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Evaluating the Target-Population Recommendations for Influenza Vaccination: Evidence and Ethics
The influenza virus infects between 5 and 10 percent of the population each year, resulting in acute respiratory illness ranging from subclinical to severe; during a pandemic, 50 percent of the population can easily be ... -
Evaluation of a gold nanoparticle platform as highly immunogenic and protective therapy against Burkholderia mallei, B. pseudomallei, and Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7
Burkholderia mallei (Bm) and B. pseudomallei (Bpm) are facultative intracellular pathogens and the causative agents of glanders and melioidosis. At present, effective vaccines for the prevention of glanders, or melioidosis ... -
Evaluation of arthropod-borne virus recombination potential and phenotype: In vitro and in vivo analysis of flavivirus and alphavirus model systems
(2010-05-24)Recombination is a mechanism whereby positive sense single stranded RNA viruses exchange segments of genetic information. Recent phylogenetic analyses of naturally occurring recombinant flaviviruses have raised concerns ... -
Evaluation of Chikungunya Virus Infectious Events in Aedes Albopictus LR and Aedes Aegypti WE Mosquito Vectors
Arthropod-borne pathogens cause millions of human infections which are initiated by the feeding by an infected mosquito on a vertebrate, the interactions between the viruses and the mosquito vector that facilitate successful ... -
Evaluation of granulysin and perforin as candidate biomarkers for protection following vaccination with Mycobacterium bovis BCG or M. bovis DeltaRD1
(2008-09-18)The development of improved vaccines against tuberculosis (TB) is directly linked to the investigation of new and better correlates of protection after vaccination against TB. Cloning and characterization of bovine homologues ... -
Evaluation of immunomodulatory compounds for identification of an anti-herpetic innate immune response profile
(2009-10-16)Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) is a prevalent world-wide sexually transmitted infection (STI) that commonly infects the genital mucosa and establishes a life-long latent infection. The virus periodically reactivates ... -
Evasion of RIG-I/MDA5 and TLR3-mediated innate immunity by hepatitis A virus
(2010-06-18)Since the identification of several families of pattern recognition receptors (PRRs), their roles in the innate immune system and how they are regulated by the invading pathogens have been the subjects of extensive research. ... -
Evidence of Water to Human Transmission of Aeromonas Hydrophila: Critical Role of Quorum Sensing in Bacterial Virulence & Host Response
Aeromonas hydrophila is a Gram-negative bacterium which produces a wide variety of virulence factors leading to both intestinal and extra-intestinal infections in humans. A large number of water and clinical Aeromonas ... -
Evolutionary influences on the reduction in enzootic circulation and human incidence of western equine encephalitis
Understanding the evolutionary and ecological circumstances in which arboviruses emerge into naïve geographical areas is critical for the development of targeted maintenance and prevention strategies. In order to develop ... -
Examination of discharge settings and readmission rates following hospitalization for total knee arthroplasty
Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is one of the most common surgical procedures performed in the United States with tremendous growth expected. Reducing unplanned hospital readmissions has become a focal point in minimizing ... -
Examination of the Burn Model Systems and the Multicenter Benchmarking Study Outcome Measures Using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health
The Burn Injury Model Systems and the Multi-Center Burn Study are two nationwide, multi-center burn injury databases that use patient-reported outcome measures to collect data regarding patients’ experiences after burn ... -
Exerting Capacity: A Grounded Theory Study of the Perspectives of Bedside Registered Nurses about Patient Safety in the Adult Acute Care Environment
The concept of patient safety has become a priority focus in healthcare research since 2000 following the release of the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) (1999) report To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System. Despite ... -
Experimental studies of the ecology and evolution of eastern equine encephalitis virus and implications for its emergence and classification
(2010-06-25)Eastern equine encephalitis virus strains from North (NA EEEV) and Central/South America (SA EEEV) have developed markedly different epidemiologic, pathogenic, antigenic, and genetic profiles, have distinct geographic ... -
Exploiting the Conflict Within: Examining Tripartite Interactions for Development of Next Generation Mosquito Microbiome Vector Control Strategies.
Mosquitoes harbor various microbes that profoundly influence many aspects of their biology, including vector competence. Given their intimate association, these microbes have established a wide range of strategies aiding ... -
Exploration of the Linkage between the A:a gradient and oxygen transfer efficiency as a measure of response to treatment with inhaled nitric oxide in a heterogenous group of newborns treated for acute hypoxic respiratory failure
(2008-07-07)Acute hypoxic respiratory failure, (AHRF) is a severe condition associated with high morbidity and mortality rates in neonates. While much is known about the treatment for AHRF, less is understood about the types or degree ... -
Exploring the Relationship between Physical Activity and Acculturation in U.S. Asian Indian Women
Asian Indian immigrants are at greater risk for morbidity and mortality from coronary heart disease and diabetes compared to Caucasians and other immigrant groups in the U.S., and have been shown to have lower levels of ... -
Exploring the Relationship Between Psychological Resources and Breast Cancer Survivorship using Path Analysis
Deborah K. Arnold PhD The University of Texas Medical Branch, 2016 Supervisor: Dr. Alice Hill Psychological resources (intrapersonal, interpersonal and informational) have the ability to influence cancer survivorship. ... -
Exploring the Use of Social Network Analysis On Physician Networks Created from Medicare Data through Studying the Use of Minimally Invasive Breast Biopsy Among Physicians: Descriptions, Regressions, and Network Models
Social Network Analysis (SNA) has been applied in a variety of scientific fields. In particular, SNA has been utilized with Medicare data to study the structure of physician networks. We utilized SNA to elucidate the ...