Virginia Commonwealth University

Managing HIV in the extreme: Viral load and drug monitoring in a patient with BMI > 60 on long‐acting cabotegravir/rilpivirine therapy

This case describes the use of long‐acting injectable (LA‐I) cabotegravir/rilpirivine (CAB/RPV) therapy in a morbidly obese person (body mass index [BMI] = 62 kg m −2 ) living with HIV without sustained viral load (VL) suppression after historic poor adherence to daily oral antir...

Longitudinal evaluation of sleep disturbances in survivors of childhood cancer: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study

Abstract Purpose The current study examines longitudinal changes in sleep disturbances and the risks they pose for new-onset health conditions in survivors of childhood cancer. Methods Five-year survivors ( N = 1081; median [range] age 50.0 [45.2–55.0] years) and siblings ( N = 2...

Lifetime Concussions and Head Impact Exposure During Collegiate Athletics: A CARE Consortium Study

OBJECTIVE: Despite a growing interest in the long-term effects of concussion and repetitive head impacts (RHIs) on brain health, understanding is limited regarding the clinical and cognitive changes that may accrue during collegiate athletics. METHODS: Collegiate student-athletes...

Prefix-sum encoding for quantum annealing with application to haplotype inference

Quantum annealing promises advantages for combinatorial optimization, but current hardware remains limited by sparse qubit connectivity. Encoding constrained problems onto these devices typically requires auxiliary variables that introduce dense couplings, degrading performance....

Restorative Practices in Racialized Student–Teacher Conflict: The Role of School Counselors

ABSTRACT Student–teacher conflict is a common feature of K‐12 schooling, frequently addressed through exclusionary disciplinary practices that prioritize compliance over relational repair and disproportionately affect Black students. Restorative practices offer an alternative fra...

Biracial Emerging Adults’ Phenotype and Multiracial Pride Predicting Academic Achievement via Discrimination Experiences

The current study examined how Biracial emerging adults’ phenotype and Multiracial pride were associated with racial discrimination and, in turn, GPA. Participants were 378 Biracial emerging adults. Results indicated that there were gender differences. Among women, Multiracial pr...

How Does Receipt of Dementia Screening Impact Depressive Symptoms Among Patients and Their Family Members?

BACKGROUND: The impact of dementia screening on the mental health of older adults and their family members remains insufficiently understood, particularly in light of the bidirectional dynamics within the older adult-family dyad. This study aims to examine how dementia screening...

Mechanisms of Association of Maternal Education and Intent to Vaccinate Children Against COVID-19

BACKGROUND Although higher maternal education is positively associated with many child health–promoting practices, it is more complicated for child vaccination, and the explanatory mechanisms remain unclear. We aimed to examine mechanisms underlying the association of maternal ed...