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Responding to health and social needs of aging Latinos in new-growth communities: a qualitative study
(2017)
Background
The development of new-growth communities of Latino immigrants in southern states has challenged the traditional health and social service infrastructure. An interprofessional team of service providers, Latino ...
Covariates of Identified Stress and Depression among Seasonal Farmworkers
(2017)
Many noted difficulties of farmworker life result in increased risk for stress and depression. To date, limited research has focused primarily on seasonal farmworkers; much of the prior research examines migrant farmworkers ...
Quantitative analysis and comparison of 3D morphology between viable and apoptotic MCF-7 breast cancer cells and characterization of nuclear fragmentation
(2017-09-08)
Morphological changes in apoptotic cells provide essential markers for defining and detection
of apoptosis as a fundamental mechanism of cell death. Among these changes, the
nuclear fragmentation and condensation have ...
A second locality for the Namib darkling beetle Onymacris brainei (Tenebrionidae, Coleoptera) and first report on its molecular phylogenetic placement
(2017)
Onymacris brainei Penrith, 1984 – the most recent species of Onymacris to be described – is known only from its type locality in the Namib Desert, adjacent to the Cunene River in northern Namibia. No additional specimens ...
Weight-loss and exercise for communities with arthritis in North Carolina (we-can): design and rationale of a pragmatic, assessor-blinded, randomized controlled trial
(2017-02-22)
Background: Recently, we determined that in a rigorously monitored environment an intensive diet-induced weight loss of 10% combined with exercise was significantly more effective at reducing pain in men and women with ...
Triclosan Disrupts SKN-1/Nrf2- Mediated Oxidative Stress Response in C. elegans and Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells
(2017-10-03)
Triclosan (TCS), an antimicrobial chemical with potential endocrine-disrupting properties, may pose a risk to early embryonic development and cellular homeostasis during adulthood. Here, we show that TCS induces toxicity ...
A rapid assessment of co-benefits and trade-offs among Sustainable Development Goals
(2017-06-15)
Achieving the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) results in many ecological, social, and
economic consequences that are inter-related. Understanding relationships between sustainability goals ...
A biogeographical profile of the sand cockroach Arenivaga floridensis and its bearing on origin hypotheses for Florida scrub biota
(2017-12-11)
Florida scrub is a xeric ecosystem associated with the peninsula’s sand ridges, whose
intermittent Pliocene–Pleistocene isolation is considered key to scrub endemism. One
scrub origin hypothesis posits endemics were ...
Brucella abortus strain 2308 Wisconsin genome: importance of the definition of reference strains
(2017-09-29)
Brucellosis is a bacterial infectious disease affecting a wide range of mammals and a neglected zoonosis caused by species of the genetically homogenous genus Brucella. As in most studies on bacterial diseases, research ...
Water T2 as an early, global and practical biomarker for metabolic syndrome: an observational cross-sectional study
(2017-12-19)
Background: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a highly prevalent condition that identifies individuals at risk for type
2 diabetes mellitus and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Prevention of these diseases relies on ...