Faculty Publications

Latest School of Public Health Faculty Publications

• A Cluster Randomized Trial of Primary Care Practice Redesign to Integrate Behavioral Health for Those Who Need It Most: Patients With Multiple Chronic Conditions November 27, 2023
  CONCLUSION: Intervention assignment had no effect on change in patient outcomes; however, we did observe improved patient outcomes among practices that entered the study with greater IBH. We also observed more improvement of integration and patient outcomes among active practices that completed the intervention compared to active practices that did not. Additional research is needed […]
  Benjamin Littenberg
• Cross-species epigenetic regulation of nucleus accumbens KCNN3 transcripts by excessive ethanol drinking November 27, 2023
  The underlying genetic and epigenetic mechanisms driving functional adaptations in neuronal excitability and excessive alcohol intake are poorly understood. Small-conductance Ca^(2+)-activated K^(+) (K(Ca)2 or SK) channels encoded by the KCNN family of genes have emerged from preclinical studies as a key contributor to alcohol-induced functional neuroadaptations in alcohol-drinking monkeys and alcohol-dependent mice. Here, this cross-species […]
  Patrick J Mulholland
• Author Correction: Elevated plasma complement factor H related 5 protein is associated with venous thromboembolism November 27, 2023
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  Maria Jesus Iglesias
• Author Correction: Lifespan-extending interventions induce consistent patterns of fatty acid oxidation in mouse livers November 27, 2023
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  Kengo Watanabe
• Residential segregation and Black-White differences in physical and mental health: Evidence of a health paradox? November 26, 2023
  Ample research finds that residential segregation is detrimental to Black Americans' physical health and exacerbates Black-White physical health disparities. However, less is known about how residential segregation may influence Black Americans' mental health and Black-White differences in mental health. Drawing on U.S. census data and a state representative study of Indiana residents (N = 2,685), […]
  Nicholas C Smith
• Pre-pregnancy health risks by presence and extent of disability, 2019 - 2020 November 26, 2023
  CONCLUSIONS: Disabled women, especially those with more difficulty, are vulnerable to preconception health risks that could potentially be mitigated before conception. These findings highlight the need for enhanced efforts to support preconception health of disabled women.
  Abigail Newby-Kew
• Clinical Characteristics of Neurocysticercosis in a Peruvian Population-Based Epilepsy Cohort: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study of Baseline Clinical Intake November 25, 2023
  (1) Background: This study presents the baseline characteristics of a community-level population of people with epilepsy (n = 1975) living in an area endemic for Taenia solium, the pathogen responsible for neurocysticercosis (NCC). (2) Methods: Participants were sequentially enrolled in a clinical cohort from 2007 to 2020 in Tumbes, Peru. All participants provided demographic and […]
  Samantha E Allen
• Structural Characterization and Cytotoxic Activity Evaluation of Ulvan Polysaccharides Extracted from the Green Algae <em>Ulva papenfussii</em> November 24, 2023
  Ulvan, a sulfated heteropolysaccharide with structural and functional properties of interest for various uses, was extracted from the green seaweed Ulva papenfussii. U. papenfussii is an unexplored Ulva species found in the South China Sea along the central coast of Vietnam. Based on dry weight, the ulvan yield was ~15% (w/w) and the ulvan had […]
  Vy Ha Nguyen Tran
• Long-term survival following cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy in Waikato, Aotearoa New Zealand: a 12-year experience November 23, 2023
  CONCLUSION: Favourable long-term outcomes following CRS/HIPEC for peritoneal surface malignancy have been achieved in AoNZ through the Waikato peritonectomy service.
  Rennie Xinrui Qin
• Impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection on patients with systemic lupus erythematosus in England prior to vaccination: a retrospective observational cohort study November 22, 2023
  CONCLUSIONS: SLE severity did not appear to impact COVID-19 outcomes in this study. The COVID-19 pandemic is evolving and follow-up studies are needed to understand the relationship between COVID-19 and SLE.
  Adrian Paul J Rabe
• Urinary Biomarkers as Indicators of Acute Kidney Injury in Critically Ill Children Exposed to Vancomycin November 17, 2023
  CONCLUSIONS: uNGAL and uKIM-1 concentrations increased significantly more in critically ill children with AKI compared with those with no-AKI during the first 48-72 hours of vancomycin exposure and may be useful as prospective biomarkers of AKI.
  Autumn M Spyhalsky
• Intramuscular fat formation in fetuses and the effect of increased protein intake during pregnancy in Hanwoo cattle November 16, 2023
  Understanding adipocyte development in fetus during bovine pregnancy is important for strengthening fattening technology. Additionally, nutritional level of dams during pregnancy has the potential to improve offspring growth and fat development. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the intramuscular adipocyte development and expression level of related genes in bovine fetus, and the effect […]
  Jun Sang Ahn
• Relationship between hyperuricemia, HSP70 and NLRP3 inflammasome in arterial hypertension November 16, 2023
  Arterial hypertension is the most important cardiovascular risk factor in chronic non-communicable diseases and is estimated to be responsible for 10.4 million deaths annually. The global prevalence of hypertension is 30% and the majority of people with hypertension do not have a clear identifiable cause and are considered to have primary hypertension. Experimental and clinical […]
  Bernardo Rodríguez-Iturbe
• Pediatric Profound Dengue Shock Syndrome and Use of Point-of-Care Ultrasound During Mechanical Ventilation to Guide Treatment: Single-Center Retrospective Study, 2013-2021 November 15, 2023
  CONCLUSIONS: In our experience of pediatric patients with profound DSS and undergoing MV (2013-2021), POCUS use was associated with lower odds of death, a higher volume of resuscitation fluid, and improvements in the blood lactate levels, VIS, and PELOD-2 score.
  Luan Thanh Vo
• Chronic respiratory symptoms following deployment-related occupational and environmental exposures among US veterans November 15, 2023
  CONCLUSION: Exposures to burn pit smoke and military occupational VGDF during deployment were associated with an increased odds of chronic respiratory symptoms among US Veterans.
  Eric Garshick