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Belmont University
Education•Nashville, Tennessee, United States•
About: Belmont University is a education organization based out in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Pharmacy & Population. The organization has 501 authors who have published 709 publications receiving 9843 citations. The organization is also known as: Belmont College.
Topics: Pharmacy, Population, Absorption spectroscopy, Health care, Curriculum
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TL;DR: Analysis of compositional and contextual factors associated with drug overdose deaths rates in the US reveals a consistently strong association between compositional mental health factors and census tract-level death rates from drug overdose.
Abstract: Background: In 2017, the US Department of Health and Human Services declared the Opioid epidemic a public health emergency. In the US, emergency rooms treat more than 1,000 people each day for drug overdose, and 115 of them die. This study examines compositional and contextual factors associated with drug overdose deaths rates in the US. Methods: Local spatial autocorrelation statistics were used to estimate hot spot areas to identify census tracts with high risk of drug overdose death. Logistic regressions investigated the relationship between drug overdose death rates and various compositional and contextual variables across census tracks. Results: The adjusted logistic model shows that compositional variables: depression (OR = 2.47 [2.37-2.58]), poor mental health (OR = 1.71 [1.63-1.79]), median age 1.41 (1.36-1.47) and the percentage of people with a high school diploma (OR = 1.30 [1.24-1.35]) were positively associated with the rate of drug overdose deaths. On the other hand, contextual variables: the percentage having health insurance (OR = 0.66 [0.64-0.69]), the Theil's H index (OR = 0.69 [0.66-0.71]), population density (OR = 0.80 [0.77-0.84]), poverty (OR = 0.90 [0.86-0.95]), and median household income (OR = 0.91[0.86-0.96]) were negatively associated with drug overdose deaths. Discussion: The analysis reveals a consistently strong association between compositional mental health factors and census tract-level death rates from drug overdose.
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VU University Amsterdam1, Sahlgrenska University Hospital2, University of Gothenburg3, Umeå University4, Charles University in Prague5, University of Antwerp6, University of California, San Francisco7, Karolinska Institutet8, Uppsala University9, Aarhus University10, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague11, Copenhagen University Hospital12, University of Oxford13, Örebro University14, Lund University15, University of Basel16, Karolinska University Hospital17, Medical University of Graz18, University of Eastern Finland19, University of Bari20, UCL Institute of Neurology21, Erasmus University Rotterdam22, University of California, San Diego23, University of Puerto Rico24, Belmont University25, University of Ferrara26, Radboud University Nijmegen27, Maastricht University28, Evotec29
TL;DR: The cNfL increased with age in HC and a majority of neurological conditions, although the association was strongest in HC, and has potential to assist the differentiation of FTD from AD and PD from atypical parkinsonian syndromes.
Abstract: Importance: Neurofilament light protein (NfL) is elevated in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of a number of neurological conditions compared with healthy controls (HC) and is a candidate biomarker for neuroaxonal damage. The influence of age and sex is largely unknown, and levels across neurological disorders have not been compared systematically to date. Objectives: To assess the associations of age, sex, and diagnosis with NfL in CSF (cNfL) and to evaluate its potential in discriminating clinically similar conditions. Data Sources: PubMed was searched for studies published between January 1, 2006, and January 1, 2016, reporting cNfL levels (using the search terms neurofilament light and cerebrospinal fluid) in neurological or psychiatric conditions and/or in HC. Study Selection: Studies reporting NfL levels measured in lumbar CSF using a commercially available immunoassay, as well as age and sex. Data Extraction and Synthesis: Individual-level data were requested from study authors. Generalized linear mixed-effects models were used to estimate the fixed effects of age, sex, and diagnosis on log-transformed NfL levels, with cohort of origin modeled as a random intercept. Main Outcome and Measure: The cNfL levels adjusted for age and sex across diagnoses. Results: Data were collected for 10059 individuals (mean [SD] age, 59.7 [18.8] years; 54.1% female). Thirty-five diagnoses were identified, including inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system (n = 2795), dementias and predementia stages (n = 4284), parkinsonian disorders (n = 984), and HC (n = 1332). The cNfL was elevated compared with HC in a majority of neurological conditions studied. Highest levels were observed in cognitively impaired HIV-positive individuals (iHIV), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, frontotemporal dementia (FTD), and Huntington disease. In 33.3% of diagnoses, including HC, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer disease (AD), and Parkinson disease (PD), cNfL was higher in men than women. The cNfL increased with age in HC and a majority of neurological conditions, although the association was strongest in HC. The cNfL overlapped in most clinically similar diagnoses except for FTD and iHIV, which segregated from other dementias, and PD, which segregated from atypical parkinsonian syndromes. Conclusions and Relevance: These data support the use of cNfL as a biomarker of neuroaxonal damage and indicate that age-specific and sex-specific (and in some cases disease-specific) reference values may be needed. The cNfL has potential to assist the differentiation of FTD from AD and PD from atypical parkinsonian syndromes.
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TL;DR: The intent of this two part series is to present the concepts associated with screening of fundamental movements, whether it is the FMS™ system or a different system devised by another clinician.
Abstract: Part 1 of this two‐part series (presented in the June issue of IJSPT) provided an introduction to functional movement screening, as well as the history, background, and a summary of the evidence regarding the reliability of the Functional Movement Screen (FMS™). Part 1 presented three of the seven fundamental movement patterns that comprise the FMS™, and the specific ordinal grading system from 0‐3, used in the their scoring. Specifics for scoring each test are presented.
Part 2 of this series provides a review of the concepts associated with the analysis of fundamental movement as a screening system for functional movement competency. In addition, the four remaining movements of the FMS™, which complement those described in Part 1, will be presented (to complete the total of seven fundamental movements): Shoulder Mobility, the Active Straight Leg Raise, the Trunk Stability Push‐up, and Rotary Stability. The final four patterns are described in detail, and the specifics for scoring each test are presented, as well as the proposed clinical implications for receiving a grade less than a perfect “3”.
The intent of this two part series is to present the concepts associated with screening of fundamental movements, whether it is the FMS™ system or a different system devised by another clinician. Such a fundamental screen of the movement system should be incorporated into pre‐participation screening and return to sport testing in order to determine whether an athlete has the essential movements needed to participate in sports activities at a level of minimum competency.
Part 2 concludes with a discussion of the evidence related to functional movement screening, myths related to the FMS™, the future of functional movement screening, and the concept of movement as a system.
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TL;DR: It is shown that trust between client organization and cloud provider is a strong predictor of successful cloud deployment.
Abstract: Trust between client organization and cloud provider is a strong predictor of successful cloud deployment.
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TL;DR: In this paper, a survey was conducted to examine shopping choice behavior of a very important and economically viable segment of this teen market called the "later aged female teen" and found that making the right choice, especially for her clothing, is important both from a social affiliation and a social influence position.
Abstract: Retailers agree that segmenting and developing an understanding of target segments are important inputs to differentiating products and enhancing shopping propensity. Most shopping behavior and choice profiling tends to generalize rather than develop useful segment information. Thus, most results are not useful for targeting and positioning. A survey was conducted to examine shopping choice behavior of a very important and economically viable segment of this teen market called the “later aged female teen”. It was found that a typical later aged female teen was born to shop. Making the right choice, especially for her clothing, is important both from a social affiliation and a social influence position. This group felt brand (fit, look, and style) to be the most important attribute to consider in apparel choice and later aged female teens wanted excitement in their shopping venue. Shopping was important and there were risks associated with an incorrect choice of their clothing. Finally, the desire to stay ...
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Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
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O. C. Ferrell | 51 | 150 | 17101 |
Amy-Joan L. Ham | 37 | 57 | 6073 |
Linda Ferrell | 26 | 55 | 4166 |
Robert H. Magruder | 24 | 120 | 2275 |
Robert A. Weeks | 22 | 106 | 1782 |
Michael L. Voight | 21 | 41 | 2903 |
Yufang Ma | 17 | 21 | 845 |
Tsung-Ting Kuo | 17 | 54 | 1844 |
Kelley K. Kiningham | 16 | 20 | 1138 |
John M. Maslyn | 15 | 23 | 2890 |
Sally M. Barton-Arwood | 15 | 24 | 948 |
Carole Scherling | 15 | 19 | 1270 |
Cathy L Rozmus | 14 | 32 | 656 |
Donald L. Kinser | 14 | 64 | 920 |
Timothy J. Schoenfeld | 13 | 20 | 1038 |