Publication and presentation roundup — February 2024
The latest scholarly work from the UNC School of Nursing
Carolina Nursing faculty, staff and students are actively sharing their research findings on critical health care topics through publications in academic journals and presentations at national and international conferences.
Take a look at the selection of publications and presentations below to learn more about how Carolina Nursing experts are advancing health for all by addressing the greatest health care challenges of our time.
Please note that the following list was compiled based on information submitted by our researchers and is categorized into presentations and publications.
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Publications
Authored by Chongben Zhang, PhD, and Rose Mary Xavier, PhD, MS, RN, PMHNP-BC, FAAN, who serve as correspondence authors, along with Mathew Steadman as a co-author, this study, published in the Journal of Nutrition, investigates the intricate relationship between glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase (GPAT) activity, obesity, and insulin resistance. Despite previous associations between GPAT activity and these conditions, our findings suggest a nuanced understanding is necessary, as insulin resistance can exist independently of obesity, and some individuals with obesity may still exhibit metabolic health.
Jessica Zegre-Hemsey, PhD, RN, FAHA, recently led a publication titled “Drones in Emergency Cardiac Care: Lessons from the United States, Sweden, & Canada.” This collaborative effort explores the challenges and facilitators influencing the integration of Automated External Defibrillator (AED)-equipped drones into emergency medicine research and applications across the three nations.
The publication emphasizes the crucial importance of timely intervention in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), citing alarming global statistics. Notably, preliminary studies suggest that uncrewed aircraft systems, or drones, have the potential to deliver AEDs faster than ground transport, thereby enhancing survival rates.