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Visions by WIMIN: Global Mentorship to Retain Underrepresented Trainees

STEM and underrepresented

Akam E.
GSID: NJcLS60Kgl4J
KJ Edwards, E Akam, JN Ijoma, KN Mack… - Molecular Imaging and …, 2022 - Springer

Mentorship is a fundamental aspect that contributes to the success of a career in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), particularly in academia. Research suggests that underrepresented minorities (URMs) often experience less quality mentorship and face barriers to finding...

Humans differ in their personal microbial cloud.

PeerJ

Meadow JF, Altrichter AE, Bateman AC, Stenson J, Brown GZ, Green JL, Bohannan BJ.
PMID: 26417541
PeerJ. 2015 Sep 22;3:e1258. doi: 10.7717/peerj.1258. eCollection 2015.

Dispersal of microbes between humans and the built environment can occur through direct contact with surfaces or through airborne release; the latter mechanism remains poorly understood. Humans emit upwards of 10(6) biological particles per hour, and have long been...

Effect of intranasal stem cell administration on the nigrostriatal system in a mouse model of Parkinson's disease.

Experimental and therapeutic medicine

Salama M, Sobh M, Emam M, Abdalla A, Sabry D, El-Gamal M, Lotfy A, El-Husseiny M, Sobh M, Shalash A, Mohamed WM.
PMID: 28450929
Exp Ther Med. 2017 Mar;13(3):976-982. doi: 10.3892/etm.2017.4073. Epub 2017 Jan 20.

Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease worldwide. It affects the locomotor system, leading to a final severe disability through degeneration of dopaminergic neurons. Despite several therapeutic approaches used, no treatment has been proven to be...

Hispanic/Latino Adolescents' Alcohol Use: Influence of Family Structure, Perceived Peer Norms, and Family Members' Alcohol Use.

American journal of health education

Jacobs W, Barry AE, Xu L, Valente TW.
PMID: 28392883
Am J Health Educ. 2016;47(4):253-261. doi: 10.1080/19325037.2016.1179141. Epub 2016 Jun 22.

BACKGROUND: Family structure and value system among Hispanic/Latino population are changing. However, very few studies are examining the combination of the influence of family structure, parental and sibling alcohol use, perceived peer norms about drinking, and alcohol use among...

A novel non-invasive hip traction technique for hip arthroscopy in the below-knee amputation (BKA) patient.

Journal of hip preservation surgery

Atzmon R, Sharfman ZT, Valk JE, Persitz J, Amar E, Rath E.
PMID: 28948038
J Hip Preserv Surg. 2017 Jun 15;4(3):258-259. doi: 10.1093/jhps/hnx019. eCollection 2017 Aug.

Prolonged sitting and mobilizing from a seated position are known to exacerbate the symptoms in patients with hip pathology. For patients who lack mobility and require extended periods of time in seated positions, such as amputees, the symptoms of...

LESS living donor nephrectomy: Surgical technique and results.

Urology annals

Alessimi A, Adam E, Haber GP, Badet L, Codas R, Fehri HF, Martin X, Crouzet S.
PMID: 26229326
Urol Ann. 2015 Jul-Sep;7(3):361-5. doi: 10.4103/0974-7796.160321.

PURPOSE: We present the findings of 50 patients undergoing pure trans-umbilical laparo-endoscopic single-site surgery (LESS) living donor nephrectomy (LDN), between February 2010 and May 2014.MATERIALS AND METHODS: Laparo-endoscopic single-site surgery LDN was performed through an umbilical incision. Different trocars...

Robust and Elastic Lunar and Martian Structures from 3D-Printed Regolith Inks.

Scientific reports

Jakus AE, Koube KD, Geisendorfer NR, Shah RN.
PMID: 28317904
Sci Rep. 2017 Mar 20;7:44931. doi: 10.1038/srep44931.

Here, we present a comprehensive approach for creating robust, elastic, designer Lunar and Martian regolith simulant (LRS and MRS, respectively) architectures using ambient condition, extrusion-based 3D-printing of regolith simulant inks. The LRS and MRS powders are characterized by distinct,...

Point of Technique: Protecting the Pedicle in Free Flap Breast Reconstruction from the Drain.

Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open

Emam A, Khan K, Prousskaia E.
PMID: 26180720
Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2015 Jul 08;3(6):e419. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000000395. eCollection 2015 Jun.

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Biodistribution and Pharmacokinetics Study of siRNA-loaded Anti-NTSR1-mAb-functionalized Novel Hybrid Nanoparticles in a Metastatic Orthotopic Murine Lung Cancer Model.

Molecular therapy. Nucleic acids

Perepelyuk M, Thangavel C, Liu Y, Den RB, Lu B, Snook AE, Shoyele SA.
PMID: 26812654
Mol Ther Nucleic Acids. 2016 Jan 26;5:e282. doi: 10.1038/mtna.2015.56.

Small interfering RNA (siRNA) is effective in silencing critical molecular pathways in cancer. The use of this tool as a treatment modality is limited by lack of an intelligent carrier system to enhance the preferential delivery of this molecule...

Examining the Relationship between Online Social Capital and eHealth Literacy: Implications for Instagram Use for Chronic Disease Prevention among College Students.

American journal of health education

Paige SR, Stellefson M, Chaney BH, Chaney JD, Alber JM, Chappell C, Barry AE.
PMID: 29152031
Am J Health Educ. 2017;48(4):264-277. doi: 10.1080/19325037.2017.1316693. Epub 2017 May 23.

BACKGROUND: College students actively seek online health information and use Instagram, an image- and video-based social networking website, to build social networks grounded in trust and behavioral norms (social capital), which have the potential to prevent chronic disease.PURPOSE: This...

Assessing the potential of translocating vulnerable forest birds by searching for novel and enduring climatic ranges.

Ecology and evolution

Fortini LB, Kaiser LR, Vorsino AE, Paxton EH, Jacobi JD.
PMID: 29152202
Ecol Evol. 2017 Sep 27;7(21):9119-9130. doi: 10.1002/ece3.3451. eCollection 2017 Nov.

Hawaiian forest birds are imperiled, with fewer than half the original >40 species remaining extant. Recent studies document ongoing rapid population decline and project complete climate-based range losses for the critically endangered Kaua'i endemics 'akeke'e (

Engineered biochar from microwave-assisted catalytic pyrolysis of switchgrass for increasing water-holding capacity and fertility of sandy soil.

The Science of the total environment

Mohamed BA, Ellis N, Kim CS, Bi X, Emam AE.
PMID: 27232966
Sci Total Environ. 2016 Oct 01;566:387-397. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.04.169. Epub 2016 May 24.

Engineered biochars produced from microwave-assisted catalytic pyrolysis of switchgrass have been evaluated in terms of their ability on improving water holding capacity (WHC), cation exchange capacity (CEC) and fertility of loamy sand soil. The addition of K3PO4, clinoptilolite and/or...

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