Browsing Research Day 2020 by Title

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    • Effects of social defeat on iK-ba inflammatory signaling in male c57BL/6J 

      Johnson, Christopher; Davis, Randall; Buck, Daniel; McCracken, Kelly (Oklahoma State University Center for Health Services, 2020-02-28)
      An estimated 30 million people in the United States have been diagnosed with mood and anxiety disorders. Unfortunately, many of these patients do not adequately respond to current pharmacotherapies, so developing new drugs ...

    • END(S) of vaping: A search query review of e-cigarettes 

      Lester, Drew; Eyabi, Jorgen; Torgerson, Trevor; Wayant, Cole; Vassar, Matthew (Oklahoma State University Center for Health Services, 2020-02-28)
      Background: As of December 2019, 52 electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) related deaths and over 2,400 related cases of lung damage have been confirmed in the US; the CDC refers to this pathology as EVALI—e-cigarette, ...

    • Estrogen-treated rats alter salt intake after repeated episodes of dietary sodium deficiency 

      Ehresman, E.; Curtis, K. S. (Oklahoma State University Center for Health Services, 2020-02-28)
      Background: Sex differences in sodium intake are apparent; however, estrogen's role in these differences is currently unclear. Previous studies examining repeated episodes of furosemide-induced sodium depletion showed that ...

    • Evaluating weight gain with the initiation of antiretroviral therapy: A comparison of integrase strand transfer inhibitors to other antiretrovirals 

      Parker, Leah M.; Connel, Christina A.; Cobbs, Tyler; Bury, John E. (Oklahoma State University Center for Health Services, 2020-02-28)
      Background: Existing research has observed a potential association between antiretroviral therapy (ART) exposed individuals and a high prevalence of weight gain and obesity. However, the impact of these metabolic changes ...

    • Evaluation of bacterial isolates from cystic fibrosis patients 

      George, Priya; Ruskoski, Sallie (Oklahoma State University Center for Health Services, 2020-02-28)
      Gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus, gram-negative Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Burkholderia cepacia are bacterias that can cause infections in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. The purpose of this study was to assess the ...

    • Evaluation of board preparation resources 

      Patton, Teneshia; Juergens, David; Gilstrap, Carrie; Price, Joseph A., III (Oklahoma State University Center for Health Services, 2020-02-28)
      Medical licensing examinations are a three-part test that begins after the second year of medical school. Students are always searching for premier preparation resources that will help them score high on these exams. In ...

    • Evaluation of firefighters' functional movement 

      Al-mur, Shahd; Volberding, Jennifer L. (Oklahoma State University Center for Health Services, 2020-02-28)
      According to previous research, firefighters have a higher rate of being overweight, or obese, than the general population. these higher risk predict mortality, morbidity, short and long medical costs. Various programs in ...

    • Evaluation of spin in the abstracts of systematic reviews regarding the treatment of acne vulgaris 

      Ottwell, Ryan; Rogers, T. Calli; Anderson, J. Michael; Johnson, Austin L.; Vassar, Matt (Oklahoma State University Center for Health Services, 2020-02-28)
      Background: Spin is the misrepresentation of study findings which may positively or negatively influence the reader's interpretation of the results. Little is known regarding the prevalence of spin in abstracts of systematic ...

    • Exploration of the effect of protease inhibitor activity on snake venoms 

      Hines, Brendon; Price, Joseph A., III (Oklahoma State University Center for Health Services, 2020-02-28)
      Envenomation by snakes is a worldwide health crisis. Anti-venom, the current treatment standard, is a costly and imperfect treatment. Without proper ID of the snake species, the treatment provider is guessing at which ...

    • Gender differences in serial homicide 

      Igo, Nikki; Beaman, Jason (Oklahoma State University Center for Health Services, 2020-02-28)
      Background: Serial homicide is a topic of great interest both in popular culture and academics. There has been an abundance of research conducted on the matter from a plethora of perspectives all of which have provided ...

    • Gender gap in surgery: Can integrated surgical programs increase the number of women in surgery? 

      Rauh, Shelby; Evans, Sheridan; Mettler, Katie; Simpson, Alainna; Scott, Jared; Tanghetti, Margot; Thomas, Michael; Vassar, Matt (Oklahoma State University Center for Health Services, 2020-02-28)
      Objective: To determine if the creation of integrated surgical programs has increased the recruitment of women into surgical residencies.

    • Gratitude in medical students and other markers of well-being 

      Stevens, Vivian M.; Ford, Alicia; Keener, Ashley; Hall, Sarah (Oklahoma State University Center for Health Services, 2020-02-28)

    • How similar are sources of content for courses? 

      Price, Joseph A., III (Oklahoma State University Center for Health Services, 2020-02-28)
      For course content selection, to establish a measure of consensus on topics of relevance, and to compare sources of content, a novel quantitative method was developed and applied to a medical school course. Sources included ...

    • Impact of social defeat on NF-KB p-65 activation in liver: A study in C57BL/6J male mice 

      Vaithianathan, Nadesh; McCracken, K.; Daniel, B.; Davis, R. (Oklahoma State University Center for Health Services, 2020-02-28)
      An increase in mood and anxiety disorders causes a demand to invent new medications and treatment strategies to reduce neuroinflammation in the brain and liver. The drug of interest, B-funaltrexamine (B-FNA) has shown to ...

    • Inappropriate prophylactic use of antibiotics in gynecologic surgeries in an inner city hospital 

      Boyd, Jacquelyn; Kniech, Kristin (Oklahoma State University Center for Health Services, 2020-02-28)
      As antibiotic resistance is an increasing healthcare issue, promotion of antibiotic stewardship within hospitals has led to research into their proper use. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) has ...

    • Incidence of delirium in the Intensive Care Unit before and after implementation of the Confusion Assessment Method for the ICU (CAM-ICU) 

      Jacobs, Ben; Hinchey, Austin; Bury, John (Oklahoma State University Center for Health Services, 2020-02-28)
      Background: Delirium is a serious condition that affects patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) that can lead to worse outcomes and increased length of ICU stay. Delirium was not assessed at Oklahoma State University ...

    • Inferring cranial and abdominal arteries of Tyrannosaurus rex through extant phylogenetic bracketing 

      Johnson-Ransom, Evan; Snively, Eric (Oklahoma State University Center for Health Services, 2020-02-28)
      Synopsis: Our research compared cranial and abdominal arteries of humans and archosaurs (birds and crocodilians) with the goal of inferring the vasculature of Tyrannosaurus rex.

    • Interest in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery residency: Can Google Trends be a predictive tool? 

      Johnson, Austin L.; Torgerson, Trevor; Cooper, Craig; Corcoran, Adam; Hamilton, Tom; Vassar, Matt (Oklahoma State University Center for Health Services, 2020-02-28)
      Google Trends, an online internet search tool, was used to evaluate the association between the U.S. senior applicant pool for Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (Oto-HNS) residency programs and internet search queries ...

    • Intervention reporting quality of randomized control trials in plastic surgery 

      Evans, Sheridan; Rauh, Shelby; Jellison, Samuel; Diener, Brian; Agha, Riaz; Vassar, Matt (Oklahoma State University Center for Health Services, 2020-02-28)
      Background: With the increasing number of RCTs being conducted and published in plastic surgery, clear, accurate, and complete reporting of trial information is critical for readers to properly evaluate a trial's methodology ...

    • Isolation of halophilic bacterium from Makai Deep Pure Sea Salt 

      Truitt, Chelsea; Deole, Ratnakar (Oklahoma State University Center for Health Services, 2020-02-28)