Emerging Trends And Challenges In International Student Research: A Content Analysis Of Recent Dissertations (2022–2024), Krishna Bista, Oluwasegun Adesola Oladipo, Lin Ge, Tian Qin

Health Care Administration Faculty Research

This study presents a content analysis of 470 doctoral dissertations published between 2022 and 2024, examining emerging trends, theoretical frameworks, and research approaches related to international students. Using a qualitative content analysis approach and descriptive statistics, the study systematically analyzed the dissertations to identify recurring themes and issues. The key themes identified include teaching and learning; academic practices; acculturation and intercultural competence; career development and leadership; experiences and challenges; mobility and policy contexts; social diversity and inclusion; institutional support; and well-being. The findings show a predominant use of qualitative methods, a concentration on U.S.-based contexts, and a strong disciplinary focus …

Mitigating Throughput Delays, Sherry Cabebe-Jacolbia

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Throughput widely affects all healthcare organizations. The patient care quality gap centers on throughput because poor flow and boarding causes overcrowding, leading to adverse outcomes and mortality. The practice-focused question was: How can the hospital throughput be improved to help prevent adverse effects when boarding in the emergency room (ER) for a long period of time? This process improvement project was implemented by multidisciplinary teams who addressed barriers in patient flow in real-time. The implementation stage showed boarding time in August of 2025 of 4,275 minutes to October 2025 of 2,545 minutes. The throughput performance trending scorecard of the metrics …

Nurse-Led Telehealth Quality Improvement Initiative For Chronic Disease Management In Rural North Dakota, Alona J. Jarmin

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

In this quality improvement project, I assessed a telehealth-enhanced care coordination model in a rural primary care clinic to improve chronic disease management for adults with limited access to in-person services. The issues addressed included delayed follow-up, inconsistent self-management support, and limited continuity of care, which significantly affect rural populations and health equity. The purpose of this doctoral project was to evaluate whether a structured telehealth follow-up protocol improved key care coordination outcomes, appointment adherence, follow-up timeliness, and documentation completeness for rural adults receiving chronic disease management services. In this project, I employed a pre-/postimplementation evaluation design using de-identified electronic …

Ai Scribe Use In Residency Training: A Call For Specialty Society Guidance In Graduate Medical Education, Julia A. Giordano, Elizabeth Jones

Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology Faculty Papers

Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly used for documentation purposes in clinical practice, yet guidance for resident use is limited. Given the substantial documentation burden on medical trainees, AI-powered scribing tools may offer benefits, but their integration into residency training raises educational, supervisory, and patient safety considerations. This study aimed to assess the availability of resident-specific guidance on AI scribe use from major medical and specialty organizations and to summarize current evidence on AI scribes in residency. We reviewed five major medical and specialty society websites (AAD, AMA, ACGME, AAMC, ABMS) via website searches and direct emails and conducted a PubMed …

Staff Education On Motivational Interviewing And Culturally Responsive Education To Reduce No-Shows And Appointment Cancellations, Aisha Adigun

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

No-show and late appointment cancellations remain significant challenges in outpatient psychiatry clinics, negatively impacting continuity of care, clinic efficiency, and patient outcomes. Motivational interviewing (MI) and culturally responsive communication are evidence-based approaches that support patient engagement and understanding, yet they are not consistently incorporated into staff education related to appointment adherence. This project evaluates whether staff education on MI and culturally responsive communication increases staff knowledge and skills in educating patients about no-show and appointment cancellation policies and whether this education contributes to improved appointment attendance. A pre–post intervention design will be used in an outpatient psychiatry clinic. Clinical and …

Experiences Of Care-Seeking Parents With Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder In India, Yash Navnit Patel

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) affects approximately 18 million individuals in India, yet the factors influencing parental care-seeking behavior were not well understood. Guided by the health belief model, the purpose of this basic qualitative study was to explore how parents’ perceived severity of a child’s symptoms, parental beliefs about the causes of autism, and perceived mental and physical health outcomes of caregiving influence parents’ intention to seek services for children aged 1–10 years diagnosed with ASD in India. Data were collected using semistructured interviews with 10 mothers of autistic children. Data were analyzed using Braun and Clarke’s six-step thematic analysis. …

A Framework For Assessing The Trustworthiness Of Scientific Research Findings, Brian A Nosek, David B Allison, Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Marcia Mcnutt, A Beau Nielsen, Susan M Wolf

Children’s Nutrition Research Center Staff Publications

Vigorous debate has erupted over the trustworthiness of scientific research findings in a number of domains. The question "what makes research findings trustworthy?" elicits different answers depending on whether the emphasis is on research integrity and ethics, research methods, transparency, inclusion, assessment and peer review, or scholarly communication. Each provides partial insight. We offer a systems approach that focuses on whether the research is accountable, evaluable, well-formulated, has been evaluated, controls for bias, reduces error, and whether the claims are warranted by the evidence. We tie each of these components to measurable indicators of trustworthiness for evaluating the research itself, …

Performance Of An Automated Sleep Scoring Approach For Actigraphy Data In Children And Adolescents, Pin-Wei Chen, Erica C Jansen, Christopher M Cielo, Ariel A Williamson, Margaret Banker, Michael Kaye, Peter X K Song, Karen E Peterson, Alejandra Cantoral, Martha María Téllez-Rojo, Cathy Goldstein, Khadija Zanna, Akane Sano, Jennette P Moreno, Heidi Kalkwarf, Babette S Zemel, Jonathan A Mitchell

Children’s Nutrition Research Center Staff Publications

Study objectives: GGIR is an R package for processing raw acceleration data to estimate sleep health parameters. We aimed to (1) assess the performance of three sleep algorithms within GGIR against PSG for detecting sleep/wake in clinically referred, typically-developing children (criterion validity); and (2) describe GGIR-derived sleep estimates from typically developing children enrolled in multiple cohort studies (face validity).

Methods: For criterion evaluation, children (8-16 years, N = 30) wore an actigraphy device for one night during in-lab polysomnography with performance assessed using epoch-by-epoch analyses. For face validity evaluation, four community/free living datasets were used: (1) Bone Mineral Accretion in …

Associations Between Overt And Subclinical Hypothyroidism In Pregnancy And Adverse Maternal And Neonatal Outcomes: A Cohort Study, Rahma Al Kindi, Noof Al Ghammari, Amina Al Malki, Aida Al Ismaili, Hana Al Sumri

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Objectives: This study aimed to determine associations between hypothyroidism during pregnancy and selected maternal and neonatal outcomes. Methods: A retrospective, cohort study was conducted between January 2018 and December 2020 at the two main tertiary hospitals in Muscat, Oman. The study included 408 Omani pregnant women aged 18–45 years. Participants were divided into two groups: those diagnosed with overt or subclinical hypothyroidism (n = 201; exposed group) and those with normal thyroid function (n = 207; unexposed group), matched for relevant variables. Data were collected from electronic medical records to assess maternal and neonatal outcomes. Results: Most exposed women …

Decitabine-Cedazuridine In Patients With Mds And Tp53 Mutations, Samuel Urrutia, Koji Sasaki, Alex Bataller, Hagop Kantarjian, Guillermo Montalban-Bravo, James Mccloskey, Elizabeth A Griffiths, Karen Yee, Amer Zeidan, Michael Savona, Aram Oganesian, Yuri Sano, Harold N Keer, Guillermo Garcia-Manero

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

No abstract provided.

Channel Gating In Bacteriorhodopsin-Like Channelrhodopsins With Contrasting K+ And Na+ Selectivity, Oleg A Sineshchekov, Elena G Govorunova, Hai Li, Yumei Wang, John L Spudich

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Two closely homologous channelrhodopsins from Hyphochytrium catenoides, known as HcKCR1 (kalium channelrhodopsin 1) and HcCCR (cation channelrhodopsin), exhibit >100 times different K+/Na+ relative permeabilities and are emerging optogenetic tools for controlling neurons and cardiomyocytes. Key residue motifs and trimeric organization relate them structurally to bacteriorhodopsin-like cation channelrhodopsins (BCCRs). Here, we demonstrate that they utilize a specific gating mechanism previously suggested for the earlier-discovered BCCR from cryptophytes. Using a comparative analysis of transient absorption changes and photocurrents under single-turnover conditions, we identified an early, far-UV-absorbing photocycle intermediate that precedes channel opening in wild-type HcKCR1 and HcCCR. The UV-absorbing product is a …

Molecular Determinant Of Low-Voltage Dependence Of Human Nav1.7 Inactivation Revealed By Efficacy-Based Nav1.7 Selective Inhibitor, Fang Zhao, Chuchu Xi, Jie Li, Kerui Ren, Qinglian Tang, Huaduan Liang, Shilong Yang, Michael X Zhu, Zhengyu Cao

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Nav1.7 is a voltage-gated sodium channel (VGSC) subtype predominantly expressed in sensory neurons, amplifying threshold currents. Here, we identify that Uvarigranol D (UGD) suppresses human (h) Nav1.7 with a much greater maximal inhibition than other VGSC subtypes, despite having similar apparent affinities. We demonstrate that Thr1398 determines the greater inhibitory efficacy of UGD, the leftward shift in voltage-dependence and faster inactivation kinetics of hNav1.7. UGD binds to the inactivated state, with Gln360, Ile394, Lys1395, Phe1737, and Tyr1744 being critically involved. Moreover, while UGD suppresses action potentials in both rat dorsal root ganglion neurons and human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes, …

Outcomes Following Matched Sibling Donor Transplantation For Severe Combined Immunodeficiency: A Report From The Pidtc, Ahmad Rayes, Jeffrey J Bednarski, Et Al.

2020-Current year OA Pubs

The Primary Immune Deficiency Treatment Consortium performed a retrospective analysis of 133 patients with severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) receiving matched sibling donor (MSD) hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) between 1980 and 2023 at 30 North American institutions. In this largest cohort of MSD outcomes in patients with SCID to date, we examined the impact of conditioning regimen and graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) prophylaxis on survival and immune recovery. Outcomes after MSD HCT for SCID were excellent. Patients without an active infection or failure to thrive (FTT) at the time of HCT had 5-year overall survival superior to those with infection or FTT. …

Derivation And External Validation Of A Venous Thromboembolism Risk Prediction Model In Asparaginase-Treated All, Daniela R Anderson, Kristen Sanfilippo, Et Al.

2020-Current year OA Pubs

The incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) receiving asparaginase-based induction is high despite primary thromboprophylaxis. Our aim was to derive and externally validate a VTE risk prediction model in patients with ALL receiving asparaginase-based induction. We conducted a multicenter retrospective cohort study of patients (aged ≥18 years) with newly diagnosed ALL receiving asparaginase-based induction. The derivation and external validation cohorts included 306 and 94 patients, respectively. Primary outcome was VTE at any site. A cause-specific Cox proportional hazards model stratified by thromboprophylaxis and center was performed to identify VTE risk factors in the derivation …

Heme And Hemozoin Induce Platelet Cell Death Through Upr-Induced Apoptosis And Ferroptosis In Vivax Malaria, Milena Tavares Gomes, Robert A Campbell, Et Al.

2020-Current year OA Pubs

Malaria is a highly prevalent infectious disease caused by Plasmodium parasites. Plasmodium intraerythrocytic replication leads to hemolysis-driven intermittent febrile crises in patients. In addition, the lysis of unparasitized red blood cells contributes to anemia and endotoxemia. Because thrombocytopenia is an important feature of vivax and severe falciparum malaria, we hypothesized that increased hemolysis in malaria contributes to severe thrombocytopenia by releasing endogenous and parasite toxins (ie, heme and hemozoin) capable of inducing programmed cell death in platelets. Using complementary biochemical, ultrastructural, pharmacological, and molecular approaches, we examined response to stress and cell death pathways that were elevated in the transcriptome …

Smoldering Multiple Myeloma In The United States: A Population-Based Analysis, Shi-Yi Wang, Rong Wang, Martin Schoen, John H Huber, Eric J Feuer, Jennifer Ruhl, Natalia Neparidze, Xiaomei Ma, Amy J Davidoff, Su-Hsin Chang

2020-Current year OA Pubs

No abstract provided.

Decitabine-Cedazuridine In Patients With Mds And Tp53 Mutations, Samuel Urrutia, Koji Sasaki, Alex Bataller, Hagop Kantarjian, Guillermo Montalban-Bravo, James Mccloskey, Elizabeth A Griffiths, Karen Yee, Amer Zeidan, Michael Savona, Aram Oganesian, Yuri Sano, Harold N Keer, Guillermo Garcia-Manero

2020-Current year OA Pubs

No abstract provided.

Data Management Plans For Grant Proposals, Rubab Shahzad

Day Family Research Lab Workshop Series

Fundamentals of research data management and how to create effective Data Management Plans (DMPs) and Data Management Sharing Plans (DMSP)

Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy In Association With Statin Exposure, Charlie E. Babcock, Phebie Rossi, Jennifer Hasvold

Aesculapius Journal (Health Sciences & Medicine)

Statins are first-line therapy for hyperlipidemia and are widely prescribed in primary care. Although generally safe, they carry rare but serious risks that must be considered on an individual basis. One such complication is immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy (IMNM), an autoimmune condition characterized by persistent muscle weakness and elevated creatine kinase (CK) despite discontinuation of the statin. We describe an 87-year-old man with a history of atorvastatin intolerance who was reinitiated on the medication five years later. Shortly thereafter, he developed progressive weakness, recurrent hospitalizations, and ultimately was diagnosed with IMNM confirmed by biopsy and HMG-CoA reductase antibodies. Despite treatment with …

Utility Of The Wasi–Ii 2-Subtest Full Scale Iq For Identifying Impaired Cognitive Functions, Joseph J. Ryan, David S. Kreiner, Samuel T. Gontkovsky

Archives of Assessment Psychology

This study focused on how accurately the WASI–II 2FSIQ predicts the 4FSIQ. If two subtests can identify intellectual disability, a low score might prompt a switch to the WAIS–IV or WISC–V prior to completing the four WASI–II subtests. Participants were 94 individuals with psychiatric or neurological disorders (age M = 49.04 yrs, education M = 13.48 yrs) seem for clinical evaluation. The correlation between the 2FSIQs and 4FSIQs in the total sample was high, r(92) = .96, p < .001, but the former cannot be relied upon to predict 4FSIQs. It overestimated 4FSIQs in 69.1% of the cases, with only 50% of the 2FSIQs falling within + 3 points of the 4FSIQs. However, classification accuracy statistics indicated that the 2FSIQ effectively screened for the presence of intellectual disability. A 2FSIQ standard score cutoff of ≤ 79 yielded a high probability that the 4FSIQ was also at or below the cut score.

Potential Mediators In The Relationship Between Racial Identity And Neuropsychological Performance In A Retired Nfl Cohort, Claire Stafford, Charles Golden, Ryan Bennett

Archives of Assessment Psychology

Historically, Black Americans have consistently performed more poorly than White Americans on various neuropsychological tests, with debates surrounding the causes of these differences ranging from genetic to societal factors. These differences have been documented across various cognitive domains, including memory, attention, executive function, and processing speed. Findings from previous research suggest that individuals with higher levels of education and stable marital relationships tend to exhibit better cognitive functioning, while certain football positions are linked to differences in cognitive abilities. However, the specific effects of these factors on neuropsychological performance require further investigation. The present archival study was derived from a …

Syllabus Design And Clinical Competency: A Review Of Dysphagia Training Graduate Speech-Language Pathology Programs Across North Carolina, R. Jordan Hazelwood, Kasey M. Clift, Paige H. Bradford

Appalachian Student Healthcare Research Review

Background

Despite the critical role of dysphagia management in speech-language pathology education, limited research has examined how graduate-level curriculum design and learning experiences influence clinical preparedness and competency development. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationships between instructor characteristics, syllabus design features, and the inclusion of dysphagia management competencies in graduate speech-language pathology (SLP) dysphagia course syllabi across North Carolina (NC).

Method

Instructor information and dysphagia syllabi from all accredited graduate SLP programs across NC were collected and rated. The New Dale-Chall Readability Calculator was used to evaluate syllabus readability and content complexity. The Four Dimensions of …

Multimodal Interventions To Assist In Reducing No Show Rates In An Outpatient Primary Care Setting, Amelia Barber

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

This Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) incorporated a Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) approach to address a practice issue of increased no show rates of patients scheduled for follow-up appointments in an adult outpatient primary care setting. Missed appointments symbolize a long-standing practice problem in ambulatory care, exacerbating challenges like healthcare expenses, fragmented care, inefficient resource utilization, and delayed treatment often resulting in negative patient outcomes. The project’s purpose was to develop an evidence-based CPG with integrated multimodal patient outreach strategies, including patient portal, text messaging, transportation support, and live reminder calls within Electronic Health Record (EHR) system to prevent and/or …

Intouch Week Of February 9, 2026, New York Medical College

InTouch

• Shaun Desai, M.D., to Lead Department of Otolaryngology
• NYMC Supports National Heart Month
• NYMC Alums Share Marriage, Memories, and a Lifetime Together
• CDM Strengthens Emergency Response Skills Through TECC and RTF Courses
• TCDM Celebrates Match Day Success
• Student Spotlight: SOM Student Juliet Manu Named SEQUINS Scholar

Phytic Acid (Insp6) Activates Hdac3 Epigenetic Axis To Maintain Intestinal Barrier Function, Sujan Chatterjee, Zachery Sin, Nguyen Tran, Loretta Vierra, Anuj Shukla, Tam Tran, George Koshkaryan, Kevin Ritter, Xue Bessie Sue, Saharat Jolak Ragsac, Seungman Park, Qian Liu, Richard Van, Katherine Huang, Kayci Huff-Hardy, Richard Rood, Anas Gremida, Martin Gregory, Chien-Huan Chen, Mira V. Han, Parakkal Deepak, Adikfi Saiardi, Henning J. Jensen, Prasun Guha

Life Sciences Faculty Research

HDAC inhibition shows promise in cancer treatment but pan-HDAC inhibitors cause gastrointestinal issues in 48% of patients. Understanding HDAC activation mechanisms is crucial to treating diverse diseases beyond cancer. Our study reveals that inositol polyphosphate multikinase (IPMK) and inositol hexakisphosphate (InsP6 or phytic acid), enriched in vegan diets, play essential roles in activating the HDAC3 epigenetic axis and maintaining intestinal barrier integrity. IPMK binds to HDAC3 and drives InsP6 synthesis, which selectively activates HDAC3 at a 10 nM concentration by recruiting the DAD domain of its corepressor protein. IPMK deletion diminishes HDAC3 activation, leading to histone hyperacetylation and MMP gene …

The Wear-Bot Checklist: A Risk Of Bias Tool For Evaluating Validity And Reliability Research In Wearable Technology, Bryson Carrier, Jennifer A. Bunn, Chris Eschbach, Joel D. Reece, Gregory J. Welk, Brett A. Dolezal, James W. Navalta

Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences Faculty Research

This paper proposes an innovative tool designed to standardize the evaluation of validity and reliability studies in the rapidly evolving field of wearable technology. We introduce the WEArable Technology Risk of Bias and Objectivity Tool (WEAR-BOT), a tool that addresses the need for a comprehensive and systematic way to assess bias in studies examining consumer-grade and research-grade wearable devices. This is the first tool designed to evaluate the risk of bias in validation and reliability studies. Other risk of bias tools like the Cochrane ROB, COSMIN, or the many other risk of bias tools are designed for different study methodologies …

Abortions In The Mountain West, 2022-2025, Olivia K. Cheche, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown Jr.

Health

This fact sheet presents data on the number of abortions provided annually in the Mountain West states of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah between July 2022 and June 2025. The data are retrieved from the Society of Family Planning’s #WeCount report,  which includes data on abortion volume across all 50 U.S. states and Washington, D.C. This fact sheet focuses on the administration of both in-person and telehealth abortions in the Mountain West.

Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Inhibition Improves Fetal Growth In A Rat Model Of Preeclampsia, Laura E. Coats, Nathan Campbell, Dylan Solise, Gabrielle M. Chamoun, Adam Z. Rawls, Alexandra Demesa, Ty Turner, Baoying Zheng, Barbara T. Alexander, Babbette Lamarca

Physiology & Biophysics

Introduction

Oral Health Related Quality Of Life In A Group Of Egyptian Preschool Children With Early Childhood Caries: A Cross-Sectional Study, Sara Adel Botros, Sara Magdy, Asmaa Abou Bakr, Ola Abdel Geleel

Dentistry

No abstract provided.

Development Of A Comfort Care Clinical Practice Guideline And Standardized Comfort Care Kits In Adult Home Hospice, Kelly Miller

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

This Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) project focused on the development and expert appraisal of a clinical practice guideline (CPG) to improve home-based comfort care in hospice settings. Terminally ill patients frequently experience distressing symptoms such as pain, dyspnea, and nausea, yet inconsistent symptom management and documentation practices persist across hospice care (Henson et al., 2020). A CPG was developed to evaluate a comfort care kit for patients. The CPG was independently reviewed by a three-member expert panel using the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation II (AGREE II) instrument, which consists of 23 items that are organized into …