Publications by authors named "D M Hawk"

Article Synopsis
  • Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) is a primary cause of diarrhea in travelers and children, prompting research into a new vaccine based on modified fimbriae (dscCfaE).
  • Preclinical tests showed that this vaccine, administered through a skin patch in a 3-dose regimen, was safe and generated immune responses in participants.
  • Phase 1 trials involved 46 subjects testing different vaccine doses, with the 50 µg group showing the best tolerance and immune response, leading to plans for further studies to improve the vaccine and evaluate its effectiveness against ETEC.
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Sixty-eight young people contributed to a Design Thinking Challenge created to elicit a better understanding of their electronic image-sharing experiences, the helpful and harmful consequences of image-sharing to adolescent mental health and safety, and promising interventions that allow young people to make more positive decisions and minimize their risks when sharing images through electronic devices. Through this collaborative group-based process, each co-design group engaged in a four-phase process to discover, define, develop, and deliver an intervention that took the form of a paper-based mobile app prototype. Young people reported that they need information and advice to support their and others' online decision making, help making situational decision-making skills for managing online interactions, and means to control information and images that can be accessed and distributed.

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Background: Campylobacter jejuni is a common cause of diarrhea and is associated with serious postinfectious sequelae. Although symptomatic and asymptomatic infections are recognized, protective immunity is not well understood. Previous data suggests that interferon γ (IFN-γ) may be associated with protection.

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We conducted clinic-based, influenza-like illness and diarrheal disease surveillance among U.S. service members participating in Operation Bright Star 2009.

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