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Partial Support for an Interaction Between a Polygenic Risk Score for Major Depressive Disorder and Prenatal Maternal Depressive Symptoms on Infant Right Amygdalar Volumes by Acosta, H, Kantojärvi, K, Hashempour, N, Pelto, J, Scheinin, N M, Lehtola, S J, Lewis, J D, Fonov, V S, Collins, D L, Evans, A, Parkkola, R, Lähdesmäki, T, Saunavaara, J, Karlsson, L, Merisaari, H, Paunio, T, Karlsson, H, Tuulari, J J

“…Abstract Psychiatric disease susceptibility partly originates prenatally and is shaped by an interplay of genetic and environmental risk factors. A recent…”
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Prenatal maternal depressive symptoms are associated with smaller amygdalar volumes of four-year-old children by H, Acosta, JJ, Tuulari, NM, Scheinin, N, Hashempour, O, Rajasilta, TI, Lavonius, J, Pelto, V, Saunavaara, R, Parkkola, T, Lähdesmäki, L, Karlsson, H, Karlsson

“…•Prenatal maternal depressive symptoms related to amygdalar volumes of 4-year-olds•Smaller child amygdalar volumes associated with higher maternal depressive…”
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Uniform and electrically conductive biopolymer-doped polypyrrole coating for fibrous PLA by Hiltunen, M., Pelto, J., Ellä, V., Kellomäki, M.

“…Three-dimensional, fibrous scaffolds can be easily fabricated from polylactide (PLA) using melt spinning and textile techniques. However, the surface…”
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Dielectric properties and partial discharge endurance of polypropylene-silica nanocomposite by Takala, M, Ranta, H, Nevalainen, P, Pakonen, P, Pelto, J, Karttunen, M, Virtanen, S, Koivu, V, Pettersson, M, Sonerud, B, Kannus, K

“…This paper presents the results of the dielectric properties and partial discharge endurance measurements conducted on polypropylene (PP)-silica nanocomposite…”
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Thermal, mechanical and dielectric properties of nanostructured epoxy-polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane composites by Takala, M., Karttunen, M., Pelto, J., Salovaara, P., Munter, T., Honkanen, M., Auletta, T., Kannus, K.

“…This paper presents the results of the thermal, mechanical and dielectric measurements conducted on polymer nanocomposites consisting of epoxy and polyhedral…”
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What Is So New About Mixed Methods? by Pelto, Pertti J.

“…In this article, I dispute claims that mixed methods research emerged only recently in the social sciences. I argue that some anthropologists and sociologists…”
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The Nutrition Benefits Participation Gap: Barriers to Uptake of SNAP and WIC Among Latinx American Immigrant Families by Pelto, Debra J., Ocampo, Alex, Garduño-Ortega, Olga, Barraza López, Claudia Teresa, Macaluso, Francesca, Ramirez, Julia, González, Javier, Gany, Francesca

“…To examine nutrition benefit under-enrollment in Latinx American immigrant families, we administered a survey to 100 adults attending a NY Latinx American…”
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Studying Knowledge, Culture, and Behavior in Applied Medical Anthropology by Pelto, Pertti J., Pelto, Gretel H.

“…In this article we argue that the concept of knowledge, as utilized by public health professionals, is best regarded as cultural belief, as defined in…”
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Medical Abortion in Rural Tamil Nadu, South India: A Quiet Transformation by Ramachandar, Lakshmi, Pelto, Pertti J

“…The medical abortion drugs mifepristone and misoprostol are now widely available in rural Tamil Nadu, India, and the practice of abortion is being transformed…”
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Adaptation of a Cancer Clinical Trials Education Program for African American and Latina/o Community Members by Pelto, Debra J., Sadler, Georgia Robins, Njoku, Ogo, Rodriguez, Maria Carina, Villagra, Cristina, Malcarne, Vanessa L., Riley, Natasha E., Behar, Alma I., Jandorf, Lina

“…The pilot study reported in this article culturally and linguistically adapted an educational intervention to promote cancer clinical trials (CCTs)…”
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The Evolution of Alcohol Use in India by Sharma, H. K., Tripathi, B. M., Pelto, Pertti J.

“…This paper traces the role of alcohol production and use in the daily lives of people in India, from ancient times to the present day. Alcohol use has been an…”
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Community Street Theatre as a Tool for Interventions on Alcohol Use and Other Behaviors Related to HIV Risks by Pelto, Pertti J., Singh, Rajendra

“…This paper presents data on the role and implementation of street theatre as a communications technique for HIV behavioral interventions in low income slum…”
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A Model for Translating Ethnography and Theory into Culturally Constructed Clinical Practices by Nastasi, Bonnie Kaul, Schensul, Jean J., Schensul, Stephen L., Mekki-Berrada, Abelwahed, Pelto, Pertti J., Maitra, Shubhada, Verma, Ravi, Saggurti, Niranjan

“…This article describes the development of a dynamic culturally constructed clinical practice model for HIV/STI prevention, the Narrative Intervention Model…”
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Effect of low amount of nanosilica on dielectric properties of polypropylene by Takala, M, Sonerud, B, Ranta, H, Pelto, J, Ahonen, S, Pettersson, M, Kannus, K

“…This paper presents the results of the dielectric properties measurements conducted on Silica-Polypropylene (PP) nanocomposites. According to prior…”
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Abortion Providers and Safety of Abortion: A Community-Based Study in a Rural District of Tamil Nadu, India by Ramachandar, Lakshmi, Pelto, Pertti J

“…This paper reports on a community-based study in 2001–02 in a rural district of Tamil Nadu, India, among 97 women who had had recent abortions, to examine…”
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The psychological and social contexts of complaints of abnormal vaginal discharge: A study of illness narratives in India by Patel, Vikram, Andrew, Gracy, Pelto, Pertti J

“…Abstract Objective Epidemiological studies have reported strong associations between psychosocial adversity and complaints of abnormal vaginal discharge (AVD)…”
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Patient-, Provider-, and System-Level Factors in Low Adherence to Surveillance Colonoscopy Guidelines: Implications for Future Interventions by Braschi, Caitlyn, Pelto, Debra J., Hennelly, Marie O., Lee, Kristen K., Shah, Brijen, Montgomery, Guy H., Itzkowitz, Steven H., Jandorf, Lina

“…Purpose Patients with a history of advanced adenomas are at increased risk of developing colorectal cancer (CRC), yet rates of adherence to current…”
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The Role of Village Health Nurses in Mediating Abortions in Rural Tamil Nadu, India by Ramachandar, Lakshmi, Pelto, Pertti J

“…This paper reports on qualitative research on abortion services in the Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu in south India, and the role of government village…”
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Malinowski Award Lecture, 2002: Building Social Sciences and Health Research: A Decade of Technical Assistance in South Asia by Pelto, Pertti J.

“…This paper describes main features of a program of technical assistance in South Asia (primarily India) designed to help community health researchers develop…”
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Ethnographic Mapping of Alcohol Use and Risk Behaviors in Delhi by Tripathi, B. M., Sharma, H. K., Pelto, P. J., Tripathi, S.

“…This paper examines mapping and related data-gathering at geographical locations of vulnerable urban groups with regard to risky sexual behaviors and…”
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