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College Of Public Health News, Georgia Southern University

College of Public Health: News & Publications

• Georgia Southern Studies Reduced Sample Sizes
• Georgia Southern Examines Quantiles Estimation
• Georgia Southern Conducts an Analysis of Food Service Risk Classification and Violation Frequency
• Georgia Southern Examines a Simpler Approach for Meditation Analysis

Environmental Health News, Georgia Southern University

Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Environmental Health Sciences: News & Publications (2011-2018)

• Georgia Southern Wins Best Presentation Award
• Georgia Southern Examines Water Quality and Perception of Risk

Health Policy & Management News, Georgia Southern University

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

• Georgia Southern Conducts an Analysis of Food Service Risk Classification and Violation Frequency

In Place: March 12, 2018, Place

PLACE Historical Documents

In PLACE is a newsletter designed to keep the Linfield College community apprised of information related to PLACE activities, as well as ways to bring the program into classes. Included in this issue:

• Spotlight On: Leadership and the Liberal Arts Skills Development Series
• Upcoming Events
• The Last Weeks in PLACE

Disease Ontology: Improving And Unifying Disease Annotations Across Species., Susan M. Bello, Mary Shimoyama, Elvira Mitraka, Stanley J F Laulederkind, Cynthia Smith, Janan T. Eppig, Lynn M Schriml

Faculty Research 2018

Model organisms are vital to uncovering the mechanisms of human disease and developing new therapeutic tools. Researchers collecting and integrating relevant model organism and/or human data often apply disparate terminologies (vocabularies and ontologies), making comparisons and inferences difficult. A unified disease ontology is required that connects data annotated using diverse disease terminologies, and in which the terminology relationships are continuously maintained. The Mouse Genome Database (MGD, http://www.informatics.jax.org), Rat Genome Database (RGD, http://rgd.mcw.edu) and Disease Ontology (DO, http://www.disease-ontology.org) projects are collaborating to augment DO, aligning and incorporating disease terms used by MGD and RGD, and improving DO as a tool for …

What's Happening: March 12, 2018, Maine Medical Center

What's Happening

No abstract provided.

Validation Of A Dietary Screening Tool In A Middle-Aged Appalachian Population, Melissa Ventura Marra, Sowmyanarayanan V. Thuppal, Elizabeth J. Johnson, Regan L. Bailey

Clinical and Translational Science Institute

Proactive nutrition screening is an effective public health strategy for identifying and targeting individuals who could benefit from making dietary improvements for primary and secondary prevention of disease. The Dietary Screening Tool (DST) was developed and validated to assess nutritional risk among rural older adults. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the utility and validity of the DST to identify nutritional risk in middle-aged adults. This cross-sectional study in middle-aged adults (45–64 year olds, n = 87) who reside in Appalachia, examined nutritional status using an online health survey, biochemical measures, anthropometry, and three representative 24-h dietary recalls. …

Effect Of Stem Cell And Vitamin E For The Reduction Of Liver Fibrosis, Sulaiman Shams, Salman Khan, Muhammad Ayaz, Haider Ali Khan, Hammad Hassan

Centre for Regenerative Medicine & Stem Cell Research

Liver disease is seventh leading cause of death worldwide. In the past, liver transplantation was thought to be the only treatment for the last stage liver disease but currently stem cells therapy is an alternative method for the treatment of liver disease. So mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) transplantation is one of the best tool for treatment of liver disease. The aim of the current study was to investigate the combined effect of vitamin E (Vit E) and MSCs on liver fibrosis. Liver damage was induced in male albino mice intraperitoneally with carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) twice a week for six weeks. …

The Psychosocial Effects Of Microtia On Family's Decision Process, Alexandra Puatu

Honors Program: Senior Projects (Public)

One in every 10,000 live births result in a facial anomaly called microtia, which affects the outer, visible part of the ear. This can have varying levels of severity, ranging from a smaller than average ear size (type one) to the complete absence of any external ear (type four). Families are presented with three options: surgery, hearing aids, or to allow the child to continue developing with no technological help. When families are presented with these options, the process tends to be stressful because of the added, unexpected decisions needed to be made on a family with a new member. …

Framed Text Messages As A Nutrition Education Intervention, Michael James O'Halloran

Theses and Dissertations

A youth’s college years is a critical period in health behavior formation, during which body mass index (BMI) and other health behaviors such as diet and physical activity are strong predictors of adult health status. Text messaging is prominent in the lives of most college-age adults. Despite this, relatively few studies have investigated the potential of utilizing a text message-based intervention to target fruit and vegetable consumption, a measure for weight management behaviors. Additionally, few studies utilizing a text message-based intervention have utilized a theory specific to the creation of behavior-motivating text messages. The gain-framed health behavior messages of Prospect …

Complicated Grief And Art Therapy, Rachel Brandoff

Expressive Therapies Dissertations

Complicated grief (CG) has come to be a common enough occurrence in mental health treatment to warrant research, literature, and discussion of markers, causes, prevalence, symptoms, measures, and treatment protocols. Art therapy presents one possible mode of treatment for individuals suffering from CG, and yet few art therapists know about CG or have training in this area. A systematic review of art therapy programs and educational requirements showed no current standards or training requirements for grief or CG. Art therapists are master’s trained clinicians who work with people with a variety of mental health challenges, and training in CG may …

Biomarkers Of Rehabilitation Therapy Vary According To Stroke Severity, Erin Burke Quinlan, Lucy Dodakian, Jill See, Alison Mckenzie, Jill Campbell Stewart Pt,Phd, Steven C. Cramer

Faculty Publications

Biomarkers that capture treatment effects could improve the precision of clinical decision making for restorative therapies. We examined the performance of candidate structural, functional, and angiogenesis-related MRI biomarkers before and after a 3-week course of standardized robotic therapy in 18 patients with chronic stroke and hypothesized that results vary significantly according to stroke severity. Patients were 4.1 ± 1 months poststroke, with baseline arm Fugl-Meyer scores of 20–60. When all patients were examined together, no imaging measure changed over time in a manner that correlated with treatment-induced motor gains. However, when also considering the interaction with baseline motor status, treatment-induced …

Early Short-Term Intensive Insulin Therapy: A Disease-Modifying Treatment Approach For Type 2 Diabetes, Matthew L. Lorenz

Nursing Capstones

No abstract provided.

Opioids And Orthopedics: How Should We Prepare For Post Op Pain, Megan Grimsley

Nursing Capstones

No abstract provided.

New Bachelor Of Science In Public Health Program

Andrews Agenda: Campus News

No abstract provided.

What Makes Super‐Aged Nations Happier? Exploring Critical Factors Of Happiness Among Middle‐Aged Men And Women In Japan, Yoko Moriyama, Nanako Tamiya, Nobuyuki Kawachi, Maya Miyairi

Kinesiology and Health Science Faculty Publications

This study aimed to examine multiple factors associated with happiness from the perspective of gender difference among a middle‐aged Japanese population. A total of 865 participants (male = 344, female = 521) aged 40–64 years were divided into two groups (high and low) by their self‐reported level of happiness. Logistic regression analysis by gender was carried out. In men, high levels of happiness were significantly correlated with living with spouse, occupation, enough sleep, leading a normal life, and regular checkups; while low levels of happiness were significantly correlated with smoking and having two or more diseases. In women, low levels …

Assessing Overweight/Obesity, Dietary Habits, And Physical Activity In Hispanic College Students, Ulku S. Karabulut, Zasha Romero, Phillip Conatser, Murat Karabulut

Health & Human Performance Faculty Publications

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Methods

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Week Of March 12, 2018, New York Medical College

InTouch

• New Student-Run Medical Research Seminar Series Exceeds Expectations
• NYMed Talks 2018 Set to Focus on the Intersection of Medicine and Society

Biomarkers Of Rehabilitation Therapy Vary According To Stroke Severity, Erin Burke Quinlan, Lucy Dodakian, Jill See, Alison Mckenzie, Jill Campbell Stewart, Steven C. Cramer

Physical Therapy Faculty Articles and Research

Biomarkers that capture treatment effects could improve the precision of clinical decision making for restorative therapies. We examined the performance of candidate structural, functional,and angiogenesis-related MRI biomarkers before and after a 3-week course of standardized robotic therapy in 18 patients with chronic stroke and hypothesized that results vary significantly according to stroke severity. Patients were 4.1 ± 1 months poststroke, with baseline arm Fugl-Meyer scores of 20–60. When all patients were examined together, no imaging measure changed over time in a manner that correlated with treatment-induced motor gains. However, when also considering the interaction with baseline motor status, treatment-induced motor …

Dating As An Occupation: Swipe Right For Occupational Therapy, Karen Mccarthy

Collected Faculty Scholarship

At a first glance, these may look like personal ads you might in the past have found in any newspaper classified section, yet they could be mini occupational profiles that represent your clients. Each profile contains information about the client, their interests and passions, their values, and their goals and dreams for meeting a partner.

Personal ads, once so public for everyone who opened a newspaper to read, have now moved onto the vast and complicated world of online dating. The game has changed, with 15% of adults in the United States reporting they have used online dating sites or …

Spontaneous Regression Of A Primary Squamous Cell Lung Cancer Following Biopsy: A Case Report, Nathan Esplin, Khadija Fergiani, Timothy B. Legare, John W. Stelzer, Hammad Bhatti, Sayed Karar

Internal Medicine, East Africa

Background: Spontaneous regression has been defined as occurring when the malignant tumor mass partially or completely disappears without any treatment or as a result of a therapy considered inadequate to influence systemic neoplastic disease. Recently, studies have implicated immunological responses as likely being involved. We report a case of a patient with squamous cell carcinoma of the lung who experienced spontaneous regression following biopsy without other intervention.

Case Presentation: A 57-year-old white man was referred to our pulmonary clinic after an incidental finding of a nodule in the lower lobe of his left lung. Thoracic computed tomography revealed a 2.0 …

Comparing The Effects Of Immersion Service Learning And Local Service Learning In Pre-Licensure Health Care Students’ Transcultural Self-Efficacy, Kimberly Johnson

DNP Projects

Local and immersion service learning methods prepare pre-licensure health care professionals to deliver culturally competent care to diverse populations- an important need because of the rapid racial and ethnic diversity growth in the U.S. A mixed-methods approach compared the effect of local and immersion service learning methods on multiple disciplines of pre-licensure health care students’ confidence in delivering care to diverse populations. Guided by Jeffreys (2016) CCC Model, the Transcultural Self Efficacy Tool (TSET) was used to compare pre-licensure health care students’ (n=34) transcultural self-efficacy perceptions following local or immersion service learning experiences. Secondary source, qualitative data obtained from …

Simulation As A Clinical Remediation Strategy For Undergraduate Nursing Students, Sara Camp

DNP Projects

Given the imperative of success on the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) examination, academic proficiency rather than clinical competence remains the primary focus of nursing education. It is imperative that nursing programs have an intentional remediation plan to provide resources designed to monitor, evaluate and improve clinical competence, distinct from those necessary for academic success. Simulation is an established nursing pedagogy in the development of clinical competency, as it facilitates and grounds the application and reinforcement of abstract and theoretical concepts. and may be useful as a formative strategy when students show faltering clinical proficiency. Clinical and …

Compassion Fatigue As It Relates To Nurse Turnover In Oncology Nurses At An Urban Hospital, Diana Wells-English

DNP Projects

According to Stamm (2010), Compassion fatigue (CF) refers to the negative aspects of caring and compassion satisfaction (CS) refers to the positive aspects. Compassion fatigue is well documented in oncology nurses. It is a concept incorporating both burnout (BO) and secondary traumatic stress (STS). Nurses working with patients who have cancer are exposed to a multitude of stressors that may contribute to CF and ultimately high turnover rates. The purpose of this study is to explore the relationships between CS, STS, BO, and turnover intention in a sample of oncology nurses. The study is a correlational study utilizing survey methodology …

Evaluation Of Intimate Partner Violence Screening In A Metropolitan Public Health Department, Niani Conerly

DNP Projects

Routine intimate partner violence (IPV) screening has been recommended for all health care settings to prevent subsequent short and long term health consequences of survivors. However, provider adherence remains low. The purpose of this quality improvement project is to evaluate current screening practices, identify the needs of, and provide resources to three family planning clinics within a metropolitan public health department. The project utilized Donabedian’s Structure, Process, and Outcomes Model to map current protocols within three family planning clinics to identify current practices. A chart review including 105 patient charts was done to identify documentation of IPV screening/discussion as well …

Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Methods For Diagnosis Of Bacterial Meningitis, Mitsuko Seki, Paul E. Kilgore, Eun Jin Kim, Makoto Ohnishi, Satoshi Hayakawa, Dong Wook Kim

Department of Pharmacy Practice

The rapid, accurate, and efficient identification of an infectious disease is critical to ensure timely clinical treatment and prevention in public health settings. In 2015, meningitis caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, and Neisseria meningitidis was responsible for 379,200 (range: 322,700–444,700) deaths. Clinical features alone cannot determine whether bacterial meningitis is present; an analysis of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is essential. Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) is a nucleic acid amplification method offering an alternative to polymerase chain reaction (PCR). LAMP-based assays for detection of three leading bacteria in CSF for diagnosis of meningitis have been established. The typing assays …

Medical School Watercooler Newsletter - March 11, 2018, Lindsey Lyle

Watercooler Newsletter

This is the March 11, 2018 edition of the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine's newsletter - Watercooler.

Contents Include:

• USA Medical Students Open Next Chapter of Their Lives at Match Day
• Staying Connected
• USA SNMA to Host Health Fair
• USA Health Photographer Bill Starling Honored with Award
• Mark Your Calendar: OFA Junior Faculty Lunch

Improving Neonatal Outcomes Through The Implementation Of A Delayed Bathing Program, Kathy Livolsi

Seton Hall University DNP Final Projects

Abstract

Background and Objective: Until 2010 newborns at most community-based hospitals were subjected to their initial bath within two hours of birth. However, this practice has recently changed due to the evidence-based recommendations that demonstrate improved outcomes for neonates when the first bath is delayed for 12-24 hours after birth. Upon delivery, infants are placed skin-to-skin with their parents to promote thermoregulation, breast feeding and bonding. The purpose of this project was to implement a program that delayed infant bathing until the infant was approximately 24 hours old. Rates of neonatal hypoglycemia, neonatal hypothermia, exclusive in-hospital breastfeeding and formula supplementation …

Communicating Effectively In Pediatric Cancer Care: Translating Evidence Into Practice., Lindsay J Blazin, Cherilyn Cecchini, Catherine Habashy, Erica C Kaye, Justin N Baker

Pediatrics Faculty Publications

Effective communication is essential to the practice of pediatric oncology. Clear and empathic delivery of diagnostic and prognostic information positively impacts the ways in which patients and families cope. Honest, compassionate discussions regarding goals of care and hopes for patients approaching end of life can provide healing when other therapies have failed. Effective communication and the positive relationships it fosters also can provide comfort to families grieving the loss of a child. A robust body of evidence demonstrates the benefits of optimal communication for patients, families, and healthcare providers. This review aims to identify key communication skills that healthcare providers …

Cyclin D1-Mediated Microrna Expression Signature Predicts Breast Cancer Outcome, Guangxue Wang, Michael Gormley, Jing Qiao, Qian Zhao, Min Wang, Gabriele Disante, Shengqiong Deng, Lin Dong, Timothy G. Pestell, Xiaoming Ju, Mathew C. Casimiro, Sankar Addya, Adam Ertel, Ayden Tozeren, Qinchuan Li, Zuoren Yu, Richard G. Pestell

Department of Cancer Biology Faculty Papers

Background: Genetic classification of breast cancer based on the coding mRNA suggests the evolution of distinct subtypes. Whether the non-coding genome is altered concordantly with the coding genome and the mechanism by which the cell cycle directly controls the non-coding genome is poorly understood.

Methods: Herein, the miRNA signature maintained by endogenous cyclin D1 in human breast cancer cells was defined. In order to determine the clinical significance of the cyclin D1-mediated miRNA signature, we defined a miRNA expression superset from 459 breast cancer samples. We compared the coding and non-coding genome of breast cancer subtypes.

Results: Hierarchical clustering of …