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A Multi-modal Quality- Improvement Study of Strategies for Enhancing Adoption of Naloxone- Prescribing Clinical Decision Support
(Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2019-08-28)ABSTRACT: Objectives: Clinical Decision Support (CDS) has enormous potential to improve health outcomes and healthcare in general. Our working hypothesis is that CDS in the form of Best Practice Advisory for naloxone ... -
UNDERSTANDING CORRUPTION: WHY CORRUPTION EXISTS AND THE INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS NEEDED TO LESSEN ITS PRESENCE IN GOVERNMENT.
(Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2019-08-21)This thesis aims to provide insight into why corruption exists in government and how to prevent it from happening. Corruption, bribery, and the slew of illicit activities that accompany abuse of public office is a central ... -
Perspectives on Russian Foreign Policy: The Gerasimov Doctrine and War by Other Means
(Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2019-08-20)This thesis views interstate actions between the Russian Federation and its perceived adversaries through the lens of the so-called “Gerasimov Doctrine.” It traces the difference in origins of sovereignty between the United ... -
Discrimination In The Treatment of Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Youth
(Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2019-08-22)The age requirement included in the World Professional Association of Transgender Health (WPATH) Standards of Care (SOC) for genital surgery presents an ethical challenge for adolescent patients. Adolescents with Gender ... -
The Power of Local Government: A Case Study of Rockbridge County's High School Consolidation
(Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2019-08-19)Local government policies are far reaching and have a greater impact upon the lives of citizens than the state or national governments on a regular basis. This theory is examined through a case study of Rockbridge County, ... -
Disparities in access to fertility care in the united states: Ethical considerations for equitable solutions
(Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2019-08-19)There are significant disparities in access to fertility services in the United States. These disparities exist along lines of race, ethnicity, education, income, geographic location, marital status, gender identity, and ... -
HIGH SCHOOL ADVISORY PROGRAM AND ITS EFFECTS ON STUDENTS AND TEACHER ADVISORS IN AN INTERNATIONAL SETTING.
(Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2019-08-19)This dissertation begins by outlining the underlying factors impacting the provision of care through advisory programs in schools through a widespread literature review. The networked model of the ecological systems theory ... -
Reorganizing for Homeland Security: Does Centralization Improve Information-Sharing?
(Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2019-08-19)In the wake of the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, President George W. Bush signed into law the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296), which formally authorized the creation of the Department of Homeland ... -
DOMESTIC TERRORISM IN THE UNITED STATES: IDEOLOGY, RADICALIZATION, MOBILIZATION, AND THE LAW
(Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2019-08-29)While the United States fought wars in the mountains and valleys of Afghanistan and in the cities and sands of Iraq, as a part of the Global War on Terrorism, it is “quite clear that domestic terrorists … remain a clear ... -
Invisible Wounds of War: The Impact of Military and Civilian Communication on Soldier Mental Health
(Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2019-08-19)As soldiers and veterans return home from war, mental illnesses such as PTSD and moral injury can follow military personnel into civilian life. Throughout history, how society portrays or handles these invisible wounds of ... -
Under-representation in America: Special Interest Groups, Referendums, and Election Reform
(Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2019-08-26)Americans are inadequately represented. Despite being such an important part of political science, social choice theory remains an area of study seldomly incorporated into political dialogue. Special interest groups and ... -
The New Black: Third-Party Litigation Funding
(Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2019-08-14)Litigation finance is not new. The fact that some of today’s ethical restrictions on legal fee arrangements date back to Medieval England tell us that people have been trying to figure out creative ways to pay for lawsuits ... -
The effect of aging on cell migration and mechanosensation
(Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2019-08-13)Aged cells experience a variety of changes in migration and mechanosensation. These differences have important implications for wound healing, and fibrosis. In this study, it has been observed that young cells travel faster ... -
MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF SLC26A9 AND EVALUATION OF ITS POTENTIAL ROLE AS A MODIFIER OF CYSTIC FIBROSIS
(Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2019-08-12)Diabetes is an age-dependent complication of Cystic fibrosis (CF) that affects ~19% of adolescents and 40-50% of adults with CF. Genome-wide studies for age-at-onset of CF-related diabetes have identified variants near and ... -
AUTOMATIC DETECTION OF NYSTAGMUS IN BEDSIDE VOG RECORDINGS FROM PATIENTS WITH VERTIGO
(Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2019-08-12)Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) is the most common cause of vertigo. It can be diagnosed and treated using simple maneuvers done by vestibular experts. However, patients with this condition presenting to the ... -
3D PRINTING OF MULTI-FUNCTIONAL HYDROGELS
(Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2019-08-09)3D printing technology has been widely applied to rapid design and fabrication in recent years. Hydrogels fabricated by 3D printing are spotlighted owing to the emerging demands for complicated soft structures and biocompatible ... -
Differential Measurement Error across Time and Treatment Groups in Self-Reported Nutrition Data
(Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2019-08-07)In dietary observational studies and randomized controlled trials, researchers often try to ascertain the relationship between nutrient intake and biological outcomes, or the effect of interventions on intake and other ... -
EVALUATION OF FACULTY SATISFACTION METRICS IN UNIVERSITY RESERCH ADMINISTRATION OFFICES: IS THE DATA USED?
(Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2019-08-08)Faculty satisfaction on research administration processes and services is potentially valuable information for University offices. Metrics measuring faculty satisfaction is a direct assessment of contentment with the ... -
IDENTIFICATION OF PRIMARY TIME DRIVERS IN COMPLIANCE FOR NON-MEDICAL STEM RESEARCH, AND BEST PRACTICES FOR REDUCING TIME INVESTMENT BY FACULTY
(Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2019-08-05)An increase in time commitment for compliance measures in STEM research has been measured by the 2018 Federal Demonstration Partnership Survey (Schneider, 2019), despite widespread use of submission and signature technology, ... -
Preventing cancers in women with a familial breast cancer risk
(Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2019-07-25)Background: With the identification of new cancer risk factors and increased dissemination of genetic testing, it is imperative to understand how increased risk individuals prevent cancer. Women with a family history of ...