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A Mathematical Approach to Liver Fibrosis Diagnosis

Hepatitis C virus (HCV), the infectious agent causing hepatitis C, affects 170 million people worldwide, leading to more than 350,000 deaths per year. Serial liver biopsies, which are typically used for the diagnosis of liver fibrosis progression, can be invasive, expensive, risky, and inconvenient to patients. Fortunately for hepatitis C sufferers, a preferred diagnosis process may be on the way. In a study appearing in a 2022 issue of Sensors, TSYS School computer scientists Anastasia Angelopoulou and Rania Hodhod, and their colleague from the CSU Department of Mathematics, Nehal Shukla, present the development, validation, and evaluation of a prediction mathematical model for non-invasive diagnosis of liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C virus. Their model uses a set of nonlinear ordinary differential equations as its core and divides the population into six groups: susceptible, treatment, responder, non-responder, cured, and fibrosis. According to Hodhod, “The numerical analysis and simulation results discussed in the study indicate that the earlier the hepatitis C virus treatment is implemented, the smaller the group of people who will develop complications such as fibrosis.” The simulations also indicated that after about two years, the number of individuals in the treatment, responder and non-responder groups gradually diminishes, while the number who are cured increases over a four- to five-year period.

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Grant Hits Ground Running as New Turner College Marketing Intern

The Turner College's new marketing intern Lizzy Grant , a senior marketing major from Newnan who previously attended Gordon State College, where she played varsity soccer, and is scheduled to graduate from the Turner College in May of 2024, has hit the ground running in her new position. She recently played a large role in the creation of a video tour of the Synovus Center, the main campus home of the Turner College. The video helps to guide new students on where to go in the building and who they can talk to if they help. The video showcases the Student Services Center, the main lobby, and more. The video is played as part of a loop on video screens placed throughout the Synovus Center. Lizzy's list of activities at CSU is impressive. She is the Treasurer of the Turner College's Marketing Club, the President of Marketing for the Turner College's chapter of the Financial Management Association, and an Ambassador for the Turner College. She is also the Treasurer of her s

Jung Exploring Influence of Confucianism on Luxury Brand Performance in China, Japan and South Korea

In a recent chat with Turner Business , Turner College professor of marketing Sungwoo Jung made the point that luxury brands are gaining the degree of influence in many developing countries that they enjoy now in developed countries. He has been pondering this issue as part of his international marketing research program, which typically focuses on advertising, pioneering advantages and multi-cultural analysis. Currently, Jung is concentrating his energies on a cross-cultural analysis of brand equity that highlights luxury brands’ performance. His research finds that China, Japan and South Korea have each seen an increase in market share for luxury brands in recent years. As Jung explained to Turner Business , “These three countries share a common philosophical background – Confucianism.” With that point in mind, Jung and his coauthors are currently engaged in an investigation of how Confucianism influences consumer behavior in these three Asian countries, and how that behavior im

Turner College Grad Publishes Academic Study on Corporate Culture and Strategy

Former Turner College student Tamara Todorova , now an associate professor of economics at American University in Bulgaria (AUB), recently published a study on corporate culture and strategy. Todorova earned an MBA from the Turner College in 1996 and then went on to earn a doctorate in international economics from the University of Economics - Varna in 2001. She has been on the faculty at AUB since August of 2000. Todorova's study, which appears in the current issue of the International Journal of Business Performance Management , investigates how corporate culture helps to economize on the transaction costs of internal organization. As she explains, the dimensions of corporate culture that assist in this task include increasing trust and reducing intrafirm opportunism. Todorova's study demonstrates that setting common goals and a common direction reduces the sizeable costs of internal organization. Tamara's prior research appears in Economics of Transition , International

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