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Estimating body mass of wild pigs (Sus scrofa) using body morphometrics
We developed a set of equations to predict wild pig body mass from other morphometric measures. Data were collected and validated from eight different areas in the United States, Australia, and Guam. Abstract Wild pigs (Sus scrofa) are invading many areas globally and impacting biodiversity and economies in their non‐native range.
Carolina Baruzzi +10 more
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Objective: To test a culturally tailored obesity prevention intervention in low-income, minority preschool age children. Design: A three-group clustered randomised controlled trial.
Zenong Yin +12 more
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Covid 19: A community based nursing disaster response
Abstract Nursing has been criticized for inconsistent and episodic attention to disaster response training in academic settings. The work described herein demonstrates that nursing was not only prepared for the COVID‐19 pandemic but was able to mobilize and lead a large‐scale response that benefited a university community and the larger surrounding ...
Cindy Sickora +5 more
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Youth today face novel mental health challenges compared to youth of previous generations. Youth voice in research is necessary to better understand and alleviate this national youth mental health crisis, but current U.S.
Phillip Yang +21 more
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‘Hot cities’ and rapid growth; experiences and responses of urban planning departments
Abstract It is presumed that rapidly growing ‘hot cities’ adapt their planning and operations to meet their evolving population's needs. These presumptions inspired the development of the following mixed‐method, convergent parallel study. Data from urban planning officials across nine rapidly growing ‘hot cities’ were collected through pre‐interview ...
Robert Hammarberg +4 more
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This study investigates the influence of socioeconomic and demographic characteristics of the population on residential energy utilization patterns at the ZIP code level in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.
Afamia Elnakat +2 more
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Preferred health information sources: An examination of vulnerable middle-aged and older women
Background. Women are the greatest consumers of health information. Despite this fact, little is known about middle-aged and older women’s preferred sources for health information. Objectives. This study aims to: (1) identify preferred sources of health-
Caroline D. Bergeron +6 more
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Introduction: The morbidity and mortality of the COVID-19 pandemic have disproportionately burdened Hispanic populations in the United States. While health equity research is typically conducted in populations where Hispanics are the minority, this ...
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Purpose: The goal was to examine the relationship between the food environment and selected socioeconomic variables and ethnic/racial makeup in the eight largest urban settings in Texas so as to gain a better understanding of the relationships among ...
Jennifer J Salilnas, Ken eSexton
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Chronic Helicobacter pylori ( H. pylori ) infection is a major gastric adenocarcinoma (GA) risk factor. GA disproportionately affects U.S. Hispanics compared with non-Hispanic Whites (NHWs). Since H.
Dorothy Long Parma MD, MPH +6 more
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