Publications by authors named "M W Hamm"

Background: Since the rapid widespread uptake in 2020, the use of telemedicine to deliver diabetes specialty care has persisted. However, evidence evaluating patient and clinician perspectives on benefits, shortcomings, and approaches to improve telemedicine care for type 2 diabetes is limited.

Objective: This study aims to assess clinician and patient perspectives on specific benefits and limitations of current telemedicine care delivery for type 2 diabetes and views on approaches to enhance telemedicine effectiveness for patients who rely on it.

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We carry out a numerical study on the thermal behaviour of asteroid 3200 Phaethon, the parent body of the Geminid meteor shower. Phaethon's orbit is highly eccentric, with the perihelion distance as small as [Formula: see text]. During the perihelion passage the surface temperature rises so much that the reaction force of the thermal radiation from its surface affects Phaethon's orbital and spin motion.

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Background: This study aimed to gather information about parental practices, knowledge, and attitudes regarding infant sleep habits and environments, among families who practice non-recommended sleep practices.

Methods: We conducted one-on-one phone interviews with parents who had practiced non-recommended sleep methods with their infant and had or had not experienced an undesirable sleep event such as a fall. Interviews were recorded and coded with MAXQDA software.

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Accurately quantifying the functional consequences of noncoding mosaic variants requires the pairing of DNA sequences with both accessible and closed chromatin architectures along individual DNA molecules-a pairing that cannot be achieved using traditional fragmentation-based chromatin assays. We demonstrate that targeted single-molecule chromatin fiber sequencing (Fiber-seq) achieves this, permitting single-molecule, long-read genomic, and epigenomic profiling across targeted >100 kb loci with ∼10-fold enrichment over untargeted sequencing. Targeted Fiber-seq reveals that pathogenic expansions of the CTG repeat that underlie Myotonic Dystrophy 1 are characterized by somatic instability and disruption of multiple nearby regulatory elements, both of which are repeat length-dependent.

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Article Synopsis
  • A study investigated the experiences and challenges Black women face when seeking care for urinary incontinence (UI), focusing on their personal concerns and decisions related to care.
  • Researchers conducted interviews with 24 Black women aged 19 to 73, uncovering five main themes such as negative emotions related to UI, the normalization of symptoms leading to decreased reporting, and the dismissal of their concerns by healthcare providers.
  • The findings suggest that beyond embarrassment, previous trauma with healthcare systems impacts these women, highlighting the need for routine screening, better education on UI, and improved trust between patients and providers to enhance their care-seeking experience.
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