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  • Electronic Health Literacy Across the Lifespan: Measurement Invariance Study 

    Paige, Samantha R; Miller, M David; Krieger, Janice L; Stellefson, Michael; Cheong, JeeWon (2018-09-07)
    Background: Electronic health (eHealth) information is ingrained in the healthcare experience to engage patients across the lifespan. Both eHealth accessibility and optimization are influenced by lifespan development, as ...

  • Effects of finite coverage on global polarization observables in heavy ion collisions 

    Lan, Shaowei; Lin, Zi-Wei; Shi, Shusu; Sun, Xu (2018-05-10)
    In non-central relativistic heavy ion collisions, the created matter possesses a large initial orbital angular momentum. Particles produced in the collisions could be polarized globally in the direction of the orbital ...

  • Evolutionary Dynamics of Floral Homeotic Transcription Factor Protein–Protein Interactions 

    Bartlett, Madelaine; Thompson, Beth; Brabazon, Holly; Del Gizzi, Robert; Zhang, Thompson; Whipple, Clinton (2016-02-22)
    Protein–protein interactions (PPIs) have widely acknowledged roles in the regulation of development, but few studies have addressed the timing and mechanism of shifting PPIs over evolutionary history. The B-class MADS-box ...

  • Effect of Increased Damping in Subordinate Oscillator Arrays 

    Sterling, John; Vignola, Joseph; Gietl, Jenna; Ryan, Teresa; Sonne, Noah; Paruchuri, Sai Tej (2018)
    Previous literature has shown that large structures with a significant number of smaller attached structures exhibit much higher apparent damping than was predicted by models. Further research into this effect led to the ...

  • Driving Decisions: Distinguishing Evaluations, Providers and Outcomes 

    Dickerson, Anne Elizabeth; Davis, Elin Schold; Carr, David B. (2018-05-11)
    Driving is a highly valued instrumental activity of daily living on which many older adults depend for access to their community. The demand to address driving is changing as older adults experience increasing longevity ...

  • Distribution and population structure in the naked goby Gobiosoma bosc (Perciformes: Gobiidae) along a salinity gradient in two western Atlantic estuaries Citation metadata 

    Moore, Christopher S.; Ruocchio, Matthew J.; Blakeslee, April (2018-08-07)
    Many species of fish produce larvae that undergo a prolonged dispersal phase. However, evidence from a number of recent studies on demersal fishes suggests that the dispersal of propagules may not be strongly correlated ...

  • Differential Dopamine D1 and D3 Receptor Modulation and Expression in the Spinal Cord of Two Mouse Models of Restless Legs Syndrome 

    Meneely, Samantha; Dinkins, Mai-Lynne; Kassai, Miki; Lyu, Shangru; Liu, Yuning; Lin, Chien-Te; Brewer, Kori L.; Li, Yuqing; Clemens, Stefan (2018-09-04)
    Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) is often and successfully treated with dopamine receptor agonists that target the inhibitory D3 receptor subtype, however there is no clinical evidence of a D3 receptor dysfunction in RLS ...

  • Development of improved therapeutic mesothelin-based vaccines for pancreatic cancer 

    White, Michael; Freistaedter, Andrew; Jones, Gwendolyn J B; Zervos, Emmanuel; Roper, Rachel L (2018-02-23)
    Pancreatic cancer is the 5th leading cause of cancer deaths, and there are no effective treatments. We developed a poxvirus platform vaccine with improved immunogenicity and inserted the mesothelin gene to create an ...

  • Does Land Degradation Increase Poverty in Developing Countries? 

    Barbier, Edward B.; Hochard, Jacob P. (2016-05-11)
    Land degradation is a global problem that particularly impacts the poor rural inhabitants of low and middle-income countries. We improve upon existing literature by estimating the extent of rural populations in 2000 and ...

  • Differences in the carcinogenic evaluation of glyphosate between the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) 

    Portier, Christopher J.; Armstrong, Bruce K; Baguley, Bruce C; Baur, Xaver; Belyaev, Igor; Belle, Robert; Belpoggi, Fiorella; Biggeri, Annibale; Bosland, Maarten C; Bruzzi, Paolo; Budnik, Lygia Therese; Bugge, Merete D; Burns, Kathleen; Calaf, Gloria M; Carpenter, David O; Carpenter, Hillary M; Lopez-Carrillo, Lizbeth; Clapp, Richard; Cocco, Pierluigi; Consonni, Dario; Comba, Pietro; Craft, Elena; Davlvie, Mohamed Aqiel; Davis, Devra; Demers, Paul A; De Roos, Anneclaire J; DeWitt, Jamie C.; Forastiere, Francesco; Freedman, Jonathan H; Fritschi, Lin; Gaus, Caroline; Gohlke, Julia M; Goldberg, Marcel; Greiser, Eberhard; Hansen, Johnni; Hardell, Lennart; Hauptmann, Michael; Huang, Wei; Huff, James; James, Margaret O; Jameson, C W; Kortenkamp, Andreas; Kopp-Schneider, Annette; Kromhout, Hans; Larramendy, Marcelo L; Landrigan, Philip J; Lash, Lawrence H; Leszczynski, Dariusz; Lynch, Charles F; Magnani, Corrado; Mandrioli, Daniele; Martin, Francis L; Merler, Enzo; Michelozzi, Paola; Miligi, Lucia; Miller, Anthony B; Mirabelli, Dario; Mirer, Franklin E; Naidoo, Saloshni; Perry, Melissa J; Petronio, Maria Grazia; Pirastu, Roberta; Portier, Ralph J; Ramos, Kenneth S; Robertson, Larry W; Rodriguez, Theresa; Roosli, Martin; Ross, Matt K; Roy, Deodutta; Rusyn, Ivan; Saldiva, Paulo; Sass, Jennifer; Savolainen, Kai; Scheepers, Paul T J; Sergi, Consolato; Silbergeld, Ellen K; Smith, Martyn T; Stewart, Bernard W; Sutton, Patrice; Tateo, Fabio; Terracini, Benedetto; Thielmann, Heinz W; Thomas, David B; Vainio, Harri; Vena, John E; Vineis, Paolo; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Weisenburger, Dennis D; Woodruff, Tracey J; Yorifuji, Takashi; Yu, Il Je; Zambon, Paola; Zeeb, Hajo; Zhou, Shu-Feng (2016-08)
    The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) Monographs Programme identifies chemicals, drugs, mixtures, occupational exposures, lifestyles and per- sonal habits, and physical and biological agents that cause ...

  • Desiccation tolerance in Acinetobacter baumannii is mediated by the two-component response regulator BfmR 

    Farrow, John M. III; Wells, Greg; Pesci, Everett C (2018-10-11)
    For the opportunistic pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii, desiccation tolerance is thought to contribute significantly to the persistence of these bacteria in the healthcare environment. We investigated the ability of A. ...

  • Exploring behaviors, treatment beliefs, and barriers to oral chemotherapy adherence among adult leukemia patients in a rural outpatient setting 

    Lea, C. Suzanne; Bohra, Sulochana; Moore, Tifanie; Passwater, Chelsea; Liles, Darla (2018-11-29)
    Objective: Adherence to oral chemotherapy is essential for patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) and multiple myeloma (MM) to remain in remission. Few studies have used a Likert-type scale to measure medication ...

  • Designing the Learning Experiences in Serious Games: The Overt and the Subtle—The Virtual Clinic Learning Environment 

    Peery, Joshua G.; Pasalar, Celen (2018-06-29)
    : Serious Games are becoming more common in the educational setting and must pass muster with both students and instructors for their learning experience and knowledge building. The Virtual Clinic Learning Environment ...

  • Disability Measurement for Korean Community-Dwelling Adults With Stroke: Item-Level Psychometric Analysis of the Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing 

    Hong, Ickpyo; Kim, Young Joo; Sonnenfeld, Mandi L.; Grattan, Emily; Reistetter, Timothy A. (2018-04-30)
    Objective: To investigate the psychometric properties of the activities of daily living (ADL) instrument used in the analysis of Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing (KLoSA) dataset. Methods: A retrospective study was ...

  • Expert Consensus Guidelines for Stocking of Antidotes in Hospitals That Provide Emergency Care 

    Dart, Richard C.; Goldfrank, Lewis R.; Erstad, Brian L.; Huang, David T.; Todd, Knox H.; Weitz, Jeffrey; Bebarta, Vikhyat S.; Caravati, E. Martin; Henretig, Fred M.; Delbridge, Theodore R.; Banner, William; Schneider, Sandra M.; Anderson, Victoria E. (2018-03-01)
    We provide recommendations for stocking of antidotes used in emergency departments (EDs). An expert panel representing diverse perspectives (clinical pharmacology, medical toxicology, critical care medicine, hematology/oncology, ...

  • Exercise-heat stress with and without water replacement alters brain structures and impairs visuomotor performance 

    Wittbrodt, Matthew T.; Sawka, Michael N.; Mizelle, J. C.; Wheaton, Lewis A.; Millard-Stafford, Melinda L. (2018-06-26)
    Effects of exercise‐heat stress with and without water replacement on brain structure and visuomotor performance were examined. Thirteen healthy adults (23.6 ± 4.2 years) completed counterbalanced 150 min trials of ...

  • Epigenome-Wide Analyses Identify Two Novel Associations With Recurrent Stroke in the Vitamin Intervention for Stroke Prevention Clinical Trial Citation metadata 

    Armstrong, Nicole M. Davis; Chen, Wei-Min; Brewer, Michael S.; Williams, Stephen R.; Sale, MicheLe M.; Worrall, Bradford B. (2018-09-06)
    DNA methylation, a well-characterized epigenetic modification that is influenced by both environment and genetic variation, has previously been implicated in a number of complex diseases, including cardiovascular disease ...

  • Endocrinologists’ Opinions of Diabetology as a Primary Care Subspecialty 

    Healy, Amber M.; Shubrook, Jay H.; Schwartz, Frank L.; Cummings, Doyle M.; Drake, Almond J., III; Tanenberg, Robert J. (2018-04)
    This study was conducted to ascertain the opinions of endocrinologists about diabetes care as it relates to the health care provider workforce. A survey was administered to endocrinologists in the Planning Research in ...

  • Emerging Role of Immune Checkpoint Blockade in Pancreatic Cancer 

    Macherla, Shravanti; Laks, Shachar; Naqash, Abdul Rafeh; Bulumulle, Anushi; Zervos, Emmanuel; Muzaffar, Mahvish (2018-11-07)
    Immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) with programmed cell death protein-1(PD-1)/programmed death ligand -1(PD-L1) antibodies has revolutionized the management of several cancers, especially non-small cell lung cancer, melanoma, ...

  • Emergency Department Time Course for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Workup 

    Michelson, Edward A.; Huff, J. Stephen; Loparo, Mae; Naunheim, Rosanne S.; Perron, Andrew; Rahm, Martha; Smith, David W.; Stone, Joseph A.; Berger, Ariel (2018-06-13)
    Introduction: Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is a common cause for visits to the emergency department (ED). The actual time required for an ED workup of a patient with mTBI in the United States is not well known. ...