Publications of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Public Health faculty.
Submissions from 2020
Body Functions of Individuals with Poly-trauma and Chronic Pain, Armando S. Miciano Jr., MD and Chad L. Cross PhD, MFT, PStat(R), C-MDI
Contribution of Kinesiophobia in Individuals with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Chronic Pain, Armando S. Miciano Jr., MD and Chad L. Cross PhD, MFT, PStat(R), C-MDI
Physical Function and Fatigue in Community-Dwelling Older Adults with High Fall Risk, Armando S. Miciano Jr., MD and Chad L. Cross PhD, MFT, PStat(R), C-MDI
Urinary Symptoms and Infections Among Female Garment Factory Workers in Bangladesh, Jacxelyn Moran, Taylor Jennelle Fitch, Gabriela Villanueva, Mohammad Morshedul Quadir, Lung-Chang Chien, and Hasnat Alamgir
Readability and Suitability Assessment of Educational Materials in Promoting the Quality of Life for Postmenopausal Women, Mohammad Ali Morowatisharifabad, Nooshin Yoshany, Manoj Sharma, Narjes Bahri, and Sara Jambarsang
Male Addicts’ Experiences on Predictors of Relapse to Drug Use: A Directed Qualitative Content Analysis, Amirabbas Mousali, Latif Moradveisi, Majid Barati, Babak Moeini, Saeed Bashirian, Manoj Sharma, and Younes Mohammadi
Factors Associated with Initiation and Sustenance of Stress Management Behaviors in Veterinary Students: Testing of Multi-Theory Model (MTM), Vinayak K. Nahak, Julia K. Wells, Robert E. Davis, Elizabeth C. Johnson, Jason W. Johnson, and Manoj Sharma
Determinants of Exclusive Breast-Feeding Discontinuation in Southeastern Brazil, 2008-2013: A Pooled Data Analysis, Edinalva Neves Nascimento, Cláudio Leone, Luiz Carlos De Abreu, and Gabriela Buccini
HIV-Related Risk Behaviors and HIV Testing Among People With Sensory Disabilities in the United States, Babayemi O. Olakunde and Jennifer R. Pharr
HIV Testing Among Pregnant Women With Prenatal Care in the United States: An Analysis of the 2011–2017 National Survey of Family Growth, Babayemi O. Olakunde, Jennifer R. Pharr, and Daniel A. Adeyinka
Individual- and Country-Level Correlates of Female Permanent Contraception Use in Sub-Saharan Africa, Babayemi O. Olakunde, Jennifer R. Pharr, Lung-Chang Chien, Rebecca D. Benfield, and Francisco S. Sy
Changes in Body Mass Index Among People Living with HIV Who are New on Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, John O. Olawepo, Jennifer R. Pharr, Chad L. Cross, Axenya Kachen, Babayemi Olakunde, and Francisco S. Sy
Environmental and Organizational Factors Associated with Hospital Use of GPO Services, William Opuku-Agyeman, Robert Weech-Maldonado, Soumya Upadhyay, Nitish Patidar, and Chris Opuku-Agyeman
Lifestages of Lead Poisoning: An NVCLPPP Factsheet, Amber E. Osterholt, Erick B. López, and Erika Marquez
Veterinarians’ Attitudes and Practices Regarding Opioid-Related Vet Shopping in Tri-State Appalachian Counties: An Exploratory Study, Falguni C. Patel, Jeffrey A. Raines, Richard W. Kim, Karen Gruszynski, Robert E. Davis, Manoj Sharma, Gilbert Patterson, Jason W. Johnson, and Vinayak K. Nahar
Exploring Factors Influencing Whether Residents Participate in Square Dancing Using Social Cognitive Theory: A Cross-Sectional Survey in Chongqing, China, Feng Peng, Hongjia Yan BS, Manoj Sharma PhD, Ying Liu BS, Ying Lu BS, Shijie Zhu BS, Peiqian Li BS, Nianyong Ren BS, Ting Li BS, and Yong Zhao MD
Exercise as a Mitigator of Poor Mental Health Among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Adults, Jennifer R. Pharr, Jason D. Flatt, Lung-Chang Chien, Axenya Kachen, and Babayemi O. Olakunde
Sociodemographic Determinants of Physical Activity and Sport Participation among Women in the United States, Jennifer R. Pharr, Nancy L. Lough, and Angela M. Terencio
Physical Activity Guidelines Compliance and Its Relationship With Preventative Health Behaviors and Risky Health Behaviors, Jennifer R. Pharr, Mary Angela M. Terencio, and Timothy Bungum
The Association Between Etiology of Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Race‐Ethnicity in Florida, Paulo S. Pinheiro, Heidy Medina, Karen E. Callahan, Patricia D. Jones, Clyde Perry Brown, Sean F. Altekruse, Katherine A. McGlynn, and Erin N. Kobetz
The Association Between Etiology of Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Race‐Ethnicity in Florida, Paulo S. Pinheiro, Heidy Medina, Karen E. Callahan, Patricia D. Jones, Clyde Perry Brown, Sean F. Altekruse, Katherine A. McGlynn, and Erin N. Kobetz
Cancer Mortality Among US Blacks: Variability Between African Americans, Afro-Caribbeans, And Africans, Paulo S. Pinheiro, Heidy Medina, Karen E. Callahan, Deukwoo Kwon, Camille Ragin, Recinda Sherman, and Erin N. Kobetz
Hobbies with Lead Factsheet: Hunting and Fishing, Lauren Raack, Erick B. López, and Erika Marquez
Posttraumatic Cranial Suture Diastasis in Pediatric Temporal Bone Fractures, Nathaniel Reeve, Jacob B. Kahane, Jordan Miller, Chad Cross, Allen Young, and Matthew Ng
Effectively Confronting the COVID-19 Pandemic: Critical Lessons From HIV Prevention, Care, and Treatment and Innovative Strategies To Conduct Community-Based and Community-Engaged Research Safely, Scott D. Rhodes and Francisco S. Sy
An Assessment of the Campus Food Environment at a Large Urban University, Brianna Rivera, Alexis Carter, Samantha Ray, John Iannuzzi, and Sheila Clark
Using Competency Based Rubrics to Track Student Development, Erin Rosenberg, Nicole Espinoza, Christopher Cochran, Neeraj Bhandari, and Michelle Sotero
A National Study on the Physical and Mental Health of Intersex Adults in the U.S., Amy Rosenwohl-Mack, Suegee Tamar-Mattis, Arlene B. Baratz, Katharine B. Dalke, Alesdair Ittelson, Kimberly Zieselman, and Jason D. Flatt
Efficacy of Endoscopic-Guided Needle-Based Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy in Diagnosis of Pancreatic Lesions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Syed Saghir, Banreet Dhindsa, Sarav Gunjit Singh Daid, Harmeet Mashiana, Amaninder Dhaliwal, Chad L. Cross, Shailander Singh, Ishfaq Bhat, Gordon V. Ohning, and Douglas Adler
Efficacy of Single Incision Needle Knife Biopsy for the Diagnosis of Upper Gastrointestinal Subepithelial Tumors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Amaan Shafi, Banreet Dhindsa, Syed Saghir, Amaninder Dhaliwal, Harmeet Mashiana, Daryl Ramai, Chad L. Cross, Ishfaq Bhat, Shailender Singh, and Vishvinder Sharma
Accurate Confidence Intervals for Proportion in Studies With Clustered Binary Outcome, Guogen Shan
Two-Stage Optimal Designs Based on Exact Variance for a Single-Arm Trial With Survival Endpoints, Guogen Shan
Partial Correlation Coefficient for a Study With Repeated Measurements, Guogen Shan, Ece Bayram, Jessica Z. K. Caldwell, Justin B. Miller, Jay J. Shen, and Shawn Gerstenberger
Missed Physical Therapy Treatments in the Acute Hospital Toward a More Complete Understanding, Guogen Shan, Stephen Lee Johnson, Joseph Fertitta, Jesse Kim, Patrick Williams, Qing Wu, Ge Kan, Jehangir Daruwalla, Stephen D. Benning, and Daniel L. Young
Comments on “Exact Inference for the Random‐Effect Model for Meta‐Analyses with Rare Events”, Guogen Shan, Hua Zhang, and Tao Jiang
Correlation Coefficients for a Study with Repeated Measures, Guogen Shan, Hua Zhang, and Tao Jiang
Predictors of Behaviour Change for Unhealthy Sleep Patterns Among Indian Dental Students, Ankur Sharma, Meena Jain, Vinayak K. Nahar, and Manoj Sharma
Marijuana Use in Older Adults: Need for Educational, Screening and Policy Interventions, Manoj Sharma
Planning and Evaluation Methods for Alcohol and Drug Educators, Manoj Sharma
Potential of Weight Gain During COVID-19 Community-Wide Quarantine, Manoj Sharma
Alcohol Advertising: Implications for Reducing the Negative Impact on Underage Drinking, Manoj Sharma, Kavita Batra, and Ram Lakham DrPH
Alcohol Consumption in COVID-19 Pandemic: Implications for Alcohol Education, Manoj Sharma, Kavita Batra, and Vinayak K. Nahar
Foundations of Mental Health Promotion, Manoj Sharma MBBS, PhD, MCHES and Paul Branscum PhD, RD, FAAHB
Introduction to Community and Public Health, Manoj Sharma MBBS, MCHES, PhD and Paul W. Branscum PhD, RD
Thematic Analysis for Fruits and Vegetable Consumption Behavior Among Asian Americans, Manoj Sharma PhD; Taj Haider MPH; Chia-Liang Dai PhD, CHES; and Hema Sunchu MBBS
Using the Multi-theory Model (MTM) of Health Behavior Change to Explain Intentional Outdoor Nature Contact Behavior Among College Students, Manoj Sharma, Erin Largo-Wight, Amar Kanekar, Hana Kusumoto, Stephanie Hooper, and Vinayak K. Nahar
Association Between Alcohol and Drugs and Juvenile Delinquency: Implications for Alcohol and Drug Education, Manoj Sharma and Xiaoli Su PD
Testing the Multi-Theory Model for Initiation and Sustenance of Smoking Cessation at Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Nepal: A Cross-Sectional Study, Sumitra Sharma, Umesh R. Aryal, and Manoj Sharma
Sociocultural Factors Associated with Awareness of Palliative Care and Advanced Care Planning among Asian Populations, Jay J. Shen, Catherine Dingley, Ji Won Yoo, Sfurti Rathi, Soo Kyong Kim, Hee-Taik Kang, and Kalyn Frost
Evolution of Source Contributions During Heavy Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Pollution Episodes in Eastern China Through Online Measurements, Juanyong Shen, Qianbiao Zhao, Zhen Cheng, Juntao Huo, Wenfei Zhu, Yihua Zhang, Yusen Duan, Xiaoliang Wang, Lung-Wen Antony Chen, and Qingyan Fu
Decreasing Rate of Inpatient Pediatric Bipolar Disorder Diagnosis Between 2005 and 2015, Samantha N. Sherwood, Joseph Greenway, and Andrew J. Freeman
Non-Traditional and Non-Invasive Approaches in Facial Rejuvenation: A Brief Review, Abigail M. Smith, Taylor Ferris, Vinayak K. Nahar, and Manoj Sharma
Comparison of Signaling Profiles in the Low Dose Range Following Low and High LET Radiation, Deepa M. Sridharan, Lung-Chang Chien, Francis A. Cucinotta, and Janice M. Pluth
The Relationship Between Fighting Style, Cognition, and Regional Brain Volume in Professional Combatants: A Preliminary Examination Using Brief Neurocognitive Measures, Steve J. Stephen, Guogen Shan, Sarah J. Banks, Charles Bernick, and Lauren L. Bennett
Physical Activity Among School-Aged Children and Interventions Using Self-Determination Theory (SDT): A Scoping Review, Tameka Stewart and Manoj Sharma
The Determinants of Chinese Foreign Direct Investment Flows in Mexican States, 2004-2014, John P. Tuman and Hafthor Erlingsson
Introduction to Special Issue on Sexual Health Risks and Assessments, Markie L.C. Twist
Introduction to Special Issue on Digihealth and Sexual Health, Markie L.C. Twist and Neil McArthur
Keeping Patients Safe: How Has the Patient Safety Movement Evolved in the U.S.?, Soumya Upadhyay
Clinicians’ Lived Experiences on Impact of Electronic Health Records (EHR) on Quality and Safety, Soumya Upadhyay and Han-fen Hu
Improving Healthcare Quality in the United States Healthcare System: A Scientific Management Approach, Soumya Upadhyay and William Opoku-Agyeman
Cash, Cash Conversion Cycle, Inventory and COVID-19, Soumya Upadhyay MHA and Dean G. Smith
Hospital Capacity and Capacity Planning in Washington, Soumya Upadhyay MHA and Dean G. Smith
The Effects of Hospital-Physician Financial Integration on Adverse Incident Rate: An Agency Theory Perspective, Soumya Upadhyay, Robert Weech-Maldonado, and William Opoku-Agyeman
Prenatal Exposure to a Mixture of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and Child Reading Skills at School Age, Ann M. Vuong, Changchun Xie, Roman Jandarov, Kim N. Dietrich, Hongmei Zhang, Andreas Sjodon, Antonia M. Calafat, Bruce P. Lanphear, Lawrence McCandless, Joseph M. Braun, Kimberly Yolton, and Aimin Chen
Chemical Mixtures and Neurobehavior: A Review of Epidemiologic Findings and Future Directions, Ann M. Vuong, Kimberly Yolton, Joseph M. Braun, Bruce P. Lanphear, and Aimin Chen
Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether (PBDE) and Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substance (PFAS) Exposures During Pregnancy and Maternal Depression, Ann M. Vuong, Kimberly Yolton, Joseph M. Braun, Andreas Sjodin, Antonia M. Calafat, Yingying Xu, Kim N. Dietrich, Bruce P. Lanphear, and Aimin Chen
Flame Retardants and Neurodevelopment: an Updated Review of Epidemiological Literature, Ann M. Vuong, Kimberly Yolton, Kim M. Cecil, Joseph M. Braun, Bruce P. Lanphear, and Aimin Chen
Reduction of Secondary Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in Households by Face Mask Use, Disinfection and Social Distancing: A Cohort Study in Beijing, China, Yu Wang, Huaiyu Tian, Li Zhang, Dandan Guo, Wenting Wu, Xingxing Zhang, Ge Lin Kan, Lei Jia, Da Huo, Beiwei Liu, Xiaoli Wang, Ying Sun, Quanyi Wang, Peng Yang, and C. Raina MacIntyre
Using Multi Theory Model (MTM) Of Health Behavior Change to Explain Intention for Initiation and Sustenance of the Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables Among African American Men From Barbershops in Mississippi, Jaelrbreiret L. Williams, Manoj Sharma, Vincent L. Mendy, Sophia Leggett, Luma Akil, and Samuel Perkins
Instrument Validation Using Multi Theory Model (MTM) To Measure Change in Fruits and Vegetables Consumption Among African American Men, Jaelrbreiret Williams MBBS, MCHES, PhD; Manoj Sharma MBBS, MCHES, PhD; Vincent Mendy MPH, DrPH, CPH; Sophia Leggett MPH, PhD; Luma Akil PhD; and Samuel Perkins PhD
Contribution of Rare Variant(s) to Thegenetic Risk Score, Qing Wu and Jongyun Jung
Machine Learning Approaches for Fracture Risk Assessment: A Comparative Analysis of Genomic and Phenotypic Data in 5130 Older Men, Qing Wu, Fatma Nasoz, Jongyun Jung, Bibek Bhattarai, and Mira V. Han
Association Between Self-Reported Food Preferences and Psychological Well-Being During Perimenopausal Period Among Chinese Women, Tingting Wu, Xiaorong Hou, Fan Zhang, Manoj Sharma, Yong Zhao, and Zumin Shi
Changes in Preventive Care Utilisation and Its Influencing Factors Among Chinese Adults Before and After the Healthcare Reform: Cross-Sectional Evidence From the China Health and Nutrition Survey in 2004-2015, Tingting Wu, Wei Wei Liu, Mao Zou, Xun Lei, Qiang Yang, Manoj Sharma, Yong Zhao, and Zu Min Shi
Maternal Cadmium Exposure and Neurobehavior in Children: The HOME Study, Weili Yang, Ann M. Vuong, Changchun Xie, Kim N. Dietrich, Margaret R. Karagas, Bruce P. Lanphear, Joseph M. Braun, Kimberly Yolton, and Aimin Chen
Using Mobile Health Tools to Engage Rural Underserved Individuals in a Diabetes Education Program in South Texas: Feasibility Study, Zenong Yin MA, PhD; Janna Lesser RN, FAAN, PhD; Kristi A. Paiva MPH; Jose Zapata Jr, MSS; Andrea Moreno-Vasquez MPH; Timothy J. Grigsby PhD; Stacy R. Ryan-Pettes PhD; Deborah Parra-Medina MPH, PhD, FAAHB; Vanessa Estrada MSc; Shiyu Li MSc; and Jing Wang MPH, PhD, RN, FAAN
Regional Variation in States’ Naloxone Accessibility Laws in Association With Opioid Overdose Death Rates-Observational Study (STROBE Compliant), Hyo-Sun You, Jane Ha, Cyra-Y. Kang, Leeseul Kim, Jinah Kim, Jay J. Shen, Seong-Min Park, Sung-Youn Chun, Jinwook Hwang, Takashi Yamashita, Se Won Lee, Georgia Dounis, Yong-Jae Lee, Dong-Hun Han, David Byun, Ji Won Yoo, and Hee-Taik Kang
Optimized Elastic Network Models with Direct Characterization of Inter-Residue Cooperativity for Protein Dynamics, Hua Zhang, Guogen Shan, and Bailin Yang
Spatiotemporal Epidemiology of Varicella in Chongqing, China, 2014-2018, Hua Zhu, Han Zhao, Rong Ou, Qing Zeng, Ling Hu, Hongfang Qiu, Manoj Sharma, and Mengliang Ye
Educational Needs Assessment Among 10-14-Year-Old Girls About Puberty Adolescent Health of Ardebil, Arosh Ziapour, Manoj Sharma, Nazila NeJhaddadgar, Afrouz Mardi, and Sedigheh S. Tavafian
Submissions from 2019
A Description of Eosinophilic Esophagitis in the Southwestern State of Nevada, Julia Anderson, Sheniz Moonie, Mary Beth Hogan, and Brian Labus
Cost of Chronic Inflammatory Disease: The Impact of Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Nevada, Julia Anderson, Sheniz Moonie, Mary Beth Hogan, Rebecca Scherr, Brian Labus, and Jessica Word
A Broadscale Assessment of Mercury Contamination in Peregrine Falcons Across the Northern Latitudes of North America, Joseph G. Barnes, Gregg E. Doney, Michael A. Yates, William S. Seegar, and Shawn L. Gerstenberger
Sex Differences in Cognitive Changes in De Novo Parkinson’s Disease, Ece Bayram, Sarah J. Banks, Guogen Shan, Nikki Kaplan, and Jessica Z.K. Caldwell
The Longitudinal Associations Between Cognition, Mood and Striatal Dopaminergic Binding in Parkinson's Disease, Ece Bayram, Nikki Kaplan, Guogen Shan, and Jessica Z.K. Caldwell
Associations between Comorbid TDP-43, Lewy Body Pathology and Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Alzheimer's Disease, Ece Bayram, Guogen Shan, and Jeffrey L. Cummings
Longitudinal Change in Regional Brain Volumes with Exposure to Repetitive Head Impacts, Charles Bernick, Guogen Shan, Henrik Zetterberg, Sarah Banks, Virendra R. Mishra, Lynn Bekris, James B. Leverenz, and Kaj Blennow
Consumer Use of Provider Quality Report Cards: The Role of Dissemination and Media Coverage, Neeraj Bhandari, Dennis Scanlon, Yunfeng Shi, and Rachel A. Smith
The Effect of Age of First Exposure to Competitive Fighting on Cognitive and Other Neuropsychiatric Symptoms and Brain Volume, Barry R. Bryant, Bharat R. Narapareddy, Michael J.C. Bray, Lisa N. Richey, Akshay Krieg, Gougen Shan, Matthew E. Peters, and Charles B. Bernick
Hepatocellular Carcinoma Among Hispanics: An Understudied Public Health Priority, Karen E. Callahan MPH and Paulo S. Pinheiro MD, PhD
Low Colorectal Cancer Survival in the Mountain West State of Nevada: A Population-Based Analysis, Karen E. Callahan, Carmen P. Ponce, Chad L. Cross, Francisco S. Sy, and Paulo S. Pinheiro
Evaluation of the Oxidation Flow Reactor for Particulate Matter Emission Limit Certification, Junji Cao, Qiyuan Wang, Li Li, Yue Zhang, Jie Tian, L.W. Antony Chen, Steven Sai Hang Ho, Xiaoliang Wang, Judith C. Chow, and John G. Watson
Barriers and Facilitators for Antiretroviral Treatment Adherence Among HIV-Positive African American and Latino Men Who Have Sex With Men, James W. Carey, Neal Carnes, Alisu Schoua-Glusberg, Katherine Kenward, Deborah Gelaude, Damian J. Denson, Elizabeth Gall, Laura A. Randall, and Paula M. Frew
Development and Acceptability of a Video-Based Vaccine Promotion Tutorial for Obstetric Care Providers, Allison T. Chamberlain, Rupali J. Limaye, Sean T. O'Leary, Paula M. Frew, Sarah E. Brewer, C. I. Spina, Mallory K. Ellingson, Matthew Z. Dudley, Walter A. Orenstein, Meghan A. Donnelly, Laura E. Riley, Kevin A. Ault, Daniel A. Salmon, and Saad B. Omer
Bioaerosol Concentrations and Size Distributions during the Autumn and Winter Seasons in an Industrial City of Central China, Lung-Wen Chen, Ting Liu, Mi Zhang, John G. Watson, Judith C. Chow, Junji Cao, Hongyu Chen, Wei Wang, Jiaquan Zhang, Changlin Zhan, Hongxia Liu, Jingru Zheng, Naiwen Chen, Ruizhen Yao, and Wensheng Xiao
Evaluation of Epifluorescence Methods for Quantifying Bioaerosols in Fine and Coarse Particulate Air Pollution, L.-W. Antony Chen, Mi Zhang, Ting Liu, Karey Fortier, Judith C. Chow, Fernanda Alonzo, Rachel Kolberg, Junji Cao, Ge Lin, Tanviben Y. Patel, Patricia Cruz, Mark P. Buttner, and John G. Watson