Background: The National Center for Health Statistics implemented the ICD-10 code U09.9 for “Long COVID'' or “post COVID-19 condition” on October 1st, 2021. Overall utilization, …
Background & Aims. Critical Access Hospitals (CAH) play a crucial role in the U.S. healthcare system by providing care to isolated rural communities. Declining population …
Africa is currently at a crossroads. Its fast economic development is being threatened by escalating conflict, which has not only affected the stability of the …
Background: Research shows that sexual and reproductive health (SRH) care providers lack training in the provision of care to marginalized groups of U.S. women, including …
Background: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) established the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) program under the 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA) to improve …
Nationwide, the need for mental health crisis care has trended upwards in recent years and currently exceeds capacity. This qualitative study aims to explore stakeholder …
This dissertation delves into the realm of government policies, examining their intricate impacts on state finances, public services, and labor market dynamics. The first chapter …
This dissertation contains three essays in econometrics. A common theme is the impact of publication bias on the statistical credibility of published research, reproducibility, and …
In this dissertation, I study the drivers and consequences of eviction filings in the U.S. rental housing market. Chapter 1 explores the role of credit …
The sustainability of plastics is one of the largest environmental concerns of our generation and scientists are seeking cost effective, sustainable alternatives to current environmentally …
People can flexibly adjust how they achieve their goals by configuring cognitive control, but the investment of cognitive control must be sufficiently motivated. Whereas prior …
This dissertation investigates the ways in which images of violence found in apocalyptic and related literature affected ancient Judeans. Anthropologists have examined the consequences of …
What are the conditions and causal processes by which international financial remittances can promote development in migrant-sending countries? This dissertation develops an explanation for the …
Abstract of ‘The Latin Poetics of Modern Greek Prose, 1821-1945’, by Christopher Jotischky, Ph.D., Brown University, May 2024 Although Latin was compulsory for many students …
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2, the causative agent of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and other respiratory viruses including influenza continue to pose one of the …
Brazil, while largely characterized as a deeply authoritarian society, has, since its democratization, managed to establish institutional channels of effective democratic participation. The success of …
Birth to 3 is a critical period for child development and later life outcomes, but due to persistent socioeconomic inequality in the United States, many …
Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease intimately associated with poverty, which afflicts over 250 million people world-wide and leads to significant morbidity in endemic regions. …
Financial insecurity characterizes modern life. It reflects ongoing instability in employment and earnings which are notably pronounced in the gig economy. This instability is compounded …
Throughout the twentieth century, Warsaw was a city pulled between dramatic extremes. In 1918, it was named the capital city of the newly founded Polish …
Neural circuits ensure the proper integration of various external sensory stimuli to generate the appropriate sets of behaviors for an animal’s survival. They are rendered …
“Monstrous Fugitivity: Reading Slave Legacies in Black Women’s Speculative Fiction” offers a critical reading analytic that examines how Black women writers conceptualize healing and liberty …
Background: Testicular germ cell cancer/tumor (TGCC/TGCT), both seminoma and non-seminoma, rates have significantly risen in the U.S. Inconclusive results have been published on epidemiologic studies …
Abstract of The modified 5-item frailty index, mortality, and hospital length of stay in geriatric traumatic fall injuries, by Daniel Antonson, Degree ScM., Brown University, …
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic was an unprecedented global health emergency imposing extensive challenges on health systems, economies, and societies across the globe. Understanding …
Neurodevelopment and transmission rely on the complex orchestration of gene expression at the levels of transcription and translation. Once considered simple housekeeping molecules, tRNAs, which …
Malaria remains a significant global health threat, with 608,000 malaria-attributed deaths in 2022. The global spread of artemisinin resistance and insecticide-resistant vectors mandates novel approaches …
Aging is the one thing that no person has survived. This complex phenotype is driven by many changes, including an increased prevalence of cellular senescence. …
Few studies have explored the metacognitive mechanisms behind effort-based decision making in dynamic paradigms designed intentionally for young children. In this preregistered study, we introduced …
Objective: The objective of this pilot study was to examine the relationship between stress, physical activity, and dyspareunia among college students assigned female at birth. …
Formerly incarcerated individuals face a host of social and medical barriers to reintegrating sustainability into society. A novel intervention of customizable form letters written by …
Background: Children and adolescents, especially low-income and minorities children, have the lowest levels of access to mental health services among all age groups. Additionally, in …
Sensory neurons have the unique ability to rapidly adapt their output in response to changes in their environment. Sensory nerve endings can become transiently or …
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by symptoms of inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity. While ADHD has a high degree of heritability, how rare genetic …
Background Socioeconomic status has been shown to influence patients’ ability to access healthcare. Hypothesis/Purpose The purpose of this study is to evaluate the socioeconomic status …
Background Formerly incarcerated individuals (FIIs) are a population with high rates of mental health disorders and 10% suffering from serious mental illness. These disorders are …
Biotechnology companies have challenges in their production processes due to the necessity to innovate to gain a competitive edge and meet the demands of the …
Background: Dental caries is the most common preventable childhood chronic disease. Children with advanced untreated dental caries may experience a multitude of negative health outcomes …