Journal articles: 'New Hampshire Association'

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Washington, Ida H. "Report of the Northeast Modern Language Association." Publications of the Modern Language Association of America 103, no. 4 (September 1988): 421–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1632/s0030812900146838.

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The 1989 NEMLA convention will be held 31 March-2 April at the Radisson Hotel in Wilmington, Delaware, with the University of Delaware as the host institution. The local committee is chaired by Joan L. Brown and Joan Del Fattore (Univ. of Delaware). Information about the convention may be obtained from NEMLA President F. William Forbes, Dept. of Spanish and Classics, Univ. of New Hampshire, Durham 03824.

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Shi, Xun, David J. Hoftiezer, Eric J. Duell, and Tracy L. Onega. "Spatial association between residential radon concentration and bedrock types in New Hampshire." Environmental Geology 51, no. 1 (May 5, 2006): 65–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00254-006-0304-3.

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MacAfee, Lauren, Jennifer Castle, and Regan N. Theiler. "Association Between the New Hampshire Parental Notification Law and Minors Undergoing Abortions in Northern New England." Obstetrics & Gynecology 125, no. 1 (January 2015): 170–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/aog.0000000000000585.

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Shi, Xun, Joseph D. Ayotte, Akikazu Onda, Stephanie Miller, Judy Rees, Diane Gilbert-Diamond, Tracy Onega, Jiang Gui, Margaret Karagas, and John Moeschler. "Geospatial association between adverse birth outcomes and arsenic in groundwater in New Hampshire, USA." Environmental Geochemistry and Health 37, no. 2 (October 19, 2014): 333–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10653-014-9651-2.

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Feldmann, Rodney M., Ray M. Boswell, and Thomas W. Kammer. "Tropidocaris salsiusculus, a new rhinocaridid (Crustacea: Phyllocarida) from the Upper Devonian Hampshire Formation of West Virginia." Journal of Paleontology 60, no. 2 (March 1986): 379–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022336000021880.

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A new species of phyllocarid arthropod, Tropidocaris salsiusculus, is described from the Upper Devonian Hampshire Formation near Rowlesburg, West Virginia. The organism was found in association with numerous trace fossils, at least one of which could have been produced by T. salsiusculus, and body fossils, including Lingula sp., several bivalve mollusks and smooth ostracods. Collectively, these organisms suggest a brackish-water environment of deposition. This report represents only the third record of phyllocarids from West Virginia.

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Sanders, Matthew C., Jason M. Cordeira, and Nicholas D. Metz. "Hydrometeorological Characteristics of Ice Jams on the Pemigewasset River in Central New Hampshire." Journal of Hydrometeorology 21, no. 12 (December 2020): 2923–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/jhm-d-20-0027.1.

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AbstractIce jams that occurred on the Pemigewasset River in central New Hampshire resulted in significant localized flooding on 26 February 2017 and 13 January 2018. Analyses of these two case studies shows that both ice jam events occurred in association with enhanced moisture transport characteristic of atmospheric rivers (ARs) that resulted in rain-on-snow, snowpack ablation, and rapid increases in streamflow across central New Hampshire. However, while the ice jams and ARs that preceded them were similar, the antecedent hydrometeorological characteristics of the region were different. The February 2017 event featured a “long melting period with low precipitation” scenario, with several days of warm (~5°–20°C) maximum surface temperatures that resulted in extensive snowmelt followed by short-duration, weak AR that produced ~10–15 mm of precipitation during a 6-h period prior to the formation of the ice jam. Alternatively, the January 2018 event featured a “short melting period with high precipitation” scenario with snowmelt that occurred primarily during a more intense and long-duration AR that produced >50 mm of rainfall during a 30-h period prior to the formation of the ice jam. Composite analysis of 20 ice jam events during 1981–2019 illustrates that 19 of 20 events were preceded by environments characterized by ARs along the U.S. East Coast and occur in association with a composite corridor of enhanced integrated water vapor > 25 mm collocated with integrated water vapor transport magnitudes > 600 kg m−1 s−1. Additional analyses suggest that most ice jams on the Pemigewasset River share many common synoptic-scale antecedent meteorological characteristics that may provide situational awareness for future events.

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Len-Ríos, María E. "The Bush and Gore Presidential Campaign Web Sites: Identifying with Hispanic Voters during the 2000 Iowa Caucuses and New Hampshire Primary." Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly 79, no. 4 (December 2002): 887–904. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/107769900207900408.

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This study examines presidential campaign discourse addressed to Hispanic voters during the 2000 Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary. Burke's concept of identification is used to determine how candidates identified with Hispanics through (1) common association, (2) antithesis, and (3) subtlety or cunning. Results reveal that George W. Bush invested more in his Spanish Web site and differentiated more among distinct Hispanic populations to create identification with specific subgroups, while Al Gore presented a pan-Latino message. Overall, only four of the thirty-one analyzed messages focused specifically on mobilizing voters during the primary/caucus season.

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Gossai*, Anala, Corina Lesseur, Shohreh Farzan, Carmen Marsit, Margaret Karagas, and Diane Gilbert-Diamond. "Association between Maternal Urinary Arsenic Species and Infant Cord Blood Leptin Levels in a New Hampshire Pregnancy Cohort." ISEE Conference Abstracts 2014, no. 1 (October 20, 2014): 1796. http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/isee.2014.p1-068.

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Gossai, Anala, Corina Lesseur, Shohreh Farzan, Carmen Marsit, Margaret R. Karagas, and Diane Gilbert-Diamond. "Association between maternal urinary arsenic species and infant cord blood leptin levels in a New Hampshire Pregnancy Cohort." Environmental Research 136 (January 2015): 180–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2014.10.005.

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Anderson, Joseph C., Douglas K. Rex, Christina Robinson, and Lynn F. Butterly. "Association of small versus diminutive adenomas and the risk for metachronous advanced adenomas: data from the New Hampshire Colonoscopy Registry." Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 90, no. 3 (September 2019): 495–501. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gie.2019.05.029.

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O’Connor, Frank. "‘Knowledge is power’ – making sense of wind farm data." Boolean: Snapshots of Doctoral Research at University College Cork, no. 2014 (January 1, 2014): 123–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.33178/boolean.2014.24.

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The Irish wind energy sector is booming. In 2012, Irish wind farms supplied enough energy to provide about 15% of Ireland’s electricity demand and power 1.12 million households. In March 2014, The Irish Wind Energy Association (IWEA), an organisation committed to the promotion of wind energy in Ireland, highlighted a planned €7 billion investment in the sector, with a confirmed project pipeline of over 180 new wind schemes. According to a recent TCD/ESRI report, this will bring the total number of jobs in the sector from 3,400 at present to over 8,400 and see a doubling of production of clean, indigenous, renewable energy. The modern wind turbines, which will be rolled out as part of these new schemes are a far cry from the turbines installed over four decades ago at the first commercial wind farm, constructed in 1980 on Crotched Mountain, New Hampshire, USA. A modern turbine such as ...

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ANTIOCHOS, BRENDAN B., LIN A. BROWN, ZHONGZE LI, TOR D. TOSTESON, ROBERT L. WORTMANN, and WILLIAM F. C. RIGBY. "Malignancy Is Associated with Dermatomyositis But Not Polymyositis in Northern New England, USA." Journal of Rheumatology 36, no. 12 (November 16, 2009): 2704–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.090549.

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Objective.To retrospectively evaluate the association of idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (IIM) and malignancy in patients seen at 1 academic center over a 23-year period.Methods.Patients were identified using the International Classification of Diseases, 9th edition (ICD-9) codes and diagnoses, then confirmed by chart review. Population cancer statistics obtained from the US Centers for Disease Control for Vermont and New Hampshire were used for comparison.Results.Chart review confirmed IIM in 198 of 483 patients initially identified by ICD-9 codes. Within 5 years of diagnosis with IIM, malignancy developed in 32 patients (16.2%), 24 of whom (75%) had dermatomyositis (DM). Malignancy and DM developed within 1 year in 75%. The cancer risk associated with DM was much greater than the risk associated with other IIM. The most frequent tumor types were breast, lung, pancreas, and colon. DM patients with cancer were more frequently male and ≥ 45 years of age than those without cancer. There were no cases of interstitial lung disease among patients with cancer and any form of IIM. The incidence of cancer was increased in patients with DM compared to age- and sex-matched population controls, both over a 5-year interval surrounding the diagnosis of DM and over the lifetime interval following diagnosis.Conclusion.The risk of cancer in IIM is concentrated among patients with DM. The association between DM and cancer was enhanced by its temporal relationship (< 1 year) in 87.5% of these cases. Patients with malignancy-associated DM were more frequently male and over age 45 and less likely to have interstitial lung disease.

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Sendak, Paul E., Robert C. Abt, and Robert J. Turner. "Timber Supply Projections for Northern New England and New York: Integrating a Market Perspective." Northern Journal of Applied Forestry 20, no. 4 (December 1, 2003): 175–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/njaf/20.4.175.

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Abstract The North East State Foresters Association (NEFA) commissioned a study that resulted in the publication of a report titled, “A Forest Resource Model of the States of New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine.” In this article we used the integrated NEFA computer simulation framework to go beyond the reported results and further explore the effects on the forest resource in terms of timber harvest, inventory, and price under various market and demand assumptions. Five scenarios were run through the integrated SRTS-ATLAS model to project long-run effects on timber inventory (growing stock) and price. Besides reflecting differing assumptions about demand and supply, these scenarios defined different markets, thus affecting how the wood harvest was allowed to move across the region in response to demand. Regionally, at the end of the 50 yr projection period, cubic-foot growth and harvest were approximately in balance in the Reference Case, the scenario that we felt was most likely. Initial inventory on all timberland was 66.7 billion ft3. By 2050, inventory volume increased 13% to 75.4 billion ft3. Net growth declined over the 50 yr period from 35.3 to 32.1 ft3 ac-1 yr-1, while harvest increased from 26.6 to 31.9 ft3 ac-1 yr-1. Regional real price increased approximately 1.1% yr-1 over the period. Changes in the resource situation in one state affect the situation in the other states. There is a mutual dependence in markets that policy makers need to recognize. The integration of a market module into the NEFA modeling process added the interplay of market forces and improved upon the policy information available from the model.

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Ryan, Andrew M., Gilbert C. Gee, and David F. Laflamme. "The Association between Self-Reported Discrimination, Physical Health and Blood Pressure: Findings from African Americans, Black Immigrants, and Latino Immigrants in New Hampshire." Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved 17, no. 2 (2006): 116–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2006.0079.

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Ryan, Andrew M., Gilbert C. Gee, and David F. Laflamme. "The Association between Self-Reported Discrimination, Physical Health and Blood Pressure: Findings from African Americans, Black Immigrants, and Latino Immigrants in New Hampshire." Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved 17, no. 2S (2006): 116–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2006.0092.

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Lee, Min Jee, and Eric Adjei Boakye. "State variation in marijuana use among U.S. adults with cancer." Journal of Clinical Oncology 39, no. 15_suppl (May 20, 2021): e24064-e24064. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2021.39.15_suppl.e24064.

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e24064 Background: The number of cancer survivors in the United States (U.S.) is projected to exceed 20 million by 2024. More and more U.S. states are legalizing marijuana use for both recreational and medicinal purposes. This study estimated the prevalence of marijuana use by state among adult cancer survivors. Methods: U.S nationally representative, cross-sectional data from the 2018-2019 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey (BRFSS) Marijuana Use module were used. A total of 13,174 cancer survivors in 17 states was included. Analyses were weighted to account for BRFSS’s complex survey design with results generalizable to 5.7 million cancer survivors. The outcome variable was marijuana use in the past 30 days. Weighted prevalence estimates were computed. Weighted, multivariable logistic regression model estimated the association between state and marijuana use, adjusting for sociodemographic, health, and healthcare factors. Analyses were performed in January 2021. Results: The prevalence of past-month marijuana use among adult cancer survivors in these states was 9.2%. States varied widely in terms of the prevalence of marijuana use. Marijuana use was higher among those who resided in Guam (15.9%), followed by New Hampshire (13.1%), and lowest for those in Puerto Rico (3.3%) ( p< 0.0001). In the adjusted models, compared with the adult cancer survivors residing in California, those living in Maryland, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia, and Wyoming were significantly less likely to use marijuana. Conclusions: Nearly 9% of adult cancer survivors used marijuana, and those who resided in Guam, New Hampshire, Florida, and California are at higher risk for marijuana use. Given the increasing number of cancer survivors and the proliferation of marijuana legalization, identifying high-risk cancer survivors for marijuana use and informing physicians and patients about safe uses and doses and the potential adverse effects of marijuana use is critical.

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Brinkman, Maree T., Margaret R. Karagas, Michael S. Zens, Alan R. Schned, Raoul C. Reulen, and Maurice P. Zeegers. "Intake of α-linolenic acid and other fatty acids in relation to the risk of bladder cancer: results from the New Hampshire case–control study." British Journal of Nutrition 106, no. 7 (May 10, 2011): 1070–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0007114511001346.

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The role of dietary fat in bladder cancer aetiology is currently unclear due to few studies, equivocal findings and a lack of information on important dietary fatty acids. The aim of the present study was to investigate the association between the intake of major dietary fats and fatty acids and the risk of bladder cancer. A case–control study was conducted in New Hampshire, USA. Dietary data were collected from 322 cases and 239 controls, and OR and 95 % CI were calculated using unconditional logistic regression. Adjustment was made for potential confounders: sex, age, smoking status, pack-years smoked, cholesterol and energy intake. Statistically significant reduced odds of bladder cancer were observed for high intakes (highest quartile v. lowest quartile) of α-linolenic acid (ALA) (OR 0·26, 95 % CI 0·10, 0·65; P for trend = 0·01) and vegetable fat (OR 0·39, 95 % CI 0·18, 0·86; P for trend = 0·03). Borderline statistically significant reduced odds were detected for polyunsaturated fat (OR 0·43, 95 % CI 0·19, 0·98; P for trend = 0·07) and linoleic acid (OR 0·43, 95 % CI 0·19, 0·96; P for trend = 0·06). These fats and fatty acids were highly correlated and following adjustment for each other, the only potential inverse association to remain was for ALA. The present findings suggest that ALA may have a protective role against developing bladder cancer; however, further investigation and replication in other epidemiological studies are required. Future research should focus on the type, source and quantities of different dietary fatty acids consumed.

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Strickland, Christopher M. "The Way of the Artist Educator paradigm: Fusing artistic studio practice and teaching pedagogy." International Journal of Education Through Art 16, no. 2 (June 1, 2020): 227–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1386/eta_00028_1.

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The purpose of this autoethnographic study is to examine the experiences of visual arts educators who identify themselves as Artist Educators. In particular, this article investigates how these Artist Educators perceive the fusion of their artistic studio practice with their teaching pedagogy, and how the perception defines their identity and impacts their creative and classroom practices. This study involved a focus group of six individuals, including the researcher. All the participants were practising artists, currently employed or recently retired K-12 visual arts educators certified in the states of Maine or New Hampshire, and members of the Kittery Art Association. This study used a combination of interviews and an arts-based method for data collection. All the data were analyzed and resulted in seven findings that culminated in the Way of the Artist Educator ‐ an alternative paradigm for a quality and holistic twenty-first-century visual arts education. This article presents the paradigm, discusses the study’s implications and offers suggestions for future research.

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Hoffman, Hannah I., Walter G. Bradley, Celia Y. Chen, Erik P. Pioro, Elijah W. Stommel, and Angeline S. Andrew. "Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Risk, Family Income, and Fish Consumption Estimates of Mercury and Omega-3 PUFAs in the United States." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 9 (April 24, 2021): 4528. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094528.

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Most amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) cases are considered sporadic, without a known genetic basis, and lifestyle factors are suspected to play an etiologic role. We previously observed increased risk of ALS associated with high nail mercury levels as an exposure biomarker and thus hypothesized that mercury exposure via fish consumption patterns increases ALS risk. Lifestyle surveys were obtained from ALS patients (n = 165) and n = 330 age- and sex-matched controls without ALS enrolled in New Hampshire, Vermont, or Ohio, USA. We estimated their annual intake of mercury and omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) via self-reported seafood consumption habits, including species and frequency. In our multivariable model, family income showed a significant positive association with ALS risk (p = 0.0003, adjusted for age, sex, family history, education, and race). Neither the estimated annual mercury nor omega-3 PUFA intakes via seafood were associated with ALS risk. ALS incidence is associated with socioeconomic status; however, consistent with a prior international study, this relationship is not linked to mercury intake estimated via fish or seafood consumption patterns.

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Ghaemi, Leila, and Jesse Morrell. "Mediterranean Diet Adherence and Its Association with Cardiometabolic Factors in College Students." Current Developments in Nutrition 4, Supplement_2 (May 29, 2020): 523. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzaa046_023.

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Abstract Objectives Adherence to a Mediterranean Diet (MD) is related to a reduced risk of chronic disease, however, there is limited research related to the MD in young adults. Our objective was to examine MD adherence in a sample of undergraduate college students ages 18–24 and explore its association with cardiometabolic factors. Methods Data (n = 3117, 67% female) were collected between 2012–18 from the College Health and Nutrition Assessment Survey, an on-going, cross-sectional study at a midsized, northeastern university. Dietary and nutrient data were obtained from three-day food records; 2 items from an online questionnaire were used to evaluate fish and alcohol consumption. A modified MD scoring tool examined intake of 9 dietary components; scores ranged from low to high (0–9). MD scores were further divided into 3 categories (low, med, high MD). Anthropometric, biochemical, and clinical measures were obtained in the fasted state and used to examine cardiometabolic risk factors. Mean differences according to MD categories were evaluated via ANCOVA with the use of age, gender, year, semester, daily kcals, and BMI as covariates. Results Most students were categorized as consuming a low MD (40.4%) or med MD (40.1%); only 19.4% were categorized as having a high MD score. Modest but favorable differences in fasting glucose (87.6 ± .4, 86.9 ± .4, 85.5 ± .6, mg/dL P < .02) and diastolic blood pressure were observed (71.6 ± .3, 70.8 ± .3, 69.9 ± .5, mm Hg P < .01) with increasing levels of MD adherence categories, respectively. No differences in fasting triglycerides, HDL-C, waist circumference, or systolic blood pressure were observed between groups of MD adherence. Conclusions Our findings suggest the MD may be linked to some favorable health parameters in young adults. Understanding the relationship between different dietary patterns and development of chronic disease in this population will optimize interventions aimed at reducing disease burden. Funding Sources New Hampshire Agriculture Experiment Station and USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture Hatch Project 1,010,738.

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Petersen, Curtis Lee, and Tracy Onega. "Personal history of atypical ductal hyperplasia and risk of multifocal breast cancer among newly diagnosed women: Implications for workup and management." Journal of Clinical Oncology 32, no. 30_suppl (October 20, 2014): 300. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2014.32.30_suppl.300.

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300 Background: Multifocal breast cancer (MFBC) is associated with a higher risk of mortality than unifocal and often changes evaluation and management compared to unifocal breast cancer. Although there are known risk factors for invasive breast cancer, including atypical ductal hyperplasia (ADH), none have been explicitly associated with risk of MFBC. Our objective was to determine if there is an association between ADH and MFBC to help guide clinical decisions in workup and management in women with newly-diagnosed breast cancer. Methods: Using data (1999-2008) from the New Hampshire Mammography Network (NHMN) – a longitudinal breast imaging registry, including pathology data – we identified a cohort of 3,039 women (median age: 59) with a diagnosis of invasive or in situ breast cancer, and ascertained all prior biopsy results if applicable. We performed multivariable logistic regression to test the association of ADH with MFBC v. unifocal, adjusting for other benign breast disease, family history, breast density, age, race, and DCIS/invasive. Results: Of the 3,039 women with breast cancer during the study period, 498 had a diagnosis of ADH (16.4%) and 277 had MFBC (9.1%). Women with a history of ADH had over a two-fold greater likelihood of having MFBC compared to women without an ADH diagnosis (OR: 2.20, 95% CI: 1.61-2.99). No notable difference in this association was noted for DCIS v. invasive, and no other risk factors were found to have a significant difference, except for number of biopsies. Conclusions: We found that ADH diagnosis is positively associated with MFBC among women with a diagnosed invasive or in situ breast cancer. Our results suggest that among women with a newly diagnosed breast cancer, history of an ADH diagnosis increases the pre-test probability of MFBC, which may influence evaluation of extent of disease, such as adding breast MRI, and ultimately in treatment and management.

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Twardowski, Michael S., David W. Townsend, James M. Sullivan, Corey Koch, Neal R. Pettigrew, James O'Donnell, Cassie Stymiest, et al. "Developing the First Operational Nutrient Observatory for Ecosystem, Climate, and Hazard Monitoring for NERACOOS." Marine Technology Society Journal 49, no. 3 (May 1, 2015): 72–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.4031/mtsj.49.3.11.

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Abstract An integrated nutrient observatory is being developed within the Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems (NERACOOS), capable of monitoring nutrient dynamics year-round at temporal and spatial scales necessary to address critical needs of stakeholders throughout the Northeast region. Nutrient levels and fluxes drive total biological productivity throughout the region, from phytoplankton to commercially exploited fish stocks. Nitrate sensors (Satlantic SUNAs) are being installed on existing mooring assets in western Long Island Sound, Narragansett Bay (Prudence Island), Great Bay in New Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, three sites along the coastal shelf of the Gulf of Maine (GOM), at five depths in Jordan Basin in the interior GOM, and at two depths in the GOM Northeast Channel. Phosphate and ammonium sensors (WET Labs Cycle-PO4 and Cycle-NH4) are also being deployed at the three nearshore sites. The measurements from these sensors will extend the current sparse, long-term records of nutrients from discretely collected samples in the Northeast region and will dramatically improve temporal resolution and continuity of the data for use in studying potential impacts of climate change. Nearshore measurements will be used by NERACOOS stakeholders to help assess, regulate, and mitigate the adverse impacts on water quality associated with excessive pollutant loadings. Measurements throughout the GOM will be used to assess basin-wide nutrient variability and to initialize harmful algal bloom (Alexandrium fundyense) forecast models.

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Fancy, Sarah, Juan C. López-Gutiérrez, Allison K. Walker, Diane LaRue, and Robin Browne. "Evaluating out-planting success and mycorrhizal status of endangered Geum peckii Pursh (Rosaceae), the Eastern Mountain Avens, in Nova Scotia." Proceedings of the Nova Scotian Institute of Science (NSIS) 50, no. 2 (March 11, 2020): 269. http://dx.doi.org/10.15273/pnsis.v50i2.10002.

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Geum peckii (Rosaceae), the Eastern Mountain Avens, is a small herbaceous plant that is listed as endangered federally and provincially. In Canada, this species is found in bogs on Brier Island and Harris Lake, Digby County, Nova Scotia. The only other population outside of Canada is in New Hampshire (USA). To enhance conservation research of this species, a seed sample from the native species seed bank at Acadia University was used to establish a plant tissue culture of G. peckii plants. Survival of out-planted material was then assessed in both the greenhouse and the field. The field test site was within 20km of the existing plant populations in Digby County. Our study also revealed that G. peckii grows in association with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF). During out-planting, plants received a mycorrhizal inoculum with the goal of enhancing survival. We used either a commercial mycorrhizal inoculum, or a native inoculum. Control plants were left untreated. Survival was 97-100 % among all the treatments by the end of the 2016 planting season. The results to date underscore the potential value of seed banking for protection of endangered native plant species. This study marks the first time in Nova Scotia that an endangered plant species has been successfully retrieved from seed bank storage, propagated by tissue culture, and out-planted back into a natural habitat. Keywords: Conservation, endangered native species, Geum peckii, tissue culture propagation

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Andrew, Thomas A., and Jennie V. Duval. "Confronting an Upsurge in Opiate Deaths with Limited Resources." Academic Forensic Pathology 7, no. 1 (March 2017): 7–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.23907/2017.002.

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The dramatic increase in drug-related deaths in the last decade has presented fiduciary and logistical difficulties to medicolegal jurisdictions of all types and sizes. New Hampshire, with a centralized state medical examiner system of death investigation, has been confronted with the task of investigating these drug-related deaths against the backdrop of statutory hurdles inhibiting a nimble response to the situation. This has led to a collaborative approach with law enforcement and the state Department of Justice in terms of triaging drug deaths to full autopsy versus external examination with toxicology testing. Preliminary data suggest that between 11 and 13% of suspected drug deaths have an alternative cause of death revealed by autopsy. Positive toxicological findings were documented in 97.5% of cases in which only an external examination was performed; however, some of these cases may have had undetected, significant internal findings that could have accounted for an alternative cause of death if an autopsy had been performed. While the case triage system described has temporarily addressed the acute problem, the issue of the medical examiner's appropriate role in the adequate evaluation of public health and safety remains extant. Furthermore, noncompliance with the National Association of Medical Examiners inspection and accreditation standards puts this agency, and others facing the same issues, at risk of losing full accreditation status until such resource issues are addressed by legislators and other stakeholders in the quality of medicolegal death investigation in the United States.

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Lazarus, Brynne E., Paul G. Schaberg, Donald H. DeHayes, and Gary J. Hawley. "Severe red spruce winter injury in 2003 creates unusual ecological event in the northeastern United States." Canadian Journal of Forest Research 34, no. 8 (August 1, 2004): 1784–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/x04-122.

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Abundant winter injury to the current-year (2002) foliage of red spruce (Picea rubens Sarg.) became apparent in the northeastern United States in late winter of 2003. To assess the severity and extent of this damage, we measured foliar winter injury at 28 locations in Vermont and surrounding states and bud mortality at a subset of these sites. Ninety percent of all trees assessed showed some winter injury, and trees lost an average of 46% of all current-year foliage. An average of 32% of buds formed in 2002 were killed in association with winter injury. Both foliar and bud mortality increased with elevation and with crown dominance, and bud mortality increased with greater foliar injury. Foliar injury in 2003 at a plantation near Colebrook, New Hampshire, was more than five times the typical levels for 9 previous years of measurement and more than twice that measured for another high-injury year. Plantation data also indicated that bud mortality in 2003 was greater than previously documented and that persistent winter injury was associated with increased tree mortality. Comparisons of our data with past studies for two sites with native red spruce also indicated that damage in 2003 was greater than other recently reported, high-injury years. Because heavy foliar and bud losses can severely disrupt the carbon economies of trees, the 2003 winter injury event could lead to further spruce decline and mortality, particularly among dominant trees at higher elevations.

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Costanza, Kara K. L., William H. Livingston, Shawn Fraver, and Isabel A. Munck. "Dendrochronological Analyses and Whole-Tree Dissections Reveal Caliciopsis Canker (Caliciopsis pinea) Damage Associated with the Declining Growth and Climatic Stressors of Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus)." Forests 11, no. 3 (March 20, 2020): 347. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f11030347.

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Eastern white pine (Pinus strobus) is considered a signature species in eastern North America, particularly in New England. In recent years, however, white pine has experienced increased damage due to native pathogens that reduce the species’ growth, productivity, and economic value. One disease of concern is Caliciopsis canker, caused by the fungal pathogen Caliciopsis pinea, which is associated with excessive resin production, cankers, rough bark, bark fissures/cracks, and reduced growth in white pine. Recent studies have documented the extent of Caliciopsis canker in New England and its association with soil and stocking conditions, yet few studies have focused on the biological impacts of the disease. This study used dendrochronology and whole-tree dissections to reconstruct Caliciopsis canker history in three New England white pine sites, quantify its impact on tree growth and vigor, identify pre-disposing factors, and assess potential silvicultural management options. Dendrochronology and whole-tree dissections provided a unique insight into canker damage throughout trees’ development. Canker damage was first reported in New Hampshire in the mid-1990s, yet cankers were present as far back as 1967 and have steadily increased since the mid-1980s. Increased canker damage was significantly associated with decreased live crown ratios and declining tree growth. Trees maintaining a 30% live crown ratio or greater generally experienced the least canker damage. Furthermore, peaks in canker occurrence were consistent across sites, indicating a regional synchronization of infection and damage. Canker damage was closely associated with climatic events such as droughts and a New England hurricane. The results suggest that Caliciopsis canker has been affecting white pine health over the last 40 years, and that the disease has become more prevalent in the past 20–30 years. Yet, our results suggest that if silvicultural prescriptions target low density thinnings that favor trees with higher live crown ratios (>30%) and low Caliciopsis symptom severity ratings, the risk of canker damage can be reduced in white pine stands.

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Horsley, Stephen B., Scott W. Bailey, Todd E. Ristau, Robert P. Long, and Richard A. Hallett. "Linking environmental gradients, species composition, and vegetation indicators of sugar maple health in the northeastern United States." Canadian Journal of Forest Research 38, no. 7 (July 2008): 1761–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/x08-023.

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Sugar maple ( Acer saccharum Marsh.) decline has occurred throughout its range over the past 50 years, although decline symptoms are minimal where nutritional thresholds of Ca, Mg, and Mn are met. Here, we show that availability of these elements also controls vascular plant species composition in northern hardwood stands and we identify indicator species of these nutrient thresholds. Presence and abundance of vascular plant species and data on 35 environmental variables were collected from 86 stands in New Hampshire and Vermont (NHVT) and Pennsylvania and New York (PANY). Nonmetric multidimensional scaling ordination was used to determine which variables affected presence and abundance of species; both measures gave similar results. A base cation – acid cation nutrient gradient on axis one accounted for 71.9% (NHVT) and 63.0% (PANY) of the variation in the nonmetric multidimensional scaling ordination. Measures of Ca, Mg, and pH formed the base end and Al, Mn, K, soil acidity, and organic matter the acid end in both subregions. In both subregions, sugar maple foliar Mg and Ca had the strongest association with the base end of axis 1; exchangeable Al in NHVT and foliar Mn in PANY were strongly associated with the acid end. McNemar’s exact test and indicator species analysis were used to determine which species were present in stands that met the nutritional thresholds for Ca, Mg, and Mn foliar chemistry. McNemar’s exact test identified 16 species in NHVT and PANY, 16 additional species in NHVT only, and 12 additional species in PANY only. Indicator species analysis identified a subset of these species with the highest frequency of occurrence. Indicator species could provide land managers with a diagnostic tool for determining where on the landscape sugar maple is “at risk” or likely to remain healthy in the face of stresses.

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Newcomb, Polly A., Ellen Kampman, Amy Trentham-Dietz, Kathleen M. Egan, Linda J. Titus, John A. Baron, John M. Hampton, Michael N. Passarelli, and Walter C. Willett. "Alcohol Consumption Before and After Breast Cancer Diagnosis: Associations With Survival From Breast Cancer, Cardiovascular Disease, and Other Causes." Journal of Clinical Oncology 31, no. 16 (June 1, 2013): 1939–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2012.46.5765.

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Purpose Alcohol intake is associated with increased risk of breast cancer. In contrast, the relation between alcohol consumption and breast cancer survival is less clear. Patients and Methods We assessed pre- and postdiagnostic alcohol intake in a cohort of 22,890 women with incident invasive breast cancer who were residents of Wisconsin, Massachusetts, or New Hampshire and diagnosed from 198 to 200 at ages 20 to 79 years. All women reported on prediagnostic intake; a subsample of 4,881 reported on postdiagnostic intake. Results During a median follow-up of 11.3 years from diagnosis, 7,780 deaths occurred, including 3,484 resulting from breast cancer. Hazard ratios (HR) and 95% CIs were estimated. Based on a quadratic analysis, moderate alcohol consumption before diagnosis was modestly associated with disease-specific survival (compared with nondrinkers, HR = 0.93 [95% CI, 0.85 to 1.02], 0.85 [95% CI, 0.75 to 0.95], 0.88 [95% CI, 0.75 to 1.02], and 0.89 [95% CI, 0.77 to 1.04] for two or more, three to six, seven to nine, and ≥ 10 drinks/wk, respectively). Alcohol consumption after diagnosis was not associated with disease-specific survival (compared with nondrinkers, HR = 0.88 [95% CI, 0.61 to 1.27], 0.80 [95% CI, 0.49 to 1.32], 1.01 [95% CI, 0.55 to 1.87], and 0.83 [95% CI, 0.45 to 1.54] for two or more, three to six, seven to nine, and ≥ 10 drinks/wk, respectively). Results did not vary by beverage type. Women consuming moderate levels of alcohol, either before or after diagnosis, experienced better cardiovascular and overall survival than nondrinkers. Conclusion Overall alcohol consumption before diagnosis was not associated with disease-specific survival, but we found a suggestion favoring moderate consumption. There was no evidence for an association with postdiagnosis alcohol intake and breast cancer survival. This study, however, does provide support for a benefit of limited alcohol intake for cardiovascular and overall survival in women with breast cancer.

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MARCHÉ, JORDAN D. "EDWARD HITCHCOCK, RODERICK MURCHISON, AND REJECTION OF THE ALPINE GLACIAL THEORY (1840–1845)." Earth Sciences History 37, no. 2 (January 1, 2018): 380–402. http://dx.doi.org/10.17704/1944-6178-37.2.380.

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Massachusetts geologist Edward Hitchcock was among the first of his American colleagues to investigate the glacial theory of Swiss geologist Louis Agassiz. After studying a copy of Agassiz's Études sur les Glaciers 1840, Hitchcock displayed an initial enthusiasm regarding its explanatory powers in the published version of his presidential address before the newly-founded Association of American Geologists, and in his concurrently-published Final Report on the Geology of Massachusetts 1841. But that same year, Hitchcock also undertook a 400-mile journey to the White Mountains of New Hampshire, to test the possible validity of a hypothetico-deductive argument that he had formulated, about whether Alpinestyle glaciers had once descended from their summits. From the lack of supporting field evidence, Hitchcock abruptly retreated into a non-committal stance that merely argued for some combination of ice-and-water that he labeled “glacio-aqueous action.” In the following year, Hitchcock engaged in a brief controversy with British geologist Roderick Murchison, in which the two men accused each other of mis-representing his support for the glacial theory. In reality, both had ended up on exactly the same side of the debate, having independently reached identical conclusions concerning rejection of the Alpine glacial theory. Hitchcock's stance appears to have influenced at least a few of his American colleagues to adopt this line of reasoning. But neither Hitchcock, nor Murchison, was able to extrapolate from the notion of Alpine to continental glaciation, as Agassiz had daringly conjectured, with the result that acceptance of the glacial theory was delayed for the next two decades or more. Ironically, neither man seemed to have realized that they had reached a virtual consensus on this question.

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Lanier, G. M. "SARAH LURIA. Capital Speculations: Writing and Building Washington, D.C. Hanover, N.H.: University of New Hampshire Press in association with the Center for American Places, Santa Fe, N. Mex. 2006. Pp. xxxi, 196. Cloth $65.00, paper $26.00." American Historical Review 112, no. 2 (April 1, 2007): 491–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/ahr.112.2.491.

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Passarelli, Michael N., Polly A. Newcomb, John M. Hampton, Amy Trentham-Dietz, Linda J. Titus, Kathleen M. Egan, John A. Baron, and Walter C. Willett. "Cigarette Smoking Before and After Breast Cancer Diagnosis: Mortality From Breast Cancer and Smoking-Related Diseases." Journal of Clinical Oncology 34, no. 12 (April 20, 2016): 1315–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2015.63.9328.

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Purpose Cigarette smoking increases overall mortality, but it is not established whether smoking is associated with breast cancer prognosis. Methods We evaluated the association between smoking status before and after breast cancer diagnosis and mortality in the Collaborative Breast Cancer and Women’s Longevity Study, a population-based prospective observational study conducted in Wisconsin, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts. Participants included 20,691 women, ages 20 to 79 years, diagnosed with incident localized or regional invasive breast cancer between 1988 and 2008; a subset of 4,562 of these women were recontacted a median of 6 years after diagnosis. Hazard ratios (HRs) with 95% CIs were calculated according to smoking status for death as a result of breast cancer; cancers of the lung, pharynx, or intrathoracic organs; other cancer; respiratory disease; and cardiovascular disease. Results During a median of 12 years, 6,778 women died, including 2,894 who died as a result of breast cancer. Active smokers 1 year before breast cancer diagnosis were more likely than never smokers to die of breast cancer (HR, 1.25; 95% CI, 1.13 to 1.37), respiratory cancer (HR, 14.48; 95% CI, 9.89 to 21.21), other respiratory disease (HR, 6.02; 95% CI, 4.55 to 7.97), and cardiovascular disease (HR, 2.08; 95% CI, 1.80 to 2.41). The 10% of women who continued to smoke after diagnosis were more likely than never smokers to die of breast cancer (HR, 1.72; 95% CI, 1.13 to 2.60). When compared with women who continued to smoke after diagnosis, those who quit smoking after diagnosis had lower mortality from breast cancer (HR, 0.67; 95% CI, 0.38 to 1.19) and respiratory cancer (HR, 0.39; 95% CI, 0.16 to 0.95). Conclusion Smoking before or after diagnosis was associated with a higher mortality from breast cancer and several other causes.

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Pegau, W. Scott, Jessica Garron, Leonard Zabilansky, Christopher Bassett, Job Bello, John Bradford, Regina Carns, et al. "Detection of oil in and under ice." International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings 2017, no. 1 (May 1, 2017): 1857–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.7901/2169-3358-2017.1.1857.

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ABSTRACT (2017-147) In 2014, researchers from ten organizations came to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) in New Hampshire to conduct a first of its kind large-scale experiment aimed at determining current sensor capabilities for detecting oil in and under sea ice. This project was the second phase of the Oil Spill Detection in Low Visibility and Ice research project of the International Association of Oil and Gas Producers (IOGP), Arctic Oil Spill Response Technology - Joint Industry Programme. The objectives of the project were to:Acquire acoustic, thermal, optical and radar signatures of oil on, within, and underneath a level sheet of laboratory sea ice.Determine the capabilities of various sensors to detect oil in specific ice environments created in a test tank, including freeze-up, growth and melt.Model the potential performance of the sensors under realistic field conditions using the test data for validation.Recommend the most effective sensor suite of existing sensors for detecting oil in the ice environment. The sensor testing spanned a two-month ice growth phase and a one-month decay/melt period. The growth phase produced an 80 centimeter thick level sheet of salt water ice representative of natural sea ice grown under quiescent conditions. Above-ice sensors included frequency modulated continuous wave radar, ground penetrating radar, laser fluorescence polarization sensor, spectral radiometer, visible and infrared cameras. Below-ice sensors included acoustics (broadband, narrowband, and multibeam sonars), spectral radiometers, cameras, and fluorescence polarization. Measurements of physical and electrical properties of the ice and oil within the ice were provided to optical, acoustic, and radar modelers as inputs into their models. The models were then used to extrapolate the sensors’ laboratory performance to potential performance over a range of field conditions. All selected sensors detected oil under some conditions. The radar systems were the only above-ice sensors capable of detecting oil below or trapped within the ice. Cameras below the ice detected oil at all stages of ice growth, and the acoustic and fluorescence systems detected encapsulated oil through limited amounts of new ice growth beneath the oil. No single sensor detected oil in and below ice under all conditions tested. However, we used the test results to identify suites of sensors that could be deployed today both above and below the ice to detect and map an oil spill within ice covered waters.

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Lamie, Nathan J., and Leonard J. Zabilansky. "Remote Sensing of Oil In and Under Ice in a Climate-Controlled Test Basin." International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings 2017, no. 1 (May 1, 2017): 1836–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.7901/2169-3358-2017.1.1836.

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Abstract (2017-111) The ability to rapidly detect and delineate an oil spill in an Arctic environment is critical for efficient and effective response. The International Association of Oil and Gas Producers (IOSP), Arctic Oil Spill Response Technology – Joint Industry Programme (JIP) funded a novel controlled laboratory experiment to assess the relative efficacy of a variety of remote sensing instruments. This unbiased evaluation of existing and emerging technologies was recently conducted in the Ice Engineering Test Basin at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) in Hanover, New Hampshire, USA. CRREL provided the unique testing environment for sensor evaluation using the 120 ft. long by 30 ft. wide by 8 ft. deep Test Basin. The refrigerated Test Basin was filled with a manufactured saltwater solution and an 80 cm sea ice sheet was grown with fifteen individual containment hoops. Within the individual containment hoops, oil volumes were injected at predetermined ice thicknesses leading to oil encapsulation at differing ice depths. The Prince William Sound Oil Spill Recovery Institute assembled a team of remote sensing experts to select, operate and interpret sensors to examine and validate oil detection capabilities in level sea ice. Testing covered the full ice cycle from fresh oil and encapsulated oil in growing ice to migrating oil during ice melt out. Five aerial sensors were attached to a cantilevered boom on a motorized carriage operating above the ice surface, while at the bottom of the tank were nine subsea sensors installed on a computer-controlled traveling underwater platform Ice cores were obtained outside the hoops during ice growth and in designated hoops during the melt-out phase, with the objective of characterizing ice structure and oil migration using crystallography and CT scanning. Environmental measurements that would affect sensor performance such as resistivity, acoustics, air, ice and water temperatures were also recorded. This experiment provided a comprehensive side-by comparison of the sensors evaluated, while correlating measurements with the ice properties. The paper will provide a full description of the hoop layout plan, the oil injection process, and the measurements schedule that minimized sensor interference.

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DeGraaf, Richard M., Jay B. Hestbeck, and Mariko Yamasaki. "Associations between breeding bird abundance and stand structure in the White Mountains, New Hampshire and Maine, USA." Forest Ecology and Management 103, no. 2-3 (April 1998): 217–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0378-1127(97)00213-2.

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Sullivan, Franklin B., Scott V. Ollinger, Mary E. Martin, Mark J. Ducey, Lucie C. Lepine, and Haley F. Wicklein. "Foliar nitrogen in relation to plant traits and reflectance properties of New Hampshire forests." Canadian Journal of Forest Research 43, no. 1 (January 2013): 18–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2012-0324.

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Several recent studies have shown that the mass-based concentration of nitrogen in foliage (%N) is positively correlated with canopy near-infrared reflectance (NIRr) and midsummer shortwave albedo across North American forests. Understanding the mechanisms behind this relationship would aid in interpretation of remote sensing imagery and improve our ability to predict changes in reflectance under future environmental conditions. The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent to which foliar nitrogen at leaf and canopy scales covary with leaf- and canopy-scale structural traits that are known to influence NIR scattering and reflectance. To accomplish this, we compared leaf and canopy traits with reflectance spectra at 17 mixed temperate forest stands. We found significant positive associations among %N and NIRr at both the leaf and canopy scale. At the canopy scale, both %N and NIRr were correlated with a number of structural traits as well as with the proportional abundance of deciduous and evergreen foliage. Identifying specific causal factors for observed reflectance patterns was complicated by interrelations among multiple traits across scales. Among simple metrics of canopy structure, we saw no relationship between NIRr and leaf area index, but we observed a strong, inverse relationship with the number of leaves per unit canopy volume.

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Neugent, Kelly, Kathleen F. Bush, Eric Kelsey, Matthew Cahillane, and Eric Laflamme. "Overview of Injuries Associated with Extreme Weather Events in New Hampshire, U.S., 2001–2009." Atmosphere 11, no. 3 (March 12, 2020): 281. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/atmos11030281.

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Global climate change is an environmental hazard with significant public health impacts. High-impact weather events including periods of extreme temperature or extreme precipitation are frequently associated with adverse effects on human health. This study evaluates the impact of extreme weather events on injuries across New Hampshire. A set of five daily extreme weather metrics (EWMs) was analyzed: daily maximum temperature ≤32 °F (0 °C), daily maximum temperature ≥90 °F (32 °C), daily maximum temperature ≥95 °F (35 °C), daily precipitation ≥1″, and daily precipitation ≥2″. Exposure to these EWMs was defined by linking the population within 10 miles of nine weather stations distributed across the state. Injuries were defined as hospitalizations categorized as: all-cause injury, vehicle accidents, accidental falls, accidents due to natural and environmental causes (including excessive heat, excessive cold, exposure due to weather conditions, lightning, and storms and floods), accidental drowning, and carbon monoxide poisoning. The associations between all injury categories and all EWMs as well as daily maximum temperature and daily precipitation were explored. A quasi-Poisson regression model was used to evaluate the relationship between the four strongest exposure–outcome pairs linking maximum temperature to all-cause injury-, vehicle accident-, accidental fall-, and heat-related hospital visits. Results indicate that daily maximum temperature (>90 °F) was most strongly associated with heat-related hospital visits and was also associated with all-cause injury-related hospital visits. Future work should include further analysis of cold weather metrics and incorporate these findings into public health planning and response efforts.

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Moore, Dustin, Bishnu Khadka, Carrie Lyons, Richard Minard, Chinedu Ochin, Mahdi Garelnabi, and Sherman Bigornia. "Associations Between Dietary Quality and Inflammation Among Bhutanese Refugee Adults Eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program." Current Developments in Nutrition 5, Supplement_2 (June 2021): 1064. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzab053_057.

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Abstract Objectives To quantify the associations between adherence to U.S. dietary guidelines and inflammation among Bhutanese refugee adults who are eligible to receive SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits. Methods A convenience sample of Bhutanese refugee adults (n = 53, mean age = 47 ± 2 years, 83% female) residing in New Hampshire was recruited. A bilingual community health worker conducted study visits. We estimated diet using the average of three 24-hour recalls. Adherence to U.S. dietary guidelines was defined using the 2015 Healthy Eating Index (HEI), where a higher score indicates greater adherence to guidelines. A fasting blood sample was analyzed for inflammatory biomarkers, IL-6 and TNF-α. The HEI score and score components were expressed in tertiles, and related to biomarkers using ANCOVA. Food rankings were conducted to identify contributors to HEI components. Results On average, participants lived in the U.S. for 7.8 ± 0.5 years, with a household size of 3.8 ± 0.2 members. The prevalence of overweight/obesity and type 2 diabetes was 82% and 41%, respectively. In multivariate adjusted models, individuals with higher HEI scores had significantly lower IL-6 concentrations (3.1 ± 0.5 pg/mL, 2.5 ± 0.4 pg/mL, and 2.0 ± 0.5 pg/mL by increasing HEI tertile, P-trend = 0.019). In examining the individual HEI components, greater consumption of total fruit (P-trend = 0.02) and whole fruit (P-trend = 0.017) was related to lower IL-6 concentrations, whereas refined grains was associated with higher values (P-trend = 0.036). We observed null associations with TNF-α. The top 5 contributors to fruit consumption were bananas (21.5%), apples (15.5%), mangos (15%), avocados (9.6%), and kiwis (8.8%); those for refined grains included parboiled rice (78.8%), white rice (6.1%), pasta (4.6%), crackers (1.3%), and white bread (1.3%). Conclusions In this cross-sectional study of low-income Bhutanese refugee adults, greater adherence to U.S. Dietary Guidelines, particularly for fruit and refined grain consumption, was associated with lower IL-6 concentrations. Over 70% of fruit and 90% of refined grains were represented by only a few foods, which can inform cultural tailoring of SNAP Education interventions in this understudied population. Funding Sources The New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station.

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Wagner, David L., Donald R. Tobi, William E. Wallner, and Bruce L. Parker. "KORSCHELTELLUS GRACILIS (GROTE): A PEST OF RED SPRUCE AND BALSAM FIR ROOTS (LEPIDOPTERA: HEPIALIDAE)." Canadian Entomologist 123, no. 2 (April 1991): 255–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.4039/ent123255-2.

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AbstractKorscheltellus gracilis (Grote) is a pest of red spruce and balsam fir roots in the forests of the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada. The larvae feed below ground on woody and non-woody plant tissues for 2 years before maturing. It was found at 18 localities across New England and Nova Scotia during the summers of 1987 and 1988. On Whiteface Mt., New York, and Mt. Moosilauke, New Hampshire, larvae were absent to uncommon at low (500 m) and high (1300 m) altitudes, but common to abundant in red spruce – balsam fir associations at 700, 900, and 1100 m. During September 1987, larval populations were estimated at 56 000 and 312 000 per hectare in soils at 900 m on Whiteface and Moosilauke, respectively. Dense populations occurred locally, e.g. 27 larvae were recovered from a single 0.25-m2 soil pit at 900 m on Moosilauke. By June 1988, larval numbers on Whiteface and Moosilauke had declined by 51% and 72%, respectively. Seedlings and mature trees of both spruce and fir were damaged by larval feeding on bark and cambium. Seedlings were girdled; mature trees had wounds paralleling the root axes.

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Onega, Tracy, Julie Weiss, Roberta diFlorio, Todd MacKenzie, Martha Goodrich, and Steven Poplack. "Evaluating Surveillance Breast Imaging and Biopsy in Older Breast Cancer Survivors." International Journal of Breast Cancer 2012 (2012): 1–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/347646.

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Background. Patterns of surveillance among breast cancer survivors are not well characterized and lack evidence-based practice guidelines, particularly for imaging modalities other than mammography. We characterized breast imaging and related biopsy longitudinally among breast cancer survivors in relation to women’s characteristics.Methods. Using data from a state-wide (New Hampshire) breast cancer screening registry linked to Medicare claims, we examined use of mammography, ultrasound (US), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and biopsy among breast cancer survivors. We used generalized estimating equations (GEE) to model associations of breast surveillance with women’s characteristics.Results. The proportion of women with mammography was high over the follow-up period (81.5% at 78 months), but use of US or MRI was much lower (8.0%—first follow-up window, 4.7% by 78 months). Biopsy use was consistent throughout surveillance periods (7.4%–9.4%). Surveillance was lower among older women and for those with a higher stage of diagnosis. Primary therapy was significantly associated with greater likelihood of breast surveillance.Conclusions. Breast cancer surveillance patterns for mammography, US, MRI, and related biopsy seem to be associated with age, stage, and treatment, but need a larger evidence-base for clinical recommendations.

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LeBlanc, David C. "Spatial and temporal variation in the prevalence of growth decline in red spruce populations of the northeastern United States." Canadian Journal of Forest Research 22, no. 9 (September 1, 1992): 1351–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/x92-180.

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An analysis of the prevalence of individual-tree growth decline, based on reconstructed annual stemwood volume increment (AVI), was implemented on three data bases that have been used in past dendrochronological analyses of red spruce (Picearubens Sarg.) decline in the northeastern United States. This analysis focused on the proportion of individual trees that exhibited a decrease in periodic mean AVI, a decrease in the linear trend of AVI, and (or) a negative AVI trend during the most recent 20-year period. Various subpopulations within the data bases were identified by site location, elevation, and aspect, and tree size, age, and competitive status, and the proportion of individual trees exhibiting growth decline was compared among these subpopulations. Also, the prevalence of growth decline after 1960 was compared with historical levels of growth decline. Differences in prevalence of growth decline were found among the three data bases and among locations within data bases. The proportion of red spruce that exhibited growth decline after 1960 exceeded historical levels of decline for populations in New York, Vermont, and New Hampshire, but not in the northern Maine population. Weak positive associations were found between prevalence of growth decline and tree size (DBH) and elevation. No consistent relationship was found between growth decline and tree age, competitive status, or stand density. Contrary to a previous report, growth decline was not more common among trees that exhibited evidence of competitive release in the 1940s than among unreleased trees.

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Skelton, Kara R., Amelie A. Hecht, and Sara E. Benjamin-Neelon. "Recreational Cannabis Legalization in the US and Maternal Use during the Preconception, Prenatal, and Postpartum Periods." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 3 (February 1, 2020): 909. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17030909.

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In the United States (US), recreational cannabis use is on the rise. Since 2011, 11 states and the District of Columbia have legalized cannabis for adult recreational use. As additional states consider legalizing, there is an urgent need to assess associations between recreational cannabis legalization and maternal use in the preconception, prenatal, and postpartum periods—all critical windows for maternal and child health. Using cross-sectional data from the 2016 Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, we assessed associations between state cannabis legalization and self-reported maternal cannabis use. Using logistic regression, we estimated the adjusted prevalence ratio (PR) of cannabis use during the preconception, prenatal, and postpartum period for women delivering a live-born infant in three states that had legalized recreational cannabis (Alaska, Colorado, and Washington) and three states that had not legalized (Maine, Michigan, and New Hampshire) by 2016. Our final sample size was 7258 women. We utilized 95% confidence intervals (CI) and a significance level of alpha = 0.05. After adjustment for potential confounders, women who resided in states with legalized recreational cannabis were significantly more likely to use cannabis during the preconception (PR 1.52; 95%CI ranging from 1.28–1.80; p < 0.001), prenatal (PR 2.21; 95% CI ranging from 1.67–2.94; p < 0.001), and postpartum (PR 1.73; 95%CI ranging from 1.30–2.30; p < 0.001) periods, compared to women who resided in states without legalized recreational cannabis. Although evidence about the effect of marijuana use during these periods is nascent, these findings show potential for increased incidence of child exposure to cannabis. Longitudinal research is needed to assess immediate and sustained impacts of maternal use before and after state legalization of recreational cannabis.

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Jones, Stephanie, and Fritz Knopf. "Forty-Year Changes in the Avifauna of Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, with Emphasis on Neotropical Migrants." UW National Parks Service Research Station Annual Reports 17 (January 1, 1993): 75–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.13001/uwnpsrc.1993.3147.

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Ornithologists and wildlife biologists have always been interested in documenting long-term changes in bird populations (e.g., Temple and Temple 1976, Kendeigh 1982). Long-term comparisons can assist in identifying patterns of change. These patterns, in turn, provide assistance in defining human impacts that may lead to some species or groups declining towards extirpation. One study specifically (Wilcove 1988) has had a major impact upon current resource issues within the Fish and Wildlife Service. That study used 40-year comparisons to confirm that fragmentation of the eastern deciduous forest had led to declines of neotropical migrants. The Wilcove (1988) study along with an essay (Hutto 1988) and an ecological study in New Hampshire (Holmes and Sherry 1988) were fundamental in identifying that declines in this group of birds cannot be blamed solely upon changes on Latin American wintering grounds. Missing from the neotropical migrant story, however, is an image of how neotropical migrants from western North America have changed in recent decades. An historical data set for comparison is available for seven vegetative associations in the vicinity of Jackson, Wyoming (Salt 1957). This project was begun in 1993 to replicate Salt's 1957 study in Grand Teton National Park. The work in 1993 was a pre-study to evaluate the potential for replicating Salt's study in the mid 1990's, 40 years after the original work.

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Wright, A. A., J. W. Mack, E. D. Trice, T. A. Balboni, S. D. Block, and H. G. Prigerson. "Personalized end-of-life care: Associations between patient preferences and treatment intensity near death." Journal of Clinical Oncology 27, no. 15_suppl (May 20, 2009): 6516. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2009.27.15_suppl.6516.

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6516 Background: Medical treatment at the end-of-life (EOL) should be responsive to patient values, but research shows it may instead reflect the regional supply of health services and/or physician practice patterns. We sought to determine whether patients' preferences are associated with EOL medical care and place of death. Methods: Coping with Cancer is an NCI/NIMH-funded, multi-site prospective, longitudinal cohort study of patients with advanced cancer, conducted from September 2002-February 2008. Analyses were based upon 317 deceased patients interviewed at baseline and followed until death, a median of 4.4 months later. EOL care was obtained from chart review, and regressed on patients' baseline preferences for life-extending therapy. Analyses were adjusted for significant confounds; i.e., socio-demographics, cancer type, patient denial, EOL discussion, do-not resuscitate (DNR) order, and treatment center. A sub-analysis examined EOL care within three different medical centers to determine whether patients' preferences and treatment intensity varied by region/practice type. Results: 90 of 317 patients (28.4%) reported a desire to receive life-extending therapy at baseline. Patients' preferences did not differ by proximity to death or performance status, but patients who preferred life-extending therapy had higher rates of denial (75.0% vs. 55.6%, p = 0.002) and were less likely to report having an EOL conversation (24.4% vs. 48.9%, p = 0.0002) or a DNR order (24.4% vs. 48.9%, p < 0.0001). These patients were more likely to undergo ICU admission (AOR 4.6, 95% CI 1.9–11.1) and ventilation (AOR 3.0, 95% CI 1.2–7.3), and die in an ICU (AOR 6.7, 95% CI 2.4–18.7) instead of at home (AOR 0.6, 95% CI 0.3–0.9). A sub-analysis of patients treated at Yale, Parkland, and New Hampshire Oncology-Hematology confirmed that patients' preference for life-extending treatment was associated with higher rates of ICU admission in all three centers. Conclusions: Advanced cancer patients' treatment preferences may play a more important role in determining the intensity of medical care at the EOL than previously recognized. Future research should determine whether these preferences are informed and thus reflect patients' true values for EOL care. No significant financial relationships to disclose.

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Kennedy, Oliver, Fangzhong Su, Robert Pears, Emily Walmsley, and Paul Roderick. "Evaluating the effectiveness of the NHS Health Check programme in South England: a quasi-randomised controlled trial." BMJ Open 9, no. 9 (September 2019): e029420. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029420.

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ObjectiveTo evaluate uptake, risk factor detection and management from the National Health Service (NHS) Health Check (HC).DesignThis is a quasi-randomised controlled trial where participants were allocated to five cohorts based on birth year. Four cohorts were invited for an NHS HC between April 2011 and March 2015.Setting151 general practices in Hampshire, England, UK.Participants366 005 participants born 1 April 1940–31 March 1976 eligible for an NHS HC.InterventionNHS HC invitation.Main outcome measuresHC attendance and absolute percentage changes and ORs of (1) detecting cardiovascular disease (CVD) 10-year risk >10% and >20%, smokers, and total cholesterol (TC) >5.5 mmol/L and >7.5 mmol/L; (2) diagnosing hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease (CKD) and atrial fibrillation (AF); and (3) new interventions with statins, antihypertensives, antiglycaemics and nicotine replacement therapy (NRT).ResultsHC attendance rose from 12% to 30% between 2011/2012 and 2014/2015 (p<0.001). HC invitation increased detection of CVD risk >10% (2.0%–3.6, p<0.001) and >20% (0.1%–0.6%, p<0.001–0.392), TC >5.5 mmol/L (4.1%–7.0%, p<0.001) and >7.5 mmol/L (0.3%–0.4% p<0.001), hypertension (0.3%–0.6%, p<0.001–0.003), and interventions with statins (0.2%–0.9%, p<0.001–0.017) and antihypertensives (0.1%–0.6%, p<0.001–0.205). There were no consistent differences in detection of smokers, NRT, or diabetes, AF or CKD. Multivariate analyses showed associations between HC invitation and detecting CVD risk >10% (OR 8.01, 95% CI 7.34 to 8.73) and >20% (5.86, 4.83 to 7.10), TC >5.5 mmol/L (3.72, 3.57 to 3.89) and >7.5 mmol/L (2.89, 2.46 to 3.38), and diagnoses of hypertension (1.33, 1.20 to 1.47) and diabetes (1.34, 1.12 to 1.61). OR of CVD risk >10% plus statin and >20% plus statin, respectively, was 2.90 (2.36 to 3.57) and 2.60 (1.92 to 3.52), and for hypertension plus antihypertensive was 1.33 (1.18 to 1.50). There were no associations with AF, CKD, antiglycaemics or NRT. Detection of several risk factors varied inversely by deprivation.ConclusionsHC invitation increased detection of cardiovascular risk factors, but corresponding increases in evidence-based interventions were modest.

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Mossialos, Elias. "The European Union and Health Policy, by Ed Randall. Palgrave, Hampshire and New York, 2001. No. of pages: xiii+278. ISBN 0-333-75426-3.The Implications of Recent Jurisprudence on the Co-ordination of Health Care Protection Systems, by Willy Palm, Jason Nickless, Henri Lewalle and Alain Coheur. Association Internationale de la Mutualite, Brussess, 2000. No. of pages: 170. []Health Care Without Frontiers? The Development of a European Market in Health Services by Lyndsay Mountford. Office of Health Econ-omics, London, 2000. No. of pages: 83. ISBN 1-899040-71-4." Health Economics 11, no. 3 (2002): 281–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hec.680.

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"4. New hampshire optometric association." Clinical Eye and Vision Care 9, no. 2 (June 1997): 126. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0953-4431(97)83828-3.

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"New Hampshire Speech-Language-Hearing Association." ASHA Leader 21, no. 5 (May 2016): 74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1044/leader.stsp.21052016.74.

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Stachowiak, Monika, Maciej Szydlowski, Jakub Cieslak, and Marek Switonski. "SNPs in the porcine PPARGC1a gene: Interbreed differences and their phenotypic effects." Cellular and Molecular Biology Letters 12, no. 2 (January 1, 2007). http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/s11658-006-0066-7.

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AbstractDue to its function, the peroxisome proliferative activated receptor-γ, coactivator-1α (PPARGC1A) gene is a candidate in the search for genes that may affect production traits in the pig. The purpose of this study was to screen for new SNPs in exon 8 of the porcine PPARGC1A gene and to test their possible association with production traits. Altogether 736 pigs representing five breeds Polish Landrace, n=242; Polish Large White, n=192; Hampshire, n=27; Duroc, 21; Pietrain, n=12) and synthetic line 990 (n=242) were scanned via SSCP assay. Four SNPs were found; two new ones: C/G (His338Gln) and G/A Thr359Thr), and two previously reported ones: C/A (Arg369Arg) and T/A Cys430Ser). The missense T/A and C/G SNPs demonstrated pronounced interbreed variability in terms of allele frequencies, including the exclusive presence of the C/G substitution in the Hampshire breed. The tested SNPs occurred in five putative haplotypes, and their frequency also differed substantially between breeds. The association of the SNPs with production traits was tested for G/A (Thr359Thr), C/A (Arg369Arg) and T/A (Cys430Ser) substitutions in Polish Large White, Polish Landrace and line 990. The analysis revealed only breed-specific associations. The T/A (Cys430Ser) SNP was related to the feed conversion ratio in the Polish Large White (P=0.02), and the silent G/A and C/A substitutions were respectively associated with abdominal fat in line 990 and backfat thickness in Polish Landrace (P=0.04). The combined effects of the substitutions were estimated as haplotype effects. Three significant contrasts between haplotypes were calculated, but the observed associations were again only breed-specific.

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Escamilla-Casas, José Cruz, and Jeffrey E. Schulz. "Tectonic Interpretation of Topographic Lineaments in the Seacoast Region of New Hampshire, U. S. A." Geofísica Internacional 55, no. 1 (January 1, 2016). http://dx.doi.org/10.22201/igeof.00167169p.2016.55.1.1709.

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The identification of topographic lineaments on Digital Elevation Models, high-resolution bathymetric soundings, and an ordinary Kriging prediction map provide the basis for refinement of the traces of known fault zones associated with the Norumbega Fault System in the seacoast region of New Hampshire. On the present topography, simple Euler poles analysis suggests the association of the course of the Piscataqua and the Cocheco rivers with the mechanics of emplacement of the Mesozoic Agamenticus Complex. Topographic profiles, bathymetric soundings, structural analysis of brittle structures, and an ordinary Kriging prediction map of the bedrock topography support the presence of a sub-circular structure that is being interpreted as related to a subsurface plutonic body. An extensional regime model is being presented to illustrate the possible tectonic evolution of Great Bay tidal estuary.

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Differding, Moira K., Juliette Madan, Diane Gilbert-Diamond, Emily Baker, Margaret R. Karagas, and Noel T. Mueller. "Abstract MP43: Breast Milk-dependent Associations Of Infant Gut Microbiota With Childhood BMI Z Score." Circulation 143, Suppl_1 (May 25, 2021). http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/circ.143.suppl_1.mp43.

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Introduction: The prevalence of overweight and obesity in children ages 2-5 years continues to rise in the US. Experimental germ-free animal models indicate gut microbiota can cause excess weight gain. Observational human studies, mostly cross-sectional, also suggest gut microbiota is associated with obesity, but these studies have largely been conducted in older children and adults. Infants have a unique gut microbiota composition and function, under strong influence by human milk. Bifidobacteria, in particular, is hypothesized to be beneficial in the presence of human milk oligosaccharides. To our knowledge, no longitudinal studies have examined the association of the infant gut microbiota with childhood BMI, taking into account intake of human milk. Hypothesis: We hypothesized that infant gut microbiota composition, in particular relative abundance of Bifidobacteria, in the first year is prospectively associated with differences in child BMI from ages 2-5 years and associations are modified by duration of human milk feeding. Methods: We examined longitudinal data from mother-child dyads in the New Hampshire Birth Cohort, which began enrolling pregnant women from New Hampshire in 2009. We measured the infant gut microbiota using 16S rRNA sequencing at 6 weeks and 12 months of age. We estimated alpha diversity using the Shannon diversity index. Child BMI z scores (BMI-z) at 2-5 years of age were calculated using sex- and age-specific WHO growth charts. We used unadjusted and multivariable adjusted linear mixed models. We adjusted for pre-pregnancy BMI, birth weight, delivery mode, and infant BMI-z at 12 months (in 12-month microbiota models). We considered effect measure modification by breastfeeding duration. Results: Our analytic sample comprised 148 and 146 infants with microbiota data at 6 weeks and 12 months, respectively, and at least 1 BMI-z from ages 2-5 years. Shannon diversity at 6 weeks and 12 months of age, and top genera at 6 weeks were not significantly associated with child BMI-z. Abundance of 12-month Bifidobacterium was associated with lower BMI-z (-0.12; 95% CI (-0.25, 0.006)) and interacted with breastfeeding duration (p interaction <0.01); among infants consuming breast milk ≥6 months Bifidobacterium was associated with a 0.22 (95% CI: 0.06, 0.37) lower child BMI-z. Lower abundance of 12-month Prevotella , a bacteria linked to obesity in adults, was suggestively associated with lower child BMI-z and this association was also modified by breastfeeding duration (p interaction=0.01), such that it was only significant among infants breastfed < 6 months (0.34; 95% CI: 0.09, 0.60). Both interactions were consistent when breastfeeding duration was dichotomized at 12 months. Conclusion: Higher percent Bifidobacterium and lower Prevotella at 12 months was prospectively associated with lower childhood BMI-z, and both associations were modified by breastfeeding duration.

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