2009 Health Sciences Research Day (MU)
Items in this collection are abstracts of poster presentations from the 2009 Health Sciences Research Day held at the University of Missouri--Columbia.
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Vocal dynamics in expressing emotions in classical, pop, and jazz styles of singing [abstract]
(2010-03)Expressing emotions is one of the primary speech related functions of the larynx. Patients with Parkinson's disease have trouble in expressing emotions at linguistic and non linguistic (facial expression) levels. Understanding ... -
Viability of chondrocytes embedded in agarose gel [abstract]
(2010-03)Introduction: Arthritis affects a large portion of our population resulting in a significant expense with limited solutions and current treatment has limited options. The current research examines the viability of chondrocytes ... -
Verbal pain scores and their association with vital signs before and after surgery [abstract]
(2010-03)The purpose of the research project was to determine if an association existed between self-reported verbal pain scores and heart rate, blood pressure, and respiratory rate in adult patients who had elective surgery at the ... -
Utrophin up-regulation helps maintain normal cardiac geometry in a gene therapy model for Duhenne muscular dystrophy heart disease [abstract]
(2010-03)Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is the most common childhood muscle wasting disease. DMD sufferers rarely survive past their mid-twenties succumbing to respiratory or heart failure. Skeletal and heart muscle pathology ... -
Using high temporal resolution ( HTR) MRI method to analyze the left ventricular function of a diabetic rat model [abstract]
(2010-03)High-temporal-resolution (HTR) cardiac cine- magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a novel technique which provides much more image frames during one cardiac cycle than conventional cardiac cine-MRI method. Subtle alterations ... -
The use of the Nintendo Wii for balance and cognition as a trement modality in occupational therapy in persons with multiple sclerosis for increased independence in activities of daily living [abstract]
(2010-03)Objective: Examine the effectiveness of the Nintendo Wii on balance and cognition deficits to increase independence in activities of daily living for an individual with MS. Design: ABA single subject experimental design ... -
Use of lighted ureteral stents in laparoscopic bowel surgery [abstract]
(2010-03)Introduction: Previous reports have confirmed the benefit of ureteral stent placement prior to colon resection. Stryker introduced InfraVision Ureteral Kit (UKIT) to assist in identification of the ureters during laparoscopic ... -
Understanding clinical communication [abstract]
(2010-03)Introduction: Clinical Communication failures are considered the leading cause of medical errors. Minimizing communication problems among clinical team members could directly reduce medical errors and hence, increase patient ... -
Transverse sliding of the median nerve in the carpal tunnel [abstract]
(2010-03)Background: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most common nerve compression syndrome of the upper extremity with over 463,000 surgical decompressions performed in the United States every year. Iatrogenic nerve injuries ... -
Transcription factors, 5'-TG-3'- ineracting factors (TGIF), regulates trichostatin-A mediated inhibition of corneal scarring [abstract]
(2010-03)Purpose: Recently, we demonstrated that Trichostatin-A (TSA) inhibits transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF 1)-induced fibrosis (haze) in rabbit cornea in vivo. However, the molecular mechanism of this process is still ... -
Town and gown parntnerships : improving pregnant women's safety [abstract]
(2010-03)In an effort to move research related to women and children experiencing violence from the university setting to the field, the DOVE study has been implemented to test the effectiveness of a structured intervention for ... -
This little piggy went running, that little piggy stayed home : a forelimb perspective of limb loading [abstract]
(2010-03)Variation in mechanical loading is known to influence chondral modeling. However, the interaction between chondrocyte behavior, skeletal morphology, and ontogenetic variation in activity patterns are variably understood. ... -
Targeting the guanylate cyclase c receptor with an agonist peptide from enterotoxegenic Y. Enterocolitica [abstract]
(2010-03)Heat-stable enterotoxin peptides (ST's) are expressed by enterotoxigenic strains of bacteria in order to co-opt an endogenous ligand-receptor system that regulates fluid homeostasis within the gut. Bacteria such as E. coli, ... -
Sudden cardiac death in a young man with massive left ventricular pseudoaneurysm
(2010-03)Introduction: Left ventricular (LV) pseudoaneurysm (PA) is a known complication of myocardial infarction and rarely, mitral valve (MV) replacement surgery or endocarditis. PAs are prone to rupture with a 50% mortality rate ... -
Studying physician use and satisfaction with web-based treatment guides that incorporate patient information from the electronic medical record [abstract]
(2010-03)Clinical decision support tools are important components of the electronic medical record. Previous studies have demonstrated that such tools can directly improve patient care outcomes and the performance of healthcare ... -
Sphingosine 1-phosphate-metabolizing enzymes control influenze virus amplification and the viral cyto-pathogenicity [abstract]
(2010-03)Sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) is regulated by cellular catalytic enzymes and has diverse biological functions. However, the effects that S1P-catalyzing enzymes have on host defense and immunity to invading viruses remain ... -
Self-care goals of adult patients with diabetes : how do providers interact with patients about them? [abstract]
(2010-03)Background: Diabetes is an increasingly common illness with potentially severe complications. Previous research has shown that controlling blood glucose, lipids, and blood pressure can help keep these complications at bay. ... -
The role of PDGF-BB, lysophospatidic acid, and proteolytic activity in the invasive behavior of human brain vascular pericytes [abstract]
(2010-03)Recruitment of pericytes is needed to stabilize new vessels formed during angiogenesis or vasculogenesis. Although important to the viability of the vessel, information on how the pericytes are recruited to blood vessels ... -
Role of natural and synthetic progestins in progression of human breast cancer cells in an animal model [abstract]
(2010-03)Post-menopausal women with an intact uterus receive combined dose of estrogen and progestin during hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to reduce clinical symptoms such as hot flashes. Progestins, which include natural and ... -
Risk factors for abdominal compartment syndrome complications [abstract]
(2010-03)Ventral hernia repairs are performed on a regular basis at the University Hospital. Some patients experience post-operative complications, which require admission to the intensive care unit. It has been noted that of ...