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Codeployment of Passive Samplers and Mussels Reveals Major Source of Ongoing PCB Inputs to the Anacostia River in Washington, DC
(ACS, 2023-01-09)Remedial investigations of sites contaminated with legacy pollutants like polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) have traditionally focused on mapping sediment contamination to develop a site conceptual model and select remedy ... -
Adolescent functional network connectivity prospectively predicts adult anxiety symptoms related to perceived COVID-19 economic adversity
(Wiley, 2022-12-29)Background Stressful events, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, are major contributors to anxiety and depression, but only a subset of individuals develop psychopathology. In a population-based sample (N = 174) with a high ... -
The Hilltop Institute at UMBC revolutionizes data analytics to advance health and wellbeing
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MODRN Publishes Findings of NIDA-Funded Research Project
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Low Compliance From Big Hospitals On CMS’s Hospital Price Transparency Rule
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The Time Is Now: Strategies to Address Racism, Equity, and the Retention of Black Faculty
(2021-06-30)After decades of “pipeline” programs that focus on preparing Black faculty to navigate racist and inequitable environments, institutions must take responsibility for developing programs, policies, and structures to make ... -
Investigating Gender and Racial/Ethnic Differences in Graduate School Enrollment Rates among McNair Scholars
(The Pell Instittute, 2022)The McNair Scholars Program aims to increase graduate school enrollment for low-income, first-generation, and underrepresented minority students with the goal of Ph.D. attainment. This study explores graduate school ... -
New UMBC research finds that viruses may have “eyes and ears” on us
(UMBC News, 2022-09-23)New UMBC-led research in Frontiers in Microbiology suggests that viruses are usinginformation from their environment to “decide” when to sit tight inside their hosts andwhen to multiply and burst out, killing the host ... -
Medicaid Expansion Studies: Why Do Net Cost Estimates Differ So Much?
(2022-06-06)Principal Data Scientist , PhD, presented his research in this poster at the 2022 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting (ARM) held June 4-7, 2022, in Washington DC. In addition, he served as an expert on a panel that ... -
Evaluating the Impact of Geographic Granularity for Area-Based Social Determinants of Health When Predicting Avoidable Hospital Events
(The Hilltop Institute, 2022-06-06)Data Scientist Leigh Goetschius, PhD, presented her research in this poster at the 2022 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting (ARM) held June 4-7, 2022, in Washington DC. -
Maryland Department of Health Master Agreement Annual Report of Activities and Accomplishments: FY 2021
(The Hilltop Institute, 2022-04-29)This report describes the services The Hilltop Institute provided to the Maryland Department of Health (the Department) under the Master Agreement between Hilltop and the Department. The report covers fiscal year (FY) 2021 ... -
The Utility of Data from Long-Term Care Assessments for Reducing Repeated Hospital Encounters among Dually Eligible Beneficiaries in Maryland
(The Hilltop Institute, 2022-03-14)In this report, Hilltop discusses the findings of its empirical studies to identify the need for developing a health information exchange solution to bridge the information gap during transitions between LTSS and acute ... -
Dynamics of biosimilar uptake in emerging markets
(Taylor & Francis, 2022-05-22)Introduction Globally, biosimilars are expected to play a key role in lowering healthcare costs and providing increased patient access to biological therapies. Given this, and in line with the European Union and World ... -
GIS and Sustainability Engagement in Higher Education
(The Journal of Sustainability Education, 2022-02-12)Does the use of an interactive GIS web map significantly influence the level of sustainability stakeholder engagement at institutions of higher education? With over 1,000 institutions of higher education across the globe, ... -
The Economic Impact of Medicaid Expansion in Mississippi, 2023–2028: Technical Report
(The Hilltop Institute, 2022-01-11)Enacted in 2010, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) gave states the option to expand their Medicaid programs by extending eligibility to almost all adults under age 65 with income below 138% of the federal poverty level (FPL). ... -
The Economic Impact of Medicaid Expansion in Mississippi, 2023–2028: Summary Report
(The Hilltop Institute, 2022-01-11)Enacted in 2010, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) gave states the option to expand their Medicaid programs by extending eligibility to almost all adults under age 65 with income below 138% of the federal poverty level (FPL). ... -
Finding the sweet spot: a library of hydrogels with tunable degradation for tissue model development
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2022-03-07)In vitro models are valuable tools for applications including understanding cellular mechanisms and drug screening. Hydrogel biomaterials facilitate in vitro models by mimicking the extracellular matrix and in vivo ... -
A fusion of the Bacteroides fragilis ferrous iron import proteins reveals a role for FeoA in stabilizing GTP-bound FeoB
(Elsevier, 2022-03-08)Iron is an essential element for nearly all organisms, and under anoxic and/or reducing conditions, Fe²⁺ is the dominant form of iron available to bacteria. The ferrous iron transport (Feo) system is the primary prokaryotic ...
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