Helen A. Weiss, Daniel T. Halperin, Robin L. Bailey, Richard Hayes et al.
Introduction An estimated 2.5 million people were newly infected with HIV in 2007, of whom two-thirds live in sub-Saharan Africa [1]. In the context of the urgent need for intensified and expanded HIV prevention efforts, the conclusive results of three randomized controlled trials (RCT) showing that...
Song-Nian Yin, Richard B. Hayes, Martha S. Linet, Guilan Li et al.
A large cohort study of 74,828 benzene-exposed and 35,805 unexposed workers employed between 1972 and 1987 in 12 cities in China were followed to determine mortality from all causes and the incidence of lymphohematopoietic malignancies and other hematologic disorders. Benzene-exposed study subjects ...
Uzma Z. Rizvi
Abstract Acknowledgement I would like to thank my colleagues and friends Praveena Gullapalli and Benjamin Porter for the comments and insights that have helped shaped this piece in its initial stages. Additionally, this work has benefited from my conversations with Sandra Scham. I would also like to...
Jarrod Hayes
Abstract The Democratic Peace stands as one of the most coherent and recognizable programs of study in international relations. Yet despite the pages of research devoted to the subject and claims about its law-like nature, the democratic peace remains a highly contested finding. In large part, this ...
Jieying Jiang, Mengling Liu, Faruque Parvez, Binhuan Wang et al.
BackgroundCross-sectional studies have shown associations between arsenic exposure and prevalence of high blood pressure; however, studies examining the relationship of arsenic exposure with longitudinal changes in blood pressure are lacking.MethodWe evaluated associations of arsenic exposure in rel...
Hemang Parikh, Zhaoming Wang, Kerry A. Pettigrew, Jinping Jia et al.
Measurements of serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) protein levels form the basis for a widely used test to screen men for prostate cancer. Germline variants in the gene that encodes the PSA protein (KLK3) have been shown to be associated with both serum PSA levels and prostate cancer. Based on a ...
Mustafa Dosemeci, S N Yin, Martha S. Linet, Sholom Wacholder et al.
We present a validation study of a quantitative retrospective exposure assessment method used in a follow-up study of workers exposed to benzene. Assessment of exposure to benzene was carried out in 672 factories in 12 cities in China. Historical exposure data were collected for 3179 unique job titl...
Daniela Fonseca de Freitas, Susan Walker, Patrick Nyikavaranda, Johnny Downs et al.
BACKGROUND: Studies show ethnic inequalities in rates of involuntary admission and types of clinical care (such as psychological therapies). However, few studies have investigated if there is a relationship between clinical care practices and ethnic inequalities in involuntary admission. AIMS: This ...
Richard Breen, B. C. Hayes
Although religion has long played an influential role in the structuring of electoral choice, the relationship between religious mobility and party preference has been almost totally ignored by both political scientists and sociologists of religion. Similarly, while much empirical research has focus...
Jieying Jiang, Mengling Liu, Faruque Parvez, Binhuan Wang et al.
BACKGROUND: Observational studies and clinical trials have shown associations of diet and high blood pressure (BP). However, prospective studies on the association between dietary patterns and longitudinal BP change are lacking, especially in low-income populations. METHOD: We evaluated the associat...
Yu‐Chen Chen, Xiaowei Li, Lijie Liu, Jian Wang et al.
Full text Figures and data Side by side Abstract eLife digest Introduction Results Discussion Materials and methods References Decision letter Author response Article and author information Metrics Abstract Hearing loss often triggers an inescapable buzz (tinnitus) and causes everyday sounds to beco...
Lucy Cotter, Martin Healy, Michael Buckley, Colm O’Morain et al.
Abu Sadat Muhammad Sayem, Richard Kennon, Nick Clarke, Steven George Hayes
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify optimum operating parameters, namely, link-length and vertex angle, for producing virtual clothing prototypes for the purpose of pattern flattening. Design/methodology/approach – Commercially available physically based simulation and flattening engi...
K. M. Murphy, Frances O’Brien, Michael Madden, John Collins et al.
Recent Publications, Hiv And Aids Barnable, Giulia Patrick, Thierry Calenda et al.
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