Research & Scholarship

Research Abstracts and Presentations
for Professional Meetings - 2005

(presentations by KCOM faculty and staff arranged by year of presentation)

Cenedella RJ, Neely AR, Sexton PS. Concentration and Distribution of Coenzyme Q (Ubiquinone), the Natural Lipid Antioxidant, in Rat Lens: Effect of Treatment With Simvastatin. ARVO abstract # 3866, May 2005.

Degenhardt BF, Darmani N, Towns L, Rhodes D, Trinh C, Johnson JC. Investigating the Effect of OMT on Circulatory Biochemical Markers. Pain, Mind, and Movement – A satellite symposium of the 11th World Congress on Pain, Cairns, Australia; August 17-19, 2005.

Degenhardt BF, Darmani NA, Towns L, Rhodes DCJ, McGovern RJ, Johnson JC. Pain Biomarkers Altered Following Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment. 11th World Congress on Pain, Sydney, Australia; August 21-26, 2005.

Giacchi CE, Paddock MT, Ware AM, Sexton WL. Microvascular PO2 On-Kinetics and Tension Development in the Rat Diaphragm. Central States Chapter, American College of Sports Medicine, October, 2005.

Grant D, Ricks M, Ware A, Sexton WL. Inhibition of Nitric Oxide Synthase Accelerates Microvascular PO2 On-Kinetics in Rat Extensor Digitorum Longus Muscle. Med Sci Sports Exercise 37 (Suppl 5): S361, 2005.

Habibi J, Goodman CL, Stuart MK. Distribution of Elongation Factor-1alpha in Larval Tissues of the Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda. Missouri Life Sciences Week 2005, Columbia, MO; April 11-15, 2005.

Higbee D, Coon S, Evans M, Kimberly B; Does Fluency in Foreign Language Contribute to Success in Medical Pathology Courses? Central Group On Educational Affairs; Madison, WI; April 2005

Higbee D, McNabb J, Laird S, McClure R, Coon S; The Qualities of an Effective Physician: Comparison of a Patient's Perception and a Student Doctor's Perception; Central Group On Educational Affairs; Madison, WI; April 2005

Higbee D, McNabb J, Laird S, McClure R, Coon S; The Qualities of an Effective Physician: Comparison of a Patient's Perception and a Student Doctor's Perception; American Association Of Colleges Of Osteopathic Medicine ;Bethesda, MD; June 2005

Jacob RF, Day CA, Mason RP, Cenedella RJ. Biochemical and Structural Characterization of Lipid Raft-Like Fractions Isolated from Bovine Lens Cortical Membrane by Octyl Glucoside Extractions. ARVO abstract # 1864, May 2005.

Martin JR, McManus SP. Evidence that Multiple Presynaptic and Postsynaptic Cannabinoid (Cb) Receptors Modify Cholinergic Neurotransmission in the Posterior Hypothalamic Nucleus (PHN) of the Rat. Program No. 272.2. 2005 Abstract Viewer/Itinerary Planner. Washington, DC: Society for Neuroscience, 2005.

McClure R, Johnson J. Do Female Medical Students Have a Gender-Related Advantage Over Male Medical Students in a Women’s Health Course? Central Group on Educational Affairs, Madison, WI; April 7, 2005.

McGovern RJ, Morton B, Vittengl J. ElderLynk: Active Aging Through Community Partnership for Integrated Rural Health Care. The 18th Congress of the International Association of Gerontology, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 26-30, 2005. Annals of the International Association of Gerontology, Special Supplement (In Press)

McCrae C, McGovern RJ, Lukefahr R, Vittengl J. Implementing Brief Behavioral Insomnia Treatment for Older Adults in Rural Primary Care Setting. The 58th Annual Scientific Meeting "The Interdisciplinary Mandate," of the Gerontological Society of America; Orlando, Florida; November 18-22, 2005. The Gerontologist, 45(Special Issue ll-October):85

McGovern RJ, Head J, Vittengl J. Establishment of an Educational Program for Geriatric Interdisciplinary Team Training. Roundtable presented at the 58th Annual Scientific Meeting "The Interdisciplinary Mandate," of the Gerontological Society of America, Orlando, Florida, November 18-22, 2005. The Gerontologist, 45(Special Issue ll-October): 163

McGovern RJ. (2005). Evidence-Based Medicine: A Roadmap for Clinical Decision-Making. Keynote Address. Annual Conference of the German Association of Osteopaths (VOD), October 1-3, 2005; Schlangenbad, Germany.

Mont MR, Geisbuhler TP; Resting Ca2+ influx does not contribute to anoxia-induced cell death in adult rat cardiac myocytes. J Mol Cell Cardiol 37: 863 (#152); 2005.

Newey CR, Martin JR. Carbachol (CCh) Microinjection into the Posterior Hypothalamic Nucleus (PHN) of Awake Rats Increases Baroreceptor Reflex (BR) Sensitivity via Arginine Vasopressin (AVP). 2005 Experimental Biology meeting abstracts. The FASEB Journal 19, Abstract #915.8, 2005.

Paddock MT, Giacchi CE, Ware AM, Sexton WL. Impact of Diabetes on Microvascular PO2 and Tension in Rat Skeletal Muscle. Central States Chapter, American College of Sports Medicine, October 2005.

Patterson D, Laird S, McNabb J, Sargentini N; Empathy Scale, SP Perceptions, End-of-Campus Questionnaire; Central Group On Educational Affairs; Madison, WI; April 2005

Resnick B, Walker B, Ernst DB, Dornelas EA, Swaim J, Martin PD, Jordon C, Brantley PJ, Velasquez M, McGovern RJ. (2005) Implementing Behavior Change Interventions into Real World Clinical Settings. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, Volume 29, 2005 Supplement, p.214.

Rhodes DCJ. Role of Carbohydrate in the Interaction of Tamm-Horsfall Protein with the Classical Complement Pathway. J Amer Soc Nephrology 16:418A-419A, 2005. American Society of Nephrology Annual Meeting; Philadelphia, PA; November 11, 2005.

Ricks M, Grant D, Ware A, Giacchi C, Sexton WL. Impact of Nitric Oxide Synthase Inhibition on Microvascular PO2 Off-Kinetics in Rat Extensor Digitorum Longus Muscle. Med Sci Sports Exercise 37 (Suppl 5): S362, 2005.

Sexton WL. Impact of Diabetes on the Skeletal Muscle Microcirculation, Central State Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine, Kansas City, MO October 21, 2005

Sexton WL. Impact of Diabetes and Exercise Training on Microvascular PO2 Off-Kinetics in Rat EDL Muscle", American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, June 3, 2005

Sexton WL. Impact of Diabetes and Exercise Training on Microvascular PO2 Off-Kinetics in Rat Extensor Digitorum Longus (EDL) Muscle. Med Sci Sports Exercise 37 (Suppl 5): S59, 2005.

Snider KT, Johnson JC, Degenhardt BF, Snider EJ. Association of Low Back Pain and Severity of Somatic Dysfunction. 11th World Congress on Pain, Sydney, Australia; August 21-26, 2005.