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Population responses to observed climate variability across multiple organismal groups [PDF]

, 2021
A major challenge in ecology is to understand how populations are affected by increased climate variability. Here, we assessed the effects of observed climate variability on different organismal groups (amphibians, insects, mammals, herbaceous plants and
Storkey, J., Jonathan Storkey, Le Coeur, C., Christie Le Coeur, Satu Ramula, Satu, R.   +5 more
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Parents’ Perceived Neighborhood Safety and Children’s Cognitive Performance: Complexities by Race, Ethnicity, and Cognitive Domain

Urban Science, 2021
Background:Aim: To examine racial/ethnic variations in the effect of parents’ subjective neighborhood safety on children’s cognitive performance. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 10,027 children from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development
Shervin Assari, Shanika Boyce, Ritesh Mistry, Alvin Thomas, Harvey L. Nicholson, Ryon J. Cobb, Adolfo G. Cuevas, Daniel B. Lee, Mohsen Bazargan, Cleopatra H. Caldwell, Tommy J. Curry, Marc A. Zimmerman   +11 more
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Incidence of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in Belgrade during the period 1991-2005 [PDF]

Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2009
Background/Aim. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a relatively rare malignant disease, of which 80 000 individuals become ill around the world annually, which amounts to 0.7% of all carcinomas.
Nešić Vladimir, Šipetić Sandra, Vlajinac Hristina, Miljuš Dragan, Stošić-Divjak Svetlana, Ješić Snežana   +5 more
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Education Attainment and Obesity：Differential Returns Based on Sexual Orientation

Behavioral Sciences, 2019
Background: Although high educational attainment is linked to better health and lower health risk behaviors, this effect may be systemically smaller for racial and ethnic minority groups compared to Whites.
Shervin Assari
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Frequency and risk factors of the use of psychoactive substances among the young [PDF]

Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2008
Background/Aim. Socio-economic changes that occurred in the wake of dismemberment of former Yugoslavia resulted in the appearance of social pathology, one of which was the increase in the use of psychoactive substances.
Pavlović Zorana, Jakovljević Branko
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Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Antimicrobial Drug Use, United States, 2014–2015

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2018
Using a US nationwide survey, we measured disparities in antimicrobial drug acquisition by race/ethnicity for 2014–2015. White persons reported twice as many antimicrobial drug prescription fills per capita as persons of other race/ethnicities ...
Scott W. Olesen, Yonatan H. Grad
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Examining disparities in large‐scale patient‐reported data capture using digital tools among cancer patients at clinical intake

Cancer Medicine, 2023
Background Patient‐reported data can improve quality of healthcare delivery and patient outcomes. Moffitt Cancer Center (“Moffitt”) administers the Electronic Patient Questionnaire (EPQ) to collect data on demographics, including sexual orientation and ...
Dana E. Rollison, Brian D. Gonzalez, Kea Turner, Heather S. L. Jim, Yayi Zhao, Rossybelle P. Amorrortu, Rachel Howard, Kavita M. Ghia, Bryan Ngo, Phillip Reisman, Colin Moore, Randa Perkins, Robert J. Keenan, David A. Sallman, Cristina M. Naso, Edmondo J. Robinson, Susan T. Vadaparampil, Vani N. Simmons, Matthew B. Schabath, Scott M. Gilbert   +19 more
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Evidence-informed planning and action in Central Asia: Learnings from the Tajikistan Adolescent Wellbeing and Health Pilot Project

, 2021
To address adolescent health and wellbeing in Tajikistan, the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) and Population Council used a hybrid human-centered (HCD) and evidence-based program design to engage adolescent girls, boys, and caregivers in a guided process of ...
Population Council
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African Americans’ Diminished Returns of Parental Education on Adolescents’ Depression and Suicide in the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study

European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education, 2020
To investigate racial and ethnic differences in the protective effects of parental education and marital status against adolescents’ depressed mood and suicidal attempts in the U.S.
Shervin Assari, Shanika Boyce, Mohsen Bazargan, Cleopatra H. Caldwell   +3 more
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Determining the Target Population That Would Most Benefit from Screening for Hepatic Fibrosis in a Primary Care Setting

Diagnostics, 2021
Due to its high prevalence, screening for hepatic fibrosis in the low-risk population is called for action in the primary care clinic. However, current guidelines provide conflicting recommendations on populations to be screened. We aimed to identify the
Su Hyun Park, Jong Hyun Lee, Dae Won Jun, Kyung A Kang, Ji Na Kim, Hee Jin Park, Han Pyo Hong   +6 more
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