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Ekg Technology: It Is Time For A Change!, Megan Carroll

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Background: Technology for obtaining pediatric EKGs has not changed in over 70 years. Current guidelines recommend a 12-lead EKG, which takes approximately 7 minutes to complete. Newer adult technology utilizes between 1-6 leads for EKG analysis. There has not been a study in pediatrics to assess the minimum number of leads required to attain diagnostic accuracy.

Objectives/Goal: To determine the appropriate number of leads needed to read pediatric EKGs safely and accurately.

Methods/Design: This is a single center systematic review that included randomly selected EKGs from our hospital database (2017-2020) read by two independent pediatric …

Increased Prevalence Of Parenteral Nutrition-Associated Liver Disease In Neonates With Congenital Heart Disease, Yasasvhinie Santharam

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Background: A life-sustaining therapy, use of total parenteral nutrition (TPN) allows for meeting nutritional needs of low birth weight, premature, or otherwise complex infants with conditions that prevent feeding through the GI tract. However, 40-60% of infants on long-term TPN have been shown to develop parenteral nutrition-associated liver disease (PNALD)1 , a serious condition characterized by cholestatic jaundice, steatosis, and hepatic fibrosis. Given these risks, providers must account for risk of hepatic injury when prescribing TPN, including attributes of gestational age, infection, surgical and diagnosis history2-6 . Yet with a multifactorial pathogenesis, significant heterogeneity in PNALD incidence still occurs. Looking …

Pharmacometabolomics Profiling Of Preterm Infants Validates Patterns Of Metabolism Associated With Response To Dexamethasone Treatment For Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Bradley C. Stockard

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Background: Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is one of the most common health complications of premature birth. Corticosteroids are commonly used for treatment of BPD, but their use is challenging due to variability in treatment response.

Objectives/Goal: Previous pharmacometabolomics study has established patterns of metabolite levels with response to dexamethasone. We obtained additional patient samples for metabolomics analysis to find associations between the metabolome and dexamethasone response in a validation cohort.

Methods/Design: 14 infants provided 15 plasma and 12 urine samples. The measure of treatment response was the calculated change in respiratory severity score (deltaRSS) from pre-to-post treatment. Each metabolite was assessed …

Association Of Patient Demographics, Code Characteristics, And Survival To Discharge After In-Hospital Cardiac Arrests In The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Nathan Lavoy

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Background: Lower socioeconomic status and minority background have been linked to worse outcomes after out-ofhospital and in-hospital cardiac arrests (IHCA). Despite this, there has not been a focus on IHCA within a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) evaluating patient demographics and code characteristics.

Objectives/Goal: The primary objective is to describe patient demographics, code characteristics, and survival to discharge of patients that suffer IHCA in a quaternary PICU. The goal of this descriptive, retrospective study is to identify possible differences in outcomes related to patient demographics, laying the foundation for further QI initiatives.

Methods/Design: Participants included patients between 24 hours and …

Neonatal Hypoxia Due To Pulmonary Artery Thrombus, Bianca Cherestal

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Background: Pulmonary artery thrombus is rare and should be considered in neonates with refractory hypoxia.

Case: Preterm female neonate had persistent hypoxia after birth despite intubation, high-frequency oscillatory ventilation (FiO2 100%), and inhaled nitric oxide. Delivery was via c-section at 33 weeks 4 days for new onset hydrops and poor biophysical profile. Echocardiogram revealed echo brightness in the lumen of the left pulmonary artery (LPA) with no color flow (figure 1a), concerning for occlusive thrombus. Chest CT angiogram confirmed the diagnosis (figure 1b, c). Hematology was consulted and recommended systemic thrombolysis (tissue plasminogen activator, tPA) with concomitant anticoagulation (Bivalirudin). Imaging …

The Effects Of Necrotizing Enterocolitis And Short Chain Fatty Acids On The Developing Brain In Mice, Maribel Martinez, Venkatesh Sampath, Paula Nichols, Wei Yu, Suban Burale, Tianhua Lei

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Background: Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a devastating disease in premature infants characterized by acute intestinal inflammation and necrosis with a mortality of 15%-30%. Approximately 50% of infants that survive NEC will develop neurodevelopmental defects[1]. Studies on the effects of NEC on the neonatal brain are limited, however it’s postulated that neurodevelopmental damage is induced via cytokine activation of toll-like-receptor 4 (TLR4) by high mobility group box protein 1 (HMGB1) on the microglia Accumulation of reactive oxygen and demyelination contribute to neuronal damage. Therapies that limit the development of NEC can potentially also limit the neuroinflammatory changes seen in NEC[2]. We …

Identifying Predictive Factors For Patients Transferred From Floor To Picu Within 24 Hours Of Admission By A Pediatric Critical Care Transport Team, Gina Patel

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Background: Appropriate triage and disposition during transport can reduce the need for unplanned transfers to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) within 24 hours of admission. We sought to determine predictive factors of patients admitted to the inpatient ward that required PICU transfer within 24 hours following transport by Children’s Mercy Critical Care Transport (CMCCT) team. The pediatric early warning score (PEWS) is used to monitor changes in the level of acuity for inpatients at our hospital and has been utilized to measure acuity during transport. We hypothesized patients with respiratory illness and PEWS > 4 during interfacility transport are at …

Repeat Tracheal Aspirates In Pediatric Intensive Care Patients: Understanding Clinical Application, Edward Lyon

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Background: Tracheal aspirate cultures (TA) are regularly obtained in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) when clinical changes in intubated or tracheostomy dependent children occur. Positive TA results are often unable to distinguish infection from colonization. There is no data describing the frequency and impact of repeated TAs on patients in the PICU.

Goal: Our objectives were to describe the frequency of repeated TAs in PICU children and emergence of multidrug resistant organisms (MDRO), identify bacterial profile of TAs, and examine antibiotic prescribing patterns related to these cultures.

Methods: A retrospective chart review occurred on 15 patients in the PICU …

Creating A Healthy Rural Ecosystem For Community Vitality: Developing Rural Community Business Research, Karalyn Kutzer, Dr. Emily Newell

Thinking Matters Student Research Symposium

The objective of this project is to create a model of and mechanism for statewide, systematic data collection to support workforce development pathways for P-20 students in rural Maine to ensure the long-term vitality and success of these communities. Businesses, as sites of financial and social capital development, can be more thoughtfully calibrated to local workforce needs in these communities. However, data is not currently made available to businesses and community leaders that would allow them to make thoughtful decisions about how to use community resources and time in order to create these partnerships. Businesses and economic growth in rural …

Three Steps To Create A Designated Eld Curriculum Aligned To Academic Content, Melanie Wolf-Greenberg, Tracey Horvath, Eugenia F. Krimmel

Journal of English Learner Education

One of the top five factors influencing student achievement is the development of a curriculum that ensures all students have an equal opportunity to learn (Marzano, 2003). Many schools today do not have a comprehensive plan for the education of English Learners (ELs) blended or aligned to the mainstream content classroom. The authors have developed a process to create a designated English Language Development (ELD) curriculum which uses content area academic standards as its foundation. The benefits of a designated ELD curriculum reach beyond the individual ELD specialist’s lesson planning. School administrators and key stakeholders in the community will be …

Six Strategies For Classroom Success: Enhancing Teaching And Learning For English Learners In Diverse Content Areas, Scott Freiberger

Journal of English Learner Education

As a result of the pandemic, teaching and learning has changed drastically over the past few years (Dascalu et al., 2021). Planning for classroom success for English Learners (ELs) includes pivoting to using educational technology to keep students motivated with well-planned topics, thought-provoking discussions, and respectful yet probing questioning techniques (Freiberger, 2020). In addition to enhancing academic language, educators may also consider infusing various contemporary technologies to revamp vocabulary knowledge, uplift language and literacy, and polish academic performance. Here are six strategies for enhancing teaching and learning for ELs in diverse content areas.

When Teachers Are The Gatekeepers Of Gifted And Talented Programs: Potential Factors For English Learners' Underrepresentation And Possible Solutions, Isabel Haller-Gryc

Journal of English Learner Education

The inclusion of English learners (ELs) in gifted and talented (GT) programs is an issue needing attention as data reveal that this group is still disproportionately under-represented. This article discusses the concerns when the GT identification process is dependent upon general education teacher referrals. Teachers’ implicit biases, lack of familiarity with the knowledge and skills required to work with English learners, and a lack of understanding of what "gifted" looks like in diverse students are identified as potential contributors to an inequitable gifted identification process that many ELs experience. The author discusses perceived solutions to combat the under-representation that results …

The First Days Of School Are The Most Challenging: English Learners’ Stories Of Resilience And Their Recommendations, Jill Hendrickson Lohmeier, Shanna Rose Thompson, Bangsil Oh

Journal of English Learner Education

The Multilingual learner (ML) population is steadily increasing in U.S. schools. Navigating new educational environments can be challenging for MLs, especially on the first day. This study draws upon data collected during two improvement-focused evaluations and is guided theoretically by the extant ML literature as well as Bronfenbrenner’s (2005) bioecological model of human development and Bandura’s (2018) concept of human agency in social cognitive theory. Mixed methods were used to identify the strengths and opportunities for improvement for two school districts’ ML programs. This article draws mainly from the data collected through student focus groups. Through the high school MLs’ …

Collaborative Writing With Young Multilingual Learners, Loren D. Jones, Luciana C. De Oliveira

Journal of English Learner Education

Effectively teaching writing to multilingual learners (MLs) has been identified as one of the most prominent challenges currently facing educators. Collaborative writing has been identified as one promising pedagogical practice that responds to this challenge; however, little of the existing research focuses on the elementary level. This study seeks to address this gap in the literature, describing a design-based research study focused on collaborative writing with MLs in a diverse first-grade classroom. This paper showcases two iterations of collaborative writing, closely examining the how-to and opinion texts that two focal MLs produced with their peers. The evaluation of students’ writing …

Closing The Opportunity Gap: A Story Of English Learners And Their True Ability, Natasa Karac

Journal of English Learner Education

When English learners (ELs) are presented with opportunities to participate in enrichment activities, their motivation to learn and their performance mimic those of their non-EL peers. Opportunities that offer authentic engagement and challenge student thinking bring together learners of all profiles to show that their true ability is more than that observed through a lens of standardized test scores. EL academic outcomes can be negatively impacted by limited opportunities offered within academic settings as a result of perceived differences. This text challenges the perspective of standard, remedial English learning program models and calls for a model that truly builds on …

Introduction To The National Institutes Of Health Funding, Stacy Stuart

Research and Innovation Events

This video presentation gives an overview of NIH as a federal funding agency. It covers NIH’s funding priorities, solicitation types, and proposal resources. It also includes information from on-campus NIH awardees Drs. Philip Massey, Feng Wang, Kevin Murach, and Adam Pare.

Sponsored by the Division of Research and Innovation.

Examining Consent Education As A Preventative Measure For Sexual Violence, Harassment, And Bullying In Adolescents, Alexis Olson

Counselor Education Capstones

This paper is an examination of consent education in K-12 schools in the United States. Each state determines its own consent education policies. Most states do not require consent education despite high rates of adolescent sexual activity and increasing rates of sexual violence in adolescents. This paper examines the integration of adolescent sexual violence, harassment, and bullying. Considerations of current research shows an increase in adolescent experiences of sexual violence and connections to sexual harassment and bullying. Additionally, this paper explores consent education through classroom guidance lessons and cross-curricular implementation. Examination of consent education as a preventative measure for sexual …

Ua12/2/1 Grad Guide, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Magazine edition of the College Heights Herald featuring the Class of 2022.

• Crawford, Ashlyn. Dear 2022 Graduates
• Jones, Tea. Survival Guide for Post Graduate Job Prep
• Wilson, Gabby. Time for Your Close-up!
• Wilson, Gabby. Your Grad Book List
• Honeck, Adelle. Taking Risks: Advice to Graduates
• Potter College of Arts & Letters
• College of Health & Human Services
• College of Education & Behavioral Sciences
• Ogden College of Science & Engineering
• Gordon Ford College of Business
• Brush, Bailey. Grad Playlist

Forced Adoption: Diffusion And Perception Of Online Education By Postsecondary Faculty Members Before And During The Coronavirus Pandemic, Marcelyn R. Saxton

ETD Archive

Once considered a fringe and unreliable pedagogical approach for higher education, online learning has entered the mainstream. While the adoption of online learning has been on the rise for the past decade, higher education’s forced adoption of online learning in response to COVID-19 has accelerated the curve. It has raised questions on the viability, sustainability, and interest in online learning for teachers, students, and administrative leadership. The most important question is: has forced adoption forever changed pedagogical approaches for higher education? This research attempts to answer this question from the perspectives of the teachers and faculty forced to adopt online …

2022 May 3 - Information Technology Council Minutes, Information Technology Council, East Tennessee State University

Information Technology Council Agenda and Minutes

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Uab Arts In Medicine Presents Fifth Annual Medical Music Day On May 19, Shannon Thomason

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Five Faculty Appointed As Endowed Professors, Julia Perez

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

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The Oppressive Ranking System: Issues For Black Undergraduate Students & Hbcus, Lynn Oberkehr

Theses and Dissertations

This quantitative study aims to address two areas related to the current research on Black college student experiences and college rankings. First, data obtained from surveys distributed from the National Survey for Student Engagement (NSSE) will be analyzed in order to obtain information related to the engagement of Black undergraduate students on two specific college campuses, Kentucky State University, a historically black college or university (HBCU) and Rowan University, a predominantly white institution (PWI). Second, after this data is analyzed, it will be utilized to determine which of the two campuses provided their Black students with a more positive student …

The Impact Of Student Services On Students From Institution-Affiliated Pre-College Programs At Rowan University, Tyherrah R. Johnson

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of Student Services on pre-college participant first-year college students at Rowan University in comparison to their non pre-college participant first-year college student counterparts. Through a quantitative research design, data were collected from a survey concentrating on the knowledge and utilization of and experience with specific student services at Rowan University. Through thorough data analysis, it was concluded that pre college participant first-year Rowan students have an overall greater knowledge and utilization of and experience with student services at Rowan University. Future research should include qualitative research methods to add greater …

Shirey Selected As New Uab School Of Nursing Dean, Staff

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Meet And Run, Gia M. Binner

Theses and Dissertations

A defense for Gia Binner’s MFA Thesis, Meet and Run, argues that accessible art, known in this paper as commercial dance, is a meaningful vehicle for social change and that it has the ability to dismantle the outdated, European concert dance dominance by modeling the interdependency of both worlds.

May 3, 2022 Ereporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

eReporter (campus newsletter)

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A Closer Look At The Influence Of Transformational Leadership On Teachers' Creative Work Behavior And Organizational Innovation. Understanding The Relationship Between Teacher Leadership And Student Achievement., Sarper Turker

Theses and Dissertations

The educational literature has a long history of studies focusing on relationships among a variety of variables such as leadership practices, teachers’ behaviors, and students’ educational outcomes. The behavior of leaders has been identified as a characteristic that directly influences an employee’s creative behaviors and organizational innovation. Fostering creativity in education is intended to address many concerns, such as dealing with ambiguous problems, coping with the fast-changing world, and facing an uncertain future (Parkhurst, 1999). Although creativity is essential in education, teachers have not received adequate support from school principals to enhance creativity. Transformational leadership is one of the most …

The Importance Of Academic Advising During Covid-19, Justice J. Harris

Theses and Dissertations

Academic Advisors are the connection between the students and the world of college. Having an academic advisor several students appreciate because they know they have their support and want them to succeed. The study will take place at Rowan University, and it will show just how important the role of an academic advisor is and especially during COVID-19.

Volume 120, Number 5 - Tuesday, May 3rd, 2022, Saint Mary's College Of Califiornia

The Collegian

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