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2018 journal article

Talking the Walk: Perceptions of Neighborhood Characteristics from Users of Open Streets Programs in Latin America and the USA

JOURNAL OF URBAN HEALTH-BULLETIN OF THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE, 95(6), 899–912.

author keywords: Open Streets; Physical activity; Discovery tool; Neighborhood; Citizen scientist; Built environment
MeSH headings : Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Bicycling / psychology; Bicycling / statistics & numerical data; Environment Design / statistics & numerical data; Exercise / psychology; Female; Humans; Latin America; Male; Middle Aged; Residence Characteristics / statistics & numerical data; Surveys and Questionnaires; United States; Urban Population / statistics & numerical data; Walking / psychology; Walking / statistics & numerical data; Young Adult
TL;DR: Assessment of adult residents’ perceptions of neighborhood characteristics of the OS initiative in three socioeconomically diverse sites and test the DT for use in three international urban settings with OS initiatives, offering a global strategy for increasing neighborhood opportunities for PA and a potential site for training citizen scientists to document environmental influences on PA. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: December 31, 2018

2018 journal article

Investigation of sensory thresholds in Cavalier King Charles Spaniels with and without Chiari-like malformations and syringomyelia

JOURNAL OF VETERINARY INTERNAL MEDICINE, 32(6), 2021–2028.

author keywords: neuropathic pain; paresthesia; phantom scratch; syrinx
MeSH headings : Animals; Brain / diagnostic imaging; Brain / physiopathology; Budd-Chiari Syndrome / diagnostic imaging; Budd-Chiari Syndrome / physiopathology; Budd-Chiari Syndrome / veterinary; Case-Control Studies; Dog Diseases / diagnostic imaging; Dog Diseases / physiopathology; Dogs; Female; Hypesthesia / physiopathology; Hypesthesia / veterinary; Magnetic Resonance Imaging / veterinary; Male; Neuroimaging / veterinary; Sensory Thresholds / physiology; Syringomyelia / diagnostic imaging; Syringomyelia / physiopathology; Syringomyelia / veterinary
TL;DR: Mechanical and thermal sensitivity does not appear to be related to the presence of SM, but mechanical sensitivity appears to berelated to the existence of pain and clinical signs. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: December 31, 2018

2018 journal article

Biological Sex, Estradiol and Striatal Medium Spiny Neuron Physiology: A Mini-Review

Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 12, 492.

By: A. Krentzel n & J. Meitzen n

author keywords: female; estradiol; estrous cycle; spiny projection neurons; caudate-putamen; dorsal striatum; nucleus accumbens; aromatase
TL;DR: This mini-review describes sex differences in the electrophysiological properties of the MSNs in prepubertal rats and discusses specific examples of how the human menstrual and rat estrous cycles induce differences in striatal-relevant behaviors and neural substrate, including how female rat MSN electrophYSiology is influenced by the estrous cycle. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being (OpenAlex)
5. Gender Equality (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: December 31, 2018

2018 journal article

Cu, Pb, and Zn Sorption to Biogenic Iron (Oxyhydr)Oxides Formed in Circumneutral Environments

SOIL SYSTEMS, 2(2).

author keywords: BIOS; ferrihydrite; copper; lead; zinc; sorption; X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS); binding mechanisms
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
6. Clean Water and Sanitation (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: December 31, 2018

2018 journal article

A decade and a half of Pseudo-nitzschia spp. and domoic acid along the coast of southern California

HARMFUL ALGAE, 79, 87–104.

By: J. Smith*, P. Connell*, R. Evans*, A. Gellene*, M. Howard*, B. Jones*, S. Kaveggia, L. Palmer* ...

author keywords: Pseudo-nitzschia; Domoic acid; Southern California Bight; Toxic blooms; Upwelling; Marine animal mass mortalities
MeSH headings : California; Diatoms / metabolism; Harmful Algal Bloom; Kainic Acid / analogs & derivatives; Kainic Acid / metabolism; Phytoplankton; Seasons; Seawater; Shellfish
TL;DR: The general oceanographic factors leading to blooms of Pseudo-nitzschia and outbreaks of domoic acid in this region are clear, but subtle factors controlling spatial and interannual variability in bloom magnitude and toxin production remain elusive. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: December 17, 2018

2018 journal article

A Comparison of the chemical sensitivities between in vitro and in vivo propagated juvenile freshwater mussels: Implications for standard toxicity testing

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 37(12), 3077–3085.

By: A. Popp n, W. Cope n, M. McGregor*, T. Kwak*, T. Augspurger*, J. Levine n, L. Koch*

author keywords: Mussel propagation; Copper; Nickel; Ammonia; Unionid
MeSH headings : Aging / physiology; Animals; Bivalvia / drug effects; Fresh Water; Larva / drug effects; Reference Standards; Toxicity Tests, Acute; Water Pollutants, Chemical / toxicity; Water Quality
TL;DR: In vitro propagated juvenile mussels may be appropriate for use in ASTM International‐based toxicity testing, and differences in chemical sensitivity exist between in vitro and in vivo propagated juveniles, they are within normal toxicity test variation. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
6. Clean Water and Sanitation (OpenAlex)
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: December 17, 2018

2018 journal article

The Good, the Bad, and the Lethal: Gene Expression and Metabolomics Reveal Physiological Mechanisms Underlying Chronic Thermal Effects in Mayfly Larvae (Neocloeon triangulifer)

FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, 6.

By: H. Chou n, W. Pathmasiri*, J. Deese-spruill*, S. Sumner*, D. Jima n, D. Funk*, J. Jackson*, B. Sweeney*, D. Buchwalter n

author keywords: aquatic insects; mayfly; thermal limits; metabolomics; temperature
Source: Web Of Science
Added: December 17, 2018

2018 article

Next generation microbiological risk assessment-Potential of omics data for hazard characterisation

Haddad, N., Johnson, N., Kathariou, S., Metris, A., Phister, T., Pielaat, A., … Zwietering, M. H. (2018, December 20). INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD MICROBIOLOGY, Vol. 287, pp. 28–39.

By: N. Haddad*, N. Johnson*, S. Kathariou n, A. Metris*, T. Phister*, A. Pielaat*, C. Tassou, M. Wells-Bennikh, M. Zwietering*

author keywords: Dose-response; Virulence; Pathogenicity; Functional genomics; Quantitative transcriptomics and proteomics; Risk analysis; Food safety; Public health
MeSH headings : Biomarkers; Computational Biology; Food Microbiology / standards; Food Microbiology / trends; Genomics; Humans; Metabolomics; Microbiota / genetics; Proteomics; Risk Assessment; Systems Biology
TL;DR: How Next Generation Omics can impact hazard characterisation and, more precisely, how it can improve the understanding of variability and limit the uncertainty in the dose-response relation is discussed. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: Web Of Science
Added: December 10, 2018

2018 article

Next generation microbiological risk assessment: opportunities of whole genome sequencing (WGS) for foodborne pathogen surveillance, source tracking and risk assessment

Rantsiou, K., Kathariou, S., Winkler, A., Skandamis, P., Saint-Cyr, M. J., Rouzeau-Szynalski, K., & Amezquita, A. (2018, December 20). INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD MICROBIOLOGY, Vol. 287, pp. 3–9.

By: K. Rantsiou*, S. Kathariou n, A. Winkler*, P. Skandamis*, M. Saint-Cyr*, K. Rouzeau-Szynalski*, A. Amezquita*

author keywords: Whole genome sequencing; Surveillance; Epidemiology; Foodborne pathogens; Source tracking
MeSH headings : Food Safety; Foodborne Diseases / microbiology; Foodborne Diseases / prevention & control; Genome, Bacterial / genetics; Humans; Public Health; Risk Assessment / trends; Whole Genome Sequencing
TL;DR: The contribution of WGS in diverse areas important to food safety and public health and an outlook of future WGS applications, which should contribute to the understanding of the ecology and physiology of foodborne microorganisms, are discussed. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: December 10, 2018

2018 journal article

A Human Population-Based Organotypic In Vitro Model for Cardiotoxicity Screening

ALTEX-ALTERNATIVES TO ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION, 35(4), 441–452.

By: F. Grimm*, A. Blanchette*, J. House n, K. Ferguson*, N. Hsieh*, C. Dalaijamts*, A. Wright*, B. Anson* ...

MeSH headings : Cardiotoxicity / genetics; Cardiovascular Agents / pharmacology; Cardiovascular Agents / toxicity; Cell Differentiation / drug effects; Cell Differentiation / genetics; Female; Healthy Volunteers; Humans; In Vitro Techniques; Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells / cytology; Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells / drug effects; Male; Myocytes, Cardiac / drug effects; Myocytes, Cardiac / physiology; Phenotype; Reproducibility of Results
TL;DR: iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes exhibited reproducible donor-specific differences in baseline function and drug-induced effects, demonstrating the feasibility of using a panel of population-based organotypic cells from healthy donors as an animal replacement experimental model to quantify inter-individual variability in xenobiotic responses. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: December 10, 2018

2018 journal article

Isolation, identification, and time course of human DNA typing from bed bugs, Cimex lectularius

Forensic Science International, 293, 1–6.

By: C. Schal n, N. Czado*, R. Gamble*, A. Barrett*, K. Weathers* & K. Lodhi*

author keywords: Bed bug; STR; Human; DNA; Physical evidence; Blood
MeSH headings : Animals; Bedbugs; DNA / blood; DNA / isolation & purification; DNA Fingerprinting; Entomology; Feeding Behavior; Female; Forensic Genetics; Genotype; Humans; Male; Microsatellite Repeats; Polymerase Chain Reaction
TL;DR: The results reveal that identification of multiple human hosts is possible from a single bed bug and suggest that some markers can be successfully recovered more than three days PBM, which can serve as physical evidence in temporal and spatial predictions to match suspects and/or victims to specific locations in criminal investigations. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: December 10, 2018

2018 journal article

Evaluation of Digital Image Recognition Methods for Mass Spectrometry Imaging Data Analysis

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY, 29(12), 2467–2470.

author keywords: Mass spectrometry imaging; Image recognition; SSIM
MeSH headings : Algorithms; Animals; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / methods; Lymph Nodes / chemistry; Lymph Nodes / metabolism; Macaca mulatta; Maraviroc / pharmacokinetics; Mass Spectrometry / methods; Models, Theoretical; Molecular Imaging / methods; Plant Leaves / chemistry; Tissue Distribution
TL;DR: A method for comprehensive, semi-targeted discovery of molecular distributions of interest from mass spectrometry imaging data, using widely available image similarity scoring algorithms to rank images by spatial correlation is presented. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: December 10, 2018

2018 journal article

Electrophysiological properties of medium spiny neurons in the nucleus accumbens core of prepubertal male and female Drd1a-tdTomato line 6 BAC transgenic mice

JOURNAL OF NEUROPHYSIOLOGY, 120(4), 1712–1727.

By: J. Cao n, D. Dorris n & J. Meitzen n

author keywords: medium spiny neuron; mice; nucleus accumbens; sex; ventral striatum
MeSH headings : Action Potentials; Animals; Excitatory Postsynaptic Potentials; Female; Male; Mice; Mice, Inbred C57BL; Miniature Postsynaptic Potentials; Neurons / physiology; Nucleus Accumbens / growth & development; Nucleus Accumbens / physiology; Sex Factors
TL;DR: This research provides the most comprehensive assessment of medium spiny neuron subtype electrophysiological properties to date in a critical brain region, the nucleus accumbens core, and represents the first evaluation of whether mouse medium sp Tiny neuron sub type electrophYSiological properties differ by sex. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: December 10, 2018

2018 journal article

Neonatal mice exposed to a high-fat diet in utero influence the behaviour of their nursing dam

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 285(1891), 20181237.

By: M. Baptissart n, H. Lamb n, K. To n, C. Bradish n, J. Tehrani n, D. Reif n, M. Cowley n

MeSH headings : Animals; Animals, Newborn / physiology; Diet, High-Fat; Female; Maternal Behavior / physiology; Maternal Exposure; Mice / physiology; Mice, Inbred C57BL; Pregnancy
TL;DR: In utero exposure to HF diet programmes physiological changes in the offspring which influence the maternal behaviours of their dam after birth are suggested. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: NC State University Libraries, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: December 10, 2018

2018 personal communication

Response to Editor: Regarding Foster et al., Neonatal C57BL/6J and parkin mice respond differently following developmental manganese exposure: Result of a high dose pilot study

Dorman, D. C. (2018, December).

By: D. Dorman n

author keywords: Manganese; Developmental neurotoxicity; Parkin
MeSH headings : Animals; Manganese; Mice; Mice, Inbred C57BL; Pilot Projects
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: Web Of Science
Added: December 10, 2018

2018 review

Systematic reviews and meta-analyses of human and animal evidence of prenatal diethylhexyl phthalate exposure and changes in male anogenital distance

[Review of ]. JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH-PART B-CRITICAL REVIEWS, 21(4), 207–226.

By: D. Dorman n, W. Chiu*, B. Hales*, R. Hauser*, K. Johnson*, E. Mantus*, S. Martel*, K. Robinson* ...

author keywords: Reproductive toxicity; phthalate; anogenital distance; epidemiology
MeSH headings : Animals; Diethylhexyl Phthalate / adverse effects; Environmental Pollutants / adverse effects; Female; Genitalia, Male / anatomy & histology; Genitalia, Male / drug effects; Genitalia, Male / growth & development; Humans; Male; Pregnancy; Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects / chemically induced; Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects / pathology
TL;DR: There is a moderate level of evidence from human investigations and a high level of data from animal studies that in utero exposure to DEHP decreases AGD, and DEHP is presumed to be a reproductive hazard to humans on the basis of effects on AGD. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: December 3, 2018

2018 review

Polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) neurotoxicity: a systematic review and meta-analysis of animal evidence

[Review of ]. JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH-PART B-CRITICAL REVIEWS, 21(4), 269–289.

By: D. Dorman n, W. Chiu*, B. Hales*, R. Hauser*, K. Johnson*, E. Mantus*, S. Martel*, K. Robinson* ...

author keywords: Developmental neurotoxicity; systematic review; learning and memory
MeSH headings : Animals; Attention / drug effects; Environmental Exposure / analysis; Environmental Pollutants / toxicity; Female; Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers / toxicity; Learning / drug effects; Male; Memory / drug effects; Mice; Rats
TL;DR: A systematic review and meta-analysis of human studies found an association between prenatal serum polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) concentrations and a decrease in the IQ of children and identified RoB concerns that might be remedied by better study reporting. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: December 3, 2018

2018 journal article

Do Sanitation Improvements Reduce Fecal Contamination of Water, Hands, Food, Soil, and Flies? Evidence from a Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial in Rural Bangladesh

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 52(21), 12089–12097.

By: A. Ercumen n, A. Pickering*, L. Kwong*, A. Mertens*, B. Arnold*, J. Benjamin-Chung*, A. Hubbard*, M. Alam* ...

MeSH headings : Animals; Bangladesh; Child; Child, Preschool; Diptera; Escherichia coli; Escherichia coli Infections / prevention & control; Feces; Hand Disinfection; Humans; Sanitation; Soil
TL;DR: Environmental measurements within a randomized controlled trial in Bangladesh that implemented individual and combined water treatment, sanitation, handwashing (WSH) and nutrition interventions were conducted to assess whether sanitation improvements, alone and coupled with water treatment and handwashing, reduce fecal contamination in the domestic environment. (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: December 3, 2018

2018 journal article

Effects of Single and Combined Water, Sanitation and Handwashing Interventions on Fecal Contamination in the Domestic Environment: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial in Rural Bangladesh

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 52(21), 12078–12088.

By: A. Ercumen n, A. Mertens*, B. Arnold*, J. Benjamin-Chung*, A. Hubbard*, M. Ahmed*, M. Kabir*, M. Khalil* ...

MeSH headings : Bangladesh; Child; Escherichia coli; Hand Disinfection; Humans; Sanitation; Water
TL;DR: Environmental assessments within a randomized controlled trial in Bangladesh that implemented single and combined water treatment, sanitation, handwashing (WSH) and nutrition interventions suggest that WSH improvements reduced contamination along the direct transmission pathways of stored water and food but not along indirect upstream pathways. (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: December 3, 2018

2018 article

DNA methylation detection using UV nano bowtie antenna enhanced Raman spectroscopy

UV AND HIGHER ENERGY PHOTONICS: FROM MATERIALS TO APPLICATIONS 2018, Vol. 10727.

By: L. Li n, S. Lim n, A. Puretzky n, B. Long*, R. Riehn n & H. Hallen n

author keywords: Resonance Raman; methylation; cytosine; plasmonics; nano-antenna
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: December 3, 2018

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