The Nevada National Board Professional Learning Institute | Shields | Activity http://www.nationalboardinstitute.com/members/banjorotate80/activity/ Activity feed for Shields. Fri, 23 May 2025 17:06:54 -0700 https://buddypress.org/?v=9.1.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 2e16015f21e6fed8e4a4cdf5a47921b8 Shields posted an update: BACKGROUND new alternatives for entry site closure (ESC) in […] http://www.nationalboardinstitute.com/activity/p/41769/ Sat, 08 Feb 2025 10:48:07 -0800 BACKGROUND new alternatives for entry site closure (ESC) in per-oral endoscopy myotomy (POEM) and gastric peroral endoscopy myotomy (G-POEM) have appeared. OBJECTIVE to compare the over-the-scope-clip (OTSC®) and conventional clips (CC) for ESC in POEM and G-POEM. MATERIAL AND METHODS a retrospective review of a prospective POEM and G-POEM…[Read more]

]]> 0 f0c4211567db16239bd83858c2c18244 Shields posted an update: Most prevalent food allergies during early childhood are […] http://www.nationalboardinstitute.com/activity/p/41032/ Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:46:57 -0800 Most prevalent food allergies during early childhood are caused by foods with a high allergenic protein content, such as milk, egg, nuts, or fish. In older subjects, some respiratory allergies progressively lead to food-induced allergic reactions, which can be severe, such as urticaria or asthma. Oral mucosa remodeling has been recently proven to…[Read more]

]]> 0 e2f099c4eaafdf746e0d7c73fac0f2f0 Shields posted an update: A higher Lund-Mackay (LM) computed tomography score ( […] http://www.nationalboardinstitute.com/activity/p/40283/ Thu, 06 Feb 2025 15:18:29 -0800 A higher Lund-Mackay (LM) computed tomography score (

=0.023) and older age (

=0.018) were significantly associated with decreased disease resolution. No other factors were significantly associated with the use of endoscopic sinus surgery within one year of otolaryngology presentation or resolution of CRS in this cohort.

The risk…[Read more]

]]> 0 280d596b1d5681a48df1423a69512af4 Shields posted an update: Through this framework, our model also learns meaningful […] http://www.nationalboardinstitute.com/activity/p/38326/ Tue, 04 Feb 2025 10:56:46 -0800 Through this framework, our model also learns meaningful image representations in a lower dimensional latent space and semantically associate separate parts of the encoded vector with both the person’s identity and facial attributes. This opens up the possibility of generating new faces and other transformations such as making the face thinner or…[Read more]

]]> 0 2ec288f628f8621156e382aaf1f8b227 Shields posted an update: Purpose Sexual and gender minority (SGM) young adults report […] http://www.nationalboardinstitute.com/activity/p/37479/ Mon, 03 Feb 2025 10:44:19 -0800 Purpose Sexual and gender minority (SGM) young adults report disproportionately higher rates of tobacco and nicotine product use. This study assessed the role of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in nicotine and tobacco product use among SGM young adults. Methods A cross-sectional survey was administered to 11,694 college students (ages 18-29…[Read more]

]]> 0 8ad8e78999672abd63c56d6b21ecaaca Shields posted an update: Given the hierarchical structure of the data, we used a […] http://www.nationalboardinstitute.com/activity/p/36517/ Sun, 02 Feb 2025 10:53:52 -0800 Given the hierarchical structure of the data, we used a multilevel mixed-effect logistic regression to explore the determinants. Twenty-seven percent of 432 health workers ever engaged in informal payment. This was more common amongst younger ( less then 35 years) health workers and those higher in the hierarchy (specialists and heads of d…[Read more]

]]> 0 44f56c9efb6dadb52a76b06b530c2f62 Shields posted an update: The present investigationwas carried out to determine the […] http://www.nationalboardinstitute.com/activity/p/35746/ Sat, 01 Feb 2025 11:01:05 -0800 The present investigationwas carried out to determine the effect of germination on pasting, rheological, morphological properties of Kodo millet flour and in-vitroantioxidant characteristics of its phenolic and γ-amino butyric acid extracts. Rheological analysis depicted complex flour viscosity decreased with an improvement in shear intensity,…[Read more]

]]> 0 40f4306e0f62411105e43228defc8d57 Shields posted an update: Furthermore, our time-resolved analytic approach is […] http://www.nationalboardinstitute.com/activity/p/32994/ Wed, 29 Jan 2025 10:25:14 -0800 Furthermore, our time-resolved analytic approach is applicable across other professional athletes for understanding their brain plasticity and superior behavior.

To present urologists with guidance on how to approach and manage lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in patients who have undergone radiation therapy (RT) for prostate…[Read more]

]]> 0 39a7f3c8f8c4a97b645978747e17118d Shields posted an update: lood insulin concentration; however, a greater RUPRDP ratio […] http://www.nationalboardinstitute.com/activity/p/31595/ Tue, 28 Jan 2025 17:07:13 -0800 lood insulin concentration; however, a greater RUPRDP ratio showed marginal effects on growth performance during the postweaning period.Differences in breeds and sire lines suggest the presence of a genetic component for heifer livability (HLIV). Genomic evaluation for this trait can increase profitability and improve animal health and welfare.…[Read more]

]]> 0 17b44d8db603cfdbd458e82f6e3d82eb Shields became a registered member http://www.nationalboardinstitute.com/activity/p/31570/ Tue, 28 Jan 2025 17:04:26 -0800 0