Publications by authors named "A Wentz"
Red mud (RM) is composed of a waste alkaline solution (pH = 13.3) obtained from the production of alumina. It contains high concentrations of hematite (FeO), goethite (FeOOH), gibbsite [Al(OH)], a boehmite (AlOOH), anatase (Tetragonal-TiO), rutile (Ditetragonal dipyramidal-TiO), hydrogarnets [CaAl(SiO)(OH)], quartz (SiO), and perovskite (CaTiO).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn 2017, Rhode Island responded to rising overdose deaths by establishing statewide emergency department (ED) treatment standards for opioid overdose and opioid use disorder. One requirement of the policy is that providers prescribe or provide take-home naloxone to anyone presenting to EDs with opioid overdose. Among adults presenting to EDs with opioid overdose from 2018 to 2019, approximately half received take-home naloxone.
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- The study examines the use of opioid analgesics by patients with urolithiasis after being treated in the emergency department, highlighting the prevalence of opioid prescriptions among these patients.
- Data analysis revealed that 79% of the 892 patients studied received opioid prescriptions at discharge, and those prescribed opioids were significantly more likely to continue using them in the days following their ED visit.
- The findings suggest that patients who are given opioids at discharge are more likely to keep using them, regardless of their pain status at discharge, indicating potential implications for ongoing opioid use post-treatment.
Tandem Transesterification-Esterification Reactions Using a Hydrophilic Sulfonated Silica Catalyst for the Synthesis of Wintergreen Oil from Acetylsalicylic Acid Promoted by Microwave Irradiation.
Molecules
July 2022
SiO-SOH, with a surface area of 115 m/g and pore volume of 0.38 cmg, and 1.32 mmol H/g was used as a 20% / catalyst for the preparation of methyl salicylate (wintergreen oil or MS) from acetylsalicylic acid (ASA).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Lumbosacral radiculopathy/radiculitis (LR) or "sciatica" is a commonly intractable sequelae of chronic low back pain (LBP), and challenges in the treatment of LR indicate that persistent pain may have both mechanical and neuropathic origins. Mindfulness-based interventions have been demonstrated to be effective tools in mitigating self-reported pain in LBP patients. This paper describes the protocol for a randomized controlled trial (RCT) evaluating the effects of the specific mindfulness-based intervention Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) on LR symptoms and sequelae, including mental health and physical function.
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