Koreans are a relatively new and fast-growing immigrant group in the United States.
Research has shown that immigration experiences are associated with depression, whereas …

Current food production faces a tremendous challenge due to the growing human population.
The global population is estimated to reach 9 billion by 2050 with 70% more food being …

Objective The purpose of this study was (1) to characterize the primary sources of social
support and the extent of unmet needs for support (defined as the gap between social support …

Rationale: The role of viruses in pneumonia in adults and the impact of viral infection on
mortality have not been elucidated. Previous studies have significant limitations in that they …

Immigrant mental health issues, especially depression in relation to discrimination and
acculturation, are reported to be serious problems in the United States. The current study …

Practice guidelines recommend at least 14 days of antibiotic therapy for uncomplicated
Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB). However, these recommendations have not been …

High‐mobility group box protein 1 (HMGB1), a nonhistone nuclear protein and a cytokine
mediator, is implicated in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Extracellular HMGB1 …

The accumulation of plaques of β‐amyloid (Aβ) peptides, a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease,
results from the sequential cleavage of amyloid precursor protein (APP) by activation of β‐ …

Background Pseudomonas aeruginosa has gained an increasing amount of attention in the
treatment of patients with pneumonia. However, the benefit of empirical combination therapy …

This study adapted Andersen’s Health Belief Model to examine the predictors of mental
health services utilization among Korean American (KA) immigrants. A cross-sectional survey …