Augusta University

Public Administration Institutions, Access to Public Services, and Homicide Rates: A Cross‐National Analysis

ABSTRACT Previous valuable scholarship has examined how numerous political, economic, and social factors affect homicide rates. However, we do not understand how the character of public administration institutions and the equality of access to public services affect homicide rate...

Sleep Quality, Daytime Sleepiness, and Cardiovascular Strain in Career Firefighters—A Pilot Study

Background/Objectives: Firefighters may be at an elevated risk for cardiovascular disease due to occupational stressors, including shift work, overnight emergency responses, and sleep disruption. This cross-sectional pilot study conducted within a single career fire department ex...

Gaps Between Intended Learning and Practice in PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Programs: Alignment of Training Experiences With Accreditation Standards

Postgraduate Year One (PGY1) pharmacy residency programs are critical for developing clinically advanced pharmacists equipped with the skills necessary to improve patient care. However, alignment between intended training experiences, accreditation standards, and real-world imple...

Navigating physician-scientist careers: insights from American Board of Internal Medicine Research Pathway graduates

The American Board of Internal Medicine Research Pathway (ABIM RP) is designed to train physician-scientists by shortening postgraduate clinical training and increasing research time. We surveyed ABIM RP graduates to understand career trajectories, research engagement, and barrie...

Effects of organic solvents on the depth‐of‐cure determination of conventional and bulk‐fill resin composites

This study investigated the influence of organic solvents on the depth of cure (DOC) of resin composites. Two conventional (Filtek Universal [FU] and Beautifil II [BE]) and two bulk-fill (Filtek One Bulk Fill [FO] and Beautifil-Bulk [BB]) composites were evaluated. Cylindrical sp...

DUSP4 promotes anti-tumor CD8+ T cell function and boosts CAR-T cell efficacy in mouse colorectal cancer

The activation and function of CD8+ T cells, which are central for anti-tumor immunity, are tightly regulated by extracellular and intracellular signaling pathways. Dual-specificity phosphatases (DUSP), including DUSP4, dephosphorylate serine/threonine and tyrosine residues of pr...