Pacific Northwest University

Background: To assess the reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCH) service coverage in Vietnam with trends in 2000-2014, projections and probability of achieving targets in 2030 at national and sub-national levels; and to analyze the socioeconomic, regional and urban-rural inequalities in RMNCH service indicators. Methods: We used national population-based datasets of 44,624 households in Vietnam from 2000 to 2014. We applied Bayesian regression models to estimate the trends in and projections of RMNCH indicators and the probabilities of achieving the 2030 targets...

BACKGROUND: In the United States, the prevalence of anemia, iron deficiency (ID), and iron-deficiency anemia (IDA) during pregnancy remains largely unknown as data at the national or state level are limited or nonexistent, respectively. OBJECTIVES: In an effort to identify opportunities to improve maternal health surveillance, we assessed the feasibility of anemia, ID, and IDA surveillance among first-trimester pregnancies using electronic health records (EHRs)...

Northwest Arkansas, particularly Benton and Washington counties, is one of the highest COVID-19 hot spots in the United States (US), with more than half of all reported cases in this area identifying as Latinx or Pacific Islander, even though these communities account for less than 20% of the overall population. The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) leveraged their existing relationship with 18 key community partners. Partners collaboratively developed a COVID-19 Response Strategy to ensure coordinated effort for Latinx and Pacific Islander communities with four interrelated strategies: health education, testing, contact tracing, and supported quarantine/case management...

BACKGROUND: Because of the role alcohol outcome expectancies play in subsequent drinking, it is important to understand factors that can shape alcohol expectancies to guide intervention efforts. This study examined among college students whether intended social contexts for drinking were associated with positive and negative alcohol expectancies at the daily-level. METHODS: Participants included in analyses were 323 students, ages 18 to 24 years, enrolled at a 4-year university in the Pacific Northwest...

Stripe rust, caused by the fungus Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici , is a worldwide disease of wheat that causes devastating crop losses. Resistant cultivars have been developed over the last 40 years that have significantly reduced the economic impact of the disease on growers, but in heavy infection years it is mostly controlled through the intensive application of fungicides. The Pacific Northwest of the United States has an ideal climate for stripe rust and has one of the most diverse race compositions in the country...

UNLABELLED: Agassiz, L. (1862) Contributions to the natural history of the United States of America. Vol. 4. Little Brown, Boston, 380 pp.Aguirrezabalaga, F., Altuna, A., Borja, A., Feliu, J., GarcíaCarrascosa, A.M., Romero, A., San Vicente, C., Torres-Gómez-de-Cádiz, J.A., Uriz, M.J. Ibánez, M. (1984) Contribución al conocimiento de la fauna marina de la costa Vasca. Π. Lurralde, Investigación y espacio, 1984, pp. 83-133.Alder, J. (1856) A notice of some new genera and species of British hydroid zoophytes...

Kenneth Gillingham is an Associate Professor of Economics at Yale University, with a primary appointment in the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies. In 2015 to 2016, he served as the Senior Economist for Energy and the Environment at the White House Council of Economic Advisers. His research interests cover energy and environmental economics, industrial organization, technological change, and energy modeling. He held a Fulbright to New Zealand and has worked for Resources for the Future and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory...

OBJECTIVE: Ongoing exploration of factors related to poor sleep in collegiate athletes is important as understanding of the risks and consequences of poor sleep in this specific population increases. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. SETTING: University in the Pacific Northwest. PARTICIPANTS: One-hundred thirty-seven male and female collegiate athletes across 5 collision, contact, and limited contact team sports. MEASUREMENTS: Depressive symptoms (Patient Health Questionnaire 9; PHQ-9), anxiety symptoms (General Anxiety Disorder 7; GAD-7), and somatic complaints (Patient Health Questionnaire 15; PHQ-15)...

IMPORTANCE: Student teaching clinics (STCs) are an increasingly popular means of providing clinical learning opportunities to health profession students. Although research exists on the learning outcomes of students participating in STCs, little research exists on the outcomes of clients participating in STCs. OBJECTIVE: To examine client-perceived outcomes at a university-based occupational therapy STC in the Pacific Northwest. DESIGN: Retrospective chart review...

BACKGROUND: Current valid instruments that measure the signs of AD in clinical trials may not be suitable for clinical practice due to their complexity. The product of a clinician-derived 5-point signs global assessment and body surface area (SGAxBSA) may represent a simple approach to quickly assess the severity of signs in patients with AD in clinical practice. OBJECTIVES: Evaluate the basic measurement properties of the SGAxBSA. METHODS: Retrospective chart review of patients with AD seen in an outpatient dermatology clinic at Oregon Health & Science University from 2015-2018 who had a recorded BSA and SGA...

This study explores changes in means and extreme events of human-sensible temperature (HST), which is quantified by selective combination of Universal Apparent Temperature, Heat Index, and a new Wind Chill Index, in Korea for the last 100 years (1919-2018) and illustrates the synoptic patterns of the East Asian monsoon system (EAMS) for extreme HST events. The time series analyses show that HST has increased much faster than near-surface air temperature (AT) in winter due to decrease in wind chill as well as to increase in AT...

BACKGROUND: American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) youth disproportionately face barriers accessing healthcare compared with non-AI/AN youth. AI/AN youth who also identify as transgender or Two-Spirit (2S) face higher rates of mental health issues and suicidality, along with increased rates of disease, due to health inequity and historical trauma. OBJECTIVES: This project evaluated health provider knowledge of context surrounding gender and sexuality in AI/AN communities...

American Indian, Alaska Native (AIAN) and Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander (NHPI) faculty, are substantially under-represented (<1%) at US medical schools. The Oregon Health & Science University's Northwest Native American Center of Excellence and The University of Hawai'i Native Hawaiian Center of Excellence have created an Indigenous Faculty Forum (IFF), a one-day structured course with flanking social activities, specifically designed to meet the unique needs of AIAN and NHPI academic faculty...

OBJECTIVES: To understand breast cancer survivors' and providers' attitudes and beliefs regarding exercise counseling and structured exercise programs within cancer care. SAMPLE &AMP; SETTING: 61 female breast cancer survivors and 11 breast cancer providers from a university cancer center in the Pacific Northwest. METHODS &AMP; VARIABLES: Survivors completed anonymous self-report surveys, and providers participated in semistructured interviews...

BACKGROUND: Alcohol consumption estimates in public health predominantly rely on self-reported survey data which is likely to underestimate consumption volume. Surveys tend to ask specifically about standard drinks and provide a definition or guide in an effort to gather accurate estimates. This study aimed to investigate whether the inclusion of the term standard drinks with pictorial guide is associated with an adjustment in self-reported alcohol volume. METHODS: A web-based survey was administered with AUDIT-C questions repeated at the beginning and end of the survey with and without the standard drink term and guide...

A growing body of evidence has shown that active learning has a considerable advantage over traditional lecture for student learning in undergraduate STEM classes, but there have been few large-scale studies to identify the specific types of activities that have the greatest impact on learning. We therefore undertook a large-scale, curriculum-wide study to investigate the effects of time spent on a variety of classroom activities on learning gains. We quantified classroom practices and related these to student learning, assessed using diagnostic tests written by over 3700 students, across 31 undergraduate biology classes at a research-intensive university in the Pacific Northwest...

INTRODUCTION: Asia-Pacific Colorectal Screening (APCS) score has been implemented for colorectal cancer screening in asymptomatic cohort in many regions. However, no study has validated its efficiency in Asian outpatients with mild-self-limited gastrointestinal symptoms yet. The purpose of this study was to validate its efficiency in asymptomatic subjects and outpatients in Ningxia. METHODS: The records of 329 asymptomatic participants and 300 outpatients were collected and analyzed from database in the General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University from September 2017 to April 2018...

Undergraduate students face a host of stressors and may be particularly susceptible to encountering health-related challenges throughout college life. Seventy-two ( N = 72) undergraduate students enrolled at a newly developed university campus located in the pacific northwest United States used the photovoice research method in crafting a vision for how natural spaces on campus might be maintained and minimally developed to promote student health. Five student-created themes emerged: 1) mental and physical health, 2) developing community spaces, 3) sustainable infrastructure design, 4) preserving natural habitat and history of the region, and 5) addressing issues related to homelessness...

This study examined the impact of a school-based indicated prevention program on depression and anxiety symptoms for youth during the transition from middle to high school. The High School Transition Program (HSTP) was designed to build social and academic problem-solving skills and engagement during this period of particular vulnerability for adolescents. Students (N = 2664) at six middle schools in the Pacific Northwest completed a universal emotional health screening during the second half of the 8th grade year, and those with elevated depression scores and low conduct problem scores were invited to participate in the trial...

BACKGROUND: The Cascadia subduction zone off the US Pacific Northwest coast produces a Force 9 earthquake once every 300 years. Cascadia Rising was a regional disaster drill modeled on such an event. Western Washington State has 5 million people and one Level I trauma center. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: The blood response of the trauma center and region were modeled under the conditions laid down in the disaster scenario. The scenario assumed structural damage to the 1931 reinforced concrete building housing the trauma hospital transfusion service with loss of electricity, data services, and water...