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Lexicogrammatical Analysis on African-American Vernacular English Spoken by African-Amecian You-Tubers [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences, 2023
African American Vernacular English (AAVE) emerged from the historical context of African American enslavement and represents one of the numerous vernacular languages influenced by English.
Arifin Jose Aramando, Dewi Ienneke Indra
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The Great Migration and African-American Genomic Diversity. [PDF]

PLoS Genetics, 2016
We present a comprehensive assessment of genomic diversity in the African-American population by studying three genotyped cohorts comprising 3,726 African-Americans from across the United States that provide a representative description of the population
Soheil Baharian, Maxime Barakatt, Christopher R Gignoux, Suyash Shringarpure, Jacob Errington, William J Blot, Carlos D Bustamante, Eimear E Kenny, Scott M Williams, Melinda C Aldrich, Simon Gravel   +10 more
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African-American rhinoplasty [PDF]

Aesthetic Surgery Journal, 2004
Dr. Guyuron: The first patient is a 25-year-old woman who would like to correct the imperfections in her nose (Figure 1). Dr. Griffin, what flaws do you see in this nose? Bahman Guyuron, MD Figure 1 This 25-year-old woman has voiced no specific complaint but is seeking improvement in the appearance of her nose. Dr.
Bahman, Guyuron, Anthony C, Griffin, Steven M, Hoefflin, Samuel, Stal   +3 more
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Sleep and cognitive performance of African-Americans and European-Americans before and during circadian misalignment produced by an abrupt 9-h delay in the sleep/wake schedule. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2017
We conducted two studies of circadian misalignment in non-Hispanic African and European-Americans. In the first, the sleep/wake (light/dark) schedule was advanced 9 h, similar to flying east, and in the second these schedules were delayed 9 h, similar to
Gemma M Paech, Stephanie J Crowley, Charmane I Eastman   +2 more
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Disability and Health in African Americans: Population Research and Implications for Occupational Therapy Community-Based Practice

Open Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2022
Background: Population-based research and community-based interventions are integral to occupational therapy’s scope of practice, yet they are underdeveloped in actual implementation.
Emily Schulz, Debarchana Ghosh, Eddie M. Clark, Beverly R. Williams, Lijing Ma, Crystal Park, Randi Williams, Cheryl L. Knott   +7 more
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Comparison of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Among African Immigrants and African Americans: An Analysis of the 2010 to 2016 National Health Interview Surveys

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2020
Background Racial/ethnic minorities, especially non‐Hispanic blacks, in the United States are at higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease.
Ruth‐Alma N. Turkson‐Ocran, Nwakaego A. Nmezi, Marian O. Botchway, Sarah L. Szanton, Sherita Hill Golden, Lisa A. Cooper, Yvonne Commodore‐Mensah   +6 more
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Race, Intergenerational Social Mobility and Stressful Life Events

Behavioral Sciences, 2018
Background. Socioeconomic status (SES) has smaller protective effects on the health of African Americans, and the differential association between social mobility and stress may explain the diminished returns of SES for African Americans. Aim. This study
Shervin Assari
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Genetic ancestry-smoking interactions and lung function in African Americans: a cohort study.

PLoS ONE, 2012
BackgroundSmoking tobacco reduces lung function. African Americans have both lower lung function and decreased metabolism of tobacco smoke compared to European Americans.
Melinda C Aldrich, Rajesh Kumar, Laura A Colangelo, L Keoki Williams, Saunak Sen, Stephen B Kritchevsky, Bernd Meibohm, Joshua Galanter, Donglei Hu, Christopher R Gignoux, Yongmei Liu, Tamara B Harris, Elad Ziv, Joseph Zmuda, Melissa Garcia, Tennille S Leak, Marilyn G Foreman, Lewis J Smith, Myriam Fornage, Kiang Liu, Esteban G Burchard, Health ABC and CARDIA Studies Groups   +21 more
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Differences in plasma levels of long chain and very long chain ceramides between African Americans and whites: An observational study.

PLoS ONE, 2019
BackgroundPopulation-wide reductions in cardiovascular disease (CVD) have not been equally shared in the African American community due to a higher burden of CVD risk factors such as metabolic disorders and obesity.
Joy N Jones Buie, Samar M Hammad, Paul J Nietert, Gayenell Magwood, Robert J Adams, Leonardo Bonilha, Catrina Sims-Robinson   +6 more
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Who Can I Turn To? Emotional Support Availability in African American Social Networks

Social Sciences, 2017
African Americans disproportionately experience psychological distress, such as feelings of sadness, hopelessness, and worthlessness and are disproportionately exposed to risk factors associated with mental illness, such as racial discrimination ...
Sula Hood, Elizabeth Golembiewski, Kyle Benbow, Hadyatoullaye Sow, Vetta Sanders Thompson   +4 more
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