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3D-Printed Insert for Visualization of Liposomal Interactions with Collagen Fibers
(2019-03-05)Purpose: Nanoparticles, such as liposome, are commonly used as vehicles for drug delivery to target tissues such as tumors. However, relatively little research has focused on liposomal interactions with the tumor extracellular ... -
A Bigger View: US public TB prevention initiatives with a broader health systems perspective
(2019-03-05)Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a complex disease and persists as a greater threat than most understand. Responsibility for TB treatment and control has generally fallen to public health agencies. Unfortunately, important ... -
A Case of Symptomatic Angiomyolipoma
(2019-03-05)Background: Renal angiomyolipoma (AML) are benign soft tissue neoplasms classically composed of blood vessels, smooth muscle cells and adipocytes. These masses are found in .3 to 2.1% of the population and can be strongly ... -
A Case Series Comparison of Treatment Techniques for Blount’s Disease
(2019-03-05)Background: Blount’s disease is disordered growth at the proximal tibial physis of pediatric patients causing leg bowing known as genu vara. Diminished growth of the medial physis causes leg bowing without natural correction. ... -
A Comparison of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and a dual diagnosis of ASD + Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD): A Case Study
(2019-03-05)Background: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), and the dual diagnosis of ASD+DCD often have longer diagnostic trajectories given the complexity of their symptom profiles and associated ... -
A Comparison of Protocols for Simulating Hemorrhage in Humans: Step vs. Ramp Lower Body Negative Pressure
(2019-03-05)Lower body negative pressure (LBNP) elicits central hypovolemia, and has been used to characterize the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular responses to simulated hemorrhage in humans. LBNP protocols traditionally employ a ... -
A comparison of Social Responsiveness Scores in patients aged 0-24 with Autism Spectrum Disorder or schizophrenia.
(2019-03-05)Purpose: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and schizophrenia share common features; past research demonstrates that these features include pathophysiology, social-cognitive impairments, possible genetic underpinnings, and ... -
A Computer-Based Approach to Developing Diagnostic Rules
(2019-03-05)Purpose: In 2015, the National Academy of Medicine published a report revealing that diagnostic error may be America’s third leading cause of death and responsible for the majority of paid medical malpractice claims. ... -
A DISCOVERY-DRIVEN LABEL-FREE PROTEOMICS BASED SURVEY OF ESTRADIOL-REGULATED PROTEIN NETWORKS AND ASSOCIATED BIOLOGICAL FUNCTION IN THE RAT RETINA
(2019-03-05)A DISCOVERY-DRIVEN LABEL-FREE PROTEOMICS BASED SURVEY OF ESTRADIOL-REGULATED PROTEIN NETWORKS AND ASSOCIATED BIOLOGICAL FUNCTION IN THE RAT RETINA Khadiza Zaman1, Fatima Rahlouni1,2, Vien Nguyen1, Katalin Prokai-Tatrai1 ... -
A Liposomal Platform Using a Microfluidic Mixing Method for Drug Delivery and Targeting of Metastatic Prostate Cancer
(2019-03-05)Purpose: The success rate for the treatment of localized prostate cancer (PCa) is very high. However, the overall survival rate for patients with metastatic PCa drops to 28%. Bone is the primary metastatic site in 90% of ... -
A Novel Mutation of APOB in Two Siblings with Hypercholesterolemia
(2019-03-05)A Novel Mutation of APOB in Two Siblings with Hypercholesterolemia 1 Abigail Sprunger, BS; 2L. Hamilton, MS; 3T. Hamby, PhD; and 2D. P. Wilson, MD, FNLA 1University of North Texas Health Science Center, Ft Worth, TX, and ... -
A peek into Tarrant County’s declining Tobacco Usage
(2019-03-05)Background Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States. It is estimated that nearly half a million premature deaths can be attributed to smoking per year. Tarrant County has shown a steady decline ... -
A Previously Unreported Combination of Mutations and its Unexpected Outcome in a Patient with Type 1a Rickets: A Case Study
(2019-03-05)Background: Type 1a rickets is a rare autosomal recessive condition in which the enzyme 1-alpha-hydroxylase is not fully active. The result of this mutated enzyme is the inability to convert vitamin D from 25-hydroxyvitamin ... -
A rare case of primary germinoma in corpus callosum.
(2019-03-05)Background Primary intracranial germinoma is a rare lesion which accounts for approximately 0.5–2% of all central nervous system (CNS) tumors. Generally, this neoplasm occurs in the midline structures with the majority ... -
A Robust Model for A Sustainable Diverse Healthcare Community - The Center for Diversity and International Programs, UNT Health Science Center
(2019-03-05)About CDIP The Center for Diversity and International Program’s (CDIP) objectives are to broaden partnerships (local, national and international), unify institutional pipeline programs, innovate education and training, and ... -
A Student-Run Clinic as an Approach to Refugee Health
(2019-03-05)Background: Texas is one of the top U.S. states for refugee resettlement, receiving 9% of the country’s refugees from October 2018 to February 2019 alone. The Congolese and Burmese comprise most of the refugee populations ... -
A Systematic Review of the Utility of Procalcitonin in Bacterial Meningitis
(2019-03-05)Purpose/Objective: To review the utility of procalcitonin (PCT) in the management of bacterial meningitis (BM). Methods: An English-language MEDLINE search from 1964 through June 20, 2018 was completed using the following ... -
A Systems Approach to Postpartum Depression: Opportunities for Prevention and Treatment
(2019-03-05)A Systems Approach to Postpartum Depression: Opportunities for Prevention and Treatment Sujita Adhikari MPH Candidate, Erika L. Thompson, PhD, MPH, CPH Dept. of Health Behavior and Health Systems, UNT Health Science ... -
Absolute and Relative Morphometric Differences in the Craniofacial Skeleton of OIM-/- Mice and Wild-Type Littermates
(2019-03-05)Purpose: Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI, or “Brittle Bone Disease”) is a disorder caused by genetic point mutations in COL1A1/COL1A2 which affect the synthesis of type I collagen (Col1). Humans with the severe type III OI ... -
Activation of TRPV4 channels reduces IOP and improves outflow facility by regulating eNOS dependent nitric oxide release from the trabecular meshwork
(2019-03-05)Purpose: Nitric oxide (NO) is known to reduce intraocular pressure (IOP) by relaxation of the trabecular meshwork (TM) and distal vessels of the conventional outflow pathway. However, the intrinsic mechanisms by which ...