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Hyperglycemia Detection From Sigle - Lead Ecg Using A Hybrid Cnn & Transformer Model, Adam Ayomikun Ogunjembola

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Abstract
Hyperglycemia Detection from Single-Lead ECG using a Hybrid CNN & Transformer Model
Adam Ogunjembola

Diabetes Mellitus is known as high blood glucose. This high blood glucose level happens when the body has a problem with producing or using insulin. Insulin is a very important hormone that the pancreas makes to control how much glucose gets into the bloodstream and cells. Diabetes Mellitus has an effect on the body if it is not treated, such as damaging the blood vessels and nerves which can lead to stroke, kidney failure, heart attack and permanent loss of vision. Since people with diabetes …

Exploring The Role Of Occupational Therapy In A Pediatric Specialty Care Office, Sierra Leigh Hays

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Introduction: The role of OT in primary and specialty care clinics is a rising area of interest in the field. There are also many multidisciplinary clinics that OTs can be or are apart of. This study aims to evaluate the consulting role of OT in primary and specialty care clinics, as well as to evaluate data collected by an OT in a pediatric brachial plexus and peripheral nerve clinic. Methods: The first objective was focused on analyzing functional outcomes, using the Active Movement Scale (AMS), of children following neurosurgery or onabotulinum toxin A injections. This was a retrospective study with …

Caring For The Caregiver: Implementing An Occupational Therapy-Tailored Educational Program To Alleviate Caregiver Burden, Lura Elizabeth Simons

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Caregivers of traumatic brain injury (TBI) survivors experience caregiver burden, which is a prevalent issue. The most significant concern is for symptoms of burden affecting mental health and sleep quality. This doctoral capstone project addressed the knowledge gap regarding programs that alleviate these signs and symptoms through evidence-based interventions. The objective was to create an educational program with modules that demonstrated improvement in satisfaction and content understanding through in-person sessions and individualized interviews with staff members. This project aimed to reduce perceived burden by conducting in-person sessions to implement interventions through an occupational therapy (OT) lens and by using educational …

Examining Preoperative Health And Lifestyle Risk Factors In Patients Awaiting Surgery During Covid-19 In Western Australia, Nadine Radin

Theses

This study investigated the prevalence of modifiable preoperative lifestyle risk factors among patients undergoing upper gastrointestinal and colorectal surgery at a metropolitan hospital in Perth, Western Australia (WA). It aimed to characterise behaviours such as smoking, alcohol and drug use, nutritional risk, physical fitness, frailty, and body mass index (BMI), and to examine whether these changed during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 compared to 2019.

A retrospective audit of 2,340 patient medical records was conducted, with data extracted from routinely collected preadmission documentation. Regression models compared the prevalence of risk factors across matched calendar periods, adjusting …

Velocity Based Training In Athletic Development, Ross Martin Sangalang

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

The foundation of high-level sport performance is the ability to produce and express force rapidly across the task-specific temporal demands of sport. Traditional percentage-based prescription methods have long been used to develop hypertrophy, maximal strength, and power; however, fixed %1RM prescriptions fail to account for daily undulations in athlete readiness, accumulated fatigue, and changes in neuromuscular capacity. Velocity based training (VBT) offers a practical framework to regulate training through measurement of concentric velocity, allowing coaches to more accurately prescribe loads, stringently monitor repetition quality, and precisely regulate fatigue. This review discusses the neuromuscular qualities underpinning success in athletic endeavors, limitations …

Title: The Impact Of Intergenerational Program Participation On First-Year Physical Therapy Students’ Beliefs, Attitudes, And Anxiety About Aging And Older Adults: A Mixed Methods Study, Catherine Staloch

Dissertations and Theses

As the aging adult population continues to grow, the utilization and need for medical services for this population are increasing. These trends have raised concerns about the impact of ageist beliefs among health care providers on the health and well-being of older adults. Physical therapists are health care providers who care for aging adults across health care settings. Given the large percentage of physical therapists who care for older adults and the known negative health implications of ageist beliefs among providers, it is imperative that educators in physical therapy programs use learning activities that positively influence students’ beliefs, attitudes, and …

De Novo And Inherited Dominant Variants In U4 And U6 Snrna Genes Cause Retinitis Pigmentosa, Mathieu Quinodoz, Kim Rodenburg, Zuzana Cvackova, Karolina Kaminska, Suzanne E De Bruijn, Ana Belén Iglesias-Romero, Erica G M Boonen, Mukhtar Ullah, Nick Zomer, Marc Folcher, Jacques Bijon, Lara K Holtes, Stephen H Tsang, Zelia Corradi, K Bailey Freund, Stefanida Shliaga, Daan M Panneman, Rebekkah J Hitti-Malin, Manir Ali, Ala'a Altalbishi, Sten Andréasson, Georg Ansari, Gavin Arno, Galuh D N Astuti, Carmen Ayuso, Radha Ayyagari, Sandro Banfi, Eyal Banin, Tahsin Stefan Barakat, Mirella T S Barboni, Miriam Bauwens, Tamar Ben-Yosef, Virginie Bernard, David G Birch, Pooja Biswas, Fiona Blanco-Kelly, Beatrice Bocquet, Camiel J F Boon, Kari Branham, Dominique Bremond-Gignac, Alexis Ceecee Britten-Jones, Kinga M Bujakowska, Cyril Burin Des Roziers, Elizabeth L Cadena, Giacomo Calzetti, Francesca Cancellieri, Luca Cattaneo, Naomi Chadderton, Peter Charbel Issa, Luísa Coutinho-Santos, Stephen P Daiger, Elfride De Baere, Marieke De Bruyne, Berta De La Cerda, John N De Roach, Julie De Zaeytijd, Ronny Derks, Claire-Marie Dhaenens, Lubica Dudakova, Jacque L Duncan, G Jane Farrar, Nicolas Feltgen, Beau J Fenner, Lidia Fernández-Caballero, Juliana M Ferraz Sallum, Simone Gana, Alejandro Garanto, Jessica C Gardner, Christian Gilissen, Roser Gonzàlez-Duarte, Kensuke Goto, Sam Griffiths-Jones, Tobias B Haack, Lonneke Haer-Wigman, Alison J Hardcastle, Takaaki Hayashi, Elise Héon, Lies H Hoefsloot, Alexander Hoischen, Josephine P Holtan, Carel B Hoyng, Manuel Benjamin B Ibanez, Chris F Inglehearn, Takeshi Iwata, Brynjar O Jensson, Kaylie Jones, Vasiliki Kalatzis, Smaragda Kamakari, Marianthi Karali, Ulrich Kellner, Caroline C W Klaver, Krisztina Knézy, Robert K Koenekoop, Susanne Kohl, Taro Kominami, Laura Kühlewein, Tina M Lamey, Rina Leibu, Bart P Leroy, Petra Liskova, Irma Lopez, Victor R De J López-Rodríguez, Quinten Mahieu, Omar A Mahroo, Gaël Manes, Luke Mansard, M Pilar Martín-Gutiérrez, Nelson Martins, Laura Mauring, Martin Mckibbin, Terri L Mclaren, Isabelle Meunier, Michel Michaelides, José M Millán, Kei Mizobuchi, Rajarshi Mukherjee, Zoltán Zsolt Nagy, Kornelia Neveling, Monika Ołdak, Michiel Oorsprong, Yang Pan, Anastasia Papachristou, Antonio Percesepe, Maximilian Pfau, Eric A Pierce, Emily Place, Raj Ramesar, Francis Ramond, Florence Andrée Rasquin, Gillian I Rice, Lisa Roberts, María Rodríguez-Hidalgo, Javier Ruiz-Ederra, Ataf H Sabir, Ai Fujita Sajiki, Ana Isabel Sánchez-Barbero, Asodu Sandeep Sarma, Riccardo Sangermano, Cristina M Santos, Margherita Scarpato, Hendrik P N Scholl, Dror Sharon, Sabrina G Signorini, Francesca Simonelli, Ana Berta Sousa, Maria Stefaniotou, Kari Stefansson, Katarina Stingl, Akiko Suga, Patrick Sulem, Lori S Sullivan, Viktória Szabó, Jacek P Szaflik, Gita Taurina, Alberta A H J Thiadens, Carmel Toomes, Viet H Tran, Miltiadis K Tsilimbaris, Pavlina Tsoka, Veronika Vaclavik, Marie Vajter, Sandra Valeina, Enza Maria Valente, Casey Valentine, Rebeca Valero, Sophie Valleix, Joseph Van Aerschot, L Ingeborgh Van Den Born, Mattias Van Heetvelde, Virginie J M Verhoeven, Andrea L Vincent, Andrew R Webster, Laura Whelan, Bernd Wissinger, Georgia G Yioti, Kazutoshi Yoshitake, Juan C Zenteno, Roberta Zeuli, Theresia Zuleger, Chaim Landau, Allan I Jacob, Siying Lin, Frans P M Cremers, Winston Lee, Jamie M Ellingford, David Stanek, Susanne Roosing, Carlo Rivolta

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Small nuclear RNAs (snRNAs) combine with specific proteins to generate small nuclear ribonucleoproteins (snRNPs), the building blocks of the spliceosome. U4 snRNA forms a duplex with U6 and, together with U5, contributes to the tri-snRNP spliceosomal complex. Variants in RNU4-2, which encodes U4, have recently been implicated in neurodevelopmental disorders. Here we show that heterozygous inherited and de novo variants in RNU4-2 and in four RNU6 paralogs (RNU6-1, RNU6-2, RNU6-8 and RNU6-9), which encode U6, recur in individuals with nonsyndromic retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a genetic disorder causing progressive blindness. These variants cluster within the three-way junction of the U4/U6 duplex, …

Geospatial Disparities In Adolescent Mental Health Resources: School- And Community-Level Evidence From Travis County, Texas, Sharon V Munroe, Jingjing Gao, Gayla Ferguson, Muinat Abolore Idris, Eric C Jones

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Background: Adolescents in the United States face growing mental health challenges, with nearly one in three high school students reporting poor mental health in the past 30 days. Schools increasingly serve as key access points for mental health care. However, geographic disparities in access to school-based mental health services remain underexplored.

Purpose: This study examines the spatial distribution of adolescent mental health resources in Travis County, Texas, and evaluates how school- and community-level factors are associated with the presence of on-site school social workers.

Methods: School locations, enrollment data, and the presence of on-site social workers were mapped and analyzed …

Understanding Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: A Claims-Based Analysis Of Healthcare Cost Patterns, Samson A Oyediran, Youngran Kim, Zhanna Novikov, Trudy M Krause

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Background: Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) is a rare connective tissue disorder associated with substantial clinical complexity and healthcare utilization. Despite increasing recognition of EDS, little is known about its economic burden in the United States.

Objective: To assess the all-cause healthcare costs for individuals with newly diagnosed EDS during the pre-diagnosis year and the first 2 years post-diagnosis.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted using the Merative™ MarketScan® Commercial Claims and Encounters Database (2016-2022). Newly diagnosed patients were identified using ICD-10-CM codes, with the first observed diagnosis defined as the index date. Continuous enrollment for 12 months pre-index and 24 …

Latent Classification Of Time-Dependent Transition Rates In Longitudinal Binary Outcome Data, Joonha Chang, Wenyaw Chan

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Continuous-time Markov chain (CTMC) models and latent classification methods are commonly used to analyze longitudinal categorical outcomes in medical research. While CTMC models are popular for their simplicity and effectiveness, their assumption of constant transition rates presents limitations in capturing dynamic behaviors. To address this, non-homogeneous continuous-time Markov chains (NH-CTMCs) have been developed, incorporating time-varying transition rates to enhance model flexibility. In this study, we leverage closed-form transition probabilities for a fully ergodic two-state NH-CTMC model and propose a latent class clustering approach to identify heterogeneous transition rate patterns within the population. We emphasize the potential advantages of these models …

“If He Did It, I Can Do It, Too. I Can Change My Life Around”: The Social Model Of Recovery Within The Context Of Recovery Homes Accepting Residents Prescribed Medications For Opioid Use Disorder, Jodie M Dewey, Kathryn R Gallardo, Meenakshi S Subbaraman, Amy A Mericle

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Introduction: This paper provides an in-depth examination of examines four recovery residences, that serve individuals prescribed medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD). The study has two primary aims: first, to deepen understanding of how recovery residences adopt and operationalize Social Model of Recovery principles; and second, to identify gaps in staff integration of residents receiving MOUD-gaps that may either support or undermine the integrity of the social model within these settings.

Methods: We conducted semi-structured interviews with 17 residents receiving MOUD living in four participating recovery homes. The interviews were conducted between August 2022 and January 2024 using a semi-structured …

Corrigendum To 'Continuous Vital Sign Monitoring On Surgical Wards: The Cosmos Pilot, Nikola Anusic, Alper Gulluoglu, Elyad Ekrami, Edward J Mascha, Shuyi Li, René Coffeng, Alparslan Turan, Amber Clemens, Christine Perez, John W Beard, Daniel I Sessler, Cosmos Pilot Investigators

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Study objectives: Alerts for vital sign abnormalities seek to identify meaningful patient instability while limiting alarm fatigue. Optimal vital sign alarm settings for postoperative patients remain unknown, as is whether alerts lead to effective clinical responses reducing vital sign disturbances. We conducted a 2-phase pilot study to identify thresholds and delays and test the hypothesis that alerts from continuous monitoring reduce the duration of vital sign abnormalities.

Design: Two-phase pilot.

Patients: 250 adults having major non-cardiac surgery.

Setting: Surgical wards.

Intervention: All patients had routine vital sign monitoring by nurses at 4-h intervals. We initially continuously recorded clinician-blinded saturation, heart …

Pregnancy And Breastfeeding Are Associated With Less Later-Life Cognitive Decline In A Longitudinal, Prospective Cohort, Molly M Fox, Jennifer E Bramen, Dayoon Kwon, Mark A Espeland, Yijia Sun, Li Zhang, Aladdin H Shadyab, Ramon Casanova, Joann E Manson, Marcus Y Chang, Verna R Porter, Leslie V Farland, Qian Xiao, Robert A Wild, Prabha Siddarth, Carolyn J Crandall

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Introduction: The brains of female mammals evolved to undergo structural and functional changes during pregnancy and lactation, equipping them for motherhood. However, long-term cognitive health implications of these adaptations in women are poorly understood.

Methods: In the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) Memory Study (WHIMS; n = 7427) and WHI Study of Cognitive Aging (WHISCA; n = 2304), postmenopausal women completed reproductive history interviews, annual global cognitive assessment from mean age 70 for up to 13 years, and multi-domain cognitive testing for up to 8 years.

Results: Each additional month pregnant was associated with higher scores of global cognition. Each additional …

Artificial Light At Night Extends Pollen Season And Elevates Allergen Exposure, Brandt Geist, Lin Meng, Daniel S W Katz, Huidong Li, Franz Hölker, Qian Xiao

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Artificial light at night (ALAN), a growing environmental stressor in urban ecosystems, disrupts natural light-dark cycles and alters plant phenological events such as leaf-out and flowering. However, the extent to which ALAN influences airborne pollen season timing and exacerbates allergy-related health risks remains largely understudied. This study investigates how ALAN influences the timing and duration of the airborne pollen season across the Northeastern United States from 2012 to 2023 and the consequences of allergenic pollen exposure. Using daily pollen concentrations from the National Allergy Bureau, ALAN data from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite product, and gridded Daymet climate data, …

Plasma Proteomic Profile Of Dietary Potassium And Incident Ckd, Jiaqi Yang, Lauren Bernard, Jingsha Chen, Valerie K Sullivan, Bing Yu, Eugene P Rhee, Paul A Welling, Casey M Rebholz

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Background:: There is a need for objective biomarkers of dietary potassium. The mechanisms through which dietary potassium influences kidney health are incompletely understood.

Methods:: Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study participants at visit 3 (1993–1995) with dietary and proteomics data were randomly divided into discovery (N=6,814) and replication (N=3,380) sets. We examined associations between dietary potassium and 4,955 aptamers using multivariable linear regression, adjusting for sociodemographic factors, health behaviors, and estimated glomerular filtration rate, with a false discovery rate of 0.05. Then, we tested the prospective associations between potassium-related proteins and incident chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Results:: …

Examining Tobacco Prevention And Cessation Among Dental Students In Southern Italy, Olga Di Fede, Samuel Tundealao, David Okuji, Gaetano La Mantia, Irene Tamí-Maury

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Background: Previous studies have reported that tobacco use among healthcare providers (HCPs) has a negative impact on their beliefs and attitudes toward tobacco prevention and control measures. However, little is known about these among Italian dental students. Therefore, this single-site study examined tobacco use behaviors and the knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of dental students at a public university in Southern Italy regarding tobacco prevention and control.

Methods: A cross-sectional study through an online survey was conducted among 115 students aged 18 + years enrolled in dentistry and dental hygiene programs at a Southern Italy university. Chi-squared, Fisher's, t-tests, and …

Adapting A Smartphone-Based Auricular Point Acupressure Self-Management Program For Rural Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: Qualitative Study, Jungkyung Min, Peiyin Hung, Jane N Bolin, Rupsikha Bora, Sarah Pace, Patricia Pitones, Hulin Wu, Jennifer Kawi

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Background: Chronic musculoskeletal pain is more prevalent in rural areas where access to pain interventions, including complementary approaches like Auricular Point Acupressure (APA), remains limited. APA is a non-invasive, needle-free approach, and its smartphone-based self-management delivery model has not been optimized for rural contexts.

Objectives: To explore the perspectives of rural partners on adapting a smartphone-based Auricular Point Acupressure-Self-Management (APA-SM) program to better meet rural needs. Study objectives were to: (1) refine the APA-SM program for rural adults, (2) identify implementation barriers, (3) understand practice workflows and engagement, and (4) identify strategies to integrate the APA-SM program into rural pain …

Subgroup Identification Of Disparities In Buprenorphine Discontinuation In Opioid-Use Disorder: A Virtual Twins Machine Learning Approach Using Nationwide United States Claims Data, 2006–2022, Kehe Zhang, Paula A Jaimes-Buitron, Wanru Guo, Yanmin Gong, Yuanxiong Guo, Carolina Vivas Valencia, Cici Bauer

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Buprenorphine retention is crucial for effective treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD), yet disparities in treatment discontinuation persist. This study aims to identify and quantify disparities in buprenorphine treatment retention using a machine learning framework adapted from Virtual Twins approach focusing on disparities related to sex, age, insurance type, geographic region, mental health status and community-level Social Vulnerability Index (SVI). Using a nationwide longitudinal cohort, we applied a two-stage machine learning approach. In Stage one, we trained classification models to estimate the counterfactual differences in treatment discontinuation across disparity types. Model performance was assessed using C-statistics and precision-recall curve. In …

Improving Overall Risk Ranking Via Subgroup-Level Information Borrowing In Survival Risk Stratification, Tia S Thomas, Jing Ning, Ruosha Li

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Effective risk stratification is essential for providing tailored therapies, improving patient outcomes, and optimizing healthcare resources by identifying sub-populations with similar health risks. However, accurate risk ranking is challenging in the presence of heterogeneous subgroups. Under these instances, subgroup-level information can be leveraged to refine the overall risk ranking. We propose a novel approach that integrates within-subgroup risk ranking percentiles to enhance the overall cohort risk stratification. This method uses both a global model and subgroup-specific models along with optimized weights to improve discriminatory performance across the entire cohort. The proposed method is validated through extensive simulations and applied to …

A Qualitative Examination Of Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Access, Beliefs, And Behaviors Among Adult Males Aged 18–35: Applying The Health Stigma And Discrimination Framework, Jacquelin I Cordero, Louis D Brown, Jesús M Alemán, María E Fernández, Serena A Rodríguez, Eva M Moya

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Background: Males, who disproportionately account for 83% of oropharyngeal cancer cases, are underrepresented in health promotion research, including human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination studies. The initial exclusion of males in HPV vaccine research, policies, and interventions has negatively affected male vaccine uptake. Furthermore, stigma, a well-documented barrier to healthcare engagement, has been overlooked in HPV vaccination behaviors. This study aimed to provide a more contextualized understanding of HPV vaccine disparities among adult males by applying the Health Stigma and Discrimination Framework (HSDF) to examine how stigma is produced, enacted, and sustained across social systems, which may impact male vaccine uptake.

Methods: …

The Longitudinal Effect Of Repetition And Practice On The Accuracy Of Lay Anal Examinations For Detecting Perianal And Anal Canal Abnormalities: A Prospective Study, Alan G Nyitray, Timothy L Mcauliffe, Jenna Nitkowski, Cameron Liebert, Michael D Swartz, Ashish A Deshmukh, Jared Kerman, Ellen Almirol, John A Schneider, J Michael Wilkerson, Lu-Yu Hwang, Derek Smith, Duo Yu, Aniruddha Hazra, Elizabeth Y Chiao

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Background: While anal cancer screening is now recommended in several countries for high-incidence populations, barriers impede screening uptake. It is well known that patient recognition of symptoms increases cancer screening uptake, and we previously demonstrated that patients can detect small masses at the perianus and in the anal canal. In this current analysis, we aimed to longitudinally assess the effect of repetition and practice on patient self-recognition of small masses.

Methods: Individuals and couples of sexual minority men and transgender women were taught to conduct an anal self-examination or anal companion examination (ASE/ACE) at visit 1 and then randomized to …

Spatial Analyses Using Emergency Medical Services Data To Inform Healthcare., Jeffrey Alan Pesarsick

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Spatial analyses using Emergency Medical Services data to inform healthcare.

Jeffrey Pesarsick

Background

Emergency Medical Services (EMS) often serve as the initial entry point for patients into the healthcare system in the United States.  Rural health disparities, geographic isolation, socioeconomic disadvantages, and operational challenges create disparities in access to EMS services.  Disparities include prolonged response times, less resources available, and inequities in levels of care available.  The overall goal of these series of projects was to quantify the extent to which operational challenges in EMS data impact health, and how EMS data could be used to identify neighborhood level trends …

Enhancing Occupational Engagement And Wellness In Middle-Aged And Retired Adults Through Movement And Mindfulness Program Development, Erin J. Harvey

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Occupational imbalance and a diminished sense of purpose are common challenges faced during middle age and the transition into retirement. These issues can contribute to increased burnout, decreased participation in meaningful activities, and an overall decline in health and well-being. Occupational therapy is well-equipped to address these concerns through comprehensive and holistic, occupation-based wellness programs that promote healthy routines and engagement in meaningful roles. This doctoral capstone project involved developing and implementing two community-based wellness programs tailored to different populations. The first program included self-paced wellness modules for middle-aged adults, aiming to encourage healthy lifestyle habits, enhance coping skills, and …

Impact Of Preoperative Symptom Duration On Postoperative Outcomes Following Lumbar Spine Surgery, Ahmed Anas Zahra, Ayman Mohamed Basha

Mansoura Medical Journal

Background: The optimal timing for lumbar spine surgery (LSS) relative to symptom duration remains debatable. While surgical delays are common, their impact on postoperative outcomes is not fully elucidated. This study evaluated the relationship between preoperative symptom duration and postoperative outcomes following LSS.

Methods: A prospective observational study was conducted on 60 adults undergoing LSS (decompression and/or fusion) at a single university hospital. Participants were stratified into three groups based on symptom duration:Months, 3-12 months, and >12 months. The primary outcome was functional disability assessed by the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI). Secondary outcomes included pain intensity (Visual Analog Scale, VAS), …

Fetal Foot Length As A Predictor Of Gestational Age, Ruman Bashir Abdi Kadie, Hossam El-Dyn El-Sayed Gouda, Mohamad Ahmad El-Sayed Mohamad Emam, Alhussein Ahmed Mohamed

Mansoura Medical Journal

Background: Accurate estimation of gestational age (GA) is essential for obstetric care. Conventional ultrasound (US) biometric parameters may be limited in certain clinical situations. Fetal foot length (FFL) has been proposed as an alternative measurement, but its role requires further evaluation.

Aim of study: To examine the association between fetal foot length and ultrasound-based gestational age, and to explore its relationship with other fetal biometric parameters in uncomplicated singleton pregnancies.

Methods: This cross-sectional study included 200 pregnant women who underwent two-dimensional transabdominal ultrasound. Standard fetal biometric parameters—including biparietal diameter (BPD), head circumference (HC), abdominal circumference (AC), and femur length …

Demographic Characteristics In Patients With Heart Failure And Iron Deficiency, Ahmed Alaa Eldin Abd Elazeem, Abdul Razek Abdul Lateef Maaty, Hanan Ahmed Azzam, Ahmed Mohamed Reda

Mansoura Medical Journal

Background: Iron deficiency (ID) is a major and prevalent comorbidity among heart failure (HF) patients. It is associated with poor exercise tolerance, recurrent hospitalization and higher mortality. Studying patients’ demographics helps to determine vulnerable groups to ID, risk factors and associated comorbidities to be considered during screening and management.

Aim of the Work: To study the demographic characteristics of heart failure patients with iron deficiency.

Patients and Methods: A cross sectional observational study was conducted at a tertiary care university hospital at Delta region of Egypt between year 2024 and 2026. Among 117 HF patients, 100 HF patients …

Utilizing Free Blood Pressure Cuffs To Address Sdoh Barriers In Patient With Uncontrolled Hypertension, Alysse Lalonde, Taylor Carter, Meredith Lewis, Jennifer Clem

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Complication Profiles In Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Natural Language Processing Analysis Of 56,806 Fda Maude Adverse Event Reports (2012–2025), Bipul Mainali, Nicolas Pope

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Comprehensive Assessment Of Lived Experience And Burnout In Caregivers Of Transitioning Young Adults With Childhood Medical Complexity In Alabama: A Mixed Methods Approach, Raksha Ramdas, Betsy Hopson, Carlie Stein Somerville

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Analyzing Geographic Distribution And Distressed Community Index Trends In Black Dermatologists Of The Southeast United States, Laci Turner, Charlotte Mcrae, Michael Anderson, Lamario Williams, Tiffany Mayo

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