Purzycka, Anna

Specifically in the medical field, Catholic providers rarely receive extensive education regarding the applications of moral theology to their work. Those knowledgeable on the topic have often gone to great lengths to acquire...

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Sauer, JS, Siordia, JA, Turek, JW, Cavanaugh, Nicholas B., and Knight, PA

The placement of permanent and temporary cardiac epicardial pacemaker leads through minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS) access remains a challenge. A reliable ergonomic approach for remote lead placement requires improved...

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Rud, Christopher T. OMS-3, Ridley, T. J., Macalena, J. A., and Krych, A. J.

Background: A sterile surgical marking pen is commonly used during anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) to outline the proposed skin incision and then to mark the graft during preparation. Once in contact with the...

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Turek, Joseph, Froud, Julia, Meyer, Alex, Larcia, Archana, Ashworth, Ravi, Endelman, Levi, and Cavanaugh, Nicholas B.

Bovine aortic arch is an anatomical variant in which the innominate and left common carotid arteries share a common origin. It is generally considered to be benign. The current literature estimates its prevalence may be as high...

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Conway, Brian D, Aldoss, Osamah, Rossi, Nicholas P, El-Hattab, Ahmed, Turek, Joseph W, Cavanaugh, Nicholas B, Meyer, Alex M, and Reinking, Benjamin E

Note: supplemental powerpoint slides available below. and OBJECTIVES: Arch branching has never been shown to influence recoarctation after extended end-to-end anastomosis via thoracotomy, yet in each study bovine arch...

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Bedford, Elliott and Rhatican, Brendan OMS-II

1. The Problem. “Proportionate means,” “ordinary means,” “the principle of double effect,” “moral certitude,” and “proximal material cooperation” are some of the philosophical concepts used in medical ethics. Oftentimes,...

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Anloague, Aric and Lowery, Jonathan W.

This experiment analyzes three different techniques used in literature to detect cytokine release from cells in vitro: the Human Cytokine Array (HCA) by R&D Systems, the BD Cytometric Bead Array (CBA) assay, and protein...

Rowe, Michael G., Schoerning, Laura, and Kagan, Penelope

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Renz, Lindsay N., Reed, V., and Rohr-Kirchgraber, Theresa

Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is a unique form of interstitial lung disease that is diverse in its presentation and etiology. • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is mediated by an inflammatory reaction to inhalation of an...

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Larsen, Bryan, Wittman, Emma OMS-2, Yar, Neela, de Seta, Francesco, and Schaut, Dominic

Background: Farnesol is added to numerous consumer products that intentionally, or inadvertently come in contact with tissues that may harbor the opportunistic yeast, Candida albicans. Objective: This study explores biological...

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