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A Real-Life Correlation Between Clinical Syntax Score Ii And Carotid Intima-Media Thickness In Patients With Stable Coronary Artery Disease, Mahmoud Abdelnabi, Abdallah Almaghraby, Ozge O. Tok, Tugba K. Oz, Yehia Saleh, Ahmed Morsi, Hiatham Badran

Journal of the Saudi Heart Association

Background: SYNTAX score II (SSII) is an update of the established SYNTAX score (SS) that uses clinical variables such as age, sex, creatinine clearance, left ventricular ejection fraction, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and peripheral arterial disease. Furthermore, SSII has been proven to be a more powerful predictive tool than SS in patients with complex coronary artery disease (CAD). Carotid õntima-media thickness (CIMT) is a widely used noninvasive evidence for subclinical or early atherosclerosis, and it was proved to be an independent predictor for cardiovascular events. Most of the previously published articles studied the association between the CIMT with old cardiovascular …

Safety Of Returning Patients Immediately To Their Originating Hospitals After Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, Rahim Gul, Maksymilian P. Opolski, Mufti Akif, Mehboob A. Dar, Yasir Beshir, Haitham Sakr, Hassan Khalaf, Akram Eldesoky, Osama A. Smettei, Tariq I. Soomro, Mohammed Saied, Asim Ganawa, Rami M. Abazid

Journal of the Saudi Heart Association

Introduction: The objective of this study was to evaluate the safety and feasibility of the immediate return of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) to their originating hospitals after primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI). Methods: This was a prospective study, conducted between January 2014 and December 2017. All patients with STEMI who were transferred for PPCI and returned back to their referring hospitals (RB group) were included and compared to the onsite STEMI population (OS group). Patient’s demographics, PPCI data, bleeding and adverse cardiovascular events (ACEs) occurring during transfer, hospital stay, and at 1-month follow-up were recorded. Results: A total …

Editorial, Hani Najm

Journal of the Saudi Heart Association

No abstract provided.

Faculty Instruction Face Shield Project, David Holden, John Schneiderhan

Michigan Tech 3D Designs

Early in the spring of 2020 project contributors David Holden and John Schneiderhan began test printing a variety of open source Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)/Covid related items that could help protect or prevent the spread of the emerging virus. With assistance from Pete Baril of the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department (WUPHD) approval was obtained for the face shields to be used in the health care and nursing homes in the area. With the support and approval from university and library administration efforts were coordinated with Dr. Joshua Pearce and the students from the MOST lab to concentrate on the …

Coronavirus Closes In On Rohingya Refugees In Bangladesh’S Cramped, Unprepared Camps, Saleh Ahmed

University Author Recognition Bibliography: 2020

Coronavirus is spreading quickly in densely populated Bangladesh, despite a nationwide shutdown put in place a month ago.

This preventive measure has proven challenging to implement due to lack of awareness of the coronavirus and the absence of a social safety net. Extreme poverty also forces many Bangladeshis to keep working and looking for food despite the risks. Bangladesh had 2,948 confirmed COVID-19 cases as of April 20.

The disease has not yet spread into the refugee camps that house the Rohingya Muslims who fled ethnic violence in Myanmar in 2017, according to a recent update from the humanitarian organizations …

Home, Rachel L. Knight

Reflections, Poetry, Photos, and other Writings

I wrote this poem as a way of reflecting on my feelings about being “home” due to COVID-19. The accompanying photograph is my desk in my bedroom at “home” as it was a few weeks ago (it’s messier now).

Selinexor Hyperactivates Akt And Induces Its Nuclear Accumulation, Erin Lawrence

Honors Scholars Collaborative Projects

Selinexor is currently being used in several clinical trials for cancer and has shown anti-cancer effects in combination with other chemotherapies. Clinical trials evaluating the use of selinexor in the treatment of triple negative breast cancer are limited, but in vitro studies show promising results in its ability to kill triple negative breast cancer cells. The mechanism by which this occurs, however, is not understood. The goal of this research was to determine the mechanism by which selinexor kills BT- 549 triple negative breast cancer cells.

Governor's Proclamation Emphasizes Teleworking For Northeastern Iowans, April 20, 2020, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Response to COVID-19

A memo encouraging all employees who can should work from home and what steps employees should take if they must come to campus.

2020-04-20_Michiganoverview_Covidcounts, Michigan Department Of Health & Human Services

Michigan COVID-19 Confirmed Cases by Date of Onset Data

Data was captured from the Cumulative Data link of Michigan's Coronavirus webpage, under the url https://www.michigan.gov/coronavirus/0,9753,7-406-98163_98173_99207---,00.html.

The website contained the table Count of Confirmed COVID-19 Cases by Date of Onset , sorted by Michigan Preparedness Region. It also contained 18 charts, including the count of confirmed Covid-19 cases by date of onset in the state overall as well as in each preparedness region,and the normalized rate of Covid-19 cases per 1,000,000 residents in both the state and in each preparedness region.

Acue Effective Teaching Practices: Module Reflections, Nancy Wolf

Q2S Enhancing Pedagogy

This is a collection of ACUE (Association of Colleges and University Educators) implementation and reflection assignments. The Teaching Resource Center partnered with ACUE and the corresponding modules were offered to a set of accepted instructors at CSUSB. These assignments focused on teaching practices designed to enhance the learning experience for both on-ground and online instruction.

CSUSB – CNS – Department of Nursing Full-time Lecturer, Nancy Wolf, completed a 25-module course in effective teaching practices requiring the implementation of evidence-based instructional approaches. The credential is co-issued by the American Council on Education and distinguishes faculty for their commitment to educational excellence …

2020-04-20_Michiganoverview_Covidsymptoms, Michigan Department Of Health & Human Services

Michigan COVID-19 Syndromic Surveillance System Data

The Syndromic Surveillance System Data report was obtained from Michigan's COVID-19 dashboard, from under the link "​Coronavirus Symptoms": https://www.michigan.gov/coronavirus. Data was compiled by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS). The information was updated daily.

Syndromic Surveillance System data is obtained from approximately 183 facilities participating in syndromic surveillance (132 Emergency Departments (ED), 51 Urgent Cares) across the State of Michigan. The reporting is based on individuals who present at EDs and may not be representative of the overall population. The coronavirus-like symptoms query searches visit free-text (chief complaint, triage notes, and clinical impression) for fever or …

2020-04-20_Michiganoverview_Covidstats, Michigan Department Of Health & Human Services

Cumulative Michigan COVID-19 Data

The COVID Overview page was obtained from Michigan's main COVID-19 page: https:/www.michigan.gov/coronavirus/0,9753,7-406-98163-520743--,00.html. Data was compiled by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS). The information was updated daily at 3p.m., with COVID-19 results included as of 10 a.m.

Note on cumulative counts: This report is provisional and subject to change. As public health investigations of individual cases continue, there will be corrections to the status and details of referred cases that result in changes to this report.
Note on the deaths: Deaths must be reported by health care providers, medical examiners/coroners, and recorded by local health departments …

Effect Of Amodiaquine On Gene Expression And Apoptosis In Colorectal Cancer Cells, Holly Pyles

Honors Scholars Collaborative Projects

This study used gene expression analysis to explore the specific response to amodiaquine in HCT116 colorectal cancer cells. Real-time PCR revealed that 20 human stress and toxicity genes were upregulated by at least 3 fold in HCT116 colorectal cancer cells treated with AMQ. Of these 20 upregulated genes, 9 were found to be pro-apoptotic and 2 were DNA damage repair genes, which supports our original hypothesis that amodiaquine is inducing a stress response in these cells. These results are consistent with previous research done by Qiao et al. (2013), as DNA damage repair genes were among the genes upregulated in …

Unnatural Disasters: Environmental Trauma And Ecofeminist/Ecowomanist Resistance In Zora Neale Hurston’S Their Eyes Were Watching God And Jesmyn Ward’S Salvage The Bones, Sarah Anne Pfitzer

Honors Scholars Collaborative Projects

No abstract provided.

Sleep Deprivation And High-Fat Diet During Adolescence Protect Stress Effects On Object Memory During Adulthood, Karina Glushchak

Honors Scholars Collaborative Projects

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Language Barriers With Hispanic Patients In The Nashville, Rachel Poston

Honors Scholars Collaborative Projects

The existence of language barriers in the health care setting is a vital topic of study. This study assesses language barriers from the perspective of nurse-patient relationships, focusing on the Hispanic patient population in the Nashville, Tennessee area. A survey was designed using the Theory of Bureaucratic Caring by Marilyn Ray (2006) to investigate the current success, according to nursing perspectives, of healthcare facilities support of Hispanic patients to ensure quality outcomes and comprehension of care. The research design for this study was a non-experimental, descriptive study using a cross-sectional survey. The researcher used themes from the Theory of Bureaucratic …

An Intact C-Terminal End Of Albumin Is Required For Its Long Half-Life In Humans., Jeannette Nilsen, Esben Trabjerg, Algirdas Grevys, Claudia Azevedo, Stephen O Brennan, Maria Stensland, John J Wilson, Kine Marita Knudsen Sand, Malin Bern, Bjørn Dalhus, Derry C. Roopenian, Inger Sandlie, Kasper Dyrberg Rand, Jan Terje Andersen

Faculty Research 2020

Albumin has an average plasma half-life of three weeks and is thus an attractive carrier to improve the pharmacokinetics of fused therapeutics. The half-life is regulated by FcRn, a cellular receptor that protects against intracellular degradation. To tailor-design the therapeutic use of albumin, it is crucial to understand how structural alterations in albumin affect FcRn binding and transport properties. In the blood, the last C-terminal residue (L585) of albumin may be enzymatically cleaved. Here we demonstrate that removal of the L585 residue causes structural stabilization in regions of the principal FcRn binding domain and reduces receptor binding. In line with …

Ada News - 04/20/2020, American Dental Association, Publishing Division

ADA News

Established in 1970 as the official newspaper of the American Dental Association, the ADA News serves practicing dentists and others allied to the dental profession in the U.S. and internationally. It is the No. 1 source of news and information about the many benefits and services the ADA delivers to members daily as well as timely information on scientific, social, political and economic developments affecting dentistry and health care.

Impact Of Meaningful Recognition On Work Environment Perception Of Critical Care Nurses, Kristin Meinershagen

Dissertations

Problem: Absence of nursing staff recognition can lead to compassion fatigue, burnout, job dissatisfaction, and increased turnover rate resulting in high costs for hospitals. Meaningful recognition has been found to decrease compassion fatigue and reduce burnout. A meaningful recognition program was implemented over a 3-month period for staff nurses in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at a large midwestern, metropolitan hospital to determine its effect on nurse’s perception of work environment and turnover rate in the ICU.

Methods: This was an observational, descriptive, cohort design utilizing the AACN Healthy Work EnvironmentSurvey instrument for assessing results before and after implementation …

Maternal Exposure To Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol Impairs Female Offspring Glucose Homeostasis And Endocrine Pancreatic Development In The Rat., Ryan Gillies, Kendrick Lee, Sebastian Vanin, Steven R Laviolette, Alison C Holloway, Edith Arany, Daniel B Hardy

Physiology and Pharmacology Publications

Recent reports indicate that 7% of pregnant mothers in North America use cannabis. This is concerning given that in utero exposure to Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9-THC), the main psychoactive component in cannabis, causes fetal growth restriction and may alter replication and survival of pancreatic β-cells in the offspring. Accordingly, we hypothesized that maternal exposure to Δ9-THC during pregnancy would impair postnatal glucometabolic health of offspring. To test this hypothesis, pregnant Wistar rats were treated with daily intraperitoneal injections of either 3 mg/kg Δ9-THC or vehicle from gestational day 6 to birth. Offspring were subsequently challenged with glucose and insulin at 5 months …

2020-04-20 Daily Unm Global Health Covid-19 Briefing, Christophe G. Lambert, Shawn Stoicu, Ingrid Hendrix, Lori D. Sloane, Anastasiya Nestsiarovich, Praveen Kumar, Nicolas Lauve, Hannah Groves, Rachel D. King, Estefania Montanez, Malik Alqawasmi, Samuel Anyona, Evans Raballah, Elly Munde, Cristian Bologa, Alexandra Yinglng, Gregory Mertz, Kristine Tollestrup, Orrin Myers, Douglas J. Perkins

HSC Covid 19 Briefings

Executive Summary:

NM highlights. Immigration detention centers. US outbreak perceptions. States lockdown protests. Drones sample transport. Black market antivirals. NZ eases lockdown. Germany partial reopening. Low temperature/humidity favors transmission. Wastewater epidemiology. Contact tracing privacy. D-dimer severity prediction. China fatality factors. Group testing. High throughput testing. Pet testing. WHO misinformation countermeasure. WHO produce washing. Public health strategies. Fellows education adaptations. Mental health priorities. Practice guidelines: immunocompromised cancer patients, IBD, tracheostomy, trauma surgery, neurovascular management, head & neck cancer surgery, long-term care, and respiratory home care. Remdesivir macaque clinical benefit. Hydroxychloroquine meta-analysis. Heparin anticoagulant therapy. Hypothiocyanite hypothesis. 36 new clinical trials. Neutrophil …

Prevalence Of Syphilis Disease Throughout Some Expatriate Workers In Iraq, Israa Mamdooh Subhi, Abdul-Raheem Yahya Mahdi

Al-Esraa University College Journal for Medical Sciences

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the spirochete Treponema pallidum. Syphilis has been a major infection in man throughout recorded history and has challenged clinicians with its many clinical manifestations. It can also spread to other people by kissing or close body contact. The disease begins with sores and then could spread to other parts of the body through its stages (primary, secondary, tertiary and latent stages) and can also reach the heart and nervous system, and it may be fatal. The data on this disease in Iraq is limited and literature is scanty. A total of 70 …

Nefopam Versus Ketorolac For Post-Operative Pain Control In Cesarean Section, Shireen Kh Almuradi, Ali H. Mosleh, Ghison Ik Al-Adal

Al-Esraa University College Journal for Medical Sciences

More than 230 million people undergo surgery each year worldwide, and the number is increasing annually. Surgery commonly causes postoperative pain that should be alleviated as soon and as effectively as possible to reduce suffering, promote the healing process and rehabilitation, and prevent complications. However, clinical pain management after surgery remains far from successful despite the dramatically increased scientific evidence in this area. Many patients suffer from severe pain after surgery. Aim: The aim of this study is to compare between ketorolac and nefopam when administered intravenously as post-operative analgesia in cesarean section. Patients and methods: 60 patients, who were …

2020-04-20_Michiganoverview_Covidbedppe, Michigan Department Of Health & Human Services

Michigan COVID-19 Hospital Data

The webpage was obtained from Michigan's Coronavirus Cumulative Data page, under the link Data About Places. Data is self-reported by hospitals daily to the EM Resource System per MDHHS Director Robert Gordon's Emergency Order.

Contains the tables Statewide Available Bed Tracking for COVID-19, COVID-19 Metrics, Statewide Available PPE Tracking for COVID-19 (Statewide Available PPE and Bed Tracking), as well as the table Reports of Congregate Setting Respiratory Outbreaks in 2020 by County.

Lifestyle Changes And Glycemic Control In Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: A Trial Protocol With Factorial Design Approach, Sobia Sawani, Amna Siddiqui, Syed Iqbal Azam, Khadija N Humayun, Asma Ahmed, Aysha Habib, Sabahat Naz, Mayera Tufail, Romaina Iqbal

Community Health Sciences

Background: Type 1 diabetes (T1D) has been increasing globally over the past three decades. Self-monitoring of blood glucose is a challenge in both developed as well as developing countries. Self-management guidelines include maintaining logbooks for blood glucose, physical activity, and dietary intake that affect glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and a multitude of life-threatening acute complications. Innovative, cost-effective interventions along with beneficial lifestyle modifications can improve home-based self-monitoring of blood glucose in T1D patients. The overall objective of this study is to evaluate the relationship between maintaining log books for blood glucose levels, reinforcement by e-messages, and/or daily step count and changes …

Mobile Consulting (Mconsulting) And Its Potential For Providing Access To Quality Healthcare For Populations Living In Low-Resource Settings Of Low- And Middle-Income Countries, Frances Griffiths, Jocelyn Anstey Watkins, Caroline Huxley, Bronwyn Harris, Jonathan Cave, Senga Pemba, Beatrice Chipwaza, Romaina Iqbal, Saleem Sayani, Komal Tabani

Community Health Sciences

Objective: The poorest populations of the world lack access to quality healthcare. We defined the key components of consulting via mobile technology (mConsulting), explored whether mConsulting can fill gaps in access to quality healthcare for poor and spatially marginalised populations (specifically rural and slum populations) of low- and middle-income countries, and considered the implications of its take-up.
Methods: We utilised realist methodology. First, we undertook a scoping review of mobile health literature and searched for examples of mConsulting. Second, we formed our programme theories and identified potential benefits and hazards for deployment of mConsulting for poor and spatially marginalised populations. …

Low Perceived Risk: A Challenge To Adoption Of Preventive Behaviors For Covid-19?, Population Council Institute

Poverty, Gender, and Youth

India, with 13,387 cases reported as of April 17, currently accounts for just 0.6% of the COVID-19 cases worldwide. The nationwide lockdown may have helped contain the initial COVID-19 outbreak. However, until testing rates improve, the size of the outbreak remains unclear, and the risk of spread remains. It is critical to ensure ongoing adherence to current social distancing and handwashing behaviours to protect the population from a larger outbreak. An ongoing COVID-19 knowledge, attitudes and practices study implemented by the Population Council Institute in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh sought to assess the extent to which study participants felt personally …

Occurrence And Risk Assessment Of Organic Micropollutants In Freshwater Systems Within The Lake Victoria South Basin, Kenya, Faith Jebiwot Kandie, Martin Krauss, Liza Marie Beckers, Riccardo Massei, Ulrike Fillinger, Jeremias Becker, Matthias Liess, Baldwyn Torto, Werner Brack

All Peer-Reviewed Publications

The unintended release of chemicals to the environment has led to global concern on water quality prompting widespread research on the occurrence of these compounds in water. While increasing information on organic micropollutants (OMPs) in European water resources is available, there is still limited information on the occurrence of OMPs in African water systems. In this study, a multi-residue analysis covering 428 chemicals using liquid chromatography coupled to high resolution mass spectrometry (LC-HRMS) was performed on water samples collected from 48 surface water sites within the Lake Victoria South Basin, Kenya. A total of 75 compounds including pharmaceuticals, personal care …

2020-04-20 A Message From Chancellor Roth, Paul B. Roth

HSC Messages from the Chancellor

No abstract provided.

Migration And Covid-19: Uttar Pradesh And Bihar, Population Council Institute

Poverty, Gender, and Youth

To control the spread of COVID-19 in India and to aid the efforts of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the Population Council and other nongovernmental organizations are conducting research to assess residents’ ability to follow sanitation and social distancing precautions under a countrywide lockdown. The Population Council COVID-19 study team is implementing rapid phone-based surveys to collect information on knowledge, attitudes, and practices, as well as needs, among 1,237 young people. As noted in this brief, Uttar Pradesh (UP) and Bihar are two of the highest out-migration states in India. Migration is mostly to metropolitan areas in Delhi, …