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University of Kansas Medical Center: Recent submissions
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Factors associated with smoking among adolescent males prior to incarceration and after release from jail: a longitudinal study
(2013-10-31)Abstract Background The prevalence of cigarette smoking among incarcerated adult men and women is three-four times higher than in the general population, ranging from 70-80%. However, little is ... -
Integrating pathology and radiology disciplines: an emerging opportunity?
(2012-09-05)Abstract Pathology and radiology form the core of cancer diagnosis, yet the workflows of both specialties remain ad hoc and occur in separate "silos," with no direct linkage between their case ... -
Perceptions of neighborhood social environment and drug dependence among incarcerated women and men: a cross-sectional analysis
(2012-09-10)Abstract Background Perception of neighborhood social environment can influence an individual’s susceptibility to drug dependence. However, this has never been examined with a jailed sample, ... -
Construction of a two-parameter empirical model of left ventricle wall motion using cardiac tagged magnetic resonance imaging data
(2012-10-24)Abstract Background A one-parameter model was previously proposed to characterize the short axis motion of the LV wall at the mid-ventricle level. The single parameter of this model was ... -
Motivational Interviewing for encouraging quit attempts among unmotivated smokers: Study protocol of a randomized, controlled, efficacy trial.
(2012-06-19)Abstract Background Although the current Clinical Practice Guideline recommend Motivational Interviewing for use with smokers not ready to quit, the strength of evidence for its use is rated as ... -
Calcium effects on vascular endpoints
(2012-03-27)Abstract Calcium is one of the most abundant minerals in the body and its metabolism is one of the basic biologic processes in humans. Although historically linked primarily to bone structural development and maintenance, ... -
Effects of BRCA2 cis-regulation in normal breast and cancer risk amongst BRCA2 mutation carriers
(2012-04-18)Abstract Introduction Cis-acting regulatory single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) at specific loci may modulate penetrance of germline mutations at the same loci by introducing different levels of expression of the wild-type ... -
Cytoplasmic BRMS1 expression in malignant melanoma is associated with increased disease-free survival
(2012-02-22)Abstract Background/aims Breast cancer metastasis suppressor 1 (BRMS1) blocks metastasis in melanoma xenografts; however, its ... -
The Journal of BSN Honors Research. Spring 2015. Full Issue.
(2015-06-25)Maternal/infant characteristics and birth location impact on breastfeeding initiation and duration (Börk, L.; Bott, M. J.), p2-31. Rhetorical strategies implemented by the American Medical Association to identify roles ... -
The Effect Of Nurse Characteristics On Satisfaction With Professionalism In The Work Environment
(2015-06-25)PURPOSE AND BACKGROUND/SIGNIFICANCE: This study aims to investigates the relationship between RN characteristics and satisfaction with professionalism in the work environment and explore differences in RN satisfaction based ... -
Nurse-reported vs. Patient-reported Symptom Occurrence, Severity, And Agreement Using The Therapy-related Symptoms Checklist (TRSC) In Cancer Patients
(2015-06-24)PURPOSE: Developments in cancer treatments have resulted in increased survival of patients, but side effects/symptoms continue to be a concern. The Therapy-Related Symptoms Checklist (TRSC) has been used with adults ... -
Rhetorical Strategies Implemented By The American Medical Association To Identify Roles Within The Interprofessional Healthcare Team
(2015-06-24)PURPOSE: Healthcare reform is introducing new models of care to serve complex patient needs, including expanded roles for nursing. This has resulted in interested parties debating formal definitions of provider roles in ... -
Maternal/infant Characteristics And Birth Location Impact On Breastfeeding Initiation And Duration
(2015-06-24)PURPOSE: Healthy People 2020 goals emphasize the importance of breast milk as the best source of nutrition for infants. Variability in breastfeeding outcomes (initiation and duration) is attributable to maternal/infant ... -
2014-2015 Quarter 4 Report
(2015-06-18)Fourth quarterly report for the fourth year of the third contract, covering the period of February 1, 2015 - April 30, 2015. -
Rottlerin-induced autophagy leads to the apoptosis in breast cancer stem cells: molecular mechanisms
(2013-12-23)Abstract Background Autophagy is an indispensable lysosomal self-digestion process involved in the degradation of aggregated proteins and damaged organelles. Autophagy is associated with the ... -
The index of tobacco treatment quality: development of a tool to assess evidence-based treatment in a national sample of drug treatment facilities
(2013-03-15)Abstract Background Quitting smoking improves health and drug use outcomes among people in treatment for substance abuse. The twofold purpose of this study is to describe tobacco treatment provision ... -
Physical activity and academic achievement across the curriculum (A + PAAC): rationale and design of a 3-year, cluster-randomized trial
(2013-04-08)Abstract Background Improving academic achievement and reducing the rates of obesity in elementary school students are both of considerable interest. Increased physical activity during academic ... -
Simultaneous evaluation of abstinence and relapse using a Markov chain model in smokers enrolled in a two-year randomized trial
(2012-07-07)Abstract Background GEE and mixed models are powerful tools to compare treatment effects in longitudinal smoking cessation trials. However, they are not capable of assessing the relapse (from ... -
Identifying incident oral and pharyngeal cancer cases using Medicare claims
(2013-01-01)Abstract Background Baseline and trend data for oral and pharyngeal cancer incidence is limited. A new algorithm was derived using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER)-Medicare ...