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Environmental Sciences
Angel Merida-Ortega, Stephen J. Rothenberg, Mariano E. Cebrian, Lizbeth Lopez-Carrillo
Summary: This study compares the individual concentrations and mixtures of metals in women with and without BC. The results show that different metals have different effects on BC.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Caitlin G. Howe, Birgit Claus Henn, Shohreh F. Farzan, Rima Habre, Sandrah P. Eckel, Brendan H. Grubbs, Thomas A. Chavez, Dema Faham, Laila Al-Marayati, Deborah Lerner, Alyssa Quimby, Sara Twogood, Michael J. Richards, John D. Meeker, Theresa M. Bastain, Carrie V. Breton
Summary: This study investigated the impact of a mixture of metals on fetal size in mid-pregnancy among predominantly lower income Hispanic pregnant women in Los Angeles. Results showed molybdenum (Mo) and barium (Ba) were the components that contributed most to fetal size, with Mo associated with higher estimated fetal weight (EFW) and Ba associated with lower EFW. The study also found a possible interaction between Ba and Mo in relation to head circumference.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Xin Wang, Ning Ding, Sioban D. Harlow, John F. Randolph Jr, Bhramar Mukherjee, Ellen B. Gold, Sung Kyun Park
Summary: This study found associations between arsenic, lead, and metal mixtures with earlier natural menopause, which may be a risk factor for adverse health outcomes in later life.
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Min Zhang, Chong Liu, Wen-Ding Li, Xue-Dan Xu, Fei-Peng Cui, Pan-Pan Chen, Yan-Ling Deng, Yu Miao, Qiong Luo, Jia-Yue Zeng, Ting-Ting Lu, Tian Shi, Qiang Zeng
Summary: This study found that prenatal exposure to metals is associated with increased oxidative stress among pregnant women, especially in the case of selenium exposure. However, there was no evidence of associations between urinary metals as individual chemicals or mixtures and DNA methylation.
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Al-Hadidy AI, Abbas F. Jasim, Abdullah M. Rashed
Summary: Compared to traditional bitumen, thiophene bitumen from northern Iraq is inexpensive and abundant, with higher sulfur content. The research showed that thiophene mix asphalt (TMA) has slightly higher stability and resistance to moisture damage compared to hot-mix asphalt (HMA), with similar performance under long-term aging effects. Additionally, TMA demonstrated a 10% higher fatigue life and reduced granular base layer in the pavement system.
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Theory & Methods
Shengwei Hu, Yong Wang
Summary: Modal clustering aims to achieve a clear population goal, with density estimation playing a crucial role. This paper introduces the use of semiparametric mixtures and a mode-flattening technique for better density estimation in modal clustering. By sequentially reducing the number of clusters and eliminating minor modes, the proposed method shows superior performance in solving difficult clustering problems.
STATISTICS AND COMPUTING
(2021)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Ying Wang, Anna K. Ksienzyk, Ming Liu, Marco Broenner
Summary: By utilizing modern geophysical data acquisition technology and cluster analysis, a high-resolution cluster map can be generated to assist geological mapping and interpretation more effectively.
GEOPHYSICAL JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Caitlin G. Howe, Sara S. Nozadi, Erika Garcia, Thomas G. O'Connor, Anne P. Starling, Shohreh F. Farzan, Brian P. Jackson, Juliette C. Madan, Akram N. Alshawabkeh, Jose F. Cordero, Theresa M. Bastain, John D. Meeker, Carrie Breton, Margaret R. Karagas
Summary: This study conducted an environmental mixture analysis of metal impacts on fetal growth, pooling data from three diverse cohorts in the United States. The findings suggest that antimony may adversely impact fetal growth, while nickel has a positive association. Cohort and/or sex-dependent associations were also identified for other metals, indicating individual differences.
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Yixiao Song, Fen Wu, Sneha Sharma, Tess V. Clendenen, Sandra India-Aldana, Yelena Afanasyeva, Yian Gu, Karen L. Koenig, Anne Zeleniuch-Jacquotte, Yu Chen
Summary: Limited evidence suggests that adherence to the mid-life DASH diet is associated with a lower prevalence of late-life subjective cognitive complaints (SCCs) in women.
ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Pulak K. Ghosh, Yuxin Zhou, Yunyun Li, Fabio Marchesoni, Franco Nori
Summary: We numerically investigated the dynamics of a mixture of finite-size active and passive disks in a linear array of two-dimensional convection rolls. The interplay of advection and steric interactions produces interesting effects like stirring and separation. These mechanisms are quantitatively characterized by studying the dependence of diffusion constants on the parameters.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Mieke Beth Thomeer, Rin Reczek, Clifford Ross, Christina Bijou
Summary: This study examines the long-term health implications of birth timing and wantedness on aging women's health. It finds that the sequencing and timing of births within an individual have significant impacts on their health in mid-life. Those who have wanted births in their 20s and 30s experience the smallest declines in health, while those with mainly unwanted or mistimed births at any age, especially starting in adolescence, have the greatest health declines. Adjusting for social and economic factors explains some, but not all, health differences among childbearing clusters.
JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES B-PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Purva Jain, Alexandra M. Binder, Brian Chen, Humberto Parada, Linda C. Gallo, John Alcaraz, Steve Horvath, Parveen Bhatti, Eric A. Whitsel, Kristina Jordahl, Andrea A. Baccarelli, Lifang Hou, James D. Stewart, Yun Li, Jamie N. Justice, Andrea Z. LaCroix
Summary: This study investigated the association between epigenetic age acceleration (EAA), a biomarker associated with aging, and healthy longevity among older women. The findings suggest that EAA may be a valid biomarker associated with healthy longevity among older women and may be used for risk stratification and risk estimation of future functional and cognitive aging.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Kjell Vegard F. Weyde, Ann-Karin Olsen, Nur Duale, Jorke H. Kamstra, Thea S. Skogheim, Ida H. Caspersen, Stephanie M. Engel, Guido Biele, Yankai Xia, Helle M. Meltzer, Heidi Aase, Gro D. Villanger
Summary: This study investigated the associations between gestational levels of toxic metals and essential elements with global DNA methylation levels in pregnant women and their newborn children. The results showed some associations between specific toxic metals and essential elements with DNA methylation levels in both pregnant mothers and newborns, suggesting potential impact on disease development. Future studies should further explore these findings to understand the implications for public health.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Psychiatry
April Shaw
Summary: This study investigates the impact of social relationships on the sense of self of mid-life and older aged women in recovery from illicit drug use. It found that breaking connections with disruptive individuals and setting boundaries were important for achieving a healthy recovery. Positive reinforcement from others played a crucial role in the women's self-acceptance.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
Article
Automation & Control Systems
Qiong Zhang, Jiahua Chen
Summary: Advancements in information technology have resulted in large datasets stored in different centers, prompting the need to adapt existing statistical methods to overcome computational challenges. This paper introduces the split-and-conquer strategy, applied to distributed learning of finite Gaussian mixtures, with a recommended reduction strategy and effective algorithm. The new estimator demonstrates consistency and comparable statistical performance to the global estimator, potentially outperforming it in clustering tasks. It also exhibits improved statistical and computational performance compared to existing split-and-conquer approaches.
JOURNAL OF MACHINE LEARNING RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Paola Filigrana, Chad Milando, Stuart Batterman, Jonathan Levy, Bhramar Mukherjee, Meredith Pedde, Adam A. Szpiro, Sara D. Adar
Summary: This study used a case-crossover design and high-resolution modeling data to investigate the impact of pollutants generated by highway traffic on the health of individuals living near roads, but found no evidence of increased mortality risk associated with exposure to PM2.5, NOx, and BC. The novel approach to estimate exposure based on detailed traffic congestion data did not support the hypothesis of significantly higher mortality risk with greater exposures to these pollutants in near-road populations.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ibrahim Issah, John Arko-Mensah, Laura S. Rozek, Katie Rentschler, Thomas P. Agyekum, Duah Dwumoh, Stuart Batterman, Thomas G. Robins, Julius N. Fobil
Summary: The study found that high levels of PM2.5 exposure were associated with increased levels of global DNA methylation in a site-specific manner.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Statistics & Probability
Jiacong Du, Jonathan Boss, Peisong Han, Lauren J. Beesley, Michael Kleinsasser, Stephen A. Goutman, Stuart Batterman, Eva L. Feldman, Bhramar Mukherjee
Summary: This article investigates the implementation of penalized regression methods for variable selection and coefficient estimation when dealing with missing data. By constructing a class of penalized objective functions, the same variables can be selected across multiple imputed datasets. Through simulations, it is found that stacked approaches are more computationally efficient and have better estimation and selection properties.
JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL AND GRAPHICAL STATISTICS
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Sung-Hee Seo, Sung-Deuk Choi, Stuart Batterman, Yoon-Seok Chang
Summary: This study evaluated the 12-year trends in serum levels of 28 organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in 880 adults living in Seoul, Korea. The results showed that OCP levels decreased over time, with females having higher levels than males. OCP levels were positively associated with BMI, age, uric acid, creatinine, and thyroid-stimulating hormone, but negatively associated with free thyroxine. The study also suggested possible disturbances in renal transport and thyroid homeostasis by OCPs.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Sung Kyun Park, Xin Wang, Ning Ding, Carrie A. Karvonen-Gutierrez, Antonia M. Calafat, William H. Herman, Bhramar Mukherjee, Sioban D. Harlow
Summary: This study found a positive association between serum PFAS concentrations and incident diabetes risk, with specific PFAS such as n-PFOA and PFHxS potentially increasing the risk of diabetes. Reducing exposure to these chemicals may be crucial in lowering the risk of diabetes.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ibrahim Issah, John Arko-Mensah, Laura S. Rozek, Katie R. Zarins, Duah Dwomoh, Thomas P. Agyekum, Niladri Basu, Stuart Batterman, Thomas G. Robins, Julius N. Fobil
Summary: This study found that co-exposure to toxic and essential metals is associated with global (LINE-1) DNA methylation in e-waste workers. Zinc has a significant inverse association with global DNA methylation. Potential interactions between Cd and Zn were also observed.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Paola Filigrana, Jonathan Levy, Josette Gauthier, Stuart Batterman, Sara D. Adar
Summary: This study examines the effects of promoting electric vehicles (EV) and walking/bicycling on reducing CO2 emissions and improving air quality and health in Seattle. The results show that increasing the use of EV, walking, and bicycling can lead to significant reductions in CO2 emissions, lower air pollutant concentrations, and prevent premature deaths and asthma cases.
JOURNAL OF EXPOSURE SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Nan Lin, Lexuan Zhong, Christopher Godwin, Stuart Batterman
Summary: This study develops a sensitive method for measuring airborne 1,4-dioxane in indoor air and evaluates the performance of the method. The results show that there are limits to sampling times in high humidity environments and other measures are needed to ensure good performance. Scenario analyses demonstrate the potential impact of shallow groundwater contamination in flooded areas, highlighting the urgent need for monitoring vapor intrusion of 1,4-dioxane.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Letter
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Sung Kyun Park, Xin Wang, Carrie A. Karvonen-Gutierrez
Article
Environmental Sciences
Xin Wang, Carrie A. Karvonen-Gutierrez, William H. Herman, Bhramar Mukherjee, Sung Kyun Park
Summary: Exposure to metals, especially arsenic, cobalt, and zinc, may contribute to the development of metabolic syndrome in midlife women. In addition, the presence of metal mixtures could also influence the risk of incident MetS.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Xin Wang, Carrie A. Karvonen-Gutierrez, Ellen B. Gold, Carol Derby, Gail Greendale, Xiangmei Wu, Joel Schwartz, Sung Kyun Park
Summary: The study found that exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), and ozone (O-3) was associated with adverse effects on body composition in midlife women, including higher fat mass, higher proportion of fat mass, and lower lean mass. These findings highlight the potential contribution of air pollution to obesity.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Xin Wang, Kelly M. Bakulski, Bhramar Mukherjee, Howard Hu, Sung Kyun Park
Summary: Chronic lead exposure has long-term health effects. Blood lead can be used to assess recent exposure, while bone lead can be used to assess chronic exposure. A machine learning approach called Super Learner was developed to predict bone lead concentrations by combining the predictions from multiple algorithms.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Xin Wang, Ning Ding, Sioban D. Harlow, John F. Randolph, Bhramar Mukherjee, Ellen B. Gold, Sung Kyun Park
Summary: Exposure to heavy metals may affect sex hormone levels in women. This study analyzed the association between urinary metal concentrations and serum levels of estradiol (E-2), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), testosterone, and sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) in a multi-ethnic group of women aged 45-56 years. The results showed that higher urinary metal concentrations were linked to lower E-2 levels for mercury and lead, higher FSH levels for lead, and higher SHBG levels for cadmium. However, no significant association was found between metals and testosterone levels.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Tian Xia, Sachraa G. G. Borjigin, Julia Raneses, Craig A. A. Stroud, Stuart A. A. Batterman
Summary: This study uses mobile monitoring to measure ambient levels of methane (CH4) at eight large operating landfills in southeast Michigan, USA. The study characterizes diurnal, daily, and spatial variation in CH4 levels and analyzes the influence of meteorological factors. The results show the ability to assess spatial and temporal variation in CH4 levels at landfills using mobile monitoring, which can help identify leaks and determine optimal locations for long-term emission monitoring.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Eduardo P. Olaguer, Yushan Su, Craig A. Stroud, Robert M. Healy, Stuart A. Batterman, Tara I. Yacovitch, Jiajue Chai, Yaoxian Huang, Matthew T. Parsons, James Lee
Summary: The Michigan-Ontario Ozone Source Experiment (MOOSE) is an international air quality field study that aimed to address binational air quality issues and local emissions. By utilizing various advanced scientific techniques, significant findings such as unaccounted formaldehyde emission and quantification of methane emissions were obtained.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Dewan Muhammad Shoaib, Tanvir Ahmed, Kazy Farhat Tabassum, Mehedi Hasan, Fazle Sharior, Mahbubur Rahman, Makfie Farah, Md Azizur Rahman, Alauddin Ahmed, James B. Tidwell, Mahbub-Ul Alam
Summary: An intervention was implemented in Bangladesh during COVID-19 to reduce occupational health risks for waste and sanitation workers. The intervention involved training and distribution of personal protective equipment (PPE). The study found that the intervention improved workers' knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding PPE usage.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYGIENE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
(2024)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Andreas Kortenkamp, Olwenn Martin, Eleni Iacovidou, Martin Scholze
Summary: The European Food Safety Authority's downward revision of the Health-based Guidance Value for bisphenol A (BPA) has led to disagreements with other regulatory agencies, particularly the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment. The differing views between EFSA and BfR are driven by their respective selection of endpoints and study evaluation systems, as well as their acceptance or refusal of immunotoxic effects as a basis for establishing a Health-based Guidance Value.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYGIENE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
(2024)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Shizhen He, Bjorn Lundberg, Jenny Hallberg, Susanna Klevebro, Goran Pershagen, Kristina Eneroth, Erik Melen, Matteo Bottai, Olena Gruzieva
Summary: Early life air pollution exposure and abnormal inflammation-related protein profiles may interact synergistically towards lower lung function in infants.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYGIENE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
(2024)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Paulien Cleys, Emilie Hardy, Yu Ait Bamai, Giulia Poma, Adam Cseresznye, Govindan Malarvannan, Paul T. J. Scheepers, Susana Viegas, Simo P. Porras, Tiina Santonen, Lode Godderis, Jelle Verdonck, Katrien Poels, Carla Martins, Maria Joao Silva, Henriqueta Louro, Inese Martinsone, Lasma Akulova, An van Nieuwenhuyse, Martien Graumans, Selma Mahiout, Radu Corneliu Duca, Adrian Covaci
Summary: The aim of this study was to assess the exposure of e-waste workers to phthalates and alternative plasticizers. The results showed that e-waste workers had higher urinary concentrations of phthalates and metabolites compared to non-occupationally exposed controls. However, no significant differences were found between pre-and post-shift concentrations in the e-waste workers.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYGIENE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
(2024)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Karolina Bralewska
Summary: This review study examines the concentrations of various air pollutants in fire stations, identifies the limitations and strengths of existing research, identifies research gaps and challenges, and suggests potential solutions for reducing firefighter exposure to air pollution at fire stations.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYGIENE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
(2024)