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Developing a culturally relevant physical activity guide for Alaska Native Head Start students in rural Alaska: the Got Neqpiaq? Study

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2023
Background: Concern was voiced by Elders, teachers, and parents that and playtime activities of the Head Start preschool programme were not aligned with the local Alaska Native culture in their communities.Methods: The Alaska Native Tribal Health ...
Teresa Hicks, Barb Stillwater, Kathryn Koller, Lea Palmer, Timothy Thomas   +4 more
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Impact of Assistance Programs on Indigenous Ways of Life in 12 Rural Remote Western Alaska Native Communities: Elder Perspectives Shared in Formative Work for the “Got Neqpiaq?” Project

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2022
For more than 50 years, government programmes in the USA have been in place to help those in need have consistent access to food and education. However, questions have surfaced regarding whether or not these support impact traditional ways, such as ...
Amanda K. Walch, Kathryn A. Ohle, Kathryn R. Koller, Lucinda Alexie, Flora Lee, Lea Palmer, Jennifer Nu, Timothy K. Thomas, Andrea Bersamin   +8 more
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Coping strategies and household stress/violence in remote Alaska: a longitudinal view across the COVID-19 pandemic

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has introduced novel stressors. Remote/rural communities have experienced additional difficulties, while also potentially benefitting from unique sources of resilience against such stressors.
Ruby Fried, Micah Hahn, Lauren Gillott, Patricia Cochran, Laura Eichelberger   +4 more
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Helicobacter pylori Infection and Markers of Gastric Cancer Risk in Alaska Native Persons: A Retrospective Case-Control Study

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2014
BACKGROUND: Alaska Native persons experience gastric cancer incidence and mortality rates that are three to four times higher than in the general United States population.
James W Keck, Karen M Miernyk, Lisa R Bulkow, Janet J Kelly, Brian J McMahon, Frank Sacco, Thomas W Hennessy, Michael G Bruce   +7 more
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COVID-19 vaccine decision-making in remote Alaska between November 2020 and November 2021

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2023
Vaccine hesitancy is an ongoing barrier to achieve sufficient COVID-19 vaccination coverage. Although there are many studies globally of vaccine hesitancy based on large survey samples, there are fewer in-depth qualitative studies that explore vaccine ...
Laura Eichelberger, Amanda Hansen, Patricia Cochran, Micah Hahn, Ruby Fried   +4 more
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High tobacco use prevalence with significant regional and sex differences in smokeless tobacco use among Western Alaska Native people: the WATCH study

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2017
Tobacco use prevalence among Alaska Native (AN) people living in Alaska is greater than the general population prevalence statewide and nationally. Better understanding of regional tobacco use is needed to improve cessation efforts and reduce prevalence.
Kathryn R. Koller, Christie A. Flanagan, Gretchen E. Day, Christi Patten, Jason G. Umans, Melissa A. Austin, Scarlett E. Hopkins, Cheryl Raindl, Bert B. Boyer   +8 more
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Indigenous peoples and salmon stewardship: a critical relationship

Ecology and Society, 2021
Indigenous Peoples and salmon in the lands now called Alaska have been closely entwined for at least 12,000 years. Salmon continue to be central to the ways of life of Alaska Natives, contributing to physical, social, economic, cultural, spiritual ...
Courtney Carothers, Jessica Black, Stephen J. Langdon, Rachel Donkersloot, Danielle Ringer, Jesse Coleman, Erika R. Gavenus, Wilson Justin, Mike Williams, Freddie Christiansen, Jonathan Samuelson, Carrie Stevens, Brooke Woods, S. Jeanette Clark, Patricia M. Clay, Liza Mack, Julie Raymond-Yakoubian, Andrea Akall'eq. Sanders, Benjamin L. Stevens, Alex Whiting   +19 more
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AIANTA Applauds Senate Passage of Infrastructure Bill

, 2021
The American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association (AIANTA) made this press release to communicate their response to the Senate making significant financial resources accessible that will positively impact their community.
American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association (AIANTA)
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Somatostatin receptor 4 (SSTR4) is a tumor suppressor in cutaneous and head & neck squamous cell carcinomas

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
This study identifies somatostatin receptor 4 (Sstr4) as a critical tumor suppressor against skin and head/neck cancers (HNSCC, cSCC, and BCC). The loss of Sstr4 removes a check on cell growth, causing hyperactivation of the MAPK‐ERK signaling pathway (↑).
Ali Taqvi, Tuan Khang Huynh, Adway Kadam, Zahra Kardan, Yue Yan, Amina Jamal Laham, Sampath Kumar Loganathan   +6 more
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Association Between Motor Pathway Damage and Motor Deficit in Upper and Lower Limb in People With MS

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Corticospinal tract damage is common in people with MS, but the degree of clinical symptoms varies. We hypothesize that corticospinal tract lesions are more extensive and severe in people with MS with motor impairments in both upper and lower limbs.
Mathilde Liffran, Malo Gaubert, Alice Dufey, Elise Bannier, Audrey Rico, Jean‐Christophe Ferré, Raphaël Chouteau, Laure Michel, Emmanuelle Le Page, Virginie Callot, Bertrand Audoin, Sarah Demortière, Benoît Combès, Anne Kerbrat   +13 more
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