Health Scholar Showcase
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The Health Scholar Showcase is an annual event hosted by Texas State University’s Translational Health Research Center, which seeks to improve health by connecting faculty and community partners to engage in innovative research. Health Scholar Showcase highlights some of the best health research happening on campus.
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Item An Agent-Based Simulation Model to Plan for Continuity of Care for Chronic Diseases after Natural Disasters(2024-03) Pérez, EduardoNo abstract prepared.Item Autonomous Innovation: Revolutionizing Urban Firefighting with Data and Artificial Intelligence(2024-03) Valles, DamianEmerging technologies in emergency response highlight the significant risks to firefighters and responders during missions. Traditional firefighting relies on human insight and experience and is susceptible to mistakes in high-stress situations. Innovations like autonomous systems, IoT, and machine learning offer improvements in emergency management. However, their practical application must catch up in performing its capabilities and community acceptance of its implementation. This project aims to bridge this gap by deploying autonomous units that collect data and apply machine learning to improve urban firefighting.Item Guar gum, a versatile natural polymer to improve human health and water quality(2023-04) Mandal, Sujata; Hwang, SangchulHumans are constantly exposed to hazardous chemicals present in water, air, food, and soil which can lead to a multitude of negative health impacts. Advanced materials can play a key role in preventing these impacts and biocompatible hydrogels prepared from natural polymers have gained popularity in recent years as high-performance materials for environmental contaminant remediation, drug delivery, and tissue engineering. Hydrogels possess three-dimensional network structure and can easily absorb and retain water. Guar gum (GG), a natural non-ionic, hydrophilic, abundant low-cost polysaccharide is an excellent candidate for gel fabrication. Dye- contamination in water supplies due to industrial effluents is one of the major water pollution issues and continues to be a significant public health concern given their potential toxicity to humans under acute or prolonged exposures. As a result, the development of technologies capable of removing organic contaminants especially industrial dyes like Malachite green (MG), Crystal violet (CV), Congo Red (CR) etc. has drawn the attention of numerous researchers So, it is imperative to develop ecofriendly multifunctional hydrogels which can positively impact human health by preventing exposure to environmental pollutants and making them suitable for injectable drug delivery. In our study, we report the development of cost-effective ecofriendly Guar Gum based hydrogel which displayed remarkable toxic dye removal property, self healing property and injectable property.Item Latest Innovations in Natural Gum-based Polymer(2024-03) Mandal, Sujata; Hwang, San; Sen, KeyaSuperabsorbent polymers (SAPs) are polymers that exhibit effective moisture retention and absorbency and hence find applications in baby diapering, packaging, feminine hygiene, and adult incontinence products. Absorbent hygiene products (AHPs) have made an important contribution to the quality of life and skin health of millions of people. Commercial hygiene products are petrochemical-originated, exhibit toxicity, high market price, and pose environmental and public health concerns. They are non-biodegradable and have an estimated period of ~500 years to decompose and are the third largest contributor to municipal solid waste in the USA. Moreover, AHPs are composed of harmful chemicals –dioxins, which can cause an array of health problems including developmental delays, damaged immunity, hormone interference, skin diseases, and certain types of cancer. Biobased superabsorbent hydrogels prepared from natural gum provide greener alternative materials to fossil-based materials and have prospective uses in food, water, energy, environment, biomedical, and hygiene products. Elderly/baby skin is more fragile and vulnerable to injury and has poorer healing properties. In our study, we report the development of Super absorbent Polymer (SAPs) using Guar gum (GG). Guar is considered a safe, environmentally friendly, inexpensive, and abundant polymer extracted from the seeds of the Guar plant.Item Providing Continuity of Care for Chronic Diseases After Natural Disasters: A Resource Allocation Model for Public Health Preparedness in Texas(2023-04) Perez, EduardoNo abstract prepared.