Publications by authors named "E K Hensley"

Purpose: There are an increasing number of techniques and tools to improve the capacity for children to relay their perceptions of their symptom experience while undergoing blood and marrow transplant (BMT). Network analysis (NA) is a tool that can illustrate associations between symptoms and the distress they cause. We aimed to develop a biopsychosocial assessment clinical analytic tool to examine symptom relationships for children undergoing BMT to find actionable relationships for intervention to improve clinical outcomes including mood.

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Developmental time is a fundamental life history trait that affects the reproductive success of animals. Developmental time is known to be regulated by many genes and environmental conditions, yet mechanistic understandings of how various cellular processes influence the developmental timing of an organism are lacking. The nervous system is known to control key processes that affect developmental time, including the release of hormones that signal transitions between developmental stages.

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Background: Mobile health (mHealth) applications (app) have proven to be useful in gathering symptom data for a variety of populations living with chronic and serious illnesses. These mHealth tools have been built for a variety of populations but can quickly lose their novelty over time due to the lack of changes and engagement between the mHealth tool and the user. High costs, constantly changing timelines, and difficulties in building compliant data storage systems are some of the reasons why mHealth development and implementation can be a challenge.

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Objective: To educate pharmacists regarding the hypothesis that the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine is linked to the development of autism.

Data Sources: Articles published from 1998 to 2009 were identified through electronic searches of Medline.

Study Selection: Articles were included if they evaluated or reviewed a possible link between the MMR vaccine and autism or discussed MMR epidemiology, legal proceedings involving the MMR vaccine and autism, or health professionals' impact on immunization decisions.

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A synthetic route to bis-indolyldihydroxybenzoquinones was adapted for parallel organic synthesis. The route involves selective conjugate addition of an indole to dichlorobenzoquinone promoted by Brønsted acid, followed by a Lewis acid-promoted conjugate addition of a second indole and a final hydrolysis. Methods for high-throughput purification of the products of this synthesis were also developed.

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