Introduction: We present a case of a renal tumor infiltrating the pulmonary arteries that was diagnosed after using point-of-care ultrasound in the emergency department (ED).
\nCase Report: A 78-year-old female presented with non-specific symptoms of heart failure. Efficient diagnosis and management were possible after using imaging in the ED that showed renal tumor extension from her left kidney to pulmonary arteries.
\nConclusion: This is the first case report to our knowledge on diagnosing and managing a newly discovered renal mass in the emergency setting. For non-specific symptoms of heart failure, one
should consider obtaining a point-of-care ultrasound in the ED
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","language":"eng","license":{"name":"Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0","short_name":"CC BY-NC-ND 4.0","text":"Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.\r\n\r\nNonCommercial — You may not use the material for commercial purposes.\r\n\r\nNoDerivatives — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material.\r\n\r\nNo additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0"},"keywords":[{"word":"Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT)"},{"word":"Self-determination theory (SDT)"},{"word":"Competence"},{"word":"Foreign-language classroom anxiety (FLCA)"},{"word":"speech acts"}],"section":"Article","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/99s6t692","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Kathleen","middle_name":"S","last_name":"Guerra","name_suffix":"","institution":"University of Denver","department":"Spanish"},{"first_name":"Claudia","middle_name":"Helena","last_name":"Sanchez-Gutierrez","name_suffix":"","institution":"UC Davis","department":""},{"first_name":"Paloma","middle_name":"","last_name":"Fernández Mira","name_suffix":"","institution":"","department":""}],"date_submitted":"2024-10-21T10:15:15.861000-06:00","date_accepted":"2025-04-17T11:55:16.672000-06:00","date_published":"2025-06-09T10:51:00-06:00","render_galley":{"label":"Final Galley","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/l2/article/38388/galley/36530/download/"},"galleys":[{"label":"Galley v1","type":"other","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/l2/article/38388/galley/36359/download/"},{"label":"Final Galley","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/l2/article/38388/galley/36530/download/"}]},{"pk":43521,"title":"A Woman with Abdominal Pain","subtitle":null,"abstract":"Case Presentation: A 28-year-old woman with a history of cocaine and opioid use disorder presented to the emergency department with abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting for two days. She’d had irregular bowel movements with constipation for quite some time. Physical exam was notable for diffuse peritonitis and melena on digital rectal exam. Patient had a witnessed episode of hematochezia. Computed tomography of the abdomen and pelvis with intravenous contrast demonstrated sigmoid colon intussusception, and the patient underwent emergent surgery for definitive treatment. Specimen was sent to surgical pathology and revealed no lead point.
\nDiscussion: While sigmoid intussusception is not a rare finding, it is exceedingly rare in young adult patients who do not have a pathologic lead point. Lead points are areas of inflammation, lesions, or masses that snag the bowel and initiate the process of telescoping that ultimately results in an intussusception. This patient was not found to have such a lead point on gross examination during surgery or on extensive specimen examination in the pathology lab. Instead, her sigmoid intussusception is hypothesized to be secondary to decreased gut motility in the setting of chronic opioid use disorder.
","language":"eng","license":{"name":"Creative Commons Attribution 4.0","short_name":"CC BY 4.0","text":"Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.\r\n\r\nNo additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"},"keywords":[{"word":"Intussusception"},{"word":"colectomy"},{"word":"Gastroenterology"},{"word":"Polysubstance Use"}],"section":"Images in Emergency Medicine","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/9dj953hg","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Colton","middle_name":"","last_name":"Conrad","name_suffix":"","institution":"University of Massachusetts Medical School – TH Chan School of Medicine, Baystate Medical Center Department of Emergency Medicine, Springfield, Massachusetts","department":""},{"first_name":"Reginald","middle_name":"","last_name":"Alouidor","name_suffix":"","institution":"University of Massachusetts Medical School – TH Chan School of Medicine, Baystate Medical Center Division of Trauma/ Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery, Springfield, Massachusetts","department":""},{"first_name":"Christopoher","middle_name":"","last_name":"Allison","name_suffix":"","institution":"University of Massachusetts Medical School – TH Chan School of Medicine, Baystate Medical Center Department of Emergency Medicine, Springfield, Massachusetts; University of Massachusetts Medical School – TH Chan School of Medicine, Baystate Medical Center Department of Critical Care Medicine, Springfield, Massachusetts","department":""}],"date_submitted":"2025-02-14T09:29:31.497000-06:00","date_accepted":"2025-04-18T10:04:55.616000-06:00","date_published":"2025-06-08T13:33:00-06:00","render_galley":null,"galleys":[{"label":"PDF","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/uciem_cpcem/article/43521/galley/38495/download/"}]},{"pk":39958,"title":"Abortion, Anemia, and an Account of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension: A Case Report","subtitle":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Idiopathic intracranial hypertension is a rare but serious cause of headache. Prompt diagnosis and treatment is needed to prevent permanent neurologic sequelae.
\nCase Report: We present a case of a 32-year-old female with multiple emergency department visits for a headache after having a medical termination of pregnancy. She was found to have severe anemia, retained products of conception, and radiographic findings suggestive of idiopathic intracranial hypertension, which was confirmed by an elevated opening pressure on lumbar puncture. Her symptoms improved after transfusion of packed red blood cells, initiation of acetazolamide and corticosteroids, and manual uterine evacuation. She was ultimately discharged without any neurologic deficits.
\nConclusion: Idiopathic intracranial hypertension is a rare but serious cause of headache, and anemia is an underappreciated precipitating factor. The hormonal changes associated with
pregnancy may further predispose patients to this rare medical condition, especially in the setting of vaginal bleeding.
Introduction: Skeletal fluorosis is a complication of excess fluoride which may be associated with chronic inhalation or “huffing” of compressed air cleaners for keyboards and electronics. The rare presentation of this condition can lead to a missed diagnosis and lack of appropriate intervention. Clinicians should be aware of the potential development of fluorosis in patients reporting a history of inhalant abuse.
\nCase Report: We present a case of skeletal fluorosis in a patient with a 4-month history of daily inhalant abuse of computer cleaner containing difluoroethane (DFE). She presented to the emergency department after developing myalgias for approximately 4 months and noted to have diffuse bilateral swelling to upper and lower extremities, as well as interphalangeal joint swelling and non-mobile lesions to bilateral hands and left forearm on physical exam. Radiography revealed diffuse periosteal reaction throughout the hand and forearm suggestive of fluorosis. She was counseled to cease inhalant use and endorsed pain was alleviated by rest, heat therapy, and pain medication.
\nConclusion: Skeletal fluorosis is a rare and painful condition, which can have prolonged adverse effects and lasting impacts on quality of life. Patients who report regular inhalant use should be counseled on the potential toxicities of these products and encouraged to cease use. Those presenting with diffuse skeletal findings and reported DFE use should be evaluated for skeletal fluorosis.
","language":"eng","license":{"name":"Creative Commons Attribution 4.0","short_name":"CC BY 4.0","text":"Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.\r\n\r\nNo additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"},"keywords":[{"word":"skeletal fluorosis"},{"word":"difluoroethane"},{"word":"inhalants"},{"word":"case report"}],"section":"Case Reports","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/2fp1z08h","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Tiana","middle_name":"","last_name":"Patriarca","name_suffix":"","institution":"Alabama Poison Information Center, Children’s of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama","department":""},{"first_name":"Jessica","middle_name":"","last_name":"Rivera Pescatore","name_suffix":"","institution":"Alabama Poison Information Center, Children’s of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Emergency Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama","department":""},{"first_name":"William","middle_name":"","last_name":"Rushton","name_suffix":"","institution":"Alabama Poison Information Center, Children’s of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Emergency Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama","department":""},{"first_name":"Emily","middle_name":"","last_name":"Sochovka","name_suffix":"","institution":"University of Alabama Birmingham, Department of Pharmacy, Birmingham, Alabama","department":""},{"first_name":"Julie","middle_name":"","last_name":"Brown","name_suffix":"","institution":"University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Emergency Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama","department":""}],"date_submitted":"2025-01-22T15:25:08.323000-06:00","date_accepted":"2025-04-01T10:47:19.869000-06:00","date_published":"2025-06-08T13:22:00-06:00","render_galley":null,"galleys":[{"label":"PDF","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/uciem_cpcem/article/42020/galley/38482/download/"}]},{"pk":35877,"title":"Wellens Syndrome Corollaries: A Call for Definition with a Case Series","subtitle":null,"abstract":"Introduction: First described in 1982, the Wellens wave is an electrocardiographic (ECG) finding indicative of a critical lesion of the left anterior descending artery. These T-wave findings are classically found in ECG leads V2 and V3, although they may extend into the lateral leads V4-V6.
\nCase Series: We present three cases of patients with Wellens waves that were found only in leads V3 and V4 and did not include V2.
\nConclusion: We suggest that the classical definition of T-waves in leads V2 and V3 is not the only manifestation of Wellens waves to indicate pathology. Wellens waves found in two contiguous leads in leads V1-V6 can be considered Wellens corollaries, thereby requiring the same emergent treatment as classical Wellens syndrome. We also recognize the need for a consensus on the inclusion criteria of Wellens syndrome, particularly the laboratory and ECG findings that define the disease.
","language":null,"license":{"name":"Creative Commons Attribution 4.0","short_name":"CC BY 4.0","text":"Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.\r\n\r\nNo additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"},"keywords":[{"word":"Wellens"},{"word":"electrocardiogram"},{"word":"ischemia"},{"word":"left anterior descending artery"},{"word":"acute coronary syndrome"}],"section":"Case Reports","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/30p9d7hn","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Addison","middle_name":"Rayne","last_name":"Sparks","name_suffix":"","institution":"The University of Toledo College of Medicine & Life Sciences, Department of Emergency Medicine, Toledo, Ohio","department":""},{"first_name":"Patrick","middle_name":"","last_name":"Bruss","name_suffix":"","institution":"Promedica Monroe Emergency Medicine Residency, Department of Emergency Medicine, Monroe, Michigan","department":""}],"date_submitted":"2024-10-07T21:51:16.484000-06:00","date_accepted":"2025-02-17T01:44:08.141000-06:00","date_published":"2025-06-08T13:10:00-06:00","render_galley":null,"galleys":[{"label":"PDF","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/uciem_cpcem/article/35877/galley/38472/download/"}]},{"pk":35568,"title":"Axillary Venous Malformation Detected During Breast Imaging: A Case Report","subtitle":null,"abstract":"Venous malformations (VMs) are rare congenital vascular anomalies characterized by clusters of dilated veins that can occur in various locations, including the skin, muscles, and internal organs. It is uncommon for these anomalies to be initially identified and described through breast imaging. Most of the reported cases of VMs identified on breast imaging have been detected within the pectoralis muscle and breast parenchyma. We present a unique case of an axillary VM identified in an asymptomatic woman during routine breast imaging and argue that, because of the risks of operating on VMs, this case highlights the importance of considering VMs in the differential diagnosis of non-lymph node axillary lesions to avoid unnecessary invasive procedures.
","language":null,"license":{"name":"Creative Commons Attribution 4.0","short_name":"CC BY 4.0","text":"Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.\n\nNo additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"},"keywords":[{"word":"venous malformation"},{"word":"breast"},{"word":"mammography"},{"word":"ultrasonography"}],"section":"Case Report","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1071w0pr","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Cammie","middle_name":"","last_name":"Young","name_suffix":"","institution":"UCI School of Medicine","department":""},{"first_name":"Michelle","middle_name":"","last_name":"Tran","name_suffix":"","institution":"Department of Radiological Sciences, UCI School of Medicine","department":"None"},{"first_name":"Irene","middle_name":"S","last_name":"Tsai","name_suffix":"","institution":"Department of Radiological Sciences, UCI School of Medicine","department":"None"}],"date_submitted":"2024-08-27T22:32:31-06:00","date_accepted":"2025-05-27T11:20:18.946000-06:00","date_published":"2025-06-02T17:57:00-06:00","render_galley":{"label":"PDF","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/ucla_rsp/article/35568/galley/36436/download/"},"galleys":[{"label":"PDF","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/ucla_rsp/article/35568/galley/36436/download/"}]},{"pk":35505,"title":"Amiodarone Pulmonary Toxicity: A Case of Clinical and Radiologic Improvement","subtitle":null,"abstract":"Amiodarone is an effective class III antiarrhythmic medication, the use of which is limited by its potentially severe side effects and toxicities. When amiodarone pulmonary toxicity (APT) is suspected in patients, amiodarone use should be discontinued. We report a case of APT, with a description of the clinical presentation and radiologic manifestations of the disease and a literature review of purported pathophysiology and treatment.
","language":null,"license":{"name":"Creative Commons Attribution 4.0","short_name":"CC BY 4.0","text":"Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.\n\nNo additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"},"keywords":[{"word":"amiodarone pulmonary toxicity"},{"word":"computed tomography"},{"word":"pneumonia"},{"word":"steroid therapy"}],"section":"Case Report","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/9f28r1zd","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Claire","middle_name":"","last_name":"Lis","name_suffix":"","institution":"(1) David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA; (2) Now with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles","department":"Department of Radiological Sciences"},{"first_name":"Lila","middle_name":"","last_name":"Pourzand","name_suffix":"","institution":"David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA","department":"Department of Radiological Sciences"}],"date_submitted":"2020-02-19T22:26:22-06:00","date_accepted":"2025-05-27T12:23:25.782000-06:00","date_published":"2025-06-02T17:56:00-06:00","render_galley":{"label":"PDF","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/ucla_rsp/article/35505/galley/36435/download/"},"galleys":[{"label":"PDF","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/ucla_rsp/article/35505/galley/36435/download/"}]},{"pk":35565,"title":"Metastatic Osteosarcoma: A Case Report of Secondary Pneumothorax and Intravascular Tumor Emboli","subtitle":null,"abstract":"Osteosarcoma is a primary bone malignancy that disproportionately affects young patients and often metastasizes to the lungs. We report a case of osteosarcoma with metastatic disease in the lungs of a patient who presented with a spontaneous pneumothorax. We briefly discuss the mechanisms of secondary spontaneous pneumothorax, the mechanisms of pulmonary tumor emboli, and the diagnosis of calcified lung nodules in patients with osteosarcoma.
","language":null,"license":{"name":"Creative Commons Attribution 4.0","short_name":"CC BY 4.0","text":"Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.\n\nNo additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"},"keywords":[{"word":"Metastatic Osteosarcoma"},{"word":"Secondary Pneumothorax"},{"word":"Intravascular Tumor Emboli"},{"word":"Malignant Calcified Pulmonary Nodules"}],"section":"Case Report","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/81j9b5jj","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Andie","middle_name":"Jiang","last_name":"Gong","name_suffix":"","institution":"David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA","department":"Department of Radiological Sciences"},{"first_name":"Jordan","middle_name":"","last_name":"Anaokar","name_suffix":"","institution":"David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA","department":"Department of Radiological Sciences"},{"first_name":"Kathleen","middle_name":"","last_name":"Ruchalski","name_suffix":"","institution":"David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA","department":"Department of Radiological Sciences"}],"date_submitted":"2024-05-09T18:18:46-06:00","date_accepted":"2024-05-09T18:18:46-06:00","date_published":"2025-06-02T17:52:00-06:00","render_galley":null,"galleys":[{"label":"PDF","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/ucla_rsp/article/35565/galley/36434/download/"}]},{"pk":21148,"title":"Understanding L2 Online Peer Tutoring Participation Through Response Formulations To Advice: A Case Study","subtitle":null,"abstract":"Applying the single case analysis methodology, this study investigates how a peer tutee demonstrated his understanding of his peer tutor’s advice by using a particular type of formulation, response formulations to advice, to negotiate the pair’s participation framework in second language (L2) online peer tutorials. Although the tutor initially held the floor more often during the verbal interaction in the online tutorial, the tutee was able to move from peripheral to fuller participation by offering response formulations to advice. Two types of response formulations to advice were identified: (1) expressing the gist of the tutor’s advice to indicate direct comprehension, and (2) constructing an upshot to add a new viewpoint to the previous utterance by conveying unstated information (e.g., offering an account of what was not discussed in previous discourse). The tutee’s response formulations to advice provided the tutor with an opportunity to access the tutee’s L2 knowledge and thereby offer more mediation to enhance the tutee’s metalinguistic knowledge of the target language. The tutee’s upshot formulation in particular also influenced the type of advice he received. Overall, this study highlights how peer tutees’ use of response formulations to advice, enhanced by the affordances of online mediation such as real-time audio interaction, facilitates greater conversational participation and deeper engagement, which leads to more meaningful, cooperative, and effective tutorials.
","language":"eng","license":{"name":"Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0","short_name":"CC BY-NC-ND 4.0","text":"Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.\r\n\r\nNonCommercial — You may not use the material for commercial purposes.\r\n\r\nNoDerivatives — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material.\r\n\r\nNo additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0"},"keywords":[{"word":"participation frameworks"},{"word":"L2 online peer tutorials"},{"word":"advice formulations"},{"word":"tutor-tutee interactions"}],"section":"Article","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/7b0023f9","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Mei-Hsing","middle_name":"","last_name":"Tsai","name_suffix":"","institution":"National Taiwan University of Science and Technology","department":"Applied Foreign Languages"}],"date_submitted":"2024-06-19T19:22:11.922000-06:00","date_accepted":"2025-04-10T11:28:58.532000-06:00","date_published":"2025-06-02T12:24:00-06:00","render_galley":{"label":"Final Galley","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/l2/article/21148/galley/36437/download/"},"galleys":[{"label":"Galley v1","type":"other","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/l2/article/21148/galley/35794/download/"},{"label":"Final Galley","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/l2/article/21148/galley/36437/download/"}]},{"pk":4124,"title":"Survivals of Pharaonic Religious Practices in Contemporary Coptic Christianity, version 2","subtitle":null,"abstract":"The concept of “survivals” has provoked heated discussions among scholars of various disciplines within the humanities and the social sciences. In the case of Egypt the polemics have been most vehement between those who trace contemporary popular beliefs and practices back to Pharaonic times and others who reject the idea altogether. The perspectives of “analogy,” “continuity and change,” and “living traditions” have opened the way to alternative approaches to the subject. Urbanization and globalization have profoundly changed Egyptian culture and prompted the abandonment of most religious practices belonging to the Egyptian lore. However, some aspects of Pharaonic religious practices can still be observed in Coptic Christianity. These practices are tied to the Coptic calendar, funerary rituals, visits to the dead, and mulids.
","language":"eng","license":{"name":"Creative Commons Attribution 4.0","short_name":"CC BY 4.0","text":"Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.\r\n\r\nNo additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"},"keywords":[],"section":"Religion","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/36x2w542","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Saphinaz-Amal","middle_name":"","last_name":"Naguib","name_suffix":"","institution":"University of Oslo","department":"Department of Culture, Religion, Asian and Middle Eastern Studies","country":"Norway"}],"date_submitted":"2008-12-04T22:22:39-06:00","date_accepted":"2025-06-02T03:50:05.974000-06:00","date_published":"2025-06-02T01:53:00-06:00","render_galley":null,"galleys":[{"label":"4121_Naguib_Survivals version 2","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/nelc_uee/article/4124/galley/36432/download/"}]},{"pk":63498,"title":"Geography and College Choice: A Systematic Literature Review Using Critical Race Spatial Analysis","subtitle":null,"abstract":"This systematic literature review analyzed the theoretical frameworks and methodological approaches higher education researchers used to examine the intersections between geography and student college choice. The literature review was guided by Critical Race Spatial Analysis, a conceptual framework and methodological approach for studying the interconnections between race, racism, space, and educational opportunity. The synthesis and analysis of 24 peer-reviewed empirical journal articles revealed that higher education researchers typically failed to employ a theoretical framework to conceptualize these intersections or relied on race-neutral economic perspectives to study geographic disparities in college choice. The analysis of the methods used by higher education researchers found that scholars over-relied on quantitative research approaches, such as regression analyses. These findings suggest that future research examining the intersections between geography and college choice should consider employing critical, raced-gendered, and spatial theories, as well as qualitative or mixed methods to address pressing gaps in college choice research.","language":"en","license":null,"keywords":[{"word":"college choice"},{"word":"critical race spatial analysis"},{"word":"higher education"},{"word":"geography"},{"word":"geography of opportunity"}],"section":"Articles","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/0vd2s3nz","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Mayra","middle_name":"","last_name":"Puente","name_suffix":"","institution":"Gevirtz Graduate School of Education, University of California, Santa Barbara","department":""}],"date_submitted":"2023-02-08T12:18:41-06:00","date_accepted":"2023-02-08T12:18:41-06:00","date_published":"2025-06-01T01:00:00-06:00","render_galley":null,"galleys":[{"label":"","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/bre/article/63498/galley/48880/download/"}]},{"pk":48364,"title":"WestJEM Full-Text Issue","subtitle":null,"abstract":"n/a
","language":null,"license":{"name":"Creative Commons Attribution 4.0","short_name":"CC BY 4.0","text":"Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.\r\n\r\nNo additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"},"keywords":[],"section":"WestJEM Full-Text Issue","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/0k00w50b","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Cassandra","middle_name":"","last_name":"Saucedo","name_suffix":"","institution":"UC Irvine","department":""},{"first_name":"Isabelle","middle_name":"","last_name":"Kawaguchi","name_suffix":"","institution":"UC Irvine","department":""}],"date_submitted":"2025-05-30T21:13:47.713000-06:00","date_accepted":"2025-05-30T21:26:47.451000-06:00","date_published":"2025-05-30T10:55:00-06:00","render_galley":null,"galleys":[{"label":"PDF","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/westjem/article/48364/galley/36443/download/"}]},{"pk":35866,"title":"Developing Machine-Learning Models to Predict Bacteremia in Febrile Adults Presenting to the Emergency Department: A Retrospective Cohort Study from a Large Center","subtitle":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Bacteremia, a common disease but difficult to diagnose early, may result in significant morbidity and mortality without prompt treatment. We aimed to develop machine-learning (ML) algorithms to predict patients with bacteremia from febrile patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) using data that is readily available at the triage.
\nMethods: We included all adult patients (≥18 years of age) who presented to the emergency department (ED) of National Taiwan University Hospital (NTUH), a tertiary teaching hospital in Taiwan, with the chief complaint of fever or measured body temperature more than 38°C, and who received at least one blood culture during the ED encounter. We extracted data from the Integrated Medical Database of NTUH from 2009–2018.The dataset included patient demographics, triage details, symptoms, and medical history. The positive blood culture result of at least one potential pathogen was defined as bacteremia and used as the binary classification label. We split the dataset into training/validation and testing sets (60-to-40 ratio) and trained five supervised ML models using K-fold cross-validation. The model performance was evaluated using the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) in the testing set.
\nResults: We included 80,201 cases in this study. Of them, 48120 cases were assigned to the training/validation set and 32,081 to the testing set. Bacteremia was identified in 5,831 (12.1%) and 3,824 (11.9%) cases of the training/validation set and test set, respectively. All ML models performed well, with CatBoost achieving the highest AUC (.844, 95% confidence interval [CI] .837-.850), followed by extreme gradient boosting (.843, 95% CI .836-.849), gradient boosting (.842, 95% CI .836-.849), light gradient boosting machine (.841, 95% CI .834-.847), and random forest (.828, 95% CI .821-.834).
\nConclusion: Our machine-learning model has shown excellent discriminatory performance to predict bacteremia based only on clinical features at ED triage. It has the potential to improve care quality and save more lives if successfully implemented in the ED.
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","language":"eng","license":{"name":"Creative Commons Attribution 4.0","short_name":"CC BY 4.0","text":"Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.\r\n\r\nNo additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"},"keywords":[],"section":"Letters to the Editor","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/2qx8r1gw","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Jake","middle_name":"","last_name":"Valentine","name_suffix":"","institution":"University of Houston, Department, Houston, Texas","department":""},{"first_name":"Johnathan","middle_name":"","last_name":"Poulson","name_suffix":"","institution":"HCA Houston Healthcare, Department, Kingwood, Texas","department":""}],"date_submitted":"2024-12-17T15:32:35.458000-06:00","date_accepted":"2024-12-17T15:50:19.342000-06:00","date_published":"2025-05-30T02:14:00-06:00","render_galley":null,"galleys":[{"label":"PDF","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/westjem/article/41505/galley/36425/download/"}]},{"pk":38598,"title":"Beyond Efficiency: Considering the Benefits of Residents in the Emergency Department","subtitle":null,"abstract":"","language":"eng","license":{"name":"Creative Commons Attribution 4.0","short_name":"CC BY 4.0","text":"Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.\r\n\r\nNo additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"},"keywords":[{"word":"residency training"},{"word":"Efficiency"},{"word":"Academic Emergency Department"}],"section":"Letters to the Editor","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/7wr5b7r7","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Rachel","middle_name":"Elizabeth","last_name":"Armstrong","name_suffix":"","institution":"Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri","department":""}],"date_submitted":"2024-11-15T13:36:00.674000-06:00","date_accepted":"2024-11-15T17:10:32.547000-06:00","date_published":"2025-05-30T02:08:00-06:00","render_galley":null,"galleys":[{"label":"PDF","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/westjem/article/38598/galley/36424/download/"}]},{"pk":24973,"title":"A Case Report of Delayed, Severe, Paroxysmal Muscle Cramping after Chilean Rose Tarantula (Grammostola rosea) Envenomation","subtitle":null,"abstract":"\nIntroduction: Grammostola rosea (Chilean rose tarantula) is a common exotic pet belonging to the Theraphosidae (tarantula) family. Case reports of theraphosid bites in adults commonly describe local tissue damage and local pain. Muscle spasms have also been described as a result of the bites but are rarer. We present a case of severe and persistent muscle spasms after a G rosea bite, which is uncommonly reported in the literature.
\nCase Report: A 42-year-old woman was holding a G rosea tarantula when she was bit on the forearm. Within hours, severe local muscle cramping occurred. Due to worsening cramping, she initially presented to the emergency department the day after the bite, and again on the following day. She was admitted on her second visit and treated with diazepam, cephalexin, diphenhydramine, baclofen, cefpodoxime, doxycycline, prednisone, and topical hydrocortisone. Her laboratory testing was unremarkable, and while medical management may have mildly improved her symptoms, painful cramping persisted. After discharge, her paroxysmal muscle cramping continued for four weeks before completely resolving.
\nConclusion: While local tissue damage and pain are common, G rosea bites may lead to severe muscle cramping that persists for weeks. Standard laboratory testing may be completely normal in these cases. Muscle cramps may be persistent and are difficult to manage.
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Introduction: Brugada syndrome, a cardiac channelopathy, manifests with ventricular arrhythmia. Diagnosis relies on a type 1 Brugada electrocardiogram (ECG) pattern, while type 2 and type 3 patterns may necessitate electrophysiologic testing to uncover an underlying type 1 Brugada pattern. Differentiation between these patterns is important, as type 1 patterns pose a significantly greater risk of arrhythmia relative to types 2 and 3 counterparts.
\nCase Report: A 14-year-old male with autism presented after a syncopal episode following a lurasidone dosage increase. His ECG revealed a type 2 Brugada pattern. He was monitored
overnight in the pediatric intensive care unit, where he remained asymptomatic. After being discharged with a Holter monitor, a quaternary hospital’s procainamide challenge test weeks later contradicted an official diagnosis of Brugada syndrome, as dictated by elucidation of a type 1 Brugada pattern. After reverting to the initial lurasidone dose, a follow-up ECG after two months showed no Brugada pattern.
Conclusion: In syncope cases, an ECG is crucial for identifying arrhythmogenic causes, including Brugada syndrome. This case highlights an ECG suggestive of Brugada syndrome with negative pharmacological tests and resolution post-discontinuation of the offending agent. Emergency physicians should be vigilant for Brugada and long QT syndromes in patients on antipsychotic medications.
","language":"eng","license":{"name":"Creative Commons Attribution 4.0","short_name":"CC BY 4.0","text":"Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.\r\n\r\nNo additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"},"keywords":[{"word":"Brugada"},{"word":"pediatric"},{"word":"case report"},{"word":"lurasidone"},{"word":"anti-psychotic"}],"section":"Case Reports","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1mz6g9hb","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Ethan","middle_name":"","last_name":"Start","name_suffix":"","institution":"University of Florida – Jacksonville, Department of Emergency Medicine, Jacksonville, Florida","department":""},{"first_name":"Jan Aldrin","middle_name":"Guevarra","last_name":"Enabore","name_suffix":"","institution":"Prisma Health - Upstate, Department of Emergency Medicine, Greenville, South Carolina","department":""}],"date_submitted":"2023-11-28T13:48:48.165000-06:00","date_accepted":"2024-06-20T13:02:03.731000-06:00","date_published":"2025-05-28T12:00:00-06:00","render_galley":null,"galleys":[{"label":"PDF","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/uciem_cpcem/article/1573/galley/38475/download/"}]},{"pk":39652,"title":"Emergency Management of Post-Pancreatectomy Hemorrhage Secondary to a Ruptured Common Hepatic Artery Pseudoaneurysm: A Case Report","subtitle":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Post-pancreatectomy hemorrhage (PPH) is a deadly complication of pancreatectomy procedures. Rapid identification of these life-threatening complications is crucial to mitigating associated morbidity and mortality rates. Delayed PPH is managed similarly to aortoenteric fistulas with damage control resuscitation and emergent endovascular interventions such as embolization and stent placement.
\nCase Report: Here, we present the case of a delayed PPH presenting to the emergency department as a sentinel bleed secondary to a ruptured common hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm following a pancreatoduodenectomy.
\nConclusion: With hepatobiliary procedures being performed with more frequency, emergency physicians must be aware of the deadly postoperative complications such as post-pancreatectomy hemorrhage, their presentations, and their treatments.
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You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.\r\n\r\nNo additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"},"keywords":[{"word":"Pancreatoduodenectomy/Whipple Procedure"},{"word":"sentinel bleed"},{"word":"Post-operative Pancreatic Fistula (POPF)"},{"word":"case report"},{"word":"Post-pancreatectomy Hemorrhage (PPH)"}],"section":"Case Reports","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/7r02b6w8","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Abigail","middle_name":"","last_name":"Banks-McClelland","name_suffix":"","institution":"Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Emergency Medicine Residency Program, Department of Graduate Medical Education, Gainesville, Georgia","department":""},{"first_name":"Terence","middle_name":"","last_name":"Jackson","name_suffix":"","institution":"Northeast Georgia Medical Center Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, Department of Surgery, Gainesville, Georgia","department":""},{"first_name":"Nelson","middle_name":"A","last_name":"Royall","name_suffix":"","institution":"Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, Department of Surgery, Department of Graduate Medical Education, Gainesville, Georgia","department":""}],"date_submitted":"2024-11-01T10:52:13.503000-06:00","date_accepted":"2025-03-11T19:49:58.379000-06:00","date_published":"2025-05-28T11:42:00-06:00","render_galley":null,"galleys":[{"label":"PDF","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/uciem_cpcem/article/39652/galley/38479/download/"}]},{"pk":35603,"title":"Wrong Tube: Tracheal Obstruction from Megaesophagus","subtitle":null,"abstract":"","language":"eng","license":{"name":"Creative Commons Attribution 4.0","short_name":"CC BY 4.0","text":"Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.\r\n\r\nNo additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"},"keywords":[{"word":"Respiratory compromise"},{"word":"megaesophagus"},{"word":"stridor"}],"section":"Images in Emergency Medicine","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/8575575q","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Adam","middle_name":"","last_name":"Pearl","name_suffix":"","institution":"HCA Health Care Aventura Hospital, Aventura, Florida","department":""},{"first_name":"Abhishek","middle_name":"","last_name":"Roka, MD","name_suffix":"","institution":"HCA Health Care Aventura Hospital, Aventura, Florida","department":""}],"date_submitted":"2024-09-29T18:06:00.484000-06:00","date_accepted":"2024-12-09T17:49:36.795000-06:00","date_published":"2025-05-28T11:20:00-06:00","render_galley":null,"galleys":[{"label":"PDF","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/uciem_cpcem/article/35603/galley/38492/download/"}]},{"pk":19481,"title":"Living in the present - how referent lifetime influences processing of past, present (perfect), and future tenses","subtitle":null,"abstract":"The English present perfect and simple future tenses are felicitous with the living, but not the dead, as a referent must exist at reference time. In contrast, the simple past is odd with living referents in out-of-the-blue statements, as it requires a specified or implied past reference time. We employed eye-tracking during reading (Experiment 1) and self-paced reading (Experiments 2 and 3) in order to explore how (referent) lifetime-tense congruence influences processing across three English tenses. Referent-lifetime contexts (e.g., Jimi Hendrix was an American musician. He died in London.) were followed by critical sentences in the present perfect (Experiments 1-3), simple future (Experiments 1 and 2), and the simple past (Experiment 3) (e.g., He has performed/will perform/performed in numerous music festivals.). Lifetime-tense congruence effects in reading times and naturalness responses emerged in all three tenses, but with differences in the latency, magnitude, and direction of effects: Longer reading times were elicited by the present perfect (Experiments 1-3) and simple past (Experiment 3) in incongruent (versus congruent) lifetime-tense conditions, with earlier and larger congruence effects in the present perfect. Conversely, the simple future elicited shorter reading times and reaction times in the incongruent condition (Experiments 1 and 2). All incongruent lifetime-tense conditions elicited lower naturalness judgements than congruent conditions, suggesting metalinguistic awareness of the violations, with the largest effect in the simple future condition. Our findings provide the first evidence of processing costs associated with violations of the Perfect Lifetime Effect, and contribute to the existing literature exploring the distribution and processing of (English) tenses.
","language":"eng","license":{"name":"Creative Commons Attribution 4.0","short_name":"CC BY 4.0","text":"Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.\r\n\r\nNo additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"},"keywords":[],"section":"Regular Article","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1c59b1sn","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Daniela","middle_name":"","last_name":"Palleschi","name_suffix":"","institution":"Leibniz-Centre General Linguistics (ZAS)","department":""},{"first_name":"Camilo","middle_name":"Rodríguez","last_name":"Ronderos","name_suffix":"","institution":"University of Oslo","department":"Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Ideas"},{"first_name":"Pia","middle_name":"","last_name":"Knoeferle","name_suffix":"","institution":"Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin","department":"Institut für deutsche Sprache und Linguistik"}],"date_submitted":"2024-02-23T08:42:32.796000-06:00","date_accepted":"2025-02-07T10:35:52.389000-06:00","date_published":"2025-05-28T07:10:00-06:00","render_galley":{"label":"XML","type":"xml","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/glossapsycholinguistics/article/19481/galley/35576/download/"},"galleys":[{"label":"PDF","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/glossapsycholinguistics/article/19481/galley/35575/download/"},{"label":"XML","type":"xml","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/glossapsycholinguistics/article/19481/galley/35576/download/"}]},{"pk":4339,"title":"Medieval Arabic Reception of Egyptian Hieroglyphs","subtitle":null,"abstract":"Contrary to the prevailing view that the conversion of Egyptians to, first, Christianity, then Islam, put an end to any interest in their own heritage, there is ample evidence that Egyptians continued to study their own past with great pride. Many medieval Arab scholars visited Egypt to study its heritage and ancient scripts, leading to many scholarly attempts to decipher them. A brief survey of the available materials in Arabic shows a wide use of Egyptian hieroglyphs by medieval Arab scholars and artists. These materials also show a continuous process of attempting to decipher Egyptian scripts, sometimes through a medium, or third, script in the same way as later European scholars would do. Coptic, Greek, and Demotic were still available and readable in the early medieval period. Several scholars thus succeeded in deciphering at least half of the known Egyptian alphabetical signs. It is interesting to note that nearly all the authors interested in hieroglyphs were alchemists, many of them being Sufis or mystics (e.g., Jabir Ibn Ḥayyan, Dhu Al-Nun Al-Misri, and Ibn Waḥshiyah). This may account, in part, for Egypt’s fame as the land of science, wisdom, and mysticism.
","language":"eng","license":{"name":"Creative Commons Attribution 4.0","short_name":"CC BY 4.0","text":"Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.\r\n\r\nNo additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"},"keywords":[],"section":"Language, Text and Writing","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/9j83j7mv","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Okasha","middle_name":"","last_name":"el-Daly","name_suffix":"","institution":"University College London","department":"","country":"United Kingdom"}],"date_submitted":"2009-01-12T15:15:51-06:00","date_accepted":"2025-05-28T06:33:01.315000-06:00","date_published":"2025-05-28T04:55:00-06:00","render_galley":null,"galleys":[{"label":"4339_ElDaly_Arabic","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/nelc_uee/article/4339/galley/36355/download/"}]},{"pk":42206,"title":"Teaching Transcription for Social Justice in Linguistic Anthropology","subtitle":null,"abstract":"The careful transcription of socially-occurring speech can be usefully incorporated into undergraduate classes in linguistic anthropology through in-class practice, discussion, and, especially, as a formal assignment. Teaching transcription—a key method for professional linguistic anthropologists—is particularly effective for engaging students in active learning of key disciplinary principles, as well as promoting critical (self-)awareness of, and reflection on, sociolinguistic practice. As students’ written reflections on transcription assignments show, teaching close transcription contributes to deepened understandings of the fundamental characteristics and complexities of human speech, the key roles language plays in social interaction and inequality, and how they might apply these lessons toward greater social justice beyond the class.
","language":null,"license":{"name":"Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0","short_name":"CC BY-NC 4.0","text":"Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.\n\nNonCommercial — You may not use the material for commercial purposes.\n\nNo additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0"},"keywords":[{"word":"Linguistic Anthropology"},{"word":"Transcription"},{"word":"pedagogy"},{"word":"Social Justice"}],"section":"Articles","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/0b8190wm","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Thea","middle_name":"R.","last_name":"Strand","name_suffix":"","institution":"Loyola University Chicago","department":""},{"first_name":"Michael","middle_name":"","last_name":"Wroblewski","name_suffix":"","institution":"Grand Valley State University","department":"None"}],"date_submitted":"2023-10-10T12:31:16-06:00","date_accepted":"2025-04-14T14:49:35.614000-06:00","date_published":"2025-05-27T10:19:00-06:00","render_galley":{"label":"PDF","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/teachinglearninganthro/article/42206/galley/36092/download/"},"galleys":[{"label":"PDF","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/teachinglearninganthro/article/42206/galley/36092/download/"}]},{"pk":33507,"title":"Comparing Prehospital Time Among Pediatric Poisoning Patients in Rural and Urban Settings","subtitle":null,"abstract":"Objectives: Barriers to healthcare in rural areas can delay treatment in pediatric patients who have experienced poisoning. We compared emergency medical services (EMS) response times and EMS-reported delays in responding to pediatric poisoning incidents between rural and urban settings using the 2021 National Emergency Medical Services Information System (NEMSIS).
\nMethods: The NEMESIS defines rural areas as locations with a population of <50,000, not part of metropolitan areas, while all other locations are classified as urban (metropolitan) areas. In this study we included 11,911 patients (12% rural) <18 years of age who were transported by EMS with a first-responder primary impression of poisoning. We compared study variables using rank-sum tests and chi-square tests. Multivariable analysis of outcomes included quantile regression and logistic regression for continuous data and categorical data, respectively.
\nResults: The median total prehospital time by EMS was 40 minutes (interquartile range 29-57), and the most common type of delay was scene delay (6%). On multivariable quantile regression, patients transported by rural EMS agencies experienced 6.6 minutes (95% confidence interval 5-8, P<0.001) longer prehospital time than those transported by urban agencies. There were no differences between rural and urban EMS agencies in the occurrence of dispatch, response, scene, and transportation delays.
\nConclusion: These results elucidate the need for equitable allocation of resources and training to enhance rural EMS responders. The additional nearly seven minutes translates into greater risk for the human body to remain physiologically unstable and not be optimally treated. Therefore, by integrating targeted interventions to rural pediatric populations, better care can be achieved across all geographic regions. Further research must be conducted to ascertain the specific factors, aside from delays, that result in the disparity between rural and urban prehospital response time.
","language":"eng","license":{"name":"Creative Commons Attribution 4.0","short_name":"CC BY 4.0","text":"Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.\r\n\r\nNo additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"},"keywords":[{"word":"pediatric"},{"word":"pediatric poisoning"},{"word":"poisoning"},{"word":"EMS"},{"word":"NEMSIS"},{"word":"health disparities"},{"word":"Rural Medicine"},{"word":"prehospital"}],"section":"Toxicology","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/945975f1","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Aaron","middle_name":"T.","last_name":"Phillips","name_suffix":"","institution":"Brody School of Medicine, Department of Medical Education, Greenville, North Carolina","department":""},{"first_name":"Michael","middle_name":"","last_name":"Denning","name_suffix":"","institution":"Brody School of Medicine, Department of Medical Education, Greenville, North Carolina","department":""},{"first_name":"Em","middle_name":"","last_name":"Long-Mills","name_suffix":"","institution":"Brody School of Medicine, Department of Clinical and Educational Scholarship, Greenville, North Carolina","department":""},{"first_name":"Dmitry","middle_name":"","last_name":"Tumin","name_suffix":"","institution":"Brody School of Medicine, Department of Clinical and Educational Scholarship, Greenville, North Carolina","department":""},{"first_name":"Jennifer","middle_name":"","last_name":"Parker-Cote","name_suffix":"","institution":"Brody School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Greenville, North Carolina","department":""},{"first_name":"Kathleen","middle_name":"","last_name":"Bryant","name_suffix":"","institution":"Brody School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Greenville, North Carolina","department":""}],"date_submitted":"2024-07-28T12:21:39.636000-06:00","date_accepted":"2025-01-27T01:09:54.149000-06:00","date_published":"2025-05-23T09:28:00-06:00","render_galley":null,"galleys":[{"label":"PDF","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/westjem/article/33507/galley/36409/download/"}]},{"pk":35449,"title":"No evidence for culmination inferences based on Hindi ergative marking","subtitle":null,"abstract":"Prediction, both on the syntactic and the semantic level, is a central process in language comprehension. For instance, people predict aspects of event structure based on morphosyntactic markers on verbs: hearing has peeled directs one's attention towards a culminated event, as opposed to an ongoing event. Here, we ask how general this prediction process is, and specifically, whether it extends to cues outside the predicate, using the Hindi split-ergative system as case study. Ergativity allows properties of an event to be predicted on the subject, notably a constituent outside the Verb Phrase. In four studies, we map out the role subject marking plays for prediction of event properties in comprehension. Our results show that in some offline judgments, ergativity is a strong predictor of culminated events; but the cue provided by ergative marking is not taken into account during incremental comprehension, questioning accounts of automatically triggered culmination inferences in ergative constructions as well as providing evidence for a limit of predictive processing.
","language":"eng","license":{"name":"Creative Commons Attribution 4.0","short_name":"CC BY 4.0","text":"Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.\r\n\r\nNo additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"},"keywords":[],"section":"Regular Article","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/9nw5c35s","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Myrte","middle_name":"","last_name":"Vos","name_suffix":"","institution":"UiT the Arctic university of Norway","department":""},{"first_name":"Mohit","middle_name":"","last_name":"Gurumukhani","name_suffix":"","institution":"Cornell University","department":""},{"first_name":"Ashwini","middle_name":"","last_name":"Vaidya","name_suffix":"","institution":"IIT Delhi","department":""},{"first_name":"Eva","middle_name":"","last_name":"Wittenberg","name_suffix":"","institution":"Central European University","department":"Cognitive Science Department"}],"date_submitted":"2024-09-16T13:59:26.051000-06:00","date_accepted":"2025-04-02T17:11:18.739000-06:00","date_published":"2025-05-22T16:00:00-06:00","render_galley":{"label":"XML","type":"xml","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/glossapsycholinguistics/article/35449/galley/35790/download/"},"galleys":[{"label":"XML","type":"xml","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/glossapsycholinguistics/article/35449/galley/35790/download/"},{"label":"PDF","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/glossapsycholinguistics/article/35449/galley/35791/download/"}]},{"pk":6627,"title":"Similarities in the processing of scrambling and quantifier scope ambiguities – a shared source?","subtitle":null,"abstract":"\nIn psycholinguistics, phenomena which are commonly analysed as involving some type of movement are associated with increased costs in sentence processing (Anderson, 2004; Bornkessel et al., 2002; Friederici et al., 2006; Gibson, 2000). But these increased costs are not the same for all speakers. In particular, while some speakers can rely on interpretations that require movement with no additional efforts, other speakers either seem to reject them or have more difficulties with these interpretations (Brasoveanu & Dotlačil, 2015; Caplan et al., 2011; Caplan & Waters, 1999; Gil, 1982; Kemper & Liu, 2007; King & Just, 1991; Philipp & Zimmermann, 2020; Pregla, et al., 2021; Vogelzang et al., 2019; Wingfield et al., 2003). However, what factors drive these individual differences is currently unclear. Knowing their sources will help us to sharpen our knowledge about the linguistic system. We therefore aim to investigate inter-individual differences in processing of movement at the interface of semantics and syntax. Specifically, we take two phenomena in German which exhibit the variable processing pattern mentioned above: non-canonical object-before-subject word orders (scrambling) and inverse scope readings in quantifier scope ambiguities. We present a self-paced-reading experiment, which gives additional insight into the processing of these two phenomena. While previous findings regarding processing difficulties can be replicated for both scrambling and quantifier scope, no evidence for an underlying connection can be found on basis of individual participant data.
","language":"eng","license":{"name":"Creative Commons Attribution 4.0","short_name":"CC BY 4.0","text":"Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.\r\n\r\nNo additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"},"keywords":[],"section":"Regular Article","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/26q6t59t","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Mareike","middle_name":"","last_name":"Philipp","name_suffix":"","institution":"","department":""},{"first_name":"Dorothea","middle_name":"","last_name":"Pregla","name_suffix":"","institution":"","department":""}],"date_submitted":"2024-01-09T07:26:06.088000-06:00","date_accepted":"2025-02-14T02:36:43.008000-06:00","date_published":"2025-05-22T16:00:00-06:00","render_galley":{"label":"XML","type":"xml","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/glossapsycholinguistics/article/6627/galley/35663/download/"},"galleys":[{"label":"XML","type":"xml","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/glossapsycholinguistics/article/6627/galley/35663/download/"},{"label":"PDF","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/glossapsycholinguistics/article/6627/galley/35666/download/"}]},{"pk":47409,"title":"Analyzing Accountability: Examining the Domestic and International Redress Measures for War on Terror Detainees","subtitle":null,"abstract":"Despite the nation’s former dedication toward providing redress for victims of international law violations under the Alien Tort Statute (ATS), in the period after 9/11, the United States reneged on its commitment to international legal norms by failing to provide redress to victims of rights infringements. Although scholarship on the legality of the United States’ conduct during the War on Terror is abundant, much of this research fails to highlight how the nation's legacy of avoiding redress stands in stark contrast to our allies. European nations that aided the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)’s detention and interrogation program by hosting secret detention centers, known as black sites, were found liable for international law violations under the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and forced to pay redress to the victims. After analyzing the limited redress options available in the ECtHR versus in domestic courts, this paper proposes that Congress should pass an amendment to the ATS enshrining the right to sue non-domestic corporations, which includes military contractors, for violating the international law of freedom from torture in line with the cause of action provided by previous ATS cases. In creating such an amendment, the United States can ease the strain on military operations and intelligence connections resulting from conduct during the War on Terror. Although victims still endure damages, it would provide a clear avenue for those seeking redress. Furthermore, the amendment would disincentivize further rights violations, allowing the United States to reassert its commitment to international legal norms.
","language":null,"license":{"name":"Creative Commons Attribution 4.0","short_name":"CC BY 4.0","text":"Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.\r\n\r\nNo additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"},"keywords":[{"word":"EITs"},{"word":"International Affairs"},{"word":"Alien Tort Statute"},{"word":"Congress"},{"word":"Judicial"},{"word":"Executive"},{"word":"war on terror"},{"word":"constitutional"}],"section":"Article","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/9658v64q","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Taylor","middle_name":"","last_name":"Spencer","name_suffix":"","institution":"","department":""}],"date_submitted":"2025-05-13T10:47:56.555000-06:00","date_accepted":"2025-05-13T23:59:52.892000-06:00","date_published":"2025-05-20T21:00:00-06:00","render_galley":{"label":"PDF","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/ucsdulr/article/47409/galley/35815/download/"},"galleys":[{"label":"PDF","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/ucsdulr/article/47409/galley/35815/download/"}]},{"pk":47402,"title":"Challenging the Constitutionality of the Zero-Tolerance Policy on Immigration","subtitle":null,"abstract":"This paper discusses the “zero-tolerance policy” responsible for the mass separation of immigrant families, including those with children who hold birthright citizenship. Immigration legislation, including the zero-tolerance policy, was passed under the first Trump Administration to curtail illegal immigration. Despite attempts to restrict unlawful entry, the policy violates the fundamental rights of citizens and undocumented families. This paper analyzes the powers enumerated to the government over immigration as provided by the Constitution. It also examines the authority the executive branch has over immigration legislation through the Take Care and Vesting clauses, particularly after the enactment of the 2002 Homeland Security Act. Through an examination of the institutional framework governing the child removal process in states along the Southern border, I will assert that the separation of families by immigration authorities surpassed the scope of their legal jurisdiction. Children, regardless of immigration status, are entitled to proper custody protocol and the option to stay with family. Thus, I will argue how the due process and equal protection rights guaranteed to families under the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments were violated by the enactment of the zero-tolerance policy.
","language":"eng","license":{"name":"Creative Commons Attribution 4.0","short_name":"CC BY 4.0","text":"Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.\r\n\r\nNo additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"},"keywords":[{"word":"Immigration"},{"word":"Constitution"},{"word":"Civil Rights"},{"word":"zero-tolerance-policy"},{"word":"birthright citizenship"}],"section":"Article","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/5cb0h7mf","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Frida","middle_name":"Vianne","last_name":"Luna","name_suffix":"","institution":"","department":""}],"date_submitted":"2025-05-12T23:20:16.271000-06:00","date_accepted":"2025-05-14T00:01:30.161000-06:00","date_published":"2025-05-20T21:00:00-06:00","render_galley":{"label":"PDF","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/ucsdulr/article/47402/galley/35813/download/"},"galleys":[{"label":"PDF","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/ucsdulr/article/47402/galley/35813/download/"}]},{"pk":47414,"title":"Constitutional Boundaries: The Endurance of Birthright Citizenship and the Future of US-born Children of Undocumented Immigrants","subtitle":null,"abstract":"As anti-immigration rhetoric and policies continue to fester in the United States (US), mixed-status immigrant families are often legally vulnerable. This paper evaluates the practicality of revoking the birthright citizenship doctrine found in the Constitution's Fourteenth Amendment. In light of the predominantly conservative US government across all three branches and our current Supreme Court’s pattern in reversing long-standing decisions, people are debating the likelihood of a successful attack on birthright citizenship. However, scholars have raised strong doubts about the Court reversing this birthright citizenship standard. A lengthy history of legal statutes and the stare decisis doctrine protects the current territorial understanding of birthright citizenship as it pertains to U.S.-born children of undocumented immigrants. Even if the Court makes such a revocation, our current immigration laws do not allow for any means by which the US government could impose the processes of denaturalization, then deportation, upon such children. The rules that dictate whether or not an individual’s American status is revoked are limited to citizens who were granted legal status strictly via naturalization. As it stands, the US government cannot exclude these children of the undocumented from retaining their legal US citizen statuses, conferred to them by their right of birth within US borders.
","language":"eng","license":{"name":"Creative Commons Attribution 4.0","short_name":"CC BY 4.0","text":"Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.\r\n\r\nNo additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"},"keywords":[{"word":"Immigration"},{"word":"Immigration Law"},{"word":"Legislation"},{"word":"birthright citizen"},{"word":"constitutional"},{"word":"fourth amendment"}],"section":"Article","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/4099234v","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Zhenee","middle_name":"C","last_name":"Presa","name_suffix":"","institution":"","department":""}],"date_submitted":"2025-05-13T13:51:20.112000-06:00","date_accepted":"2025-05-14T00:01:04.192000-06:00","date_published":"2025-05-20T21:00:00-06:00","render_galley":{"label":"PDF","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/ucsdulr/article/47414/galley/35818/download/"},"galleys":[{"label":"PDF","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/ucsdulr/article/47414/galley/35818/download/"}]},{"pk":47418,"title":"Enhancing Fund Governance to Combat Greenwashing in ESG Securities under Delaware Law","subtitle":null,"abstract":"A growing concern in the growing ESG investment landscape is greenwashing, which is the misrepresentation of sustainability credentials in financial products. Due to gaps in fiduciary law, fund managers and corporate directors in Delaware, the leading jurisdiction for corporate and fund governance in the US, have been able to include ESG criteria like labor policies, board diversity metrics, or greenhouse gas emissions targets in investment strategies without a strong financial justification or efficient oversight procedures. Fiduciaries may rely on ESG factors that have no proven connection to risk-adjusted returns if there is no statutory financial materiality standard, which increases the possibility of misleading investors. Although opinions are still dispersed and primarily reactive, cases like Spence v. American Airlines, SEC v. BNY Mellon, and Gatz Properties v. Auriga Capital show a growing judicial awareness of these risks. Specifically amending Delaware Titles 8, 12, and 6 to create a default financial materiality threshold and directing fiduciaries across corporations, trusts, and other entities would be a more successful strategy. With the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, this default rule would preserve contractual flexibility while restricting ESG integration to financial considerations unless specifically permitted. By doing this, Delaware can strengthen fiduciary discipline, reduce greenwashing, and make ESG-related investment practices more transparent.
","language":"eng","license":{"name":"Creative Commons Attribution 4.0","short_name":"CC BY 4.0","text":"Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.\r\n\r\nNo additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"},"keywords":[{"word":"Greenwashing"},{"word":"Delaware Corporate Law"},{"word":"Fiduciary Duty"},{"word":"ESG Financial Materiality"},{"word":"Fund Governance"},{"word":"Investor Protection"},{"word":"ESG"}],"section":"Article","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/3567p5cj","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Firas","middle_name":"Amin","last_name":"Qureshi","name_suffix":"","institution":"University of California, San Diego","department":"Undergraduate Law Review"}],"date_submitted":"2025-05-13T18:54:46.013000-06:00","date_accepted":"2025-05-13T23:59:01.804000-06:00","date_published":"2025-05-20T21:00:00-06:00","render_galley":{"label":"PDF","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/ucsdulr/article/47418/galley/35819/download/"},"galleys":[{"label":"PDF","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/ucsdulr/article/47418/galley/35819/download/"}]},{"pk":47412,"title":"Equal Protections in the Age of AI: Navigating Civil Rights in Housing with Machine Learning","subtitle":null,"abstract":"As software becomes increasingly widespread, the data generated through bookkeeping and information transfers can be harnessed for the public good. The principle of data science, using forms of information to uncover insights or predict future outcomes, is dependent on inputs to fuel its function. For instance, large language models such as ChatGPT draw from massive datasets to respond to user questions with precision in the form of a large language model. What happens, however, when the data driving these technologies is inaccurate or biased? If flawed inputs lead to life-altering consequences, who should be held accountable? This paper challenges the efficacy of artificial intelligence algorithms used by housing corporations to identify “ideal” tenants. Through examining two recent court cases and outdated privacy legislation, I will identify inconsistencies in user data protection law and reevaluate them through a legal and technological lens. The paper argues that, to protect civil rights in the age of AI, both the data and the laws governing its use must be critically examined. By focusing on AI’s role in national housing development, broader industries leveraging artificial intelligence may integrate similar safeguards to ensure fairness and accountability for the people they serve.
","language":"eng","license":{"name":"Creative Commons Attribution 4.0","short_name":"CC BY 4.0","text":"Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.\r\n\r\nNo additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"},"keywords":[{"word":"ChatGPT"},{"word":"AI"},{"word":"housing development"},{"word":"data protection law"},{"word":"technology"},{"word":"data science"},{"word":"housing bias"}],"section":"Article","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/15b8x25k","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Mehri","middle_name":"","last_name":"Sadri","name_suffix":"","institution":"","department":""}],"date_submitted":"2025-05-13T12:48:00.705000-06:00","date_accepted":"2025-05-14T00:00:50.694000-06:00","date_published":"2025-05-20T21:00:00-06:00","render_galley":{"label":"PDF","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/ucsdulr/article/47412/galley/35817/download/"},"galleys":[{"label":"PDF","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/ucsdulr/article/47412/galley/35817/download/"}]},{"pk":47403,"title":"Facial Recognition in Policing: How Algorithmic Bias Targets People of Color","subtitle":null,"abstract":"The presence of racially biased facial recognition technology (FRT) in law enforcement presents significant legal and ethical challenges, especially in its disproportionate impact on communities of color. The biases embedded in FRT systems, due to non-diverse training datasets, lead to misidentifications that result in wrongful arrests, detentions, and broader violations of constitutional rights. This exacerbates systemic racial inequalities and further entrenches discriminatory practices within the criminal justice system. The growing reliance on FRT for policing necessitates comprehensive reforms in both technology and law to address these concerns. Therefore, solutions aimed at reducing racial bias must include diversifying training datasets, improving data quality, and incorporating advanced techniques to enhance the accuracy of these systems. However, technological improvements alone are insufficient to resolve deeper racial issues. A holistic approach is required, involving robust legal frameworks for accountability, extensive training for law enforcement, and independent audits of FRT use to ensure its fair and transparent application. While further research into the practical, large-scale implementation of these reforms is necessary, addressing the intertwined technological and legal challenges is essential to address the widespread concerns presented by racially biased FRT in policing and to protect the rights of all individuals.
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