Publications by authors named "M H Lafferty"
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- Innovation is sought after in healthcare but its programs’ effectiveness is often unmeasured, especially regarding employee experiences, which led to the creation of the VA innovators network (iNET) to enhance patient care and processes.
- A study involving interviews with 50 participants across 15 sites revealed that many felt revitalized and appreciated new connections and recognition, though some faced challenges like time constraints.
- The findings indicate that iNET effectively promotes innovation and positively influences employee experiences, suggesting that similar programs could help address issues like burnout in the post-pandemic healthcare landscape.
Success of the UK's Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP) programme requires a robust plasma control system. This system has to guide the plasma from initiation to the burning phase, maintain it there, produce the desired fusion power for the desired duration and then terminate the plasma safely. This has to be done in a challenging environment with limited sensors and without overloading plasma-facing components.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWhile guided human cortical organoid (hCO) protocols reproducibly generate cortical cell types at one site, variability in hCO phenotypes across sites using a harmonized protocol has not yet been evaluated. To determine the cross-site reproducibility of hCO differentiation, three independent research groups assayed hCOs in multiple differentiation replicates from one induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) line using a harmonized miniaturized spinning bioreactor protocol across 3 months. hCOs were mostly cortical progenitor and neuronal cell types in reproducible proportions that were consistently organized in cortical wall-like buds.
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- The study examines the use of VA-purchased care among post-9/11 veterans with traumatic brain injury (TBI), highlighting their increased health-related complexities compared to other veterans.
- Findings show that 51% of veterans with TBI utilized VA-purchased care, and almost all of these individuals (99%) also received VA-delivered outpatient care.
- Factors such as the severity of TBI, health risk scores, and mental health conditions (like PTSD and depression) significantly influenced the likelihood of these veterans using VA-purchased care from 2016 to 2019.
Background: Stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT) is an emerging treatment for sinonasal tumors in dogs. Reported results regarding tumor control and incidence of acute and late radiation morbidities are inconsistent.
Objectives: To determine treatment efficacy and prognostic indicators of SRT in dogs with sinonasal tumors and to quantify acute and late radiation morbidities.