Publications by authors named "P S Simmons"
A sign language journey to the land of smiles: Thailand study abroad.
J Deaf Stud Deaf Educ
December 2024
This qualitative study focused on the synergistic experience of a group of Deaf1 and hearing participants during a 2-week international study-abroad program to investigate the impact of immersing hearing American Sign Language (ASL) undergraduate majors with culturally Deaf faculty and doctoral students. 20 participants included undergraduate students who were ASL majors, Deaf doctoral students, faculty members, and an interpreter. Data included narratives with the Deaf faculty leader and the hearing ASL interpreter, a content analysis with the hearing undergraduates, and a section focused on the Deaf perspective with a thematic analysis with the Deaf faculty, students, and alumni.
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- Cardiogenic shock (CS) poses significant health risks, necessitating effective interventions to maintain blood pressure and tissue perfusion, while current treatments, like inotropes, can lead to serious side effects.
- The SEISMiC study aims to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of istaroxime, a new drug that may improve blood flow without overstimulating adrenergic receptors, in patients at risk for CS.
- This multinational, double-blind study involves patients with severe heart failure and aims to measure the drug's impact on blood pressure and other cardiac metrics over a 60-hour period, aiming to clarify istaroxime's potential benefits in managing pre-CS conditions.
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- Novel psychoactive substances (NPS), specifically benzodiazepines like bromazolam, are becoming increasingly prevalent and pose significant public health risks, especially in combination with opioids.
- A retrospective study in Travis County, Texas, reported bromazolam in 112 deaths from 2021-2023, with a dramatic increase in related drug toxicities over the period, particularly among young males.
- The majority of bromazolam-related fatalities involved polydrug use, predominantly with fentanyl, highlighting the dangers of mixing these substances amid the fentanyl epidemic.