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KU Med Center Dissertations and Theses: Recent submissions
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Impact Of The 2015 CMS Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Quality Reporting (IPFQR) Rule On Tobacco Treatment
(University of Kansas, 2016-05-31)Objective: In its fiscal year (FY) 2015 final rule, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) required reporting of tobacco treatment quality measures as part of the Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment ... -
DIETARY FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROGRESSION OF AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASE
(University of Kansas, 2015-12-31)Introduction: Dietary factors (sodium, protein, acid precursors, and fluid) have been observed to influence cyst growth in human and animal studies of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). However, no studies ... -
A Preliminary Investigation of Compressed Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (cMBSR) with Pediatric Medical Social Workers
(University of Kansas, 2015-12-31)Mindfulness practices, including mindfulness meditation, show promise for decreasing stress among health care providers. The standard course of Jon Kabat-Zinn’s Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) requires a participant ... -
A 30-METER WALKING TEST AS A MEASURE OF CERVICAL SPONDYLOTIC MYELOPATHY SEVERITY: TEST CHARACTERISTICS AND RESULTS FROM TWO MULTICENTER COHORT STUDIES
(University of Kansas, 2015-08-31)Background Context: Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy (CSM) is a progressive, degenerative condition and the most common cause of spinal cord dysfunction worldwide. A timed 30-meter walking test (30MWT) has previously been ... -
Emergency Department Utilization Among Kansas Medicaid Aged, Blind, and Disabled Beneficiaries with Severe Mental Illness: the Context and Extent of Ambulatory Care Sensitive Visits
(University of Kansas, 2015-08-31)This research examines severe mental illness (SMI) and avoidable emergency department (ED) utilization among Kansas Medicaid beneficiaries. We compared SMI and non-SMI subgroups in relation to ED rates and proportion of ... -
The Benefits of a Person-centered Social Program for Community-dwelling People with Dementia and Caregivers: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
(University of Kansas, 2015-08-31)This qualitative study aimed to explore the experience and impact of a person-centered, social program on community-dwelling people with dementia and their caregivers. I conducted semi-structured interviews with five dyads, ... -
Tumor-Derived Exosomes Mediate Platinum Resistance in Ovarian Cancer Through Regulation of EMT
(University of Kansas, 2016-08-31)Nano-sized vesicles, termed exosomes, have been implicated in the transfer of oncogenic proteins and genetic material from one cell to another. We speculated this may be one mechanism by which an intrinsically platinum-resistant ... -
An ECM-based model derived from DWJM to study hematopoiesis and leukemia
(University of Kansas, 2016-08-31)Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) are responsible for the generation of the body’s whole blood and immune cells. This process occurs mainly within the bone marrow microenvironment, known as the "niche", which provides signals ... -
Uterine hemorrhage due to extra-uterine influences
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A study of thrombosis
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The significance of reticulocytes in embryonic pig blood
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SERUM EXOSOMAL MICRORNAS AS CLINICAL BIOMARKERS FOR THE DETECTION OF BARRETT’S ESOPHAGUS AND ESOPHAGEAL ADENOCARCINOMA
(University of Kansas, 2015-05-31)Background: Barrett’s esophagus (BE), caused by Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), is the main premalignant condition for esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC). The majority of BE and EAC patients are missed or diagnosed ... -
RDH10 is Necessary for Initial Vagal Neural Crest Cell Contribution to Embryonic Gastrointestinal Tract Development
(University of Kansas, 2015-05-31)Retinol dehydrogenase 10 (RDH10) catalyzes the first oxidative step in the metabolism of vitamin A to its active form retinoic acid (RA). Insufficient or excess RA can result in various congenital abnormalities, such as ... -
EXPRESSION, REGULATION AND RELEASE OF HUMAN PLACENTAL ANTIGENS: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE MATERNAL IMMUNE RESPONSE TO THE FETUS
(University of Kansas, 2015-05-31)Pregnancy represents a unique immunological arrangement where the maternal immune system must tolerate and support the genetically foreign fetus. The mechanisms by which maternal tolerance to the fetus is achieved and the ... -
Telomere architecture and maintenance in schizosaccharomyces pombe
(University of Kansas, 2015-05-31)Telomeres are specialized nucleoprotein structures located at the ends of eukaryotic chromosomes that promote genomic integrity. Impaired telomere function has been implicated in cancer as well as several degenerative ... -
Structural Brain Imaging in People with Low Back Pain
(University of Kansas, 2016-05-31)Low back pain (LBP) is a common chronic pain condition affecting millions of people worldwide. Conventional methods of diagnosing LBP have provided limited guidance; consequently most patients get a general diagnosis of ... -
Parametric and Non-Parametric Models in Health Research: Analysis and Design
(University of Kansas, 2016-05-31)Personalized medicine is emerging in both clinical practice and clinical trials. “Precision” medicine not only promises improved safety and efficacy but also lowered cost in clinical practice and clinical trials. In 2015, ... -
OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS WITH AND WITHOUT ICD-9 DIAGNOSED SEVERE SEPSIS AND SEPTIC SHOCK
(University of Kansas, 2016-05-31)Title: Outcomes in Patients With and Without ICD-9 Diagnosed Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock Purpose: To evaluate the hypothesis that patients who present to the emergency department with objective findings of severe sepsis ... -
Epigenetic regulation of DNA repair mediated by the histone methyltransferase DOT1L
(University of Kansas, 2016-12-31)The accurate transmission of a genome into future generations, otherwise known as genome integrity, is necessary for life. However, genomic changes due to error or damage are quite common, with an estimated 38,000 DNA base ... -
Mathematical Modeling of the Separation Process of Chromatography and Estimation of Parameters
(University of Kansas, 2016-12-31)Chromatography is widely used as a technology for separating mixtures of compounds by partitioning into the mobile and stationary phases. A mathematical model is essential not only for predicting the retention time and the ...