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Title: Association between taking asthma medication and total direct healthcare cost among patients with asthma
Author: Dave, Ira
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Public health
Description: Asthma is one of the most common chronic and financially burdensome diseases in the United States. Previous studies have focused on comparing healthcare costs between asthma patients and non-asthma patients. This study is unique as it compares hea...

Title: Factors associated with high-risk sexual behavior among Kenyans: Implications for public health strategies and policy in combating HIV/AIDS
Author: Onsomu, Elijah
Date Created: 2010
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Government policy, Epidemiology
Description: BACKGROUND: Sub-Saharan Africa, representing only 12% of the world population is home to nearly 23 million people, approximately 70% of all HIV positives worldwide. HIV/AIDS epidemic in Kenya is characterized by high-risk sexual behavior (HRSB) su...

Title: A Contactless Non-Intrusive Approach for Machine Learning-Based Personalized Thermal Comfort Prediction
Author: Ashrafi, Roshanak
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Civil engineering, Sustainability, Building
Description: Indoor thermal environmental conditions play a significant role in protecting occupants’ well-being. In this regard, schedule-based and predefined environmental control is one of the main reasons for the current discomfort and dissatisfaction with...

Title: CORRELATES OF PARENT-CHILD CONCORDANCE IN SEXUAL ATTITUDES: DOES PARTICIPATION IN THE PARENTS MATTER! PROGRAM IMPROVE THIS AGREEMENT?
Author: Bridger, Colleen
Date Created: 2009
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Health education, Families--Study and teaching
Description: The sexual health of America's teens is a critical public health issue. Parents are ill-prepared and ill-equipped to fill the sexuality education gap facing today's teens. Understanding the most effective and efficient way to teach parents how to ...

Title: PATIENT AND PROVIDER LEVEL PREDICTORS OF BREAST SURGEONS’ PRACTICE STYLES AND MODALITY APPROACHES FOR MASTECTOMY PROCEDURES
Author: Shahbazi, Sara
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Medical sciences
Description: ABSTRACTSARA SHAHBAZI. Patient and Provider Level Predictors of Breast Surgeons’ Practice Styles and Modality Approaches for Mastectomy Procedures(Under the direction of DR. LARISSA R. BRUNNER HUBER)Background: Breast cancer surgery, including mas...

Title: THE ASSOCIATION OF ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AND HORMONAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY USE WITH PERIODONTITIS
Author: Mehta, Arpit
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Dentistry
Description: The majority of US women have used oral contraceptives at some point in their lives and approximately 5% have used hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Few studies have investigated the association between these hormonal regimens and periodontitis, ...

Title: Predicting Compliance, Barriers, and Outcomes to Surgical Care Guidelines
Author: Cochran, Allyson
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Surgery, Medical sciences
Description: Clinical care guidelines optimize patient care, including Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS®) guidelines specific to surgery. However, despite their efficacy, compliance to guidelines by providers remains a challenge. Understanding ways to pre...