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NMR Studies on Protein Dynamics and Its Relevance to Functional Kinetics.
Existence of a strong relationship between protein's dynamics and its functional kinetics was suggested decades ago. Even though different groups investigated this relationship, technical difficulties and lack of appropriate ... -
"No One Died Today:" A Naturalistic Inquiry into the Perceptions and Experiences of School Nurses Dealing with Adolescents who Self-Harm
There is an increased incidence of self harm among middle and high school age adolescents. The school nurse (SN) is in a position to recognize this behavior (Cooke & James, 2009), but little is known about the school nurse’s ... -
¡No Smoking Por Vapor! Systematic Literature Review Examining the Attitudes Toward, Beliefs About, Perceived Risks and Benefits of Electronic Cigarettes and Toward Their Use Among United States Youth
Electronic cigarettes are an emerging topic of discussion and debate in Public Health. Their ability to deliver nicotine in the form of vapor gave rise to the idea of electronic cigarettes being used as nicotine replacement ... -
Non-conventional Regulation of Treg Development and Function
IBD is a serious, lifelong illness that is both debilitating and financially costly. There are few effective pharmaceuticals for IBD, and many patients ultimately require surgical treatment. Hence, the development of new ... -
Non-invasive Optoacoustic Monitoring of Neonatal Cerebral Venous Oxygen Saturation
Peripartum asphyxia is a common cause of cerebral hypoxia and when severe can lead to neuronal injury and hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) in the newborn. HIE has been reported up to 3/1000 live births with a high ... -
The nongenomic effects of physiological and environmental estrogens on dopamine transporter function
(2008-12-01)Neurological diseases and neuropsychiatric disorders that vary depending on female life stages suggest that sex hormones may influence the function of neurotransmitter regulatory machinery such as the dopamine transporter ... -
Noninvasive optoacoustic monitoring of blood oxygenation in large blood vessels
(2007-09-19)Continuous monitoring of cerebral blood oxygenation is critically important for successful treatment of patients with severe traumatic brain injury and patients undergoing cardiac surgery. At present, the techniques for ... -
Nonprofit Hospital Community Benefits: The Effect of Needs Assessment Quality and Monetary Input on Health Outcomes.
Nonprofit hospitals in the United States are expected to give back to their communities and promote healthy living. In return for providing community services they are recognized as charity organizations and awarded tax ... -
Novel drug and exercise therapies to restore metabolic function in children with severe burns
Severe burns encompassing over 30% of the total body surface area result in a pathophysiological stress response characterized by increased cardiac workload, elevated energy expenditure, altered muscle metabolism, a severe ... -
Novel Effects of Simvastatin on Uterine Fibroids
Uterine fibroids (also known as leiomyomas) represent a common gynecologic problem with a significant medical and economic burden. Unfortunately, no satisfactory long-term medical treatment is currently available. Statins ... -
Novel Insights Into Normal Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Biology Through the Regulation of Stanniocalcin 2
(2013-06-03)Proper hepatocyte function is vital for survival; hence unrepaired destruction of the parenchymal tissue leading to liver decompensation is devastating. Therefore, understanding the homeostatic process regulating liver ... -
Novel Virulence Factors in the Pathogenesis of Yersinia pestis Infection, the Causative Agent of Plague
Identification of new virulence factors in Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of plague, and understanding their molecular mechanisms during an infection process are necessary in designing a better vaccine or to formulate ... -
Obesity, Diabetes, and Disability in Older Mexican Americans, 1993-2011
Increases in obesity have been observed in both men and women, for all age groups and major ethnic groups, and at all educational levels. However, in Mexican Americans, the increased level of obesity only partially accounts ... -
Occupational Health: Exploring Job Stress and Work Ability in Nurse Managers
Nurse managers provide key leadership toward reaching patient care and organizational goals in the new models of healthcare endorsed by the Institute of Medicine (2011). While much work had been reported in the literature ... -
OmicsSpace: A Proposed Omics Data Plan for NASA Human Research and Clinical Investigations
Genetic mutations can be introduced during one’s lifetime through errors in DNA processing or as the result of environmental exposures. Astronauts can experience numerous environmental changes during spaceflight including ... -
On Being A NASA Flight Surgeon
Flight surgeons are physicians that care for the varied medical needs of aviators, flyers, pilots and astronauts. This thesis constitutes a literature review as to the characteristics of flight surgeons including from a ... -
Onset of Insulin Resistance in Hippocampal Synapses After Traumatic Brain Injury: Relevance to Alzheimer’s disease and Therapeutic Implications
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a risk factor for the later development of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), although the mechanisms contributing to this increased risk are unknown. Insulin resistance is an additional risk factor ... -
Optimization of Burkholderia Glycoconjugate Vaccines: A Reverse Vaccinology Approach
Burkholderia pseudomallei is a Gram-negative, intracellular pathogen and the etiological agent of melioidosis. Because of intrinsic multi-drug resistance, lack of effective treatment and high case-fatality rates, this ... -
Organ Donation in the United States
(2013-06-03)Introduction: The demand for donor organs far exceeds the number of donors. Approximately 18 people in the United States die every day waiting for an organ transplant. The purpose of this capstone is to describe the ... -
Outcomes of Selective Percutaneous Myofascial Lengthening Surgery (SPML) In Children with Lower Extremity Spasticity
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a neurodevelopmental condition defined as a disorder of posture and movement that is caused by a nonprogressive abnormality of an immature brain which can result in spasticity (Paneth, 2006; Pelligrino, ...