Search Results - "Albert, Arianne Y. K."
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High Diversity and Variability in the Vaginal Microbiome in Women following Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes (PPROM): A Prospective Cohort Study
Published in PloS one (18-11-2016)“…To characterize the vaginal microbiota of women following preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM), and determine if microbiome composition predicts…”
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Analysis of ancestry heterozygosity suggests that hybrid incompatibilities in threespine stickleback are environment dependent
Published in PLoS biology (10-01-2022)“…Hybrid incompatibilities occur when interactions between opposite ancestry alleles at different loci reduce the fitness of hybrids. Most work on…”
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A Study of the Vaginal Microbiome in Healthy Canadian Women Utilizing cpn60-Based Molecular Profiling Reveals Distinct Gardnerella Subgroup Community State Types
Published in PloS one (12-08-2015)“…The vaginal microbiota is important in women's reproductive and overall health. However, the relationships between the structure, function and dynamics of this…”
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THE GENETICS OF ADAPTIVE SHAPE SHIFT IN STICKLEBACK: PLEIOTROPY AND EFFECT SIZE
Published in Evolution (01-01-2008)“…The distribution of effect sizes of genes underlying adaptation is unknown (Orr 2005). Are suites of traits that diverged under natural selection controlled by…”
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Sex-dependent effects of prenatal food and protein restriction on offspring physiology in rats and mice: systematic review and meta-analyses
Published in Biology of sex differences (09-02-2021)“…Males and females may experience different effects of early-life adversity on life-long health. One hypothesis is that male foetuses invest more in foetal…”
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Exploring the live birth rates of women living with HIV in British Columbia, Canada
Published in PloS one (06-02-2019)“…To evaluate the birth rates of women living with HIV (WLWH) compared to the general population in British Columbia (BC), Canada. We retrospectively reviewed…”
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Early Neonatal Meconium Does Not Have a Demonstrable Microbiota Determined through Use of Robust Negative Controls with cpn60-Based Microbiome Profiling
Published in Microbiology spectrum (01-10-2021)“…Detection of bacterial DNA within meconium is often cited as evidence supporting in utero colonization. However, many studies fail to adequately control for…”
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Sexual Selection Can Resolve Sex-Linked Sexual Antagonism
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (07-10-2005)“…Sexual selection is a potent evolutionary force. However, very few models have considered the evolution of female preferences for traits expressed in both…”
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The Evolution of Sex Ratio Adjustment in the Presence of Sexually Antagonistic Selection
Published in The American naturalist (01-09-2010)“…Sex ratio adjustment (SRA) of broods has received widespread interest as a means for optimizing parental investment in offspring. Classical explanations for…”
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Resolution and Cooccurrence Patterns of Gardnerella leopoldii, G. swidsinskii, G. piotii, and G. vaginalis within the Vaginal Microbiome
Published in Infection and immunity (01-12-2019)“…is a hallmark of vaginal dysbiosis, but it is found in the microbiomes of women with and without vaginal symptoms and those who do not have microbiologically…”
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Evidence of Subclinical mtDNA Alterations in HIV-Infected Pregnant Women Receiving Combination Antiretroviral Therapy Compared to HIV-Negative Pregnant Women
Published in PloS one (06-08-2015)“…Combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) can effectively prevent vertical transmission of HIV but there is potential risk of adverse maternal, foetal or…”
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Breast Cancer and Mammography Screening: Knowledge, Beliefs and Predictors for Asian Immigrant Women Attending a Specialized Clinic in British Columbia, Canada
Published in Journal of immigrant and minority health (01-12-2016)“…Screening mammography (MMG) reduces breast cancer mortality; however, Asian immigrant women underutilize MMG. The Asian Women's Health Clinic (AWHC) was…”
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The promises and pitfalls of sex difference research
Published in Frontiers in neuroendocrinology (01-01-2020)“…•Sex differences are important to consider in biomedical research.•Appropriate sample sizes are needed for adequate power to detect sex…”
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MATE CHOICE, SEXUAL IMPRINTING, AND SPECIATION: A TEST OF A ONE-ALLELE ISOLATING MECHANISM IN SYMPATRIC STICKLEBACKS
Published in Evolution (01-04-2005)“…One-allele isolating mechanisms should make the evolution of reproductive isolation between potentially hybridizing taxa easier than two-allele mechanisms, but…”
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Urinary symptoms and quality of life in women living with HIV: a cross-sectional study
Published in International Urogynecology Journal (01-02-2021)“…Introduction and hypothesis To determine prevalence and quality of life impact of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in women living with HIV (WLWH). Methods…”
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Cline coupling and uncoupling in a stickleback hybrid zone
Published in Evolution (01-05-2016)“…Strong ecological selection on a genetic locus can maintain allele frequency differences between populations in different environments, even in the face of…”
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Maternal vaginal microbiome composition does not affect development of the infant gut microbiome in early life
Published in Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology (30-03-2023)“…Birth mode has been implicated as a major factor influencing neonatal gut microbiome development, and it has been assumed that lack of exposure to the maternal…”
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Prolonged Amenorrhea and Low Hip Bone Mineral Density in Women Living With HIV—A Controlled Cross-sectional Study
Published in Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) (15-04-2020)“…BACKGROUND:Women living with HIV (WLWH) have higher rates of prolonged secondary amenorrhea (no flow for ≥1 year) than HIV-negative women. Both having…”
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First-trimester surgical abortion practice in Canada in 2012
Published in Canadian family physician (01-01-2023)“…To evaluate practices among first-trimester surgical abortion facilities and providers in Canada in 2012 and examine the characteristics of the surgical…”
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Training family physicians as researchers: Outcomes over 15 years for Canada's first clinician scholar program
Published in Canadian family physician (01-01-2019)“…To examine characteristics at admission and subsequent academic achievements among the graduates of the first 15 years of the clinician scholar program (CSP),…”
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