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Associations between dopamine D4 receptor gene variation with both infidelity and sexual promiscuity by Garcia, Justin R, MacKillop, James, Aller, Edward L, Merriwether, Ann M, Wilson, David Sloan, Lum, J Koji

“…Human sexual behavior is highly variable both within and between populations. While sex-related characteristics and sexual behavior are central to evolutionary…”
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Using multiple correspondence analysis to identify behaviour patterns associated with overweight and obesity in Vanuatu adults by van Horn, Andrew, Weitz, Charles A, Olszowy, Kathryn M, Dancause, Kelsey N, Sun, Cheng, Pomer, Alysa, Silverman, Harold, Lee, Gwang, Tarivonda, Leonard, Chan, Chim W, Kaneko, Akira, Lum, J Koji, Garruto, Ralph M

“…The present study evaluates the use of multiple correspondence analysis (MCA), a type of exploratory factor analysis designed to reduce the dimensionality of…”
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Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum at the crossroads of exchange among islands in Vanuatu: implications for malaria elimination strategies by Chan, Chim W, Sakihama, Naoko, Tachibana, Shin-Ichiro, Idris, Zulkarnain Md, Lum, J Koji, Tanabe, Kazuyuki, Kaneko, Akira

“…Understanding the transmission and movement of Plasmodium parasites is crucial for malaria elimination and prevention of resurgence. Located at the limit of…”
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Determinants of the use of insecticide-treated bed nets on islands of pre- and post-malaria elimination: an application of the health belief model in Vanuatu by Watanabe, Noriko, Kaneko, Akira, Yamar, Sam, Leodoro, Hope, Taleo, George, Tanihata, Takeo, Lum, J Koji, Larson, Peter S

“…Insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) are an integral piece of any malaria elimination strategy, but compliance remains a challenge and determinants of use vary by…”
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Complex polymorphisms in the Plasmodium falciparum multidrug resistance protein 2 gene and its contribution to antimalarial response by Veiga, Maria Isabel, Osório, Nuno S, Ferreira, Pedro Eduardo, Franzén, Oscar, Dahlstrom, Sabina, Lum, J Koji, Nosten, Francois, Gil, José Pedro

“…Plasmodium falciparum has the capacity to escape the actions of essentially all antimalarial drugs. ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter proteins are known…”
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A prescription for sustaining community engagement in malaria elimination on Aneityum Island, Vanuatu: an application of Health Empowerment Theory by Watanabe, Noriko, Kaneko, Akira, Yamar, Sam, Taleo, George, Tanihata, Takeo, Lum, J Koji, Larson, Peter S, Shearer, Nelma B C

“…Community engagement has contributed to disease control and elimination in many countries. Community engagement in malaria elimination (ME) on Aneityum Island…”
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Examining impulsivity as an endophenotype using a behavioral approach: a DRD2 TaqI A and DRD4 48-bp VNTR association study by Eisenberg, Dan T A, Mackillop, James, Modi, Meera, Beauchemin, Joshua, Dang, David, Lisman, Stephen A, Lum, J Koji, Wilson, David S

“…Research on the genetic basis for impulsivity has revealed an array of ambiguous findings. This may be a result of limitations to self-report assessments of…”
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Behavioral risk factors for obesity during health transition in Vanuatu, South Pacific by Dancause, Kelsey Needham, Vilar, Miguel, Wilson, Michelle, Soloway, Laura E., DeHuff, Christa, Chan, Chim, Tarivonda, Len, Regenvanu, Ralph, Kaneko, Akira, Lum, J. Koji, Garruto, Ralph M.

“…The South Pacific archipelago of Vanuatu, like many developing countries, is currently experiencing a shift in disease burdens from infectious to chronic…”
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Characterizing genetic diversity of contemporary pacific chickens using mitochondrial DNA analyses by Dancause, Kelsey Needham, Vilar, Miguel G, Steffy, Rlene, Lum, J Koji

“…Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) hypervariable region (HVR) sequences of prehistoric Polynesian chicken samples reflect dispersal of two haplogroups--D and E--by the…”
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Ancient microbes from halite fluid inclusions: optimized surface sterilization and DNA extraction by Sankaranarayanan, Krithivasan, Timofeeff, Michael N, Spathis, Rita, Lowenstein, Tim K, Lum, J Koji

“…Fluid inclusions in evaporite minerals (halite, gypsum, etc.) potentially preserve genetic records of microbial diversity and changing environmental conditions…”
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Season of birth and dopamine receptor gene associations with impulsivity, sensation seeking and reproductive behaviors by Eisenberg, Dan T A, Campbell, Benjamin, Mackillop, James, Lum, J Koji, Wilson, David S

“…Season of birth (SOB) has been associated with many physiological and psychological traits including novelty seeking and sensation seeking. Similar traits have…”
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The origins and genetic distinctiveness of the chamorros of the Marianas Islands: An mtDNA perspective by Vilar, Miguel G., Chan, Chim W, Santos, Dana R, Lynch, Daniel, Spathis, Rita, Garruto, Ralph M, Lum, J Koji

“…Background: Archaeological and linguistic evidence suggests the Marianas Islands were settled around 3,600 years before present (ybp) from Island Southeast…”
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Distinguishing Human Ethnic Groups by Means of Sequences from Helicobacter pylori: Lessons from Ladakh by Wirth, Thierry, Wang, Xiaoyan, Linz, Bodo, Novick, Richard P., Lum, J. Koji, Blaser, Martin, Morelli, Giovanna, Falush, Daniel, Achtman, Mark, Salzano, Francisco Mauro

“…The history of mankind remains one of the most challenging fields of study. However, the emergence of anatomically modern humans has been so recent that only a…”
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Secular change in adult stature associated with modernization in Vanuatu by Olszowy, Kathryn M., Sun, Cheng, Silverman, Harold, Pomer, Alysa, Dancause, Kelsey N., Chan, Chim W., Lee, Gwang, Tarivonda, Len, Kaneko, Akira, Weitz, Charles, Koji Lum, J., Garruto, Ralph M.

“…Objective To determine whether: (1) there is a secular increase in adult stature in Vanuatu, and (2) whether adult stature is positively associated with…”
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Impact of modernization on adult body composition on five islands of varying economic development in vanuatu by Olszowy, Kathryn M., Pomer, Alysa, Dancause, Kelsey N., Sun, Cheng, Silverman, Harold, Lee, Gwang, Chan, Chim W., Tarivonda, Len, Regenvanu, Ralph, Kaneko, Akira, Weitz, Charles A., Lum, J. Koji, Garruto, Ralph M.

“…Objective The Republic of Vanuatu, similar to other South Pacific island nations, is undergoing a rapid health transition as a consequence of modernization…”
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Recovery of chloroquine sensitivity and low prevalence of the Plasmodium falciparum chloroquine resistance transporter gene mutation K76T following the discontinuance of chloroquine use in Malawi by Mita, Toshihiro, Kaneko, Akira, Lum, J Koji, Bwijo, Bwijo, Takechi, Miho, Zungu, Innocent L, Tsukahara, Takahiro, Tanabe, Kazuyuki, Kobayakawa, Takatoshi, Björkman, Anders

“…In 1993, Malawi stopped treating patients with chloroquine for Plasmodium falciparum malaria because of a high treatment failure rate (58%). In 1998, the in…”
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Patterns of childhood and adolescent overweight and obesity during health transition in Vanuatu by Dancause, Kelsey N, Vilar, Miguel, Chan, Chim, DeHuff, Christa, Wilson, Michelle, Soloway, Laura E, Tarivonda, Len, Regenvanu, Ralph, Kaneko, Akira, Garruto, Ralph M, Lum, J Koji

“…Rapid economic development and subsequent changes in lifestyle and disease burdens ('health transition') is associated with increasing prevalence of obesity…”
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Diversity of Plasmodium falciparum chloroquine resistance transporter (pfcrt) exon 2 haplotypes in the Pacific from 1959 to 1979 by Chan, Chim W, Spathis, Rita, Reiff, Dana M, McGrath, Stacy E, Garruto, Ralph M, Lum, J Koji

“…Nearly one million deaths are attributed to malaria every year. Recent reports of multi-drug treatment failure of falciparum malaria underscore the need to…”
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Recent Southeast Asian domestication and Lapita dispersal of sacred male pseudohermaphroditic "tuskers" and hairless pigs of Vanuatu by Lum, J.K, McIntyre, J.K, Greger, D.L, Huffman, K.W, Vilar, M.G

“…Recent analyses of global pig populations revealed strict correlations between mtDNA phylogenies and geographic locations. An exception was the monophyletic…”
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Origins of the Moken Sea Gypsies inferred from mitochondrial hypervariable region and whole genome sequences by Dancause, Kelsey Needham, Chan, Chim W, Arunotai, Narumon Hinshiranan, Lum, J Koji

“…The origins of the Moken 'Sea Gypsies,' a group of traditionally boat-dwelling nomadic foragers, remain speculative despite previous examinations from…”
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