Search Results - "Michael Emch"

The geography of COVID-19 vaccine completion by age in North Carolina, U.S by Sandborn, Hilary, Delamater, Paul, Brewer, Noel T, Gilkey, Melissa B, Emch, Michael

“…Geographic variation in COVID-19 vaccination can create areas at higher risk of infection, complications, and death, exacerbating health inequalities. This…”
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A lncRNA from the FTO locus acts as a suppressor of the m6A writer complex and p53 tumor suppression signaling by Zhang, Jianong, Wei, Jiangbo, Sun, Rui, Sheng, Haoyue, Yin, Kai, Pan, Yunqian, Jimenez, Rafael, Chen, Sujun, Cui, Xiao-long, Zou, Zhongyu, Yue, Zhiying, Emch, Michael J., Hawse, John R., Wang, Liguo, He, Housheng Hansen, Xia, Shujie, Han, Bangmin, He, Chuan, Huang, Haojie

“…N6-methyladenosine (m6A) of mRNAs modulated by the METTL3-METTL14-WTAP-RBM15 methyltransferase complex and m6A demethylases such as FTO play important roles in…”
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Estimating exposure to neighborhood crime by race and ethnicity for public health research by Lodge, Evans K, Hoyo, Cathrine, Gutierrez, Carmen M, Rappazzo, Kristen M, Emch, Michael E, Martin, Chantel L

“…Police-reported crime data (hereafter "crime") is routinely used as a psychosocial stressor in public health research, yet few studies have jointly examined…”
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Air Pollution and Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Nested Case-Control Study among Members of a Northern California Health Plan by Smith, Geneé S, Van Den Eeden, Stephen K, Garcia, Cynthia, Shan, Jun, Baxter, Roger, Herring, Amy H, Richardson, David B, Van Rie, Annelies, Emch, Michael, Gammon, Marilie D

“…Ecologic analyses, case-case comparisons, and animal experiments suggest positive associations between air pollution and tuberculosis. We evaluated this…”
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HIV Self-Testing Among Online MSM in China: Implications for Expanding HIV Testing Among Key Populations by Han, Larry, Bien, Cedric H, Wei, Chongyi, Muessig, Kathryn E, Yang, Min, Liu, Fengying, Yang, Ligang, Meng, Gang, Emch, Michael E, Tucker, Joseph D

“…HIV self-testing offers an alternative to facility-based testing that could expand HIV testing among men who have sex with men (MSM). We organized an online…”
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Inverse probability weighted estimators of vaccine effects accommodating partial interference and censoring by Chakladar, Sujatro, Rosin, Samuel, Hudgens, Michael G., Halloran, M. Elizabeth, Clemens, John D., Ali, Mohammad, Emch, Michael E.

“…Estimating population‐level effects of a vaccine is challenging because there may be interference, that is, the outcome of one individual may depend on the…”
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Perinatal Exposure to Hazardous Air Pollutants and Autism Spectrum Disorders at Age 8 by Kalkbrenner, Amy E., Daniels, Julie L., Chen, Jiu-Chiuan, Poole, Charles, Emch, Michael, Morrissey, Joseph

“…Background: Hazardous air pollutants are plausible candidate exposures for autism spectrum disorders. They have been explored in recent studies for their role…”
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Strengthening long-lasting insecticidal nets effectiveness monitoring using retrospective analysis of cross-sectional, population-based surveys across sub-Saharan Africa by Janko, Mark M., Churcher, Thomas S., Emch, Michael E., Meshnick, Steven R.

“…Bed nets averted 68% of malaria cases in Africa between 2000 and 2015. However, concerns over insecticide resistance, bed net durability and the effectiveness…”
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Assessing effects of cholera vaccination in the presence of interference by Perez-Heydrich, Carolina, Hudgens, Michael G., Halloran, M. Elizabeth, Clemens, John D., Ali, Mohammad, Emch, Michael E.

“…Interference occurs when the treatment of one person affects the outcome of another. For example, in infectious diseases, whether one individual is vaccinated…”
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Randomization inference with general interference and censoring by Loh, Wen Wei, Hudgens, Michael G., Clemens, John D., Ali, Mohammad, Emch, Michael E.

“…Interference occurs between individuals when the treatment (or exposure) of one individual affects the outcome of another individual. Previous work on causal…”
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Environmental styrene exposure and neurologic symptoms in U.S. Gulf coast residents by Werder, Emily J., Engel, Lawrence S., Richardson, David B., Emch, Michael E., Gerr, Fredric E., Kwok, Richard K., Sandler, Dale P.

“…Styrene is an established neurotoxicant at occupational levels, but effects at levels relevant to the general population have not been studied. We examined the…”
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Effect of individual and community-level bed net usage on malaria prevalence among under-fives in the Democratic Republic of Congo by Levitz, Lauren, Janko, Mark, Mwandagalirwa, Kashamuka, Thwai, Kyaw L, Likwela, Joris L, Tshefu, Antoinette K, Emch, Michael, Meshnick, Steven R

“…Understanding the contribution of community-level long-lasting, insecticidal net (LLIN) coverage to malaria control is critical to planning and assessing…”
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Epidemiology of Plasmodium malariae and Plasmodium ovale spp. in Kinshasa Province, Democratic Republic of Congo by Sendor, Rachel, Banek, Kristin, Kashamuka, Melchior M., Mvuama, Nono, Bala, Joseph A., Nkalani, Marthe, Kihuma, Georges, Atibu, Joseph, Thwai, Kyaw L., Svec, W. Matthew, Goel, Varun, Nseka, Tommy, Lin, Jessica T., Bailey, Jeffrey A., Emch, Michael, Carrel, Margaret, Juliano, Jonathan J., Tshefu, Antoinette, Parr, Jonathan B.

“…Reports suggest non-falciparum species are an underappreciated cause of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa but their epidemiology is ill-defined, particularly in…”
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Development and Characterization of Novel Endoxifen-Resistant Breast Cancer Cell Lines Highlight Numerous Differences from Tamoxifen-Resistant Models by Jones, Calley J, Subramaniam, Malayannan, Emch, Michael J, Bruinsma, Elizabeth S, Ingle, James N, Goetz, Matthew P, Hawse, John R

“…Despite the availability of drugs that target ERα-positive breast cancer, resistance commonly occurs, resulting in relapse, metastasis, and death. Tamoxifen…”
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Gestational exposure to neighborhood police-reported crime and early childhood blood pressure in Durham, NC by Lodge, Evans K., Haji-Noor, Zakiya, Gutierrez, Carmen M., Aiello, Allison E., Hoyo, Cathrine, Emch, Michael E., Martin, Chantel L.

“…Gestational exposure to police-reported crime is associated with adverse birth outcomes, but no previous research has evaluated the effects of gestational…”
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High adult sex ratios and risky sexual behaviors: a systematic review by Bien, Cedric H, Cai, Yong, Emch, Michael E, Parish, William, Tucker, Joseph D

“…Thirty-four countries worldwide have abnormally high sex ratios (>102 men per 100 women), resulting in over 100 million missing women. Widespread sex selective…”
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Impact of extractive industries on malaria prevalence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a population-based cross-sectional study by Mitchell, Cedar L., Janko, Mark M., Mwandagalirwa, Melchior K., Tshefu, Antoinette K., Edwards, Jessie K., Pence, Brian W., Juliano, Jonathan J., Emch, Michael

“…Extraction of natural resources through mining and logging activities provides revenue and employment across sub-Saharan Africa, a region with the highest…”
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Spatial patterns of influenza A virus spread across compartments in commercial swine farms in the United States by Hatuwal, Bijaya, Goel, Varun, Deliberto, Thomas J, Lowe, Jim, Emch, Michael, Webby, Richard J, Wan, Xiu-Feng

“…Multiple genetic variants of H1 and H3 influenza A viruses (IAVs) circulate concurrently in US swine farms. Understanding the spatial transmission patterns of…”
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The epidemiology of Plasmodium vivax among adults in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by Brazeau, Nicholas F., Mitchell, Cedar L., Morgan, Andrew P., Deutsch-Feldman, Molly, Watson, Oliver John, Thwai, Kyaw L., Gelabert, Pere, van Dorp, Lucy, Keeler, Corinna Y., Waltmann, Andreea, Emch, Michael, Gartner, Valerie, Redelings, Ben, Wray, Gregory A., Mwandagalirwa, Melchior K., Tshefu, Antoinette K., Likwela, Joris L., Edwards, Jessie K., Verity, Robert, Parr, Jonathan B., Meshnick, Steven R., Juliano, Jonathan J.

“…Reports of P. vivax infections among Duffy-negative hosts have accumulated throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Despite this growing body of evidence, no nationally…”
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Background malaria incidence and parasitemia during the three-dose RTS,S/AS01 vaccination series do not reduce magnitude of antibody response nor efficacy against the first case of malaria by Bell, Griffin J, Gyaase, Stephaney, Goel, Varun, Adu, Bright, Mensah, Benedicta, Essone, Paulin, Dosoo, David, Osei, Musah, Niare, Karamoko, Wiru, Kenneth, Brandt, Katerina, Emch, Michael, Ghansah, Anita, Asante, Kwaku Poku, Mvalo, Tisungane, Agnandji, Selidji Todagbe, Juliano, Jonathan J, Bailey, Jeffrey A

“…RTS,S/AS01 has been recommended by WHO for widespread implementation in medium to high malaria transmission settings. Previous analyses have noted lower…”
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