cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Sexual addiction: different therapeutic approaches: a review of the literature
Creators: name: Atia Attaky
name: Percivale, Maurizia Falone
Publisher: name: F1000Research
Year: 2016

description: Introduction: Sexual addiction refer to specific condition in which the individual engages in repetitive and increasingly risky sexual behaviors, the behavior serve as coping mechanism for dealing with painful affects , especially shame due to early trauma and this coping results in loss of control in spite of negative consequences and this term sexual addiction can be used to imply that sexual stimulation acts like a drug on nervous system, and sexual addiction interferes with normal living and causes severe stress on family, friends, loved ones, and one's work environment. The term sexual addiction appear in the third revised edition of DSM , but was the excluded in the DSM IV, and very recently in dsm-5 as well.

Aim: The main aim of this article is to provide a general overview of different of therapeutic approaches of sexual addiction. Methods: we are providing a nonsystematic review on treatment of sexual addiction. Results: Appropriate treatment of sexual addiction should include a combination of pharmacological and psychological approaches and Psychiatric and somatic co morbidities that frequently occur with sexual addiction should be integrated into the therapeutic process.
An Epidemiological Study of West Nile Virus in Maricopa County, Arizona
Creators: name: Bronte, Shawna
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2017

description: Introduction: Vector-borne infectious diseases represent a major public health problem in both developing and developed nations. In particular, West Nile Virus (WNV), a mosquito-borne disease that can lead to severe disease and death in humans, caused over 2,100 reported cases in the United States last year (CDC, 2016). In Maricopa County, Arizona WNV has caused 474 reported cases during the last five years, with a case-fatality rate at 7.8%.

Aim: To examine the association between weather patterns and incidence of WNV in Maricopa County, AZ from 2007 to 2013.

Methods: We analyzed weekly data on climatological variables and WNV incidence from Maricopa County, AZ. The specific independent variables of interest were precipitation, minimum temperatures, mean temperatures, and maximum temperatures. A full model was generated using multiple linear regression, and a stepwise selection procedure yielded a minimal model.

Results: The full multiple linear regression model explains 45.30% of the observed variance in WNV incidence. The variable showing a significant impact on WNV incidence in this model was rainfall (p <0.0001). Stepwise selection results explained 45.16% of the variance observed in the data. This model included two significant predictors: precipitation and maximum temperature.

Conclusion: Climatic variables, particularly the amount of rainfall and maximum temperatures, significantly influence WNV dynamics in Maricopa County, Arizona. These findings are in line with prior studies and could be useful to guide mosquito control programs in the state of Arizona.
A Look at the Change in the Seasonality of Influenza between Three Distinct Regions of Uganda: Central, Northwest, and Western
Creators: name: McClellan, Sarah
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2017

description: Influenza is suspected to be endemic in tropical climates, with peaks during and/or following cold or rainy seasons.  To date, only one study has been conducted examining the epidemiology and seasonality of influenza in Uganda.  The focus of this analysis is to determine whether a change in the seasonality of influenza can been seen between three distinct regions of Uganda: Central, Northwest, and Western. 
Secondary data analysis was conducted on surveillance data collected by the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) between April 2007 to September 2010 from 10 surveillance sites.  Surveillance sites were grouped for this analysis into three regions: Central, Northwest, and Western.  A total of 3,944 samples were collected and tested for any strain of influenza. 
The prevalence of influenza over the 4 years of surveillance was 10.1%.  The majority of cases came from the Central region (81.7%) and the highest prevalence of influenza-positive samples were collected in the Central region (88.7 cases/1,000 persons). 
A clear difference in influenza activity was observed during the 2009 H1N1 pandemic.  Uganda reported its first case of H1N1 in July 2009 (Relief Web).  The Central region experienced its initial flux of influenza activity in July and August 2009 (Figure 1).  However, the Northwest region did not experience a flux in activity until October 2009 (Figure 2). Influenza activity in the Central and Northwest regions appear to coincide with colder temperatures and both rainy seasons.  The Northwest region was the only region to experience a peak corresponding with warmer weather. 
Results showed a slight change in the seasonality of influenza between the Central and Northwest regions of Uganda from surveillance data collected between April 2007 and September 2010.
Genetic Differentiation of Oral and Oropharyngeal Carcinoma Based on Human Papillomavirus Status and Race
Creators: name: Vashist, Aastha
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2016

description: INTRODUCTION: Head and neck cancer is one of the most common malignancy in the world. While it has been associated with several factors like alcohol consumption and smoking, there is approximately 25% of head and neck cancer that can be attributed to Human Papillomavirus (HPV) especially HPV 16. HPV associated cancer has been associated with a better prognosis as compared to HPV negative cancers. It has also been shown in previous studies that HPV-negative African Americans have a higher mortality rate as compared to HPV associated cancers in European Americans and HPV-negative European Americans patients. The three states of HPV associated cancers have been compared, which included HPV active, HPV inactive and HPV negative.

AIM: The study aims include: 1) Compare the differences in the gene expression profiles of HPV negative HNSCC in AA from EA patients, and determine the differences in their biological make up. 2) Explore and compare the genetic expression profiles of HPV-active, HPV-inactive and HPV-negative head and neck cancer patients.

METHODS: A secondary data analysis was conducted on 36 oropharyngeal cancer tissues samples with different HPV status (HPV-active, HPV-inactive and HPV- negative). ANOVA was conducted in R to compare all the three groups from each other and identify the genes that were differentially expressed. Bayes Moderated paired t-test was used to compare two groups of HPV-negative European Americans with HPV-negative African Americans.

RESULTS: Our analysis revealed that the genes that were differentially expressed in HPV- active and HPV-negative analysis were different from HPV-active and HPV-inactive analysis. Our analysis also identified genes that were differentially expressed in African Americans as compared to European Americans.

DISCUSSION: This study provides the genetic expression profiles in different groups (European Americans and African Americans) based on different HPV stages. Despite the small sample size of our data, we were able to identify the genes that were differentially expressed amongst different conditions in patients who had oropharyngeal carcinoma. We were also able to identify the genes involved in HPV-negative oral cancer comparing the African Americans to the European Americans.
title: Causes and Consequences of Reproductive Plasticity in the Seed Beetle, Callosobruchus maculatus
Creators: name: Ritchey, Josiah
Publisher: name: University of Kentucky Libraries
Year: 2025
Subjects: classificationCode: 1.6
subject: FOS: Biological sciences

description: Competition for resources has direct effects on traits that can influence an individual’s reproductive success in competitive mating environments. When population density is high during development, competition for resources can reduce growth and body size at maturation, influencing resources available for reproduction. In this thesis, I investigate how the developmental environment affects plasticity in male reproductive traits, as well as the consequences of male reproductive plasticity on female reproductive behavior, in the seed beetle, Callosobruchus maculatus. My results show that increasing larval density causes male beetles to emerge small and transfer small ejaculates to females. However, small males transfer proportionally more sperm to females than large males developing at low larval density. This result suggests that developing male beetle larvae may use food limitation induced by high larval density as a cue that competition for mates in the adult environment is high. Therefore, maintenance of high sperm number may be the best strategy for high density males to mitigate fitness consequences associated with being small. Females mated to small males did not remate sooner or lay fewer eggs than those mated to large males. However, future work should consider how small males fair against large males in competitive mating scenarios.
description: © 2025 Josiah P. Ritchey
Association Between Sugar-sweetened Beverage Consumption and Overweight /Obesity by Physical Activity Status and Socio-demographic Factors in U.S. Adolescents: Analysis of the 2015 Youth Risk Behavior Survey
Creators: name: Edward, Bernice
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2017

description: INTRODUCTION: Research has strongly linked increased consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) to obesity/overweight in youth.
AIM: This study aims to: (1) examine SSB consumption rates in high school students nationwide, (2) explore association between SSB consumption and adiposity (overweight/obesity), (3) examine gender, racial/ethnic, and physical activity (PA) status differences in SSB consumption.
METHODS: The Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS)-2015 was employed in this study. Weighted percentages were used to examine differences in SSB consumption and adiposity prevalence by gender, race and PA status. Multivariate logistic regression was used to determine association between SSB consumption and adiposity. Adjusted and unadjusted odds ratios and 95% CIs were calculated.
RESULTS: Overall, 20% of students drank sodas daily ? 1 times a day and about 14% drank sports drinks daily. More male students consumed both sodas and sports drinks than female students. Soda consumption was largest in the group with zero days PA (25%) and consumption of sports drinks was highest in the daily PA category (24%) than the other categories. Multivariate logistic regression revealed higher odds of obesity among male students as compared to female students (OR=1.7, 95% CI=1.4, 2.1) and among Hispanic students as compared to white students (OR=1.5, 95% CI=1.2, 1.8), after adjusting for all other covariates. Students who engaged in daily PA had lower odds of obesity than those who had no PA (OR=0.6, 95% CI=0.5, 0.8). There was no significant difference in the odds of obesity between those who consumed SSBs and those who did not.
DISCUSSION: This study provides insight into SSB consumption trends in US adolescents by socio- demographic factors and PA status, as well as its association with adiposity. Male gender, certain racial minorities and lack of physical activity can potentially be responsible for greater SSB consumption. Sports drinks consumption is high even in physically active youth. Lack of association between SSB intake and adiposity may be due to the limited SSBs included.
Association between Alcohol and Substance Use and Risky Sexual Behaviors in African American Adolescents in the United States
Creators: name: Mcfall, Jeanette
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2016

description: Introduction: African American adolescents have a higher prevalence of risky sexual behavior compared to Hispanic and White adolescents. African American adolescents account for 65% of HIV diagnoses among individuals aged 13 to 24 years (Jackson et al., 2015). The rising rate of new STI and HIV cases remains a public health concern and the need for intervention in target populations is outstanding. The objective of this study is to measure the association between alcohol and other substance use and risky sexual behaviors in African American adolescents in the United States.
Methods:
Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) 2015 National Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey (YRBS) was used in this study. SAS 9.3 software package was used for descriptive analysis, univariate logistic regression, and multivariate logistic regression of assessing the relationship between alcohol and drug use with risky sexual behaviors in black adolescents in comparison with white adolescents.
Results:
When controlling for age, gender, and all other variables, African American adolescents that reported ever consuming alcohol were 2.2 (OR=2.2 95% CI=1.6-3.2 p= <.0001) times more likely to ever had sex, 3.8 (OR=3.8 95% CI= 2.9-4.9 p= <.0001) times more likely to have had sex with 4 or more people in the past 3 months, and 1.3 (OR=1.3 95% CI=0.8-2.1 p= <.0001) times more likely to have had sexual intercourse with at least 4 people in their lifetime. When asked if they ever used marijuana, adolescents that reported at least once were 4.5 (OR=4.5 95% CI= 3.2-6.5 p=<.0001) likely to have engaged in sexual intercourse, 3.8 (OR=3.8 95% CI=2.6-5.5 p= <.0001) times more likely to have had sex with four or more people in the past 3 months, and 6.1 (OR=6.1 95% CI=3.7-10.2 p= <.0001) times more likely to have at least 4 sexual partners in their lifetime.
Conclusions:
The findings of this study indicate that use of illicit substances does increase risky sexual behaviors in African American Adolescents. Further implications of this study can be utilized in the development of intervention programs. Intervention programs should target African American adolescents that engage in risky sexual behaviors and any substance use.
Supplementary document for Quantum-Enhanced Stimulated Brillouin Scattering Spectroscopy and Imaging - 5952679.pdf
Creators: name: Yakovlev, Vladislav
name: Li, Tian
name: Li, Fu
name: Liu, Xinghua
name: Agarwal, Girish
Publisher: name: Optica Publishing Group
Year: 2025
Subjects: Uncategorized

description: Supplementary Materials
Evaluation of the use of Autonomus Reef Monitorin Structures (ARMS)
Creators: name: Palomino-Alvarez, Lilian A.
name: Vital, Xochitl G.
name: Castillo-Cupul, Raúl E.
name: Suárez-Mozo, Nancy Y.
name: Ugalde, Diana
name: Cervantes-Campero, Gabriel
name: Muciño-Reyes, María R.
name: Homá-Canché, Pedro
name: Hernández-Díaz, Yoalli Quetzalli
name: Sotelo-Casas, Rosa
name: García-González, Maryjose
name: Avedaño-Peláez, Yhutsin A.
name: Hernández-González, Alejandro
name: Paz-Ríos, Carlos E.
name: Lizaola-Guillermo, Jose M.
name: García-Venegas, Magdalena
name: Dávila-Jiménez, Yasmin
name: Ortigosa, Deneb
name: Hidalgo, Gema
name: Tello-Musi, José L.
name: Rivera-Higueras, Mariana
name: Moreno Mendoza, Rigoberto
name: Wicksten, Mary K.
name: Rocha, Rosana M.
name: Vieira, Leandro
name: Mendoza-Garfias, María Berenit
name: Simoes, Nuno
name: Guerra-Castro, Edlin J.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Ecological abundance
subject: Microphytobenthos abundance
subject: Zoobenthos taxonomic abundance
subject: Benthic ecosystem
subject: Biodiversity
subject: Biodiversity indices
subject: Marine biodiversity
subject: Biodiversity conservation
subject: Biodiversity protection
subject: cryptic biodiversity
subject: Coral Reefs
subject: Coral reef
subject: Fauna
subject: Marine fauna
subject: Caribbean area
subject: Cnidaria
subject: Mollusca
subject: Bryozoa
subject: Chordata
subject: Annelida
subject: Platyhelminths
subject: Echinodermata
subject: Arthropods
subject: Arthropod
subject: Porifera
subject: Porifera/classification
subject: Species
subject: Adaptable species
subject: Animal species
subject: Genetic diversity
subject: Biological diversity
subject: GBIF: 43
subject: GBIF: 52
subject: GBIF: 53
subject: GBIF: 44
subject: GBIF: 42
subject: GBIF: 108
subject: GBIF: 50
subject: GBIF: 105
subject: MeSH: D003063
subject: MeSH: D008974
subject: MeSH: D002013
subject: MeSH: D043344
subject: MeSH: D000845
subject: MeSH: D010986
subject: MeSH: D004447
subject: MeSH: D011161

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American Father Perspectives of Breastfeeding and How it Affects Breastfeeding Rates
Creators: name: Irby, Lesshon
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2016

description: INTRODUCTION: Father support has recently been associated with increasing breastfeeding rates, but there is limited research on how the American father’s perspective of breastfeeding rates affect those rates.
AIM: The aim of this study was to investigate the perspective American fathers have on breastfeeding and understand if it contributed to mothers’ decisions to initiate and continue exclusive breastfeeding for at least six months.
METHODS: This study analyzed 10 semi-structured in-depth interviews conducted with both fathers and mothers of ever-breastfeed infants at least six months of age. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and openly coded to identify common themes, and then analyzed using principles of grounded theory.
RESULTS: Results suggested that mothers were often the lead decision makers in the decision to breastfeed based on her prepartum knowledge of breastfeeding and its benefits. Many fathers had no prepartum perspective of breastfeeding, though they were not opposed to it. Those fathers who had prepartum opinions about breastfeeding traced their beliefs about breastfeeding to their families’ cultures or traditions.
DISCUSSION: Data suggested that among this population of 30 – 44 year old educated, heterosexual married couples breastfeeding was common, but the recent increasing rates may not necessarily be influenced by the American father's perspective of breastfeeding.
Picnogónidos (Chelicerata: Pycnogonida) en la Península deYucatán
Creators: name: García-Venegas, Magdalena
name: León-Deniz, Lorena Violeta
name: Simoes, N.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Data base
subject: Chelicerate
subject: Organism
subject: Marine organism
subject: Aquatic organism
subject: Invertebrates
subject: Invertebrates/classification
subject: Invertebrate
subject: Species
subject: Animal species
subject: Marine biology
subject: Marine ecosystem
subject: Marine fauna
subject: Marine biota
subject: Marine Biology
subject: Marine biodiversity
subject: Marine biology
subject: WoRMS : 1302
subject: GBIF: 354

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The Implications of Chronic Stress on Obesity: Allostatic Load on Body Mass Index (BMI) Classification in the United States, NHANES 2005-2006
Creators: name: Grami, Sheila
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2017

description: The Implications of Chronic Stress on Obesity: Allostatic Load on Body Mass Index (BMI) Classification in the United States, NHANES 2005-2006
INTRODUCTION: In this modern environment, our world is reflecting an exponential increase in not only population, but in body size. Obesity is an overwhelming public health concern among the United States population. Research has shown there is a positive correlation between adiposity and stress. Allostatic load (AL) has been presented to be a consistent measure of chronic stress damage on the body. Yet, there is few studies exemplifying the presence AL on classification of body mass index (BMI).
AIM: The aim of this study is to find a relationship between allostatic load (AL) and body mass index (BMI) classification in the United States adult population on a large national scale. This complex interaction can predetermine who among the US population will be at greater risk for excess adiposity following this psychoneuroendocrinology.
METHODS: A representative sample size of n=3826 was gathered using NHANES data (2005-2006). Criteria for sample included all United States adults that had numerical values for 10 biomarkers chosen to represent chronic stress damage (allostatic load) along with individual body mass index (BMI). Allostatic load (low, high) and BMI classification (underweight to class III obese) were further categorized on severity and computed in SPSS to find significance between gradients of each variable (?=.05). Cross-sectional analysis and logistical regression (multivariate) were used to further decipher an association between allostatic load and BMI category.
RESULTS: A strong positive correlation between allostatic load risk and BMI category was found (p<.001). Also among the variables in the study, significance was found within the strata of age, gender, race, smoking status and poverty income ratio (PIR). Findings show a strong statistically significant relationship between allostatic load and BMI.
DISCUSSION: It is imperative to decipher the directional relationship between stress and obesity to provide effective treatment. Understanding the pathology of how stress affects adiposity could open the door for many clinical and public health interventions to eradicate a very preventable outcome. By addressing the effect of chronic stress, a new avenue of prevention can be developed to combat the growing obesity rates in the United States.
Population Attributable Fraction of Smoking for Tuberculosis (TB) Disease Incidence and TB Mortality in High-Burden TB Countries
Creators: name: Amere, Genet
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2017

description: Background: Globally, there are 10 million new cases of tuberculosis (TB) disease annually and 95% of cases occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). More than 1 billion people use tobacco, and 80% of tobacco users reside in LMIC. Smoking approximately doubles the risk of TB disease and is associated with excess mortality during TB treatment. We aimed to estimate the proportion of annual incident TB cases and TB mortality attributable to tobacco smoking in high burden TB countries.
Methods: To estimate population attributable fractions (PAF), we obtained country specific estimates of TB incidence and TB mortality rates from the WHO 2015 Global TB Report. Country specific smoking prevalence was estimated from WHO 2015 tobacco surveillance reports and the Tobacco Atlas. Risk ratios for the effect of smoking on TB incidence and TB mortality were obtained from previously published meta-analyses. Country specific PAF of smoking for TB disease were age and sex adjusted.
Results: In high burden countries during 2014, an estimated 4.5 million adults developed TB disease and 163,000 people died from TB. An estimated 740 million adult smokers lived in those high burden countries in 2014. We estimated that tobacco smoking was attributable for 17.7% (95% confidence interval [CI] 8.6-21.9%) of TB cases and 15.0% (95% CI 1.9-31.6%) of TB mortality. Of the high burden countries, Russia had the highest proportion of smoking attributable TB disease (31.8%, 95% CI 16.0-37.8%) and death (28.1%, 95% CI 3.8-51.3%). India had the greatest absolute number of TB cases (233,000) and TB deaths (7,400) attributable to smoking. Men (30.5%, 95% CI 14.9%-36.9%) had a greater proportion of TB cases attributable to smoking than women (4.7%, 95% CI 1.9%-6.2%).
Conclusion: In high-burden TB countries, nearly one-sixth of all TB cases and TB deaths were attributable to smoking. Our findings highlight the need for tobacco control in high TB burden regions and specifically among patients with TB. Reaching key populations and integrating smoking cessation efforts into TB programs will be essential to achieve global TB control goals.
Urban/Rural Inequalities in Suicide Rates in Georgia, 2008-2013:  A county-level analysis
Creators: name: Mahon, Garrett
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2017

description: INTRODUCTION: Suicide is a significant public health issue. There have been copious amounts of research completed worldwide attempting to understand the reasons behind suicide, including those revolving around urban and rural disparities. However, research has yet to find a consensus on the issue. The state of Georgia, in particular, has a variety of county-level characteristics that could help understand the dissimilarity between urban/rural populations and direct future research to improve prevention strategies.
OBJECTIVE: The present study aims to assess disparities in suicide rates across urban-rural populations, adjusting for rurality, ethnicity, and a county-level dissimilarity index, in the State of Georgia from 2008 to 2013.
METHODS: Suicide mortality data by ethnicity, age, and county of residence were obtained from Georgia’s violent death incident report and death certificate database for 2008 to 2013. A series of Poisson Models were used to evaluate the rates of suicides between urban and rural populations.
RESULTS: The analysis was conducted on 5833 suicides across the 159 counties of Georgia with Urban and Rural counties classified as both a binary and fourfold modify variable. There was sufficient evidence to suggest that rural counties in Georgia have a significantly high rate of suicide than those of its urban counterpart, (IRR=1.43, IRR=1.37), even after adjusting for ethnicity and a county level dissimilarity index.
CONCLUSION: Georgia’s suicide rates are relatively higher among those living in rural counties when compared to urban settings. These results both confirm and conflict with findings from previous research. The diversity in findings denotes that future research should explore the variations across urban/rural classification systems, spatial remoteness of the area, and additional regional level characteristics.
Rapid far-infrared spectral timing of X-ray binaries with PRIMA
Creators: name: Tetarenko, Alexandra J.
name: Gandhi, Poshak
name: Pawar, Devraj
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: The most powerful cosmic engines in our universe are fueled by compact objects. These objects accrete large amounts of material and eject matter in the form of jets. Recent groundbreaking discoveries of gravitational waves from merging compact objects and the direct imaging of the black hole shadows with the Event Horizon Telescope represent major steps forward in our understanding of such systems. However, there exists a large population of stellar-mass compact objects in our own Galaxy, present in X-ray binaries (XRBs), which provide better laboratories with which to study the processes of accretion and ejection. XRBs produce highly variable emissions on timescales ranging from milliseconds (for light-travel time in the region close to the compact object) to weeks (governing the mass-inflow process). Therefore, high-time resolution observations can be a powerful tool to study these systems. However, as XRBs emit across the electromagnetic spectrum, a suite of facilities is needed to take full advantage of these techniques. The PRIMA Observatory (PRobe far-Infrared Mission for Astrophysics) will provide unique access to a wavelength range that has not been sampled in XRBs, representing an exciting new possibility for characterizing rapid time-domain phenomena of XRBs (and potentially other transient sources) in the far-infrared regime.
description: Published in Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems (JATIS). Copyright (2025) Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic reproduction and distribution, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of the paper are prohibited
Pentosan polysulfate sodium specifically reduced plasma level of soluble P-selectin in a patient with Schizoaffective disorder
Creators: name: Yang, Fang
name: Olaoluwa Okusaga
Publisher: name: F1000Research
Year: 2016

description: Plasma levels of soluble P-selectin are significantly increased in patients with acute psychosis. Elevated soluble P-selectin levels may be involved in the spread of inflammation from the periphery to the brain, thereby worsening the neuroimflammation in schizophrenia. We hypothesized that blocking P-selectin may reduce neuroinflammation and improve psychotic symptoms and cognitive function in patients with schizophrenia. Our preliminary data suggest that PPS engaged its target as it specifically reduced the level of soluble P-selectin without reducing the level of CRP. More subjects are being recruited for an open-label study of the effect of PPS on soluble P-selectin and subsequent effect on cognitive function tests.
Proximal and Distal Indirect Influences on Adolescent Sexual Activity and Post Risky Sexual Behaviors
Creators: name: Kendall, Tymeckia
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2017

description: INTRODUCTION: Prior literature has revealed a correlation between adolescent sexual debut and parenting behaviors. However, most existing studies has only focused on parental monitoring and control. This limitation, in addition to small, cross-sectional studies, has resulted in inconsistent and limited findings. These gaps are addressed in this present paper by investigating how family connectedness contributes to the age of sexual debut. It is hypothesized that adolescents who are 13 years of age and have a lack of family connectedness engage in high-risk behaviors sooner than their 13-year-old peers with greater family connectedness.

METHODS: Data were drawn from the 1997 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. This paper focused on adolescents born in the year 1983 who had no sexual debut at baseline. Those selected were initially interviewed for baseline family connectedness and prospectively followed up to adulthood. Family connectedness was measured using five aspects: shared activities, parent-adolescent communication, parent admiration, parental support and the presence of family dinners. SAS 9.4 was used to perform survival analyses to examine the rate of teenage sexual debut by family connectedness.

RESULTS: Findings suggest that family connectedness, specifically weekly family dinners and parent-child communication were significant familial factors that delayed adolescent sexual behavior. The hazards ratio of having an adolescent sexual debut at any time for an individual who had family activity at least once a week was 0.91 (95CI: 0.74, 1.14), having weekly family dinner (HR 0.70; 95CI: 0.53, 0.93), communication with parents (HR 0.78; 95CI: 0.68, 0.91), perceived parental support (HR 1.04; 95CI:0.91, 1.02), think highly of parents (HR 1.08; 95CI 0.93, 1.25).
CONCLUSION: This study attempted to observe other factors outside of the parental monitor and control that could contribute to adolescent sexual activity. However, family connectedness was found to be a protective factor only among family weekly dinner and parent-child communitcation. Public health policy and interventions aimed at family connectedness alone will unlikely influence adolescent sexual behaviors. Therefore, other factors along with family connectedness should be further assessed to discover its true correlation on sexual debut.
Online forums allow pedophiles to redeem their sins – a qualitative evaluation
Creators: name: Sendler, Damian
name: Lew-Starowicz, Michal
Publisher: name: F1000Research
Year: 2016

description: Many different sexual behaviors occur online, both weird and illicit. The landscape of sexuality is changing in the digital age, including for paraphilias. This study explores online space of paraphilic minorities – pedophiles. Particularly interesting are online spaces, such as professional psychological support forums, where pedophiles and other paraphiliacs often seek consolation, support, and counseling help. These areas offer a new and unique glimpse into the lives of pedophiles – as described by themselves, without the cacophonous distractions of the outside world.
HIV Care Retention and Attainment of Viral Suppression among Georgia Women during Pregnancy and Postpartum Period
Creators: name: Adjei, Stacey
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2016

description: Background: Rates of care retention and maintenance of viral suppression differ by location in the Unites States due the varying public health policies and infrastructures. As a result, it is imperative to determine the rates of retention and viral suppression as well as factors associated with these changes during the prenatal and postpartum period in the state of Georgia
Methods: Data on 161 HIV infected women was collected from birth certificate records and the enhanced HIV/AIDS Reporting System (eHARS). Multivariate logistic regression was used to determine the association between sociodemographic as well as clinical variables and outcome variables of retention, viral suppression and care engagement during and after pregnancy.
Results: Women were more likely to be retained in care during pregnancy (79.50%) than during the postpartum period (55.28%). Women were also more likely to achieve viral suppression during pregnancy (68.94%) than during the postpartum period (49.69%). Approximately 43% of women engaged in HIV care within 90 days of giving birth. Women who were retained in HIV Care prior to pregnancy were more likely to be retained during pregnancy (95%) and the postpartum period (76%) than women diagnosed during pregnancy or not retained in care prior to pregnancy.
 Conclusion: Women face a myriad of challenges that make retention and viral suppression difficult. It is important that we utilize technology to help improve treatment received in the postpartum period.
The palliative care experience in Irish nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic: a survey of residents, family, and staff
Creators: name: Doody, Owen
name: Lombard, John
name: Delamere, Tara
name: Rabbitte, Mary
Publisher: name: University of Limerick
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 42
subject: Health sciences
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Background Nursing homes and other long-term care services account for a disparate share of COVID-19 cases and casualties worldwide. During COVID-19 there is a distinct need to preserve a holistic view of the wellbeing of residents of nursing homes, be mindful of their rights as citizens, and to be aware of protecting residents from infection. The delivery of health and social care throughout a pandemic must remain person-centred and adhere to a human rights-based approach. Methods This study aimed to capture nursing home residents, their families and staff’s perspective of the nursing homes residents experience, approaches of staff and the nursing home environment. An online survey was distributed via stakeholder networks and online platforms across Ireland. This study was performed and reported in line with the Consensus-Based Checklist for Reporting of Survey Studies (CROSS). Results 25 residents, 42 family members and 51 staff completed the survey (n=118). Across the domains measured all but one aspect scored above 50% (residents get up and go to bed when they want 41.5%) with the highest score of 89.1% scored for the nursing home is comfortable and well-kept. Results highlight evidence of positive experiences and endeavours to preserve social connections, residents were in a safe place cared for by staff who did their best in a difficult position and who went above and beyond their duty of care. However, some families reported poor communication, no internet connections, not enough phones or tablets, and that staff were busy and unable at times to assist residents who needed help using phones/tablets. Conclusion This study highlights the importance of human rights and how they ought to inform and shape the advancement of public health advice and policy documents. Overall, nursing home residents, their families and staff reported favourably on the study measures. However, issues pertaining to communication are essential and there is a need to address issues such as the provision of accurate timely information, communication infrastructure and resources, and inconsistencies in communications. Of note is that while healthcare professionals have a duty to uphold the rights of nursing home residents, they themselves have human rights which must also be protected and supported
Association Between Melanoma And Glioma: An Observaitonal Study In A Random Sample Of The Taiwanese Populaiton
Creators: name: Chu, Yeong Ruey
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2017

description: Background: In a previous study, it was shown that melanoma patients have a greater incidence of glioma as compared to the general population in United States. Because glioma and melanoma do not have common environmental risk factors, this observation suggests a common genetic predisposition shared by glioma and melanoma that maybe used to lead future research of the specific genes and drug targets for both malignancies. However, this observation has to be confirmed in other populations. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between melanoma and glioma in Taiwanese population.
Methods: We used claim data of Taiwan’s National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD) from year 1998 to 2010. The study population included 1,000,000 randomly selected men and women ages 20 and older from the NHIRD database. Glioma was defined by ICD-9-CM codes 191, 192.0-192.3, 192.8, 192.9, 225 and 237.5. Melanoma was defined by ICD-9-CM codes 172, 173, 190.0, 190.9, 192.1, 216.X (X=0, 3-7, 9), 224, 223.2, 235.1, 235.2, 237.6, 238.2, 238.3, 238.8. We excluded participants under ages 20 at 1998 and unknown gender (n=324,879). Cox's proportional hazard regression analysis was conducted to estimate the association between the history of melanoma on glioma risk.
Main results: The hazard ratio of developing glioma was significantly higher in patients with melanoma than in those without melanoma (hazard ratio (HR) = 6.18; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 5.57-6.85). The hazard ratio for developing glioma was lower in male patients than in female patients, with the hazard ratio of 0.77 (95% CI = 0.71-0.84), adjusted for melanoma and age. The hazard ratio increased with age peaking at age group age from 60 to 69 and decrease after 70 years and older.
Conclusion: The present study showed that Taiwanese patients with melanoma are at a higher risk of developing glioma. The exact underlying etiologies require further investigation.
Suicidal Behavior among U.S. High School Students and Associated Risk Factors, Individual Survey Years 2013, 2015 and Trend Analysis from 1991 to 2015
Creators: name: Bhat, Maithili
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2017

description: INTRODUCTION: Suicidal behavior is a serious public health problem among adolescents in the United States (U.S). It is a complex phenomenon and process that may originate with suicidal thoughts and evolve over time into plans or attempts, or can more rarely be an impulsive act. A suicidal attempt may result in injury, disability or death. As adolescents are in a transitional period between childhood and adulthood, they are more vulnerable to adverse effects from health behaviors that put them at higher risk for suicidal behavior. The goal of this research was to examine high-risk health behaviors and assess their associations with suicidal risk.
METHODS: This research analyzed data from the Youth Risk Behavioral Surveillance System study data (YRBSS) from 2013 and 2015, to examine and quantify associations between health behaviors and suicide risk. Time trends were analyzed for changing relationships between health behaviors and suicide risk. They were examined with YRBSS data collected from 1991 to 2015. Suicide risk was defined as a categorical 3-level outcome. Statistical models were used to estimate associations with health behaviors and suicide risk. Analyses were stratified by sex. Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals were reported.
RESULTS: Results of 2013 and 2015-year data showed that students who identified as feeling hopeless or sad, involved in abusing drugs such as cocaine or methamphetamine, involved in weight controlling behaviors such as vomiting or using laxatives, and/or involved in fights resulting in injury, were at increased risk for suicidal behavior. After controlling for race/ethnicity, age, and grade level, time trends from 1991 to 2015 showed students who identified as feeling hopeless or sad were at increased risk for suicidal behavior.
DISCUSSION: Adolescents were at higher risk for suicidal behavior when exposed to or involved in violence or other high-risk health behaviors. Teens exposed to or involved in violence at school or in their community should be screened to assess risk for suicidal behavior. Other factors to indicate potential for suicidal behavior include mental health issues, engaging in weight control measures, substance abuse, high-risk sexual behavior, or exhibiting aggressive or impulsive behavior. Additionally, screening may include flagging adolescents diagnosed with hopelessness or sadness. Interventions that may be effective with reducing the risk of suicidal behavior include pharmacotherapy, cognitive behavior therapy and social support. This research contributes to an improved understanding of health risk behaviors associated with suicidal behavior. This has implications for the development of preventive measures, including the design and testing of educational and public health interventions for promoting understanding of suicidal risk in adolescents.
Sexual thoughts mediate the association between sexual dysfunction and pain intensity in men with genital pain
Creators: name: Pereira, Raquel
name: Oliveira, Cátia
name: Nobre, Pedro
Publisher: name: F1000Research
Year: 2016

description: This study aims to test the mediation role of sexually-related thoughts on the relationship between sexual functioning and pain intensity in men with genital pain. A total of 50 men with sexual pain completed an online survey, and mediation analysis, according to Baron and Kenny's guidelines (1986) was conducted. Findings showed that negative sexually-related thoughts partially mediated the relationship between sexual functioning and pain intensity in men with genital pain, which is consistent with previous research.
The prevalence of male sexual dysfunction in Kosovo
Creators: name: Hajrullah Fejza
name: Tolaj, Ilir
name: Tahirsylaj, Donika
name: Abdirahim Idrizi
name: Jemini, Liridona
Publisher: name: F1000Research
Year: 2016

description: The prevalence of men not satisfied with their sexual function was 32.2 . Premature ejaculation is the leading problem (34) followed by erectile dysfunction (24.4%) and problems with little or no interest in sex (17.9%). 76.4% of men are ready to talk about those problems with their doctor.
Routine LC-MS/MS method for quantifying Alternaria toxins in tomatoes at harvest stage and during processing
Creators: name: Dole, Léna
name: Durand, Noël
name: Poss, Charlie
name: Gousselot, Maxime
name: Strub, Caroline
name: Fontana, Angélique
name: Schorr-Galindo, Sabine
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Space Science
subject: Medicine
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Immunology
subject: FOS: Clinical medicine
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: A high-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry method has been developed and validated to quantify alternariol, alternariol monomethyl ether, tenuazonic acid, altenuene, altertoxin I, and tentoxin, and implemented to better understand the risks associated with Alternaria contamination of tomatoes and fate of the toxins during processing. This method has been developed for routine use, by reducing the cost, duration, and complexity of manipulations. Limits of quantification were below EU recommendations 2022/553, reaching 1.2–3.7 µg kg−1 for alternariol and alternariol monomethyl ether and 9.4–18.4 µg kg−1 for tenuazonic acid depending on the matrix. Apparent recovery ranged between 85 and 103%, and intraday repeatability was <15%. Different Alternaria strains isolated from tomatoes were assessed for their toxin production profiles, and the impact of processing operations on Alternaria toxins naturally occurring in tomatoes was evaluated on a pilot scale. Tenuazonic acid was the predominant toxin produced by Alternaria strains and contaminating tomatoes. Processing operations did not reduce toxin accumulation, which demonstrates its thermostability. Additionally, tomato skin and seeds residues, which are reused for different applications, was 2.6 times more contaminated than tomato pulp.
Characterizing Flavors Of Little Cigars And Cigarillos In YouTube Videos
Creators: name: Myers, Halley
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2017

description: Introduction: The use of little cigars and cigarillos (LCCs) is rising but a few educational efforts focus on preventing their use (Sterling et al., 2016) (Richardson et al., 2013). Marketing and advertising of LCCs have been targeted toward individuals who are of a low socioeconomic status and African American (Cantrell et al.,2013). Individual users can upload videos on YouTube featuring little cigars, and cigarillos. The flavoring of little cigars and cigarillos is a draw to adolescences and young adults to start smoking (Nyman et al. 2016). Characterizing flavors of LCCs YouTube videos needs to be examined because it may influence adolescents to smoke LCCs.
Aim: To examine the frequency of characterizing flavors little cigar and cigarillo in YouTube videos.
Methods: Data from YouTube were analyzed for this study. We used Google Insights which shows the most frequently searched terms, to examine what should be searched. “Cigarillo” and “Black and Mild” were found to be the most common as of January 22, 2017.
Results: Of the 80 videos collected a total of 54 videos were analyzed. Half (50%, n=27) of the videos contained a mention of characterizing flavors. On average, videos that contained both characterizing flavors were viewed 249,753 times.
Discussion: Half of the videos contained a description of characterizing flavors. However, the videos with characterizing flavors were viewed 249,753 times on average, which may entice youths to begin smoking tobacco products. Understanding LCC content on YouTube may have implications for developing health messages to reduce the likelihood that adolescents will begin smoking LCCs.