Child Opportunity Index at Birth and Asthma with Recurrent Exacerbations in the U.S. ECHO Program.

Background: Environmental exposures and social determinants likely influence specific childhood asthma phenotypes.

Objective: We hypothesized that the Child Opportunity Index (COI) at birth, measuring multiple neighborhood opportunities, influences incidence rates (IRs) for asthma with recurrent exacerbations (ARE).

Methods: We tested for COI associations with ARE incidence rates in 15,877 children born between 1990-2018 in the Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) program.

Development and Psychometric Testing of a Tool to Measure Nursing Care Intensity for Stroke Patients.

BACKGROUND: Nurses play a crucial role in the care of stroke patients improving health outcomes. However, stroke nursing care is complex, and an instrument available to monitor the patient dependence over time and an efficient management of care would be beneficial for the stroke care units. The purpose of this study is to develop and psychometrically test an instrument to measure nursing care intensity for patients admitted to stroke units.

Outcomes of faculty training aimed at improving how allegations of research misconduct are handled.

This article discusses the development of a training program for faculty asked to participate in the research misconduct review process. The aim of the training was to improve the handling of research misconduct allegations. A needs assessment was conducted to determine what Research Integrity Officers (RIOs) and other officials handling research misconduct proceedings perceived to be needed training content for faculty participating in the review of research misconduct allegations.

Pre-analytic assessment of dried blood and dried plasma spots: integration in mass spectrometry-based metabolomics and lipidomics workflow.

Microsampling, especially dried blood spots (DBS), emerged in recent years as a viable alternative to conventional blood collection since it is rapid, simple, minimally invasive, and has user-friendly characteristics. Moreover, DBS are able to avoid analyte degradation thanks to their great stability. Due to their versatility, clinical applications with DBS have increased, including mass spectrometry-based metabolomics and lipidomics studies.

Shaping the future rural healthcare landscape: perspectives of young healthcare professionals.

Introduction: Rural communities continue to struggle to access quality healthcare services. Even in countries where the majority of the population live in rural and remote areas, resources are concentrated in big cities, and this is continuing. As a result, countries with the highest proportion of rural residents correlate with the poorest access, which has negative implications for the health and wellbeing of people.