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Kendra N. Williams

Johns Hopkins University
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Everybody stacks: Lessons from household energy case studies to inform design principles for clean energy transitions

AV Shankar, AK Quinn, KL Dickinson, KN Williams… - Energy Policy, 2020 - Elsevier
Stove stacking (concurrent use of multiple stoves and/or fuels) is a poorly quantified practice
in regions with ongoing efforts to transition household energy to cleaner options. Using …

[HTML][HTML] Liquefied petroleum gas or biomass for cooking and effects on birth weight

…, LA Waller, J Wang, KN Williams… - … England Journal of …, 2022 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Exposure during pregnancy to household air pollution caused by the burning
of solid biomass fuel is associated with adverse health outcomes, including low birth weight. …

[PDF][PDF] HDAC6 deacetylates and ubiquitinates MSH2 to maintain proper levels of MutSα

M Zhang, S Xiang, HY Joo, L Wang, KA Williams, W Liu… - Molecular cell, 2014 - cell.com
MutS protein homolog 2 (MSH2) is a key DNA mismatch repair protein. It forms the MSH2-MSH6
(MutSα) and MSH2-MSH3 (MutSβ) heterodimers, which help to ensure genomic integrity…

[HTML][HTML] Effects of Cooking with Liquefied Petroleum Gas or Biomass on Stunting in Infants

…, U Ramakrishnan, KN Williams… - … England Journal of …, 2024 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Household air pollution is associated with stunted growth in infants. Whether
the replacement of biomass fuel (eg, wood, dung, or agricultural crop waste) with liquefied …

[HTML][HTML] A Systems Genetics Approach Identifies CXCL14, ITGAX, and LPCAT2 as Novel Aggressive Prostate Cancer Susceptibility Genes

KA Williams, M Lee, Y Hu, J Andreas, SJ Patel… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Although prostate cancer typically runs an indolent course, a subset of men develop
aggressive, fatal forms of this disease. We hypothesize that germline variation modulates …

A randomized trial of teen online problem solving for improving executive function deficits following pediatric traumatic brain injury

…, NC Walz, JA Carey, KM Williams… - The Journal of head …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To examine the efficacy of teen online problem solving (TOPS) in improving
executive function (EF) deficits following traumatic brain injury (TBI) in adolescence. Methods: …

[HTML][HTML] Perceptions of improved biomass and liquefied petroleum gas stoves in Puno, Peru: implications for promoting sustained and exclusive adoption of clean …

J Hollada, KN Williams, CH Miele, D Danz… - International journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
Many households in low- and middle-income countries cook with inefficient biomass-burning
stoves, which cause high levels of household air pollution and threaten long-term health. …

[HTML][HTML] Extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) phosphorylates histone deacetylase 6 (HDAC6) at serine 1035 to stimulate cell migration

KA Williams, M Zhang, S Xiang, C Hu, JY Wu… - Journal of Biological …, 2013 - ASBMB
Histone deacetylase 6 (HDAC6) is well known for its ability to promote cell migration through
deacetylation of its cytoplasmic substrates such as α-tubulin. However, how HDAC6 itself is …

[HTML][HTML] Liquefied petroleum gas or biomass cooking and severe infant pneumonia

…, LJ Underhill, SM Hartinger, KN Williams… - … England Journal of …, 2024 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Exposure to household air pollution is a risk factor for severe pneumonia. The
effect of replacing biomass cookstoves with liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cookstoves on the …

[HTML][HTML] An evaluation of the Fondo de Inclusión Social Energético program to promote access to liquefied petroleum gas in Peru

SL Pollard, KN Williams, CJ O'Brien, A Winiker… - Energy for Sustainable …, 2018 - Elsevier
Introduction Over 80% of rural households in Peru use solid fuels as their primary source of
domestic energy, which contributes to several health problems. In 2016, 6.7 million …