Search Results - "Westcott, E."

Prevalence and determinants of anemia among women of reproductive age in Thatta Pakistan: Findings from a cross-sectional study by Ali, Sumera Aziz, Abbasi, Zahid, Shahid, Babar, Moin, Ghazal, Hambidge, K Michael, Krebs, Nancy F, Westcott, Jamie E, McClure, Elizabeth M, Goldenberg, Robert L, Saleem, Sarah

“…Anemia is a major public health concern among women of reproductive age leading to high maternal mortality in low- and middle-income countries. Of the prior…”
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Surgical outcomes after radioactive 125I seed versus hookwire localization of non-palpable breast cancer: a multicentre randomized clinical trial by Taylor, D B, Bourke, A G, Westcott, E J, Marinovich, M L, Chong, C Y L, Liang, R, Hughes, R L, Elder, E, Saunders, C M

“…Previous studies have suggested improved efficiency and patient outcomes with 125I seed compared with hookwire localization (HWL) in breast-conserving surgery,…”
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Binding of hnRNP I-vRNA Regulates Sindbis Virus Structural Protein Expression to Promote Particle Infectivity by Westcott, Claire E, Qazi, Shefah, Maiocco, Anna M, Mukhopadhyay, Suchetana, Sokoloski, Kevin J

“…Alphaviruses cause significant outbreaks of febrile illness and debilitating multi-joint arthritis for prolonged periods after initial infection. We have…”
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Dancing with the Devil: A Review of the Importance of Host RNA-Binding Proteins to Alphaviral RNAs during Infection by Westcott, Claire E, Isom, Cierra M, Karki, Deepa, Sokoloski, Kevin J

“…Alphaviruses are arthropod-borne, single-stranded positive sense RNA viruses that rely on the engagement of host RNA-binding proteins to efficiently complete…”
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Production of Noncapped Genomic RNAs Is Critical to Sindbis Virus Disease and Pathogenicity by LaPointe, Autumn T, Landers, V Douglas, Westcott, Claire E, Sokoloski, Kevin J

“…Alphaviruses are positive-sense RNA viruses that utilize a 5' cap structure to facilitate translation of viral proteins and to protect the viral RNA genome…”
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Preconception nutrition intervention improved birth length and reduced stunting and wasting in newborns in South Asia: The Women First Randomized Controlled Trial by Dhaded, Sangappa M, Hambidge, K Michael, Ali, Sumera Aziz, Somannavar, Manjunath, Saleem, Sarah, Pasha, Omrana, Khan, Umber, Herekar, Veena, Vernekar, Sunil, Kumar S, Yogesh, Westcott, Jamie E, Thorsten, Vanessa R, Sridhar, Amaanti, Das, Abhik, McClure, Elizabeth, Derman, Richard J, Goldenberg, Robert L, Koso-Thomas, Marion, Goudar, Shivaprasad S, Krebs, Nancy F

“…South Asia has >50% of the global burden of low birth weight (LBW). The objective was to determine the extent to which maternal nutrition interventions…”
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Perceptions of women, their husbands and healthcare providers about anemia in rural Pakistan: Findings from a qualitative exploratory study by Aziz Ali, Sumera, Feroz, Anam, Abbasi, Zahid, Aziz Ali, Savera, Allana, Ahreen, Hambidge, K Michael, Krebs, Nancy F, Westcott, Jamie E, McClure, Elizabeth M, Goldenberg, Robert L, Saleem, Sarah

“…In Pakistan, there is a dearth of literature on the perceptions of anemia among women of reproductive age (WRA). This study was undertaken to explore the…”
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Associations between maternal microbiome, metabolome and incidence of low-birth weight in Guatemalan participants from the Women First Trial by Ruebel, Meghan L, Gilley, Stephanie P, Yeruva, Laxmi, Tang, Minghua, Frank, Daniel N, Garcés, Ana, Figueroa, Lester, Lan, Renny S, Assress, Hailemariam Abrha, Kemp, Jennifer F, Westcott, Jamie L E, Hambidge, K Michael, Shankar, Kartik, Krebs, Nancy F

“…Low birth weight (LBW; <2,500 g) affects approximately 15 to 20 percent of global births annually and is associated with suboptimal child development. Recent…”
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Exchangeable Zinc Pool Size Reflects Form of Zinc Supplementation in Young Children and Is Not Associated with Markers of Inflammation by Long, Julie M, Khandaker, Afsana Mim, Sthity, Rahvia Alam, Westcott, Jamie E, Matveev, Andrei, Black, Robert E, King, Janet C, Islam, Kazi Munisul, El Arifeen, Shams, Ahmed, Tahmeed, Islam, M Munirul, McDonald, Christine M, Krebs, Nancy F

“…A sensitive and reliable biomarker of zinc status has yet to be identified, but observational research suggests that the exchangeable zinc pool (EZP) size may…”
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Infant and young child feeding indicators are positively associated with length and family care indicators in the children of the Women First trial participants by Long, Julie M., Gatica‐Domínguez, Giovanna, Westcott, Jamie E., Taren, Douglas, Tejeda, Gabriela, Diba, Tshilenge S., Mastiholi, Shivanand C., Khan, Umber S., Garcés, Ana, Figueroa, Lester, Lokangaka, Adrien, Goudar, Shivaprasad S., Aziz Ali, Sumera, Hambidge, K. Michael, Krebs, Nancy F.

“…This research describes the proportion of children in four low‐ and middle‐income countries with adequate dietary practices at 6, 12, 18 and 24 months of age…”
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Different Gut Microbial Profiles in Sub-Saharan African and South Asian Women of Childbearing Age Are Primarily Associated With Dietary Intakes by Tang, Minghua, Frank, Daniel N, Tshefu, Antoinette, Lokangaka, Adrien, Goudar, Shivaprasad S, Dhaded, Sangappa M, Somannavar, Manjunath S, Hendricks, Audrey E, Ir, Diana, Robertson, Charles E, Kemp, Jennifer F, Lander, Rebecca L, Westcott, Jamie E, Hambidge, K Michael, Krebs, Nancy F

“…To compare and characterize the gut microbiota in women of childbearing age from sub-Saharan Africa (the Democratic Republic of the Congo, DRC) and South Asia…”
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Anthropometric indices for non-pregnant women of childbearing age differ widely among four low-middle income populations by Hambidge, K Michael, Krebs, Nancy F, Garcés, Ana, Westcott, Jamie E, Figueroa, Lester, Goudar, Shivaprasad S, Dhaded, Sangappa, Pasha, Omrana, Aziz Ali, Sumera, Tshefu, Antoinette, Lokangaka, Adrien, Thorsten, Vanessa R, Das, Abhik, Stolka, Kristen, McClure, Elizabeth M, Lander, Rebecca L, Bose, Carl L, Derman, Richard J, Goldenberg, Robert L, Bauserman, Melissa

“…Maternal stature and body mass indices (BMI) of non-pregnant women (NPW) of child bearing age are relevant to maternal and offspring health. The objective was…”
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Preconception maternal nutrition: a multi-site randomized controlled trial by Hambidge, K Michael, Krebs, Nancy F, Westcott, Jamie E, Garces, Ana, Goudar, Shivaprasad S, Kodkany, Balachandra S, Pasha, Omrana, Tshefu, Antoinette, Bose, Carl L, Figueroa, Lester, Goldenberg, Robert L, Derman, Richard J, Friedman, Jacob E, Frank, Daniel N, McClure, Elizabeth M, Stolka, Kristen, Das, Abhik, Koso-Thomas, Marion, Sundberg, Shelly

“…Research directed to optimizing maternal nutrition commencing prior to conception remains very limited, despite suggestive evidence of its importance in…”
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Meat as a First Complementary Food for Breastfed Infants: Feasibility and Impact on Zinc Intake and Status by Krebs, Nancy F, Westcott, Jamie E, Butler, Nancy, Robinson, Cordelia, Bell, Melanie, Hambidge, K Michael

“…ABSTRACT Objective: This study was undertaken to assess the feasibility and effects of consuming either meat or iron‐fortified infant cereal as the first…”
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Factors associated with anemia among women of the reproductive age group in Thatta district: study protocol by Aziz Ali, Sumera, Abbasi, Zahid, Feroz, Anam, Hambidge, K Michael, Krebs, Nancy F, Westcott, Jamie E, Saleem, Sarah

“…Maternal anemia is a leading public health issue placing pregnant women at higher risk of low birth weight, preterm birth, perinatal mortality, and neonatal…”
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The Detection of Periodic Reemergence Events of SARS-CoV-2 Delta Strain in Communities Dominated by Omicron by Westcott, Claire E, Sokoloski, Kevin J, Rouchka, Eric C, Chariker, Julia H, Holm, Rochelle H, Yeager, Ray A, Moore, 4th, Joseph B, Elliott, Erin M, Talley, Daymond, Bhatnagar, Aruni, Smith, Ted

“…Despite entering an endemic phase, SARS-CoV-2 remains a significant burden to public health across the global community. Wastewater sampling has consistently…”
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Maternal Characteristics Affect Fetal Growth Response in the Women First Preconception Nutrition Trial by Hambidge, K Michael, Bann, Carla M, McClure, Elizabeth M, Westcott, Jamie E, Garcés, Ana, Figueroa, Lester, Goudar, Shivaprasad S, Dhaded, Sangappa M, Pasha, Omrana, Ali, Sumera A, Derman, Richard J, Goldenberg, Robert L, Koso-Thomas, Marion, Somannavar, Manjunath S, Herekar, Veena, Khan, Umber, Krebs, Nancy F

“…The objective of this secondary analysis was to identify maternal characteristics that modified the effect of maternal supplements on newborn size…”
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Junk food use and neurodevelopmental and growth outcomes in infants in low-resource settings by Chiwila, Melody K, Krebs, Nancy F, Manasyan, Albert, Chomba, Elwyn, Mwenechanya, Musaku, Mazariegos, Manolo, Sami, Neelofar, Pasha, Omrana, Tshefu, Antoinette, Lokangaka, Adrien, Goldenberg, Robert L, Bose, Carl L, Koso-Thomas, Marion, Goco, Norman, Do, Barbara T, McClure, Elizabeth M, Hambidge, K Michael, Westcott, Jamie E, Carlo, Waldemar A

“…Feeding infants a sub-optimal diet deprives them of critical nutrients for their physical and cognitive development. The objective of this study is to describe…”
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An integrated assessment of particulate respirators used as personal protection from ambient air pollution in Bangkok, Thailand by McGuinness, Kennedy L, Hinks, Isabella R, Westcott, Katherine E, Gheewala, Shabbir H

“…The recent increase of fine particulate matter in Bangkok, Thailand has become a widespread public health concern. Wearing a particulate respirator is one…”
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“ROLLIS” Radioguided Occult Lesion Localisation using Iodine-125 (I-125) Seeds for removal of impalpable breast lesions: first Australian results by Taylor, D, Bourke, A, Hobbs, M, Westcott, E, Saunders, C

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