Publications by authors named "Michele Smith"

Background: Cardiac magnetic resonance is a useful clinical tool to identify late gadolinium enhancement in heart failure patients with implantable electronic devices. Identification of LGE in patients with CIED is limited by artifact, which can be improved with a wide band radiofrequency pulse sequence.

Objective: The authors hypothesize that image quality of LGE images produced using wide-band pulse sequence in patients with devices is comparable to image quality produced using standard LGE sequences in patients without devices.

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To bring about sexual dimorphism in form, information from the sex determination pathway must trigger sex-specific modifications in developmental programs. DM-domain encoding genes have been found to be involved in sex determination in a multitude of animals, often at the level of male somatic gonad formation. Here we report our findings that the DM-domain transcription factors MAB-3 and DMD-3 function together in multiple steps during the late stages of C.

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Background: Racism contributes to health disparities and is a serious threat to public health. Teaching physicians about racism, how to address it in medical practice, and developing high quality and sustainable curricula are essential to combating racism.

Objective: This study aimed to (1) describe the experience of racism and anti-racism teaching in residency programs, and elicit recommendations from key informants, and (2) use these data and formative research to develop recommendations for other residencies creating, implementing, and evaluating anti-racism curricula in their own programs.

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Over 20,000 children are hospitalized in the United States for asthma every year. Although initial treatment guidelines are well established, there is a lack of high-quality evidence regarding the optimal respiratory support devices for these patients. The objective of this study was to evaluate institutional and temporal variability in the use of respiratory support modalities for pediatric critical asthma.

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  • The report summarizes the November 2022 ASC/IAC Cytology Education Symposium, focusing on educational practices and opportunities for cytology students and other learners in anatomic pathology.
  • It discusses recruitment strategies for cytology programs, shares teaching resources, and highlights the role of virtual microscopy and online learning.
  • Additionally, the report addresses student wellness in schools of cytology, emphasizing the importance of mental health and support systems in educational settings.
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This report highlights information and outcomes from the November 2022 ASC/IAC joint Cytology Education Symposium, an annual conference organized by the Cytology Programs Review Committee. The manuscript provides information on shared educational opportunities and practices for cytology students and other learners in anatomic pathology, discusses recruitment strategies for schools of cytology, conveys teaching resources, introduces perspectives on virtual microscopy and online learning, and transmits information about wellness of students in schools of cytology.

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Objectives: The objective of this study was to describe the relationship between positive toxicology screens and measures of preinjury mental health and physical function in an orthopaedic trauma population.

Design: This was a cross-sectional study.

Setting: Urban Level 1 trauma center.

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  • This study looked at how people feel and how it relates to how much alcohol they drink.
  • Researchers found that people do not drink more when they’re feeling sad or upset, but they drink more when they're feeling happy.
  • The results are important because they challenge the idea that people drink mainly to cope with negative feelings, and now researchers want to look deeper into this topic.
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Although frequently hypothesized, the evidence for associations between affect and marijuana use in everyday life remains ambiguous. Inconsistent findings across existing work may be due, in part, to differences in study design and analytic decisions, such as study inclusion criteria, the operationalization of affect, or the timing of affect assessment. We used specification curves to assess the robustness of the evidence for affect predicting same-day marijuana use and marijuana use predicting next-day affect across several hundred models that varied in terms of decisions that reflect those typical in this literature (e.

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  • - The study analyzed how pre-existing mental health conditions and coping strategies affected low-income women's mental health during COVID-19, focusing on their perceptions of threat and support satisfaction.
  • - Results showed that resilience influenced active coping, while anxiety and depression before the pandemic led to avoidant coping and lower satisfaction with support.
  • - Increased anxiety and depression during the pandemic were linked to low self-compassion, threat appraisal, and COVID-19 hardships, stressing the need for targeted prevention and intervention strategies for vulnerable populations.
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Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is a form of noninvasive ventilation used to support pediatric patients with acute respiratory infections. Traditional CPAP interfaces have been associated with inadequate seal, mucocutaneous injury, and aerosolization of infectious particles. The helmet interface may be advantageous given its ability to create a complete seal, avoid skin breakdown, and decrease aerosolization of viruses.

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Objective: How individuals differentially implement specific emotion regulation (ER) strategies is a critical indicator of the progression of depressive and anxiety disorders. Symptoms of anxiety and depression may be associated with differences in ER, but little evidence to date had examined whether anxiety and depression were associated with individual differences in the real-time use of ER strategies.

Methods: This study used ecological momentary assessment (EMA) in two samples (n = 276) of undergraduate students from a single university who were assessed for 8-10 days.

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While appraisal and coping are known to impact adolescent psychopathology, more vulnerable or resilient responses to stress may depend on individual temperament. This study examined early life temperament as a moderator of the prospective relations of pre-adolescent appraisal and coping with adolescent psychopathology. The sample included 226 (62% female, 14-15 years) adolescents with assessments starting at 3 years of age.

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  • - This study explored how children's TV viewing relates to their ability to control impulses (effortful control), considering the influence of family risks like maternal depression and parental status.
  • - Data was collected from 306 parents and preschoolers over four assessments from 2008 to 2010, revealing that higher TV time is linked to lower executive control skills, while better control skills can reduce TV time.
  • - The study concluded that developing executive control in early childhood contributes to better social and academic readiness, while excessive TV viewing may negatively impact academic performance, with family factors influencing both areas.
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Background: Over the last decade, the provision of online gambling has intensified with increased access, enhanced betting markets, a broader product range, and prolific marketing. However, little research has explored how this intensification is influencing contemporary gambling experiences. This study focused on two research questions: 1) What changes in online gambling have online gamblers observed over the past decade? 2) How have these changes influenced the online gambling experiences and behaviours reported by treatment-seeking and non-treatment-seeking gamblers?

Methods: Two samples of Australian adults were interviewed: 1) 19 people who had been gambling online for at least a decade and with no history of treatment-seeking for online gambling, and 2) 10 people who had recently sought professional help for an online gambling problem.

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Emotion regulation (ER) is an important factor in resilience and overall well-being throughout development, and youth report increased variation in emotion and capacity for regulation across adolescence and early adulthood. Specific emotions may be associated with the use of different ER strategies, but much evidence exclusively collapses across negative and positive affect or may not reflect the daily experience of emotion and emotion regulation. The present study examined associations between the experience of unique positive and negative emotions and the use of common ER strategies in adolescence and early adulthood during daily life using ecological momentary assessment (EMA).

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  • The study analyzes the relationship between negative emotions and self-injurious thoughts and behaviors, suggesting that engaging in these behaviors can temporarily reduce negative feelings.
  • It includes data from 38 studies involving 1,644 participants, providing evidence that negative emotions tend to increase before such behaviors and decrease afterward.
  • The findings highlight that self-injurious thoughts and behaviors can serve as a coping mechanism for emotional distress, emphasizing their function in regulating negative affect rather than being solely harmful.
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Parents living in low-income contexts shouldered disproportionate hardships during the COVID-19 pandemic with consequences to maternal mental health and child adjustment. The current study uses a sample of first-time mothers (N = 147) of young toddlers, all living in low-income contexts, to examine the roles of pre-pandemic and COVID-19-specific risk and individual resilience factors in the prediction of changes to maternal mental health coinciding with the onset of the pandemic. Maternal mental health symptoms, in turn, were examined as predictors of child adjustment problems across 6 months of the pandemic and as a potential mechanism conferring pandemic risks to children.

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Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is a primary immune deficiency due to defects in phagocyte respiratory burst leading to severe and life-threatening infections. Patients with CGD also suffer from disorders of inflammation and immune dysregulation including colitis and granulomatous lung disease, among others. Additionally, patients with CGD may be at increased risk of systemic inflammatory disorders such as hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH).

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Adolescents' engage in new behaviours such as substance use and change others, such as reducing physical activity. Risks to health from these tend to be considered separately. We examined the association between multiple risk behaviours at age 16 years and outcomes in early adulthood.

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  • The study investigates the impact of human rhinovirus/enterovirus (HRV/HEV) on severe lower respiratory infections in children admitted to a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU).
  • Out of 155 children tested positive for HRV/HEV, 62% needed significant respiratory support within the first day of admission.
  • The research indicates that HRV/HEV is linked to serious respiratory issues, with 14% of these patients diagnosed with pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).
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The current study broadens our understanding of preschoolers' early math experiences with parents, recognizing that math knowledge and experiences are inclusive of numeracy as well as non-numeracy domains. Parents and preschoolers (N = 45) were observed exploring three domains of early mathematics knowledge (i.e.

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Difficulties with emotion regulation can take many forms, including increased sensitivity to emotional cues and habitual use of maladaptive cognitive or behavioral regulation strategies. Despite extensive research on emotion regulation and youth adjustment, few studies integrate multiple measures of emotion regulation. The present study evaluated the underlying structure of emotion regulation processes in adolescence using both task- and survey-based measures and determined whether differences in these emotion regulation latent factors mediated the association between peer victimization and internalizing psychopathology.

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Background: During HIV infection, fusion of the viral and cellular membranes is dependent on folding of the gp41 trimer into a six-helix bundle. Fusion inhibitors, such as the antiretroviral Enfuvirtide (T20), interfere with the formation of the gp41 six-helix bundle. Recent in vitro studies reveal that the gp41 immunodominant region one targeting antibody 3D6 can block T20 interference, but the clinical and pathophysiologic significance of this finding is unclear.

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Background: Despite the availability of effective antiemetic regimens, patients still experience chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV). 5-Hydroxytryptamine 3 (5-HT3) receptor antagonists (RAs) are the mainstay of CINV prevention, and updated antiemetic guidelines include new options.

Objective: The aim of this study was to highlight advances in CINV management, focusing on new 5-HT3 RA formulations in adults, updated antiemetic guidelines, and the role of nurses.

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