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MUSC Theses and Dissertations

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

The Effectiveness of the Army Medical Command Tobacco Cessation Regulation on Self-Reported Tobacco Quit Rates of Soldiers, Michael S. MacEachern

Diffusion of Health Care Policy Innovation across States: A Case Study of Dense Breast Notification Legislation and the Influence of Patient Advocacy, Gail B. Marcus

Improving the Process of Anatomical Specimen Transportation over Long Distances Using Lean Methodologies: A Case Study, Michael E. Mazzotta

Survey of Cone-Beam Computed Tomographic Use among General Dentists, Katherine Marie McKitrick

Best Practices for Translating Medical Social Work in a Virtual Setting, Shenita Melvin

Cell Biological Analyses of the Role of the VRK1 Protein Kinase in Mammary Epithelial Cells, Aye M. Mon

RIPK1 and Myosin IIA-dependent Ceramidosomes form Plasma Membrane Pores to Mediate Blebbing and Necroptosis, Rose N. Nganga

Implementation of Bedside Technology May Influence Satisfaction with Nurse-Patient Communication, Kathleen Habig Nippert

Reducing Non-Urgent Visits to the Emergency Department with the Growing Market of Urgent Care Facilities in the State of Florida, John Norman

Elicitation of Composite Patient Toxicity Scores in Cancer Clinical Trials with Application to Dose-Finding Trials for Combination Therapies, Nathaniel S. O'Connell

Elicitation of Composite Patient Toxicity Scores in Cancer Clinical Trials with Application to Dose-Finding Trials for Combination Therapies, Nathaniel S. O'Connell

Potential for Revenue Capture for Local Public Health: An Examination of Private Insurance Claims Data 2010-2014, Margaret Ostafin

A Retrospective Comparative Analysis of a CMS Nursing Home Compare Five-Star Quality Measure: Are We Improving Care?, Stephanie L. Perry

Effects of Smoking on Short-term Outcomes in Patients with Cancer, Kim Anne Pickett

Segmented Filamentous Bacteria Critically Regulates Commensal Gut Microbiota Osteoimmune Response Effects During Post-Natal Skeletal Development, Nicole Ann Poulides

Investigating the Pubertal Effects of High Advanced Glycation End Product (AGE) Consumption on Mammary Gland Development, Jamie F. Randise

Association of Speech Pathology or Occupational Therapy Utilization in NICU Babies Who Have Feeding Disorders at Birth: Do They Have Lower 12-Month Hospitalizations for Failure to Thrive?, Megan L. Richmond

Survival Mechanisms of Porphyromonas gingivalis in Human Primary Gingival Epithelial Cells: An Investigation of Host Antibacterial NOX and Autophagy Systems, JoAnn Simone Roberts

Survival Mechanisms of Porphyromonas gingivalis in Human Primary Gingival Epithelial Cells: An Investigation of Host antibacterial NOX and Autophagy Systems, JoAnn Simone Roberts

Effect of Beers Criteria on Healthcare Utilization and Cost in Community-Dwelling Elderly Patients, Courtney O'Neill Roldan

Implications for the 8p12-11 Genomic Locus in Breast Cancer Diagnostics and Therapy: Eukaryotic Initiation Factor 4E-Binding Protein, EIF4EBP1, as an Oncogene, Alexandria Colett Rutkovsky

Feasibility of Simulation to Teach High-Alert Medication Safety, Laura C. Sessions

Prelimbic Cortical Synaptic and Structural Plasticity Following Cocaine Self-administration and Abstinence in Rats: Role of Glutamatergic Pathway Specificity, Benjamin Michael Siemsen

Personal and Family History of Skin Cancer: A Possible Marker for Increased Internal Cancer Risk and Mortality, James Small

Non-Canonical PI3’Kinase Signaling Regulates AKT3 Activity in PTEN-null Basal Breast Cancer Cell Lines, Ericka LaShonda Smith