Browsing Research Day 2020 by Title
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Cognitive recovery in early substance abuse treatment
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Services, 2020-02-28)Background: Substance abuse is known to cause injury to the brain that may not be fully repaired by sobriety. The most commonly identified impairments are in attention, working memory, and executive functioning. Although ... -
Cross-reactivity of venoms and antivenoms determined in vitro using size-exclusion chromatography
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Services, 2020-02-28)Background: Size-exclusion chromatography (SEC) can be used to characterize venom-antivenom immune complex formation. Complex formation would be expected between antivenom and venom used in the antivenom production process. ... -
Cross-sectional analysis of psychiatry residency graduate peer-reviewed publication trends
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Services, 2020-02-28)Background: Scholarly activity through research is widely considered to be an integral component of medical training, and residency or fellowship match success. However, the rate of these scholarly practices in psychiatry ... -
Cross-sectional review of publication trends among OBGYN graduates
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Services, 2020-02-28)Objective: Research and other scholarly activities are essential components to medical training and may predict (i) success for matching into residency or fellowship programs and (ii) a future in academia. Despite this ... -
Does the quadriceps tendon graft for ACL repair produce similar quadriceps strength measures compared to hamstring tendon graft? A critically appraised topic
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Services, 2020-02-28)Introduction: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) ruptures are one of the most common and most challenging injuries to manage in competitive sports. It is estimated that 100,000 to 250,000 ACL injuries happen per year. Of the ... -
Does the wearing of padded headgear in non-helmeted contact sports reduce the likelihood of sustaining a concussion? A critically appraised topic
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Services, 2020-02-28)Context: Concussions are a hot topic in the world of athletics. When most people think of concussions in the world of sports, they generally think of sports such as American football or ice hockey. Current literature men's ... -
Effect of voluntary exercise on weight gain and associated neuroimmune signaling in ovariectomized rats
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Services, 2020-02-28)Obesity is a multifaceted disease that poses a health care challenge, affecting ~40% of adults in the United States. It is associated with a range of co-morbidities and exorbitant medical costs. Obesity as a disease ... -
Effects of Hugh Jackman's basal cell carcinoma disclosure and public interest in sunscreen
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Effects of low-intensity blood flow restriction training vs. no blood flow restriction training on measures of aerobic capacity in physically active individuals
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Services, 2020-02-28)Background: Blood flow restriction (BFR) training has become an extremely popular training method over the years. Improvements in measures of aerobic capacity (such as VO2max) are crucial for individuals whom seek to be ... -
Effects of opioid prescribing laws on drug use in trauma patients
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Services, 2020-02-28)Background: On November 1st, 2018 Oklahoma Bill 1446 went into effect: limiting the total days of initial opioid prescriptions, follow up opioid prescriptions, chronic opioid prescriptions, mandating prescription monitoring ... -
Effects of social defeat on iK-ba inflammatory signaling in male c57BL/6J
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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 ...