“…We studied the relative importance of these factors in two host-social parasite ecosystems in three ant communities in Europe (Bavaria) and North America (New York, West Virginia). We tested how these factors affect colony demography, life-history and the spatial pattern of colonies, using a large sample size of more than 1000 colonies. …”
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“…In all time periods, the lowest county-level life expectancies are seen in the South, the Mississippi basin, West Virginia, Kentucky, and selected counties with large Native American populations. …”
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“…Counties in parts of South Dakota, eastern Kentucky and western West Virginia, along the Texas-Mexico border, along the southern half of the Mississippi river, and in southern Alabama generally experienced the highest levels of poor self-reported health. …”
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“…METHODS: To identify such genetic factors, we conducted a genome-wide linkage scan in 464 extended families with 2616 individuals from Iowa, Pennsylvania and West Virginia for three dental caries phenotypes: (1) PRIM: dichotomized as zero versus one or more affected primary teeth, (2) QTOT1: age-adjusted quantitative caries measure for both primary and permanent dentitions including pre-cavitated lesions, and (3) QTOT2: age-adjusted quantitative caries excluding pre-cavitated lesions. …”
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“…Seeds of parents and three backcross generations of chestnut (100% American, 100% Chinese, and BC(1)F(3), BC(2)F(3), and BC(3)F(2) hybrids) were planted into mine soils in West Virginia, USA with shelter treatments. Survival for all stock types was 44% after 8 years (American 39%, Chinese 77%, BC(1)F(3) 40%, BC(2)F(3) 28%, and BC(3)F(2) 35%). …”
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“…Exclusion rates were highest in the West and Southeast. West Virginia had the highest exclusion rate, with 5.77 exclusions per 1000 physicians (32 exclusions among 5720 physicians), while Montana had 0 exclusions during this period. …”
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“…Families are rarely prepared for worsening HF and are not informed about end-of-life and palliative care (EOLPC) conservative comfort options especially during the end stage. West Virginia (WV) has the highest rate of HF deaths in the U.S. where 14% of the population over 65 years have HF. …”
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“…METHODS: A retrospective cohort study of all patients undergoing ERCP at West Virginia University during the years 2016 and 2017 was performed. …”
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“…SETTING: 46 US states without policy changes between 2001 and 2017; Missouri and South Carolina, which lowered the age for handgun sales in 2007 and 2008, respectively; and West Virginia and Wyoming, which increased the age for handgun sales in 2010. …”
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“…SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: This study was conducted at Waterfront Family Pharmacy in Morgantown, West Virginia from December 2017 until April 2018. Participants were included if aged 40 to 75, received at least two fills of a diabetes medication at the pharmacy in the last year, had not taking a statin within a year prior to participating in the study, and could read and write in English. …”
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“…METHODS: WIC administrative data were obtained from West Virginia for the period January 2019 to January 2020 and included 30,440 WIC households that had received food benefits in that period. …”
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“…SETTING: Participants resided nationwide but were concentrated in US states disproportionately affected by deaths of despair, including Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Delaware. PARTICIPANTS: Cohort included 12 144 252 participants, with no restriction by age or gender. …”
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“…These results are consistent with prior reports from other Appalachian states including Kentucky, West Virginia and Tennessee. Rates of prescription were highest in non-metropolitan areas overall but GIS mapping revealed a marked west-east gradient. …”
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“…In state-specific analyses, both methods suggested that the vaccine lottery programs were helpful in Ohio (0.09 log points; P < .001), Maryland (0.26 log points; P < .001), Oregon (0.15 log points; P = .002), and Washington (0.37 log points; P < .001) but not in Arkansas, Kentucky, and West Virginia. The ASC analysis found that lottery programs were positively associated with vaccinations in New Mexico (0.32 log points; P < .001) and New York (0.33 log points; P = .001). …”
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“…In alignment with these recommendations, we have incorporated professional skills training into the biomedical science graduate curriculum at West Virginia University. An important component of the training is developing conflict resolution and negotiation skills. …”
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“…STUDY DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS: Trained researchers conducted focus groups and interviews with NEs prior to (n = 97) and during (n = 77) the first two years of the pandemic in Alabama, Kansas, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, and West Virginia. MEASURABLE OUTCOME/ANALYSIS: Discussions were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim, and coded by researchers using inductive thematic analysis. …”
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“…We delivered a PA program via the Internet for older adults in rural West Virginia (USA). This alternative could help other countries reach more older adults and reduce falls. …”
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“…This study’s purpose was to describe substance use trends before and during the pandemic among individuals injured in MVC and treated at a rural Level-1 trauma center in West Virginia. METHODS: A cross-sectional analysis was performed using patients’ medical records. …”
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“…DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: For this cross-sectional study, the Rural Opioid Initiative research consortium conducted a survey in geographically diverse rural counties with high rates of overdose across 10 US states (Illinois, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Oregon, Kentucky, West Virginia, Ohio, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont) between January 25, 2018, and March 17, 2020, asking PWUD about their substance use, substance use treatment, and interactions with the criminal legal system. …”
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“…States ranked 11 through 20 (from 56.03% to 50.55%) were Arkansas, New York, Mississippi, West Virginia, Oregon, Illinois, Tennessee, Arizona, Texas, and District of Columbia, respectively. …”
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