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  1. Book ; Online: Novel Aspects of Gas Chromatography and Chemometrics

    Moldoveanu, Serban C / Dang Hoang, Vu / David, Victor

    2023  

    Keywords Analytical chemistry ; mass spectrometry ; liquid chromatography ; sample preparation ; flavor ; volatile compounds ; machine learning algorithms
    Language English
    Size 1 electronic resource (152 pages)
    Publisher IntechOpen
    Document type Book ; Online
    Note English
    HBZ-ID HT030381299
    ISBN 9781803568386 ; 1803568380
    Database ZB MED Catalogue: Medicine, Health, Nutrition, Environment, Agriculture

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  2. Article ; Online: The mental health toll of the Great Migration: a comparison of mental health outcomes among descendants of African American migrators.

    Vu, Cecilia / C Arcaya, Mariana / Kawachi, Ichiro / Williams, David

    Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology

    2024  

    Abstract: Introduction: Research is beginning to examine the health outcomes of migrators of the Great Migration, a movement of up to eight million African Americans from the South to the North and West during the twentieth century. However, sparse evidence ... ...

    Abstract Introduction: Research is beginning to examine the health outcomes of migrators of the Great Migration, a movement of up to eight million African Americans from the South to the North and West during the twentieth century. However, sparse evidence exists studying the health outcomes of the descendants of Great Migration movers. The aim for this study was to compare the lifetime prevalence of mental health disorders by migration status.
    Methods: We used a sample of 3183 African American adults from the National Survey of American Life (2001-2003). Using birthplaces of participants and their mothers, we classified adults as (1) Southern stayers, (2) migrators to the South, (3) migrators to the North or (4) Northern stayers. The outcomes were lifetime prevalence of any mental health, mood, anxiety, and substance use disorders. We used weighted log-Poisson regression models and adjusted for demographic characteristics and socioeconomic status.
    Results: Migrators to the North and Northern stayers had higher risks of any lifetime mental health, mood, anxiety, and substance use disorders compared to Southern stayers in the adjusted models. Migrators to the North and Northern stayers were more likely to report perceived discrimination.
    Conclusion: This study suggests that migrating families to the North may have experienced mental health adversities.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-17
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 623071-4
    ISSN 1433-9285 ; 0037-7813 ; 0933-7954
    ISSN (online) 1433-9285
    ISSN 0037-7813 ; 0933-7954
    DOI 10.1007/s00127-023-02605-x
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  3. Article ; Online: Anxiety: Recognition and Treatment Options.

    Vu, Vuong / Conant-Norville, David

    The Psychiatric clinics of North America

    2021  Volume 44, Issue 3, Page(s) 373–380

    Abstract: Athletes may first seek counsel from mental health professionals with concerns of performance anxiety. The mental health professional must carefully explore the context and origins of the athlete's anxiety in order to identify and address the root cause. ...

    Abstract Athletes may first seek counsel from mental health professionals with concerns of performance anxiety. The mental health professional must carefully explore the context and origins of the athlete's anxiety in order to identify and address the root cause. A detailed history and physical examination will help avoid missing comorbid conditions presenting with anxiety symptoms. This chapter highlights the importance of recognizing the circumstances in which anxiety symptoms may arise in athletes; identifying stressors that are exclusive to the athlete experience; determining how those symptoms can affect their performance and general livelihood; and developing a treatment strategy that maximizes the athlete's performance.
    MeSH term(s) Anxiety/diagnosis ; Anxiety/therapy ; Anxiety Disorders/diagnosis ; Anxiety Disorders/epidemiology ; Anxiety Disorders/therapy ; Athletes ; Humans
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-06-16
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 431518-2
    ISSN 1558-3147 ; 0193-953X
    ISSN (online) 1558-3147
    ISSN 0193-953X
    DOI 10.1016/j.psc.2021.04.005
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  4. Article: The Role of Cerebral Metabolism in Improving Time Pressured Decisions.

    Vu, An Thanh / Feinberg, David A

    Frontiers in psychology

    2021  Volume 12, Page(s) 690198

    Abstract: Speed-accuracy tradeoff (SAT) theory dictates that decisions can be made more quickly by sacrificing accuracy. Here we investigate whether the human brain can operate in a brief metabolic overdrive to overcome SAT and successfully make decisions ... ...

    Abstract Speed-accuracy tradeoff (SAT) theory dictates that decisions can be made more quickly by sacrificing accuracy. Here we investigate whether the human brain can operate in a brief metabolic overdrive to overcome SAT and successfully make decisions requiring both high levels of speed and accuracy. In the context of BOLD fMRI we expect "a brief metabolic overdrive" to involve an increase in cerebral oxygen metabolism prior to increased cerebral blood flow-a phenomenon known as the "initial dip" which results from a sudden drop in oxyhemoglobin in perfusing blood. Human subjects performed a motion discrimination task consisting of different difficulties while emphasizing either accuracy (i.e., without time pressure) or both speed and accuracy (i.e., with time pressure). Using simultaneous multi-slice fMRI, for very fast (333 ms) measurement of whole brain BOLD activity, revealed two modes of physiological overdrive responses when subjects emphasized both speed and accuracy. The majority of subjects exhibited the hypothesized enhancement of initial dip amplitude in posterior visual cortex (PVC) with the size of the enhancement significantly correlated with improvement in behavioral performance. For these subjects, the traditionally analyzed post-stimulus overshoot was not affected by task emphasis. These results demonstrate the complexity and variability of the BOLD hemodynamic response. The discovered relationships between BOLD response and behavior were only observed when subjects emphasized both speed and accuracy in more difficult trials suggesting that the brain can perform in a state of metabolic overdrive with enhanced neural processing of sensory information specifically in challenging situations.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-07-20
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2563826-9
    ISSN 1664-1078
    ISSN 1664-1078
    DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.690198
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  5. Article: Comparing Intramedullary Nails and Locking Plates in Displaced Proximal Humerus Fracture Management: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

    D'Almeida, Stacey S / Cannon, Reily / Vu, Nguyen T / Ponce, Brent A / Redden, David

    Cureus

    2024  Volume 16, Issue 2, Page(s) e54235

    Abstract: This study aims to provide an updated review comparing the complication rates and clinical outcomes of intramedullary nails and locking plates (LPs) in displaced proximal humerus fracture (PHF) management. We performed a systematic review of the Cochrane ...

    Abstract This study aims to provide an updated review comparing the complication rates and clinical outcomes of intramedullary nails and locking plates (LPs) in displaced proximal humerus fracture (PHF) management. We performed a systematic review of the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Clinical Trials Registry, EMBASE, and PubMed. Studies with level III evidence or higher comparing intramedullary nails and LPs used for internal fixation of displaced PHFs were included. The Methodological Index for Nonrandomized Studies (MINORS) criteria and Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions 5.2.0 were used to assess the risk of bias. Our meta-analysis included a comparison of method-related complications, pain scores, range of motion (ROM), and functional scores. A total of 13 comparative studies were included: five randomized controlled trials, three prospective cohort studies, and five retrospective cohort studies. The total number of patients included was 1,253 (677 in the LP group and 576 in the intramedullary nail group). Superior Constant-Murley scores and external rotation ROM were found in the LP group during the early postoperative period. However, long-term functional scores and complication rates were comparable between the two groups. We conclude that intramedullary nailing and LP fixation are both equally effective for the treatment of displaced PHFs. Neither treatment appears superior at this time, and more large-scale randomized controlled trials should be conducted to further evaluate the potential benefit of LPs in the early postoperative period.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-15
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2747273-5
    ISSN 2168-8184
    ISSN 2168-8184
    DOI 10.7759/cureus.54235
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  6. Article ; Online: In Search of the Promised Land: County-Level Disadvantage and Low Birth Weight among Black Mothers of the Great Migration.

    Vu, Cecilia / Arcaya, Mariana C / Kawachi, Ichiro / Williams, David R

    Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine

    2023  Volume 100, Issue 6, Page(s) 1093–1101

    Abstract: The Great Migration was a movement of roughly eight million Black Southerners relocating to the North and West from 1910 to 1980. Despite being one of the most significant mass internal migrations during the twentieth century, little is known about the ... ...

    Abstract The Great Migration was a movement of roughly eight million Black Southerners relocating to the North and West from 1910 to 1980. Despite being one of the most significant mass internal migrations during the twentieth century, little is known about the health outcomes resulting from migration and whether migrators' destination choices were potential mechanisms. This study measured the association between destination county disadvantage and odds of low birth weight during the last decade of the Great Migration. We used the US Census from 1970 as well as the birth records of first-time Black mothers who migrated from the South collected through the National Center of Health Statistics from 1973 to 1980 (n = 154,145). We examined three measures of area-based opportunity: Black male high school graduation rate, Black poverty rate, and racialized economic residential segregation. We used multilevel logistic regression, where mothers were nested within US counties, to quantify the relationship between county disadvantage and low birth weight. After adjusting for individual risk and protective factors for infant health, there was no relationship between county opportunity measures and low birth weight among migrators. Although high socioeconomic opportunity is typically associated with protection of low birth weight, we did not see these outcomes in this study. These results may support that persistent racial discrimination encountered in the North inhibited infant health even as migrators experienced higher economic opportunity relative to the South.
    MeSH term(s) Female ; Humans ; Infant ; Infant, Newborn ; Male ; Black or African American ; Infant, Low Birth Weight ; Mothers ; Residence Characteristics ; Human Migration
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-08-14
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1435288-6
    ISSN 1468-2869 ; 1099-3460
    ISSN (online) 1468-2869
    ISSN 1099-3460
    DOI 10.1007/s11524-023-00778-z
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  7. Article ; Online: Assessing bicycle-vehicle conflicts at urban intersections utilizing a VR integrated simulation approach.

    Xu, Zheng / Zheng, Nan / Logan, David B / Vu, Hai L

    Accident; analysis and prevention

    2023  Volume 191, Page(s) 107194

    Abstract: Animosity between drivers and cyclists has existed on urban road networks for many years. Conflicts between these two groups of road users are exceptionally high in the shared right-of-way environments. Benchmarking methods of conflict assessments are ... ...

    Abstract Animosity between drivers and cyclists has existed on urban road networks for many years. Conflicts between these two groups of road users are exceptionally high in the shared right-of-way environments. Benchmarking methods of conflict assessments are mostly based on statistical analysis with limited data sources. The actual crash data would be valuable to understand the features of bike-car collisions, however the available data are spatially and temporally sparse. To this end, this paper proposes a simulation-based bicycle-vehicle conflict data generation and assessment approach. The proposed approach uses a three-dimensional visualization and virtual reality platform, integrating traffic microsimulation to reproduce a naturalistic driving/cycling-enabled experimental environment. The simulation platform is validated to reflect the human-resembled driving/cycling behaviors under different infrastructure designs. Comparative experiments are carried out on bicycle-vehicle interactions under different conditions, with data collected from a total of 960 scenarios. Based on the results of the surrogate safety assessment model (SSAM), the obtained key insights include: (1) scenarios of a high conflict probability do not lead to actual crashes, which suggests that the classic SSM-based measurements such as TTC or PET values may not sufficiently reflect real cyclist-driver interactions; (2) the major cause of conflicts is variation in vehicle acceleration, which suggests that drivers are considered to be the main party responsible for bicycle-vehicle conflict/crash occurrence; (3) the proposed approach is able to generate near-miss events and reproduce interaction patterns between cyclists and drivers, facilitating experiments and data collections which would be typically unavailable for this type of study.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Accidents, Traffic/prevention & control ; Bicycling ; Environment Design ; Computer Simulation ; Virtual Reality
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-07-02
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 210223-7
    ISSN 1879-2057 ; 0001-4575
    ISSN (online) 1879-2057
    ISSN 0001-4575
    DOI 10.1016/j.aap.2023.107194
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  8. Article ; Online: Moving to opportunity? Low birth weight outcomes among Southern-born Black mothers during the Great Migration.

    Vu, Cecilia / Arcaya, Mariana C / Kawachi, Ichiro / Williams, David R

    Social science & medicine (1982)

    2023  Volume 328, Page(s) 115983

    Abstract: Objective: The Great Migration was a mass movement in the United States during the twentieth century of roughly eight million Black Southerners to the Northeast, Midwest, and West. Despite its significance, little is known about the health outcomes ... ...

    Abstract Objective: The Great Migration was a mass movement in the United States during the twentieth century of roughly eight million Black Southerners to the Northeast, Midwest, and West. Despite its significance, little is known about the health outcomes associated with this internal migration. This study assessed the relationship between migration and low birth weight among mothers born in the South between 1950 and 1969.
    Methods: We used approximately 1.4 million birth records of Black infants maintained by the US National Center for Health Statistics. To tease out the roles of the healthy migrant bias and of destination contexts, we compared two migration groups to Southern non-migrators: (1) migrators moving to the North and (2) migrators moving within the South. Non-migrants were matched to migrants using coarsened exact matching. We estimated the relationship between migration status and low birth weight stratified by birth year cohorts using logistic regression models.
    Results: There was positive selection in education and marriage among migrants moving out of the South and within the South. Results showed lower odds of low birth weight in both migration groups compared to Southern non-migrants. The odds ratios of low birth weight were similar in both comparisons.
    Conclusion: We found evidence consistent with a healthy migrant bias in infant health among mothers during the last decades of the Great Migration. Despite better economic opportunity, migrating to the North may not have offered additional protection for infant birth weight outcomes.
    MeSH term(s) Female ; Humans ; Infant ; Infant, Newborn ; Pregnancy ; Birth Weight ; Infant, Low Birth Weight ; Mothers ; United States/epidemiology ; Black or African American ; Human Migration
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-05-22
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 4766-1
    ISSN 1873-5347 ; 0037-7856 ; 0277-9536
    ISSN (online) 1873-5347
    ISSN 0037-7856 ; 0277-9536
    DOI 10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.115983
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  9. Article ; Online: Rare Case of Mixed Phenotype Acute Leukemia Presenting as a Myeloid Sarcoma Without Leukemic Involvement.

    Means, Jeffrey / Feldman, David / Shaw, Allison / Vu, Khoan

    The Permanente journal

    2022  Volume 26, Issue 1, Page(s) 132–136

    Abstract: Introduction: Mixed phenotype acute leukemia (MPAL) is a rare type of acute leukemia with immunophenotypic features of both myeloid-derived and lymphoid-derived lineages.: Case presentation: We present an atypical case of a 32-year-old woman ... ...

    Abstract Introduction: Mixed phenotype acute leukemia (MPAL) is a rare type of acute leukemia with immunophenotypic features of both myeloid-derived and lymphoid-derived lineages.
    Case presentation: We present an atypical case of a 32-year-old woman presenting with an anterior mediastinal mass and pericardial/pleural involvement that was initially diagnosed as primary mediastinal diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. However, flow cytometry on pleural fluid confirmed the diagnosis of MPAL of B-cell/myeloid lineage without peripheral blood/bone marrow involvement. The patient was treated with an acute lymphoblastic leukemia-type regimen and proceeded with myeloablative allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation in first complete remission.
    Conclusion: MPAL can rarely present with isolated extramedullary disease without leukemic involvement and can often be misdiagnosed as a non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Careful integration of all the clinical data, particularly flow cytometry results, can clarify the diagnosis and change the treatment plan.
    MeSH term(s) Acute Disease ; Humans ; Immunophenotyping ; Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/diagnosis ; Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/therapy ; Phenotype ; Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma ; Sarcoma, Myeloid/diagnosis
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-04-05
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Case Reports ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2062823-7
    ISSN 1552-5775 ; 1552-5775
    ISSN (online) 1552-5775
    ISSN 1552-5775
    DOI 10.7812/TPP/21.070
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  10. Article ; Online: Formulation and characterization of plant-based egg white analogs using RuBisCO protein.

    Zhou, Hualu / Vu, Giang / McClements, David Julian

    Food chemistry

    2022  Volume 397, Page(s) 133808

    Abstract: RuBisCO protein, which can be isolated from abundant and sustainable plant sources, can mimic some of the desirable functional attributes of egg white proteins. In this study, plant-based egg white analogs were successfully produced using 10 w% RuBisCO ... ...

    Abstract RuBisCO protein, which can be isolated from abundant and sustainable plant sources, can mimic some of the desirable functional attributes of egg white proteins. In this study, plant-based egg white analogs were successfully produced using 10 w% RuBisCO solutions (pH 8). These protein solutions had similar apparent viscosity-shear rate profiles, shear modulus-temperature profiles, gelling temperatures, and final gel strengths as egg white. However, there were some differences. RuBisCO protein gels were slightly darker than egg white, which was attributed to the presence of phenolic impurities. Moreover, RuBisCo proteins exhibited a single thermal transition temperature (∼66 °C) whereas egg white proteins exhibited two (∼66 and ∼81 °C). RuBisCO gels were more brittle but less chewy and resilient than egg white gels. This study provides valuable insights into the potential of RuBisCO protein for formulating plant-based egg white analogs.
    MeSH term(s) Egg Proteins/chemistry ; Gels/chemistry ; Hot Temperature ; Plant Proteins ; Rheology ; Ribulose-Bisphosphate Carboxylase/chemistry ; Viscosity
    Chemical Substances Egg Proteins ; Gels ; Plant Proteins ; Ribulose-Bisphosphate Carboxylase (EC 4.1.1.39)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-07-27
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 243123-3
    ISSN 1873-7072 ; 0308-8146
    ISSN (online) 1873-7072
    ISSN 0308-8146
    DOI 10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.133808
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