A Pilot Evaluation of the Respect You Curriculum.

Background: The objective of this study is to evaluate the Respect YOU program's impact on students' eating expectancies, body image satisfaction levels, self-efficacy, and knowledge. A total of 444 (intervention cohort n = 348, control cohort n = 96) underclassmen enrolled in health or physical education courses from 7 high schools in the Midwest participated in the study.

Methods: A repeated measure research design was utilized to assess students' eating expectancies, body image satisfaction levels, self-efficacy, and knowledge.

Abnormal centriolar biomarker ratios correlate with unexplained bull artificial insemination subfertility: a pilot study.

The mechanisms underlying male infertility are poorly understood. Most mammalian spermatozoa have two centrioles: the typical barrel-shaped proximal centriole (PC) and the atypical fan-like distal centriole (DC) connected to the axoneme (Ax). These structures are essential for fertility.

Do Stressful Events and Racial Discrimination Explain Racial Gaps in Exclusive Breastfeeding Duration? A Qualitative Interview Study with Black, Hispanic, and White Mothers Living in Ohio.

Objectives: This study aimed to understand why breastfeeding and exclusive breastfeeding rates substantially decrease shortly after birth among mothers in the USA. Specifically, we aimed to illuminate the impact of stressful life events and racial discrimination on mothers' breastfeeding behaviors and duration.

Methods: We conducted a qualitative analysis of semi-structured telephone interviews with women (N = 66; 47 White, 16 Black, and 3 Hispanic) who gave birth between 2019 and 2021 in Ohio.

Sperm centriole assessment identifies male factor infertility in couples with unexplained infertility - a pilot study.

Unexplained infertility affects about one-third of infertile couples and is defined as the failure to identify the cause of infertility despite extensive evaluation of the male and female partners. Therefore, there is a need for a multiparametric approach to study sperm function. Recently, we developed a Fluorescence-Based Ratiometric Analysis of Sperm Centrioles (FRAC) assay to determine sperm centriole quality.

Serum bilirubin as a predictor of graft outcomes after renal transplant.

Bilirubin is a signaling molecule that alters the immune response and metabolism. While bilirubin has been employed as a marker of renal and cardiovascular health, its role in renal transplant recipients is not known. In this study, we sought to determine the impact of bilirubin (total, direct and indirect) on the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) after renal transplantation.

Urine versus stent cultures and clinical UTIs.

Purpose: Current American Urological Association guidelines recommend pre-operative antimicrobial therapy based on prior urine cultures (UC); however, the role of stent culture (SC) in urologic practice is unclear. We examined whether UC and SC differed at the time of stent removal, as well as the association, microbiology, and timing of subsequent UTIs as related to SC.

Methods: This was a retrospective review of 159 patients with ureteral stents for indications of urolithiasis, benign stricture, malignant obstruction, and kidney transplant.

Renal Displacement with Supine to Prone Positional Change: Effect of Sex and Body Mass Index.

To determine patterns of kidney and retroperitoneal organ movement during positional change between the supine and prone positions as seen on CT scans. Axial CT scans of 75 subjects who underwent supine and prone positions were retrospectively analyzed. A total of 1650 measurements were taken for anterior/posterior, medial/lateral, cranial/caudal, skin-to-calix distance, kidney-to-liver distance, and kidney-to-colon distance in both positions.

A dynamic basal complex modulates mammalian sperm movement.

Reproductive success depends on efficient sperm movement driven by axonemal dynein-mediated microtubule sliding. Models predict sliding at the base of the tail - the centriole - but such sliding has never been observed. Centrioles are ancient organelles with a conserved architecture; their rigidity is thought to restrict microtubule sliding.

Fluorescence-Based Ratiometric Analysis of Sperm Centrioles (FRAC) Finds Patient Age and Sperm Morphology Are Associated With Centriole Quality.

A large proportion of infertility and miscarriage causes are unknown. One potential cause is a defective sperm centriole, a subcellular structure essential for sperm motility and embryonic development. Yet, the extent to which centriolar maladies contribute to male infertility is unknown due to the lack of a convenient way to assess centriole quality.

Healthcare providers attitudes towards risk stratification of adopted patients with limited family history information: a cross-sectional survey.

Familial medical history (FMH) is crucial for patient risk stratification; however, adopted patients' FMH knowledge may be limited. This can be problematic when determining steps in screening and management of patients. Little is known about providers' opinions and practices regarding adopted patients with limited FMH.

State Tested Nursing Assistants' Workplace Experiences That Threaten or Support Intent to Stay.

Purpose: Over 1 million Americans utilize skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) annually. Within SNFs, State Tested Nursing Assistants (STNAs) are primary caregivers; however, low retention rates are notable and threaten patient care.

Design: A phenomenological, qualitative study was conducted to explore intrinsic factors that influence STNAs' intent to stay in their positions.

Same-Day Discharge for Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy.

Introduction: Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy has provided advantages of decreased postoperative pain and length of stay when compared to the open approach. We provide our results of same-day discharge for laparoscopic donor nephrectomy.

Case Presentation: We examined the safety and efficacy of same-day discharge for laparoscopic donor nephrectomy in a retrospective cohort analysis.

Same-Day Discharge for Patients Undergoing Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy Is Safe and Feasible: Results of a Pilot Study.

Introduction: With healthcare reform, cost and patient satisfaction will directly affect hospital reimbursement. We present data on same-day discharge (SDD) for patients who underwent robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALP).

Methods: Patient data were gathered in an IRB-approved database.

Comparison of Urologic Complications Between Ureteroneocystostomy and Ureteroureterostomy in Renal Transplant: A Meta-Analysis.

Objectives: Transplant surgeons use a myriad of ureteral anastomotic techniques in renal transplant. Although the Lich-Gregoir extravesical anastomosis is the most common, ureteroureterostomy also is used. In this meta-analysis, our objective was to compare the complication rates of these 2 techniques as reported in the literature.

Genetic variation in the bioactivation pathway for polycyclic hydrocarbons and heterocyclic amines in relation to risk of colorectal neoplasia.

Animal work implicates chemical carcinogens, such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and heterocyclic aromatic amines (HAAs) as contributing to the development of colorectal cancer (CRC). The epidemiologic evidence, however, remains inconsistent possibly due to intra-individual variation in bioactivation of these compounds. We conducted a case-control study of colorectal adenoma (914 cases, 1185 controls) and CRC (496 cases, 607 controls) among Japanese Americans, European Americans and Native Hawaiians to investigate the association of genetic variation in the PAH and HAA bioactivation pathway (CYP1A1, CYP1A2, CYP1B1, AHR and ARNT) identified through sequencing with risk of colorectal neoplasia, as well as their interactions with smoking and intakes of red meat and HAAs.

Serum CRP and IL-6, genetic variants and risk of colorectal adenoma in a multiethnic population.

Chronic inflammation, which is suspected to play a role in the development of colorectal cancer (CRC), has rarely been studied in colorectal adenoma. We investigated the inter-relationships of serum levels of the inflammatory proteins CRP and in IL-6, single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the CRP (rs1205, rs1130864, rs1800947) and IL6 (rs1800795) genes, and lifestyle factors with colorectal adenoma in a sigmoidoscopy-based case-control study of 271 adenoma cases and 539 age-, sex-, and race/ethnicity-matched controls in Hawaii. We found no association of serum CRP or IL-6 levels with the risk of adenoma.

Vitamin D receptor polymorphisms and breast cancer risk: results from the National Cancer Institute Breast and Prostate Cancer Cohort Consortium.

Background: Vitamin D is hypothesized to lower the risk of breast cancer by inhibiting cell proliferation via the nuclear vitamin D receptor (VDR). Two common single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in the VDR gene (VDR), rs1544410 (BsmI), and rs2228570 (FokI), have been inconsistently associated with breast cancer risk. Increased risk has been reported for the FokI ff genotype, which encodes a less transcriptionally active isoform of VDR, and reduced risk has been reported for the BsmI BB genotype, a SNP in strong linkage disequilibrium with a 3'-untranslated region, which may influence VDR mRNA stability.

Association of genetic variation in the transforming growth factor beta-1 gene with serum levels and risk of colorectal neoplasia.

In the normal intestinal epithelium transforming growth factor beta-1 (TGFbeta-1) acts as a growth inhibitor, but in malignant cells it may act as a tumor promoter. However, only limited information is available on genetic variation in the TGFB1 gene and its relationship to circulating levels and risk of colorectal cancer. To characterize associations of genetic variation [tagging single-nucleotide polymorphisms (tagSNP) and haplotypes with frequency >0.

Sun exposure, diet, and melanoma in Hawaii Caucasians.

Much uncertainty remains about the type of sunlight exposure that most increases risk of cutaneous melanoma and the role of diet. The authors conducted a population-based case-control study (1986-1992) of Caucasians living on Oahu, Hawaii; included were 278 cases and age- and sex-matched controls. Plasma samples were measured for retinol, carotenoids, and alpha-tocopherol by high-pressure liquid chromatography.