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Dissertations and Theses: Recent submissions
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May We One Day Be Found
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)May We One Day Be Found is a novel inspired by a historical event that has never been approached before in fiction: the founding of a colony of Irish immigrants, established in a forested area in Southern Missouri now ... -
Trauma Informed Care Training Using the Adverse Childhood Experiences Framework: Effects on Workplace and Care Environments in the Emergency Department
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)Problem: Despite the high likelihood of caring for patients with a history of trauma and the volume of research to support implementation of trauma informed care (TIC), there is currently no TIC training in place for ... -
Assess and Improve Intent to Exclusively Breastfeed Among Prenatal Women in a Rural Primary Care Setting
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)Abstract Problem: The exclusive breastfeeding rate in the U.S. is low with only 24.9% of infants being exclusively breastfed for six months. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends exclusive breastfeeding for ... -
Screening Military Veterans for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in the Civilian Primary Care Setting
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)Purpose: According to the National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), practitioners under-recognize and diagnose PTSD. Additionally, a common symptom of PTSD is avoidance of trauma reminders, which means ... -
Improving Adherence to Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines in Women Living with HIV: A Quality Improvement Initiative
(University of Kansas, 2020-12-31)Background: Women Living with HIV (WLHIV) are at increased risk for cervical cancer and acquisition of this disease is an Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)-defining malignancy; however, screening rates for this ... -
EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INPATIENT STROKE EDUCATION FOR THE TRANSITION FROM HOSPITAL TO PRIMARY CARE OFFICES: AN EDUCATION NEEDS ASSESSMENT
(University of Kansas, 2020-12-31)Problem: Stroke is a significant health problem that affects 795,000 Americans per year. It is the leading cause of disability in the United States. Transition of care to outpatient settings can be very challenging for ... -
Biomechanical analysis of vertebral body load-to-failure after cement augmentation with polymethylmethacrylate cement augmentation performed using two different techniques
(University of Kansas, 2021-08-31)IntroductionCement augmentation is a commonly performed procedure by spine surgeons as well as interventional radiologists. The ultimate goal of cement augmentation is to aid a vertebral body in resisting axial stresses. ... -
Process Development for Measuring Social and Behavioral Determinants of Health in the Inpatient Setting: A Feasibility Study
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)Problem: Social and behavioral determinants of health (SBDH) are the conditions, in which children, youth, and families are born, grow up, live and work, as well as the quality and accessibility to health care. SBDH strongly ... -
Nursing Informatics Practice Integration: A Baseline Assessment of Nurse Leader Informatics Competency
(University of Kansas, 2020-5-31)Background: Evidence-based practice and informatics competencies are critical nursing skills. Informatics capabilities must exist at all levels of nursing practice to meet the demands of complex patient care, changing care ... -
A Needs Assessment for Breastfeeding Students in Higher Education in the State of Kansas
(University of Kansas, 2019-12-31)In the United States, breastfeeding rates continue to rise, however, they remain below the nationally targeted goals (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2016). The need to provide expressed breastmilk during periods ... -
Development and application of analytical chemical methods for the simultaneous analysis of the behavioral and pharmacokinetic response to amphetamine in rats
(University of Kansas, 2007-05-31)Amphetamine is a psychostimulant that is used clinically for the treatment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and narcolepsy. Using a force-plate actometer, amphetamine has been determined to produce a predictable ... -
Queuing models for oil field maintenance planning
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Inhibition of pancreatic cancer progression through EMT inhibition and induction of ER stress
(University of Kansas, 2021-05-31)Pancreatic cancer is a devastating disease with a current overall 5-year survival rate of only 10%, making it the deadliest cancer. The dismal treatment outcome of pancreatic cancer is largely attributed to its highly ... -
Stochastic Curtailment Methods for Single-Arm Clinical Trials with a Time-to-Event Endpoint using Weibull Distribution
(University of Kansas, 2021-05-31)This dissertation is an outcome of three research projects which attempt to fill some existing gaps in the statistical literature related to the design and analysis of single-arm clinical trials with time-to-event endpoints ... -
Chronic Kidney Disease and COVID-19 Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
(University of Kansas, 2021-05-31)Introduction: The outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused a pandemic and continues to a play a role in the increasing mortality rates among high-risk populations such as individuals with comorbidities ... -
Bayesian methodological extensions for comparative effectiveness, dose-response, and cluster randomized trials
(University of Kansas, 2021-08-31)In this dissertation, we explored three Bayesian methodological extensions, including an adaptive Bayesian design featuring participant reuse for comparative effectiveness clinical trials, an innovative Bayesian dose-response ... -
The Effect of Surgical Time on Perioperative Complications in Pediatric Neuromuscular Scoliosis: A Propensity-Matched Analysis
(University of Kansas, 2021-05-31)Title: The Effect of Surgical Time on Perioperative Complications in Pediatric Neuromuscular Scoliosis: A Propensity-Matched AnalysisBackground: Neuromuscular scoliosis (NMS) is a spinal deformity that often does not respond ... -
Characterization of the Function and Expression of Variants at Potential Rheostat, Toggle, and Neutral Positions in the Na+/Taurocholate Cotransporting Polypeptide (NTCP)
(University of Kansas, 2021-05-31)Mutations and single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) (mutations that occur in more than one percent of a population) can occur throughout the human genome. The study of polymorphisms, single-nucleotide mutations, and ... -
Utilizing 3D Printing to Assist Planning of Percutaneous/Endovascular Procedures in Interventional Radiology
(University of Kansas, 2021-05-31)Purpose:3D printing has been incorporated by the surgical community for a variety of different applications including the creation of anatomic models for use in preoperative planning. The purpose of this study is to assess ... -
Dietary Fat Intake and the Fatty Acid Composition of the Peri-Prostatic Adipose Tissue in Obese and Overweight Patients with Prostate Cancer
(University of Kansas, 2021-05-31)IntroductionThe periprostatic adipose tissue (PPAT) is adipose tissue that surrounds the surface of the prostate gland. The PPAT might play a role in the progression of prostate cancer (PCa), as it is made up of fatty acids ...