Publications by authors named "R C Hecht"
Acute malnutrition (AM) causes large loss of life and disability in children in Africa. Researchers are testing innovative approaches to increase efficiency of treatment programs. This paper presents results of a cost-effectiveness analysis of one such program in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) based on a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial Optimizing Treatment for Acute Malnutrition (OptiMA), conducted in DRC in 2018-20.
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- Chronic low back pain (cLBP) often leads to avoidance or distraction strategies, but the Mind Your Pain (MyP) app shows promise as a mind-body intervention for relief.
- A study with 29 participants assessed the app's effectiveness over 8 weeks, finding significant reductions in pain using the Pain, Enjoyment of Life and General Activity Scale (PEG).
- Results indicated that participants who responded well to MyP displayed increased activation in specific brain areas related to pain, suggesting potential neural biomarkers for cLBP management through mind-body approaches.
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- * Strengthening tuberculosis (TB) programs may provide a dual benefit, enhancing TB management while also improving readiness for future pandemics.
- * Research indicates that countries with robust TB programs before COVID-19 managed the pandemic more effectively, with success linked to community trust, ongoing care, innovative responses, effective communication, and continued support for TB initiatives.
In Brief: Unconventional oil and natural gas (UOG) operations, particularly hydraulic fracturing, have revolutionized oil and gas production, using and containing complex mixtures of chemicals that may impact reproductive health. While there is growing evidence for effects on births in hydraulic fracturing/UOG regions and good mechanistic evidence for potential reproductive toxicity, there is much research still needed to make firm conclusions about these practices and reproductive health.
Abstract: Unconventional oil and natural gas (UOG) operations have emerged over the last four decades to transform oil and gas production in the United States and globally by unlocking previously inaccessible hydrocarbon deposits.
Significance: Handheld optical coherence tomography (HH-OCT) systems enable point-of-care ophthalmic imaging in bedridden, uncooperative, and pediatric patients. Handheld spectrally encoded coherence tomography and reflectometry (HH-SECTR) combines OCT and spectrally encoded reflectometry (SER) to address critical clinical challenges in HH-OCT imaging with real-time retinal aiming for OCT volume alignment and volumetric correction of motion artifacts that occur during HH-OCT imaging.
Aim: We aim to enable robust clinical translation of HH-SECTR and improve clinical ergonomics during point-of-care OCT imaging for ophthalmic diagnostics.