Publications by authors named "R L Searcy"
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- The patient presented with a range of severe symptoms, including cough, shortness of breath, weight loss, and skin lesions, with chest imaging showing extensive lung issues that resembled cancer.
- The diagnosis was confirmed through blood tests and a biopsy, highlighting the need to consider travel history and fungal infections in patients with similar respiratory symptoms in endemic areas.
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- The study investigates how transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) impacts physical activity (PA) in patients with cardiac implanted electronic devices (CIEDs).
- Researchers analyzed daily accelerometer data from patients who had consistent activity data for at least 6 months before and 12 months after TAVR.
- Findings showed a significant 14.7% increase in daily PA post-TAVR, with women experiencing a larger improvement than men, indicating potential for remote monitoring to assess outcomes in these patients.
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- Fecal indicator bacteria (FIB) are important for assessing water quality at beaches, but current monitoring methods are often infrequent, which can lead to inaccurate evaluations for recreational users.
- This study conducted high-frequency sampling (every 30 minutes) of FIB in a Central California harbor, revealing greater variability in bacteria concentrations compared to traditional open beach studies.
- The findings emphasize the need for more frequent monitoring and show that FIB levels are closely linked to environmental factors like chlorophyll a, turbidity, wind speed, and tide levels.
Forecasting environmental hazards is critical in preventing or building resilience to their impacts on human communities and ecosystems. Environmental data science is an emerging field that can be harnessed for forecasting, yet more work is needed to develop methodologies that can leverage increasingly large and complex data sets for decision support. Here, we design a data-driven framework that can, for the first time, forecast bacterial standard exceedances at marine beaches with 3 days lead time.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To promote equity in the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society (AOA) selection process, clear and timely communication of eligibility criteria is needed. Herein, the authors describe and assess the effectiveness of a novel method for improving transparency in the AOA selection process while also teaching students key professional development skills.
Methods: The authors hosted curriculum vitae (CV) workshops for interested medical students.