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The stigma of mental illness in Arab families: a concept analysis by Dardas, L. A., Simmons, L. A.

“…Accessible summary The stigma of mental illness varies significantly from culture to culture and from person to person. To date, little is known about how…”
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Feasibility of a text-based smoking cessation intervention in rural older adults by Noonan, D., Silva, S., Njuru, J., Bishop, T., Fish, L. J., Simmons, L. A., Choi, S. H., Pollak, K. I.

“…Text-based interventions are effective for smoking cessation, but have not been tested in rural older adults. The purpose of this study was to compare the…”
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Utilisation of echocardiography in Australia by Simmons, L. A.

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Personalized medicine in women's obesity prevention and treatment: implications for research, policy and practice by Yang, N., Ginsburg, G. S., Simmons, L. A.

“…The prevalence of obesity in America has reached epidemic proportions, and obesity among women is particularly concerning. Severe obesity (body mass index ≥35…”
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A Deficiency of Placental IL-10 in Preeclampsia by Hennessy, A, Pilmore, H. L, Simmons, L. A, Painter, D. M

“…Accommodation of the fetoplacental unit in human pregnancy requires maternal immune tolerance to this "semiallograft". Local antiplacental immunity is modified…”
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Feather meals and meat and bone meals from different origins as protein sources in rainbow trout ( Oncorhynchus mykiss) diets by Bureau, D.P, Harris, A.M, Bevan, D.J, Simmons, L.A, Azevedo, P.A, Cho, C.Y

“…Two feeding trials were conducted to evaluate the potential of feather meal and meat and bone meal as protein sources in rainbow trout diets and as well as to…”
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Exotic ticks introduced into the United States on imported reptiles from 1962 to 2001 and their potential roles in international dissemination of diseases by Burridge, M.J., Simmons, L.A.

“…Since 1962, a total of 29 species of exotic ticks have been introduced into the United States on imported reptiles, with 17 species from the genus Amblyomma,…”
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INTRODUCTION OF POTENTIAL HEARTWATER VECTORS AND OTHER EXOTIC TICKS INTO FLORIDA ON IMPORTED REPTILES by Burridge, Michael J, Simmons, Leigh-Anne, Allan, Sandra A

“…Following the discovery of establishment of the African tortoise tick Amblyomma marmoreum in Florida, the present study was undertaken to determine the extent…”
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Evidence of Cowdria ruminantium Infection (Heartwater) in Amblyomma sparsum Ticks Found on Tortoises Imported into Florida by Burridge, M. J, Simmons, L. A, Simbi, B. H, Peter, T. F, Mahan, S. M

“…Amblyomma marmoreum and A. sparsum ticks were collected from tortoises imported into Florida from Africa and were tested for Cowdria ruminantium infection…”
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Visualizing Connectivity for Wildlife in a World Without Roads by de Rivera, C. E., Bliss-Ketchum, L. L., Lafrenz, M. D., Hanson, A. V., McKinney-Wise, L. E., Rodriguez, A. H., Schultz, J., Simmons, A. L., Taylor Rodriguez, D., Temple, A. H., Wheat, R. E.

“…Roads are not the only determining factor for wildlife movement across the landscape, but due to the extensive distribution of the road network their impact…”
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The effects of a high fat diet on leptin mRNA, serum leptin and the response to leptin are not altered in a rat strain susceptible to high fat diet-induced obesity by Lin, X, Chavez, M R, Bruch, R C, Kilroy, G E, Simmons, L A, Lin, L, Braymer, H D, Bray, G A, York, D A

“…Osborne-Mendel (OM) and S5B/Pl rats differ in their sensitivity to develop obesity when fed a high fat (HF) diet; OM rats become obese, whereas S5B/Pl rats…”
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Uteroplacental blood flow and placental vascular endothelial growth factor in normotensive and pre‐eclamptic pregnancy by Simmons, Lisa A., Hennessy, Annemarie, Gillin, Adrian G., Jeremy, Richmond W.

“…Objective To determine whether placental vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is increased in pre‐eclampsia. Design Prospective cohort study. Setting…”
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Introduction of the Exotic Tick Amblyomma hebraeum into Florida on a Human Host by Burridge, M. J, Simmons, L. A, Simbi, B. H, Mahan, S. M, Fournier, P-E, Raoult, D

“…A resident of Florida returned from a short visit to southern Africa to find a male Amblyomma hebraeum tick attached to the skin behind her knee. Amblyomma…”
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Spontaneous regression of a pituitary cyst by SIMMONS, J. D, SIMMONS, L. A

“…We present a pituitary cyst discovered on MRI in an amenorrheic patient that regressed over months. Although the precise etiology of the cyst is unproven,…”
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Establishment of the tortoise tick Amblyomma marmoreum (Acari: Ixodidae) on a reptile-breeding facility in Florida by Allan, S.A. (University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.), Simmons, L.A, Burridge, M.J

“…The tortoise tick Amblyomma marmoreum Koch was found to be established on a reptile facility in central Florida. Over a 5-mo period, 443 ticks were collected…”
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Mixed methods study of management of health conditions in rural low-income families: implications for health care policy in the USA by Simmons, L A, Huddleston-Casas, C A, Morgan, K A, Feldman, D

“…The purpose of this mixed methods study was to examine the health issues and health management strategies utilized by rural low-income women and their families…”
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Health decision-making among rural women: Physician access and prescription adherence by Carlton, Erik, Simmons, Leigh Ann

“…Rural residents and women have been identified as forming US population groups who experience health disparities, including access barriers to health care…”
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An experimental comparison of conservative versus optimal collision avoidance warning system thresholds by Lehto, M.R, Papastavrou, J.D, Ranney, T.A, Simmons, L.A

“…In the distributed signal detection theoretic (DSDT) model, the human operator and the warning mechanism are independent decision makers who work together as a…”
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The Immediate Effects of Glare and Electrochromic Glare-Reducing Mirrors in Simulated Truck Driving by Ranney, Thomas A., Simmons, Lucinda A., Masalonis, Anthony J.

“…In this experiment 12 experienced truck drivers drove a fixed-base driving simulator for three 8-h sessions under simulated nighttime driving conditions…”
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Open tibial fractures with severe soft-tissue loss by GEORGIADIS, G. M, BEHRENS, F. F, JOYCE, M. J, EARLE, A. S, SIMMONS, A. L

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