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Palliative Care And The Health Care Crisis In The United States: A Candid Conversation With Dr. Diane Meier, Diane E. Meier

Center for Policy Research

This paper is a synthesis of the 2012 Lourie Lecture, framed as a series of questions and responses, and supported by images used in the lecture. I’m going to focus on the growth of this new field called palliative care and will make the connection that the crisis afflicting healthcare in the United States cannot be addressed without widespread scaling and implementation of palliative care across the system. My subject is not end-of-life care, but rather care during serious illness. A serious illness is something a person can live with for many years, such as emphysema, or end-stage renal disease …

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Regulation Of Igfbp-5 And Osteoblast Functions By Nuclear Factor I, Laura A. Perez-Casellas

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The Insulin-like Growth Factor (IGF) system is a major target of GC inhibition in bone. We found that GCs inhibit expression of IGF binding protein-5 (IGFBP5) which binds IGFs and stimulates osteoblast activity by IGF dependent and independent mechanisms. GC-induced inhibition of IGFPB5 promoter activity was mediated by a composite response element that has binding sites for transcription factor activator protein 2 (AP-2) and nuclear factor I (NFI). The work in this dissertation identifies the NFI gene family as an important regulator of IGFBP-5 transcription primarily in human, as well as murine osteoblasts. The mechanism of IGFBP5 gene regulation involves …

Effect Of Passive Vibration On Skin Blood Flow In Good Glycemic Control And Poor Glycemic Control Type 2 Diabetics, Kanikkai Steni Balan Sackiriyas

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Microcirculation regulated by the sympathetic system and vascular endothelium plays a significant role in the homeostasis of temperature and wound healing. Damage to the autonomic nervous system and endothelial system resulting from aging and diabetes decreases the potential of wound healing. Insulin resistance and impaired wound healing associated with type 2 diabetes can lead to diabetic foot ulceration (DFU). Factors such as the increased insulin resistance, impaired wound healing and DFU can increase the risk of amputation in type 2 diabetics (T2D). In research, passive vibration (PV) was effective in increasing skin blood flow (SBF) in healthy individuals as well …

Evaluation Of Accuracy Of Impression Materials With Different Mixing Techniques, James Ywom

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Purpose: To investigate gypsum compatibility and dimensional stability of irreversible hydrocolloid impression materials with three mixing techniques. A comparison between vacuum-mixed, mechanically-mixed and manually-mixed techniques was evaluated for each impression material. Materials and Methods: Three irreversible hydrocolloid impression materials Kromopan 100® (Lascod™), Identic® (Dux dental™), and Jeltrate Plus® (Dentsply™) were tested gypsum compatibility in accordance with ANSI/ADA Specification No. 18 for alginate impression materials. The test for linear dimensional stability was tested in accordance with ANSI/ADA Specification No. 19 for elastomeric impression materials. A One-way ANOVA test was used to analyze dimensional stability at a significance level of (p < 0.05). Conclusion: The vacuum mixing technique facilitates the mixing of irreversible hydrocolloid impression materials and improves the compatibility with gypsum material and reproduces a more dimensionally accurate cast than the other mixing techniques.

Rounding As An Ethicist: Challenges & Recommendations, Nicholas J. Kockler, John Tuohey

Articles, Abstracts, and Reports

No abstract provided.

2013-2014 Bulletin, University Of Mississippi Medical Center

Bulletins/Catalogs

2013-2014 Bulletin

Perceptions Of Herbal Remedies Among California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo Students, Maria Cacciatore, Kimmie Layland, Nicole Morrisey

Social Sciences

Many practitioners now recognize that herbal remedies can be an effective and natural alternative to the standard American, western biomedicine. The objective of our research project is to discover the perceptions about herbal remedies as alternative medicine among Cal Poly students. Specifically we ask, why are they chosen and how students gauge their effectiveness. We seek to see if students have experimented with these herbal remedies, why they chose this route for wellness, and how they value the use of herbal alternative. If we are successful in this project, we will have a greater understanding of how young educated adults …

A Cross-Sectional Study Of Dentine Hypersensitivity And Predisposing Factors At King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thailand: A Pilot Study, T Narongdej, R Sakoolnamarka, K. Dhanuthai

Chulalongkorn Medical Journal

Background : The study of dentine hypersensitivity and predisposing factors may help decrease dentine hypersensitivity and support treatments in patients. Objectives : To investigate possible factors of dentine hypersensitivity among Thai patients visiting King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital. Design : A cross-sectional descriptive study. Setting : King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand. Materials and Methods : Sixty-eight patients were recruited and evaluated to confirm that they were suffering from dentine hypersensitivity due to gingival recession or cervical erosion. Patients with hypersensitivity from other factors were excluded. Hypersensitivity was measured by using cold water and tactile stimuli and a visual analog scale …

Effects Of Playing Video Game On Cognitive Function In Persons With Mild Cognitive Impairment At King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, K Leelavanichkul, S. Hemrungrojn

Chulalongkorn Medical Journal

Background : There have been increasing efforts to develop non-pharmacological preventive interventions for cognitive decline experienced by older adults. Cognitive training via playing games especially ones that aim at training concentration and speed processing has been shown to have positive effects on the certain domains of cognition in healthy older adults. Only few studies have directly examined possible cognitive benefits and transfer effects of playing video game in persons with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Objective : To explore the effects of a video game on cognitive functions in older adults with MCI. Design : Quasi-experimental study Setting : Dementia Clinic, …

Stress Level And Related Factors In Parents Of Autistic Children At Outpatient Department, Rajanukul Institute, D Phanthaphak, P. Chandarasiri

Chulalongkorn Medical Journal

Background : There are many studies about factors that contribute to stress of parents of an autistic child. However, each factor has not been studied; and these factors always have been chosen for study only on one dimension. Objective : To investigate more factors that contribute to stress of parents of an autistic child. This will help autistic child’s relevant agencies to create more appropriate help program to alleviate stress from the parents of autistic children. Design : A cross – sectional descriptive study. Setting : Rajanukul Institute. Materials and Methods : Data were collected from 106 parents of autistic …

Clinician-Performed Beside Ultrasound For The Diagnosis Of Traumatic Pneumothorax., Bon S. Ku, Jason M. Fields, Brendan Carr, Worth W Everett, Vincent H Gracias, Anthony J Dean

Department of Emergency Medicine Faculty Papers

INTRODUCTION: Prior studies have reported conflicting results regarding the utility of ultrasound in the diagnosis of traumatic pneumothorax (PTX) because they have used sonologists with extensive experience. This study evaluates the characteristics of ultrasound for PTX for a large cohort of trauma and emergency physicians.

METHODS: This was a prospective, observational study on a convenience sample of patients presenting to a trauma center who had a thoracic ultrasound (TUS) evaluation for PTX performed after the Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma exam. Sonologists recorded their findings prior to any other diagnostic studies. The results of TUS were compared to one …

Minutes Of 03/01/2013 Hsc Board Of Directors Mtg, Patrice Martin

HSC Committee (A subcommittee of the UNM Board of Regents)

No abstract provided.

Marital Status And Religious Commitment Predict Prenatal Tobacco, Alcohol, And Illicit Substance Use In Southern Appalachia, Andrea D. Clements, Tifani R. Fletcher, Lana Mcgrady, Beth A. Bailey

ETSU Faculty Works

Abstract available through the Annals of Behavioral Medicine.

Religious Commitment And Depression During Pregnancy, Tifani R. Fletcher, Andrea D. Clements, Lana Mcgrady, Beth A. Bailey

ETSU Faculty Works

Abstract available through the Annals of Behavioral Medicine.

Effect Size Of Testimonials On Treatment Choice In Ptsd, Brandon M. Smith, L. Lee Glenn

ETSU Faculty Works

Excerpt: A recent study published in Workplace Health & Safety concluded, “Morbidity burden level is an indicator of work limitations in employees with diabetes and can be used to identify employees who may benefit from specialized services aimed at addressing their work limitations associated with diabetes” (Sylvia et al., 2012, p. 425). This conclusion is not warranted by the findings of the study because of limitations to both internal and external validity.

Homoeopathy In Influenza Like Illness, R Manchanda

Indian Journal of Research in Homoeopathy

No abstract provided.

Pharmacognostic And High Performance Thin Layer Chromatography Finger Printing Of Pyrus Malus Linn, P Rao, P Subramanian, P Sudhakar, T Reddy, P Reddy, D Baburaj

Indian Journal of Research in Homoeopathy

Background: Pyrus malus L. Syn. Malus sylvestris Mill., commonly known as ′Apple′ is a well known tree belonging to the family Rosaceae. Leaves and young aerial parts are used as medicine in homoeopathy. Objective: The Pharmacognostic and physico-chemical studies are carried out to facilitate use of correct species and standard raw materials. Material and Methods: Pharmacognostic examinations of aerial parts (leaf, petiole and stem) of authentic sample of Pyrus malus L., have been carried out. Physico-chemical parameters of raw drug viz., extractive value, ash values, formulation besides weight per mL, total solids, alcohol content along with high performance thin layer …

Effect Of Individualized Homoeopathic Treatment In Influenza Like Illness: A Multicenter, Single Blind, Randomized, Placebo Controlled Study, P Chakraborty, C Lamba, D Nayak, M John, D Sarkar, Amitava Poddar, J Arya, K Raju, Kumar Vivekanand

Indian Journal of Research in Homoeopathy

Background: In the past decade the upsurge of influenza throughout the globe was significant and in recent years this has resurfaced showing failures of all the preventive and therapeutic measures against it. Thus, this study was undertaken to evaluate the effect of homoeopathic medicines in the treatment of Influenza like illness (primary objective) and to compare the complication rate among patients receiving homoeopathic medication as compared to the patients receiving placebo and also to compare the efficacy of LM potency vis-ΰ-vis Centesimal potency (secondary objective). Material and Methods: This was a multicenter, prospective, randomized, triple arm placebo controlled trial conducted …

Ccl3 And Cxcl12 Production In Vitro By Dental Pulp Fibroblasts From Permanent And Deciduous Teeth Stimulated By Porphyromonas Gingivalis Lps, Carla Renata Sipert, Ana Carolina Morandini, Karin Cristina Da Silva Modena, Thiago José Dionísio, Maria Aparecida Andrade Moreira Machado, Sandra Helena Penha Oliveira, Ana Paula Campanelli, Carlos Ferreira Santos

All Dugoni School of Dentistry Faculty Articles

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to compare the production of the chemokines CCL3 and CXCL12 by cultured dental pulp fibroblasts from permanent (PDPF) and deciduous (DDPF) teeth under stimulation by Porphyromonas gingivalis LPS (PgLPS).

MATERIAL AND METHODS: Primary culture of fibroblasts from permanent (n=3) and deciduous (n=2) teeth were established using an explant technique. After the fourth passage, fibroblasts were stimulated by increasing concentrations of PgLPS (0-10 µg/mL) at 1, 6 and 24 h. The cells were tested for viability through MTT assay, and production of the chemokines CCL3 and CXCL12 was determined through ELISA. Comparisons among samples …

Frett: Fall Risk Evaluation Tool For Traumatic Brain Injury A Master’S Thesis Project, Heidi Ann Mertle, Kiley Elizabeth Richter, Louis A. Scirica

Dissertations, Masters Theses, Capstones, and Culminating Projects

The goal of this thesis project was to develop an evidence-based multi-factorial assessment that appropriately measures fall risk in individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI). The thesis team created an assessment they named FRETT (Fall Risk Evaluation Tool for Traumatic Brain Injury) that evaluates significant risk factors for falling in the TBI population through a variety of assessment tools. Methods included both portions of currently published assessments and original assessments developed by the thesis team. A manual was also developed with detailed instructions on how to perform and score FRETT. The target population for this project included the occupational therapists, …

A Multi-Centric Double-Blind Randomized Homoeopathic Pathogenetic Trial Of Gymnema Sylvestre, Goutam Rakshit, J Singh, S Pathak, Ch Banoth, P Chandra, Rajpal Rajpal, Sujata Choudhury, Vinay Singh

Indian Journal of Research in Homoeopathy

Objective: To elicit the pathogenetic response of Gymnema sylvestre in homoeopathic potencies on apparently healthy human volunteers. Methodology: Gymnema sylvestre was proved by the Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy through double-blind placebo-controlled method. The study was carried out at four centers. The drug was proved in two potencies (6C and 30C) on 63 apparently healthy volunteers who were selected after conducting pre-trial medical examination by the medical specialists and routine laboratory investigations. In the first phase volunteers were given 56 doses (04 doses per day for 14 days) of placebo. In the next two phases 56 doses (04 doses …

Review Of Ccrh Quarterly Bulletin (1983), Kusum Chand

Indian Journal of Research in Homoeopathy

No abstract provided.

Keynotes Of Homoeopathic Materia Medica Volume-1, S Sharma

Indian Journal of Research in Homoeopathy

No abstract provided.

Protaper Rotary Instrument Fracture During Root Canal Preparation: A Comparison Between Rotary And Hybrid Techniques, Huma Farid, Farhan Raza Khan, Munawar Rahman

Section of Dental-Oral Maxillofacial Surgery

AIMS:

This study aimed to compare the frequency of ProTaper rotary instrument fracture with rotary (conventional) and hybrid (rotary and hand files) canal preparation techniques. Secondary objectives were to determine whether there was an association of ProTaper file fracture with the canal curvature and to compare the mean time required for canal preparation in the two techniques.

METHODS:

An in vitro experiment was conducted on 216 buccal canals of extracted maxillary and mandibular first molars. After creating an access cavity and a glide path for each canal, a periapical radiograph was taken and the canal curvature was measured with Schneider's …

Antibacterial Activity Of Tannin From Sweet Chestnut Wood Against Aeromonas And Streptococcal Pathogens Of Tilapia (Oreochromis Niloticus), Hathairat Maisak, Sasibha Jantrakajorn, Mintra Lukkana, Janenuj Wongtavatchai

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

The present study determined the inhibitory effect of tannin from sweet chestnut wood against tilapia Oreochromis niloticus bacterial pathogens, Aeromonas hydrophila (20 isolates) and Streptococcus agalactiae (20 isolates). Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations (MICs) corresponding to tannin and oxytetracycline (OTC) for A. hydrophila were 18.75-300 μg/ml and 0.125-128 μg/ml; and for S. agalactiae were 600 μg/ml and 0.5-8 μg/ml, respectively. The antibacterial potency of tannin from sweet chestnut wood was found in the test system of pH: 6.5-7.0, suggesting that the inhibitory effect of tannins is unrelated to their acidity property. The OTC-resistant A. hydrophila and S. agalactiae (MIC of OTC > 4 …

Is Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor A Possible Mechanism Underlying Risperidone Sensitization In Adolescent Rats?, Qing Shu, Gang Hu, Ming Li

Department of Psychology: Faculty Publications

Risperidone is one of the most widely used atypical antipsychotic drugs and is approved for the treatment of mental disorders (eg. schizophrenia, autism) in children and adolescents. The present study investigated the repeated treatment effect of risperidone and associated neurotropic mechanism in the phencyclidine (PCP)-induced hyperlocomotion model in adolescent rats. We examined whether repeated risperidone treatment would cause a sensitized inhibition of PCP-induced hyperlocomotion in adolescent rats, and whether such a sensitization effect was mediated by risperidone-induced alterations in Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF), an important biomarker which plays a role in neuropathology of schizophrenia and action of antipsychotic medications. Male …

Prevalence And Correlates Of Being Bullied Among In-School Adolescents In Malawi: Results From The 2009 Global School-Based Health Survey, H. W. Kubwalo, Adamson S. Muula, Seter Siziya, S. Pasupulati, Emmanuel Rudatsikira

Faculty Publications

Background

Physical and emotional violence against adolescents is a neglected, but growing problem globally. Violence against adolescents negatively affects the victim in terms of physical health, school attendance and performance and social adjustment. The literature on the prevalence and associated factors of bullying against adolescents is sparse in southern Africa outside South Africa. Such data are even sparser for Malawi. The current study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of self-reported bullying and its personal and social correlates.

Methods

A secondary analysis of the Malawi School-Based Student Health Survey (2009) was done. Descriptive analyses were done to describe the sample …

Creating And Sustaining A Health And Wellness Ministry, Gary Moritz

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

This thesis will focus on creating and sustaining a health and wellness ministry within the local church. The local church should be not only a place that promotes spiritual health, but one that promotes and advocates for physical health and wellness. The thesis will outline how Capital Baptist Church (CBC) is making a growing and sustaining impact within the local church, community, and throughout the United States, while meeting a vital need in today's culture through a holistic Christian approach to life. This document will be a tool for other local churches to use in starting and sustaining a health …

Suggestive Evidence For Association Between L-Type Voltagegated Calcium Channel (Cacna1c) Gene Haplotypes And Bipolar Disorder In Latinos: A Family-Based Association Stud, Suzanne Gonzalez, Chun Xu, Mercedes Ramirez, Juan Zavala, Regina Armas, Salvador A. Contreras, Javier Contreras, Albana Dassori, Robin J. Leach, Michael Escamilla

Health & Biomedical Sciences Faculty Publications

Objectives: Through recent genome-wide association studies (GWASs), several groups have reported significant association between variants in the calcium channel, voltage-dependent, L-type, alpha 1C subunit (CACNA1C) and bipolar disorder (BP) in European and European-American cohorts. We performed a family-based association study to determine whether CACNA1C is associated with BP in the Latino population.

Methods: This study included 913 individuals from 215 Latino pedigrees recruited from the USA, Mexico, Guatemala, and Costa Rica. The Illumina GoldenGate Genotyping Assay was used to genotype 58 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that spanned a 602.9-kb region encompassing the CACNA1C gene including two SNPs (rs7297582 and rs1006737) previously …