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Inside Out, Spring 2015

Inside Out

Contents:

Checkmate, Joshua Cannon, 1

Contort, Michael Natter, 2

For Vastness’ Sake, Marc McShane, 3

Old Country Road, Jonathan Elias, 4

Dippers, Ethan Sellers, 5

A Liberated Caravan, Tanziyah Muqeem, 6

To be, or Not to be, Danylo I. Holubnyk, 7

San Francisco, 2009, Sina Vahedi, 8

Tranquil Days, David Chou, 9

Living, Marc McShane, 10

Never Too Early for a Nap, Tuc To, 11

Reclining Nude, Chen Zhou,12

Peace Crane, Lauren Burgoon, 13

Untitled Hand, Amanda Joseph, 14

Japan Memorial, Lauren Burgoon, 15

The Clearing Storm, Eric W. Kostuk, 16

Wild Flowers, Amanda Joseph, 17

Female Nudes, Elise Campbell, …

Inside Out, Spring 2014

Inside Out

Contents

Angkor Thom: City of a Thousand Smiling Faces, Miranda G. Law, 1

Exposed Jade, Kami L. McManus, 2

Cheerleader Graffiti, Ethan Sellers, 3

Inca Beauty, Amy Tressan, 4

Ethereal, David Chou, 5

A Reflection, Sepehr Sedigh, 6

Mediumship, Michael Joseph Kolachny, Jr., RN 7

The Native Inspiration, Sepehr Sedigh, 8

Elephant, Julia Huntington, 9

Unrequited Love, Amy Tressan, 10

Wait, Nona Lu, 11

Clouds with Secrets, Amy Tressan, 12

Thunderstrike in Camden, Yuhang Zhou, 13

Crash, Diway Bermudez, 14

At Dusk I Carry Stones..., Ethan Sellers, 15

Docks at Jaffa, Kami L. McManus, 16

The Pier, David Chou, 17 …

Inside Out, Spring 2013

Inside Out

Contents:

Imp of the Perverse, Evan J. Slagle

Mom, Ethan Sellers

Curves of the Albatross, Christina Nguyen

Colors, Sarah Drejet

Rajasthan, India, Nishi Dedania

Heights that I Remember, Daniel Gealy

Girl in Transit, Michela Mickler

Chemo, Emily Fay

Energy, Dierdre Axell-House

African Dreaming, Michela Mickler

Flight, Michela Mickler Rittenhouse

Reflections, Kami L. McManus

Lovers in Washington Square, Wendy Diao

No Agenda, Laura Steel

I’ve Come to Know Sepia, Ethan Sellers

Re-imagine-d, Jonathan Elias

Glee, Rebecca Julian

A Creature Void of Form, Daniel Gealy

The Column, Emily Fay

Bold, Bald, Black & White, Dierdre Axell-House

Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia Nicholas Bishop …

Inside Out, Spring 2012

Inside Out

Contents

Limbless, Desmond Wilson, Cover

The Daily Grind, Dave Miller, Inside Cover

The Sea Conqueror, Jonathan Elias, 5

Fear, Yuliya Baratt, 5

Dreamer Mosaic, Huong Le, 6

The Colored White Desert of Egypt, MIranda Law, 6

The Hands of My First Autopsy, Nathan Fried, 7

Esperar, Neil Flannery Haidorfer, 8

Retrograde Frequency, Evan Slagle, 9

Childhood, Yuliya Baratt, 9

Flying South for the Winter, Nishi Dedania, 10

Barn in Winter, Michael Minckler, 10

Mountain Goat, Alissa Herman, 11

Tree Burr, Nate Jordan, 11

Wake, Andrea Frankenburger, 12

Mt. Rainier Viewed from Seattle, WA, Michael Minckler, 12

Sisterhood, Sharon Li, 13 …

Inside Out, Spring 2011

Inside Out

Contents:

Winter Boardwalk, Heather Tattersall, 1

Boundaries, Kanani Titchen, 2

Nightline, To Dung Nguyen, 4

Blue Jeans, Bonnie Bennet, 5

After the Genocide, Rwanda, Christine Chen, 6

Trails, Matt Richards, 7

Various Facades, Subhasree Basu, 8

On Our Mistakes, and Physics, Khalid Mohamood, 9

Valle Sagrado, Lara Murphy, 11

Pink Study, Han Koon Ooi, 12

Passage, Rites, Jennifer Lewis, 13

Layers, Mara Modest, 15

Heather Tattersall, Aivi Nguyen, 16

Pulse, Christina Furia, 17

Penmanship, Christina Nguyen, 18

Small Jeffersonians, Francina Girard, 19

Growing Up In Guatemala, Christine Chen, Front Cover

Lady Watering, Aimee J. Lee, Inside Front Cover

Singed, Matt …

Electronic Cigarettes: A New Generation Of Smoking, Claire M. Warren

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

Electronic cigarette smoking is a trend that has become very popular in the United States in recent years. As e-cigarettes continue to gain popularity, it is important for dental professionals to be up-to-date on the dangers that they pose.

An interview session consisting of a questionnaire was the methodology used in this study. Ten dental hygienists who work full or part-time in private practice settings were interviewed. After the interview questions were asked, the researcher discussed the effects of electronic cigarettes can have on oral and overall health. Last, the data were analyzed to determine if dental hygienists included electronic …

Access To Healthcare: Understanding Disparities Among Lgbt & Black Communities, Taylor Jones

Honors Theses

This paper aims to explain and improve the disparities that intersect the Black and LGBT communities of Berrien County as it relates to access to healthcare, specifically those at risk for HIV. This paper identifies the various resources used to highlight these including the Kalamazoo Community AIDS Resource Education Services (CARES). There are many factors that put these populations at risk. The LGBT and Black communities are at risk due to factors such as STIs, multiple sex partners, unprotected sex, use of drugs during sex, low socioeconomic status, inadequate data on race, ethnicity, and language lowers the likelihood of effective …

Comparative Clinical Study Testing The Effectiveness Of School Based Oral Health Education Using Experiential Learning Or Traditional Lecturing In 10 Year-Old Children, Matina V. Angelopoulou, Katerina Kavvadia, Konstantina Taoufik, Constantine J. Oulis

School of Dentistry Faculty Research and Publications

Background: School based oral health education through traditional lecturing has been found successful only in improving oral health knowledge, while has low effectiveness in oral hygiene and gingival health. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of experiential learning (EL) oral health education to traditional lecturing (TL), on enhancing oral health knowledge, attitude and behavior as well as oral hygiene, gingival health and caries of 10-year-old children.

Methods: Eighty-four children were recruited for the EL and 100 for the TL group from 3 locations in Greece. Data regarding oral health knowledge, attitude and behavior were …

Comparative Clinical Study Testing The Effectiveness Of School Based Oral Health Education Using Experiential Learning Or Traditional Lecturing In 10 Year-Old Children, Matina V. Angelopoulou, Katerina Kavvadia, Konstantine Taoufik, Constantine J. Oulis

School of Dentistry Faculty Research and Publications

Background

School based oral health education through traditional lecturing has been found successful only in improving oral health knowledge, while has low effectiveness in oral hygiene and gingival health. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of experiential learning (EL) oral health education to traditional lecturing (TL), on enhancing oral health knowledge, attitude and behavior as well as oral hygiene, gingival health and caries of 10-year-old children.

Methods

Eighty-four children were recruited for the EL and 100 for the TL group from 3 locations in Greece. Data regarding oral health knowledge, attitude and behavior were collected via …

A Post Discharge Support Program For Patients Experiencing Psychological Non-Epileptic Seizures: A Pilot Project, Lahoma Prather

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Capstones

Abstract

Rationale: There are no accepted standards of care for patients with psychological non-epileptic seizure (PNES) disorder. However the literature regarding PNES identified three common themes including acceptance of the diagnosis; consistent support and follow up; and development of appropriate outcome indicators. This pilot project was designed to address these themes rather than focus on a specific treatment modality.

Methods: The pilot project was initiated at the University of Louisville Comprehensive Epilepsy Center (CEC) to evaluate the feasibility of a post-discharge support program for the PNES population. Outcomes identified for measurement included seizure frequency, health care utilization, anti-epileptic medication use …

Shugoshin-1 Balances Aurora B Kinase Activity Via Pp2a To Promote Chromosome Bi-Orientation, Amanda Meppelink, Lilian Kabeche, Martijn J.M. Vromans, Duane A. Compton, Susanne M.A. Lens

Dartmouth Scholarship

Correction of faulty kinetochore-microtubule attachments is essential for faithful chromosome segregation and dictated by the opposing activities of Aurora B kinase and PP1 and PP2A phosphatases. How kinase and phosphatase activities are appropriately balanced is less clear. Here, we show that a centromeric pool of PP2A-B56 counteracts Aurora B T-loop phosphorylation and is recruited to centromeres through Shugoshin-1 (Sgo1). In non-transformed RPE-1 cells, Aurora B, Sgo1, and PP2A-B56 are enriched on centromeres and levels diminish as chromosomes establish bi-oriented attachments. Elevating Sgo1 levels at centromeres recruits excess PP2A-B56, and this counteracts Aurora B kinase activity, undermining efficient correction of kinetochore-microtubule …

Eleven Years Of Data On The Jefferson Scale Of Empathy-Medical Student Version (Jse-S): Proxy Norm Data And Tentative Cutoff Scores., Mohammadreza Hojat, Joseph S. Gonnella

Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior Faculty Papers

OBJECTIVE: This study was designed to provide typical descriptive statistics, score distributions and percentile ranks of the Jefferson Scale of Empathy-Medical Student version (JSE-S) of male and female medical school matriculants to serve as proxy norm data and tentative cutoff scores.

SUBJECTS AND METHODS: The participants were 2,637 students (1,336 women and 1,301 men) who matriculated at Sidney Kimmel (formerly Jefferson) Medical College between 2002 and 2012, and completed the JSE at the beginning of medical school. Information extracted from descriptive statistics, score distributions and percentile ranks for male and female matriculants were used to develop proxy norm data and …

Evidence Consistent With The Multiple-Bearings Hypothesis From Human Virtual Landmark-Based Navigation, Martha R. Forloines, Kent D. Bodily, Bradley R. Sturz

Psychology: Faculty Publications

One approach to explaining the conditions under which additional landmarks will be learned or ignored relates to the nature of the information provided by the landmarks (i.e., distance versus bearings). In the current experiment, we tested the ability of such an approach to explain the search behavior of human participants in a virtual landmark-based navigation task by manipulating whether landmarks provided stable distance, stable direction, or both stable distance and stable direction information. First, we incrementally shaped human participants’ search behavior in the presence of two ambiguous landmarks. Next, participants experienced one additional landmark that disambiguated the location of the …

What's Happening: April 27, 2015, Maine Medical Center

What's Happening

No abstract provided.

Estrogen, Bisphenol A, And Bisphenol S: Regulation Of Cathepsin L Activity And Its Relation To Systemic Lupus Erythematosis, Regina M. Powers

Biology Honors Papers

Systemic Lupus Erythematosis (SLE) is an autoimmune disease that causes the immune system to self-destruct. SLE is nine times more frequent in women than in men, and it has been shown that there is a correlation between high estrogen levels and an increased severity of the disease. This raises a concern about environmental estrogens, including Bisphenol A (BPA) which is found in many plastic products in the United States. BPA can be absorbed by the foods and liquids that are held in the plastic containers and then can enter into the human body. Because of its structural similarity to estrogen, …

Molecular Dynamics Simulations Of Kirbac1.1 Mutants Reveal Global Gating Changes Of Kir Channels, Tobias Linder, Shizhen Wang, Eva-Maria Zangerl-Plessl, Colin G Nichols, Anna Stary-Weinzinger

2010-2019 OA Pubs

Prokaryotic inwardly rectifying (KirBac) potassium channels are homologous to mammalian Kir channels. Their activity is controlled by dynamical conformational changes that regulate ion flow through a central pore. Understanding the dynamical rearrangements of Kir channels during gating requires high-resolution structure information from channels crystallized in different conformations and insight into the transition steps, which are difficult to access experimentally. In this study, we use MD simulations on wild type KirBac1.1 and an activatory mutant to investigate activation gating of KirBac channels. Full atomistic MD simulations revealed that introducing glutamate in position 143 causes significant widening at the helix bundle crossing …

Comparison Of Body Composition Assessment Techniques In Older Adult Females, Lauren Yacapraro

Honors Projects

Comparison of Body Composition Assessment Techniques in Older Adult Females

Introduction: As the aging population increases, the need for accurate assessment of chronic disease risk also increases. There is considerable debate over the best way to assess this risk. BMI is a weight-to-height ratio that is commonly used to assess adiposity and obesity related risk. However, it does not differentiate lean (i.e., muscle and bone) versus fat mass – the true predictors of obesity-related diseases (e.g., cardiovascular disease and diabetes). This is prevalent in post-menopausal women who often experience age-related gains in fat mass and losses in lean mass.

Methods: …

College Of Public Health News, Georgia Southern University

College of Public Health: News & Publications

• LHDs Approchaces to Deal with the Aftermath of Recession

The Regulation Of Cathepsin L Activity By Estrogen And Bisphenols A & S: Relationship To Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Dylan T. Cuva

Biology Honors Papers

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease that is linked to increased levels of estrogen. Bisphenol A (BPA) is an environmental estrogen that may also play a role in SLE. BPA is used in the production of polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins, including use in the creation of cans and plastic bottles. This study investigated the role of BPA and other bisphenols on enzyme activity in a murine model for SLE.

A Call For Hearing Loss Prevention Programs In College Music Education Programs, Jason Taurins

Honors Theses

Music educators, ensemble conductors, and students who participate in musical ensembles are exposed to sound pressure levels which exceed the criteria for NIOSH. As such, this population should be enrolled in hearing loss prevention programs. Ensemble directors (many music educators fall into this category) have a direct role in influencing the sound pressure levels produced in rehearsals. Music educators have a role in influencing the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors of their students. Because of the health risks of noise exposure, and the role music educators (and ensemble directors in general) have in influencing their students, hearing loss prevention should …

Site-Specific Immunomodulator: A Novel Treatment For Crohn's Disease, Brian Bressler, Kevin P. Bethel, Ralf Kleef, Sophie L. Reynolds, Simon Sutcliffe, David W. Mullins, Hal Gunn

Dartmouth Scholarship

We investigated the mechanism of action, safety, and efficacy of the Site-Specific Immunomodulator (SSI) QBECO, a novel immunotherapy for Crohn’s disease (CD). Using human monocytic THP-1 cells, we demonstrate that SSI QBECO (derived from the common colon bacteria E. coli) activates macrophages to an M1 phenotype (associated with enhanced capacity to eliminate bacteria and activate innate immune responses). We assessed SSI QBECO in a compassionate use protocol of ten adult patients with active CD. Patients with moderate to severe clinical symptoms receiving conventional CD treatments and/or complementary therapies were included, except patients receiving anti-TNF medications. SSI QBECO was self-administered subcutaneously …

Week Of April 27, 2015, New York Medical College

InTouch

• NYMC Receives the Business Council of Westchester Corporate Citizenship Award
• NYMC Celebrates Earth Day
• Doctoral Projects Demonstrate Breadth and Depth of Physical Therapy
• New York Mets Tickets Raffle Winner

Coculture Of Staphylococcus Aureus With Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Drives S. Aureus Towards Fermentative Metabolism And Reduced Viability In A Cystic Fibrosis Model, Laura M. Filkins, Jyoti A. Graber, Daniel G. Olson, Emily L. Dolben, Lee Lynd, Sabin Bhuju, George A. O'Toole

Dartmouth Scholarship

The airways of patients with cystic fibrosis are colonized with diverse bacterial communities that change dynamically during pediatric years and early adulthood. Staphylococcus aureus is the most prevalent pathogen during early childhood, but during late teens and early adulthood, a shift in microbial composition occurs leading to Pseudomonas aeruginosa community predominance in ∼50% of adults. We developed a robust dual-bacterial in vitro coculture system of P. aeruginosa and S. aureus on monolayers of human bronchial epithelial cells homozygous for the ΔF508 cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) mutation to better model the mechanisms of this interaction. We show that P. …

Comparing Antibiotic Self-Medication In Two Socio-Economic Groups In Guatemala City: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study, Brooke M. Ramay, Paola Lambour, Alejandro Cerón

Anthropology: Faculty Scholarship

Background

Self-medication with antibiotics may result in antimicrobial resistance and its high prevalence is of particular concern in Low to Middle Income Countries (LMIC) like Guatemala. A better understanding of self-medication with antibiotics may represent an opportunity to develop interventions guiding the rational use of antibiotics. We aimed to compare the magnitude of antibiotic self-medication and the characteristics of those who self-medicate in two pharmacies serving disparate socio-economic communities in Guatemala City.

Methods

We conducted a descriptive, cross-sectional study in one Suburban pharmacy and one City Center pharmacy in Guatemala City. We used a questionnaire to gather information about frequency …

Health Policy & Management News, Georgia Southern University

Health Policy & Community Health: News & Publications (2011-2018)

• LHDs Approaches to Deal with the Aftermath of Recession

Glanzmann’S Thrombasthenia Diagnosed Following Knee Arthroscopy, John Zvijac, Gary Kiebzak

All Publications

A 41-year-old man with an unremarkable medical history presented with a painful knee after a sports injury. He was diagnosed with a medial meniscal tear. Symptoms did not abate after 6 months of physical therapy, and he underwent arthroscopic partial medial meniscectomy. A week after beginning physical therapy he experienced a knee effusion, decreased ROM, and inability to flex his quadriceps. His knee was aspirated. Blood tests were ordered and his complete blood count, liver functions tests, and INR/PTT were normal. The patient had recurrent effusions requiring three additional joint aspirations. Ten weeks after the initial surgery, the patient underwent …

Diabetes Outcomes That Matter To Patients: Use Of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures As Educational Tools, Beth Careyva Md, Arnold R. Goldberg Md, Melanie B. Johnson Mpa, Brian Stello Md

Department of Family Medicine

No abstract provided.

Medical School Watercooler Newsletter - April 26, 2015, Lindsey Lyle

Watercooler Newsletter

This is the April 26, 2015 edition of the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine's Newsletter - Watercooler.

Contents Include:

USA Welcomes Stephanie Landry, FNP-C

Dr. David B. Adams to Present Frazer/Leigh Memorial Lecture

Tiffany Norton Awarded American Society for Microbiology Travel Grant

Dr. Allan Tucker Receives Service Award

Ohio Academy Of Medical History Annual Meeting Program, April 25, 2015, Ohio Academy Of Medical History

Annual Conference Programs

This program is from the annual meeting of the Ohio Academy of Medical History held on April 25, 2015 at Lloyd Library and Museum in Cincinnati, Ohio. The program details the events and presentations of the meeting.

Interactive Web-Based Learning Modules Prior To General Medicine Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences, Alex N. Isaacs, Alison M. Walton, Sarah A. Nisly

Scholarship and Professional Work – COPHS

Objective. To implement and evaluate interactive web-based learning modules prior to advanced pharmacy practice experiences (APPEs) on inpatient general medicine.

Design. Three clinical web-based learning modules were developed for use prior to APPEs in 4 health care systems. The aim of the interactive modules was to strengthen baseline clinical knowledge before the APPE to enable the application of learned material through the delivery of patient care.

Assessment. For the primary endpoint, postassessment scores increased overall and for each individual module compared to preassessment scores. Postassessment scores were similar among the health care systems. The survey demonstrated positive student perceptions of …