Weekly Recap: Recent Publications

September 5, 2019

Rollins students and faculty are frequent authors and collaborators on articles that advance research, provoke thought, and inspire action. Below are a few of this week’s publication highlights.

Thomas Clasen, PhD, and Matthew Freeman, PhD, were authors on the article, “The implications of three major new trials for the effect of water, sanitation and hygiene on childhood diarrhea and stunting: a consensus statement,” published in BMC Medicine.

Yuan Liu, PhD, was an author on the article, “Time from Completion of Neo‐adjuvant Chemotherapy to Surgery: Effects on Outcomes in Breast Cancer Patients,” published in The Breast Journal.

A. Cecile Janssens, PhD, was the author of the article, “Validity of polygenic risk scores: are we measuring what we think we are?” published in Human Molecular Genetics.

Aryeh D. Stein, PhD, and Okezi E. Obrutu, MBBS, were authors on the article, “Developmental undernutrition, offspring obesity and type 2 diabetes,” published in Diabetologia.

Carla J. Berg, PhD, and Michelle C. Kegler, DrPH, were authors on the article, “Examining smoke-free coalitions in Armenia and Georgia: baseline community capacity,” published in Health Education Research.

Keyong Huang, Jianzhao Bi, MS, Xia Meng, PhD, Guannan Geng, PhD, and Yang Liu, PhD, were authors on the article, “Estimating daily PM2.5 concentrations in New York City at the neighborhood-scale: Implications for integrating non-regulatory measurements,” published in Science of The Total Environment.

Yu Liu, MPH, and Richard B. Saltman, PhD, were the authors of the article, “Establishing Appropriate Agency Relationships for Providers in China,” published in INQUIRY.

Zhaohui Qin, PhD, was an author on the article, “Regulatory annotation of genomic intervals based on tissue-specific expression QTLs,” published in Bioinformatics.

John Hanfelt, PhD, Viola Vaccarino, MD, PhD, and Michele Marcus, PhD, were authors on the article, “Rationale and Design of the Emory Healthy Aging and Emory Healthy Brain Studies,” published in Neuroepidemiology.

Kirk A. Easley, MS, was an author on the article, “Ethanol Lock Therapy Markedly Reduces Catheter‐Related Blood Stream Infections in Adults Requiring Home Parenteral Nutrition: A Retrospective Study From a Tertiary Medical Center,” published in Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition.

Kevin Steehler, MPH, and Aaron J. Siegler, PhD, were the authors of the article, “Bringing HIV Self-testing to Scale in the United States: A Review of Challenges, Potential Solutions, and Future Opportunities.” published in Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

Charlotte-Paige Rolle, MD, and Colleen F. Kelley, MD, were authors on the article, “PrEP Implementation and Persistence in a County Health Department Setting in Atlanta, GA,” published in AIDS and Behavior.

Audrey J. Gaskins, ScD, was an author on the article, “Sodium Intake during Pregnancy, but Not Other Diet Recommendations Aimed at Preventing Cardiovascular Disease, Is Positively Related to Risk of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy,” published in The Journal of Nutrition.

Audrey F. Pennington, PhD, Mitchel Klein, PhD, Stefanie E. Sarnat, ScD, Paige E. Tolbert, PhD, and Howard H. Chang, PhD, were authors on the article, “Source-apportioned PM2.5 and cardiorespiratory emergency department visits,” published in Epidemiology.

Regine Haardörfer, PhD, was an author on the article, “Correlates of loneliness in older persons living with HIV,” published in AIDS Care.

Guodong Yang, and Zhaohui S. Qin, PhD, were authors on the article, “An integrated system biology approach yields drug repositioning candidates for the treatment of heart failure,” published in Frontiers in Genetics.

Christine D. Angert, MSPH, and C. Christina Mehta, PhD, were authors on the article, “Weight Gain Associated with Integrase Stand Transfer Inhibitor Use in Women,” published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

Shamia Moore, MPH, Marxavian Jones, MPA, Justin C. Smith, MPH, Jasper Hood, BA, Carlos del Rio, MD, and Sophia A. Hussen, MD, were authors on the article, “Homonegativity Experienced over the Life Course by Young Black Gay, Bisexual and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men (YB-GBMSM) Living with HIV in Atlanta, Georgia,” published in AIDS and Behavior.

Priya D'Souza, MPH, and Parinya Panuwet, PhD, were authors on the article, “Essential Oil Compositions and Antibacterial and Antioxidant Activities of Five Lavandula stoechas Cultivars Grown in Thailand,” published in Chemistry & Biodiversity.