Open Access Initiatives at The University of Kansas
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KU's One-University Open Access Fund program is designed to heighten the visibility and accessibility of the University's scholarship. The fund supports KU authors who publish in open access journals. This is a two-year pilot program, with funding divided evenly between each year, and managed by KU Lawrence and KUMC librarians. The OA Author Fund is made possible by contributions from the offices of KU Provost, KU Vice Chancellor for Research & Graduate Studies, and KUMC Vice Chancellor for Research. For more information please visit http://library.kumc.edu/authors-fund.xml. The papers listed here were published in open access journals and funded by the KU Open Access Fund.
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Return to Sport After Turf Toe Injuries: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
(SAGE Publications, 2019-10-14)Background: The prevalence of turf toe injuries has increased in recent years. However, uncertainty remains as to how to optimally treat turf toe injuries and the implications that the severity of the injury has on outcomes, ... -
Strangers helping strangers in a strange land: Vietnamese immigrant (expectant) mothers in the US use social media to navigate health issues in acculturation
(SAGE Publications, 2023-05-22)Objectives Trying to adapt to a new culture, Vietnamese (expectant) mothers in the USA gathered in few Facebook groups with thousands of members discussing pregnancy, health, and child caring issues. However, there is ... -
Discovering Themes in Deep Brain Stimulation Research Using Explainable Artificial Intelligence
(MDPI, 2023-03-03)Deep brain stimulation is a treatment that controls symptoms by changing brain activity. The complexity of how to best treat brain dysfunction with deep brain stimulation has spawned research into artificial intelligence ... -
Evidence-based practice models and frameworks in the healthcare setting: a scoping review
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2023-05-22)Objectives The aim of this scoping review was to identify and review current evidence-based practice (EBP) models and frameworks. Specifically, how EBP models and frameworks used in healthcare settings align with the ... -
Development and implementation of the ECHO model in a school setting to address youth electronic cigarette use in Kansas: A protocol
(Frontiers Media, 2023-01-12)Introduction: Schools remain at the frontlines of addressing issues, such as e-cigarette use, that impact students. Despite e-cigarette use remaining a significant public health concern in the U.S., schools have limited ... -
Combining a non-immersive virtual reality gaming with motor-assisted elliptical exercise increases engagement and physiologic effort in children
(Frontiers Media, 2022-12-07)Virtual reality (VR) gaming is promising in sustaining children’s participation during intensive physical rehabilitation. This study investigated how integration of a custom active serious gaming with a robot-motorized ... -
The social system of the lava lizard, Microlophus atacamensis: the interplay between social structure and social organization
(BMC, 2022-11-10)Background Animal social systems can be described through four main components: social structure, social organization, mating system, and care system. Social structure describes the relationships between individuals in a ... -
Ampicillin-induced seizures in a 4-month-old with bacterial meningitis: a case report
(Taylor and Francis Group, 2023-05-17)Seizure is a rare but documented adverse event associated with ampicillin, which is one of the most commonly used antibiotics used in pediatrics. We report a case of a 4-month-old male infant with Haemophilus influenzae ... -
Correlations Between Department and Training Program Online Presence and Women in Orthopedic Surgery Training
(Mary Ann Liebert, 2023-03-01)Background: Orthopedic residency programs increasingly use websites and social media to reach students. This accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially as away rotations became limited. Women remain a minority ... -
Attitudes and Experiences of Clinicians After Mandated Implementation of Open Notes by the 21st Century Cures Act: Survey Study
(BMC, 2023-02-28)Background: On December 13, 2016, the US Congress enacted the 21st Century Cures Act (hereafter the Cures Act), which contained the Final Rule mandate that took effect on April 5, 2021. Since then, health systems have ... -
Mycobacterium chimaera chorioretinitis preceding central nervous system lesions: a case report and review of the literature
(BMC, 2022-07-22)Background Mycobacterium chimaera ocular infection is a rare disease that is linked to bypass devices used during cardiothoracic surgeries. Reported cases in the literature of ocular involvement preceding CNS involvement ... -
Sex-Based Differences in Outcomes After Hip Arthroscopic Surgery for Femoroacetabular Impingement: A Systematic Review
(SAGE Publications, 2022-11-25)Background: While sex-based differences in outcomes after hip arthroscopic surgery for femoroacetabular impingement syndrome (FAIS) are often recorded, no studies have been dedicated to analyzing the literature as a ... -
Warrior Gods and Otherworldly Lands: Daoist Icons and Practices in Late Chosŏn Korea
(MDPI, 2022-11-15)This article brings Chosŏn dynasty (1392–1910) Korea into the discussion about the various roles of Daoism in East Asian cultures in which it has, unfortunately, all too often been absent. Based primarily on art-historical ... -
Internet-Based Intervention Compared to Brief Intervention for Smoking Cessation in Brazil: Pilot Study
(JMIR Publications, 2022-11-03)Background: Smoking is still the leading cause of preventable death. Governments and health care providers should make available more accessible resources to help tobacco users stop. Objective: This study describes a ... -
COVID-19 in a mosaic trisomy 13 patient with polycystic kidney disease
(SAGE Publications, 2022-08-17)Presentation, management, and outcomes of COVID-19 infections among younger patients is an area of medicine with deficits in research, likely due to the lower incidence of severe COVID-19 disease among the younger population. ... -
Dementia risk and dynamic response to exercise: A non-randomized clinical trial
(Public Library of Science, 2022-07-08)Background Physical exercise may support brain health and cognition over the course of typical aging. The goal of this nonrandomized clinical trial was to examine the effect of an acute bout of aerobic exercise on brain ... -
Bone Density Variation in Rattails (Macrouridae,Gadiformes): Buoyancy, Depth, Body Size, and Feeding
(Oxford University Press, 2022-10-16)Extreme abiotic factors in deep-sea environments, such as near-freezing temperatures, low light, and high hydrostatic pressure, drive the evolution of adaptations that allow organisms to survive under these conditions. ... -
Comparing Sex-Specific Outcomes After Rotator Cuff Repair: A Meta-analysis
(SAGE Publications, 2022-05-20)Background: Rotator cuff repair (RCR) is a well-studied procedure. However, the impact of patient sex on outcomes after RCR has not been well studied. Purpose: To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of ... -
Phylogenetics of Archerfishes (Toxotidae) and Evolution of the Toxotid Shooting Apparatus
(Oxford University Press, 2022-03-21)Archerfishes (Toxotidae) are variously found in the fresh- and brackish-water environments of Asia Pacific and are well known for their ability to shoot water at terrestrial prey. These shots of water are intended to strike ... -
Regulation of Liver Regeneration by Hepatocyte O-GlcNAcylation in Mice
(Elsevier, 2022-01-01)Background & Aims The liver has a unique capacity to regenerate after injury in a highly orchestrated and regulated manner. Here, we report that O-GlcNAcylation, an intracellular post-translational modification regulated ...