Search Results - "WRIGHT, R. J"

Community violence and urban childhood asthma: a multilevel analysis by STERNTHAL, M. J, JUN, H.-J, EARLS, F, WRIGHT, R. J

“…We examined the association between community violence exposure and childhood asthma risk in a multilevel, multimethod, longitudinal study controlling for…”
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Association of Black Carbon with Cognition among Children in a Prospective Birth Cohort Study by Suglia, S. Franco, Gryparis, A., Wright, R. O., Schwartz, J., Wright, R. J.

“…While studies show that ultrafine and fine particles can be translocated from the lungs to the central nervous system, the possible neurodegenerative effect of…”
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The helical auxetic yarn – A novel structure for composites and textiles; geometry, manufacture and mechanical properties by Sloan, M.R., Wright, J.R., Evans, K.E.

“…This paper introduces a novel fibre structure known as the helical auxetic yarn (HAY). The geometry of the yarn is defined and the manufacturing process…”
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Immunomodulatory functions of surfactant by Wright, J R

“…The possibility that the lipoprotein complex of lung surfactant functions in pulmonary host defense as well as lowering surface tension at the air-liquid…”
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When home is where the stress is: expanding the dimensions of housing that influence asthma morbidity by Sandel, M, Wright, R J

“…The influence of physical housing quality on childhood asthma expression, especially the effect of exposure to moulds, allergens, and pollutants, is well…”
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Hypertension in adult survivors of child abuse: observations from the Nurses' Health Study II by Riley, E H, Wright, R J, Jun, H J, Hibert, E N, Rich-Edwards, J W

“…BackgroundLimited research has shown a possible association between exposure to physical or sexual abuse prior to age 18 and the risk of developing…”
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Reproductive status of Holstein and Jersey cows in the United States by Norman, H D, Wright, J R, Hubbard, S M, Miller, R H, Hutchison, J L

“…Reproductive information since 1995 from the USDA national dairy database was used to calculate yearly Holstein and Jersey means for days to first breeding…”
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Genetic and environmental factors that affect gestation length in dairy cattle by Norman, H D, Wright, J R, Kuhn, M T, Hubbard, S M, Cole, J B, VanRaden, P M

“…Genetic and environmental factors that might affect gestation length (GL) were investigated. Data included information from >11 million parturitions from 1999…”
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Prenatal negative life events increases cord blood IgE: interactions with dust mite allergen and maternal atopy by Peters, J. L., Cohen, S., Staudenmayer, J., Hosen, J., Platts-Mills, T. A. E., Wright, R. J.

“…Background Prenatal exposure to both stress and aeroallergens (dust mite) may modulate the fetal immune system. These exposures may interact to affect the…”
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Trends in calving ages and calving intervals for dairy cattle breeds in the United States by Hare, E, Norman, H D, Wright, J R

“…Trends since 1980 for calving age and calving interval, 2 factors that influence herd life, were examined by parity for 5 breeds of US dairy cattle. Calving…”
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QTL analysis of genotype x environment interactions affecting cotton fiber quality by PATERSON, A. H, SARANGA, Y, MENZ, M, JIANG, C.-X, WRIGHT, R. J

“…Cotton is unusual among major crops in that large acreages are grown under both irrigated and rainfed conditions, making genotype x environment interactions of…”
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Survival rates and productive herd life of dairy cattle in the United States by Hare, E, Norman, H D, Wright, J R

“…Survival rates and productive herd life were examined for 13.8 million US dairy cows that calved from January 1, 1980, through March 2, 2005. Cows that left…”
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Review of psychosocial stress and asthma: an integrated biopsychosocial approach by Wright, Rosalind J, Rodriguez, Mario, Cohen, Sheldon

“…Environmental stressors may impact asthma morbidity through neuroimmunological mechanisms which are adversely impacted and/or buffered y social networks,…”
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Association between prenatal immune phenotyping and cord blood leukocyte telomere length in the PRISM pregnancy cohort by Colicino, E., Cowell, W., Bozack, A., Foppa Pedretti, N., Joshi, A., Niedzwiecki, M.M., Bollati, V., Berin, C., Wright, R.O., Wright, R.J.

“…Environmental exposures including air pollutants, toxic metals, and psychosocial stress have been associated with shorter telomere length (TL) in newborns…”
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Factors associated with frequency of abortions recorded through Dairy Herd Improvement test plans by Norman, H D, Miller, R H, Wright, J R, Hutchison, J L, Olson, K M

“…Frequency of abortions recorded through Dairy Herd Improvement (DHI) testing was summarized for cows with lactations completed from 2001 through 2009. For 8.5…”
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Elevated Midpregnancy Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone Is Associated with Prenatal, But Not Postpartum, Maternal Depression by Rich-Edwards, J. W., Mohllajee, A. P., Kleinman, K., Hacker, M. R., Majzoub, J., Wright, R. J., Gillman, M. W.

“…Context: Elevated hypothalamic CRH has been implicated in melancholic major depression in nonpregnant individuals, but the role of placental CRH in maternal…”
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Three-Year Outcomes of a Canadian Multicenter Study of Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation Using Conformal Radiation Therapy by Berrang, Tanya S., MD, Olivotto, Ivo, MD, Kim, Do-Hoon, MD, Nichol, Alan, MD, Cho, B.C. John, MD, Mohamed, Islam G., MD, Parhar, Tarnjit, BSc, Wright, J.R., MD, Truong, Pauline, MD, Tyldesley, Scott, MD, Sussman, Jonathan, MD, Wai, Elaine, MD, Whelan, Tim, MD

“…Purpose To report 3-year toxicity, cosmesis, and efficacy of a multicenter study of external beam, accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) for…”
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Degree-Day Prediction Models for the Flight Phenology of Western Bean Cutworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Assessed with the Concordance Correlation Coefficient by Hanson, A. A, Moon, R. D, Wright, R. J, Hunt, T. E, Hutchison, W. D

“…Western bean cutworm, Striacosta albicosta (Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), is a native, univoltine pest of corn and dry beans in North America. The current…”
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Western Bean Cutworm Survival and the Development of Economic Injury Levels and Economic Thresholds in Field Corn by Paula-Moraes, S, Hunt, T. E, Wright, R. J, Hein, G. L, Blankenship, E. E

“…Western bean cutworm, Striacosta albicosta (Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), is a native pest of dry beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) and corn (Zea mays L.)…”
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Potential consequences of selection to change gestation length on performance of Holstein cows by Norman, H D, Wright, J R, Miller, R H

“…Genetic evaluations for gestation length (GL) for Holstein service sires were studied to determine their effectiveness in predicting GL in an independent data…”
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