Publications by authors named "J Rushing"

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  • Local governments in North Carolina are using national opioid settlement funds to tackle the overdose crisis.
  • The Community Opioid Resources Engine for North Carolina (CORE-NC) has created tools and resources to aid these efforts.
  • These resources help local governments plan, implement, and report on their strategies for responding to opioid overdoses.
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This research addresses interaction mechanisms of water-soluble polymers used as soil mineral stabilizers via atomistic classical molecular dynamics (MD). Specifically, this study addresses polyelectrolyte interactions with kaolinite, a ubiquitous clay mineral, in soils. The two water-soluble polymeric species evaluated are PSS: poly(4-sodium styrenesulfonate) and PDADMAC: poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride).

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  • - This umbrella review looks at how allied healthcare practitioners, like music and physical therapists, help patients with disorders of consciousness, focusing on their assessment and treatment methods.
  • - The study synthesizes existing systematic reviews to evaluate the effectiveness of these interventions and assesses their research quality and potential biases.
  • - Researchers searched five academic databases for relevant studies and categorized the data, examining factors like recovery of consciousness and overall functional status in patients.
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Campsites represent highly sought after recreational amenities in the national parks of the United States. Equitable allocation of scarce recreational resources has long been a key management issue in U.S.

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Polymer gel electrolytes (PGE) have seen a renewed interest in their development because they have high ionic conductivities but low electrochemical degradation and flammability. PGEs are formed by mixing a liquid lithium-ion electrolyte with a polymer at a sufficiently large concentration to form a gel. PGEs have been extensively studied, but the direct connection between their microscopic structure and macroscopic properties remains controversial.

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