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Traditional Latinx Gender Role Norms And Exposure To Sexual Health Programming For Latinx Men Who Have Sex With Men (Lmsm), Austin Connor Eklund

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

Latinx men who have sex with men (LMSM) are at significantly greater risk for HIV infection than their non-Latinx peers. One important way of helping prevent the spread of HIV is exposing vulnerable populations to HIV prevention programming. Little is known about what factors predict exposure to HIV prevention programming for LMSM. Given extant links between traditional masculine gender role norms and health outcomes, this study sought to examine possible relations between constructs of machismo, caballerismo, and heterosexual self-presentation, along with demographic covariates, and exposure to HIV prevention programming among LMSM. Among the 530 LMSM in our sample, 89% reported …

Implementing A Police Assisted Addiction Recovery Initiative In Rural New York : How Police-Provided Transportation May Reduce Barriers To Treatment Uptake, Emily Mae Bruce

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

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Does Common-Sense Communication And The Interpersonal Relationship Predict Oral Health Self-Management?, Kieran J. Maestro

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

This study sought to understand how patients’ perceptions of the nature and manner of communication with dental health professionals may impact their health self-management quality and habits in the context of preventable illness. Specifically, this study investigated the distinct and overlapping impacts of (a) communication based in the Common Sense Self-Regulation Model (CSM; Leventhal et al., 1980), and (b) the interpersonal relationship between the patient and the dental health professional provider on patients’ oral hygiene quality and habits. It was hypothesized that the interpersonal relationship would positively moderate a positive relation between CSM-based communication and patients' oral health self-management and …

All-Cause And Cause-Specific Mortality Among Medicaid-Insured Women With Preexisting Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Diagnosed With Breast Cancer : An Epidemiological Analysis Of Linked New York State Medicaid And Cancer Registry Data, Wayne Rashaan Lawrence

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

Background: The present study investigated the influence preexisting type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and antidiabetic drugs have on all-cause and cause-specific mortality among Medicaid-insured women diagnosed with breast cancer by menopausal status.

Evaluation Of Efficacy And Safety Of Adult Diabetic Ketoacidosis (Dka) Treatment Protocol At A Tertiary Health Care Center, Kristina Chereshnieva

DNP Projects

BACKGROUND: Hypoglycemia can be a complication of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) protocols. This prolongs time to DKA resolution, increasing hospital stay and mortality risk. Does a revised DKA protocol reduce the incidence of hypoglycemia and reopening of the anion gap due to inappropriate transition to subcutaneous insulin? There is a lack of published data in the U.S. on factors affecting time to resolution of DKA and LOS in the ICU. This review was focused on evaluation of safety outcomes and protocol effectiveness by comparing hypoglycemia and hypokalemia events and instances of anion gap reopening for the duration of DKA treatment. …

Examining The Role Of Metabolic Pathways As Therapeutic Modalities For Triple Negative Breast Cancer, Jeremy Andrew Johnson

Theses and Dissertations--Toxicology and Cancer Biology

Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) comprises 15-20% of breast cancers, affects a younger patient population than other subtypes, and is very aggressive. TNBC is comprised of a diverse group of tumors that have proven refractory to targeted therapy and can be difficult to treat. Patients generally receive neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC), surgery, and radiotherapy. The standard of care for NAC includes a taxane, an anthracycline, and/or cyclophosphamide, and administration of NAC has resulted in pathological complete response (pCR) in 30-40% of patients. However, a majority of TNBC patients will not reach pCR and instead have residual disease (RD), which is associated …

Preparing Future Health Care Workers: An Assessment Of Undergraduate Student Integrative Pre-Health Education, Haley Bevza Brennan, Pamela Erickson

Undergraduate Papers

This paper analyzes the current state of, and demand for, integrative pre-health education in the undergraduate setting, specifically at the University of Connecticut. Students’ knowledge of, exposure to, and attitudes towards complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) are assessed through a web-based survey and semi-structured interviews. This paper compares this research with surveys conducted in undergraduate, medical school, and medical professional settings to gauge current efforts to provide a more holistic approach to educating health care workers in subjects such as mind-body therapies, lifestyle contributors to health such as diet and exercise, culturally competent care, and therapeutic techniques outside of the …

Telehealth: Advances In Alternative Payment Models, Mei Zhao, Hanadi Hamadi, D Rob Haley, Jing Xu, Cynthia White-Williams, Sinyoung Park

Department of Health Administration Faculty Publications

Introduction

Previous studies indicated that telehealth services may improve hospital performance. However, the extent to which these telehealth provisions would improve hospital total performance score under the hospital value-based purchasing (HVBP) programme is not clear. The aim of this study is to examine the association between telehealth provision and hospital performance.

Methods

We performed a retrospective analysis of the association between the provision of telehealth services and 2699 hospital’s total performance score (TPS) on the 2018 HVBP programme and its four domains. Multivariate regression models were used to analyse TPS and hospital performance on each domain. Telehealth services offered by …

Be Covid Safe, Opeyemi Akinrinsola, Abigail Corkum, Karyn Furcolo, Christina Gareis, Dorothy Tang

Foundations of Public Health - Infographics

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Guide To Mask Wearing 101, Laiquannah Hason, Jeremiah Kinsey, Kevin O'Connor

Foundations of Public Health - Infographics

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"I Don't Like Wearing A Mask", Priyanka Bhatt, Devesh Dajee, Neha Jha, Ruhi Shah

Foundations of Public Health - Infographics

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The 3 W'S To Staying Safe On & Off Campus During Covid-19, Amanda Guth, Matthew Kermitz, Kate Minke, Raya Patel

Foundations of Public Health - Infographics

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Controlling The Waves Of Covid-19, Joseph M. Callaghan, Emily Mcdermott, Sofia Mitro, Christopher Stuever

Foundations of Public Health - Infographics

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Spread Holiday Cheer, Not Covid-19, Sameh Gomaa, Sana Khalid, Michelle St. Omer Roy

Foundations of Public Health - Infographics

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It's Your Responsibility, Simon Chen, Devanshi Dash, Jaime Nassur

Foundations of Public Health - Infographics

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Digest Of The Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine

PCOM Digest 2020s

The (2020 No. 2) issue of the Digest of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine includes the following articles:

• Updates

• Institutional Heritage: Celebrating a Golden Jubilee, Marking a Retirement

• Feature: PCOM Heroes of the Front Lines

• Feature: Exams May Be Cancelled, But Humanity Is Not: A Medical Student Perspective on the COVID-19 Pandemic

• Class Notes

• Obituaries: Lost on the Front Lines

Digest Of The Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine

PCOM Digest 2020s

The (2020 No. 1) issue of the digest of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine includes the following articles:

• Updates

• Institutional Heritage: Founders’ Day 2020

• Marking a New Era of Healthcare Education in South Georgia

• Southwest Georgia: A Sense of Place

• Health Care in Rural Georgia

• Class Notes

Creating Restful Environments: Applying Evidenced-Based Interventions To Increase The Patients Perceptions Of Room Quietness At Night, Timothy Marks

West Chester University Doctoral Projects

Florence Nightingale first described the detrimental effects of noise on patients as an element nurses could control. Hospitalized patients who sleep in the hospital are at risk for poor periods of rest from unwanted noise in the care environment. This Doctor of Nursing Practice Project will assess interventions aimed at increasing the patient’s perception of quietness around the care environment at night for a pilot population. Swanson’s Theory of Caring will be utilized as a framework for the project. Outcomes of nursing interventions were reviewed for the improved patient perception of the care environment at night and resultant health outcomes. …

Heart Failure Self-Care At Home, Dinah Warren

West Chester University Doctoral Projects

Abstract

This evidence-based quality improvement project was implemented to improve self-care behaviors in homebound heart failure patients. Heart failure is a complex disease with significant challenges for patients, caregivers, healthcare providers, and the healthcare system. Educating and engaging patients in self-care management skills can reduce the clinical and financial burden of this disease. Heart failure self-care management skills can decrease 30-day readmission rates, improve quality of life, and reduce mortality. The self-care management program was implemented over a 6-week period. The Self-Care of Heart Failure Index (SCHFI) was administered at baseline to assess self-care and reevaluated after 6-weeks. During the …

Dental Health Factors Among Primary School Children In Southern Regions Of Ethiopia And Zambia, Gisselle Hernandez

NUTR/GLST 498b: Global Research Experiences in Nutrition and Health

Purpose: Assess oral health status, and factors affecting oral health, among primary schoolchildren in southern Ethiopia and Zambia. Methods: Visual dental assessments, anthropometric measurements, and questionnaires used to collect data among 6th and 7th grade students. Results: Although stunting rates were nearly equal, decay rates were not; 17.51% of Zambian students and 47.27% of Ethiopian students had one or more decayed teeth. Ethiopian students with dental fluorosis (74.55%) had higher rates of decay than those without the condition (p < .05). There were also significant differences between Ethiopians and Zambians regarding use of dental hygiene tools: Ethiopians were more likely to use dental sticks, while Zambians employed toothbrushes for cleaning. Conclusions: Dental health and hygiene education, focused on unique socioecological settings, could improve the oral health status of Ethiopian and Zambian children.

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Iron-Rich Foods, Anemia, And Malaria In Primary School Children In Southern Ethiopia And Zambia, Julianne Fay

NUTR/GLST 498b: Global Research Experiences in Nutrition and Health

PURPOSE: To examine the relationship between iron-deficient anemia and malaria in primary school children in Southern Ethiopia and Zambia and assess the correlation between diet and health status.

METHODS: Market inventories, observations at health outposts, and interviews and anthropometric assessments of 6th and 7th grade students.

RESULTS: Both Ethiopia and Zambia had 20 iron-rich foods available in local markets. Only liver consumption was associated with malaria experience; those who consumed liver were significantly less likely to have had the disease (p

DISCUSSION: Given the high prevalence of malaria in Southern Ethiopia and Zambia, and the correlation between liver consumption and …

Library & Knowledge Services Newsletter - Winter 2020, Maria Roman

Library Newsletters

Baystate Library & Knowledge Services Newsletter - Winter 2020

Mcnair Scholars Research Journal 2020, Michelle X. Bui, Chris Mcdaniels, Jacqueline Bazea-Rubio, Curtis Kizer-Pugh, Eman Alasadi, Ahmed Gure, Helen Hernandez, Archit Jaiswal, Dallas Johnson, Ephrem Kejela, Heather Lake, Charlene Mandimutsira, Paola A. Puentes, Anthony Sajik Ruiz, Richard D. Schargel, Thao-My Tran, Omar Yanouri

McNair Scholars Research Journal-Archive

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Host Transcriptional Response To Persistent Infection With A Live-Attenuated Porcine Reproductive And Respiratory Syndrome Virus Strain, Jayeshbhai Chaudhari, Chia-Sin Liew, Aspen M. Workman, Jean-Jack Riethoven, David J. Steffen, Sarah Vitosh-Sillman, Hiep Vu

Nebraska Center for Virology: Faculty Publications

Both virulent and live-attenuated porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) strains can establish persistent infection in lymphoid tissues of pigs. To investigate the mechanisms of PRRSV persistence, we performed a transcriptional analysis of inguinal lymphoid tissue collected from pigs experimentally infected with an attenuated PRRSV strain at 46 days post infection. A total of 6404 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were detected of which 3960 DEGs were upregulated and 2444 DEGs were downregulated. Specifically, genes involved in innate immune responses and chemokines and receptors associated with T-cell homing to lymphoid tissues were down regulated. As a result, homing of virus-specific …

First Records Of Established Populations Of Ixodes Scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) Collected From Three Nebraska Counties, Lindsey E. Nielsen, Roberto Cortinas, Paul D. Fey, Peter C. Iwen, David H. Nielsen

School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences: Faculty Publications

Reported cases of Lyme disease in Nebraska have been assumed to be imported from other endemic areas. Previous surveillance efforts provided no evidence of established populations as only individual specimens of Ixodes scapularis (Say) had been collected. In the winter of 2018, adult I. scapularis were found on a dog at Two Rivers State Recreation Area, Douglas County, prompting tick collection at the site and nearby natural areas. In May 2019, all life stages of host-seeking I. scapularis were collected using dragging and flagging techniques in sites located near the Platte River in Douglas, Sarpy, and Saunders counties. This is …

Intimate Attachment Of Escherichia Coli O157:H7 To Urinary Bladder Epithelium In The Gnotobiotic Piglet Model, Rodney A. Moxley, Tom W. Bargar, Stephen D. Kachman, Diane R. Baker, David H. Francis

School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences: Faculty Publications

Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC), a pathogenic subset of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC), is an important cause of hemorrhagic colitis and hemolytic–uremic syndrome (HUS), and a rare cause of urinary tract infections (UTIs) with associated HUS. EHEC strains attach intimately to intestinal epithelium with formation of actin pedestals (attaching-effacing (A/E) lesions); however, the mechanism of EHEC attachment to the uroepithelium is unknown. We conducted a retrospective study on archived urinary bladder specimens from gnotobiotic piglets that naturally developed cystitis associated with EHEC O157:H7 infection following oral inoculation and fecal shedding. Paraffin-embedded bladder tissues from three piglets with cystitis and immunohistochemical …

Triggers Of Inflammatory Heart Disease, Ninaad Lasrado, Bharathi Yalaka, Jay Reddy

School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences: Faculty Publications

Inflammatory heart disease (IHD) is a group of diseases that includes pericarditis, myocarditis, and endocarditis. Although males appear to be more commonly affected than females, IHD can be seen in any age group. While the disease can be self-limiting leading to full recovery, affected individuals can develop chronic disease, suggesting that identification of primary triggers is critical for successful therapies. Adding to this complexity, however, is the fact that IHD can be triggered by a variety of infectious and non-infectious causes that can also occur as secondary events to primary insults. In this review, we discuss the immunological insights into …

Current Status Of Zika Virus Vaccines: Successes And Challenges, Aryamav Pattnaik, Bikash R. Sahoo, Asit K. Pattnaik

School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences: Faculty Publications

The recently emerged Zika virus (ZIKV) spread to the Americas, causing a spectrum of congenital diseases including microcephaly in newborn and Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) in adults. The unprecedented nature of the epidemic and serious diseases associated with the viral infections prompted the global research community to understand the immunopathogenic mechanisms of the virus and rapidly develop safe and efficacious vaccines. This has led to a number of ZIKV vaccine candidates that have shown significant promise in human clinical trials. These candidates include nucleic acid vaccines, inactivated vaccines, viral-vectored vaccines, and attenuated vaccines. Additionally, a number of vaccine candidates have been …

Rapid Differentiation Of Moraxella Bovoculi Genotypes 1 And 2 Using Maldi-Tof Mass Spectrometry Profiles, Matthew M. Hille, Aaron M. Dickey, Kara Robbins, Michael L. Clawson, John Dustin Loy

School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences: Faculty Publications

Moraxella bovoculi is the most frequently isolated bacteria from the eyes of cattle with Infectious Bovine Keratoconjunctivitis (IBK), also known as bovine pinkeye. Two distinct genotypes of M. bovoculi, genotype 1 and genotype 2, were characterized after whole genome sequencing showed a large degree of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) diversity within the species. To date, both genotypes have been isolated from the eyes of cattle without clinical signs of IBK while only genotype 1 strains have been isolated from the eyes of cattle with clinical signs of IBK. We used 38 known genotype 1 strains and 26 known genotype …

ผลของเครื่องดื่มไฮลี่บรานซ์ไซคลิกเด็กซ์ตรินที่มีต่อสมรรถภาพทางกายแบบทนทานในนักกีฬาวิ่งมาราธอนชาย, จุฑามาศ ฉุยฉาย

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

การศึกษานี้เป็นงานวิจัยเชิงทดลองแบบสุ่มชนิดปกปิดสองทางและสลับกลุ่ม มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อศึกษาผลของเครื่องดื่มไฮลี่บรานซ์ไซคลิกเด็กซ์ตริน (Highly branched cyclic dextrin; HBCD) ที่มีต่อสมรรถภาพทางกายแบบทนทานในนักกีฬาวิ่งมาราธอนชาย กลุ่มตัวอย่างเป็นนักกีฬาวิ่งมาราธอน เพศชาย อายุระหว่าง 30-39 ปี จำนวน 13 คน กลุ่มตัวอย่างเข้าร่วมการทดสอบสมรรถภาพการใช้ออกซิเจนสูงสุด (VO2max) โดยวิธีของแรมป์ (Ramp protocol) เพื่อหาจุดเริ่มล้าที่ 1 (VT1) และจุดเริ่มล้าที่ 2 (VT2) กลุ่มตัวอย่างทั้งหมดถูกสุ่มเพื่อดื่มเครื่องดื่ม 2 ชนิด คือ เครื่องดื่ม HBCD และเครื่องดื่มกลูโคส ปริมาณ 1.5 กรัม/น้ำหนักตัว 1 กิโลกรัม ละลายน้ำ 500 มิลลิลิตร วิ่งบนลู่วิ่งในความเร็วที่จุดเริ่มล้าที่ 1 (VT1) 30 นาที และวิ่งที่ความเร็วที่จุดเริ่มล้าที่ 2 (VT2) จนเหนื่อยหมดแรง ก่อนและหลังการทดสอบ เก็บข้อมูลปริมาณการสูญเสียน้ำ และก่อนการทดสอบ ระหว่างการทดสอบนาทีที่ 15 และ 30 และหลังการทดสอบทำการเก็บข้อมูลระดับน้ำตาลในเลือด ระดับแลคเตทในเลือด อัตราการเต้นของหัวใจ และการรับรู้ความรู้สึกเหนื่อย ทำการวิเคราะห์ข้อมูลโดยหาค่าเฉลี่ย ส่วนเบี่ยงเบนมาตรฐาน ทดสอบความแปรปรวนสองทาง (Two-Way Repeated measures ANOVA) และทดสอบความแตกต่างแบบไม่เป็นอิสระต่อกัน (Paired samples t-test) ที่ระดับนัยสำคัญทางสถิติที่ระดับ .05 ผลการศึกษา ไม่พบความแตกต่างของระดับน้ำตาลในเลือด ระดับแลคเตทในเลือด อัตราการเต้นของหัวใจ และการรับรู้ความรู้สึกเหนื่อยระหว่างกลุ่มตัวอย่างที่ดื่มเครื่องดื่มที่มีส่วนผสม HBCD และกลุ่มที่ดื่มเครื่องดื่มที่มีส่วนผสมของกลูโคสอย่างมีนัยสำคัญทางสถิติที่ระดับ .05 ระยะเวลาการออกกำลังกายจนเหนื่อยหมดแรงของกลุ่มที่ดื่มเครื่องดื่มที่มีส่วนผสม HBCD จะนานกว่ากลุ่มที่ดื่มเครื่องดื่มที่มีส่วนผสมของกลูโคสอย่างมีนัยสำคัญทางสถิติที่ระดับ .05 และมีปริมาณน้ำที่สูญเสียไปในระหว่างการออกกำลังกายน้อยกว่ากลุ่มที่ดื่มเครื่องดื่มที่มีส่วนผสมของกลูโคส อย่างมีนัยสำคัญทางสถิติที่ระดับ .05 สรุปผลการวิจัย การดื่มเครื่องดื่มที่มีส่วนผสมของ HBCD สามารถรักษาปริมาณน้ำที่สูญเสียไประหว่างการออกกำลังกายได้ดีกว่าการดื่มเครื่องดื่มที่มีส่วนผสมของกลูโคส และทำให้มีระยะเวลาการออกกำลังกายยาวนานขึ้น