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Bacterial and host dynamics of Mycoplasma genitalium infection of the human female reporductive tract
(2009-03-02)Mycoplasma genitalium (MG) is an emerging sexually transmitted pathogen that is associated with several inflammatory syndromes including cervicitis and pelvic inflammatory disease. Despite the clinical associations of MG ... -
Bacterial pneumonia hospitalization and pneumonia inpatient mortality in Texas, 1999-2007
(2010-05-01)Bacterial pneumonia has a disproportionate impact on the elderly. It is considered as an ambulatory care-sensitive condition by the Agency for Healthcare and Research (AHRQ), for which good outpatient care can potentially ... -
Bax-mediated coordination of cognate organelle cell death signaling cascades determines cell death phenotype after trauma in the neonatal rat cortex
(2007-08-07)Bax translocation to the mitochondria has been well-characterized to induce apoptotic cell death in multiple injury paradigms. However, pro-cell death actions for Bax outside of the mitochondria remain understudied. Bax’s ... -
Behaving Collaboratively and Getting Along: A Classical Grounded Theory of Certified Nurse Midwives Collaborating With Physicians in U.S. Hospitals
(2013-06-03)This dissertation is a classical grounded theory study that examines how certified nurse midwives perceive their collaborative role as they work with physicians in U.S. hospitals. The most common reason for hospitalization ... -
Being Heard: A Classical Grounded Theory Exploring the Experiences of Bedside Nurses Working in Children's Hospitals with Established Shared Governance Models
This Classical Grounded Theory (CGT) study explored the experiences of bedside nurses working in children’s hospitals where shared governance (SG) has been in place for at least four years. Shared governance is a professional ... -
Belief systems and patient care: An examination of the relationship between nurse religiosity and end-of-life care
(2007-07-23)Much has been written about nurses’ responsibility to support patients’ spiritual needs. A plethora of literature explores patient religiosity and its effect on their approach and/or response to health care issues. ... -
Beneficial hispanic stroke mortality: An exploration of potential explanatory factors
(2009-06-11)Stroke mortality rates are reported to be lower for Hispanics than non-Hispanic Whites. This project investigates factors that contribute to this lower rate in three ways: 1) examine the role of immigrant status in stroke ... -
Beyond cultural competency: Using literature to foster socially conscious medicine
(2008-07-07)For at least the past three decades, training programs in cultural competency have enjoyed increasing popularity in medical schools and in continuing medical education. Proponents of cultural competency generally hold ... -
Beyond opioid regulation: Why a social and cultural analysis of pain in America is a prerequisite for ethical evidence-based pain policy
(2009-05-06)This dissertation constitutes an attempt to understand the social, cultural, legal, and political reasons for the widespread undertreatment of pain in the United States, and to prescribe evidence-based policy recommendations ... -
Biological and functional consequences of polymorphisms in the XPD gene
(2006-10-23)Epidemiological studies have documented many associations between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the nucleotide excision repair gene XPD (ERCC2) and cancer risk. Little is known, however, about the underlying ... -
Biological and Functional Consequences of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms of the O6-Methylguanine-DNA-Methyltransferase Gene
Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in DNA repair genes could alter the transcriptional levels, structure and function of DNA repair proteins and alter DNA repair proficiency. Consequently, these SNPs could significantly ... -
Biological response to 8-oxoguanine base released during DNA base excision repair
(2010-01-05)Aging and age-associated diseases have been associated with altered cellular signaling, chromatin perturbation, oxidative stress, and DNA damage, especially at the telomere. Despite having evolved a sophisticated surveillance ... -
Biological studies of GPI-anchoring in Trypanosoma cruzi
(2007-04-24)Trypanosoma cruzi, a protozoan parasite transmitted to humans via triatomine\r\ninsects, causes chronic chagasic cardiomyopathy (CCM) in ~30% of infected individuals.\r\nThis dissertation sought to characterize T. cruzi’s ... -
Biomarkers of Human Exposure and Effect to Petrogenic Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
Safety of seafood harvested from the Gulf of Mexico has been a primary concern since the 2010 Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill. Petrogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) found in crude oil have the potential to ... -
Biomedicalizing Risk: Technologies of HIV Prevention and the Moral Imperatives of Biological Citizenship
This thesis examines the history and social implications of the rapid self-test for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the United States. Via a discursive analysis of literature, product packaging, and marketing and ... -
Biophysical Analyses of Intermolecular Ion-Pairs in Protein-DNA Complexes
For biological processes, one of the most fundamental interactions is the formation of the ion pair. In protein-DNA complexes, ion pairs form between basic side chains, such as lysine and arginine, and the phosphate backbone ... -
Biophysical and Structural Studies of CNTNAP2
At synapses, cell adhesion molecules provide connection between the presynaptic and postsynaptic membranes through homophilic and heterophilic interactions promoting synapse development, function, and plasticity. The ... -
Biophysical mechanisms of intrinsic protein disorder: lessons from a protein backbone model
Intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs) in proteins populate a dynamic, heterogenous ensemble of structures. Proteins involved in the regulation of critical cellular functions rely on IDRs to carry out their functions. ... -
Bundibugyo Versus Zaire Ebolaviruses: Examination of the Polymerase Complex as a Therapeutic Target
Ebolaviruses, of the family Filoviridae, are the causative agents of outbreaks of hemorrhagic fever throughout Africa. In eastern Africa, three outbreak causing species of ebolavirus overlap in geographic distribution: ... -
Buprenorphine metabolism by preterm placentas: A pilot study
(2007-10-31)The focus of this investigation is to attempt to identify and characterize the major enzyme responsible for metabolism of buprenorphine to nor-buprenorphine in human preterm placentas and to elucidate whether the ...