Lisa J Martins
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 4089684 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Lisa J Martins |
| NOMBRES | Lisa J |
| APELLIDO | Martins |
| FIRMA | MARTINS L J |
| AFILIACIONES | Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8702-9946 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 13 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 6 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 13 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1987 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Graphic-style stories to engage limited resource communities and promote health
Introduction: People with lower health literacy and those living in limited-resource communities often experience poorer health outcomes. Leveraging stories for health promotion can be particularly beneficial as stories are more engaging and memorable than other outreach materials. Co-designing health-promotion stories with representatives from target communities ensures their cultural relevance. Methods: We Engage 4 Health (WE4H), a 20 + member …
Transitioning Nutrition Care from Hospital to Primary Care
In Alberta, Canada, nutrition care is provided by Registered Dietitians (RDs) in two separate systems, hospital care and primary care. The aim of this quality improvement (QI) initiative is to design, implement, and evaluate a new pathway to optimize delivery of care during transitions
Environmental Health Knowledge Does Not Necessarily Translate to Action in Youth
Environmental challenges pose serious health problems, especially for children, and lay public action is lacking. This study sought to characterize the relationship between environmental health knowledge and behavior in youth. A cross-sectional, descriptive survey with quantitative and qualitative questions was conducted. Open-ended questions were coded to generate themes/subthemes. Subscales' scores were presented as mean ± SD or median and inte…
The Eyewitness Community Survey
Many youths and young adults have variable environmental health knowledge, limited understanding of their local environment's impact on their health, and poor environmentally friendly behaviors. We sought to develop and test a tool to reliably capture data, increase environmental health knowledge, and engage youths as citizen scientists to examine and take action on their community's challenges. The Eyewitness Community Survey (ECS) was developed…
Building a Population Representative Pediatric Biobank
Background: Biobanks can accelerate research by providing researchers with samples and data. However, hospital-based recruitment as a source for controls may create bias as who comes to the hospital may be different from the broader population. Methods: In an effort to broadly improve the quality of research studies and reduce costs and challenges associated with recruitment and sample collection, a group of diverse researchers at Cincinnati Chil…
The Importance of Gene-Environment Interaction
Given recent genetic advances, it is not surprising that genetics information is increasingly being used to improve health care. Thousands of conditions caused by single genes (Mendelian diseases) have been identified over the last century. However, Mendelian diseases are rare; thus, few individuals directly benefit from gene identification. In contrast, common complex diseases, such as obesity, breast cancer, and depression, directly affect many…
The Genes Influencing Adiponectin Levels Also Influence Risk Factors for Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes
Results from previous studies suggest that adiponectin levels are associated with risk factors for cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus; however, the genetic and/or environmental components of this relationship have not been characterized. The aims of this study were (1) to assess the presence of pleiotropy between adiponectin levels and risk factors for cardiovascular disease and (2) to study the association of circulating levels …
Genotype-by-Sex Interaction in the Regulation of High-Density Lipoprotein
Low levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) are widely documented as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Furthermore, there is marked sexual dimorphism in both HDL levels and the prevalence of CVD. However, the extent to which genetic factors contribute to such dimorphism has been largely unexplored. We examined the evidence for genotype-by-sex effects on HDL in a longitudinal sample of 1,562 participants from 330 families in the Fra…
The Genetics of Obesity in Mexican Americans
Recent estimates indicate that approximately 18% of the population in the United States can be considered obese (defined as a body mass index [BMI] > or = 30), and this rate is even higher among ethnic populations such as Mexican Americans. This figure becomes very significant given the strong evidence for obesity as a major risk factor for a variety of chronic diseases including type 2 diabetes mellitus and coronary heart disease. The search for…
A Quantitative Trait Locus Influencing Activin-to-Estrogen Ratio in Pedigreed Baboons Maps to a Region Homologous to Human Chromosome 19
Activin is a multifunctional hormone playing a major role in the regulation of reproduction and growth and development. We performed a genomewide scan using multipoint linkage analysis implemented in a general pedigree-based variance component approach to identify genes with measurable effects on variation in the activin-to-estrogen ratio in baboons. A microsatellite polymorphism, D19S714, which maps to human chromosome 19p13.2, showed marginal e…
Canadian Recommended Nutrient Intakes Underestimate True Energy Requirements in Middle-aged Women
Effects of religion, economics, and geography on genetic structure of Fogo Island, Newfoundland
The population structure of Fogo Island, Newfoundland is described using geography, religious affiliation, economic factors (such as the presence of a fish‐packing plant), and genetic markers. Five different analytic methods, R‐matrix analysis, r ii VS. mean per locus heterozygosity, predicted kinship (φ), mean first passage time, and Mantel matrix comparisons, were applied to the Fogo Island genetic and demographic data. The results suggest that…
Learning vs Grade Orientation
This research explored relationships between Eison's LOGO instrument and several personality and academic measures in a credit/no credit psychology course ( N = 44). Learning orientation (LO) was correlated with dogmatism and marginally (.07) with multiple-choice test performance, but not with Machiavellianism, Locus of Control, or performance on course written assignments. Grade orientation was related to Machiavellianism and marginally (.07) to…
The Importance of Gene-Environment Interaction
Given recent genetic advances, it is not surprising that genetics information is increasingly being used to improve health care. Thousands of conditions caused by single genes (Mendelian diseases) have been identified over the last century. However, Mendelian diseases are rare; thus, few individuals directly benefit from gene identification. In contrast, common complex diseases, such as obesity, breast cancer, and depression, directly affect many…
Canadian Recommended Nutrient Intakes Underestimate True Energy Requirements in Middle-aged Women
The Genetics of Obesity in Mexican Americans
Recent estimates indicate that approximately 18% of the population in the United States can be considered obese (defined as a body mass index [BMI] > or = 30), and this rate is even higher among ethnic populations such as Mexican Americans. This figure becomes very significant given the strong evidence for obesity as a major risk factor for a variety of chronic diseases including type 2 diabetes mellitus and coronary heart disease. The search for…
Learning vs Grade Orientation
This research explored relationships between Eison's LOGO instrument and several personality and academic measures in a credit/no credit psychology course ( N = 44). Learning orientation (LO) was correlated with dogmatism and marginally (.07) with multiple-choice test performance, but not with Machiavellianism, Locus of Control, or performance on course written assignments. Grade orientation was related to Machiavellianism and marginally (.07) to…
Effects of religion, economics, and geography on genetic structure of Fogo Island, Newfoundland
The population structure of Fogo Island, Newfoundland is described using geography, religious affiliation, economic factors (such as the presence of a fish‐packing plant), and genetic markers. Five different analytic methods, R‐matrix analysis, r ii VS. mean per locus heterozygosity, predicted kinship (φ), mean first passage time, and Mantel matrix comparisons, were applied to the Fogo Island genetic and demographic data. The results suggest that…
Canadian Recommended Nutrient Intakes Underestimate True Energy Requirements in Middle-aged Women
A Quantitative Trait Locus Influencing Activin-to-Estrogen Ratio in Pedigreed Baboons Maps to a Region Homologous to Human Chromosome 19
Activin is a multifunctional hormone playing a major role in the regulation of reproduction and growth and development. We performed a genomewide scan using multipoint linkage analysis implemented in a general pedigree-based variance component approach to identify genes with measurable effects on variation in the activin-to-estrogen ratio in baboons. A microsatellite polymorphism, D19S714, which maps to human chromosome 19p13.2, showed marginal e…
The Genetics of Obesity in Mexican Americans
Recent estimates indicate that approximately 18% of the population in the United States can be considered obese (defined as a body mass index [BMI] > or = 30), and this rate is even higher among ethnic populations such as Mexican Americans. This figure becomes very significant given the strong evidence for obesity as a major risk factor for a variety of chronic diseases including type 2 diabetes mellitus and coronary heart disease. The search for…
Genotype-by-Sex Interaction in the Regulation of High-Density Lipoprotein
Low levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) are widely documented as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Furthermore, there is marked sexual dimorphism in both HDL levels and the prevalence of CVD. However, the extent to which genetic factors contribute to such dimorphism has been largely unexplored. We examined the evidence for genotype-by-sex effects on HDL in a longitudinal sample of 1,562 participants from 330 families in the Fra…
The Genes Influencing Adiponectin Levels Also Influence Risk Factors for Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes
Results from previous studies suggest that adiponectin levels are associated with risk factors for cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus; however, the genetic and/or environmental components of this relationship have not been characterized. The aims of this study were (1) to assess the presence of pleiotropy between adiponectin levels and risk factors for cardiovascular disease and (2) to study the association of circulating levels …
The Importance of Gene-Environment Interaction
Given recent genetic advances, it is not surprising that genetics information is increasingly being used to improve health care. Thousands of conditions caused by single genes (Mendelian diseases) have been identified over the last century. However, Mendelian diseases are rare; thus, few individuals directly benefit from gene identification. In contrast, common complex diseases, such as obesity, breast cancer, and depression, directly affect many…
Building a Population Representative Pediatric Biobank
Background: Biobanks can accelerate research by providing researchers with samples and data. However, hospital-based recruitment as a source for controls may create bias as who comes to the hospital may be different from the broader population. Methods: In an effort to broadly improve the quality of research studies and reduce costs and challenges associated with recruitment and sample collection, a group of diverse researchers at Cincinnati Chil…
Environmental Health Knowledge Does Not Necessarily Translate to Action in Youth
Environmental challenges pose serious health problems, especially for children, and lay public action is lacking. This study sought to characterize the relationship between environmental health knowledge and behavior in youth. A cross-sectional, descriptive survey with quantitative and qualitative questions was conducted. Open-ended questions were coded to generate themes/subthemes. Subscales' scores were presented as mean ± SD or median and inte…
The Eyewitness Community Survey
Many youths and young adults have variable environmental health knowledge, limited understanding of their local environment's impact on their health, and poor environmentally friendly behaviors. We sought to develop and test a tool to reliably capture data, increase environmental health knowledge, and engage youths as citizen scientists to examine and take action on their community's challenges. The Eyewitness Community Survey (ECS) was developed…
Graphic-style stories to engage limited resource communities and promote health
Introduction: People with lower health literacy and those living in limited-resource communities often experience poorer health outcomes. Leveraging stories for health promotion can be particularly beneficial as stories are more engaging and memorable than other outreach materials. Co-designing health-promotion stories with representatives from target communities ensures their cultural relevance. Methods: We Engage 4 Health (WE4H), a 20 + member …
Transitioning Nutrition Care from Hospital to Primary Care
In Alberta, Canada, nutrition care is provided by Registered Dietitians (RDs) in two separate systems, hospital care and primary care. The aim of this quality improvement (QI) initiative is to design, implement, and evaluate a new pathway to optimize delivery of care during transitions
Medicine (8 obras) · Biology (6 obras) · Psychology (5 obras) · Environmental health (4 obras) · Gene (4 obras) · Genetics (4 obras) · Demography (3 obras) · Endocrinology (3 obras) · Endocrinology (3 obras) · Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (3 obras)