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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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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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Dermatologic Health Disparities [PDF]

Dermatologic Clinics, 2012
Although significant data highlight the extent of health disparities, data regarding dermatologic health disparities are limited. Ethnic minorities, people of low socioeconomic status, the less educated, elderly, and uninsured have poorer melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancer outcomes.
Buster, Kesha J., Stevens, Erica I., Elmets, Craig A.   +2 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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Race/ethnicity-specific associations between breastfeeding information source and breastfeeding rates among U.S. women

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background Despite evidence of the impact of breastfeeding information on breastfeeding rates, it is unknown if information sources and impact vary by race/ethnicity, thus this study assessed race/ethnicity-specific associations between breastfeeding ...
Stephanie M. Quintero, Paula D. Strassle, Amalia Londoño Tobón, Stephanie Ponce, Alia Alhomsi, Ana I. Maldonado, Jamie S. Ko, Miciah J. Wilkerson, Anna María Nápoles   +8 more
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Dynamic Survival Patterns in Rural-Urban Health Disparities Among Chinese Older People [PDF]

Innov Aging
Shibin Yan
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Adjusting expected deaths for mortality displacement during the COVID-19 pandemic: a model based counterfactual approach at the level of individuals

BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2023
Background Near-real time surveillance of excess mortality has been an essential tool during the COVID-19 pandemic. It remains critical for monitoring mortality as the pandemic wanes, to detect fluctuations in the death rate associated both with the ...
Richard James Holleyman, Sharmani Barnard, Clarissa Bauer-Staeb, Andrew Hughes, Samantha Dunn, Sebastian Fox, John N. Newton, Justine Fitzpatrick, Zachary Waller, David John Deehan, Andre Charlett, Celia L. Gregson, Rebecca Wilson, Paul Fryers, Peter Goldblatt, Paul Burton   +15 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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Health disparity and cancer health disparity in China

Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing, 2016
China is one of the largest and most populated countries in the world. It has undergone rapid economic growth in recent years. However, the development is not equitable, and the distribution of wealth significantly varies among the regions in China.
Qi Wang, Jie Jiao
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