The purpose of the Faculty Publications collection is to preserve and share the scholarship of the Kansas City University community. Here we showcase research done by current and former staff and faculty members while employed by KCU.
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Submissions from 2012
Park Quality in Racial/Ethnic Minority Neighborhoods, Richard Suminski, Erin Connolly, Linda E. May, Jason A. Wasserman, Norma Olvera, and Rebecca Lee
Posterior Intercostal Artery Tortuosity and Collateral Branch Points: A Cadaveric Study, Eric Shurtleff and Anthony Olinger
Protection Against Protein Aggregation by Alpha-Crystallin as a Mechanism of Preconditioning, Jonathan E. Ferns, Christopher S. Theisen, Eugene E. Fibuch, and Norbert W. Seidler
Psoas Syndrome: A Frequently Missed Diagnosis, Andrea Tufo, Gautam Desai, and W. Joshua Cox
Red Blood Cell Fatty Acids are Associated With Depression in a Case-Control Study of Adolescents, James V. Pottala, Jan Talley, Steve Churchill, Daryl Lynch, Clemens von Schacky, and William S. Harris
Regular Maternal Exercise Dose and Fetal Heart Outcome, Linda E. May, Richard Suminski, Michelle D. Langaker, Hung-Wen Yeh, and Kathleen M. Gustafson
Relationships Between the Diet and Dentition of Asian Leaf Monkeys, Barth Wright and Mary S. Willis
Research From the Bedside to the Lab Bench & Back, Robert A. White, Michael Silvey, and Derek P. Logsdon
Research Funding at Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine in the United States, Richard Suminski, Linda E. May, and V. James Guillory
Small Business Support of Youth Physical Activity Opportunities, Richard Suminski and Ding Ding
The Effect of Dietary Adaption on Cranial Morphological Integration in Capuchins (Order Primates, Genus Cebus), Jana Makedonska
The “Homeless Problem” and the Double Consciousness, Jason A. Wasserman, Jeffrey Michael Clair, and Chelsea Platt
The Phoenix Physician: Defining a Pathway Toward Leadership in Patient-Centered Care, Robert G. Good, John B. Bulger, Robert T. Hasty, Kevin P. Hubbard, Elliott R. Schwartz, John R. Sutton, Monte E. Troutman, and Donald S. Nelinson
The Religious Person Revisited: Cross-Cultural Evidence From the HEXACO Model of Personality Structure, Naser Aghababaei, Jason A. Wasserman, and Drew Nannini
The Role of the Sutures in Biomechanical Dynamic Simulation of a Macaque Cranial Finite Element Model: Implications for the Evolution of Craniofacial Form, Qian Wang, Sarah Wood, Ian R. Grosse, Callum F. Ross, Uriel Zapata, Craig Byron, Barth Wright, and David S. Strait
Tooth Contact Versus Clenching: Oral Parafunctions and Facial Pain, Alan Glaros and Karen Williams
Ulcerated Plaques in the Pelvic Region of an Adult Female, Benjamin Barrick, Brian Matthys, and Garth R. Fraga
Use of a Structured Template to Facilitate Practice-Based Learning and Improvement Projects, Elizabeth McClain, Stewart F. Babbott, Terance T. Tsue, Douglas A. Girod, Debora Clements, Lisa Gilmer, Diane Persons, and Greg Unruh
Submissions from 2011
A Finite Element Analysis of Masticatory Stress Hypotheses, Janine Chalk, Brian G. Richmond, Callum F. Ross, David S. Strait, Barth Wright, Mark A. Spencer, Qian Wang, and Paul C. Dechow
Building Healthier Babies & Adults for Tomorrow, Linda E. May
Carnosine Protects Against the Neurotoxic Effects of a Serotonin-Derived Melanoid, Tanner D. Brownrigg, Christopher S. Theisen, Eugene E. Fibuch, and Norbert W. Seidler
Case of Ischemic Colitis in a Young Adolescent Associated With Triphasic Hormonal Contraceptive Therapy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature, D. Kade Rasmussen and Larry Segars
Functional PAK-2 Knockout and Replacement With a Caspase Cleavage-Deficient Mutant in Mice Reveals Differential Requirements of Full-Length PAK-2 and Caspase-Activated PAK-2p34, Jerry Marlin, Yu-Wen E. Chang, Margaret Ober, Amy Handy, Wenhao Xu, and Rolf Jakobi
Isoflurane Preconditioning Involves Upregulation of Molecular Chaperone Genes, Chad A. McClintick, Christopher S. Theisen, Jonathan E. Ferns, Eugene E. Fibuch, and Norbert W. Seidler
Isoflurane's Effect on Protein Conformation as a Proposed Mechanism for Preconditioning, Michelle R. Baker, Sean K. Benton, Christopher S. Theisen, Chad A. McClintick, Eugene E. Fibuch, and Norbert W. Seidler
Neuronal Glud1 (Glutamate Dehydrogenase 1) Over-Expressing Mice: Increased Glutamate Formation and Synaptic Release, Loss of Synaptic Activity, and Adaptive Changes in Genomic Expression, Elias K. Michaelis, Xinkun Wang, Ranu Pal, Xiaodong Bao, Kevin N. Hascup, Yunxia Wang, Wentung Wang, Dongwei Hui, Abdulbaki Agbas, In-Young Choi, Andrei B. Belousov, and Greg A. Gerhardt
Postpartum Pharmacokinetics of Peramivir in the Treatment of 2009 H1N1 Influenza: A Case Report, Patrick Clay, Raghavendra Adiga, Tracey A.H. Taylor, Rachael Alsup, Phillip M. Gerk, and MaryPeace McRae
Redox Mechanism of Neurotoxicity by a Serotonin–Acrolein Polymeric Melanoid, Meghan M. Murphy, Elizabeth D. Miller, Eugene E. Fibuch, and Norbert W. Seidler
Teaching of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Function in Osteopathic Medical Education, Christopher C. Surek, Shannon Lorimer, John J. Dougherty, and Robert Stephens
The Anatomical "Core": A Definition and Functional Classification, John J. Dougherty
The Depletion of DNA Methyltransferase-1 and the Epigenetic Effects of 5-aza-2'deoxycytidine (Decitabine) are Differentially Regulated by Cell Cycle Progression, Mazin Al-Salihi, Margaret Yu, David M. Burnett, Amanda Alexander, Wolfram Samlowski, and Frank A. Fitzpatrick
The Effects of a Multi-Axis Balance Board Intervention Program in an Elderly Population, John J. Dougherty, Anne Kancel, Cassandra Ramar, Crystal Meacham, and Stephen Derrington
Unique Variation of the Axillary Arch Muscle Discovered During Dissection Could Explain Neurologic Symptoms in the Living Patient, Ashley Telisky and Anthony Olinger
Wild Bearded Capuchin Monkeys (Cebus Libidinosus) Place Nuts in Anvils Selectively, Qing Liu, Dorothy M. Fragaszy, Barth Wright, Kristin A. Wright, Patricia Izar, and Elisabetta Visalberghi
With Diabetes, Actions Speak Louder Than Words, Patrick Clay
Youth Physical Activity Opportunities in Lower and Higher Income Neighborhoods, Richard Suminski, Ding Ding, Rebecca Lee, Linda E. May, Tonya Tota, and David Dinius
Submissions from 2010
A Bad Break--Bone Issues in People With HIV. What We've Learned so Far, and What You Can Do, Patrick Clay
Acousticofacial–Glossopharyngeal Triangle: An Anatomic Model for Rapid Surgical Orientation, Christopher C. Surek, Mark Van Ess, and Robert Stephens
Aerobic Exercise During Pregnancy Influences Fetal Cardiac Autonomic Control of Heart Rate and Heart Rate Variability, Linda E. May, Alan Glaros, Hung-Wen Yeh, James F. Clapp III, and Kathleen M. Gustafson
Age-Associated Changes in Synaptic Lipid Raft Proteins Revealed by Two-Dimensional Fluorescence Difference Gel Electrophoresis, Lei Jiang, Jianwen Fang, David S. Moore, Natalia V. Gogichaeva, Nadezhda A. Galeva, Mary L. Michaelis, and Asma Zaidi
Alkylation of the Tumor Suppressor PTEN Activates Akt and β-Catenin Signaling: A Mechanism Linking Inflammation and Oxidative Stress with Cancer, Tracy M. Covey, Kornelia Edes, Gary S. Coombs, David M. Virshup, and Frank A. Fitzpatrick
Anatomic Changes Related to Laryngeal Descent From Birth to 1 Year of Age: Do They Play a Role in SIDS?, Robert Stephens, Austin Bancroft, Alan Glaros, and Lisa H. Lowe
Assessment of Antihyperlipidemic Therapy in US Patients With Coronary Heart Disease, Ashley Moser and Larry Segars
Caspase Activation of p21-Activated Kinase 2 Occurs During Cisplatin-Induced Apoptosis of SH-SY5Y Neuroblastoma Cells and in SH-SY5Y Cell Culture Models of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease, Jerry Marlin, Yu-Wen E. Chang, and Rolf Jakobi
Fiberoptic Resonance Raman Spectroscopy to Measure Carotenoid Oxidative Breakdown in Live Tissues, Brandon G. Bentz, Jason Diaz, Terry A. Ring, Mark Wade, Konrad Kennington, Robert McClane, and Frank A. Fitzpatrick
Functional Anatomy of Human Scalene Musculature: Rotation of the Cervical Spine, Anthony Olinger and Phillip Homier
Genetic Variation in a Metabolic Signaling Pathway and Colon and Rectal Cancer Risk: mTOR, PTEN, STK11, RPKAA1, PRKAG2, TSC1, TSC2, PI3K and Akt1, Martha L. Slattery, Jennifer S. Herrick, Abbie Lundgreen, Frank A. Fitzpatrick, Karen Curtin, and Roger K. Wolff
Inhaled Anesthetics Promote Albumin Dimerization through Reciprocal Exchange of Subdomains, Benjamin J. Pieters, Eugene E. Fibuch, Joshua D. Eklund, and Norbert W. Seidler
Isoflurane’s Effect on Interfacial Dynamics in GAPDH Influences Methylglyoxal Reactivity, Ann E. Pattin, Sadie Ochs, Christopher S. Theisen, Eugene E. Fibuch, and Norbert W. Seidler
Mechanical Impact of Incisor Loading on the Primate Midfacial Skeleton and its Relevance to Human Evolution, Qian Wang, Barth Wright, Amanda L. Smith, Janine Chalk, and Craig Byron
Military Line Leadership and Tobacco Control: Perspectives of Military Policy Leaders and Tobacco Control Managers, Walker Poston, Richard Suminski, Kevin M. Hoffman, Nattinee Jitnarin, Joseph Hughey, Harry A. Lando, Amelia Winsby, and Keith Haddock
Mutation in Erythroid Specific Transcription Factor KLF1 Causes Hereditary Spherocytosis in the Nan Hemolytic Anemia Mouse Model, Daniel P. Heruth, Troy Hawkins, Derek P. Logsdon, Margaret I. Gibson, Inna V. Sokolovsky, Ndona N. Nsumu, Stephanie L. Major, Barbara Fegley, Gerald M. Woods, Karen B. Lewing, Kathleen A. Neville, Kenneth Cornetta, Kenneth R. Peterson, and Robert A. White
Otolaryngologic Community-Acquired MRSA Infections in a Suburban Private Practice, Gary Y. Shaw, Shari V. Montandon, and Michael R. Driks
Plasma Membrane Ca2+-ATPases: Targets of Oxidative Stress in Brain Aging and Neurodegeneration, Asma Zaidi
Redox Signaling, Alkylation (Carbonylation) of Conserved Cysteines Inactivates Class I Histone Deacetylases 1, 2, and 3 and Antagonizes Their Transcriptional Repressor Function, Kelly Doyle and Frank A. Fitzpatrick
The Global Impact of Sutures Assessed in a Finite Element Model of a Macaque Cranium, Qian Wang, Amanda L. Smith, David S. Strait, Barth Wright, Brian G. Richmond, Ian R. Grosse, Craig Byron, and Uriel Zapata
The Structural Rigidity of the Cranium of Australopithecus africanus: Implications for Diet, Dietary Adaptations, and the Allometry of Feeding Biomechanics, David S. Strait, Ian R. Grosse, Paul C. Dechow, Amanda L. Smith, Qian Wang, Gerhard W. Weber, Simon Neubauer, Dennis E. Slice, Janine Chalk, Brian G. Richmond, Peter W. Lucas, Mark A. Spencer, Caitlin Schrein, Barth Wright, Craig Byron, and Callum F. Ross
Toxicity of a Serotonin-Derived Neuromelanin, Elizabeth D. Miller, Eugene E. Fibuch, and Norbert W. Seidler
Transcriptomic Responses in Mouse Brain Exposed to Chronic Excess of the Neurotransmitter Glutamate, Xinkun Wang, Xiaodong Bao, Ranu Pal, Abdulbaki Agbas, and Elias K. Michaelis
Updating the Model Definition of the Gene in the Modern Genomic Era with Implications for Instruction, Mike U. Smith and Linda R. Adkison
Submissions from 2009
Activation of the Extrinsic Apoptotic Pathway by TNF-α in Human Salivary Gland (HSG) Cells in Vitro, Suggests a Role for the TNF Receptor (TNF-R) and Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 (ICAM-1) in Sjögren's Syndrome-Associated Autoimmune Sialadenitis, Yan Wang, Alexander A. Shnyra, Charlene Africa, and Christopher Warholic
A Small Grants Program Improves Medical Education Research Productivity, Nehad I. El-Sawi, Glynda F. Sharp, and Larry D. Gruppen
Assessing Awareness, Knowledge and Use of Folic Acid in Kansas Women Between the Ages of 18 and 44 Years, Glynda F. Sharp, Lorenda A. Naylor, Jinwen Cai, Melissa M. Hyder, Pradeep Chandra, and V. James Guillory
Convergence of Hormones, Inflammation, and Energy-Related Factors: A Novel Pathway of Cancer Etiology, Martha L. Slattery and Frank A. Fitzpatrick
Effect of Tourism and Trade on Intestinal Parasitic Infections in Guatemala, Laurtiz A. Jensen, Jerry Marlin, David Dyck, and Harold E. Laubach
Effects of Paraquat-induced Oxidative Stress on the Neuronal Plasma Membrane Ca2+-ATPase, Asma Zaidi, Denzyl Fernandes, Jennifer L. Bean, and Mary L. Michaelis
Elevated p21-Activated Kinase 2 Activity Results in Anchorage-independent Growth and Resistance to Anticancer Drug-induced Cell Death, Jerry Marlin, Andrew Eaton, Gerald Montano, Yu-Wen E. Chang, and Rolf Jakobi
Environmental Characteristics and Physical Activity in Racial/Ethnic Minority and Euro-American College Students, Richard Suminski, Sara Pyle, and Wendell C. Taylor
Fallback Foraging as a Way of Life: Using Dietary Toughness to Compare the Fallback Signal Among Capuchins and Implications for Interpreting Morphological Variation, Barth Wright, Kristin A. Wright, Janine Chalk, Michele P. Verderane, Dorothy M. Fragaszy, Elisabetta Visalberghi, Patricia Izar, Eduardo B. Ottoni, Paul Constantino, and Christopher J. Vinyard
Fluorescence Polarization Assay for Calmodulin Binding to Plasma Membrane Ca2+–ATPase: Dependence on Enzyme and Ca2+ Concentrations, Mangala Roshan Liyanage, Asma Zaidi, and Carey K. Johnson
Genomic and Biochemical Approaches in the Discovery of Mechanisms for Selective Neuronal Vulnerability to Oxidative Stress, Xinkun Wang, Asma Zaidi, Ranu Pal, Alexander S. Garrett, Rogelio Braceras, Xue-Wen Chen, Mary L. Michaelis, and Elias K. Michaelis
Immunotoxicity of Perfluorooctanoic Acid and Perfluorooctane Sulfonate and the Role of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Alpha, Jamie C. DeWitt, Alexander A. Shnyra, Mostafa Z. Badr, Scott E. Loveless, Denise Hoban, Steven R. Frame, Robyn Cunard, Stacey E. Anderson, B. Jean Meade, Margie M. Peden-Adams, Robert W. Luebke, and Michael I. Lester
Indentation as a Technique to Assess the Mechanical Properties of Fallback Foods, Peter W. Lucas, Paul Constantino, Janine Chalk, Charles Ziscovici, Barth Wright, Dorothy M. Fragaszy, David A. Hill, James J.W. Lee, Herzl Chai, Brian W. Darvell, Paul K.D. Lee, and Tony D.B. Yuen
Interfacial Effects on the Conformation of Amyloid-Beta Peptide, Norbert W. Seidler and Joshua D. Eklund
Malpractice Litigation Involving Iatrogenic Surgical Vocal Fold Paralysis: a Closed-claims Review with Recommendations for Prevention and Management, Gary Y. Shaw and Elizabeth Pierce
Mechanical and Nutritional Properties of Food as Factors in Platyrrhine Dietary Adaptations, Marilyn Norconk, Barth Wright, Nancy L. Conklin-Brittain, and Christopher J. Vinyard
Neighborhoods on the Move: A Community-Based Participatory Research Approach to Promoting Physical Activity, Richard Suminski, Rick L. Petosa, and Walker Poston
Pharmacokinetics of Concurrent Administration of Fosamprenavir and Atazanavir Without Ritonavir in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Negative Subjects, MaryPeace McRae, Patrick Clay, and Peter L. Anderson
Prevalence of Multi-Gastrointestinal Infections With Helminth, Protozoan and Campylobacter spp. in Guatemalan Children, Laurtiz A. Jensen, Jerry Marlin, David Dyck, and Harold E. Laubach
Quantitative Determination of Free Glycerol and Myo-Inositol From Plasma and Tissue by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography, Ryan A. Frieler, Dane J. Mitteness, Mikhail Y. Golovko, Heidi M. Gienger, and Thad A. Rosenberger
Targeting RhoA/Rho Kinase and p21-Activated Kinase Signaling to Prevent Cancer Development and Progression, Yu-Wen E. Chang, Ronald R. Bean, and Rolf Jakobi
The Effect of Habitual Smoking on Measured and Predicted VO2max, Richard Suminski, Larry T. Wier, Walker Poston, Brian Arenare, Anthony Randles, and Andrew S. Jackson
The Feeding Biomechanics and Dietary Ecology of Australopithecus Africanus, David S. Strait, Gerhard W. Weber, Simon Neubauer, Janine Chalk, Brian G. Richmond, Peter W. Lucas, Mark A. Spencer, Caitlin Schrein, Paul C. Dechow, Callum F. Ross, Ian R. Grosse, and Barth Wright
The Importance of Fallback Foods in Primate Ecology and Evolution, Paul Constantino and Barth Wright
Submissions from 2008
Assessing Prescriptions for Statins in Ambulatory Diabetic Patients in the United States: A National, Cross-sectional Study, Larry W. Segars and Amanda R. Lea
CAM Education: Promoting a Salutogenic Focus in Health Care, David P. Rakel, Mary P. Guerrera, Brian P. Bayles, Gautam Desai, and Emily Ferrara
Characteristics of Urban Sidewalks/Streets and Objectively Measured Physical Activity, Richard Suminski, Katie Heinrich, Walker Poston, Melissa M. Hyder, and Sara Pyle
Comparisons of Suspensory Behaviors Among Pygathrix cinerea, P. nemaeus, and Nomascus leucogenys in Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam, Kristin A. Wright, Nancy J. Stevens, Herbert H. Covert, and Tilo Nadler
Craniofacial Strain Patterns During Premolar Loading: Implications for Human Evolution, David S. Strait, Barth Wright, Brian G. Richmond, Callum F. Ross, Paul C. Dechow, Mark A. Spencer, and Qian Wang
Diagnosis and Management of Piriformis Syndrome: An Osteopathic Approach, Lori A. Boyajian-O'Neill, Rance McClain, Michele K. Coleman, and Pamela P. Thomas
Diurnal Variation in Pain Reports in Temporomandibular Disorder Patients and Control Subjects, Alan Glaros, Karen Williams, and Leonard Lausten
Evaluating Hip Pathology in Trochanteric Pain Syndrome; Pain Patterns Shared With Other Conditions Often Complicate the Diagnosis, Chris Dougherty and John J. Dougherty
Firefighter Health: A Pilot Study of Firefighter Health Surveillance, Robert Graham, Sara Pyle, C. Keith Haddock, Walker Poston, Richard Suminski, and Alan Glaros
Gamma-Synuclein as a Marker of Retinal Ganglion Cells, Irina Surgucheva, Alejandra D. Weisman, Jeffrey L. Goldberg, Alexander A. Shnyra, and Andrei Surguchov
Interchange of Autoinhibitory Domain Conformations in Plasma-Membrane Ca2+-ATPase-Calmodulin Complexes, Abhijit Mandal, Mangala Roshan Liyanage, Asma Zaidi, and Carey K. Johnson
Intra-Abdominal Pressures During Voluntary and Reflex Cough, W. Robert Addington, Robert Stephens, Michael M. Phelipa, John G. Widdicombe, and Robin R. Ockey
Is Primate Conservation Essential to Ecosystem Conservation?, Barth Wright and Kristin A. Wright
It’s Tough Out There: Variation in the Toughness of Ingested Leaves and Feeding Behavior Among Four Colobinae in Vietnam, Barth Wright, Larry Ulibarri, J. O'Brien, Brooke Sadler, Rika Prodhan, Herbert H. Covert, and Tilo Nadler
Mandibular Morphology as it Relates to Ingestive and Digestive Folivory in Trachypithecus and Pygathrix, Barth Wright, Rika Prodhan, Kristin A. Wright, and Tilo Nadler
