Search Results - "MERCER, D."

Randomized, controlled pilot trial of a smartphone app for smoking cessation using acceptance and commitment therapy by Bricker, Jonathan B, Mull, Kristin E, Kientz, Julie A, Vilardaga, Roger, Mercer, Laina D, Akioka, Katrina J, Heffner, Jaimee L

“…Abstract Background There is a dual need for (1) innovative theory-based smartphone applications for smoking cessation and (2) controlled trials to evaluate…”
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Characterization of the Ileal Microbiota in Rejecting and Nonrejecting Recipients of Small Bowel Transplants by Oh, P. L., Martínez, I., Sun, Y., Walter, J., Peterson, D.A., Mercer, D. F.

“…Small bowel transplantation can be a life‐preserving procedure for patients with irreversible intestinal failure. Allograft rejection remains a major source of…”
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Sub-national levels and trends in contraceptive prevalence, unmet need, and demand for family planning in Nigeria with survey uncertainty by Mercer, Laina D, Lu, Fred, Proctor, Joshua L

“…Ambitious global goals have been established to provide universal access to affordable modern contraceptive methods. To measure progress toward such goals in…”
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Virtual Reality Robotic Surgery Warm-Up Improves Task Performance in a Dry Laboratory Environment: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Study by Lendvay, Thomas S., MD, FACS, Brand, Timothy C., MD, FACS, White, Lee, BSc(Hons), PhC, Kowalewski, Timothy, PhD, Jonnadula, Saikiran, MD, Mercer, Laina D., MS, Khorsand, Derek, BSc(Hons), Andros, Justin, BSc(Hons), Hannaford, Blake, PhD, Satava, Richard M., MD, FACS

“…Background Preoperative simulation warm-up has been shown to improve performance and reduce errors in novice and experienced surgeons, yet existing studies…”
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Feature-level analysis of a novel smartphone application for smoking cessation by Heffner, Jaimee L., Vilardaga, Roger, Mercer, Laina D., Kientz, Julie A., Bricker, Jonathan B.

“…Abstract Background: Currently, there are over 400 smoking cessation smartphone apps available, downloaded an estimated 780,000 times per month. No prior…”
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Care planning: a neoliberal three card trick by McKeown, M., Wright, K., Mercer, D.

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Outreach screening to address demographic and economic barriers to diabetic retinopathy care in rural China by Xiao, Baixiang, Mercer, Gareth D, Jin, Ling, Lee, Han Lin, Chen, Tingting, Wang, Yanfang, Liu, Yuanping, Denniston, Alastair K, Egan, Catherine A, Li, Jia, Lu, Qing, Xu, Ping, Congdon, Nathan

“…Poor access to existing care for diabetic retinopathy (DR) limits effectiveness of proven treatments. We examined whether outreach screening in rural China…”
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Randomized Trial of Telephone-Delivered Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Versus Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Smoking Cessation: A Pilot Study by Bricker, Jonathan B., Bush, Terry, Zbikowski, Susan M., Mercer, Laina D., Heffner, Jaimee L.

“…We conducted a pilot randomized trial of telephone-delivered acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) versus cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for smoking…”
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Assessing the sensitivity of the polio environmental surveillance system by Kroiss, Steve J, Ahmadzai, Maiwand, Ahmed, Jamal, Alam, Muhammad Masroor, Chabot-Couture, Guillaume, Famulare, Michael, Mahamud, Abdirahman, McCarthy, Kevin A, Mercer, Laina D, Muhammad, Salman, Safdar, Rana M, Sharif, Salmaan, Shaukat, Shahzad, Shukla, Hemant, Lyons, Hil

“…The polio environmental surveillance (ES) system has been an incredible tool for advancing polio eradication efforts because of its ability to highlight the…”
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Overcoming recruitment challenges of web-based interventions for tobacco use: The case of web-based acceptance and commitment therapy for smoking cessation by Heffner, Jaimee L, Wyszynski, Christopher M, Comstock, Bryan, Mercer, Laina D, Bricker, Jonathan

“…Abstract Web-based behavioral interventions for substance use are being developed at a rapid pace, yet there is a dearth of information regarding the most…”
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The risk of type 2 oral polio vaccine use in post-cessation outbreak response by McCarthy, Kevin A, Chabot-Couture, Guillaume, Famulare, Michael, Lyons, Hil M, Mercer, Laina D

“…Wild type 2 poliovirus was last observed in 1999. The Sabin-strain oral polio vaccine type 2 (OPV2) was critical to eradication, but it is known to revert to a…”
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Expression of innate immune defence genes in healthy and onychomycotic nail and stratum corneum by Mercer, D.K., Sairi, T., Sroka, E., Lamont, H., Lawrie, Y., O'Neil, D.A.

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Is the positive association between middle-income and rich household wealth and adult sub-Saharan African women’s overweight status modified by the level of education attainment? A cross-sectional study of 22 countries by Ozodiegwu, Ifeoma D, Doctor, Henry V, Quinn, Megan, Mercer, Laina D, Omoike, Ogbebor Enaholo, Mamudu, Hadii M

“…Abstract Background Previous studies show a positive association between household wealth and overweight in sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries; however, the…”
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Validation of the Micronutrient and Environmental Enteric Dysfunction Assessment Tool and evaluation of biomarker risk factors for growth faltering and vaccine failure in young Malian children by Arndt, Michael B, Cantera, Jason L, Mercer, Laina D, Kalnoky, Michael, White, Heather N, Bizilj, Gregory, Boyle, David S, de Hostos, Eugenio L, Choy, Robert K. M, Azman, Andrew S

“…Environmental enteric dysfunction (EED) is an intestinal disorder common among children in low-resource settings and is associated with increased risk of…”
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Student perceptions of communication skills in undergraduate science at an Australian research-intensive university by Mercer-Mapstone, Lucy D, Matthews, Kelly E

“…Higher education institutions globally are acknowledging the need to teach communication skills. This study used the Science Student Skills Inventory to gain…”
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Dietary polyphenols protect dopamine neurons from oxidative insults and apoptosis: investigations in primary rat mesencephalic cultures by Mercer, Linda D., Kelly, Belinda L., Horne, Malcolm K., Beart, Philip M.

“…Naturally occurring polyphenols have the potential to prevent oxidative damage in various pathophysiological conditions. Various members of the flavonoid…”
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Elevated ST2 Distinguishes Incidences of Pediatric Heart and Small Bowel Transplant Rejection by Mathews, L. R., Lott, J. M., Isse, K., Lesniak, A., Landsittel, D., Demetris, A. J., Sun, Y., Mercer, D. F., Webber, S. A., Zeevi, A., Fischer, R. T., Feingold, B., Turnquist, H. R.

“…Elevated serum soluble (s) suppressor of tumorigenicity‐2 is observed during cardiovascular and inflammatory bowel diseases. To ascertain whether modulated ST2…”
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Parvovirus Associated Fulminant Hepatic Failure and Aplastic Anemia Treated Successfully With Liver and Bone Marrow Transplantation. A Report of Two Cases by Bathla, L., Grant, W. J., Mercer, D. F., Vargas, L. M., Gebhart, C. L., Langnas, A. N.

“…Aplastic anemia (AA) has been observed in nearly a third of patients undergoing liver transplantation (LT) for non‐A‐E fulminant hepatic failure (FHF). Few of…”
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Spatial model for risk prediction and sub-national prioritization to aid poliovirus eradication in Pakistan by Mercer, Laina D, Safdar, Rana M, Ahmed, Jamal, Mahamud, Abdirahman, Khan, M Muzaffar, Gerber, Sue, O'Leary, Aiden, Ryan, Mike, Salet, Frank, Kroiss, Steve J, Lyons, Hil, Upfill-Brown, Alexander, Chabot-Couture, Guillaume

“…Pakistan is one of only three countries where poliovirus circulation remains endemic. For the Pakistan Polio Eradication Program, identifying high risk…”
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A Phase 2a randomized, single-center, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the safety and preliminary efficacy of oral iOWH032 against cholera diarrhea in a controlled human infection model by Erdem, Rahsan, Ambler, Gwen, Al-Ibrahim, Mohamed, Fraczek, Katarzyna, Dong, Steven D, Gast, Christopher, Mercer, Laina D, Raine, Michael, Tennant, Sharon M, Chen, Wilbur H, de Hostos, Eugenio L, Choy, Robert K M

“…Cholera remains a major cause of infectious diarrhea globally. Despite the increased availability of cholera vaccines, there is still an urgent need for other…”
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