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Full-Text Articles in Environmental Health
The Imperative Of Conserving California's Foothill Oak Woodlands, Lauren Phillips
The Imperative Of Conserving California's Foothill Oak Woodlands, Lauren Phillips
Social Sciences
No abstract provided.
The Eps Matrix As An Adaptive Bastion For Biofilms: Introduction To Special Issue, Alan Decho
The Eps Matrix As An Adaptive Bastion For Biofilms: Introduction To Special Issue, Alan Decho
Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
The Eps Matrix As An Adaptive Bastion For Biofilms: Introduction To Special Issue, Alan W. Decho
The Eps Matrix As An Adaptive Bastion For Biofilms: Introduction To Special Issue, Alan W. Decho
Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Recreational Angler Perspectives Of Nonnative Fish Species And Mercury Advisories, Christopher J. Edwards
Recreational Angler Perspectives Of Nonnative Fish Species And Mercury Advisories, Christopher J. Edwards
FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations
The central Everglades serve as a Wildlife Management Area and as a Water Conservation Area for the Miami-Fort Lauderdale metropolitan area. It is also home to over 22 nonnative freshwater fish species and carries restrictive fish consumption guidelines for Mercury. In my study, boat anglers and canal bank anglers were personally interviewed in the field, to research their awareness and perspectives of these potential environmental and health threats. The study found 78% of anglers were aware of the presence of nonnative fish species, but favored native fish species, and that 69% were aware of mercury advisories, but did not eat …
Wash Education: Need For More Than Water Treatment For Floating Villages In Cambodia, Kevin Curry
Wash Education: Need For More Than Water Treatment For Floating Villages In Cambodia, Kevin Curry
2013 New England Association for Asian Studies Conference
Point of use (POU) water treatment systems are widely used around the world to provide microbiologically safe drinking water in developing countries. Work done in Cambodia by Brown et al. (2007) and Liang et al. (2010) have documented ceramic and biosand filters as cost effective point of use treatment systems capable of removing over 95% E. coli bacteria when properly used and maintained. Bridgewater State University and Water for Cambodia (WfC) explored using BioSand filters (BSF) to provide microbiologically safe drinking water for people in the Moat Khla floating village on the Tonle Sap Lake in Siem Reap Province. All …
Accommodations For Patients With Disabilities In Primary Care: A Mixed Methods Study Of Practice Administrators, Jennifer Renee Pharr
Accommodations For Patients With Disabilities In Primary Care: A Mixed Methods Study Of Practice Administrators, Jennifer Renee Pharr
Environmental & Occupational Health Faculty Publications
Structural barriers that limit access to health care services for people with disabilities have been identified through qualitative studies; however, little is known about how patients with disabilities are accommodated in the clinical setting when a structural barrier is encountered. The purpose of this study was to identify how primary care medical practices in the United States accommodated people with disabilities when a barrier to service is encountered. Primary care practice administrators from the medical management organization were identified through the organization’s website. Sixty-three administrators from across the US participated in this study. Practice administrators reported that patients were examined …
Iraqi Birth Defects And The Who Report, Mozhgan Savabieasfahani
Iraqi Birth Defects And The Who Report, Mozhgan Savabieasfahani
Class, Race and Corporate Power
Since the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, epidemics of birth defects and cancers are rising in many Iraqi cities. In 2012, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Iraqi Ministry of Health (MoH) undertook a large-scale epidemiological study to determine the prevalence of birth defects in the Iraqi population. A report which appeared on the WHO website in September 2013, claims that "The rates for spontaneous abortion, stillbirths and congenital birth defects found in the [Iraq] study are consistent with or even lower than international estimates." This article discusses the severe shortcomings of this report and questions its …
West Coast Rock Lobster Fishery Ecological Risk Assessment 20 February 2013, Department Of Fisheries
West Coast Rock Lobster Fishery Ecological Risk Assessment 20 February 2013, Department Of Fisheries
Fisheries occasional publications
No abstract provided.
Defining The Requirements For Early Gene Expression In Bacteriophage Hk639, Amanda L. Seaton
Defining The Requirements For Early Gene Expression In Bacteriophage Hk639, Amanda L. Seaton
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
Lambdoid phages suppress transcription termination to fully express their genes. Antitermination of early gene expression in most lambdoid phages is mediated by an interaction between the N protein and a number of host-encoded factors. Bacteriophage HK022 does not rely on a protein for antitermination. To promote full expression of early phage genes, the transcripts of the HK022 put sites interact directly with RNA polymerase to convert it to a termination resistant form. Bacteriophage HK639 also uses RNA-mediated antitermination. However, it only possesses a single put-like element in its left operon. Because most lambdoid phages, including HK022, have antiterminator elements in …
Juxtaposing Nasa’S Aeronet Aod With Carb Pm Data Over The San Joaquin Valley To Facilitate Multi-Angle Imaging Spectroradiometer (Misr) Pm Pollution Research, John Kanemoto
STAR Program Research Presentations
Airborne particulate matter (PM) has been shown to increase the risk for asthma, chronic bronchitis, cardiopulmonary complications, and respiratory cell membrane damage/infection/leakage. PM levels are currently analyzed from two perspectives: stationary land-based monitoring (LBM) sites and total Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) atmospheric column measurements. Both perspectives often leave miles of space between measuring locations and will have a continually increasing cost from introducing/maintaining sites. The Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) satellite team hopes to begin investigating/archiving PM levels comprehensively via inputting MISR AOD measurements into a function/model which predicts the amount of ground level PM.
In the future, multivariable spatial correlations …
Buckwheat As A Cover Crop In Florida: Mycorrhizal Status, Soil Analysis, And Economic Assessment, Daria Boglaienko
Buckwheat As A Cover Crop In Florida: Mycorrhizal Status, Soil Analysis, And Economic Assessment, Daria Boglaienko
FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This thesis analyses buckwheat as a cover crop in Florida. The study was designed to demonstrate: soil enrichment with nutrients, mycorrhizal arbuscular fungi interactions, growth in different soil types, temperature limitations in Florida, and economic benefits for farmers. Buckwheat was planted at the FIU organic garden (Miami, FL) in early November and harvested in middle December. After incorporation of buckwheat residues, soil analyses indicated the ability of buckwheat to enrich soil with major nutrients, in particular, phosphorus. Symbiosis with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi increased inorganic phosphorus uptake and plant growth. Regression analysis on aboveground buckwheat biomass weight and soil characteristics showed …
In-Water Hull Cleaning System Cost & Cost Benefit Analysis, Department Of Fisheries
In-Water Hull Cleaning System Cost & Cost Benefit Analysis, Department Of Fisheries
Fisheries occasional publications
No abstract provided.
In-Water Hull Cleaning And Filtration System: In-Water Cleaning Trials, Department Of Fisheries
In-Water Hull Cleaning And Filtration System: In-Water Cleaning Trials, Department Of Fisheries
Fisheries occasional publications
No abstract provided.
Guidance Statement For Oil And Gas Industry Consultation With The Department Of Fisheries, Department Of Fisheries
Guidance Statement For Oil And Gas Industry Consultation With The Department Of Fisheries, Department Of Fisheries
Fisheries occasional publications
No abstract provided.
Estudios Científicos En El Estado De Hidalgo Y Zonas Aledañas, Volumen Ii, Griselda Pulido-Flores, Scott Monks
Estudios Científicos En El Estado De Hidalgo Y Zonas Aledañas, Volumen Ii, Griselda Pulido-Flores, Scott Monks
Zea E-Books Collection
Los 16 capítulos que conforman este libro son una contribución al conocimiento de la biodiversidad y conservación de los recursos naturales en el estado de Hidalgo, México.
Se aborda el derecho de propiedad intelectual en la biodiversidad, citando algunos ejemplos de México. Así mismo, se presenta un estudio de la biodiversidad y distribución de la herpetofauna en cuatro tipos de vegetación. Desde el punto de vista de la helmintología se presentan dos estudios de los helmintos parásitos de vertebrados silvestres; con nuevos registros de hospederos y localidades de algunas especies de helmintos para Hidalgo. También, se aborda el uso de …
Impact Of Hydraulic Fracturing On Ground And Surface Water Resources, Reyna Schenck
Impact Of Hydraulic Fracturing On Ground And Surface Water Resources, Reyna Schenck
Natural Resources Management and Environmental Sciences
The following study examines hydraulic fracturing operations in the United States in relation to groundwater contamination, withdrawals of freshwater resources, and jurisdictional authority over the activity with the purpose of producing objective analysis of research findings. With a growing population and increasing energy needs, hydraulic fracturing is expanding across the nation, as is public concern over the risks to freshwater resources. Because of the difficulty in identifying non-point sources of water pollution, a lack of legitimate water samples representing baseline conditions, and incomplete lists of chemical additives used, study results are often inconclusive as to the correlation between hydraulic fracturing …
Lower San Luis Obispo Creek Stewardship Plan, Raven Lukehart, Daniel Bohlman
Lower San Luis Obispo Creek Stewardship Plan, Raven Lukehart, Daniel Bohlman
Natural Resources Management and Environmental Sciences
No abstract provided.
Microbes In Pool Filter Backwash As Evidence Of The Need For Improved Swimmer Hygiene — Metro-Atlanta, Georgia, 2012, Christopher Hutcheson, Ryan Cira, Stanley L. Gaines, Kevin R. Jones, Walter Howard, David Hornsby, Maurice Redmond, R. Christopher Rustin, Michele C. Hlavsa, Jennifer L. Murphy, Jothikumar Narayanan, Candace D. Miller, Brittany Cantrell, Vincent R. Hill, Michael J. Beach
Microbes In Pool Filter Backwash As Evidence Of The Need For Improved Swimmer Hygiene — Metro-Atlanta, Georgia, 2012, Christopher Hutcheson, Ryan Cira, Stanley L. Gaines, Kevin R. Jones, Walter Howard, David Hornsby, Maurice Redmond, R. Christopher Rustin, Michele C. Hlavsa, Jennifer L. Murphy, Jothikumar Narayanan, Candace D. Miller, Brittany Cantrell, Vincent R. Hill, Michael J. Beach
R. Christopher Rustin
Evaluation Of Colloidal Stability And Ecotoxicity Of Metal-Based Nanoparticles In The Aquatic And Terrestrial Systems, Lok R. Pokhrel
Evaluation Of Colloidal Stability And Ecotoxicity Of Metal-Based Nanoparticles In The Aquatic And Terrestrial Systems, Lok R. Pokhrel
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Intrinsic to the many nano-enabled products are atomic-size multifunctional engineered nanomaterials, which upon release contaminate the environments, raising considerable health and safety concerns. This Ph.D. dissertation is designed to investigate (i) whether metals or oxide nanoparticles are more toxic than ions, and if MetPLATETM bioassay is applicable as a rapid nanotoxicity screening tool; (ii) how variable water chemistry (dissolved organic carbon (DOC), pH, and hardness) and organic compounds (cysteine, humic acid, and trolox) modulate colloidal stability, ion release, and aquatic toxicity of silver nanoparticles (AgNP); and (iii) the developmental responses of crop plants exposed to Ag- or ZnO- (zinc …
A Need For Green: An Approach For Motivating Environmentally Sustainable Practices At The University Of Rhode Island, Alyssa Mason, Mary Vidal
A Need For Green: An Approach For Motivating Environmentally Sustainable Practices At The University Of Rhode Island, Alyssa Mason, Mary Vidal
Senior Honors Projects
“Never underestimate the power of a few committed people to change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." -Margaret Meade
Colin Beavan’s No Impact Man details his yearlong experiment to live without creating any environmental impact. As sophomores we were inspired by Beavan’s journey but also skeptical of living a completely no-impact lifestyle as college-students. Although we were motivated to try to live sustainably, our efforts were dormant until our junior year. That year we decided that we would attempt to live up to the standards set forth by Beavan--understanding that some practices would be harder …
Modeling Greenhouse Gas Emissions And Net Return Implications For Cow-Calf Producers In The Ozark Highlands, Stephen Aaron Smith
Modeling Greenhouse Gas Emissions And Net Return Implications For Cow-Calf Producers In The Ozark Highlands, Stephen Aaron Smith
Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Cow-calf producers in the Ozark Highlands region are under continuous pressure to improve economic efficiency. Additionally, estimating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from cow-calf and forage production processes may become increasingly important as policy makers seek to mitigate or reduce agriculture's role in climate change. As such, this analysis had three objectives. Objective 1: Provide a model that could be used by cow-calf producers, extension agents, and researchers to evaluate GHG and net return (NR) repercussions when modifying site characteristics, production methods, and inputs. Objective 2: Develop a user guide such that the methodology for estimating cow-calf GHG emissions and NR …
Agricultural Development In The Northern Savannah Of Ghana, Tara N. Wood
Agricultural Development In The Northern Savannah Of Ghana, Tara N. Wood
Doctor of Plant Health Program: Dissertations and Student Research
Since declaring independence in 1957, the Republic of Ghana has become a stable constitutional democracy. Ghana’s economy has grown substantially over the past decade, yet remains primarily agrarian, accounting for 50% of the total employment and 25% of the country’s Gross Domestic Product. Smallholder rain-fed farming using rudimentary technologies dominates the agricultural sector accounting for 80% of total agricultural production. Approximately 90% of smallholder farms are less than two hectares in size, and produce a diversity of crops. The major crops cultivated in Ghana include numerous cereal, root and tuber, leguminous, fruit, vegetable and industrial crops. Maize is the most …
Partners In Spread Prevention, Nancy C. Balcom
Partners In Spread Prevention, Nancy C. Balcom
Wrack Lines
Working together to stop the spread of aquatic invasive species.
Accessible Medical Equipment For Patients With Disabilities In Primary Care Clinics: Why Is It Lacking?, Jennifer Renee Pharr
Accessible Medical Equipment For Patients With Disabilities In Primary Care Clinics: Why Is It Lacking?, Jennifer Renee Pharr
Environmental & Occupational Health Faculty Publications
Background: Previous research has identified inaccessible medical equipment as a barrier to health care services encountered by people with disabilities. However, no research has been conducted to understand why medical practices lack accessible equipment.
Objectives/Hypothesis: The purpose of this study was to examine practice administrators’ knowledge of accessible medical equipment and cost of accessible medical equipment to understand why medical practices lack such equipment. Hypotheses were: 1) Practice administrators lacked knowledge about accessible medical equipment and 2) The cost of accessible medical equipment was too great compared to standard equipment for the clinic.
Methods: This study was a mixed methods …
Cultivating Resistance: Food Justice In The Criminal Justice System, Caitlin M. Watkins
Cultivating Resistance: Food Justice In The Criminal Justice System, Caitlin M. Watkins
Pitzer Senior Theses
This Senior Thesis in Environmental Analysis seeks to explore the ways in which certain food-oriented programs for incarcerated women and women on parole critically resist the Prison Industrial Complex and the Industrial Food System by securing social and ecological equity through the acquisition of food justice. It focuses on three case studies: the Crossroads’ Meatless Mondays program, Fallen Fruit from Rising Women: A Crossroads Social Enterprise, and Cultivating Dreams Prison Garden Project: An Organic Garden for Women in Prison. Each project utilizes food as a tool to build community, provide valuable skill sets of cooking and gardening, and educate women …
National Poll- Carbon Footprints? Environmentally Conscious Americans Not Measuring Up, Enda Mcgovern
National Poll- Carbon Footprints? Environmentally Conscious Americans Not Measuring Up, Enda Mcgovern
Enda McGovern
According to Dr. McGovern, “In order to take the corrective action necessary to reduce the effects of global warming, the public needs to accept their role in regard to the lifestyle choices they make on a daily basis. This survey provides evidence that this is clearly occurring.”
El Uso De Helmintos Parásitos Como Bioindicadores En La Evaluación De La Calidad Del Agua: Lago De Tecocomulco Vs. Laguna De Metztitlán, Hidalgo, México, Scott Monks, Griselda Pulido-Flores, Christian E. Bautista-Hernández, Berenice Alemán-García, Jorge Falcón-Ordaz, Juan Carlos Gaytán-Oyarzún
El Uso De Helmintos Parásitos Como Bioindicadores En La Evaluación De La Calidad Del Agua: Lago De Tecocomulco Vs. Laguna De Metztitlán, Hidalgo, México, Scott Monks, Griselda Pulido-Flores, Christian E. Bautista-Hernández, Berenice Alemán-García, Jorge Falcón-Ordaz, Juan Carlos Gaytán-Oyarzún
Estudios científicos en el estado de Hidalgo y zonas aledañas
Como parte integral de la evaluación de la calidad ambiental del estado de Hidalgo, este estudio tiene énfasis en los helmintos parásitos de los peces y su uso como bioindicadores de la calidad de agua en Lago de Tecocomulco y Laguna de Metztitlán. Como parte del estudio, se obtuvieron los parámetros ecológicos de la infección para cada especie. En Lago Tecocomulco se registraron dos especies de digéneos (larvas), Posthodiplostomum sp. y Diplostomum sp. en el cerebro, los ojos y el mesenterio de dos especies de peces nativos de la zona (Chirostoma jordani y Girardinicthys viviparus); un céstodo (larva), …
Signs Of The Seasons: A New England Phenology Program Field Guide, Esperanza Stancioff, Beth Bisson
Signs Of The Seasons: A New England Phenology Program Field Guide, Esperanza Stancioff, Beth Bisson
Maine Sea Grant Publications
Signs of the Seasons (SOS) is an environmental monitoring and education program for Maine citizens of all ages. Participants contribute to scientists' understanding of the local effects of climate change by observing and recording phenology, the seasonal changes of common plants and animals, in their own backyards and communities. The University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Sea Grant developed the program in 2010, and co-coordinate the program's volunteer services, research collaborations, and public outreach. In 2012, University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension and New Hampshire Sea Grant joined the effort, and have extended the program to volunteers and research …
Combined Effects Of Rearing Environment And Lead (Pb2+) Exposure On Visuospatial Learning And Memory In Rats, Nicholas Tolman
Combined Effects Of Rearing Environment And Lead (Pb2+) Exposure On Visuospatial Learning And Memory In Rats, Nicholas Tolman
Behavioral Neuroscience Honors Papers
Critical periods of neural development occur during early postnatal life that correspond with increases in synaptic plasticity and the formation of neural circuits needed for learning and memory. This development can be profoundly influenced by experience and negatively affected by environmental toxins. Environmental enrichment and lead exposure inversely affect mediators of synaptic plasticity, which suggests that enrichment may have an attenuating effect on lead induced cognitive deficits. A wealth of evidence has indicated that exposure to excessive amounts of inorganic Pb2+ during early development can produce long lasting cognitive deficits in humans. Evidence also suggests that children raised in an …
The Biology And Taxonomy Of Head And Body Lice— Implications For Louse-Borne Disease Prevention, Denise L. Bonilla, Lance A. Durden, Marina E. Eremeeva, Gregory A. Dasch
The Biology And Taxonomy Of Head And Body Lice— Implications For Louse-Borne Disease Prevention, Denise L. Bonilla, Lance A. Durden, Marina E. Eremeeva, Gregory A. Dasch
Environmental Health Sciences Faculty Publications
Sucking lice (Phthiraptera: Anoplura) are obligate blood-feeding ectoparasites of placental mammals including humans. Worldwide, more than 550 species have been described and many are specific to a particular host species of mammal [1]. Three taxa uniquely parasitize humans: the head louse, body louse, and crab (pubic) louse. The body louse, in particular, has epidemiological importance because it is a vector of the causative agents of three important human diseases: epidemic typhus, trench fever, and louse-borne relapsing fever. Since the advent of antibiotics and more effective body louse control measures in the 1940s, these diseases have markedly diminished in incidence. However, …