2 | Mohammad Moshtaghi

The Canonical Amoebot Model: Algorithms and Concurrency Control

Fri, 17 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Reply to de Marchi: Modeling Polarization of Political Attitudes

Thu, 21 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Labor and Delivery Unit Closures in Rural Georgia from 2012 to 2016 and the Impact on Black Women: A Mixed-Methods Investigation

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Abstract

Background. Obstetric provider coverage in rural Georgia has worsened, with nine rural labor and delivery units (LDUs) closing outside the Atlanta Metropolitan Statistical Area from 2012 to 2016. Georgia consistently has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the nation and faces increased adverse health consequences from this decline in obstetric care.

Objective. This study explores what factors may be associated with rural hospital LDU closures in Georgia from 2012 to 2016.

Methods. This study describes differences between rural Georgia hospitals based on LDU closure status through a quantitative analysis of 2011 baseline regional, hospital, and patient data, and a qualitative analysis of newspaper articles addressing the closures.

Results. LDUs that closed had higher proportions of Black female residents in their Primary Care Service Areas (PCSAs), of Black birthing patients, and of patients with Medicaid, self-pay or other government insurance; lower LDU birth volume; more women giving birth within their PCSA of residence; fewer obstetricians and obstetric provider equivalents per LDU; and fewer average annual births per obstetric provider. Qualitative results indicate financial distress primarily contributed to closures, but also suggest that low birth volume and obstetric provider shortage impacted closures.

Conclusions for Practice. Rural LDU closure in Georgia has a disproportionate impact on Black and low-income women and may be prevented through funding maternity healthcare and addressing provider shortages.

Preventing Extreme Polarization of Political Attitudes

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0000

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Like a natural system, democracy faces collapse as polarization leads to loss of diversity. Princeton University. EurekaAlert!, December 2021.
Preventing extreme polarization of political attitudes. Santa Fe Institute, December 2021. (Also featured in EurekaAlert!).
Computing scenarios for defusing polarizing politics. Joe Kullman. ASU FullCircle, December 2021. (Also featured in ASU News).
Reducing extreme polarization is key to stabilizing democracy. Stephanie Forrest and Joshua Daymude. Brookings TechTank, January 2022. (Reposted by Bishop Jennifer Reddall).
Researchers look to technology to find out what’s increasing the country’s social and political divide. Arizona Horizon, January 2022.

Programming Active Cohesive Granular Matter with Mechanically Induced Phase Changes

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Simple Robots, Smart Algorithms: Meet the BOBbots. Dana Randall. Georgia Tech News Center, April 2021. (Also featured in EurekaAlert!).
Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts. Gary Werner. ASU FullCircle, April 2021. (Also featured in ASU News).

A Stochastic Approach to Shortcut Bridging in Programmable Matter

Fri, 28 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Phototactic Supersmarticles

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Smart Swarms Seek New Ways to Cooperate. Kevin Hartnett. Quanta Magazine, February 2018. (Also featured in ACM TechNews).

On the Runtime of Universal Coating for Programmable Matter

Tue, 28 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Opening Paths to Progress with Programmable Materials. Joe Kullman. ASU Now, March 2017. (Also featured in ACM TechNews).

2 | Mohammad Moshtaghi

The Canonical Amoebot Model: Algorithms and Concurrency Control

Reply to de Marchi: Modeling Polarization of Political Attitudes

Labor and Delivery Unit Closures in Rural Georgia from 2012 to 2016 and the Impact on Black Women: A Mixed-Methods Investigation

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