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Linking exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in house dust and biomonitoring data in eight impacted communities

Environment International
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are widely used in industry and have been linked to various adverse health effects. Communities adjacent to sites where PFAS are manufactured, stored, or used may be at elevated risk.
Jeffrey M. Minucci, Nicole M. DeLuca, James T. Durant, Bradley Goodwin, Peter Kowalski, Karen Scruton, Kent Thomas, Elaine A. Cohen Hubal   +7 more
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Simulations of neighboring-layout-induced electromagnetic dose variations in experimental animals

Fushe yanjiu yu fushe gongyi xuebao, 2023
In this study, the issues of unclear characteristics of dose differences in multi-frequency and large-sample bioelectromagnetic exposure systems were studied. For this, four contrast simulation environments were established using Sim4Life.
GUO Juan, DU Dan, LI Jing, LIN Jiajin
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Closing the gap: tracking progress towards environmental equity in California using CalEnviroScreen

Environmental Research: Health
People of color and with lower socioeconomic status are more likely to live near pollution sources. We present a framework for assessing whether disparities in residential proximity to multiple environmental hazards are improving and illustrate the ...
Lara J Cushing, Elizabeth Agredano, Qi Meng, Laura August, Kelsey Ranjbar, Andrew Slocombe, Zoe Varner   +6 more
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Valuation of extinction parameters of anisotropic macro-seismic wave intensities

Геофизический журнал, 2014
A method is proposed for calculating the parameters of macroseismic intensity decay of anisotropic fields. Macroseismic field are described by the model of Blake-Shebalin to the attenuation depending on the azimuth direction «epicenter-point-score ...
V. E. Kulchitsky
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Epidemic characteristics and transmission risk prediction of brucellosis in Xi'an city, Northwest China

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
Human brucellosis (HB) has re-emerged in China since the mid-1990s, and exhibited an apparent geographic expansion shifted from the traditional livestock regions to the inland areas of China.
Chenxi Zhao, Chenxi Zhao, Kun Liu, Chenghao Jiang, Xiao Wei, Shuxuan Song, Xubin Wu, Xiaohui Wen, Ting Fu, Li Shen, Zhongjun Shao, Qian Li   +11 more
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Low-level Gestational Lead Exposure Alters Dendritic Spine Plasticity in the Hippocampus and Reduces Learning and Memory in Rats

Scientific Reports, 2018
Lead (Pb) is known to impair children’s cognitive function. It has been previously shown that developmental Pb exposure alters dendritic spine formation in hippocampal pyramidal neurons. However, the underlying mechanism has not yet been defined. In this
Zai-Hua Zhao, Gang Zheng, Tao Wang, Ke-jun Du, Xiao Han, Wen-Jing Luo, Xue-Feng Shen, Jing-Yuan Chen   +7 more
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Epidemic Changes and Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Japanese Encephalitis in Shaanxi Province, China, 2005–2018

Frontiers in Public Health, 2020
Japanese encephalitis (JE) is a mosquito-borne viral disease, which is the most serious viral encephalitis in China and other countries of the Asia-Pacific region.
Shuxuan Song, Hongwu Yao, Zurong Yang, Zurong Yang, Zhen He, Zhongjun Shao, Kun Liu   +6 more
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Wheat Bran-Derived Zinc Phytate Mitigates Hepatic Inflammation and Metabolic Disorders Associated with Gut Microbiota-FXR–PGC-1α Signaling in High-Fat Diet-Fed C57BL/6J Mice

Foods
This study was designed to first investigate the effects of zinc phytate (ZnPA) from wheat bran in alleviating high-fat diet (HFD)-induced hepatic inflammation and metabolic disorders and its underlying mechanism.
Pinglian Yu, Aiqing Zhao, Mingfang Zhan, Liansheng Zhang, Chengcheng Yang, Yan Zhao, Xingbin Yang   +6 more
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Ecotoxicity Hazard Assessment of Styrene

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 1997
The ecotoxicity of styrene was evaluated in acute toxicity studies of fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas), daphnids (Daphnia magna), amphipods (Hyalella azteca), and freshwater green algae (Selenastrum capricornutum), and a subacute toxicity study of earthworms (Eisenia fostida).
J R, Cushman, G A, Rausina, G, Cruzan, J, Gilbert, E, Williams, M C, Harrass, J V, Sousa, A E, Putt, N A, Garvey, J P, St Laurent, J R, Hoberg, M W, Machado   +11 more
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Assessing attitudes towards biostatistics education among medical students: adaptation and preliminary evaluation of the Chinese version survey of attitudes towards statistics (SATS-36)

BMC Medical Education
Background Despite the numerous advantages of mastering biostatistics, medical students generally perceive biostatistics as a difficult and challenging subject and even experience anxiety during the courses. Evidence for the correlation between students’
Chen Li, Yuhai Zhang, Weidong Qin, Jielai Xia, Lei Shang, Ling Wang   +5 more
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