michael Kayle Lister

Yale Medicine Thesis Digital Library

Currently, it is estimated that neuropsychiatric disorders will affect 20-25% of humans in their lifetime. These disorders are a major cause of mortality, suffering, and economic cost to society. Within this broad class, neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs), including intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorder, and schizophrenia, are estimated to affect 2-5% percent of the world population. Devastatingly, we lack fundamental treatments for NDDs, which have proved some of the most imposing disorders to understand scientifically. The challenge is twofold: first, NDDs affect the most complex aspects of human cognition; second, pathogenesis begins early in neural circuit development, but we lack predictive biomarkers …

Risk Factors For Venous Thromboembolism In Children After Surgery In General & Specific To Orthopaedics, Elbert Johann Mets

Yale Medicine Thesis Digital Library

Venous thromboembolism (VTE, including deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism) was studied in children undergoing surgery in general, and those specifically undergoing orthopaedic surgery. Due to the low overall incidence of VTE in this population, VTE chemoprophylaxis is not routinely recommended. However, understanding and quantifying risk factors can help define the risk/benefit considerations of these practices.

The study populations were identified from 2012-2016 National Surgical Quality Improvement Project Pediatric (NSQIP-P) database. Patient demographics, comorbidity factors, and 30-day postoperative outcomes were defined. The populations were then dichotomized into those that did and not have VTE diagnosed in the first 30 postoperative …

Cryoablation Of Congenital Venous Malformations: A Systematic Review, Alexander Moushey

Yale Medicine Thesis Digital Library

ABSTRACT

ObjectiveTo perform a meta-analysis of cryoablation in the treatment of venous malformations, analyzing the technical success, clinical outcomes, including change in volume of lesion and pain scores, and safety of this procedure.

Materials and MethodsVenous malformations (VMs) are a common slow-flow type congenital vascular malformation made up of a “mass-like” network of dysplastic venous structures. A systematic review was performed following the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) guidelines. A search in PubMed and Google Scholar for clinical studies utilizing percutaneous cryoablation of VMs was performed and all relevant articles were then manually reviewed. Prospective, retrospective …

Influence Of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Regimen On Breast Reconstruction Outcomes, Olamide Olawoyin

Yale Medicine Thesis Digital Library

Background: Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) provides a survival advantage in breast cancer. Prior to mastectomy, NACT shrinks tumor size and improves pathological response in breast cancer. Evidence to date has evaluated the impact of chemotherapy on autologous breast reconstruction outcomes as a binary variable. In this study, we evaluate the effect of specific NACT regimens and dosage on the rate of post-operative complications after autologous breast reconstruction. We also evaluate the effect of NACT on circulating immune cells that orchestrate wound healing.Methods: Following IRB approval, patients who underwent NACT and microvascular breast reconstruction at Yale New Haven Hospital between 2013 and …

A Nationwide Assessment Of Disparities In Primary Cleft Lip Repair, Connor J. Peck

Yale Medicine Thesis Digital Library

Purpose: This study examined the impact of patient race or ethnicity on the likelihood of experiencing delays to surgery, post-operative surgical complications, or prolonged hospital stays following primary cleft lip (CL) repair.Methods: Patients who underwent CL repair were identified from two large national databases: the Kids Inpatient Database (KID) and the Pediatric National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) database. Primary outcomes were defined as treatment after 6 months of age, the presence of any surgical complication, and a hospital stay greater than 1 day. Chi-squared analyses were performed to compare outcomes across patients of different race/ethnicity, followed by multivariable logistic …

Biomechanical Properties Of Posterior To Anterior Lag Screw Insertion In Fibular Supination-External Rotation Fractures And Effect Of Engaged Cortical Thickness, Adam Sahlstrom

Yale Medicine Thesis Digital Library

The fracture pattern of supination-external rotation injury of the fibula is often reducible by lag screw fixation. This thesis is designed to evaluate biomechanical differences between lag screws inserted from an anterior to posterior direction and from a posterior to anterior direction and if the thickness of the anterior and posterior fibular cortices were similarly correlated. 5 donor-matched pairs of cadaver fibula were harvested and submitted to material testing following 3.5-mm cortical screw insertion from either an anterior to posterior direction or a posterior to anterior direction and screw insertion torque and axial pullout strength were measured. Computed tomography images …

Pre-Operative Urinary Tract Infection And 30-Day Outcomes In Neurosurgery, James Yoon

Yale Medicine Thesis Digital Library

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the most common bacterial infection in the United States, placing significant demands on our healthcare system already constrained by rising costs and limited resources. While patient complications occur in all areas of surgery, the issue around neurosurgical patients deserves special attention as treatment of surgical site infections in neurosurgery is the most expensive among all surgical specialties. Complication rates are also disproportionately higher in patients over 65 years old, which are noteworthy in caring for our aging patient population.

While the adverse effects of a post-operative UTI have been well described in the surgical literature, …

Factors Impacting Trauma-Specific Quality Of Life Following Injury: A Multi-Center Assessment In Lebanon, Ali Elreichouni

Yale Medicine Thesis Digital Library

Objective: Injuries account for a large portion of the global burden of disease, representing over 10% of all disability adjusted life years (DALYs). This study analyzes the economic impact of injury for those experiencing moderate-to-severe injury in Beirut, Lebanon. It further examines the impact of different demographic and socioeconomic factors on trauma-specific quality of life 1-2 years following injury.

Methods: This was a prospective cohort study following patients 1-2 years after being treated for injury at one of three hospitals in Beirut, Lebanon. Patients interviewed by phone. In addition to questions on financial impact, access to healthcare, and socioeconomic status, …

Wound-Dwelling: Empowerment Through Masochistic Experiences, Nizlyn

MFA in Visual Arts Theses

The psychoanalytic concept of the Skin Ego Theory describes the skin as a passage for pain and pleasure to travel through. Remnants of external experiences as well as internal struggles affect the penetrable barrier of the somatic wrapping and leave inscriptions on the flesh. Through my work, I have been exploring the skin’s ability to protect, envelope, and inscribe meaning through my papercuts, oil paintings, and clay sculptures. I procure the marks on my body through kink and BDSM, which then influence the work. Though my bruises may fade with time, my skin becomes tougher. By recontextualizing Skin Ego Theory …

Department Of English Newsletter, Winter 2021-2022, Illinois State University, Department Of English

Department of English Newsletter

Newsletter of the Illinois State University Department of English