Develop cell culture lines from normal head and neck tissue for use in laboratory investigations of treatment response. Molecularly profile normal tissue against profiles of original tumors to validate their utility as cancer models.
The purpose of this registry is to observe outcomes of heart transplant recipients who are managed with HeartCare. This is done by collecting information about your heart transplant such as test results, biopsy results, and outcomes, storing that information in a database, and using that information for research.
This survey experiment aims to explore how people think about fairness in society. We are especially interested in how information about genes affects how people think about social and economic fairness. We hope to learn how scientific advancements in the area of genetics shapes people's attitudes towards society.
The purpose of this research is to study the performance of a device called PrevisEA, an investigational device not approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This research is sponsored by the maker of the PrevisEA device, Entac Medical Inc. This device listens to and records abdominal sounds which provides data that can help predict gastrointestinal impairment (GII). GII is a condition that is defined as the failure of oral re-feeding after abdominal surgery. This happens when any of the following events happen beyond 24-hours after abdominal surgery; • Vomiting • The need for your doctor to reverse the diet • The need for your doctor to place a nasogastric (NG) tube in you. A NG tube is a flexible rubber or plastic tube that is placed through the nose and down into the stomach. It can be used to carry food directly to the stomach.
To evaluate the impact of environmental exposures during pregnancy on women's cardio-metabolic health in the years following the pregnancy.
Domestic violence intervention programs (DVIPs), also known as batterer intervention programs (BIPs), are court-mandated and self-referred programs designed to address domestic violence perpetration through psycho-educational approaches and/or cognitive behavioral therapy. By building on the extant evidence base and conducting formative research, we will identify DVIPs that have demonstrated effectiveness and innovative practices, including the utilization of restorative justice frameworks, and assess their curricula, service delivery approaches, partnerships, and administrative structures. We will use this information as the basis to determine DVIP best practices, with the goal of improved outcomes in mitigating domestic violence.
This research examines how alternative food networks (AFNs) in Turkey enact autonomy by connecting various stakeholders, including small-scale producers, cooperatives, and consumers across the country, under a solidarity-based organization. Successful data collection will enable the researcher to obtain a deep understanding of the AFNs - specifically how they challenge the gendered production relations, maintain fair production and distribution chains, and finally, keep solidarity as the core principle of the network.
The purpose of this study is to gain a better understanding of the knowledge acquisition and information seeking habits of athletic trainers regarding the prevention and management of exertional heat illness. The study also aims to understand the facilitators and barriers associated with obtaining evidence-based information and implementing it in clinical practice. This will allow for the improvement of information delivery and knowledge transfer in the future.
We are conducting up to eight focus groups to learn about the experiences of people who provide group services to justice-involved people with mental health problems. The goal of this study is to learn about how to improve the development of a new intervention for justice-involved individuals with mental illness.
By collecting large amounts of data, this study aims to describe the pregnancy rate, pregnancy outcomes, health and disease burden of women of reproductive age and their children under 2 years prior to, during, and following pregnancy and to investigate the structural, socio-demographic, and clinical covariates that contribute to adverse outcomes