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2020 journal article

Ingestion of Fecal Bacteria along Multiple Pathways by Young Children in Rural Bangladesh Participating in a Cluster-Randomized Trial of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Interventions (WASH Benefits)

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 54(21), 13828–13838.

By: L. Kwong *, A. Ercumen n , A. Pickering *, J. Arsenault *, M. Islam *, S. Parvez *, L. Unicomb *, M. Rahman *, J. Davis *, S. Luby *

author keywords: diarrhea; environmental enteropathy; fecal contamination; E. coli; multiple pathways; child health; exposure; Bangladesh
MeSH headings : Animals; Bangladesh; Child; Child, Preschool; Eating; Escherichia coli; Feces; Humans; Hygiene; Infant; Rural Population; Sanitation; Water
TL;DR: Contaminated soil, children’s hands, food, and objects as primary pathways of E. coli ingestion are highlighted and the value of intervening along these pathways is emphasized. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
6. Clean Water and Sanitation (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: February 1, 2021

2020 journal article

What Environmental Factors Influence the Concentration of Fecal Indicator Bacteria in Groundwater? Insights from Explanatory Modeling in Uganda and Bangladesh

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 54(21), 13566–13578.

By: C. Poulin, R. Peletz, A. Ercumen n , A. Pickering *, K. Marshall, A. Boehm *, R. Khush, C. Delaire

MeSH headings : Bacteria; Bangladesh; Cities; Drinking Water; Environmental Monitoring; Groundwater; Uganda
TL;DR: A groundwater contamination index for each country is developed to help decision-makers identify areas where groundwater is most prone to fecal contamination and prioritize monitoring activities and demonstrates how to harness satellite-derived data to guide water safety management. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
6. Clean Water and Sanitation (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: February 1, 2021

2020 journal article

Effects of Antibiotics on the Dynamic Balance of Bacteria and Fungi in the Gut of the German Cockroach

JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY, 113(6), 2666–2678.

By: Y. Li *, C. Schal n , X. Pan*, Y. Huang * & F. Zhang *

author keywords: Blattella germanica; antibiotic; gut bacteria; fungi; interaction; niche
MeSH headings : Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology; Bacteria; Blattellidae; Fungi; Gastrointestinal Microbiome
TL;DR: Network analysis showed that antibiotic treatment made the interaction between bacteria and fungi closer and stronger in the cockroach gut during the recovery of gut microorganisms, helping to explore gut microbes' colonization and interaction with insects. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: February 1, 2021

2020 article

Bayesian Regression Using a Prior on the Model Fit: The R2-D2 Shrinkage Prior

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN STATISTICAL ASSOCIATION.

By: Y. Zhang *, B. Naughton n, H. Bondell * & B. Reich n 

author keywords: Beta-prime distribution; Coefficient of determination; Global-local shrinkage; High-dimensional regression
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: January 29, 2021

2020 article

Statistical Downscaling with Spatial Misalignment: Application to Wildland Fire PM2.5 Concentration Forecasting

JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL BIOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL STATISTICS.

By: S. Majumder n, Y. Guan *, B. Reich n , S. O'Neill * & A. Rappold *

author keywords: Image registration; Public health; Smoothing; Warping
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: January 21, 2021

2020 journal article

Data integration, analysis, and interpretation of eight academic CLARITY-BPA studies

REPRODUCTIVE TOXICOLOGY, 98, 29–60.

By: J. Heindel *, S. Belcher n , J. Flaws *, G. Prins *, S. Ho*, J. Mao*, H. Patisaul n , W. Ricke* ...

Contributors: J. Heindel*, S. Belcher n , J. Flaws *, G. Prins *, S. Ho*, J. Mao*, H. Patisaul n , W. Ricke* ...

author keywords: CLARITY-BPA; Guideline study; Bisphenol A; EDC; Endocrine disruptor; GLP; Systemic effects
MeSH headings : Animals; Behavior, Animal / drug effects; Benzhydryl Compounds / toxicity; DNA Methylation; Endocrine Disruptors / toxicity; Female; Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental / drug effects; Heart / drug effects; Heart / growth & development; Male; Mammary Glands, Animal / drug effects; Mammary Glands, Animal / growth & development; Maternal-Fetal Exchange; Ovary / drug effects; Ovary / growth & development; Phenols / toxicity; Pregnancy; Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects / chemically induced; Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects / genetics; Prostate / drug effects; Prostate / growth & development; Rats, Sprague-Dawley; Reproducibility of Results; Thyroid Gland / drug effects; Thyroid Gland / growth & development; Urethra / drug effects; Urethra / growth & development
TL;DR: The goal of this collaboration was to provide a more comprehensive dataset upon which to base safety standards and to determine whether industry-standard tests are as sensitive and predictive as molecular and disease-associated endpoints. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
9. Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: January 19, 2021

2020 journal article

Health and economic impacts of air pollution induced by weather extremes over the continental US

ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL, 143.

By: Y. Zhang n, P. Yang  n, Y. Gao *, R. Leung* & M. Bell *

author keywords: Weather extremes; O-3; PM2.5; Mortality; Morbidity; Continental US
MeSH headings : Air Pollutants / analysis; Air Pollutants / toxicity; Air Pollution / adverse effects; Humans; Ozone / analysis; Ozone / toxicity; Particulate Matter / analysis; Particulate Matter / toxicity; Weather
TL;DR: A need to further reduce air pollutant emissions during weather extremes to minimize the adverse impacts of weather extremes on air quality and human health is suggested. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: Web Of Science
Added: January 19, 2021

2020 journal article

Shared bacterial communities between soil, stored drinking water, and hands in rural Bangladeshi households

WATER RESEARCH X, 9.

By: E. Fuhrmeister*, A. Ercumen n , J. Grembi *, M. Islam *, A. Pickering * & K. Nelson *

author keywords: 16S rRNA gene sequencing; SourceTracker; Low-and middle-income countries; Pathogen transmission; Fecal contamination
TL;DR: Intra-household sharing of bacteria between mothers’ and children’s hands and between hands and soil was significantly greater than inter- household sharing and the relative percentage of human fecal-associated bacteria in all household reservoirs was low. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 19, 2021

2020 journal article

Associations between Maternal Cadmium Exposure with Risk of Preterm Birth and Low after Birth Weight Effect of Mediterranean Diet Adherence on Affected Prenatal Outcomes

TOXICS, 8(4).

By: S. Gonzalez-Nahm *, K. Nihlani*, J. S. House *, R. L. Maguire  n, H. G. Skinner n & C. Hoyo n

author keywords: cadmium; heavy metals; birth weight; preterm birth; diet pattern; Mediterranean diet; pregnancy
TL;DR: The findings suggest that adherence to a Mediterranean dietary pattern during pregnancy may not mitigate cadmium exposure effects, and that larger studies are required to clarify these findings. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: Web Of Science
Added: January 19, 2021

2020 journal article

Thyroid Receptor Antagonism of Chemicals Extracted from Personal Silicone Wristbands within a Papillary Thyroid Cancer Pilot Study

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 54(23), 15296–15312.

By: C. Kassotis *, N. Herkert *, S. Hammel *, K. Hoffman *, Q. Xia*, S. Kullman n , J. Sosa *, H. Stapleton *

MeSH headings : Adult; Antithyroid Agents; Case-Control Studies; Environmental Monitoring; Flame Retardants / analysis; HEK293 Cells; Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers / analysis; Humans; North Carolina; Pilot Projects; Prospective Studies; Silicones; Thyroid Cancer, Papillary; Thyroid Neoplasms
TL;DR: The results suggest that personal passive samplers may be useful in evaluating the bioactivities of mixtures that people contact on a daily basis and tentative associations between thyroid receptor antagonism, chemical concentrations, and papillary thyroid cancer case status are reported. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 19, 2021

2020 journal article

Picophytoplankton dynamics in a large temperate estuary and impacts of extreme storm events

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 10(1).

By: R. Paerl n , R. Venezia  n, J. Sanchez n & H. Paerl *

TL;DR: It is concluded that precipitation is a highly influential factor on estuarine PicoP biomass and composition, and how ‘wetter’ future climate conditions will have ecosystem impacts down to the smallest of phytoplankton is shown. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 19, 2021

2020 journal article

A Versatile Platform for Mass Spectrometry Imaging of Arbitrary Spatial Patterns

Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry, 31(12), 2547–2552.

By: K. Garrard n, M. Ekelöf n, S. Khodjaniyazova n, M. Bagley n & D. Muddiman n 

author keywords: Mass Spectrometry Imaging; Arbitrary Region of Interest; MALDESI; Vision-System
TL;DR: A vision-system driven platform, RastirX, has been constructed for mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) of arbitrary two-dimensional patterns that reduces contamination from off-sample material and significantly reduces acquisition time. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: January 19, 2021

2020 journal article

Systematic Comparisons for Composition Profiles, Taxonomic Levels, and Machine Learning Methods for Microbiome-Based Disease Prediction

FRONTIERS IN MOLECULAR BIOSCIENCES, 7.

By: K. Song n, F. Wright n & Y. Zhou n 

author keywords: phenotype prediction; machine learning method; k-mers; operational taxonomic unit (OTU); amplicon sequence variant (ASV); phylogenetic analysis
TL;DR: The use of short k-mers, which have computational advantages and conceptual simplicity, is shown to be effective as a source for microbiome-based prediction, among machine-learning approaches, and tree-based methods show consistent, though modest, advantages in prediction accuracy. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 19, 2021

2020 article

Elevated organic carbon pulses persist in estuarine environment after major storm events

LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY LETTERS.

By: E. Asmala *, C. Osburn  n, R. Paerl n  & H. Paerl *

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: January 14, 2021

2020 journal article

Accessing Legacy Phosphorus in Soils

Soil Systems, 4(4), 74.

By: S. Doydora n, L. Gatiboni n, K. Grieger n , D. Hesterberg  n, J. Jones  n, E. McLamore *, R. Peters  n, R. Sozzani n, L. Van den Broeck  n, O. Duckworth n 

author keywords: legacy phosphorus; speciation; transformation; accessibility
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
Sources: ORCID, Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: December 23, 2020

2020 journal article

DNA methylation and body mass index from birth to adolescence: meta-analyses of epigenome-wide association studies

GENOME MEDICINE, 12(1).

By: F. Vehmeijer*, L. Kuepers, G. Sharp *, L. Salas *, S. Lent *, D. Jima n, G. Tindula*, S. Reese * ...

author keywords: Body mass index; Childhood obesity; DNA methylation; Epigenetics
MeSH headings : Adolescent; Body Mass Index; Child; Child, Preschool; CpG Islands; Cross-Sectional Studies; DNA Methylation; Epigenesis, Genetic; Epigenome; Female; Fetal Blood; Humans; Male; Obesity / genetics; Parturition; Pediatric Obesity / genetics; Pregnancy
TL;DR: The strength of the associations of DNA methylation at the 187 CpGs previously identified to be associated with adult BMI, increased with advancing age across childhood and adolescence in the authors' analyses, compatible with the hypothesis thatDNA methylation differences are mostly a consequence rather than a cause of obesity. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: December 21, 2020

2020 journal article

Association between DNA methylation and ADHD symptoms from birth to school age: a prospective meta-analysis

TRANSLATIONAL PSYCHIATRY, 10(1).

By: A. Neumann *, E. Walton *, S. Alemany *, C. Cecil *, J. Gonzalez *, D. Jima*, J. Lahti *, S. Tuominen * ...

MeSH headings : Adolescent; Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / genetics; Child; Child, Preschool; DNA Methylation; Epigenesis, Genetic; Female; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Pregnancy; Prospective Studies; Schools
TL;DR: Evidence is found that DNA methylation at birth is associated with ADHD, and future studies are needed to confirm the utility of methylation variation as biomarker and its involvement in causal pathways. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: December 21, 2020

2020 journal article

The pulmonary toxicity of carboxylated or aminated multi-walled carbon nanotubes in mice is determined by the prior purification method

PARTICLE AND FIBRE TOXICOLOGY, 17(1).

By: A. Taylor-Just n, M. Ihrie n, K. Duke n, H. Lee n, D. You n, S. Hussain *, V. Kodali *, C. Ziemann * ...

author keywords: Carbon nanotubes; Purification; Functionalization; Lung injury; Fibrosis
MeSH headings : Administration, Inhalation; Air Pollutants / toxicity; Animals; Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / chemistry; Cytokines / metabolism; Inhalation Exposure; Lung / drug effects; Lung Injury; Mice; Mice, Inbred C57BL; Nanotubes, Carbon / toxicity; Transforming Growth Factor beta1 / metabolism
TL;DR: The purification method is an important determinant of lung toxicity induced by carboxyl- and amine-functionalized MWCNTs, as indicated by Raman spectroscopy. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: Web Of Science
Added: December 21, 2020

2020 review

Emerging lanthanum (III)-containing materials for phosphate removal from water: A review towards future developments

[Review of ]. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL, 145.

By: Y. Zhi  n, C. Zhang n, R. Hjorth *, A. Baun *, O. Duckworth n , D. Call n, D. Knappe n , J. Jones n, K. Grieger n 

author keywords: Lanthanum; Lanthanum-containing materials; Phosphate; Surface water restoration; Eutrophication control; Phosphorus inactivation
MeSH headings : Adsorption; Kinetics; Lanthanum; Phosphates; Prospective Studies; Water; Water Pollutants, Chemical
TL;DR: The main benefits of lanthanum (III)-containing materials for phosphate removal are their ability to strongly bind phosphate under diverse environmental conditions and their ability for long-term exposures on ecological organisms, particularly primary producers and benthic organisms. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: December 21, 2020

2020 journal article

Energetics as a lens to understanding aquatic insect's responses to changing temperature, dissolved oxygen and salinity regimes

CURRENT OPINION IN INSECT SCIENCE, 41, 46–53.

By: W. Verberk *, D. Buchwalter n & B. Kefford *

MeSH headings : Animals; Aquatic Organisms / physiology; Insecta / physiology; Oxygen / analysis; Salinity; Stress, Physiological; Temperature; Water / chemistry
TL;DR: Recent developments in understanding of how high temperatures, elevated salinities and low oxygen levels affect physiological processes, responses at the organismal level, and impacts on species interaction and community assembly are highlighted. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: December 14, 2020

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