Search Results - "Dignan, M"

Beliefs associated with cancer screening behaviors among African Americans and Sub-Saharan African immigrant adults: a cross-sectional study by Adegboyega, A, Wiggins, A T, Obielodan, O, Dignan, M, Schoenberg, N

“…Beliefs influence cancer screening. However, there are conflicting findings about how belief influence cancer screening among Black adults. The aim of this…”
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A rotationally-driven dynamic solid phase sodium bisulfite conversion disc for forensic epigenetic sample preparation by Turiello, R, Nouwairi, R L, Keller, J, Cunha, L L, Dignan, L M, Landers, J P

“…The approaches to forensic human identification (HID) are largely comparative in nature, relying upon the comparison of short tandem repeat profiles to known…”
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Characterization of a Centrifugal Microfluidic Orthogonal Flow Platform by Woolf, Michael Shane, Dignan, Leah M, Karas, Scott M, Lewis, Hannah M, Hadley, Kevyn C, Nauman, Aeren Q, Gates-Hollingsworth, Marcellene A, AuCoin, David P, Green, Heather R, Geise, Geoffrey M, Landers, James P

“…To bring to bear the power of centrifugal microfluidics on vertical flow immunoassays, control of flow orthogonally through nanoporous membranes is essential…”
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Translation of a Ski School Sun Safety Program to North American Ski and Snowboard Schools by Walkosz, Barbara J., Buller, David B., Andersen, Peter A., Scott, M. D., Liu, X., Cutter, G. R., Dignan, M. B.

“…Health promotion programs that develop and implement strategies to promote sun safety practices to children have the potential to reduce skin cancer occurrence…”
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Digital postprocessing and image segmentation for objective analysis of colorimetric reactions by Woolf, M. Shane, Dignan, Leah M., Scott, Anchi T., Landers, James P.

“…Recently, there has been an explosion of scientific literature describing the use of colorimetry for monitoring the progression or the endpoint result of…”
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Centrifugal Microfluidic Method for Enrichment and Enzymatic Extraction of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 RNA by Turiello, Rachelle, Dignan, Leah M, Thompson, Brayton, Poulter, Melinda, Hickey, Jeff, Chapman, Jeff, Landers, James P

“…The diversification of analytical tools for diagnosis of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is imperative for effective virus…”
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P2-62 Early detection of colorectal cancer in the US in Appalachia by Dignan, M, Shelton, B, Pearce, K, Schoenberg, N, Tolle, C, Slone, S

“…Colorectal cancer is currently the 3rd leading cause of cancer death worldwide. For rural, medically underserved populations in the US, and particularly in…”
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Multiplexed Centrifugal Microfluidic System for Dynamic Solid-Phase Purification of Polynucleic Acids Direct from Buccal Swabs by Dignan, Leah M, Woolf, M. Shane, Tomley, Christopher J, Nauman, Aeren Q, Landers, James P

“…This report describes the development of a centrifugally controlled microfluidic dynamic solid-phase extraction (dSPE) platform to reliably obtain…”
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An ultrafast SARS-CoV-2 virus enrichment and extraction method compatible with multiple modalities for RNA detection by Dignan, Leah M., Turiello, Rachelle, Layne, Tiffany R., O'Connell, Killian C., Hickey, Jeff, Chapman, Jeff, Poulter, Melinda D., Landers, James P.

“…Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a zoonotic RNA virus characterized by high transmission rates and pathogenicity worldwide…”
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A novel method for inward fluid displacement in centrifugal microdevices for highly integrated nucleic acid processing with long-term reagent storage by Dignan, Leah M., Karas, Scott M., Mighell, Isabella K., Treene, William R., Landers, James P., Woolf, M. Shane

“…Rotationally-driven lab-on-a-disc (LoaD) microfluidic systems are among the most promising methods for realizing complex nucleic acid (NA) testing at the…”
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A Membrane-Modulated Centrifugal Microdevice for Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay-Based Detection of Illicit and Misused Drugs by Dignan, Leah M, Woolf, M. Shane, Ross, Jennifer A, Baehr, Carly, Holstege, Christopher P, Pravetoni, Marco, Landers, James P

“…Increased opioid use and misuse have imposed large analytical demands across clinical and forensic sectors. Due to the absence of affordable, accurate, and…”
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Prevalence and diffusion of helmet use at ski areas in Western North America in 2001–02 by Andersen, P A, Buller, D B, Scott, M D, Walkosz, B J, Voeks, J H, Cutter, G R, Dignan, M B

“…Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine diffusion of and predictors of helmet use among skiers and snowboarders in the Western United States and…”
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Digital image analysis for biothreat detection via rapid centrifugal microfluidic orthogonal flow immunocapture by Woolf, M Shane, Dignan, Leah M, Karas, Scott M, Lewis, Hannah M, Kim, Sabrina N, Geise, Geoffrey M, DeMers, Haley L, Hau, Derrick, Gates-Hollingsworth, Marcellene A, AuCoin, David P, Landers, James P

“…We report clear proof-of-principle for centrifugally-driven, multiplexed, paper-based orthogonal flow sandwich-style immunocapture (cOFI) and colorimetric…”
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Glacial–interglacial changes in the accumulation rates of major biogenic components in Southern Indian Ocean sediments by Bareille, G., Labracherie, M., Bertrand, P., Labeyrie, L., Lavaux, G., Dignan, M.

“…In this study we compare major biogenic components (opal-A, carbonate, and organic carbon) and authigenic uranium accumulation rates from the southeastern…”
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Randomized Trial Testing a Worksite Sun Protection Program in an Outdoor Recreation Industry by Buller, David B., Andersen, Peter A., Walkosz, Barbara J., Scott, Michael D., Cutter, Gary R., Dignan, Mark B., Zarlengo, Elizabeth M., Voeks, Jenifer H., Giese, Aimee J.

“…Health communication campaigns intended to reduce chronic and severe exposure to ultraviolet radiation in sunlight and prevent skin cancer are a national…”
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Risk factors for extracranial carotid artery atherosclerosis by CROUSE, J. R, TOOLE, J. F, MCKINNEY, W. M, DIGNAN, M. B, HOWARD, G, KAHL, F. R, MCMAHAN, M. R, HARPOLD, G. H

“…We related risk factors, cardiovascular symptoms, and coronary status to the extent of extracranial carotid atherosclerosis as measured by B-mode…”
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Health education to increase screening for cervical cancer among Lumbee Indian Women in North Carolina by Dignan, Mark B., Michielutte, Robert, Wells, H. Bradley, Sharp, Penny, Blinson, Karen, Case, L. Douglas, Bell, Ronny, Konen, Joseph, Davis, Stephen, McQuellon, Richard P.

“…Although age-adjusted mortality rates from cancer among Native-Americans are generally lower than for the US population as a whole, cervical cancer mortality…”
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Psychosocial Factors Associated With the Use of Breast Cancer Screening by Women Age 60 Years or Over by Michielutte, Robert, Dignan, Mark B., Smith, Bonnie Lanier

“…This study examined psychosocial factors related to breast cancer screening among older women. Data for the study were obtained from interviews with 719 women…”
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Effectiveness of Health Education to Increase Screening for Cervical Cancer Among Eastern-Band Cherokee Indian Women in North Carolina by Dignan, Mark, Michielutte, Robert, Blinson, Karen, Wells, H. Bradley, Case, L. Douglas, Sharp, Penny, Davis, Stephen, Konen, Joseph, McQuellon, Richard P.

“…Background: The North Carolina Native American Cervical Cancer Prevention Project was a 5-year, National Cancer Institute-funded trial of health education…”
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Correlates of tobacco use among Native American women in western North Carolina by Spangler, J G, Dignan, M B, Michielutte, R

“…This study examined correlates of tobacco use among Cherokee women. Prevalence rates were analyzed for 614 randomly selected Eastern Band Cherokee women. The…”
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