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Automatic quantitative analysis of morphology of apoptotic HL-60 cells
(2014-01)
Morphological identification is a widespread procedure to assess the presence of apoptosis by visual inspection of the morphological characteristics or the fluorescence images. The procedure is lengthy and results are ...
A Community-Driven Approach to Identifying “Winnable� Policies Using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Common Community Measures for Obesity Prevention
(2012)
Federally funded, community-based participatory research initiatives encourage the development and implementation of obesity prevention policies. In 2009, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published the ...
Health Promotion for African-American Men: Improving awareness of the link between erectile dysfunction and cardiovascular disease
(2016-12-02)
Emerging literature has shown there is link between erectile dysfunction (ED) and cardiovascular (CVD) disease. It has been suggested that ED is an independent risk factor for CVD. The presence of moderate to severe ED in ...
Promising insights into the health related quality of life for children with severe obesity
(2013)
Background
Childhood obesity is a growing health concern known to adversely affect quality of life in children and adolescents. The Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) pediatric measures ...
Gaining the PROMIS perspective from children with nephrotic syndrome: a Midwest pediatric nephrology consortium study
(2013)
Background and objectives
Nephrotic syndrome (NS) represents a common disease in pediatric nephrology typified by a relapsing and remitting course and characterized by the presence of edema that can significantly affect ...
A novel particle filtering method for estimation of pulse pressure variation during spontaneous breathing
(2016-08-11)
Background: We describe the first automatic algorithm designed to estimate the pulse pressure variation (PPVPPV) from arterial blood pressure (ABP) signals under spontaneous breathing conditions. While currently there are ...
Reuse of a previously transplanted kidney: does success come with a price?
(2012-10)
Longer wait times for deceased donor kidney transplant have prompted newer initiatives to expedite the process. Reuse of a previously transplanted kidney might be appropriate in certain circumstances. However, one must ...
Single Incision Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair
(2011)
Background and Objectives:
Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair (LVH) requires several skin incisions for trocar placement. We have developed a single incision approach to LVH repair. The technique was introduced in ...
Validation of food store environment secondary data source and the role of neighborhood deprivation in Appalachia, Kentucky
(2012)
Background
Based on the need for better measurement of the retail food environment in rural settings and to examine how deprivation may be unique in rural settings, the aims of this study were: 1) to validate one commercially ...