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KU Med Center Dissertations and Theses: Recent submissions
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Exploring Factors of Readiness to Learn about Infant Feeding in Mothers of NICU Infants
(University of Kansas, 2013-08-31)Abstract Teaching the postpartum mother who has an infant in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) about infant feeding may be delayed if the nurse does not determine readiness to learn (RTL) and confidence to feed (CTF) ... -
PREDICTING HEALTH CARE NEEDS FOLLOWING LUMBAR SPINE SURGERY
(University of Kansas, 2013-08-31)Low back pain is one of the most common health problems globally, having significant impact on individuals, community, and health care system. Lumbar Spine Surgery (LSS) is usually considered a treatment of low back pain ... -
SPLICING ERROR IN GATA1 AFFECTS ERYTHROPOIESIS IN THE XPNA MOUSE (X-LINKED PRE- AND NEONATAL ANEMIA) WITH SUGGESTION OF A NOVEL COMPENSATORY ERYTHROID TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR
(University of Kansas, 2013-08-31)A novel mutant mouse called X-linked pre- and neonatal anemia (gene symbol, Xpna) results in a transient, neonatal anemia which is resolved by 3 weeks of age in Xpna females. Adult Xpna females exhibit hypoplastic bone ... -
GASTRIC REFLUX IN MECHANICALLY VENTILATED GASTRIC FED ICU PATIENTS
(University of Kansas, 2013-08-31)Background: Reflux of gastric contents in gastric fed patients is a contributor to pulmonary aspiration. Aspiration events are reported in approximately 50-75% of patients with endotracheal tubes. Aspiration of oral and ... -
A High-Fat Diet Alters the Phenotype of Diabetic Neuropathy
(University of Kansas, 2013-05-31)Diabetic neuropathy is a principal chronic complication of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes and affects over half of diabetic patients. This debilitating disease presents with a dichotomous phenotype such that affected ... -
SENSORY NEURON INSULIN SIGNALING AND ITS ROLE IN DIABETIC NEUROPATHY
(University of Kansas, 2013-05-31)Diabetes is a global concern; approximately 366 million people are currently diagnosed worldwide. Complications of diabetes are numerous and can cause damage to almost every organ system in the body. Neuropathy is the most ... -
Potential for Cardiovascular Exercise Dosing to Improve Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Breast Cancer Survivors
(University of Kansas, 2013-05-31)With an increase in early detection and curative treatment for breast cancer, there is a growing number of breast cancer survivors. Cancer survivors are at greater risk than their age matched peers for long-term health ... -
Translating Sleep Research: Does Sleep Promote Learning a Functional Motor Task?
(University of Kansas, 2013-05-31)Sleep has been demonstrated to produce off-line improvements in motor learning in young adults. Evidence of sleep-dependent off-line motor learning has been demonstrated across a wide variety of simple motor tasks that ... -
EFFECT OF AEROBIC EXERCISE INTERVENTION ON PAINFUL DIABETIC NEUROPATHY
(University of Kansas, 2013-05-31)Background: Painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is a common complication of diabetes. While the beneficial effect of exercise on diabetes has been well established, its effect specifically on painful DPN has not ... -
Glioblastoma and Increased Survival with Longer Chemotherapy Duration
(University of Kansas, 2013-05-31)Background: The five year survival for patients with glioblastoma (GBM) is low at approximately 4.7%. Radiotherapy plus concomitant and adjuvant temozolomide (TMZ) remain the standard of care. The optimal duration of therapy ... -
Induced Hypothermia During Resuscitation from Hemorrhagic Shock Attenuates Microvascular Inflammation in the Rat Mesenteric Microcirculation
(University of Kansas, 2013-08-31)Introduction: Hemorrhagic shock is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in trauma patients. Microvascular inflammation occurs during resuscitation following hemorrhagic shock, and is a major cause of multiple organ ... -
Tissue-level Mechanisms Driving Cardiac Progenitor and Extracellular Matrix Movements during Early Vertebrate Heart Development
(University of Kansas, 2012-12-31)Vertebrate cardiogenesis involves heart progenitor cell movements from their initial lateral positions to the embryonic midline, where they assemble into a primitive heart. This early heart tube consists of an outer ... -
FUNCTIONAL AND MECHANISTIC STUDY OF DOT1L IN MOUSE EMBRYONIC HEMATOPOIESIS
(University of Kansas, 2012-12-31)DOT1 is the histone 3 lysine 79 methyltransferase with both unique structure and substrate specificity. It plays critical role in telomere silencing maintenance, transcription regulation, DNA repair, and cell cycle regulation. ... -
Relationships Among Symptoms, Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF), Daily Activities, Self-Care, and Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Survivors
(University of Kansas, 2012-08-31)Background: Breast cancer survivors confront ongoing symptoms following diagnosis and treatment. Studies examining the relationship between biomarkers and symptoms are scarce. Purpose: To explore symptom occurrence and ... -
A Qualitative Description of African American Women's Breastfeeding Experiences
(University of Kansas, 2012-08-31)The low rates of breastfeeding among African American women in the U.S. is a poorly understood, persistent disparity that contributes to higher incidences of morbidity and mortality for African Americans across the lifespan. ... -
Perceptions of Caring and Nursing by Senior Level Baccalaureate Nursing Students from Thailand and the United States as Influenced by Curriculum Focus: A Descriptive, Comparative Study
(University of Kansas, 2012-12-31)The health care delivery system and its services are experiencing significant changes that affect nursing's core concept of caring. These changes are often complicated, influenced by the context of a particular environment, ... -
Effectiveness of Adult Day Care Programs on Health Outcomes of Thai Family Caregivers of Persons with Dementia
(University of Kansas, 2012-12-31)Adult day care (ADC) is recognized as a supportive intervention for persons with dementia (PWD) and family caregivers during the day time. The primary aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the Thai ADC programs ... -
Corticospinal Output to Hindlimb Muscles in the Primate
(University of Kansas, 2011-05-31)The overall goal of this study was to investigate the properties of corticospinal output to a wide range of hindlimb muscles in the primate and to map the representation of individual muscles in hindlimb motor cortex. ... -
A Comparison of Cranial and Artificially Aroused Impulses Under the Influence of Nerve Blocks
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Prevalence of Chronic Atrial Fibrillation in Dialysis Patients
(University of Kansas, 2011-05-31)Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is reported to be common in patients on maintenance dialysis, but estimates of prevalence vary substantially. To date, no Medicare claims-based approach has been employed to rigorously ...