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1. Fifth Annual Summer Research Summit on Health Equity Organized by the Center of Excellence in Health Equity, Training and Research, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA on May 17, 2022

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Aaditya Arun, Abhijit Rao, Abigail Hecht, Aaron Garcia, Abiodun Oluyomi, Aaron Lapidus, Achilia Morrow, Adaeze Eze, Adedoyin Adesina, Ajeesh Sunny, Aleah Booker, Alejandra Duque, Aleksandr Tichter, Alexandra Alvarenga, Alexandra Fincher, Alexandra Regens, Alexandria Heinze, Alexis Batiste, Alice King, Alicia Bao, Alison Zill, Aliza Wong, Allison Teng, Alqassem Hakami, Amanda Barczyk, Amari Johnson, Amy Engler, Analisia Stewart, Anam Ahmed, Andrea Wallace, Andrew Anderson, Andrew Wapner, Angela Park, Anirudh Gadicherla, Anita Ramsetty, Anna Volerman, Anthony Duruewuru, Arkene Levy, Arlette Chavez, Armando Martinez, Ashley Alford, Ashly Paul, Asia Payne, Audrey Huang, Avery Allen, Ayleen Hernandez, Beau Meyer, Brian Downer, Brian Reed, Brianna Wapples, Cara Gomez, Carli O'Neal, Cassandra Pasadyn, Cate Campisi, Charles Hyman, Charleta Guillory, Chasity O’Malley, Chelsea Godfrey, Chethan Rao, Chris Amos, Chris Draft, Christen Jarshaw, Christian Shannon, Christina Kuruvilla, Christo Manikkuttiyil, Christopher Moriates, Claire Bollinger, Connor Vaculik, Courtney Jacobs, Crystal Casado, Cynthia Jumper, D. Wood, Dana Clark, Daniel Griffin, Daniel Millian, Danielle Gonzales, Danya Aljafari, Daryle Pickens, David Danesh, David Hsiou, David Karngba, Deepa Dongarwar, Demetria Smith-Graziani, Denise Iheanachor, Derek Yan, Devika Jaishankar, Elizabeth Keating, Elizabeth Onugha, Ellen Fremion, Ellie Edwards, Emelia Watts, Emily Anderson, Emily Powell, Emily Zientek, Emmanuel Achilike, Eric Rademacher, Erik Malmberg, Eugene Manley, Eunique Williams, Faisal Alqahtani, Farrah Jacquez, Farzanna Haffizulla, Felicia Rosiji, Felicia Skelton, Fyona Okundia, Gabriela Tantillo, Gabriela Garcia, Gabrielle Jacquet, Gabrielle Young, Gal Barbut, Genevra Murray, George Idehen, Grayson Jackson, Grey Loyd, Gualberto Munoz, Haeyeon Hong, Haley Ponce, Hamisu Salihu, Hammad Khalid, Hamza Shamim, Hanna Fanous, Heli Patel, Homa Amini, Hyacinth Mason, Hye Choi, Ian Peake, Ibrahim Omer, Ida Orengo, Ifeoma Ezenwabachili, Imelda Vetter, Israa Malli, Ivan Ponce, Jacob Moran, Jad Zeitouni, Jaideep Kapur, Jake Lynn, Jasmine Lemmons, Jay Ulysses, Jean Raphael, Jeff Robison, Jenna Jenna Zamil, Jennifer Onwukwe, Jensen Gary, Jessica McGraw-Heinrich, Jessica Lin, Jesus Vallejo, Jodie Holodak, John Davis, John Jawiche, John Miggins, Khan Mohammad, Kiara Olmeda, Kimberly Hammersmith, Kirsten Wheeler, Kristen Staggers, Kristian Jones, Kristina Hulten, Kylie Hagerdon, Laiba Asif, Lainie Mabe, Larissa Grigoryan, Laura Rosen, Laurel Chen, Lauren Gambill, Lauren Oliver, Lee Poythress, Leonard Wang, Lindsey Yates, Lisa Noll, Lon Pang, Lori Crosby, Love Nzeadu, Luis Lang, Luis Rustveld, Luke Gilman, Luke Nordstrom, Lydia Meece, Maija Holsti, Maisha Standifer, Marcus Moses, Margaux Amara, Maria Hernandez, Maria Macias, Maria Vigil-Mallette, Mariah Mills, Mariana Baroni, Maricarmen Marroquin, Mario Witt, Marissa Goodwin, Martha Diaz, Mary Fang, Maryam Shafaee, Matthew Morones, May Sudhinaraset, Meena Kannan, Melissa Bondy, Melissa Dunn, Melissa Suter, Meselle Jeff-Eke, Michael Hole, Michael Igwe, Michael Zhu, Michelle Colarelli, Michelle Debbink, Miles Farr, Mohamad Halawi, Monica Kowalczy, Monica Mitchell, Morgan Lee, Morgan Williams, Morhaf Achkar, Nabeeha Engineer, Nada Naaman, Nagireddy Putluri, Nalini Ram, Nancy Osazuwa, Natalie Guerrero, Natalie Tedford, Nathalie Jetté, Nathaniel Giles, Navya Kumar, Nicholas Peoples, Nital Appelbaum, Norman Farr, Oriana Reyes, Pablo de la Vega, Pablo Coello, Parker Kirby, Parth Malaviya, Patrick Hardigan, Paul Hershberger, Paulina Powell, Perry Smith, Praneet Paidisetty, Priyanka Ranchod, Rachel Deer, Rachel Johnston, Radha Nune, Rashmi Koul, Raymond Kitziger, Reagan Collins, Rebecca Woofter, Reginald Toussant, Ria Brown, Rider Calhoun, Riley Martinez, Rojelio Mejia, Romy Pena, Ryan Shepherd, Sajani Patel, Samagra Jain, Samiksha Prasad, Sarah Bell, Sarah Durbin, Sarah Heady, Sarah Pajka, Sarah Peiffer, Sarah Raines, Sarah Taha, Scott Rosenfeld, Shangyi Fu, Sheldon Kaplan, Shellie Wolf, Shixia Huang, Siya Khanna, Siyue Wang, Sofia Gereta, Soham Snih, Spencer Krane, Stacey Gomes, Stacey Rose, Stacy Pierson, Stephanie Camey, Stephanie Ivy, Stephanie Loo, Steven Mehl, Sumiko Maristany, Sundeep Keswani, Sunny Nakae, Susanna Cohen, Sylvia Adu-Gyamfi, Tamara Ortiz-Perez, Tania Alfaro, Tarrance Williams, Teresia O’Connor, Theresa Byrd, Thomas Agostini, Thomas Bini, Thomas Medrano, Tiffany Anaebere, Tim Lee, Timothy Crawford, Tina Brock, Ton La, Unoma Akamagwuna, Upal Roy, US Pediatric Multicenter Pneumococcal Surveillance Group, Vidhyasai Annem, Vijay Rajput, Vikram Patel, Vishal Patel, Warona Mathuba, Xian Yu, Yadira Leon, Yesenya Gonzalez, Yousef Rafati, Zachary Kadow, Zachary Simpson, Zahra Majd, Zane Shah, Zeena Nawas, and Zhining Ou

Subjects
Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270
Abstract

The fifth annual summer research summit organized by the Center of Excellence (COE) in Health Equity, Training and Research, Baylor College of Medicine (BCM), was held on May 17, 2022. The theme of this year’s summit was ‘Academic-Community Partnerships: Change Agents for Advancing Health Equity.’ Given the ongoing pandemic, the summit was conducted virtually through digital platforms. This program was intended for both BCM and external audiences interested in advancing health equity, diversity, and inclusion in healthcare among healthcare providers and trainees, biomedical scientists, social workers, nurses, and individuals involved in talent acquisition and development, such as hiring managers (HR professionals), supervisors, college and hospital affiliate leadership and administrators, as well as diversity and inclusion excellence practitioners. We had attendees from all regions of the United States as well as from Saudi Arabia. The content in this Book of Abstracts encapsulates a summary of the research efforts by the BCM COE scholars (which includes post-baccalaureate students, medical students, clinical fellows, and junior faculty from BCM) as well as the external summit participants. The range of topics in this year’s summit was quite diverse, encompassing disparities in relation to maternal and child health (MCH), immigrant health, cancers, vaccination uptakes, and COVID-19 infections. Various solutions were ardently presented to address these disparities, including community engagement and partnerships, improvement in health literacy, and the development of novel technologies and therapeutics. With this summit, BCM continues to build on its long history of educational outreach initiatives to promote diversity in medicine by focusing on programs aimed at increasing the number of diverse and highly qualified medical professionals ready to introduce effective and innovative approaches to reduce or eliminate health disparities. These programs will improve information resources, clinical education, curricula, research, and cultural competence as they relate to minority health issues and social determinants of health. The year’s summit was a great success! Copyright © 2022 Dongarwar et al. Published by Global Health and Education Projects, Inc. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License CC BY 4.0.

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2022
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2. Fourth Annual Summer Research Summit on Health Equity Organized by the Center of Excellence in Health Equity, Training and Research, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA on May 20, 2021

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Aanand Naik, Abbhirami Rajagopal, Adam Floyd, Adriana Gil, Aisha Tepede, Aisha Koroma, Aisha Deslandes, Akua Graf, Alejandra Ruiz-Velasco, Alexa Reyna-Carrillo, Alexandra Alvarenga, Alexia Awoseyi, Alexis Hernandez, Alexis Lawrence, Ali Asghar-Ali, Allyssa Abacan, Alyce Adams, Alyna Khan, Alyson McGregor, Alyssa Hansen, Amari Johnson, Andrea Coj, Andrea Vick, Andria Tatem, Anjali Aggarwal, Anjali Deendyal, Ann Blake, Annabella Awazi, Anne VanHorn, Anuj Marathe, Anusha Jayaram, April Adams, Arabella Hall, Ariana Heredia, Ariana Chavarria, Asha Morrow, Ashley Butler, Asia Hodges, Aura Mejia, Avani Patel, Ayleen Hernandez, Benjamin Akande, Blessing Felix-Okoroji, Brisa Garcia, Buckleitner Jenna, Callie Fischer, Camden Hallmark, Cara Coren, Carlos Ramos, Cecilia Gambala, Charleta Guillory, Chelsea Livingston, Chioma Onyejiaka, Chishinga Callender, Christina Aldrich, Christopher Largaespada, Claire Bocchini, Craig Cochran, Danielle Sherman, Danielle Gonzales, David Venzon, David Wittkower, Debbe Thompson, Deborah Thompson, Debra Eseonu, Deepa Dongarwar, Delia Rospigliosi, Denise Smart, Denisse Velazquez, Derek Lockett, Eberechi Nwogu-Onyemkpa, Elizabeth Byrne, Elyse Lopez, Eric Dybbro, Eric Storch, Erica Onwuegbuchu, Erica Valdes, Erin Donovan, Eunique Williams, Evan Keil, Faith Ihekweazu, Felicia Rosiji, Gabriela Espinoza-Candelaria, Gabriella Chmaitelli, Gabriella Tavera, Gail Oneal, Gal Barbut, Gauvain Tonpouwo, George Carrum, Gina DeFelice, Hamisu Salihu, Heather Haq, Helen Heslop, Houston Lester, Ifeoma Ezenwabachili, Ila Gautham, Jacquelin Powell, Jaime Alleyn, Jasmine King, Jaydira Rivero, Jayer Chung, Jayna Dave, Jean Raphael, Jen Bryan, Jendi Haug, Jennifer Bryan, Jenny Blau, Jerry Bellamy, Jessica Medrano, Jessica Ramirez, Jocelyn Greely, Jonnae Atkinson, Jorge Miranda, Jose Dominguez, Jose Roca, Joseph Mills, Joshua Hamer, Joshua Muñiz, Julliet Ogu, Karen Gibbs, Karen Johnson, Karen Riggins, Karla Fredricks, Keila Lopez, Kellie Williams, Keyishi Peters, Kil Hyein, LaQuisa Hill, Lee Weinstein, Lena Shay, Lentz Lefevre, Lindy Ross, Lisa Noll, Lois Akpati, Lorin Crear, Lucy Puryear, Maame Coleman, Madhuri Vasudevan, Malachi Miller, Maria Vigil-Mallette, Maria Jaramillo, Mariam Chacko, Mariana Baroni, Mariana Murillo, Maricarmen Marroquin, Marina Masciale, Marlene McNeese, Martinez Austin, Matthew Koller, Maya Lee, Maziar Nourian, Megan Abadom, Meghna Sebastian, Meheret Adera, Mei-Lei Laracuente, Michelle Lopez, Michelle Wright, Miguel Montero-Baker, Monica Gonzalez, Morrow Adelene, Mosope Adeyeye, Muzaffar Qazilbash, Namrata Walia, Nancy Shenoi, Natalia Rodriguez, Naya Mukdadi, Neeraj Saini, Norma Olvera, Ololade Chris-Rotimi, Paige Hoyer, Parisa Fallah, Peggy Smith, Premal Lulla, Priscilla Ehieze, Priyanka Murali, Rachel Head, Rachel Nwaneri, Rachelle Wanser, Racquel Lyn, Rammurti Kamble, Ramyar Gilani, Raquel Martinez, Rathi Asaithambi, Reginald Hatter, Rhanna Wilson, Ria Brown, Robert Shulman, Robert Mbilinyi, Robert Levine, Roe Avery, Romil Patel, Roslyn Aduhene-Opoku, Ruth Mizu, Saad Usmani, Sadia Usmani, Saeed Ahmed, Samantha Moore, Samer Hadidi, Sana Erabti, Sana Javed, Sana Younus, Sanders Mar’Quenda, Sandy Samaan, Sara Alam, Sara Welty, Sergio Navarro, Shad Deering, Shaine Morris, Shana Alford, Shangir Siddique, Shantyka Walton, Shayan Bhathena, Shelease O’Bryant, Shital Patel, Sindhu Idicula, Sophia Banu, Sophie Albert, Sophie McCullum, Sophie Lin, Star Okolie, Sunita Agarwal, Susan Gillespie, Syed Hussaini, Sylvia Hysong, Tammy Kang, Tara Everett, Taylor Ottesen, Tiana DiMasi, Tien Nguyen, Toi Harris, Tzu-An Chen, Vicki Mercado, Victoria Michael, Victoria Xie, William Simonds, Yesenya Gonzalez, Yicenia Aviles, Ynhi Thomas, and Zachary Pallister

Subjects
Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270
Abstract

The fourth annual summer research summit organized by the Center of Excellence (COE) in Health Equity, Training and Research, Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) was held on May 20, 2021. The theme of this year’s summit was ‘Strengthening Our Commitment to Racial and Social Justice to Improve Public Health.’ Given the ongoing pandemic, the summit was conducted virtually through digital platforms. This program was intended for both BCM and external audiences interested in advancing health equity, diversity and inclusion in healthcare among healthcare providers and trainees, biomedical scientists, social workers, nurses, individuals involved in talent acquisition and development such as hiring managers (HR professionals), supervisors, college and hospital affiliate leadership and administrators, as well as diversity and inclusion excellence practitioners. We had attendees from all regions of the United States, India, Pakistan and the Demographic Republic of the Congo. The content in this Book of Abstracts encapsulates a summary of the research efforts by the BCM COE scholars (which includes post-baccalaureate students, medical students, clinical fellows and junior faculty from BCM) as well as the external summit participants. The range of topics in this year’s summit was quite diverse encompassing disparities in relation to maternal and child health (MCH), immigrant heath, cancers, vaccination uptakes and COVID-19 infections. Various solutions were ardently presented to address these disparities including community engagement and partnerships, improvement in health literacy and development of novel technologies and therapeutics. With this summit, BCM continues to build on its long history of educational outreach initiatives to promote diversity in medicine by focusing on programs aimed at increasing the number of diverse and highly qualified medical professionals ready to introduce effective and innovative approaches to reduce or eliminate health disparities. These programs will improve information resources, clinical education, curricula, research and cultural competence as they relate to minority health issues and social determinants of health. The summit received very positive response in terms of zealous participation and outstanding evaluations; and overall, it was a great success. Copyright © 2021 Lopez et al. Published by Global Health and Education Projects, Inc. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License CC BY 4.0.

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2021
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3. United We Learn: Honoring America's Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Education

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Aspen Institute, Education & Society Program, Danielle Gonzales, Francesca López, and Ross Wiener

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State and local policymakers are making consequential decisions about the treatment of race and racism in schools. It is crucial to slow down, consider the evidence from research and experience, and apply that knowledge to improve teaching about race and racism. Authored in partnership between the Aspen Institute Education & Society Program and Dr. Francesca López, Professor & Waterbury Chair of Equity Pedagogy at Penn State University, "United We Learn" looks at empirical research on teaching about race and racism, across more than 40 studies on child development, beliefs about academic ability, positive ethnic-racial identity, and sense of belonging.

Published
2021

4. Third Annual Summer Research Summit on Health Equity Organized by the Center of Excellence in Health Equity, Training and Research, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA on June 9, 2020

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Abbhirami Rajagopal, Abiodun Oluyomi, Acara E. Turner, Adedoyin Johnson, Alfred Flores, Alfredo Echeverria, Ali Abbas Asghar-Ali, Alyssa Eason, Amy Orange, Andile Dube, Andres Bryan, Andrew Arvizu, Anil T. Mangla, Anjali Deendyal, Anjali Ramoutar, Anna M. Jilla, Annise Wilson, Antonio Jimenez, Ardawna Jael Green, Avani Patel, Aya Itani, Ayrea Hurley, Bess Biscocho, Beverly I. Anaele, Blessing Felix-Okoroj, Brittany Adams, Brooke Wagen, Camden J. Hallmark, Carole E. Johnson, Charles Park, Chaya Prasad, Chris Lavy, Chris Ulack, Christina Maxey, Christopher Nemeh, Dakota Rodgers, Danielle Gonzales, Danielle Whitman, Darius B. Dawson, David Latini, Debra Canales, Debra Dianne Murray, Deepa Dongarwar, Deepu Karri, Derek L. Lockett, Dhitinut Ratnapradipa, Dr. Emma Santa Maria, Edgardo Ordonez, Elisha Acosta, Elyse Lopez, Emmanuella Oduguwa, Erica Chow, Eunique L. Williams, Farzanna S. Haffizulla, Fernando X. Cuascut, Hamisu M. Salihu, Ibeth Caceres, Ionna D. Athanassaki, Jacob Atkins, Jacquelin Rodriguez, Jairo Barrantes Perez, Jalyce Taylor, Jeffery Joy, Jennifer Chang, Jennifer Lopez, Jennifer R. Gaertner-Otto, Jennifer Spinler, Jensine’ Norman, Joel Suarez, Jordan Jones, Joslyn Gober, Jqar Washington, Justin Magrat, Karen Armknecht, Katherine Dowdell, Kathleen McDeavitt, Katie Kirk, Kaylinda Tran, Kaylyn Snook, Kelsey Fitzhugh, Kelsey Jarrett, Kendal D. Hirschi, Kendra Ratnapradipa, Kobby A. Wiafe, Kristen Fisher, Krystal Carter, Laura Rosen, Lauren D. Garner, Lindy Ross, Lyssa Ochoa, Maria I. Castellanos, Maria Vigil, Maricarmen Marroquin, Marina Masciale, Mario Zuniga Palma, Marlene McNeese, Mary Beth Bennett, Matthew Morones, Megan Abadom, Meghna Sebastian, Mia Furgurson, Mia Vento, Michael K. Hole, Michael R. Kauth, Michelle Ludwig, Morgan Castelbuono, Mwamba Mvula, Nadia Sherif, Nancy Trinh, Natalia Rodriguez, Natalie Guerrero, Natasha M. Navejar, Neema Pithia, Nick Christian, Nick Huntington-Klein, Nicole Gras, Nina Truong, Norma Perez, Olusegun Bakare, Paige Hoyer, Patrick Costello, Patrick Hardigan, Paul Nakata, Rachel McCommon, Rachelle Wanser, Ramona Parker, Renee Lastrapes, Ria Brown, Robin P. Goin-Kochel, Russell McIntire, Samantha Janfaza, Samuel E. Willis, Sana Erbati, Sang (Sam) Pak, Sara L. Grisales, Sarah Gustafson, Sean Liu, Sergio M. Navarro, Shelby Johnson, Sherry Pinkstaff, Shetal Amin, Shital M. Patel, Sruthi Thomas, Taelor Farrow, Tara Everett, Terri L. Fletcher, Titilope Fasipe, Toi B. Harris, Torrence Tran, Trung Nguyen, Valencia P. Walker, Vicki Mercado, Victor Cheuy, Victoria Iwinski, Whitney Williams, William Lagor, William Robinson, and Yue Xie

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geography, Summit, geography.geographical_feature_category, Community engagement, business.industry, Center of excellence, General Engineering, Attendance, Health technology, Health literacy, Public relations, Health equity, Global health, Medicine, Book of Abstracts | Health Equity, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270, business
Abstract

Advancing Health Equity Through Innovations and Technology This year’s summit was unique given the COVID-19 pandemic: a major global outbreak that has imposed severe restrictions in all aspects of our life. At the outset, we were faced with three mutually exclusive options. First option was to cancel the summit in its entirety: this was the easiest and most obvious choice once the COVID-19 pandemic forced a near total lockdown all over the country with unprecedented disruptions of normal daily activities as the disease announced its thunderous touchdown on United States (US) soil. It was also the most-logical response faced with uncertainty regarding summit logistics and expected poor attendance due to the raging pandemic. Second option was to conduct a digital summit restricted to local audiences at Baylor College of Medicine: this option entailed implementing a virtual summit with attendance restricted to participants from our institution only. It sounded like a reasonable choice but that would impede the presence of diversity of topics, perspectives, insights and experiential learning opportunities, which are what render the summit exciting and worth attending. And finally, the last option was to conduct a digital unrestricted summit open to all interested audiences throughout the US. The conduct of a virtual summit open to all participants from around the country was initially considered daunting given the likelihood of amplified technical problems associated with an array of internet access differentials around the country, which would require a strong Information Technology (IT) presence throughout the sessions. Nonetheless, the attractiveness of going national with a virtual summit, despite the pandemic and logistical challenges, slowly gained converts and became the dominant choice. The response and level of participation in this first virtual summit showed an unanticipated surge despite the increase in registration fees to cover IT costs. This year, we had attendees from all regions of the US as well as from the United Kingdom. The range of topics was quite diverse encompassing health disparities in relation to cancers, nutrition, musculo-skeletal disorders, amputation rates, vaccination uptakes and COVID-19 infections. Various solutions were passionately presented to address these disparities including novel health technologies, community engagement and partnerships, improvement in health literacy and alternative therapeutics. There were no hitches despite the complex breakout sessions, and above all, attendees were satisfied and offered outstanding evaluation scores. This was definitely a summit that metamorphosed from pessimism to a triumphant success! Copyright © 2020 Salihu et al. Published by Global Health and Education Projects, Inc. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work, first published in this journal, is properly cited.

Published
2020

5. Recycling of viscose yarn waste through one-step extraction of nanocellulose

Author

Danielle Gonzales, Karen S. Prado, and Márcia A.S. Spinacé

Subjects
Thermogravimetric analysis, Materials science, Environmental pollution, 02 engineering and technology, Raw material, Chemical Fractionation, Biochemistry, Nanocellulose, 03 medical and health sciences, Crystallinity, Structural Biology, Viscose, Recycling, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Cellulose, Molecular Biology, 030304 developmental biology, Waste Products, 0303 health sciences, Textiles, Extraction (chemistry), Temperature, General Medicine, 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology, Nanostructures, Kinetics, Chemical engineering, 0210 nano-technology, Sulfur
Abstract

Textile manufacturing industries generate large amounts of viscose yarn waste (VW) that causes serious environmental pollution. In this study, VW was used as raw material to successfully extract nanocellulose (NC) in a facile one-step extraction process, without any pretreatment. Different hydrolysis reaction times (5–60 min) were employed, and the extracted material was characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, scanning and transmission electron microscopies, atomic force microscopy, and thermogravimetric analysis. Interestingly, it was possible to obtain NC in only 5 min of reaction without any pretreatment and with an increase of 50% in the crystallinity, which was attributed to the pretreatments VW undergone in textile industry that swell cellulose chains and make them more accessible to further reactions. The higher crystallinity index was observed after 30 min of reaction (87%), and through microscopy, it was verified that the morphology of the VW was completely changed to irregular nanoparticles with average size of 42 nm. The obtained NC showed interesting properties to be used in several potential applications, including stabilization of oil/water Pickering emulsions. These results indicate that VW is an attractive source to obtain NC, making the extraction of NC from VW a value-added alternative to recycle this textile waste.

Published
2019

6. Factors that increase diagnostic yield of surgical lung biopsy in pediatric oncology patients

Author

David A. Partrick, Shannon N. Acker, Megan K. Dishop, Robin R. Deterding, James T. Ross, and Danielle Gonzales

Subjects
Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Delayed Diagnosis, Biopsy, Pulmonary Surgical Procedures, Lung biopsy, Malignancy, Intraoperative Period, Risk Factors, Neoplasms, Humans, Medicine, Child, Lung, Retrospective Studies, medicine.diagnostic_test, business.industry, Medical record, Retrospective cohort study, General Medicine, medicine.disease, Surgery, medicine.anatomical_structure, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Absolute neutrophil count, Female, business
Abstract

Purpose Recent data demonstrate that surgical lung biopsy in immunocompromised children, including oncology patients, alters therapy in only 50% of cases. We hypothesized that there are factors identifiable preoperatively which can predict the patients who will or will not benefit from surgical biopsy. Methods We reviewed the medical records of all children with malignancy who underwent surgical lung biopsy between 2004 and 2013 at a single institution, excluding those children who had previously undergone a solid organ or bone marrow transplant. Results Eighty lung wedge biopsies were performed (median age 13years, IQR 5.25–16; 63% male, n =50) 53 (66%) of which led to a change in patient management. The majority of biopsies were performed to diagnose a new mass or differentiate infection from metastases (mass group) ( n =68, 85%), and 12 biopsies (15%) were performed to diagnose a known infection for antibiotic guidance (infection group). Children in the infection group were more likely to be febrile preoperatively, were more likely to be an inpatient preoperatively, and had a lower absolute neutrophil count at the time of biopsy. Patients in the infection group had higher postoperative mortality rates and higher rates of major complications. Conclusion In pediatric oncology patients, surgical lung biopsy has a lower diagnostic yield and higher complication rate when performed for antibiotic guidance. Prior to proceeding with biopsy in this high-risk patient population, surgeons and oncologists should carefully weigh the potential risks and benefits.

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2015
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7. Pediatric appendicitis and need for antibiotics at time of discharge: Does route of administration matter?

Author

Suhong Tong, Denis D. Bensard, Shannon N. Acker, Lindel C. Dewberry, Amanda L. Hurst, Danielle Gonzales, Sarah K. Parker, David A. Partrick, and Anna Schubert

Subjects
Male, Pediatrics, medicine.medical_specialty, Adolescent, medicine.drug_class, Antibiotics, Administration, Oral, Patient Readmission, 03 medical and health sciences, Route of administration, 0302 clinical medicine, Postoperative Complications, 030225 pediatrics, Medicine, Appendectomy, Humans, Pediatric appendicitis, 030212 general & internal medicine, Abscess, Child, Retrospective Studies, Postoperative Care, Hospital readmission, business.industry, Retrospective cohort study, General Medicine, medicine.disease, Appendicitis, Combined Modality Therapy, Patient Discharge, Anti-Bacterial Agents, Treatment Outcome, Child, Preschool, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Injections, Intravenous, Surgery, Female, business, Complication
Abstract

Introduction Following complicated appendicitis, there are limited data available to guide the surgeon regarding antibiotic selection, specifically in regards to route of administration. We hypothesized that among children with appendicitis who are discharged home with antibiotic therapy, the post-discharge readmission and complication rates do not differ between those children who receive IV antibiotics and those who receive PO antibiotics. Methods We performed a retrospective review of all children discharged home on antibiotics following appendectomy at a single institution between 11/10–10/14. We compared outcomes including ED and hospital readmission rates, and development of postoperative complications, between those children who were discharged on IV antibiotics and those discharged on PO antibiotics. Results 325 children were discharged with antibiotics following appendectomy ( n =291 PO antibiotics group; n =34 IV group). On both univariate and multivariate analysis, rate of each complication did not differ between the two groups including inpatient readmission (5% PO vs. 6% IV; p =0.8), ED readmission (10% vs. 11%; p =0.8), postdischarge complications related to the operation (10% vs. 15%; p =0.4), or abscess development post-discharge (4% vs. 3%; p =1). Conclusions Among children with complicated appendicitis who are discharged home with ongoing antibiotic therapy, our data demonstrate no differences in outcomes between those children who receive IV and PO antibiotics. Further data, collected in a prospective fashion, are needed to clarify the role of IV and PO antibiotics among children with perforated appendicitis.

Published
2015

8. A Matter of Degrees: Preparing Teachers for the Pre-K Classroom

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Danielle Gonzales, Danielle Gonzales, Linda Darling-Hammond, Marisa Bueno, Danielle Gonzales, Danielle Gonzales, Linda Darling-Hammond, and Marisa Bueno

Abstract

Reviews the research on how pre-K teacher preparation affects learning and program quality. Explores the potential costs and benefits of raising preparation standards, expected challenges, and strategies states and localities have used to address them.

Published
2010

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