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Defluoridation of Water Using Silica Based Aluminum Coated Adsorbents
No full textFluoride contamination in drinking water poses serious global health concerns, including fluorosis, cancer, and organ damage. To address this, the present study developed and evaluated aluminum-coated silica-based adsorbents for effective and sustainable fluoride removal. Silica sand and microcrystalline silica served as base materials for coating with aluminum and combinations of aluminum, magnesium, calcium, and copper to create single, binary, and ternary composite sorbents. Among the tested materials, aluminum-coated microcrystalline silica (AlCMS) showed the highest adsorption capacity and over 90% fluoride removal across a wide pH range (3–11). Other sorbents, including aluminum-coated silica sand (AlCSS), copper–magnesium-coated sand (CMCS), and aluminum–magnesium–calcium-coated sand (AMCCS), also demonstrated high removal efficiency under varying water chemistries, with minimal interference from co-existing ions except bicarbonate. All sorbents followed pseudo-second-order kinetics and fit Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm models, indicating favorable adsorption. Sorbent regeneration and reuse were investigated through re-coating techniques using the original coating solutions. The re-coated AMCCS and CMCS sorbents maintained high removal performance across multiple cycles without chemical treatment, highlighting a sustainable, low-waste regeneration strategy. A column adsorption study using AMCCS was performed to assess continuous flow performance. At a 10 mL/min flow rate, fluoride breakthrough in deionized water occurred at 620 minutes, while the synthetic solution showed breakthrough at 300 minutes. The column demonstrated fluoride adsorption capacities of 251 mg/kg (breakthrough) and 401 mg/kg (exhaustion) in deionized water. Thomas' model predictions closely matched experimental data. Overall, the developed composite sorbents, especially AlCMS and AMCCS, exhibited strong performance, stability, cost-effectiveness, and adaptability to various water types. Their high adsorption capacities, broad pH tolerance, and sustainable reuse potential suggest promising alternatives to conventional fluoride removal technologies
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No full textraw data for Loss of Endothelial APOE4 Dysregulates Neural Function In Vivo manuscriptMarottoli, Felecia M., Deebika Balu, Eden Flores‐Barrera, Emilce Artur de la Villarmois, Hui Zhang, Rohan Chaudhary, Ruju Talati, Kuei Y. Tseng, and Leon M. Tai. "Loss of Endothelial APOE4 Dysregulates Neural Function In Vivo." Journal of the American Heart Association 13, no. 23 (2024): e035080. https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.124.035080</p
Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effects of the Big Brothers Big Sisters Community-Based Mentoring Program on Crime and Delinquency: Four-Year Findings
No full textThis document reports 4-year follow-up findings from a randomized controlled trial of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America's Community-Based Mentoring program involving 1,353 youth. Outcomes are examined in the areas of juvenile justice (arrest), delinquent behavior, substance use and abuse, mental health, and a range of risk and protective factors for crime/delinquent behavior and positive youth development more generally.</p
Dislodgement Of Nasal Cannula In Hospitalized Veterans On Oxygen Therapy: The Nurse Perspective
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De-identified Data from the PArTNER Study: A Pragmatic Clinical Trial to Improve Patient Experience During Transitions from Hospital to Home
No full textThe PArTNER study was a single-center pragmatic randomized clinical trial conducted at a minority-serving hospital in Chicago. It evaluated whether a Navigator intervention—delivered by community health workers and peer coaches—could improve patient experience, health outcomes, and healthcare utilization during the transition from hospital to home among adults hospitalized with heart failure, pneumonia, myocardial infarction (MI), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), or sickle cell disease. A total of 1,029 adults, predominantly non-Hispanic Black, participated. The intervention included in-hospital visits, a home visit, and follow-up telephone coaching. The primary outcomes were changes in anxiety and informational support at 30 days post-discharge. The study found no significant overall improvements compared to usual care, although exploratory analyses suggested potential benefits for certain subgroups.Data Description:The dataset includes de-identified information on participant demographics, clinical characteristics, social determinants of health, Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) scores (e.g., anxiety, informational support), healthcare utilization outcomes (e.g., hospital readmissions, emergency department visits), and intervention engagement. Data were collected through baseline hospital assessments, telephone follow-up surveys at 30 and 60 days post-discharge, and electronic health record reviews.Publications related to data:LaBedz, Stephanie L., et al. "Pragmatic clinical trial to improve patient experience among adults during transitions from hospital to home: the PArTNER study." Journal of general internal medicine 37.16 (2022): 4103-4111.Prieto-Centurion, Valentin, et al. "Design of the patient navigator to Reduce Readmissions (PArTNER) study: a pragmatic clinical effectiveness trial." contemporary clinical trials communications 15 (2019): 100420.</p
An in vitro accuracy study on scan body-assisted surface based registration for conventional and zygomatic dental implants
No full textThere are various techniques to measure accuracy of dental implant surgery, but limited data validating the techniques used to analyze accuracy. Scan-body-assisted surface-based registration (SB-SBR) is deemed theoretically accurate, but with challenges in testing accuracy. The purpose of the study was to analyze the accuracy of SB-SBR for conventional (CVI) and zygomatic implants (ZI) using 2 complementary techniques. An in-vitro study was designed using a 3D-printed model of an edentulous maxilla with CVI and ZI digitally planned and placed. SB-SBR was performed on the physical model and on a model-free virtual setting, and the implant position was compared with those of the planned implants 10 times. Outcome variables were angular and linear errors (AE and LE), with thresholds of 1° and 1 mm. Paired t-test and Wilcoxson signed-ranked test were used. Results showed greater AE for ZI versus CVI (mean difference, MD 0.42°). Apical LE was greater for ZI (MD 0.68 mm), while CVI exhibited greater platform LE (MD 0.69 mm). Overall AE remained under 1°, but the apical LE of ZI exceeded 1 mm, which could potentially lead to violation of critical structures when combined with surgical error, highlighting the need for caution when interpreting data derived from SB-SBR especially for ZI.</p
Comparative Efficacy of Multisonic Ultracleaning System (MUS) GentleWave® system Versus Er:YAG laser system in Reducing Bacterial Biofilm within Root Canals
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Modeling a New Agricultural Surveillance System on Existing State-based Occupational Injury and Illness Surveillance Program
No full textThis presentation from the 2024 Conference of the International Society for Agricultural Safety and Health provides an overview, preliminary data, and progress updates on a project to develop a surveillance program for work-related illnesses and injuries (WRIIs) in Illinois agriculture.</p
<b>Reaching Consensus: Development of an Advocacy 2.0 Instructional Model for Schools and Programs of Public Health</b>
No full textABSTRACTPolicy adoption and effective policy implementation have proven to be two of the most effective tools available for improving public health. As the field of public health becomes more focused on improving the social determinants of health, dismantling structural racism, and tackling chronic disease and other public health problems, training the workforce in how to effectively engage in policy change advocacy becomes essential. Despite authoritative mandates requiring schools and programs of public health to teach advocacy to students, studies suggest a lack of workforce preparedness to effectively engage in policy change processes. Both a preliminary environmental scan and a subsequent analysis of the current state of advocacy teaching in schools and programs of public health (SPPH) suggest that the current advocacy instructional model may contribute to this lack of workforce preparedness. The leadership challenge seems to be rooted in the current SPPH academic culture/climate, lack of SPPH faculty training/capacity, and lack of a usable innovation (i.e., lack of consensus on both essential advocacy skills and an advocacy definition). By engaging SPPH administrators, faculty, students, employers, and advocates in a national consensus process, we can better define public health advocacy and the essential skills needed by public health students and take steps towards a more implementable Advocacy 2.0 instructional model that will better prepare the public health workforce for the adaptive challenges ahead.Implementation science frameworks may help to explain why public health students are underprepared to engage in advocacy campaigns. Several frameworks analyzed point to potential flaws in advocacy instructional model design and a lack of SPPH readiness to adopt an effective advocacy instructional model. Redesigning the current advocacy model (aka Advocacy 1.0) into a more usable innovation (aka Advocacy 2.0) and increasing SPPH readiness to implement this new instructional model may help better prepare students and the overall workforce effectively engage in advocacy campaigns that will solve present and future public health challenges.Using a pragmatic lens, a pre-action research approach, and an expert-informed Delphi Research Method, this study explored whether a national consensus process could help to create a more usable Advocacy 2.0 instructional model for schools and programs of public health. This study utilized a modified e-Delphi Research Method to engage advocacy experts in a consensus process to determine public health advocacy’s definition, a set of needed advocacy skills for students and practitioners, and fidelity measures meant to increase consistency of skill instruction in SPPH. This study resulted in a consensus definition of public health advocacy and its core elements, an overall list of 69 advocacy skills that SPPH should consider teaching to students wanting to specialize in public health advocacy, a subset of 24 essential advocacy skills that should be required learning for all MPH students enrolled in SPPH to help them better engage in advocacy activities regardless of their chosen academic specialty, a subset list of 23 important but not essential advocacy skills that curriculum designers might consider adding to advocacy-related courses if there is space, and a list of consensus andragogical approaches (i.e., methods and principles used in adult education) for five of the essential skills.The research findings will be used to develop future SPPH guidance that may aid in the implementation of a new Advocacy 2.0 andragogy and result in a better prepared and more competent workforce ready to engage in advocacy campaigns.</p
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