Obesity is a chronic condition linked with diabetes, stroke, coronary artery disease, and hypertension. 1 The estimated prevalence of obesity in the United States (26.7%) and Rhode Island (24.9%) has increased over the past decades. Obese women are at increased risk for pregnancy complications and poor birth outcomes. Specifically, prepregnancy obesity has been associated with birth defects, es...

Yingxi Zhu, Hiroko Ohtani , Michael L. Greenfield, Marina Ruths, and Steve Granick Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801 USA Physical and Environmental Sciences Department, Ford Research and Advanced Engineering, Dearborn, Michigan, 48121 USA Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island 02881 Dep...

Ting C. Zhao, Andy Tseng, Naohiro Yano, YiTang Tseng, Pamela A. Davol, Randall J. Lee, Lawrence G. Lum, and James F. Padbury Department of Pediatrics, Women and Infants Hospital, The Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island; Department of Research, Roger Williams Medical Center, Providence, Rhode Island; University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, Ca...

Prescription drug abuse/misuse in Rhode Island and the US is an epidemic. Chronic pain is often treated with prescription opiates which offer some relief, yet present risks to the patient of dependence, addiction and overdose. Physicians find themselves at times at odds with their patients regarding the management of pain and may feel bullied or pressured regarding prescribing. The Rhode Island...

BACKGROUND: Domestic minor sex trafficking (DMST) victims have unique medical and mental health needs and present frequently for medical attention. Little is known about the reported training, screening, comfort and knowledge of DMST among pediatricians in Rhode Island who likely encounter these patient victims without knowing. METHODS: An anonymous electronic survey sent to Rhode Island Hospit...

The present study was carried out to throw light on the anatomical, morphological and histological changes of oviductal infundibulum pre-laying, laying regressing reproductive stages chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus L.) from indigenous (6-10 months), sonali (3-19 months) rhode island red (RIR) (4-18 breeds. Anatomically, pre-laying chicks each breed not well differentiated into funnel neck par...

Author affiliations: University of Rhode Island, Providence, Rhode Island, USA (A. Srikiatkhachorn); Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences Virology Research Unit, Cebu City, Philippines (M.T. Alera, C.B. Lago); Cebu City Health Department, Cebu City (I.A. Tac-An, D. Villa); Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand (S. Fernandez, B. Thaisomboonsuk, C. ...

Thermomechanical Sensitivity of Microcantilevers in the Mid-Infrared Spectral Region B. Kwon a , C. Wang a , K. Park b , R. Bhargava c & W. P. King a a Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering , University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign , Urbana, Illinois b Department of Mechanical, Industrial and Systems Engineering , University of Rhode Island , Kingston, Rhode Island c Department of Bi...

The proportion of adults who are overweight or obese has increased markedly in the past two decades, both nationally and in Rhode Island. These increases are alarming due to the anticipated increases in associated diseases 3,4 and in the associated health care costs and loss of productivity. This report presents survey data on the differing patterns of obesity among Rhode Island adult men and w...

Michael J. Mello, MD, MPH Ted D. Nirenberg, PhD Richard Longabaugh, EdD Robert Woolard, MD Alison Minugh, PhD Bruce Becker, MD, MPH Janette Baird, PhD Lynda Stein, PhD From the Injury Prevention Center at Rhode Island Hospital (Mello, Nirenberg, Woolard, Becker, Baird); the Department of Emergency Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital (Mello, Woolard, Becker); Brown University (Mello, Nirenberg, Long...