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  1. Article: Inspired to Garden: A Qualitative Study of Participants' Experiences in an Academic Medical Center Garden.

    Moore, Heather / Boisvert, Keelan / Bryan, Maria / Hoare, Lisa / Gates, Michelle / Garnett, Bernice / Kennedy, Amanda G / Latreille, Michael

    Cureus

    2023  Volume 15, Issue 7, Page(s) e41695

    Abstract: Introduction Gardening is a healthy activity that promotes nutrition and satisfaction, with positive impacts on patients with chronic diseases, including patients with obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. Hospital-based gardening programs may ... ...

    Abstract Introduction Gardening is a healthy activity that promotes nutrition and satisfaction, with positive impacts on patients with chronic diseases, including patients with obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. Hospital-based gardening programs may provide opportunities to introduce patients to gardening. However, few studies have included participant experience as a metric of evaluation. The objective of this study was to explore participant experience in a hospital-based gardening intervention designed for individuals with metabolic syndrome. Methods This study was a qualitative evaluation of free text responses from four questions included in post-participation questionnaires from 59 community-dwelling adults who participated in a hospital-based garden program located at the University of Vermont Medical Center in 2020 and 2021. Eligible participants included a convenience sample of novice gardeners with self-reported hypertension, diabetes, pre-diabetes, or overweight/obesity. We used an interpretative phenomenological approach to analyze the questionnaire data. The phenomenological cycle for each of the questions included: 1) reading and re-reading participant responses, 2) exploratory noting, 3) constructing experimental statements, 4) searching for connections across statements, and 5) naming the themes. This process also involved working with individual question-level themes to develop group themes across questions. Results This dataset was one of positivity about gardening, new information gleaned, and the quality of instruction. Several themes and codes emerged: program implementation (new knowledge, new skills, new connections, instructor ability, climate), self-efficacy (confidence, vicarious experience, mastery experience, verbal persuasion), and future change (behavior change, future issues/problem-solving, passing it on). Conclusion This study supports analyzing participant experience as part of hospital-based gardening interventions. We found positivity around program implementation, increased self-efficacy, and intentions to change behavior in ways that support healthy lifestyles.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-07-11
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2747273-5
    ISSN 2168-8184
    ISSN 2168-8184
    DOI 10.7759/cureus.41695
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  2. Article ; Online: The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated: An evaluation of futility cut points in massive transfusion.

    Clements, Thomas W / Van Gent, Jan-Michael / Lubkin, David E / Wandling, Michael W / Meyer, David E / Moore, Laura J / Cotton, Bryan A

    The journal of trauma and acute care surgery

    2023  Volume 95, Issue 5, Page(s) 685–690

    Abstract: Background: Following COVID and the subsequent blood shortage, several investigators evaluated futility cut points in massive transfusion. We hypothesized that early aggressive use of damage-control resuscitation, including whole blood (WB), would ... ...

    Abstract Background: Following COVID and the subsequent blood shortage, several investigators evaluated futility cut points in massive transfusion. We hypothesized that early aggressive use of damage-control resuscitation, including whole blood (WB), would demonstrate that these cut points of futility were significantly underestimating potential survival among patients receiving >50 U of blood in the first 4 hours.
    Methods: Adult trauma patients admitted from November 2017 to October 2021 who received emergency-release blood products in prehospital or emergency department setting were included. Deaths within 30 minutes of arrival were excluded. Total blood products were defined as total red blood cell, plasma, and WB in the field and in the first 4 hours after arrival. Patients were first divided into those receiving ≤50 or >50 U of blood in the first 4 hours. We then evaluated patients by whether they received any WB or received only component therapy. Thirty-day survival was evaluated for all included patients.
    Results: A total of 2,299 patients met the inclusion criteria (2,043 in ≤50 U, 256 in >50 U groups). While there were no differences in age or sex, the >50 U group was more likely to sustain penetrating injury (47% vs. 30%, p < 0.05). Patients receiving >50 U of blood had lower field and arrival blood pressure and larger prehospital and emergency department resuscitation volumes ( p < 0.05). Patients in the >50 U group had lower survival than those in the ≤50 cohort (31% vs. 79%; p < 0.05). Patients who received WB (n = 1,291) had 43% increased odds of survival compared with those who received only component therapy (n = 1,008) (1.09-1.87, p = 0.009) and higher 30-day survival at transfusion volumes >50 U.
    Conclusion: Patient survival rates in patients receiving >50 U of blood in the first 4 hours of care are as high as 50% to 60%, with survival still at 15% to 25% after 100 U. While responsible blood stewardship is critical, futility should not be declared based on high transfusion volumes alone.
    Level of evidence: Therapeutic/Care Management; Level III.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Humans ; Medical Futility ; Blood Transfusion ; Emergency Service, Hospital ; Plasma ; Resuscitation ; Wounds and Injuries/therapy ; Retrospective Studies ; Injury Severity Score ; Blood Component Transfusion
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-05-01
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2651070-4
    ISSN 2163-0763 ; 2163-0755
    ISSN (online) 2163-0763
    ISSN 2163-0755
    DOI 10.1097/TA.0000000000003980
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  3. Article ; Online: The appendicular myology of Stegoceras validum (Ornithischia: Pachycephalosauridae) and implications for the head-butting hypothesis.

    Moore, Bryan R S / Roloson, Mathew J / Currie, Philip J / Ryan, Michael J / Patterson, R Timothy / Mallon, Jordan C

    PloS one

    2022  Volume 17, Issue 9, Page(s) e0268144

    Abstract: In this study, we use an exceptional skeleton of the pachycephalosaur Stegoceras validum (UALVP 2) to inform a comprehensive appendicular muscle reconstruction of the animal, with the goal of better understanding the functional morphology of the ... ...

    Abstract In this study, we use an exceptional skeleton of the pachycephalosaur Stegoceras validum (UALVP 2) to inform a comprehensive appendicular muscle reconstruction of the animal, with the goal of better understanding the functional morphology of the pachycephalosaur postcranial skeleton. We find that S. validum possessed a conservative forelimb musculature, particularly in comparison to early saurischian bipeds. By contrast, the pelvic and hind limb musculature are more derived, reflecting peculiarities of the underlying skeletal anatomy. The iliotibialis, ischiocaudalis, and caudofemoralis muscles have enlarged attachment sites and the caudofemoralis has greater leverage owing to the distal displacement of the fourth trochanter along the femur. These larger muscles, in combination with the wide pelvis and stout hind limbs, produced a stronger, more stable pelvic structure that would have proved advantageous during hypothesized intraspecific head-butting contests. The pelvis may have been further stabilized by enlarged sacroiliac ligaments, which stemmed from the unique medial iliac flange of the pachycephalosaurs. Although the pubis of UALVP 2 is not preserved, the pubes of other pachycephalosaurs are highly reduced. The puboischiofemoralis musculature was likely also reduced accordingly, and compensated for by the aforementioned improved pelvic musculature.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Dinosaurs/anatomy & histology ; Hindlimb/anatomy & histology ; Lower Extremity ; Muscle, Skeletal/anatomy & histology ; Pelvis/anatomy & histology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-09-01
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2267670-3
    ISSN 1932-6203 ; 1932-6203
    ISSN (online) 1932-6203
    ISSN 1932-6203
    DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0268144
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  4. Article ; Online: Corrigendum to 'Surgical Outcomes in Patients with Congenital Cervical Spinal Stenosis' [World Neurosurgery 141 (2020) e645-e650].

    Atli, Karam / Chakravarthy, Vikram / Khan, Aleem I / Lee, Bryan S / Moore, Don / Steinmetz, Michael P / Mroz, Thomas E

    World neurosurgery

    2020  Volume 147, Page(s) 274

    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-12-01
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Published Erratum
    ZDB-ID 2534351-8
    ISSN 1878-8769 ; 1878-8750
    ISSN (online) 1878-8769
    ISSN 1878-8750
    DOI 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.11.074
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  5. Article ; Online: The appendicular myology of Stegoceras validum (Ornithischia

    Bryan R S Moore / Mathew J Roloson / Philip J Currie / Michael J Ryan / R Timothy Patterson / Jordan C Mallon

    PLoS ONE, Vol 17, Iss 9, p e

    Pachycephalosauridae) and implications for the head-butting hypothesis.

    2022  Volume 0268144

    Abstract: In this study, we use an exceptional skeleton of the pachycephalosaur Stegoceras validum (UALVP 2) to inform a comprehensive appendicular muscle reconstruction of the animal, with the goal of better understanding the functional morphology of the ... ...

    Abstract In this study, we use an exceptional skeleton of the pachycephalosaur Stegoceras validum (UALVP 2) to inform a comprehensive appendicular muscle reconstruction of the animal, with the goal of better understanding the functional morphology of the pachycephalosaur postcranial skeleton. We find that S. validum possessed a conservative forelimb musculature, particularly in comparison to early saurischian bipeds. By contrast, the pelvic and hind limb musculature are more derived, reflecting peculiarities of the underlying skeletal anatomy. The iliotibialis, ischiocaudalis, and caudofemoralis muscles have enlarged attachment sites and the caudofemoralis has greater leverage owing to the distal displacement of the fourth trochanter along the femur. These larger muscles, in combination with the wide pelvis and stout hind limbs, produced a stronger, more stable pelvic structure that would have proved advantageous during hypothesized intraspecific head-butting contests. The pelvis may have been further stabilized by enlarged sacroiliac ligaments, which stemmed from the unique medial iliac flange of the pachycephalosaurs. Although the pubis of UALVP 2 is not preserved, the pubes of other pachycephalosaurs are highly reduced. The puboischiofemoralis musculature was likely also reduced accordingly, and compensated for by the aforementioned improved pelvic musculature.
    Keywords Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
    Document type Article ; Online
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  6. Article ; Online: Randomized Controlled Trial of Surgical Rib Fixation to Nonoperative Management in Severe Chest Wall Injury.

    Meyer, David E / Harvin, John A / Vincent, Laura / Motley, Kandice / Wandling, Michael W / Puzio, Thaddeus J / Moore, Laura J / Cotton, Bryan A / Wade, Charles E / Kao, Lillian S

    Annals of surgery

    2023  Volume 278, Issue 3, Page(s) 357–365

    Abstract: Objective: To compare the effectiveness of surgical stabilization of rib fractures (SSRFs) to nonoperative management in severe chest wall injury.: Background: SSRF has been shown to improve outcomes in patients with clinical flail chest and ... ...

    Abstract Objective: To compare the effectiveness of surgical stabilization of rib fractures (SSRFs) to nonoperative management in severe chest wall injury.
    Background: SSRF has been shown to improve outcomes in patients with clinical flail chest and respiratory failure. However, the effect of SSRF outcomes in severe chest wall injuries without clinical flail chest is unknown.
    Methods: Randomized controlled trial comparing SSRF to nonoperative management in severe chest wall injury, defined as: (1) a radiographic flail segment without clinical flail or (2) ≥5 consecutive rib fractures or (3) any rib fracture with bicortical displacement. Randomization was stratified by the unit of admission as a proxy for injury severity. Primary outcome was hospital length of stay (LOS). Secondary outcomes included intensive care unit (ICU) LOS, ventilator days, opioid exposure, mortality, and incidences of pneumonia and tracheostomy. Quality of life at 1, 3, and 6 months was measured using the EQ-5D-5L survey.
    Results: Eighty-four patients were randomized in an intention-to-treat analysis (usual care = 42, SSRF = 42). Baseline characteristics were similar between groups. The numbers of total fractures, displaced fractures, and segmental fractures per patient were also similar, as were the incidences of displaced fractures and radiographic flail segments. Hospital LOS was greater in the SSRF group. ICU LOS and ventilator days were similar. After adjusting for the stratification variable, hospital LOS remained greater in the SSRF group (RR: 1.48, 95% CI: 1.17-1.88). ICU LOS (RR: 1.65, 95% CI: 0.94-2.92) and ventilator days (RR: 1.49, 95% CI: 0.61--3.69) remained similar. Subgroup analysis showed that patients with displaced fractures were more likely to have LOS outcomes similar to their usual care counterparts. At 1 month, SSRF patients had greater impairment in mobility [3 (2-3) vs 2 (1-2), P = 0.012] and self-care [2 (1-2) vs 2 (2-3), P = 0.034] dimensions of the EQ-5D-5L.
    Conclusions: In severe chest wall injury, even in the absence of clinical flail chest, the majority of patients still reported moderate to extreme pain and impairment of usual physical activity at one month. SSRF increased hospital LOS and did not provide any quality of life benefit for up to 6 months.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Rib Fractures/surgery ; Rib Fractures/complications ; Flail Chest/surgery ; Flail Chest/complications ; Thoracic Wall/surgery ; Quality of Life ; Length of Stay ; Ribs ; Retrospective Studies
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-06-15
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Randomized Controlled Trial ; Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
    ZDB-ID 340-2
    ISSN 1528-1140 ; 0003-4932
    ISSN (online) 1528-1140
    ISSN 0003-4932
    DOI 10.1097/SLA.0000000000005950
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  7. Article ; Online: Transport Evidence for Sulfur Vacancies as the Origin of Unintentional n-Type Doping in Pyrite FeS

    Voigt, Bryan / Moore, William / Manno, Michael / Walter, Jeff / Jeremiason, Jeff D / Aydil, Eray S / Leighton, Chris

    ACS applied materials & interfaces

    2019  Volume 11, Issue 17, Page(s) 15552–15563

    Abstract: ... Pyrite ... ...

    Abstract Pyrite FeS
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-04-22
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 1944-8252
    ISSN (online) 1944-8252
    DOI 10.1021/acsami.9b01335
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  8. Article ; Online: Biomechanical Analysis of the Ross Procedure in an Ex Vivo Left Heart Simulator.

    Bryan, Amelia Y / Brandon Strong, E / Kidambi, Sumanth / Gilligan-Steinberg, Shane / Bennett-Kennett, Ross / Lee, James Y / Imbrie-Moore, Annabel / Moye, Stephen C / Hendrickx-Rodriguez, Sebastian / Wang, Hanjay / Dauskardt, Reinhold H / Joseph Woo, Y / Ma, Michael R

    World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery

    2022  Volume 13, Issue 2, Page(s) 166–174

    Abstract: Background: Neo-aortic pulmonary autografts often experience root dilation and valve regurgitation over time. This study seeks to understand the biomechanical differences between aortic and neo-aortic pulmonary roots using a heart simulator.: Methods!# ...

    Abstract Background: Neo-aortic pulmonary autografts often experience root dilation and valve regurgitation over time. This study seeks to understand the biomechanical differences between aortic and neo-aortic pulmonary roots using a heart simulator.
    Methods: Porcine aortic, neo-aortic pulmonary, and pulmonary roots (n  =  6) were mounted in a heart simulator (parameters: 100 mm Hg, 37 °C, 70 cycles per minute, 5.0 L/min cardiac output). Echocardiography was used to study root distensibility (percentage change in luminal diameter between systole and diastole) and valve function. Leaflet motion was tracked with high-speed videography. After 30 min in the simulator, leaflet thickness (via cryosectioning), and multiaxial modulus (via lenticular hydrostatic deformation testing) were obtained.
    Results: There were no significant differences between aortic and neo-aortic pulmonary leaflet motion, including mean opening velocity (218 vs 248 mm/s,
    Conclusions: Neo-aortic pulmonary roots demonstrated equivalence in valve function and distensibility but did experience changes in biomechanical properties and morphology. These changes may contribute to long-term complications associated with the Ross procedure.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Aortic Valve/surgery ; Aortic Valve Insufficiency/surgery ; Autografts ; Heart Valve Diseases/surgery ; Humans ; Pulmonary Valve/transplantation ; Swine ; Transplantation, Autologous/adverse effects
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-02-28
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2550261-X
    ISSN 2150-136X ; 2150-1351
    ISSN (online) 2150-136X
    ISSN 2150-1351
    DOI 10.1177/21501351211070288
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  9. Article ; Online: The use of a tuning fork and stethoscope to identify fractures.

    Moore, Michael Bryan

    Journal of athletic training

    2009  Volume 44, Issue 3, Page(s) 272–274

    Abstract: Context: Nonradiographic tests to identify fractures rely on a patient's report of increased pain at the site of injury. These tests can be misleading and produce false-positive or false-negative results because of differences in pain tolerance. A ... ...

    Abstract Context: Nonradiographic tests to identify fractures rely on a patient's report of increased pain at the site of injury. These tests can be misleading and produce false-positive or false-negative results because of differences in pain tolerance. A painless technique using a tuning fork and stethoscope to detect fractures has undergone limited review in the athletic training literature.
    Objective: To determine if the use of a 128-Hz vibrating tuning fork and stethoscope were effective in identifying fractures.
    Design: Cross-sectional study.
    Setting: University athletic training room or local orthopaedic center when fractures were suspected.
    Patients or other participants: A total of 37 patients (19 males, 18 females) volunteered.
    Main outcome measure(s): A diminished or absent sound arising from the injured bone as compared with the uninjured bone represented a positive sign for a fracture. Radiographs interpreted by the attending orthopaedic physician provided the standard for comparison of diagnostic findings.
    Results: Sensitivity was 0.83 (10:12), specificity was 0.80 (20:25), positive likelihood ratio was 4.2, negative likelihood ratio was 0.21, and diagnostic accuracy was 81% (30:37).
    Conclusions: The tuning fork and stethoscope technique was an effective screening method for a variety of fractures.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2009-05-26
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2070051-9
    ISSN 1938-162X ; 1062-6050
    ISSN (online) 1938-162X
    ISSN 1062-6050
    DOI 10.4085/1062-6050-44.3.272
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  10. Article ; Online: Relationships Between Patient Race and Residential Race Context With Missed Human Immunodeficiency Virus Care Visits in the United States, 2010-2015.

    Crockett, Kaylee B / Schember, Cassandra O / Bian, Aihua / Rebeiro, Peter F / Keruly, Jeanne / Mayer, Kenneth / Mathews, Christopher / Moore, Richard D / Crane, Heidi / Geng, Elvin / Napravnik, Sonia / Shepherd, Bryan E / Mugavero, Michael J / Turan, Bulent / Pettit, April C

    Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

    2023  Volume 76, Issue 12, Page(s) 2163–2170

    Abstract: Background: Racial inequities exist in retention in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) care and multilevel analyses are needed to contextualize and address these differences. Leveraging data from a multisite clinical cohort of people with HIV (PWH), we ... ...

    Abstract Background: Racial inequities exist in retention in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) care and multilevel analyses are needed to contextualize and address these differences. Leveraging data from a multisite clinical cohort of people with HIV (PWH), we assessed the relationships between patient race and residential characteristics with missed HIV care visits.
    Methods: Medical record and patient-reported outcome (PRO; including mental health and substance-use measures) data were drawn from 7 participating Center for AIDS Research Network of Integrated Clinical Systems (CNICS) sites including N = 20 807 PWH from January 2010 through December 2015. Generalized estimating equations were used to account for nesting within individuals and within census tracts in multivariable models assessing the relationship between race and missed HIV care visits, controlling for individual demographic and health characteristics and census tract characteristics.
    Results: Black PWH resided in more disadvantaged census tracts, on average. Black PWH residing in census tracts with higher proportion of Black residents were more likely to miss an HIV care visit. Non-Black PWH were less likely to miss a visit regardless of where they lived. These relationships were attenuated when PRO data were included.
    Conclusions: Residential racial segregation and disadvantage may create inequities between Black PWH and non-Black PWH in retention in HIV care. Multilevel approaches are needed to retain PWH in HIV care, accounting for community, healthcare setting, and individual needs and resources.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; United States/epidemiology ; HIV ; HIV Infections/epidemiology ; Residence Characteristics
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-02-09
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
    ZDB-ID 1099781-7
    ISSN 1537-6591 ; 1058-4838
    ISSN (online) 1537-6591
    ISSN 1058-4838
    DOI 10.1093/cid/ciad069
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