Cities are hot during daytime in summer time - much hotter than their surrounding vegetated, often forested rural areas. This effect, the Urban Heat Island Effect, is determined by building materials, human activity, and urban vegetation. But how does it affect individual thermal comfort? We are interested in understanding relationships between temperature and thermal comfort in urban areas.

Purpose:This is a two-arm preliminary efficacy RCT in 120 participants testing a 6-week home-based walking and progressive resistance exercise program (EXCAP©®) vs. standard care on CIPN, interoception, and inflammation. Participants: This study will enroll 120 participants receiving neurotoxic chemotherapy or have completed neurotoxic chemotherapy in the past nine months (i.e., taxane-, platinum-, vinca alkaloid-, epothilone-, or proteasome inhibitor-based chemotherapy). Procedures (methods): Participants will complete questionnaires, clinical assessments, and a blood draw at two time points: pre-intervention (week 0, T1) and post-intervention (approximately week 6, T2).

Our team developed a calculator to help oncologists better estimate prognosis in patients with metastatic breast cancer (MBC). Using this information, our team developed a prognostic calculator to predict risk of death within 30 days for patients with MBC. For this information to impact care, it will have to be used in clinical practice. In order to increase the likelihood of successful adoption of the calculator into clinical practice, we will study its implementation and evaluate its impact. In this study, we will seek the input of doctors, nurses, and advance practice providers who care for patients with MBC to better understand the factors that encourage and dissuade discussion of prognosis and use of such a prognostic tool.

To assess hepatitis C virus treatment and hepatocellular carcinoma surveillance within practices and gauge the feasibility of a program to implement point-of-care risk stratification tools and screening referral systems.

We would like to help patients identify what is important to them, i.e., their values, and support communicating that to their caregivers and healthcare providers. We are trying to create a tool that will make it easier to share what is most important to patients with metastatic breast cancer and their caregivers, with the patient's oncology healthcare provider.

For adults undergoing a standard of care biopsy for screening or surveillance of Barrett's Esophagus (BE). We are comparing two biopsy methods: Seattle biopsy versus WATS biopsy for the detection of intestinal metaplasia (change in the lining of your esophagus or 'food tube' to that of your stomach).

This study examine resilience or how well one is equipped to bounce back after stressful events and other demographics of the child care workforce.

The purpose of this study is to understand the contraceptive goals of postpartum people experiencing incarceration and to identify the attitudes, beliefs, and practices of their doctors. The ultimate goal is to provide ethical recommendations to to the prison system.

The goal of this project is to revise an observer impression scale to assess the peer social competence of preschool children, examine the reliability and validity of the scale and its usability for teachers in early learning programs in the U.S.

The goal of this study is to explore differences in the content and structure of patient care across and within pediatric endocrinology centers. This mixed-methods study will describe clinic level demographics and processes across several international pediatric endocrinology clinics, as well as explore the roles and approach to delivering diabetes education and support. Results from this study will increase understanding of what may be driving disparate patient outcomes across centers and support future quality improvement research.