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THE EFFECTS ON SLEEP QUALITY, CONSISTENCY, AND DURATION TO IMPROVE HUMAN REPRODUCTIVE AND HEALTH OUTCOMES Open

Alvin G. Thomas, Anu John B, T. Ruban Sundara Raj, JV Muruga Lal Jeyan · 2025

Large-scale Plasma Proteomic Profiling Unveils Novel Diagnostic Biomarkers and Pathways for Alzheimer's Disease Open

Carlos Cruchaga, Gyujin Heo, Alvin G. Thomas, Erming Wang, Hamilton Oh , et al. · 2025

Alzheimer disease (AD) is a complex neurodegenerative disorder. Proteomic studies have been instrumental in identifying AD-related proteins present in the brain, cerebrospinal fluid, and plasma. This study comprehensively examined 6,905 pl…

Leveraging Ecological Momentary Assessment Data to Characterize Individual Mobility: Exploratory Pilot Study in Rural Uganda Open

Aleya Khalifa, Laura K. Beres, Aggrey Anok, Ismail Mbabali, Charles Katabalwa , et al. · 2024

Background The geographical environments within which individuals conduct their daily activities may influence health behaviors, yet little is known about individual-level geographic mobility and specific, linked behaviors in rural low- an…

Unrecognized opportunities: The landscape of pediatric kidney‐paired donation in the United States Open

Jennifer Verbesey, Alvin G. Thomas, Amy D. Waterman, Sunil Karhadkar, Victoria Cassell , et al. · 2024

Background Pediatric (age < 18 years) kidney transplant (KT) candidates face increasingly complex choices. The 2014 kidney allocation system nearly doubled wait times for pediatric recipients. Given longer wait times and new ways to optimi…

National Attitudes Toward Living Kidney Donation in the United States: Results of a Public Opinion Survey Open

Katya Kaplow, Jessica M. Ruck, Macey L. Levan, Alvin G. Thomas, Darren Stewart , et al. · 2023

Study of Menstrual Irregularities in Premenopausal Women Receiving Chemotherapy for Cancer Open

Alvin G. Thomas, Nishitha Shetty, B Edwin, VM Dsouza, Sramila Aithal , et al. · 2023

The effect of chemotherapy on the menstrual cycle changes of patients who have undergone cancer treatment, mainly for breast cancer, was studied. For comparison, patients with nasopharyngeal, leukemia, buccal mucosa, and tongue cancers wer…

Leveraging Ecological Momentary Assessment Data to Characterize Individual Mobility: Exploratory Pilot Study in Rural Uganda (Preprint) Open

Aleya Khalifa, Laura K. Beres, Aggrey Anok, Ismail Mbabali, Charles Katabalwa , et al. · 2023

BACKGROUND The geographical environments within which individuals conduct their daily activities may influence health behaviors, yet little is known about individual-level geographic mobility and specific, linked behaviors in rural low- a…

Mixed Methods, Implementation Science Evaluation of a Community Health Worker Strategy for HIV Service Engagement in Uganda Open

Larry W. Chang, Rose Pollard, Ismail Mbabali, Aggrey Anok, Heidi E. Hutton , et al. · 2023

Background: A trial found that a community health worker (CHW) strategy using “Health Scouts” improved HIV care uptake and ART coverage. To better understand outcomes and areas for improvement, we conducted an implementation science evalua…

Anatomical Landmark Technique for Femoral Tunnel Placement of Lateral Extra-Articular Tenodesis Open

Abhey Wasdev, P.V. Anoop, Rinju Krishnan, Alvin G. Thomas, Sandesh Manohar G , et al. · 2023

Ancestral diversity improves discovery and fine-mapping of genetic loci for anthropometric traits—The Hispanic/Latino Anthropometry Consortium Open

Lindsay Fernández‐Rhodes, Mariaelisa Graff, Victoria L. Buchanan, Anne E. Justice, Heather M. Highland , et al. · 2022

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Acceptability and feasibility of mobile phone-based ecological momentary assessment and intervention in Uganda: A pilot randomized controlled trial Open

Laura K. Beres, Ismail Mbabali, Aggrey Anok, Charles Katabalwa, Jeremiah Mulamba , et al. · 2022

Valid, reliable behavioral data and contextually meaningful interventions are necessary for improved health outcomes. Ecological Momentary Assessment and Intervention (EMAI), which collects data as behaviors occur to deliver real-time inte…

Ancestral diversity improves discovery and fine-mapping of genetic loci for anthropometric traits—The Hispanic/Latino Anthropometry Consortium Open

Lindsay Fernández‐Rhodes, Mariaelisa Graff, Victoria L. Buchanan, Anne E. Justice, Heather M. Highland , et al. · 2022

Acceptability and feasibility of mobile phone-based ecological momentary assessment and intervention in Uganda: A pilot randomized controlled trial Open

Laura K. Beres, Ismail Mbabali, Aggrey Anok, Charles Katabalwa, Jeremiah Mulamba , et al. · 2022

Valid, reliable behavioral data and contextually meaningful interventions are necessary for improved health outcomes. Ecological Momentary Assessment and Intervention (EMAI), which collects data as behaviors occur to deliver real-time inte…

Motivations and outcomes of compatible living donor–recipient pairs in paired exchange Open

Valerie Chipman, Matthew Cooper, Alvin G. Thomas, Matthew Ronin, Brian Lee , et al. · 2021

Discrepant subtyping of blood type A2 living kidney donors: Missed opportunities in kidney transplantation Open

Neetika Garg, Leza Warnke, Robert R. Redfield, Karen Miller, Matthew Cooper , et al. · 2021

Background Despite the institution of a new Kidney Allocation System in 2014, A2/A2B to B transplantation has not increased as expected. The current Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network policy requires subtyping on two separate oc…

The benefit to waitlist patients in a national paired kidney exchange program: Exploring characteristics of chain end living donor transplants Open

Nathan Osbun, Alvin G. Thomas, Matthew Ronin, Matthew Cooper, Stuart M. Flechner , et al. · 2021

Mobile Ecological Momentary Assessment and Intervention and Health Behavior Change Among Adults in Rakai, Uganda: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial Open

Laura K. Beres, Ismail Mbabali, Aggrey Anok, Charles Katabalwa, Jeremiah Mulamba , et al. · 2021

Background An extraordinary increase in mobile phone ownership has revolutionized the opportunities to use mobile health approaches in lower- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Ecological momentary assessment and intervention (EMAI) uses…

Ancestral diversity improves discovery and fine-mapping of genetic loci for anthropometric traits - the Hispanic/Latino Anthropometry Consortium Open

Lindsay Fernández‐Rhodes, Mariaelisa Graff, Victoria L. Buchanan, Anne E. Justice, Heather M. Highland , et al. · 2021

Hispanic/Latinos have been underrepresented in genome-wide association studies (GWAS) for anthropometric traits despite notable anthropometric variability with ancestry proportions, and a high burden of growth stunting and overweight/obesi…

Low Liver Enzymes and Risk of Dementia: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study Open

Yifei Lü, James Russell Pike, Elizabeth Selvin, Thomas H. Mosley, Priya Palta , et al. · 2021

Background: Low levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) in the low physiologic range, surrogate markers for reduced liver metabolic function, are associated with cerebral hypometabolism, impairment in …

Novel community health worker strategy for HIV service engagement in a hyperendemic community in Rakai, Uganda: A pragmatic, cluster-randomized trial Open

Larry W. Chang, Ismail Mbabali, Heidi E. Hutton, K. Rivet Amico, Xiangrong Kong , et al. · 2021

Background Effective implementation strategies are needed to increase engagement in HIV services in hyperendemic settings. We conducted a pragmatic cluster-randomized trial in a high-risk, highly mobile fishing community (HIV prevalence: a…

Low Liver Enzymes and Risk of Dementia: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study Open

Yunfei Lu, James Russell Pike, Elizabeth Selvin, Thomas H. Mosley, Priit Palta , et al. · 2021

Background: Low levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) in the low physiologic range, surrogate markers for reduced liver metabolic function, are associated with cerebral hypometabolism, impairment in …

Financial incentives versus standard of care to improve patient compliance with live kidney donor follow-up: protocol for a multi-center, parallel-group randomized controlled trial Open

Macey L. Levan, Madeleine M. Waldram, Sandra R. DiBrito, Alvin G. Thomas, Fawaz Al Ammary , et al. · 2020

Background Live kidney donors (LKDs) account for nearly a third of kidney transplants in the United States. While donor nephrectomy poses minimal post-surgical risk, LKDs face an elevated adjusted risk of developing chronic diseases such a…

559. Outcomes of Convalescent Plasma Transfusion for SARS-CoV2 Patients in the Intensive Care Unit Open

Rabeeya Khalid, Alvin G. Thomas, Daisy Zhu, Iva Minga, Nirmit Desai , et al. · 2020

Background SARS-CoV2 is a grave illness and few therapeutic agents have yielded benefit or reduced mortality. Administration of convalescent plasma (CP) in viral illnesses in the past, including SARS, before day 14, has been associated wit…

Mobile Ecological Momentary Assessment and Intervention and Health Behavior Change Among Adults in Rakai, Uganda: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint) Open

Laura K. Beres, Ismail Mbabali, Aggrey Anok, Charles Katabalwa, Jeremiah Mulamba , et al. · 2020

BACKGROUND An extraordinary increase in mobile phone ownership has revolutionized the opportunities to use mobile health approaches in lower- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Ecological momentary assessment and intervention (EMAI) use…

Early Experiences With COVID-19 Testing in Transplantation Open

Brian J. Boyarsky, Allan B. Massie, Arthur D. Love, William A. Werbel, Christine M. Durand , et al. · 2020

Background. The early effects of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on transplantation are dramatic: >75% of kidney and liver programs are either suspended or operating under major restrictions. To resume transplantation, it is important …

The first increase in live kidney donation in the United States in 15 years Open

Fawaz Al Ammary, Yifan Yu, Alexander Ferzola, Jennifer D. Motter, Allan B. Massie , et al. · 2020

The first sustained increase in live kidney donation in the United States in 15 years was observed from 2017 to 2019. To help sustain this surge, we studied 35 900 donors (70.3% white, 14.5% Hispanic, 9.3% black, 4.4% Asian) to understand …

American Heart Association EPI|Lifestyle Scientific Sessions: 2020 Meeting Highlights Open

Alexander C. Razavi, Véronique Gingras, Erin D. Michos, Ann Marie Návar, Sherry‐Ann Brown , et al. · 2020

Long‐term renal function in living kidney donors with simple renal cysts: A retrospective cohort study Open

Madeleine M. Waldram, Alvin G. Thomas, Yifan Yu, Courtenay M. Holscher, Anh Nguyen , et al. · 2020

Simple (Bosniak I) renal cysts are considered acceptable in living kidney donor selection in terms of cancer risk. However, they tend to increase in number and size over time and might compromise renal function in donors. To clarify their …

How do highly sensitized patients get kidney transplants in the United States? Trends over the last decade Open

Kyle R. Jackson, Jennifer D. Motter, Amber Kernodle, Niraj M. Desai, Alvin G. Thomas , et al. · 2020

Patient and Kidney Allograft Survival with National Kidney Paired Donation Open

David B. Leeser, Alvin G. Thomas, Ashton A. Shaffer, Jeffrey L. Veale, Allan B. Massie , et al. · 2020

Background and objectives In the United States, kidney paired donation networks have facilitated an increasing proportion of kidney transplants annually, but transplant outcome differences beyond 5 years between paired donation and other l…

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