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Farese, Ludovica | The impact of Global Health education in American Academic Medical Center (AAMCS) | Global health has become an increasingly popular field of study among college and graduate students in the United States. A growing body of literature purports the benefits of Global Health Education (GHEs) in American Academic Medical Centers (AAMCs), including introduction to a wider spectrum of d... | | 2018 |
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Lillquist, John | Active Cadence Braking (ACB) for Safer Recreational Rehabilitation | Recreational rehabilitation is a proven way to provide a therapeutic experience and enhancement of quality of life for individuals with disabilities. The Mountain Chair is a device developed for individuals with high level traumatic spinal cord injuries (HL-SCI) to provide them with a system compara... | | |
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Gunter, Tobee Paige | Comparison of patient and provider assessments of response to therapy for psoriatic arthritis | People with psoriatic arthritis routinely rate their disease severity less favorably than their providers (Krueger, 2001) (Baughman, 2011). Little is known about how patients and providers perceive response to therapy. Discrepancies in perceptions of therapy response may indicate that providers are ... | Psoriatic arthritis; Psoriatic arthritis -- Patients -- Attitudes | 2014-12 |
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Lauze-Reyes, Jesse | Early detection of human chorionic gonadotrophin with consumer-grade testing methods | This study examined the ability of consumer-grade pregnancy tests to detect urine hCG at low concentrations early in a person's luteal phase and before the expected menses. Testing was performed with a commercially available pregnancy test strip that has a sensitivity of 10 mIU/mL. This is compared ... | | 2022 |
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Romero, Dana | The process improvement initiative at the University of Utah hospitals and clinics in period 2011-2014 | Due to increasing financial pressures, which have been further magnified by the recently-enacted Affordable Care Act, health care organizations have been on a lookout for a long-term solution to their questionable prospects in regards to their financial sustainability. In recent years, the Universit... | University of Utah. Health Sciences Center; Hospitals -- Utah -- Administration Hospitals -- Utah -- Cost control | 2015-04 |
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Vu, Wendy | Comparing the virulence and prevalence of shiga toxin-producing escherichia coli (STEC) O157 and non-O517 serogroups | Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) are bacteria known to cause human illness. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 265,000 STEC infections occur in the United States (U.S.) annually; symptoms range from mild diarrhea to life-threatening hemolytic uremic syndrome. S... | Escherichia coli; serogroups | 2012-05 |
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Ribble, Leah | The implications of childhood maltreatment and current life stress for pregnant women's hair cortisol concentrations | The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis is one of the core components of the body's stress system. As such, the HPA axis is responsive to many different stressors, including those in childhood-such as childhood maltreatment-as well as sources of current life stress. The product of the HPA axis... | | 2023 |
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Bacon, Brandon Todd | Healthcare culture and the innovation climate of the Salt Lake Valley | Healthcare innovation has become an important issue over the past ten years in the health industry. However, consistently fostering the development and integration of new ideas and technologies into healthcare often runs counter to long held organizational norms and values. Many healthcare systems b... | Medical care - Utah - Salt Lake Valley; Organization change - Utah - Salt Lake City | 2013-05 |
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Guynn, Isaac P. A. | Confirming and quantifying ectoine production in Salinovibrio SP. eagsl in hypersaline culture | Salinivibrio sp. EAGSL was isolated from the Great Salt Lake in 2017 and has since been the focus of promising research in the field of microbial electrochemistry. Namely, S. EAGSL is an organism with both halotolerance and electroactivity, giving it a unique ability to bridge the gap between power ... | | 2022 |
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Yang, Kevin | The Soluble (PRO) Renin Receptor does not Influence Lithium-Induced Diabetes Insipidus but does Provoke Beigning of White Adipose Tissue in Mice | Earlier we reported that the recombinant soluble (pro) renin receptor sPRR-His upregulates renal aquoporin-2 (AQP2) expression, and attenuates polyuria associated with nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (NDI) induced by vasopressin type 2 receptor (V2R) antagonism. Patients that receive lithium therapy ... | | |
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Ward, Bridget E. | Functionalizing a hemagglutinin epitope tag for induced mitochondrial protein degradation in saccharomyces cerevisiae | Mitochondria are organelles known for their role in many critical cellular processes including the production of metabolic energy in eukaryotic cells. In order to produce this energy, mitochondria continually transport metabolites across the impermeable mitochondrial inner membrane. The transport of... | | 2022 |
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Gates, Abigail | Health Care in the United States: Disparities and Distrust in the Black Community | During the time of slavery, Black and African Americans were mistreated and abused as research subjects in medical studies. This mistreatment continued into the 20th century with the Tuskegee Syphilis study and continues today in many doctor's offices throughout America. This paper begins by looking... | | 2020 |
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Garg, Gauri | Physical activity and nutrition correlation with white matter hyperintensities on brain MRI | OBJECTIVE Our aim is to identify a correlation between the level of physical activity or nutritional intake and white matter hyperintensity (WMH) on MRI of the brain. BACKGROUND White matter hyperintensities are a radiographic marker of cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD). Individual's levels of ph... | | 2023 |
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Kearns, Ireland Rose | Effects of trem-1 expression on acute phase seizures in a mouse model of viral-induced epilepsy | Around 70 million people worldwide suffer from epilepsy, a neurological disorder that causes unprovoked and persistent seizures. A dominant cause of acquired epilepsies are from injuries to the central nervous system (CNS), such as viral infection of the CNS that results in brain inflammation (encep... | | 2022 |
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Wang, Zhirong | The role of the autism-associated gene kirrel3 in synapse formation | Alterations in the gene Kirrel3 are repeatedly associated with intellectual disability and autism. Kirrel3 regulates synapse formation in C. elegans but the role of Kirrel3 in synapse formation in the mammalian brain is unknown. In mice, Kirrel3 is expressed in specific cell types throughout the bra... | Autism -- Genetic aspects; Synapses; Kirrel3 gene; Synapse formation | 2015-04 |
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Najarian, Anastasia S. | I Choose Life Project : Resolving the Disparity of Political and Human Rights Interventions a Strategic Communication Plan to Implement Treatment for Trauma and Suicide Prevention and Reduce Global Conflict VIA Digital Diplomacy | If one is faced with the daunting challenge of climbing Mount Everest or entering a battlefield, the best option is to follow the lead of someone who has done it before, rather than someone who has only read about it. Such is the case with current trends in addressing human rights interventions for ... | | 2018 |
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Keller, Jackson | Designing for Interactivity: the Camera in 3D Video Games | This paper analyzes the effect that camera control has on art, design, and player experience in 3D video games. It will specifically explore the implications of various methods of camera control that have emerged during the brief history of 3D games: the first and third-person perspectives, fixed an... | | 2019 |
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Martin, Julia Vienna Gardner | The role of socioeconomic status in understanding ethnic differences among remerging adults with type 1 diabetes | Emerging adulthood is often characterized as a "high-risk period" for emerging adults (EAs) with T1D as they have higher HbA1c (a metric of glucose control across the last 3- 4 months) and poorer self-management compared to other age groups. Emerging adults may also experience disparities associated... | | 2023 |
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Meadows, Natalie | Communication is key: A critical analysis of Spanish language policies and ideologies in healthcare settings in the United States | Effective communication is a vital component in providing quality healthcare. Communication between patients and their healthcare providers has been shown to have substantial effects on health outcomes. According to the 2012 U.S Census 5% of the U.S population who identifies as Hispanic or Latino re... | Language policy - United States; Hispanic Americans - Medical care | 2014-08 |
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Montgomery, Lauren | Creating a new class of cyanocarbons with unexplored chemistry | Organic charge transfer complexes have been known for decades, but have experienced a resurgence in recent years. This paper explores the properties of a cyano carbon molecule and its potential for use as an acceptor in charge-transfer complexes. Pentacyano-trifluoromethyl benzene [C6(CN)5CF3] was s... | | 2023 |
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Lee, Alexis Pearl | Shifting physical activity patterns among women: The historical and potential future impacts on pelvic floor and skeletal health | Successes in the battle for gender equality have helped empower women to become more physically active through exercise and sport in recent times than any other point in history, particularly since the passage of Title IX. As a result, many women are choosing programs of high intensity with impact, ... | Exercise - Physiological aspects | 2016-04 |
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Vlasic, Kajsa | Storytelling and the patient experience: Narratives of breast cancer survivors | Through my young life, I have been fortunate enough to be surrounded and supported by a loving and extended family of mothers. Although I will only have one biological mom, I have collected other women as role models and confidantes who have guided and spoken words of encouragement through my most i... | Breast cancer patients' writings | 2014-12 |