Publications by authors named "B Newsom"

Purpose: To evaluate visual outcomes and quality of vision following bilateral implantation of a hydrophobic acrylic intraocular lens (IOL) in eyes targeted for emmetropia.

Methods: This was a prospective, single arm study. Subjects were bilaterally implanted with the Clareon PanOptix IOL and evaluated at 1 and 3 months postoperatively.

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Introduction/objectives: The cost of medical services is a major barrier to healthcare accessibility for underserved populations in the United States. Community charity medical clinics help address this disparity by providing free or reduced-cost care for the medically underinsured; however, their economic and public health contributions are unknown. The objective of this study was to evaluate the scope of services and monetary impact of 4 community charity medical clinics in North Texas, with one of the largest medically underinsured populations in the United States.

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Historical ecology has revolutionized our understanding of fisheries and cultural landscapes, demonstrating the value of historical data for evaluating the past, present, and future of Earth's ecosystems. Despite several important studies, Indigenous fisheries generally receive less attention from scholars and managers than the 17th-20th century capitalist commercial fisheries that decimated many keystone species, including oysters. We investigate Indigenous oyster harvest through time in North America and Australia, placing these data in the context of sea level histories and historical catch records.

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Article Synopsis
  • Understanding past climate changes is crucial for validating current climate models, with archaeological sites acting as valuable data sources for ecological and paleoenvironmental research.
  • Many archaeological sites have been damaged or lost, highlighting the importance of legacy collections, which hold information that could otherwise be gone, but come with challenges like poor records and insufficient public awareness.
  • The text emphasizes the need for better practices in utilizing these collections, ethical considerations related to cultural resource management, and the importance of Indigenous involvement in the process.
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Students entering the inpatient psychiatric clinical rotation are faced with a new practice environment that may cause varying levels of anticipatory anxiety. A simulation was developed to provide the opportunity to rotate through four different patient types and experience an introduction to the inpatient psychiatric milieu. This simulation is a novel method to prepare students for inpatient psychiatric clinical experiences and is easily adaptable to fit the needs of a variety of programs.

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