Examining the Independent Association Between Acculturative Stress and Psychological Distress Among Mexican Immigrants in New York City: An Exploratory Study

“…Design: Study draws from a community-based sample of Mexican American adults from the Social Network of Mexican Americans study recruited from a church-based community center in the Bronx, New York. …”
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Childbearing Age Women Characteristics in Latin America. Building Evidence Bases for Early Prevention. Results from the ELANS Study by Marianella Herrera-Cuenca, Agatha Nogueira Previdelli, Berthold Koletzko, Pablo Hernandez, Maritza Landaeta-Jimenez, Yaritza Sifontes, Georgina Gómez, Irina Kovalskys, Martha Cecilia Yépez García, Rossina Pareja, Lilia Yadira Cortés, Attilio Rigotti, Mauro Fisberg, on behalf of the ELANS Study Group

“…We aimed to identify characteristics of LA women to inform public policies that would benefit these women and their future children. The Latin American Study of Nutrition and Health (ELANS) is a multicenter cross-sectional study of representative samples in eight Latin American countries (<i>n</i> = 9218) with a standardized protocol to investigate dietary intake, anthropometric variables, physical activity, and socioeconomic characteristics. …”
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Examining External and Internal Acculturative Factors: Cuban-Born Women’s Experience of Well-Being in the U.S. by Venera Bekteshi, Jennifer L. Bellamy

“…Methods: Utilizing data from the National Latino Asian American Study (NLAAS), a comprehensive nationwide mental health investigation among Latino and Asian Americans, this study examined 264 Cuban women (average age: 58) who migrated to the United States and live in south Florida. …”
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Metabolite profiling of CKD progression in the chronic renal insufficiency cohort study by Donghai Wen, Zihe Zheng, Aditya Surapaneni, Bing Yu, Linda Zhou, Wen Zhou, Dawei Xie, Haochang Shou, Julian Avila-Pacheco, Sahir Kalim, Jiang He, Chi-Yuan Hsu, Afshin Parsa, Panduranga Rao, James Sondheimer, Raymond Townsend, Sushrut S. Waikar, Casey M. Rebholz, Michelle R. Denburg, Paul L. Kimmel, Ramachandran S. Vasan, Clary B. Clish, Josef Coresh, Harold I. Feldman, Morgan E. Grams, Eugene P. Rhee, the CKD Biomarkers Consortium and CRIC Study Investigators

“…BACKGROUND Metabolomic profiling in individuals with chronic kidney disease (CKD) has the potential to identify novel biomarkers and provide insight into disease pathogenesis.METHODS We examined the association between blood metabolites and CKD progression, defined as the subsequent development of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) or estimated glomerular filtrate rate (eGFR) halving, in 1,773 participants of the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) study, 962 participants of the African-American Study of Kidney Disease and Hypertension (AASK), and 5,305 participants of the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study.RESULTS In CRIC, more than half of the measured metabolites were associated with CKD progression in minimally adjusted Cox proportional hazards models, but the number and strength of associations were markedly attenuated by serial adjustment for covariates, particularly eGFR. …”
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Exploring the provider and organization level barriers to medication for opioid use disorder treatment for Black Americans: A study protocol by Lauren R. Gilbert, Steven Starks, Johnathan Gray, Lorraine R. Reitzel, Ezemenari M. Obasi

“…Formative research at the provider and organizational level will assist in understanding the current facilitators, potential barriers, and capacity for OUD treatment for Black Americans. Study design: Using the exploration phase of the Explore, Preparation, Implementation, Sustainment (EPIS) framework, the project will be a formative assessment of local factors that influence Medication for OUD (MOUD) treatment availability for Black Americans to guide the design of a culturally and locally relevant multi-level intervention strategy. …”
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Genome-wide association study of primary open-angle glaucoma in continental and admixed African populations by Bonnemaijer, P, Iglesias, A, Nadkarni, G, Sanyiwa, A, Hassan, H, Cook, C, Giga Study Group, Simcoe, M, Taylor, K, Schurmann, C, Belbin, G, Kenny, E, Bottinger, E, Van De Laar, S, Wiliams, S, Akafo, S, Ashaye, A, Zangwill, L, Girkin, C, Ng, M, Rotter, J, Weinreb, R, Li, Z, Allingham, R, Eyes Of Africa Genetics Consortium, Nag, A, Hysi, P, Meester-Smoor, M, Wiggs, J, Neighborhood Consortium, Hauser, M, Hammond, C, Lemij, H, Loos, R, Van Duijn, C, Thiadens, A, Klaver, C

“…We conducted a genome-wide association study in 1113 POAG cases and 1826 controls from Tanzanian, South African and African American study samples. Apart from confirming evidence of association at TXNRD2 (rs16984299; OR[T] 1.20; P = 0.003), we found that a genetic risk score combining the effects of the 15 previously reported POAG loci was significantly associated with POAG in our samples (OR 1.56; 95% CI 1.26-1.93; P = 4.79 × 10-5). …”

A Cross-Sectional Survey on the Post-Pandemic Acceptability of Pharmacist-Delivered Telehealth Services Among HCV-HIV Patients by Rachel K. Mayaka Bpharm, MBA, PhD, Mary K. Awuonda PhD, Earl Ettienne BPharm, MBA, LPD, Monika Daftary PharmD, La’Marcus Wingate PharmD, PhD, Jacqueise Unonu PharmD

“…This study determined that the impact of perceived usefulness and extrinsic motivation was critical to the acceptance of pharmacist-delivered telehealth among a predominantly Black/African American study population.…”
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Associations between Food Insecurity and Depression among Diverse Asian Americans by Sonia Lai, Deborah Huang, Indraneil Bardhan, Mijung Park

“…Methods: We used a nationally representative sample of the Asian American population from the National Latino and Asian American Study (NLAAS). We built logistic regression models with major depression in the past 12 months as the dependent variable, and FI as the independent variable. …”
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Representation of Real‐World Adults With Chronic Kidney Disease in Clinical Trials Supporting Blood Pressure Treatment Targets by June Li, Jaejin An, Mengjiao Huang, Mengnan Zhou, Maria E. Montez‐Rath, Fang Niu, John J. Sim, Alan C. Pao, Vivek Charu, Michelle C. Odden, Manjula Kurella Tamura

“…We applied the eligibility criteria from 3 BP target trials, SPRINT (Systolic Pressure Intervention Trial), ACCORD (Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes), and AASK (African American Study of Kidney Disease), to estimate the proportion of adults with a systolic BP above the guideline‐recommended target and the proportion who met eligibility criteria for ≥1 trial. …”
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Town planning and domestic architecture in ancient Mesopotamia from earliest times until the middle of the second millennium B.C by McAdam, E

“…Similar plans from the Ur III to Old Babylonian periods are described in Chapter 6 and the Larsa period housing areas at Ur are considered in the light of an American study of contemporary houses and their texts at Nippur. …”

Nonnative old‐field species inhabit early season phenological niches and exhibit unique sensitivity to climate by Rachel A. Reeb, Isabel Acevedo, J. Mason Heberling, Bonnie Isaac, Sara E. Kuebbing

“…Across the study region, nonnatives reproduced substantially earlier in the growing season than natives, suggesting that nonnatives occupy a unique phenological niche (0.55 months earlier flowering across the North American study sites; 50.1 d earlier flowering and 17.5 d earlier fruiting in southwestern Pennsylvania). …”
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Factors associated with the use of medicines and self-medication during the COVID-19 pandemic in 12 Latin American countries by Christian R. Mejia, Mely Ruiz-Aquino, Gianela Garcia-Arteta, Gin Ramos, Isabel Astete-Pérez, Mariana Pineda-Cáceres, Mariluz Collahua-Briceño, Katherine Vargas-Patiño, Dennis Arias-Chávez, Thomas Franchi, Paolo Pedersini, Marcos Roberto Tovani-Palone

“…Conclusion: There was a significantly high prevalence of self-medication in our Latin American study population, including the use of medicines not recommended for COVID-19 treatment and/or prevention. …”
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Dante in African American Literature

“…The author of the article denies the idea thoroughly elaborated by the American scholar that Dante was a notable figure in the process of the development of African American identity, as well as the fact that there was a tradition of African American study of Dante and his “Divine Comedy”, at least until the middle of the 20th century. …”
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Defeitos congênitos em uma região de mineração de carvão Population risk for birth defects in a coal mining region by Júlio César Loguercio Leite, Lavínia Schüler-Faccini

“…Eight major birth defects were selected and their frequencies at birth was analyzed and compared to observed frequencies registered by the Latin American Study of Congenital Malformation (ECLAMC). RESULTS/CONCLUSIONS: The results show no increase in the frequencies of the birth defects studied, and rule out the existence of an increased teratogenic risk in this region. …”
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Studies of association between the gene for calpain-10 and type 2 diabetes mellitus in the United Kingdom. by Evans, J, Frayling, T, Cassell, P, Saker, P, Hitman, G, Walker, M, Levy, J, O'Rahilly, S, Rao, P, Bennett, A, Jones, E, Menzel, S, Prestwich, P, Simecek, N, Wishart, M, Dhillon, R, Fletcher, C, Millward, A, Demaine, A, Wilkin, T, Horikawa, Y, Cox, N, Bell, G, Ellard, S, McCarthy, M

“…In a combined analysis of all U.K. studies (P=.015) and in combination with a Mexican American study (P=.004), the C allele at SNP-44 is associated with type 2 diabetes. …”

Depression literacy and misconceptions scale (DepSter): a new two-factorial tool for measuring beliefs about depression by Katarzyna Kulwicka, Agata Gasiorowska

“…Methods In ten studies with a total sample of over 4,600 participants from three countries, we demonstrated the two-factorial structure of the Depression Literacy and Misconceptions Scale (DepSter) in Polish (Studies 1 and 2), American (Study 4), and British (Study 5) samples. We showed measurement equivalence for the Polish and English versions of the scale (Study 3). …”
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Determinants of hospital readmissions in older people with dementia: a narrative review by Bria Browne, Khalid Ali, Elizabeth Ford, Naji Tabet

“…Large hospital and insurance records provided data on over 2 million patients in one American study. Physical determinants included reduced mobility and accumulation of long-term conditions. …”
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Type 2 Diabetes Self-Management Interventions Among Asian Americans in the United States: A Scoping Review

“…There were several gaps in the existing T2D self-management programs or interventions among Asian Americans studied in the United States. Based on our analysis, we recommend when designing or implementing self-management interventions among Asian Americans, considerations should be made for targeted recruitment for understudied Asian American subgroups, gender, and location.…”
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The Acute Optic Neuritis Network (ACON): Study protocol of a non-interventional prospective multicenter study on diagnosis and treatment of acute optic neuritis by Susanna Asseyer, Susanna Asseyer, Susanna Asseyer, Susanna Asseyer, Nasrin Asgari, Nasrin Asgari, Jeffrey Bennett, Omer Bialer, Omer Bialer, Yolanda Blanco, Francesca Bosello, Anna Camos-Carreras, Edgar Carnero Contentti, Sara Carta, John Chen, Claudia Chien, Claudia Chien, Claudia Chien, Claudia Chien, Mashina Chomba, Russell C. Dale, Russell C. Dale, Russell C. Dale, Josep Dalmau, Josep Dalmau, Kristina Feldmann, Kristina Feldmann, Kristina Feldmann, Eoin P. Flanagan, Caroline Froment Tilikete, Carolina Garcia-Alfonso, Joachim Havla, Mark Hellmann, Mark Hellmann, Ho Jin Kim, Philipp Klyscz, Philipp Klyscz, Philipp Klyscz, Philipp Klyscz, Frank Konietschke, Chiara La Morgia, Chiara La Morgia, Marco Lana-Peixoto, Maria Isabel Leite, Netta Levin, Michael Levy, Sara Llufriu, Sara Llufriu, Pablo Lopez, Itay Lotan, Itay Lotan, Itay Lotan, Alessandra Lugaresi, Alessandra Lugaresi, Romain Marignier, Sara Mariotto, Susan P. Mollan, Susan P. Mollan, Cassandra Ocampo, Frederike Cosima Oertel, Frederike Cosima Oertel, Frederike Cosima Oertel, Frederike Cosima Oertel, Maja Olszewska, Jacqueline Palace, Lekha Pandit, José Luis Peralta Uribe, Sean Pittock, Sudarshini Ramanathan, Sudarshini Ramanathan, Sudarshini Ramanathan, Natthapon Rattanathamsakul, Albert Saiz, Albert Saiz, Sara Samadzadeh, Sara Samadzadeh, Sara Samadzadeh, Sara Samadzadeh, Sara Samadzadeh, Sara Samadzadeh, Bernardo Sanchez-Dalmau, Deanna Saylor, Deanna Saylor, Michael Scheel, Michael Scheel, Michael Scheel, Michael Scheel, Michael Scheel, Tanja Schmitz-Hübsch, Tanja Schmitz-Hübsch, Tanja Schmitz-Hübsch, Tanja Schmitz-Hübsch, Jemal Shifa, Sasitorn Siritho, Sasitorn Siritho, Pia S. Sperber, Pia S. Sperber, Pia S. Sperber, Pia S. Sperber, Pia S. Sperber, Prem S. Subramanian, Alon Tiosano, Alon Tiosano, Adi Vaknin-Dembinsky, Alvaro Jose Mejia Vergara, Adi Wilf-Yarkoni, Luis Alfonso Zarco, Hanna G. Zimmermann, Hanna G. Zimmermann, Hanna G. Zimmermann, Hanna G. Zimmermann, Friedemann Paul, Friedemann Paul, Friedemann Paul, Friedemann Paul, Hadas Stiebel-Kalish, Hadas Stiebel-Kalish

“…The recommended treatment of high-dose corticosteroids for ON is based on a North American study population, which did not address treatment timing or antibody serostatus. …”
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Protocol for an economic evaluation of scalable strategies to improve mental health among perinatal women: non-specialist care delivered via telemedicine vs. specialist care delive... by Daisy R. Singla, Claire de Oliveira, Sean M. Murphy, Vikram Patel, Jaime Charlebois, Wendy N. Davis, Cindy-Lee Dennis, J. Jo Kim, Paul Kurdyak, Andrea Lawson, Samantha Meltzer-Brody, Benoit H. Mulsant, Nour Schoueri-Mychasiw, Richard K. Silver, Dana Tschritter, Simone N. Vigod, Sarah Byford

“…SUMMIT is a pragmatic, randomized, non-inferiority trial across five North American study sites (N = 1,226) of the comparable effectiveness of two types of providers (specialist vs. non-specialist) and delivery modes (telemedicine vs. in-person) of a behavioural activation treatment for perinatal depressive and anxiety symptoms. …”
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