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University of Kansas Medical Center: Recent submissions
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Early Identification of Sepsis in Adults in Primary Care: A Pilot Project
(University of Kansas, 2017-12-31)Problem: Sepsis is a nocuous host response to infection that leads to organ dysfunction and hypotensive shock. Now deemed a public health burden, sepsis is predicted to increase as the population in the United States ages. ... -
Perceptions of and Barriers to Dietary Counseling among Adults with Type II Diabetes
(University of Kansas, 2017-12-31)Problem: Type II diabetes (T2D) is a common occurrence in healthcare and found in nearly every part of the world. Epidemiological evidence suggests that, without effective prevention and control programs, the burden of ... -
A Quality Improvement Project To Improve Dietary Habits In Patients With Hypertension In A Cardiology Clinic
(University of Kansas, 2017-12-31)A Quality Improvement Project to Improve Dietary Habits in Patients with Hypertension in a Cardiology Clinic Lori Barbosa Specialty Area: Doctor of Nursing Practice- Family Practice Committee Chair: Janet D. Pierce, PhD, ... -
Elastography of the Spleen as an Acute Measure of Portal Hypertension in Patients with Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS): A Systematic Review of the Literature and Future Directions
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)Background: Although Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunts (TIPS) are effective procedures to alleviate portal hypertension [1], these artificial shunts are inherently prone to stenosis over time and therefore ... -
Nutritional Approaches for Functional Bowel Disorders in an Integrative Medicine Clinic
(University of Kansas, 2017-08-31)Introduction Functional bowel disorders (FBDs) are gastrointestinal (GI) conditions based on patient-reported symptoms. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is the most common FBD and despite extensive research on IBS, ... -
Assessing the New Nutrition Facts Panel Design
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)Background: Nutrition literacy is an important component of overall health. The Nutrition Literacy Instrument (NLit) is a validated tool for measuring nutrition literacy. One element of nutrition literacy is the ability ... -
Mitochondrial haplotype affects tumorigenesis and metastatic efficiency through cell-autonomous and non-cell autonomous mechanisms
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)Metastatic disease is responsible for the vast majority of cancer related deaths, yet remains therapeutically elusive. Recent evidence has shown there are genetic underpinnings to the cascade of events that result in fully ... -
INVESTIGATION OF THE LIPOPROTEOME OF THE LYME DISEASE BACTERIUM BORRELIA BURGDORFERI
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)The spirochete bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi is the causative agent of Lyme borreliosis, the top vector-borne disease in the United States. B. burgdorferi is transmitted by hard-bodied Ixodes ticks in an enzootic ... -
Gestational Weight Gain and Offspring Cognition
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)ABSTRACT Background: Two thirds of US women are not gaining the recommended weight during pregnancy (1) and 50% of women giving birth in the US are either overweight or obese (2). While little is known about the effect of ... -
Exploring mechanisms of metastasis suppression in metastatic melaoma
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)Melanoma is responsible for 76% of deaths from skin cancer, making it the deadliest form of commonly diagnosed skin cancer. The deadly nature of melanoma is due to its tendency towards rapid, early metastasis. Metastasis, ... -
Exploring the Impact of Activity-Dependent Stimulation on Neuroanatomy
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)Background: Activity-dependent stimulation (ADS) uses recorded neural activity to trigger stimulation of the brain. Open-loop stimulation (OLS) is independent of neural feedback, thus relying on a machine-generated pattern ... -
The role of IFITM1 in promoting breast cancer aggression and aromatase-inhibitor resistance
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)Breast cancer remains the leading malignancy among women in the United States, affecting an estimated 246,660 women in 2016. Breast cancer can be separated into three groups known as estrogen receptor/ progesterone receptor ... -
Memory: From Sensory Circuits To Protein Conformations
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)The ability to form, store, and retrieve memories is an essential capacity of many animals. Only in the past half-century, however, have the key neuronal and molecular events that underlie memory been studied. This has ... -
THE COMPARISON OF TWO PROTOCOLS EXAMINING FOOD VARIETY OF YOUNG CHILDREN (2-8 YEARS) WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)Autism spectrum disorder, a neurodevelopmental disease that can cause social and behavioral difficulties, is commonly associated with repetitive behaviors. One such behavior is food selectivity. To assess food selectivity, ... -
Snacking During Pregnancy and its Relationship with Gestational Weight Gain
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)Background High-fiber diets are associated with weight management though data are lacking in pregnant women. Pregnant women consume half of the daily fiber recommendation (~15 grams/day) and 55% experience excessive ... -
INFLUENCE OF DIET IN ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE: THE ROLE OF CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE AND KETOGENIC THERAPY
(University of Kansas, 2017-08-31)Background: One in every 9 persons age 65 years and older and 1 in every 3 persons age 85 years and older has Alzheimer’s disease. The etiology of the disease is not well understood. For decades, cerebral accumulation of ... -
SYMPTOM OCCURRENCE AND SEVERITY AND HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS WITH BREAST OR GYNECOLOGIC CANCER RECEIVING MATCHED CANCER THERAPY
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)Background: Scientific advancements in oncology allow routine patient cancer genomic profiling, which may guide the choice of novel therapies to match genomic alterations for the treatment of cancer. Potential differences ... -
Characterization of SPECC1L function in cell adhesion and migration in craniofacial morphogenesis
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)Orofacial clefts are frequent congenital malformations, which can result from reduced contribution of cranial neural crest cells (CNCCs) to the developing cranium. Upon delamination from embryonic neural folds, CNCCs migrate ... -
Children with Autism Wearing Action Cameras: Changing Parent/Child Interactions Using Point-of-View Video Modeling
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)Researchers have found that families list interventions targeting the development of social interaction skills among the most sought after treatments for their children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) (Green et al., ... -
Hepatitis C Virus Suppresses Autophagosome Degradation by Arl8b-mediated Lysosomal Positioning
(University of Kansas, 2016-05-31)HCV infection increases steady-state autophagosome numbers but the mechanism of this effect is poorly understood. Flux assays suggest that an increase in autophagosomes results from a block in the fusion of autophagosomes ...