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Educating teachers toward immigrant empowerment and liberation in the United States and Chile: A funds of knowledge perspective

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines how university‐based teacher education programs in diverse historical, sociocultural, and political settings in the U.S. and in Chile, served to foster immigrant empowerment and liberation. Using a Funds of Knowledge approach, the study analyzed the educational practices of migrant families and their integration into ...
Ana Christina da Silva Iddings, Macarena Lamas, Carola Lourdes Aravena Rojas, Katherine Malhue Vasquez   +3 more
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The experience of migrant mothers of African origin in Spain: A human rights‐based approach to mental health

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Migrant mothers of African origin (MMAO) face multiple situations of vulnerability in receiving societies, with implications for their right to the highest level of mental health. This study examines the intersecting social determinants that shape the experiences of suffering and well‐being expressed by MMAO engaged in transnational motherhood
Virginia Paloma, Julia Jiménez‐Ceballos, Tatiana Duque, Daniela E. Miranda   +3 more
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Promoting radical healing to facilitate community capacity building among formerly incarcerated Black and Latino men with substance use disorders

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This study reports on a qualitative thematic analysis of secondary data from group session recordings collected as part of the Community Wise Optimization Trial. Community Wise is a multilevel behavioral intervention designed to increase critical consciousness and reduce substance use among formerly incarcerated men living in predominantly ...
Richmond E. Hayes, Heather A. Jones, Ellen Benoit, Dora N. Watkins, Liliane C. Windsor   +4 more
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Applying the NIOSH Worker Well‐Being Framework to Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers: Insights From the Literature

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background There is a growing appreciation of the importance of health and well‐being and of the complex set of factors, within and outside the workplace, that interact to affect the well‐being of workers. Migrant and seasonal farmworkers experience particular challenges, and measurement of factors that influence their health and well‐being is
Tessa Bonney, Dana Madigan, Vinay Espinosa‐Ravi, Linda Forst   +3 more
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A Pilot Study to Evaluate Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in a Pediatric Cohort With Genodermatoses

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Our study aimed to evaluate cognitive function in individuals with genetic skin disorders involving neuroectoderm (n = 8) compared to individuals with only ectoderm or mesoderm (n = 16) involvement. We hypothesized that neuroectodermal involvement would result in poorer neurocognitive performance.
Sneha A. Rangu, Kierstin Keller, Dong Li, Hope Thomas, Nora O'Connor, Abbas F. Jawad, Allison Thomas, Nina H. Thomas, Hakon Hakonarson, Leslie Castelo‐Soccio, Sarah E. Sheppard   +10 more
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Presenting Clinical Information on Rare Chromosome 6 Disorders via a Parent‐Centered Website: Parental and Professional Views

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The scarcity of clinical information surrounding rare chromosome disorders poses challenges for parents and clinicians. To bridge this gap for chromosome 6 disorders, the Chromosome 6 Project collects detailed genotype and phenotype data, aiming to provide aberration‐specific phenotype information to parents via an interactive website.
Eleana Rraku, Aafke Engwerda, Tyler D. Medina, Morris A. Swertz, Lennart F. Johansson, Conny M. A. van Ravenswaaij‐Arts, Imke Christiaans   +6 more
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Exploring Oral Health Related Quality of Life in Rett Syndrome Using Directed Content Analysis

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT No validated oral health‐related quality of life (OHRQOL) instrument currently exists for those with severe intellectual and developmental disabilities and who communicate non‐verbally. This qualitative study aimed to explore the domains that were important to the oral health‐related quality of life in individuals with Rett syndrome (RTT).
Yvonne Yee Lok Lai, Jenny Anne Downs, Helen Margaret Leonard, Laurence James Walsh, Sobia Zafar   +4 more
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Parental Communication With their Children about Cancer Risk and DTC Cascade Genetic Testing: Implications for Genetic Education and Counseling

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Cascade genetic testing for cancer risk can influence relatives' health outcomes, as they may benefit from risk reduction and screening. However, clinical guidelines discourage predictive genetic testing in childhood—including direct‐to‐consumer (DTC) testing.
Marcelo M. Sleiman Jr., Talia Zamir, Beth N. Peshkin, Jada G. Hamilton, Mingqian Liu, Mary Rose Yockel, Benjamin Wilfond, Lainie Friedman Ross, Jamie Brower, Hannah Ovadia, Rosalba Sacca, Beth Tarini, Susan M. Domchek, Claudine Isaacs, Kenneth P. Tercyak   +14 more
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Perspectives on the Current and Future State of Artificial Intelligence in Medical Genetics

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming numerous aspects of daily life, including clinical practice and biomedical research. In light of this rapid transformation, and in the context of medical genetics, we assembled a group of leaders in the field to respond to the question about how AI is affecting, and especially how AI will ...
Benjamin D. Solomon, Morgan Cheatham, Thales A. C. de Guimarães, Dat Duong, Melissa A. Haendel, Tzung‐Chien Hsieh, Behnam Javanmardi, Britt Johnson, Peter Krawitz, Paul Kruszka, Tim Laurent, Ni‐Chung Lee, Kirsty McWalter, Michel Michaelides, Klaus Mohnike, Nikolas Pontikos, Maria J. Guillen Sacoto, Yousif J. Shwetar, Vincent D. Ustach, Rebekah L. Waikel, William Woof   +20 more
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Quality of Life of Families Who Have Children With Cornelia de Lange Syndrome in Brazil: Opportunities for Improvement

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This exploratory cross‐sectional study aimed to estimate the family quality of life (FQoL) among 70 Brazilian families with children with Cornelia de Lange syndrome (CdLS). Data were collected using sociodemographic and clinical data forms, the Barthel index for activities of daily living, and the Beach Center FQoL Scale, a 5‐point Likert tool
Aline Apis, Beatriz Carvalho Nunes, Thainá Vilella, Rafaela Catelan Martins Pereira, Rui Fernando Pilotto, Lucimar Retto da Silva de Avó, Maria Isabel Melaragno, Carla Maria Ramos Germano, Débora Gusmão Melo   +8 more
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