Research Day 2019: Recent submissions
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Proficiency testing for the thermal sensitivity of pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN) and cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine (RDX) utilizing Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2019-02-22)Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) is a method of testing the thermal sensitivity of energetic materials. DSC is the most commonly used thermal analysis technique due to its ease of operation and rapid analysis. ... -
Clinical utility of archived HIV-1 DNA sequencing: Optimizing antiretroviral therapy in patients with a suppressed HIV viral load
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2019-02-22)Introduction: Viral resistance testing is a cornerstone for selecting antiretroviral therapy (ART) in patients with HIV. Recommendations regarding regimen switching in the setting of virologic suppression are not standardized, ... -
Effects of estrogen on blood pressure and salt and water excretion during a ten-day Angiotesin ll infusion period in ovariectomized mice
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2019-02-22)Introduction: Premenopausal women are protected from cardiovascular disease compared to age-matched men. Estrogen (E2) plays important roles in these protective mechanisms. -
Evaluation of industry payments and financial conflict of interest disclosures among task force authors of Endocrine Society clinical practice guidelines
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2019-02-22)Introduction: Clinical practice guidelines are considered the gold standard for disease management and treatment. Industry payments to guideline authors may influence their clinical recommendations, potentially resulting ... -
Comparison of enzyme kinetics and inhibition of three North American snake venoms
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2019-02-22)Baseline gelatinase activities of venom from three snake species: Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix (Acc), Crotalus atrox (C. atrox) and Cerastes cerastes (Ccc), were measured using EnzChek® Gelatinase/Collagenase Kit ... -
Firearm screening in the outpatient setting
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2019-02-22)Introduction: The AAP recommends that pediatricians incorporate questions about the presence and availability of firearms into their patient history taking and urge parents who possess guns to prevent access by their ... -
Barriers in the HCV treatment cascade after confirmed diagnosis
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2019-02-22)Background: Hepatitis C (HCV) is the most common blood-borne viral infection in the United States with an estimated prevalence of 2.4 million people[1]. Oklahoma has an estimated 54,000 chronic cases of hepatitis C and has ... -
Performance of RTPCR kits for reproducible production of cDNA libraries
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2019-02-22)Introduction: To quantify RNA, the RNA sample must first be converted into cDNA, a form less susceptible to degradation than RNA, through the process of reverse transcription (RT). The enzyme that converts RNA to cDNA, ... -
Reamer Irrigator Aspirator intraoperative ruler accuracy of femoral isthmus diameter
(Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, 2019-02-22)Introduction: Over the past two decades, bone graft harvest with the Reamer Irrigator Aspirator (RIA) from the femoral canal has grown in popularity. Intra-operative measurement of the femoral canal is taken with a metallic ...