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Disparities in the analysis of morphological disparity [PDF]

Biology Letters, 2020
Abstract Analyses of morphological disparity have been used to characterize and investigate the evolution of variation in the anatomy, function and ecology of organisms since the 1980s. While a diversity of methods have been employed, it is unclear whether they provide equivalent insights.
Guillerme, Thomas, Cooper, Natalie, Brusatte, Stephen, Davis, Katie, Jackson, Andrew, Gerber, Sylvain, Goswami, Anjali, Healy, Kevin, Hopkins, Melanie, Jones, Marc, Lloyd, Graeme, O'Reilly, Joseph, Pate, Abi, Puttick, Mark, Rayfield, Emily, Saupe, Erin, Sherratt, Emma, Slater, Graham, Weisbecker, Vera, Thomas, Gavin, Donoghue, Philip   +20 more
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Disparities in Remote Learning Faced by First-Generation and Underrepresented Minority Students During COVID-19: Insights and Opportunities from a Remote Research Experience.

Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic forced an unprecedented shift to remote instruction across higher education, potentially magnifying inequities faced by First-Generation and underrepresented minority (URM) college students, especially in STEM.
Paul H. Barber, Casey Shapiro, Molly S. Jacobs, Leslie Avilez, Katherine I. Brenner, Carmen Cabral, monika Cebreros, Evan Cosentino, Candice Cross, Monica L. Gonzalez, Kaila T. Lumada, Alison T. Menjivar , Jennifer Narvaez , Rebecca Phelan , Destiney Purdy , Saima Salam , Leah Serrano , Miguel J. Velasco , Erick Zerecero Marin , Marc Levis-Fitzgerald   +19 more
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Going virtual during the COVID-19 pandemic: adaptation of a mixed-methods dietary behavior study within a community-based participatory research study of African-American adults at risk for cardiovascular disease

BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2022
Background Identifying mechanisms to maintain CBPR studies during an infectious disease pandemic is vital. The current paper describes the changes in methods and processes conducted within a CBPR mixed-methods study to a virtual setting during the novel ...
Nicole Farmer, Ralph Thadeus Tuason, Narjis Kazmi, Sharon Flynn, Valerie Mitchell, Kimberly Middleton, Robert Cox, Kristina Franklin, Talya Gordon, Alyssa Baginski, Gwenyth R. Wallen   +10 more
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Attitudes toward COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake: A Qualitative Study of Mostly Immigrant Racial/Ethnic Minority Older Adults

Geriatrics, 2023
(1) Background: Few qualitative studies address diverse older adults’ perceptions of COVID-19 vaccination in the United States, including non-English speakers and immigrant populations.
Carla Valero-Martínez, Christopher Martínez-Rivera, Jenny Zhen-Duan, Marie Fukuda, Margarita Alegría   +4 more
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CXC Chemokines in the Pathogenesis of Pulmonary Disease and Pharmacological Relevance

International Journal of Inflammation, 2022
Chemokines and their receptors play important roles in the pathophysiology of many diseases by regulating the cellular migration of major inflammatory and immune players.
Kayode Komolafe, Maricica Pacurari
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Disparities in defining disparities: Statistical conceptual frameworks [PDF]

Statistics in Medicine, 2008
AbstractMotivated by the need to meaningfully implement the Institute of Medicine's (IOM's) definition of health care disparity, this paper proposes statistical frameworks that lay out explicitly the needed causal assumptions for defining disparity measures.
Duan, Naihua, Meng, Xiao-li, Lin, Julia Y., Chen, Chih-nan, Alegria, Margarita   +4 more
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A lower sleep regularity index (SRI) is associated with relapse in individuals with alcohol use disorder following inpatient treatment

Scientific Reports, 2022
The sleep regularity index (SRI) is used to measure an individual’s sleep/wake consistency over time. The SRI has been associated with certain health risks; to date, research investigating the relationship between the SRI and relapse in individuals with ...
Jennifer J. Barb, Alyssa T. Brooks, Narjis Kazmi, Li Yang, Subhajit Chakravorty, Gwenyth R. Wallen   +5 more
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Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration Denial and Underreporting in Cisgender Male Couples

Psychosocial Intervention, 2023
Intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetrators often deny their actions, limiting opportunities for intervention. Cisgender male couples experience similar IPV rates to mixed-gender couples, yet less is known about how men in same-sex relationships deny or
Alison R. Walsh, Rob Stephenson
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Contrasting the Perceived Severity of COVID-19 and HIV Infection in an Online Survey of Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men During the U.S. COVID-19 Epidemic

American Journal of Men's Health, 2020
While there is evidence of variations in the risk perceptions of COVID-19 and that they are linked to both engagement in health-protective behaviors and poor mental health outcomes, there has been a lack of attention to how individuals perceive the risk ...
Rob Stephenson, Tanaka M. D. Chavanduka, Matthew T. Rosso, Stephen P. Sullivan, Renée A. Pitter, Alexis S. Hunter, Erin Rogers   +6 more
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Perceived general, mental, and physical health of Latinos in the United States following adoption of immigrant-inclusive state-level driver’s license policies: a time-series analysis

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background In the United States (U.S.), several states have laws that allow individuals to obtain driver’s licenses regardless of their immigration status. Possession of a driver’s license can improve an individual’s access to social programs, healthcare
Cristian Escalera, Paula D. Strassle, Stephanie M. Quintero, Ana I. Maldonado, Diana Withrow, Alia Alhomsi, Jackie Bonilla, Veronica Santana-Ufret, Anna María Nápoles   +8 more
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