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Chronic Fatigue Mechanisms in Autoimmune Diseases: Lessons from Primary Biliary Cholangitis and Systemic Sclerosis
DownloadFall 2023
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune disease affecting the body's connective tissues, resulting in progressive fibrosis and vasculopathy. In some cases, individuals with SSc may also develop primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), another autoimmune disease characterized by damage to their...
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Fall 2013
The histopathological examination of a biopsy is considered as the gold standard in the diagnosis of diseases for almost all kinds of cancer. Traditionally, the histopathological slides are examined under a microscope by pathologists. Nowadays, with the help of high speed, high resolution image...
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Gelled and Foamed Microemulsion-based Systems for Cutaneous Drug Delivery of Diclofenac Sodium
DownloadFall 2017
Abstract Topical formulations of diclofenac have become popular for treating various painful inflammatory conditions. Yet, not all formulations are suitable candidates for dermal delivery as the skin acts as a natural barrier that limits drug penetration. This barrier challenges the efficacy of...
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Respiration, Acid/Base, Ammonia and Ionoregulatory Strategies in the Pacific hagfish (Eptatretus stoutii)
DownloadFall 2016
Hagfish feed on putrefied carrion, which poses several environmental challenges to the scavenger including hypoxia (Low PO2), hypercapnia (high PCO2) and high environmental ammonia (HEA). To any other organism, these conditions would be physiologically challenging; however, hagfish seem to have...
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Spring 2016
The symbiotic union of art creation and art-based research found a practical application in research devoted to skin modification as a new frontier of communication among contemporary adolescents. Viewed through the lens of pedagogy, art, and adulthood, the study examined youths’ motivations and...
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Fall 2010
Introduction: This study sought to investigate the effects of soft tissue on measurements of a spinal vibration response using skin-mounted accelerometers and a non-invasive contact tip. Methods: Vibration was applied to the spine of porcine and human cadavers. Measurements of the spinal...