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Cultivating community-based participatory research (CBPR) to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic: an illustrative example of partnership and topic prioritization in the food services industry

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background As an illustrative example of COVID-19 pandemic community-based participatory research (CBPR), we describe a community-academic partnership to prioritize future research most important to people experiencing high occupational exposure to COVID-
Michael Hoerger, Seowoo Kim, Brenna Mossman, Sarah Alonzi, Kenneth Xu, John C. Coward, Kathleen Whalen, Elizabeth Nauman, Jonice Miller, Tracey De La Cerda, Tristen Peyser, Addison Dunn, Dana Zapolin, Dulcé Rivera, Navya Murugesan, Courtney N. Baker   +15 more
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Is COVID-19 another case of the obesity paradox? Results from an international ecological study on behalf of the REPROGRAM Consortium Obesity study group

Archives of Medical Science, 2021
Introduction Obesity has emerged as one of the major risk factors of severe morbidity and cause-specific mortality among severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infected individuals.
Sonu Bhaskar, Sanja Jovanovic, Anubhav Katyal, Narayanan K. Namboodiri, Dimitrios Chatzis, Maciej Banach   +5 more
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Spillover and crossover effects of exposure to work‐related aggression and adversities: A dyadic diary study

Aggressive Behavior, Volume 49, Issue 1, Page 85-95, January 2023., 2023
Abstract The past two decades have produced extensive evidence on the manifold and severe outcomes for victims of aggression exposure in the workplace. However, due to the dominating individual‐centered approach, most findings miss a social network perspective.
Alexander Herrmann, Jürgen Glaser, Tobias Greitemeyer   +2 more
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Bubonic plague: can the size of buboes be accurately and consistently measured with a digital calliper?

Trials, 2023
Introduction Conducting clinical research on treatments for emerging infectious diseases is often complicated by methodological challenges, such as the identification of appropriate outcome measures to assess treatment response and the lack of validated ...
Josephine Bourner, Ravaka Randriamparany, Tsinjo Fehizoro Rasoanaivo, Emmanuelle Denis, Rindra Vatosoa Randremanana, Michel Vaillant, Alex Paddy Salam, Bronner P. Gonçalves, Piero Olliaro   +8 more
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AAPM Task Group 298: Recommendations on certificate program/alternative pathway candidate education and training

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, Volume 23, Issue 12, December 2022., 2022
Abstract Entry into the field of clinical medical physics is most commonly accomplished through the completion of a Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics Educational Programs (CAMPEP)‐accredited graduate and residency program. To allow a mechanism to bring valuable expertise from other disciplines into clinical practice in medical physics, an “
Joann I. Prisciandaro, Jay W. Burmeister, Paul M. DeLuca Jr, Bruce J. Gerbi, Maryellen L. Giger, James L. Robar, J. Anthony Seibert   +6 more
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Impact of flexible noise control (FNC) image processing parameters on portable chest radiography

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, Volume 23, Issue 12, December 2022., 2022
Abstract There is a lack of understanding in the performance of flexible noise control (FNC) processing, which is used in digital radiography on a scanner vendor and has four parameters each involving multiple options. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of FNC on portable chest imaging. An anthropomorphic chest phantom was imaged using
Krystal M. Kirby, Liqiang Ren, Timothy R. Daly, Yasmeen K. Tandon, Brian J. Bartholmai, Beth A. Schueler, Zaiyang Long   +6 more
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Addressing stigma in infectious disease outbreaks: a crucial step in pandemic preparedness

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
There is a complex interplay between infectious disease outbreaks and the stigmatization of affected persons and communities. Outbreaks are prone to precipitating stigma due to the fear, uncertainty, moralisation, and abatement of freedoms associated ...
Amy Paterson, Amy Paterson, Piero L. Olliaro, Amanda Rojek   +3 more
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Analysis of SteraMist ionized hydrogen peroxide technology in the sterilization of N95 respirators and other PPE

Scientific Reports, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to widespread shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers, including of N95 masks (filtering facepiece respirators; FFRs).
Avilash K. Cramer, Deborah Plana, Helen Yang, Mary M. Carmack, Enze Tian, Michael S. Sinha, David Krikorian, David Turner, Jinhan Mo, Ju Li, Rajiv Gupta, Heather Manning, Florence T. Bourgeois, Sherry H. Yu, Peter K. Sorger, Nicole R. LeBoeuf   +15 more
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Vaccine escape in a heterogeneous population: insights for SARS-CoV-2 from a simple model

Royal Society Open Science, 2021
As a countermeasure to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, there has been swift development and clinical trial assessment of candidate vaccines, with subsequent deployment as part of mass vaccination campaigns.
Julia R. Gog, Edward M. Hill, Leon Danon, Robin N. Thompson   +3 more
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COVID‐19 and the risk of Alzheimer's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and multiple sclerosis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, Volume 9, Issue 12, Page 1953-1961, December 2022., 2022
Abstract Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on the healthcare system, economy, and society. Studies have reported that COVID‐19 may cause various neurologic symptoms, including cognitive impairment.
Hanyu Zhang, Zengyuan Zhou
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