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  1. Article ; Online: How receiving welfare assistance could be linked to children's bullying victimization: Exploring the potential pathways.

    Hong, Jun Sung / Choi, Mi Jin / Gómez, Anthony / Padilla, Yolanda C / Espelage, Dorothy L

    Behavioral sciences & the law

    2024  

    Abstract: The study proposes and tests the pathways from receiving welfare assistance to children's bullying victimization. Specifically, the study examines whether children's difficulty making friends and school disconnection mediate the association between ... ...

    Abstract The study proposes and tests the pathways from receiving welfare assistance to children's bullying victimization. Specifically, the study examines whether children's difficulty making friends and school disconnection mediate the association between welfare assistance receipt to children's bullying victimization. The 2019 National Survey of Children's Health dataset was used, and the sample consisted of 12,230 caregivers of adolescents, aged 12-17 years. A path model was utilized to explore the proposed pathways. Findings suggest that welfare assistance receipt was not significantly associated with children's bullying victimization. It was positively related to children's bullying victimization through the mediating roles of having difficulty making friends and school disconnection. Schools and communities need to create spaces where youth can connect with peers, which is an important part of their development.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-05-13
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 232671-1
    ISSN 1099-0798 ; 0735-3936
    ISSN (online) 1099-0798
    ISSN 0735-3936
    DOI 10.1002/bsl.2663
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  2. Article ; Online: Dynamic Measurement of a Cancer Biomarker: Towards In Situ Application of a Fiber-Optic Ball Resonator Biosensor in CD44 Protein Detection.

    Myrkhiyeva, Zhuldyz / Kantoreyeva, Kanagat / Bekmurzayeva, Aliya / Gomez, Anthony W / Ashikbayeva, Zhannat / Tilegen, Meruyert / Pham, Tri T / Tosi, Daniele

    Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)

    2024  Volume 24, Issue 6

    Abstract: The accuracy and efficacy of medical treatment would be greatly improved by the continuous and real-time monitoring of protein biomarkers. Identification of cancer biomarkers in patients with solid malignant tumors is receiving increasing attention. ... ...

    Abstract The accuracy and efficacy of medical treatment would be greatly improved by the continuous and real-time monitoring of protein biomarkers. Identification of cancer biomarkers in patients with solid malignant tumors is receiving increasing attention. Existing techniques for detecting cancer proteins, such as the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, require a lot of work, are not multiplexed, and only allow for single-time point observations. In order to get one step closer to clinical usage, a dynamic platform for biosensing the cancer biomarker CD44 using a single-mode optical fiber-based ball resonator biosensor was designed, constructed and evaluated in this work. The main novelty of the work is an in-depth study of the capability of an in-house fabricated optical fiber biosensor for in situ detection of a cancer biomarker (CD44 protein) by conducting several types of experiments. The main results of the work are as follows: (1) Calibration of the fabricated fiber-optic ball resonator sensors in both static and dynamic conditions showed similar sensitivity to the refractive index change demonstrating its usefulness as a biosensing platform for dynamic measurements; (2) The fabricated sensors were shown to be insensitive to pressure changes further confirming their utility as an in situ sensor; (3) The sensor's packaging and placement were optimized to create a better environment for the fabricated ball resonator's performance in blood-mimicking environment; (4) Incubating increasing protein concentrations with antibody-functionalized sensor resulted in nearly instantaneous signal change indicating a femtomolar detection limit in a dynamic range from 7.1 aM to 16.7 nM; (5) The consistency of the obtained signal change was confirmed by repeatability studies; (6) Specificity experiments conducted under dynamic conditions demonstrated that the biosensors are highly selective to the targeted protein; (7) Surface morphology studies by AFM measurements further confirm the biosensor's exceptional sensitivity by revealing a considerable shift in height but no change in surface roughness after detection. The biosensor's ability to analyze clinically relevant proteins in real time with high sensitivity offers an advancement in the detection and monitoring of malignant tumors, hence improving patient diagnosis and health status surveillance.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Biomarkers, Tumor ; Biosensing Techniques/methods ; Fiber Optic Technology/methods ; Optical Fibers ; Proteins ; Neoplasms/diagnosis ; Hyaluronan Receptors
    Chemical Substances Biomarkers, Tumor ; Proteins ; CD44 protein, human ; Hyaluronan Receptors
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-03-21
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2052857-7
    ISSN 1424-8220 ; 1424-8220
    ISSN (online) 1424-8220
    ISSN 1424-8220
    DOI 10.3390/s24061991
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  3. Article ; Online: Diagnostic and management roles of FDG PET/CT imaging in post-transplant lympho-proliferation in pediatric heart transplantation.

    Brown, Abdel-Karim / Carapellucci, Jennifer / Oshrine, Benjamin / Gomez, Anthony / Meoded, Avner / Asante-Korang, Alfred

    Clinical transplantation

    2023  Volume 37, Issue 9, Page(s) e15015

    Abstract: Background: Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) is a serious complication of pediatric heart transplant (PHTx). 18F-FDG PET/CT has been used to differentiate early lympho-proliferation from more advanced PTLD. We report our experience ... ...

    Abstract Background: Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) is a serious complication of pediatric heart transplant (PHTx). 18F-FDG PET/CT has been used to differentiate early lympho-proliferation from more advanced PTLD. We report our experience with PET/CT in the management of PTLD following PHTx.
    Methods: This was a retrospective study of 100 consecutive PHTx recipients at our institution between 2004 and 2018. Patients who underwent PET/CT or conventional CT scans to evaluate for PTLD or high Epstein-Barr viral load were included.
    Results: Males, eight females. Median age at transplant was 3.5 months (IQR = 1.5-27.5). Median age at PTLD diagnosis was 13.3 years (IQR = 9.2-16.1). Median time between transplant and PTLD diagnosis was 9.5 (IQR = 4.5-15) years. Induction agents were used in 12 patients (50%): Thymoglobulin (N = 9), anti-IL2 (N = 2), and Rituximab (N = 1). Eighteen patients (75%) had PET/CT, of whom 14 had 18FDG-avid PTLD. Six had conventional CT. Nineteen patients (79.2%) had diagnostic biopsy confirmation of PTLD, and 5 (20.8%) had excisional biopsies. Two patients had Hodgkin's lymphoma; nine had monomorphic PTLD; eight had polymorphic PTLD; five were classified as other. Nine patients had monomorphic PTLD, including seven with diffuse large cell lymphoma (DLBC) and one with T cell lymphoma. The majority (16/24) had multi-site involvement at PTLD diagnosis, and PET/CT showed that 31.3% (5/16) had easily accessible subcutaneous nodes. Seventeen patients (overall survival 71%) underwent successful treatment without recurrence of PTLD. Of seven deaths (7/24, 29%), five had DLBC lymphoma, one had polymorphic PTLD and one had T-cell lymphoma.
    Conclusion: PET-CT allowed simultaneous anatomical and functional assessment of PTLD lesions, while guiding biopsy. In patients with multiple lesions, PET/CT revealed the most prominent and active lesions, improving diagnostic accuracy.
    MeSH term(s) Heart Transplantation/adverse effects ; Humans ; Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography ; Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 ; Child ; Adolescent ; Child, Preschool ; Male ; Female ; Biopsy ; Lymphoma/diagnostic imaging ; Lymphoma/etiology ; Lymphoma/pathology
    Chemical Substances Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 (0Z5B2CJX4D)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-05-26
    Publishing country Denmark
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 639001-8
    ISSN 1399-0012 ; 0902-0063
    ISSN (online) 1399-0012
    ISSN 0902-0063
    DOI 10.1111/ctr.15015
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  4. Article ; Online: Linking Adverse Experiences to Pregnancy and Birth Outcomes: A Life Course Analysis of Racial and Ethnic Disparities Among Low-Income Women.

    Mersky, Joshua P / Jeffers, Noelene K / Lee, ChienTi Plummer / Shlafer, Rebecca J / Jackson, Dylan B / Gómez, Anthony

    Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities

    2023  Volume 11, Issue 3, Page(s) 1741–1753

    Abstract: Racial and ethnic disparities in birth outcomes have persisted in the United States for decades, though the causes remain poorly understood. The life course perspective posits that poorer outcomes of Black birthing people stem from heightened exposure to ...

    Abstract Racial and ethnic disparities in birth outcomes have persisted in the United States for decades, though the causes remain poorly understood. The life course perspective posits that poorer outcomes of Black birthing people stem from heightened exposure to stressors early in life and cumulative exposure to stressors over time. Despite its prominence, this perspective has seldom been investigated empirically. We analyzed longitudinal data gathered from 1319 women in low-income households in Wisconsin who received perinatal home visiting services. Variable- and person-centered analyses were performed to assess whether 15 adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and 10 adverse adult experiences (AAEs) were associated, alone and in combination, with pregnancy loss, preterm birth, and low birth weight among Hispanic (i.e., Latinx) and non-Hispanic Black and White participants. As expected, there were disparities in preterm birth and low birth weight, and both ACEs and AAEs were linked to poorer pregnancy and birth outcomes. Unexpectedly, bivariate and multivariate analyses showed that the associated effects of ACEs and AAEs were most robust for non-Hispanic White women. A latent class analysis produced four patterns of life course adversity, and multigroup latent class analyses confirmed that, compared to White women, higher-adversity class assignments were associated with less robust effects for Hispanic women, and even less robust effects for Black women. We discuss interpretations of the paradoxical findings, including the possibility that alternative sources of stress such as interpersonal and structural racism may better account for the reproductive disparities that disproportionately affect Black birthing people.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Female ; Pregnancy ; Adult ; Poverty/statistics & numerical data ; Pregnancy Outcome/ethnology ; Hispanic or Latino/statistics & numerical data ; Adverse Childhood Experiences/statistics & numerical data ; Adverse Childhood Experiences/ethnology ; White People/statistics & numerical data ; Infant, Low Birth Weight ; Premature Birth/ethnology ; Black or African American/statistics & numerical data ; Health Status Disparities ; Young Adult ; Wisconsin ; Longitudinal Studies ; Infant, Newborn ; Abortion, Spontaneous/ethnology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-06-08
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2760524-3
    ISSN 2196-8837 ; 2197-3792
    ISSN (online) 2196-8837
    ISSN 2197-3792
    DOI 10.1007/s40615-023-01647-w
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  5. Article: Bills, babies, and (language) barriers: Associations among economic strain, parenting, and primary language during the newborn period.

    Gómez, Anthony / Karimli, Leyla / Holguin, Monique / Chung, Paul / Szilagyi, Peter / Schickedanz, Adam

    Family relations

    2021  Volume 71, Issue 1, Page(s) 352–370

    Abstract: Objective: The goal of this study was to examine associations among economic strain, parenting self-efficacy, parenting satisfaction, and parent primary language in a universally low-income sample of parents with newborns.: Background: Previous ... ...

    Abstract Objective: The goal of this study was to examine associations among economic strain, parenting self-efficacy, parenting satisfaction, and parent primary language in a universally low-income sample of parents with newborns.
    Background: Previous research links increased economic strain to lower levels of parenting self-efficacy and parenting satisfaction among socioeconomically diverse parents with older children. Little research has examined whether primary language shapes the associations among economic strain, parenting self-efficacy, and parenting satisfaction.
    Method: Parents (
    Results: Regression analyses revealed that economic strain was negatively associated with both parenting self-efficacy and parenting satisfaction. Further, the negative association between economic strain and parenting self-efficacy was stronger for Latinx Spanish speakers.
    Conclusion: Economic strain may negatively influence parenting self-efficacy and parenting satisfaction during the newborn period. Parents whose primary language is Spanish may be disproportionately affected by economic strain.
    Implications: Parents of newborns may benefit from increased economic supports in linguistically responsive pediatric care and social service settings.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-09-13
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2026606-6
    ISSN 1741-3729 ; 0197-6664
    ISSN (online) 1741-3729
    ISSN 0197-6664
    DOI 10.1111/fare.12587
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  6. Article ; Online: Firearm Ownership, Storage Practices, and Suicide Risk Factors in Washington State, 2013-2016.

    Morgan, Erin Renee / Gomez, Anthony / Rowhani-Rahbar, Ali

    American journal of public health

    2018  Volume 108, Issue 7, Page(s) 882–888

    Abstract: Objectives: To characterize firearm ownership and storage practices in Washington State and assess their relationship with suicide risk factors.: Methods: Using Washington State Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data for 2013 to 2016, we ... ...

    Abstract Objectives: To characterize firearm ownership and storage practices in Washington State and assess their relationship with suicide risk factors.
    Methods: Using Washington State Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data for 2013 to 2016, we conducted survey-weighted multivariable Poisson regression models to obtain prevalence ratios (PRs) and confidence intervals (CIs).
    Results: Of 34 884 adult respondents, 34.3% (95% CI = 33.7%, 35.0%) reported a firearm in their household, among whom 36.6% (95% CI = 35.4%, 37.7%) stored their firearm locked and unloaded. There were no differences in mental health indicators by firearm ownership or storage practice status. Binge and chronic alcohol use were somewhat more prevalent among adults from firearm-owning households (PR = 1.2; 95% CI = 1.1, 1.3; PR = 1.2; 95% CI = 1.1, 1.4, respectively) and among those living in households not practicing safe storage (PR = 1.4; 95% CI = 1.2, 1.7; PR = 1.9; 1.5, 2.3, respectively).
    Conclusions: Variability in mental health does not explain the substantial increased suicide risk among individuals in firearm-owning households. Greater prevalence of alcohol misuse among adults in firearm-owning households not practicing safe storage highlights the need for suicide prevention interventions.
    MeSH term(s) Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System ; Female ; Firearms/statistics & numerical data ; Health Status ; Humans ; Male ; Mental Health/statistics & numerical data ; Middle Aged ; Ownership/statistics & numerical data ; Residence Characteristics ; Risk Factors ; Safety/statistics & numerical data ; Socioeconomic Factors ; Suicide/statistics & numerical data ; Washington/epidemiology ; Young Adult
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-05-17
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
    ZDB-ID 121100-6
    ISSN 1541-0048 ; 0090-0036 ; 0002-9572
    ISSN (online) 1541-0048
    ISSN 0090-0036 ; 0002-9572
    DOI 10.2105/AJPH.2018.304403
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  7. Article ; Online: Phase-shift feedback cavity ring-down spectroscopy.

    Hovde, Chris / Gomez, Anthony L

    Applied optics

    2015  Volume 54, Issue 17, Page(s) 5555–5559

    Abstract: Phase-shift cavity-enhanced techniques have been used to measure optical losses with relatively simple electronics. Instead of measuring the phase shift, in this work the intensity modulation frequency is varied using feedback to keep the phase shift ... ...

    Abstract Phase-shift cavity-enhanced techniques have been used to measure optical losses with relatively simple electronics. Instead of measuring the phase shift, in this work the intensity modulation frequency is varied using feedback to keep the phase shift locked to a target value. The modulation frequency then becomes a signal from which cavity losses can be estimated. The technique is applied with a super luminescent diode to measure losses resulting from the addition of acetylene to a cavity containing nitrogen at ambient temperature and pressure. The technique, phase-shift feedback cavity ring down, is compared to phase-shift cavity ring-down spectroscopy.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2015-06-10
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 1539-4522
    ISSN (online) 1539-4522
    DOI 10.1364/AO.54.005555
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  8. Article ; Online: Ligand-Free Direct Optical Lithography of Bare Colloidal Nanocrystals via Photo-Oxidation of Surface Ions with Porosity Control.

    Pan, Jia-Ahn / Wu, Haoqi / Gomez, Anthony / Ondry, Justin C / Portner, Joshua / Cho, Wooje / Hinkle, Alex / Wang, Di / Talapin, Dmitri V

    ACS nano

    2022  Volume 16, Issue 10, Page(s) 16067–16076

    Abstract: Microscale patterning of colloidal nanocrystal (NC) films is important for their integration in devices. Here, we introduce the direct optical patterning of all-inorganic NCs without the use of additional photosensitive ligands or additives. We ... ...

    Abstract Microscale patterning of colloidal nanocrystal (NC) films is important for their integration in devices. Here, we introduce the direct optical patterning of all-inorganic NCs without the use of additional photosensitive ligands or additives. We determined that photoexposure of ligand-stripped, "bare" NCs in air significantly reduces their solubility in polar solvents due to photo-oxidation of surface ions. Doses as low as 20 mJ/cm
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-09-19
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 1936-086X
    ISSN (online) 1936-086X
    DOI 10.1021/acsnano.2c04189
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  9. Article ; Online: Household Firearm Ownership and Storage, Suicide Risk Factors, and Memory Loss Among Older Adults: Results From a Statewide Survey.

    Morgan, Erin R / Gomez, Anthony / Rivara, Frederick P / Rowhani-Rahbar, Ali

    Annals of internal medicine

    2019  Volume 171, Issue 3, Page(s) 220–222

    MeSH term(s) Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Depression/epidemiology ; Female ; Firearms/statistics & numerical data ; Humans ; Male ; Memory Disorders/epidemiology ; Memory Disorders/psychology ; Ownership ; Prevalence ; Risk Factors ; Stress, Psychological/epidemiology ; Suicide/statistics & numerical data ; Washington/epidemiology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-04-16
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Letter ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
    ZDB-ID 336-0
    ISSN 1539-3704 ; 0003-4819
    ISSN (online) 1539-3704
    ISSN 0003-4819
    DOI 10.7326/M18-3698
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  10. Article ; Online: Household Firearm Ownership and Storage, Suicide Risk Factors, and Memory Loss Among Older Adults.

    Morgan, Erin R / Gomez, Anthony / Rivara, Frederick P / Rowhani-Rahbar, Ali

    Annals of internal medicine

    2019  Volume 171, Issue 10, Page(s) 776

    MeSH term(s) Aged ; Firearms ; Humans ; Memory Disorders ; Ownership ; Risk Factors ; Suicide ; Surveys and Questionnaires
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-11-07
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Letter ; Comment
    ZDB-ID 336-0
    ISSN 1539-3704 ; 0003-4819
    ISSN (online) 1539-3704
    ISSN 0003-4819
    DOI 10.7326/L19-0602
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