Neil Morte

United States Georgia Southern University

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Commented on How volunteering during grad school helped me reclaim my confidence
Yes, I can resonate with this especially the part regarding my "old self"

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Commented on Grad school in the rear view: prioritizing career skills, mentorship, and equity in the interdisciplinary environmental PhD
I think this is applicable to many programs and gives perspective on how student growth and preparation for the field can be emphasized

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Commented on Doing economics: What you should have learned in grad school—But didn’t
A lot of these things sounds like we just do on the fly during and it is nice to give us some tips prior

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Commented on RSV and Non-RSV Illness Hospitalization in RSV Immunoprophylaxis Recipients: A Systematic Literature Review
Seems to show effectiveness of the IP as well "Observations of increased non-RSV hospitalization rates among RSV IP recipients in some non-randomized studies could be primarily explained by differences in the clinical characteristics between RSV IP recipients and controls."

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Commented on Using an Administrative and Clinical Database to Determine the Early Spread of COVID-19 at the US Department of Veterans Affairs during the Beginning of the 2019–2020 Flu Season: A Retrospective Longitudinal Study
This puts emphasis on the importance of surveillance and keeping an eye out for drastic changes in visits and how community spread is happening.

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Commented on Universal flu vaccines: a shot at lifelong cardioprotection?
Good to see the current evidence especially during the flu season. Shows a room for progress for a shot that could be universal. "...so far no differences have been found in cardiopulmonary outcomes between a high-dose trivalent and a standard-dose quadrivalent vaccine in patients hospitalized for acute MI or heart failure."

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Commented on Incremental Effects of Subsequent Concussions on Cognitive Symptoms in the Sport Concussion Assessment Tool
We see the importance in safety and exercising a level of caution for individuals of any age, especially the young individuals and assessing symptoms is vital.

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Commented on Sports-Related Concussions in Adults Presenting to Canadian Emergency Departments
I would think that may be consistent with evidence. "patients returning to their physical activities before full resolution of symptoms are at higher risk of persistent symptoms and further injury."

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Commented on Preseason Symptom Reporting and Cognition in Middle School Athletes with Past Concussions
So important as we have seen concussions to be more prevalent in sports. "youth with ≥2 prior concussions reported more symptoms than those with no concussions. Boys with multiple concussions performed similarly on cognitive testing, while girls had worse memory scores."

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Commented on Satir Family Therapy and Adolescent Mental Health Implications of COVID-19
This is interesting to think about. This model is on "how self-worth, communication, and holistic approaches, are uniquely beneficial to treatment."

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Commented on How E-cigarettes and vaping can affect asthma in children and adolescents
Sounds like opposing outcomes: "The evidence so far available both in animals and humans suggests that vaping is not harmless, and its exposure should be limited in children and adolescents, especially when affected by asthma."

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Commented on Electronic Cigarette Vaping Did Not Enhance the Neural Process of Working Memory for Regular Cigarette Smokers
Shows the similarities between electronic and regular, but it is interesting to see the craving levels reduced more for regular cigarettes.

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Commented on Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Effects of smoking and vaping on the risk and outcome of COVID-19 infection
We know the negative effect of the behavior generally, but with new or recent outcomes such as COVID-19 infections.