OSU - Center for Health Sciences: Recent submissions
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Simulating end of life scenarios using interprofessional end of life communication
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2023-02-17)Introduction: Effective and compassionate End of Life (EOL) conversations between healthcare providers and patients and their families are an essential part of all medical care. However, many studies have found that medical ... -
Laparoscopic removal of heterotopic pregnancy with subsequent term delivery of intrauterine fetus: A case report
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2023-02-17)Introduction: Heterotopic pregnancy has a reported incidence of 1 in 30,000 spontaneous pregnancies and 1 in 100 pregnancies using In-Vitro Fertilization.(1) Although rare, the incidence is rising and a consensus for ... -
Antimicrobial activity of a recombinant clostridium butyricum bacteriocin (CBMB) against clostridioides difficile and other gram positive and gram negative bacteria
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2023-02-17)Clostridioides difficile is the leading cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea worldwide and infects approximately 200,000 people annually in the United States. C. difficile is a gram positive, anaerobic, spore forming ... -
Pediatric autoimmune clinical trial discontinuation and non-publication: An analysis of the National Library of Medicine
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2023-02-17)Background: With the rise in pediatric autoimmune diseases in the United States, it is both clinically relevant and timely to analyze the safety, cost-effectiveness, and efficacy of treatment options. The methodical research ... -
Assessment of the harms reporting in systematic reviews focused on hallucinogens: A cross-sectional study
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2023-02-17)Objective: To investigate the reporting of harms in systematic reviews (SRs) focused on hallucinogen use. -
Trends in influenza immunization among pregnant women: A cross-sectional examination of the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System from 2017-2020
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2023-02-17)Background: Maternal influenza vaccination is a vital aspect of prenatal care and is recommended by the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists ... -
Social determinants of health and family planning: Impact of food and financial insecurity on contraception use and pregnancy intention
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2023-02-17)Purpose: Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) play a crucial role in determining an individual's access to reproductive healthcare. Given that nearly 1 million unplanned pregnancies in the U.S. result from oral contraception ... -
Public interest in cardiac arrest in the United States following Damar Hamlin’s injury on Monday night football
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2023-02-17)Objectives: During a National Football League (NFL) game on Monday, January 2, 2023, a 24-year old athlete, Damar Hamlin, experienced cardiac arrest after a tackle on the field. Experts are suggesting this event was caused ... -
Investigation in sociodemographic factors associated with caregiver strain
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2023-02-17)Background: Caregiver distress is the strain experienced by individuals providing care for people with chronic physical or mental health conditions which limit their self-sufficiency for tasks of daily living. More than 1 ... -
Adherence to reporting guidelines across clinical neurology journals: A preliminary study
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2023-02-17)Background: High quality research is depended upon by clinicians for daily practice and advancement of medicine. Reporting guidelines (RG) and clinical trial registration help ensure that studies are performed in a transparent ... -
Evaluation of adherence to reporting guidelines among immunology journals: A meta-epidemiological study
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2023-02-17)Background: Reporting guidelines and trial registration policies have been used to reduce bias and improve the quality of published research. It is unclear how well immunology and allergy journals adhere to the use of these ... -
Analysis of protein-protein interaction of ADAMTS7 with cardiomyocytes using the yeast two-hybrid system
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2023-02-17)Background: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is one of the most prevalent diseases in the USA. About 20.1 million adults of age 20 and above have CAD which makes up 7.2% of the population. A disintegrin and metalloproteinase ... -
Comparative analysis of opioid-induced microbiome alterations in rat small intestine, cecum, and colon
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2023-02-17)Background: Trillions of bacteria, archaea, fungi, and viruses comprise the animal microbiome and virome. The composition and diversity of these complex communities have a profound impact on the health of their animal host. ... -
Full-body biomechanical model and novel forelimb muscle forces in Tyrannosaurus rex
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2023-02-17)Background: Tyrannosaurus rex is a popularly studied non-avian dinosaur with hundreds of papers investigating different aspects of its biology. The biomechanics of T. rex is of particular interest, with many analyses ... -
Development of an orally administered nanoparticle vaccine to combat clostridioides difficile infections
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2023-02-17)Clostridioides difficile is a gram+, spore forming, toxin producing anaerobe that is found throughout the environment. C. difficile is the leading agent of hospital acquired infections. Symptoms of C. difficile infection ... -
Adherence to reporting guidelines and clinical trial registration in psychiatry and mental health journals: Preliminary results of a cross-sectional analysis
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2023-02-17)Background: To reduce bias and advance research methods, reporting guidelines and trial registration regulations have been adopted by various journal submission instructions. For example, it has been demonstrated that the ... -
Adherence to reporting guidelines and trial registration in infectious disease journals: A preliminary study
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2023-02-17)Background: Study results published in academic medical journals inform and influence healthcare decision making. Sufficient reporting of studies is primarily charged to those performing the research. However, academic ... -
Effect menstrual cycles phases have on ligament laxity as a risk factor for ACL injuries in female athletes: A critically appraised topic
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2023-02-17)Clinical Scenario: Women are 2-6 times at a higher risk of suffering from an Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) rupture compared to men; hormonal factors are thought to predispose them to this injury. Given the ramifications ... -
Protein size differentiation in ADAMTS7 Turbo ID experiment
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2023-02-17)Background: In research for ADAMTS7’s substrate, a question arose about the size of Turbo ID constructs. Turbo ID is an enzyme that can catalyze the biotinylation of endogenous protein, which fuses to the protein of interest ... -
Determination of presence of ADAMTS7 in several human cell lines
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2023-02-17)Background: According to studies, ADAMTS7 is associated with coronary atherosclerotic diseases. To understand the regulation of ADAMTS7, we have cultured the following laboratory available human cell lines to 3 or 4 passages: ...