Publications by authors named "Quyen P Nguyen"
In this study, we examined religiosity and social support as predictors of resilience after a devastating flood. Three flood exposure groups of primarily middle-aged and older adults were compared: (1) non-flooded adults as controls, (2) once-flooded adults with structural damage to homes and property in the 2016 flood, and (3) twice-flooded adults who had relocated inland because of prior catastrophic losses in the 2005 Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and then flooded again in 2016. Resilience was assessed using the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC).
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- A study looked at how a flood affected the mental health of 223 mostly middle-aged and older adults, focusing on feelings like stress and depression.
- People who had more damage from the flood tended to feel worse, with more signs of PTSD and depression, while having supportive friends or family helped reduce these feelings.
- The older participants used religion to cope better and had fewer symptoms of worry and depression compared to younger ones, and the study suggests more research is needed on how people recover after disasters.
We report a method for the preparation of colloidal ZnO-diluted magnetic semiconductor quantum dots (DMS-QDs) by alkaline-activated hydrolysis and condensation of zinc acetate solutions in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO). Mechanistic studies reveal that Co(2+) and Ni(2+) dopants inhibit nucleation and growth of ZnO nanocrystals. In particular, dopants are quantitatively excluded from the critical nuclei but are incorporated nearly isotropically during subsequent growth of the nanocrystals.
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