Article
Immunology
Janice K. Louie, Rocio Agraz-Lara, Laura Romo, Cristy Deiterich, Cathleen Xing, Susannah Graves
Summary: Surveillance data from Ukraine indicate a high incidence of tuberculosis, including drug-resistant strains. A study in San Francisco, California, USA, screened 299 newly arrived individuals from Ukraine using an interferon-gamma-release-assay (IGRA) and chest X-ray, revealing a 7.4% IGRA positive rate and one laboratory-confirmed case of pansusceptible TB. Screening with IGRA and chest X-ray can be helpful in assessing tuberculosis risk.
EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Niky C. Taylor, Raphael M. Kudela
Summary: This study quantifies the spatial variability of suspended particulate matter (SPM) concentrations in San Francisco Bay using satellite and shipboard remote sensing, showing that point sampling underestimates the variability within a 5 km scale. The spatial structure and variability in the bay change seasonally based on freshwater inflow, tidal state, and wind speed.
Article
Engineering, Geological
Jonathan P. Stewart, Nathaniel Wagner, Debra Murphy, Jeremy Butkovich, Micaela Largent, Hamid Nouri, Hannah Curran, Darcie Maffioli, John A. Egan
Summary: This article describes the construction of the Millennium Tower in San Francisco, including the monitoring of foundation settlements and building tilt, as well as the soil deformation mechanisms. The results show that both foundation settlements and building tilt are related to variations in horizontal and vertical stresses.
JOURNAL OF GEOTECHNICAL AND GEOENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Riley Bove, Erica Schleimer, Paul Sukhanov, Michael Gilson, Sindy M. Law, Andrew Barnecut, Bruce L. Miller, Stephen L. Hauser, Stephan J. Sanders, Katherine P. Rankin
Summary: The study describes the experience of building a custom, institution-wide platform to help clinicians efficiently select patient-relevant data and display them in simple graphical formats to inform real-time clinical decisions. This approach aims to achieve true personalized medicine by integrating an application into the clinical workflow and providing clinicians with access to relevant data sources.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ila Shimabuku, Da Chen, Yan Wu, Ezra Miller, Jennifer Sun, Rebecca Sutton
Summary: Organophosphate esters (OPEs) and bisphenols are commonly detected industrial chemicals in the environment. This study analyzed water samples from San Francisco Bay and found differences in sources and fate between OPEs and bisphenols. The concentrations of these chemicals were consistent with other estuarine and marine environments. Some compounds may pose potential risks to Bay biota. Control of releases is necessary to protect the ecosystem.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Navita Kalair, Leyla M. Mousli, Laurie M. Jacobs, Laura Schmidt, Cristin Kearns
Summary: This study assessed the availability, appeal, and promotion of fluoridated tap water compared with retail beverages in publicly accessible spaces at the University of California, San Francisco. The findings indicated that while there were multiple locations providing fluoridated water, some had issues such as obstruction and unsatisfactory flow. Additionally, signage encouraging healthier beverage choices was lacking near retail beverage locations.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION
(2022)
Article
Transportation
Andres Sevtsuk, Rounaq Basu, Xiaojiang Li, Raul Kalvo
Summary: This study analyzes pedestrian route choice preferences in San Francisco, California using big data from smartphone applications. Various street attributes impacting pedestrian route choice are studied, with innovations including generating alternative paths for route choice estimation and gathering route attribute information from Google Street View images. The estimated coefficients can be operationalized for policy and planning to improve pedestrian accessibility to BART stations in San Francisco.
TRAVEL BEHAVIOUR AND SOCIETY
(2021)
Letter
Immunology
Janice K. Louie, Rocio Agraz-Lara, Laura Romo, Felix Crespin, Lisa Chen, Susannah Graves
Summary: The coronavirus pandemic led to a decrease in tuberculosis diagnoses in San Francisco, California, but also resulted in an increase in severe illness requiring hospitalization or leading to death. This highlights the importance of heightened vigilance for tuberculosis in at-risk populations during the pandemic.
EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2021)
Article
Infectious Diseases
Kara J. O'Keefe, Sharon Pipkin, Robin Fatch, Susan Scheer, Teri Liegler, Willi McFarland, Robert M. Grant, Hong-Ha M. Truong
Summary: The frequency of non-B subtypes and CRFs increased in San Francisco during 2000-2016, with most non-B infections likely being acquired outside the US. Local transmission of non-B forms has occurred, but has not led to extensive transmission networks. Non-B variants were not widely established in San Francisco, in contrast to cities worldwide with more diverse epidemics.
INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Civil
Burak Cesme, Peter G. Furth, Ryan Casburn, Kevin Lee
Summary: The research examines the impact of pedestrian recall on pedestrian delay and cycle length, providing guidelines for balancing pedestrian demand and operational efficiency for vehicles. It suggests considering pedestrian recall when pedestrian demand is high and the duration of the vehicular green phase allows for the inclusion of a pedestrian phase without affecting signal cycle length.
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD
(2021)
Article
Economics
Rounaq Basu, Andres Sevtsuk
Summary: This study uses big data to analyze pedestrian route choice behavior in Boston, exploring preferences for route attributes. The findings can inform walkability policy and practice, with recommendations for future research to focus on hard-to-reach populations.
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART A-POLICY AND PRACTICE
(2022)
Article
Substance Abuse
Alex H. Kral, Barrot H. Lambdin, Erica N. Browne, Lynn D. Wenger, Ricky N. Bluthenthal, Jon E. Zibbell, Peter J. Davidson
Summary: Between 2018 and 2020, there was a notable shift among PWID in San Francisco from injecting black tar heroin to smoking fentanyl, resulting in a significant decrease in injection frequency and opioid injection rate. The number of days smoking fentanyl was associated with fewer injections. Qualitative interviews revealed that PWID switched to smoking fentanyl due to difficulties accessing veins and experienced benefits such as improved health and reduced stigma.
DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE
(2021)
Article
Substance Abuse
Jessica Liu, Lester Hartman, Andy S. L. Tan, Jonathan P. Winickoff
Summary: The authors used YRBSS data to study the impact of sales restrictions on flavored tobacco on youth smoking, and found that the restrictions had a positive effect. They also mentioned that YRBSS data from San Francisco cannot be used to evaluate the impact of the sales restrictions on all flavored tobacco products.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Rebekah Kaufman, Elizabeth Fair, Michael Reid, Ali Mirzazadeh
Summary: Authorship inequity exists in global health research, with authors from low-income and middle-income countries being under-represented in global collaborative research. Using articles affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) as a sample, it was found that the participation rate of authors from low-income countries and middle-income countries increased over time, but equity issues persist. Changing the authorship trends between high-income countries and low-income countries institutions is necessary for achieving equity in global health partnerships.
Article
Transportation
Xiaofeng Li, Peipei Xu, Yao-Jan Wu
Summary: This study successfully estimated short-term pedestrian crossing volume at signalized intersections equipped with pushbutton devices using a Bayesian Additive Regression Trees (BART) model, showing high accuracy compared to ground-truth data. The proposed method outperformed traditional methods in hourly pedestrian crossing volume estimation, providing valuable information for signal retiming.
JOURNAL OF INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Civil
Robert J. Schneider, Lingqian Hu, Joseph Stefanich
Article
Engineering, Civil
Mohammad Razaur Rahman Shaon, Robert J. Schneider, Xiao Qin, Zhaoxiang He, Aida Sanatizadeh, Matthew Dreis Flanagan
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD
(2018)
Article
Engineering, Civil
Julia B. Griswold, Aditya Medury, Robert J. Schneider, Offer Grembek
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD
(2018)
Article
Engineering, Civil
Farah J. Al-Mahameed, Xiao Qin, Robert J. Schneider, Mohammad Razaur Rahman Shaon
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD
(2019)
Article
Engineering, Civil
Julia B. Griswold, Aditya Medury, Robert J. Schneider, Dave Amos, Ang Li, Offer Grembek
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD
(2019)
Article
Engineering, Civil
Robert J. Schneider
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD
(2020)
Article
Engineering, Civil
Robert J. Schneider, Andrew Schmitz, Xiao Qin
Summary: This study developed pedestrian intersection crossing volume models for the seven-county Milwaukee metropolitan region and used negative binomial regression to analyze factors associated with annual pedestrian volumes. The models have fair accuracy and can be used to estimate pedestrian crossing totals on state highways and major thoroughfares.
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Civil
Robert J. Schneider, Andrew Schmitz, Greg Lindsey, Xiao Qin
Summary: The study used data from 197 crossings and found that pedestrians and cyclists are at risk of encountering vehicle traffic at trail crossings, identifying factors such as traffic volume, roadway motor vehicle volume, three-way intersections, and total crossing length that are significantly associated with trail crossing crashes.
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD
(2021)
Article
Environmental Studies
Rebecca L. Sanders, Robert J. Schneider
Summary: This study analyzed six years of pedestrian fatality data in the US and found notable differences in fatal crash patterns between different races, with Black, Native American, Hispanic, and Asian pedestrians being more likely to be killed in certain circumstances.
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART D-TRANSPORT AND ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Economics
Rebecca L. Sanders, Robert J. Schneider, Frank R. Proulx
Summary: This paper examines the correlation between severe pedestrian injuries in darkness and variables related to roadway design, operations, alcohol usage, and sociodemographic characteristics. The findings indicate that roadway design and operations play a significant role in the likelihood of pedestrian fatalities or serious injuries occurring in darkness. Alcohol usage and sociodemographic characteristics are also positively associated with severe injuries in darkness.
Article
Regional & Urban Planning
Carolyn McAndrews, Robert J. Schneider, Yicong Yang, Genevieve Kohn, Andrew Schmitz, Forrest Elliott, Jessica Pittner, Hans Purisch
Summary: Research shows that Complete Streets can serve as an implementation system to advance gender equity by implementing gender-specific tools and data, addressing social environments and infrastructure, and establishing a gender-inclusive agenda to reform transportation policy.
JOURNAL OF PLANNING LITERATURE
(2022)
Article
Transportation
Hayley Wiers, Robert J. Schneider
Summary: This study reveals a strong correlation between parking and anger among University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) campus users, particularly among those with lower household incomes, bus pass holders, and residents outside of the immediate UWM neighborhood. The study also summarizes qualitative themes from angry comments, including frustrations about parking price, supply, and duration, as well as questioning the motivations for university parking policies and a sense of entitlement among campus users. These findings are important for understanding the complex relationship between parking and anger and informing future policies.
JOURNAL OF TRANSPORT AND LAND USE
(2022)
Article
Transportation
Robert J. Schneider, Rebecca L. Sanders, Frank R. Proulx, Hamideh Moayyed
Summary: Pedestrian fatalities in the US have reached a nearly three-decade high and account for an increasing share of total traffic fatalities. The study identified characteristics of hot spot corridors where fatal pedestrian crashes occurred frequently, such as multilane roadways with high speed limits, high traffic volumes, commercial land use, and low-income neighborhoods. These corridors have the potential to produce high numbers of pedestrian fatalities and may require different safety strategies based on their classification.
JOURNAL OF TRANSPORT AND LAND USE
(2021)
Article
Urban Studies
Kristina M. Currans, Gabriella Abou-Zeid, Kelly J. Clifton, Amanda Howell, Robert Schneider
Article
Psychology, Applied
Robert J. Schneider, Josie L. Willman
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART F-TRAFFIC PSYCHOLOGY AND BEHAVIOUR
(2019)