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Comments Re: Draft Guidance Considering Exercise Of March-In Rights - Docket No.: 230831-0207, Fred D. Ledley, Edward Zhou

CISI Publication

This comment focuses on criterion #3 of the march-in provisions of the Bayh Dole Act, which pertains to “…action is necessary to meet requirements for public use specified by Federal regulations and such requirements are not reasonably satisfied by the contractor, assignee, or licensees.” We recognize that the term “public use” in Bayh Dole refers not only to commercialization or availability of products representing practical applications of the inventions made with federal funding and licensed to industry under the terms of the Act, but also use of these inventions to achieve a series of socioeconomic goals (i.e., access to and …

Chronic Respiratory Symptoms Following Deployment-Related Occupational And Environmental Exposures Among Us Veterans, Eric Garshick, Carrie A Redlich, Anna Korpak, Andrew K Timmons, Nicholas L Smith, Karen Nakayama, Coleen P Baird, Paul Ciminera, Farrah Kheradmand, Vincent S Fan, Jaime E Hart, Petros Koutrakis, Ware Kuschner, Octavian Ioachimescu, Michael Jerrett, Phillipe R Montgrain, Susan P Proctor, Emily S Wan, Christine H Wendt, Cherry Wongtrakool, Paul D Blanc

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Objectives: Characterise inhalational exposures during deployment to Afghanistan and Southwest Asia and associations with postdeployment respiratory symptoms.

Methods: Participants (n=1960) in this cross-sectional study of US Veterans (Veterans Affairs Cooperative Study 'Service and Health Among Deployed Veterans') completed an interviewer-administered questionnaire regarding 32 deployment exposures, grouped a priori into six categories: burn pit smoke; other combustion sources; engine exhaust; mechanical and desert dusts; toxicants; and military job-related vapours gas, dusts or fumes (VGDF). Responses were scored ordinally (0, 1, 2) according to exposure frequency. Factor analysis supported item reduction and category consolidation yielding 28 exposure items in 5 categories. Generalised …

Patient Satisfaction With A Coach-Guided, Technology-Based Mental Health Treatment: Qualitative Interview Study And Theme Analysis, Ashley Helm Smith, Hilary Touchett, Patricia Chen, Terri Fletcher, Jennifer Arney, Julianna Hogan, Miryam Wassef, Marylene Cloitre, Jan A Lindsay

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Background: Technology-based mental health interventions address barriers rural veterans face in accessing care, including provider scarcity and distance from the hospital or clinic. webSTAIR is a 10-module, web-based treatment based on Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation, designed to treat posttraumatic stress disorder and depression in individuals exposed to trauma. Previous work has demonstrated that webSTAIR is acceptable to participants and effective at reducing symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder and depression when delivered synchronously or asynchronously (over 5 or 10 sessions).

Objective: This study explored factors that lead to greater patient satisfaction with webSTAIR, a web-based, coach-guided intervention.

Methods: …

The Pridx Framework To Engage Payers In Reducing Diagnostic Errors In Healthcare, Kisha J Ali, Christine A Goeschel, Derek M Delia, Leah M Blackall, Hardeep Singh

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Objectives: No framework currently exists to guide how payers and providers can collaboratively develop and implement incentives to improve diagnostic safety. We conducted a literature review and interviews with subject matter experts to develop a multi-component 'Payer Relationships for Improving Diagnoses (PRIDx)' framework, that could be used to engage payers in diagnostic safety efforts.

Content: The PRIDx framework, 1) conceptualizes diagnostic safety links to care provision, 2) illustrates ways to promote payer and provider engagement in the design and adoption of accountability mechanisms, and 3) explicates the use of data analytics. Certain approaches suggested by PRIDx were refined by subject …

Improving Veteran Engagement With Virtual Care Technologies: A Veterans Health Administration State Of The Art Conference Research Agenda, Taona P Haderlein, Jenice Guzman-Clark, Navid S Dardashti, Nicholas Mcmahon, Elizabeth L Duran, Jolie N Haun, Stephanie A Robinson, Amanda C Blok, Sarah L Cutrona, Jan A Lindsay, Christina M Armstrong, Kim M Nazi, Stephanie L Shimada, Nancy R Wilck, Erin Reilly, Eric Kuhn, Timothy P Hogan

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Although the availability of virtual care technologies in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) continues to expand, ensuring engagement with these technologies among Veterans remains a challenge. VHA Health Services Research & Development convened a Virtual Care State of The Art (SOTA) conference in May 2022 to create a research agenda for improving virtual care access, engagement, and outcomes. This article reports findings from the Virtual Care SOTA engagement workgroup, which comprised fourteen VHA subject matter experts representing VHA clinical care, research, administration, and operations. Workgroup members reviewed current evidence on factors and strategies that may affect Veteran engagement with virtual …

Correlates Of Risk For Disinhibited Behaviors In The Million Veteran Program Cohort, Peter B Barr, Tim B Bigdeli, Jacquelyn L Meyers, Roseann E Peterson, Sandra Sanchez-Roige, Travis T Mallard, Danielle M Dick, K Paige Harden, Anna Wilkinson, David P Graham, David A Nielsen, Alan C Swann, Rachele K Lipsky, Thomas R Kosten, Mihaela Aslan, Philip D Harvey, Nathan A Kimbrel, Jean C Beckham

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Importance: Many psychiatric outcomes share a common etiologic pathway reflecting behavioral disinhibition, generally referred to as externalizing (EXT) disorders. Recent genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have demonstrated the overlap between EXT disorders and important aspects of veterans' health, such as suicide-related behaviors and substance use disorders (SUDs).

Objective: To explore correlates of risk for EXT disorders within the Veterans Health Administration (VA) Million Veteran Program (MVP).

Design, setting, and participants: A series of phenome-wide association studies (PheWASs) of polygenic risk scores (PGSs) for EXT disorders was conducted using electronic health records. First, ancestry-specific PheWASs of EXT PGSs were conducted in the …

Development And Validation Of A Risk Model For Hospital-Acquired Venous Thrombosis: The Medical Inpatients Thrombosis And Hemostasis Study, Neil A Zakai, Katherine Wilkinson, Andrew D Sparks, Ryan T Packer, Insu Koh, Nicholas S Roetker, Allen B Repp, Ryan Thomas, Chris E Holmes, Mary Cushman, Timothy B Plante, Hanny Al-Samkari, Allyson M Pishko, William A Wood, Camila Masias, Radhika Gangaraju, Ang Li, David Garcia, Kerri L Wiggins, Jordan K Schaefer, Craig Hooper, Nicholas L Smith, Leslie A Mcclure

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Background: Regulatory organizations recommend assessing hospital-acquired (HA) venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk for medical inpatients.

Objectives: To develop and validate a risk assessment model (RAM) for HA-VTE in medical inpatients using objective and assessable risk factors knowable at admission.

Methods: The development cohort included people admitted to medical services at the University of Vermont Medical Center (Burlington, Vermont) between 2010 and 2019, and the validation cohorts included people admitted to Hennepin County Medical Center (Minneapolis, Minnesota), University of Michigan Medical Center (Ann Arbor, Michigan), and Harris Health Systems (Houston, Texas). Individuals with VTE at admission, aged < 18 years, and admitted for < 1 midnight were excluded. We used a Bayesian penalized regression technique to select candidate HA-VTE risk factors for final inclusion in the RAM.

Results: The development cohort included …

Herpes Zoster And Risk Of Incident Parkinson's Disease In Us Veterans: A Matched Cohort Study, Louis Tunnicliffe, Rimona S Weil, Judith Breuer, Maria C Rodriguez-Barradas, Liam Smeeth, Christopher T Rentsch, Charlotte Warren-Gash

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Background: Although some systemic infections are associated with Parkinson's disease (PD), the relationship between herpes zoster (HZ) and PD is unclear.

Objective: The objective is to investigate whether HZ is associated with incident PD risk in a matched cohort study using data from the US Department of Veterans Affairs.

Methods: We compared the risk of PD between individuals with incident HZ matched to up to five individuals without a history of HZ using Cox proportional hazards regression. In sensitivity analyses, we excluded early outcomes.

Results: Among 198,099 individuals with HZ and 976,660 matched individuals without HZ (median age 67.0 years …

Fibroblast Heterogeneity In Pulmonary Fibrosis: A New Target For Therapeutics Development?, Konstantin Tsoyi, Ivan O Rosas

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

No abstract provided.

Veterans Health Administration Enrollees’ Choice Of Care Setting Relates To The Expansion Of Care Options: Evidence From Screening Colonoscopies Before And After The Mission Act, Chase S Eck, Cheng Jiang, Laura A Petersen

Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy Staff Publications

Objective: To estimate whether those enrolled in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) were less likely to use VHA-delivered colorectal cancer screening colonoscopies after the MISSION Act.

Data sources and study setting: Secondary data were collected on VHA-enrolled Veterans from FY2017-FY2021.

Study design: This retrospective cross-sectional study measured the volume and share of screening colonoscopies that were VHA-delivered over time and by drive time eligibility-defined as living more than 60 min away from the nearest VHA specialty-care clinic. We used a multivariable logistic regression to adjust for patient and facility factors.

Data extraction: Data were extracted for VHA enrollees (n = …

The Human Vaginal Microbiota: From Clinical Medicine To Models To Mechanisms, Samantha Ottinger, Clare M Robertson, Holly Branthoover, Kathryn A Patras

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

The composition of the vaginal microbiota is linked to numerous reproductive health problems, including increased susceptibility to infection, pregnancy complications, and impaired vaginal tissue repair; however, the mechanisms contributing to these adverse outcomes are not yet fully defined. In this review, we highlight recent clinical advancements associating vaginal microbiome composition and function with health outcomes. Subsequently, we provide a summary of emerging models employed to identify microbe-microbe interactions contributing to vaginal health, including metagenomic sequencing, multi-omics approaches, and advances in vaginal microbiota cultivation. Last, we review new in vitro, ex vivo, and in vivo models, such as organoids and humanized …

Collaboration And Growth In A Large Research Cooperative: A Network Analytic Approach, Lori J Ducharme, Kayo Fujimoto, Jacky Kuo, Jonathan Stewart, Bruce Taylor, John Schneider

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Research networks encourage team science and facilitate collaboration within and across research teams. While many analyses have examined the output of these collaborative networks (e.g., authorship networks, publications, grant applications), less attention has been paid to the formative phases of these initiatives. This article presents analyses of a whole-network survey of investigators participating in a new research initiative, and examines the development of collaborative ties over the network's first year. In particular, we examine the influence of research center affiliation, seniority, and prior network experience on the number and structure of collaborative ties, including participants' bridging and broker roles. Such …

The Differences In Code Status Conversation Approaches Reported By Emergency Medicine And Palliative Care Clinicians: A Mixed-Method Study, Kei Ouchi, Thidathit Prachanukool, Emily L Aaronson, Joshua R Lakin, Masaya Higuchi, Shan W Liu, Maura Kennedy, Anna C Revette, Anita N Chary, Jenson Kaithamattam, Brandon Lee, Thanh H Neville, Mohammad A Hasdianda, Rebecca Sudore, Mara A Schonberg, James A Tulsky, Susan D Block

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

BACKGROUND: During acute health deterioration, emergency medicine and palliative care clinicians routinely discuss code status (e.g., shared decision making about mechanical ventilation) with seriously ill patients. Little is known about their approaches. We sought to elucidate how code status conversations are conducted by emergency medicine and palliative care clinicians and why their approaches are different.

METHODS: We conducted a sequential-explanatory, mixed-method study in three large academic medical centers in the Northeastern United States. Attending physicians and advanced practice providers working in emergency medicine and palliative care were eligible. Among the survey respondents, we purposefully sampled the participants for follow-up interviews. …

The Brain Drain Of The Egyptian Physicians: A Look From Both Sides, Hebatalla Ahmed Mohamed Ismail

Theses and Dissertations

The brain drain of well-educated and trained workers is a problem that faces many nations. The pandemic revealed the importance of being ready with all resources, especially the healthcare workers. In Egypt, according to records of the Egyptian medical syndicate, half of the registered physicians in the syndicate are working abroad. In this study, we aimed to understand the relationship between individual satisfaction regarding work or family, his capability factors, and his intention to leave the country to work in another one. A quantitative approach was used by a self-administered online questionnaire. The results showed that 66.4% of physicians who …

Design Of Computerized Patient Registration Application System At Tanjung Pati Health Center, Oktamianiza Oktamianiza, Vitratul Ilahi, Kalasta Ayunda Putri, Yulfa Yulia, Rahmadhani Rahmadhani

Journal of Indonesian Health Policy and Administration

One of the shortcomings of manual patient registration systems is the procedures that affect the efficiency of service care to patients. Therefore, researchers are interested in designing a computerized patient registration application using Microsoft Access software. The type of research used is Research and Development (R&D). This research was conducted at Tanjung Pati Community Health Center, with in-depth interviews with two registration officers. The research results show that the data elements needed to design the patient registration application system, sourced from the Patient Registration Book, will be developed by creating an application system using UML modeling. The application system undergoes …

The Effect Of Compensation Policy And Work Discipline On Nurse Productivity At Dr. H. Marzoeki Mahdi Mental Hospital Bogor In 2023, Icha Tiara Devi Febrianti, Helen Andriani

Journal of Indonesian Health Policy and Administration

Health worker productivity problems due to suboptimal institutional management still often occur, including at the dr. H. Marzoeki Mahdi Mental Hospital (RSJMM). Nurses are the most significant number of health workers in hospitals with a high level of patient intervention; inappropriate treatment risks decreasing work productivity. This research aims to analyze the effect of financial compensation, non-financial compensation, and work discipline on nurse productivity at RSJMM. The research study used a quantitative approach by distributing questionnaires to 205 nurses. The results showed partially (1) financial compensation has no significant effect on nurse productivity (Sig. value 0.953 > 0.05, β=0.002); (2) Non-financial …

Analysis Of Needs And Service Capacity Of Bpjs At First-Level Healthcare Facilities In Bandung District, Rizki Amalia Rahmah, Mursyid Hasan Basri

Journal of Indonesian Health Policy and Administration

The community's need for BPJS services at Primary Health Facilities (FKTP) can be well met if adequate service capacity is available. This research aims to analyze the gap between the needs and capacity of BPJS services in FKTPs in Bandung District. This quantitative study uses secondary data owned by Dinas Kesehatan Provinsi Jawa Barat and BPJS Kesehatan Kantor Cabang Soreang. The calculation of needs uses the number of BPJS participants registered in each FKTP, and the calculation of service capacity is based on the duration of service and the number of general practitioners in the FKTP. Out of the 187 …

Relationship Of Remuneration Policy To The Performance Of Specialist Doctors In The Kramat Jati Regional General Hospital In 2022, Roy Michael Suranta, Ascobat Gani, Adang Bachtiar

Journal of Indonesian Health Policy and Administration

The number and types of hospitals in Jakarta are constantly increasing, causing competition for customers or patients. Hospitals owned by the DKI Jakarta provincial government face challenges in providing specialist doctor services with the best performance for the community, this is closely related to the rewards offered to specialist doctors. One of the regional government's efforts to improve the performance of specialist doctors is by issuing regulations on remuneration for hospitals. This research aims to determine the relationship between remuneration policy and the performance of specialist doctors at Kramat Jati Regional Hospital. The research was conducted using a case study …

The Influence Of The Green Hospital Implementation Policy On The Energy Saving Behavior Of Xyz Hospital Employees Using The Theory Of Planned Behavior Approach, Dika Asmawati, Wiku Bakti Bawono Adisasmito, Masyitoh Basabih

Journal of Indonesian Health Policy and Administration

This research uses the Theory of Planned Behavior as the theoretical framework to analyze the relationship between the implementation of green hospital policy and energy-saving behaviors of employees in the hospital environment. The study's sample consists of 150 permanent employees, and the statistical data are analyzed using the Structural Equation ModelingPartial Least Square (SEM-PLS) technique. The analysis results indicate that implementing the green hospital policy influences the supportive factors of behavior: attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control. However, the tests also reveal that subjective norms do not positively correlate with the energy-saving behaviors of employees at the hospital. The …

Recommendations From People Who Use Drugs In Philadelphia, Pa About Structuring Point-Of-Care Drug Checking, Megan K. Reed, Elias Borne, Tracy Esteves Camacho, Morgan Kelly, Kristin L. Rising

Department of Emergency Medicine Faculty Papers

Background

Adulterants, such as fentanyl and xylazine, among others, are present in a high percentage of the illicit drug supply, increasing the risk for overdose and other adverse health events among people who use drugs (PWUD). Point-of-care drug checking identifes components of a drug sample and delivers results consumers. To successfully meet the diverse needs of PWUD, more information is needed about the utility of drug checking, motivations for using services contextualized in broader comments on the drug supply, hypothesized actions to be taken after receiving drug checking results, and the ideal structure of a program.

Methods

In December 2021, …

Analyzing Health Care Delivery Costs From 2011 To 2020 In The Emergency Departments And Overall Hospital Costs, Jacob A. Corey

The Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research

No abstract provided.

Social And Psychosocial Determinants Of Racial And Ethnic Differences In Cardiovascular Health: The Masala And Mesa Studies, Nilay S. Shah, Xiaoning Huang, Lucia C. Petito, Michael P. Bancks, Alka M. Kanaya, Sameera Talegawkar, Saaniya Farhan, Mercedes R. Carnethon, Donald M. Lloyd-Jones, Norrina B. Allen, Namratha R. Kandula, Sadiya S. Khan

Student Papers, Posters & Projects

BACKGROUND: Social and psychosocial determinants are associated with cardiovascular health (CVH).

OBJECTIVES: To quantify the contributions of social and psychosocial factors to racial/ethnic differences in CVH.

METHODS: In the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis and Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America cohorts, Kitagawa-Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition quantified the contributions of social and psychosocial factors to differences in mean CVH score (range 0-14) in Black, Chinese, Hispanic, or South Asian compared with White participants.

RESULTS: Among 7,978 adults (mean age 61 [SD 10] years, 52 % female), there were 1,892 Black (mean CVH score for decomposition analysis 7.96 [SD 2.1]), 804 …

A Case Study To Investigate Factors Influencing The Santa Clara County Getting To Zero Initiative’S Collective Impact Model, Harit Agroia, Rebecca Reno, Jenette Spezeski, Leyla Mousli, Richard Sarabia, Erin Starzyk

Journal of Social, Behavioral, and Health Sciences

Our objective was to explore how factors, such as backbone organization changes and COVID-19, affected a collective impact (CI) initiative’s progression through the five CI phases and its components of success. We conducted a case study using semistructured interviews with 17 representatives from the action committee, community-based organization, and health department between January and February 2023 in Santa Clara County, California. Participants were asked how internal and external factors affected their engagement and experiences with the CI initiative. We analyzed the data using structural and holistic coding. Results showed that the initiative’s progression was impacted by intersecting factors; overall findings …

Effect Of Russian Current Expert Modes On Quadriceps Muscle Torque In Healthy Adults: A Single-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial, Ansam Hasan, Ibrahim Moustafa, Tamer Shousha

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

BACKGROUND: Russian current (RC), a well-known neuromuscular electrical stimulation operating at 2500 Hz, has demonstrated significant strength improvement over traditional exercises due to its high tolerance and low pain provocation. Despite extensive NMES parameter research, the specific effects of expert modes, particularly ON2 and Rest, remain unexplored. This study investigates the direct effect of these expert modes on quadriceps muscle strength in healthy adults.

METHODS: This is a single-blind, randomization-controlled trial. Forty-eight healthy university students (31 females, 17 males) were assigned in two randomized experimental groups either the ON2 or Rest mode for a 15-minute electrical stimulation session. Quadriceps maximum …

Extracellular Carriers Control Lipid-Dependent Secretion, Delivery, And Activity Of Wnt Morphogens, Taciani De Almeida Magalhaes, Jingjing Liu, Charlene Chan, Kleiton Silva Borges, Jiuchun Zhang, Andrew J Kane, Bradley M Wierbowski, Yunhui Ge, Zhiwen Liu, Prabhath Mannam, Daniel Zeve, Ron Weiss, David T Breault, Pengxiang Huang, Adrian Salic

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

WNT morphogens trigger signaling pathways fundamental for embryogenesis, regeneration, and cancer. WNTs are modified with palmitoleate, which is critical for binding Frizzled (FZD) receptors and activating signaling. However, it is unknown how WNTs are released and spread from cells, given their strong lipid-dependent membrane attachment. We demonstrate that secreted FZD-related proteins and WNT inhibitory factor 1 are WNT carriers, potently releasing lipidated WNTs and forming active soluble complexes. WNT release occurs by direct handoff from the membrane protein WNTLESS to the carriers. In turn, carriers donate WNTs to glypicans and FZDs involved in WNT reception and to the NOTUM hydrolase, …

Performance Of Automated Machine Learning In Predicting Outcomes Of Pneumatic Retinopexy, Arina Nisanova, Arefeh Yavary, Jordan Deaner, Ferhina Ali, Priyanka Gogte, Richard Kaplan, Kevin Chen, Eric Nudleman, Dilraj Grewal, Meenakashi Gupta, Jeremy Wolfe, Michael Klufas, Glenn Yiu, Iman Soltani, Parisa Emami-Naeini

Wills Eye Hospital Papers

PURPOSE: Automated machine learning (AutoML) has emerged as a novel tool for medical professionals lacking coding experience, enabling them to develop predictive models for treatment outcomes. This study evaluated the performance of AutoML tools in developing models predicting the success of pneumatic retinopexy (PR) in treatment of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD). These models were then compared with custom models created by machine learning (ML) experts.

DESIGN: Retrospective multicenter study.

PARTICIPANTS: Five hundred and thirty nine consecutive patients with primary RRD that underwent PR by a vitreoretinal fellow at 6 training hospitals between 2002 and 2022.

METHODS: We used 2 AutoML …

Real-World Dispensing Of Buprenorphine In California During Prepandemic And Pandemic Periods, Yun Wang, Alexandre Chan, Richard Beuttler, Marc L. Fleming, Todd Schneberk, Michael Nichol, Haibing Lu

Pharmacy Faculty Articles and Research

Introduction: The opioid overdose crisis in the United States has become a significant national emergency. Buprenorphine, a primary medication for individuals coping with opioid use disorder (OUD), presents promising pharmacokinetic properties for use in primary care settings, and is often delivered as a take-home therapy. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the scarcity of access to buprenorphine, leading to dire consequences for those with OUD. Most existing studies, primarily focused on the immediate aftermath of the COVID-19 outbreak, highlight the challenges in accessing medications for opioid use disorder (MOUDs), particularly buprenorphine. However, these studies only cover a relatively short timeframe. Methods: To …

Short Peripheral Blood Leukocyte Telomere Length In Rheumatoid Arthritis-Interstitial Lung Disease, Tracy J Doyle, Pierre-Antoine Juge, Anna L Peljto, Seoyeon Lee, Avram D Walts, Anthony Joseph Esposito, Sergio Poli, Ritu Gill, Hiroto Hatabu, Mizuki Nishino, Paul F Dellaripa, Michael E Weinblatt, Nancy A Shadick, M Kristen Demoruelle, Jeffrey A Sparks, Ivan O Rosas, Benjamin Granger, Kevin D Deane, Bruno Crestani, Paul J Wolters, Philippe Dieudé, Joyce S Lee

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Shortened telomere lengths (TLs) can be caused by single nucleotide polymorphisms and loss-of-function mutations in telomere-related genes (TRG), as well as ageing and lifestyle factors such as smoking. Our objective was to determine if shortened TL is associated with interstitial lung disease (ILD) in individuals with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This is the largest study to demonstrate and replicate that shortened peripheral blood leukocytes-TL is associated with ILD in patients with RA compared with RA without ILD in a multinational cohort, and short PBL-TL was associated with baseline disease severity in RA-ILD as measured by forced vital capacity percent predicted.

Portable Air Purifiers To Mitigate The Harms Of Wildfire Smoke For People With Asthma, Tianshi David Wu

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

No abstract provided.

Digital Phobia: An Inquiry For Mapping The Unseen Dimension Of New Digital Anxiety, The ‘Digiphobia’, Amarjit Kumar Singh ,Library Assistant, Md. Arshad Ali , Professional Assistant, Dr. Pankaj Mathur, Deputy Librarian,

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Background: As technology continues to advance, individuals' interactions with digital platforms have become integral to daily life. Amidst this technological evolution, a novel concern emerges—Digital Phobia, hereafter referred to as “Digiphobia.” This phenomenon, although not previously explored in scholarly literature, necessitates an in-depth investigation due to its potential impact on individuals' well-being. Our research employs a two-step methodology to investigate its existence, implications, and manifestations.

Introduction: This research paper introduces and proposes the term "Digiphobia" as a comprehensive conceptualization of anxiety arising from interactions with digital spaces, applications, and environments. The proliferation of digital technologies has led to the emergence …