Publications by authors named "George Washburn"

Exposure to solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation and use of UV-emitting tanning devices are known risk factors for skin cancer. Few studies have explored the interaction between these risk factors, namely how the risk of skin cancer increases among those who both have been exposed to high levels of natural sunlight and regularly use tanning beds. Nurses' Health Study II followed 116,430 women, aged 25-42, from 1991 to 2011.

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Exposure to solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation and use of UV-emitting tanning devices are known risk factors for skin cancer. Few studies have explored the interaction between these risk factors, namely how the risk of skin cancer increases among those who both have been exposed to high levels of natural sunlight and regularly use tanning beds. Nurses' Health Study II followed 116,430 women, aged 25-42, from 1991 to 2011.

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Background: Oral nicotinamide (NAM) has shown promise in preventing actinic keratoses (AKs) in trials based outside of the United States. We assessed the efficacy of oral NAM supplementation in kidney transplant recipients with a history of keratinocyte carcinoma.

Material And Methods: Patients enrolled in a 2-week run-in phase, during which NAM 1000 mg was taken twice daily.

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Patients with alopecia areata (AA) may experience episodic hair loss that follows seasonal patterns. To assess associations between seasonal variation, climate factors, and AA flare frequency in pediatric AA patients, we performed a retrospective chart review of 123 pediatric AA patients at Brown Dermatology (Providence, Rhode Island) who experienced hair loss between January 2017 and December 2019. We assessed association of seasonal variation with monthly occurrence of AA flares.

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We show the distribution of fungal operational taxonomic units (OTUs) cultured from leaves and galls of baldcypress () trees (Washburn and Van Bael, 2017) [1]. We include putative names when possible, guided by the nearest match in the NCBI databank. This data table shows only one representative of each OTU group and it's nearest match in the NCBI databank, along with information about coverage and percent match of the reads.

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