Publications by authors named "A Calkins"

This study addresses barriers to electronic health records-based colorectal cancer screening and follow-up in primary care through the development and implementation of a health information technology protocol.

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We leverage variation in the adoption of coeducation by U.S. women's colleges to study how exposure to a mixed-gender collegiate environment affects women's human capital investments.

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Introduction: At the time of the 2021 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey, an estimated 32.3% of adults in the US and nearly half (43.4%, 776 000) of adults in West Virginia (WV) had hypertension.

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To better understand the circumstances surrounding sexual assault in the Army, RAND Arroyo Center researchers created descriptions of active-component soldiers' most serious sexual assault experiences using data from the 2016 and 2018 Workplace and Gender Relations Survey of Active Duty Members. In this study, researchers describe the most common types of behaviors that occurred, characteristics of alleged perpetrators, and times and places in which the experiences occurred. They also explore differences by gender, sexual orientation, and installation risk level.

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This pilot study sought to evaluate the circulating levels of immune cells, particularly regulatory T-cell (Treg) subsets, before and after lung resection for non-small cell lung cancer. Twenty-five patients consented and had specimens collected. Initially, peripheral blood of 21 patients was collected for circulating immune cell studies.

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