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Hand Force Measurement Using A Human-Powered Linear Movement
(2019-03-05)Abstract Background: Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a neurological disorder that affects many motor functions, such as muscle tone. 60-80% of children born with CP neurological movement disorders have functional limitations in the ... -
Health Disparities in the United States with a Focus on Tarrant County
(2019-03-05)Abstract Purpose: Health disparities across racial, socioeconomic, gender, and age groups are well documented across the United States. This study seeks to review health disparity data and provide resources addressing these ... -
Health Literacy: Obstacles to Quality Healthcare in Tarrant County
(2019-03-05)Purpose: To identify the primary barriers to health literacy and the resources available to community members to optimize health literacy. Background & Conclusion: Health literacy is defined as the degree to which ... -
HIGH EXPRESSION OF MIEN1 IN BREAST CANCER CORRELATES WITH POOR SURVIVAL OUTCOME
(2019-03-05)PURPOSE: Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in women. Metastasis accounts for majority of breast cancer deaths. It remains a major barrier to cancer treatment due to limitations in diagnosis ... -
HIV Prevalence and Resource Availability in Tarrant County
(2019-03-05)Purpose: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a retrovirus that attacks the immune system and can progress to Acquired Immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) if not treated. HIV management has been improving since its discovery ... -
How Dirty is Your Phone?—Linking Restroom Behavior to Cell Phone Contamination at a Health Science Center
(2019-03-05)1. Purpose Preventable medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the United States annually, accounting for 251,000 lives annually. Healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs) account for nearly 40% of this population, ... -
Identifying Factors That May Affect Mortality of Infants with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
(2019-03-05)1. Purpose/BackgroundHypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) is a severe congenital heart defect that is fatal without surgical intervention. The CDC states that HLHS make up approximately 3% of all congenital heart defects ... -
Identifying Top Gene Contributors to Triple Negative Breast Cancer Health Disparities Among African American Women: A Machine Learning Approach
(2019-03-05)Purpose: Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) is a breast cancer subtype which multiple studies have shown to be disproportionately prevalent among premenopausal African American women. The factors contributing to the TNBC ... -
Imaging viscosity of intragranular mucin matrix in cystic fibrosis cells
(2019-03-05)Purpose: Abnormalities of mucus viscosity play a critical role in the athogenesis of several respiratory diseases, including cystic fibrosis (CF). Currently, there are no approaches to assess the rheological properties of ... -
Impact of left atrial appendage (LAA) morphology on Outcomes of WATCHMAN device implantation (LMOW study)
(2019-03-05)Purpose: Left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) with a WATCHMAN device is approved to be used in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients who are not good candidates for long term oral anticoagulation therapy (OAT) as an alternative ... -
Impact of race and socioeconomic status on breast cancer mortality in USA: A cross-sectional time-series analysis.
(2019-03-05)Purpose: Racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic (SES) disparities in incidence and mortality exist among all breast cancer types and stages, particularly between African American (AA), Caucasian American (CA), and Hispanic ... -
IMPACT OF T-CELLS ON ASTROCYTES IN VIVO & IN VITRO: IMPLICATIONS POST-ISCHEMIC STROKE
(2019-03-05)Purpose: Post-ischemic stroke, T-lymphocytes enter the brain. The role of T-cells in the progression of cerebral infarction or repair mechanisms is unclear. We hypothesized that T-cells interact with astrocytes directly ... -
Impairment of HIV-1 replication by UBE3A- and HIV-1 Nef-mediated regulation of proteasomal degradation.
(2019-03-05)To date, regulation of HIV-1 life cycle has been mainly explained by the stage-specific expression of HIV-1 viral genes, even if elimination processes of the synthesized proteins after completion of their duties in the ... -
Influence of ovarian hormone deprivation length on the neuroprotective effects of genistein in stroke
(2019-03-05)PURPOSE: Advancing age increases women’s susceptibility to stroke compared to men, especially after the menopausal transition. Among the reasons proposed for high stroke incidence in postmenopausal women is a significant ... -
Inhibition of Mitochondrial Respiratory Chain Complex I Induces Vascular Endothelial Cell Apoptosis and Release of Mitochondrial DNA
(2019-03-05)Purpose: Vascular endothelial oxidative stress is a common feature of preeclampsia, a pregnancy specific hypertensive syndrome with high incidence of maternal and fetal mortality and morbidity. Cellular oxidative stress ... -
Intermittent hypoxia training: novel intervention for treating mild cognitive impairment
(2019-03-05)Purpose: Although intermittent hypoxic training (IHT) has proven effective against various clinical disorders, its impact on mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is unknown. This study was to test if IHT was safe as a novel ... -
Intracellular Chloride Regulation of Supraoptic Vasopressin Neurons during Salt Loading
(2019-03-05)Purpose Salt loading (SL) increases intracellular chloride concentration [Cl]i, impairing GABAA inhibition of arginine vasopressin (AVP) neurons in the supraoptic nucleus (SON) of hypothalamus. But the regulatory mechanisms ... -
Investigating Effects of Pegylation of the Surface Tension of Liposomes used in the Treatment of Breast Cancer
(2019-03-05)Purpose: In recent years there have been many advancements in nanomedicine as potential delivery systems for the treatment of various types of cancer. Two formulations on the market, Doxil® and Myocet®, are made of ... -
Investigating the Interaction Between Self-Reported Measures of Pain and COMT and BDNF Polymorphisms in the Setting of Chronic Low Back Pain
(2019-03-05)PURPOSE Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is now the leading cause of disability worldwide and is the second most common reason for health care visits. The etiology of CLBP is multifactorial, from molecular to psychosocial ... -
Is Free Effective? An Analysis of HPV Vaccines and Hispanic Caregivers in the Outpatient Setting
(2019-03-05)Purpose: The Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is the primary cause of cervical cancer in the United States, with Hispanic women suffering disproportionately from cervical cancer incidence and mortality. While the HPV vaccine has ...