John Adam

Dominion University College

418 publications · 6,218 citations · ORCID 0000-0001-5537-2889

Geological and Geochemical AnalysisBiomedical and Engineering EducationHigh-pressure geophysics and materialsMathematical Biology Tumor Growthearthquake and tectonic studies

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How does the consumption of plant-based proteins, specifically those high in anti-nutritional factors like phytates and trypsin inhibitors, affect mineral bioavailability and growth outcomes in children relying on these proteins as primary staples?

Why this gap exists: While the retrieved papers confirm that anti-nutritional factors like phytates and trypsin inhibitors reduce mineral bioavailability [0, 2], they focus on general adult health or crop improvement [1, 6] and do not provide direct evidence on the specific growth outcomes in children relying on these proteins as primary staples.

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Plant food anti-nutritional factors and their reduction strategies: an overview — Food Production Processing and Nutrition, 2020
Sustaining Protein Nutrition Through Plant-Based Foods — Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022
Is There Such a Thing as “Anti-Nutrients”? A Narrative Review of Perceived Problematic Plant Compounds — Nutrients, 2020
Faba Bean: An Untapped Source of Quality Plant Proteins and Bioactives — Nutrients, 2022
Nutritional properties and health aspects of pulses and their use in plant‐based yogurt alternatives — Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, 2021
Grains – a major source of sustainable protein for health — Nutrition Reviews, 2021
Healthy and Resilient Cereals and Pseudo-Cereals for Marginal Agriculture: Molecular Advances for Improving Nutrient Bioavailability — Frontiers in Genetics, 2020
Protein Quality in Perspective: A Review of Protein Quality Metrics and Their Applications — Nutrients, 2022
Health Benefits of Plant-Based Nutrition: Focus on Beans in Cardiometabolic Diseases — Nutrients, 2021
Bioavailability of Micronutrients From Nutrient-Dense Whole Foods: Zooming in on Dairy, Vegetables, and Fruits — Frontiers in Nutrition, 2020

How do specific policy interventions aimed at improving female education and labor force participation accelerate the 'maternal mortality transition' in regions currently experiencing high maternal mortality?

Why this gap exists: While the retrieved literature establishes links between female education, political power, and health outcomes (e.g., [3], [6], [9]), no study directly addresses how specific labor or education policy interventions accelerate the 'maternal mortality transition' in high-mortality regions, leaving the mechanism and impact of such specific policies unresolved.

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Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 — The Lancet, 2024
Global age-sex-specific mortality, life expectancy, and population estimates in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1950–2021, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 — The Lancet, 2024
Determinants of female labor force participation: implications for policy in Qatar — Cogent Social Sciences, 2022
Maternal Mortality and Women’s Political Power — Journal of the European Economic Association, 2023
The labor force participation of Indian women before and after widowhood — Demographic Research, 2020
The public health effects of interventions similar to basic income: a scoping review — The Lancet Public Health, 2020
Differential impact of maternal education on under-five mortality in rural and urban India — Health & Place, 2023
Public Health Expenditure and Under-five Mortality in Nigeria: An Overview for Policy Intervention — Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2020
Efficacy of companion-integrated childbirth preparation for childbirth fear, self-efficacy, and maternal support in primigravid women in Malawi — BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2020
The contribution of female health to economic development — The Economic Journal, 2020

What is the comparative effectiveness of telemedicine versus traditional in-person care in maintaining essential antenatal coverage and reducing maternal mortality in low-income and middle-income countries during future health system shocks?

Why this gap exists: While abstracts [4], [7], [8], and [9] discuss digital tools and maternity care in low- and middle-income countries, none provide a direct comparative effectiveness analysis of telemedicine versus in-person care regarding maternal mortality during health system shocks, leaving the specific question unresolved.

Sources

COVID-19 and resilience of healthcare systems in ten countries — Nature Medicine, 2022
Community Health Workers Can Provide Psychosocial Support to the People During COVID-19 and Beyond in Low- and Middle- Income Countries — Frontiers in Public Health, 2021
Social Impacts and Responses Related to COVID-19 in Low- and Middle-income Countries — OpenDocs (Institute of Development Studies), 2020
Seizing the moment to rethink health systems — The Lancet Global Health, 2021
Use of mHealth in promoting maternal and child health in “BIMARU” states of India “A health system strengthening strategy”: Systematic literature review — PLOS Digital Health, 2024
Investments for effective functionality of health systems towards Universal Health Coverage in Africa: A scoping review — PLOS Global Public Health, 2022
Infant and young child feeding — OECD eBooks, 2023
Facilitators and barriers to the implementation of a Mobile Health Wallet for pregnancy-related health care: A qualitative study of stakeholders’ perceptions in Madagascar — PLoS ONE, 2020
The impact of digital interventions on health insurance coverage for reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health services utilization in Kakamega, Kenya: a cluster randomized controlled trial — Health Policy and Planning, 2024
Seeking digital maternity healthcare during the pandemic health system shock: a systematic review of women's experiences in low- and middle-income countries — Frontiers in Reproductive Health, 2026

Publications

Liberty on a pedestal

The Physics Teacher · 2026 · corresponding author

Liberty on a pedestal: Solutions for Fermi Questions, March 2026

The Physics Teacher · 2026 · corresponding author

Nature's Mathematical Tapestry

WORLD SCIENTIFIC eBooks · 2026 · corresponding author

Cold War: The Rise of the Snowman Army: Solutions for Fermi Questions, February 2026

The Physics Teacher · 2026 · corresponding author

Cold war: The rise of the snowman army

The Physics Teacher · 2026 · corresponding author

UFOs, Flatland, and dimensional interface phenomena: Solutions for Fermi Questions, April 2026

The Physics Teacher · 2026 · corresponding author

UFOs, Flatland, and dimensional interface phenomena

The Physics Teacher · 2026 · corresponding author

Melt–Rock Interaction Experiments Reveal Rapid Microstructural and Chemical Changes at Lower Crustal Conditions

Journal of Metamorphic Geology · 2025 · 4 citations

Experimental constraints on shallow differentiation of high-Mg andesite at Whakaari, New Zealand

Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology · 2025 · 3 citations

A bridge too low

The Physics Teacher · 2025 · corresponding author · 1 citations

Starting from scratch(es)

The Physics Teacher · 2025 · corresponding author

Starting from scratch(es): Solutions for Fermi Questions, October 2025

The Physics Teacher · 2025 · corresponding author

Glints and glitter: Solutions for Fermi Questions, November 2025

The Physics Teacher · 2025 · corresponding author

Glints and glitter

The Physics Teacher · 2025 · corresponding author

Meandering about

The Physics Teacher · 2025 · corresponding author

Meandering about: Solutions for Fermi Questions, December 2025

The Physics Teacher · 2025 · corresponding author

Move over, Tatooine: Solutions for Fermi Questions, January 2026

The Physics Teacher · 2025 · corresponding author

Move over, Tatooine

The Physics Teacher · 2025 · corresponding author

Lock n’ love

The Physics Teacher · 2025 · corresponding author

Lock n’ love: Solutions for Fermi Questions, April 2025

The Physics Teacher · 2025 · corresponding author

A bridge too low: Solutions for Fermi Questions, May 2025

The Physics Teacher · 2025 · corresponding author

Upper-crustal storage and differentiation of arc-front and rear-arc magmas confirmed by phase-equilibria experiments

2025

Suntan (and other solar trigonometric functions): Solutions for Fermi Questions, February 2025

The Physics Teacher · 2025 · corresponding author

Suntan (and other solar trigonometric functions)

The Physics Teacher · 2025 · corresponding author

A question of transparency

The Physics Teacher · 2025 · corresponding author

A question of transparency: Solutions for Fermi Questions, March 2025

The Physics Teacher · 2025 · corresponding author

Streamlining Venepuncture: Reducing Time Wasted and Improving Patient Care on a Specialist Eating Disorder Unit (SEDU)

BJPsych Open · 2025

Can’t see the light for the trees

The Physics Teacher · 2025 · corresponding author

Can’t see the light for the trees: Solutions for Fermi Questions, September 2025

The Physics Teacher · 2025 · corresponding author

Magma Evolution and Storage Conditions in an Andesite–Dacite Volcanic System, Whakaari (White Island), New Zealand

Journal of Petrology · 2024 · 3 citations

Earthquakes and seismic waves

The Physics Teacher · 2024 · corresponding author · 2 citations

Earthquakes and seismic waves: Solutions for Fermi Questions, March 2024

The Physics Teacher · 2024 · corresponding author · 2 citations

Shadow hands

The Physics Teacher · 2024 · corresponding author · 1 citations

Shadow hands: Solutions for Fermi Questions, September 2024

The Physics Teacher · 2024 · corresponding author

From T to Y: Solutions for Fermi Questions, December 2024

The Physics Teacher · 2024 · corresponding author

From T to Y

The Physics Teacher · 2024 · corresponding author

Sky smiley face: Solutions for Fermi Questions, November 2024

The Physics Teacher · 2024 · corresponding author

Sky smiley face

The Physics Teacher · 2024 · corresponding author

Pigeon strike!

The Physics Teacher · 2024 · corresponding author

Golden spirals everywhere?: Solutions for Fermi Questions, January 2025

The Physics Teacher · 2024 · corresponding author

Golden spirals everywhere?

The Physics Teacher · 2024 · corresponding author

Pigeon strike!: Solutions for Fermi Questions, October 2024

The Physics Teacher · 2024 · corresponding author

Refracting UFOs

The Physics Teacher · 2024 · corresponding author

Refracting UFOs: Solutions for Fermi Questions, May 2024

The Physics Teacher · 2024 · corresponding author

[18F]FDG-PET/CT-based risk stratification in women with locally advanced uterine cervical cancer

BMC Cancer · 2024 · corresponding author

Cats, dogs, and roll waves

The Physics Teacher · 2024 · corresponding author

Cats, dogs, and roll waves: Solutions for Fermi Questions, April 2024

The Physics Teacher · 2024 · corresponding author

Pragmatic Mathematics for Scientists and Engineers

WORLD SCIENTIFIC eBooks · 2024

Snow spheres and ice cubes

The Physics Teacher · 2024 · corresponding author

Snow spheres and ice cubes: Solutions for Fermi Questions, February 2024

The Physics Teacher · 2024 · corresponding author

CCS Assessment and Near Field Exploration: a UK Southern North Sea Dual-Purpose Reprocessing Case Study

2024

The weighty words of Lord Rayleigh: Solutions for Fermi Questions, January 2024

The Physics Teacher · 2024 · corresponding author

The weighty words of Lord Rayleigh

The Physics Teacher · 2024 · corresponding author

Ellipses, leaves, and solar crescents: Solutions for Fermi Questions, November 2023

The Physics Teacher · 2023 · corresponding author · 1 citations

Calc-alkaline magmatism and the origin of the Earth’s first continental crust

2023 · corresponding author

Dental Floss, Calculus, and Jail: Solutions for Fermi Questions, October 2023

The Physics Teacher · 2023 · corresponding author

Of mice,* humans, and flies: Solutions for Fermi Questions, April 2023

The Physics Teacher · 2023 · corresponding author

Of mice,* humans, and flies

The Physics Teacher · 2023 · corresponding author

Exploding Haystacks: Solutions for Fermi Questions, March 2023

The Physics Teacher · 2023 · corresponding author

Exploding haystacks

The Physics Teacher · 2023 · corresponding author

Oscillating iceberg: Solutions for Fermi Questions, February 2023

The Physics Teacher · 2023 · corresponding author

Oscillating icebergs

The Physics Teacher · 2023 · corresponding author

Are vertically extensive magmatic systems realistic? A cautionary tale about geobarometers

2023

Not your typical tower of Sauron: Solutions for Fermi Questions, September 2023

The Physics Teacher · 2023 · corresponding author

Constraining Andesitic Magma Storage and Evolution at White Island (Whakaari) Volcano, New Zealand: Insights from Experimental and Rhyolite-MELTS Modelling Results

2023

Another angle on perspective: Solutions for Fermi Questions, May 2023

The Physics Teacher · 2023 · corresponding author

Ellipses, leaves, and solar crescents

The Physics Teacher · 2023 · corresponding author

Dental Floss, Calculus, and Jail

The Physics Teacher · 2023 · corresponding author

Not your typical Tower of Sauron

The Physics Teacher · 2023 · corresponding author

Another angle on perspective

The Physics Teacher · 2023 · corresponding author

“Density” of light and pi

The Physics Teacher · 2023 · corresponding author

“Density” of light and pi: Solutions for Fermi Questions, December 2023

The Physics Teacher · 2023 · corresponding author

Letter to the Editor

Michigan Historical Review · 2022 · corresponding author

Rock paintings: Solutions for Fermi Questions, September 2022

The Physics Teacher · 2022 · corresponding author

Cloud Ripple Pattern

The Physics Teacher · 2022 · corresponding author

Cloud Ripple Pattern: Solutions for Fermi Questions, October 2022

The Physics Teacher · 2022 · corresponding author

Horizontal air mass: Solutions for Fermi Questions, November 2022

The Physics Teacher · 2022 · corresponding author

Horizontal air mass

The Physics Teacher · 2022 · corresponding author

Drop in the bucket?

The Physics Teacher · 2022 · corresponding author

A drop in the bucket?: Solutions for Fermi Questions, December 2022

The Physics Teacher · 2022 · corresponding author

Shrub sphericity

The Physics Teacher · 2022 · corresponding author

Shrub sphericity: Solutions for Fermi Questions, January 2023

The Physics Teacher · 2022 · corresponding author

Technology’s Challenge to Regulators

Zicklin School of Business Financial Markets series · 2022

Petrological Evolution of Mt Taranaki, New Zealand

Goldschmidt2022 abstracts · 2022

Rock paintings

The Physics Teacher · 2022 · corresponding author

Morphology-Dependent Resonances in Two Concentric Spheres with Variable Refractive Index in the Outer Layer: Analytic Solutions

Applied Mechanics · 2021 · corresponding author

From Model to Horizon : A Comprehensive Method for Seismic Interpretation

2021

Experimental alteration of monazite in granitic melt: Variable U–Th–Pb and REE mobility during melt-mediated coupled dissolution-precipitation

Chemical Geology · 2020 · 46 citations

What's Your Sphericity Index? Rationalizing Surface Area and Volume

ODU Digital Commons (Old Dominion University) · 2020 · corresponding author · 1 citations

Diffusion Models of Prevascular and Vascular Tumor Growth

2020 · corresponding author · 1 citations

Adakite‐Like Potassic Magmatism and Crust‐Mantle Interaction in a Postcollisional Setting: An Experimental Study of Melting Beneath the Tibetan Plateau

Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth · 2019 · 58 citations

Experimental constraints on the differentiation of low-alkali magmas beneath the Tonga arc: Implications for the origin of arc tholeiites

Lithos · 2019 · 18 citations

Linear Difference Equations: Integrated- Environmentalist Approach For Teaching Mathematics

ODU Digital Commons (Old Dominion University) · 2019 · corresponding author

The asymptotic solution of the ion-damped acoustic-gravity wave equation

Zeitschrift für angewandte Mathematik und Physik · 2019 · corresponding author

Adakite-like potassic magmatism and crust-mantle interaction in a postcollisional setting: an experimental study of melting beneath the Tibetan Plateau

Figshare · 2019

Sub-arc xenolith Fe-Li-Pb isotopes and textures tell tales of their journey through the mantle wedge and crust

Geology · 2018 · 19 citations

Intracrystalline “geothermometry” assessed on clino and orthopyroxene bearing synthetic rocks

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta · 2018 · 10 citations

Dimensional Analysis: Physical Insight Gained Through Algebra

ODU Digital Commons (Old Dominion University) · 2018 · corresponding author · 1 citations

Intracrystalline geothermometers validated on synthetic clino and orthopyroxenes and applied to a terrestrial analogue

EPSC · 2018

Shape Resonances of the Transverse Magnetic Mode in a Spherically Stratified Medium

International Journal of Applied Physics and Mathematics · 2018

The Beauty of Numbers in Nature: Mathematical Patterns and Principles from the Natural World [Book Review]

ODU Digital Commons (Old Dominion University) · 2018 · corresponding author

ERRATUM: Sub-arc xenolith Fe-Li-Pb isotopes and textures tell tales of their journey through the mantle wedge and crust

Geology · 2018

Rays, Waves, and Scattering

Princeton University Press eBooks · 2017 · corresponding author · 3 citations

Rays, Waves, and Scattering

Princeton University Press eBooks · 2017 · corresponding author · 3 citations

Rays, Waves, and Scattering Topics in Classical Mathematical Physics

ODU Digital Commons (Old Dominion University) · 2017 · corresponding author · 2 citations

Mountain shadows revisited

Applied Optics · 2017 · corresponding author · 1 citations

Ocean Acoustics

Princeton University Press eBooks · 2017 · corresponding author · 1 citations

Chapter 14. Atmospheric Waves

Princeton University Press eBooks · 2017 · corresponding author · 1 citations

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