Exfoliation Syndrome and Exfoliation Glaucoma in the Navajo Nation by Ayesha Patil, Cole Swiston, Ryan T. Wallace, Chase Paulson, Matthew E. Conley, Lori McCoy, Craig Chaya, Barbara Wirostko

“…In 1971, Faulkner et al. estimated the prevalence of XFS among 50 Navajo Nation residents as 38%. Given that XFS can cause irreversible blindness secondary to glaucoma (XFG), this study aims to identify the current prevalence of XFS among Navajo Nation residents within the Four Corners region of the U.S. (2) Methods: A retrospective chart review was conducted from 2016 to 2021 for patients aged 18 and older. …”
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Technoeconomic feasibility of decentralized desalination in the Navajo Nation by Brei, Melissa

“…The Navajo Nation, located in the southwest United States, faces a significant water stress issue, with approximately 30% of households lacking access to piped water. …”
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Ecological partnership: Restoring Pinyon woodlands on the Navajo Nation, USA by Lionel Whitehair, Benita Litson, Bryan Neztsosie, Demetra Skaltsas, Jonathan Martin, Jared Begay, Leo O'Neill, Peter Z. Fulé

“…Encompassing 71,000 km2, pinyon-juniper woodlands comprise 89 % of forested area on the Navajo Nation reservation, providing crucial ecosystem services and cultural resources. …”
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Patterns of Blindness in the Navajo Nation: A 9-Year Study by Ryan T. Wallace, Michael Murri, Lori McCoy, Esteban Peralta, Jeff H. Pettey, Craig J. Chaya

“…The Navajo Nation is the largest Native American reservation by area and citizenship. …”
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The rainbow is our sovereignty: Rethinking the politics of energy on the Navajo Nation by Dana E. Powell

“…To intervene in these broad debates, I propose that there are multiple landscapes of power shaping Navajo territory, which must be brought into the ongoing, urgent debates over how the Navajo Nation might develop a more sustainable energy policy for the future. …”
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Remote Sensing Based Crop Monitoring Techniques: A Case Study for the Navajo Nation by V. Thangavel, S. Nagarajan, M. Arockiasamy, Md. T. Khan, G. Sklivanitis

“…Ultimately this approach information is used to provide actionable insights to Navajo Nation farmers.…”
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Lessons learned from academic medical centers' response to the COVID-19 pandemic in partnership with the Navajo Nation. by Tasce Bongiovanni, Sriram Shamasunder, William Brown, Cristina Rivera Carpenter, Matthew Pantell, Bassem Ghali, James D Harrison

“…Therefore, the aims of this study were to describe volunteers' perspectives of academic-community partnerships by exploring their personal, professional and societal insights and lessons learned based on their time in the Navajo Nation during COVID-19.<h4>Methods</h4>We recruited key informants using purposeful sampling of physicians and nurses who volunteered to go to the Navajo Nation during the spring 2020 COVID-19 surge, as well as hospital administrators and leaders involved in organizing the COVID-19 efforts. …”
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Career Dilemmas among Diné (Navajo) College Graduates: An Exploration of the Dinétah (Navajo Nation) Brain Drain by Avery Denny, Donny Baum, Amber K. Crotty, Steven A. Smith, Robert Yazzie, Aaron P. Jackson, James McKenzie, Dana Bah'lgai Eldridge

“…Like many Indigenous nations, the Navajo Nation has worked to develop its human and economic potential. …”
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Driving Distance and Food Accessibility: A Geospatial Analysis of the Food Environment in the Navajo Nation and Border Towns by Natalie Bennion, Alisha H. Redelfs, Lori Spruance, Shelby Benally, Chantel Sloan-Aagard

“…The Navajo Nation, an area home to approximately 173,000 people in the southwest United States, experiences the highest rates of food insecurity in the United States and is classified as a food desert. …”
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Riparian Plant Evapotranspiration and Consumptive Use for Selected Areas of the Little Colorado River Watershed on the Navajo Nation by Pamela L. Nagler, Armando Barreto-Muñoz, Ibrahima Sall, Matthew R. Lurtz, Kamel Didan

“…The objectives of this study were to calculate the actual evapotranspiration (ETa) (mm/day and mm/year) and derive riparian vegetation annual consumptive use (CU) in acre-feet (AF) for select riparian areas of the Little Colorado River watershed within the Navajo Nation, in northeastern Arizona, USA. This was accomplished by first estimating the riparian land cover area for trees and shrubs using a 2019 summer scene from National Agricultural Imagery Program (NAIP) (1 m resolution), and then fusing the riparian delineation with Landsat-8 OLI (30-m) to estimate ETa for 2014–2020. …”
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An asthma collaboration to reduce childhood asthma disparities on the Navajo Nation: Trial protocol for the Community Asthma Program by A.A. Lowe, B. Simmons, P. Nez, E. Begay, A. Liu, D. King, J.K. Gerald, Kobernick Aaron, Patrick Wightman, Teshia Solomon, Jim Crooks, H. Phan, W. Morgan, B. Bender, L.B. Gerald

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The prevalence and risk factors of Helicobacter pylori infection and cagA virulence gene carriage in adults in the Navajo Nation by D. Pete, N. Salama, J. Lampe, M Wu, A. Phipps

“…We assessed the prevalence and risk factors of H. pylori infection and cagA gene carriage in tribal members from the Navajo Nation. Patients and Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study with adults from the Navajo Nation. …”
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Interview with Vernon Haskie, Navajo jeweler, Lukachukai, Navajo Nation Reservation, AZ, USA, October 27, 2000 by Gérard Selbach

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T’ah kóó hóniidló, we’re still HERE! Mining legacies, Indigenous health and innovative solutions by Ranalda L. Tsosie

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Maintaining the Partnership Between a Tribal Breast and Cervical Cancer Program and a University-Based Cancer Prevention Center During COVID-19 Lock-Down Restrictions-A Case Study by Nicolette I. Teufel-Shone, Carol Goldtooth-Begay, Andria B. Begay, Ashley Lazaro, Janet Yellowhair, Rolanda Todecheenie, Delila Begay, Darlene Singer, Curtis Briscoe

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Reaching Back to Traditional Teachings: Diné Knowledge and Gender Politics by Souksavanh Tom Keovorabouth

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Changes in food pricing and availability on the Navajo Nation following a 2% tax on unhealthy foods: The Healthy Diné Nation Act of 2014. by Carmen George, Carolyn Bancroft, Shine Krystal Salt, Cameron S Curley, Caleigh Curley, Hendrik Dirk de Heer, Del Yazzie, Regina Eddie, Ramona Antone-Nez, Sonya Sunhi Shin

“…The aim of this study was to measure changes in pricing and food availability in stores on the Navajo Nation following the implementation of the HDNA.…”
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Metal mixture exposures and multiplexed autoantibody screening in Navajo communities exposed to uranium mine wastes by Esther Erdei, Chris Shuey, Curtis Miller, Joseph Hoover, Miranda Cajero, Johnnye Lewis

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My Tongue is a Mountain: Land, Belonging and the Politics of Voice by Sandra Yellowhorse

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Environmentally Relevant Levels of Depleted Uranium Impacts Dermal Fibroblast Proliferation, Viability, Metabolic Activity, and Scratch Closure by Nathan Cruz, Robert Buscaglia, Matthew Salanga, Robert Kellar

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