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Gamification: An Innovative Way To Enhance Health Behaviors For People Living With Hiv/Aids Via Mobile Health Appliacations, Sreypouv Chan Aug 2020

Gamification: An Innovative Way To Enhance Health Behaviors For People Living With Hiv/Aids Via Mobile Health Appliacations, Sreypouv Chan

Master's Theses, Dissertations, Graduate Research and Major Papers Overview

Mobile health applications are known as any wireless technology in medical care and have been considered as one of innovative ways to assist and engage patients in care. This project focused on mobile health applications that were designed specifically for HIV medication adherence and to serve People Living with HIV/AIDs (PLWHA) with their HIV care in Rhode Island (RI) Ryan White Part B program, a federal program that provide HIV care to PLWHA (HRSA,2019). RI-Ryan White program partnered with 360 Medlink, Inc. (a software development company) developed and delivered two advanced digital platforms called TAVIE-HIV (an application with no gamification) …


Hair Cortisol And Lifetime Discrimination: Moderation By Subjective Social Status, Kymberlee O'Brien, Jerrold Meyer, Edward Tronick, Celia L. Moore Jan 2017

Hair Cortisol And Lifetime Discrimination: Moderation By Subjective Social Status, Kymberlee O'Brien, Jerrold Meyer, Edward Tronick, Celia L. Moore

Faculty Publications

Discrimination has been associated with elevated cortisol as measured in saliva, blood, and urine. This study investigated the association between lifetime discrimination and hair cortisol concentrations, considered a measure of chronic stress. We recruited 180 young adults from diverse backgrounds. Participant responses to lifetime discrimination, home stress, and subjective status measures were recorded. Lifetime discrimination significantly predicted hair cortisol concentrations, supporting past research that discrimination experiences impact neuroendocrine systems. To our knowledge, these are the first findings associating hair cortisol concentrations with discrimination and supports prior evidence positing discrimination as a chronic stressor that serves as a risk factor for …


Effects Of Hypoxia-Ischemia And Anti-Inflammatory Prophylactic Treatment On Cortical And Hippocampal Volumes In The Developing Rat Brain, Llian Mabardi Apr 2012

Effects Of Hypoxia-Ischemia And Anti-Inflammatory Prophylactic Treatment On Cortical And Hippocampal Volumes In The Developing Rat Brain, Llian Mabardi

Honors Projects

Very low body weight as a result of premature birth is a common problem all around the world. Many of these infants have medical issues that arise as a direct result of their very low body weight. One of the biggest issues is a lack of oxygen, which is also known as hypoxia. Hypoxia and ischemia (lack of blood flow) are a problem at any age, but they can be especially devastating to infants who have not undergone critical periods of brain development. Hypoxia-ischemia (or HI) can cause problems that start as inflammation and end with large-scale cell death in …


Investigating The Role Of P53 In The Germ Cell Apoptotic Pathway, Jamie Lamkin May 2011

Investigating The Role Of P53 In The Germ Cell Apoptotic Pathway, Jamie Lamkin

Master's Theses, Dissertations, Graduate Research and Major Papers Overview

Investigation of the role of p53 in germ cell apoptosis pathways.