Impact of selenium biofortification on production characteristics of forages grown following standard management practices in Oregon by Jean A. Hall, Gerd Bobe, Gerd Bobe, Shelby J. Filley, Mylen G. Bohle, Gene J. Pirelli, Guogie Wang, T. Zane Davis, Gary S. Bañuelos

“…IntroductionLow selenium (Se) concentrations in soils and plants pose a health risk for ruminants consuming locally-grown forages. …”
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The impact of politics, religion, and rurality on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Oregon: a cross-sectional study by Tessalyn Morrison

“… Introduction: Vaccine hesitancy has been a major barrier to mitigating the effects of COVID-19, especially in rural Oregon, USA. This study assessed the influence of political affiliation, religious identity, and rurality on vaccine hesitancy in counties across Oregon. …”
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Environmental Influences on Children’s Physical Activity and Diets in Rural Oregon: Results of a Youth Photovoice Project by Nancy E. Findholt, Yvonne L. Michael, Melinda M. Davis, Victoria W. Brigoitti

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Oregon Project Firstline: A needs assessment of healthcare personnel infection prevention knowledge and training preferences by Nicholas Ida, Judith Guzman-Cottrill, Roza Tammer, Rebecca Pierce, Dat Tran

“…In collaboration with the CDC new national IPC training collaborative called Project Firstline, the Oregon Health Authority’s (OHA) Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI) Program established a state-level program in 2021. …”
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Legacy habitat contamination as a limiting factor for Chinook salmon recovery in the Willamette Basin, Oregon, USA. by Jessica I Lundin, Julann A Spromberg, Jeffrey C Jorgensen, James M Myers, Paul M Chittaro, Richard W Zabel, Lyndal L Johnson, Robert M Neely, Nathaniel L Scholz

“…The adverse impacts of these contaminants on salmon health have been studied for decades, but the population-scale consequences of chemical exposure for salmonids are still poorly understood. …”
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The volatilome reveals microcystin concentration, microbial composition, and oxidative stress in a critical Oregon freshwater lake by Lindsay Collart, Duo Jiang, Kimberly H. Halsey

“…ABSTRACT Toxins produced by cyanobacterial blooms in freshwater lakes are a serious public health problem. The conditions leading to toxin production are unpredictable, thereby requiring expensive sampling and monitoring programs globally. …”
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Air-Quality Challenges of Prescribed Fire in the Complex Terrain and Wildland Urban Interface Surrounding Bend, Oregon by Colton Miller, Susan O’Neill, Miriam Rorig, Ernesto Alvarado

“…Prescribed fires in forest ecosystems can negatively impact human health and safety by transporting smoke downwind into nearby communities. …”
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Contrasting the role of human- and lightning-caused wildfires on future fire regimes on a Central Oregon landscape by Ana M G Barros, Michelle A Day, Haiganoush K Preisler, John T Abatzoglou, Meg A Krawchuk, Rachel Houtman, Alan A Ager

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Awareness of the public charge, confidence in knowledge, and the use of public healthcare programs among Mexican-origin Oregon Latino/as by Edlyn Wolwowicz-Lopez, Emily Boniface, Sara Díaz-Anaya, Yareli Cornejo-Torres, Blair G. Darney

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Novel recruitment approaches and operational results for a statewide population Cohort for cancer research: The Healthy Oregon Project by Zhenzhen Zhang, Autumn Shafer, Katie Johnson-Camacho, Andrew Adey, Pavana Anur, Kim A. Brown, Casey Conrad, Rachel Crist, Paige E. Farris, Christina A. Harrington, Lisa K. Marriott, Asia Mitchell, Brian O’Roak, Vanessa Serrato, C. Sue Richards, Paul T. Spellman, Jackilen Shannon

“… Abstract Background: Cancer health research relies on large-scale cohorts to derive generalizable results for different populations. …”
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The Oregon ADHD-1000: A new longitudinal data resource enriched for clinical cases and multiple levels of analysis by Joel T. Nigg, Sarah L. Karalunas, Michael A. Mooney, Beth Wilmot, Molly A. Nikolas, Michelle M. Martel, Jessica Tipsord, Elizabeth K. Nousen, Colleen Schmitt, Peter Ryabinin, Erica D. Musser, Bonnie J. Nagel, Damien A. Fair

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A Qualitative Study of Two Oregon Family Medicine Clinics to Explain Parent and Child Healthcare Initiation and Engagement by Heather Angier PhD, MPH, Tamar Wyte-Lake DPT, MPH, Shannon Williams MSc, Sara McCrimmon MPH, Laura Moreno MPH, Jennifer E DeVoe DPhil, MD, Deborah Cohen PhD

“…Methods: We conducted a qualitative study of patients with at least two visits who were a primary caregiver for a child who also had at least two visits at the same clinic in 1/2018–12/2019 from two Oregon family medicine clinics. We stratified patients by child age and number of caregiver visits and randomly selected caregivers. …”
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Prenatal opioid use as a predictor of postpartum suicide attempts among reproductive-age women enrolled in Oregon Medicaid by Jangho Yoon, Mandana Masoumirad, Linh N. Bui, Patrick Richard, S. Marie Harvey

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Represent: A community engagement roadmap to improve participant representation in cancer early detection research: An Oregon case study by Jessica Currier, Ignacia Arteaga, Hannah Turner-Uaandja, Bella Starling, Nora Pashayan, Christina Jäderholm, Christopher Ponce Campuzano, Jackilen Shannon

“…Therefore, the objectives of this study were to: understand Hispanic and Latino community perspectives in participation in cancer early detection research; and identify sustainable and mutually beneficial approaches to community engagement and involvement.MethodsThe Oregon Case Study, led by Oregon Health & Science University's Community Outreach, Research and Engagement (CORE) in partnership with colleagues at Vocal, a partnership between Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Manchester and Cambridge University, adopted a participatory research approach to better understand participation in cancer early detection research from the perspectives of Oregon's Hispanic and Latino community members. …”
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Assessment of Ponderosa Pine Vigor Using Four-Band Aerial Imagery in South Central Oregon: Crown Objects to Landscapes by Charlie Schrader-Patton, Nancy Grulke, Craig Bienz

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Effect on background checks of newly-enacted comprehensive background check policies in Oregon and Washington: a synthetic control approach by Alvaro Castillo-Carniglia, Daniel W. Webster, Garen J. Wintemute

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Delayed Plasmodium falciparum Malaria in Pregnant Patient with Sickle Cell Trait 11 Years after Exposure, Oregon, USA by Wendi Drummond, Kathleen Rees, Stephen Ladd-Wilson, Kimberly E. Mace, Douglas Blackall, Melissa Sutton

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Resistome characterization of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli isolated from wastewater treatment utilities in Oregon by Maeghan Easler, Clinton Cheney, Jared D. Johnson, Marjan Khorshidi Zadeh, Jacquelynn N. Nguyen, Sue Yee Yiu, Joy Waite-Cusic, Tyler S. Radniecki, Tala Navab-Daneshmand

“…This study characterizes the resistome (i.e., entire ecology of resistance determinants) of 11 ESBL-producing Escherichia coli isolates collected from eight wastewater treatment utilities across Oregon. Whole genome sequencing was performed to identify the most abundant antibiotic resistance genes including ESBL-associated genes, virulence factors, as well as their sequence types. …”
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Association between treatment setting and outcomes among oregon medicaid patients with opioid use disorder: a retrospective cohort study by Daniel M. Hartung, Sheila Markwardt, Kirbee Johnston, Jonah Geddes, Robin Baker, Gillian Leichtling, Christi Hildebran, Brian Chan, Ryan R. Cook, Dennis McCarty, Udi Ghitza, P. Todd Korthuis

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Urban versus rural utilization of teledermoscopy in self-skin examinations: preliminary results of a cohort study in the states of Oregon and Washington by Emilie Foltz, Alexander Witkowski, Joanna Ludzik

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