TY  - JOUR
T1  - A perceptually regulated, graded exercise test predicts peak oxygen uptake during treadmill exercise in active and sedentary participants
AN  - 1837343812; 18533245
AB  - The validity of predicting peak oxygen uptake ($$ \dot{V}{\text{O}}_{{ 2 {\text{peak}}}} $$) in sedentary participants from a perceptually regulated exercise test (PRET) is limited to two cycle ergometry studies. We assessed the validity of a treadmill-based PRET. Active (n = 49; 40.7 plus or minus 13.8 years) and sedentary (n = 26; 33.4 plus or minus 13.2 y) participants completed two PRETS (PRET 1 and PRET2), requiring a change in speed or incline corresponding to ratings of perceived exertion (RPE) 9, 11, 13 and 15. Extrapolation of RPE: $$ \dot{V}{\text{O}}_{2} $$ data to RPE 19 and 20 from the RPE 9-13 and 9-15 ranges were used to estimate $$ \dot{V}{\text{O}}_{{ 2 {\text{peak}}}} $$, and compared to $$ \dot{V}{\text{O}}_{{ 2 {\text{peak}}}} $$ from a graded exercise test (GXT). The $$ \dot{V}{\text{O}}_{2} $$ :heart rate (HR) data ( greater than or equal to RPE 15) from the GXT were also extrapolated to age-predicted maximal HR (HRmax sub(pred)) to provide further estimation of $$ \dot{V}{\text{O}}_{{ 2 {\text{peak}}}} $$. ANOVA revealed no significant differences between $$ \dot{V}{\text{O}}_{{ 2 {\text{peak}}}} $$ predictions from the RPE 9-15 range for PRET 1 and PRET 2 when extrapolated to RPE 19 in both active (54.3 plus or minus 7.4; 52.9 plus or minus 8.1 ml kg super(-1) min super(-1)) and sedentary participants (34.1 plus or minus 10.2; 34.2 plus or minus 9.6 ml kg super(-1) min super(-1)) and no difference between the HRmax sub(pred) method and measured $$ \dot{V}{\text{O}}_{{ 2 {\text{peak}}}} $$ from the GXT for active (53.3 plus or minus 10.0; 53.9 plus or minus 7.5 ml kg super(-1) min super(-1), respectively) and sedentary participants (33.6 plus or minus 8.4, 34.4 plus or minus 7.0 ml kg super(-1) min super(-1), respectively). A single treadmill-based PRET using RPE 9-15 range extrapolated to RPE 19 is a valid means of predicting $$ \dot{V}{\text{O}}_{{ 2 {\text{peak}}}} $$ in young and middle to older-aged individuals of varying activity and fitness levels.
JF  - European Journal of Applied Physiology
AU  - Eston, Roger
AU  - Evans, Harrison
AU  - Faulkner, James
AU  - Lambrick, Danielle
AU  - Al-Rahamneh, Harran
AU  - Parfitt, Gaynor
AD  - School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Centenary Building, City East Campus, GPO Box 2471, 5000, Adelaide, SA, Australia, Roger.Eston@unisa.edu.au
Y1  - 2012/10//
PY  - 2012
DA  - October 2012
SP  - 3459
EP  - 3468
PB  - Springer Science+Business Media, Van Godewijckstraat 30 Dordrecht 3311 GX Netherlands
VL  - 112
IS  - 10
SN  - 1439-6319, 1439-6319
KW  - Physical Education Index
KW  - Fitness
KW  - Measurement
KW  - Exercise physiology
KW  - Speed
KW  - Ergometry
KW  - Perceived exertion
KW  - Validity
KW  - Heart rate
KW  - Youth
KW  - PE 030:Exercise, Health & Physical Fitness
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LA  - English
DB  - Physical Education Index
N1  - Date revised - 2016-11-01
N1  - Number of references - 51
N1  - Last updated - 2016-12-22
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Fitness; Measurement; Speed; Exercise physiology; Perceived exertion; Ergometry; Heart rate; Validity; Youth
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00421-012-2326-8
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Taxonomy for rainfall events based on pollutant wash-off potential in urban areas
AN  - 1642285462; 18930478
AB  - Conventional rainfall classification for modelling and prediction is quantity based. This approach can lead to inaccuracies in stormwater quality modelling due to the assignment of stochastic pollutant parameters to a rainfall event. A taxonomy for natural rainfall events in the context of stormwater quality is presented based on an in-depth investigation of the influence of rainfall characteristics on stormwater quality. In the research study, the natural rainfall events were classified into three types based on average rainfall intensity and rainfall duration and the classification was found to be independent of the catchment characteristics. The proposed taxonomy provides an innovative concept in stormwater quality modelling and prediction and will contribute to enhancing treatment design for stormwater quality mitigation.
JF  - Ecological Engineering
AU  - Liu, A
AU  - Goonetilleke, A
AU  - Egodawatta, P
AD  - School of Urban Development, Queensland University of Technology, GPO Box 2434, Brisbane QLD 4000, Australia a.goonetilleke@qut.edu.au
Y1  - 2012/10//
PY  - 2012
DA  - Oct 2012
PB  - Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 211 Amsterdam 1000 AE Netherlands
VL  - 47
SN  - 0925-8574, 0925-8574
KW  - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE)
KW  - Mathematical models
KW  - Pollutants
KW  - Classification
KW  - Rainfall
KW  - Taxonomy
KW  - Stormwater
KW  - Models
KW  - Modelling
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LA  - English
DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2014-02-01
N1  - Last updated - 2015-01-06
ER  - 



TY  - JOUR
T1  - Associations between Nighttime Traffic Noise and Sleep: The Finnish Public Sector Study
AN  - 1285096862; 17615804
AB  - Background: Associations between traffic noise and sleep problems have been detected in experimental studies, but population-level evidence is scarce. Objectives: We studied the relationship between the levels of nighttime traffic noise and sleep disturbances and identified vulnerable population groups. Methods: Noise levels of nighttime-outdoor traffic were modeled based on the traffic intensities in the cities of Helsinki and Vantaa, Finland. In these cities, 7,019 public sector employees (81% women) responded to postal surveys on sleep and health. We linked modeled outdoor noise levels to the residences of the employees who responded to the postal survey. We used logistic regression models to estimate associations of noise levels with subjectively assessed duration of sleep and symptoms of insomnia (i.e., difficulties falling asleep, waking up frequently during the night, waking up too early in the morning, nonrestorative sleep). We also used stratified models to investigate the possibility of vulnerable subgroups. Results: For the total study population, exposure to levels of nighttime-outside (Lnight, outside) traffic noise > 55 dB was associated with any insomnia symptom greater than or equal to 2 nights per week [odds ratio (OR) = 1.32; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.05, 1.65]. Among participants with higher trait anxiety scores, which we hypothesized were a proxy for noise sensitivity, the ORs for any insomnia symptom at exposures to Lnight, outside traffic noises 50.1-55 dB and > 55 dB versus less than or equal to 45 dB were 1.34 (95% CI: 1.00, 1.80) and 1.61 (95% CI: 1.07, 2.42), respectively. Conclusions: Nighttime traffic noise levels > 50 dB Lnight, outside was associated with insomnia symptoms among persons with higher scores for trait anxiety. For the total study population, Lnight, outside > 55 dB was positively associated with any symptoms.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Halonen, Jaana I
AU  - Vahtera, Jussi
AU  - Stansfeld, Stephen
AU  - Yli-Tuomi, Tarja
AU  - Salo, Paula
AU  - Pentti, Jaana
AU  - Kivimaeki, Mika
AU  - Lanki, Timo
AD  - Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland
Y1  - 2012/10/01/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Oct 01
SP  - 1391
EP  - 1396
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 10
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts
KW  - cohort study
KW  - epidemiology
KW  - sleep disturbance
KW  - traffic noise
KW  - Cities
KW  - Sensitivity
KW  - Finland
KW  - Public sector
KW  - Noise levels
KW  - Vulnerability
KW  - Finland, Etelae-Suomi, Helsinki
KW  - Traffic
KW  - H 12000:Epidemiology and Public Health
KW  - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety
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LA  - English
DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2013-02-01
N1  - Last updated - 2015-05-13
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Sensitivity; Cities; Public sector; Noise levels; Vulnerability; Traffic; Finland; Finland, Etelae-Suomi, Helsinki
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1205026
ER  - 



TY  - JOUR
T1  - Establishing meal patterns by Lickometry in the marmoset Monkey (Callithrix jacchus): translational applications from the bench to the field and the clinic
AN  - 1114288291; 4351990
AB  - The ability to measure and interpret variables associated with feeding behavior and food intake is essential to a variety of nonhuman primate study modalities. The development of a technique to accurately and efficiently measure food intake and meal patterning in captivity will enhance both the interpretation of foraging behavior in the wild as well as our ability to model clinically relevant human feeding pathologies. In this study, we successfully developed the use of a rodent lickometer system to monitor meal patterning in captive common marmosets. We describe the modifications necessary for this type of instrumentation to be used successfully with marmosets. We define variables of interest that relate to both previous rodent literature and human clinical measures. Finally, we relate our findings to potential translational value for both primate field research and biomedical applications. Am. J. Primatol. 74:901-914, 2012. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Copyright John Wiley & Sons. Reproduced with permission. An electronic version of this article is available online at http://www.interscience.wiley.com
JF  - American journal of primatology
AU  - Ross, Corinna N
AU  - Power, Michael L
AU  - Tardif, Suzette D
AD  - University of Texas Health Science Center ; National Zoological Park ; American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Y1  - 2012/10//
PY  - 2012
DA  - Oct 2012
SP  - 901
EP  - 914
VL  - 74
IS  - 10
SN  - 0275-2565, 0275-2565
KW  - Anthropology
KW  - Feeding
KW  - Habitats
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Pathology
KW  - Primate behaviour
KW  - Research
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LA  - English
DB  - International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS)
N1  - Date revised - 2013-06-12
N1  - Last updated - 2013-09-16
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 4853 5114; 5706; 2056 10902; 10144 10148 10149 1542 11325; 10902; 9269
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajp.22043
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Hotspots of diversity of wild Australian soybean relatives and their conservation in situ
AN  - 1069204332; 17156789
AB  - Mapping diversity hotspots of key species, such as the crop wild relatives, is an essential task for their conservation and for their further exploration. In this paper, we develop and apply methods to locate centres of species richness (SR), endemism, phylogenetic diversity and phylogenetic endemism (PE) for the Australian perennial diploid species of Glycine (Fabaceae). The study taxa are congeneric with the cultivated soybean Glycine max. The DNA sequence data for the phylogenetic analysis are histone H3D gene sequences for these Glycine species. The highest 2.5 % grid cell scores of diversity were defined as the Glycine diversity "hotspots". The hotspots for the four types of diversity are located in the Kimberley district Western Australia, the Wet Tropics and south-eastern Queensland. The observed frequency distribution of SR values were compared with a theoretical distribution that assumed a species-specific but geographically constant probability for the occurrence of each individual species. The comparison showed broad trends of geographic dispersion overlaying localised high diversity. Simulations of endemism scores supported these themes. No grid cell scored highly for all four diversity metrics, as each index captured specific types of diversity. The inclusion of phylogenetic data pinpointed new areas of biodiversity that were less obvious from other metrics. The Kimberley district emerged as a crucial centre of Glycine diversity with two related lineages of narrowly endemic species. Overall, ~16 % of the endemism centres, and 24 % of the PE centres are conserved in situ in protected areas.
JF  - Conservation Genetics
AU  - Gonzalez-Orozco, Carlos E
AU  - Brown, Anthony HD
AU  - Knerr, Nunzio
AU  - Miller, Joseph T
AU  - Doyle, Jeff J
AD  - Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, CSIRO Plant Industry, Canberra, ACT, 2601, GPO Box 1600, Australia, carlos.gonzalezorozco@csiro.au
Y1  - 2012/10//
PY  - 2012
DA  - Oct 2012
SP  - 1269
EP  - 1281
PB  - Springer Science+Business Media, Van Godewijckstraat 30 Dordrecht 3311 GX Netherlands
VL  - 13
IS  - 5
SN  - 1566-0621, 1566-0621
KW  - Environment Abstracts; Sustainability Science Abstracts; Ecology Abstracts; Genetics Abstracts
KW  - Biodiversity
KW  - Conservation
KW  - Conservation genetics
KW  - Crops
KW  - Data processing
KW  - Diploids
KW  - Endemic species
KW  - Endemism
KW  - Histones
KW  - Hot spots
KW  - Nucleotide sequence
KW  - Phylogeny
KW  - Simulation
KW  - Soybeans
KW  - Species richness
KW  - Taxa
KW  - Australia, Queensland
KW  - Australia, Western Australia, Kimberley
KW  - Glycine max
KW  - Australia, Western Australia
KW  - Fabaceae
KW  - ENA 06:Food & Drugs
KW  - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development
KW  - G 07800:Plants and Algae
KW  - D 04060:Management and Conservation
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LA  - English
DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2012-09-01
N1  - Last updated - 2012-12-03
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Phylogeny; Endemic species; Histones; Data processing; Diploids; Hot spots; Nucleotide sequence; Biodiversity; Conservation genetics; Crops; Species richness; Soybeans; Endemism; Simulation; Conservation; Taxa; Fabaceae; Glycine max; Australia, Queensland; Australia, Western Australia, Kimberley; Australia, Western Australia
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10592-012-0370-x
ER  - 



TY  - JOUR
T1  - Resistance Training in Older Adults: Are Community-Based Interventions Effective for Improving Health Outcomes?
AN  - 1069193413; 17088908
AB  - Sarcopenia is associated with substantial health and economic consequences and is emerging as a major public health problem in the older population. The effects of sarcopenia may increase the risk for adverse health outcomes in older adults, and strategies need to be developed to maintain healthy aging. Although several intervention strategies have been proposed, resistance training (RT) has been suggested as the most effective stimulus for optimizing improvements in physical function and body composition with age. Although RT has been established as a safe and efficacious intervention for the prevention and treatment of sarcopenia, very few older adults regularly participate in RT programs. Community-based RT programs may be a feasible strategy because of their accessibility, cost-effectiveness, and lower-intensity training stimuli. However, the effects of these interventions on health outcomes in older adults have not been adequately reviewed. This report will describe the health effects associated with sarcopenia and summarize the major findings from community-based RT interventions on different health outcomes in older adults. Finally, it is suggested that all older adults who demonstrate the ability to safely participate in RT comply with the guidelines recommended by the American College of Sports Medicine.
JF  - American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine
AU  - Straight, Chad R
AU  - Lofgren, Ingrid E
AU  - Delmonico, Matthew J
AD  - The Department of Kinesiology (CRS, MJD) and Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences (IEL), University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island
Y1  - 2012/10//
PY  - 2012
DA  - October 2012
SP  - 407
EP  - 414
PB  - Sage Publications Ltd., 6 Bonhill St. London EC2A 4PU United Kingdom
VL  - 6
IS  - 5
SN  - 1559-8276, 1559-8276
KW  - Physical Education Index; Risk Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts
KW  - sarcopenia
KW  - aging
KW  - exercise
KW  - health
KW  - function
KW  - Training
KW  - Preventive health
KW  - Community involvement
KW  - Guidelines
KW  - Aging
KW  - Strategy
KW  - Gerontology
KW  - Intervention
KW  - Health
KW  - Adults
KW  - Resistance exercise
KW  - Accessibility
KW  - Public health
KW  - Prevention
KW  - Reviews
KW  - Economics
KW  - Training (programs)
KW  - H 11000:Diseases/Injuries/Trauma
KW  - R2 23060:Medical and environmental health
KW  - PE 030:Exercise, Health & Physical Fitness
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LA  - English
DB  - Physical Education Index; ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2012-09-01
N1  - Number of references - 49
N1  - Last updated - 2016-12-22
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Preventive health; Training (programs); Strategy; Gerontology; Health; Resistance exercise; Adults; Accessibility; Public health; Prevention; Training; Reviews; Community involvement; Aging; Economics; Guidelines; Intervention
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1559827612437715
ER  - 



TY  - BOOK
T1  - Israel: Possible Military Strike against Iran's Nuclear Facilities
AN  - 1735655655; 2011-899537
AB  - Several published reports indicate that top Israeli decisionmakers are seriously considering whether to order a military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities, and if so, when. Twice in Israel's history, it has conducted air strikes aimed at halting or delaying what Israeli policymakers believed to be efforts to acquire nuclear weapons by a Middle Eastern state. Today, Israeli officials generally view the prospect of a nuclear-armed Iran as an unacceptable threat to Israeli security -- with some describing it as an existential threat. This report analyzes key factors that may influence Israeli political decisions relating to a possible strike on Iranian nuclear facilities. Tables, Figures.
JF  - Federation of American Scientists, Sep 28 2012, 57 pp.
AU  - Zanotti, Jim
AU  - Katzman, Kenneth
AU  - Gertler, Jeremiah
AU  - Hildreth, Steven A
Y1  - 2012/09/28/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Sep 28
PB  - Federation of American Scientists
KW  - Threats
KW  - Iran
KW  - History
KW  - Atomic weapons
KW  - Israel
KW  - book
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L2  - http://fas.org/sgp/crs/mideast/R42443.pdf
LA  - English
DB  - PAIS Index
N1  - Date revised - 2015-12-01
N1  - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2012
N1  - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress no. R42443
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
ER  - 



TY  - JOUR
T1  - Exposure of Rats to Environmental Tobacco Smoke during Cerebellar Development Alters Behavior and Perturbs Mitochondrial Energetics
AN  - 1677943120; 17649940
AB  - Background: Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure is linked to developmental deficits and disorders with known cerebellar involvement. However, direct biological effects and underlying neurochemical mechanisms remain unclear. Objectives: We sought to identify and evaluate underlying neurochemical change in the rat cerebellum with ETS exposure during critical period development. Methods: We exposed rats to daily ETS (300, 100, and 0 mu g/m3 total suspended particulate) from postnatal day 8 (PD8) to PD23 and then assayed the response at the behavioral, neuroproteomic, and cellular levels. Results: Postnatal ETS exposure induced heightened locomotor response in a novel environment on par initially with amphetamine stimulation. The cerebellar mitochondrial subproteome was significantly perturbed in the ETS-exposed rats. Findings revealed a dose-dependent up-regulation of aerobic processes through the modification and increased translocation of Hk1 to the mitochondrion with corresponding heightened ATP synthase expression. ETS exposure also induced a dose-dependent increase in total Dnm1l mitochondrial fission factor; although more active membrane-bound Dnm1l was found at the lower dose. Dnm1l activation was associated with greater mitochondrial staining, particularly in the molecular layer, which was independent of stress-induced Bcl-2 family dynamics. Further, electron microscopy associated Dnm1l-mediated mitochondrial fission with increased biogenesis, rather than fragmentation. Conclusions: The critical postnatal period of cerebellar development is vulnerable to the effects of ETS exposure, resulting in altered behavior. The biological effect of ETS is underlain in part by a Dnm1l-mediated mitochondrial energetic response at a time of normally tight control. These findings represent a novel mechanism by which environmental exposure can impact neurodevelopment and function.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Fuller, Brian F
AU  - Cortes, Diego F
AU  - Landis, Miranda K
AU  - Yohannes, Hiyab
AU  - Griffin, Hailey E
AU  - Stafflinger, Jillian E
AU  - Bowers, MScott
AU  - Lewis, Mark H
AU  - Fox, Michael A
AU  - Ottens, Andrew K
AD  - Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, and
Y1  - 2012/09/26/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Sep 26
SP  - 1684
EP  - 1691
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 2
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE)
KW  - attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder
KW  - carbohydrate metabolism
KW  - cerebellum
KW  - environmental tobacco smoke
KW  - mitochondrial biogenesis
KW  - mitochondrial energetics
KW  - neurodevelopment
KW  - proteomics
KW  - secondhand smoke
KW  - systems biology
KW  - Smoke
KW  - Rats
KW  - Activation
KW  - Cellular
KW  - Biological effects
KW  - Tobacco
KW  - Cerebellum
KW  - Fission
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Rodent Thyroid, Liver, and Fetal Testis Toxicity of the Monoester Metabolite of Bis-(2-ethylhexyl) Tetrabromophthalate (TBPH), a Novel Brominated Flame Retardant Present in Indoor Dust
AN  - 1291611459; 17649941
AB  - Background: Bis-(2-ethylhexyl) tetrabromophthalate (TBPH) is widely used as a replacement for polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in commercial flame retardant mixtures such as Firemaster 550. It is also used in a commercial mixture called DP 45. Mono-(2-ethyhexyl) tetrabromophthalate (TBMEHP) is a potentially toxic metabolite. Objectives: We used in vitro and rodent in vivo models to evaluate human exposure and the potential metabolism and toxicity of TBPH. Methods: Dust collected from homes, offices, and cars was measured for TBPH by gas chromatography followed by mass spectrometry. Pregnant rats were gavaged with TBMEHP (200 or 500 mg/kg) or corn oil on gestational days 18 and 19, and dams and fetuses were evaluated histologically for toxicity. We also assessed TBMEHP for deiodinase inhibition using rat liver microsomes and for peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) alpha and gamma activation using murine FAO cells and NIH 3T3 L1 cells. Results: TBPH concentrations in dust from office buildings (median, 410 ng/g) were higher than in main living areas in homes (median, 150 ng/g). TBPH was metabolized by purified porcine esterases to TBMEHP. Two days of TBMEHP exposure in the rat produced maternal hypothyroidism with markedly decreased serum T3 (3,3,5-triiodo-l-thyronine), maternal hepatotoxicity, and increased multinucleated germ cells (MNGs) in fetal testes without antiandrogenic effects. In vitro, TBMEHP inhibited deiodinase activity, induced adipocyte differentiation in NIH 3T3 L1 cells, and activated PPAR alpha - and PPAR gamma -mediated gene transcription in NIH 3T3 L1 cells and FAO cells, respectively. Conclusions: TBPH a) is present in dust from indoor environments (implying human exposure) and b) can be metabolized by porcine esterases to TBMEHP, which c) elicited maternal thyrotoxic and hepatotoxic effects and d) induced MNGs in the fetal testes in a rat model. In mouse NIH 3T3 L1 preadipocyte cells, TBMEHP inhibited rat hepatic microsome deiodinase activity and was an agonist for PPARs in murine FAO and NIH 3T3 L1 cells.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Springer, Cecilia
AU  - Dere, Edward
AU  - Hall, Susan J
AU  - McDonnell, Elizabeth V
AU  - Roberts, Simon C
AU  - Butt, Craig M
AU  - Stapleton, Heather M
AU  - Watkins, Deborah J
AU  - McClean, Michael D
AU  - Webster, Thomas F
AU  - Schlezinger, Jennifer J
AU  - Boekelheide, Kim
AD  - Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Y1  - 2012/09/26/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Sep 26
SP  - 1711
EP  - 1719
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 2
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Toxicology Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts
KW  - brominated
KW  - exposure
KW  - flame retardant
KW  - hepatotoxicity
KW  - hypothyroidism
KW  - metabolism
KW  - phthalate
KW  - PPAR
KW  - toxicity
KW  - Testes
KW  - Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors
KW  - esterase
KW  - Preadipocytes
KW  - Metabolites
KW  - Fire retardant chemicals
KW  - Dust
KW  - Mass spectroscopy
KW  - Polybrominated diphenyl ethers
KW  - Oil
KW  - Differentiation
KW  - Iodide peroxidase
KW  - Rodents
KW  - Microsomes
KW  - Germ cells
KW  - Thyroid
KW  - Fats and oils
KW  - Toxicity
KW  - Fetuses
KW  - Pregnancy
KW  - Liver
KW  - Hypothyroidism
KW  - Fire retardants
KW  - Indoor environments
KW  - H 6000:Natural Disasters/Civil Defense/Emergency Management
KW  - X 24350:Industrial Chemicals
KW  - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety
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N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Testes; Microsomes; Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors; esterase; Preadipocytes; Thyroid; Germ cells; Metabolites; Toxicity; Fire retardant chemicals; Mass spectroscopy; Dust; Fetuses; Pregnancy; Oil; Differentiation; Liver; Hypothyroidism; Iodide peroxidase; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers; Fats and oils; Fire retardants; Indoor environments; Rodents
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) in Breast Milk and Neuropsychological Development in Infants
AN  - 1677951444; 17649939
AB  - Background: There is increasing interest in the potential effects of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) on children's neuropsychological development, but only a few small studies have evaluated such effects. Objectives: Our goal was to examine the association between PBDE concentrations in colostrum and infant neuropsychological development and to assess the influence of other persistent organic pollutants (POPs) on such association. Methods: We measured concentrations of PBDEs and other POPs in colostrum samples of 290 women recruited in a Spanish birth cohort. We tested children for mental and psychomotor development with the Bayley Scales of Infant Development at 12-18 months of age. We analyzed the sum of the seven most common PBDE congeners (BDEs 47, 99, 100, 153, 154, 183, 209) and each congener separately. Results: Increasing capital sigma 7PBDEs concentrations showed an association of borderline statistical significance with decreasing mental development scores ( beta per log ng/g lipid = -2.25; 95% CI: -4.75, 0.26). BDE-209, the congener present in highest concentrations, appeared to be the main congener responsible for this association ( beta = -2.40, 95% CI: -4.79, -0.01). There was little evidence for an association with psychomotor development. After adjustment for other POPs, the BDE-209 association with mental development score became slightly weaker ( beta = -2.10, 95% CI: -4.66, 0.46). Conclusions: Our findings suggest an association between increasing PBDE concentrations in colostrum and a worse infant mental development, particularly for BDE-209, but require confirmation in larger studies. The association, if causal, may be due to unmeasured BDE-209 metabolites, including OH-PBDEs (hydroxylated PBDEs), which are more toxic, more stable, and more likely to cross the placenta and to easily reach the brain than BDE-209.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Gascon, Mireia
AU  - Fort, Marta
AU  - Martinez, David
AU  - Carsin, Anne-Elie
AU  - Forns, Joan
AU  - Grimalt, Joan O
AU  - Santa Marina, Loreto
AU  - Lertxundi, Nerea
AU  - Sunyer, Jordi
AU  - Vrijheid, Martine
AD  - Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Y1  - 2012/09/25/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Sep 25
SP  - 1760
EP  - 1765
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 2
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE)
KW  - children
KW  - environmental
KW  - neurodevelopment
KW  - persistent organic pollutants (POPs)
KW  - polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs)
KW  - Milk
KW  - Congeners
KW  - Colostrum
KW  - Ethers
KW  - Statistical methods
KW  - Samples
KW  - Children
KW  - Infants
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Intake to Production Ratio: A Measure of Exposure Intimacy for Manufactured Chemicals
AN  - 1291617254; 17649938
AB  - Background: Limited data are available to assess human exposure to thousands of chemicals currently in commerce. Information that relates human intake of a chemical to its production and use can help inform understanding of mechanisms and pathways that control exposure and support efforts to protect public health. Objectives: We introduce the intake-to-production ratio (IPR) as an economy-wide quantitative indicator of the extent to which chemical production results in human exposure. Methods: The IPR was evaluated as the ratio of two terms: aggregate rate of chemical uptake in a human population (inferred from urinary excretion data) divided by the rate that chemical is produced in or imported into that population's economy. We used biomonitoring data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention along with chemical manufacturing data reported by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, as well as other published data, to estimate the IPR for nine chemicals in the United States. Results are reported in units of parts per million, where 1 ppm indicates 1 g of chemical uptake for every million grams of economy-wide use. Results: Estimated IPR values for the studied compounds span many orders of magnitude from a low of 0.6 ppm for bisphenol A to a high of > 180,000 ppm for methyl paraben. Intermediate results were obtained for five phthalates and two chlorinated aromatic compounds: 120 ppm for butyl benzyl phthalate, 670 ppm for di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, 760 ppm for di(n-butyl) phthalate, 1,040 ppm for para-dichlorobenzene, 6,800 ppm for di(isobutyl) phthalate, 7,700 ppm for diethyl phthalate, and 8,000-24,000 ppm (range) for triclosan. Conclusion: The IPR is well suited as an aggregate metric of exposure intensity for characterizing population-level exposure to synthesized chemicals, particularly those that move fairly rapidly from manufacture to human intake and have relatively stable production and intake rates.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Nazaroff, William
AU  - Weschler, Charles J
AU  - Little, John C
AU  - Hubal, Elaine ACohen
AD  - Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA
Y1  - 2012/09/25/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Sep 25
SP  - 1678
EP  - 1683
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 2
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Toxicology Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality; Aqualine Abstracts
KW  - bioavailability
KW  - bisphenol A
KW  - p-dichlorobenzene
KW  - pentachlorophenol
KW  - phthalate
KW  - screening
KW  - triclosan
KW  - Chemicals
KW  - Water Pollution
KW  - Chlorophylls
KW  - Disease control
KW  - Public health
KW  - Bisphenol A
KW  - Public Health
KW  - Aromatic compounds
KW  - Phthalates
KW  - Exposure
KW  - Economics
KW  - Absorption
KW  - biomonitoring
KW  - diethyl phthalate
KW  - Commerce
KW  - Bioindicators
KW  - Data processing
KW  - Environmental Protection
KW  - Human Population
KW  - Aggregates
KW  - Environmental protection
KW  - Phthalic acid
KW  - EPA
KW  - USA
KW  - Prevention
KW  - Urine
KW  - Uptake
KW  - butyl benzyl phthalate
KW  - Excretion
KW  - Triclosan
KW  - Aromatics
KW  - H 6000:Natural Disasters/Civil Defense/Emergency Management
KW  - SW 5080:Evaluation, processing and publication
KW  - AQ 00008:Effects of Pollution
KW  - X 24350:Industrial Chemicals
KW  - Q5 08524:Public health, medicines, dangerous organisms
KW  - P 6000:TOXICOLOGY AND HEALTH
KW  - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety
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N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Chlorophylls; Disease control; Commerce; Excretion; Environmental protection; Aromatics; Public health; Bisphenol A; Aromatic compounds; Data processing; biomonitoring; butyl benzyl phthalate; diethyl phthalate; Triclosan; Phthalic acid; Bioindicators; Chemicals; EPA; Prevention; Urine; Phthalates; Economics; Uptake; Water Pollution; Public Health; Exposure; Absorption; Environmental Protection; Human Population; Aggregates; USA
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Consortium-Based Science: The NIEHS's Multipronged, Collaborative Approach to Assessing the Health Effects of Bisphenol A
AN  - 1291617249; 17649937
AB  - Background: Bisphenol A (BPA) is a high production volume chemical used to make polycarbonate plastic and is found in many consumer products. Some studies using animal models have suggested that BPA exposures may have adverse health effects. However, research gaps have precluded a full understanding of the effects of BPA in humans and engendered controversies surrounding the chemical's potential toxicity. Objectives: The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and National Toxicology Program (NTP) have developed an integrated, multipronged, consortium-based approach to optimize BPA-focused research investments to more effectively address data gaps and inform decision making. Discussion: NIEHS/NTP BPA research investments made over the past 4 years include extramural research grants, establishment of a BPA Grantee Consortium, intramural research activities on BPA's mechanisms of action, the launch of two clinical studies and an occupational study, development of a round-robin experiment to validate BPA measurements in human serum, and, in collaboration with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), formation of a consortium to design and execute a chronic toxicity study of BPA in rats. The NIEHS's new consortium-based approach has led to more integrated, collaborative efforts and should improve our ability to resolve controversies over the potential human health effects of exposures to low levels of endocrine-active agents.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Birnbaum, Linda S
AU  - Bucher, John R
AU  - Collman, Gwen W
AU  - Zeldin, Darryl C
AU  - Johnson, Anne F
AU  - Schug, Thaddeus T
AU  - Heindel, Jerrold J
AD  - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
Y1  - 2012/09/25/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Sep 25
SP  - 1640
EP  - 1644
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 2
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts
KW  - bisphenol A
KW  - consortium-based research
KW  - endocrine disruptor
KW  - low dose
KW  - NIEHS
KW  - Bisphenol A
KW  - Rats
KW  - Decision making
KW  - Consumer products
KW  - Chronic toxicity
KW  - Animal models
KW  - FDA
KW  - Environmental health
KW  - Toxicity
KW  - Toxicology
KW  - H 1000:Occupational Safety and Health
KW  - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety
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DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
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N1  - Last updated - 2015-05-13
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Rats; Bisphenol A; Decision making; Consumer products; Chronic toxicity; FDA; Animal models; Environmental health; Toxicity; Toxicology
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1205330
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Hyaluronan Activation of the Nlrp3 Inflammasome Contributes to the Development of Airway Hyperresponsiveness
AN  - 1677941573; 17649934
AB  - Background: The role of the Nlrp3 inflammasome in nonallergic airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) has not previously been reported. Recent evidence supports both interleukin (IL) 1 beta and short fragments of hyaluronan (HA) as contributors to the biological response to inhaled ozone. Objective: Because extracellular secretion of IL-1 beta requires activation of the inflammasome, we investigated the role of the inflammasome proteins ASC, caspase1, and Nlrp3 in the biological response to ozone and HA. Methods: C57BL/6J wild-type mice and mice deficient in ASC, caspase1, or Nlrp3 were exposed to ozone (1 ppm for 3 hr) or HA followed by analysis of airway resistance, cellular inflammation, and total protein and cytokines in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF). Transcription levels of IL-1 beta and IL-18 were determined in two populations of lung macrophages. In addition, we examined levels of cleaved caspase1 and cleaved IL-1 beta as markers of inflammasome activation in isolated alveolar macrophages harvested from BALF from HA-treated mice. Results: We observed that genes of the Nlrp3 inflammasome were required for development of AHR following exposure to either ozone or HA fragments. These genes are partially required for the cellular inflammatory response to ozone. The expression of IL-1 beta mRNA in alveolar macrophages was up-regulated after either ozone or HA challenge and was not dependent on the Nlrp3 inflammasome. However, soluble levels of IL-1 beta protein were dependent on the inflammasome after challenge with either ozone or HA. HA challenge resulted in cleavage of macrophage-derived caspase1 and IL-1 beta , suggesting a role for alveolar macrophages in Nlrp3-dependent AHR. Conclusions: The Nlrp3 inflammasome is required for the development of ozone-induced reactive airways disease.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Feng, Feifei
AU  - Li, Zhuowei
AU  - Potts-Kant, Erin N
AU  - Wu, Yiming
AU  - Foster, WMichael
AU  - Williams, Kristi L
AU  - Hollingsworth, John W
AD  - Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, School of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
Y1  - 2012/09/24/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Sep 24
SP  - 1692
EP  - 1698
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 2
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE)
KW  - asthma
KW  - environment
KW  - extracellular matrix
KW  - innate immunity
KW  - ozone
KW  - toll-like receptor
KW  - Macrophages
KW  - Activation
KW  - Hydroxyapatite
KW  - Cellular
KW  - Airways
KW  - Proteins
KW  - Mice
KW  - Ozone
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Near-Roadway Pollution and Childhood Asthma: Implications for Developing "Win-Win" Compact Urban Development and Clean Vehicle Strategies
AN  - 1291618213; 17649953
AB  - Background: The emerging consensus that exposure to near-roadway traffic-related pollution causes asthma has implications for compact urban development policies designed to reduce driving and greenhouse gases. Objectives: We estimated the current burden of childhood asthma-related disease attributable to near-roadway and regional air pollution in Los Angeles County (LAC) and the potential health impact of regional pollution reduction associated with changes in population along major traffic corridors. Methods: The burden of asthma attributable to the dual effects of near-roadway and regional air pollution was estimated, using nitrogen dioxide and ozone as markers of urban combustion-related and secondary oxidant pollution, respectively. We also estimated the impact of alternative scenarios that assumed a 20% reduction in regional pollution in combination with a 3.6% reduction or 3.6% increase in the proportion of the total population living near major roads, a proxy for near-roadway exposure. Results: We estimated that 27,100 cases of childhood asthma (8% of total) in LAC were at least partly attributable to pollution associated with residential location within 75 m of a major road. As a result, a substantial proportion of asthma-related morbidity is a consequence of near-roadway pollution, even if symptoms are triggered by other factors. Benefits resulting from a 20% regional pollution reduction varied markedly depending on the associated change in near-roadway proximity. Conclusions: Our findings suggest that there are large and previously unappreciated public health consequences of air pollution in LAC and probably in other metropolitan areas with dense traffic corridors. To maximize health benefits, compact urban development strategies should be coupled with policies to reduce near-roadway pollution exposure.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Perez, Laura
AU  - Lurmann, Fred
AU  - Wilson, John
AU  - Pastor, Manuel
AU  - Brandt, Sylvia J
AU  - Kuenzli, Nino
AU  - McConnell, Rob
AD  - Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland
Y1  - 2012/09/24/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Sep 24
SP  - 1619
EP  - 1626
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 1
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts
KW  - air pollution
KW  - asthma
KW  - burden of disease
KW  - children
KW  - compact urban growth
KW  - risk assessment
KW  - vehicle emissions
KW  - USA, California, Los Angeles Cty.
KW  - Air pollution
KW  - Urban planning
KW  - Pollution effects
KW  - Asthma
KW  - Respiratory diseases
KW  - Children
KW  - Pollution control
KW  - Traffic
KW  - Public health
KW  - P 0000:AIR POLLUTION
KW  - H 12000:Epidemiology and Public Health
KW  - ENA 01:Air Pollution
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DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2013-02-01
N1  - Last updated - 2015-05-13
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Urban planning; Air pollution; Asthma; Pollution effects; Respiratory diseases; Children; Public health; Traffic; Pollution control; USA, California, Los Angeles Cty.
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1104785
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Dose Reconstruction of Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate Using a Simple Pharmacokinetic Model
AN  - 1291607737; 17649935
AB  - Background: Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), used primarily as a plasticizer for polyvinyl chloride, is found in a variety of products. Previous studies have quantified human exposure by back calculating intakes based on DEHP metabolite concentrations in urine and by determining concentrations of DEHP in exposure media (e.g., air, food, dust). Objectives: To better understand the timing and extent of DEHP exposure, we used a simple pharmacokinetic model to "reconstruct" the DEHP dose responsible for the presence of DEHP metabolites in urine. Methods: We analyzed urine samples from eight adults for four DEHP metabolites [mono(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, mono(2-ethyl-5-hydroxyhexyl) phthalate, mono(2-ethyl-5-oxohexyl) phthalate, and mono(2-ethyl-5-carboxypentyl) phthalate]. Participants provided full volumes of all voids over 1 week and recorded the time of each void and information on diet, driving, and outdoor activities. Using a model previously calibrated on a single person self-dosed with DEHP in conjunction with the eight participants' data, we used a simple trial-and-error method to determine times and doses of DEHP that resulted in a best fit of predicted and observed urinary concentrations of the metabolites. Results: The average daily mean and median reconstructed DEHP doses were 10.9 and 5.0 mu g/kg-day, respectively. The highest single modeled dose of 60 mu g/kg occurred when one study participant reported consuming coffee and a bagel with egg and sausage that was purchased at a gas station. About two-thirds of all modeled intake events occurred near the time of reported food or beverage consumption. Twenty percent of the modeled DEHP exposure occurred between 2200 hours and 0500 hours. Conclusions: Dose reconstruction using pharmacokinetic models-in conjunction with biomonitoring data, diary information, and other related data-can provide a powerful means to define timing, magnitude, and possible sources of exposure to a given contaminant.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Lorber, Matthew
AU  - Calafat, Antonia M
AD  - Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, USA
Y1  - 2012/09/24/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Sep 24
SP  - 1705
EP  - 1710
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 2
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts
KW  - DEHP
KW  - dose reconstruction
KW  - pharmacokinetic model
KW  - phthalate exposure
KW  - Bioindicators
KW  - Diets
KW  - Coffee
KW  - Phthalates
KW  - Urine
KW  - Polyvinyl chloride
KW  - Metabolites
KW  - Pharmacokinetics
KW  - Dust
KW  - H 6000:Natural Disasters/Civil Defense/Emergency Management
KW  - ENA 01:Air Pollution
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DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
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N1  - Last updated - 2015-05-13
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Coffee; Diets; Bioindicators; Urine; Phthalates; Polyvinyl chloride; Metabolites; Dust; Pharmacokinetics
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1205182
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Rice Consumption and Urinary Arsenic Concentrations in U.S. Children
AN  - 1285095508; 17615814
AB  - Background: In adult populations, emerging evidence indicates that humans are exposed to arsenic by ingestion of contaminated foods such as rice, grains, and juice; yet little is known about arsenic exposure among children. Objectives: Our goal was to determine whether rice consumption contributes to arsenic exposure in U.S. children. Methods: We used data from the nationally representative National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) to examine the relationship between rice consumption (measured in 0.25 cups of cooked rice per day) over a 24-hr period and subsequent urinary arsenic concentration among the 2,323 children (6-17 years of age) who participated in NHANES from 2003 to 2008. We examined total urinary arsenic (excluding arsenobetaine and arsenocholine) and dimethylarsinic acid (DMA) concentrations overall and by age group: 6-11 years and 12-17 years. Results: The median [interquartile range (IQR)] total urinary arsenic concentration among children who reported consuming rice was 8.9 mu g/L (IQR: 5.3-15.6) compared with 5.5 mu g/L (IQR: 3.1-8.4) among those who did not consume rice. After adjusting for potentially confounding factors, and restricting the study to participants who did not consume seafood in the preceding 24 hr, total urinary arsenic concentration increased 14.2% (95% confidence interval: 11.3, 17.1%) with each 0.25 cup increase in cooked rice consumption. Conclusions: Our study suggests that rice consumption is a potential source of arsenic exposure in U.S. children.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Davis, Matthew A
AU  - Mackenzie, Todd A
AU  - Cottingham, Kathryn L
AU  - Gilbert-Diamond, Diane
AU  - Punshon, Tracy
AU  - Karagas, Margaret R
AD  - Institute for Quantitative Biomedical Sciences, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA
Y1  - 2012/09/24/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Sep 24
SP  - 1418
EP  - 1424
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 10
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Toxicology Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts
KW  - arsenic
KW  - biomonitoring
KW  - children
KW  - dietary
KW  - exposure
KW  - NHANES
KW  - Arsenic
KW  - Age
KW  - Data processing
KW  - Juices
KW  - Oryza sativa
KW  - Ingestion
KW  - Children
KW  - Food contamination
KW  - Nutrition
KW  - USA
KW  - Urine
KW  - Grain
KW  - Seafood
KW  - Grains
KW  - dimethylarsinic acid
KW  - H 6000:Natural Disasters/Civil Defense/Emergency Management
KW  - X 24320:Food Additives & Contaminants
KW  - P 6000:TOXICOLOGY AND HEALTH
KW  - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety
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DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2013-02-01
N1  - Last updated - 2015-05-13
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Age; Arsenic; Data processing; Grain; Juices; Seafood; Food contamination; Children; Nutrition; dimethylarsinic acid; Urine; Grains; Ingestion; Oryza sativa; USA
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1205014
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Prenatal Methylmercury, Postnatal Lead Exposure, and Evidence of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder among Inuit Children in Arctic Quebec
AN  - 1285095473; 17615812
AB  - Background: Prenatal exposure to methylmercury (MeHg) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) has been associated with impaired performance on attention tasks in previous studies, but the extent to which these cognitive deficits translate into behavioral problems in the classroom and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) remains unknown. By contrast, lead (Pb) exposure in childhood has been associated with ADHD and disruptive behaviors in several studies. Objectives: In this study we examined the relation of developmental exposure to MeHg, PCBs, and Pb to behavioral problems at school age in Inuit children exposed through their traditional diet. Methods: In a prospective longitudinal study conducted in the Canadian Arctic, exposure to contaminants was measured at birth and at school age. An assessment of child behavior (n = 279; mean age = 11.3 years) was obtained from the child's classroom teacher on the Teacher Report Form (TRF) from the Child Behavior Checklist, and the Disruptive Behavior Disorders Rating Scale (DBD). Results: Cord blood mercury concentrations were associated with higher TRF symptom scores for attention problems and DBD scores consistent with ADHD. Current blood Pb concentrations were associated with higher TRF symptom scores for externalizing problems and with symptoms of ADHD (hyperactive-impulsive type) based on the DBD. Conclusions: To our knowledge, this study is the first to identify an association between prenatal MeHg and ADHD symptomatology in childhood and the first to replicate previously reported associations between low-level childhood Pb exposure and ADHD in a population exposed to Pb primarily from dietary sources.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Boucher, Olivier
AU  - Jacobson, Sandra W
AU  - Plusquellec, Pierrich
AU  - Dewailly, Eric
AU  - Ayotte, Pierre
AU  - Forget-Dubois, Nadine
AU  - Jacobson, Joseph L
AU  - Muckle, Gina
AD  - Centre de Recherche du Centre hospitalier universitaire de Quebec, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Y1  - 2012/09/21/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Sep 21
SP  - 1456
EP  - 1461
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 10
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Toxicology Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts
KW  - ADHD
KW  - attention
KW  - children
KW  - exposure
KW  - externalizing behavior
KW  - lead
KW  - mercury
KW  - methylmercury
KW  - polychlorinated biphenyls
KW  - Age
KW  - Prenatal experience
KW  - Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
KW  - Check lists
KW  - Lead
KW  - Cord blood
KW  - Dimethylmercury
KW  - PCB compounds
KW  - PCB
KW  - Diets
KW  - Methylmercury
KW  - Canada, Quebec
KW  - Polar environments
KW  - Children
KW  - Attention task
KW  - PN, Arctic
KW  - Birth
KW  - Schools
KW  - Cognitive ability
KW  - Mercury
KW  - Contaminants
KW  - X 24360:Metals
KW  - H 12000:Epidemiology and Public Health
KW  - P 6000:TOXICOLOGY AND HEALTH
KW  - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety
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N1  - Date revised - 2013-02-01
N1  - Last updated - 2015-05-13
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Airborne PM sub(2.5) Chemical Components and Low Birth Weight in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic Regions of the United States
AN  - 1677944483; 17649928
AB  - Background: Previous studies on air pollutants and birth outcomes have reported inconsistent results. Chemical components of particulate matter less than or equal to 2.5 mu m (PM sub(2.5)) composition are spatially -heterogeneous, which might contribute to discrepancies across PM sub(2.5) studies. Objectives: We explored whether birth weight at term is affected by PM sub(2.5), PM sub(10) (PM less than or equal to 10 mu m), and gaseous pollutants. Methods: We calculated exposures during gestation and each trimester for PM sub(2.5) chemical components, PM sub(10), PM sub(2.5), carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, ozone, and sulfur dioxide for births in 2000-2007 for states in the northeastern and mid-Atlantic United States. Associations between exposures and risk of low birth weight (LBW) were adjusted by family and individual characteristics and region. Interaction terms were used to investigate whether risk differs by race or sex. Results: Several PM sub(2.5) chemical components were associated with LBW. Risk increased 4.9% (95% CI: 3.4, 6.5%), 4.7% (3.2, 6.2%), 5.7% (2.7, 8.8%), and 5.0% (3.1, 7.0%) per interquartile range increase of PM sub(2.5) aluminum, elemental carbon, nickel, and titanium, respectively. Other PM sub(2.5) chemical components and gaseous pollutants showed associations, but were not statistically significant in multipollutant models. The trimester associated with the highest relative risk differed among pollutants. Effect estimates for PM sub(2.5) elemental carbon and nickel were higher for infants of white mothers than for those of African-American mothers, and for males than females. Conclusions: Most exposure levels in our study area were in compliance with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency air pollution standards; however, we identified associations between PM sub(2.5) components and LBW. Findings suggest that some PM sub(2.5) components may be more harmful than others, and that some groups may be particularly susceptible.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Ebisu, Keita
AU  - Bell, Michelle L
AD  - School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Y1  - 2012/09/20/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Sep 20
SP  - 1746
EP  - 1752
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 2
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE)
KW  - air pollution
KW  - environmental health
KW  - epidemiology
KW  - low birth weight
KW  - Birth
KW  - Risk
KW  - Carbon
KW  - Pollutants
KW  - Exposure
KW  - Nickel
KW  - Gestation
KW  - Standards
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N1  - Last updated - 2015-05-04
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1104763
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Prioritizing Chemicals and Data Requirements for Screening-Level Exposure and Risk Assessment
AN  - 1291608805; 17649949
AB  - Background: Scientists and regulatory agencies strive to identify chemicals that may cause harmful effects to humans and the environment; however, prioritization is challenging because of the large number of chemicals requiring evaluation and limited data and resources. Objectives: We aimed to prioritize chemicals for exposure and exposure potential and obtain a quantitative perspective on research needs to better address uncertainty in screening assessments. Methods: We used a multimedia mass balance model to prioritize > 12,000 organic chemicals using four far-field human exposure metrics. The propagation of variance (uncertainty) in key chemical information used as model input for calculating exposure metrics was quantified. Results: Modeled human concentrations and intake rates span approximately 17 and 15 orders of magnitude, respectively. Estimates of exposure potential using human concentrations and a unit emission rate span approximately 13 orders of magnitude, and intake fractions span 7 orders of magnitude. The actual chemical emission rate contributes the greatest variance (uncertainty) in exposure estimates. The human biotransformation half-life is the second greatest source of uncertainty in estimated concentrations. In general, biotransformation and biodegradation half-lives are greater sources of uncertainty in modeled exposure and exposure potential than chemical partition coefficients. Conclusions: Mechanistic exposure modeling is suitable for screening and prioritizing large numbers of chemicals. By including uncertainty analysis and uncertainty in chemical information in the exposure estimates, these methods can help identify and address the important sources of uncertainty in human exposure and risk assessment in a systematic manner.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Arnot, Jon A
AU  - Brown, Trevor N
AU  - Wania, Frank
AU  - Breivik, Knut
AU  - McLachlan, Michael S
AD  - Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Y1  - 2012/09/20/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Sep 20
SP  - 1565
EP  - 1570
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 1
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Toxicology Abstracts; Risk Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; Aqualine Abstracts
KW  - exposure
KW  - high throughput
KW  - organic chemicals
KW  - risk
KW  - uncertainty analysis
KW  - Chemicals
KW  - Risk assessment
KW  - Biodegradation
KW  - biotransformation
KW  - Radioactive Half-life
KW  - Models
KW  - Evaluation
KW  - Research Priorities
KW  - Public Health
KW  - Assessments
KW  - Biotransformation
KW  - Exposure
KW  - Emissions
KW  - Data processing
KW  - Model Studies
KW  - Risk
KW  - H 6000:Natural Disasters/Civil Defense/Emergency Management
KW  - SW 5080:Evaluation, processing and publication
KW  - AQ 00008:Effects of Pollution
KW  - R2 23060:Medical and environmental health
KW  - X 24300:Methods
KW  - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety
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N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Risk assessment; Biodegradation; Data processing; biotransformation; Models; Chemicals; Emissions; Evaluation; Risk; Research Priorities; Public Health; Assessments; Biotransformation; Exposure; Radioactive Half-life; Model Studies
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1205355
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Is CO sub(2) an Indoor Pollutant? Direct Effects of Low-to-Moderate CO sub(2) Concentrations on Human Decision-Making Performance
AN  - 1291605056; 17649927
AB  - Background: Associations of higher indoor carbon dioxide (CO sub(2)) concentrations with impaired work performance, increased health symptoms, and poorer perceived air quality have been attributed to correlation of indoor CO sub(2) with concentrations of other indoor air pollutants that are also influenced by rates of outdoor-air ventilation. Objectives: We assessed direct effects of increased CO sub(2), within the range of indoor concentrations, on decision making. Methods: Twenty-two participants were exposed to CO sub(2) at 600, 1,000, and 2,500 ppm in an office-like chamber, in six groups. Each group was exposed to these conditions in three 2.5-hr sessions, all on 1 day, with exposure order balanced across groups. At 600 ppm, CO sub(2) came from outdoor air and participants' respiration. Higher concentrations were achieved by injecting ultrapure CO sub(2). Ventilation rate and temperature were constant. Under each condition, participants completed a computer-based test of decision-making performance as well as questionnaires on health symptoms and perceived air quality. Participants and the person administering the decision-making test were blinded to CO sub(2) level. Data were analyzed with analysis of variance models. Results: Relative to 600 ppm, at 1,000 ppm CO sub(2), moderate and statistically significant decrements occurred in six of nine scales of decision-making performance. At 2,500 ppm, large and statistically significant reductions occurred in seven scales of decision-making performance (raw score ratios, 0.06-0.56), but performance on the focused activity scale increased. Conclusions: Direct adverse effects of CO sub(2) on human performance may be economically important and may limit energy-saving reductions in outdoor air ventilation per person in buildings. Confirmation of these findings is needed.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Satish, Usha
AU  - Mendell, Mark J
AU  - Shekhar, Krishnamurthy
AU  - Hotchi, Toshifumi
AU  - Sullivan, Douglas
AU  - Streufert, Siegfried
AU  - Fisk, William J
AD  - Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Upstate Medical University, State University of New York, Syracuse, New York, USA
Y1  - 2012/09/20/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Sep 20
SP  - 1671
EP  - 1677
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 2
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts; Aqualine Abstracts
KW  - carbon dioxide
KW  - cognition
KW  - decision making
KW  - human performance
KW  - indoor environmental quality
KW  - ventilation
KW  - Analysis of Variance
KW  - Ventilation
KW  - Respiration
KW  - Air quality
KW  - Decision Making
KW  - Pollutants
KW  - Testing Procedures
KW  - Energy conservation
KW  - Buildings
KW  - Model Studies
KW  - Perception
KW  - Human factors
KW  - Carbon dioxide
KW  - Indoor environments
KW  - Side effects
KW  - Carbon Dioxide
KW  - SW 5010:Network design
KW  - H 6000:Natural Disasters/Civil Defense/Emergency Management
KW  - P 0000:AIR POLLUTION
KW  - AQ 00008:Effects of Pollution
KW  - ENA 01:Air Pollution
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N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Ventilation; Perception; Respiration; Energy conservation; Air quality; Human factors; Indoor environments; Carbon dioxide; Side effects; Testing Procedures; Analysis of Variance; Pollutants; Decision Making; Buildings; Model Studies; Carbon Dioxide
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1104789
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TY  - BOOK
T1  - National Security and Emergency Preparedness Communications: A Summary of Executive Order 13618
AN  - 1438600281; 2011-496451
AB  - On July 6, 2012, President Barrack Obama issued Executive Order (EO) 13618 which addresses the federal government's need and responsibility to communicate during national security and emergency situations and crises by assigning federal national security; establishes an executive committee to oversee federal national security and emergency preparedness communications functions; establishes a programs office within the Department of Homeland Security to assist the executive committee; and assigns specific responsibilities to federal government entities. This report provides a summary of EO 13618 provisions and a brief discussion of its salient points. Tables.
JF  - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Sep 19 2012, 8 pp.
AU  - Reese, Shawn
Y1  - 2012/09/19/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Sep 19
PB  - Congressional Research Reports for the People
KW  - Military and defense policy - National defense
KW  - Government - Executive power
KW  - Government - Forms of government
KW  - Business and service sector - Entrepreneurs, executives, business personnel, and occupations
KW  - Social conditions and policy - Communication
KW  - Government - Public officials
KW  - Obama, Barack
KW  - Executives
KW  - Presidents
KW  - Federal government
KW  - Emergency preparedness
KW  - Communication
KW  - Executive orders
KW  - National defense
KW  - book
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N1  - Date revised - 2013-10-01
N1  - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2012
N1  - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress no. R42740
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
ER  - 



TY  - BOOK
T1  - Length of Time from Nomination to Confirmation for 'Uncontroversial' U.S. Circuit and District Court Nominees: Detailed Analysis
AN  - 1504417675; 2011-564929
AB  - In recent years, a recurring subject of debate in the Senate has been the length of time taken for lower court nominations to receive Senate confirmation. During the 111th and 112th Congresses, this debate has focused on President Obama's uncontroversial nominees to US circuit and district court judgeships -- and on whether, or to what extent, such nominees have waited longer to receive Senate confirmation than the uncontroversial judicial nominees of other recent Presidents. This report seeks to inform the current debate by analyzing the time taken by the Senate during recent presidencies to confirm uncontroversial circuit and district court nominees. Tables, Figures.
JF  - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Sep 18 2012, 17 pp.
AU  - McMillion, Barry J
Y1  - 2012/09/18/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Sep 18
PB  - Congressional Research Reports for the People
KW  - Administration of justice - Courts and judicial power
KW  - Government - Public officials
KW  - Politics - Elections and voting
KW  - United States
KW  - Obama, Barack
KW  - Presidents
KW  - Courts
KW  - Nominations
KW  - book
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N1  - Date revised - 2014-03-01
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N1  - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress no. R42732
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Competitive Androgen Receptor Antagonism as a Factor Determining the Predictability of Cumulative Antiandrogenic Effects of Widely Used Pesticides
AN  - 1291611470; 17649942
AB  - Background: Many pesticides in current use have recently been revealed as in vitro androgen receptor (AR) antagonists, but information about their combined effects is lacking. Objective: We investigated the combined effects and the competitive AR antagonism of pesticide mixtures. Methods: We used the MDA-kb2 assay to test a combination of eight AR antagonists that did not also possess AR agonist properties ("pure" antagonists; 8 mix: fludioxonil, fenhexamid, ortho-phenylphenol, imazalil, tebuconazole, dimethomorph, methiocarb, pirimiphos-methyl), a combination of five AR antagonists that also showed agonist activity (5 mix: cyprodinil, pyrimethanil, vinclozolin, chlorpropham, linuron), and all pesticides combined (13 mix). We used concentration addition (CA) and independent action (IA) to formulate additivity expectations, and Schild plot analyses to investigate competitive AR antagonism. Results: A good agreement between the effects of the mixture of eight "pure" AR antagonists and the responses predicted by CA was observed. Schild plot analysis revealed that the 8 mix acted by competitive AR antagonism. However, the observed responses of the 5 mix and the 13 mix fell within the "prediction window" boundaries defined by the predicted regression curves of CA and IA. Schild plot analysis with these mixtures yielded anomalous responses incompatible with competitive receptor antagonism. Conclusions: A mixture of widely used pesticides can, in a predictable manner, produce combined AR antagonist effects that exceed the responses elicited by the most potent component alone. Inasmuch as large populations are regularly exposed to mixtures of antiandrogenic pesticides, our results underline the need for considering combination effects for these substances in regulatory practice.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Orton, Frances
AU  - Rosivatz, Erika
AU  - Scholze, Martin
AU  - Kortenkamp, Andreas
AD  - Centre for Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, London, United Kingdom
Y1  - 2012/09/10/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Sep 10
SP  - 1578
EP  - 1584
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 1
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Pollution Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; Aqualine Abstracts
KW  - antiandrogen
KW  - AR-antagonism
KW  - concentration addition
KW  - endocrine disruption
KW  - fungicide
KW  - mixture
KW  - pesticide
KW  - Testing Procedures
KW  - Prediction
KW  - Herbicides
KW  - Antagonism
KW  - Agricultural Chemicals
KW  - Pesticides
KW  - Boundaries
KW  - Assay
KW  - SW 5010:Network design
KW  - ENA 09:Land Use & Planning
KW  - H 5000:Pesticides
KW  - AQ 00008:Effects of Pollution
KW  - P 6000:TOXICOLOGY AND HEALTH
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N1  - Date revised - 2013-02-01
N1  - Last updated - 2015-05-13
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Prediction; Pesticides; Herbicides; Antagonism; Testing Procedures; Agricultural Chemicals; Assay; Boundaries
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1205391
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TY  - BOOK
T1  - Availability of Injunctive Relief for Standard-Essential Patent Holders
AN  - 1537585661; 2011-582522
AB  - This report discusses the current debate over whether a holder of a patent essential to an industry standard, who has promised to license such patented technology on fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms, may nevertheless obtain an injunction from a federal court or an exclusion order from the International Trade Commission against infringing products that implement the industry standard. The report summarizes several fundamental principles of patent law, discusses the relationship between standard-setting organizations and FRAND licensing, explains the role and duties of the International Trade Commission (ITC), and discusses recent developments relating to standard-essential patents and FRAND licensing. Tables.
JF  - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Sep 7 2012, 22 pp.
AU  - Yeh, Brian T
Y1  - 2012/09/07/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Sep 07
PB  - Congressional Research Reports for the People
KW  - Law and ethics - Intellectual property, copyright, patent, and trademark law
KW  - Manufacturing and heavy industry - Industry and industrial policy
KW  - Trade and trade policy - Export-import trade
KW  - Banking and public and private finance - Taxation and tax policy
KW  - Administration of justice - Judgments and sentences
KW  - Administration of justice - Courts and judicial power
KW  - Science and technology policy - Technology and technology policy
KW  - Patent law
KW  - Injunctions
KW  - Courts
KW  - Patents
KW  - Licenses
KW  - Standards
KW  - Export-import trade
KW  - Technology
KW  - Industry
KW  - book
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N1  - Date revised - 2014-04-01
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N1  - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress no. R42705
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
ER  - 



TY  - BOOK
T1  - Farm-to-Food Price Dynamics
AN  - 1537585275; 2011-582523
AB  - This report examines the elements contributing to the cost of food -- from the cost of the raw commodity at the farm, through the processing and marketing costs until it is sold to consumers. It also reviews the nature of price transmission between farm and retail prices, and briefly describes how food costs and marketing margins are measured by the government. In particular, it includes a discussion of the evidence concerning "sticky" retail prices (ie, the idea that retail prices adjust upward quickly when farm prices rise but respond slowly, and possibly not fully, to farm price declines). Tables.
JF  - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Sep 7 2012, 22 pp.
AU  - Yeh, Brian T
Y1  - 2012/09/07/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Sep 07
PB  - Congressional Research Reports for the People
KW  - Business and service sector - Business finance
KW  - Agriculture and agricultural policy - Agricultural economics and farm holdings
KW  - Economic conditions and policy - Economic theory
KW  - Business and service sector - Markets, marketing, and merchandising
KW  - Health conditions and policy - Food and nutrition
KW  - Economic conditions and policy - Consumers and consumption
KW  - Agriculture and agricultural policy - Agricultural policy and agricultural research
KW  - Cost
KW  - Agricultural policy
KW  - Farms
KW  - Food
KW  - Prices
KW  - Marketing
KW  - Consumers
KW  - book
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N1  - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress no. R42705
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Detected at Four U.S. Wastewater Treatment Plants
AN  - 1291612814; 17649959
AB  - Background: The incidence of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) infections is increasing in the United States, and it is possible that municipal wastewater could be a reservoir of this microorganism. To date, no U.S. studies have evaluated the occurrence of MRSA in wastewater. Objective: We examined the occurrence of MRSA and methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) at U.S. wastewater treatment plants. Methods: We collected wastewater samples from two Mid-Atlantic and two Midwest wastewater treatment plants between October 2009 and October 2010. Samples were analyzed for MRSA and MSSA using membrane filtration. Isolates were confirmed using biochemical tests and PCR (polymerase chain reaction). Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed by Sensititre registered microbroth dilution. Staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) typing, Panton-Valentine leucocidin (PVL) screening, and pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) were performed to further characterize the strains. Data were analyzed by two-sample proportion tests and analysis of variance. Results: We detected MRSA (n = 240) and MSSA (n = 119) in 22 of 44 (50%) and 24 of 44 (55%) wastewater samples, respectively. The odds of samples being MRSA-positive decreased as treatment progressed: 10 of 12 (83%) influent samples were MRSA-positive, while only one of 12 (8%) effluent samples was MRSA-positive. Ninety-three percent and 29% of unique MRSA and MSSA isolates, respectively, were multidrug resistant. SCCmec types II and IV, the pvl gene, and USA types 100, 300, and 700 (PFGE strain types commonly found in the United States) were identified among the MRSA isolates. Conclusions: Our findings raise potential public health concerns for wastewater treatment plant workers and individuals exposed to reclaimed wastewater. Because of increasing use of reclaimed wastewater, further study is needed to evaluate the risk of exposure to antibiotic-resistant bacteria in treated wastewater.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Goldstein, Rachel ERosenberg
AU  - Micallef, Shirley A
AU  - Gibbs, Shawn G
AU  - Davis, Johnnie A
AU  - He, Xin
AU  - George, Ashish
AU  - Kleinfelter, Lara M
AU  - Schreiber, Nicole A
AU  - Mukherjee, Sampa
AU  - Sapkota, Amir
AU  - Joseph, Sam W
AU  - Sapkota, Amy R
AD  - Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health, University of Maryland School of Public Health, College Park, Maryland, USA
Y1  - 2012/09/06/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Sep 06
SP  - 1551
EP  - 1558
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 1
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Microbiology Abstracts B: Bacteriology; Risk Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts; Aqualine Abstracts
KW  - antibiotic resistance
KW  - community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
KW  - methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
KW  - methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus
KW  - MRSA
KW  - MSSA
KW  - reclaimed wastewater
KW  - wastewater
KW  - wastewater treatment plant
KW  - Biochemistry
KW  - Drug resistance
KW  - Infection
KW  - Strain
KW  - Wastewater treatment
KW  - Public health
KW  - Chromosomes
KW  - Polymerase chain reaction
KW  - Municipal wastes
KW  - Staphylococcus aureus
KW  - Antibiotic resistance
KW  - Occupational exposure
KW  - Testing Procedures
KW  - Bacteria
KW  - Wastewater Facilities
KW  - Biochemical Tests
KW  - Electrophoresis
KW  - Data processing
KW  - Staphylococcus
KW  - Membrane filtration
KW  - Influents
KW  - Effluents
KW  - Gel electrophoresis
KW  - Antimicrobial agents
KW  - Typing
KW  - Microorganisms
KW  - Multidrug resistance
KW  - Waste water
KW  - Wastewater Treatment
KW  - Wastewater
KW  - SW 3040:Wastewater treatment processes
KW  - AQ 00006:Sewage
KW  - P 2000:FRESHWATER POLLUTION
KW  - R2 23060:Medical and environmental health
KW  - H 12000:Epidemiology and Public Health
KW  - J 02340:Antibiotics & Antimicrobials
KW  - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety
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LA  - English
DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2013-02-01
N1  - Last updated - 2015-05-13
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Data processing; Drug resistance; Membrane filtration; Infection; Effluents; Wastewater treatment; Gel electrophoresis; Antimicrobial agents; Public health; Chromosomes; Typing; Microorganisms; Polymerase chain reaction; Multidrug resistance; Waste water; Biochemistry; Municipal wastes; Influents; Occupational exposure; Antibiotic resistance; Testing Procedures; Bacteria; Wastewater Facilities; Electrophoresis; Biochemical Tests; Staphylococcus; Strain; Wastewater Treatment; Wastewater; Staphylococcus aureus
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Early Zebrafish Embryogenesis Is Susceptible to Developmental TDCPP Exposure
AN  - 1291604736; 17649960
AB  - Background: Chlorinated phosphate esters (CPEs) are widely used as additive flame retardants for low-density polyurethane foams and have frequently been detected at elevated concentrations within indoor environmental media. Objectives: To begin characterizing the potential toxicity of CPEs on early vertebrate development, we examined the developmental toxicity of four CPEs used in polyurethane foam: tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP), tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate (TCEP), tris(1-chloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TCPP), and 2,2-bis(chloromethyl)propane-1,3-diyl tetrakis(2-chlorethyl) bis(phosphate) (V6). Methods: Using zebrafish as a model for vertebrate embryogenesis, we first screened the potential teratogenic effects of TDCPP, TCEP, TCPP, and V6 using a developmental toxicity assay. Based on these results, we focused on identification of susceptible windows of developmental TDCPP exposure as well as evaluation of uptake and elimination of TDCPP and bis(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl)phosphate (BDCPP, the primary metabolite) within whole embryos. Finally, because TDCPP-specific genotoxicity assays have, for the most part, been negative in vivo and because zygotic genome remethylation is a key biological event during cleavage, we investigated whether TDCPP altered the status of zygotic genome methylation during early zebrafish embryogenesis. Results: Overall, our findings suggest that the cleavage period during zebrafish embryogenesis is susceptible to TDCPP-induced delays in remethylation of the zygotic genome, a mechanism that may be associated with enhanced developmental toxicity following initiation of TDCPP exposure at the start of cleavage. Conclusions: Our results suggest that further research is needed to better understand the effects of a widely used and detected CPE within susceptible windows of early vertebrate development.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - McGee, Sean P
AU  - Cooper, Ellen M
AU  - Stapleton, Heather M
AU  - Volz, David C
AD  - Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA
Y1  - 2012/09/06/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Sep 06
SP  - 1585
EP  - 1591
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 1
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Toxicology Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality; Aqualine Abstracts
KW  - cleavage
KW  - DNA methylation
KW  - embryogenesis
KW  - flame retardant
KW  - TDCPP
KW  - zebrafish
KW  - Genomes
KW  - Metabolites
KW  - Fire retardant chemicals
KW  - Freshwater
KW  - Embryonic Growth Stage
KW  - Freshwater fish
KW  - Models
KW  - Exposure
KW  - polyurethane
KW  - Assay
KW  - Absorption
KW  - Embryos
KW  - Genotoxicity
KW  - Embryonic development
KW  - Foams
KW  - Toxicity
KW  - Fish (cyprinid) (minnow or carp family) (continued)
KW  - Esters
KW  - Danio rerio
KW  - Embryogenesis
KW  - Phosphates
KW  - Phosphate
KW  - Water Pollution Effects
KW  - Uptake
KW  - Teratogenicity
KW  - Fire retardants
KW  - Additives
KW  - Methylation
KW  - Q5 08503:Characteristics, behavior and fate
KW  - SW 5080:Evaluation, processing and publication
KW  - AQ 00008:Effects of Pollution
KW  - H 12000:Epidemiology and Public Health
KW  - P 6000:TOXICOLOGY AND HEALTH
KW  - X 24300:Methods
KW  - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety
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N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Genomes; Embryonic development; Uptake; Toxicity; Freshwater fish; Genotoxicity; Metabolites; Foams; Fire retardant chemicals; Esters; Models; Embryogenesis; Phosphate; polyurethane; DNA methylation; Teratogenicity; Methylation; Phosphates; Embryos; Fire retardants; Additives; Exposure; Water Pollution Effects; Absorption; Assay; Fish (cyprinid) (minnow or carp family) (continued); Embryonic Growth Stage; Danio rerio; Freshwater
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Mortality in Young Adults following in Utero and Childhood Exposure to Arsenic in Drinking Water
AN  - 1660052800; 17649958
AB  - Background: Beginning in 1958, the city of Antofagasta in northern Chile was exposed to high arsenic concentrations (870 mu g/L) when it switched water sources. The exposure abruptly stopped in 1970 when an arsenic-removal plant commenced operations. A unique exposure scenario like this-with an abrupt start, clear end, and large population (125,000 in 1970), all with essentially the same exposure-is rare in environmental epidemiology. Evidence of increased mortality from lung cancer, bronchiectasis, myocardial infarction, and kidney cancer has been reported among young adults who were in utero or children during the high-exposure period. Objective: We investigated other causes of mortality in Antofagasta among 30- to 49-year-old adults who were in utero or less than or equal to 18 years of age during the high-exposure period. Methods: We compared mortality data between Antofagasta and the rest of Chile for people 30-49 years of age during 1989-2000. We estimated expected deaths from mortality rates in all of Chile, excluding Region II where Antofagasta is located, and calculated standardized mortality ratios (SMRs). Results: We found evidence of increased mortality from bladder cancer [SMR = 18.1; 95% confidence interval (CI): 11.3, 27.4], laryngeal cancer (SMR = 8.1; 95% CI: 3.5, 16.0), liver cancer (SMR = 2.5; 95% CI: 1.6, 3.7), and chronic renal disease (SMR = 2.0; 95% CI: 1.5, 2.8). Conclusions: Taking together our findings in the present study and previous evidence of increased mortality from other causes of death, we conclude that arsenic in Antofagasta drinking water has resulted in the greatest increases in mortality in adults < 50 years of age ever associated with early-life environmental exposure.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Smith, Allan H
AU  - Marshall, Guillermo
AU  - Liaw, Jane
AU  - Yuan, Yan
AU  - Ferreccio, Catterina
AU  - Steinmaus, Craig
AD  - Arsenic Health Effects Research Program, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA
Y1  - 2012/09/04/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Sep 04
SP  - 1527
EP  - 1531
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 1
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE)
KW  - arsenic
KW  - childhood exposure
KW  - Chile
KW  - drinking water
KW  - environmental exposure
KW  - in utero
KW  - mortality
KW  - Mortality
KW  - Death
KW  - Arsenic
KW  - Age
KW  - Exposure
KW  - Adults
KW  - Drinking water
KW  - Cancer
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Major mechanism(s) of chloramine decay in rechloraminated laboratory scale system waters
AN  - 1778065427; 17344460
AB  - Traditionally it is believed that nitrification was solely responsible for the widely observed chloramine loss under nitrifying conditions. On the contrary, recent results have shown that an unidentified agent (soluble microbial products or modified natural organic matter) chemically accelerates chloramine decay in rechloraminated nitrifying samples which were filtered to eliminate microbes. However, how those agents accelerate chloramine decay is not known. Mildly and severely nitrified samples were collected from a laboratory scale system and microbes were separated through filtration and then rechloraminated. To understand the mechanism, simple stoichiometry was employed. In all samples, rechloramination induced ammonia loss possibly by auto-decomposition, especially in the initial stages. In severely nitrified samples, accelerated auto-decomposition and nitrite oxidation were found to be the major mechanisms chemically accelerating the chloramine loss indicating that the agent did not demand appreciable chloramine. However, in the mildly nitrified water, a large discrepancy in chloramine demand what is explainable by stoichiomatye was seen. The natural organic matter (NOM) oxidation was suspected to be the dominant mechanism during the prolonged incubation of mildly nitrified samples. The identification of the agent is important as it highly accelerates chloramine decay.
JF  - Desalination and Water Treatment
AU  - Sathasivan, A
AU  - Krishna, KCB
AD  - Department of Civil and Construction Engineering, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia a.sathasivan@uws.edu.au
Y1  - 2012/09//
PY  - 2012
DA  - September 2012
SP  - 112
EP  - 119
PB  - European Desalination Society, Tosti 28 1-67100 L'Aquila Italy
VL  - 47
IS  - 1-3
SN  - 1944-3994, 1944-3994
KW  - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE)
KW  - Nitrites
KW  - Nitrification
KW  - Demand
KW  - Oxidation
KW  - Microorganisms
KW  - Marketing
KW  - Stoichiometry
KW  - Decay
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LA  - English
DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2012-12-01
N1  - Last updated - 2016-04-04
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - An assessment of population responses of common inshore fishes and invertebrates following declaration of five Australian marine protected areas
AN  - 1778038991; 18059044
AB  - In order to better understand community-level effects of fishing on temperate reefs at continental scales, changes in densities of common species in five Australian marine protected areas (MPAs) were estimated from prior to establishment to three years after enforcement of fishing prohibitions. A before-after-control-impact survey design was used, with 5-14 replicated sites distributed within both sanctuary and fishing zones associated with each MPA. On the basis of published meta-analyses, exploited species were generally expected to show increased densities. By contrast, only two of the 11 exploited fish species (the red morwong Cheilodactylus fuscus and latrid trumpeter Latridopsis forsteri), and none of seven exploited invertebrate species, showed significant signs of population recovery within sanctuary zones. Four fish species increased in biomass between survey periods. When variation in abundance data was partitioned by PERMANOVA independently for the five MPAs, the 'zone year' interaction component consistently contributed only c. 4% of total variation, compared to site (c. 35%), zone (c. 8%), year (c. 8%) and residual error (c. 45%) components. Given that longer-term Australian studies show clear community-wide responses following MPA protection, the discrepancy between weak observed recovery and a priori expectations is probably due, at least in part, to the three-year period studied being insufficient to generate clear trends, to relatively low fishing pressure on some temperate Australian reefs, and to meta-analyses overestimating the likelihood of significant short-term population responses.
JF  - Environmental Conservation
AU  - Edgar, GrahamJ
AU  - Barrett, Neville S
AD  - Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, GPO Box 252-49, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia g.edgar@utas.edu.au
Y1  - 2012/09//
PY  - 2012
DA  - September 2012
SP  - 271
EP  - 281
PB  - Cambridge University Press, The Edinburgh Building, Cambridge CB2 2RU United Kingdom
VL  - 39
IS  - 3
SN  - 0376-8929, 0376-8929
KW  - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE)
KW  - Marine
KW  - Fishing
KW  - Recovery
KW  - Density
KW  - Fish
KW  - Australia
KW  - Invertebrates
KW  - Sanctuaries
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LA  - English
DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2013-07-01
N1  - Number of references - 39
N1  - Last updated - 2016-04-04
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Marine
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0376892912000185
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Haemolytic-Uraemic Syndrome as a Sequela of Diarrhoeal Disease
AN  - 1560137072; 17851779
AB  - Haemolytic-uraemic syndrome (HUS) is a serious sequela of diarrhoea and results in a high mortality rate. This systematic review aimed at estimating the proportion of HUS cases that are linked to prior infection due to Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) or Shigella dysenteriae type 1. A systematic review of the existing literature was done to identify cohort and case-control studies that examined the relationship between STEC and S. dysenteriae type 1 and HUS. After screening 2,516 articles, 11 studies were found that met the inclusion/exclusion criteria. Findings of case-control studies suggest that 60.8% of the HUS cases may be attributable to a previous infection with STEC. In cohort studies, 7.8% of participants with STEC and 8% of participants with S. dysenteriae type 1 developed HUS during follow-up. HUS is linked to diarrhoea due to both STEC and S. dysenteriae type 1. Thus, preventing infections caused by both pathogens is critical for the prevention and control of HUS, especially in areas where timely and effective treatment is not available.
JF  - Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition
AU  - Walker, Christa L Fischer
AU  - Applegate, Jennifer A
AU  - Black, Robert E
Y1  - 2012/09//
PY  - 2012
DA  - Sep 2012
SP  - 257
PB  - ICDDR,B: Centre for Health and Population Research, GPO Box 128, Dhaka 1000 Mohakhali Dhaka 1212 Bangladesh
VL  - 30
IS  - 3
SN  - 1606-0997, 1606-0997
KW  - ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality; ASFA 1: Biological Sciences & Living Resources
KW  - Colitis
KW  - Haemorrhagic
KW  - Diarrhoea
KW  - Escherichia coli
KW  - Enterohaemorrhagic
KW  - Haemolytic-Uraemic Syndrome
KW  - Review literature
KW  - Shigella dysenteriae
KW  - Systematic review
KW  - Screening
KW  - Symptoms
KW  - Disease control
KW  - Pathogens
KW  - Nutrition
KW  - Mortality causes
KW  - Q1 08484:Species interactions: parasites and diseases
KW  - Q5 08524:Public health, medicines, dangerous organisms
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LA  - English
DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2014-09-01
N1  - Number of references - 35
N1  - Last updated - 2014-12-11
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Screening; Symptoms; Disease control; Pathogens; Nutrition; Mortality causes; Escherichia coli; Shigella dysenteriae
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Nikola V. Mikhov (1877-1962): A Study of His Bibliographic Contribution
AN  - 1550993703; 201407394
AB  - Nikola V. Mikhov (1877-1962) set the standard for modern bibliographers in Bulgaria. He compiled major bibliographies of Bulgarica, or foreign works on Bulgaria, concentrating on the history and economics of Bulgaria and Turkey before 1878, the year Bulgaria gained autonomy from the Ottomans. Mikhov combed the collections of important Western European libraries in France, Belgium, Germany, Austria, and other countries to examine works for inclusion in his bibliographies. Using both published and archival sources, the author surveys his life, his bibliographic method, and his more important bibliographies. Adapted from the source document.
JF  - Slavic & East European Information Resources
AU  - Cannon, Angela
AD  - European Division, Library of Congress, Washington, District of Columbia, USA acannon@loc.gov
Y1  - 2012/09//
PY  - 2012
DA  - September 2012
SP  - 91
EP  - 119
PB  - Taylor & Francis, Philadelphia PA
VL  - 13
IS  - 2-3
SN  - 1522-8886, 1522-8886
KW  - bibliographers
KW  - bibliography
KW  - Bulgaria
KW  - Bulgarian
KW  - Bulgarica
KW  - library history
KW  - Michoff
KW  - Nikola V. Mikhov
KW  - Bibliographies
KW  - Library history
KW  - article
KW  - 11.11: BIBLIOGRAPHIES
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LA  - English
DB  - Library & Information Science Abstracts (LISA)
N1  - Date revised - 2014-08-01
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-27
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Bibliographies; Bulgaria; Library history
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15228886.2012.706174
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Russian Digital Collections in North America: A Survey
AN  - 1550993694; 201407106
AB  - This article discusses an inventory of Russian digital collections that was gathered from publically available material on the Web in 2011. It touches on the opportunities and difficulties that come with the increase of digital material on the Web and how librarians can attempt to bring smaller collections to the attention of scholars and researchers. Adapted from the source document.
JF  - Slavic & East European Information Resources
AU  - Spencer, Erika
AD  - European Division, Library of Congress, Washington, District of Columbia, USA espencer@loc.gov
Y1  - 2012/09//
PY  - 2012
DA  - September 2012
SP  - 174
EP  - 179
PB  - Taylor & Francis, Philadelphia PA
VL  - 13
IS  - 2-3
SN  - 1522-8886, 1522-8886
KW  - digital collections
KW  - digital libraries
KW  - libraries
KW  - Library of Congress
KW  - online exhibits
KW  - Oracle database
KW  - Russia
KW  - Russian
KW  - Promotion
KW  - Digital libraries
KW  - article
KW  - 5.12: MATERIALS BY LANGUAGE AND GEOGRAPHICAL AREA
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LA  - English
DB  - Library & Information Science Abstracts (LISA)
N1  - Date revised - 2014-08-01
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-27
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Russia; Digital libraries; Promotion
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15228886.2012.706790
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Report on the Modern Greek Studies Association Conference, New York, October 13-15, 2011
AN  - 1550991673; 201406910
AB  - The first part of the report, for October 13, describes a formal panel with presentations on Modern Greek library and bibliographic matters. It also describes the meeting of the Association's Library Committee. The second part of the report, for October 14-15, summarizes presentations at four scholarly panels in the fields of linguistics, history, emigration studies, and economics. Adapted from the source document.
JF  - Slavic & East European Information Resources
AU  - Leich, Harold M
AD  - European Division, Library of Congress, Washington, District of Columbia, USA hlei@loc.gov
Y1  - 2012/09//
PY  - 2012
DA  - September 2012
SP  - 166
EP  - 173
PB  - Taylor & Francis, Philadelphia PA
VL  - 13
IS  - 2-3
SN  - 1522-8886, 1522-8886
KW  - conference
KW  - Cypriot library collections
KW  - Cyprus
KW  - meeting
KW  - Modern Greece
KW  - Modern Greek
KW  - Modern Greek library collections
KW  - Modern Greek Studies Association
KW  - Foreign languages
KW  - Bibliography
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Greece
KW  - Libraries
KW  - article
KW  - 1.12: LIS - CONFERENCES
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DB  - Library & Information Science Abstracts (LISA)
N1  - Date revised - 2014-08-01
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-27
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Greece; Conferences; Foreign languages; Libraries; Bibliography
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15228886.2012.700555
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Number And Frequency Of Physiotherapy Services For Motor Vehicle-Induced Whiplash: Interrogating Motor Accident Insurance Data 2006-2009
AN  - 1463067384; 201325896
AB  - Objective: Whilst prognostic factors for recovery from whiplash associated disorders have been documented, factors related to high physiotherapy use are not well recognized. This study profiles predictors for high use of physiotherapy services from a large dataset from an Australian state insurer for motor vehicle accidents. Method: A dataset of Motor Accident Commission claims in South Australia for whiplash associated disorders (2006-2009) was interrogated. Results: The median number of physiotherapy services per claimant was 15 (range: 1-194). The typical high user of physiotherapy was female, aged 25-59 years, living in a high socio-economic area, with legal representation, who delayed obtaining physiotherapy for at least 28 days after the accident. The largest mean number of days between treatments (5.4 days) in the first 5 treatments related to the lowest subsequent use of physiotherapy services. Conclusion: This represents the first review of physio-therapy service use based on an insurance dataset. A range of factors were related to high use of physiotherapy services. It is hoped that identifying the mean number and spread of physiotherapy interventions for whiplash associated disorders, and the profile of high users of physiotherapy will help gauge the success of strategies to maximize the efficacy of physiotherapy management of whiplash associated disorders. Adapted from the source document.
JF  - Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine
AU  - Grimmer-Somers, Karen
AU  - Milanese, Steve
AU  - Kumar, Saravana
AU  - Brennan, Carolyn
AU  - Mifsud, Ivan
AD  - Director, International Centre for Allied Health Evidence, University of South Australia, GPO Box 2471, Adelaide, Australia, 5000 karen.grimmer-somers@unisa.edu.au
Y1  - 2012/09//
PY  - 2012
DA  - September 2012
SP  - 774
EP  - 780
PB  - Foundation for Rehabilitation Information, Sweden
VL  - 44
IS  - 9
SN  - 1650-1977, 1650-1977
KW  - whiplash injuries, physiotherapy, insurance claims
KW  - Socioeconomic factors
KW  - Accidents
KW  - Whiplash injuries
KW  - Claimants
KW  - Physiotherapy
KW  - Insurance
KW  - article
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LA  - English
DB  - Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA)
N1  - Date revised - 2013-12-01
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-27
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Physiotherapy; Whiplash injuries; Accidents; Insurance; Claimants; Socioeconomic factors
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2340/16501977-1018
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - 16S rRNA Gene-targeted TTGE in Determining Diversity of Gut Microbiota during Acute Diarrhoea and Convalescence
AN  - 1458527468; 17851778
AB  - The human gut microbiota play a vital role in health and nutrition but are greatly modified during severe diarrhoea due to purging and pathogenic colonization. To understand the extent of loss during and after diarrhoea, faecal samples collected from children (n=21) suffering from acute diarrhoea and from their healthy siblings (n=9) were analyzed by 16S rRNA gene-targeted universal primer polymerase chain reaction (PCR), followed by temporal temperature gradient gel electrophoresis (TTGE). The gut microbiota decreased significantly as indicated by the number of TTGE bands at day 0 of acute diarrhoea [patients vs healthy siblings: 11 plus or minus 0.9 vs 21.8 plus or minus 1.1 (mean plus or minus standard error), p<0.01]. The number of bands showed a steady increase from day 1 to day 7; however, it remained significantly less than that in healthy siblings (15 plus or minus 0.9, p<0.01). These results suggest that appropriate therapeutic and post-diarrhoeal nutritional intervention might be beneficial for the early microbial restoration and recovery.
JF  - Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition
AU  - Monira, Shirajum
AU  - Shabnam, Syeda Antara
AU  - Alam, Nur Haque
AU  - Endtz, Hubert Ph
AU  - Cravioto, Alejandro
AU  - Alam, Munirul
Y1  - 2012/09//
PY  - 2012
DA  - Sep 2012
SP  - 250
PB  - ICDDR,B: Centre for Health and Population Research, GPO Box 128, Dhaka 1000 Mohakhali Dhaka 1212 Bangladesh
VL  - 30
IS  - 3
SN  - 1606-0997, 1606-0997
KW  - Genetics Abstracts; Microbiology Abstracts A: Industrial & Applied Microbiology
KW  - Children
KW  - Diarrhea
KW  - G 07880:Human Genetics
KW  - A 01300:Methods
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LA  - English
DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2013-11-01
N1  - Number of references - 1
N1  - Last updated - 2014-04-03
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Diarrhea
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - "The Star-Spangled Banner"
AN  - 1429836915; 201308297
AB  - Inspired by the Battle of Fort McHenry during the War of 1812, Francis Scott Key penned "The Defense of Fort McHenry" (later dubbed "The Star Spangled Banner") on the back of an envelope. The Library of Congress holds several hundred editions of "The Star-Spangled Banner", most notable an 1840 copy of the poem in Key's own hand. Adapted from the source document.
JF  - Library of Congress Magazine
AU  - Allen, Erin
AD  - Office of Communications, Library of Congress
Y1  - 2012/09//
PY  - 2012
DA  - September 2012
SP  - 14
EP  - 15
PB  - Office of Communications, Library of Congress
VL  - 1
IS  - 1
SN  - 2169-0855, 2169-0855
KW  - Antiquarian materials
KW  - Library of Congress
KW  - History
KW  - Songs
KW  - article
KW  - 5.1: OLD AND RARE MATERIALS
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LA  - English
DB  - Library & Information Science Abstracts (LISA)
N1  - Date revised - 2013-09-01
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-27
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Songs; Library of Congress; History; Antiquarian materials
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Growing a Library
AN  - 1429835658; 201308082
AB  - When the Library of Congress was founded in 1800, the legislation also appropriated $5000 "for the purchase of such books as may be necessary for the use of Congress". The bulk of the library's nascent collection of 740 books was purchased from London Booksellers Caddell and Davies. Fourteen years later the British would burn those volumes during the War of 1812. Former president Thomas Jefferson agreed to sell his personal collection of 6,487 volumes to Congress in 1815 to rebuild the congressional library. Perhaps the biggest boon to the Library's collection came on July 8, 1870, when President Grant approved and act of Congress that centralized all U.S. copyright registration and deposit activities at the Library of Congress. In addition to purchase and copyright deposit, materials are acquired by gift, exchange with other libraries in the U.S. and abroad, transfer from other government agencies and through the Cataloguing in Publication program. Each year, the library acquires an average of two million items, with some 22,000 items arriving every working day. Adapted from the source document.
JF  - Library of Congress Magazine
AU  - Fischer, Audrey
Y1  - 2012/09//
PY  - 2012
DA  - September 2012
SP  - 16
EP  - 19
PB  - Office of Communications, Library of Congress
VL  - 1
IS  - 1
SN  - 2169-0855, 2169-0855
KW  - Collection development
KW  - USA
KW  - Library of Congress
KW  - Legal deposit
KW  - article
KW  - 3.11: NATIONAL LIBRARIES AND STATE LIBRARIES
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LA  - English
DB  - Library & Information Science Abstracts (LISA)
N1  - Date revised - 2013-09-01
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-27
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Legal deposit; Library of Congress; Collection development; USA
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Out of the Ashes
AN  - 1429835473; 201308084
AB  - In 1812, the United States declared war on the United Kingdom. Two years later, British troops stormed Washington, D.C. and burned the Capitol building that housed the congressional library. The Library of Congress went up in flames less than twenty years after its founding. On the eve of the British attack, Congress' library had more than 3,000 books, maps, charts, and plans, according to the 1812 catalog. Little would survive the conflagration. Thomas Jefferson offered to sell his personal library -- the largest and finest in the country at the time. The United States purchased 6,487 volumes, collected over five decades -- to Congress for $23,950 in 1815. The far-ranging nature of the collections Jefferson assembled and his belief in the importance of a "universal" collection have ever since guided the Library's collecting policies and are key to the institution's stature as a national -- and world -- library. Adapted from the source document.
JF  - Library of Congress Magazine
AU  - Lamolinara, Guy
AU  - Cole, John Y
AD  - Center for the Book
Y1  - 2012/09//
PY  - 2012
DA  - September 2012
SP  - 8
EP  - 11
PB  - Office of Communications, Library of Congress
VL  - 1
IS  - 1
SN  - 2169-0855, 2169-0855
KW  - USA
KW  - Library of Congress
KW  - Personal libraries
KW  - Acquisitions
KW  - Library history
KW  - article
KW  - 3.11: NATIONAL LIBRARIES AND STATE LIBRARIES
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LA  - English
DB  - Library & Information Science Abstracts (LISA)
N1  - Date revised - 2013-09-01
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-27
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Library of Congress; Library history; Acquisitions; Personal libraries; USA
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - 1812 and Its Aftermath
AN  - 1429834068; 201308357
AB  - Between 1812 and 1815, America and Britain engaged in a war that claimed tens of thousands of lives. U.S. President Thomas Jefferson had tried to keep the nation out of war by imposing an embargo on American shipping, to no avail. The outcome of the War of 1812 was no better than mixed for the United States. American efforts to annex Canada were a failure and the new nation suffered the burning of its capital. But with the end of the War of 1812, coupled with the defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo the same year, came what historian J.C.A. Stagg describes as the dismantling the colonial world of the eighteenth century and notes that no more would Britain and France treat Americans as pawns in imperial competition. Adapted from the source document.
JF  - Library of Congress Magazine
AU  - Miller, Julie
AD  - Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
Y1  - 2012/09//
PY  - 2012
DA  - September 2012
SP  - 12
EP  - 15
PB  - Office of Communications, Library of Congress
VL  - 1
IS  - 1
SN  - 2169-0855, 2169-0855
KW  - USA
KW  - History
KW  - War
KW  - UK
KW  - article
KW  - 5.21: SOCIAL SCIENCES, BUSINESS MATERIALS
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LA  - English
DB  - Library & Information Science Abstracts (LISA)
N1  - Date revised - 2013-09-01
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-27
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - War; History; UK; USA
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Centennial of Cinema -- under Copyright Law
AN  - 1429834017; 201308321
AB  - On August 24, 1912, the Townsend Amendment to the U.S. copyright law took effect and subjected motion pictures became subject to copyright protection. During the first year that it accepted motion-picture applications, the Copyright Office registered 892 movies, including Thomas Edison's 'The Charge of the Light Brigade'. Prior to the passage of the Townsend Amendment, copyright owners typically registered their movies as a collection of still photographs, which the law had covered since 1865. Many of these early films were eventually transferred to film stock in the 1950s and are now part of the Library of Congress's collections. Adapted from the source document.
JF  - Library of Congress Magazine
AU  - Maloney, Wendi A
AD  - U.S. Copyright Office
Y1  - 2012/09//
PY  - 2012
DA  - September 2012
SP  - 20
EP  - 22
PB  - Office of Communications, Library of Congress
VL  - 1
IS  - 1
SN  - 2169-0855, 2169-0855
KW  - Antiquarian materials
KW  - Library of Congress
KW  - Copyright
KW  - Films
KW  - article
KW  - 5.17: AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS
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LA  - English
DB  - Library & Information Science Abstracts (LISA)
N1  - Date revised - 2013-09-01
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-27
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Films; Antiquarian materials; Copyright; Library of Congress
ER  - 



TY  - JOUR
T1  - Diversity and Antibiograms of Bacterial Organisms Isolated from Samples of Household Drinking-water Consumed by HIV-positive Individuals in Rural Settings, South Africa
AN  - 1348483962; 17851777
AB  - Diarrhoea is a hallmark of HIV infections in developing countries, and many diarrhoea-causing agents are often transmitted through water. The objective of the study was to determine the diversity and antibiotic susceptibility profiles of bacterial organisms isolated from samples of household drinking-water consumed by HIV-infected and AIDS patients. In the present study, household water stored for use by HIV-positive patients was tested for microbial quality, and isolated bacterial organisms were analyzed for their susceptibility profiles against 25 different antibiotics. The microbial quality of water was generally poor, and about 58% of water samples (n=270) were contaminated with faecal coliforms, with counts varying from 2 colony-forming unit (CFU)/100 mL to 2.410 super( 4) CFU/100 mL. Values of total coliform counts ranged from 17 CFU/100 mL to 7.910 super( 5)/100 mL. In total, 37 different bacterial species were isolated, and the major isolates included Acinetobacter lwoffii (7.5%), Enterobacter cloacae (7.5%), Shigella spp. (14.2%), Yersinia enterocolitica (6.7%), and Pseudomonas spp. (16.3%). No Vibrio cholerae could be isolated; however, V. fluvialis was isolated from three water samples. The isolated organisms were highly resistant to cefazolin (83.5%), cefoxitin (69.2%), ampicillin (66.4%), and cefuroxime (66.2%). Intermediate resistance was observed against gentamicin (10.6%), cefepime (13.4%), ceftriaxone (27.6%), and cefotaxime (29.9%). Levofloxacin (0.7%), ceftazidime (2.2%), meropenem (3%), and ciprofloxacin (3.7%) were the most active antibiotics against all the microorganisms, with all recording less than 5% resistance. Multiple drug resistance was very common, and 78% of the organisms were resistant to three or more antibiotics. Education on treatment of household water is advised for HIV-positive patients, and measures should be taken to improve point-of-use water treatment as immunosuppressed individuals would be more susceptible to opportunistic infections.
JF  - Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition
AU  - Samie, A
AU  - Mashao, M B
AU  - Bessong, P O
AU  - Nkgau, T F
AU  - Momba, M N B
AU  - Obi, C L
Y1  - 2012/09//
PY  - 2012
DA  - September 2012
SP  - 241
PB  - ICDDR,B: Centre for Health and Population Research, GPO Box 128, Dhaka 1000 Mohakhali Dhaka 1212 Bangladesh
VL  - 30
IS  - 3
SN  - 1606-0997, 1606-0997
KW  - ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality; ASFA 1: Biological Sciences & Living Resources; Microbiology Abstracts B: Bacteriology
KW  - Antibiotic resistance
KW  - Bacteria
KW  - Diarrhoea
KW  - Drinking-water
KW  - HIV
KW  - Opportunistic infections
KW  - Water quality
KW  - South Africa
KW  - Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
KW  - Drug resistance
KW  - Levofloxacin
KW  - Disease control
KW  - Pseudomonas
KW  - Antibiotics
KW  - Infection
KW  - Nutrition
KW  - Disease transmission
KW  - Ceftazidime
KW  - Ciprofloxacin
KW  - Water treatment
KW  - Meropenem
KW  - Acinetobacter lwoffii
KW  - Cefoxitin
KW  - Fecal coliforms
KW  - Coliforms
KW  - Cefotaxime
KW  - Diarrhea
KW  - Ampicillin
KW  - Shigella
KW  - Ceftriaxone
KW  - Opportunist infection
KW  - Gentamicin
KW  - Vibrio cholerae
KW  - Enterobacter cloacae
KW  - Education
KW  - Cefuroxime
KW  - Cefazolin
KW  - Cefepime
KW  - Human immunodeficiency virus
KW  - Colony-forming cells
KW  - Species diversity
KW  - Microorganisms
KW  - Yersinia enterocolitica
KW  - Developing countries
KW  - Q1 08625:Non-edible products
KW  - J 02400:Human Diseases
KW  - Q5 08524:Public health, medicines, dangerous organisms
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N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Education; Water treatment; Species diversity; Disease control; Microorganisms; Antibiotics; Developing countries; Nutrition; Disease transmission; Coliforms; Fecal coliforms; Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; Diarrhea; Cefotaxime; Levofloxacin; Drug resistance; Ampicillin; Ceftriaxone; Infection; Opportunist infection; Gentamicin; Ceftazidime; Ciprofloxacin; Cefazolin; Cefuroxime; Cefepime; Meropenem; Colony-forming cells; Cefoxitin; Vibrio cholerae; Enterobacter cloacae; Human immunodeficiency virus; Yersinia enterocolitica; Shigella; Pseudomonas; Acinetobacter lwoffii; South Africa
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Rates and Predictors of Consistent Condom-use by People Living with HIV/AIDS on Antiretroviral Treatment in Uganda
AN  - 1348483547; 17851781
AB  - Antiretroviral treatment (ART) has been recognized as one of the methods for reducing the risk of HIV transmission, and access to this is being rapidly expanded. However, in a generalized HIV epidemic, ART could increase unprotected sex by people living with HIV/AIDS (PHAs). This paper assessed the rates and predictors of consistent condom-use by sexually-active PHAs after initiating ART. The study used cross- sectional data on sexual behaviour of 269 sexually-active ART-experienced individuals (95 males and 174 females) aged 18 years and above. The results revealed that 65% (70% of men and 61% of women) used condom consistently after initiating ART. Consistent use of condom was more likely if PHAs had secondary- or tertiary-level education and had more than one sex partner in the 12 months preceding the study. However, PHAs were less likely to have used condom consistently if they worked in the informal and formal sectors, belonged to the medium- and high-income groups, and were married. PHAs, who were on ART for less than 1 year and 1-2 year(s), had a good self-perception of health, had a sexual partner who was HIV-negative or a partner with unknown HIV status, and desired to bear children, were also less likely to have used condom consistently. The paper concluded that, although the majority of PHAs consistently used condom, there was potential for unprotected sex by PHAs on ART.
JF  - Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition
AU  - Ayiga, Natal
Y1  - 2012/09//
PY  - 2012
DA  - Sep 2012
SP  - 270
PB  - ICDDR,B: Centre for Health and Population Research, GPO Box 128, Dhaka 1000 Mohakhali Dhaka 1212 Bangladesh
VL  - 30
IS  - 3
SN  - 1606-0997, 1606-0997
KW  - Risk Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts; Virology & AIDS Abstracts
KW  - Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
KW  - Data processing
KW  - Epidemics
KW  - antiretroviral therapy
KW  - Uganda
KW  - Risk reduction
KW  - Children
KW  - Antiretroviral agents
KW  - Sexual behavior
KW  - Disease transmission
KW  - Condoms
KW  - Sexual partners
KW  - Education
KW  - Antiviral agents
KW  - Human immunodeficiency virus
KW  - Sex
KW  - V 22360:AIDS and HIV
KW  - H 11000:Diseases/Injuries/Trauma
KW  - R2 23060:Medical and environmental health
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N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Sexual partners; Condoms; Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; Epidemics; Data processing; Antiviral agents; antiretroviral therapy; Children; Sexual behavior; Disease transmission; Sex; Education; Human immunodeficiency virus; Risk reduction; Antiretroviral agents; Uganda
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Changing Pattern of Dengue Virus Serotypes in Thailand between 2004 and 2010
AN  - 1348482607; 17851790
AB  - Dengue virus infection is a major concern in several countries, and more than 50 million people are infected worldwide each year. Thailand is one of the countries where people are susceptible to infection due to favourable geographical and environmental conditions. In this retrospective study, we reported the changing pattern of dengue virus serotypes during the period between 2004 and 2010. The following percentage prevalence showed different serotypes of dengue virus (DENV) predominant in respective years: DENV1 in 2004 (56.41%), DENV4 in 2007 (50%), DENV1 in 2008 (57.41%), and DENV3 in 2010 (38.7%). Moreover, the major serotypes were not stable as they showed a shift from one serotype to another. We also found co-infection with two different serotypes and reported the clinical manifestations, which were not different from infection with a single serotype. Co-infection with various serotypes may not necessarily cause more severe disease.
JF  - Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition
AU  - Pongsiri, Piyathida
AU  - Themboonlers, Apiradee
AU  - Poovorawan, Yong
Y1  - 2012/09//
PY  - 2012
DA  - September 2012
SP  - 366
PB  - ICDDR,B: Centre for Health and Population Research, GPO Box 128, Dhaka 1000 Mohakhali Dhaka 1212 Bangladesh
VL  - 30
IS  - 3
SN  - 1606-0997, 1606-0997
KW  - Virology & AIDS Abstracts; ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality; ASFA 1: Biological Sciences & Living Resources
KW  - Co-infection
KW  - Dengue virus
KW  - Prevalence
KW  - Serotype
KW  - Thailand
KW  - Human diseases
KW  - Serotypes
KW  - Infection
KW  - Environmental conditions
KW  - Nutrition
KW  - Public health
KW  - Q1 08484:Species interactions: parasites and diseases
KW  - Q5 08524:Public health, medicines, dangerous organisms
KW  - V 22400:Human Diseases
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N1  - Number of references - 16
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Geographic Differentials in Mortality of Children in Mozambique: Their Implications for Achievement of Millennium Development Goal 4
AN  - 1328516321; 17851786
AB  - In the light of Mozambique's progress towards the achievement of Millennium Development Goal 4 of reducing mortality of children aged less than five years (under-five mortality) by two-thirds within 2015, this study investigated the relationship between the province of mother's residence and under-five mortality in Mozambique, using data from the 2003 Mozambican Demographic and Health Survey. The analyses included 10,326 children born within 10 years before the survey. Results of univariate and multivariate analyses showed a significant association between under-five mortality and province (region) of mother's residence. Children of mothers living in the North provinces (Niassa, Cabo Delgado, and Nampula) and the Central provinces (Zambezia, Sofala, Manica, and Tete) had higher risks of mortality than children whose mothers lived in the South provinces, especially Maputo province and Maputo city. However, controlling for the demographic, socioeconomic and environmental variables, the significance found between the place of mother's residence and under-five mortality reduced slightly. This suggests that other variables (income distribution and trade, density of population, distribution of the basic infrastructure, including healthcare services, climatic and ecologic factors), which were not included in the study, may have confounding effects. This study supports the thought that interventions aimed at reducing under-five mortality should be tailored to take into account the subnational/regional variation in economic development. However, research is warranted to further investigate the potential determinants behind the observed differences in under-five mortality.
JF  - Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition
AU  - Macassa, Gloria
AU  - Ghilagaber, Gebrenegus
AU  - Charsmar, Harry
AU  - Walander, Anders
AU  - Sundin, Oerjan
AU  - Soares, Joaquim
Y1  - 2012/09//
PY  - 2012
DA  - Sep 2012
SP  - 331
PB  - ICDDR,B: Centre for Health and Population Research, GPO Box 128, Dhaka 1000 Mohakhali Dhaka 1212 Bangladesh
VL  - 30
IS  - 3
SN  - 1606-0997, 1606-0997
KW  - Health & Safety Science Abstracts; Sustainability Science Abstracts
KW  - Mortality
KW  - Mozambique, Maputo
KW  - Mozambique, Sofala
KW  - Climate
KW  - Economic development
KW  - Intervention
KW  - Children
KW  - Population distribution
KW  - Demography
KW  - Infrastructure
KW  - Health care
KW  - Mozambique
KW  - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development
KW  - H 15000:Civil/Structural Engineering
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DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2013-04-01
N1  - Number of references - 29
N1  - Last updated - 2013-07-26
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Infrastructure; Demography; Mortality; Health care; Economic development; Climate; Intervention; Children; Population distribution; Mozambique, Maputo; Mozambique, Sofala; Mozambique
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Quality of Life and Mental Health Status of Arsenic-affected Patients in a Bangladeshi Population
AN  - 1328516309; 17851780
AB  - Contamination of groundwater by inorganic arsenic is one of the major public-health problems in Bangladesh. This cross-sectional study was conducted (a) to evaluate the quality of life (QOL) and mental health status of arsenic-affected patients and (b) to identify the factors associated with the QOL. Of 1,456 individuals, 521 (35.78%) were selected as case and control participants, using a systematic random-sampling method. The selection criteria for cases (n=259) included presence of at least one of the following: melanosis, leucomelanosis on at least 10% of the body, or keratosis on the hands or feet. Control (nonpatient) participants (n=262) were selected from the same villages by matching age ( plus or minus 5 years) and gender. The Bangladeshi version of the WHOQOL-BREF was used for assessing the QOL, and the self-reporting questionnaire (SRQ) was used for assessing the general mental health status. Data were analyzed using Student's t-test and analysis of covariance (ANCOVA), and the WHOQOL-BREF and SRQ scores between the patients and the non-patients were compared. The mean scores of QOL were significantly lower in the patients than those in the non-patients of both the sexes. Moreover, the mental health status of the arsenic-affected patients (mean score for males=8.4 and females=10.3) showed greater disturbances than those of the non-patients (mean score for males=5.2 and females=6.1) of both the sexes. The results of multiple regression analysis revealed that the factors potentially contributing to the lower QOL scores included: being an arsenic-affected patient, having lower age, and having lower annual income. Based on the findings, it is concluded that the QOL and mental health status of the arsenic-affected patients were significantly lower than those of the non-patients in Bangladesh. Appropriate interventions are necessary to improve the well-being of the patients.
JF  - Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition
AU  - Syed, Emdadul H
AU  - Poudel, Krishna C
AU  - Sakisaka, Kayako
AU  - Yasuoka, Junko
AU  - Ahsan, Habibul
AU  - Jimba, Masamine
Y1  - 2012/09//
PY  - 2012
DA  - Sep 2012
SP  - 262
PB  - ICDDR,B: Centre for Health and Population Research, GPO Box 128, Dhaka 1000 Mohakhali Dhaka 1212 Bangladesh
VL  - 30
IS  - 3
SN  - 1606-0997, 1606-0997
KW  - Pollution Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts
KW  - Mental disorders
KW  - Age
KW  - Arsenic
KW  - Villages
KW  - Gender
KW  - Intervention
KW  - Groundwater pollution
KW  - Bangladesh
KW  - Quality of life
KW  - Income
KW  - P 2000:FRESHWATER POLLUTION
KW  - H 0500:General
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N1  - Date revised - 2013-04-01
N1  - Number of references - 42
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - The Pawpaw Peduncle Borer, Talponia plummeriana Busck (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae): A Pest of Pawpaw Fruit
AN  - 1318691984; 17701034
AB  - The pawpaw peduncle borer, Talponia plummeriana Busck (Lepidoptera: Torticidae), is a pest of pawpaw flowers often boring into the peduncle and causing flower drop. Here we document the first occurrence of this insect infesting ripe pawpaw fruit. Infested fruit that had been collected at the Kentucky State University Research and Demonstration Farm in Franklin County, Kentucky were dissected and small tan colored larvae with brown head capsules were discovered in the fruit. Pawpaw peduncle borer adults were reared from fruit held at room temperature in the laboratory.
JF  - Journal of the Kentucky Academy of Science
AU  - Sedlacek, John D
AU  - Lowe, Jeremiah D
AU  - Pomper, Kirk W
AU  - Friley, Karen L
AU  - Crabtree, Sheri B
AD  - College of Agriculture, Food Science and Sustainable Systems. CRS, Kentucky State University, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601, john.sedlacek@kysu.edu
Y1  - 2012/09//
PY  - 2012
DA  - Sep 2012
SP  - 110
EP  - 112
PB  - Kentucky Academy of Science, Science Outreach Center Lexington KY 40536-0078 United States
VL  - 73
IS  - 2
SN  - 1098-7096, 1098-7096
KW  - Entomology Abstracts; Ecology Abstracts
KW  - Asimina triloba fruit pest
KW  - Pawpaw peduncle borer
KW  - Temperature effects
KW  - Tortricidae
KW  - Fruits
KW  - Flowers
KW  - Farms
KW  - Head
KW  - Pests
KW  - Borers
KW  - Lepidoptera
KW  - Z 05300:General
KW  - D 04040:Ecosystem and Ecology Studies
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DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2013-03-01
N1  - Number of references - 14
N1  - Last updated - 2015-06-12
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Temperature effects; Fruits; Flowers; Farms; Head; Pests; Borers; Tortricidae; Lepidoptera
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3101/1098-7096-73.2.110
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Lady Beetle Composition and Abundance in Sweet Corn Bordered by Pasture, Buckwheat or Sunflower Companion Plantings
AN  - 1318691478; 17701053
AB  - To determine the effect habitat management/border plantings have on beneficial insect diversity and abundance in agricultural crops, sweet corn, Zea mays L. 'Garrison registered ', was grown in replicated plots on Kentucky State University's Agricultural Research and Demonstration Farm. Each 25 m 12 m plot was bordered on each length by a 2 m wide border of un-mowed pasture, buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench), or dwarf sunflower (Heliathus annuus L. var. 'Big Smile'). Yellow sticky traps 15 cm 15 cm were used to capture lady beetles weekly through anthesis. Pink lady beetle, Coleomegilla maculata (DeGeer); Asian lady beetle, Harmonia axyridis (Pallas); spotless lady beetle, Cycloneda munda (Say); and seven spotted lady beetle, Coccinella septempunctata L. were caught in this study. The pink lady beetle was the most abundant species overall in all three borders and in the sweet corn plots with 79% and 94%, respectively. There were greater numbers of pink lady beetles in buckwheat (P < 0.00001) and sunflower (P = 0.0064) borders than pasture borders. However, there were no differences among populations of any of the lady beetle species in any of the sweet corn plots. Pink lady beetles were more numerous in sweet corn bordered by buckwheat (P less than or equal to 0.05), sunflower (P < 0.0001) and pasture borders (P less than or equal to 0.03) than in the borders themselves.
JF  - Journal of the Kentucky Academy of Science
AU  - Sedlacek, John D
AU  - Friley, Karen L
AU  - Pomper, Kirk W
AD  - College of Agriculture, Food Science and Sustainable Systems. CRS, Kentucky State University, Frankfort, KY 40601, john.sedlacek@kysu.edu
Y1  - 2012/09//
PY  - 2012
DA  - Sep 2012
SP  - 96
EP  - 100
PB  - Kentucky Academy of Science, Science Outreach Center Lexington KY 40536-0078 United States
VL  - 73
IS  - 2
SN  - 1098-7096, 1098-7096
KW  - Entomology Abstracts; Ecology Abstracts
KW  - Farms
KW  - Cycloneda
KW  - Fagopyrum esculentum
KW  - Abundance
KW  - Coccinella septempunctata
KW  - Coleomegilla maculata
KW  - Habitat
KW  - Pasture
KW  - Beneficial arthropods
KW  - Crops
KW  - Harmonia axyridis
KW  - Zea mays
KW  - Traps
KW  - Helianthus
KW  - Z 05340:Ecology and Behavior
KW  - D 04040:Ecosystem and Ecology Studies
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Objective Assessment of Pediatric Voice Disorders With the Acoustic Voice Quality Index
AN  - 1315889021; 201302882
AB  - Objectives/Hypothesis. Instrumental measures of voice allow practitioners to assess the severity of voice disorders and objectively measure treatment outcomes. Instrumental measures should be calculated on both sustained vowel and connected speech samples to ensure ecological validity. However, there is a lack of appropriate, validated acoustic measurements for use in the pediatric population. The Acoustic Voice Quality Index (AVQI) is a multivariate acoustic measure of dysphonia that has been found to be reliable, valid, and have diagnostic accuracy and response to change in an adult population. This study aimed to evaluate the AVQI in a pediatric population. Study Design. This study was a prospective observational study of a sample of dysphonic and normophonic children. Methods. Sixty-seven preterm participants (born at less than 25 weeks gestation) aged between 6 and 15 years were recruited. Participants were excluded because of either inability to comply with task requirements or other speech-related factors that affected acoustic measurement. Forty normophonic term-born participants aged between 5 and 15 years were also recruited. AVQI analysis was conducted on a prolonged vowel sample and a sample of continuous speech. Results. The AVQI was found to have diagnostic accuracy and specificity in this population of children with and without dysphonia. It was moderately correlated with ratings of severity on the GRBAS (overall grade of hoarseness (G), roughness (R), breathiness (B), aesthenicity (A), and strain (S)), a subjective rating scale. The threshold for pathology of this sample of 3.46 showed strong sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy, with good-to-excellent likelihood ratios. Conclusions. This study found that the AVQI has diagnostic accuracy in a pediatric population, suggesting that it is an appropriate assessment tool to determine the presence and severity of pediatric voice disorders. Adapted from the source document
JF  - Journal of Voice
AU  - Reynolds, Victoria
AU  - Buckland, Ali
AU  - Bailey, Jean
AU  - Lipscombe, Jodi
AU  - Nathan, Elizabeth
AU  - Vijayasekaran, Shyan
AU  - Kelly, Rona
AU  - Maryn, Youri
AU  - French, Noel
AD  - Department of Speech Pathology, Princess Margaret Hospital, GPO Box D184, Perth, Western Australia 6840, Australia victoria.reynolds@health.wa.gov.au
Y1  - 2012/09//
PY  - 2012
DA  - September 2012
SP  - 672e1
EP  - 672e7
VL  - 26
IS  - 5
SN  - 0892-1997, 0892-1997
KW  - Acoustic Analysis (00140)
KW  - Speech Pathology (82650)
KW  - Dysphonia (20270)
KW  - Voice Disorders (95150)
KW  - Continuous Speech (15560)
KW  - Children (11850)
KW  - article
KW  - 6410: language-pathological and normal; language and speech pathology
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LA  - English
DB  - Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA)
N1  - Date revised - 2013-03-01
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-27
N1  - CODEN - JOVOEA
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Continuous Speech (15560); Acoustic Analysis (00140); Dysphonia (20270); Children (11850); Voice Disorders (95150); Speech Pathology (82650)
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Quantitative bushfire risk assessment framework for severe and extreme fires
AN  - 1291615164; 17685768
AB  - We describe a new framework for quantitative bushfire risk assessment that has been produced by Geoscience Australia as a part of the Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre's (Bushfire CRC) research program. The framework builds upon the well-defined processes in the Australian Risk Management standard (AS/NZS ISO 31000:2009) and the National Emergency Risk Assessment Guidelines. It is aimed at assisting state-of-the-art fire research in Australia, and fire risk managers in state and territory governments, by (a) defining the essential elements for calculating bushfire risk, (b) providing a reference on how to undertake a computational bushfire risk assessment and, (c) indirectly, improving the quality and consistency of information on bushfire risk in Australia. There is a need for improved risk information to address the recommendations on bushfire risk management from the inquiries held after disastrous fires in Australia in the past decade. Quantitative techniques will improve this risk information. However, quantitative bushfire risk assessment is in its infancy in Australia. We use the example of calculating house damage and loss to demonstrate the elements of the framework.
JF  - Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Journal
AU  - Jones, T
AU  - Woolf, M
AU  - Cechet, B
AU  - French, I
AD  - Geoscience Australia, GPO Box 378, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia, martine.woolf@ga.gov.au
Y1  - 2012/09//
PY  - 2012
DA  - Sep 2012
SP  - 171
EP  - 178
VL  - 62
IS  - 3
SN  - 1836-716X, 1836-716X
KW  - Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts; Risk Abstracts; Aqualine Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts
KW  - Assessments
KW  - Risk assessment
KW  - Marine
KW  - Risk
KW  - Fires
KW  - Australia
KW  - SW 5010:Network design
KW  - AQ 00006:Sewage
KW  - M2:551.5
KW  - R2 23070:Economics, organization
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DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2013-02-01
N1  - Last updated - 2014-02-21
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Fires; Risk assessment; Risk; Australia; Marine
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Changing paradigm and post 2010 targets: Challenges and opportunities for biodiversity conservation in the Hindu Kush Himalayas
AN  - 1291605080; 17650477
AB  - Globally, both biodiversity and the overall natural capital of the world are declining rapidly. Considering its implications to humanity, the Sixth Conference of the Parties (COP 6) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in April 2002 committed themselves 'to achieve, by 2010, a significant reduction of the current rate of biodiversity loss at the global, regional and national levels as a contribution to poverty alleviation and to the benefit of all life on Earth' and a number of indicators and targets were set by the CBD. However, by 2010, the targets have been missed by vast majority of nations. Our analysis from the Hindu Kush-Himalayan (HKH) region revealed that the countries are at very different stages of progress towards meeting the 2010 targets. In term as of protected area coverage, which is considered as an integral element of the targets, the HKH regional member countries made significant progress by bringing 39 % of its terrestrial area under some form of protection. However, at the national level, they are at different stages of progress. In terms of conservation policies and practices, the HKH region has witnessed significant conceptual development in regional approaches to biodiversity conservation, from 'people exclusionary' and 'species focused' to 'people-centred community-based' and 'ecosystem/landscape approach'. However, there are still numerous challenges that prevail in the region. Anecdotal evidence of change is abundant, but in this vast region there is little, hard scientific information. Improved knowledge, information and environmental data is urgently needed so that appropriate action can be taken to combat and limit the impacts of future changes.
JF  - Tropical Ecology
AU  - Chettri, N
AU  - Sharma, E
AU  - Zomer, R
AD  - International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development Khumaltar, Lalitpur, GPO Box 3226, Kathmandu, Nepal, esharma@icimod.org
Y1  - 2012/09//
PY  - 2012
DA  - September 2012
SP  - 245
EP  - 259
VL  - 53
IS  - 3
SN  - 0564-3295, 0564-3295
KW  - Aqualine Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; Ecology Abstracts; Sustainability Science Abstracts
KW  - Ecosystems
KW  - Community involvement
KW  - Indicators
KW  - Pakistan, Himalayas
KW  - Biodiversity
KW  - Biological diversity
KW  - Convention on Biological Diversity
KW  - Protected areas
KW  - Data processing
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Landscape
KW  - Protection
KW  - Poverty
KW  - Conservation
KW  - Benefits
KW  - SW 5010:Network design
KW  - AQ 00007:Industrial Effluents
KW  - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development
KW  - D 04060:Management and Conservation
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DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2013-02-01
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N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Data processing; Conferences; Landscape; Biological diversity; Conservation; Biodiversity; Community involvement; Poverty; Convention on Biological Diversity; Protected areas; Ecosystems; Indicators; Protection; Benefits; Pakistan, Himalayas
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - A Focus Group Study of Predictors of Relapse in Electronic Gaming Machine Problem Gambling, Part 2: Factors that 'Pull' the Gambler Away from Relapse
AN  - 1266173638; 201300433
AB  - This study aimed to develop an empirically based description of relapse in Electronic Gaming Machine (EGM) problem gambling (PG) by describing the processes and factors that 'pull' the problem gambler away from relapse contrasted with the 'push' towards relapse. These conceptualisations describe two opposing, interacting emotional processes occurring within the problem gambler during any relapse episode. Each relapse episode comprises a complex set of psychological and social behaviours where many factors interact sequentially and simultaneously within the problem gambler to produce a series of mental and behaviour events that end (1) with relapse where 'push' overcomes 'pull' or (2) continued abstinence where 'pull' overcomes 'push'. Four focus groups comprising thirty participants who were EGM problem gamblers, gamblers' significant others, therapists and counsellors described their experiences and understanding of relapse. The groups were recorded, recordings were then transcribed and analysed using thematic textual analysis. It was established that vigilance, motivation to commit to change, positive social support, cognitive strategies such as remembering past gambling harms or distraction techniques to avoid thinking about gambling to enable gamblers to manage the urge to gamble and urge extinction were key factors that protected against relapse. Three complementary theories emerged from the analysis. Firstly, a process of reappraisal of personal gambling behaviour pulls the gambler away from relapse. This results in a commitment to change that develops over time and affects but is independent of each episode of relapse. Secondly, relapse may be halted by interacting factors that 'pull' the problem gambler away from the sequence of mental and behavioural events, which follow the triggering of the urge and cognitions to gamble. Thirdly, urge extinction and apparent 'cure' is possible for EGM gambling. This study provides a qualitative, empirical model for understanding protective factors against gambling relapse. Adapted from the source document.
JF  - Journal of Gambling Studies
AU  - Oakes, J
AU  - Pols, R
AU  - Battersby, M
AU  - Lawn, S
AU  - Pulvirenti, M
AU  - Smith, D
AD  - Flinders Human Behaviour and Health Research Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA, 5001, Australia jane.oakes@health.sa.gov.au
Y1  - 2012/09//
PY  - 2012
DA  - September 2012
SP  - 465
EP  - 479
PB  - Springer, New York NY
VL  - 28
IS  - 3
SN  - 1050-5350, 1050-5350
KW  - Pathological gambling
KW  - Relapse
KW  - Gambling
KW  - Gamblers
KW  - Extinction
KW  - Electronic gaming machines
KW  - article
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LA  - English
DB  - Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA)
N1  - Date revised - 2013-01-01
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-27
N1  - CODEN - JGSTEM
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Relapse; Gamblers; Gambling; Electronic gaming machines; Pathological gambling; Extinction
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10899-011-9267-8
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - A Focus Group Study of Predictors of Relapse in Electronic Gaming Machine Problem Gambling, Part 1: Factors that 'Push' Towards Relapse
AN  - 1266173634; 201300432
AB  - This study aimed to develop an empirically based description of relapse in Electronic Gaming Machine problem gambling. In this paper the authors describe part one of a two part, linked relapse process: the 'push' towards relapse. In this two-part process, factors interact sequentially and simultaneously within the problem gambler to produce a series of mental and behavioural events that ends with relapse when the 'push' overcomes 'pull' (part one); or as described in part two, continued abstinence when 'pull' overcomes 'push'. In the second paper, the authors describe how interacting factors 'pull' the problem gambler away from relapse. This study used four focus groups comprising thirty participants who were gamblers, gamblers' significant others, therapists and counsellors. The groups were recorded, recordings were then transcribed and analysed using thematic, textual analysis. With the large number of variables considered to be related to relapse in problem gamblers, five key factors emerged that 'push' the gambler towards relapse. These were urge, erroneous cognitions about the outcomes of gambling, negative affect, dysfunctional relationships and environmental gambling triggers. Two theories emerged: (1) each relapse episode comprised a sequence of mental and behavioural events, which evolves over time and was modified by factors that 'push' this sequence towards relapse and (2) a number of gamblers develop an altered state of consciousness during relapse described as the 'zone' which prolongs the relapse. Adapted from the source document.
JF  - Journal of Gambling Studies
AU  - Oakes, J
AU  - Pols, R
AU  - Battersby, M
AU  - Lawn, S
AU  - Pulvirenti, M
AU  - Smith, D
AD  - Flinders Human Behaviour and Health Research Unit (FHBHRU), Department of Psychiatry, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA, 5001, Australia jane.oakes@health.sa.gov.au
Y1  - 2012/09//
PY  - 2012
DA  - September 2012
SP  - 451
EP  - 464
PB  - Springer, New York NY
VL  - 28
IS  - 3
SN  - 1050-5350, 1050-5350
KW  - Pathological gambling
KW  - Sequences
KW  - Relapse
KW  - Gambling
KW  - Gamblers
KW  - Electronic gaming machines
KW  - article
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LA  - English
DB  - Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA)
N1  - Date revised - 2013-01-01
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-27
N1  - CODEN - JGSTEM
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Relapse; Gamblers; Pathological gambling; Gambling; Electronic gaming machines; Sequences
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10899-011-9264-y
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - From issues to indicators: developing robust community sustainability measures
AN  - 1257770126; 17449501
AB  - Recent debate on sustainability indicator development has centred upon top-down and bottom-up methods. In practice, a key difficulty is the establishment of defensible issues and indicators to use. Here, we present a structured approach for transitioning from initial community consultation designed to elicit issues to the downstream definition, composition and measurement of those issues via indicators. The approach incorporates two quantitative techniques from the literature, analytic hierarchy process and Qualitative Sustainability System Index. The application of these techniques is designed to foster a better understanding of the priority of and relationships between issues, prior to the construction of measurement instruments and indicators of sustainability. We develop a prototype implementation of the approach, and elicit feedback from an expert panel on its suitability in a community sustainability context.
JF  - Local Environment
AU  - Magee, Liam
AU  - Scerri, Andy
AD  - Global Studies, Social Science & Planning, RMIT University, GPO Box 2476, Melbourne, 3001, Australia, liam.magee@gmail.com
PY  - 2012
SP  - 915
EP  - 933
PB  - Taylor & Francis Group Ltd., 2 Park Square Oxford OX14 4RN United Kingdom
VL  - 17
IS  - 8
SN  - 1354-9839, 1354-9839
KW  - Sustainability Science Abstracts; Environment Abstracts
KW  - community sustainability
KW  - indicator development
KW  - AHP
KW  - QSSI
KW  - Prototypes
KW  - Priorities
KW  - Downstream
KW  - Sustainability
KW  - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development
KW  - ENA 07:General
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DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2012-12-01
N1  - Last updated - 2016-01-21
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Prototypes; Priorities; Downstream; Sustainability
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13549839.2012.714755
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Developing biodiverse plantings suitable for changing climatic conditions 1: Underpinning scientific methods
AN  - 1171885508; 17337770
AB  - Summary Governments across Australia have long been investing in revegetation in an effort to restore biodiversity and, more recently, mitigate climate change. However, no readily available methods have been described to assist project leaders identify species and provenance material likely to be sustainable under the changing climatic conditions of coming decades. Focussing particularly on trees, as trees are important for biosequestration as well as for providing habitat for other native species, Paper 1 of this two part series briefly reviews species distribution models and growth simulation models that could provide the scientific underpinning to improve and refine selection processes. While these previous scientific studies provide useful insights into how trees may respond to climate change, it is concluded that a readily accessible and easy-to-use approach is required to consider the potential adaptability of the many trees, shrubs and ground cover species that may be needed for biodiverse plantings. In Part 2 of this paper, the Atlas of Living Australia is used to provide preliminary information to assist species selection by assessing the climatic range of individual species based on their current distributions and, where available, cultivated locations. While using the Atlas can assist current selections, ways are outlined in Part 2 in which more reliable selections for changing climatic conditions could be made, building on the methods described here.
JF  - Ecological Management & Restoration
AU  - Booth, Trevor H
AU  - Williams, Kristen J
AD  - Trevor Booth and Kristen Williams are research scientists with CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences and CSIRO Climate Adaptation Flagship, at GPO Box 1700, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia (
Y1  - 2012/09//
PY  - 2012
DA  - September 2012
SP  - 267
EP  - 273
PB  - Wiley-Blackwell, 111 River Street Hoboken NJ 07030-5774 United States
VL  - 13
IS  - 3
SN  - 1442-7001, 1442-7001
KW  - Environment Abstracts; Ecology Abstracts; Sustainability Science Abstracts
KW  - Shrubs
KW  - Trees
KW  - Revegetation
KW  - Climate change
KW  - Climatic changes
KW  - Simulation
KW  - Biodiversity
KW  - Habitat
KW  - Climatic conditions
KW  - Models
KW  - Indigenous species
KW  - Adaptability
KW  - Atlases
KW  - Planting
KW  - Reviews
KW  - Australia
KW  - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development
KW  - ENA 20:Weather Modification & Geophysical Change
KW  - D 04060:Management and Conservation
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LA  - English
DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2012-11-01
N1  - Document feature - figure 0
N1  - Last updated - 2016-07-07
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Shrubs; Indigenous species; Adaptability; Atlases; Trees; Revegetation; Climatic changes; Biodiversity; Habitat; Climatic conditions; Models; Reviews; Planting; Climate change; Simulation; Australia
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/emr.12003
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Developing biodiverse plantings suitable for changing climatic conditions 2: Using the Atlas of Living Australia
AN  - 1171876908; 17337775
AB  - Summary There has been an increasing investment of taxpayer dollars in revegetation in Australia over the past 20years, at both federal and state levels. The largest of these, the Australian Government's Biodiversity Fund, will invest A$946 million to revegetate, rehabilitate and restore landscapes to store carbon, enhance biodiversity and build environmental resilience under climate change. The universal challenge for restoration practitioners working within these programmes is species selection for both current and future environmental conditions at a given site. For policy makers, the challenge is to provide guidelines and tools for this process. The first paper in this series of two papers looked at scientific methods that could provide underpinning knowledge to improve the assessment of species vulnerability to climatic and atmospheric change. In this paper, the publically accessible Atlas of Living Australia is used to demonstrate how revegetation project leaders can assess whether the species and provenances used in their revegetation projects are likely to be suitable for changing environmental conditions. While using the Atlas can assist current selections, ways in which more reliable selections for changing climatic conditions could be made are also outlined.
JF  - Ecological Management & Restoration
AU  - Booth, Trevor H
AU  - Williams, Kristen J
AU  - Belbin, Lee
AD  - Trevor H. Booth and Kristen J. Williams are research scientists with CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences and CSIRO Climate Adaptation Flagship (GPO Box 1700, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia; Tel: +61 02 6246 4217
Y1  - 2012/09//
PY  - 2012
DA  - September 2012
SP  - 274
EP  - 281
PB  - Wiley-Blackwell, 111 River Street Hoboken NJ 07030-5774 United States
VL  - 13
IS  - 3
SN  - 1442-7001, 1442-7001
KW  - Ecology Abstracts; Sustainability Science Abstracts
KW  - Funds
KW  - Revegetation
KW  - Guidelines
KW  - Climate change
KW  - Climatic changes
KW  - Landscape
KW  - Biological diversity
KW  - Biodiversity
KW  - Climatic conditions
KW  - Carbon
KW  - Atlases
KW  - Planting
KW  - Australia
KW  - Vulnerability
KW  - Environmental conditions
KW  - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development
KW  - D 04060:Management and Conservation
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DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2012-11-01
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N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Carbon; Atlases; Revegetation; Landscape; Climatic changes; Biodiversity; Environmental conditions; Climatic conditions; Funds; Planting; Climate change; Guidelines; Biological diversity; Vulnerability; Australia
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/emr.12000
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Semi-automatic Quality Control of Topographic Data Sets
AN  - 1136436292; 17188080
AB  - The usefulness and acceptance of geo-information systems are mainly depends on the quality of the underlying geo-data. This paper describes a novel system for semiautomatic quality control of existing topographic geo-spatial data via automatic image analysis. The goal is to reduce the manual effort for quality control of a GIS database to a minimum. The core of the system is a semantic network in which different image analysis operators can be included. The image analysis operators are created for specific applications, i.e., the quality control of specific object classes which are most relevant. Images which can be used in the system are aerial images, high-resolution satellite imagery, and low-resolution satellite imagery. A prototype of the system has been in use for several years at public mapping organizations. From the experience gained during this time, we give a detailed report on the system performance and an evaluation of the results.
JF  - Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing
AU  - Helmholz, P
AU  - Becker, C
AU  - Breltkopf, U
AU  - Bueschenfeld, T
AU  - Busch, A
AU  - Braun, C
AU  - Gruenreich, D
AU  - Mueller, S
AU  - Ostermann, J
AU  - Pahl, M
AU  - Rottensteiner, F
AU  - Vogt, K
AU  - Ziems, M
AU  - Heipke, C
AD  - Department of Spatial Sciences, Curtin University of Technology, GPO Box U1987, Perth WA 6845, Australia, Petra.Helmholz@curtin.edu.au
Y1  - 2012/09//
PY  - 2012
DA  - Sep 2012
SP  - 959
EP  - 972
PB  - American Society of Photogrammetry
VL  - 78
IS  - 9
SN  - 0099-1112, 0099-1112
KW  - Aqualine Abstracts; ASFA 2: Ocean Technology Policy & Non-Living Resources; Water Resources Abstracts
KW  - Remote Sensing
KW  - Prototypes
KW  - Remote sensing
KW  - Evaluation
KW  - Networks
KW  - Mapping
KW  - Quality Control
KW  - Manuals
KW  - Geographical Information Systems
KW  - Satellite Technology
KW  - Databases
KW  - Satellite sensing
KW  - Automated cartography
KW  - Performance Evaluation
KW  - Quality control
KW  - AQ 00007:Industrial Effluents
KW  - SW 5040:Data acquisition
KW  - Q2 09281:General
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DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2012-11-01
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N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Automated cartography; Satellite sensing; Prototypes; Quality control; Remote sensing; Mapping; Manuals; Evaluation; Remote Sensing; Databases; Satellite Technology; Performance Evaluation; Networks; Quality Control; Geographical Information Systems
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Field application of a DNA-based assay to the measurement of roots of perennial grasses
AN  - 1093453892; 17187576
AB  - Background and aims: DNA-based methods present new opportunities for overcoming the difficulties of accurately identifying and quantifying roots of different plant species in field soils. In order to quantify species-specific root biomass from measurements of DNA, consideration needs to be given to replication and ability to recover roots for calibration purposes in order to account for spatial, temporal and inter- and intra-species variation in DNA content of roots and distribution of roots within the soil profile. Methods: This paper develops the field application of a DNA-based technique for direct quantification of roots in soils. The method was applied to a field experiment to investigate differences in root growth of acid-soil resistant and sensitive genotypes of perennial pasture grasses in an acid soil. DNA was extracted directly from soil and species-specific DNA was quantified using quantitative real-time PCR prior to estimation of root biomass. Results: Root growth of the perennial grasses was quantified using the DNA-based technique, although separate calibration procedures were needed to convert DNA content to root mass for each species, soil layer and sampling date. Compared to acid-soil resistant genotypes, lesser root growth in acid soil layers and reduced above-ground dry matter production was observed for acid-soil sensitive genotypes. Conclusions: The DNA-based method allowed genotypic differences in root growth to be assessed directly in soil and was advantageous for rapid processing of a large number of samples. However, high replication was still required to overcome spatial variability and separate calibrations were required for different species and soil depths across sampling times. The technique demonstrated greater root growth of acid-soil resistant perennial grasses which was beneficial for their establishment and persistence.
JF  - Plant and Soil
AU  - Haling, Rebecca E
AU  - Simpson, Richard J
AU  - Culvenor, Richard A
AU  - Lambers, Hans
AU  - Richardson, Alan E
AD  - CSIRO Sustainable Agriculture National Research Flagship/CSIRO Plant Industry, GPO Box 1600, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia, alan.richardson@csiro.au
Y1  - 2012/09//
PY  - 2012
DA  - Sep 2012
SP  - 183
EP  - 199
PB  - Springer Science+Business Media, Van Godewijckstraat 30 Dordrecht 3311 GX Netherlands
VL  - 358
IS  - 1-2
SN  - 0032-079X, 0032-079X
KW  - Biochemistry Abstracts 2: Nucleic Acids; Ecology Abstracts
KW  - Grasses
KW  - Replication
KW  - Roots
KW  - Genotypes
KW  - Biomass
KW  - Pasture
KW  - Soil depth
KW  - Soils (acid)
KW  - Soil profiles
KW  - Dry matter
KW  - Polymerase chain reaction
KW  - Sampling
KW  - D 04040:Ecosystem and Ecology Studies
KW  - N 14810:Methods
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DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
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N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Soil depth; Soils (acid); Replication; Grasses; Soil profiles; Polymerase chain reaction; Dry matter; Roots; Sampling; Genotypes; Biomass; Pasture
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11104-012-1405-2
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Factors in genetic susceptibility in a chemical sensitive population using QEESI
AN  - 1069203872; 17158062
AB  - Objectives: Inherited impairment of xenobiotic metabolism is a postulated mechanism underlying environmentally associated pathogeneses such as multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS). Using the Quick Environmental Exposure and Sensitivity Inventory (QEESI), we defined people who have a strong response to chemical substances as "chemical sensitive populations (CSP)." The aim of this study is to evaluate the condition of subjects sensitive to chemicals and to analyze their genotypes in order to identify susceptibility factors in CSPs in Japanese populations. Methods: A total of 1,084 employees of Japanese companies were surveyed using the QEESI, history of MCS, and sick house syndrome. The common genotypes of the participants were analyzed for glutathione S-transferase (GST) M1, GSTT1, aldehyde dehydrogenase2 (ALDH2), and paraoxonase1 (PON1) in order to identify factors in the susceptibility to sensitivity to chemicals. Results: Four subjects had history of diagnosis of MCS; no subjects had diagnosis of sick house syndrome. The subjects were divided into four levels according to scores of 0, 1-19, 20-39, and 40 or more on three of the QEESI subscales. In addition, we used the MCS criteria by Hojo to differentiate between cases (CSP) and controls. No significant differences in the allelic distribution of genetic polymorphisms in the GSTM1, GSTT1, ALDH2 or PON1 genes were found among the four levels of each subscale, or between cases and controls. Conclusions: Our findings suggest that the common genotypes of GSTM1, GSTT1, ALDH2, and PON1 are of little importance to CSP in a Japanese population.
JF  - Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine
AU  - Fujimori, Saeko
AU  - Hiura, Mizue
AU  - Yi, Cui Xiao
AU  - Xi, Lu
AU  - Katoh, Takahiko
AD  - Department of Public Health, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjou, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan, katoht@gpo.kumamoto-u.ac.jp
Y1  - 2012/09//
PY  - 2012
DA  - Sep 2012
SP  - 357
EP  - 363
PB  - Springer Science+Business Media, Van Godewijckstraat 30 Dordrecht 3311 GX Netherlands
VL  - 17
IS  - 5
SN  - 1342-078X, 1342-078X
KW  - Health & Safety Science Abstracts
KW  - Sensitivity
KW  - Historical account
KW  - Sick building syndrome
KW  - Genotypes
KW  - Xenobiotics
KW  - Aldehydes
KW  - Japan
KW  - Metabolism
KW  - H 12000:Epidemiology and Public Health
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DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2012-09-01
N1  - Last updated - 2013-07-26
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Historical account; Sensitivity; Sick building syndrome; Xenobiotics; Genotypes; Aldehydes; Metabolism; Japan
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12199-011-0260-8
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Workshop on the ecosystem and fisheries of the Coral Sea: an Australian perspective on research and management
AN  - 1069199090; 17134743
AB  - This report summarizes a workshop on the Coral Sea to determine key research findings and identify the research gaps needed to support sustainable management of a proposed Coral Sea Marine Reserve. Key research questions included determining the connectivity of apex predators with the broader southwest Pacific Ocean, and assessing the regions' biodiversity in relation to seabed topography and oceanographic processes. The workshop concluded noting the importance of engaging surrounding countries in maintaining the sustainability and uniqueness of the Coral Sea.
JF  - Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries
AU  - Young, Jock W
AU  - David McKinnon, A
AU  - Ceccarelli, Daniela
AU  - Brinkman, Richard
AU  - Bustamante, Rodrigo H
AU  - Cappo, Mike
AU  - Dichmont, Cathy
AU  - Doherty, Peter
AU  - Furnas, Miles
AU  - Gledhill, Daniel
AU  - Griffiths, Shane
AU  - Hutton, Trevor
AU  - Ridgway, Ken
AU  - Smith, David
AU  - Skewes, Tim
AU  - Williams, Alan
AU  - Richardson, Anthony J
AD  - Wealth from Oceans Flagship, CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, GPO Box 1538, Hobart, TAS, 7000, Australia, Jock.Young@csiro.au
Y1  - 2012/09//
PY  - 2012
DA  - Sep 2012
SP  - 827
EP  - 834
PB  - Springer Science+Business Media, Van Godewijckstraat 30 Dordrecht 3311 GX Netherlands
VL  - 22
IS  - 3
SN  - 0960-3166, 0960-3166
KW  - ASFA 1: Biological Sciences & Living Resources; Ecology Abstracts; Sustainability Science Abstracts
KW  - Marine fisheries
KW  - Resource management
KW  - Biological diversity
KW  - Biodiversity
KW  - Sustainable development
KW  - Predators
KW  - Fishery management
KW  - ISEW, Coral Sea
KW  - Fisheries
KW  - Coral
KW  - Australia
KW  - Corals
KW  - Ocean floor
KW  - Topography
KW  - Marine
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Sustainability
KW  - Coral reefs
KW  - Reviews
KW  - Oceans
KW  - Marine parks
KW  - Fish
KW  - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development
KW  - Q1 08604:Stock assessment and management
KW  - D 04060:Management and Conservation
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LA  - English
DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2012-09-01
N1  - Last updated - 2014-05-05
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Marine fisheries; Resource management; Conferences; Fishery management; Marine parks; Coral; Sustainable development; Biodiversity; Ocean floor; Oceans; Fisheries; Predators; Corals; Topography; Reviews; Coral reefs; Biological diversity; Fish; Sustainability; ISEW, Coral Sea; Australia; Marine
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11160-011-9251-5
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Electrical Conductivity as a Proxy for Groundwater Density in Coastal Aquifers
AN  - 1069195091; 17127301
AB  - Groundwater density is an important parameter in the interpretation of flow patterns. This paper investigates the relationship between electrical conductivity (EC) and groundwater density in coastal aquifers and evaluates the suitability of the UNESCO 1980 equation of state, developed for the world's oceans, for determining the density of groundwater based on its EC. To achieve this aim, a dataset of groundwater samples from four different types of coastal aquifers was collected. It is found that the density of a sample can be estimated to a good approximation on the basis of its EC using the UNESCO 1980 equation of state. Deviations from the equation of state were found to be due to the changes in EC and the density caused by geochemical reactions, such as the dissolution of carbonates, degradation of organic carbon, cation exchange, and sulfate loss. Owing to these deviations, the UNESCO 1980 equation of state may underestimate the density by up to 1.5 kg/m3. The effect of this uncertainty on the correction terms applied to the hydraulic head required for a proper interpretation of groundwater flow patterns and rates is quantified. It was found that the fresh water head may be wrong by centimeters to a few decimeters. From this it is concluded that, unless the purpose of a groundwater investigation requires great accuracy, the equation of state provides an efficient and inexpensive way to estimate density from EC.
JF  - Ground Water
AU  - Post, VEA
AD  - School of the Environment, National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia; (61) 8 8201 5077; fax: (61) 8 8201 2905 1
Y1  - 2012/09//
PY  - 2012
DA  - Sep 2012
SP  - 785
EP  - 792
PB  - Wiley-Blackwell, 111 River Street Hoboken NJ 07030-5774 United States
VL  - 50
IS  - 5
SN  - 0017-467X, 0017-467X
KW  - Environment Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; Aqualine Abstracts; ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality; ASFA 2: Ocean Technology Policy & Non-Living Resources; Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts
KW  - Sulfates
KW  - Aquifers
KW  - Hydraulics
KW  - Organic carbon
KW  - Coastal Aquifers
KW  - Equations of state
KW  - Electrical conductivity
KW  - International organizations
KW  - Ground water
KW  - Aquifer flow
KW  - Flow Pattern
KW  - Cation Exchange
KW  - Density
KW  - Conductivity
KW  - Carbonates
KW  - Geochemistry
KW  - Groundwater flow
KW  - Unesco
KW  - Coastal zone
KW  - Cations
KW  - Oceans
KW  - Coastal oceanography
KW  - Groundwater
KW  - Groundwater Movement
KW  - Q2 09185:Organic compounds
KW  - SW 0840:Groundwater
KW  - AQ 00008:Effects of Pollution
KW  - Q5 08502:Methods and instruments
KW  - ENA 12:Oceans & Estuaries
KW  - M2 556.34:Groundwater Flow (556.34)
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DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2012-09-01
N1  - Number of references - 18
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N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Coastal zone; Electrical conductivity; Organic carbon; International organizations; Ground water; Equations of state; Aquifers; Coastal oceanography; Groundwater flow; Aquifer flow; Sulfates; Hydraulics; Unesco; Cations; Oceans; Geochemistry; Groundwater; Carbonates; Conductivity; Density; Groundwater Movement; Coastal Aquifers; Flow Pattern; Cation Exchange
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-6584.2011.00903.x
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - On the optimal model configuration for aerodynamic modeling of open cargo railway train
AN  - 1038304533; 16880468
AB  - This study is concerned with the optimal model configuration for aerodynamic modeling of long open cargo railway trains. Frontal air drag of several train configurations was studied using numerical modeling and physical i.e. wind tunnel testing of 1:40 scale railcar models in a range of cross-wind angles. In a long train, the locomotive and the last railcar influence the aerodynamic characteristics of the first three and the last three railcars only. Aerodynamic performance of all other railcars in the long train is similar and can be represented by two inner-train railcars only. A model train configuration combining the shortest computation time with the lowest experimental error was determined from numerical modeling and this was then used for wind tunnel testing. It has been shown that, for long open cargo railway trains the model consisting of six railcars with two streamlined bodies is the optimal configuration, with both the numerical modeling and wind tunnel testing results in good agreement.
JF  - Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics
AU  - Golovanevskiy, Vladimir A
AU  - Chmovzh, Vitaly V
AU  - Girka, Yuriy V
AD  - Curtin University, Kent Street, Bentley WA, Perth, GPO Box U1987 Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Y1  - 2012/09//
PY  - 2012
DA  - Sep 2012
SP  - 131
EP  - 139
PB  - Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 211 Amsterdam 1000 AE Netherlands
VL  - 107-108
SN  - 0167-6105, 0167-6105
KW  - Mechanical & Transportation Engineering Abstracts (MT); Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE); Aerospace & High Technology Database (AH)
KW  - Railcars
KW  - Mathematical models
KW  - Railroad cars
KW  - Railroads
KW  - Aerodynamics
KW  - Wind tunnel testing
KW  - Railway engineering
KW  - Trains
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - DNA barcodes and species identifications in Ross Sea and Southern Ocean fishes
AN  - 1034829436; 17024994
AB  - The Southern Ocean occupies about 10 % of the world's oceans but has low species richness with only 1.5 % of the marine fishes. Within the Southern Ocean, the Ross Sea region is one of the least exploited sea areas in the world, but is subject to commercial fishing. The fauna are not well known, and preliminary IPY molecular studies have indicated that species diversity has been underestimated in this region. DNA barcodes of fishes from the Ross Sea region were compared with barcodes of fishes from the Atlantic and Indian Ocean sectors of the Southern Ocean. Barcoding resolved 87.5 % of 112 species that typically exhibited high inter-specific divergences. Intra-specific divergence was usually low with shared haplotypes among regions. The Zoarcid Ophthalmolycus amberensis showed shallow divergences (0.1 %) within the Ross Sea and Australian Antarctic Territory but high inter-region divergence (2 %), indicative of cryptic species. Other potential cryptic species with high intra-specific divergences were found in Notolepis coatsi and Gymnoscopelus bolini. In contrast, several taxa showed low inter-specific divergences and shared haplotypes among morphological species. COI provided limited phylogenetic resolution of the genera Pogonophryne and Bathydraco. Trematomus loennbergii and T. lepidorhinus shared COI haplotypes, as previously noted in other regions, as did Cryodraco antarcticus and C. atkinsoni. There was a marked lack of congruence between morphological descriptions and COI divergences among the Ross Sea liparids with shallow or zero divergences among recently described species. Barcodes for the Ross Sea fishes highlighted several initial misidentifications that were corrected when specimens were re-examined.
JF  - Polar Biology
AU  - Smith, P J
AU  - Steinke, D
AU  - Dettai, A
AU  - McMillan, P
AU  - Welsford, D
AU  - Stewart, A
AU  - Ward, R D
AD  - National Museum Victoria, GPO Box 666, Melbourne, VIC, 3001, Australia, h.p.smithnz@gmail.com
Y1  - 2012/09//
PY  - 2012
DA  - Sep 2012
SP  - 1297
EP  - 1310
PB  - Springer Science+Business Media, Van Godewijckstraat 30 Dordrecht 3311 GX Netherlands
VL  - 35
IS  - 9
SN  - 0722-4060, 0722-4060
KW  - Biochemistry Abstracts 2: Nucleic Acids; Ecology Abstracts; Oceanic Abstracts; ASFA 1: Biological Sciences & Living Resources; Sustainability Science Abstracts
KW  - PS, Ross Sea
KW  - Lepidorhinus
KW  - Notolepis coatsi
KW  - Species Richness
KW  - Territory
KW  - Pisces
KW  - Marine fish
KW  - Fishing
KW  - Population genetics
KW  - Commercial fishing
KW  - Fauna
KW  - Trematomus loennbergii
KW  - Haplotypes
KW  - Taxa
KW  - Species richness
KW  - Phylogenetics
KW  - Phylogeny
KW  - Marine
KW  - ISW, Indian Ocean
KW  - Bathydraco
KW  - Cryodraco antarcticus
KW  - Animal morphology
KW  - Pogonophryne
KW  - Oceans
KW  - Species diversity
KW  - DNA
KW  - PS, Antarctic Ocean
KW  - Fish
KW  - Home range
KW  - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development
KW  - D 04040:Ecosystem and Ecology Studies
KW  - Q1 08343:Taxonomy and morphology
KW  - O 5020:Fisheries and Fishery Biology
KW  - N 14845:Miscellaneous
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N1  - Date revised - 2012-08-01
N1  - Last updated - 2014-08-21
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Marine fish; Animal morphology; Commercial fishing; Population genetics; Species Richness; Species diversity; DNA; Home range; Phylogenetics; Phylogeny; Fishing; Haplotypes; Oceans; Territory; Species richness; Fauna; Taxa; Fish; Pisces; Trematomus loennbergii; Pogonophryne; Notolepis coatsi; Lepidorhinus; Bathydraco; Cryodraco antarcticus; ISW, Indian Ocean; PS, Ross Sea; PS, Antarctic Ocean; Marine
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00300-012-1173-8
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Mineralisation of Weathered Crude Oil by a Hydrocarbonoclastic Consortia in Marine Mesocosms
AN  - 1034826356; 17062441
AB  - Marine waters are most vulnerable to crude oil pollution due to increased sea-based oil-related activities. Successful remediation of such polluted environments is normally carried out in a laboratory with suitable physical and environmental alterations. However, it is challenging to alter the physical and environmental conditions in crude oil-contaminated natural environments. In a previous study, six hydrocarbonoclastic bacteria were isolated from an oil-contaminated site. Here we report on their ability to mineralise weathered crude oil as a carbon source in seawater mesocosms, in order to construct a hydrocarbonoclastic consortia for the effective mineralisation of hydrocarbons present in the weathered crude oil at seawater-based environment. This was completed without altering the physical and environmental parameters (salinity, pH and temperature) and followed by the detection of microbial community changes. The total amount of oil mineralised by these six isolates individually over 28-day incubation ranged from 4.7 to 10 %. The bacterial consortia composed of these six strains showed a greater mineralisation rate (18.5 %). Temperature gradient gel electrophoresis revealed that the functionally dominant species were present after the first week (week 2 to week 4) following the addition of the consortia, which were represented in dendrogram by cluster 2 and also these weeks representing a distinct point on the Pareto-Lorenz curve; no community could be identified in controls in which no consortia were added. This shows that the addition of consortia potentially dealt with changing environmental conditions and preserved its functionality followed by effective mineralisation of weathered crude oil.
JF  - Water, Air, & Soil Pollution
AU  - Kadali, Krishna K
AU  - Simons, Keryn L
AU  - Sheppard, Petra J
AU  - Ball, Andrew S
AD  - School of Biological Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, 5001, SA, Australia, kada0003@flinders.edu.au
Y1  - 2012/09//
PY  - 2012
DA  - Sep 2012
SP  - 4283
EP  - 4295
PB  - Springer Science+Business Media, Van Godewijckstraat 30 Dordrecht 3311 GX Netherlands
VL  - 223
IS  - 7
SN  - 0049-6979, 0049-6979
KW  - Environment Abstracts; ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality; Sustainability Science Abstracts; Oceanic Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts
KW  - Seawater
KW  - Temperature
KW  - Microbial activity
KW  - Soil contamination
KW  - Mineralization
KW  - Environmental factors
KW  - Mesocosms
KW  - Air pollution
KW  - Salinity
KW  - Crude oil
KW  - Oil pollution
KW  - Vulnerability
KW  - Environmental conditions
KW  - Pollution control
KW  - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development
KW  - O 4080:Pollution - Control and Prevention
KW  - P 1000:MARINE POLLUTION
KW  - Q5 08502:Methods and instruments
KW  - ENA 01:Air Pollution
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N1  - Date revised - 2012-08-01
N1  - Last updated - 2015-03-19
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Air pollution; Crude oil; Oil pollution; Vulnerability; Environmental conditions; Mineralization; Environmental factors; Mesocosms; Pollution control; Salinity; Seawater; Temperature; Microbial activity; Soil contamination
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Role of Brassinosteroids, Ethylene, Abscisic Acid, and Indole-3-Acetic Acid in Mango Fruit Ripening
AN  - 1034816106; 17025382
AB  - Rapid ripening of mango fruit limits its distribution to distant markets. To better understand and perhaps manipulate this process, we investigated the role of plant hormones in modulating climacteric ripening of 'Kensington Pride' mango fruits. Changes in endogenous levels of brassinosteroids (BRs), abscisic acid (ABA), indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), and ethylene and the respiration rate, pulp firmness, and skin color were determined at 2-day intervals during an 8-day ripening period at ambient temperature (21 plus or minus 1 degree C). We also investigated the effects of exogenously applied epibrassinolide (Epi-BL), (+)-cis, trans-abscisic acid (ABA), and an inhibitor of ABA biosynthesis, nordihydroguaiaretic acid (NDGA), on fruit-ripening parameters such as respiration, ethylene production, fruit softening, and color. Climacteric ethylene production and the respiration peak occurred on the fourth day of ripening. Castasterone and brassinolide were present in only trace amounts in fruit pulp throughout the ripening period. However, the exogenous application of Epi-BL (45 and 60 ng g super(-1) FW) advanced the onset of the climacteric peaks of ethylene production and respiration rate by 2 and 1 day, respectively, and accelerated fruit color development and softening during the fruit-ripening period. The endogenous level of ABA rose during the climacteric rise stage on the second day of ripening and peaked on the fourth day of ripening. Exogenous ABA promoted fruit color development and softening during ripening compared with the control and the trend was reversed in NDGA-treated fruit. The endogenous IAA level in the fruit pulp was higher during the preclimacteric minimum stage and declined during the climacteric and postclimacteric stages. We speculate that higher levels of endogenous IAA in fruit pulp during the preclimacteric stage and the accumulation of ABA prior to the climacteric stage might switch on ethylene production that triggers fruit ripening. Whilst exogenous Epi-BL promoted fruit ripening, endogenous measurements suggest that changes in BRs levels are unlikely to modulate mango fruit ripening.
JF  - Journal of Plant Growth Regulation
AU  - Zaharah, Sakimin S
AU  - Singh, Zora
AU  - Symons, Gregory M
AU  - Reid, James B
AD  - Curtin Horticulture Research Laboratory, Department of Environment and Agriculture, School of Science, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA, 6845, Australia, Z.Singh@curtin.edu.au
Y1  - 2012/09//
PY  - 2012
DA  - Sep 2012
SP  - 363
EP  - 372
PB  - Springer Science+Business Media, Van Godewijckstraat 30 Dordrecht 3311 GX Netherlands
VL  - 31
IS  - 3
SN  - 0721-7595, 0721-7595
KW  - Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts; Ecology Abstracts
KW  - Abscisic acid
KW  - Brassinosteroids
KW  - Color
KW  - Development
KW  - Ethylene
KW  - Fruits
KW  - Hormones
KW  - Menopause
KW  - Nordihydroguaiaretic acid
KW  - Pulp
KW  - Respiration
KW  - Ripening
KW  - Skin
KW  - Temperature effects
KW  - brassinolide
KW  - Mangifera indica
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N1  - Date revised - 2012-08-01
N1  - Last updated - 2012-09-24
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Temperature effects; Fruits; Skin; Respiration; Abscisic acid; brassinolide; Pulp; Brassinosteroids; Development; Hormones; Color; Ripening; Nordihydroguaiaretic acid; Ethylene; Menopause; Mangifera indica
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00344-011-9245-5
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Sexual dimorphism of cadmium-induced toxicity in rats: involvement of sex hormones.
AN  - 1034802486; 22466070
AB  - The toxic effect of cadmium varies with sex in experimental animals. Previous studies have demonstrated that pretreatment of male Fischer 344 (F344) rats with the female sex hormone progesterone markedly enhances the susceptibility to cadmium, suggesting a role for progesterone in the sexual dimorphism of cadmium toxicity. In the present study, we attempted to further elucidate the mechanism for sex differences in cadmium-induced toxicity in F344 rats. A single exposure to cadmium (5.0 mg Cd/kg, sc) was lethal in 10/10 (100 %) female compared with 6/10 (60 %) male rats. Using a lower dose of cadmium (3.0 mg Cd/kg), circulating alanine aminotransferase activity, indicative of hepatotoxicity, was highly elevated in the cadmium treated females but not in males. However, no gender-based differences occurred in the hepatic cadmium accumulation, metallothionein or glutathione levels. When cadmium (5.0 mg Cd/kg) was administered to young rats at 5 weeks of age, the sex-related difference in lethality was minimal. Furthermore, although ovariectomy blocked cadmium-induced lethality, the lethal effects of the metal were restored by pretreatment with progesterone (40 mg/kg, sc, 7 consecutive days) or β-estradiol (200 μg/kg, sc, 7 consecutive days) to ovariectomized rats. These results provide further evidence that female sex hormones such as progesterone and β-estradiol are involved in the sexual dimorphism of cadmium toxicity in rats.
JF  - Archives of toxicology
AU  - Shimada, Hideaki
AU  - Hashiguchi, Takashi
AU  - Yasutake, Akira
AU  - Waalkes, Michael P
AU  - Imamura, Yorishige
AD  - Faculty of Education, Kumamoto University, 2-40-1 Kurokami, Kumamoto 860-8555, Japan. hshimada@gpo.kumamoto-u.ac.jp
Y1  - 2012/09//
PY  - 2012
DA  - September 2012
SP  - 1475
EP  - 1480
VL  - 86
IS  - 9
KW  - Cadmium
KW  - 00BH33GNGH
KW  - Progesterone
KW  - 4G7DS2Q64Y
KW  - Estradiol
KW  - 4TI98Z838E
KW  - Metallothionein
KW  - 9038-94-2
KW  - Glutathione
KW  - GAN16C9B8O
KW  - Index Medicus
KW  - Animals
KW  - Cadmium -- administration & dosage
KW  - Sex Characteristics
KW  - Liver -- metabolism
KW  - Tissue Distribution
KW  - Kidney -- chemistry
KW  - Cadmium -- pharmacokinetics
KW  - Liver -- chemistry
KW  - Rats
KW  - Liver -- physiopathology
KW  - Rats, Inbred F344
KW  - Liver -- drug effects
KW  - Cadmium -- toxicity
KW  - Renal Insufficiency -- etiology
KW  - Renal Insufficiency -- prevention & control
KW  - Kidney -- physiopathology
KW  - Male
KW  - Survival Analysis
KW  - Hepatic Insufficiency -- prevention & control
KW  - Kidney -- metabolism
KW  - Hepatic Insufficiency -- etiology
KW  - Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
KW  - Glutathione -- metabolism
KW  - Cadmium -- analysis
KW  - Kidney -- drug effects
KW  - Ovariectomy
KW  - Female
KW  - Metallothionein -- metabolism
KW  - Cadmium Poisoning -- metabolism
KW  - Cadmium Poisoning -- physiopathology
KW  - Progesterone -- pharmacology
KW  - Estradiol -- pharmacology
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N1  - Date completed - 2013-01-22
N1  - Date created - 2012-08-22
N1  - Date revised - 2017-01-13
N1  - Last updated - 2017-01-18
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00204-012-0844-0
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Toxicity assessment of individual ingredients of synthetic-based drilling muds (SBMs).
AN  - 1032735990; 21928151
AB  - Synthetic-based drilling muds (SBMs) offer excellent technical characteristics while providing improved environmental performance over other drilling muds. The low acute toxicity and high biodegradability of SBMs suggest their discharge at sea would cause minimal impacts on marine ecosystems, however, chronic toxicity testing has demonstrated adverse effects of SBMs on fish health. Sparse environmental monitoring data indicate effects of SBMs on bottom invertebrates. However, no environmental toxicity assessment has been performed on fish attracted to the cutting piles. SBM formulations are mostly composed of synthetic base oils, weighting agents, and drilling additives such as emulsifiers, fluid loss agents, wetting agents, and brine. The present study aimed to evaluate the impact of exposure to individual ingredients of SBMs on fish health. To do so, a suite of biomarkers [ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase (EROD) activity, biliary metabolites, sorbitol dehydrogenase (SDH) activity, DNA damage, and heat shock protein] have been measured in pink snapper (Pagrus auratus) exposed for 21 days to individual ingredients of SBMs. The primary emulsifier (Emul S50) followed by the fluid loss agent (LSL 50) caused the strongest biochemical responses in fish. The synthetic base oil (Rheosyn) caused the least response in juvenile fish. The results suggest that the impact of Syndrill 80:20 on fish health might be reduced by replacement of the primary emulsifier Emul S50 with an alternative ingredient of less toxicity to aquatic biota. The research provides a basis for improving the environmental performance of SBMs by reducing the environmental risk of their discharge and providing environmental managers with information regarding the potential toxicity of individual ingredients.
JF  - Environmental monitoring and assessment
AU  - Bakhtyar, Sajida
AU  - Gagnon, Marthe Monique
AD  - Department of Environment and Agriculture, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, Western Australia 6845, Australia.
Y1  - 2012/09//
PY  - 2012
DA  - September 2012
SP  - 5311
EP  - 5325
VL  - 184
IS  - 9
KW  - Biomarkers
KW  - 0
KW  - HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins
KW  - Water Pollutants, Chemical
KW  - L-Iditol 2-Dehydrogenase
KW  - EC 1.1.1.14
KW  - Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1
KW  - EC 1.14.14.1
KW  - Index Medicus
KW  - HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins -- metabolism
KW  - Animals
KW  - L-Iditol 2-Dehydrogenase -- blood
KW  - DNA Damage
KW  - Toxicity Tests
KW  - Perciformes
KW  - Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1 -- metabolism
KW  - Biomarkers -- metabolism
KW  - Biodegradation, Environmental
KW  - Bile -- metabolism
KW  - L-Iditol 2-Dehydrogenase -- metabolism
KW  - Environmental Monitoring -- methods
KW  - Water Pollutants, Chemical -- analysis
KW  - Extraction and Processing Industry
KW  - Water Pollutants, Chemical -- toxicity
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N1  - Date completed - 2012-10-19
N1  - Date created - 2012-08-07
N1  - Date revised - 2017-01-13
N1  - Last updated - 2017-01-18
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10661-011-2342-x
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Error begat error: Design error analysis and prevention in social infrastructure projects
AN  - 1028027416; 16817289
AB  - Design errors contribute significantly to cost and schedule growth in social infrastructure projects and to engineering failures, which can result in accidents and loss of life. Despite considerable research that has addressed their error causation in construction projects they still remain prevalent. This paper identifies the underlying conditions that contribute to design errors in social infrastructure projects (e.g. hospitals, education, law and order type buildings). A systemic model of error causation is propagated and subsequently used to develop a learning framework for design error prevention. The research suggests that a multitude of strategies should be adopted in congruence to prevent design errors from occurring and so ensure that safety and project performance are ameliorated.
JF  - Accident Analysis & Prevention
AU  - Love, Peter ED
AU  - Lopez, Robert
AU  - Edwards, David J
AU  - Goh, Yang M
AD  - School of Built Environment, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia, p.love@curtin.edu.au
Y1  - 2012/09//
PY  - 2012
DA  - Sep 2012
SP  - 100
EP  - 110
PB  - Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 800 Kidlington Oxford OX5 1DX United Kingdom
VL  - 48
SN  - 0001-4575, 0001-4575
KW  - Health & Safety Science Abstracts
KW  - Causal influence
KW  - Contract documents
KW  - Design error
KW  - Social infrastructure
KW  - Infrastructure
KW  - Prevention
KW  - Accidents
KW  - Education
KW  - Safety engineering
KW  - Buildings
KW  - Construction industry
KW  - Hospitals
KW  - Design
KW  - H 13000:Medical Safety
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DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2012-07-01
N1  - Last updated - 2015-04-09
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Infrastructure; Education; Accidents; Prevention; Safety engineering; Buildings; Construction industry; Design; Hospitals
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2011.02.027
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Recreational catch composition, catch rates, effort and expenditure in a specialised land-based pelagic game fish fishery
AN  - 1024668485; 16867497
AB  - A specialised recreational land-based game fish fishery in south-eastern Australia was characterised using electronic fisher diaries. Live bait and lure-casting were the primary methods used during long trip durations (mean 9.44 plus or minus SD 6.65h). Effort was temporally and spatially dynamic, whereby fishers appeared to follow the 20 degree C sea surface temperature isotherm. A total of 4436 fish from 44 taxa was recorded. The highest mean catch rates were recorded for Seriola lalandi, Thunnus tonggol, and Istiompax indica (0.0025-0.0224fishh-1). However, at least 42% of trips were unsuccessful in capturing nominated target species. High average expenditure of $1734.75 ( plus or minus 788.07) per fisher yr-1 was attributed to long travel distances to fishing locations and specialised equipment. The study highlighted the need to develop cost-effective survey methods to access a representative sample of 'hard-to-reach' fishers from specialised recreational fisheries.
JF  - Fisheries Research (Amsterdam)
AU  - Griffiths, Shane P
AD  - CSIRO Division of Marine and Atmospheric Research, GPO Box 2583, Brisbane, Queensland 4001, Australia, shane.griffiths@csiro.au
Y1  - 2012/09//
PY  - 2012
DA  - Sep 2012
SP  - 40
EP  - 44
PB  - Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 211 Amsterdam 1000 AE Netherlands
VL  - 127-128
SN  - 0165-7836, 0165-7836
KW  - Ecology Abstracts; Oceanic Abstracts; ASFA 1: Biological Sciences & Living Resources
KW  - Temperature effects
KW  - Travel
KW  - Seriola lalandi
KW  - Pelagic fisheries
KW  - Thunnus tonggol
KW  - Stock assessment
KW  - Game fish
KW  - Catch/effort
KW  - Sport fishing
KW  - Bait
KW  - Fishing
KW  - Catch composition
KW  - Fishery surveys
KW  - Fisheries
KW  - Australia
KW  - Isotherms
KW  - Q1 08563:Fishing gear and methods
KW  - O 5020:Fisheries and Fishery Biology
KW  - D 04060:Management and Conservation
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DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2012-07-01
N1  - Last updated - 2014-05-05
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Catch composition; Pelagic fisheries; Fishery surveys; Stock assessment; Isotherms; Catch/effort; Game fish; Bait; Sport fishing; Travel; Temperature effects; Fishing; Fisheries; Seriola lalandi; Thunnus tonggol; Australia
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2012.04.009
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Evidence of soluble microbial products accelerating chloramine decay in nitrifying bulk water samples
AN  - 1024657590; 16855198
AB  - The discovery of a microbially derived soluble product that accelerates chloramine decay is described. Nitrifying bacteria are believed to be wholly responsible for rapid chloramine loss in drinking water systems. However, a recent investigation showed that an unidentified soluble agent significantly accelerated chloramine decay. The agent was suspected to be either natural organic matter (NOM) or soluble microbial products (SMPs). A laboratory scale reactor was fed chloraminated reverse osmosis (RO) treated water to eliminate the interference from NOM. Once nitrification had set in, experiments were conducted on the reactor and feed waters to determine the identity of the component. The study showed the presence of SMPs released by microbes in severely nitrified waters. Further experiments proved that the SMPs significantly accelerated chloramine decay, probably through catalytic reaction. Moreover, application of common protein denaturing techniques stopped the reaction implying that the compound responsible was likely to be a protein. This significant finding will pave the way for better control of chloramine in the distribution systems.
JF  - Water Research
AU  - Bal Krishna, KC
AU  - Sathasivan, Arumugam
AU  - Chandra Sarker, Dipok
AD  - Department of Civil and Construction Engineering, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia, b.kc@postgrad.curtin.edu.au
Y1  - 2012/09/01/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Sep 01
SP  - 3977
EP  - 3988
PB  - Elsevier B.V., The Boulevard Kidlington Oxford OX5 1GB United Kingdom
VL  - 46
IS  - 13
SN  - 0043-1354, 0043-1354
KW  - Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts; ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality; Microbiology Abstracts A: Industrial & Applied Microbiology; Environment Abstracts; Aqualine Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts
KW  - Chlorophylls
KW  - Reverse osmosis
KW  - Water sampling
KW  - Water Analysis
KW  - Drinking Water
KW  - Organic Matter
KW  - Bioreactors
KW  - Decay
KW  - Laboratories
KW  - Organic matter
KW  - Reverse Osmosis
KW  - Nitrifying bacteria
KW  - Nitrification
KW  - Microorganisms
KW  - Water samples
KW  - Proteins
KW  - Drinking water
KW  - Feeds
KW  - AQ 00001:Water Resources and Supplies
KW  - W 30950:Waste Treatment & Pollution Clean-up
KW  - A 01450:Environmental Pollution & Waste Treatment
KW  - Q5 08502:Methods and instruments
KW  - ENA 16:Renewable Resources-Water
KW  - SW 7060:Research facilities
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DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2012-07-01
N1  - Last updated - 2015-03-19
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Chlorophylls; Reverse osmosis; Drinking Water; Nitrification; Organic matter; Water samples; Decay; Nitrifying bacteria; Bioreactors; Drinking water; Water sampling; Proteins; Organic Matter; Water Analysis; Laboratories; Microorganisms; Reverse Osmosis; Feeds
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2012.05.026
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Energy use, indoor temperature and possible adaptation strategies for air-conditioned office buildings in face of global warming
AN  - 1017974546; 16730252
AB  - This paper discusses and summarises a recent systematic study on the implication of global warming on air conditioned office buildings in Australia. Four areas are covered, including analysis of historical weather data, generation of future weather data for the impact study of global warming, projection of building performance under various global warming scenarios, and evaluation of various adaptation strategies under 2070 high global warming conditions. Overall, it is found that depending on the assumed future climate scenarios and the location considered, the increase of total building energy use for the sample Australian office building may range from 0.4 to 15.1%. When the increase of annual average outdoor temperature exceeds 2 degree C, the risk of overheating will increase significantly. However, the potential overheating problem could be completely eliminated if internal load density is significantly reduced.
JF  - Building and Environment
AU  - Guan, Lisa
AD  - School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, 2 George Street, GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia, l.guan@qut.edu.au
Y1  - 2012/09//
PY  - 2012
DA  - September 2012
SP  - 8
EP  - 19
PB  - Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 800 Kidlington Oxford OX5 1DX United Kingdom
VL  - 55
SN  - 0360-1323, 0360-1323
KW  - Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Sustainability Science Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts
KW  - Building performance
KW  - Office buildings
KW  - Global warming
KW  - Building simulation
KW  - Indoor temperatures
KW  - Weather
KW  - Air conditioning
KW  - Climate change
KW  - Temperature
KW  - Greenhouse effect
KW  - Energy consumption
KW  - Buildings
KW  - Adaptability
KW  - Australia
KW  - Future climates
KW  - P 0000:AIR POLLUTION
KW  - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development
KW  - M2 551.588:Environmental Influences (551.588)
KW  - ENA 01:Air Pollution
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LA  - English
DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2012-05-01
N1  - Last updated - 2016-07-07
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Indoor temperatures; Global warming; Future climates; Weather; Adaptability; Air conditioning; Climate change; Temperature; Greenhouse effect; Energy consumption; Buildings; Australia
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2011.11.013
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Maternal Concentrations of Polyfluoroalkyl Compounds during Pregnancy and Fetal and Postnatal Growth in British Girls
AN  - 1285100019; 17615818
AB  - Background: Prenatal exposures to polyfluoroalkyl compounds (PFCs) may be associated with adverse changes in fetal and postnatal growth. Objective: We explored associations of prenatal serum concentrations of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), perfluorooctanoate (PFOA), and perfluorohexane sulfonate (PFHxS) with fetal and postnatal growth in girls. Methods: We studied a sample of 447 singleton girls and their mothers participating in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC). Data on weight and length were obtained at birth and at 2, 9, and 20 months. Serum samples were obtained in 1991-1992, from mothers during pregnancy. We explored associations between prenatal PFC concentrations and weight at birth as well as longitudinal changes in weight-for-age SD scores between birth and 20 months. Results: PFOS (median, 19.6 ng/mL), PFOA (median, 3.7 ng/mL), and PFHxS (median, 1.6 ng/mL) were detected in 100% of samples. On average, girls born to mothers with prenatal concentrations of PFOS in the upper tertile weighed 140 g less [95% confidence interval (CI): -238, -42] at birth than girls born to mothers with concentrations in the lower tertile in adjusted models. Similar patterns were seen for PFOA (-133 g; 95% CI: -237, -30) and PFHxS (-108 g; 95% CI: -206, -10). At 20 months, however, girls born to mothers with prenatal concentrations of PFOS in the upper tertile weighed 580 g more (95% CI: 301, 858) when compared with those in the lower tertile. No differences in weight were found for PFOA and PFHxS. Conclusions: Girls with higher prenatal exposure to each of the PFCs examined were smaller at birth than those with lower exposure. In addition, those with higher exposure to PFOS were larger at 20 months.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Maisonet, Mildred
AU  - Terrell, Metrecia L
AU  - McGeehin, Michael A
AU  - Christensen, Krista Yorita
AU  - Holmes, Adrianne
AU  - Calafat, Antonia M
AU  - Marcus, Michele
AD  - Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Y1  - 2012/08/30/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Aug 30
SP  - 1432
EP  - 1437
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 10
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; Aqualine Abstracts
KW  - ALSPAC
KW  - birth weight
KW  - early childhood growth
KW  - perfluorohexane sulfonate
KW  - perfluorooctanoate
KW  - perfluorooctane sulfonate
KW  - polyfluoroalkyl compounds
KW  - postnatal growth
KW  - Longitudinal studies
KW  - Prenatal experience
KW  - Sulfonates
KW  - Children
KW  - Model Studies
KW  - Pregnancy
KW  - Growth
KW  - Weight
KW  - British Isles, England, Avon
KW  - Exposure
KW  - SW 5010:Network design
KW  - AQ 00008:Effects of Pollution
KW  - H 12000:Epidemiology and Public Health
KW  - ENA 07:General
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DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2013-02-01
N1  - Last updated - 2015-05-13
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Longitudinal studies; Growth; Prenatal experience; Sulfonates; Children; Pregnancy; Weight; Exposure; Model Studies; British Isles, England, Avon
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1003096
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Recent progress of core-substituted naphthalenediimides: highlights from 2010.
AN  - 1030078526; 22782711
AB  - Core-substituted naphthalenediimides (cNDIs) are rapidly emerging as a powerful strategy to create functional nanomaterials and their implications in biological and supramolecular chemistry are significant. Recent developments in the synthesis of cNDIs have allowed several groups to probe the function of this interesting class of dye molecules in a molecular and supramolecular sense. Core-substitution of the NDI can be seen as an opportunity to extend the planar, rigid core and could be used to prepare novel structures for applications in organic, biosupramolecular chemistry, biomedicine, materials science and organic solar cells. In this Emerging Area, we provide up-to-date recent progress in the field of cNDIs. We begin with a general discussion and the applications of cNDIs in the field of supramolecular chemistry i.e. generation of nanostructures such as vesicles and nanotubes etc., and we also discuss advances in artificial photosynthesis. Following this is a section on their implications in the field of sensors, particularly DNA intercalation, anion sensing and NDI based pH sensors. Finally, we explore the recent development of cNDIs in organic solar cell applications. We conclude with our views on the prospects of cNDIs in future research.
JF  - Organic & biomolecular chemistry
AU  - Bhosale, Sheshanath V
AU  - Bhosale, Sidhanath V
AU  - Bhargava, Suresh K
AD  - School of Applied Sciences, RMIT University, GPO Box 2476V, Melbourne, Vic. 3001, Australia. bsheshanath@gmail.com
Y1  - 2012/08/28/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Aug 28
SP  - 6455
EP  - 6468
VL  - 10
IS  - 32
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N1  - Date completed - 2012-11-29
N1  - Date created - 2012-07-27
N1  - Date revised - 2017-01-13
N1  - Last updated - 2017-01-18
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c2ob25798j
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Air Pollution Exposure and Markers of Placental Growth and Function: The Generation R Study
AN  - 1677951702; 17649936
AB  - Background: Air pollution exposure during pregnancy might affect placental growth and function, perhaps leading to pregnancy complications. Objective: We prospectively evaluated the associations of maternal air pollution exposure with markers of placental growth and function among 7,801 pregnant women in the Netherlands. Methods: We estimated levels of particulate matter less than or equal to 10 mu m in aerodynamic diameter (PM sub(10)) and nitrogen dioxide (NO sub(2)) at the home address for different periods during pregnancy using dispersion modeling techniques. Pro- and anti-angiogenic factors [placental growth factor (PlGF) and soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase 1 (sFlt-1), respectively] were measured in first- and second-trimester maternal blood and in fetal cord blood samples at delivery. Pulsatility index of the uterine and umbilical arteries was measured by Doppler ultrasound in second and third trimester, and notching was assessed in third trimester. Placenta weight and birth weight were obtained from medical records. Results: Higher PM sub(10) and NO sub(2) exposure levels were associated with lower second-trimester maternal sFlt-1 and PlGF levels. PM sub(10) and NO sub(2) exposures averaged over total pregnancy were associated with higher sFlt-1 and lower PlGF levels in fetal cord blood, consistent with an anti-angiogenic state. PM sub(10) and NO sub(2) exposures were not consistently associated with second- or third-trimester placental resistance indices. NO sub(2) exposure was associated with third-trimester notching (odds ratio 1.33; 95% CI: 0.99, 1.78 per 10- mu g/m super(3) increase in the prior 2 months). PM sub(10) and NO sub(2) exposures were associated with lower placenta weight (-11.8 g; 95% CI: -20.9, -2.7, and -10.7 g; 95% CI: -19.0, -2.4, respectively, per 10- mu g/m super(3) increase in the prior 2 months), but not with placenta to birth weight ratio. Conclusions: Our results suggest that maternal air pollution exposure may influence markers of placental growth and function. Future studies are needed to confirm these findings and explore the maternal and fetal consequences.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - van den Hooven, Edith H
AU  - Pierik, Frank H
AU  - de Kluizenaar, Yvonne
AU  - Hofman, Albert
AU  - van Ratingen, Sjoerd W
AU  - Zandveld, Peter YJ
AU  - Russcher, Henk
AU  - Lindemans, Jan
AU  - Miedema, Henk ME
AU  - Steegers, Eric AP
AU  - Jaddoe, Vincent WV
AD  - The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Y1  - 2012/08/24/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Aug 24
SP  - 1753
EP  - 1759
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 2
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE)
KW  - air pollution
KW  - dispersion modeling
KW  - nitrogen dioxide
KW  - particulate matter
KW  - placenta
KW  - pregnancy
KW  - Nitrogen dioxide
KW  - Kinases
KW  - Air pollution
KW  - Blood
KW  - Mathematical models
KW  - Placenta
KW  - Pregnancy
KW  - Markers
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N1  - Date revised - 2013-03-01
N1  - Last updated - 2015-05-04
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1204918
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Excessive Heat and Respiratory Hospitalizations in New York State: Estimating Current and Future Public Health Burden Related to Climate Change
AN  - 1291618206; 17649952
AB  - Background: Although many climate-sensitive environmental exposures are related to mortality and morbidity, there is a paucity of estimates of the public health burden attributable to climate change. Objective: We estimated the excess current and future public health impacts related to respiratory hospitalizations attributable to extreme heat in summer in New York State (NYS) overall, its geographic regions, and across different demographic strata. Methods: On the basis of threshold temperature and percent risk changes identified from our study in NYS, we estimated recent and future attributable risks related to extreme heat due to climate change using the global climate model with various climate scenarios. We estimated effects of extreme high apparent temperature in summer on respiratory admissions, days hospitalized, direct hospitalization costs, and lost productivity from days hospitalized after adjusting for inflation. Results: The estimated respiratory disease burden attributable to extreme heat at baseline (1991-2004) in NYS was 100 hospital admissions, US$644,069 in direct hospitalization costs, and 616 days of hospitalization per year. Projections for 2080-2099 based on three different climate scenarios ranged from 206-607 excess hospital admissions, US$26-$76 million in hospitalization costs, and 1,299-3,744 days of hospitalization per year. Estimated impacts varied by geographic region and population demographics. Conclusions: We estimated that excess respiratory admissions in NYS due to excessive heat would be 2 to 6 times higher in 2080-2099 than in 1991-2004. When combined with other heat-associated diseases and mortality, the potential public health burden associated with global warming could be substantial.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Lin, Shao
AU  - Hsu, Wan-Hsiang
AU  - Van Zutphen, Alissa R
AU  - Saha, Shubhayu
AU  - Luber, George
AU  - Hwang, Syni-An
AD  - Center for Environmental Health, New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York, USA
Y1  - 2012/08/24/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Aug 24
SP  - 1571
EP  - 1577
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 1
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts; Risk Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts; Sustainability Science Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts
KW  - climate change
KW  - extreme heat
KW  - morbidity
KW  - projection
KW  - public health burden
KW  - respiratory disease
KW  - Mortality
KW  - Heat wave effects on health
KW  - Climate models
KW  - Climate change
KW  - Temperature
KW  - Inflation
KW  - Summer
KW  - Greenhouse effect
KW  - USA, New York
KW  - Public health
KW  - Demography
KW  - Global warming
KW  - Hospitals
KW  - M2 551.583:Variations (551.583)
KW  - P 0000:AIR POLLUTION
KW  - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development
KW  - R2 23060:Medical and environmental health
KW  - H 1000:Occupational Safety and Health
KW  - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety
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DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2013-02-01
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N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Heat wave effects on health; Climate models; Climate change; Global warming; Demography; Mortality; Temperature; Inflation; Greenhouse effect; Summer; Hospitals; Public health; USA, New York
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1104728
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - The Role of Ambient Ozone in Epidemiologic Studies of Heat-Related Mortality
AN  - 1660045483; 17649925
AB  - Background: A large and growing literature investigating the role of extreme heat on mortality has conceptualized the role of ambient ozone in various ways, sometimes treating it as a confounder, sometimes as an effect modifier, and sometimes as a co-exposure. Thus, there is a lack of consensus about the roles that temperature and ozone together play in causing mortality. Objectives: We applied directed acyclic graphs (DAGs) to the topic of heat-related mortality to graphically represent the subject matter behind the research questions and to provide insight on the analytical options available. Discussion: On the basis of the subject matter encoded in the graphs, we assert that the role of ozone in studies of temperature and mortality is a causal intermediate that is affected by temperature and that can also affect mortality, rather than a confounder. Conclusions: We discuss possible questions of interest implied by this causal structure and propose areas of future work to further clarify the role of air pollutants in epidemiologic studies of extreme temperature.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Reid, Colleen E
AU  - Snowden, Jonathan M
AU  - Kontgis, Caitlin
AU  - Tager, Ira B
AD  - Department of Environmental Health Sciences, and
Y1  - 2012/08/16/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Aug 16
SP  - 1627
EP  - 1630
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 2
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE)
KW  - causality
KW  - confounding variables
KW  - epidemiology
KW  - extreme heat
KW  - mortality
KW  - ozone
KW  - Mortality
KW  - Pollutants
KW  - Epidemiology
KW  - Health
KW  - Graphs
KW  - Ozone
KW  - Mathematical analysis
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Indigenous Peoples of North America: Environmental Exposures and Reproductive Justice
AN  - 1660045457; 17649926
AB  - Background: Indigenous American communities face disproportionate health burdens and environmental health risks compared with the average North American population. These health impacts are issues of both environmental and reproductive justice. Objectives: In this commentary, we review five indigenous communities in various stages of environmental health research and discuss the intersection of environmental health and reproductive justice issues in these communities as well as the limitations of legal recourse. Discussion: The health disparities impacting life expectancy and reproductive capabilities in indigenous communities are due to a combination of social, economic, and environmental factors. The system of federal environmental and Indian law is insufficient to protect indigenous communities from environmental contamination. Many communities are interested in developing appropriate research partnerships in order to discern the full impact of environmental contamination and prevent further damage. Conclusions: Continued research involving collaborative partnerships among scientific researchers, community members, and health care providers is needed to determine the impacts of this contamination and to develop approaches for remediation and policy interventions.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Hoover, Elizabeth
AU  - Cook, Katsi
AU  - Plain, Ron
AU  - Sanchez, Kathy
AU  - Waghiyi, Vi
AU  - Miller, Pamela
AU  - Dufault, Renee
AU  - Sislin, Caitlin
AU  - Carpenter, David O
AD  - Ethnic and American Studies, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Y1  - 2012/08/16/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Aug 16
SP  - 1645
EP  - 1649
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 2
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE)
KW  - Alaska Natives
KW  - environmental justice
KW  - First Nations
KW  - Native Americans
KW  - reproductive justice
KW  - Risk
KW  - Policies
KW  - Communities
KW  - Contamination
KW  - Economics
KW  - Partnerships
KW  - Health
KW  - Environmental law
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Surrounding Greenness and Pregnancy Outcomes in Four Spanish Birth Cohorts
AN  - 1285095404; 17615807
AB  - Background: Green spaces have been associated with improved physical and mental health; however, the available evidence on the impact of green spaces on pregnancy is scarce. Objectives: We investigated the association between surrounding greenness and birth weight, head circumference, and gestational age at delivery. Methods: This study was based on 2,393 singleton live births from four Spanish birth cohorts (Asturias, Gipuzkoa, Sabadell, and Valencia) located in two regions of the Iberian Peninsula with distinct climates and vegetation patterns (2003-2008). We defined surrounding greenness as average of satellite-based Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) (Landsat 4-5 TM data at 30 m 30 m resolution) during 2007 in buffers of 100 m, 250 m, and 500 m around each maternal place of residence. Separate linear mixed models with adjustment for potential confounders and a random cohort effect were used to estimate the change in birth weight, head circumference, and gestational age for 1-interquartile range increase in surrounding greenness. Results: Higher surrounding greenness was associated with increases in birth weight and head circumference [adjusted regression coefficients (95% confidence interval) of 44.2 g (20.2 g, 68.2 g) and 1.7 mm (0.5 mm, 2.9 mm) for an interquartile range increase in average NDVI within a 500-m buffer] but not gestational age. These findings were robust against the choice of the buffer size and the season of data acquisition for surrounding greenness, and when the analysis was limited to term births. Stratified analyses indicated stronger associations among children of mothers with lower education, suggesting greater benefits from surrounding greenness. Conclusions: Our findings suggest a beneficial impact of surrounding greenness on measures of fetal growth but not pregnancy length.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Dadvand, Payam
AU  - Sunyer, Jordi
AU  - Basagana, Xavier
AU  - Ballester, Ferran
AU  - Lertxundi, Aitana
AU  - Fernandez-Somoano, Ana
AU  - Estarlich, Marisa
AU  - Garcia-Esteban, Raquel
AU  - Mendez, Michelle A
AU  - Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J
AD  - Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL), Barcelona, Spain
Y1  - 2012/08/16/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Aug 16
SP  - 1481
EP  - 1487
PB  - US <span class="hit">Government</span> <span class="hit">Printing</span> <span class="hit">Office</span>, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 10
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Sustainability Science Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; Aqualine Abstracts
KW  - birth weight
KW  - cohort
KW  - gestational age
KW  - greenness
KW  - green space
KW  - head circumference
KW  - INMA
KW  - NDVI
KW  - pregnancy outcomes
KW  - reproductive health
KW  - Remote Sensing
KW  - Birth weight
KW  - Age
KW  - Vegetation patterns
KW  - Europe, Iberian Peninsula
KW  - Weight
KW  - Data Acquisition
KW  - Buffers
KW  - Spain, Asturias
KW  - Climates
KW  - Climate
KW  - Vegetation
KW  - Model Studies
KW  - Pregnancy
KW  - Education
KW  - Landsat
KW  - Green development
KW  - Benefits
KW  - SW 5010:Network design
KW  - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development
KW  - H 12000:Epidemiology and Public Health
KW  - AQ 00003:Monitoring and Analysis of Water and Wastes
KW  - ENA 04:Environmental Education
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N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Birth weight; Landsat; Education; Age; Vegetation patterns; Buffers; Climate; Green development; Pregnancy; Remote Sensing; Weight; Data Acquisition; Climates; Vegetation; Benefits; Model Studies; Europe, Iberian Peninsula; Spain, Asturias
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1205244
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - The Head-off Environmental Asthma in Louisiana (HEAL) Study-Methods and Study Population
AN  - 1660052966; 17649945
AB  - Background: In the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, and surrounding parishes (NOLA), children with asthma were perilously impacted by Hurricane Katrina as a result of disrupted health care, high home mold and allergen levels, and high stress. Objectives: The Head-off Environmental Asthma in Louisiana (HEAL) study was conducted to examine relationships between the post-Katrina environment and childhood asthma in NOLA and assess a novel asthma counselor intervention that provided case management and guidance for reducing home mold and allergen levels. Methods: Children (4-12 years old) with moderate-to-severe asthma were recruited from NOLA schools. Over 1 year, they received two clinical evaluations, three home environmental evaluations, and the asthma intervention. Quarterly end points included symptom days, medication use, and unscheduled emergency department or clinic visits. A community advisory group was assembled and informed HEAL at all phases. Results: Of the children (n = 182) enrolled in HEAL, 67% were African American, and 25% came from households with annual incomes < $15,000. HEAL children were symptomatic, averaging 6.6 symptom days in the 2 weeks before baseline, and had frequent unscheduled visits to clinics or emergency departments (76% had at least one unscheduled visit in the preceding 3 months). In this report, we describe study design and baseline characteristics of HEAL children. Conclusions: Despite numerous challenges faced by investigators, study staff, and participants, including destroyed infrastructure, disrupted lives, and lost jobs, HEAL was successful in terms of recruitment and retention, the high quality of data collected that will provide insight into asthma-allergen relationships, and the asthma intervention. This success was attributable to using an adaptive approach and refining processes as needed.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Chulada, Patricia C
AU  - Kennedy, Suzanne
AU  - Mvula, Mosanda M
AU  - Jaffee, Katy
AU  - Wildfire, Jeremy
AU  - Thornton, Eleanor
AU  - Cohn, Richard D
AU  - Grimsley, LFaye
AU  - Mitchell, Herman
AU  - El-Dahr, Jane
AU  - Sterling, Yvonne
AU  - Martin, William J
AU  - White, LuAnn
AU  - Stephens, Kevin U
AU  - Lichtveld, Maureen
AD  - Clinical Research Program, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
Y1  - 2012/08/15/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Aug 15
SP  - 1592
EP  - 1599
PB  - US <span class="hit">Government</span> <span class="hit">Printing</span> <span class="hit">Office</span>, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 1
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE)
KW  - asthma
KW  - asthma case management
KW  - asthma counselor
KW  - environmental intervention
KW  - Hurricane Katrina
KW  - indoor allergens
KW  - mold
KW  - Communities
KW  - Phases
KW  - Recruitment
KW  - Molds
KW  - Emergencies
KW  - Asthma
KW  - Children
KW  - Emergency medical services
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DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1104239
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Indoor Environmental Exposures for Children with Asthma Enrolled in the HEAL Study, Post-Katrina New Orleans
AN  - 1660037882; 17649946
AB  - Background: Rain and flooding from Hurricane Katrina resulted in widespread growth of mold and bacteria and production of allergens in New Orleans, Louisiana, which may have led to increased exposures and morbidity in children with asthma. Objectives: The goal of the Head-off Environmental Asthma in Louisiana (HEAL) study was to characterize post-Katrina exposures to mold and allergens in children with asthma. Methods: The homes of 182 children with asthma in New Orleans and surrounding parishes were evaluated by visual inspection, temperature and moisture measurements, and air and dust sampling. Air was collected using vacuum-pump spore traps and analyzed for > 30 mold taxa using bright field microscopy. Dust was collected from the children's beds and bedroom floors and analyzed for mouse (Mus m 1), dust mite (Der p 1), cockroach (Bla g 1), and mold (Alternaria mix) allergens using ELISA. Results: More than half (62%) of the children were living in homes that had been damaged by rain, flooding, or both. Geometric mean indoor and outdoor airborne mold levels were 501 and 3,958 spores/m3, respectively. Alternaria antigen was detected in dust from 98% of homes, with 58% having concentrations > 10 mu g/g. Mus m 1, Der p 1, and Bla g 1 were detected in 60%, 35%, and 20% of homes, respectively, at low mean concentrations. Conclusions: Except for Alternaria antigen in dust, concentrations of airborne mold (ratio of indoor to outdoor mold) and dust allergens in the homes of HEAL children were lower than measurements found in other studies, possibly because of extensive post-Katrina mold remediation and renovations, or because children moved into cleaner homes upon returning to New Orleans.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Grimsley, LFaye
AU  - Chulada, Patricia C
AU  - Kennedy, Suzanne
AU  - White, LuAnn
AU  - Wildfire, Jeremy
AU  - Cohn, Richard D
AU  - Mitchell, Herman
AU  - Thornton, Eleanor
AU  - El-Dahr, Jane
AU  - Mvula, Mosanda M
AU  - Sterling, Yvonne
AU  - Martin, William J
AU  - Stephens, Kevin U
AU  - Lichtveld, Maureen
AD  - School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Y1  - 2012/08/15/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Aug 15
SP  - 1600
EP  - 1606
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 1
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE)
KW  - allergens
KW  - asthma
KW  - endotoxin
KW  - environmental remediation
KW  - glucan
KW  - Hurricane Katrina
KW  - mold
KW  - Bacteria
KW  - Antigens
KW  - Exposure
KW  - Indoor
KW  - Molds
KW  - Asthma
KW  - Children
KW  - Dust
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N1  - Date revised - 2013-03-01
N1  - Last updated - 2016-05-03
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1104840
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Implementation of Evidence-based Asthma Interventions in Post-Katrina New Orleans: The Head-off Environmental Asthma in Louisiana (HEAL) Study
AN  - 1291620616; 17649947
AB  - Background: Childhood asthma morbidity and mortality in New Orleans, Louisiana, is among the highest in the nation. In August 2005, Hurricane Katrina created an environmental disaster that led to high levels of mold and other allergens and disrupted health care for children with asthma. Objectives: We implemented a unique hybrid asthma counselor and environmental intervention based on successful National Institutes of Health asthma interventions from the National Cooperative Inner City Asthma (NCICAS) and Inner-City Asthma (ICAS) Studies with the goal of reducing asthma symptoms in New Orleans children after Hurricane Katrina. Methods: Children (4-12 years old) with moderate-to-severe asthma (n = 182) received asthma counseling and environmental intervention for approximately 1 year. HEAL was evaluated employing several analytical approaches including a pre-post evaluation of symptom changes over the entire year, an analysis of symptoms according to the timing of asthma counselor contact, and a comparison to previous evidence-based interventions. Results: Asthma symptoms during the previous 2 weeks decreased from 6.5 days at enrollment to 3.6 days at the 12-month symptom assessment (a 45% reduction, p < 0.001), consistent with changes observed after NCICAS and ICAS interventions (35% and 62% reductions in symptom days, respectively). Children whose families had contact with a HEAL asthma counselor by 6 months showed a 4.09-day decrease [95% confidence interval (CI): 3.25 to 4.94-day decrease] in symptom days, compared with a 1.79-day decrease (95% CI: 0.90, 2.67) among those who had not yet seen an asthma counselor (p < 0.001). Conclusions: The novel combination of evidence-based asthma interventions was associated with improved asthma symptoms among children in post-Katrina New Orleans. Post-intervention changes in symptoms were consistent with previous randomized trials of NCICAS and ICAS interventions.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Mitchell, Herman
AU  - Cohn, Richard D
AU  - Wildfire, Jeremy
AU  - Thornton, Eleanor
AU  - Kennedy, Suzanne
AU  - El-Dahr, Jane M
AU  - Chulada, Patricia C
AU  - Mvula, Mosanda M
AU  - Grimsley, LFaye
AU  - Lichtveld, Maureen Y
AU  - White, LuAnn E
AU  - Sterling, Yvonne M
AU  - Stephens, Kevin U
AU  - Martin, William J
AD  - Rho Federal Systems Division, Inc., Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Y1  - 2012/08/15/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Aug 15
SP  - 1607
EP  - 1612
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 1
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; Aqualine Abstracts
KW  - asthma case management
KW  - asthma counselor
KW  - asthma morbidity
KW  - environmental intervention
KW  - Hurricane Katrina
KW  - indoor allergens
KW  - mold
KW  - Molds
KW  - Intervention
KW  - Respiratory diseases
KW  - Morbidity
KW  - Evaluation
KW  - Assessments
KW  - Allergens
KW  - USA, Louisiana
KW  - Cooperatives
KW  - Timing
KW  - Mortality
KW  - Inner cities
KW  - Disasters
KW  - Asthma
KW  - Children
KW  - USA, Louisiana, New Orleans
KW  - Hurricanes
KW  - H 6000:Natural Disasters/Civil Defense/Emergency Management
KW  - SW 5080:Evaluation, processing and publication
KW  - AQ 00003:Monitoring and Analysis of Water and Wastes
KW  - ENA 07:General
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DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2013-02-01
N1  - Last updated - 2015-05-13
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Mortality; Hurricanes; Inner cities; Allergens; Intervention; Asthma; Respiratory diseases; Children; Morbidity; Timing; Evaluation; Assessments; Disasters; Cooperatives; Molds; USA, Louisiana; USA, Louisiana, New Orleans
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1104242
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Short-term effects of firebreaks on seedling growth, nutrient concentrations and soil strength in southern Australian wet eucalypt forests
AN  - 1024668137; 16867054
AB  - Wet eucalypt forests in south-eastern Australia are regenerated following harvest using broadcast burning followed by aerial sowing. Before burning, a mineral-earth firebreak is established around the perimeter of the harvested area to protect the standing forest edge. This results in a strip of disturbed soil and a visibly compacted track, which are bordered by a windrow of displaced debris. Firebreaks cover a significant proportion of the harvested area in recent coupes, but their effect on seedling growth has not been examined previously. This study quantified the short-term effects of firebreak construction on seedling size, foliar nutrients, soil strength (penetration resistance) and soil chemistry. These variables were measured on two disturbance types associated with firebreaks (disturbed soil and visibly compacted soil), as well as in the adjacent burnt windrow and in the general harvest area, at eight sites in Tasmania, Australia. Although there was considerable variation between sites, treatment effects were substantial and consistent. Seedlings growing on the compacted track and on disturbed soil on the firebreaks were 40% and 60% the size of those growing in the general harvest area, respectively. Seedlings on the firebreaks also had lower concentrations of foliar N, P and K, reflecting reduced nutrient levels in the two firebreak treatments. Reduced seedling growth on the compacted portion of the firebreaks can also be attributed to increased penetration resistance, which was up to 52% higher on the firebreak track compared to other treatments. Seedlings growing on the burnt windrow were similar in size to those growing in the general harvest area, despite higher nutrient concentrations in the windrow. Further research is needed to quantify the persistence of these effects, and to determine implications for site-level productivity.
JF  - Forest Ecology and Management
AU  - Scott, R E
AU  - Hovenden, MJ
AU  - Neyland, M G
AU  - Mitchell, S J
AU  - Adams, PR
AU  - Wood, MJ
AD  - Forestry Tasmania, GPO Box 207, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia, robyn.scott@forestrytas.com.au
Y1  - 2012/08/15/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Aug 15
SP  - 110
EP  - 117
PB  - Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 211 Amsterdam 1000 AE Netherlands
VL  - 278
SN  - 0378-1127, 0378-1127
KW  - Ecology Abstracts
KW  - Firebreak
KW  - Soil compaction
KW  - Regeneration
KW  - Foliar nutrients
KW  - Australia
KW  - Forest management
KW  - Windrows
KW  - Soil chemistry
KW  - Forests
KW  - Seedlings
KW  - Nutrients
KW  - Burning
KW  - Nutrient concentrations
KW  - D 04060:Management and Conservation
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DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2012-07-01
N1  - Last updated - 2016-04-29
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Forest management; Windrows; Soil chemistry; Forests; Nutrients; Seedlings; Burning; Nutrient concentrations
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2012.05.004
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Environmental Inequality in Exposures to Airborne Particulate Matter Components in the United States
AN  - 1291611362; 17649922
AB  - Background: Growing evidence indicates that toxicity of fine particulate matter less than or equal to 2.5 mu m in diameter (PM sub(2.5)) differs by chemical component. Exposure to components may differ by population. Objectives: We investigated whether exposures to PM sub(2.5) components differ by race/ethnicity, age, and socioeconomic status (SES). Methods: Long-term exposures (2000 through 2006) were estimated for 215 U.S. census tracts for PM sub(2.5) and for 14 PM sub(2.5) components. Population-weighted exposures were combined to generate overall estimated exposures by race/ethnicity, education, poverty status, employment, age, and earnings. We compared population characteristics for tracts with and without PM sub(2.5) component monitors. Results: Larger disparities in estimated exposures were observed for components than for PM sub(2.5) total mass. For race/ethnicity, whites generally had the lowest exposures. Non-Hispanic blacks had higher exposures than did whites for 13 of the 14 components. Hispanics generally had the highest exposures (e.g., 152% higher than whites for chlorine, 94% higher for aluminum). Young persons (0-19 years of age) had levels as high as or higher than other ages for all exposures except sulfate. Persons with lower SES had higher estimated exposures, with some exceptions. For example, a 10% increase in the proportion unemployed was associated with a 20.0% increase in vanadium and an 18.3% increase in elemental carbon. Census tracts with monitors had more non-Hispanic blacks, lower education and earnings, and higher unemployment and poverty than did tracts without monitors. Conclusions: Exposures to PM components differed by race/ethnicity, age, and SES. If some components are more toxic than others, certain populations are likely to suffer higher health burdens. Demographics differed between populations covered and not covered by monitors.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Bell, Michelle L
AU  - Ebisu, Keita
AD  - School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Y1  - 2012/08/10/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Aug 10
SP  - 1699
EP  - 1704
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 2
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Toxicology Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts; Sustainability Science Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts
KW  - air pollution
KW  - chemical components
KW  - environmental justice
KW  - particulate matter
KW  - PM2.5
KW  - race
KW  - socioeconomic status
KW  - Sulfates
KW  - Age
KW  - Particulate matter
KW  - Chlorine
KW  - Particulates
KW  - Demography
KW  - Carbon
KW  - Airborne particulates
KW  - Races
KW  - Ethnic groups
KW  - Particle size
KW  - Vanadium
KW  - Toxicity
KW  - Sulfate
KW  - Socio-economic aspects
KW  - USA
KW  - Education
KW  - Poverty
KW  - Aluminum
KW  - Census
KW  - P 0000:AIR POLLUTION
KW  - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development
KW  - X 24360:Metals
KW  - H 12000:Epidemiology and Public Health
KW  - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety
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DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2013-02-01
N1  - Last updated - 2015-05-13
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Vanadium; Age; Particulate matter; Chlorine; Toxicity; Sulfate; Demography; Socio-economic aspects; Carbon; Airborne particulates; Aluminum; Census; Ethnic groups; Races; Sulfates; Particle size; Education; Poverty; Particulates; USA
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1205201
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Evaluation of the Association between Arsenic and Diabetes: A National Toxicology Program Workshop Review
AN  - 1291611355; 17649921
AB  - Background: Diabetes affects an estimated 346 million persons globally, and total deaths from diabetes are projected to increase > 50% in the next decade. Understanding the role of environmental chemicals in the development or progression of diabetes is an emerging issue in environmental health. In 2011, the National Toxicology Program (NTP) organized a workshop to assess the literature for evidence of associations between certain chemicals, including inorganic arsenic, and diabetes and/or obesity to help develop a focused research agenda. This review is derived from discussions at that workshop. Objectives: Our objectives were to assess the consistency, strength/weaknesses, and biological plausibility of findings in the scientific literature regarding arsenic and diabetes and to identify data gaps and areas for future evaluation or research. The extent of the existing literature was insufficient to consider obesity as an outcome. Data Sources, Extraction, and Synthesis: Studies related to arsenic and diabetes or obesity were identified through PubMed and supplemented with relevant studies identified by reviewing the reference lists in the primary literature or review articles. Conclusions: Existing human data provide limited to sufficient support for an association between arsenic and diabetes in populations with relatively high exposure levels ( greater than or equal to 150 mu g arsenic/L in drinking water). The evidence is insufficient to conclude that arsenic is associated with diabetes in lower exposure (< 150 mu g arsenic/L drinking water), although recent studies with better measures of outcome and exposure support an association. The animal literature as a whole was inconclusive; however, studies using better measures of diabetes-relevant end points support a link between arsenic and diabetes.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Maull, Elizabeth A
AU  - Ahsan, Habibul
AU  - Edwards, Joshua
AU  - Longnecker, Matthew P
AU  - Navas-Acien, Ana
AU  - Pi, Jingbo
AU  - Silbergeld, Ellen K
AU  - Styblo, Miroslav
AU  - Tseng, Chin-Hsiao
AU  - Thayer, Kristina A
AU  - Loomis, Dana
AD  - Biomolecular Screening Branch, Division of the National Toxicology Program, National Institute of Environmental Sciences (NIEHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
Y1  - 2012/08/10/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Aug 10
SP  - 1658
EP  - 1670
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 2
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Toxicology Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality; Aqualine Abstracts
KW  - animal
KW  - arsenic toxicity
KW  - cell line
KW  - chemically induced/epidemiology
KW  - cultured cell
KW  - diabetes
KW  - environmental epidemiology
KW  - glucose
KW  - insulin
KW  - metabolism
KW  - obesity
KW  - Chemicals
KW  - Environmental health
KW  - Evaluation
KW  - Drinking Water
KW  - Exposure
KW  - Synthesis
KW  - Toxicology
KW  - Mortality
KW  - Obesity
KW  - Arsenic
KW  - Data processing
KW  - Conferences
KW  - Diabetes mellitus
KW  - Strength
KW  - Reviews
KW  - Drinking water
KW  - Q5 08503:Characteristics, behavior and fate
KW  - H 3000:Environment and Ecology
KW  - SW 5080:Evaluation, processing and publication
KW  - AQ 00008:Effects of Pollution
KW  - X 24360:Metals
KW  - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety
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DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2013-02-01
N1  - Last updated - 2015-05-13
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Arsenic; Drinking Water; Conferences; Toxicology; Diabetes mellitus; Obesity; Data processing; Reviews; Drinking water; Chemicals; Mortality; Environmental health; Evaluation; Strength; Exposure; Synthesis
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Advancing the Next Generation of Health Risk Assessment
AN  - 1291608779; 17649962
AB  - Background: Over the past 20 years, knowledge of the genome and its function has increased dramatically, but risk assessment methodologies using such knowledge have not advanced accordingly. Objective: This commentary describes a collaborative effort among several federal and state agencies to advance the next generation of risk assessment. The objective of the NexGen program is to begin to incorporate recent progress in molecular and systems biology into risk assessment practice. The ultimate success of this program will be based on the incorporation of new practices that facilitate faster, cheaper, and/or more accurate assessments of public health risks. Methods: We are developing prototype risk assessments that compare the results of traditional, data-rich risk assessments with insights gained from new types of molecular and systems biology data. In this manner, new approaches can be validated, traditional approaches improved, and the value of different types of new scientific information better understood. Discussion and Conclusions: We anticipate that these new approaches will have a variety of applications, such as assessment of new and existing chemicals in commerce and the design of chemical products and processes that reduce or eliminate the use or generation of hazardous substances. Additionally, results of the effort are likely to spur further research and test methods development. Full implementation of new approaches is likely to take 10-20 years.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Cote, Ila
AU  - Anastas, Paul T
AU  - Birnbaum, Linda S
AU  - Clark, Rebecca M
AU  - Dix, David J
AU  - Edwards, Stephen W
AU  - Preuss, Peter W
AD  - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, USA
Y1  - 2012/08/08/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Aug 08
SP  - 1499
EP  - 1502
PB  - US <span class="hit">Government</span> <span class="hit">Printing</span> <span class="hit">Office</span>, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 1
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Risk Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts
KW  - bioinformatics
KW  - molecular biology
KW  - NexGen
KW  - "omics," risk assessment
KW  - systems biology
KW  - Risk assessment
KW  - Chemicals
KW  - Health risks
KW  - Prototypes
KW  - Economics
KW  - Public health
KW  - R2 23060:Medical and environmental health
KW  - H 12000:Epidemiology and Public Health
KW  - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety
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DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2013-02-01
N1  - Last updated - 2015-05-13
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Chemicals; Risk assessment; Health risks; Prototypes; Economics; Public health
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1104870
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Wind of Change Challenges Toxicological Regulators
AN  - 1291608771; 17649961
AB  - Background: In biomedical research, the past two decades have seen the advent of in vitro model systems based on stem cells, humanized cell lines, and engineered organotypic tissues, as well as numerous cellular assays based on primarily established tumor-derived cell lines and their genetically modified derivatives. Objective: There are high hopes that these systems might replace the need for animal testing in regulatory toxicology. However, despite increasing pressure in recent years to reduce animal testing, regulators are still reluctant to adopt in vitro approaches on a large scale. It thus seems appropriate to consider how we could realistically perform regulatory toxicity testing using in vitro assays only. Discussion and Conclusion: Here, we suggest an in vitro-only approach for regulatory testing that will benefit consumers, industry, and regulators alike.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Tralau, Tewes
AU  - Riebeling, Christian
AU  - Pirow, Ralph
AU  - Oelgeschlaeger, Michael
AU  - Seiler, Andrea
AU  - Liebsch, Manfred
AU  - Luch, Andreas
AD  - German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Center for Alternative Methods to Animal Experiments (ZEBET), Berlin, Germany
Y1  - 2012/08/07/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Aug 07
SP  - 1489
EP  - 1494
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 1
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Toxicology Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; Aqualine Abstracts
KW  - alternative testing approach
KW  - chemical safety testing
KW  - in vitro testing strategy
KW  - in vivo testing
KW  - regulatory acceptance
KW  - stem cells
KW  - Tox-Test Dummy
KW  - Testing Procedures
KW  - Toxicity
KW  - Model Studies
KW  - Stem cells
KW  - Water Pollution Effects
KW  - Assay
KW  - Consumers
KW  - Pressure
KW  - Benefits
KW  - Toxicity testing
KW  - Toxicology
KW  - Wind
KW  - SW 5010:Network design
KW  - H 6000:Natural Disasters/Civil Defense/Emergency Management
KW  - AQ 00008:Effects of Pollution
KW  - P 6000:TOXICOLOGY AND HEALTH
KW  - X 24300:Methods
KW  - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety
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LA  - English
DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2013-02-01
N1  - Last updated - 2015-05-13
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Stem cells; Consumers; Pressure; Toxicity testing; Wind; Toxicity; Toxicology; Testing Procedures; Water Pollution Effects; Assay; Benefits; Model Studies
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1104782
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Exposures to Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals and Age of Menarche in Adolescent Girls in NHANES (2003-2008)
AN  - 1291621438; 17649944
AB  - Background: The observed age of menarche has fallen, which may have important adverse social and health consequences. Increased exposure to endocrine-disrupting compounds (EDCs) has been associated with adverse reproductive outcomes. Objective: Our objective was to assess the relationship between EDC exposure and the age of menarche in adolescent girls. Methods: We used data from female participants 12-16 years of age who had completed the reproductive health questionnaire and laboratory examination for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) for years 2003-2008 (2005-2008 for analyses of phthalates and parabens). Exposures were assessed based on creatinine-corrected natural log urine concentrations of selected environmental chemicals and metabolites found in at least 75% of samples in our study sample. We used Cox proportional hazards analysis in SAS 9.2 survey procedures to estimate associations after accounting for censored data among participants who had not reached menarche. We evaluated body mass index (BMI; kilograms per meter squared), family income-to-poverty ratio, race/ethnicity, mother's smoking status during pregnancy, and birth weight as potential confounders. Results: The weighted mean age of menarche was 12.0 years of age. Among 440 girls with both reproductive health and laboratory data, after accounting for BMI and race/ethnicity, we found that 2,5-dichlorophenol (2,5-DCP) and summed environmental phenols (2,5-DCP and 2,4-DCP) were inversely associated with age of menarche [hazard ratios of 1.10; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.01, 1.19 and 1.09; 95% CI: 1.01, 1.19, respectively]. Other exposures (total parabens, bisphenol A, triclosan, benzophenone-3, total phthalates, and 2,4-DCP) were not significantly associated with age of menarche. Conclusions: Our findings suggest an association between 2,5-DCP, a potential EDC, and earlier age of menarche in the general U.S. population.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Buttke, Danielle E
AU  - Sircar, Kanta
AU  - Martin, Colleen
AD  - National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
PY  - 2012
SP  - 1613
EP  - 1618
PB  - US <span class="hit">Government</span> <span class="hit">Printing</span> <span class="hit">Office</span>, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 1
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Toxicology Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts; Risk Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; Aqualine Abstracts
KW  - 2,4-dichlorophenol
KW  - endocrine disruptors
KW  - menarche
KW  - NHANES
KW  - reproductive health
KW  - Chemicals
KW  - Birth weight
KW  - Age
KW  - Endocrine disruptors
KW  - Disease control
KW  - Metabolites
KW  - Nutrition
KW  - Hazards
KW  - Bisphenol A
KW  - Smoking
KW  - Phthalates
KW  - Exposure
KW  - Menarche
KW  - Adolescents
KW  - Races
KW  - Ethnic groups
KW  - Inventories
KW  - Data processing
KW  - Laboratories
KW  - Adolescence
KW  - Surveys
KW  - Accounting
KW  - Phenols
KW  - Pregnancy
KW  - Phthalic acid
KW  - USA
KW  - Urine
KW  - Water Pollution Effects
KW  - Reproduction
KW  - Body mass index
KW  - Triclosan
KW  - SW 5010:Network design
KW  - X 24380:Social Poisons & Drug Abuse
KW  - AQ 00008:Effects of Pollution
KW  - R2 23060:Medical and environmental health
KW  - H 12000:Epidemiology and Public Health
KW  - P 6000:TOXICOLOGY AND HEALTH
KW  - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety
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LA  - English
DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2013-02-01
N1  - Last updated - 2016-01-06
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Inventories; Birth weight; Age; Data processing; Endocrine disruptors; Adolescence; Disease control; Metabolites; Nutrition; Phenols; Phthalic acid; Pregnancy; Bisphenol A; Smoking; Menarche; Body mass index; Triclosan; Ethnic groups; Races; Chemicals; Phthalates; Reproduction; Adolescents; Hazards; Urine; Water Pollution Effects; Laboratories; Exposure; Surveys; Accounting; USA
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1104748
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Perceptually Regulated Training at RPE13 Is Pleasant and Improves Physical Health
AN  - 1654691861; PQ0001039626
AB  - The purpose of this study was to confirm the efficacy of an 8-wk PRET program clamped at RPE13 to improve aerobic fitness and cardiovascular health. Sedentary volunteers (age = 34.3 + or - 13.0 yr, weight = 72.5 + or - 13.7 kg, height = 1.7 + or - 0.1 m) were randomly assigned to either a training (n = 16) or a control (n = 10) group. All participants completed a graded exercise test to determine aerobic capacity at baseline and after the intervention. Participants allocated to the training group performed 30 min of PRET at RPE13 on the Borg 6-20 RPE Scale on three occasions per week for 8 wk. Affective valence was measured using the Feeling Scale. The RPE-regulated training resulted in improvements (P < 0.01) in V super( times )O sub(2max), mean arterial pressure, total cholesterol, and body mass index in the training group across time.
JF  - Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
AU  - Parfitt, Gaynor
AU  - Evans, Harrison
AU  - Eston, Roger
AD  - The Sansom Institute for Health Research, School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Centenary Building, City East Campus, GPO Box 2471, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia, gaynor.parfitt@unisa.edu.au
Y1  - 2012/08//
PY  - 2012
DA  - Aug 2012
SP  - 1613
EP  - 1618
PB  - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 530 Walnut Street Philadelphia PA 19106-3621 United States
VL  - 44
IS  - 8
SN  - 0195-9131, 0195-9131
KW  - Physical Education Index
KW  - AFFECT
KW  - PERCEIVED EXERTION
KW  - MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE
KW  - TOTAL CHOLESTEROL
KW  - FITNESS
KW  - Measurement
KW  - Lipids
KW  - Physical fitness
KW  - Sport science
KW  - Height
KW  - Health (programs)
KW  - Cardiorespiratory
KW  - Cardiorespiratory endurance
KW  - Self efficacy
KW  - PE 030:Exercise, Health & Physical Fitness
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LA  - English
DB  - Physical Education Index
N1  - Date revised - 2015-02-01
N1  - Last updated - 2015-11-16
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Measurement; Lipids; Physical fitness; Height; Sport science; Cardiorespiratory; Health (programs); Cardiorespiratory endurance; Self efficacy
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0b013e31824d266e
ER  - 



TY  - JOUR
T1  - THE FIRST VERY LONG BASELINE INTERFEROMETRIC SETI EXPERIMENT
AN  - 1654671509; PQ0001056197
AB  - The first Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI) conducted with very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) is presented. By consideration of the basic principles of interferometry, we show that VLBI is efficient at discriminating between SETI signals and human generated radio frequency interference (RFI). The target for this study was the star Gliese 581, thought to have two planets within its habitable zone. On 2007 June 19, Gliese 581 was observed for 8 hr at 1230-1544 MHz with the Australian Long Baseline Array. The data set was searched for signals appearing on all interferometer baselines above five times the noise limit. A total of 222 potential SETI signals were detected and by using automated data analysis techniques were ruled out as originating from the Gliese 581 system. From our results we place an upper limit of 7 MW Hz super(-1) on the power output of any isotropic emitter located in the Gliese 581 system within this frequency range. This study shows that VLBI is ideal for targeted SETI including follow-up observations. The techniques presented are equally applicable to next-generation interferometers, such as the long baselines of the Square Kilometre Array.
JF  - Astronomical Journal
AU  - Rampadarath, H
AU  - Morgan, J S
AU  - Tingay, S J
AU  - Trott, C M
AD  - International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA, Australia, hayden.rampadarath@icrar.org
Y1  - 2012/08//
PY  - 2012
DA  - Aug 2012
SP  - 1
EP  - 8
PB  - IOP Publishing, The Public Ledger Building, Suite 929 Philadelphia PA 19106 United States
VL  - 144
IS  - 2
SN  - 0004-6256, 0004-6256
KW  - Pollution Abstracts; Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts
KW  - radio continuum: planetary systems
KW  - stars: individual (Gliese 581)
KW  - techniques: interferometric
KW  - Intelligence
KW  - Stellar planets
KW  - Interferometric techniques
KW  - Acoustic waves
KW  - Noise levels
KW  - Stellar investigations
KW  - Australia
KW  - Noise pollution
KW  - Interferometry
KW  - Data analysis
KW  - P 7000:NOISE
KW  - M2 523.4:Planets (523.4)
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LA  - English
DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2015-02-01
N1  - Last updated - 2015-11-16
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Stellar planets; Acoustic waves; Interferometric techniques; Stellar investigations; Noise pollution; Data analysis; Intelligence; Noise levels; Interferometry; Australia
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0004-6256/144/2/38
ER  - 



TY  - JOUR
T1  - Parenting styles, communication and child/adolescent diets and weight status: let's talk about it
AN  - 1541977898; 201421424
AB  - Parenting styles have been associated with health-related behaviours in children and adolescents. We present a series of studies. Study 1 investigated parenting styles and parent-child communication styles as cross-sectional predictors of dietary patterns in children, and study 2 as cross-sectional predictors of weight status in adolescents. Data were collected from parents of 382 children aged 2-12 in study 1, and from parents of 72 adolescent children aged 12-18 in study 2. Controlling for confounders, laxness and over-reactivity predicted lower fruit/vegetable and higher non-core food consumption in study 1. Incendiary parent-adolescent communication predicted higher adolescent body mass index in study 2. These findings suggest that different parent-child parenting styles are associated with diet and weight in children and adolescents. Improving ways in which parents communicate with their children may be an important consideration in the development of effective parent-targeted treatment programmes for child diet quality and subsequent adolescent overweight/obesity. Adapted from the source document.
JF  - Early Child Development and Care
AU  - Parletta, Natalie
AU  - Peters, Jacqueline
AU  - Owen, Amber
AU  - Tsiros, Margarita D
AU  - Brennan, Leah
AD  - Nutritional Physiology Research Centre, Sansom Institute for Health Research, School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, GPO Box 2471, Adelaide, 5000, South Australia natalie.parletta@unisa.edu.au
Y1  - 2012/08//
PY  - 2012
DA  - August 2012
SP  - 1089
EP  - 1103
PB  - Routledge/Taylor & Francis, UK
VL  - 182
IS  - 8
SN  - 0300-4430, 0300-4430
KW  - Parenting
KW  - Diet
KW  - Obese children
KW  - Parents
KW  - Children
KW  - Adolescents
KW  - article
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LA  - English
DB  - Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA)
N1  - Date revised - 2014-07-01
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-27
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Adolescents; Children; Parenting; Parents; Diet; Obese children
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03004430.2012.678597
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - The Difference in Self-Reported and Biological Measured HIV Prevalence: Implications for HIV Prevention
AN  - 1373429883; 201305514
AB  - In Australia, HIV prevalence estimates among gay men have been mainly based on self-reported HIV status collected in annual behavioural surveys. We measured biological HIV prevalence among gay men in Melbourne, Australia, using a facility based sampling method. We calculated HIV prevalence and used logistic regression to assess correlates of a positive HIV test. A total of 639 gay men were recruited completed a survey and provided oral fluid for HIV testing from seven venues in 2008. The median age of the participants was 35 years (range 18-75 years). Overall biological HIV prevalence was 9.5% (95% CI 7.5-12.0%) compared with 6.3% (95% CI 4.5-8.4%) for self-reported HIV positive status. We found a significant discrepancy between test detected biological and self-report HIV status in our study, with 19 men (31.1%) unaware of their HIV infection. These results highlight the importance of repeatable biological estimates to inform and evaluate HIV prevention strategies. Adapted from the source document.
JF  - AIDS and Behavior
AU  - Pedrana, Alisa E
AU  - Hellard, Margaret E
AU  - Guy, Rebecca
AU  - Wilson, Kim
AU  - Stoove, Mark
AD  - Centre for Population Health, Burnet Institute, GPO Box 2284, Melbourne, VIC, 3004, Australia
Y1  - 2012/08//
PY  - 2012
DA  - August 2012
SP  - 1454
EP  - 1463
PB  - Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands
VL  - 16
IS  - 6
SN  - 1090-7165, 1090-7165
KW  - Prevention
KW  - Epidemiology
KW  - Males
KW  - Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
KW  - Australia
KW  - Homosexuality
KW  - article
KW  - 6126: acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)
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LA  - English
DB  - Social Services Abstracts
N1  - Date revised - 2013-07-01
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
N1  - CODEN - AIBEFC
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome; Homosexuality; Australia; Prevention; Males; Epidemiology
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-011-0116-7
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - No genuine self-forgiveness without accepting responsibility: Value reaffirmation as a key to maintaining positive self-regard
AN  - 1266145581; 201300311
AB  - Measures of self-forgiveness that merely focus on the outcome of positive self-regard risk neglecting the process through which offenders restore it. They may thus tap pseudo self-forgiveness where offenders downplay their responsibility for the wrongdoing. For genuine self-forgiveness, the process should instead involve an attenuation of the negative link between responsibility acceptance and positive self-regard. In this paper, we examine how acts of value reaffirmation facilitate genuine self-forgiveness. In Study 1, a role-play experiment (N = 90), participants either confessed their wrongdoing to the victim or not. Although responsibility acceptance was strongly negatively related to reported self-forgiveness (i.e., self-regard), this relationship was tempered when participants confessed their wrongdoing to the victim and, through this, reaffirmed the violated values. In Study 2, a longitudinal study referring to self-reported transgressions (N = 74), responsibility acceptance was negatively related to self-forgiveness measures as well as self-esteem when offenders showed little value reaffirmation, but not when they more strongly reaffirmed the violated values. [Copyright John Wiley and Sons, Ltd.]
JF  - European Journal of Social Psychology
AU  - Wenzel, Michael
AU  - Woodyatt, Lydia
AU  - Hedrick, Kyli
AD  - School of Psychology, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia
Y1  - 2012/08//
PY  - 2012
DA  - August 2012
SP  - 617
EP  - 627
PB  - John Wiley and Sons, Chichester UK
VL  - 42
IS  - 5
SN  - 0046-2772, 0046-2772
KW  - Values
KW  - Risk
KW  - Self Esteem
KW  - Offenders
KW  - Victims
KW  - article
KW  - 0312: social psychology; personality & social roles (individual traits, social identity, adjustment, conformism, & deviance)
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LA  - English
DB  - Sociological Abstracts
N1  - Date revised - 2013-01-01
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
N1  - CODEN - EJSPA6
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Values; Offenders; Victims; Self Esteem; Risk
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.1873
ER  - 



TY  - JOUR
T1  - Local evidenced-based policy options to improve food security in South Australia: the use of local knowledge in policy development
AN  - 1257738900; 16957466
AB  - To examine realist policy options for the South Australian government to improve food security. Semi-structured interviews with twenty-four key South Australian food security stakeholders. Food security is a global issue that affects both developing and developed countries. Governments are well placed to improve food security but the solutions are not always evident. Policy makers, leaders of non-government organisations, private enterprise and front-line food security workers in South Australia. The research produced forty-four potential policy options for the South Australian government to improve food security. Stakeholders offered detailed policy solutions for the local context. This illustrates how gathering local evidence expands understanding on an issue. The process used to generate these policy options is applicable to other public health problems and other contexts.
JF  - Public Health Nutrition
AU  - Bastian, Amber
AU  - Coveney, John
AD  - School of Medicine, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia, bast0058@flinders.edu.au
Y1  - 2012/08//
PY  - 2012
DA  - Aug 2012
SP  - 1497
EP  - 1502
PB  - Cambridge University Press, The Edinburgh Building, Cambridge CB2 2RU United Kingdom
VL  - 15
IS  - 8
SN  - 1368-9800, 1368-9800
KW  - Health & Safety Science Abstracts
KW  - Developed countries
KW  - Australia, South Australia
KW  - Food security
KW  - H 1000:Occupational Safety and Health
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LA  - English
DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2012-12-01
N1  - Number of references - 1
N1  - Last updated - 2014-02-21
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Food security; Australia, South Australia
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1368980011003260
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Obstetric conditions and risk of first ever mental health contact during infancy, childhood and adolescence
AN  - 1125284176; 201226784
AB  - Objective: the main aim of this study was to investigate whether risk of first ever occasion of outpatient or inpatient service for a mental disorder among male children and adolescents may be associated with obstetric conditions. Design, setting and participants: this study was a population-based birth-cohort study of males born between 1980 and 1984 in Western Australia (WA). Males were identified using birth registry records and followed-up over a 19 year period using linked health data available through the Western Australian Data Linkage System. Measurements: multivariate logistic regression was employed to estimate the risk of first ever mental health contact at different stages of mental development in childhood and adolescence. Main findings: vacuum and forceps assisted delivery and emergency caesarean were associated with an increased risk of first ever mental health contact. The risk of first ever mental health contact was similar for spontaneous vaginal delivery and elective caesarean. Although outcomes varied by age group, children with stillborn siblings were at increased risk of first ever mental health contact as were babies with 7-9 Apgar score at 5 mins and those born to mothers with several previous live births. Conclusions and implications: vacuum and forceps assisted delivery and/or the pathophysiological causes that lead to these clinical procedures, as well as other obstetric conditions, which may be associated with (asymptomatic) brain injury at birth, which may increase the risk of mental disorders. [Copyright Elsevier Ltd.]
JF  - Midwifery
AU  - Liang, Wenbin
AU  - Chikritzhs, Tanya
AD  - National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia w.liang@curtin.edu.au
Y1  - 2012/08//
PY  - 2012
DA  - August 2012
SP  - 439
EP  - 444
PB  - Elsevier Ltd, The Netherlands
VL  - 28
IS  - 4
SN  - 0266-6138, 0266-6138
KW  - Obstetric complications, Mental disorder, Children, Adolescence
KW  - Childbirth
KW  - Men
KW  - Mental health
KW  - Children
KW  - Obstetrics
KW  - Adolescents
KW  - article
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LA  - English
DB  - Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA)
N1  - Date revised - 2012-11-01
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-27
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Mental health; Childbirth; Men; Obstetrics; Adolescents; Children
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2011.06.003
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Groundwater overuse and farm-level technical inefficiency: evidence from Sri Lanka
TT  - Surexploitation de l'eau souterraine et inefficacite technique a l'echelle de l'exploitation agricole : exemple du Sri Lanka
AN  - 1125234815; 17318637
AB  - Extraction of groundwater for onion and other cash crop production has been increasing rapidly during the last two decades in the dry zone areas of Sri Lanka. As a result of overuse, the quantity of available groundwater is gradually declining, while water quality is deteriorating. The deteriorating water quality has a negative impact on agricultural production, especially for crops (such as onions) that are sensitive to increases in salinity levels. This issue is examined with respect to onion production in Sri Lanka. A stochastic frontier production function (SFPF) is used, in which technical efficiency and the determinants of inefficiencies are estimated simultaneously. The results show that farmers are overusing groundwater in their onion cultivation, which has resulted in decreasing yields. Factors contributing to inefficiency in production are also identified. The results have important policy implications.Original Abstract: L'exploitation d'eau souterraine pour la production de l'oignon et autre culture destinee a la vente a cru rapidement durant les deux dernieres decennies dans des secteurs de la zone aride du Sri Lanka. Par suite de la surexploitation, la quantite d'eau souterraine disponible diminue progressivement tandis que la qualite de l'eau se deteriore. Cette degradation a un impact negatif sur la production agricole, particulierement sur les cultures (telles les oignons) sensibles a l'augmentation de la salinite. Cette question est examinee a propos de la production de l'oignon au Sri Lanka. Un modele de production a frontiere stochastique (FPFS) est etabli, dans lequel l'efficacite technique et les facteurs d'inefficacites sont estimes simultanement. Les resultats montrent que les cultivateurs surexploitent l'eau souterraine pour leurs cultures d'oignon, ce qui s'est traduit par des rendements decroissants. Les facteurs contribuant a l'inefficacite de la production sont egalement identifies. Les resultats ont d'importantes implications politiques.
JF  - Hydrogeology Journal
AU  - Athukorala, Wasantha
AU  - Wilson, Clevo
AD  - School of Economics and Finance, Queensland University of Technology, 2 George Street, GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia, wasantha.athukorala@qut.edu.au
Y1  - 2012/08//
PY  - 2012
DA  - Aug 2012
SP  - 893
EP  - 905
PB  - Springer Science+Business Media, Van Godewijckstraat 30 Dordrecht 3311 GX Netherlands
VL  - 20
IS  - 5
SN  - 1431-2174, 1431-2174
KW  - Water Resources Abstracts; Aqualine Abstracts; ASFA 2: Ocean Technology Policy & Non-Living Resources; Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts
KW  - Agricultural production
KW  - Groundwater Mining
KW  - Hydrogeology
KW  - Water quality
KW  - Sri Lanka
KW  - Crops
KW  - Yield
KW  - Salinity
KW  - Salinity effects
KW  - Ground water
KW  - Cash crops
KW  - Crop Production
KW  - Policies
KW  - Onions
KW  - Water Quality
KW  - Stochastic methods in hydrology
KW  - Allium cepa
KW  - Groundwater
KW  - Cultivation
KW  - Q2 09122:Legislation
KW  - AQ 00007:Industrial Effluents
KW  - SW 0840:Groundwater
KW  - M2 556.34:Groundwater Flow (556.34)
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LA  - English
DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2012-10-01
N1  - Last updated - 2015-03-19
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Policies; Salinity effects; Ground water; Water quality; Hydrogeology; Stochastic methods in hydrology; Salinity; Agricultural production; Cash crops; Groundwater; Crops; Cultivation; Crop Production; Yield; Onions; Groundwater Mining; Water Quality; Allium cepa; Sri Lanka
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10040-012-0833-7
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Storm surge frequency reduction in Venice under climate change
AN  - 1093460032; 17174863
AB  - Increased tidal levels and storm surges related to climate change are projected to result in extremely adverse effects on coastal regions. Predictions of such extreme and small-scale events, however, are exceedingly challenging, even for relatively short time horizons. Here we use data from observations, ERA-40 re-analysis, climate scenario simulations, and a simple feature model to find that the frequency of extreme storm surge events affecting Venice is projected to decrease by about 30% by the end of the twenty-first century. In addition, through a trend assessment based on tidal observations we found a reduction in extreme tidal levels. Extrapolating the current +17 cm/century sea level trend, our results suggest that the frequency of extreme tides in Venice might largely remain unaltered under the projected twenty-first century climate simulations.
JF  - Climatic Change
AU  - Troccoli, Alberto
AU  - Zambon, Filippo
AU  - Hodges, Kevin I
AU  - Marani, Marco
AD  - Pye Laboratory, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), GPO Box 3023, Clunies Ross Street, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia, alberto.troccoli@csiro.au
Y1  - 2012/08//
PY  - 2012
DA  - August 2012
SP  - 1065
EP  - 1079
PB  - Springer Science+Business Media, Van Godewijckstraat 30 Dordrecht 3311 GX Netherlands
VL  - 113
IS  - 3-4
SN  - 0165-0009, 0165-0009
KW  - Environment Abstracts; ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality; Sustainability Science Abstracts; ASFA 2: Ocean Technology Policy & Non-Living Resources; Oceanic Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts
KW  - Prediction
KW  - Sea level
KW  - Sea level trends
KW  - Climate change
KW  - Storm surge frequencies
KW  - Storms
KW  - Sea Level
KW  - Assessments
KW  - Storm Surges
KW  - Climate models
KW  - Climates
KW  - Climate
KW  - Simulation
KW  - Tides
KW  - Model Studies
KW  - Coastal zone
KW  - Numerical simulations
KW  - Storm surges
KW  - Side effects
KW  - SW 5010:Network design
KW  - Q5 08503:Characteristics, behavior and fate
KW  - M2 551.583:Variations (551.583)
KW  - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development
KW  - ENA 12:Oceans & Estuaries
KW  - Q2 09167:Tides, surges and sea level
KW  - O 2070:Meteorology
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LA  - English
DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2012-10-01
N1  - Last updated - 2016-07-07
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Storm surges; Climate change; Simulation; Sea level trends; Climate models; Numerical simulations; Storm surge frequencies; Prediction; Coastal zone; Sea level; Climate; Storms; Tides; Side effects; Sea Level; Assessments; Storm Surges; Climates; Model Studies
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10584-011-0093-x
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - The use of delta super(15)N signatures of translocated macroalgae to map coastal nutrient plumes: improving species selection and spatial analysis of metropolitan datasets
AN  - 1038603566; 17107931
AB  - The definition of the spatial footprint of land-derived nutrient plumes is a key element to the design of initiatives to combat eutrophication in urbanised coastal regions. These plumes, however, are difficult to monitor because of their inherent high-frequency temporal and spatial variability. Biomonitoring with macroalgae provides time-integration of bioavailable nitrogen inputs through the measurement of delta super(15)N signatures in tissues, and adequate spatial coverage through translocation to desirable monitoring locations. In this study, we used laboratory incubations to compare three different species of macroalgae as bioindicators, and a field experiment to investigate the applicability of the technique for the large-scale mapping of nutrient plumes. Cladophora valonioideswas selected for the field experiment as it showed rapid changes in delta super(15)N values in the laboratory incubations, was abundant in shallow depths making collection cost-efficient, and had tough thalli capable of withstanding deployment in open water. Ecklonia radiataalso performed well in the laboratory incubations, but field harvest from subtidal depths was comparatively more expensive. Ulva lactucahad fragile thalli, and large nitrogen reserves that acted to mask the isotopic signal of newly acquired nitrogen. Cladophora valonioideswas translocated to 246 sites covering an area of similar to 445 km super(2) along the highly urbanized temperate coast of Adelaide, South Australia. The resulting isotopic signatures of nitrogen in tissues were spatially interpolated to produce maps of land-derived nutrient plumes, to model probability and standard error in the predictive surface, and to optimize sampling design.
JF  - Journal of Environmental Monitoring
AU  - Fernandes, M
AU  - Benger, S
AU  - Sharma, S K
AU  - Gaylard, S
AU  - Kildea, T
AU  - Hoare, S
AU  - Braley, M
AU  - Irving, AD
AD  - Australian Water Quality Centre; SA Water; GPO Box 1751; Adelaide; SA 5001; Australia; +61 8 7003 3895; +61 8 7424 3895; ffa, Milena.Fernandes@sawater.com.auffa
Y1  - 2012/08//
PY  - 2012
DA  - Aug 2012
SP  - 2399
EP  - 2410
PB  - The Royal Society of Chemistry, Burlington House London W1J 0BA United Kingdom
VL  - 14
IS  - 9
SN  - 1464-0325, 1464-0325
KW  - Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts; Microbiology Abstracts C: Algology, Mycology & Protozoology; ASFA Marine Biotechnology Abstracts; Oceanic Abstracts; ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality; Environment Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts
KW  - Prediction
KW  - Eutrophication
KW  - Nutrients
KW  - Ecklonia
KW  - Models
KW  - Spatial variations
KW  - ISW, Australia, South Australia, Adelaide
KW  - Bioavailability
KW  - Potential resources
KW  - Thalli
KW  - biomonitoring
KW  - Seawater pollution
KW  - Sampling
KW  - Mapping
KW  - Translocation
KW  - Plumes
KW  - Spatial variability
KW  - Coasts
KW  - Bioindicators
KW  - Environmental monitoring
KW  - Laboratory testing
KW  - ISW, Australia, South Australia
KW  - Cladophora
KW  - Coastal zone
KW  - Spatial analysis
KW  - Nitrogen isotopes
KW  - Nutrients (mineral)
KW  - Ulva
KW  - Nitrogen
KW  - Indicator species
KW  - O 4095:Instruments/Methods
KW  - Q4 27750:Environmental
KW  - P 1000:MARINE POLLUTION
KW  - Q5 08502:Methods and instruments
KW  - M2 551.5:General (551.5)
KW  - ENA 12:Oceans & Estuaries
KW  - K 03450:Ecology
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LA  - English
DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2012-09-01
N1  - Number of references - 70
N1  - Last updated - 2014-05-15
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Spatial variations; Environmental monitoring; Prediction; Coastal zone; Potential resources; Mapping; Nutrients (mineral); Nitrogen isotopes; Indicator species; Eutrophication; Nutrients; Models; Thalli; biomonitoring; Sampling; Plumes; Translocation; Nitrogen; Coasts; Seawater pollution; Spatial variability; Bioindicators; Bioavailability; Laboratory testing; Spatial analysis; Cladophora; Ulva; Ecklonia; ISW, Australia, South Australia, Adelaide; ISW, Australia, South Australia
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Dairy consumption and working memory performance in overweight and obese adults
AN  - 1032901770; 16815505
AB  - All individuals will experience some degree of cognitive impairment in their later years. Diet is one readily modifiable factor that may influence cognitive function and psychological well-being. Very little research has considered the potential role of dairy foods in modulating cognitive and psychological functions. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of a high intake of reduced fat dairy food on cognitive performance. Overweight adults with habitually low dairy intakes (<two serves/day) were recruited for a 12month crossover dietary intervention trial and randomised to a high (four serves/day) or low (one serve/day) intake of reduced fat dairy, crossing over to the alternate diet after 6months. Participants were tested at the end of each 6month diet period on multiple measures of cognitive performance, including memory, information processing speed, executive function, attention and abstract reasoning. In 38 participants who completed the trial (average age=52 plus or minus 2years; BMI=31.5 plus or minus 0.8kg/m2), spatial working memory performance was marginally better following 6months of the high dairy diet compared with the low dairy diet. Increasing the dairy intake of habitually low dairy consumers may have the potential to improve working memory.
JF  - Appetite
AU  - Crichton, Georgina E
AU  - Murphy, Karen J
AU  - Howe, Peter RC
AU  - Buckley, Jonathan D
AU  - Bryan, Janet
AD  - Nutritional Physiology Research Centre, University of South Australia, G.P.O. Box 2471, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia, whige003@mymail.unisa.edu.au
Y1  - 2012/08//
PY  - 2012
DA  - Aug 2012
SP  - 34
EP  - 40
PB  - Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 211 Amsterdam 1000 AE Netherlands
VL  - 59
IS  - 1
SN  - 0195-6663, 0195-6663
KW  - Physical Education Index; Animal Behavior Abstracts
KW  - Adults
KW  - Body weight
KW  - Cognitive ability
KW  - Consumers
KW  - Dairies
KW  - Dairy products
KW  - Diet (effects)
KW  - Diets
KW  - Executive function
KW  - Food
KW  - High fat diet
KW  - Information processing
KW  - Low fat diet
KW  - Memory
KW  - Nutrient deficiency
KW  - Obesity
KW  - Performance
KW  - Psychology
KW  - Short term memory
KW  - Speed
KW  - spatial memory
KW  - PE 030:Exercise, Health & Physical Fitness
KW  - Y 25070:Learning, Memory, Reinforcement, and Motivation
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LA  - English
DB  - Physical Education Index
N1  - Date revised - 2012-08-01
N1  - Last updated - 2012-08-24
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Obesity; Diet (effects); Speed; Memory; Psychology; Information processing; Adults; Performance; Diets; Food; Dairy products; Short term memory; Executive function; spatial memory; Nutrient deficiency; Dairies; Body weight; High fat diet; Cognitive ability; Low fat diet; Consumers
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2012.03.019
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - The subspecies concept in butterflies: has its application in taxonomy and conservation biology outlived its usefulness?
AN  - 1032898630; 16916671
AB  - Subspecies lie at the interface between systematics and population genetics, and represent a unit of biological organization in zoology that is widely used in the disciplines of taxonomy and conservation biology. In this review, we explore the utility of subspecies in relation to their application in systematics and biodiversity conservation, and briefly summarize species concepts and criteria for their diagnosis, particularly from an invertebrate perspective. The subspecies concept was originally conceived as a formal means of documenting geographical variation within species based on morphological characters; however, the utility of subspecies is hampered by inconsistencies by which they are defined conceptually, a lack of objective criteria or properties that serve to delimit their boundaries, and their frequent failure to reflect distinct evolutionary units according to population genetic structure. Moreover, the concept has been applied to populations largely comprising different components of genetic diversity reflecting contrasting evolutionary processes. We recommend that, under the general lineage (unified) species concept, the definition of subspecies be restricted to extant animal groups that comprise evolving populations representing partially isolated lineages of a species that are allopatric, phenotypically distinct, and have at least one fixed diagnosable character state, and that these character differences are (or are assumed to be) correlated with evolutionary independence according to population genetic structure. Phenotypic character types include colour pattern, morphology, and behaviour or ecology. Under these criteria, allopatric subspecies are a type of evolutionarily significant unit within species in that they show both neutral divergence through the effects of genetic drift and adaptive divergence under natural selection, and provide an historical context for identifying biodiversity units for conservation. Conservation of the adaptedness and adaptability of gene pools, however, may require additional approaches. Recent studies of Australian butterflies exemplify these points.[copy 2012 The Linnean Society of London, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2012]
JF  - Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
AU  - Braby, Michael F
AU  - Eastwood, Rodney
AU  - Murray, Neil
AD  - Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, GPO Box 4646, Darwin, NT 0801, Australia
Y1  - 2012/08//
PY  - 2012
DA  - August 2012
SP  - 699
EP  - 716
PB  - Wiley-Blackwell, 111 River Street Hoboken NJ 07030-5774 United States
VL  - 106
IS  - 4
SN  - 0024-4066, 0024-4066
KW  - Animal Behavior Abstracts; Ecology Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Entomology Abstracts; Sustainability Science Abstracts
KW  - Zoology
KW  - Gene pool
KW  - Biological diversity
KW  - Biodiversity
KW  - Genetic diversity
KW  - Invertebrates
KW  - Natural selection
KW  - Population genetics
KW  - Adaptability
KW  - Reviews
KW  - Boundaries
KW  - Conservation
KW  - Australia
KW  - Taxonomy
KW  - Geographical variations
KW  - Genetic drift
KW  - Evolution
KW  - Y 25150:General/Miscellaneous
KW  - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development
KW  - Z 05360:Genetics and Evolution
KW  - ENA 21:Wildlife
KW  - D 04060:Management and Conservation
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LA  - English
DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2012-08-01
N1  - Document feature - figure 4
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-14
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Population genetics; Adaptability; Gene pool; Boundaries; Genetic diversity; Biodiversity; Conservation; Taxonomy; Geographical variations; Natural selection; Genetic drift; Evolution; Zoology; Reviews; Biological diversity; Invertebrates; Australia
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8312.2012.01909.x
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Evaluation of boiled taro leaves, Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott, as a freshwater shrimp, Caridina nilotica Roux protein replacement, in diets of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus)
AN  - 1024667941; 16867957
AB  - A feeding experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of partial and complete replacement of freshwater shrimp (Caridina nilotica) (Roux) protein with boiled taro leaves [Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott] in diets of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus Linnaeus) cultured in Kenya under semi-intensive conditions. Four formulated isonitrogenous test diets with protein levels of 23% were prepared in which taro leaf meal replaced the freshwater shrimp meal at 100% (D2), 67% (D3), 33% (D4) and 0% (D5). These diets were evaluated on the basis of growth performance of Nile tilapia, cost-efficiency of the farming operations and water stability of the diets against a commercial diet (D1) and a test diet with no shrimp meal (D2). Though all the diets remained intact till they were ingested by the fish, the commercial diet had a significantly higher (P ponds located at three different sites having 5 ponds each. Three randomly selected ponds received one experimental diet in such a way that each replicate was allocated to one site. All the ponds were initially stocked with tilapia fingerlings of 35.3g and standard length 9.7 plus or minus 0.2cm at the rate of 1.4fish/m2. At the end of the trial, the daily weight gain (DWG) and the total mean weight gain of tilapia fed with diets D1 and D2 were significantly higher (P0.05) were observed in apparent food conversion ratio (AFCR), specific growth rate (SGR), and survival among any tilapia. Water quality parameters were similar among all ponds irrespective of diets received. At the final harvest, the size distribution showed that fish fed with D1 and D5 had a more uniform size distribution while those fed with D3 had a spread distribution. Cost benefit analysis indicated that D1 was the least cost effective (profit index=$2.75), while D2 (profit index=$12.20) was the most effective when taro leaves were sourced in situ. It was concluded that at 23% protein level, taro leaf protein could effectively replace shrimp meal protein in fertilized ponds without compromising growth performance, survival, and AFCR.
JF  - Aquaculture
AU  - Mathia, Wilson M
AU  - Fotedar, R
AD  - Sustainable Aquatic Resources and Biotechnology School of Science, Department of Environment and Agriculture, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia, willymunala@yahoo.com
Y1  - 2012/08/01/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Aug 01
SP  - 302
EP  - 309
PB  - Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 211 Amsterdam 1000 AE Netherlands
VL  - 356-357
SN  - 0044-8486, 0044-8486
KW  - Sustainability Science Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; ASFA Aquaculture Abstracts; ASFA 1: Biological Sciences & Living Resources
KW  - Caridina nilotica
KW  - Diets
KW  - Marine
KW  - Obesity
KW  - Colocasia esculenta
KW  - Leaves
KW  - Survival
KW  - Aquaculture
KW  - Ponds
KW  - Feed composition
KW  - Kenya
KW  - Body weight
KW  - Freshwater crustaceans
KW  - Body size
KW  - Proteins
KW  - Profits
KW  - Feeding experiments
KW  - Fish
KW  - Brackishwater fish
KW  - Fish culture
KW  - Oreochromis niloticus
KW  - ENA 06:Food & Drugs
KW  - Q3 08583:Shellfish culture
KW  - Q1 08583:Shellfish culture
KW  - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development
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N1  - Date revised - 2012-07-01
N1  - Last updated - 2014-05-05
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Diets; Freshwater crustaceans; Body size; Leaves; Feeding experiments; Brackishwater fish; Fish culture; Ponds; Feed composition; Obesity; Body weight; Profits; Survival; Proteins; Fish; Aquaculture; Caridina nilotica; Colocasia esculenta; Oreochromis niloticus; Kenya; Marine
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2012.05.002
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Replacement of fish oil by poultry oil and canola oil in yellowtail kingfish (Seriola lalandi) at optimal and suboptimal temperatures
AN  - 1024667034; 16867970
AB  - Fish oil has been replaced by alternative oils to reduce the cost of aquaculture diets, but fish growth may be compromised when fish are fed these oils at suboptimal temperatures. A 5-week feeding trial was conducted to examine the interactive effects of water temperature and the partial or total replacement of fish oil with poultry oil and canola oil on the performance of yellowtail kingfish (YTK, Seriola lalandi), in the early stages of the production cycle. Practical diets were identical in composition, except the dietary lipid component was supplemented with 100% lipid as either poultry oil (PO), canola oil (CO), a blend of fish oil and poultry oil (FO/PO; 50:50) or a blend of fish oil and canola oil (FO/CO; 50:50). A control diet was included and the dietary lipid component contained 100% fish oil (FO). Fish fed the CO diet at 18 degree C had inferior growth performance, feed efficiency and nutrient retention, and showed higher incidences of green liver and lower plasma cholesterol levels than those fed the other diets. Whole body proximate composition was influenced by water temperature, but not diet, except moisture content which was highest in fish fed CO. The fatty acid composition of fillet lipid correlated with the PO and CO inclusion, in that the proportions of 18:1n-9, 18:2n-6 and 18:3n-6 all increased with increasing dietary PO and CO. The concentrations of 20:5n-3, 22:6n-3 and 20:4n-6 in the fillet lipid were reduced with increasing contents of dietary PO and CO. Our results confirmed that 100% poultry oil and 50% canola oil can replace fish oil in diets without reducing growth, but 100% canola oil results in poor fish growth compared with the FO control, regardless of water temperature. These findings are useful in dietary formulation to reduce feed costs without compromising yellowtail kingfish growth.
JF  - Aquaculture
AU  - Bowyer, J N
AU  - Qin, J G
AU  - Smullen, R P
AU  - Stone, DAJ
AD  - Flinders University, School of Biological Sciences, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, 5001, South Australia, Australia, david.stone@sa.gov.au
Y1  - 2012/08/01/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Aug 01
SP  - 211
EP  - 222
PB  - Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 211 Amsterdam 1000 AE Netherlands
VL  - 356-357
SN  - 0044-8486, 0044-8486
KW  - Environment Abstracts; ASFA Aquaculture Abstracts; Oceanic Abstracts; ASFA 1: Biological Sciences & Living Resources
KW  - Growth rate
KW  - Diets
KW  - Temperature effects
KW  - Marine
KW  - Poultry
KW  - Seriola lalandi
KW  - Lipids
KW  - Temperature
KW  - Fats and oils
KW  - Water temperature
KW  - Aquaculture
KW  - Fish oils
KW  - Feed composition
KW  - Carbon monoxide
KW  - Aquaculture economics
KW  - Marine fish
KW  - Feeding experiments
KW  - Fish
KW  - Feeds
KW  - ENA 06:Food & Drugs
KW  - Q3 08582:Fish culture
KW  - O 5060:Aquaculture
KW  - Q1 08582:Fish culture
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N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Marine fish; Temperature effects; Diets; Aquaculture economics; Growth rate; Carbon monoxide; Feeding experiments; Fish oils; Feed composition; Poultry; Lipids; Temperature; Fats and oils; Fish; Water temperature; Aquaculture; Feeds; Seriola lalandi; Marine
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2012.05.014
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Nesaecrepida infuscata: a biological control agent of the invasive plant Mimosa pigra
AN  - 1024659810; 16853648
AB  - Mimosa pigra L. is a serious weed of wetlands of Australia, Asia and Africa. A suite of established biocontrol agents have been introduced in Australia and some Asian countries, but better control is needed. Nesaecrepida infuscata (Schaeffer) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) is a common insect on M. pigra in tropical America. The larvae develop on the roots while the adults feed on the leaves. As both roots and leaves of M. pigra are relatively undamaged in the introduced range, this species has potential to limit the growth, survival and seed production. Furthermore, it is abundant in the dry season and so inflicts damage when most other agents are not active. In host specificity tests, larvae did not develop on any of the 65 test plant species other than M. pigra. Adult feeding on test plant species other than M. pigra was minimal. Based on these results, this insect has been released in Australia.
JF  - BioControl (Heidelberg)
AU  - Heard, Tim A
AU  - Mira, Areli
AU  - Fichera, Gio
AU  - Segura, Ricardo
AD  - CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences, EcoSciences Precinct, 41 Boggo Rd., Dutton Park, GPO Box 2583, Brisbane, 4001, Australia, tim.heard@csiro.au
Y1  - 2012/08//
PY  - 2012
DA  - Aug 2012
SP  - 573
EP  - 580
PB  - Springer Science+Business Media, Van Godewijckstraat 30 Dordrecht 3311 GX Netherlands
VL  - 57
IS  - 4
SN  - 1386-6141, 1386-6141
KW  - Entomology Abstracts; Ecology Abstracts; Microbiology Abstracts A: Industrial & Applied Microbiology
KW  - Biological control
KW  - Feeding
KW  - Host plants
KW  - Host specificity
KW  - Leaves
KW  - Roots
KW  - Seeds
KW  - Survival
KW  - Weeds
KW  - Wetlands
KW  - Coleoptera
KW  - Mimosa pigra
KW  - Chrysomelidae
KW  - Z 05350:Medical, Veterinary, and Agricultural Entomology
KW  - A 01370:Biological Control
KW  - D 04060:Management and Conservation
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DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2012-07-01
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N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Biological control; Host specificity; Weeds; Feeding; Seeds; Leaves; Survival; Roots; Wetlands; Host plants; Mimosa pigra; Coleoptera; Chrysomelidae
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10526-011-9431-1
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Aluminium tolerance of root hairs underlies genotypic differences in rhizosheath size of wheat (Triticum aestivum) grown on acid soil.
AN  - 1024478199; 22642366
AB  - We found significant genetic variation in the ability of wheat (Triticum aestivum) to form rhizosheaths on acid soil and assessed whether differences in aluminium (Al(3+) ) tolerance of root hairs between genotypes was the physiological basis for this genetic variation. A method was developed to rapidly screen rhizosheath size in a range of wheat genotypes. Backcrossed populations were generated from cv Fronteira (large rhizosheath) using cv EGA-Burke (small rhizosheath) as the recurrent parent. A positive correlation existed between rhizosheath size on acid soil and root hair length. In hydroponic experiments, root hairs of the backcrossed lines with large rhizosheaths were more tolerant of Al(3+) toxicity than the backcrossed lines with small rhizosheaths. We conclude that greater Al(3+) tolerance of root hairs underlies the larger rhizosheath of wheat grown on acid soil. Tolerance of the root hairs to Al(3+) was largely independent of the TaALMT1 gene which suggests that different genes encode the Al(3+) tolerance of root hairs. The maintenance of longer root hairs in acid soils is important for the efficient uptake of water and nutrients.
          © 2012 The Authors. New Phytologist © 2012 New Phytologist Trust.
JF  - The New phytologist
AU  - Delhaize, Emmanuel
AU  - James, Richard A
AU  - Ryan, Peter R
AD  - CSIRO Plant Industry, GPO Box 1600, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia. manny.delhaize@csiro.au
Y1  - 2012/08//
PY  - 2012
DA  - August 2012
SP  - 609
EP  - 619
VL  - 195
IS  - 3
KW  - Acids
KW  - 0
KW  - Aluminum Compounds
KW  - Chlorides
KW  - Organic Anion Transporters
KW  - Soil
KW  - aluminum chloride
KW  - 3CYT62D3GA
KW  - Index Medicus
KW  - Plants, Genetically Modified -- chemistry
KW  - Organic Anion Transporters -- genetics
KW  - Organic Anion Transporters -- chemistry
KW  - Acids -- chemistry
KW  - Rhizosphere
KW  - Plants, Genetically Modified -- genetics
KW  - Genes, Plant
KW  - Inbreeding
KW  - Triticum -- genetics
KW  - Genotype
KW  - Plant Roots -- genetics
KW  - Plant Roots -- drug effects
KW  - Aluminum Compounds -- pharmacology
KW  - Adaptation, Physiological
KW  - Soil -- chemistry
KW  - Plant Roots -- chemistry
KW  - Triticum -- drug effects
KW  - Triticum -- chemistry
KW  - Chlorides -- pharmacology
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - 450K Epigenome-Wide Scan Identifies Differential DNA Methylation in Newborns Related to Maternal Smoking during Pregnancy
AN  - 1677933694; 17615819
AB  - Background: Epigenetic modifications, such as DNA methylation, due to in utero exposures may play a critical role in early programming for childhood and adult illness. Maternal smoking is a major risk factor for multiple adverse health outcomes in children, but the underlying mechanisms are unclear. Objective: We investigated epigenome-wide methylation in cord blood of newborns in relation to maternal smoking during pregnancy. Methods: We examined maternal plasma cotinine (an objective biomarker of smoking) measured during pregnancy in relation to DNA methylation at 473,844 CpG sites (CpGs) in 1,062 newborn cord blood samples from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa) using the Infinium HumanMethylation450 BeadChip (450K). Results: We found differential DNA methylation at epigenome-wide statistical significance (p-value < 1.06 10-7) for 26 CpGs mapped to 10 genes. We replicated findings for CpGs in AHRR, CYP1A1, and GFI1 at strict Bonferroni-corrected statistical significance in a U.S. birth cohort. AHRR and CYP1A1 play a key role in the aryl hydrocarbon receptor signaling pathway, which mediates the detoxification of the components of tobacco smoke. GFI1 is involved in diverse developmental processes but has not previously been implicated in responses to tobacco smoke. Conclusions: We identified a set of genes with methylation changes present at birth in children whose mothers smoked during pregnancy. This is the first study of differential methylation across the genome in relation to maternal smoking during pregnancy using the 450K platform. Our findings implicate epigenetic mechanisms in the pathogenesis of the adverse health outcomes associated with this important in utero exposure.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Joubert, Bonnie R
AU  - Haberg, Siri E
AU  - Nilsen, Roy M
AU  - Wang, Xuting
AU  - Vollset, Stein E
AU  - Murphy, Susan K
AU  - Huang, Zhiqing
AU  - Hoyo, Cathrine
AU  - Midttun, Oeivind
AU  - Cupul-Uicab, Lea A
AU  - Ueland, Per M
AU  - Wu, Michael C
AU  - Nystad, Wenche
AU  - Bell, Douglas A
AU  - Peddada, Shyamal D
AU  - London, Stephanie J
AD  - Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
Y1  - 2012/07/31/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Jul 31
SP  - 1425
EP  - 1431
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 10
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE)
KW  - epigenetics
KW  - epigenome-wide
KW  - in utero
KW  - maternal smoking
KW  - methylation
KW  - Smoke
KW  - Smoking
KW  - Rope
KW  - Deoxyribonucleic acid
KW  - Health
KW  - Children
KW  - Methylation
KW  - Pregnancy
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Environmental Cadmium and Lead Exposures and Hearing Loss in U.S. Adults: The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999 to 2004
AN  - 1660045697; 17649957
AB  - Background: Although cadmium and lead are known risk factors for hearing loss in animal models, few epidemiologic studies have been conducted on their associations with hearing ability in the general population. Objectives: We investigated the associations between blood cadmium and lead exposure and hearing loss in the U.S. general population while controlling for noise and other major risk factors contributing to hearing loss. Methods: We analyzed data from 3,698 U.S. adults 20-69 years of age who had been randomly assigned to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999-2004 Audiometry Examination Component. Pure-tone averages (PTA) of hearing thresholds at frequencies of 0.5, 1, 2, and 4 kHz were computed, and hearing loss was defined as a PTA > 25 dB in either ear. Results: The weighted geometric means of blood cadmium and lead were 0.40 [95% confidence interval (CI): 0.39. 0.42] mu g/L and 1.54 (95% CI: 1.49, 1.60) mu g/dL, respectively. After adjusting for sociodemographic and clinical risk factors and exposure to occupational and nonoccupational noise, the highest (vs. lowest) quintiles of cadmium and lead were associated with 13.8% (95% CI: 4.6%, 23.8%) and 18.6% (95% CI: 7.4%, 31.1%) increases in PTA, respectively (p-trends < 0.05). Conclusions: Our results suggest that low-level exposure to cadmium and lead found in the general U.S. population may be important risk factors for hearing loss. The findings support efforts to reduce environmental cadmium and lead exposures.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Choi, Yoon-Hyeong
AU  - Hu, Howard
AU  - Mukherjee, Bhramar
AU  - Miller, Josef
AU  - Park, Sung Kyun
AD  - Department of Environmental Health Sciences,
Y1  - 2012/07/31/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Jul 31
SP  - 1544
EP  - 1550
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 1
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE)
KW  - cadmium
KW  - epidemiology
KW  - hearing
KW  - lead
KW  - NHANES
KW  - Risk
KW  - Mathematical models
KW  - Exposure
KW  - Health
KW  - Cadmium
KW  - Hearing
KW  - Nutrition
KW  - Lead (metal)
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Research Opportunities for Cancer Associated with Indoor Air Pollution from Solid-Fuel Combustion
AN  - 1660038079; 17649956
AB  - Background: Indoor air pollution (IAP) derived largely from the use of solid fuels for cooking and heating affects about 3 billion people worldwide, resulting in substantial adverse health outcomes, including cancer. Women and children from developing countries are the most exposed populations. A workshop was held in Arlington, Virginia, 9-11 May 2011, to better understand women's and children's potential health effects from IAP in developing countries. Workshop participants included international scientists, manufacturers, policy and regulatory officials, community leaders, and advocates who held extensive discussions to help identify future research needs. Objectives: Our objective was to identify research opportunities regarding IAP and cancer, including research questions that could be incorporated into studies of interventions to reduce IAP exposure. In this commentary, we describe the state of the science in understanding IAP and its associations with cancer and suggest research opportunities for improving our understanding of the issues. Discussion: Opportunities for research on IAP and cancer include studies of the effect of IAP on cancers other than lung cancer; studies of genetic factors that modify susceptibility; studies to determine whether the effects of IAP are mediated via germline, somatic, and/or epigenetic changes; and studies of the effects of IAP exposure via dermal and/or oral routes. Conclusions: IAP from indoor coal use increases the risk of lung cancer. Installing chimneys can reduce risk, and some genotypes, including GSTM1-null, can increase risk. Additional research is needed regarding the effects of IAP on other cancers and the effects of different types of solid fuels, oral and dermal routes of IAP exposure, genetic and epigenetic mechanisms, and genetic susceptibility.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Reid, Britt C
AU  - Ghazarian, Armen A
AU  - DeMarini, David M
AU  - Sapkota, Amir
AU  - Jack, Darby
AU  - Lan, Qing
AU  - Winn, Deborah M
AU  - Birnbaum, Linda S
AD  - Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services (NIH, DHHS), Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Y1  - 2012/07/30/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Jul 30
SP  - 1495
EP  - 1498
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 1
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE)
KW  - cancer
KW  - environmental exposures
KW  - environmental health risks
KW  - epidemiology
KW  - household air pollution
KW  - indoor air pollution
KW  - public health
KW  - solid-fuel combustion
KW  - Risk
KW  - Genetics
KW  - Heating
KW  - Solid fuels
KW  - Health
KW  - Children
KW  - Developing countries
KW  - Cancer
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Phthalate Excretion Pattern and Testicular Function: A Study of 881 Healthy Danish Men
AN  - 1660045577; 17615813
AB  - Background: In animals, some phthalates impair male reproductive development and function. Epidemiological studies have reported inconsistent evidence of associations between phthalates and markers of human testicular function. Objectives: We aimed to provide estimates of the effects of phthalate exposure on reproductive hormone levels and semen quality in healthy men. Methods: A total of 881 men gave urine, serum, and semen samples. Serum levels of testosterone, estradiol (E2), sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG), luteinizing hormone (LH), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), and inhibin-B; semen quality; and urinary concentrations of 14 phthalate metabolites, including metabolites of di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and diisononyl phthalate (DiNP), were assessed. The proportions of DEHP and DiNP excreted as their respective primary metabolites [mono(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (MEHP) and mono-isononyl phthalate (MiNP)] were calculated and expressed as percentages (%MEHP and %MiNP, respectively). Results: The free androgen index was 15% lower [95% confidence interval (CI): -23, -8%] for men in the highest %MiNP quartile compared to the lowest quartile (p < 0.001) after adjusting for confounders, and 9% lower (95% CI: -16, -1%) in the highest %MEHP quartile (p = 0.02). %MEHP and %MiNP were negatively associated with the ratio of testosterone/LH and testosterone/FSH. %MEHP was negatively associated with total testosterone, free testosterone, and ratio of testosterone/E2. %MiNP was positively associated with SHBG. There was little evidence of associations between urinary phthalate metabolites or sums of phthalates with reproductive hormones or semen quality Conclusion: Our data suggest that both testosterone production and pituitary-hypothalamic feedback may be compromised in individuals excreting a high proportion of primary metabolites of long-chained phthalates relative to the proportion of secondary metabolites.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Joensen, Ulla Nordstrom
AU  - Frederiksen, Hanne
AU  - Jensen, Martin Blomberg
AU  - Lauritsen, Mette Petri
AU  - Olesen, Inge Ahlmann
AU  - Lassen, Tina Harmer
AU  - Andersson, Anna-Maria
AU  - Joergensen, Niels
AD  - Department of Growth and Reproduction, and
Y1  - 2012/07/24/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Jul 24
SP  - 1397
EP  - 1403
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 10
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE)
KW  - DEHP
KW  - DiNP
KW  - male reproduction
KW  - phthalates
KW  - semen quality
KW  - testosterone
KW  - %MEHP
KW  - %MiNP
KW  - Testosterone
KW  - Phthalates
KW  - Men
KW  - Semen
KW  - Metabolites
KW  - Hormones
KW  - Serums
KW  - Quartiles
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Developmental Fluoride Neurotoxicity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
AN  - 1285095455; 17615811
AB  - Background: Although fluoride may cause neurotoxicity in animal models and acute fluoride poisoning causes neurotoxicity in adults, very little is known of its effects on children's neurodevelopment. Objective: We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of published studies to investigate the effects of increased fluoride exposure and delayed neurobehavioral development. Methods: We searched the MEDLINE, EMBASE, Water Resources Abstracts, and TOXNET databases through 2011 for eligible studies. We also searched the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) database, because many studies on fluoride neurotoxicity have been published in Chinese journals only. In total, we identified 27 eligible epidemiological studies with high and reference exposures, end points of IQ scores, or related cognitive function measures with means and variances for the two exposure groups. Using random-effects models, we estimated the standardized mean difference between exposed and reference groups across all studies. We conducted sensitivity analyses restricted to studies using the same outcome assessment and having drinking-water fluoride as the only exposure. We performed the Cochran test for heterogeneity between studies, Begg's funnel plot, and Egger test to assess publication bias, and conducted meta-regressions to explore sources of variation in mean differences among the studies. Results: The standardized weighted mean difference in IQ score between exposed and reference populations was -0.45 (95% confidence interval: -0.56, -0.35) using a random-effects model. Thus, children in high-fluoride areas had significantly lower IQ scores than those who lived in low-fluoride areas. Subgroup and sensitivity analyses also indicated inverse associations, although the substantial heterogeneity did not appear to decrease. Conclusions: The results support the possibility of an adverse effect of high fluoride exposure on children's neurodevelopment. Future research should include detailed individual-level information on prenatal exposure, neurobehavioral performance, and covariates for adjustment.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Choi, Anna L
AU  - Sun, Guifan
AU  - Zhang, Ying
AU  - Grandjean, Philippe
AD  - Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Y1  - 2012/07/20/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Jul 20
SP  - 1362
EP  - 1368
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 10
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Water Resources Abstracts; Aqualine Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts; ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality
KW  - fluoride
KW  - intelligence
KW  - neurotoxicity
KW  - Water resources
KW  - Environmental factors
KW  - Sensitivity Analysis
KW  - Fluoride
KW  - Exposure
KW  - Fluorides
KW  - Heterogeneity
KW  - Toxicity
KW  - Children
KW  - Model Studies
KW  - Databases
KW  - Intelligence
KW  - Sensitivity analysis
KW  - Water Pollution Effects
KW  - Reviews
KW  - Neurotoxicity
KW  - Standards
KW  - China, People's Rep.
KW  - Side effects
KW  - Q5 08503:Characteristics, behavior and fate
KW  - SW 5040:Data acquisition
KW  - AQ 00008:Effects of Pollution
KW  - H 12000:Epidemiology and Public Health
KW  - P 6000:TOXICOLOGY AND HEALTH
KW  - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Concentration-Response Function for Ozone and Daily Mortality: Results from Five Urban and Five Rural U.K. Populations
AN  - 1660053180; 17615809
AB  - Background: Short-term exposure to ozone has been associated with increased daily mortality. The shape of the concentration-response relationship-and, in particular, if there is a threshold-is critical for estimating public health impacts. Objective: We investigated the concentration-response relationship between daily ozone and mortality in five urban and five rural areas in the United Kingdom from 1993 to 2006. Methods: We used Poisson regression, controlling for seasonality, temperature, and influenza, to investigate associations between daily maximum 8-hr ozone and daily all-cause mortality, assuming linear, linear-threshold, and spline models for all-year and season-specific periods. We examined sensitivity to adjustment for particles (urban areas only) and alternative temperature metrics. Results: In all-year analyses, we found clear evidence for a threshold in the concentration-response relationship between ozone and all-cause mortality in London at 65 mu g/m3 [95% confidence interval (CI): 58, 83] but little evidence of a threshold in other urban or rural areas. Combined linear effect estimates for all-cause mortality were comparable for urban and rural areas: 0.48% (95% CI: 0.35, 0.60) and 0.58% (95% CI: 0.36, 0.81) per 10- mu g/m3 increase in ozone concentrations, respectively. Seasonal analyses suggested thresholds in both urban and rural areas for effects of ozone during summer months. Conclusions: Our results suggest that health impacts should be estimated across the whole ambient range of ozone using both threshold and nonthreshold models, and models stratified by season. Evidence of a threshold effect in London but not in other study areas requires further investigation. The public health impacts of exposure to ozone in rural areas should not be overlooked.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Atkinson, Richard W
AU  - Yu, Dahai
AU  - Armstrong, Ben G
AU  - Pattenden, Sam
AU  - Wilkinson, Paul
AU  - Doherty, Ruth M
AU  - Heal, Mathew R
AU  - Anderson, HRoss
AD  - Division of Population Health Sciences and Education and MRC-HPA Centre for Environment and Health, St George's, University of London, London, United Kingdom
Y1  - 2012/07/19/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Jul 19
SP  - 1411
EP  - 1417
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 10
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE)
KW  - concentration-response function
KW  - daily mortality
KW  - ozone
KW  - U.K. population
KW  - Mortality
KW  - Estimating
KW  - Health
KW  - Thresholds
KW  - Urban areas
KW  - Rural areas
KW  - Public health
KW  - Ozone
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Exposure to Tobacco Smoke in Utero and Subsequent Plasma Lipids, ApoB, and CRP among Adult Women in the MoBa Cohort
AN  - 1660053044; 17649948
AB  - Background: Recent findings suggest that maternal smoking during pregnancy may play a role in the development of metabolic alterations in offspring during childhood. However, whether such exposure increases the risk of developing similar metabolic alterations during adulthood is uncertain. Objective: We evaluated the association of in utero exposure to maternal tobacco smoke with plasma lipids, apolipoprotein B (apoB), and C-reactive protein (CRP) in adulthood. Methods: The study was based on a subsample of the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa) and included 479 pregnant women with plasma lipids, apoB, and CRP measurements. Information on in utero exposure to tobacco smoke, personal smoking, and other factors were obtained from the women by a self-completed questionnaire at enrollment, at approximately 17 weeks of gestation. Results: Women exposed to tobacco smoke in utero had higher triglycerides [10.7% higher; 95% confidence interval (CI): 3.9, 17.9] and lower high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL) (-1.9 mg/dL; 95% CI: -4.3, 0.5) compared with unexposed women, after adjusting for age, physical activity, education, personal smoking, and current body mass index (BMI). Exposed women were also more likely to have triglycerides greater than or equal to 200 mg/dL [adjusted odds ratio (aOR) = 2.5; 95% CI: 1.3, 5.1] and HDL < 50 mg/dL (aOR = 2.3; 95% CI: 1.1, 5.0). Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, total cholesterol, and apoB were not associated with the exposure. CRP was increased among exposed women; however, after adjustment for BMI, the association was completely attenuated. Conclusions: In this population, in utero exposure to tobacco smoke was associated with high triglycerides and low HDL in adulthood, 18-44 years after exposure.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Cupul-Uicab, Lea A
AU  - Skjaerven, Rolv
AU  - Haug, Kjell
AU  - Travlos, Gregory S
AU  - Wilson, Ralph E
AU  - Eggesboe, Merete
AU  - Hoppin, Jane A
AU  - Whitworth, Kristina W
AU  - Longnecker, Matthew P
AD  - Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
Y1  - 2012/07/19/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Jul 19
SP  - 1532
EP  - 1537
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 1
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE)
KW  - clinical chemistry
KW  - C-reactive protein
KW  - metabolic syndrome
KW  - plasma lipids
KW  - prenatal exposure delayed effects
KW  - smoking
KW  - women
KW  - Smoke
KW  - Smoking
KW  - Triglycerides
KW  - Lipids
KW  - Exposure
KW  - Gestation
KW  - Tobacco
KW  - Cholesterol
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Lactational Exposure to Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers and Its Relation to Social and Emotional Development among Toddlers
AN  - 1285095442; 17615810
AB  - Background: Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) have been widely used as flame retardants and are ubiquitous environmental contaminants. PBDEs have been linked to adverse neurodevelopment in animals and humans. Objectives: We investigated the association between breast milk PBDE levels and social and emotional development in toddlers. Methods: The Pregnancy Infection and Nutrition (PIN) and PIN Babies studies followed a cohort of North Carolina pregnant women and their children through 36 months of age. Breast milk samples obtained at 3 months postpartum were analyzed for PBDEs. The Infant-Toddler Social and Emotional Assessment (ITSEA) was completed by mothers when children were approximately 30 months of age (n = 222). We assessed the relationship between breast milk concentrations of five PBDE congeners-BDEs 28, 47, 99, 100, and 153-and children's social and emotional development, adjusting for other factors. Results: A small, imprecise, yet consistent positive association was apparent between BDEs 47, 99, and 100 and increased externalizing behaviors, specifically activity/impulsivity behaviors. Externalizing domain T-scores ranged from 30 to 87 with a mean of 47.8. Compared with those with BDE-47 concentrations below the median, adjusted externalizing behavior domain scores were 1.6 [95% confidence interval (CI): -1.2, 4.4] and 2.8 (95% CI -0.1, 5.7) points higher for children born to women with breast milk concentrations in the 3rd and 4th quartiles, respectively. PBDEs were not associated with other social and emotional developmental domains. Conclusions: Our results, although imprecise, suggest a subtle association between early-life PBDE exposure and increased activity/impulsivity behaviors in early childhood. Confirmation of these results is needed in other longitudinal studies.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Hoffman, Kate
AU  - Adgent, Margaret
AU  - Goldman, Barbara Davis
AU  - Sjodin, Andreas
AU  - Daniels, Julie L
AD  - University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Y1  - 2012/07/19/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Jul 19
SP  - 1438
EP  - 1442
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 10
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Pollution Abstracts; Toxicology Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts
KW  - neurodevelopment
KW  - polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs)
KW  - social and emotional development
KW  - Longitudinal studies
KW  - USA, North Carolina
KW  - Emotions
KW  - Age
KW  - Breast milk
KW  - Fire retardant chemicals
KW  - Development
KW  - Infection
KW  - Children
KW  - Nutrition
KW  - Pregnancy
KW  - Polybrominated diphenyl ethers
KW  - Postpartum
KW  - polybrominated diphenyl ethers
KW  - impulsive behavior
KW  - Fire retardants
KW  - Contaminants
KW  - H 6000:Natural Disasters/Civil Defense/Emergency Management
KW  - X 24320:Food Additives & Contaminants
KW  - P 6000:TOXICOLOGY AND HEALTH
KW  - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Health Benefits from Large-Scale Ozone Reduction in the United States
AN  - 1285095415; 17615808
AB  - Background: Exposure to ozone has been associated with adverse health effects, including premature mortality and cardiopulmonary and respiratory morbidity. In 2008, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) lowered the primary (health-based) National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for ozone to 75 ppb, expressed as the fourth-highest daily maximum 8-hr average over a 24-hr period. Based on recent monitoring data, U.S. ozone levels still exceed this standard in numerous locations, resulting in avoidable adverse health consequences. Objectives: We sought to quantify the potential human health benefits from achieving the current primary NAAQS standard of 75 ppb and two alternative standard levels, 70 and 60 ppb, which represent the range recommended by the U.S. EPA Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC). Methods: We applied health impact assessment methodology to estimate numbers of deaths and other adverse health outcomes that would have been avoided during 2005, 2006, and 2007 if the current (or lower) NAAQS ozone standards had been met. Estimated reductions in ozone concentrations were interpolated according to geographic area and year, and concentration-response functions were obtained or derived from the epidemiological literature. Results: We estimated that annual numbers of avoided ozone-related premature deaths would have ranged from 1,410 to 2,480 at 75 ppb to 2,450 to 4,130 at 70 ppb, and 5,210 to 7,990 at 60 ppb. Acute respiratory symptoms would have been reduced by 3 million cases and school-loss days by 1 million cases annually if the current 75-ppb standard had been attained. Substantially greater health benefits would have resulted if the CASAC-recommended range of standards (70-60 ppb) had been met. Conclusions: Attaining a more stringent primary ozone standard would significantly reduce ozone-related premature mortality and morbidity.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Berman, Jesse D
AU  - Fann, Neal
AU  - Hollingsworth, John W
AU  - Pinkerton, Kent E
AU  - Rom, William N
AU  - Szema, Anthony M
AU  - Breysse, Patrick N
AU  - White, Ronald H
AU  - Curriero, Frank C
AD  - Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Y1  - 2012/07/18/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Jul 18
SP  - 1404
EP  - 1410
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 10
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Pollution Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts; Sustainability Science Abstracts
KW  - health benefits
KW  - health impact assessment
KW  - ozone
KW  - standards
KW  - Air quality standards
KW  - Mortality
KW  - EPA
KW  - Pollution monitoring
KW  - USA
KW  - Advisory committees
KW  - Morbidity
KW  - Ozone
KW  - P 0000:AIR POLLUTION
KW  - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development
KW  - H 1000:Occupational Safety and Health
KW  - ENA 01:Air Pollution
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N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Air quality standards; Pollution monitoring; EPA; Mortality; Advisory committees; Morbidity; Ozone; USA
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1104851
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TY  - BOOK
T1  - Oil Sands and the Keystone XL Pipeline: Background and Selected Environmental Issues
AN  - 1438599995; 2011-496452
AB  - This report focuses on selected environmental concerns raised in conjunction with the proposed Keystone XL pipeline and the oil sands crude it will transport. Moreover, many of the environmental concerns are not unique to oil sands -- One could compose analogous lists for all forms of energy: coal, natural gas, nuclear, biofuels, conventional crude oil -- Therefore, the oil sands/pipeline issues, when practicable, will be compared to other energy sources, particularly conventional crude oil development. Tables, Figures, Appendixes.
JF  - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Jul 16 2012, 49 pp.
AU  - Ramseur, Jonathan L
AU  - Lattanzio, Richard K
AU  - Luther, Linda
AU  - Parfomak, Paul W
AU  - Carter, Nicole T
Y1  - 2012/07/16/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Jul 16
PB  - Congressional Research Reports for the People
KW  - Energy resources and policy - Petroleum and natural gas industries and products
KW  - Energy resources and policy - Energy policy
KW  - Energy resources and policy - Renewable energy sources
KW  - Biomass energy
KW  - Petroleum industry
KW  - Pipelines
KW  - Natural gas
KW  - book
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LA  - English
DB  - PAIS Index
N1  - Date revised - 2013-10-01
N1  - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2012
N1  - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress no. R42611
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
ER  - 



TY  - JOUR
T1  - Anonymous nuclear loci in non-model organisms: making the most of high-throughput genome surveys
AN  - 1434032642; 18513526
AB  - Motivation: When working with non-model organisms, few if any species-specific markers are available for phylogenetic, phylogeographic and population studies. Therefore, researchers often try to adapt markers developed in distantly related taxa, resulting in poor amplification and ascertainment bias in their target taxa. Markers can be developed de novo and anonymous nuclear loci (ANL) are proving to be a boon for researchers seeking large numbers of fast-evolving, independent loci. However, the development of ANL can be laboratory intensive and expensive. A workflow is described to identify suitable low-copy anonymous loci from high-throughput shotgun sequences, dramatically reducing the cost and time required to develop these markers and produce robust multilocus datasets.Results: By successively removing repetitive and evolutionary conserved sequences from low coverage shotgun libraries, we were able to isolate thousands of potential ANL. Empirical testing of loci developed from two reptile taxa confirmed that our methodology yields markers with comparable amplification rates and nucleotide diversities to ANLs developed using other methodologies. Our approach capitalizes on next-generation sequencing technologies to enable the development of phylogenetic, phylogeographic and population markers for taxa lacking suitable genomic resources.
JF  - Bioinformatics
AU  - Bertozzi, Terry
AU  - Sanders, Kate L
AU  - Sistrom, Mark J
AU  - Gardner, Michael G
AD  - super(1)Evolutionary Biology Unit, South Australian Museum, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia, super(2)School of Molecular and Biomedical Science, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia, super(3)Ecology, Evolution and Landscape Science, University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia, super(4)Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520-8106, USA, super(5)School of Biological Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia and super(6)Australian Centre for Evolutionary Biology and Biodiversity, School of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia
Y1  - 2012/07/15/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Jul 15
SP  - 1807
EP  - 1810
PB  - Oxford University Press, Great Clarendon Street Oxford OX2 6DP United Kingdom
VL  - 28
IS  - 14
SN  - 1367-4803, 1367-4803
KW  - Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts
KW  - Phylogeny
KW  - Genomes
KW  - Evolutionary conservation
KW  - Population studies
KW  - genomics
KW  - Bioinformatics
KW  - Nucleotides
KW  - W 30960:Bioinformatics & Computer Applications
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DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2013-09-01
N1  - Last updated - 2015-03-20
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Genomes; Phylogeny; Evolutionary conservation; Population studies; Bioinformatics; genomics; Nucleotides
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bioinformatics/bts284
ER  - 



TY  - JOUR
T1  - Burning outcomes following aggregated retention harvesting in old-growth wet eucalypt forests
AN  - 1020858311; 16791260
AB  - In Tasmania, Australia, aggregated retention (ARN1Abbreviations: ARN, aggregated retention; CBS, clearfell, burn and sow.1) is being implemented as an alternative to clearfelling in old-growth wet eucalypt forests. These forests have traditionally been regenerated using a high-intensity burn and aerial sowing, but the use of more complex harvesting designs makes conventional high-intensity burning difficult. In 2007, a new burning method ('slow burning') was developed specifically for ARN coupes. This paper compares site preparation, burning weather conditions and burning outcomes in ARN and conventional clearfell, burn and sow (CBS) coupes burnt from 2007 to 2010. ARN coupes had higher perimeter-to-area ratios than paired CBS coupes, and 8% more of the harvested area was affected by firebreaks. Although there was less burnt seedbed and more compacted seedbed in ARN coupes compared to clearfelled coupes, mean levels of receptive seedbed were adequate and are unlikely to limit regeneration success. Burn impact on unharvested forest was greater in ARN coupes, due largely to burning in the retained aggregates. Despite this, only 11% of aggregate area was burnt overall, and the current guidelines for aggregate size (most >1ha) appear sufficient to keep burn impact within acceptable thresholds. Firebreaks affected from 4-32% of the harvested area in the coupes measured in this study, and were 10m wide on average, twice the required width. To reduce soil disturbance and potential impacts on regeneration, firebreaks should be established only where absolutely necessary, and firebreak widths should be minimised wherever possible.
JF  - Forest Ecology and Management
AU  - Scott, Robyn E
AU  - Neyland, Mark G
AU  - McElwee, David J
AU  - Baker, Susan C
AD  - Forestry Tasmania, GPO Box 207, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia, robyn.scott@forestrytas.com.au
Y1  - 2012/07/15/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Jul 15
SP  - 165
EP  - 173
PB  - Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 211 Amsterdam 1000 AE Netherlands
VL  - 276
SN  - 0378-1127, 0378-1127
KW  - Sustainability Science Abstracts; Ecology Abstracts
KW  - High-intensity burn
KW  - Seedbed
KW  - Firebreak
KW  - Variable retention
KW  - Retention forestry
KW  - Australia
KW  - Burns
KW  - Weather
KW  - Forest management
KW  - regeneration
KW  - Guidelines
KW  - Forests
KW  - burning
KW  - Soil
KW  - Disturbance
KW  - Burning
KW  - Harvesting
KW  - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development
KW  - D 04060:Management and Conservation
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DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2012-06-01
N1  - Last updated - 2016-04-29
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Soil; Burns; Forest management; Weather; Forests; Burning; Harvesting; regeneration; Guidelines; Disturbance; burning
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2012.03.026
ER  - 



TY  - JOUR
T1  - The Canopy Semi-analytic Pgap And Radiative Transfer (CanSPART) model: Formulation and application
AN  - 1020849728; 16792142
AB  - We present CanSPART: a model of gap probability (Pgap) based on a simple but flexible geometric vegetation canopy structure, coupled to a one-dimensional radiative transfer scheme, to account for the effects of crown structure and trunks on vertically resolved canopy radiation fluxes. The Pgap component of the model is intended for use in inverting ground-based and airborne gap-frequency data for biometric variables, while the full CanSPART model is intended for application within a one-dimensional multilayer soil-vegetation-atmosphere-transfer model. Our approach to modelling Pgapis novel because it uses an analytic approximation to the crown porosity, which makes it computationally efficient. Further, it can accommodate any distribution of crown and trunk heights and dimensions, allowing the model to be applied to complex canopy structures with multiple layers. The Pgap model is readily rewritten in terms of a clumping factor as a function of height and angle. Simulations of Pgap([thetas],z) for idealised canopies compared favourably with those of two other models: the Analytical Clumped Two-Stream (ACTS) model () and an adaptation of the model. We test the analytic approximation to the crown porosity, also inherent in the model, and the applicability of a single clumping factor without angle nor height dependence. Both simplifications are demonstrated to be valid. provide quantitative assessment of the Pgap component of CanSPART against ground-based lidar measurements from sites spanning a range of canopy structures. The radiative-transfer part of the model is an extension of the two-stream scheme, using Pgapas input and requiring the solution of a single matrix equation. In contrast to existing modified two-stream models which use a clumping factor, we account for both the primary effect of clumping (enhanced uncollided flux intensities) and the secondary effect (enhanced interception of scattered radiation). Application of CanSPART to three contrasting Australian field sites show that Pgap, the absorption of radiation by leaves, Qleaf, and albedo are sensitive to the clumping of leaves into crowns. Except for the most sparsely vegetated site, albedo predictions were significantly too high, unless both primary and secondary effects of clumping were included. This highlights the importance of accounting for the enhanced interception of radiation scattered by leaves in a clump (relative to the unclumped case) and suggests why modified two-stream canopy radiative transfer models using a clumping factor approach may systematically underestimate Qleaf and overestimate albedo.
JF  - Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
AU  - Haverd, V
AU  - Lovell, J L
AU  - Cuntz, M
AU  - Jupp, DLB
AU  - Newnham, G J
AU  - Sea, W
AD  - CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, GPO Box 3023, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia, Vanessa.Haverd@csiro.au
Y1  - 2012/07/15/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Jul 15
SP  - 14
EP  - 35
PB  - Elsevier B.V., The Boulevard Kidlington Oxford OX5 1GB United Kingdom
VL  - 160
SN  - 0168-1923, 0168-1923
KW  - Water Resources Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts
KW  - Clumping
KW  - Canopy
KW  - Radiative transfer
KW  - P gap
KW  - Clumping factor
KW  - Model
KW  - Savanna
KW  - Prediction
KW  - Lidar
KW  - Radiation
KW  - Interception
KW  - Absorption
KW  - Adaptation
KW  - Australia
KW  - Canopies
KW  - radiative transfer
KW  - Simulation Analysis
KW  - Albedo
KW  - Porosity
KW  - Leaves
KW  - Simulation
KW  - porosity
KW  - Radiative transfer models
KW  - Adaptability
KW  - Forest canopy
KW  - Numerical simulations
KW  - Lidar applications
KW  - Fluctuations
KW  - ENA 06:Food & Drugs
KW  - M2 551.521:Radiation (551.521)
KW  - SW 0810:General
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DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2012-06-01
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-29
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Radiative transfer models; Forest canopy; Numerical simulations; Radiation; Albedo; Lidar applications; Radiative transfer; Prediction; Adaptability; Absorption; Simulation; Lidar; Canopies; radiative transfer; porosity; Simulation Analysis; Interception; Porosity; Leaves; Adaptation; Fluctuations; Australia
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2012.01.018
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Variation in Estimated Ozone-Related Health Impacts of Climate Change due to Modeling Choices and Assumptions
AN  - 1291611479; 17649943
AB  - Background: Future climate change may cause air quality degradation via climate-induced changes in meteorology, atmospheric chemistry, and emissions into the air. Few studies have explicitly modeled the potential relationships between climate change, air quality, and human health, and fewer still have investigated the sensitivity of estimates to the underlying modeling choices. Objectives: Our goal was to assess the sensitivity of estimated ozone-related human health impacts of climate change to key modeling choices. Methods: Our analysis included seven modeling systems in which a climate change model is linked to an air quality model, five population projections, and multiple concentration-response functions. Using the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Environmental Benefits Mapping and Analysis Program (BenMAP), we estimated future ozone (O3)-related health effects in the United States attributable to simulated climate change between the years 2000 and approximately 2050, given each combination of modeling choices. Health effects and concentration-response functions were chosen to match those used in the U.S. EPA's 2008 Regulatory Impact Analysis of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for O3. Results: Different combinations of methodological choices produced a range of estimates of national O3-related mortality from roughly 600 deaths avoided as a result of climate change to 2,500 deaths attributable to climate change (although the large majority produced increases in mortality). The choice of the climate change and the air quality model reflected the greatest source of uncertainty, with the other modeling choices having lesser but still substantial effects. Conclusions: Our results highlight the need to use an ensemble approach, instead of relying on any one set of modeling choices, to assess the potential risks associated with O3-related human health effects resulting from climate change.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Post, Ellen S
AU  - Grambsch, Anne
AU  - Weaver, Chris
AU  - Morefield, Philip
AU  - Huang, Jin
AU  - Leung, Lai-Yung
AU  - Nolte, Christopher G
AU  - Adams, Peter
AU  - Liang, Xin-Zhong
AU  - Zhu, Jin-Hong
AU  - Mahoney, Hardee
AD  - Environment and Resources Division, Abt Associates Inc., Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Y1  - 2012/07/12/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Jul 12
SP  - 1559
EP  - 1564
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 1
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Risk Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; Sustainability Science Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts; Aqualine Abstracts
KW  - climate change
KW  - mortality
KW  - ozone
KW  - population projections
KW  - sensitivity analysis
KW  - Climate change
KW  - Air quality
KW  - Emissions
KW  - Mapping
KW  - Ozone
KW  - Mortality
KW  - Sensitivity
KW  - Impact analysis
KW  - Environmental Protection
KW  - Projections
KW  - Model Studies
KW  - Air quality standards
KW  - Risk
KW  - EPA
KW  - USA
KW  - Standards
KW  - Benefits
KW  - H 6000:Natural Disasters/Civil Defense/Emergency Management
KW  - SW 5080:Evaluation, processing and publication
KW  - P 0000:AIR POLLUTION
KW  - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development
KW  - AQ 00003:Monitoring and Analysis of Water and Wastes
KW  - R2 23050:Environment
KW  - ENA 01:Air Pollution
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LA  - English
DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2013-02-01
N1  - Last updated - 2016-07-07
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Air quality standards; Sensitivity; EPA; Mortality; Climate change; Emissions; Impact analysis; Air quality; Ozone; Risk; Environmental Protection; Standards; Mapping; Projections; Benefits; Model Studies; USA
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1104271
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Prenatal and Early Childhood Exposure to Tetrachloroethylene and Adult Vision
AN  - 1677967118; 17317733
AB  - Background: Tetrachloroethylene (PCE; or perchloroethylene) has been implicated in visual impairments among adults with occupational and environmental exposures as well as children born to women with occupational exposure during pregnancy. Objectives: Using a population-based retrospective cohort study, we examined the association between prenatal and early childhood exposure to PCE-contaminated drinking water on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and deficits in adult color vision and contrast sensitivity. Methods: We estimated the amount of PCE that was delivered to the family residence from participants' gestation through 5 years of age. We administered to this now adult study population vision tests to assess acuity, contrast sensitivity, and color discrimination. Results: Participants exposed to higher PCE levels exhibited lower contrast sensitivity at intermediate and high spatial frequencies compared with unexposed participants, although the differences were generally not statistically significant. Exposed participants also exhibited poorer color discrimination than unexposed participants. The difference in mean color confusion indices (CCI) was statistically significant for the Farnsworth test but not Lanthony's D-15d test [Farnsworth CCI mean difference = 0.05, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.003, 0.10; Lanthony CCI mean difference = 0.07, 95% CI: -0.02, 0.15]. Conclusions: Prenatal and early childhood exposure to PCE-contaminated drinking water may be associated with long-term subclinical visual dysfunction in adulthood, particularly with respect to color discrimination. Further investigation of this association in similarly exposed populations is necessary.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Getz, Kelly D
AU  - Janulewicz, Patricia A
AU  - Rowe, Susannah
AU  - Weinberg, Janice M
AU  - Winter, Michael R
AU  - Martin, Brett R
AU  - Vieira, Veronica M
AU  - White, Roberta F
AU  - Aschengrau, Ann
AD  - Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Y1  - 2012/07/11/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Jul 11
SP  - 1327
EP  - 1332
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 9
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE)
KW  - color vision
KW  - contrast sensitivity
KW  - perchloroethylene
KW  - tetrachloroethylene
KW  - Occupational
KW  - Exposure
KW  - Gestation
KW  - Discrimination
KW  - Tetrachloroethylene
KW  - Adults
KW  - Drinking water
KW  - Color
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LA  - English
DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2012-12-01
N1  - Last updated - 2015-05-04
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1103996
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Winter Temperature Inversions and Emergency Department Visits for Asthma in Salt Lake County, Utah, 2003-2008
AN  - 1677933250; 17615803
AB  - Background: Winter temperature inversions-layers of air in which temperature increases with altitude-trap air pollutants and lead to higher pollutant concentrations. Previous studies have evaluated associations between pollutants and emergency department (ED) visits for asthma, but none have considered inversions as independent risk factors for ED visits for asthma. Objective: We aimed to assess associations between winter inversions and ED visits for asthma in Salt Lake County, Utah. Methods: We obtained electronic records of ED visits for asthma and data on inversions, weather, and air pollutants for Salt Lake County, Utah, during the winters of 2003 through 2004 to 2007 through 2008. We identified 3,425 ED visits using a primary diagnosis of asthma. We used a time-stratified case-crossover design, and conditional logistic regression models to calculate odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) to estimate rate ratios of ED visits for asthma in relation to inversions during a 4-day lag period and prolonged inversions. We evaluated interactions between inversions and weather and pollutants. Results: After adjusting for dew point and mean temperatures, the OR for ED visits for asthma associated with inversions 0-3 days before the visit compared with no inversions during the lag period was 1.14 (95% CI: 1.00, 1.30). The OR for each 1-day increase in the number of inversion days during the lag period was 1.03 (95% CI: 1.00, 1.07). Associations were only apparent when PM sub(10) and maximum and mean temperatures were above median levels. Conclusions: Our results provide evidence that winter inversions are associated with increased rates of ED visits for asthma.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Beard, John D
AU  - Beck, Celeste
AU  - Graham, Randall
AU  - Packham, Steven C
AU  - Traphagan, Monica
AU  - Giles, Rebecca T
AU  - Morgan, John G
AD  - Environmental Epidemiology Program, and
Y1  - 2012/07/11/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Jul 11
SP  - 1385
EP  - 1390
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 10
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE)
KW  - asthma
KW  - case-crossover
KW  - emergency department
KW  - interaction
KW  - inversion
KW  - winter
KW  - Weather
KW  - Pollutants
KW  - Emergencies
KW  - Asthma
KW  - Salt lakes
KW  - Climatology
KW  - Inversions
KW  - Winter
KW  - Freshwater
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Childhood Lead Poisoning Associated with Gold Ore Processing: a Village-Level Investigation-Zamfara State, Nigeria, October-November 2010
AN  - 1677934021; 17615821
AB  - Background: During May-June 2010, a childhood lead poisoning outbreak related to gold ore processing was confirmed in two villages in Zamfara State, Nigeria. During June-September of that year, villages with suspected or confirmed childhood lead poisoning continued to be identified in Zamfara State. Objectives: We investigated the extent of childhood lead poisoning [ greater than or equal to 1 child with a blood lead level (BLL) greater than or equal to 10 mu g/dL] and lead contamination ( greater than or equal to 1 soil/dust sample with a lead level > 400 parts per million) among villages in Zamfara State and identified villages that should be prioritized for urgent interventions. Methods: We used chain-referral sampling to identify villages of interest, defined as villages suspected of participation in gold ore processing during the previous 12 months. We interviewed villagers, determined BLLs among children < 5 years of age, and analyzed soil/dust from public areas and homes for lead. Results: We identified 131 villages of interest and visited 74 (56%) villages in three local government areas. Fifty-four (77%) of 70 villages that completed the survey reported gold ore processing. Ore-processing villages were more likely to have greater than or equal to 1 child < 5 years of age with lead poisoning (68% vs. 50%, p = 0.17) or death following convulsions (74% vs. 44%, p = 0.02). Soil/dust contamination and BLL greater than or equal to 45 mu g/dL were identified in ore-processing villages only [50% (p < 0.001) and 15% (p = 0.22), respectively]. The odds of childhood lead poisoning or lead contamination was 3.5 times as high in ore-processing villages than the other villages (95% confidence interval: 1.1, 11.3). Conclusion: Childhood lead poisoning and lead contamination were widespread in surveyed areas, particularly among villages that had processed ore recently. Urgent interventions are required to reduce lead exposure, morbidity, and mortality in affected communities.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Lo, Yi-Chun
AU  - Dooyema, Carrie A
AU  - Neri, Antonio
AU  - Durant, James
AU  - Jefferies, Taran
AU  - Medina-Marino, Andrew
AU  - de Ravello, Lori
AU  - Thoroughman, Douglas
AU  - Davis, Lora
AU  - Dankoli, Raymond S
AU  - Samson, Matthias Y
AU  - Ibrahim, Luka M
AU  - Okechukwu, Ossai
AU  - Umar-Tsafe, Nasir T
AU  - Dama, Alhassan H
AU  - Brown, Mary Jean
AD  - Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Y1  - 2012/07/05/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Jul 05
SP  - 1450
EP  - 1455
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 10
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE)
KW  - environmental health
KW  - lead poisoning
KW  - Age
KW  - Villages
KW  - Soil (material)
KW  - Contamination
KW  - Lead poisoning
KW  - Gold
KW  - Sampling
KW  - Dust
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Early-Life Cadmium Exposure and Child Development in 5-Year-Old Girls and Boys: A Cohort Study in Rural Bangladesh
AN  - 1671610311; 17615820
AB  - Background: Cadmium is a commonly occurring toxic food contaminant, but health consequences of early-life exposure are poorly understood. Objectives: We evaluated the associations between cadmium exposure and neurobehavioral development in preschool children. Methods: In our population-based mother-child cohort study in rural Bangladesh, we assessed cadmium exposure in 1,305 women in early pregnancy and their children at 5 years of age by measuring concentrations in urine (U-Cd), using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Children's IQ at 5 years of age, including Verbal (VIQ), Performance (PIQ), and Full-Scale IQ (FSIQ), were measured by Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence. Behavior was assessed by the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). Results: In multiple linear regression models, adjusted for sex, home stimulation, socioeconomic status (SES), and maternal and child characteristics, a doubling of maternal U-Cd was inversely associated with VIQ (-0.84 points; 95% confidence interval: -1.3, -0.40), PIQ (-0.64 points; -1.1, -0.18), and FSIQ (-0.80 points; -1.2, -0.39). Concurrent child U-Cd showed somewhat weaker association with VIQ and FSIQ, but not PIQ. Stratification by sex and SES indicated slightly stronger associations with PIQ and FSIQ in girls than in boys and in higher-income compared with lower-income families. Concurrent U-Cd was inversely associated with SDQ-prosocial behavior and positively associated with SDQ-difficult behavior, but associations were close to the null after adjustment. Quantile regression analysis showed similar associations across the whole range of each developmental outcome. Conclusion: Early-life low-level cadmium exposure was associated with lower child intelligence scores in our study cohort. Further research in this area is warranted.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Kippler, Maria
AU  - Tofail, Fahmida
AU  - Hamadani, Jena D
AU  - Gardner, Renee M
AU  - Grantham-McGregor, Sally M
AU  - Bottai, Matteo
AU  - Vahter, Marie
AD  - Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Y1  - 2012/07/03/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Jul 03
SP  - 1462
EP  - 1468
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 10
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE)
KW  - cadmium exposure
KW  - child IQ
KW  - development
KW  - food pollutant
KW  - neurotoxicity
KW  - prenatal
KW  - urine
KW  - Intelligence
KW  - Age
KW  - Girls
KW  - Health
KW  - Cadmium
KW  - Children
KW  - Rural
KW  - Sex
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Parental nutrition knowledge and attitudes as predictors of 5-6-year-old children's healthy food knowledge
AN  - 1367488221; 18060031
AB  - Young children's knowledge about healthy food may influence the formation of their eating behaviours, and parents have a major influence on the development of children's knowledge in the early years. We investigated the extent to which parental nutrition knowledge and attitudes around food predicted young children's knowledge of healthy foods, controlling for other influences such as socio-economic status (SES) and parent education levels in a cross-sectional research design. Children were given a healthy food knowledge activity and parents completed questionnaires. Twenty primary schools in Adelaide, Australia, stratified by SES. We recruited 192 children aged 5-6 years and their parents. Structural equation modelling showed that parent nutrition knowledge predicted children's nutrition knowledge (r = 0.30, P < 0.001) independently of attitudes, SES and education level. Nutrition education for parents, targeted at low-SES areas at higher risk for obesity, may contribute to the development of healthy food knowledge in young children.
JF  - Public Health Nutrition
AU  - Zarnowiecki, Dorota
AU  - Sinn, Natalie
AU  - Petkov, John
AU  - Dollman, James
AD  - Sansom Institute for Health Research, School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, GPO Box 2471, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia, dorota.zarnowiecki@unisa.edu.au
Y1  - 2012/07//
PY  - 2012
DA  - Jul 2012
SP  - 1284
EP  - 1290
PB  - Cambridge University Press, The Edinburgh Building, Cambridge CB2 2RU United Kingdom
VL  - 15
IS  - 7
SN  - 1368-9800, 1368-9800
KW  - Risk Abstracts
KW  - Attitudes
KW  - Australia
KW  - Children
KW  - R2 23060:Medical and environmental health
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N1  - Date revised - 2013-06-01
N1  - Number of references - 1
N1  - Last updated - 2014-03-10
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Children; Australia
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1368980011003259
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Corporate Liability For Human Rights Abuses: Analyzing Kiobel & Alternatives To The Alien Tort Statute
AN  - 1364727345; 2011-419443
AB  - Can corporations be held liable for human rights abuses under international law? According to the Second Circuit's highly controversial Kiobel decision, the answer is "no." Specifically, corporations are not liable for human rights abuses under the Alien Tort Statute (ATS) -- a statute that has become the central battleground for debating the role of international law in U.S. courts. In an era of prolific transnational economic and legal activity, Kiobel entails a fascinating and sharply-worded debate on the duties that corporations as private actors owe under international law, as well as key insights into how an influential U.S. court interprets international law and the scope of its authority to create legal remedies. Despite the importance of these issues for scholars and practitioners of international law, current scholarship does not comprehensively analyze this decision issued in October 2010, the various opinions issued in February 2011 denying en banc and panel rehearing, and the ensuing circuit split-leading up to oral arguments before the Supreme Court in February 2012. This Note weaves together these important strands into a singular narrative and provides a rigorous framework to analyze Kiobel major themes, fault lines, and consequences. Furthermore, it uniquely combines an analysis of Kiobel and its narrowing of ATS corporate liability with a detailed examination of alternatives to the ATS in holding corporations accountable for human rights abuses. Following a careful evaluation of the ATS's deficiencies, it proposes alternate forms of relief including suing corporate officers and directors, initiating state law claims, suing in specific foreign jurisdictions, and relying on multilateral corporate social responsibility initiatives. It further proposes two novel statutory alternatives to the ATS: imposing corporate civil liability, modeled on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and individual criminal liability for violating the law of nations. Adapted from the source document.
JF  - Georgetown Journal of International Law
AU  - Haider, Ziad
AD  - previously served as a legislative aide on foreign policy and immigration issues in the United States Senate
Y1  - 2012/07//
PY  - 2012
DA  - July 2012
SP  - 1361
EP  - 1390
PB  - Georgetown University Law Center, Washington DC
VL  - 43
IS  - 4
SN  - 1550-5200, 1550-5200
KW  - Law and ethics - International law
KW  - Business and service sector - Business and business enterprises
KW  - Human rights - Human rights promotion and violations
KW  - Law and ethics - Liability, torts, and personal injury
KW  - Law and ethics - Law and jurisprudence
KW  - Administration of justice - Courts and judicial power
KW  - Population groups, population policy, and demographics - Immigrants and aliens
KW  - Law and ethics - Criminal law
KW  - Law and ethics - Ethics
KW  - Business and service sector - Business management
KW  - Business and service sector - Entrepreneurs, executives, business personnel, and occupations
KW  - United States Supreme court
KW  - Courts
KW  - Corporations
KW  - Criminal liability
KW  - Jurisdiction
KW  - Social responsibility of business
KW  - International law
KW  - Liability
KW  - Human rights
KW  - Claims
KW  - Directors
KW  - Authority
KW  - Law
KW  - Aliens
KW  - article
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DB  - PAIS Index
N1  - Date revised - 2013-06-01
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - International law; Corporations; Human rights; Liability; Law; Courts; Aliens; Jurisdiction; Criminal liability; Claims; Social responsibility of business; Authority; United States Supreme court; Directors
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Newsmaker: Karen Keninger
AN  - 1125214042; 201210644
AB  - In an interview, Karen Keninger, who was named the new director of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. and is the first person who is blind to direct the Braille and talking book program, discusses her agency. She discusses the services offered by the agency, whether today's emphasis on online services presents new opportunities for individuals who are blind or visually impaired, and how has time changed what is offered by the agency. Adapted from the source document.
JF  - American Libraries
AU  - Keninger, Karen
AD  - National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Y1  - 2012/07//
PY  - 2012
DA  - July 2012
SP  - 20
PB  - American Library Association, Chicago, IL
VL  - 43
IS  - 7-8
SN  - 0002-9769, 0002-9769
KW  - User services
KW  - Library of Congress
KW  - Blind and partially sighted
KW  - article
KW  - 3.11: NATIONAL LIBRARIES AND STATE LIBRARIES
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LA  - English
DB  - Library & Information Science Abstracts (LISA)
N1  - Date revised - 2012-11-01
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-27
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Library of Congress; Blind and partially sighted; User services
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Personal and Neighborhood Resources, Future Time Perspective, and Social Relations in Middle and Older Adulthood
AN  - 1038109875; 201223796
AB  - Objectives. Aging-related changes in motivation and the availability of resources have been hypothesized to result in social network changes in later life. However, few studies have examined associations of both motivation and resources with different aspects of social network composition in the same analytical context. The present study examined associations of key motivational (future time perspective [FTP]) and resource variables (partner status, physical health, and perceived neighborhood cohesion) with social network size and positive and negative social exchanges. Method. A population-based sample of midlife (aged 55-59 years, n = 169) young-old (aged 60-74 years, n = 306) and old-old (aged 75+ years, n = 77) adults completed a questionnaire. Results. Those who were partnered reported larger networks with family, whereas never-married individuals reported larger networks with neighbors. Perceived neighborhood cohesion was related to larger networks with family, neighbors, and friends. Open-ended FTP was associated with larger networks of friends and more frequent positive social exchanges. Discussion. Our results point to FTP and resources having different implications for social engagement across network domains. Adapted from the source document.
JF  - Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences
AU  - Windsor, Tim D
AU  - Fiori, Katherine L
AU  - Crisp, Dimity A
AD  - School of Psychology, Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5043, Australia tim.windsor@flinders.edu.au
Y1  - 2012/07//
PY  - 2012
DA  - July 2012
SP  - 423
EP  - 431
PB  - Gerontological Society of America, Washington DC
VL  - 67B
IS  - 4
SN  - 1079-5014, 1079-5014
KW  - Future time perspective, Negative exchanges, Positive exchanges, Resources, Social relations
KW  - Social networks
KW  - Motivation
KW  - Cohesion
KW  - Neighbourhoods
KW  - Friends
KW  - Time perspectives
KW  - article
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LA  - English
DB  - Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA)
N1  - Date revised - 2012-09-01
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-27
N1  - CODEN - JGBSF3
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Social networks; Neighbourhoods; Friends; Time perspectives; Cohesion; Motivation
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbr117
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Occurrence of Organophosphorus and Carbamate Pesticide Residues in Surface Water Samples from the Rangpur District of Bangladesh
AN  - 1028025839; 16835731
AB  - We report the presence of organophosphorus and carbamate residues in 24 surface water samples and five ground water samples from Pirgacha Thana, Rangpur district, Bangladesh using high-performance liquid chromatography. A number of samples of surface water from paddy fields were found to contain chlorpyriphos, carbofuran and carbaryl at concentrations ranging from 0-1.189, 0-3.395 and 0-0.163 mu g/L, respectively. Surface water from the lakes had chlorpyriphos, carbofuran and carbaryl at concentrations ranging from 0.544-0.895, 0.949-1.671 and 0-0.195 mu g/L, respectively. This result indicates that the general public living in the area of Rangpur is at high risk of pesticide exposure from contaminated waters in the environment.
JF  - Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
AU  - Chowdhury, Alamgir Zaman
AU  - Jahan, Salina Akter
AU  - Islam, Mohammad Nazrul
AU  - Moniruzzaman, Mohammed
AU  - Alam, Mohammad Khorshed
AU  - Zaman, Mohammad A
AU  - Karim, Nurul
AU  - Gan, Siew Hua
AD  - Agrochemicals and Environmental Research Division, Institute of Food and Radiation Biology, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Ganakbari, Savar, G.P.O. BOX 3787, Dhaka, 1349, Bangladesh, shgan@kck.usm.my
Y1  - 2012/07//
PY  - 2012
DA  - Jul 2012
SP  - 202
EP  - 207
PB  - Springer Science+Business Media, Van Godewijckstraat 30 Dordrecht 3311 GX Netherlands
VL  - 89
IS  - 1
SN  - 0007-4861, 0007-4861
KW  - Environment Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts; Toxicology Abstracts
KW  - Carbaryl
KW  - Surface water
KW  - Bangladesh
KW  - X:24330
KW  - P 2000:FRESHWATER POLLUTION
KW  - ENA 02:Toxicology & ENAironmental Safety
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LA  - English
DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2012-07-01
N1  - Last updated - 2014-02-21
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Surface water; Bangladesh
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00128-012-0641-8
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Changes in the South Pacific Convergence Zone in IPCC AR4 future climate projections
AN  - 1024667809; 16864806
AB  - The response of the South Pacific Convergence Zone (SPCZ) to climate change is examined using simulations from 16 coupled climate models under the A2 emission scenario carried out for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fourth Assessment Report. Characteristics of the austral summer SPCZ in the late twenty-first century are compared with the late twentieth century: the orientation and latitude of the SPCZ precipitation band; the area and intensity of precipitation within the SPCZ; and the eastern extent of the SPCZ. Changes in the SPCZ position are examined using a simple linear fit to the band of maximum precipitation and using a "pattern matching" technique. Both techniques find no consistent shift in the slope or mean latitude of the austral summer SPCZ. However, many models simulate a westward shift in the eastern edge of the SPCZ in austral summer, with reduced precipitation to the east of around 150 degree W. The westward contraction of the SPCZ is associated with a strengthening of the trade winds in the southeast Pacific and an increased zonal sea surface temperature gradient across the South Pacific. The majority of models simulate an increase in the area of the SPCZ and in mean and maximum precipitation within the SPCZ, defined by a 6 mm/day precipitation threshold, consistent with increased moisture convergence in a warmer climate. Changes in the SPCZ response to ENSO are examined using ENSO precipitation composites. The SPCZ has a reduced slope and is shifted towards the equator in the A2 multi-model mean El Nino composite.
JF  - Climate Dynamics
AU  - Brown, Josephine R
AU  - Moise, Aurel F
AU  - Delage, Francois P
AD  - Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research, Bureau of Meteorology, GPO Box 1289, Melbourne, Australia, J.Brown@bom.gov.au
Y1  - 2012/07//
PY  - 2012
DA  - July 2012
SP  - 1
EP  - 19
PB  - Springer Science+Business Media, Van Godewijckstraat 30 Dordrecht 3311 GX Netherlands
VL  - 39
IS  - 1-2
SN  - 0930-7575, 0930-7575
KW  - Water Resources Abstracts; ASFA 2: Ocean Technology Policy & Non-Living Resources; Sustainability Science Abstracts; Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts
KW  - Convergence zones
KW  - Trade winds
KW  - IS, South Pacific
KW  - Rainfall
KW  - Climate change
KW  - trade winds
KW  - Summer
KW  - Temperature Gradient
KW  - Maximum precipitation
KW  - Orientation behaviour
KW  - Assessments
KW  - Convergence
KW  - El Nino
KW  - Emissions
KW  - Latitude
KW  - Slopes
KW  - El Nino phenomena
KW  - Atmospheric precipitations
KW  - Composite materials
KW  - Climate models
KW  - Climates
KW  - ISEW, South Pacific, South Pacific Convergence Zone
KW  - Simulation
KW  - Precipitation
KW  - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
KW  - Projections
KW  - Temperature gradients
KW  - Model Studies
KW  - Southern Oscillation
KW  - El Nino-Southern Oscillation event
KW  - Future climates
KW  - M2 551.583:Variations (551.583)
KW  - SW 0810:General
KW  - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development
KW  - Q2 09244:Air-sea coupling
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LA  - English
DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2012-07-01
N1  - Last updated - 2016-12-22
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Convergence zones; Atmospheric precipitations; Trade winds; El Nino; Climate change; Temperature gradients; Orientation behaviour; El Nino phenomena; Southern Oscillation; Climate models; Convergence; El Nino-Southern Oscillation event; Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change; Precipitation; Maximum precipitation; Future climates; Composite materials; Rainfall; Emissions; trade winds; Simulation; Latitude; Summer; Assessments; Climates; Projections; Slopes; Temperature Gradient; Model Studies; IS, South Pacific; ISEW, South Pacific, South Pacific Convergence Zone
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00382-011-1192-0
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Removal of anionic surfactant sodium dodecyl sulphate from aqueous solution by adsorption onto pine cone biomass of Pinus Radiate: equilibrium, thermodynamic, kinetics, mechanism and process design
AN  - 1024667102; 16861486
AB  - This study was undertaken to evaluate the adsorption potential of a natural, low-cost agricultural by-product adsorbent, Pine cone (Pinus Radiate), to remove sodium dodecylsulfate (SDS) from aqueous solution. It was found that the extent of SDS adsorption by pine cone biomass increased with initial surfactant concentration and contact time but decreased with increasing solution pH, amount of adsorbent, and temperature of the system. These studies also suggested that the electrostatic forces and surfactant self-assembly are dominant mechanisms governing this pH dependent adsorption process. Overall, kinetic studies showed that the surfactant adsorption process followed pseudo-second-order kinetics based on pseudo-first-order and intraparticle diffusion models. The different kinetic parameters including rate constant, half adsorption time, and diffusion coefficient were determined at different physicochemical conditions. Equilibrium data were fitted by both the Langmuir isotherm and Freundlich adsorption isotherm. The maximum monolayer adsorption capacity of pine cone biomass was 95.75 mg g super(-1) at 20 degree C. The value of separation factor, R sub(L) from Langmuir equation and "n" from Freundlich also indicated favourable adsorption. Thermodynamic parameters such as Delta G super(0), Delta H super(0), and Delta S super(0) were calculated. A single-stage batch absorber design for the SDS adsorption onto pine cone biomass also presented based on the Freundlich isotherm model equation.
JF  - Desalination and Water Treatment
AU  - Sen, T K
AU  - Thi, M T
AU  - Afroze, S
AU  - Phan, C
AU  - Ang, M
AD  - Department of Chemical Engineering, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth 6145, Western Australia, t.sen@curtin.edu.au
Y1  - 2012/07//
PY  - 2012
DA  - Jul 2012
SP  - 263
EP  - 275
PB  - European Desalination Society, Tosti 28 1-67100 L'Aquila Italy
VL  - 45
IS  - 1-3
SN  - 1944-3994, 1944-3994
KW  - ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality; Water Resources Abstracts; Aqualine Abstracts; Environment Abstracts
KW  - Byproducts
KW  - Pinus
KW  - Pollutants
KW  - Water treatment
KW  - Diffusion
KW  - Isotherms
KW  - pH
KW  - Mathematical models
KW  - Thermodynamics
KW  - Physicochemical properties
KW  - Pine Trees
KW  - Biomass
KW  - Model Studies
KW  - Design
KW  - Sodium
KW  - Kinetics
KW  - Adsorption
KW  - Surfactants
KW  - AQ 00001:Water Resources and Supplies
KW  - ENA 06:Food & Drugs
KW  - Q5 08502:Methods and instruments
KW  - SW 3060:Water treatment and distribution
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LA  - English
DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2012-07-01
N1  - Last updated - 2015-03-19
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Sodium; Mathematical models; Water treatment; Thermodynamics; Physicochemical properties; Byproducts; Adsorption; Isotherms; Surfactants; Kinetics; Diffusion; Biomass; pH; Design; Pollutants; Pine Trees; Model Studies; Pinus
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10/5004/dwt.2012.3331
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - The geographical distribution of Yellow dwarf viruses and their aphid vectors in Australian grasslands and wheat
AN  - 1024663443; 16858422
AB  - This article reviews and analyzes the literature on Yellow dwarf viruses (YDVs) in Australia, examining the range of environmental and climatic factors that explain the observed geographical distribution of the virus and its vectors. BYDV-PAV, vectored mainly by the aphid Rhopalosiphum padi, is the most prevalent YDV species in wheat and grasslands across all states, except Queensland. BYDV-RMV, vectored mainly by Rhopalosiphum maidis, dominates in Queensland grasslands, with very low incidence in wheat. Queensland experiences higher rainfall and warmer temperatures than southern Australia. Across Australia disease incidence in wheat is generally low (around 10%) and varies from year to year, with the highest incidence found on occasion in Western Australia (up to 52%) and the lowest in Queensland (<1%). Across Australia there is a much higher virus incidence and more variation in YDV species present in grasslands than in wheat, although in general BYDV-PAV still dominates. An overview of the differences between the YDV species in terms of symptoms, impacts, frequency, transmission rates and geographical distribution is necessary to appreciate the implications of virus spread across Australia, as well as the risks from the interaction of YDV with more recently introduced wheat pathogens. This overview is set in the context of a changing climate, with a discussion of the possible implications of anthropogenic climate change for future epidemics. For example, increasing temperatures in the future may result in more rapid transmission of the virus in the cooler months than at present, with implications for winter crops such as wheat, where YDV currently does most damage. Also, there is potential for the spread of BYDV-RMV further south, as changes in climatic conditions alter both the transmission potential of the virus as well as the vectoring potential by the aphids R. padi and R. maidis. Finally, critical knowledge gaps are identified, highlighting a need for ongoing seasonal monitoring of the virus and vectors to support the use of simulation models to predict the incidence of YDVs in near real-time.
JF  - Australasian Plant Pathology
AU  - Parry, Hazel R
AU  - Macfadyen, Sarina
AU  - Kriticos, Darren J
AD  - CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences, GPO Box 2583, Brisbane, QLD, 4001, Australia, hazel.parry@csiro.au
Y1  - 2012/07//
PY  - 2012
DA  - Jul 2012
SP  - 375
EP  - 387
PB  - Springer Science+Business Media, Van Godewijckstraat 30 Dordrecht 3311 GX Netherlands
VL  - 41
IS  - 4
SN  - 0815-3191, 0815-3191
KW  - Entomology Abstracts; Virology & AIDS Abstracts; Microbiology Abstracts A: Industrial & Applied Microbiology
KW  - Climatic changes
KW  - Climatic conditions
KW  - Crops
KW  - Disease transmission
KW  - Epidemics
KW  - Geographical distribution
KW  - Grasslands
KW  - Models
KW  - Pathogens
KW  - Rainfall
KW  - Reviews
KW  - Temperature effects
KW  - Vectors
KW  - Rhopalosiphum maidis
KW  - Aphididae
KW  - Triticum aestivum
KW  - Rhopalosiphum padi
KW  - Z 05300:General
KW  - A 01360:Plant Diseases
KW  - V 22420:Plant Diseases
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LA  - English
DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2012-07-01
N1  - Last updated - 2013-04-19
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Temperature effects; Geographical distribution; Epidemics; Rainfall; Climatic changes; Vectors; Pathogens; Climatic conditions; Crops; Disease transmission; Models; Grasslands; Reviews; Triticum aestivum; Rhopalosiphum padi; Rhopalosiphum maidis; Aphididae
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13313-012-0133-7
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - The performance enhancements of upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactors for domestic sludge treatment - A State-of-the-art review
AN  - 1020857524; 16794613
AB  - Nowadays, carbon emission and therefore carbon footprint of water utilities is an important issue. In this respect, we should consider the opportunities to reduce carbon footprint for small and large wastewater treatment plants. The use of anaerobic rather than aerobic treatment processes would achieve this aim because no aeration is required and the generation of methane can be used within the plant. High-rate anaerobic digesters receive great interests due to their high loading capacity and low sludge production. Among them, the upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactors have been most widely used. However, there are still unresolved issues inhibiting the widespread of this technology in developing countries or countries with climate temperature fluctuations (such as subtropical regions). A large number of studies have been carried out in order to enhance the performance of UASB reactors but there is a lack of updated documentation. In face of the existing limitations and the increasing importance of this technology, the authors present an up-to-date review on the performance enhancements of UASB reactors over the last decade. The important aspects of this article are: (i) enhancing the start-up and granulation in UASB reactors, (ii) coupling with post-treatment unit to overcome the temperature constraint, and (iii) improving the removal efficiencies of the organic matter, nutrients and pathogens in the final effluent. Finally the authors have highlighted future research direction based on their critical analysis. Graphical abstract
JF  - Water Research
AU  - Chong, Siewhui
AU  - Sen, Tushar Kanti
AU  - Kayaalp, Ahmet
AU  - Ang, Ha Ming
AD  - Department of Chemical Engineering, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth 6845, Australia, faye.chong@curtin.edu.au
Y1  - 2012/07//
PY  - 2012
DA  - July 2012
SP  - 3434
EP  - 3470
PB  - Elsevier B.V., The Boulevard Kidlington Oxford OX5 1GB United Kingdom
VL  - 46
IS  - 11
SN  - 0043-1354, 0043-1354
KW  - ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality; Environment Abstracts; Aqualine Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts
KW  - Biological Wastewater Treatment
KW  - Wastewater treatment
KW  - Carbon
KW  - Emissions
KW  - Sludge treatment
KW  - Anaerobic Digestion
KW  - Methane
KW  - Wastewater Facilities
KW  - Organic matter
KW  - Climates
KW  - Temperature
KW  - Pathogens
KW  - Sludge
KW  - Effluents
KW  - Reviews
KW  - Plant physiology
KW  - Capacity
KW  - Technology
KW  - AQ 00006:Sewage
KW  - SW 3040:Wastewater treatment processes
KW  - Q5 08502:Methods and instruments
KW  - ENA 01:Air Pollution
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LA  - English
DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2012-06-01
N1  - Number of references - 1
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-29
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Methane; Organic matter; Plant physiology; Sludge treatment; Pathogens; Effluents; Sludge; Wastewater treatment; Reviews; Emissions; Temperature; Technology; Wastewater Facilities; Carbon; Climates; Capacity; Biological Wastewater Treatment; Anaerobic Digestion
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2012.03.066
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Role of traffic in atmospheric accumulation of heavy metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
AN  - 1020856788; 16794474
AB  - Traffic related emissions have been recognised as one of the main sources of air pollutants. In the research study discussed in this paper, variability of atmospheric total suspended particulate matter (TSP), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and heavy metal (HM) concentrations with traffic and land use characteristics during weekdays and weekends were investigated. Data required for the study were collected from a range of sampling sites to ensure a wide mix of traffic and land use characteristics.The analysis undertaken confirmed that zinc has the highest concentration in the atmospheric phase during weekends as well as weekdays. Although the use of leaded gasoline was discontinued a decade ago, lead was the second most commonly detected heavy metal. This is attributed to the association of previously generated lead with roadside soil and re-suspension to the atmosphere. Soil related particles are the primary source of TSP and manganese to the atmosphere. The analysis further revealed that traffic sources are dominant in gas phase PAHs compared to the other sources during weekdays. Land use related sources become important contributors to atmospheric PAHs during weekends when traffic sources are at their minimal levels.
JF  - Atmospheric Environment
AU  - Gunawardena, Janaka
AU  - Egodawatta, Prasanna
AU  - Ayoko, Godwin A
AU  - Goonetilleke, Ashantha
AD  - Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology, GPO Box 2434, Brisbane QLD 4001, Australia j.gunawardena@student.qut.edu.au
Y1  - 2012/07//
PY  - 2012
DA  - July 2012
SP  - 502
EP  - 510
PB  - Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 211 Amsterdam 1000 AE Netherlands
VL  - 54
SN  - 1352-2310, 1352-2310
KW  - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE); Aerospace & High Technology Database (AH)
KW  - Heavy metals
KW  - Zinc
KW  - Traffic flow
KW  - Traffic engineering
KW  - Atmospherics
KW  - Polyallylamine hydrochloride
KW  - Land use
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LA  - English
DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2012-08-01
N1  - Last updated - 2016-08-08
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.02.058
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Climate Change and Food Security: Health Impacts in Developed Countries
AN  - 1677941407; 17649955
AB  - Background: Anthropogenic climate change will affect global food production, with uncertain consequences for human health in developed countries. Objectives: We investigated the potential impact of climate change on food security (nutrition and food safety) and the implications for human health in developed countries. Methods: Expert input and structured literature searches were conducted and synthesized to produce overall assessments of the likely impacts of climate change on global food production and recommendations for future research and policy changes. Results: Increasing food prices may lower the nutritional quality of dietary intakes, exacerbate obesity, and amplify health inequalities. Altered conditions for food production may result in emerging pathogens, new crop and livestock species, and altered use of pesticides and veterinary medicines, and affect the main transfer mechanisms through which contaminants move from the environment into food. All these have implications for food safety and the nutritional content of food. Climate change mitigation may increase consumption of foods whose production reduces greenhouse gas emissions. Impacts may include reduced red meat consumption (with positive effects on saturated fat, but negative impacts on zinc and iron intake) and reduced winter fruit and vegetable consumption. Developed countries have complex structures in place that may be used to adapt to the food safety consequences of climate change, although their effectiveness will vary between countries, and the ability to respond to nutritional challenges is less certain. Conclusions: Climate change will have notable impacts upon nutrition and food safety in developed countries, but further research is necessary to accurately quantify these impacts. Uncertainty about future impacts, coupled with evidence that climate change may lead to more variable food quality, emphasizes the need to maintain and strengthen existing structures and policies to regulate food production, monitor food quality and safety, and respond to nutritional and safety issues that arise.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Lake, Iain R
AU  - Hooper, Lee
AU  - Abdelhamid, Asmaa
AU  - Bentham, Graham
AU  - Boxall, Alistair BA
AU  - Draper, Alizon
AU  - Fairweather-Tait, Susan
AU  - Hulme, Mike
AU  - Hunter, Paul R
AU  - Nichols, Gordon
AU  - Waldron, Keith W
AD  - School of Environmental Sciences, and
Y1  - 2012/06/27/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Jun 27
SP  - 1520
EP  - 1526
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 1
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE)
KW  - adaptation
KW  - climate change
KW  - food safety
KW  - food security
KW  - nutrition
KW  - regulation
KW  - Security
KW  - Policies
KW  - Foods
KW  - Zinc
KW  - Safety
KW  - Climate change
KW  - Health
KW  - Nutrition
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - A Population-Based Case-Control Study of Extreme Summer Temperature and Birth Defects
AN  - 1285100006; 17615817
AB  - Background: Although hyperthermia is a recognized animal teratogen and maternal fever has been associated with birth defects in humans, data on the relationship between high environmental temperatures and birth defects are limited. Objective: To determine whether pregnancies are potentially vulnerable to the weather extremes anticipated with climate change, we evaluated the relationship between extreme summer temperature and the occurrence of birth defects. Methods: We performed a population-based case-control study by linking the New York State Congenital Malformations Registry to birth certificates for the years 1992-2006. We selected nonmalformed infants from a 10% random sample of live births as controls. We assigned meteorologic data based on maternal residence at birth, summarized universal apparent temperature (UAT; degrees Fahrenheit) across the critical period of embryogenesis, and estimated adjusted odds ratios (aOR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) with multivariable logistic regression, controlling for confounders available on the birth certificate. Results: Among 6,422 cases and 59,328 controls that shared at least 1 week of the critical period in summer, a 5-degree increase in mean daily minimum UAT was significantly associated with congenital cataracts (aOR = 1.51; 95% CI: 1.14, 1.99). Congenital cataracts were significantly associated with all ambient temperature indicators as well: heat wave, number of heat waves, and number of days above the 90th percentile. Inconsistent associations with a subset of temperature indicators were observed for renal agenesis/hypoplasia (positive) and anophthalmia/microphthalmia and gastroschisis (negative). Conclusions: We found positive and consistent associations between multiple heat indicators during the relevant developmental window and congenital cataracts which should be confirmed with other data sources.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Van Zutphen, Alissa R
AU  - Lin, Shao
AU  - Fletcher, Barbara A
AU  - Hwang, Syni-An
AD  - Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology, New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York, USA
Y1  - 2012/06/27/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Jun 27
SP  - 1443
EP  - 1449
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 10
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; Sustainability Science Abstracts; Aqualine Abstracts
KW  - birth defects
KW  - climate change
KW  - congenital cataracts
KW  - heat
KW  - temperature
KW  - Climate change
KW  - Indicators
KW  - Summer
KW  - Embryonic Growth Stage
KW  - Congenital defects
KW  - Waves
KW  - Vulnerability
KW  - Weather
KW  - Cataracts
KW  - Temperature
KW  - Heat tolerance
KW  - USA, New York
KW  - Heat
KW  - Teratogens
KW  - SW 5010:Network design
KW  - H 6000:Natural Disasters/Civil Defense/Emergency Management
KW  - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development
KW  - AQ 00008:Effects of Pollution
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N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Weather; Cataracts; Climate change; Heat tolerance; Temperature; Congenital defects; Teratogens; Summer; Vulnerability; Heat; Indicators; Waves; Embryonic Growth Stage; USA, New York
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Prenatal Exposure to Butylbenzyl Phthalate and Early Eczema in an Urban Cohort
AN  - 1677933659; 17615816
AB  - Background: Recent cross-sectional studies suggest a link between butylbenzyl phthalate (BBzP) in house dust and childhood eczema. Objectives: We aimed to evaluate whether concentrations of monobenzyl phthalate (MBzP), the main BBzP metabolite in urine, during pregnancy are associated prospectively with eczema in young children, and whether this association varies by the child's sensitization to indoor allergens or serological evidence of any allergies. Methods: MBzP was measured in spot urine samples during the third trimester of pregnancy from 407 African-American and Dominican women residing in New York City in 1999-2006. Repeated questionnaires asked mothers whether their doctor ever said their child had eczema. Child blood samples at 24, 36, and 60 months of age were analyzed for total, anti-cockroach, dust mite, and mouse IgE. Relative risks (RR) were estimated with multivariable modified Poisson regression. Analyses included a multinomial logistic regression model for early- and late-onset eczema versus no eczema through 60 months of age. Results: MBzP was detected in > 99% of samples (geometric mean = 13.6; interquartile range: 5.7-31.1 ng/mL). By 24 months, 30% of children developed eczema, with the proportion higher among African Americans (48%) than among Dominicans (21%) (p < 0.001). An interquartile range increase in log MBzP concentration was associated positively with early-onset eczema (RR = 1.52 for eczema by 24 months; 95% confidence interval: 1.21, 1.91, p = 0.0003, n = 113 reporting eczema/376 total sample), adjusting for urine specific gravity, sex, and race/ethnicity. MBzP was not associated with allergic sensitization, nor did seroatopy modify consistently the MBzP and eczema association. Conclusions: Prenatal exposure to BBzP may influence the risk of developing eczema in early childhood.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Just, Allan C
AU  - Whyatt, Robin M
AU  - Perzanowski, Matthew S
AU  - Calafat, Antonia M
AU  - Perera, Frederica P
AU  - Goldstein, Inge F
AU  - Chen, Qixuan
AU  - Rundle, Andrew G
AU  - Miller, Rachel L
AD  - Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA
Y1  - 2012/06/26/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Jun 26
SP  - 1475
EP  - 1480
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 10
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE)
KW  - butylbenzyl phthalate
KW  - eczema
KW  - plasticizers
KW  - Risk
KW  - Age
KW  - Urine
KW  - Phthalates
KW  - Regression
KW  - Children
KW  - Dust
KW  - Pregnancy
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - A Quantitative Synthesis of Mercury in Commercial Seafood and Implications for Exposure in the United States
AN  - 1677932256; 17649954
AB  - Background: Mercury (Hg) is a toxic metal that presents public health risks through fish consumption. A major source of uncertainty in evaluating harmful exposure is inadequate knowledge of Hg concentrations in commercially important seafood. Objectives: We examined patterns, variability, and knowledge gaps of Hg in common commercial seafood items in the United States and compared seafood Hg concentrations from our database to those used for exposure estimates and consumption advice. Methods: We developed a database of Hg concentrations in fish and shellfish common to the U.S. market by aggregating available data from government monitoring programs and the scientific literature. We calculated a grand mean for individual seafood items, based on reported means from individual studies, weighted by sample size. We also compared database results to those of federal programs and human health criteria [U.S. Food and Drug Administration Hg Monitoring Program (FDA-MP), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)]. Results: Mean Hg concentrations for each seafood item were highly variable among studies, spanning 0.3-2.4 orders of magnitude. Farmed fish generally had lower grand mean Hg concentrations than their wild counterparts, with wild seafood having 2- to12-fold higher concentrations, depending on the seafood item. However, farmed fish are relatively understudied, as are specific seafood items and seafood imports from Asia and South America. Finally, we found large discrepancies between mean Hg concentrations estimated from our database and FDA-MP estimates for most seafood items examined. Conclusions: The high variability in Hg in common seafood items has considerable ramifications for public health and the formulation of consumption guidelines. Exposure and risk analyses derived from smaller data sets do not reflect our collective, available information on seafood Hg concentrations.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Karimi, Roxanne
AU  - Fitzgerald, Timothy P
AU  - Fisher, Nicholas S
AD  - School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, USA
Y1  - 2012/06/25/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Jun 25
SP  - 1512
EP  - 1519
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 1
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE)
KW  - aquaculture
KW  - consumption advisory
KW  - contaminants
KW  - fisheries
KW  - Seafood Hg Database
KW  - seafood safety
KW  - Estimates
KW  - Databases
KW  - Mercury
KW  - Health
KW  - Fish
KW  - Seafood
KW  - Monitoring
KW  - Public health
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - GSTM1, GSTT1, and GSTP1 Polymorphisms and Associations between Air Pollutants and Markers of Insulin Resistance in Elderly Koreans
AN  - 1285099982; 17615815
AB  - Background: Previous studies have suggested that diabetes mellitus (DM) is an outcome of exposure to air pollution, and metabolic detoxification genes affect air pollution-related outcomes. Objectives: We evaluated associations between air pollutants and markers of insulin resistance (IR), an underlying mechanism of type 2 DM, and effect modification by GSTM1, GSTT1, and GSTP1 genotypes among elderly participants in the Korean Elderly Environmental Panel (KEEP) study. Methods: We recruited 560 people greater than or equal to 60 years of age and obtained blood samples from them up to three times between 2008 and 2010. For air pollution exposure, we used ambient air pollutant [i.e., particulate matter less than or equal to 10 mu m in diameter (PM sub(10)), sulfur dioxide (SO sub(2)), ozone (O sub(3)), and nitrogen dioxide (NO sub(2))] monitoring data. We measured levels of fasting glucose and insulin and derived the homeostatic model assessment (HOMA) index to assess IR. Mixed-effect models were used to estimate associations between air pollutants and IR indices on the same day or lagged up to 10 days prior, and effect modification by GSTM1, GSTT1, and GSTP1 genotypes. Results: Interquartile range increases in PM sub(10), O sub(3), and NO sub(2) were significantly associated with IR indices, depending on the lag period. Associations were stronger among participants with a history of DM and among those with GSTM1-null, GSTT1-null, and GSTP1 AG or GG genotypes. Conclusions: Our results suggest that PM sub(10), O sub(3), and NO sub(2) may increase IR in the elderly, and that GSTM1-null, GSTT1-null, and GSTP1 AG or GG genotypes may increase susceptibility to potential effects of ambient air pollutants on IR.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Kim, Jin Hee
AU  - Hong, Yun-Chul
AD  - Institute of Environmental Medicine, Seoul National University Medical Research Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Y1  - 2012/06/25/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Jun 25
SP  - 1378
EP  - 1384
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 10
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Pollution Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts
KW  - air pollution
KW  - elderly
KW  - genetic polymorphism
KW  - insulin resistance
KW  - Air pollution
KW  - Nitrogen dioxide
KW  - Sulfur dioxide
KW  - Elderly
KW  - Glucose
KW  - Pollution effects
KW  - Genotypes
KW  - Particulates
KW  - Insulin
KW  - H 11000:Diseases/Injuries/Trauma
KW  - P 0000:AIR POLLUTION
KW  - ENA 01:Air Pollution
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DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2013-02-01
N1  - Last updated - 2015-05-13
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Nitrogen dioxide; Air pollution; Sulfur dioxide; Glucose; Elderly; Pollution effects; Particulates; Genotypes; Insulin
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1104406
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Circulatory Disease from Exposure to Low-Level Ionizing Radiation and Estimates of Potential Population Mortality Risks
AN  - 1291618199; 17649951
AB  - Background: Although high doses of ionizing radiation have long been linked to circulatory disease, evidence for an association at lower exposures remains controversial. However, recent analyses suggest excess relative risks at occupational exposure levels. Objectives: We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to summarize information on circulatory disease risks associated with moderate- and low-level whole-body ionizing radiation exposures. Methods: We conducted PubMed/ISI Thomson searches of peer-reviewed papers published since 1990 using the terms "radiation" AND "heart" AND "disease," OR "radiation" AND "stroke," OR "radiation" AND "circulatory" AND "disease." Radiation exposures had to be whole-body, with a cumulative mean dose of  0.5 Sv) generally driving the observed trends. If confirmed, our findings suggest that overall radiation-related mortality is about twice that currently estimated based on estimates for cancer end points alone (which range from 4.2% to 5.6%/Sv for these populations).
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Little, Mark P
AU  - Azizova, Tamara V
AU  - Bazyka, Dimitry
AU  - Bouffler, Simon D
AU  - Cardis, Elisabeth
AU  - Chekin, Sergey
AU  - Chumak, Vadim V
AU  - Cucinotta, Francis A
AU  - de Vathaire, Florent
AU  - Hall, Per
AU  - Harrison, John D
AU  - Hildebrandt, Guido
AU  - Ivanov, Victor
AU  - Kashcheev, Valeriy V
AU  - Klymenko, Sergiy V
AU  - Kreuzer, Michaela
AU  - Laurent, Olivier
AU  - Ozasa, Kotaro
AU  - Schneider, Thierry
AU  - Tapio, Soile
AU  - Taylor, Andrew M
AU  - Tzoulaki, Ioanna
AU  - Vandoolaeghe, Wendy L
AU  - Wakeford, Richard
AU  - Zablotska, Lydia B
AU  - Zhang, Wei
AU  - Lipshultz, Steven E
AD  - Radiation Epidemiology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, Maryland, USA
Y1  - 2012/06/22/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Jun 22
SP  - 1503
EP  - 1511
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 1
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Toxicology Abstracts; Risk Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; Aqualine Abstracts
KW  - cancer
KW  - circulatory disease
KW  - heart disease
KW  - radiation
KW  - stroke
KW  - Developed countries
KW  - Risk assessment
KW  - France
KW  - Radiation
KW  - Exposure
KW  - Diseases
KW  - Heterogeneity
KW  - Populations
KW  - Occupational exposure
KW  - Heart diseases
KW  - Mortality
KW  - Stroke
KW  - Systematics
KW  - Cancer
KW  - Risk
KW  - Reviews
KW  - Ionizing radiation
KW  - Russia
KW  - X 24390:Radioactive Materials
KW  - SW 5010:Network design
KW  - AQ 00008:Effects of Pollution
KW  - R2 23060:Medical and environmental health
KW  - H 1000:Occupational Safety and Health
KW  - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety
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N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Risk assessment; Mortality; Ionizing radiation; Reviews; Stroke; Cancer; Occupational exposure; Heart diseases; Developed countries; Risk; Radiation; Exposure; Diseases; Systematics; Heterogeneity; Populations; France; Russia
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Predictors and Variability of Urinary Paraben Concentrations in Men and Women, Including before and during Pregnancy
AN  - 1291608959; 17649950
AB  - Background: Parabens are suspected endocrine disruptors and ubiquitous preservatives used in personal care products, pharmaceuticals, and foods. No studies have assessed the variability of parabens in women, including during pregnancy. Objective: We evaluated predictors and variability of urinary paraben concentrations. Methods: We measured urinary concentrations of methyl (MP), propyl (PP), and butyl paraben (BP) among couples from a fertility center. Mixed-effects regression models were fit to examine demographic predictors of paraben concentrations and to calculate intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs). Results: Between 2005 and 2010, we collected 2,721 spot urine samples from 245 men and 408 women. The median concentrations were 112 mu g/L (MP), 24.2 mu g/L (PP), and 0.70 mu g/L (BP). Urinary MP and PP concentrations were 4.6 and 7.8 times higher in women than men, respectively, and concentrations of both MP and PP were 3.8 times higher in African Americans than Caucasians. MP and PP concentrations we CI re slightly more variable in women (ICC = 0.42, 0.43) than men (ICC = 0.54, 0.51), and were weakly correlated between partners (r = 0.27-0.32). Among 129 pregnant women, urinary paraben concentrations were 25-45% lower during pregnancy than before pregnancy, and MP and PP concentrations were more variable (ICCs of 0.38 and 0.36 compared with 0.46 and 0.44, respectively). Conclusions: Urinary paraben concentrations were more variable in women compared with men, and during pregnancy compared with before pregnancy. However, results for this study population suggest that a single urine sample may reasonably represent an individual's exposure over several months, and that a single sample collected during pregnancy may reasonably classify gestational exposure.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Smith, Kristen W
AU  - Braun, Joe M
AU  - Williams, Paige L
AU  - Ehrlich, Shelley
AU  - Correia, Katharine F
AU  - Calafat, Antonia M
AU  - Ye, Xiaoyun
AU  - Ford, Jennifer
AU  - Keller, Myra
AU  - Meeker, John D
AU  - Hauser, Russ
AD  - Department of Environmental Health, and
Y1  - 2012/06/21/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Jun 21
SP  - 1538
EP  - 1543
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 1
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts
KW  - biomarker
KW  - exposure science
KW  - female
KW  - male
KW  - parabens
KW  - partners
KW  - predictors
KW  - pregnancy
KW  - variability
KW  - Demography
KW  - Fertility
KW  - Consumer products
KW  - Urine
KW  - Males
KW  - Females
KW  - Preservatives
KW  - Ethnic groups
KW  - Pregnancy
KW  - ENA 21:Wildlife
KW  - H 4000:Food and Drugs
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N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Demography; Fertility; Consumer products; Urine; Males; Females; Ethnic groups; Preservatives; Pregnancy
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1104614
ER  - 



TY  - JOUR
T1  - A possible binary system of a stellar remnant in the high-magnification gravitational microlensing event ogle-2007-blg-514
AN  - 1143500448; 649541-5
AB  - We report the extremely high-magnification (A > 1000) binary microlensing event OGLE-2007-BLG-514. We obtained good coverage around the double peak structure in the light curve via follow-up observations from different observatories. The binary lens model that includes the effects of parallax (known orbital motion of the Earth) and orbital motion of the lens yields a binary lens mass ratio of q = 0.321 + or - 0.007 and a projected separation of s = 0.072 + or - 0.001 in units of the Einstein radius. The parallax parameters allow us to determine the lens distance D (sub L) = 3.11 + or - 0.39 kpc and total mass M (sub L) = 1.40 + or - 0.18 M (sub �) ; this leads to the primary and secondary components having masses of M (sub 1) = 1.06 + or - 0.13 M (sub �) and M (sub 2) = 0.34 + or - 0.04 M (sub �) , respectively. The parallax model indicates that the binary lens system is likely constructed by the main-sequence stars. On the other hand, we used a Bayesian analysis to estimate probability distributions by the model that includes the effects of xallarap (possible orbital motion of the source around a companion) and parallax (q = 0.270 + or - 0.005, s = 0.083 + or - 0.001). The primary component of the binary lens is relatively massive, with M (sub 1) = 0.9 (super +4.6) (sub -0.3) M (sub �) and it is at a distance of D (sub L) = 2.6 (super +3.8) (sub -0.9) kpc. Given the secure mass ratio measurement, the companion mass is therefore M (sub 2) = 0.2 (super +1.2) (sub -0.1) M (sub �) . The xallarap model implies that the primary lens is likely a stellar remnant, such as a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole. Copyright (Copyright) 2012. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.
JF  - The = Astrophysical Journal
AU  - Miyake, N
AU  - Udalski, A
AU  - Sumi, T
AU  - Bennett, D P
AU  - Dong, S
AU  - Street, R A
AU  - Greenhill, J
AU  - Bond, I A
AU  - Gould, A
AU  - Kubiak, M
AU  - Szyma�ski, M K
AU  - Pietrzy�ski, G
AU  - Soszy�ski, I
AU  - Ulaczyk, K
AU  - Wyrzykowski, L
AU  - Abe, F
AU  - Fukui, A
AU  - Furusawa, K
AU  - Holderness, S
AU  - Itow, Y
AU  - Korpela, A
AU  - Ling, C H
AU  - Masuda, K
AU  - Matsubara, Y
AU  - Muraki, Y
AU  - Nagayama, T
AU  - Ohnishi, K
AU  - Rattenbury, N
AU  - Saito, To
AU  - Sako, T
AU  - Sullivan, D J
AU  - Sweatman, W L
AU  - Tristram, P J
AU  - Yock, P C M
AU  - Allen, W
AU  - Christie, G W
AU  - DePoy, D L
AU  - Gaudi, B S
AU  - Han, C
AU  - Lee, C-U
AU  - McCormick, J
AU  - Monard, B
AU  - Natusch, T
AU  - Park, B-G
AU  - Pogge, R W
AU  - Allan, A
AU  - Bode, M
AU  - Bramich, D M
AU  - Clay, N
AU  - Dominik, M
AU  - Horne, K D
AU  - Kains, N
AU  - Mottram, C
AU  - Snodgrass, C
AU  - Steele, I
AU  - Tsapras, Y
AU  - Albrow, M D
AU  - Batista, V
AU  - Beaulieu, J P
AU  - Brillant, S
AU  - Burgdorf, M
AU  - Caldwell, J A R
AU  - Cassan, A
AU  - Cole, A
AU  - Cook, K H
AU  - Coutures, Ch
AU  - Dieters, S
AU  - Prester, D Dominis
AU  - Donatowicz, J
AU  - Fouque, P
AU  - Jorgensen, U G
AU  - Kane, S
AU  - Kubas, D
AU  - Marquette, J B
AU  - Martin, R
AU  - Menzies, J
AU  - Pollard, K R
AU  - Sahu, K C
AU  - Wambsganss, J
AU  - Williams, A
AU  - Zub, M
Y1  - 2012/06/20/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Jun 20
PB  - University of Chicago Press for the American Astronomical Society, Chicago, IL
VL  - 752
IS  - 2
SN  - 0004-637X, 0004-637X
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DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/752/2/82
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Impact of salinity and pH on the UVC/H sub(2)O sub(2) treatment of reverse osmosis concentrate produced from municipal wastewater reclamation
AN  - 1020856833; 16794358
AB  - While reverse osmosis (RO) technology is playing an increasingly important role in the reclamation of municipal wastewater, safe disposal of the resulting RO concentrate (ROC), which can have high levels of effluent organic pollutants, remains a challenge to the water industry. The potential of UVC/H sub(2)O sub(2) treatment for degrading the organic pollutants and increasing their biodegradability has been demonstrated in several studies, and in this work the impact of the water quality variables pH, salinity and initial organic concentration on the UVC/H sub(2)O sub(2) (3 mM) treatment of a municipal ROC was investigated. The reduction in chemical oxygen demand and dissolved organic carbon was markedly faster and greater under acidic conditions, and the treatment performance was apparently not affected by salinity as increasing the ROC salinity 4-fold had only minimal impact on organics reduction. The biodegradability of the ROC (as indicated by biodegradable dissolved organic carbon (BDOC) level) was at least doubled after 2 h UVC/H sub(2)O sub(2) treatment under various reaction conditions. However, the production of biodegradable intermediates was limited after 30 min treatment, which was associated with the depletion of the conjugated compounds. Overall, more than 80% of the DOC was removed after 2 h UVC/3 mM H sub(2)O sub(2) treatment followed by biological treatment (BDOC test) for the ROC at pH 4-8.5 and electrical conductivity up to 11.16 mS/cm. However, shorter UV irradiation time gave markedly higher energy efficiency (e.g., EE/O 50 kWh/m super(3) at 30 min (63% DOC removal) cf. 112 kWh/m super(3) at 2 h). No toxicity was detected for the treated ROC using Microtox registered tests. Although the trihalomethane formation potential increased after the UVC/H sub(2)O sub(2) treatment, it was reduced to below that of the raw ROC after the biological treatment.
JF  - Water Research
AU  - Liu, Kai
AU  - Roddick, Felicity A
AU  - Fan, Linhua
AD  - School of Civil, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, RMIT University, GPO Box 2476, Melbourne, Victoria 3001, Australia, felicity.roddick@rmit.edu.au
Y1  - 2012/06/15/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Jun 15
SP  - 3229
EP  - 3239
PB  - Elsevier B.V., The Boulevard Kidlington Oxford OX5 1GB United Kingdom
VL  - 46
IS  - 10
SN  - 0043-1354, 0043-1354
KW  - Pollution Abstracts; ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality; Environment Abstracts; Aqualine Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts
KW  - Biodegradation
KW  - Reverse osmosis
KW  - Toxicity tests
KW  - Biological treatment
KW  - Salinity
KW  - Industrial wastes
KW  - Pollutants
KW  - Salinity effects
KW  - Ultraviolet radiation
KW  - Municipal wastes
KW  - Land Reclamation
KW  - Dissolved organic carbon
KW  - pH
KW  - Testing Procedures
KW  - Organic Carbon
KW  - Hydrogen Ion Concentration
KW  - Chemical oxygen demand
KW  - Toxicity
KW  - Reverse Osmosis
KW  - Reclamation
KW  - Municipal Wastewater
KW  - Biological Treatment
KW  - ENA 03:Energy
KW  - AQ 00007:Industrial Effluents
KW  - SW 1030:Use of water of impaired quality
KW  - P 2000:FRESHWATER POLLUTION
KW  - Q5 08502:Methods and instruments
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N1  - Date revised - 2012-06-01
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N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Industrial wastes; Reverse osmosis; Pollutants; Salinity effects; Ultraviolet radiation; Chemical oxygen demand; Dissolved organic carbon; Toxicity tests; Reclamation; Biological treatment; Salinity; Biodegradation; Municipal wastes; Toxicity; pH; Testing Procedures; Municipal Wastewater; Organic Carbon; Hydrogen Ion Concentration; Land Reclamation; Reverse Osmosis; Biological Treatment
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2012.03.024
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Destructive and non-destructive methods for biofouling analysis investigated at the Adelaide Desalination Pilot Plant
AN  - 1020842957; 16794645
AB  - In preparation for the operation of the 300ML/day Adelaide Desalination Plant, a pilot plant was constructed to evaluate anticipated operational challenges, such as biofouling. Various methods for the control of biofouling have been proposed, however, in-situ early tools for detection of biofouling conditions in spiral wound reverse osmosis elements remain elusive. The current study investigated the use of novel methods for assessment of biofouling potential, using process stream samples obtained from the Adelaide Desalination Pilot Plant (ADPP). Non-destructive methods, including flow cytometry (FCM) and bacterial regrowth potential (BRP) analysis were used. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and Time of Flight-Secondary Ion Mass Spectroscopy (ToF-SIMS) analyses were employed during destructive membrane autopsy to compliment the findings of the FCM & BRP. 16S rRNA analysis was undertaken on seawater samples and autopsied membrane elements to evaluate whether sampling of bulk process streams could provide early warning of potential RO membrane biofouling bacteria. BRP analysis allowed for calculation of whether had assimilable organic carbon (AOC) was consumed by biofilm on the membrane or being sloughing from the surface. XPS and ToF-SMIS analysis facilitated detection of polysaccharides and proteins adhered to the membrane surface. ToF-SIMS also allowed for the detection of foreign chemical contaminant (i.e. organosilicone). 16S rRNA analysis identified the bacteria species within the biofilm. It also allowed for non-destructive analysis of the biofilm microbial composition via swabbing of the RO element's exterior case. 16S rRNA analysis of biofilm on the exterior surface of an RO element correlated well with the microbial composition of internal membrane surface biofilm. This finding could assist utilities as a rapid, non-destructive assessment of potentially biofouling species.
JF  - Desalination
AU  - Dixon, Mike B
AU  - Lasslett, Sean
AU  - Pelekani, Con
AD  - South Australia Water Corporation, GPO Box 1751, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia, mike.dixon@sawater.com.au
Y1  - 2012/06/15/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Jun 15
SP  - 61
EP  - 68
PB  - Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 211 Amsterdam 1000 AE Netherlands
VL  - 296
SN  - 0011-9164, 0011-9164
KW  - Aqualine Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Oceanic Abstracts; ASFA 2: Ocean Technology Policy & Non-Living Resources; Water Resources Abstracts
KW  - Biofouling
KW  - Seawater
KW  - Desalination plants
KW  - Organic carbon
KW  - Desalination
KW  - Streams
KW  - Mass spectroscopy
KW  - Utilities
KW  - Flow cytometry
KW  - Assessments
KW  - Chemical pollution
KW  - Biofilms
KW  - Pilot Plants
KW  - Biological surveys
KW  - Bacteria
KW  - Membranes
KW  - Pollution detection
KW  - Desalination Plants
KW  - Community composition
KW  - Stream
KW  - Australia, South Australia, Adelaide
KW  - AQ 00001:Water Resources and Supplies
KW  - SW 3050:Ultimate disposal of wastes
KW  - O 4080:Pollution - Control and Prevention
KW  - P 1000:MARINE POLLUTION
KW  - Q2 09171:Dynamics of lakes and rivers
KW  - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety
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N1  - Date revised - 2012-06-01
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N1  - Last updated - 2015-10-28
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Biological surveys; Flow cytometry; Community composition; Pollution detection; Desalination plants; Stream; Organic carbon; Desalination; Biofilms; Membranes; Seawater; Chemical pollution; Utilities; Mass spectroscopy; Biofouling; Bacteria; Assessments; Desalination Plants; Pilot Plants; Streams; Australia, South Australia, Adelaide
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2012.04.004
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Predicting Later-Life Outcomes of Early-Life Exposures
AN  - 1660045786; 17615822
AB  - Background: In utero exposure of the fetus to a stressor can lead to disease in later life. Epigenetic mechanisms are likely mediators of later-life expression of early-life events. Objectives: We examined the current state of understanding of later-life diseases resulting from early-life exposures in order to identify in utero and postnatal indicators of later-life diseases, develop an agenda for future research, and consider the risk assessment implications of this emerging knowledge. Methods: This review was developed based on our participation in a National Research Council workshop titled "Use of in Utero and Postnatal Indicators to Predict Health Outcomes Later in Life: State of the Science and Research Recommendations." We used a case study approach to highlight the later-life consequences of early-life malnutrition and arsenic exposure. Discussion: The environmental sensitivity of the epigenome is viewed as an adaptive mechanism by which the developing organism adjusts its metabolic and homeostatic systems to suit the anticipated extrauterine environment. Inappropriate adaptation may produce a mismatch resulting in subsequent increased susceptibility to disease. A nutritional mismatch between the prenatal and postnatal environments, or early-life obesogen exposure, may explain at least some of the recent rapid increases in the rates of obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases. Early-life arsenic exposure is also associated with later-life diseases, including cardiovascular disease and cancer. Conclusions: With mounting evidence connecting early-life exposures and later-life disease, new strategies are needed to incorporate this emerging knowledge into health protective practices.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Boekelheide, Kim
AU  - Blumberg, Bruce
AU  - Chapin, Robert E
AU  - Cote, Ila
AU  - Graziano, Joseph H
AU  - Janesick, Amanda
AU  - Lane, Robert
AU  - Lillycrop, Karen
AU  - Myatt, Leslie
AU  - States, JChristopher
AU  - Thayer, Kristina A
AU  - Waalkes, Michael P
AU  - Rogers, John M
AD  - Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Division of Biology and Medicine, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Y1  - 2012/06/06/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Jun 06
SP  - 1353
EP  - 1361
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 0
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE)
KW  - arsenic
KW  - development
KW  - epigenetics
KW  - exposure
KW  - fetal
KW  - malnutrition
KW  - obesogen
KW  - PPAR
KW  - Workshops
KW  - Organisms
KW  - Arsenic
KW  - Exposure
KW  - Strategy
KW  - Indicators
KW  - Health
KW  - Mounting
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Control of a Salmonella virulence locus by an ATP-sensing leader messenger RNA
AN  - 1439226109; 18463706
AB  - The facultative intracellular pathogen Salmonella enterica resides within a membrane-bound compartment inside macrophages. This compartment must be acidified for Salmonella to survive within macrophages, possibly because acidic pH promotes expression of Salmonella virulence proteins. We reasoned that Salmonella might sense its surroundings have turned acidic not only upon protonation of the extracytoplasmic domain of a protein sensor but also by an increase in cytosolic ATP levels, because conditions that enhance the proton gradient across the bacterial inner membrane stimulate ATP synthesis. Here we report that an increase in cytosolic ATP promotes transcription of the coding region for the virulence gene mgtC, which is the most highly induced horizontally acquired gene when Salmonella is inside macrophages. This transcript is induced both upon media acidification and by physiological conditions that increase ATP levels independently of acidification. ATP is sensed by the coupling/uncoupling of transcription of the unusually long mgtC leader messenger RNA and translation of a short open reading frame located in this region. A mutation in the mgtC leader messenger RNA that eliminates the response to ATP hinders mgtC expression inside macrophages and attenuates Salmonella virulence in mice. Our results define a singular example of an ATP-sensing leader messenger RNA. Moreover, they indicate that pathogens can interpret extracellular cues by the impact they have on cellular metabolites.
JF  - Nature
AU  - Lee, Eun-Jin
AU  - Groisman, Eduardo A
AD  - 1] Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Yale School of Medicine, Section of Microbial Pathogenesis, Boyer Center for Molecular Medicine, 295 Congress Avenue, New Haven, Connecticut 06536-0812, USA [2] Yale Microbial Diversity Institute, PO Box 27389, West Haven, Connecticut 06516, USA
PY  - 2012
SP  - 271
EP  - 275
PB  - Nature Publishing Group, The Macmillan Building London N1 9XW United Kingdom
VL  - 486
IS  - 7402
SN  - 0028-0836, 0028-0836
KW  - Biochemistry Abstracts 2: Nucleic Acids; Microbiology Abstracts B: Bacteriology; Genetics Abstracts
KW  - Macrophages
KW  - Translation
KW  - Protons
KW  - Transcription
KW  - ATP
KW  - Metabolites
KW  - Pathogens
KW  - mRNA
KW  - Virulence
KW  - Salmonella enterica
KW  - Inner membranes
KW  - Acidification
KW  - pH effects
KW  - 5' Untranslated Regions
KW  - Mutation
KW  - Open reading frames
KW  - J 02310:Genetics & Taxonomy
KW  - N 14830:RNA
KW  - G 07770:Bacteria
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LA  - English
DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2013-10-01
N1  - Last updated - 2015-12-23
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Macrophages; Translation; Protons; ATP; Transcription; Metabolites; Pathogens; mRNA; Virulence; Inner membranes; Acidification; Mutation; 5' Untranslated Regions; pH effects; Open reading frames; Salmonella enterica
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature11090
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Impact of the UGT1A1*28 allele on response to irinotecan: a systematic review and meta-analysis
AN  - 1352292545; 17994961
AB  - Aim: Pre-emptive irinotecan dose reduction for UGT1A1*28 homozygotes may result in reduced risk of severe neutropenia and diarrhea. However, clinical utility and cost-effectiveness are dependent upon such a dose reduction not impacting irinotecan efficacy. Whether UGT1A1*28 genotype is associated with irinotecan response therefore is an important gap in existing knowledge to inform clinical utility. Materials & methods: A systematic review and meta-analysis was performed to analyze the difference in objective response rate (ORR) between irinotecan-administered cancer patients with different UGT1A1*28 genotypes: *28/*28 (homozygous variant), *1/*28 (heterozygous variant) or *1/*1 (wild-type). The effect of irinotecan dose on the association between UGT1A1*28 and ORR was also assessed. Results: Differences in ORR for either of the genotype comparisons, *28/*28 versus *1/*1 and *1/*28 versus *1/*1, were not statistically significant. Irinotecan dose also did not impact upon ORR differences between UGT1A1 genotype groups. Conclusion: An individual's response to irinotecan is unlikely to be affected by UGT1A1*28 status. Original submitted 23 February 2012; Revision submitted 20 April 2012
JF  - Pharmacogenomics
AU  - Dias, Mafalda M
AU  - McKinnon, Ross A
AU  - Sorich, Michael J
AD  - super(1)University of South Australia, Division of Health Sciences, School of Pharmacy & Medical Sciences, GPO Box 2471, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia, michael.sorich@unisa.edu.au
Y1  - 2012/06//
PY  - 2012
DA  - Jun 2012
SP  - 889
EP  - 899
PB  - Future Science Group (FSG), Unitec House, 2 Albert Place London N3 1QB United Kingdom
VL  - 13
IS  - 8
SN  - 1462-2416, 1462-2416
KW  - Genetics Abstracts; Toxicology Abstracts
KW  - Neutropenia
KW  - Diarrhea
KW  - Reviews
KW  - Irinotecan
KW  - Statistical analysis
KW  - Genotypes
KW  - Homozygotes
KW  - G 07880:Human Genetics
KW  - X 24310:Pharmaceuticals
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DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2013-05-01
N1  - Number of references - 50
N1  - Last updated - 2013-11-04
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Neutropenia; Diarrhea; Reviews; Irinotecan; Statistical analysis; Genotypes; Homozygotes
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2217/pgs.12.68
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - The use of dynamic landscape metapopulation models for forest management: a case study of the red-backed salamander
AN  - 1328508463; 16924253
AB  - Spatial models of population dynamics have been proposed as a useful method for predicting the impacts of environmental change on biodiversity. Here, we demonstrate advances in dynamic landscape metapopulation modelling and its use as a decision support tool for evaluating the impacts of forest management scenarios. This novel modelling framework incorporates both landscape and metapopulation model stochasticity and allows their relative contributions to model output variance to be characterized. It includes a detailed sensitivity analysis, allowing defensible uncertainty bounds and the prioritization of future data gathering to reduce model uncertainties. We demonstrate this framework by modelling the landscape-level impacts of eight forest management scenarios on the red-backed salamander (Plethodon cinereus (Green, 1818)) in the boreal forest of Ontario, Canada, using the RAMAS Landscape package. The 100 year forest management scenarios ranged in intensity of timber harvesting and fire suppression. All scenarios including harvesting predicted decreases in salamander population size and the current style of forest management is predicted to produce a 9%-17% decrease in expected minimum population size compared with scenarios without harvesting. This method is amenable to incorporating many forms of environmental change and allows a meaningful treatment of uncertainty.Original Abstract: Les modeles spatialises de dynamique des populations sont consideres comme une methode utile pour la prediction des impacts des changements environnementaux sur la biodiversite. Dans cet article, nous montrons les progres recents en modelisation de dynamique de metapopulations a l'echelle du paysage et l'utilite de cette methode comme outil d'aide a la decision pour evaluer les impacts de differents scenarios d'amenagement forestier. Ce nouveau cadre de modelisation prend en compte a la fois la stochasticite des modeles de paysage et de metapopulations et il permet de caracteriser leur contribution relative a la variance des resultats du modele. Il inclut une analyse de sensibilite detaillee qui permet d'etablir des limites d'incertitude defendables et la priorisation de nouvelles collectes de donnees pour reduire l'incertitude du modele. Nous presentons un exemple de ce cadre en modelisant les impacts a l'echelle paysagere de huit scenarios d'amenagement forestier sur la salamandre rayee (Plethodon cinereus (Green, 1818)) dans la foret boreale ontarienne, au Canada, au moyen du progiciel RAMAS Landscape. Les scenarios d'amenagement forestier d'une duree de 100 ans comprenaient differentes intensites de recolte ligneuse et de protection contre le feu. Les modeles ont predit une diminution de la taille des populations de salamandres pour tous les scenarios impliquant la recolte de bois et ils indiquent que les pratiques courantes d'amenagement forestier provoqueront une baisse de 9%-17% de la taille minimale de population esperee comparativement aux scenarios sans recolte. Cette methode de modelisation offre la souplesse necessaire pour tenir compte de plusieurs types de changements environnementaux et permet de traiter adequatement l'incertitude.
JF  - Canadian Journal of Forest Research/Revue Canadienne de Recherche Forestiere
AU  - Gordon, Ascelin
AU  - Wintle, Brendan A
AU  - Bekessy, Sarah A
AU  - Pearce, Jennie L
AU  - Venier, Lisa A
AU  - Wilson, Joab N
AD  - School of Global Studies, Social Science and Planning, RMIT University, G.P.O. Box 2476, Melbourne 3001, Victoria, Australia., ascelin.gordon@rmit.edu.au
Y1  - 2012/06//
PY  - 2012
DA  - June 2012
SP  - 1091
EP  - 1106
PB  - NRC Research Press
VL  - 42
IS  - 6
SN  - 0045-5067, 0045-5067
KW  - ASFA 1: Biological Sciences & Living Resources; Sustainability Science Abstracts; Ecology Abstracts
KW  - Canada, Ontario
KW  - Forest management
KW  - Amphibiotic species
KW  - Climate change
KW  - Salamanders
KW  - Forests
KW  - Biodiversity
KW  - Population dynamics
KW  - Models
KW  - Caudata
KW  - Plethodon cinereus
KW  - Metapopulations
KW  - Modelling
KW  - Fires
KW  - Data processing
KW  - Landscape
KW  - Environmental impact
KW  - Stochasticity
KW  - Sensitivity analysis
KW  - Environmental changes
KW  - Harvesting
KW  - Population number
KW  - Styles
KW  - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development
KW  - Q1 08442:Population dynamics
KW  - D 04060:Management and Conservation
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DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2013-04-01
N1  - Number of references - 38
N1  - Last updated - 2016-07-07
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Amphibiotic species; Climate change; Environmental impact; Biodiversity; Population dynamics; Harvesting; Modelling; Fires; Forest management; Data processing; Environmental changes; Landscape; Stochasticity; Styles; Metapopulations; Models; Sensitivity analysis; Salamanders; Forests; Population number; Caudata; Plethodon cinereus; Canada, Ontario
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/x2012-068
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Using The Transporters DVD as a Learning Tool for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
AN  - 1323339572; 201305382
AB  - Data from two groups of children who were randomly allocated to those groups showed that the ability of children with ASD to identify and label basic and complex facial expressions following a 3-week home based DVD intervention significantly improved when viewing The Transporters DVD. Improvements in emotion recognition appear related to the content of the DVD as participants in a control group who observed an alternate DVD showed no such improvement. Although social behaviour improved significantly as a result of watching The Transporters, a significant improvement in social behaviour was however, also observed in the Thomas the Tank Engine condition suggesting the unique content of The Transporters DVD was not pivotal to the improvement of social behaviour in general. Adapted from the source document.
JF  - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
AU  - Young, Robyn L
AU  - Posselt, Miriam
AD  - School of Psychology, Flinders University of South Australia, GPO BOX 2100, Adelaide, SA, 5001, Australia
Y1  - 2012/06//
PY  - 2012
DA  - June 2012
SP  - 984
EP  - 991
PB  - Springer, Dordrecht The Netherlands
VL  - 42
IS  - 6
SN  - 0162-3257, 0162-3257
KW  - Learning
KW  - Home based
KW  - Social behaviour
KW  - Children
KW  - Autistic children
KW  - Autistic spectrum disorders
KW  - article
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LA  - English
DB  - Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA)
N1  - Date revised - 2013-04-01
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-27
N1  - CODEN - JADDDQ
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Social behaviour; Autistic children; Autistic spectrum disorders; Children; Home based; Learning
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-011-1328-4
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Adverse Health Effects of Child Labor: High Exposure to Chromium and Oxidative DNA Damage in Children Manufacturing Surgical Instruments
AN  - 1285096869; 17615805
AB  - Background: A considerable part of the worldwide production of surgical instruments takes place in Sialkot, Pakistan. Many children work in hazardous conditions in this industry. Objective: We investigated exposure to metals and possible health effects among children working in surgical instruments manufacturing units compared with schoolchildren from the same city. Methods: In a cross-sectional study we studied a convenience sample of 104 male children (10-14 years of age) working in surgical instruments manufacturing units and 75 male children of similar age from a school in Sialkot, Pakistan. A respiratory questionnaire was administered, spirometry was performed, and blood pressure was measured. In a spot urine sample, concentrations of metals were measured by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry and 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine (8OHdG, reflecting oxidative DNA damage) by ELISA. Results: The working children reported more asthma (10% vs. 0%; p = 0.005) and dry cough at night (36% vs. 20%; p = 0.02) than did the schoolchildren, but there were no significant differences in pulmonary function or blood pressure. The urinary concentration of chromium was 35 times higher in working children [geometric mean, 23.0 mu g/L; 25th-75th percentile, 8.38-58.6] than in schoolchildren [0.66 mu g/L; 0.38-1.09)], and largely in excess of the occupational Biological Exposure Index for adult workers (25 mu g/L). Urinary 8-OHdG concentrations were not significantly higher in working children than in schoolchildren (19.3 vs. 17.6 mu g/g creatinine, p = 0.4), but were significantly correlated with urinary nickel (r = 0.41; p < 0.0001) and with a composite index of metal exposure (r = 0.46; p < 0.0001). Conclusions: Children working in the surgical instruments manufacturing industry had substantial exposure to several metals, especially chromium and nickel, which are established carcinogens. Exposure to nickel was associated with evidence of increased oxidative DNA damage.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Sughis, Muhammad
AU  - Nawrot, Tim S
AU  - Haufroid, Vincent
AU  - Nemery, Benoit
AD  - Lung Toxicology Research Unit, Department of Public Health, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Y1  - 2012/06/01/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Jun 01
SP  - 1469
EP  - 1474
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 10
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Toxicology Abstracts; Biochemistry Abstracts 2: Nucleic Acids; Risk Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts
KW  - metal exposure
KW  - nickel
KW  - oxidative DNA damage
KW  - Pakistan
KW  - Sialkot
KW  - surgical instruments
KW  - Age
KW  - Heavy metals
KW  - Nickel
KW  - Medical instruments
KW  - Respiratory diseases
KW  - Carcinogens
KW  - Mass spectroscopy
KW  - Blood pressure
KW  - 8-Hydroxydeoxyguanosine
KW  - Occupational exposure
KW  - Metals
KW  - Inventories
KW  - Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
KW  - Chromium
KW  - Asthma
KW  - Cough
KW  - Children
KW  - DNA damage
KW  - Creatinine
KW  - Lung
KW  - Urine
KW  - DNA
KW  - N 14820:DNA Metabolism & Structure
KW  - X 24360:Metals
KW  - R2 23060:Medical and environmental health
KW  - H 1000:Occupational Safety and Health
KW  - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety
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DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2013-02-01
N1  - Last updated - 2015-05-13
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Inventories; Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; Age; Chromium; Heavy metals; Nickel; Cough; Asthma; Carcinogens; Children; Blood pressure; Mass spectroscopy; 8-Hydroxydeoxyguanosine; DNA damage; Creatinine; Urine; Lung; Occupational exposure; Metals; DNA; Respiratory diseases; Medical instruments; Pakistan
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1104678
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - The varying meaning of forgiveness: Relationship closeness moderates how forgiveness affects feelings of justice
AN  - 1221406620; 201243951
AB  - Psychological research has repeatedly shown that victims are more likely to forgive socially close than distant others, but little research has addressed the question whether forgiveness in these two cases actually has the same psychological meaning. As one approach to this issue, the present research investigates how acts of forgiveness aid the restoration of victims' justice feelings through different processes, depending on the closeness of their relationship to the offender. In two studies (Study 1 using a scenario method, Study 2 an autobiographical recall), the victim's perceptions of value consensus with the offender mediated justice-restoring effects of forgiveness expressed towards a close offender, whereas feelings of status/power mediated justice-restoring effects of forgiveness expressed towards a distant offender. [Copyright John Wiley and Sons, Ltd.]
JF  - European Journal of Social Psychology
AU  - Wenzel, Michael
AU  - Okimoto, Tyler G
AD  - School of Psychology, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia
Y1  - 2012/06//
PY  - 2012
DA  - June 2012
SP  - 420
EP  - 431
PB  - John Wiley and Sons, Chichester UK
VL  - 42
IS  - 4
SN  - 0046-2772, 0046-2772
KW  - Values
KW  - Victim Offender Relations
KW  - Offenders
KW  - Power
KW  - Victims
KW  - Justice
KW  - article
KW  - 0312: social psychology; personality & social roles (individual traits, social identity, adjustment, conformism, & deviance)
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LA  - English
DB  - Sociological Abstracts
N1  - Date revised - 2012-12-01
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
N1  - CODEN - EJSPA6
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Offenders; Justice; Victim Offender Relations; Power; Values; Victims
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.1850
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Report on the Survey of Memory and Cultural Heritage Resources in Lucas do Rio Verde
AN  - 1081858110; 201209628
AB  - In 1999, a survey was undertaken to examine archives and libraries in Brazil. Although the survey was a success, it gathered very little information to document the nature of such institutions in Brazil's developing areas such as the state of Mato Grosso. Lucas do Rio Verde, a town of nearly 40,000 people in Mato Grosso, has a history that tells fascinating stories of pioneers, land grabbing, big business, government mandates, national expansion, migration, frontier development, environmental policy, labor issues, culture clash, class structures, among others. The author took leave of his job for nine months in Brazil where his wife who was pursuing research for her doctorate. While in Lucas, he explored questions about the nature of documentation, how young towns develop cultural heritage infrastructure, and about what the answers to such questions contribute to assumptions about historical documentation to the larger international discourse on preservation and access to records of the past. This article discusses the results of his survey of the the cultural heritage and historical documentation landscape in Lucas do Rio Verde. Adapted from the source document.
JF  - IASA Journal
AU  - Lyons, Bertram
AD  - Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Y1  - 2012/06//
PY  - 2012
DA  - June 2012
SP  - 25
EP  - 33
PB  - International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives, Auckland Park, South Africa
IS  - 39
SN  - 1021-562X, 1021-562X
KW  - History
KW  - Brazil
KW  - Cultural heritage
KW  - Archives
KW  - Towns
KW  - article
KW  - 3.2: ARCHIVES
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LA  - English
DB  - Library & Information Science Abstracts (LISA)
N1  - Date revised - 2012-10-01
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-27
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Archives; History; Cultural heritage; Brazil; Towns
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Parameter estimation and thermodynamic model fitting for components in mixtures for bio-diesel production
AN  - 1034823289; 17048840
AB  - In the search of clean, sustainable and renewable energy sources, at present the use of bio-diesel from vegetable oils is one of the possibilities being considered. The knowledge of phase equilibrium in mixtures found in the bio-diesel production is essential for the correct design and operation of the process. However, there is still a lack of information about the parameter values for the models used to describe the phase equilibrium, which could lead to incorrect design of the reactors and the separation processes, and to low efficiency caused by low mass transfer due to the presence of heterogeneous mixtures. In this study, two algorithms are described for the model fitting and parameter estimation, which were used to estimate the values of the parameters in the UNIQUAC and NRTL model for a mixture of vegetable oils and bio-diesel. One of the algorithms uses the Simulated Annealing (SA) method, to find good initial estimates, without any previous knowledge of the parameters. Another algorithm uses Successive Quadratic Programming, using the estimates calculated in the SA algorithm to refine these estimates. In both algorithms, the criterion for fitting is the minimization of the square of the difference between calculated and experimental values. In both algorithms, the equilibrium is calculated using the direct global minimization of the Gibbs free energy with respect to the number of moles of each component, at constant T and P, for a given set of model parameters. The results obtained were able to correctly reproduce the experimental values of phase equilibrium composition.
JF  - Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy
AU  - Rossi, Carla CRS
AU  - Cardozo-Filho, Lucio
AU  - Guirardello, Reginaldo
AD  - College of Chemical Engineering, State University of Campinas, Campinas, SP, 13083-852, Brazil, carla_crs@hotmail.com
Y1  - 2012/06//
PY  - 2012
DA  - Jun 2012
SP  - 435
EP  - 442
PB  - Springer Science+Business Media, Van Godewijckstraat 30 Dordrecht 3311 GX Netherlands
VL  - 14
IS  - 3
SN  - 1618-954X, 1618-954X
KW  - Sustainability Science Abstracts
KW  - Oil
KW  - Thermodynamics
KW  - Renewable energy
KW  - Sustainable development
KW  - Separation processes
KW  - Environmental policy
KW  - Biofuels
KW  - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development
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LA  - English
DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2012-08-01
N1  - Last updated - 2015-03-19
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Oil; Thermodynamics; Renewable energy; Sustainable development; Separation processes; Environmental policy; Biofuels
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10098-012-0463-8
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Perfectionism, over commitment to work, and burnout in employees seeking workplace counselling
AN  - 1030903681; 201221256
AB  - Perfectionism is linked to a range of psychological disorders. Burnout is an important construct in the working population and has been found to overlap with related constructs such as depression. There has been limited research conducted between perfectionism and burnout. This study aimed to examine the link between perfectionism and burnout and if procrastination and over commitment to work were mediators of the relationship. There were 69 participants recruited who were seeking counselling from a counselling firm, providing employee assistance services. The results indicated that procrastination was not a significant mediator of the relationship between concern over mistakes (CM) perfectionism and burnout. There was a significant mediating relationship found, where overcommitment to work mediated the relationship between CM perfectionism leading to burnout. The implications of the study in terms of interventions for employees suffering burnout, and directions for future research in regards to the relationship between perfectionism and burnout are considered. Adapted from the source document.
JF  - Australian Journal of Psychology
AU  - Philp, Michael
AU  - Egan, Sarah
AU  - Kane, Robert
AD  - Curtin University, Psychology, GPO Box u1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia
Y1  - 2012/06//
PY  - 2012
DA  - June 2012
SP  - 68
EP  - 74
PB  - Taylor & Francis, UK
VL  - 64
IS  - 2
SN  - 0004-9530, 0004-9530
KW  - burnout, employees, perfectionism, work
KW  - Suffering
KW  - Burnout
KW  - Procrastination
KW  - Perfectionism
KW  - Psychological disorders
KW  - Counselling
KW  - article
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LA  - English
DB  - Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA)
N1  - Date revised - 2012-08-01
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-27
N1  - CODEN - ASJPAE
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Burnout; Perfectionism; Procrastination; Counselling; Suffering; Psychological disorders
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1742-9536.2011.00028.x
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Cognitive Errors as Predictors of Adaptive and Maladaptive Perfectionism in Children
AN  - 1030903628; 201220182
AB  - Cognitive distortions such as dichotomous evaluation of performance, selectively focusing on perceived failures, and discounting successes are proposed to be key maintaining mechanisms in clinical perfectionism, but no existing research has investigated the relationship between perfectionism and cognitive errors in children. The current study assessed the associations between dimensions of perfectionism as assessed by the Adaptive/Maladaptive Perfectionism Scale (AMPS) and children's cognitive errors controlling for negative and positive affect to provide information about cognitive features associated with perfectionism in children and construct-related evidence for the AMPS. A non-clinical sample of 204 children completed the AMPS, the Children's Negative Cognitive Errors Questionnaire, and measures of positive and negative affect. The AMPS sensitivity to mistakes scale was correlated robustly with catastrophizing, overgeneralization, personalizing, and selective abstraction. Cognitive errors were significant predictors of maladaptive perfectionism even after controlling for negative affect. However, cognitive errors did not predict adaptive perfectionism after controlling for positive affect. These findings highlight the role of negative thinking styles in maladaptive perfectionism in children and point to the potential usefulness of interventions that focus jointly on maladaptive perfectionism and negative cognitive styles. Adapted from the source document.
JF  - Journal of Rational-Emotive Cognitive-Behavior Therapy
AU  - Davis, Melissa C
AU  - Wosinski, Nicole L
AD  - Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, School of Psychology and Speech Pathology, Curtin University, G.P.O. Box U1987, Perth, WA, 6845, Australia m.davis@curtin.edu.au
Y1  - 2012/06//
PY  - 2012
DA  - June 2012
SP  - 105
EP  - 117
PB  - Springer Science+Business Media, Inc, New York, NY
VL  - 30
IS  - 2
SN  - 0894-9085, 0894-9085
KW  - Negative thinking
KW  - Perfectionism
KW  - Mistakes
KW  - Positive affect
KW  - Negative cognition
KW  - Children
KW  - article
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LA  - English
DB  - Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA)
N1  - Date revised - 2012-08-01
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-27
N1  - CODEN - JRCTFK
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Perfectionism; Children; Negative cognition; Positive affect; Negative thinking; Mistakes
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10942-011-0129-1
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Stand dynamics and spatial patterns across varying sites in the invasive Lantana camara L. (Verbenaceae)
AN  - 1028026223; 16831772
AB  - As with many invasive plant species, little is known of the population spatial patterns and stand dynamics of Lantana camara L. (Verbenaceae)-a thicket-forming weed of worldwide significance in managed and conservation lands, including coastal and inland habitats of Eastern Australia. Consequently, we mapped and followed annually for 3 years the demographic fate of more than 2000 Lantana individuals at sites with four land-uses (hoop pine plantation, cattle farm, and two eucalyptus forests with occasional grazing and periodic burning regime, respectively) in Queensland, SE Australia. Populations exhibited plant size distributions that were continuous (i.e., of L or symmetric type) and unimodal, except the farm population where bimodality was observed. Newly established plants could be reproductive within one growing season at ~50 cm in height, especially where environmental resources were not limiting. Density had an appreciable effect on the weed's reproductive capacity and growth, but not on survival. Established and newly recruited individuals were aggregated but the degree of aggregation decreased with plant size. However, in the sites that had experienced burning or mechanical clearing, Lantana seedling/juvenile recruitment assumed negative association (spatial displacement) in relation to established individuals. The findings of this study agree with the notion that ecological processes often leave characteristic spatial signatures, which if interpreted using appropriate hypotheses can help to ascertain factors responsible for the observed spatial patterns and stand dynamics.
JF  - Plant Ecology
AU  - Osunkoya, Olusegun O
AU  - Perrett, Christine
AU  - Fernando, Chandima
AU  - Clark, Cameron
AU  - Raghu, S
AD  - Invasive Plant Science Group, Biosecurity Science, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Ecosciences Precinct, GPO Box 267, Brisbane, QLD, 4001, Australia, Olusegun.osunkoya@deedi.qld.gov.au
Y1  - 2012/06//
PY  - 2012
DA  - Jun 2012
SP  - 883
EP  - 897
PB  - Springer Science+Business Media, Van Godewijckstraat 30 Dordrecht 3311 GX Netherlands
VL  - 213
IS  - 6
SN  - 1385-0237, 1385-0237
KW  - Sustainability Science Abstracts; Ecology Abstracts
KW  - Burning
KW  - Conservation
KW  - Demography
KW  - Farms
KW  - Forests
KW  - Grazing
KW  - Habitat
KW  - Plantations
KW  - Recruitment
KW  - Seedlings
KW  - Size distribution
KW  - Spatial distribution
KW  - Survival
KW  - Weeds
KW  - Lantana
KW  - Eucalyptus
KW  - Lantana camara
KW  - ISEW, Australia, Queensland
KW  - Verbenaceae
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LA  - English
DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2012-07-01
N1  - Last updated - 2012-09-24
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Weeds; Farms; Grazing; Recruitment; Survival; Forests; Habitat; Plantations; Demography; Conservation; Seedlings; Burning; Size distribution; Spatial distribution; Lantana; Verbenaceae; Lantana camara; Eucalyptus; ISEW, Australia, Queensland
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11258-012-0050-4
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Natural convection from a vertical plate embedded in a stratified medium with uniform heat source
AN  - 1024668700; 16860701
AB  - Natural convection flow from an isothermal vertical plate with uniform heat source embedded in a stratified medium has been discussed in this paper. The resulting momentum and energy equations of boundary layer approximation are then made non-similar by introducing the usual non-similarity transformations. Numerical solutions of these equations are obtained by an implicit finite difference method for a wide range of the stratification parameter, X. The solutions are also obtained for different values of pertinent parameters, namely, the Prandtl number, Pr and the heat generation or absorption parameter, lambda and are expressed in terms of the local skin-friction and local heat transfer, which are shown as graphical form. Effect of heat generation or absorption on the streamlines and isotherms are also shown graphically for different values of lambda .
JF  - Desalination and Water Treatment
AU  - Saha, S C
AU  - Gu, Y T
AU  - Molla, M M
AU  - Siddiqa, S
AU  - Hossain, MA
AD  - School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, GPO Box 2434, Brisbane QLD 4001, Australia, s_c_saha@yahoo.com
Y1  - 2012/06//
PY  - 2012
DA  - June 2012
SP  - 7
EP  - 14
PB  - European Desalination Society, Tosti 28 1-67100 L'Aquila Italy
VL  - 44
IS  - 1-3
SN  - 1944-3994, 1944-3994
KW  - ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality; Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; Aqualine Abstracts; Environment Abstracts
KW  - Flow
KW  - Convection
KW  - Convection development
KW  - Stratification
KW  - Heat Transfer
KW  - Heat sources
KW  - Energy Equation
KW  - Water treatment
KW  - Absorption
KW  - Finite difference method
KW  - Isotherms
KW  - Mathematical models
KW  - Streamlines
KW  - Prandtl number
KW  - convection
KW  - Finite-difference methods
KW  - Heat transfer
KW  - Finite Difference Methods
KW  - Heat
KW  - Boundary layers
KW  - heat transfer
KW  - M2 551.558:Vertical Air Motion (551.558)
KW  - ENA 03:Energy
KW  - Q5 08503:Characteristics, behavior and fate
KW  - AQ 00006:Sewage
KW  - SW 3060:Water treatment and distribution
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LA  - English
DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2012-07-01
N1  - Last updated - 2016-03-30
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Convection; Streamlines; Mathematical models; Water treatment; Boundary layers; Prandtl number; Finite difference method; Isotherms; Heat transfer; Convection development; Finite-difference methods; Heat sources; Absorption; heat transfer; Stratification; convection; Flow; Energy Equation; Finite Difference Methods; Heat; Heat Transfer
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10/5004/dwt.2012.1939
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Dispersal of Potato Cyst Nematodes Measured Using Historical and Spatial Statistical Analyses
AN  - 1022565834; 16832636
AB  - Rates and modes of dispersal of potato cyst nematodes (PCNs) were investigated. Analysis of records from eight countries suggested that PCNs spread a mean distance of 5.3 km/year radially from the site of first detection, and spread 212 km over approximately 40 years before detection. Data from four countries with more detailed histories of invasion were analyzed further, using distance from first detection, distance from previous detection, distance from nearest detection, straight line distance, and road distance. Linear distance from first detection was significantly related to the time since the first detection. Estimated rate of spread was 5.7 km/year, and did not differ statistically between countries. Time between the first detection and estimated introduction date varied between 0 and 20 years, and differed among countries. Road distances from nearest and first detection were statistically significantly related to time, and gave slightly higher estimates for rate of spread of 6.0 and 7.9 km/year, respectively. These results indicate that the original site of introduction of PCNs may act as a source for subsequent spread and that this may occur at a relatively constant rate over time regardless of whether this distance is measured by road or by a straight line. The implications of this constant radial rate of dispersal for biosecurity and pest management are discussed, along with the effects of control strategies.
JF  - Phytopathology
AU  - Banks, N C
AU  - Hodda, M
AU  - Singh, S K
AU  - Matveeva, E M
AD  - CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences, GPO Box 1700, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia, mike.hodda@csiro.au
Y1  - 2012/06//
PY  - 2012
DA  - June 2012
SP  - 620
EP  - 626
VL  - 102
IS  - 6
SN  - 0031-949X, 0031-949X
KW  - Microbiology Abstracts C: Algology, Mycology & Protozoology; Microbiology Abstracts A: Industrial & Applied Microbiology
KW  - Data processing
KW  - Solanum tuberosum
KW  - Statistical analysis
KW  - Pest control
KW  - Dispersal
KW  - Cysts
KW  - Nematoda
KW  - A 01360:Plant Diseases
KW  - K 03420:Plant Diseases
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LA  - English
DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2012-06-01
N1  - Last updated - 2016-02-04
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Data processing; Statistical analysis; Pest control; Dispersal; Cysts; Solanum tuberosum; Nematoda
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Inadequacy of Land Use and Impervious Area Fraction for Determining Urban Stormwater Quality
AN  - 1017981624; 16750553
AB  - Urban stormwater quality is multifaceted and the use of a limited number of factors to represent catchment characteristics may not be adequate to explain the complexity of water quality response to a rainfall event or site-to-site differences in stormwater quality modelling. This paper presents the outcomes of a research study which investigated the adequacy of using land use and impervious area fraction only, to represent catchment characteristics in urban stormwater quality modelling. The research outcomes confirmed the inadequacy of the use of these two parameters alone to represent urban catchment characteristics in stormwater quality prediction. Urban form also needs to be taken into consideration as it was found have an important impact on stormwater quality by influencing pollutant generation, build-up and wash-off. Urban form refers to characteristics related to an urban development such as road layout, spatial distribution of urban areas and urban design features.
JF  - Water Resources Management
AU  - Liu, An
AU  - Goonetilleke, Ashantha
AU  - Egodawatta, Prasanna
AD  - School of Urban Development, Queensland University of Technology, GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, QLD, 4000, Australia, a.goonetilleke@qut.edu.au
Y1  - 2012/06//
PY  - 2012
DA  - Jun 2012
SP  - 2259
EP  - 2265
PB  - Springer Science+Business Media, Van Godewijckstraat 30 Dordrecht 3311 GX Netherlands
VL  - 26
IS  - 8
SN  - 0920-4741, 0920-4741
KW  - Environment Abstracts; Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts; ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality; Pollution Abstracts; Sustainability Science Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; Aqualine Abstracts
KW  - Land Use
KW  - Prediction
KW  - Catchment area
KW  - Resource management
KW  - Spatial distribution
KW  - Rainfall
KW  - Water resources
KW  - Water Resources Management
KW  - Water quality
KW  - Urban planning
KW  - Roads
KW  - Pollutants
KW  - Catchment basins
KW  - Urban Planning
KW  - Water resources management
KW  - Catchment Areas
KW  - Water Quality
KW  - Nonpoint pollution
KW  - Land use
KW  - Model Studies
KW  - Water management
KW  - Catchments
KW  - Q5 08503:Characteristics, behavior and fate
KW  - SW 3050:Ultimate disposal of wastes
KW  - AQ 00006:Sewage
KW  - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development
KW  - P 2000:FRESHWATER POLLUTION
KW  - M2 556.18:Water Management (556.18)
KW  - ENA 05:Environmental Design & Urban Ecology
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LA  - English
DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2012-05-01
N1  - Last updated - 2015-03-19
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Catchment area; Resource management; Water management; Water resources; Water quality; Land use; Water resources management; Spatial distribution; Catchment basins; Prediction; Urban planning; Rainfall; Catchments; Nonpoint pollution; Land Use; Urban Planning; Roads; Pollutants; Catchment Areas; Water Quality; Water Resources Management; Model Studies
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11269-012-0014-4
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Key issues in the conservation of the Australian coastal archaeological record: natural and human impacts
AN  - 1017977011; 16749863
AB  - Australia has an extensive coastline extending over 60,000 km through diverse tropical and temperate environments. Indigenous archaeological sites are found along this coastline from the time of earliest settlement at least 50,000 years ago. However, Pleistocene sites are rare owing largely to the destructive impacts of sea-level change associated with the end of the last ice age around 10,000 years ago. After this sites are more numerous but there is variability around the coastline due to the impact of a range of both natural and human factors. Here we focus on six key issues impacting on the development and conservation of coastal archaeological deposits: sea-levels, climate change, cyclones, storms, tsunamis and contemporary human impacts. A number of examples of these impacts are discussed from across Australia. Managing and monitoring of sites has been limited in Australia and geoindicators are discussed as a means of developing a long-term measurement of continuing impacts.
JF  - Journal of Coastal Conservation
AU  - Rowland, Michael John
AU  - Ulm, Sean
AD  - Cultural Heritage Coordination Unit, Department of Environment and Resource Management, GPO Box 2454, Brisbane, QLD, 4001, Australia, mike.rowland@derm.qld.gov.au
Y1  - 2012/06//
PY  - 2012
DA  - June 2012
SP  - 159
EP  - 171
PB  - Springer Science+Business Media, Van Godewijckstraat 30 Dordrecht 3311 GX Netherlands
VL  - 16
IS  - 2
SN  - 1400-0350, 1400-0350
KW  - Ecology Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Oceanic Abstracts; ASFA 2: Ocean Technology Policy & Non-Living Resources; ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality; Sustainability Science Abstracts
KW  - Cyclones
KW  - temperate environments
KW  - Age
KW  - Sea level
KW  - Palaeo studies
KW  - Climatic changes
KW  - Climate change
KW  - Storms
KW  - Human impact
KW  - Temperate environments
KW  - Australia
KW  - Tsunamis
KW  - Marine
KW  - Ice
KW  - Deposits
KW  - pleistocene
KW  - cyclones
KW  - Coastal zone
KW  - Conservation
KW  - Archaeology
KW  - Pleistocene
KW  - Human factors
KW  - Sea level changes
KW  - O 4090:Conservation and Environmental Protection
KW  - Q2 09123:Conservation
KW  - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development
KW  - ENA 12:Oceans & Estuaries
KW  - Q5 08502:Methods and instruments
KW  - D 04050:Paleoecology
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N1  - Date revised - 2012-05-01
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-14
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Cyclones; Coastal zone; Palaeo studies; Climate change; Pleistocene; Archaeology; Tsunamis; Sea level changes; Temperate environments; Deposits; Age; Climatic changes; Conservation; Human impact; Ice; temperate environments; Sea level; pleistocene; Storms; cyclones; Human factors; Australia; Marine
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11852-010-0112-5
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Adult Mosquito Trap Sensitivity for Detecting Exotic Mosquito Incursions and Eradication: A Study using EVS Traps and the Australian Southern Saltmarsh Mosquito, Aedes camptorhynchus
AN  - 1017975099; 16724421
AB  - Adult mosquito traps are commonly used in biosecurity surveillance for the detection of exotic mosquito incursions or for the demonstration of elimination. However, traps are typically deployed without knowledge of how many are required for detecting differing numbers of the target species. The aim of this study was to determine the sensitivity (i.e., detection probability) provided by carbon dioxide-baited EVS traps for adult female Australian southern saltmarsh mosquitoes, Aedes camptorhynchus, a recent biosecurity problem for New Zealand. A mark-release-recapture study of three concurrently released cohorts (sized 56,296, and 960), recaptured over four days with a matrix of 20 traps, was conducted in Australia. The detection probability for different numbers of traps and cohorts of different sizes was determined by random sampling of recapture data. Detection probability ranged from approximately 0.3 for a single trap detecting a cohort of 56 mosquitoes to 1.0 (certainty of detection) when seven or more traps were used. For detection of adult Ae. camptorhynchus around a known source, a matrix of traps provides a strong probability of detection. Conversely, the use of single traps deployed over very large areas to detect mosquitoes of unknown entry pathway is unlikely to be successful. These findings have implications for the design of mosquito surveillance for biosecurity.
JF  - Journal of Vector Ecology
AU  - Williams, Craig R
AU  - Bader, Christie A
AU  - Williams, Samantha R
AU  - Whelan, Peter I
AD  - Sansom Institute for Health Research, University of South Australia, GPO Box 2471 Adelaide, Australia 5001, craig.williams@unisa.edu.au
Y1  - 2012/06//
PY  - 2012
DA  - Jun 2012
SP  - 110
EP  - 116
PB  - Society for Vector Ecology
VL  - 37
IS  - 1
SN  - 1081-1710, 1081-1710
KW  - Entomology Abstracts; ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality; ASFA 1: Biological Sciences & Living Resources; Ecology Abstracts
KW  - Biosecurity
KW  - mosquitoes
KW  - trap sensitivity
KW  - Aedes
KW  - Aedes camptorhynchus
KW  - mark-release-recapture
KW  - PSE, Australia
KW  - Biological surveys
KW  - Data processing
KW  - Statistical sampling
KW  - Vectors
KW  - Pest control
KW  - Hosts
KW  - Disease transmission
KW  - Carbon
KW  - Sampling
KW  - Camptorhynchus
KW  - Aquatic insects
KW  - New Zealand
KW  - D 04040:Ecosystem and Ecology Studies
KW  - Q1 08484:Species interactions: parasites and diseases
KW  - Z 05350:Medical, Veterinary, and Agricultural Entomology
KW  - Q5 08524:Public health, medicines, dangerous organisms
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N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Biological surveys; Statistical sampling; Pest control; Hosts; Aquatic insects; Disease transmission; Carbon; Data processing; Vectors; Sampling; Aedes camptorhynchus; Camptorhynchus; PSE, Australia; New Zealand
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1948-7134.2012.00207.x
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in the Environment: What Are the Big Questions?
AN  - 1677977356; 17317735
AB  - Background: Over the past 10-15 years, a substantial amount of work has been done by the scientific, regulatory, and business communities to elucidate the effects and risks of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in the environment. Objective: This review was undertaken to identify key outstanding issues regarding the effects of PPCPs on human and ecological health in order to ensure that future resources will be focused on the most important areas. Data sources: To better understand and manage the risks of PPCPs in the environment, we used the "key question" approach to identify the principle issues that need to be addressed. Initially, questions were solicited from academic, government, and business communities around the world. A list of 101 questions was then discussed at an international expert workshop, and a top-20 list was developed. Following the workshop, workshop attendees ranked the 20 questions by importance. Data synthesis: The top 20 priority questions fell into seven categories: a) prioritization of substances for assessment, b) pathways of exposure, c) bioavailability and uptake, d) effects characterization, e) risk and relative risk, f ) antibiotic resistance, and g) risk management. Conclusions: A large body of information is now available on PPCPs in the environment. This exercise prioritized the most critical questions to aid in development of future research programs on the topic.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Boxall, Alistair BA
AU  - Rudd, Murray A
AU  - Brooks, Bryan W
AU  - Caldwell, Daniel J
AU  - Choi, Kyungho
AU  - Hickmann, Silke
AU  - Innes, Elizabeth
AU  - Ostapyk, Kim
AU  - Staveley, Jane P
AU  - Verslycke, Tim
AU  - Ankley, Gerald T
AU  - Beazley, Karen F
AU  - Belanger, Scott E
AU  - Berninger, Jason P
AU  - Carriquiriborde, Pedro
AU  - Coors, Anja
AU  - DeLeo, Paul C
AU  - Dyer, Scott D
AU  - Ericson, Jon F
AU  - Gagne, Francois
AU  - Giesy, John P
AU  - Gouin, Todd
AU  - Hallstrom, Lars
AU  - Karlsson, Maja V
AU  - Larsson, DGJoakim
AU  - Lazorchak, James M
AU  - Mastrocco, Frank
AU  - McLaughlin, Alison
AU  - McMaster, Mark E
AU  - Meyerhoff, Roger D
AU  - Moore, Roberta
AU  - Parrott, Joanne L
AU  - Snape, Jason R
AU  - Murray-Smith, Richard
AU  - Servos, Mark R
AU  - Sibley, Paul K
AU  - Straub, Juerg Oliver
AU  - Szabo, Nora D
AU  - Topp, Edward
AU  - Tetreault, Gerald R
AU  - Trudeau, Vance L
AU  - Van Der Kraak, Glen
AD  - Environment Department, University of York, Heslington, York, United Kingdom
Y1  - 2012/05/30/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 May 30
SP  - 1221
EP  - 1229
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 9
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE)
KW  - antibiotic resistance
KW  - ecotoxicity
KW  - exposure assessment
KW  - health effects
KW  - personal care products
KW  - pharmaceuticals
KW  - prioritization
KW  - risk assessment
KW  - risk management
KW  - Workshops
KW  - Risk management
KW  - Risk
KW  - Communities
KW  - Business
KW  - Pharmaceuticals
KW  - Health
KW  - Lists
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Birth Weight following Pregnancy during the 2003 Southern California Wildfires
AN  - 1125233879; 17317734
AB  - Background: In late October 2003, a series of wildfires exposed urban populations in Southern California to elevated levels of air pollution over several weeks. Previous research suggests that short-term hospital admissions for respiratory outcomes increased specifically as a result of these fires. Objective: We assessed the impact of a wildfire event during pregnancy on birth weight among term infants. Methods: Using records for singleton term births delivered to mothers residing in California's South Coast Air Basin (SoCAB) during 2001-2005 (n = 886,034), we compared birth weights from pregnancies that took place entirely before or after the wildfire event (n = 747,590) with those where wildfires occurred during the first (n = 60,270), second (n = 39,435), or third (n = 38,739) trimester. The trimester-specific effects of wildfire exposure were estimated using a fixed-effects regression model with several maternal characteristics included as covariates. Results: Compared with pregnancies before and after the wildfires, mean birth weight was estimated to be 7.0 g lower [95% confidence interval (CI): -11.8, -2.2] when the wildfire occurred during the third trimester, 9.7 g lower when it occurred during the second trimester (95% CI: -14.5, -4.8), and 3.3 g lower when it occurred during the first trimester (95% CI: -7.2, 0.6). Conclusions: Pregnancy during the 2003 Southern California wildfires was associated with slightly reduced average birth weight among infants exposed in utero. The extent and increasing frequency of wildfire events may have implications for infant health and development.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Holstius, David M
AU  - Reid, Colleen E
AU  - Jesdale, Bill M
AU  - Morello-Frosch, Rachel
AD  - School of Public Health, Environmental Health Sciences Division,
Y1  - 2012/05/29/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 May 29
SP  - 1340
EP  - 1345
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 9
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts
KW  - air pollution
KW  - birth weight
KW  - fetal growth retardation
KW  - fires
KW  - particulate matter
KW  - pregnancy outcomes
KW  - Air pollution
KW  - Birth weight
KW  - Fires
KW  - Wildfire
KW  - INE, USA, California
KW  - Pollution effects
KW  - Basins
KW  - Pregnancy
KW  - Infants
KW  - Hospitals
KW  - P 0000:AIR POLLUTION
KW  - H 1000:Occupational Safety and Health
KW  - ENA 01:Air Pollution
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N1  - Date revised - 2012-10-01
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N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Air pollution; Fires; Birth weight; Wildfire; Basins; Pollution effects; Hospitals; Infants; Pregnancy; INE, USA, California
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - The Temporal Lag Structure of Short-term Associations of Fine Particulate Matter Chemical Constituents and Cardiovascular and Respiratory Hospitalizations
AN  - 1677977047; 17168280
AB  - Background: In air pollution time-series studies, the temporal pattern of the association of fine particulate matter (PM2.5; particulate matter less than or equal to 2.5 mu m in aerodynamic diameter) and health end points has been observed to vary by disease category. The lag pattern of PM2.5 chemical constituents has not been well investigated, largely because daily data have not been available. Objectives: We explored the lag structure for hospital admissions using daily PM2.5 chemical constituent data for 5 years in the Denver Aerosol Sources and Health (DASH) study. Methods: We measured PM2.5 constituents, including elemental carbon, organic carbon, sulfate, and nitrate, at a central residential site from 2003 through 2007 and linked these daily pollution data to daily hospital admission counts in the five-county Denver metropolitan area. Total hospital admissions and subcategories of respiratory and cardiovascular admissions were examined. We assessed the lag structure of relative risks (RRs) of hospital admissions for PM sub(2.5) and four constituents on the same day and from 1 to 14 previous days from a constrained distributed lag model; we adjusted for temperature, humidity, longer-term temporal trends, and day of week using a generalized additive model. Results: RRs were generally larger at shorter lags for total cardiovascular admissions but at longer lags for total respiratory admissions. The delayed lag pattern was particularly prominent for asthma. Elemental and organic carbon generally showed more immediate patterns, whereas sulfate and nitrate showed delayed patterns. Conclusion: In general, PM sub(2.5) chemical constituents were found to have more immediate estimated effects on cardiovascular diseases and more delayed estimated effects on respiratory diseases, depending somewhat on the constituent.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Kim, Sun-Young
AU  - Peel, Jennifer L
AU  - Hannigan, Michael P
AU  - Dutton, Steven J
AU  - Sheppard, Lianne
AU  - Clark, Maggie L
AU  - Vedal, Sverre
AD  - Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
Y1  - 2012/05/18/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 May 18
SP  - 1094
EP  - 1099
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 8
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE)
KW  - air pollution
KW  - cardiovascular disease
KW  - chemical constituent
KW  - hospital admission
KW  - particulate matter
KW  - respiratory disease
KW  - time-series study
KW  - Sulfates
KW  - Air pollution
KW  - Carbon
KW  - Temporal logic
KW  - Constituents
KW  - Denver
KW  - Health
KW  - Hospitals
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Simultaneous analysis of 10 trihalomethanes at nanogram per liter levels in water using solid-phase microextraction and gas chromatography mass-spectrometry.
AN  - 1009127961; 22494640
AB  - Trihalomethanes are predominantly formed during disinfection of water via reactions of the oxidant with natural organic matter. Even though chlorinated and brominated trihalomethanes are the most widespread organic contaminants in drinking water, when iodide is present in raw water iodinated trihalomethanes can also be formed. The formation of iodinated trihalomethanes can lead to taste and odor problems and is a potential health concern since they have been reported to be more toxic than their brominated or chlorinated analogs. Currently, there is no published standard analytical method for I-THMs in water. The analysis of 10 trihalomethanes in water samples in a single run is challenging because the iodinated trihalomethanes are found at very low concentrations (ng/L range), while the regulated chlorinated and brominated trihalomethanes are present at much higher concentrations (above μg/L). An automated headspace solid-phase microextraction technique, with a programmed temperature vaporizer inlet coupled with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, was developed for routine analysis of 10 trihalomethanes i.e. bromo-, chloro- and iodo-trihalomethanes in water samples. The carboxen/polydimethylsiloxane/divinylbenzene fiber was found to be the most suitable. The optimization, linearity range, accuracy and precision of the method are discussed. The limits of detection range from 1 ng/L to 20 ng/L for iodoform and chloroform, respectively. Matrix effects in treated groundwater, surfacewater, seawater, and secondary wastewater were investigated and it was shown that the method is suitable for the analysis of trace levels of iodinated trihalomethanes in a wide range of waters. The method developed in the present study has the advantage of being rapid, simple and sensitive. A survey conducted throughout various process stages in an advanced water recycling plant showed the presence of iodinated trihalomethanes at ng/L levels.
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JF  - Journal of chromatography. A
AU  - Allard, Sebastien
AU  - Charrois, Jeffrey W A
AU  - Joll, Cynthia A
AU  - Heitz, Anna
AD  - Curtin Water Quality Research Centre, Department of Chemistry, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, Western Australia 6845, Australia. s.allard@curtin.edu.au
Y1  - 2012/05/18/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 May 18
SP  - 15
EP  - 21
VL  - 1238
KW  - Hydrocarbons, Iodinated
KW  - 0
KW  - Trihalomethanes
KW  - Water Pollutants, Chemical
KW  - Chloroform
KW  - 7V31YC746X
KW  - iodoform
KW  - KXI2J76489
KW  - Index Medicus
KW  - Sensitivity and Specificity
KW  - Linear Models
KW  - Temperature
KW  - Chloroform -- chemistry
KW  - Hydrocarbons, Iodinated -- chemistry
KW  - Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry -- methods
KW  - Water Pollutants, Chemical -- analysis
KW  - Trihalomethanes -- isolation & purification
KW  - Solid Phase Microextraction -- methods
KW  - Water Pollutants, Chemical -- isolation & purification
KW  - Trihalomethanes -- analysis
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Mercury, Cadmium, and Lead Levels in Human Placenta: A Systematic Review
AN  - 1285096886; 17615806
AB  - Background: Placental tissue may furnish information on the exposure of both mother and fetus. Mercury (Hg), cadmium (Cd), and lead (Pb) are toxicants of interest in pregnancy because they are associated with alterations in child development. Objectives: The aim of this study was to summarize the available information regarding total Hg, Cd, and Pb levels in human placenta and possible related factors. Methods: We performed a systematic search of PubMed/MEDLINE, EMBASE, Lilacs, OSH, and Web of Science for original papers on total Hg, Cd, or Pb levels in human placenta that were published in English or Spanish (1976-2011). Data on study design, population characteristics, collection and analysis of placenta specimens, and main results were extracted using a standardized form. Results: We found a total of 79 papers (73 different studies). Hg, Cd, and Pb levels were reported in 24, 46, and 46 studies, respectively. Most studies included small convenience samples of healthy pregnant women. Studies were heterogeneous regarding populations selected, processing of specimens, and presentation of results. Hg concentrations > 50 ng/g were found in China (Shanghai), Japan, and the Faroe Islands. Cd levels ranged from 1.2 ng/g to 53 ng/g and were highest in the United States, Japan, and Eastern Europe. Pb showed the greatest variability, with levels ranging from 1.18 ng/g in China (Shanghai) to 500 ng/g in a polluted area of Poland. Conclusion: The use of the placenta as a biomarker to assess heavy metals exposure is not properly developed because of heterogeneity among the studies. International standardized protocols are needed to enhance comparability and increase the usefulness of this promising tissue in biomonitoring studies.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Esteban-Vasallo, Maria D
AU  - Aragones, Nuria
AU  - Pollan, Marina
AU  - Lopez-Abente, Gonzalo
AU  - Perez-Gomez, Beatriz
AD  - Subdirectorate for Health Promotion and Prevention, Madrid Regional Health Authority, Madrid, Spain
Y1  - 2012/05/16/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 May 16
SP  - 1369
EP  - 1377
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 10
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Toxicology Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts; Aqualine Abstracts
KW  - biomonitoring
KW  - cadmium
KW  - lead
KW  - mercury
KW  - metals
KW  - placenta
KW  - Toxicants
KW  - Heavy metals
KW  - Europe
KW  - Lead
KW  - Exposure
KW  - Placenta
KW  - Cadmium
KW  - Bioindicators
KW  - Population characteristics
KW  - Pregnancy
KW  - Mercury
KW  - ANE, Atlantic, Faeroe Is.
KW  - Standards
KW  - INW, Japan
KW  - Variability
KW  - Islands
KW  - Heterogeneity
KW  - Data processing
KW  - Population studies
KW  - Toxicity
KW  - Systematics
KW  - biomarkers
KW  - Fetuses
KW  - USA
KW  - Poland
KW  - Reviews
KW  - China, People's Rep.
KW  - China, People's Rep., Shanghai
KW  - H 6000:Natural Disasters/Civil Defense/Emergency Management
KW  - SW 5040:Data acquisition
KW  - AQ 00008:Effects of Pollution
KW  - X 24360:Metals
KW  - P 6000:TOXICOLOGY AND HEALTH
KW  - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety
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N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Data processing; Toxicants; Heavy metals; Population studies; biomarkers; Lead; Fetuses; Pregnancy; Islands; Placenta; Reviews; Mercury; biomonitoring; Cadmium; Bioindicators; Population characteristics; Standards; Variability; Exposure; Toxicity; Systematics; Heterogeneity; INW, Japan; USA; Poland; Europe; ANE, Atlantic, Faeroe Is.; China, People's Rep., Shanghai; China, People's Rep.
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Effects of Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate (DEHP) on Female Fertility and Adipogenesis in C3H/N Mice
AN  - 1677978126; 17168277
AB  - Background: Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and its metabolites are known to affect lipid metabolism and adipogenesis, mainly by activation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs). Exposure to DEHP has been linked with testicular impairment and male subfertility. However, the effects of DEHP on female reproductive health and metabolism have not been studied in detail. Objective: We examined the effects of dietary DEHP exposure on metabolism and fertility in female mice. Methods: In two independent approaches, female C3H/N mice were exposed to DEHP (0.05, 5, or 500 mg/kg of body weight per day) via their diet for 8 weeks, and we recorded food intake, weight gain, and litter size. After exposure, liver, visceral fat, and plasma from F0 females (study I) and F0 dams and their F1 offspring (study II) were analyzed by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Results: In study I, DEHP-exposed F0 females (all dose groups) had a significant increase in body weight, food intake, and visceral adipose tissue compared with controls. In the 500-mg DEHP group, PPAR alpha and PPAR gamma transcripts were significantly changed in liver tissue. In the same group, PPAR gamma mRNA was significantly reduced in liver but not in fat tissue. In addition, leptin and FABP4 (fatty acid binding protein 4) mRNA were increased in adipose tissue, whereas adiponectin was decreased. In study II, we detected a 100% abortion rate in F0 dams in the 500-mg group. F1 offspring exposed in utero and during lactation had an increase in visceral fat tissue and body weight. Conclusion: Fertility was impaired in mice exposed to high doses of DEHP, and body weight and visceral fat deposits were increased in mice exposed to environmentally relevant doses. Although F1 mice were exposed to DEHP only in utero and during lactation, we observed metabolic changes in the offspring of diet-exposed females.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Schmidt, Juliane-Susanne
AU  - Schaedlich, Kristina
AU  - Fiandanese, Nadia
AU  - Pocar, Paola
AU  - Fischer, Bernd
AD  - Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Martin Luther University Faculty of Medicine, Halle (Saale), Germany
Y1  - 2012/05/15/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 May 15
SP  - 1123
EP  - 1129
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 8
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE)
KW  - adiponectin
KW  - adipose tissue
KW  - DEHP
KW  - endocrine disruptors
KW  - female reproduction
KW  - leptin
KW  - obesity
KW  - phthalates
KW  - Fertility
KW  - Body weight
KW  - Dams
KW  - Exposure
KW  - Liver
KW  - Mice
KW  - Health
KW  - Females
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Ambient Temperature and Biomarkers of Heart Failure: A Repeated Measures Analysis
AN  - 1093460548; 17168276
AB  - Background: Extreme temperatures have been associated with hospitalization and death among individuals with heart failure, but few studies have explored the underlying mechanisms. Objectives: We hypothesized that outdoor temperature in the Boston, Massachusetts, area (1- to 4-day moving averages) would be associated with higher levels of biomarkers of inflammation and myocyte injury in a repeated-measures study of individuals with stable heart failure. Methods: We analyzed data from a completed clinical trial that randomized 100 patients to 12 weeks of tai chi classes or to time-matched education control. B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP), C-reactive protein (CRP), and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) were measured at baseline, 6 weeks, and 12 weeks. Endothelin-1 was measured at baseline and 12 weeks. We used fixed effects models to evaluate associations with measures of temperature that were adjusted for time-varying covariates. Results: Higher apparent temperature was associated with higher levels of BNP beginning with 2-day moving averages and reached statistical significance for 3- and 4-day moving averages. CRP results followed a similar pattern but were delayed by 1 day. A 5 degree C change in 3- and 4-day moving averages of apparent temperature was associated with 11.3% [95% confidence interval (CI): 1.1, 22.5; p = 0.03) and 11.4% (95% CI: 1.2, 22.5; p = 0.03) higher BNP. A 5 degree C change in the 4-day moving average of apparent temperature was associated with 21.6% (95% CI: 2.5, 44.2; p = 0.03) higher CRP. No clear associations with TNF or endothelin-1 were observed. Conclusions: Among patients undergoing treatment for heart failure, we observed positive associations between temperature and both BNP and CRP-predictors of heart failure prognosis and severity.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Wilker, Elissa H
AU  - Yeh, Gloria
AU  - Wellenius, Gregory A
AU  - Davis, Roger B
AU  - Phillips, Russell S
AU  - Mittleman, Murray A
AD  - Cardiovascular Epidemiology Research Unit, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Y1  - 2012/05/15/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 May 15
SP  - 1083
EP  - 1087
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 8
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts
KW  - biomarkers
KW  - climate variability
KW  - heart failure
KW  - outdoor air
KW  - susceptibility
KW  - USA, Massachusetts, Boston
KW  - Bioindicators
KW  - Mortality
KW  - Education
KW  - Injuries
KW  - Temperature
KW  - Proteins
KW  - Tumors
KW  - Clinical trials
KW  - H 4000:Food and Drugs
KW  - ENA 04:Environmental Education
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N1  - Date revised - 2012-10-01
N1  - Last updated - 2015-05-13
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Bioindicators; Mortality; Education; Injuries; Temperature; Proteins; Tumors; Clinical trials; USA, Massachusetts, Boston
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1104380
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TY  - BOOK
T1  - Why Conservatives Should Fund and Support a Strong National Defense
AN  - 1081891908; 2011-295376
AB  - Today, America's ability to provide for the common defense is threatened by successive rounds of defense cuts. While US fiscal problems demand government restraint, they will not be solved by gutting its military forces. Senator Jon Kyl launches The Heritage Foundation's Protect America Month and explains why the federal government's constitutional obligation to provide for the common defense must remain a bedrock principle of American governance. Tables.
JF  - Heritage Foundation, May 14 2012, 6 pp.
AU  - Kyl, Jon
Y1  - 2012/05/14/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 May 14
PB  - Heritage Foundation
KW  - Military and defense policy - National defense
KW  - Government - Forms of government
KW  - Banking and public and private finance - Public finance
KW  - United States
KW  - Federal government
KW  - Heritage foundation
KW  - Government and politics
KW  - Fiscal policy
KW  - National defense
KW  - book
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L2  - http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2012/05/why-conservatives-should-fund-and-support-a-strong-national-defense
LA  - English
DB  - PAIS Index
N1  - Date revised - 2012-10-01
N1  - Publication note - Heritage Foundation, 2012
N1  - SuppNotes - Lecture no. 1205
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
ER  - 



TY  - JOUR
T1  - A Three-Stage Algorithm to Make Toxicologically Relevant Activity Calls from Quantitative High Throughput Screening Data
AN  - 1093465994; 17168273
AB  - Background: The ability of a substance to induce a toxicological response is better understood by analyzing the response profile over a broad range of concentrations than at a single concentration. In vitro quantitative high throughput screening (qHTS) assays are multiple-concentration experiments with an important role in the National Toxicology Program's (NTP) efforts to advance toxicology from a predominantly observational science at the level of disease-specific models to a more predictive science based on broad inclusion of biological observations. Objective: We developed a systematic approach to classify substances from large-scale concentration-response data into statistically supported, toxicologically relevant activity categories. Methods: The first stage of the approach finds active substances with robust concentration-response profiles within the tested concentration range. The second stage finds substances with activity at the lowest tested concentration not captured in the first stage. The third and final stage separates statistically significant (but not robustly statistically significant) profiles from responses that lack statistically compelling support (i.e., "inactives"). The performance of the proposed algorithm was evaluated with simulated qHTS data sets. Results: The proposed approach performed well for 14-point-concentration-response curves with typical levels of residual error ( sigma less than or equal to 25%) or when maximal response (|RMAX|) was > 25% of the positive control response. The approach also worked well in most cases for smaller sample sizes when |RMAX| greater than or equal to 50%, even with as few as four data points. Conclusions: The three-stage classification algorithm performed better than one-stage classification approaches based on overall F-tests, t-tests, or linear regression.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Shockley, Keith R
AD  - Biostatistics Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
Y1  - 2012/05/10/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 May 10
SP  - 1107
EP  - 1115
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 8
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts
KW  - activity calls
KW  - concentration-response
KW  - Hill equation
KW  - quantitative high throughput screening
KW  - Tox21
KW  - Classification
KW  - Toxicology
KW  - H 12000:Epidemiology and Public Health
KW  - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety
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DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2012-10-01
N1  - Last updated - 2015-05-13
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Classification; Toxicology
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1104688
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Evaluation of Developmental Toxicants and Signaling Pathways in a Functional Test Based on the Migration of Human Neural Crest Cells
AN  - 1677966757; 17168295
AB  - Background: Information on the potential developmental toxicity (DT) of the majority of chemicals is scarce, and test capacities for further animal-based testing are limited. Therefore, new approaches with higher throughput are required. A screening strategy based on the use of relevant human cell types has been proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and others. Because impaired neural crest (NC) function is one of the known causes for teratologic effects, testing of toxicant effects on NC cells is desirable for a DT test battery. Objective: We developed a robust and widely applicable human-relevant NC function assay that would allow for sensitive screening of environmental toxicants and defining toxicity pathways. Methods: We generated NC cells from human embryonic stem cells, and after establishing a migration assay of NC cells (MINC assay), we tested environmental toxicants as well as inhibitors of physiological signal transduction pathways. Results: Methylmercury (50 nM), valproic acid (> 10 mu M), and lead-acetate [Pb(CH3CO2)4] (1 mu M) affected the migration of NC cells more potently than migration of other cell types. The MINC assay correctly identified the NC toxicants triadimefon and triadimenol. Additionally, it showed different sensitivities to various organic and inorganic mercury compounds. Using the MINC assay and applying classic pharmacologic inhibitors and large-scale microarray gene expression profiling, we found several signaling pathways that are relevant for the migration of NC cells. Conclusions: The MINC assay faithfully models human NC cell migration, and it reveals impairment of this function by developmental toxicants with good sensitivity and specificity.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Zimmer, Bastian
AU  - Lee, Gabsang
AU  - Balmer, Nina V
AU  - Meganathan, Kesavan
AU  - Sachinidis, Agapios
AU  - Studer, Lorenz
AU  - Leist, Marcel
AD  - Doerenkamp-Zbinden Chair of In Vitro Toxicology and Biomedicine, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
Y1  - 2012/05/09/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 May 09
SP  - 1116
EP  - 1122
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 8
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE)
KW  - cell migration
KW  - developmental toxicity
KW  - mercury
KW  - neural crest
KW  - triazoles
KW  - valproic acid
KW  - Assaying
KW  - Numerical control
KW  - Mathematical models
KW  - Pathways
KW  - Human
KW  - Inhibitors
KW  - Toxicity
KW  - Migration
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DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1104489
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Plasmid-Mediated Quinolone Resistance Genes and Antibiotic Residues in Wastewater and Soil Adjacent to Swine Feedlots: Potential Transfer to Agricultural Lands
AN  - 1093460802; 17168294
AB  - Background: Inappropriate use of antibiotics in swine feed could cause accelerated emergence of antibiotic resistance genes, and agricultural application of swine waste could spread antibiotic resistance genes to the surrounding environment. Objectives: We investigated the distribution of plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance (PMQR) genes from swine feedlots and their surrounding environment. Methods: We used a culture-independent method to identify PMQR genes and estimate their levels in wastewater from seven swine feedlot operations and corresponding wastewater-irrigated farm fields. Concentrations of (fluoro)quinolones in wastewater and soil samples were determined by ultra-performance liquid chromatography-electrospray tandem mass spectrometry. Results: The predominant PMQR genes in both the wastewater and soil samples were qnrD, qepA, and oqxB, whereas qnrS and oqxA were present only in wastewater samples. Absolute concentrations of all PMQR genes combined ranged from 1.66 107 to 4.06 108 copies/mL in wastewater and 4.06 106 to 9.52 107 copies/g in soil. Concentrations of (fluoro)quinolones ranged from 4.57 to 321 ng/mL in wastewater and below detection limit to 23.4 ng/g in soil. Significant correlations were found between the relative abundance of PMQR genes and (fluoro)quinolone concentrations (r = 0.71, p = 0.005) and the relative abundance of PMQR genes in paired wastewater and agricultural soil samples (r = 0.91, p = 0.005). Conclusions: Swine feedlot wastewater may be a source of PMQR genes that could facilitate the spread of antibiotic resistance. To our knowledge, this is the first study to examine the occurrence of PMQR genes in animal husbandry environments using a culture-independent method.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Li, Juan
AU  - Wang, Thanh
AU  - Shao, Bing
AU  - Shen, Jianzhong
AU  - Wang, Shaochen
AU  - Wu, Yongning
AD  - Key Laboratory of Development and Evaluation of Chemical and Herbal Drugs for Animal Use, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
Y1  - 2012/05/08/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 May 08
SP  - 1144
EP  - 1149
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 8
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts
KW  - agricultural soil
KW  - culture-independent method
KW  - environmental health
KW  - (fluoro)quinolones
KW  - PMQR genes
KW  - swine feedlot
KW  - wastewater
KW  - Soil
KW  - Agricultural land
KW  - Farms
KW  - Residues
KW  - Antibiotics
KW  - Relative abundance
KW  - Animal husbandry
KW  - Wastewater
KW  - Antibiotic resistance
KW  - ENA 06:Food & Drugs
KW  - H 12000:Epidemiology and Public Health
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N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Soil; Agricultural land; Farms; Residues; Relative abundance; Antibiotics; Animal husbandry; Antibiotic resistance; Wastewater
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Selective Pressure of Antibiotic Pollution on Bacteria of Importance to Public Health
AN  - 1093460751; 17168293
AB  - Background: Many bacteria of clinical importance survive and may grow in different environments. Antibiotic pollution may exert on them a selective pressure leading to an increase in the prevalence of resistance. Objectives: In this study we sought to determine whether environmental concentrations of antibiotics and concentrations representing action limits used in environmental risk assessment may exert a selective pressure on clinically relevant bacteria in the environment. Methods: We used bacterial inhibition as an assessment end point to link antibiotic selective pressures to the prevalence of resistance in bacterial populations. Species sensitivity distributions were derived for three antibiotics by fitting log-logistic models to end points calculated from minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) distributions based on worldwide data collated by the European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (EUCAST). To place bacteria represented in these distributions in a broader context, we performed a brief phylogenetic analysis. The potentially affected fraction of bacterial genera at measured environmental concentrations of antibiotics and environmental risk assessment action limits was used as a proxy for antibiotic selective pressure. Measured environmental concentrations and environmental risk assessment action limits were also directly compared to wild-type cut-off values. Results: The potentially affected fraction of bacterial genera estimated based on antibiotic concentrations measured in water environments is less than or equal to 7%. We estimated that measured environmental concentrations in river sediments, swine feces lagoons, liquid manure, and farmed soil inhibit wild-type populations in up to 60%, 92%, 100%, and 30% of bacterial genera, respectively. At concentrations used as action limits in environmental risk assessment, erythromycin and ciprofloxacin were estimated to inhibit wild-type populations in up to 25% and 76% of bacterial genera. Conclusions: Measured environmental concentrations of antibiotics, as well as concentrations representing environmental risk assessment action limits, are high enough to exert a selective pressure on clinically relevant bacteria that may lead to an increase in the prevalence of resistance.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Tello, Alfredo
AU  - Austin, Brian
AU  - Telfer, Trevor C
AD  - Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom
Y1  - 2012/05/08/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 May 08
SP  - 1100
EP  - 1106
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 8
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Microbiology Abstracts A: Industrial & Applied Microbiology; Microbiology Abstracts B: Bacteriology; Pollution Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts
KW  - antibiotic pollution
KW  - antibiotic resistance
KW  - minimum inhibitory concentration distributions
KW  - risk assessment
KW  - species sensitivity distributions
KW  - Risk assessment
KW  - Manure
KW  - Antibiotics
KW  - Lagoons
KW  - Models
KW  - Public health
KW  - Soil
KW  - Ciprofloxacin
KW  - Feces
KW  - Pollution
KW  - Phylogeny
KW  - Rivers
KW  - Sensitivity
KW  - Fecal coliforms
KW  - Animal wastes
KW  - Data processing
KW  - Environmental assessment
KW  - Erythromycin
KW  - Minimum inhibitory concentration
KW  - Sediments
KW  - Antimicrobial agents
KW  - Committees
KW  - J 02310:Genetics & Taxonomy
KW  - A 01340:Antibiotics & Antimicrobials
KW  - P 2000:FRESHWATER POLLUTION
KW  - H 12000:Epidemiology and Public Health
KW  - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety
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N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Risk assessment; Rivers; Phylogeny; Manure; Data processing; Antibiotics; Erythromycin; Minimum inhibitory concentration; Lagoons; Sediments; Public health; Models; Antimicrobial agents; Soil; Ciprofloxacin; Feces; Pollution; Sensitivity; Fecal coliforms; Animal wastes; Environmental assessment; Committees
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Maternal Exposure to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and 5'-CpG Methylation of Interferon- gamma in Cord White Blood Cells
AN  - 1093460719; 17168292
AB  - Background: Maternal factors are implicated in the onset of childhood asthma. Differentiation of naive CD4+ T lymphocytes into pro-allergic T-helper 2 cells induces interleukin (IL)4 expression and inhibits interferon (IFN) gamma expression accompanied by concordant methylation changes in the promoters of these genes. However, it has yet to be established whether maternal exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) can alter these gene promoters epigenetically during fetal development. Objectives: In this study we sought to elucidate the relationship between maternal PAH exposure and promoter methylation status of IFN gamma and IL4. Methods: We assessed the effects of benzo[a]pyrene (BaP), a representative airborne PAH, on the methylation status of the IFN gamma and IL4 promoters in Jurkat cells and two lung adenocarcinoma cell lines, and on gene expression. In addition, we evaluated methylation status of the IFN gamma promoter in cord white blood cells from 53 participants in the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health cohort. Maternal PAH exposure was estimated by personal air monitoring during pregnancy. Results: In vitro exposure of the cell models to low, noncytotoxic doses (0.1 and 1 nM) of BaP elicited increased promoter hypermethylation and reduced expression of IFN gamma , but not IL4. IFN gamma promoter methylation in cord white blood cells was associated with maternal PAH exposure in the cohort study subsample. Conclusion: Consistent with the results for the cell lines, maternal exposure to PAHs was associated with hypermethylation of IFN gamma in cord blood DNA from cohort children. These findings support a potential role of epigenetics in fetal reprogramming by PAH-induced environmental diseases.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Tang, Wan-yee
AU  - Levin, Linda
AU  - Talaska, Glenn
AU  - Cheung, Yuk Yin
AU  - Herbstman, Julie
AU  - Tang, Deliang
AU  - Miller, Rachel L
AU  - Perera, Frederica
AU  - Ho, Shuk-Mei
AD  - Division of Environmental Genetics and Molecular Toxicology,
Y1  - 2012/05/04/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 May 04
SP  - 1195
EP  - 1200
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 8
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Toxicology Abstracts; Biochemistry Abstracts 2: Nucleic Acids; Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts
KW  - cord white blood cell
KW  - cytokines
KW  - DNA methylation
KW  - epigenetic epidemiology
KW  - epigenetics
KW  - fetal origins of disease
KW  - interferon- gamma
KW  - interleukin 4
KW  - Pollution monitoring
KW  - gamma -Interferon
KW  - Interleukin 4
KW  - Interleukins
KW  - Environmental health
KW  - Cell culture
KW  - Respiratory diseases
KW  - Lymphocytes
KW  - Cord blood
KW  - Promoters
KW  - Differentiation
KW  - CD4 antigen
KW  - Tumor cell lines
KW  - Lymphocytes T
KW  - Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
KW  - Leukocytes
KW  - Asthma
KW  - Children
KW  - Fetuses
KW  - Pregnancy
KW  - Lung
KW  - DNA
KW  - Benzo(a)pyrene
KW  - Adenocarcinoma
KW  - P 0000:AIR POLLUTION
KW  - N 14820:DNA Metabolism & Structure
KW  - H 12000:Epidemiology and Public Health
KW  - X 24350:Industrial Chemicals
KW  - ENA 01:Air Pollution
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N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - gamma -Interferon; Interleukin 4; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Leukocytes; Interleukins; Asthma; Cell culture; Children; Fetuses; Pregnancy; Cord blood; Differentiation; Promoters; Tumor cell lines; CD4 antigen; epigenetics; Lung; DNA; DNA methylation; Lymphocytes T; Benzo(a)pyrene; Adenocarcinoma; Pollution monitoring; Environmental health; Lymphocytes; Respiratory diseases
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Respiratory Health Effects of Airborne Particulate Matter: The Role of Particle Size, Composition, and Oxidative Potential-The RAPTES Project
AN  - 1677977950; 17168286
AB  - Background: Specific characteristics of particulate matter (PM) responsible for associations with respiratory health observed in epidemiological studies are not well established. High correlations among, and differential measurement errors of, individual components contribute to this uncertainty. Objectives: We investigated which characteristics of PM have the most consistent associations with acute changes in respiratory function in healthy volunteers. Methods: We used a semiexperimental design to accurately assess exposure. We increased exposure contrast and reduced correlations among PM characteristics by exposing volunteers at five different locations: an underground train station, two traffic sites, a farm, and an urban background site. Each of the 31 participants was exposed for 5 hr while exercising intermittently, three to seven times at different locations during March-October 2009. We measured PM sub(10), PM sub(2.5), particle number concentrations (PNC), absorbance, elemental/organic carbon, trace metals, secondary inorganic components, endotoxin content, gaseous pollutants, and PM oxidative potential. Lung function [FEV1 (forced expiratory volume in 1 sec), FVC (forced vital capacity), FEF25-75 (forced expiratory flow at 25-75% of vital capacity), and PEF (peak expiratory flow)] and fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FENO) were measured before and at three time points after exposure. Data were analyzed with mixed linear regression. Results: An interquartile increase in PNC (33,000 particles/cm super(3)) was associated with an 11% [95% confidence interval (CI): 5, 17%] and 12% (95% CI: 6, 17%) FENO increase over baseline immediately and at 2 hr postexposure, respectively. A 7% (95% CI: 0.5, 14%) increase persisted until the following morning. These associations were robust and insensitive to adjustment for other pollutants. Similarly consistent associations were seen between FVC and FEV1 with PNC, NO sub(2) (nitrogen dioxide), and NO sub(x) (nitrogen oxides). Conclusions: Changes in PNC, NO sub(2), and NO sub(x) were associated with evidence of acute airway inflammation (i.e., FENO) and impaired lung function. PM mass concentration and PM sub(10) oxidative potential were not predictive of the observed acute responses.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Strak, Maciej
AU  - Janssen, Nicole AH
AU  - Godri, Krystal J
AU  - Gosens, Ilse
AU  - Mudway, Ian S
AU  - Cassee, Flemming R
AU  - Lebret, Erik
AU  - Kelly, Frank J
AU  - Harrison, Roy M
AU  - Brunekreef, Bert
AU  - Steenhof, Maaike
AU  - Hoek, Gerard
AD  - National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, Netherlands
Y1  - 2012/05/02/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 May 02
SP  - 1183
EP  - 1189
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 8
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE)
KW  - air pollution
KW  - experimental exposure
KW  - FENO
KW  - FEV1
KW  - FVC
KW  - oxidative potential
KW  - PM
KW  - ultrafine particles
KW  - Nitrogen dioxide
KW  - Carbon
KW  - Pollutants
KW  - Exposure
KW  - Regression
KW  - Lungs
KW  - Health
KW  - Trains
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Profiling Environmental Chemicals for Activity in the Antioxidant Response Element Signaling Pathway Using a High Throughput Screening Approach
AN  - 1677976035; 17168283
AB  - Background: Oxidative stress has been implicated in the pathogenesis of a variety of diseases ranging from cancer to neurodegeneration, highlighting the need to identify chemicals that can induce this effect. The antioxidant response element (ARE) signaling pathway plays an important role in the amelioration of oxidative stress. Thus, assays that detect the up-regulation of this pathway could be useful for identifying chemicals that induce oxidative stress. Objectives: We used cell-based reporter methods and informatics tools to efficiently screen a large collection of environmental chemicals and identify compounds that induce oxidative stress. Methods: We utilized two cell-based ARE assay reporters, beta -lactamase and luciferase, to screen a U.S. National Toxicology Program 1,408-compound library (NTP 1408, which contains 1,340 unique compounds) for their ability to induce oxidative stress in HepG2 cells using quantitative high throughput screening (qHTS). Results: Roughly 3% (34 of 1,340) of the unique compounds demonstrated activity across both cell-based assays. Based on biological activity and structure-activity relationship profiles, we selected 50 compounds for retesting in the two ARE assays and in an additional follow-up assay that employed a mutated ARE linked to beta -lactamase. Using this strategy, we identified 30 compounds that demonstrated activity in the ARE-bla and ARE-luc assays and were able to determine structural features conferring compound activity across assays. Conclusions: Our results support the robustness of using two different cell-based approaches for identifying compounds that induce ARE signaling. Together, these methods are useful for prioritizing chemicals for further in-depth mechanism-based toxicity testing.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Shukla, Sunita J
AU  - Huang, Ruili
AU  - Simmons, Steven O
AU  - Tice, Raymond R
AU  - Witt, Kristine L
AU  - VanLeer, Danielle
AU  - Ramabhadran, Ram
AU  - Austin, Christopher P
AU  - Xia, Menghang
AD  - NIH Chemical Genomics Center, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, Maryland, USA
Y1  - 2012/05/02/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 May 02
SP  - 1150
EP  - 1156
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 8
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE)
KW  - ARE
KW  - Nrf2
KW  - oxidative stress
KW  - qHTS
KW  - toxicity
KW  - Tox21
KW  - Screening
KW  - Assaying
KW  - Screens
KW  - Antioxidants
KW  - Pathways
KW  - Diseases
KW  - Stresses
KW  - Toxicity testing
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Current Status of the Epidemiologic Evidence Linking Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, and the Role of Immune Dysregulation
AN  - 1677975790; 17168282
AB  - Background: Although case-control studies conducted to date have largely affirmed the relationship between polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), occupational cohort studies of PCB-exposed workers have been generally interpreted as negative, thereby raising doubts about a potential causal association. A common theme of immune dysregulation unifies many of NHL's strongest risk factors, and several authors have posited that subclinical immune dysregulation may increase NHL risk by decreasing host resistance, reducing control of cellular proliferation and differentiation, and diminishing tumor surveillance mechanisms. Objectives: The goals of this review were a) to evaluate the epidemiological research examining the association between PCB exposure and NHL and discuss the contribution to the weight of evidence of case-control studies and occupational cohort studies; and b) to summarize the evidence for immune dysregulation as a means by which PCBs may cause NHL. Methods: We performed a literature search using PubMed and seven additional online biomedical and toxicological referencing libraries to identify literature published through August 2011. Discussion and Conclusions: Overall, we conclude that the weight of evidence supports a causal role of PCBs in lymphomagenesis. The strongest epidemiological evidence for the relationship between PCBs and NHL comes from case-control studies conducted among the general population. Epidemiological and toxicological data demonstrating immunosuppressive and inflammatory effects of PCBs further contribute to the weight of evidence by providing a plausible explanation for how PCBs can cause NHL through immune dysregulation.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Kramer, Shira
AU  - Hikel, Stephanie Moller
AU  - Adams, Kristen
AU  - Hinds, David
AU  - Moon, Katherine
AD  - Epidemiology International, Hunt Valley, Maryland, USA
Y1  - 2012/05/02/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 May 02
SP  - 1067
EP  - 1075
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 8
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE)
KW  - cancer
KW  - immunologic response
KW  - non-Hodgkin lymphoma
KW  - organochlorines
KW  - polychlorinated biphenyls
KW  - Referencing
KW  - Risk
KW  - Polychlorinated biphenyls
KW  - Literature reviews
KW  - Epidemiology
KW  - On-line systems
KW  - Occupational
KW  - Surveillance
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Bisphenol A Induces Gene Expression Changes and Proliferative Effects through GPER in Breast Cancer Cells and Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts
AN  - 1093469791; 17168285
AB  - Background: Bisphenol A (BPA) is the principal constituent of baby bottles, reusable water bottles, metal cans, and plastic food containers. BPA exerts estrogen-like activity by interacting with the classical estrogen receptors (ER alpha and ER beta ) and through the G protein-coupled receptor (GPR30/GPER). In this regard, recent studies have shown that GPER was involved in the proliferative effects induced by BPA in both normal and tumor cells. Objectives: We studied the transduction signaling pathways through which BPA influences cell proliferation and migration in human breast cancer cells and cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs). Methods and results: We used as a model system SKBR3 breast cancer cells and CAFs that lack the classical ERs. Specific pharmacological inhibitors and gene-silencing procedures were used to show that BPA induces the expression of the GPER target genes c-FOS, EGR-1, and CTGF through the GPER/EGFR/ERK transduction pathway in SKBR3 breast cancer cells and CAFs. Moreover, we observed that GPER is required for growth effects and migration stimulated by BPA in both cell types. Conclusions: Results indicate that GPER is involved in the biological action elicited by BPA in breast cancer cells and CAFs. Hence, GPER-mediated signaling should be included among the transduction mechanisms through which BPA may stimulate cancer progression.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Pupo, Marco
AU  - Pisano, Assunta
AU  - Lappano, Rosamaria
AU  - Santolla, Maria Francesca
AU  - De Francesco, Ernestina Marianna
AU  - Abonante, Sergio
AU  - Rosano, Camillo
AU  - Maggiolini, Marcello
AD  - Department of Pharmaco-Biology, University of Calabria, Rende, Italy
Y1  - 2012/05/02/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 May 02
SP  - 1177
EP  - 1182
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 8
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts
KW  - bisphenol A
KW  - breast cancer cells
KW  - cancer-associated fibroblasts
KW  - GPR30/GPER
KW  - tumor microenvironment
KW  - Bisphenol A
KW  - Containers
KW  - Metals
KW  - Estrogens
KW  - Breast cancer
KW  - Tumors
KW  - Migration
KW  - Cancer
KW  - H 6000:Natural Disasters/Civil Defense/Emergency Management
KW  - ENA 07:General
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DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2012-10-01
N1  - Last updated - 2015-05-13
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Bisphenol A; Metals; Containers; Estrogens; Breast cancer; Tumors; Migration; Cancer
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1104526
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Controlled Exposure Study of Air Pollution and T-Wave Alternans in Volunteers without Cardiovascular Disease
AN  - 1093469771; 17168284
AB  - Background: Epidemiological studies have assessed T-wave alternans (TWA) as a possible mechanism of cardiac arrhythmias related to air pollution in high-risk subjects and have reported associations with increased TWA magnitude. Objective: In this controlled human exposure study, we assessed the impact of exposure to concentrated ambient particulate matter (CAP) and ozone (O3) on T-wave alternans in resting volunteers without preexisting cardiovascular disease. Methods: Seventeen participants without preexisting cardiovascular disease were randomized to filtered air (FA), CAP (150 mu g/m3), O3 (120 ppb), or combined CAP + O3 exposures for 2 hr. Continuous electrocardiograms (ECGs) were recorded at rest and T-wave alternans (TWA) was computed by modified moving average analysis with QRS alignment for the artifact-free intervals of 20 beats along the V2 and V5 leads. Exposure-induced changes in the highest TWA magnitude (TWAMax) were estimated for the first and last 5 min of each exposure (TWAMax_Early and TWAMax_Late respectively). Delta TWAMax (Late-Early) were compared among exposure groups using analysis of variance. Results: Mean plus or minus SD values for Delta TWAMax were -2.1 plus or minus 0.4, -2.7 plus or minus 1.1, -1.9 plus or minus 1.5, and -1.2 plus or minus 1.5 in FA, CAP, O3, and CAP + O3 exposure groups, respectively. No significant differences were observed between pollutant exposures and FA. Conclusion: In our study of 17 volunteers who had no preexisting cardiovascular disease, we did not observe significant changes in T-wave alternans after 2-hr exposures to CAP, O3, or combined CAP + O3. This finding, however, does not preclude the possibility of pollution-related effects on TWA at elevated heart rates, such as during exercise, or the possibility of delayed responses.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Kusha, Marjan
AU  - Masse, Stephane
AU  - Farid, Talha
AU  - Urch, Bruce
AU  - Silverman, Frances
AU  - Brook, Robert D
AU  - Gold, Diane R
AU  - Mangat, Iqwal
AU  - Speck, Mary
AU  - Nair, Krishnakumar
AU  - Poku, Kwaku
AU  - Meyer, Chris
AU  - Mittleman, Murray A
AU  - Wellenius, Gregory A
AU  - Nanthakumar, Kumaraswamy
AD  - Division of Cardiology, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Y1  - 2012/05/02/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 May 02
SP  - 1157
EP  - 1161
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 8
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts; Risk Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts
KW  - air pollution
KW  - arrhythmia
KW  - controlled exposure
KW  - ozone
KW  - particulate matter
KW  - T-wave alternans
KW  - Air pollution
KW  - Atmospheric pollution and health
KW  - Heart rate
KW  - Pollution effects
KW  - Particulates
KW  - Cardiovascular diseases
KW  - Particulate atmospheric pollution
KW  - Ozone
KW  - H 6000:Natural Disasters/Civil Defense/Emergency Management
KW  - M2 551.510.42:Air Pollution (551.510.42)
KW  - P 0000:AIR POLLUTION
KW  - R2 23060:Medical and environmental health
KW  - ENA 01:Air Pollution
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N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Atmospheric pollution and health; Cardiovascular diseases; Particulate atmospheric pollution; Ozone; Air pollution; Heart rate; Pollution effects; Particulates
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Determining primary and companion species in a multi-species fishery: Implications for TAC setting
AN  - 920810146; 16209001
AB  - The use of ITQ management in multi-species fisheries has been the subject of much debate and the complexities and difficulties of managing multi-species fisheries are well known. A major problem is that the species mix in fishery catches may not necessarily match the mix in combined TACs or in quota holdings. While a number of solutions have been proposed or implemented to improve transferability of quota and other incentives to reduce over-quota fishing and discarding, it is surprising that there has been little focus on TAC-setting itself and coordinating this across multiple species/stocks as a means of dealing with some of these issues. In this paper, data were analysed from the trawl sector of the Australian Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery to determine the relationship between primary species and companion species and the implications this has for TAC setting. The primary species is the species being considered when setting an individual species TAC. The companion species are ones that should also be considered when setting the TAC of the primary species, because a considerable proportion of the primary species catch is taken as a companion species non-target catch. The target species in each fishing operation was determined and was used to characterize recent multi-species catch data into primary and companion components. This approach provides an empirical means to examine the impact of individual species TAC decisions across all of the quota species in a fishery.
JF  - Marine Policy
AU  - Klaer, Neil L
AU  - Smith, David C
AD  - CSIRO Wealth from Oceans National Research Flagship, CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, GPO Box 1538, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, neil.klaer@csiro.au
Y1  - 2012/05//
PY  - 2012
DA  - May 2012
SP  - 606
EP  - 612
PB  - Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 800 Kidlington Oxford OX5 1DX United Kingdom
VL  - 36
IS  - 3
SN  - 0308-597X, 0308-597X
KW  - Environment Abstracts; Oceanic Abstracts; ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality; ASFA 1: Biological Sciences & Living Resources
KW  - ITQ
KW  - TAC
KW  - Multi-species fisheries
KW  - Targeting
KW  - Marine
KW  - catches
KW  - incentives
KW  - Catch statistics
KW  - Ocean policy
KW  - Shark fisheries
KW  - Fishing
KW  - Fishery management
KW  - Interspecific relationships
KW  - Fisheries
KW  - Quota regulations
KW  - Australia
KW  - fishing
KW  - sharks
KW  - O 5080:Legal/Governmental
KW  - Q5 08504:Effects on organisms
KW  - ENA 12:Oceans & Estuaries
KW  - Q1 08121:Law, policy, economics and social sciences
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DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2012-02-01
N1  - Last updated - 2015-03-19
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Fishing; Shark fisheries; Interspecific relationships; Fishery management; Quota regulations; Catch statistics; Ocean policy; catches; Fisheries; incentives; fishing; sharks; Australia; Marine
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2011.10.004
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Exposed or not exposed? Exploring exposure classification in studies using administrative data to investigate outcomes following medication use during pregnancy
AN  - 1837313642; 16665732
AB  - Purpose: The aim of this systematic review was to examine and compare differences in the way medication exposures are classified in studies using linked administrative data to investigate outcomes following medication use during pregnancy. This was undertaken with a focus on studies investigating specific neonatal outcomes following prenatal exposure to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). Methods: We searched Medline and Embase to identify studies that used linked administrative data to investigate specific neonatal outcomes (congenital malformations, birth weight, gestational age) following prenatal exposure to SSRIs. Results: Key factors such as dose, duration and timing of exposure were inconsistently addressed in the studies identified. In addition, there was a great deal of variability in the way medication exposures were classified and how women who stop taking their medication before or during early pregnancy are handled in analyses. Furthermore, there are issues in assuming how and when women who receive a dispensing for a medication actually take it during pregnancy. This creates a great deal of uncertainty around medication exposure during pregnancy in studies using linked administrative data, potentially resulting in biased risk estimates. Conclusions: There is a need for greater focus on determining the most effective and accurate way of using linked administrative data to investigate outcomes following medication use during pregnancy in an effort to minimise potential biases.
JF  - European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
AU  - Grzeskowiak, Luke E
AU  - Gilbert, Andrew L
AU  - Morrison, Janna L
AD  - Quality Use of Medicines and Pharmacy Research Centre, School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, Sansom Institute for Health Research, University of South Australia, GPO Box 2471, Adelaide, SA, 5001, Australia, grzly001@mymail.unisa.edu.au
Y1  - 2012/05//
PY  - 2012
DA  - May 2012
SP  - 459
EP  - 467
PB  - Springer Science+Business Media, Van Godewijckstraat 30 Dordrecht 3311 GX Netherlands
VL  - 68
IS  - 5
SN  - 0031-6970, 0031-6970
KW  - Toxicology Abstracts
KW  - Birth weight
KW  - Data processing
KW  - Prenatal experience
KW  - Gestational age
KW  - Classification
KW  - Reviews
KW  - Serotonin uptake inhibitors
KW  - Congenital defects
KW  - Neonates
KW  - Pregnancy
KW  - X 24310:Pharmaceuticals
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DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2016-11-01
N1  - Last updated - 2016-12-22
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Birth weight; Gestational age; Prenatal experience; Data processing; Classification; Reviews; Congenital defects; Serotonin uptake inhibitors; Neonates; Pregnancy
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00228-011-1154-9
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Association between frequency of drinking alcohol and chronic kidney disease in men
AN  - 1622614389; 16750296
AB  - Objectives: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major public health problem. Epidemiological studies of the relationship between alcohol intake and CKD are scarce in Japan. This cross-sectional study aims to investigate the relationship between frequency of drinking alcohol and CKD in Japanese men. Methods: The subjects were 9,196 men (mean plus or minus standard deviation age, 57.9 plus or minus 5.1 years) who underwent a health check-up. CKD was defined as estimated glomerular filtration rate <60 mL/min/1.73 m super(2). Frequency of alcohol drinking was obtained from questionnaire and divided into five categories: nondrinkers, once or twice a week, three or four times a week, five or six times a week, and everyday drinkers. Results: Multivariable-adjusted [age, body mass index, hypertension, diabetes, hyper-low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterolemia, smoking, and physical activity] odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated using logistic regression analysis. Compared with the results for the nondrinkers, the multivariable-adjusted odds ratios of CKD were as follows: 0.76 (95% CI 0.60-0.95) for 1-2 drinks per week, 0.74 (95% CI 0.59-0.93) for 3-4 drinks per week, 0.79 (95% CI 0.64-0.97) for 5-6 drinks per week, and 0.60 (95% CI 0.51-0.71) for everyday drinkers. There was a significant inverse trend across increasing frequency of drinking alcohol (p = 0.001 for trend). Conclusions: An inverse association was found between frequency of drinking alcohol and CKD in apparently healthy men.
JF  - Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine
AU  - Funakoshi, Yayoi
AU  - Omori, Hisamitsu
AU  - Onoue, Ayumi
AU  - Mihara, Shuichi
AU  - Ogata, Yasuhiro
AU  - Katoh, Takahiko
AD  - Department of Public Health, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjou, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan, omorih@gpo.kumamoto-u.ac.jp
Y1  - 2012/05//
PY  - 2012
DA  - May 2012
SP  - 199
EP  - 204
PB  - Springer Science+Business Media, Van Godewijckstraat 30 Dordrecht 3311 GX Netherlands
VL  - 17
IS  - 3
SN  - 1342-078X, 1342-078X
KW  - Toxicology Abstracts
KW  - Inventories
KW  - Age
KW  - Alcoholic beverages
KW  - Beverages
KW  - Physical activity
KW  - Kidney diseases
KW  - Glomerular filtration rate
KW  - Lipoproteins (low density)
KW  - Public health
KW  - Diabetes mellitus
KW  - Smoking
KW  - Standard deviation
KW  - Lipoproteins
KW  - Regression analysis
KW  - Drinking behavior
KW  - Body mass index
KW  - Ethanol
KW  - Hypertension
KW  - X 24380:Social Poisons & Drug Abuse
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DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2014-11-01
N1  - Last updated - 2014-11-12
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Inventories; Age; Beverages; Alcoholic beverages; Physical activity; Kidney diseases; Glomerular filtration rate; Public health; Lipoproteins (low density); Diabetes mellitus; Smoking; Standard deviation; Lipoproteins; Regression analysis; Drinking behavior; Body mass index; Hypertension; Ethanol
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12199-011-0238-6
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Public Procurement Auctions and Competition in Turkey
AN  - 1364726636; 2011-388524
AB  - This paper empirically investigates the effect of the competitive environment (number of participants) on the cost of procurement. We use a unique dataset provided by the Public Procurement Authority (PPA) of Turkey that covers all of the government procurement auctions for the years 2004-2006. First, after controlling for possible endogeneity, we show that the number of bidders significantly and negatively affects the procurement price. Thus, the existence of a more competitive environment significantly decreases procurement costs in Turkey. Second, when auctions are open to foreign participation, the auction price tends to be lower. Finally, prices in services and goods sectors are more sensitive to changes in the number of bidders than is true for the construction sector. The results of this paper have several policy implications for e-procurement and efficient procurement design. Adapted from the source document.
JF  - Review of Industrial Organization
AU  - Onur, Ilke
AU  - Ozcan, Rasim
AU  - Tas, Bedri Kamil Onur
AD  - Center for Regulation and Market Analysis, School of Commerce, University of South Australia, GPO Box 2471, Adelaide, Australia onurtas@etu.edu.tr
Y1  - 2012/05//
PY  - 2012
DA  - May 2012
SP  - 207
EP  - 223
PB  - Springer, Dordrecht The Netherlands
VL  - 40
IS  - 3
SN  - 0889-938X, 0889-938X
KW  - Manufacturing and heavy industry - Industrial management, production, and productivity
KW  - Economic conditions and policy - Consumers and consumption
KW  - Business and service sector - Markets, marketing, and merchandising
KW  - Business and service sector - Business finance
KW  - Economic conditions and policy - Economic theory
KW  - Economic conditions and policy - Economic conditions
KW  - Business and service sector - Business management
KW  - Cost
KW  - Auctions
KW  - Purchasing
KW  - Public sector
KW  - Prices
KW  - Authority
KW  - Turkey
KW  - Competition
KW  - Industrial organization
KW  - article
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LA  - English
DB  - PAIS Index
N1  - Date revised - 2013-06-01
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
N1  - CODEN - RIOREU
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Industrial organization; Purchasing; Auctions; Prices; Turkey; Public sector; Cost; Competition; Authority
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11151-011-9299-3
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Tax morale, Eastern Europe and European enlargement
AN  - 1266149691; 201301538
AB  - This study tries to remedy the current lack of tax compliance research analyzing tax morale in 10 Eastern European countries that joined the European Union in 2004 or 2007. By exploring tax morale differences between 1999 and 2008 we show that tax morale has decreased in 7 out of 10 Eastern European countries. This lack of sustainability may support the incentive based conditionality hypothesis that European Union has only a limited ability to influence tax morale over time. We observe that events and processes at the country level are crucial to understanding tax morale. Factors such as perceived government quality, trust in the justice system and the government are positively correlated with tax morale in 2008. [Copyright The Regents of the University of California; published by Elsevier Ltd.]
JF  - Communist and Post-Communist Studies
AU  - Torgler, Benno
AD  - Queensland University of Technology, School of Economics and Finance, GPO Box 2434, Brisbane QLD 4001, Australia
Y1  - 2012/05//
PY  - 2012
DA  - May 2012
SP  - 11
EP  - 26
PB  - Elsevier Science, Amsterdam The Netherlands
VL  - 45
IS  - 1-2
SN  - 0967-067X, 0967-067X
KW  - Tax morale, Tax compliance, Eastern Europe, European enlargement
KW  - Morale
KW  - Taxation
KW  - European Union
KW  - Trust
KW  - Europe
KW  - Incentives
KW  - Justice
KW  - Eastern Europe
KW  - article
KW  - 9085: government/political systems; national governments/political systems
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LA  - English
DB  - Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
N1  - Date revised - 2013-01-01
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Taxation; Morale; Europe; European Union; Justice; Trust; Eastern Europe; Incentives
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.postcomstud.2012.02.005
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Sustainability in the United States National Digital Newspaper Program
AN  - 1221406172; 201211839
AB  - This paper describes the program organization, technical specifications, and tools that support the U.S. National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP), a partnership between the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Library of Congress (LC). NDNP is a long-term effort to provide permanent access to a national digital collection of newspaper bibliographic information and selected historic newspapers, digitized by NEH awardees in all U.S. states and territories. The program provides the Library of Congress with a testing ground for the development of large-scale distributed, digitization programs and for predicting long-term needs for management and preservation of digital assets. The development focuses on creating digitized newspaper page surrogates through a distributed effort, ingesting the resulting digital objects into a system, providing user-friendly access to the data, while implementing a system that is capable of sustaining the content for future use. Adapted from the source document.
JF  - International Preservation News
AU  - Thomas, Deborah
AU  - Sweeney, Mark
AD  - Library of Congress, USA
Y1  - 2012/05//
PY  - 2012
DA  - May 2012
SP  - 1218
PB  - Biblioteque Nationale de France, Paris, France
IS  - 56
SN  - 0890-4960, 0890-4960
KW  - Newspapers
KW  - Library of Congress
KW  - History
KW  - Digitization
KW  - article
KW  - 9.15: TECHNICAL SERVICES - PRESERVATION
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LA  - English
DB  - Library & Information Science Abstracts (LISA)
N1  - Date revised - 2012-12-01
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-27
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Digitization; Newspapers; Library of Congress; History
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Induction of extremely low protein expression level by fusion of C-terminal region of Nef
AN  - 1038610191; 17095322
AB  - Nef is one of the accessory proteins of human immunodeficiency viruses. Here, we noted that the relative expression level of Nef sub(NL4-3) is much lower than that of Nef sub(JR-CSF) in HEK293 cells. By evaluating the expression level using a Nef mutant, it was indicated that amino acids 129-206 of Nef sub(NL4-3), that is, the C-terminal region named NLAA129-206, could contain the region responsible for the induction of the low protein expression level. In addition, the expression levels of the enhanced green fluorescent protein and Renilla luciferase became extremely low with the fusion of NLAA129-206. Interestingly, the NLAA129-206-corresponding sequences of other Nef variants with relatively high expression levels also induced the extremely low protein expression level by fusion. These results suggest that the C-terminal region of Nef can generally induce an extremely low protein expression level. Here, we propose that the C-terminal region of Nef could become an excellent tool for the induction of an extremely low expression level of arbitrary proteins by attachment as fusion proteins.
JF  - Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry
AU  - Takamune, N
AU  - Irisaka, Y
AU  - Yamamoto, M
AU  - Harada, K
AU  - Shoji, S
AU  - Misumi, S
AD  - Department of Pharmaceutical Biochemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, 5-1 Oe-Honmachi, Kumamoto 862-0973, Japan, tkmnnbtk@gpo.kumamoto-u.ac.jp
Y1  - 2012/05//
PY  - 2012
DA  - May 2012
SP  - 245
EP  - 253
PB  - John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
VL  - 59
IS  - 3
SN  - 0885-4513, 0885-4513
KW  - Virology & AIDS Abstracts; Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts
KW  - Amino acids
KW  - Green fluorescent protein
KW  - Immunodeficiency
KW  - Renilla
KW  - Fusion protein
KW  - Nef protein
KW  - V 22360:AIDS and HIV
KW  - W 30940:Products
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DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2012-09-01
N1  - Last updated - 2015-03-19
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Amino acids; Immunodeficiency; Green fluorescent protein; Fusion protein; Nef protein; Renilla
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bab.1021
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - How Natural Therapists enhance positive expectations of patients
AN  - 1030903642; 201220200
AB  - To examine if Natural Therapists purposely enhance patient expectations, and if so which strategies are used in clinical practice. Interviews were conducted with ten experienced Australian Natural Therapists using semi-structured questionnaires. Data was analysed using grounded theory. The Natural Therapists in the present study reported that they spent considerable time and effort to deliberately enhance positive expectations. Strategies included an enthusiastic delivery of the therapeutic scope of the practitioner's modality and the practitioner's capacity to diagnose and treat disease based upon their training and experience, and confidence in patients' self-efficacy, with an emphasis on personal strengths and positive aspects of patients' health. The therapists claimed to be optimistic, but at the same time realistic, cautioning against false hope, particularly in serious or terminal diseases. In order to enhance patient expectation greater emphasis should be placed on these strategies in the training of Natural Therapists. [Copyright Elsevier Ltd.]
JF  - Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice
AU  - Dellmann, Thomas
AU  - Lushington, Kurt
AD  - School of Psychology, Social Work and Social Policy, University of South Australia, GPO Box 2471, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia dellmann@dodo.com.au
Y1  - 2012/05//
PY  - 2012
DA  - May 2012
SP  - 99
EP  - 105
PB  - Elsevier Ltd, The Netherlands
VL  - 18
IS  - 2
SN  - 1744-3881, 1744-3881
KW  - Natural Therapists Therapeutic relationship Non-specific factors Positive expectancy Qualitative methodology
KW  - Selfefficacy
KW  - Therapists
KW  - Clinical practice
KW  - Hope
KW  - Health
KW  - Optimism
KW  - article
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LA  - English
DB  - Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA)
N1  - Date revised - 2012-08-01
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-27
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Therapists; Hope; Clinical practice; Health; Optimism; Selfefficacy
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ctcp.2011.08.001
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Predicting alcohol consumption and binge drinking in company employees: An application of planned behaviour and self-determination theories
AN  - 1023093971; 201214851
AB  - Objectives. This study tested an integrated model of the psychosocial determinants of alcohol-related behaviour among company employees from four nations. A motivational sequence was proposed in which motivational orientations from self-determination theory influenced intentions to consume alcohol within guideline limits and alcohol-related behaviour via the mediation of the theory of planned behaviour variables of attitude, subjective norms, and perceived behavioural control (PBC). Design. A three-wave prospective design using self-reported psychological and behavioural measures. Methods. Company employees (N = 486, males = 225, females = 261; M age = 30.41, SD = 8.31) from four nations (Estonia, Finland, Sweden, and UK) completed measures of autonomous and controlled motivation from self-determination theory, attitudes, subjective norms, PBC, intentions from the theory of planned behaviour, and self-reported measures of past alcohol consumption and binge-drinking occasions at the first time point (time 1). Follow-up psychological and behavioural measures were taken one month later (time 2) and follow-up behavioural measures taken a further 2 months later (time 3). Results. Path analyses supported the motivational sequence with identified regulation (time 1), predicting intentions (time 1), and alcohol units consumed (time 2). The effects were indirect via the mediation of attitudes and PBC (time 1). A similar pattern of effects was found for the effect of time 2 psychological variables on time 3 units of alcohol consumed. There was little support for the effects of the psychological variables on binge-drinking behaviour. Conclusions. Findings provide new information on the psychosocial determinants of alcohol behaviour in company employees and the processes involved. Results may provide impetus for the development of interventions to reduce alcohol consumption. Adapted from the source document.
JF  - British Journal of Health Psychology
AU  - Hagger, Martin S
AU  - Lonsdale, Adam J
AU  - Hein, Vello
AU  - Koka, Andre
AU  - Lintunen, Taru
AU  - Pasi, Heidi
AU  - Lindwall, Magnus
AU  - Rudolfsson, Lisa
AU  - Chatzisarantis, Nikos L D
AD  - School of Psychology and Speech Pathology, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia martin.hagger@curtin.edu.au
Y1  - 2012/05//
PY  - 2012
DA  - May 2012
SP  - 379
EP  - 407
PB  - British Psychological Society, Leicester, UK
VL  - 17
IS  - 2
SN  - 1359-107X, 1359-107X
KW  - Binge drinking
KW  - Sequences
KW  - Planned behaviour theory
KW  - Attitudes
KW  - Psychosocial factors
KW  - Selfdetermination
KW  - article
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LA  - English
DB  - Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA)
N1  - Date revised - 2012-07-01
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-27
N1  - CODEN - BJHPFP
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Binge drinking; Selfdetermination; Attitudes; Psychosocial factors; Planned behaviour theory; Sequences
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.2044-8287.2011.02043.x
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Can rodents enhance germination rates in rainforest seeds?
AN  - 1020850387; 16780644
AB  - The decline of large coevolved frugivorous species within fragmented habitats can have an effect on ecological processes, for example, seed dispersal and germination. It is therefore necessary for more resilient species to ensure essential processes are maintained within the system. This study investigates the influence of two rodent species, Melomys cervinipes (Fawn-footed Melomys) and Rattus fuscipes (Bush Rat), on the germination process of rainforest fruits. Both species are endemic to north Queensland rainforest and commonly found in fragmented habitats in high densities. We found in 85% of fruit species tested, rodent feeding increased seed germination rate by a factor of 3.5. Our results suggest that rodents can play a significant role in enhancing germination rates of fruits in the tropical rainforest of far north Queensland.
JF  - Ecological Management & Restoration
AU  - Elmouttie, David
AU  - Mather, Peter B
AD  - (Queensland University of Technology, Earth Environmental and Biological Sciences, Science and Engineering Faculty, GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, Qld, Australia 4001
Y1  - 2012/05//
PY  - 2012
DA  - May 2012
SP  - 203
EP  - 207
PB  - Wiley-Blackwell, 111 River Street Hoboken NJ 07030-5774 United States
VL  - 13
IS  - 2
SN  - 1442-7001, 1442-7001
KW  - Ecology Abstracts
KW  - Bushes
KW  - Germination
KW  - Melomys cervinipes
KW  - D:04060
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LA  - English
DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2012-06-01
N1  - Number of references - 1
N1  - Document feature - figure 2
N1  - Last updated - 2014-02-21
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Germination; Melomys cervinipes
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1442-8903.2012.00642.x
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - The promoter architectural landscape of the Salmonella PhoP regulon
AN  - 1020837660; 16612343
AB  - The DNA-binding protein PhoP controls virulence and Mg2+ homeostasis in the Gram-negative pathogen Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium. PhoP regulates expression of a large number of genes that differ both in their ancestry and in the biochemical functions and physiological roles of the encoded products. This suggests that PhoP-regulated genes are differentially expressed. To understand how a bacterial activator might generate varied gene expression behaviour, we investigated the cis-acting promoter features (i.e. the number of PhoP binding sites, as well as their orientation and location with respect to the sites bound by RNA polymerase and the sequences that constitute the PhoP binding sites) in 23 PhoP-activated promoters. Our results show that natural PhoP-activated promoters utilize only a limited number of combinations of cis-acting features - or promoter architectures. We determine that PhoP activates transcription by different mechanisms, and that ancestral and horizontally acquired PhoP-activated genes have distinct promoter architectures.
JF  - Molecular Microbiology
AU  - Zwir, Igor
AU  - Latifi, Tammy
AU  - Perez, JChristian
AU  - Huang, Henry
AU  - Groisman, Eduardo A
AD  - Section of Microbial Pathogenesis, Yale School of Medicine, 295 Congress Avenue, 354D, New Haven, CT 06536, USA
Y1  - 2012/05//
PY  - 2012
DA  - May 2012
SP  - 463
EP  - 485
PB  - Wiley-Blackwell, 111 River Street Hoboken NJ 07030-5774 United States
VL  - 84
IS  - 3
SN  - 0950-382X, 0950-382X
KW  - Microbiology Abstracts B: Bacteriology
KW  - Virulence
KW  - Promoters
KW  - DNA-directed RNA polymerase
KW  - Salmonella enterica
KW  - DNA-binding protein
KW  - Transcription
KW  - Pathogens
KW  - Homeostasis
KW  - Magnesium
KW  - J 02310:Genetics & Taxonomy
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LA  - English
DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2012-06-01
N1  - Document feature - figure 6
N1  - Last updated - 2016-04-29
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Virulence; Promoters; DNA-directed RNA polymerase; DNA-binding protein; Transcription; Homeostasis; Pathogens; Magnesium; Salmonella enterica
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2958.2012.08036.x
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Examining Biophysical and Socio-Demographic Factors across Mandated Tank Users in Urban Australia: A Linking Step towards Achieving Best Practices
AN  - 1017976983; 16762049
AB  - This study examines biophysical and socio-demographic factors potentially affecting water use patterns of households with mandatory rainwater tanks in South East Queensland (SEQ). The Queensland Development Code (QDC) MP 4.2 promotes the use of rainwater tanks at the domestic level to reduce direct reliance on mains water supply. A sample of 1,134 mandated rainwater tank households were surveyed across SEQ. Results indicated that the majority of participants (78%) had tanks of 5 kL in capacity or larger, with 35% of householders having at least half of roof catchment area connected to their tanks. Also, the majority of participants utilised their rainwater for toilet flushing (97%), clothes washing (94%) and garden irrigation (77%). These biophysical findings indicate a high level of compliance with the QDC MP 4.2 code. Social factors affecting potential yields from mandated rainwater tanks were also examined, to complement the biophysical data obtained. It was found that the majority of tank users were happy to use rainwater as an alternative water supply option for non-potable uses. However, most participants reported being unaware of past or present water restrictions to their water supply, highlighting important social implications for total mains water savings. In conclusion, this study presents important biophysical and social descriptions about mandated water users in urban SEQ, as well as providing a foundation for future modelling of actual yields from mandated rainwater tanks to facilitate improved assessment of mains water savings due to the implementation of mandated rainwater tanks.
JF  - Water Resources Management
AU  - Mankad, Aditi
AU  - Chong, Meng Nan
AU  - Gardner, Ted
AU  - Sharma, Ashok
AD  - CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences, GPO Box 2583, Brisbane, QLD, 4001, Australia, aditi.mankad@csiro.au
Y1  - 2012/05//
PY  - 2012
DA  - May 2012
SP  - 1983
EP  - 1998
PB  - Springer Science+Business Media, Van Godewijckstraat 30 Dordrecht 3311 GX Netherlands
VL  - 26
IS  - 7
SN  - 0920-4741, 0920-4741
KW  - ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality; Environment Abstracts; Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; Aqualine Abstracts
KW  - Catchment area
KW  - Sociological aspects
KW  - Australia, Queensland
KW  - Water conservation
KW  - Compliance
KW  - Water Supply
KW  - Water resources
KW  - Water Resources Management
KW  - Water supplies
KW  - Yield
KW  - best practices
KW  - Assessments
KW  - Catchment basins
KW  - Tanks
KW  - Water resources management
KW  - Catchment Areas
KW  - Irrigation
KW  - Water Conservation
KW  - Potential yield
KW  - Water supply
KW  - Water use
KW  - Water management
KW  - Households
KW  - Rain
KW  - Water Users
KW  - SW 1030:Use of water of impaired quality
KW  - M2 556.18:Water Management (556.18)
KW  - Q5 08502:Methods and instruments
KW  - AQ 00005:Underground Services and Water Use
KW  - ENA 16:Renewable Resources-Water
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LA  - English
DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2012-05-01
N1  - Last updated - 2015-08-05
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Catchment area; Water use; Sociological aspects; Water management; Irrigation; Water resources; Tanks; Potential yield; Water supply; Water resources management; Catchment basins; best practices; Households; Water conservation; Compliance; Rain; Water supplies; Yield; Assessments; Catchment Areas; Water Supply; Water Conservation; Water Resources Management; Water Users; Australia, Queensland
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11269-012-0003-7
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Water use by an irrigated almond orchard
AN  - 1017974961; 16732846
AB  - The evapotranspiration rate of a high-yielding (4.3 t/ha) almond orchard was measured by the eddy covariance technique. The site was subject to advection (LE/Rn > 1) for one-third of the mid-season. The slope of energy balance equation calculated from half-hourly flux data was 0.87. Flux data were transformed by forcing closure of the energy balance to give a seasonal ET of 1,450 mm (ETo 1,257 mm). This value could be reconciled with ancillary measures of soil salinity and water content, and plant water status. The mid-phase crop coefficient was 1.1 which was 0.1 higher than a recently published value. Use of the transformed value of ET in calculations of field application efficiency and annual drainage gives values of 98% and 24 mm, respectively.
JF  - Irrigation Science
AU  - Stevens, Rob M
AU  - Ewenz, Caecilia M
AU  - Grigson, Gary
AU  - Conner, Samantha M
AD  - SARDI/PIRSA, GPO Box 397, Adelaide, SA, 5001, Australia, rob.stevens@sa.gov.au
Y1  - 2012/05//
PY  - 2012
DA  - May 2012
SP  - 189
EP  - 200
PB  - Springer Science+Business Media, Van Godewijckstraat 30 Dordrecht 3311 GX Netherlands
VL  - 30
IS  - 3
SN  - 0342-7188, 0342-7188
KW  - Environment Abstracts; Aqualine Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts
KW  - Orchards
KW  - Crops
KW  - Advection
KW  - Soil salinity
KW  - Sulfur dioxide
KW  - Slopes
KW  - Seasonal variations
KW  - Saline Soils
KW  - Prunus dulcis
KW  - Drainage
KW  - Irrigation
KW  - Evapotranspiration
KW  - Water content
KW  - Water use
KW  - Energy
KW  - Fluctuations
KW  - AQ 00001:Water Resources and Supplies
KW  - ENA 12:Oceans & Estuaries
KW  - SW 1060:Conservation in agricultural use
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LA  - English
DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2012-05-01
N1  - Last updated - 2016-04-13
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Water use; Soil salinity; Sulfur dioxide; Drainage; Energy; Irrigation; Evapotranspiration; Water content; Seasonal variations; Orchards; Crops; Advection; Slopes; Fluctuations; Saline Soils; Prunus dulcis
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00271-011-0270-8
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Impact of air gun noise on the behaviour of marine fish and squid
AN  - 1017973030; 16724893
AB  - In this study various species of captive marine fish and one species of squid were exposed to the noise from a single air gun. Six trials were conducted off the coast of Western Australia with each trial using a different noise exposure regime. Noise levels received by the animals ranged between 120 and 184dBre1 mu Pa2.s (SEL).Behavioural observations of the fish and squid were made before, during and after air gun noise exposure. Results indicate that as air gun noise levels increase, fish respond by moving to the bottom of the water column and swimming faster in more tightly cohesive groups. Significant increases in alarm responses were observed in fish and squid to air gun noise exceeding 147-151dBre1 mu Pa SEL. An increase in the occurrence of alarm responses was also observed as noise level increased.
JF  - Marine Pollution Bulletin
AU  - Fewtrell, J L
AU  - McCauley, R D
AD  - Environment and Agriculture, Curtin University, GPO Box U 1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia, J.Fewtrell@curtin.edu.au
Y1  - 2012/05//
PY  - 2012
DA  - May 2012
SP  - 984
EP  - 993
PB  - Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 800 Kidlington Oxford OX5 1DX United Kingdom
VL  - 64
IS  - 5
SN  - 0025-326X, 0025-326X
KW  - ASFA Marine Biotechnology Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; ASFA 1: Biological Sciences & Living Resources; Oceanic Abstracts; ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality; Aqualine Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts
KW  - Hydrological Regime
KW  - Water Pollution
KW  - Marine Environment
KW  - ISW, Australia, Western Australia
KW  - Toxicity tests
KW  - Water column
KW  - Marine fish
KW  - Air exposure
KW  - Exposure
KW  - Pollution indicators
KW  - Coasts
KW  - Marine
KW  - Swimming
KW  - marine fishes
KW  - Noise levels
KW  - Coastal zone
KW  - Marine pollution
KW  - Noise
KW  - Fish
KW  - AQ 00001:Water Resources and Supplies
KW  - Q5 08503:Characteristics, behavior and fate
KW  - Q4 27750:Environmental
KW  - P 1000:MARINE POLLUTION
KW  - SW 3070:Water quality control
KW  - Q1 08423:Behaviour
KW  - O 4060:Pollution - Environment
KW  - ENA 01:Air Pollution
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N1  - Date revised - 2012-05-01
N1  - Number of references - 9
N1  - Last updated - 2014-05-15
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Air exposure; Marine fish; Marine pollution; Toxicity tests; Pollution indicators; Swimming; Noise; Water column; Coasts; Coastal zone; marine fishes; Noise levels; Fish; Water Pollution; Hydrological Regime; Marine Environment; Exposure; ISW, Australia, Western Australia; Marine
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.02.009
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Roadside connectivity does not increase reptile abundance or richness in a fragmented mallee landscape
AN  - 1014102733; 16609669
AB  - The effect of isolation and the importance of dispersal in establishing and maintaining populations in fragments of remnant habitat remain poorly understood. Nevertheless, environmental connectivity is likely to be important for ensuring the long-term preservation of biodiversity in extensively cleared landscapes. In this study, we compared reptile communities in large conservation parks with those in small woodland remnants 6.5-12km from the parks, on the Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australia. We assessed the impact of fragmentation on the abundance, richness and habitat preferences of reptiles, and examined whether connection to linear roadside vegetation altered reptile communities in small woodland remnants. Of the 31 reptile species, 12 were restricted to conservation parks and six to habitat fragments in farmland. There was a substantial reduction in reptile species richness and abundance in farmland fragments. Direct connection of remnant vegetation to roadside corridors did not affect abundance of common species in the farmland fragments, although species richness was lower in isolated remnants in one of our two study regions. The habitat preference of the scincid lizard Menetia greyii differed between farmland fragments, where they were regularly found on dunes and roadsides, and conservation parks, where they were rare and not detected on dunes. We suggest that habitat fragmentation may have altered interspecific interactions, enabling an expansion of habitat use in the farming landscape. Significantly lower abundance of four common species in farmland settings compared with reserves indicated that existing corridors and small fragments provide inadequate connectivity over larger distances. To counter this effect, large reserves may need to be less than 10km apart.
JF  - Austral Ecology
AU  - Williams, Joel R
AU  - Driscoll, Don A
AU  - BULL, CMICHAEL
AD  - School of Biological Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia (
Y1  - 2012/05//
PY  - 2012
DA  - May 2012
SP  - 383
EP  - 391
PB  - Wiley-Blackwell, 111 River Street Hoboken NJ 07030-5774 United States
VL  - 37
IS  - 3
SN  - 1442-9985, 1442-9985
KW  - Sustainability Science Abstracts; Ecology Abstracts
KW  - reptiles
KW  - Australia, South Australia, Eyre Peninsula
KW  - Abundance
KW  - Lacertilia
KW  - D:04040
KW  - M3:1010
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N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Abundance; reptiles; Lacertilia; Australia, South Australia, Eyre Peninsula
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1442-9993.2011.02292.x
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Panmixia supports divergence with gene flow in Darwin's small ground finch, Geospiza fuliginosa, on Santa Cruz, Galapagos Islands
AN  - 1014099947; 16612303
AB  - The divergence-with-gene-flow model of speciation has a strong theoretical basis with a growing number of plausible examples in nature, but remains hotly debated. Darwin's finches of the Galapagos Archipelago have played an important role in our understanding of speciation processes. Recent studies suggest that this group may also provide insights into speciation via divergence with gene flow. On the island of Santa Cruz, recent studies found evidence for adaptive divergence in Darwin's small ground finch, Geospiza fuliginosa, between ecologically contrasting arid and humid zones. Despite the short geographical distance between these zones, strong disruptive selection during low rainfall periods is expected to generate and maintain adaptive divergence. Conversely, during high rainfall periods, when disruptive selection is predicted to be weakened, population divergence in adaptive traits is expected to break down. Because periods of low and high rainfall irregularly alternate, the geographical pattern of adaptive divergence can be assumed to break down and, importantly, regenerate in situ. Here, we use microsatellite allele frequency data to assess the genetic population structure of G. fuliginosa on Santa Cruz. We sample 21 sites and four ecological zones across the island. We reject hypotheses of population substructure linked to ecological and geographical differences among sites in favour of a single panmictic population. Panmixia implies high levels of gene flow within Santa Cruz, which favours selection over genetic drift as a valid process generating phenotypic divergence in G. fuliginosa on Santa Cruz. We discuss how our findings may support classic adaptation, phenotypic plasticity, matching habitat choice or any combination of these three processes.
JF  - Molecular Ecology
AU  - Galligan, Toby H
AU  - Donnellan, Stephen C
AU  - SULLOWAY, FRANK J
AU  - Fitch, Alison J
AU  - Bertozzi, Terry
AU  - Kleindorfer, Sonia
AD  - School of Biological Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
Y1  - 2012/05//
PY  - 2012
DA  - May 2012
SP  - 2106
EP  - 2115
PB  - Wiley-Blackwell, 111 River Street Hoboken NJ 07030-5774 United States
VL  - 21
IS  - 9
SN  - 0962-1083, 0962-1083
KW  - Ecology Abstracts; Genetics Abstracts
KW  - Speciation
KW  - Adaptations
KW  - Data processing
KW  - phenotypic plasticity
KW  - Rainfall
KW  - Microsatellites
KW  - Habitat
KW  - Geospiza fuliginosa
KW  - Models
KW  - Islands
KW  - Gene flow
KW  - Gene frequency
KW  - Population structure
KW  - Genetic drift
KW  - D 04040:Ecosystem and Ecology Studies
KW  - G 07750:Ecological & Population Genetics
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N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Speciation; Data processing; Adaptations; Rainfall; phenotypic plasticity; Microsatellites; Habitat; Models; Islands; Gene flow; Population structure; Gene frequency; Genetic drift; Geospiza fuliginosa
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294X.2012.05511.x
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Russian wheat aphids (Diuraphis noxia) in China: native range expansion or recent introduction?
AN  - 1014099897; 16612293
AB  - In this study, we explore the population genetics of the Russian wheat aphid (RWA) (Diuraphis noxia), one of the world's most invasive agricultural pests, in north-western China. We have analysed the data of 10 microsatellite loci and mitochondrial sequences from 27 populations sampled over 2years in China. The results confirm that the RWAs are holocyclic in China with high genetic diversity indicating widespread sexual reproduction. Distinct differences in microsatellite genetic diversity and distribution revealed clear geographic isolation between RWA populations in northern and southern Xinjiang, China, with gene flow interrupted across extensive desert regions. Despite frequent grain transportation from north to south in this region, little evidence for RWA translocation as a result of human agricultural activities was found. Consequently, frequent gene flow among northern populations most likely resulted from natural dispersal, potentially facilitated by wind currents. We also found evidence for the long-term existence and expansion of RWAs in China, despite local opinion that it is an exotic species only present in China since 1975. Our estimated date of RWA expansion throughout China coincides with the debut of wheat domestication and cultivation practices in western Asia in the Holocene. We conclude that western China represents the limit of the far eastern native range of this species. This study is the most comprehensive molecular genetic investigation of the RWA in its native range undertaken to date and provides valuable insights into the history of the association of this aphid with domesticated cereals and wild grasses.
JF  - Molecular Ecology
AU  - Zhang, B
AU  - Edwards, O R
AU  - Kang, L
AU  - Fuller, S J
AD  - Faculty of Science & Technology, Queensland University of Technology, GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, Qld 4001, Australia
Y1  - 2012/05//
PY  - 2012
DA  - May 2012
SP  - 2130
EP  - 2144
PB  - Wiley-Blackwell, 111 River Street Hoboken NJ 07030-5774 United States
VL  - 21
IS  - 9
SN  - 0962-1083, 0962-1083
KW  - Entomology Abstracts; Ecology Abstracts; Genetics Abstracts
KW  - Data processing
KW  - Grasses
KW  - Aphididae
KW  - Microsatellites
KW  - Mitochondria
KW  - Sexual reproduction
KW  - Genetic diversity
KW  - Diuraphis noxia
KW  - Domestication
KW  - Triticum aestivum
KW  - Population genetics
KW  - Cereals
KW  - Deserts
KW  - Gene flow
KW  - Grain
KW  - Dispersal
KW  - Pests
KW  - Introduced species
KW  - Translocation
KW  - Wind
KW  - G 07810:Insects
KW  - D 04040:Ecosystem and Ecology Studies
KW  - Z 05360:Genetics and Evolution
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N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Data processing; Grasses; Microsatellites; Genetic diversity; Sexual reproduction; Mitochondria; Domestication; Population genetics; Cereals; Deserts; Gene flow; Grain; Pests; Dispersal; Introduced species; Translocation; Wind; Triticum aestivum; Aphididae; Diuraphis noxia
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294X.2012.05517.x
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Rapid genetic change underpins antagonistic coevolution in a natural host-pathogen metapopulation
AN  - 1008844516; 16548445
AB  - Antagonistic coevolution is a critical force driving the evolution of diversity, yet the selective processes underpinning reciprocal adaptive changes in nature are not well understood. Local adaptation studies demonstrate partner impacts on fitness and adaptive change, but do not directly expose genetic processes predicted by theory. Specifically, we have little knowledge of the relative importance of fluctuating selection vs. arms-race dynamics in maintaining polymorphism in natural systems where metapopulation processes predominate. We conducted cross-year epidemiological, infection and genetic studies of multiple wild host and pathogen populations in the Linum-Melampsora association. We observed asynchronous phenotypic fluctuations in resistance and infectivity among demes. Importantly, changes in allelic frequencies at pathogen infectivity loci, and in host recognition of these genetic variants, correlated with disease prevalence during natural epidemics. These data strongly support reciprocal coevolution maintaining balanced resistance and infectivity polymorphisms, and highlight the importance of characterising spatial and temporal dynamics in antagonistic interactions.Original Abstract: Ecology Letters (2012) 15: 425-435
JF  - Ecology Letters
AU  - Thrall, Peter H
AU  - Laine, Anna-Liisa
AU  - Ravensdale, Michael
AU  - Nemri, Adnane
AU  - Dodds, Peter N
AU  - Barrett, Luke G
AU  - Burdon, Jeremy J
AD  - CSIRO Plant Industry, GPO Box 1600, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
Y1  - 2012/05//
PY  - 2012
DA  - May 2012
SP  - 425
EP  - 435
PB  - Wiley-Blackwell, 111 River Street Hoboken NJ 07030-5774 United States
VL  - 15
IS  - 5
SN  - 1461-023X, 1461-023X
KW  - Ecology Abstracts
KW  - Adaptations
KW  - Infectivity
KW  - D:04040
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N1  - Date revised - 2012-04-01
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N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Infectivity
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1461-0248.2012.01749.x
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TY  - BOOK
T1  - China's Rare Earth Industry and Export Regime: Economic and Trade Implications for the United States
AN  - 1438600231; 2011-496453
AB  - China's position as the world's dominant producer and supplier of rare earths (97% of total output) and its policies to limit exports have raised concerns among many in Congress, especially given the importance of rare earths to a variety of US commercial industries (eg, hybrid and conventional autos, oil and gas, energy-efficient lighting, advanced electronics, chemicals, and medical equipment), as well as to US defense industries that produce various weapon systems. This report examines the economic and trade implications of China's rare earth policies for the US. Tables, Figures.
JF  - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Apr 30 2012, 36 pp.
AU  - Morrison, Wayne M
AU  - Tang, Rachel
Y1  - 2012/04/30/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Apr 30
PB  - Congressional Research Reports for the People
KW  - Manufacturing and heavy industry - Industry and industrial policy
KW  - Energy resources and policy - Petroleum and natural gas industries and products
KW  - Energy resources and policy - Electric power
KW  - Manufacturing and heavy industry - Building and construction
KW  - Manufacturing and heavy industry - Machinery and equipment industry
KW  - Transportation and transportation policy - Roads and land transport
KW  - Environment and environmental policy - Ecology and environmental policy
KW  - Chemicals
KW  - United States
KW  - Petroleum industry
KW  - Equipment
KW  - Alternative fuel vehicles
KW  - Lighting
KW  - Environmental policy
KW  - China (People's Republic)
KW  - Industry
KW  - book
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LA  - English
DB  - PAIS Index
N1  - Date revised - 2013-10-01
N1  - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2012
N1  - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress no. R42510
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Dobutamine "Stress" Test and Latent Cardiac Susceptibility to Inhaled Diesel Exhaust in Normal and Hypertensive Rats
AN  - 1677968751; 17168289
AB  - Background: Exercise "stress" testing is a screening tool used to determine the amount of stress for which the heart can compensate before developing abnormal rhythm or ischemia, particularly in susceptible persons. Although this approach has been used to assess risk in humans exposed to air pollution, it has never been applied to rodent studies. Objective: We hypothesized that a single exposure to diesel exhaust (DE) would increase the risk of adverse cardiac events such as arrhythmia and myocardial ischemia in rats undergoing a dobutamine challenge test, which can be used to mimic exercise-like stress. Methods: Wistar-Kyoto normotensive (WKY) and spontaneously hypertensive (SH) rats implanted with radiotelemeters and a chronic intravenous catheter were whole-body exposed to 150 mu g/m3 DE for 4 hr. Increasing doses of dobutamine, a beta 1-adrenergic agonist, were administered to conscious unrestrained rats 24 hr later to elicit the cardiac response observed during exercise while heart rate (HR) and electrocardiogram (ECG) were monitored. Results: A single exposure to DE potentiated the HR response of WKY and SH rats during dobutamine challenge and prevented HR recovery at rest. During peak challenge, DE-exposed SH rats had lower overall HR variability when compared with controls, in addition to transient ST depression. All DE-exposed animals also had increased arrhythmias. Conclusions: These results are the first evidence that rats exhibit stress-induced cardiac dysrhythmia and ischemia sensitivity comparable to humans after a single exposure to a toxic air pollutant, particularly when in the presence of underlying cardiovascular disease. Thus, exposure to low concentrations of air pollution can impair the heart's ability to respond to stress and increase the risk of subsequent triggered dysfunction.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Hazari, Mehdi S
AU  - Callaway, Justin
AU  - Winsett, Darrell W
AU  - Lamb, Christina
AU  - Haykal-Coates, Najwa
AU  - Krantz, QTodd
AU  - King, Charly
AU  - Costa, Daniel L
AU  - Farraj, Aimen K
AD  - Environmental Public Health Division, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
Y1  - 2012/04/27/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Apr 27
SP  - 1088
EP  - 1093
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 8
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE)
KW  - air pollution
KW  - arrhythmia
KW  - cardiac
KW  - diesel exhaust
KW  - dobutamine
KW  - "stress" test
KW  - Rats
KW  - Heart
KW  - Air pollution
KW  - Risk
KW  - Diesel
KW  - Ischemia
KW  - Stresses
KW  - Diesel fuels
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N1  - Last updated - 2015-05-04
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1104684
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Prenatal Bisphenol A Exposure and Child Behavior in an Inner-City Cohort
AN  - 1093460690; 17168291
AB  - Background: Experimental laboratory evidence suggests that bisphenol A (BPA), an endocrine disruptor, is a neurodevelopmental toxicant. However, there have been limited and inconclusive results with respect to sex-specific BPA effects on child behavior. Objective: We examined the association between prenatal BPA exposure and child behavior, adjusting for postnatal BPA exposure and hypothesizing sex-specific effects. Methods: We followed African-American and Dominican women and their children from pregnancy to child's age 5 years, collecting spot urine samples from the mothers during pregnancy (34 weeks on average) and from children between 3 and 4 years of age to estimate BPA exposure. We assessed child behavior between 3 and 5 years of age using the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) and used generalized linear models to test the association between BPA exposure and child behavior, adjusting for potential confounders. Results: The analysis was conducted on 198 children (87 boys and 111 girls). Among boys, high prenatal BPA exposure (highest quartile vs. the lowest three quartiles) was associated with significantly higher CBCL scores (more problems) on Emotionally Reactive [1.62 times greater; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.13, 2.32] and Aggressive Behavior syndromes (1.29 times greater; 95% CI: 1.09, 1.53). Among girls, higher exposure was associated with lower scores on all syndromes, reaching statistical significance for Anxious/Depressed (0.75 times as high; 95% CI: 0.57, 0.99) and Aggressive Behavior (0.82 times as high; 95% CI: 0.70, 0.97). Conclusion: These results suggest that prenatal exposure to BPA may affect child behavior, and differently among boys and girls.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Perera, Frederica
AU  - Vishnevetsky, Julia
AU  - Herbstman, Julie B
AU  - Calafat, Antonia M
AU  - Xiong, Wei
AU  - Rauh, Virginia
AU  - Wang, Shuang
AD  - Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, and
Y1  - 2012/04/27/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Apr 27
SP  - 1190
EP  - 1194
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 8
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Toxicology Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts
KW  - bisphenol A
KW  - child behavior
KW  - Child Behavior Checklist
KW  - prenatal exposure
KW  - sex-specific effects
KW  - Emotions
KW  - Age
KW  - Statistics
KW  - Prenatal experience
KW  - Toxicants
KW  - Endocrine disruptors
KW  - Motor task performance
KW  - Check lists
KW  - Aggressive behavior
KW  - Children
KW  - Pregnancy
KW  - Bisphenol A
KW  - Urine
KW  - Ethnic groups
KW  - H 12000:Epidemiology and Public Health
KW  - X 24350:Industrial Chemicals
KW  - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety
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N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Emotions; Age; Prenatal experience; Statistics; Toxicants; Endocrine disruptors; Motor task performance; Aggressive behavior; Check lists; Children; Pregnancy; Bisphenol A; Urine; Ethnic groups
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Are Ambient Ultrafine, Accumulation Mode, and Fine Particles Associated with Adverse Cardiac Responses in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Rehabilitation?
AN  - 1093446722; 17168290
AB  - Background: Mechanisms underlying previously reported air pollution and cardiovascular (CV) morbidity associations remain poorly understood. Objectives: We examined associations between markers of pathways thought to underlie these air pollution and CV associations and ambient particle concentrations in postinfarction patients. Methods: We studied 76 patients, from June 2006 to November 2009, who participated in a 10-week cardiac rehabilitation program following a recent (within 3 months) myocardial infarction or unstable angina. Ambient ultrafine particle (UFP; 10-100 nm), accumulation mode particle (AMP; 100-500 nm), and fine particle concentrations (PM2.5; less than or equal to 2.5 mu m in aerodynamic diameter) were monitored continuously. Continuous Holter electrocardiogram (ECG) recordings were made before and during supervised, graded, twice weekly, exercise sessions. A venous blood sample was collected and blood pressure was measured before sessions. Results: Using mixed effects models, we observed adverse changes in rMSSD [square root of the mean of the sum of the squared differences between adjacent normal-to-normal (NN) intervals], SDNN (standard deviation of all NN beat intervals), TpTe (time from peak to end of T-wave), heart rate turbulence, systolic and diastolic blood pressures, C-reactive protein, and fibrinogen associated with interquartile range increases in UFP, AMP, and PM2.5 at 1 or more lag times within the previous 5 days. Exposures were not associated with MeanNN, heart-rate-corrected QT interval duration (QTc), deceleration capacity, and white blood cell count was not associated with UFP, AMP, and PM2.5 at any lag time. Conclusions: In cardiac rehabilitation patients, particles were associated with subclinical decreases in parasympathetic modulation, prolongation of late repolarization duration, increased blood pressure, and systemic inflammation. It is possible that such changes could increase the risk of CV events in this susceptible population.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Rich, David Q
AU  - Zareba, Wojciech
AU  - Beckett, William
AU  - Hopke, Philip K
AU  - Oakes, David
AU  - Frampton, Mark W
AU  - Bisognano, John
AU  - Chalupa, David
AU  - Bausch, Jan
AU  - O'Shea, Karen
AU  - Wang, Yungang
AU  - Utell, Mark J
AD  - Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, and
Y1  - 2012/04/27/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Apr 27
SP  - 1162
EP  - 1169
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 8
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Toxicology Abstracts; Risk Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts
KW  - air pollution
KW  - cardiac rehabilitation
KW  - fibrinogen
KW  - heart rate variability
KW  - repolarization
KW  - Parasympathetic nervous system
KW  - Heart rate
KW  - Pollution effects
KW  - AMP
KW  - Particulates
KW  - Blood pressure
KW  - Morbidity
KW  - Turbulence
KW  - Particle size
KW  - Heart
KW  - Rehabilitation
KW  - Angina
KW  - Leukocytes
KW  - Fibrinogen
KW  - EKG
KW  - Myocardial infarction
KW  - Physical training
KW  - Inflammation
KW  - Air pollution
KW  - Standard deviation
KW  - C-reactive protein
KW  - X 24310:Pharmaceuticals
KW  - P 0000:AIR POLLUTION
KW  - R2 23060:Medical and environmental health
KW  - H 12000:Epidemiology and Public Health
KW  - ENA 01:Air Pollution
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N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Heart; Parasympathetic nervous system; Rehabilitation; Angina; Heart rate; Fibrinogen; Leukocytes; AMP; Myocardial infarction; Morbidity; Blood pressure; EKG; Inflammation; Physical training; Air pollution; Standard deviation; Turbulence; C-reactive protein; Particle size; Pollution effects; Particulates
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TY  - BOOK
T1  - Budget "Sequestration" and Selected Program Exemptions and Special Rules
AN  - 1081890637; 2011-295063
AB  - If sequestration is triggered -- either under the Budget Control Act of 2011 (BCA) or Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (Statutory PAYGO) -- the exemptions and special rules of Sections 255 and 256 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (BBEDCA) apply. Most exempt programs are mandatory, and include Social Security and Medicaid; refundable tax credits to individuals; and low-income programs such as the Children's Health Insurance Program, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, and Supplemental Security Income. Some discretionary programs also are exempt, notably all programs administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Tables, Appendixes.
JF  - Federation of American Scientists, Apr 27 2012, 23 pp.
AU  - Spar, Karen
Y1  - 2012/04/27/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Apr 27
PB  - Federation of American Scientists
KW  - Banking and public and private finance - Public finance
KW  - Science and technology policy - Scientists, engineers, and technical workers
KW  - Social conditions and policy - Social policy and social development
KW  - Business and service sector - Insurance
KW  - Health conditions and policy - Health and health policy
KW  - Social conditions and policy - Public welfare and social services
KW  - Military and defense policy - Military personnel and veterans
KW  - Banking and public and private finance - Taxation and tax policy
KW  - Social conditions and policy - Marriage and family life
KW  - Health conditions and policy - Food and nutrition
KW  - Food stamps
KW  - Medicaid program
KW  - Health insurance
KW  - Social policy
KW  - Nutrition
KW  - Social insurance
KW  - Poverty relief
KW  - Veterans
KW  - Scientists
KW  - Family
KW  - Budget, Government
KW  - Child health
KW  - Tax credits
KW  - book
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LA  - English
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N1  - Date revised - 2012-10-01
N1  - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2012
N1  - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R42050
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
ER  - 



TY  - BOOK
T1  - U.S. Solar Photovoltaic Manufacturing: Industry Trends, Global Competition, Federal Support
AN  - 1081890635; 2011-295062
AB  - The federal government maintains a variety of tax credits, loan guarantees, and targeted research and development programs to encourage the solar manufacturing sector, and state-level mandates that utilities obtain specified percentages of their electricity from renewable sources have bolstered demand for large solar projects. This report discusses the solar photovoltaic industry and its supply chain; employment trends; international trade flows; and federal policy efforts aimed at supporting the industry. Tables, Figures, Appendixes.
JF  - Federation of American Scientists, Apr 27 2012, 29 pp.
AU  - Platzer, Michaela D
Y1  - 2012/04/27/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Apr 27
PB  - Federation of American Scientists
KW  - Science and technology policy - Scientists, engineers, and technical workers
KW  - Energy resources and policy - Renewable energy sources
KW  - Manufacturing and heavy industry - Industry and industrial policy
KW  - Manufacturing and heavy industry - Manufacturing and manufactured goods
KW  - Banking and public and private finance - Credit, loans, and personal finance
KW  - Banking and public and private finance - Taxation and tax policy
KW  - Government - Forms of government
KW  - Science and technology policy - Science and science policy and research
KW  - Energy resources and policy - Electric power
KW  - Labor conditions and policy - Employment and labor supply
KW  - Trade and trade policy - Export-import trade
KW  - Photovoltaic power generation
KW  - Electric power
KW  - Federal government
KW  - Scientists
KW  - Research and development
KW  - Loans
KW  - Manufacturing
KW  - Employment
KW  - Export-import trade
KW  - Tax credits
KW  - Industry
KW  - book
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N1  - Date revised - 2012-10-01
N1  - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2012
N1  - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R42509
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
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TY  - BOOK
T1  - Issues and Challenges for Federal Geospatial Information
AN  - 1081890634; 2011-295061
AB  - Issues concerning the management, sharing, and coordination of geospatial information may be of interest to Congress, and this report includes examples of related legislation. It also summarizes a diverse set of recommendations and proposals from different non-governmental organizations for how to improve the coordination and management of geospatial information at the federal and state levels. Tables, Appendixes.
JF  - Federation of American Scientists, Apr 27 2012, 20 pp.
AU  - Folger, Peter
Y1  - 2012/04/27/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Apr 27
PB  - Federation of American Scientists
KW  - International relations - International relations
KW  - Science and technology policy - Scientists, engineers, and technical workers
KW  - Education and education policy - Information services and sources
KW  - Law and ethics - Law and jurisprudence
KW  - Information sources
KW  - Scientists
KW  - Geopolitics
KW  - Legislation
KW  - book
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N1  - Date revised - 2012-10-01
N1  - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2012
N1  - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R41826
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
ER  - 



TY  - JOUR
T1  - Ocean Salinities Reveal Strong Global Water Cycle Intensification During 1950 to 2000
AN  - 1028024704; 16643340
AB  - Fundamental thermodynamics and climate models suggest that dry regions will become drier and wet regions will become wetter in response to warming. Efforts to detect this long-term response in sparse surface observations of rainfall and evaporation remain ambiguous. We show that ocean salinity patterns express an identifiable fingerprint of an intensifying water cycle. Our 50-year observed global surface salinity changes, combined with changes from global climate models, present robust evidence of an intensified global water cycle at a rate of 8 plus or minus 5% per degree of surface warming. This rate is double the response projected by current-generation climate models and suggests that a substantial (16 to 24%) intensification of the global water cycle will occur in a future 2 degree to 3 degree warmer world.
JF  - Science (Washington)
AU  - Durack, Paul J
AU  - Wijffels, Susan E
AU  - Matear, Richard J
AD  - Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Marine and Atmospheric Research, General Post Office (GPO) Box 1538, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia
Y1  - 2012/04/27/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Apr 27
SP  - 455
EP  - 458
PB  - American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1200 New York Avenue, NW Washington DC 20005 United States
VL  - 336
IS  - 6080
SN  - 0036-8075, 0036-8075
KW  - ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality; ASFA 2: Ocean Technology Policy & Non-Living Resources; Oceanic Abstracts
KW  - Marine
KW  - Thermodynamics
KW  - Climate change
KW  - Ocean-atmosphere system
KW  - Hydrologic cycle
KW  - Surface salinity
KW  - O 2010:Physical Oceanography
KW  - Q5 08503:Characteristics, behavior and fate
KW  - Q2 09244:Air-sea coupling
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LA  - English
DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2012-07-01
N1  - Last updated - 2016-07-07
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Thermodynamics; Climate change; Ocean-atmosphere system; Hydrologic cycle; Surface salinity; Marine
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Integrated Molecular Analysis Indicates Undetectable Change in DNA Damage in Mice after Continuous Irradiation at ~ 400-fold Natural Background Radiation
AN  - 1677966218; 17168287
AB  - Background: In the event of a nuclear accident, people are exposed to elevated levels of continuous low dose-rate radiation. Nevertheless, most of the literature describes the biological effects of acute radiation. Objectives: DNA damage and mutations are well established for their carcinogenic effects. We assessed several key markers of DNA damage and DNA damage responses in mice exposed to low dose-rate radiation to reveal potential genotoxic effects associated with low dose-rate radiation. Methods: We studied low dose-rate radiation using a variable low dose-rate irradiator consisting of flood phantoms filled with 125Iodine-containing buffer. Mice were exposed to 0.0002 cGy/min (~ 400-fold background radiation) continuously over 5 weeks. We assessed base lesions, micronuclei, homologous recombination (HR; using fluorescent yellow direct repeat mice), and transcript levels for several radiation-sensitive genes. Results: We did not observe any changes in the levels of the DNA nucleobase damage products hypoxanthine, 8-oxo-7,8-dihydroguanine, 1,N6-ethenoadenine, or 3,N4-ethenocytosine above background levels under low dose-rate conditions. The micronucleus assay revealed no evidence that low dose-rate radiation induced DNA fragmentation, and there was no evidence of double strand break-induced HR. Furthermore, low dose-rate radiation did not induce Cdkn1a, Gadd45a, Mdm2, Atm, or Dbd2. Importantly, the same total dose, when delivered acutely, induced micronuclei and transcriptional responses. Conclusions: These results demonstrate in an in vivo animal model that lowering the dose-rate suppresses the potentially deleterious impact of radiation and calls attention to the need for a deeper understanding of the biological impact of low dose-rate radiation.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Olipitz, Werner
AU  - Wiktor-Brown, Dominika
AU  - Shuga, Joe
AU  - Pang, Bo
AU  - McFaline, Jose
AU  - Lonkar, Pallavi
AU  - Thomas, Aline
AU  - Mutamba, James T
AU  - Greenberger, Joel S
AU  - Samson, Leona D
AU  - Dedon, Peter C
AU  - Yanch, Jacquelyn C
AU  - Engelward, Bevin P
AD  - Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Y1  - 2012/04/26/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Apr 26
SP  - 1130
EP  - 1136
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 8
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE)
KW  - DNA damage
KW  - gene expression
KW  - in vivo
KW  - ionizing radiation
KW  - low dose-rate
KW  - micronucleus assay
KW  - mouse
KW  - Damage
KW  - Floods
KW  - Exposure
KW  - Deoxyribonucleic acid
KW  - Mice
KW  - Carcinogens
KW  - Background radiation
KW  - Strands
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N1  - Date revised - 2012-11-01
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DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1104294
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TY  - BOOK
T1  - Cybersecurity: Authoritative Reports and Resources
AN  - 1081890641; 2011-295064
AB  - More than 40 bills and resolutions with provisions related to cybersecurity have been introduced in the first session of the 112th Congress, including several proposing revisions to current laws; however, no comprehensive cybersecurity legislation has been enacted since 2002. This report provides links to cybersecurity hearings and legislation under consideration in the 112th Congress, as well as executive orders and presidential directives, data and statistics, glossaries, and authoritative reports. Tables.
JF  - Federation of American Scientists, Apr 26 2012, 51 pp.
AU  - Tehan, Rita
Y1  - 2012/04/26/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Apr 26
PB  - Federation of American Scientists
KW  - Science and technology policy - Scientists, engineers, and technical workers
KW  - Science and technology policy - Computer science and information technology
KW  - Social conditions and policy - Public safety and security
KW  - Law and ethics - Law and jurisprudence
KW  - Education and education policy - Statistics, research, research methods, and research support
KW  - Government - Executive power
KW  - Statistics
KW  - Scientists
KW  - Security measures
KW  - Law
KW  - Executive orders
KW  - Legislation
KW  - Internet
KW  - book
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N1  - Date revised - 2012-10-01
N1  - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2012
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TY  - BOOK
T1  - Domestic Content Legislation: The Buy American Act and Complementary Little Buy American Provisions
AN  - 1081890649; 2011-295067
AB  - Congress has broad authority to place conditions on the purchases made by the federal government or with federal dollars. This report summarizes (1) the Buy American Act, what it does and does not cover; (2) the Little Buy American Acts found in permanent law, emphasizing what they govern, major exceptions, and why Congress felt them necessary in light of the requirements of the Buy American Act; and (3) the temporary Little Buy American provision found in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Tables.
JF  - Federation of American Scientists, Apr 25 2012, 16 pp.
AU  - Luckey, John R
Y1  - 2012/04/25/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Apr 25
PB  - Federation of American Scientists
KW  - Law and ethics - Law and jurisprudence
KW  - Government - Forms of government
KW  - Business and service sector - Business management
KW  - Federal government
KW  - Authority
KW  - Law
KW  - Legislation
KW  - book
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N1  - Date revised - 2012-10-01
N1  - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2012
N1  - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R42501
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
ER  - 



TY  - BOOK
T1  - Hydraulic Fracturing and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA): Selected Issues
AN  - 1081890647; 2011-295066
AB  - This report provides an overview of two situations in which agencies are arguing that they do not need to conduct a comprehensive environmental review of hydraulic fracturing under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). On March 21, 2012, the US Department of Agriculture Rural Development Agency reaffirmed its use of a categorical exclusion (CE) to exempt from further NEPA review the loans it makes for the purchase of single-family homes on properties leased for drilling. Tables.
JF  - Federation of American Scientists, Apr 25 2012, 7 pp.
AU  - Murrill, Brandon J
Y1  - 2012/04/25/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Apr 25
PB  - Federation of American Scientists
KW  - Environment and environmental policy - Ecology and environmental policy
KW  - Economic conditions and policy - Economic policy, planning, and development
KW  - United States
KW  - United States Agriculture department
KW  - Rural development
KW  - Environmental policy
KW  - book
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LA  - English
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N1  - Date revised - 2012-10-01
N1  - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2012
N1  - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R42502
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
ER  - 



TY  - BOOK
T1  - Members of Congress Who Die in Office: Historic and Current Practices
AN  - 1081890644; 2011-295065
AB  - Congressional response to the death of a sitting Member could be characterized as a broad set of actions that are determined in detail at or around the time of the death, in response to a wide array of factors. Broadly, these actions fall into five categories, including announcement or acknowledgment on the House or Senate floor; consideration of resolutions of condolence; a funeral or other rites; issues related to the deceased Member's office, staff, and survivor benefits; and publication of memorials. Tables.
JF  - Federation of American Scientists, Apr 25 2012, 25 pp.
AU  - Petersen, R Eric
AU  - Manning, Jennifer E
Y1  - 2012/04/25/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Apr 25
PB  - Federation of American Scientists
KW  - Government - Public officials
KW  - Culture and religion - Museums, memorials, monuments, and cultural property
KW  - Culture and religion - Calendars, special days, and ceremonies
KW  - United States Congress
KW  - Funerals
KW  - Legislators
KW  - Benefits
KW  - Memorials
KW  - book
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N1  - Date revised - 2012-10-01
N1  - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2012
N1  - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, RL34347
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
ER  - 



TY  - JOUR
T1  - Greater focus needed on methane leakage from natural gas infrastructure
AN  - 1017962241; 16643269
AB  - Natural gas is seen by many as the future of American energy: a fuel that can provide energy independence and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the process. However, there has also been confusion about the climate implications of increased use of natural gas for electric power and transportation. We propose and illustrate the use of technology warming potentials as a robust and transparent way to compare the cumulative radiative forcing created by alternative technologies fueled by natural gas and oil or coal by using the best available estimates of greenhouse gas emissions from each fuel cycle (i.e., production, transportation and use). We find that a shift to compressed natural gas vehicles from gasoline or diesel vehicles leads to greater radiative forcing of the climate for 80 or 280 yr, respectively, before beginning to produce benefits. Compressed natural gas vehicles could produce climate benefits on all time frames if the well-to-wheels CH4 leakage were capped at a level 45-70% below current estimates. By contrast, using natural gas instead of coal for electric power plants can reduce radiative forcing immediately, and reducing CH4 losses from the production and transportation of natural gas would produce even greater benefits. There is a need for the natural gas industry and science community to help obtain better emissions data and for increased efforts to reduce methane leakage in order to minimize the climate footprint of natural gas.
JF  - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA
AU  - Alvarez, Ramon A
AU  - Pacala, Stephen W
AU  - Winebrake, James J
AU  - Chameides, William L
AU  - Hamburg, Steven P
AD  - Environmental Defense Fund, 301 Congress Ave Suite 1300, Austin, TX 78701
Y1  - 2012/04/24/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Apr 24
SP  - 6435
EP  - 6440
PB  - National Academy of Sciences, 2101 Constitution Ave. Washington DC 20418 United States
VL  - 109
IS  - 17
SN  - 0027-8424, 0027-8424
KW  - Sustainability Science Abstracts
KW  - Coal
KW  - Electric power
KW  - Emissions
KW  - Fuels
KW  - Leakage
KW  - Methane
KW  - Natural gas
KW  - Technology
KW  - Transportation
KW  - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development
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N1  - Date revised - 2012-05-01
N1  - Last updated - 2012-06-29
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Methane; Electric power; Leakage; Transportation; Fuels; Emissions; Coal; Natural gas; Technology
ER  - 



TY  - BOOK
T1  - Carbon Capture and Sequestration: Research, Development, and Demonstration at the U.S. Department of Energy
AN  - 1081890653; 2011-295069
AB  - This report aims to provide a snapshot of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) capture and sequestration (CCS) program, including its current funding levels and the budget request for FY2013, together with some discussion of the program's achievements and prospects for success in meeting its stated goals. Given the pending EPA rule, congressional interest in the future of coal as a domestic energy source appears directly linked to the future of CCS. Tables, Figures.
JF  - Federation of American Scientists, Apr 23 2012, 23 pp.
AU  - Folger, Peter
Y1  - 2012/04/23/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Apr 23
PB  - Federation of American Scientists
KW  - Environment and environmental policy - Ecology and environmental policy
KW  - Social conditions and policy - Social values
KW  - Banking and public and private finance - Public finance
KW  - United States Environmental protection agency
KW  - Budget, Government
KW  - Success
KW  - Environmental policy
KW  - book
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L2  - http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42496.pdf
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N1  - Date revised - 2012-10-01
N1  - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2012
N1  - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R42496
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
ER  - 



TY  - BOOK
T1  - The Budget Control Act of 2011: The Effects on Spending and the Budget Deficit When the Automatic Spending Cuts Are Implemented
AN  - 1081890651; 2011-295068
AB  - The Budget Control Act of 2011 (BCA, P.L. 112-25) includes a mechanism to increase the debt limit and measures intended to reduce the budget deficit through spending reductions. Combined, these measures are projected to reduce the deficit by roughly 2 trillion dollars over the FY2012-FY2021 period. This report discusses the effects of the BCA on spending and the deficit, assuming that the January 2013 automatic spending reductions proceed as scheduled. Tables, Figures.
JF  - Federation of American Scientists, Apr 23 2012, 16 pp.
AU  - Levit, Mindy R
AU  - Labonte, Marc
Y1  - 2012/04/23/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Apr 23
PB  - Federation of American Scientists
KW  - Banking and public and private finance - Public finance
KW  - Business and service sector - Accounting
KW  - Economic conditions and policy - Economic policy, planning, and development
KW  - Economic conditions and policy - Economic conditions
KW  - Economic policy
KW  - Debt
KW  - Budget, Government
KW  - Economic conditions
KW  - book
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N1  - Date revised - 2012-10-01
N1  - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2012
N1  - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R42506
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
ER  - 



TY  - BOOK
T1  - The STOCK Act, Insider Trading, and Public Financial Reporting by Federal Officials
AN  - 1081890656; 2011-295070
AB  - The STOCK Act (Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012), which was signed into law on April 4, 2012, affirms and makes explicit the fact that there is no exemption from the "insider trading" laws and regulations for Members of Congress, congressional employees, or any federal officials. The act also requires expedited public disclosure of covered "financial transactions" by all officials in the executive and legislative branches of the federal government who are covered by the public reporting provisions of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, as amended. Tables.
JF  - Federation of American Scientists, Apr 19 2012, 6 pp.
AU  - Maskell, Jack
Y1  - 2012/04/19/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Apr 19
PB  - Federation of American Scientists
KW  - Banking and public and private finance - Investments and securities
KW  - Business and service sector - Business finance
KW  - Law and ethics - Law and jurisprudence
KW  - Government - Forms of government
KW  - Business and service sector - Entrepreneurs, executives, business personnel, and occupations
KW  - Economic conditions and policy - Economic policy, planning, and development
KW  - Law and ethics - Ethics
KW  - Executives
KW  - Stocks Insider trading
KW  - Federal government
KW  - Finance
KW  - Ethics
KW  - Employees
KW  - Stocks
KW  - Law
KW  - Regulation
KW  - book
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N1  - Date revised - 2012-10-01
N1  - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2012
N1  - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R42495
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
ER  - 



TY  - JOUR
T1  - Accelerated Mammary Tumor Onset in a HER2/Neu Mouse Model Exposed to DDT Metabolites Locally Delivered to the Mammary Gland
AN  - 1677966634; 17168281
AB  - Background: The association of DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) with breast cancer is controversial, but animal studies directly linking DDT to risk are lacking. Concerns with DDT reside in its environmental persistence, bioaccumulation in breast adipose tissue, and endocrine-disrupting actions. Whereas most attention has been focused on estrogenic congeners, we tested the cancer-inducing potential of the antiandrogen, p,p-DDE [1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl) ethylene], the most prevalent and persistent DDT metabolite. Objectives: We aimed to determine whether developmental exposure to p,p-DDE stored in adipose tissue surrounding the cancer-prone mammary epithelium of MMTV-Neu mice influences tumor development. Methods: For localized delivery, Elvax 40P pellets containing p,p-DDE were implanted into the mammary fat pads of prepubertal female mice. We compared mammary tumor development with p,p-DDE with development in response to its estrogenic isomer, o,p-DDE [1,1-dichloro-2-(o-chlorophenyl)-2-(p-chlorophenyl) ethylene], and a mixture of both isomers. Results: p,p-DDE implants significantly accelerated mammary tumor onset compared with vehicle Elvax implants. o,p-DDE had similar results, but only at less than or equal to 10 months of age. Lipid-adjusted levels of p,p-DDE in mammary adipose tissue and serum in young mice were within the ranges of human exposure, whereas concentrations in aged mice were low to undetectable. Exposure to a 2:1 ratio of p,p-DDE:o,p-DDE did not result in the younger latency observed with the individual isomers. Conclusions: p,p-DDE exposure at concentrations relevant to human exposure accelerates mammary carcinogenesis in mice, possibly through hormonal and/or other actions. These data suggest that DDE exposure would promote, but not cause, mammary tumorigenesis. Developmental exposure in immature mammary tissue continues to affect tumor onset even after p,p-DDE levels have declined. Future studies are needed to determine whether early exposure to p,p-DDE correspondingly predisposes women to early-onset breast cancer.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Johnson, Nakpangi A
AU  - Ho, Arline
AU  - Cline, JMark
AU  - Hughes, Claude L
AU  - Foster, Warren G
AU  - Davis, Vicki L
AD  - Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Y1  - 2012/04/18/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Apr 18
SP  - 1170
EP  - 1176
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 8
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE)
KW  - antiandrogen
KW  - breast cancer
KW  - DDT
KW  - endocrine disruptor
KW  - HER2/Neu
KW  - o,p-DDE
KW  - p,p-DDE
KW  - Adipose tissues
KW  - Breast
KW  - Mice
KW  - Metabolites
KW  - Tumors
KW  - Ethylene
KW  - Isomers
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LA  - English
DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2012-11-01
N1  - Last updated - 2015-05-04
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1104327
ER  - 



TY  - BOOK
T1  - Farm Safety Net Proposals in the 112th Congress
AN  - 1037893658; 2011-281168
AB  - This report provides an overview of farm safety net proposals for the next farm bill, as advocated by the Administration, Members of Congress, and various interest groups. Many proposals with policy changes and proposed cuts have been directed at commodity programs and crop insurance, because these programs account for the bulk of agricultural funding (excluding conservation and nutrition programs, which are also considered part of the agricultural budget). To generate budget savings and provide funding for proposed changes to the farm safety net, many of the proposals either reduce or eliminate direct and counter-cyclical payments. Tables, Appendixes.
JF  - Federation of American Scientists, Apr 18 2012, 43 pp.
AU  - Shields, Dennis A
AU  - Schnepf, Randy
Y1  - 2012/04/18/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Apr 18
PB  - Federation of American Scientists
KW  - Science and technology policy - Scientists, engineers, and technical workers
KW  - Agriculture and agricultural policy - Agricultural economics and farm holdings
KW  - Banking and public and private finance - Public finance
KW  - Business and service sector - Insurance
KW  - Health conditions and policy - Food and nutrition
KW  - Banking and public and private finance - Credit, loans, and personal finance
KW  - Banking and public and private finance - International banking and finance and financial institutions
KW  - Banking and public and private finance - Banking operations and services
KW  - Farms
KW  - Scientists
KW  - Saving
KW  - Budget, Government
KW  - Nutrition
KW  - Insurance
KW  - Payment
KW  - book
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L2  - http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42040.pdf
LA  - English
DB  - PAIS Index
N1  - Date revised - 2012-09-01
N1  - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2012
N1  - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R42040
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
ER  - 



TY  - BOOK
T1  - Reexamination of Agency Reporting Requirements: Annual Process under the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010 (GPRAMA)
AN  - 1037893657; 2011-281167
AB  - On January 4, 2011, the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010 (GPRAMA) became law. This Congressional Research Service (CRS) report provides an overview of GPRAMA's processes that relate to the reexamination of agency reporting requirements. The report also will be updated to track some aspects of GPRAMA's implementation. Because GPRAMA's provisions are not the first to focus on agency reporting requirements, the report also contrasts GPRAMA's provisions with related authorities and selected efforts from the past. The report concludes by highlighting potential issues for Congress. Tables.
JF  - Federation of American Scientists, Apr 18 2012, 17 pp.
AU  - Brass, Clinton T
Y1  - 2012/04/18/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Apr 18
PB  - Federation of American Scientists
KW  - Science and technology policy - Scientists, engineers, and technical workers
KW  - Law and ethics - Law and jurisprudence
KW  - Business and service sector - Business management
KW  - Scientists
KW  - Authority
KW  - Law
KW  - Science policy
KW  - Legislation
KW  - book
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N1  - Date revised - 2012-09-01
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N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
ER  - 



TY  - JOUR
T1  - Human Fetal Testis Xenografts Are Resistant to Phthalate-Induced Endocrine Disruption
AN  - 1093477056; 17168279
AB  - Background: In utero exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals may contribute to testicular dysgenesis syndrome (TDS), a proposed constellation of increasingly common male reproductive tract abnormalities (including hypospadias, cryptorchidism, hypospermatogenesis, and testicular cancer). Male rats exposed in utero to certain phthalate plasticizers exhibit multinucleated germ cell (MNG) induction and suppressed steroidogenic gene expression and testosterone production in the fetal testis, causing TDS-consistent effects of hypospadias and cryptorchidism. Mice exposed to phthalates in utero exhibit MNG induction only. This disparity in response demonstrates a species-specific sensitivity to phthalate-induced suppression of fetal Leydig cell steroidogenesis. Importantly, ex vivo phthalate exposure of the fetal testis does not recapitulate the species-specific endocrine disruption, demonstrating the need for a new bioassay to assess the human response to phthalates. Objectives: In this study, we aimed to develop and validate a rat and mouse testis xenograft bioassay of phthalate exposure and examine the human fetal testis response. Methods: Fetal rat, mouse, and human testes were xenografted into immunodeficient rodent hosts, and hosts were gavaged with a range of phthalate doses over multiple days. Xenografts were harvested and assessed for histopathology and steroidogenic end points. Results: Consistent with the in utero response, phthalate exposure induced MNG formation in rat and mouse xenografts, but only rats exhibited suppressed steroidogenesis. Across a range of doses, human fetal testis xenografts exhibited MNG induction but were resistant to suppression of steroidogenic gene expression. Conclusions: Phthalate exposure of grafted human fetal testis altered fetal germ cells but did not reduce expression of genes that regulate fetal testosterone biosynthesis.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Heger, Nicholas E
AU  - Hall, Susan J
AU  - Sandrof, Moses A
AU  - McDonnell, Elizabeth V
AU  - Hensley, Janan B
AU  - McDowell, Erin N
AU  - Martin, Kayla A
AU  - Gaido, Kevin W
AU  - Johnson, Kamin J
AU  - Boekelheide, Kim
AD  - Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Y1  - 2012/04/17/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Apr 17
SP  - 1137
EP  - 1143
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 8
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Toxicology Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts
KW  - animal model
KW  - fetal testis
KW  - human
KW  - mouse
KW  - multinucleated germ cells
KW  - phthalate
KW  - rat
KW  - seminiferous cords
KW  - testicular dysgenesis
KW  - xenotransplant
KW  - Chemicals
KW  - Testes
KW  - Prenatal experience
KW  - Leydig cells
KW  - Endocrine disruptors
KW  - Immunodeficiency
KW  - Plasticizers
KW  - Histopathology
KW  - Steroidogenesis
KW  - Reproductive system
KW  - Rats
KW  - Gene expression
KW  - Phthalates
KW  - Rodents
KW  - Germ cells
KW  - Intrauterine exposure
KW  - Fetuses
KW  - Cancer
KW  - Phthalic acid
KW  - Testosterone
KW  - Bioassays
KW  - Xenografts
KW  - Cryptorchidism
KW  - H 6000:Natural Disasters/Civil Defense/Emergency Management
KW  - X 24350:Industrial Chemicals
KW  - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety
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N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Testes; Leydig cells; Endocrine disruptors; Plasticizers; Germ cells; Immunodeficiency; Intrauterine exposure; Steroidogenesis; Reproductive system; Cancer; Fetuses; Phthalic acid; Gene expression; Testosterone; Xenografts; Cryptorchidism; Chemicals; Rats; Prenatal experience; Bioassays; Phthalates; Histopathology; Rodents
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ER  - 



TY  - BOOK
T1  - Budget Issues Shaping a 2012 Farm Bill
AN  - 1037893660; 2011-281170
AB  - Congress periodically establishes agricultural and food policy in an omnibus farm bill. The most recent one -- the 2008 farm bill (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, P.L. 110-246) -- generally expires in 2012. Therefore, the House and Senate Agriculture Committees are developing a new farm bill. Budget issues are one of the primary factors affecting the development of a new farm bill, particularly in a Congress that is focused on deficit reduction. This report explores the funding available for the farm bill; the amount of that baseline to be taken for deficit reduction; and the budget mechanisms and uncertainties. Tables, Figures.
JF  - Federation of American Scientists, Apr 17 2012, 13 pp.
AU  - Monke, Jim
Y1  - 2012/04/17/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Apr 17
PB  - Federation of American Scientists
KW  - Science and technology policy - Scientists, engineers, and technical workers
KW  - Agriculture and agricultural policy - Agricultural economics and farm holdings
KW  - Banking and public and private finance - Public finance
KW  - Health conditions and policy - Food and nutrition
KW  - Agriculture and agricultural policy - Crop management and agricultural production
KW  - Agriculture
KW  - Farms
KW  - Scientists
KW  - Food
KW  - Budget, Government
KW  - book
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N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
ER  - 



TY  - BOOK
T1  - An Overview of Tax Provisions Expiring in 2012
AN  - 1037893659; 2011-281169
AB  - Many tax provisions have either expired at the end of 2011 or are scheduled to expire at the end of this year: the Bush tax cuts, the alternative minimum tax (AMT) patch, the temporary payroll tax cut, and other temporary expiring provisions -- referred to as "tax extenders." Aside from the payroll tax cut, which was extended by the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, the most recent law extending many of these provisions was the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010. This report provides an overview of these expiring provisions. Tables.
JF  - Federation of American Scientists, Apr 17 2012, 26 pp.
AU  - Crandall-Hollick, Margot L
Y1  - 2012/04/17/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Apr 17
PB  - Federation of American Scientists
KW  - Science and technology policy - Scientists, engineers, and technical workers
KW  - Banking and public and private finance - Taxation and tax policy
KW  - Law and ethics - Law and jurisprudence
KW  - Labor conditions and policy - Labor policy and labor law
KW  - Business and service sector - Insurance
KW  - Social conditions and policy - Social status
KW  - Middle classes
KW  - Labor policy
KW  - Scientists
KW  - Minimum tax
KW  - Unemployment insurance
KW  - Law
KW  - Payroll tax
KW  - book
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N1  - Date revised - 2012-09-01
N1  - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2012
N1  - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R42485
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
ER  - 



TY  - BOOK
T1  - Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC): A Fact Sheet
AN  - 1037893662; 2011-281172
AB  - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) was created to protect the pensions of participants and beneficiaries covered by private sector, defined benefit (DB) plans. In FY2011, the PBGC insured about 27,066 DB pension plans covering 44.2 million people. The PBGC paid or owed benefits to 1.5 million people and took in 152 newly terminated pension plans. In the 111th Congress, H.R. 3962, the Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-192) provided sponsors of defined benefit pension plans some relief from funding requirements. Tables.
JF  - Federation of American Scientists, Apr 16 2012, 7 pp.
AU  - Topoleski, John J
Y1  - 2012/04/16/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Apr 16
PB  - Federation of American Scientists
KW  - Science and technology policy - Scientists, engineers, and technical workers
KW  - Social conditions and policy - Social policy and social development
KW  - Health conditions and policy - Health and health policy
KW  - Pension benefit guaranty corporation
KW  - Scientists
KW  - Pensions
KW  - Medicare
KW  - Benefits
KW  - book
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N1  - Date revised - 2012-09-01
N1  - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2012
N1  - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, 95-118
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
ER  - 



TY  - BOOK
T1  - Private Health Insurance Market Reforms in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)
AN  - 1037893661; 2011-281171
AB  - This report provides background information about the private health insurance market, including market segments and regulation. It describes each of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148, ACA) market reforms and notes any major implementation activity that has occurred (eg, issuance of final rule from a department such as Health and Human Services). The appendices of the report provide additional information about the status of regulations relating to each reform and how the reforms apply to the different market segments and health plans. Tables, Appendixes.
JF  - Federation of American Scientists, Apr 16 2012, 24 pp.
AU  - Mach, Annie L
AU  - Fernandez, Bernadette
Y1  - 2012/04/16/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Apr 16
PB  - Federation of American Scientists
KW  - Science and technology policy - Scientists, engineers, and technical workers
KW  - Health conditions and policy - Health and health policy
KW  - Business and service sector - Markets, marketing, and merchandising
KW  - Business and service sector - Insurance
KW  - Law and ethics - Law and jurisprudence
KW  - Economic conditions and policy - Economic policy, planning, and development
KW  - Scientists
KW  - Health insurance
KW  - Patients
KW  - Health policy
KW  - Regulation
KW  - Markets
KW  - Legislation
KW  - book
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LA  - English
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N1  - Date revised - 2012-09-01
N1  - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2012
N1  - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R42069
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
ER  - 



TY  - JOUR
T1  - How Well Does Climate Change and Human Health Research Match the Demands of Policymakers? A Scoping Review
AN  - 1677976960; 17168274
AB  - Background: In 2008, the World Health Organization (WHO) Member States passed a World Health Assembly resolution that identified the following five priority areas for research and pilot projects on climate change and human health: health vulnerability, health protection, health impacts of mitigation and adaptation policies, decision-support and other tools, and costs of health protection from climate change. Objectives: To assess the extent to which recently published research corresponds to these priorities, we undertook a scoping review of original research on climate change and human health. Scoping reviews address topics that are too broad for a systematic review and commonly aim to identify research gaps in existing literature. We also assessed recent publication trends for climate change and health research. Methods: We searched for original quantitative research published from 2008 onward. We included disease burden studies that were specific to climate change and health and included intervention studies that focused on climate change and measured health outcomes. We used MEDLINE, Embase, and Web of Science databases and extracted data on research priority areas, geographic regions, health fields, and equity (systematic differences between advantaged and disadvantaged social groups). Discussion: We identified 40 eligible studies. Compared with other health topics, the number of climate change publications has grown rapidly, with a larger proportion of reviews or editorials. Recent original research addressed four of the five priority areas identified by the WHO Member States, but we found no eligible studies of health adaptation interventions, and most of the studies focused on high-income countries. Conclusions: Climate change and health is a rapidly growing area of research, but quantitative studies remain rare. Among recently published studies, we found gaps in adaptation research and a deficit of studies in most developing regions. Funders and researchers should monitor and respond to research gaps to help ensure that the needs of policymakers are met.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Hosking, Jamie
AU  - Campbell-Lendrum, Diarmid
AD  - School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Y1  - 2012/04/13/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Apr 13
SP  - 1076
EP  - 1082
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 8
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE)
KW  - climate change
KW  - environmental policy
KW  - health policy
KW  - public health
KW  - world health
KW  - Gaps
KW  - Human
KW  - Pilots
KW  - Climate change
KW  - Priorities
KW  - Documents
KW  - Adaptation
KW  - Health
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DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1104093
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Pre- and Postnatal Arsenic Exposure and Body Size to 2 Years of Age: A Cohort Study in Rural Bangladesh
AN  - 1093460517; 17168275
AB  - Background: Exposure to arsenic via drinking water has been associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes and infant morbidity and mortality. Little is known, however, about the effects of arsenic on child growth. Objective: We assessed potential effects of early-life arsenic exposure on weight and length of children from birth to 2 years of age. Methods: We followed 2,372 infants born in a population-based intervention trial in rural Bangladesh. Exposure was assessed by arsenic concentrations in urine (U-As) of mothers (gestational weeks 8 and 30) and children (18 months old). Child anthropometry was measured monthly in the first year and quarterly in the second. Linear regression models were used to examine associations of U-As (by quintiles) with child weight and length, adjusted for age, maternal body mass index, socioeconomic status, and sex (or stratified by sex). Results: Median (10th-90th percentiles) U-As concentrations were about 80 (25-400) mu g/L in the mothers and 34 (12-159) mu g/L in the children. Inverse associations of maternal U-As with child's attained weight and length at 3-24 months were markedly attenuated after adjustment. However, associations of U-As at 18 months with weight and length at 18-24 months were more robust, particularly in girls. Compared with girls in the first quintile of U-As (< 16 mu g/L), those in the fourth quintile (26-46 mu g/L) were almost 300 g lighter and 0.7 cm shorter, and had adjusted odds ratios (95% confidence interval) for underweight and stunting of 1.57 (1.02-2.40) and 1.58 (1.05-2.37), respectively, at 21 months. Conclusions: Postnatal arsenic exposure was associated with lower body weight and length among girls, but not boys.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Saha, Kuntal K
AU  - Engstrom, Annette
AU  - Hamadani, Jena Derakhshani
AU  - Tofail, Fahmida
AU  - Rasmussen, Kathleen M
AU  - Vahter, Marie
AD  - International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Y1  - 2012/04/13/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Apr 13
SP  - 1208
EP  - 1214
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 8
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Toxicology Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts
KW  - arsenic exposure
KW  - Bangladesh
KW  - child growth
KW  - drinking water
KW  - maternal urine
KW  - MINIMat
KW  - pregnancy
KW  - Age
KW  - Underweight
KW  - Morbidity
KW  - Models
KW  - Anthropometry
KW  - Body weight
KW  - Body size
KW  - Regression analysis
KW  - Mortality
KW  - Arsenic
KW  - Children
KW  - Pregnancy
KW  - Birth
KW  - Socio-economic aspects
KW  - Urine
KW  - Drinking water
KW  - Body mass index
KW  - Rural areas
KW  - Infants
KW  - H 3000:Environment and Ecology
KW  - X 24360:Metals
KW  - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety
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N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Mortality; Arsenic; Age; Underweight; Children; Morbidity; Models; Pregnancy; Birth; Anthropometry; Socio-economic aspects; Body weight; Urine; Regression analysis; Body size; Body mass index; Drinking water; Infants; Rural areas; Bangladesh
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1003378
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TY  - BOOK
T1  - Teenage Pregnancy Prevention: Statistics and Programs
AN  - 1037893663; 2011-281173
AB  - This report briefly examines some of the data collected by the National Center for Health Statistics on teenage childbearing, offers potential reasons for high teen pregnancy and birth rates, and provides basic information on federal programs whose purpose is primarily to delay sexual activity among teenagers and to reduce teen pregnancy. Although the birth rate for US teens has dropped in 17 of the last 19 years, it remains higher than the teen birth rate of most industrialized nations. Tables, Figures.
JF  - Federation of American Scientists, Apr 12 2012, 18 pp.
AU  - Solomon-Fears, Carmen
Y1  - 2012/04/12/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Apr 12
PB  - Federation of American Scientists
KW  - Population groups, population policy, and demographics - Demography and census
KW  - Science and technology policy - Scientists, engineers, and technical workers
KW  - Population groups, population policy, and demographics - Family planning
KW  - Education and education policy - Statistics, research, research methods, and research support
KW  - United States
KW  - Teenage pregnancy
KW  - Statistics
KW  - Scientists
KW  - Pregnancy
KW  - Births
KW  - book
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L2  - http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RS20301.pdf
LA  - English
DB  - PAIS Index
N1  - Date revised - 2012-09-01
N1  - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2012
N1  - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, RS20301
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
ER  - 



TY  - BOOK
T1  - Data Security Breach Notification Laws
AN  - 1081890663; 2011-295073
AB  - This report provides an overview of state security breach notification laws applicable to entities that collect, maintain, own, possess, or license personal information. The report describes information security and security breach notification requirements in the Office of Management and Budget's "Breach Notification Policy," the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH), and the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA). Tables.
JF  - Federation of American Scientists, Apr 10 2012, 20 pp.
AU  - Stevens, Gina
Y1  - 2012/04/10/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Apr 10
PB  - Federation of American Scientists
KW  - Government - Information policy
KW  - Social conditions and policy - Public safety and security
KW  - Human rights - Civil and political rights
KW  - Law and ethics - Law and jurisprudence
KW  - Economic conditions and policy - Economic theory
KW  - Science and technology policy - Computer science and information technology
KW  - Information policy
KW  - Economics
KW  - Security measures
KW  - Privacy
KW  - Information technology
KW  - Law
KW  - book
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LA  - English
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N1  - Date revised - 2012-10-01
N1  - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2012
N1  - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R42475
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
ER  - 



TY  - BOOK
T1  - Financial Services and General Government: A Summary of the President's FY2013 Budget Request
AN  - 1081890661; 2011-295072
AB  - The Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) appropriations bill includes funding for the Department of the Treasury, the Executive Office of the President (EOP), the judiciary, the District of Columbia, and more than two dozen independent agencies. For FY2013, the President has requested 45.83 billion dollars for agencies funded through FSGG appropriations, an increase of 1.41 billion dollars above amounts enacted for FY2012. Tables.
JF  - Federation of American Scientists, Apr 10 2012, 8 pp.
AU  - Hatch, Garrett
Y1  - 2012/04/10/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Apr 10
PB  - Federation of American Scientists
KW  - Banking and public and private finance - Credit, loans, and personal finance
KW  - Government - Public officials
KW  - Economic conditions and policy - Economic policy, planning, and development
KW  - Business and service sector - Entrepreneurs, executives, business personnel, and occupations
KW  - Banking and public and private finance - Public finance
KW  - Executives
KW  - Presidents
KW  - Treasury
KW  - Appropriations and expenditures
KW  - Economic policy
KW  - Financial services
KW  - Budget, Government
KW  - Government and politics
KW  - book
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L2  - http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42476.pdf
LA  - English
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N1  - Date revised - 2012-10-01
N1  - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2012
N1  - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R42476
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
ER  - 



TY  - BOOK
T1  - Immigration Provisions of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)
AN  - 1081890659; 2011-295071
AB  - This report describes how the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) provisions work in practice. It discusses improvements suggested by immigration attorneys and law enforcement observers to increase the utilization of VAWA provisions by abused foreign nationals as well as ways to reduce immigration fraud. The report closes with possible immigration-related issues that Congress may choose to consider should it reauthorize VAWA. Tables, Appendixes.
JF  - Federation of American Scientists, Apr 10 2012, 31 pp.
AU  - Kandel, William A
Y1  - 2012/04/10/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Apr 10
PB  - Federation of American Scientists
KW  - Population groups, population policy, and demographics - Immigrants and aliens
KW  - Social conditions and policy - Social conditions and problems
KW  - Population groups, population policy, and demographics - Women
KW  - Administration of justice - Police and law enforcement
KW  - Law and ethics - Commercial law
KW  - Administration of justice - Crime and criminals
KW  - Law enforcement
KW  - Fraud
KW  - Women
KW  - Immigrants
KW  - Violence
KW  - book
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L2  - http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42477.pdf
LA  - English
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N1  - Date revised - 2012-10-01
N1  - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2012
N1  - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R42477
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
ER  - 



TY  - BOOK
T1  - Small Business Size Standards: A Historical Analysis of Contemporary Issues
AN  - 1037893665; 2011-281175
AB  - This report provides a historical examination of the Small Business Administration's (SBA's) size standards, assesses competing views concerning how to define a small business, and discusses how the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 might affect program eligibility. It also discusses H.R. 585, the Small Business Size Standard Flexibility Act of 2011, which would authorize the SBA's Office of Chief Counsel for Advocacy to approve or disapprove a size standard proposed by a federal agency if it deviates from the SBA's size standards. Tables.
JF  - Federation of American Scientists, Apr 10 2012, 34 pp.
AU  - Dilger, Robert Jay
Y1  - 2012/04/10/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Apr 10
PB  - Federation of American Scientists
KW  - Science and technology policy - Scientists, engineers, and technical workers
KW  - Business and service sector - Business and business enterprises
KW  - Law and ethics - Law and jurisprudence
KW  - Labor conditions and policy - Employment and labor supply
KW  - Scientists
KW  - Small business
KW  - Standards
KW  - Employment
KW  - Legislation
KW  - book
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L2  - http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R40860.pdf
LA  - English
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N1  - Date revised - 2012-09-01
N1  - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2012
N1  - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R40860
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
ER  - 



TY  - BOOK
T1  - Hydraulic Fracturing and Safe Drinking Water Act Issues
AN  - 1037893664; 2011-281174
AB  - This report reviews past and proposed treatment of hydraulic fracturing under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), the principal federal statute for regulating the underground injection of fluids to protect groundwater sources of drinking water. It reviews current SDWA provisions for regulating underground injection activities, and discusses some possible implications of, and issues associated with, enactment of legislation authorizing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate hydraulic fracturing under this statute. Tables, Figures.
JF  - Federation of American Scientists, Apr 10 2012, 34 pp.
AU  - Tiemann, Mary
AU  - Vann, Adam
Y1  - 2012/04/10/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Apr 10
PB  - Federation of American Scientists
KW  - Science and technology policy - Scientists, engineers, and technical workers
KW  - Environment and environmental policy - Water, waterways, and water management
KW  - Law and ethics - Law and jurisprudence
KW  - Economic conditions and policy - Economic policy, planning, and development
KW  - United States Environmental protection agency
KW  - Scientists
KW  - Regulation
KW  - Drinking water
KW  - Water quality
KW  - Legislation
KW  - book
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L2  - http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41760.pdf
LA  - English
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N1  - Date revised - 2012-09-01
N1  - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2012
N1  - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R41760
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
ER  - 



TY  - RPRT
T1  - Social and Emotional Wellbeing: Development of a Children's Headline Indicator. Information Paper. Catalog Number PHE 158
AN  - 1018479247; ED530987
AB  - The Children's Headline Indicators are a set of measures designed to focus policy attention and to help guide and evaluate policy development on key issues for children's health, development and wellbeing in 19 priority areas. They were endorsed by health, community and disability services ministers and education systems officials in 2006. Headline Indicators were defined for 16 of these priority areas. However, more work was needed on the remaining three--"family social network, social and emotional wellbeing" and "shelter"--to conceptualise and identify the most important aspects of these areas for children's health, development and wellbeing. This information paper outlines the process of developing a Headline Indicator for the "social and emotional wellbeing" priority area. Appended are: (1) Process to identify a Headline Indicator; (2) Headline Indicator Data Development Expert Working Group; (3) Social and Emotional Wellbeing Workshop participants; (4) Headline Indicators for children's health, development and wellbeing; and (5) Additional information on selected surveys and screening tools. (Contains 8 tables, 4 figures and 3 footnotes.)
Y1  - 2012/04/10/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Apr 10
SP  - 77
PB  - Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. GPO Box 570, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia. Tel: +61-2-6244-1025; Fax: +61-2-6244-1299; e-mail: info@aihw.gov.au; Web site: http://www.aihw.gov.au
KW  - Australia
KW  - Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire
KW  - ERIC, Resources in Education (RIE)
KW  - Workshops
KW  - Anxiety
KW  - Housing
KW  - Well Being
KW  - Government Role
KW  - Family Relationship
KW  - Public Policy
KW  - Child Welfare
KW  - Peer Relationship
KW  - Friendship
KW  - Psychological Patterns
KW  - Parent Child Relationship
KW  - Child Development
KW  - Social Development
KW  - Interpersonal Relationship
KW  - Adolescents
KW  - Questionnaires
KW  - Children
KW  - Emotional Development
KW  - Foreign Countries
KW  - Environmental Influences
KW  - Family Programs
KW  - Sleep
KW  - Social Networks
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LA  - English
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N1  - Last updated - 2014-03-21
ER  - 



TY  - BOOK
T1  - An Analysis of STEM Education Funding at the NSF: Trends and Policy Discussion
AN  - 1037893667; 2011-281177
AB  - The National Science Foundation (NSF) is a key component of the federal science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education effort. This report analyzes NSF funding trends and selected closely related STEM education policy issues in order to place conversations about FY2013 funding in broader fiscal and policy context. It concludes with an analysis of potential policy options. Tables, Figures, Appendixes.
JF  - Federation of American Scientists, Apr 9 2012, 21 pp.
AU  - Gonzalez, Heather B
Y1  - 2012/04/09/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Apr 09
PB  - Federation of American Scientists
KW  - Science and technology policy - Scientists, engineers, and technical workers
KW  - Education and education policy - Education
KW  - Science and technology policy - Science and science policy and research
KW  - Banking and public and private finance - Philanthropy
KW  - Science and technology policy - Mathematics
KW  - Science and technology policy - Engineering
KW  - Science and technology policy - Technology and technology policy
KW  - Engineering
KW  - Education
KW  - Educational policy
KW  - Scientists
KW  - Foundations
KW  - Science policy
KW  - Science
KW  - Technology
KW  - Mathematics
KW  - book
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L2  - http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42470.pdf
LA  - English
DB  - PAIS Index
N1  - Date revised - 2012-09-01
N1  - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2012
N1  - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R42470
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
ER  - 



TY  - BOOK
T1  - Medicare Trigger
AN  - 1037893666; 2011-281176
AB  - If the Medicare Board of Trustees determine that general revenue funding for Medicare is expected to exceed 45% of Medicare outlays for the current fiscal year or any of the next six fiscal years, a determination of excess general funding is made. If the determination is issued for two consecutive years, a funding warning is issued which triggers certain presidential and congressional actions. The Medicare funding warning focuses attention on the impact of program spending on the federal budget and provides one measure of the financial health of the program. Tables, Figures.
JF  - Federation of American Scientists, Apr 9 2012, 10 pp.
AU  - Davis, Patricia A
AU  - Davis, Christopher M
AU  - Garvey, Todd
Y1  - 2012/04/09/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Apr 09
PB  - Federation of American Scientists
KW  - Health conditions and policy - Health and health policy
KW  - Business and service sector - Accounting
KW  - Banking and public and private finance - Public finance
KW  - Medicare
KW  - Budget, Government
KW  - Revenue
KW  - Fiscal year
KW  - book
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L2  - http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RS22796.pdf
LA  - English
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N1  - Date revised - 2012-09-01
N1  - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2012
N1  - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, RS22796
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
ER  - 



TY  - BOOK
T1  - Requiring Individuals to Obtain Health Insurance: A Constitutional Analysis
AN  - 1081891706; 2011-295074
AB  - This report analyzes certain constitutional issues raised by requiring individuals to purchase health insurance under Congress's authority under its taxing power or its power to regulate interstate commerce. It also addresses whether the exceptions to the minimum coverage provision to purchase health insurance satisfy First Amendment freedom of religion protections. Finally, this report discusses some of the more publicized legal challenges to ACA, as well additional issues that are currently before the Court. Tables.
JF  - Federation of American Scientists, Apr 6 2012, 39 pp.
AU  - Staman, Jennifer
AU  - Brougher, Cynthia
AU  - Liu, Edward C
AU  - Lunder, Erika K
AU  - Thomas, Kenneth R
Y1  - 2012/04/06/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Apr 06
PB  - Federation of American Scientists
KW  - Health conditions and policy - Health and health policy
KW  - Business and service sector - Insurance
KW  - Law and ethics - Law and jurisprudence
KW  - Economic conditions and policy - Economic policy, planning, and development
KW  - Administration of justice - Courts and judicial power
KW  - Business and service sector - Business management
KW  - Courts
KW  - Authority
KW  - Constitutional law
KW  - Health insurance
KW  - Health policy
KW  - Regulation
KW  - book
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L2  - http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R40725.pdf
LA  - English
DB  - PAIS Index
N1  - Date revised - 2012-10-01
N1  - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2012
N1  - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R40725
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
ER  - 



TY  - BOOK
T1  - Lean Finely Textured Beef: The "Pink Slime" Controversy
AN  - 1037893670; 2011-281180
AB  - Since early March 2012, the use of lean finely textured beef (LFTB) in the US ground beef supply has come under a barrage of media criticism and consumer backlash. The depiction of LFTB in the media as "pink slime" raised the product's "yuck" factor and implied that there were food safety issues with LFTB, mainly because ammonium gas is used as an antimicrobial intervention in the production of LFTB. The meat industry saw media sensationalism as a campaign of misinformation to undermine a product used for more than ten years to supplement lean beef supplies used in ground beef. Tables.
JF  - Federation of American Scientists, Apr 6 2012, 12 pp.
AU  - Greene, Joel L
Y1  - 2012/04/06/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Apr 06
PB  - Federation of American Scientists
KW  - Science and technology policy - Scientists, engineers, and technical workers
KW  - Health conditions and policy - Food and nutrition
KW  - Agriculture and agricultural policy - Livestock, meat, and animal products industry
KW  - Manufacturing and heavy industry - Industrial management, production, and productivity
KW  - Economic conditions and policy - Consumers and consumption
KW  - United States
KW  - Meat industry
KW  - Scientists
KW  - Production
KW  - Consumers
KW  - Food safety
KW  - book
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TY  - BOOK
T1  - Advertising by the Federal Government: An Overview
AN  - 1037893669; 2011-281179
AB  - Government advertising can be controversial if it conflicts with citizens' views about the proper role of government, yet some government advertising is accepted as a normal part of government information activities. It is difficult to calculate the amount of funds spent by the federal government on advertising each year because (1) there is no government-wide definition of what constitutes advertising and (2) there is no central authority to which agencies are required to report advertising expenses. However, data in the Federal Procurement Data System suggests that federal agencies spent 750.4 million dollars on advertising services in FY2011. Tables, Figures.
JF  - Federation of American Scientists, Apr 6 2012, 6 pp.
AU  - Kosar, Kevin R
Y1  - 2012/04/06/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Apr 06
PB  - Federation of American Scientists
KW  - Science and technology policy - Scientists, engineers, and technical workers
KW  - Business and service sector - Advertising and public relations
KW  - Government - Forms of government
KW  - Business and service sector - Business management
KW  - International relations - War
KW  - Politics - Political dissent and internal conflict
KW  - Economic conditions and policy - Consumers and consumption
KW  - Federal government
KW  - Scientists
KW  - Purchasing
KW  - Authority
KW  - Advertising
KW  - Conflict
KW  - book
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N1  - Date revised - 2012-09-01
N1  - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2012
N1  - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R41681
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TY  - BOOK
T1  - Government Procurement in Times of Fiscal Uncertainty
AN  - 1037893668; 2011-281178
AB  - This report provides an overview of the various options that the government has, pursuant to contract law or otherwise, when confronted with actual or potential funding gaps, funding shortfalls, or budget cuts. It begins by considering the legal principles underlying the government's generally broad rights not to incur new obligations (eg, or declining to exercise options). The contractual and other rights that the government may exercise under existing contracts are explored. Overall, these rights are comparatively well established, although the effects of the exercise of these rights upon contractors is less clear. Tables.
JF  - Federation of American Scientists, Apr 6 2012, 31 pp.
AU  - Manuel, Kate M
AU  - Lunder, Erika K
Y1  - 2012/04/06/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Apr 06
PB  - Federation of American Scientists
KW  - Banking and public and private finance - Public finance
KW  - Law and ethics - Civil law
KW  - Law and ethics - Commercial law
KW  - Law and ethics - Law and jurisprudence
KW  - Manufacturing and heavy industry - Building and construction
KW  - Economic conditions and policy - Consumers and consumption
KW  - Contracts
KW  - Purchasing
KW  - Budget, Government
KW  - Contractors
KW  - Law
KW  - Fiscal policy
KW  - book
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N1  - Date revised - 2012-09-01
N1  - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2012
N1  - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R42469
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
ER  - 



TY  - BOOK
T1  - The Repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell": Issues for Congress
AN  - 1037893671; 2011-281181
AB  - On December 22, 2010, President Obama signed P.L. 111-321 into law. It calls for the repeal of the existing law barring open homosexuality in the military by prescribing a series of steps that must take place before repeal occurs. One step was fulfilled on July 22, 2011, when the President signed the certification of the process ending the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy, which was repealed on September 20, 2011. However, in repealing the law and the so-called 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy, a number of issues have been raised, but were not addressed by P.L. 111-321. This report considers issues that Congress may wish to consider as the repeal process proceeds. Tables.
JF  - Federation of American Scientists, Apr 5 2012, 11 pp.
AU  - Burrelli, David E
Y1  - 2012/04/05/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Apr 05
PB  - Federation of American Scientists
KW  - Science and technology policy - Scientists, engineers, and technical workers
KW  - Government - Forms of government
KW  - Law and ethics - Law and jurisprudence
KW  - Government - Public officials
KW  - Social conditions and policy - Sex
KW  - Military and defense policy - Military policy
KW  - Law and ethics - Military and martial law
KW  - Obama, Barack
KW  - Presidents
KW  - Federal government
KW  - Scientists
KW  - Military law
KW  - Law
KW  - Homosexuality
KW  - Military policy
KW  - Legislation
KW  - book
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N1  - Date revised - 2012-09-01
N1  - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2012
N1  - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R42003
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
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TY  - BOOK
T1  - The Role of Local Food Systems in U.S. Farm Policy
AN  - 1037894491; 2011-281185
AB  - This report provides background on local and regional food systems, focusing on available data on direct-to-consumer sales, farmers' markets, farm-to-school programs, community-supported agriculture (CSA), and community gardens. It also highlights available resources within existing federal programs administered by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and other agencies that may be applied to support local food systems. It also describes some of the Obama Administration's initiatives that leverage existing USDA programs to support local food systems. Tables, Figures.
JF  - Federation of American Scientists, Apr 4 2012, 54 pp.
AU  - Johnson, Renee
AU  - Aussenberg, Randy Alison
AU  - Cowan, Tadlock
Y1  - 2012/04/04/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Apr 04
PB  - Federation of American Scientists
KW  - Science and technology policy - Scientists, engineers, and technical workers
KW  - Health conditions and policy - Food and nutrition
KW  - Social conditions and policy - Community life and organization
KW  - Environment and environmental policy - Parks, nature reserves, and open spaces
KW  - Business and service sector - Markets, marketing, and merchandising
KW  - Agriculture and agricultural policy - Agricultural economics and farm holdings
KW  - Agriculture and agricultural policy - Agricultural population and workers
KW  - Agriculture and agricultural policy - Crop management and agricultural production
KW  - Agriculture
KW  - Obama, Barack
KW  - United States
KW  - Sales
KW  - Farms
KW  - United States Agriculture department
KW  - Food supply
KW  - Scientists
KW  - Farmers
KW  - Community gardens
KW  - Markets
KW  - book
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N1  - Date revised - 2012-09-01
N1  - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2012
N1  - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R42155
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
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TY  - BOOK
T1  - The U.S. Infant Mortality Rate: International Comparisons, Underlying Factors, and Federal Programs
AN  - 1037893674; 2011-281184
AB  - This report examines the US infant mortality rate (IMR). In doing so, it identifies a number of causes of US infant mortality, examines international IMR comparisons, discusses geographic variation in state IMRs, and examines the mother's demographic characteristics and various health system characteristics that may influence the US IMR. The report then describes a number of federal programs that may indirectly reduce the IMR; and finally, it summarizes federal initiatives included in the ACA that may reduce infant mortality. Tables, Figures.
JF  - Federation of American Scientists, Apr 4 2012, 30 pp.
AU  - Heisler, Elayne J
Y1  - 2012/04/04/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Apr 04
PB  - Federation of American Scientists
KW  - Science and technology policy - Scientists, engineers, and technical workers
KW  - Population groups, population policy, and demographics - Demography and census
KW  - United States
KW  - Infant mortality
KW  - Scientists
KW  - Demographics
KW  - book
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N1  - Date revised - 2012-09-01
N1  - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2012
N1  - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R41378
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
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TY  - BOOK
T1  - U.S. Oil Imports and Exports
AN  - 1037893673; 2011-281183
AB  - Oil is a critical resource for the US economy, but despite policy makers' longstanding concern, oil imports had generally increased for decades until peaking in 2005. Since then, the economic downturn and higher oil prices were a drag on oil consumption, while price-driven private investment and policy helped increase the domestic supply of oil and oil alternatives. This report explains oil import and export volumes, including sources and destinations of traded oil; discusses the value of oil trade in the total US trade balance for goods and services; and discusses several key policy issues regarding imports. Tables, Figures, Appendixes.
JF  - Federation of American Scientists, Apr 4 2012, 32 pp.
AU  - Nerurkar, Neelesh
Y1  - 2012/04/04/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Apr 04
PB  - Federation of American Scientists
KW  - Science and technology policy - Scientists, engineers, and technical workers
KW  - Energy resources and policy - Petroleum and natural gas industries and products
KW  - Trade and trade policy - Export-import trade
KW  - Banking and public and private finance - Investments and securities
KW  - Economic conditions and policy - Economic theory
KW  - Economic conditions and policy - Economic policy, planning, and development
KW  - Economic conditions and policy - Consumers and consumption
KW  - Economic conditions and policy - Economic conditions
KW  - United States
KW  - Value
KW  - Petroleum industry
KW  - Investments
KW  - Scientists
KW  - Consumption
KW  - Economic conditions
KW  - Economic stabilization
KW  - Export-import trade
KW  - book
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N1  - Date revised - 2012-09-01
N1  - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2012
N1  - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R42465
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
ER  - 



TY  - BOOK
T1  - Hydraulic Fracturing: Chemical Disclosure Requirements
AN  - 1037893672; 2011-281182
AB  - Hydraulic fracturing is a technique used to free oil and natural gas trapped underground in low-permeability rock formations by injecting a fluid under high pressure in order to cause cracks in the formations. Fracking fluid typically contains mostly water; a proppant to keep the fractures open, such as sand; and a small percentage of chemical additives. Some of these additives may be hazardous to health and the environment. This report provides an overview of current and proposed laws at the state and federal levels that require the disclosure of the chemicals added to the fluid used in hydraulic fracturing. Tables, Appendixes.
JF  - Federation of American Scientists, Apr 4 2012, 18 pp.
AU  - Murrill, Brandon J
AU  - Vann, Adam
Y1  - 2012/04/04/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Apr 04
PB  - Federation of American Scientists
KW  - Science and technology policy - Scientists, engineers, and technical workers
KW  - Energy resources and policy - Petroleum and natural gas industries and products
KW  - Law and ethics - Law and jurisprudence
KW  - Environment and environmental policy - Ecology and environmental policy
KW  - Environment and environmental policy - Water, waterways, and water management
KW  - Environment
KW  - Chemicals
KW  - Petroleum industry
KW  - Scientists
KW  - Law
KW  - Natural gas
KW  - Water
KW  - book
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N1  - Date revised - 2012-09-01
N1  - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2012
N1  - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R42461
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
ER  - 



TY  - BOOK
T1  - Legislative Options for Financing Water Infrastructure
AN  - 1037894493; 2011-281187
AB  - This report addresses several options being considered by Congress to address the financing needs of local communities for wastewater and drinking water infrastructure projects and to decrease or close the gap between available funds and projected needs. Some of the options exist and are well established, but they are under discussion for expansion or modification. Other innovative policy options have recently been proposed in connection with water infrastructure, especially to supplement or complement existing financing tools. Tables, Figures.
JF  - Federation of American Scientists, Apr 3 2012, 20 pp.
AU  - Copeland, Claudia
AU  - Mallett, William J
AU  - Maguire, Steven
Y1  - 2012/04/03/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Apr 03
PB  - Federation of American Scientists
KW  - Science and technology policy - Scientists, engineers, and technical workers
KW  - Law and ethics - Law and jurisprudence
KW  - Economic conditions and policy - Economic policy, planning, and development
KW  - Environment and environmental policy - Water, waterways, and water management
KW  - Infrastructure
KW  - Scientists
KW  - Drinking water
KW  - Water
KW  - Legislation
KW  - book
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L2  - http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42467.pdf
LA  - English
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N1  - Date revised - 2012-09-01
N1  - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2012
N1  - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R42467
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
ER  - 



TY  - BOOK
T1  - Export-Import Bank: Background and Legislative Issues
AN  - 1037894492; 2011-281186
AB  - The Export-Import Bank of the US (Ex-Im Bank, EXIM Bank, or the Bank), an independent federal government agency, is the official export credit agency (ECA) of the US. It helps finance US exports of manufactured goods and services, thus contributing to the employment of US workers, primarily in circumstances when alternative financing is not available. This report discusses the Ex-Im Bank's domestic and international context, credit and insurance programs and activities, statutory and policy requirements for the Ex-Im Bank's transactions, and policy issues for Congress. Tables, Figures.
JF  - Federation of American Scientists, Apr 3 2012, 23 pp.
AU  - Ilias, Shayerah
Y1  - 2012/04/03/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Apr 03
PB  - Federation of American Scientists
KW  - Banking and public and private finance - Banking operations and services
KW  - Banking and public and private finance - Credit, loans, and personal finance
KW  - Business and service sector - Business finance
KW  - Government - Forms of government
KW  - Business and service sector - Insurance
KW  - Labor conditions and policy - Employment and labor supply
KW  - Trade and trade policy - Export-import trade
KW  - United States
KW  - Federal government
KW  - Finance
KW  - Credit
KW  - Export-import bank of the United States
KW  - Employment
KW  - Banking
KW  - Insurance
KW  - Export-import trade
KW  - book
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L2  - http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42472.pdf
LA  - English
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N1  - Date revised - 2012-09-01
N1  - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2012
N1  - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R42472
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
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TY  - BOOK
T1  - FY2013 Budget Documents: Internet and GPO Availability
AN  - 1037894498; 2011-281192
AB  - Every year the President submits a series of volumes to Congress containing the President's proposed budget for the coming fiscal year. This report provides brief descriptions of the budget volumes and related documents, together with Internet addresses, Government Printing Office (GPO) stock numbers, and prices for obtaining print copies of these publications. It also explains how to find the locations of government depository libraries, which can provide both printed copies for reference use and Internet access to the online versions. Tables.
JF  - Federation of American Scientists, Apr 2 2012, 7 pp.
AU  - Nagel, Jared Conrad
Y1  - 2012/04/02/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Apr 02
PB  - Federation of American Scientists
KW  - Science and technology policy - Scientists, engineers, and technical workers
KW  - Science and technology policy - Computer science and information technology
KW  - Banking and public and private finance - Public finance
KW  - Government - Public officials
KW  - Education and education policy - Libraries
KW  - Business and service sector - Business finance
KW  - Business and service sector - Accounting
KW  - Presidents
KW  - Scientists
KW  - Libraries
KW  - Prices
KW  - Location
KW  - Budget, Government
KW  - Fiscal year
KW  - Internet
KW  - book
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TY  - BOOK
T1  - Effects of Radiation from Fukushima Dai-ichi on the U.S. Marine Environment
AN  - 1037894497; 2011-281191
AB  - The massive Tohoku earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011, caused extensive damage in northeastern Japan, including damage to the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power installation, which resulted in the release of radiation. Some have called this incident the biggest man-made release ever of radioactive material into the oceans. This report explores concerns about the potential effects of this released radiation on the US marine environment and resources. Tables, Figures.
JF  - Federation of American Scientists, Apr 2 2012, 7 pp.
AU  - Buck, Eugene H
AU  - Upton, Harold F
Y1  - 2012/04/02/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Apr 02
PB  - Federation of American Scientists
KW  - Science and technology policy - Scientists, engineers, and technical workers
KW  - Environment and environmental policy - Radioactive and dangerous substances
KW  - Energy resources and policy - Nuclear power
KW  - Environment and environmental policy - Ecology and environmental policy
KW  - Environment and environmental policy - Weather, climate, and natural disasters
KW  - Environment and environmental policy - Oceanography and ocean resources
KW  - United States
KW  - Earthquakes
KW  - Environment
KW  - Atomic power
KW  - Scientists
KW  - Radiation
KW  - Ocean
KW  - Disasters
KW  - Tsunamis
KW  - Japan
KW  - book
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N1  - Date revised - 2012-09-01
N1  - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2012
N1  - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R41751
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
ER  - 



TY  - BOOK
T1  - Fannie Mae's and Freddie Mac's Financial Problems
AN  - 1037894496; 2011-281190
AB  - This report presents, in analytical question and answer form, the issues surrounding the financial conditions of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which are stockholder-owned government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs). Their federal charters give the GSEs special public policy goals to provide liquidity in the mortgage market and to provide access to homeownership for underserved groups and locations. On September 7, 2008, the federal government took control of the GSEs from their stockholders and management in a process known as conservatorship in order to restore the GSEs' financial strength and to return control to their stockholders and management. Tables.
JF  - Federation of American Scientists, Apr 2 2012, 24 pp.
AU  - Weiss, N Eric
Y1  - 2012/04/02/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Apr 02
PB  - Federation of American Scientists
KW  - Science and technology policy - Scientists, engineers, and technical workers
KW  - Economic conditions and policy - Economic conditions
KW  - Banking and public and private finance - Investments and securities
KW  - Business and service sector - Business management
KW  - Business and service sector - Markets, marketing, and merchandising
KW  - Law and ethics - Real estate, property, and landlord and tenant law
KW  - Banking and public and private finance - Credit, loans, and personal finance
KW  - Government - Forms of government
KW  - Politics - Politics and policy-making
KW  - Social conditions and policy - Housing
KW  - Federal government
KW  - Management
KW  - United States Federal home loan mortgage corporation
KW  - Home ownership
KW  - Location
KW  - Public policy
KW  - Mortgages
KW  - Stockholders
KW  - Scientists
KW  - Federal national mortgage association
KW  - Markets
KW  - Economic conditions
KW  - book
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N1  - Date revised - 2012-09-01
N1  - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2012
N1  - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, RL34661
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
ER  - 



TY  - BOOK
T1  - Conservation Compliance and U.S. Farm Policy
AN  - 1037894495; 2011-281189
AB  - Federal policies and programs traditionally have offered voluntary incentives to producers to plan and apply resource-conserving practices on private lands. The Food Security Act of 1985 (P.L. 99-198, 1985 farm bill) took alternative approaches -- the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), highly erodible land conservation (sodbuster), and wetland conservation (swampbuster). As Congress debates the next farm bill, questions surrounding conservation compliance have arisen, such as how it works, whether it is effective, whom it impacts, how it has changed over time, and how it might continue if current farm programs change. Tables, Figures, Appendixes.
JF  - Federation of American Scientists, Apr 2 2012, 18 pp.
AU  - Stubbs, Megan
Y1  - 2012/04/02/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Apr 02
PB  - Federation of American Scientists
KW  - Science and technology policy - Scientists, engineers, and technical workers
KW  - Environment and environmental policy - Ecology and environmental policy
KW  - Agriculture and agricultural policy - Agricultural economics and farm holdings
KW  - Health conditions and policy - Food and nutrition
KW  - Economic conditions and policy - Economic conditions
KW  - Environment and environmental policy - Geography and cartography
KW  - Agriculture and agricultural policy - Agricultural policy and agricultural research
KW  - Agricultural policy
KW  - Conservation of resources
KW  - Farms
KW  - Scientists
KW  - Land
KW  - Food security
KW  - Wetlands
KW  - book
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N1  - Date revised - 2012-09-01
N1  - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2012
N1  - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R42459
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
ER  - 



TY  - BOOK
T1  - The Strategic Petroleum Reserve: Authorization, Operation, and Drawdown Policy
AN  - 1037894494; 2011-281188
AB  - As Iran threatens to block the Strait of Hormuz, rising crude oil prices have once again led to calls for releasing oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). Despite the recent rising prices and the blockade threat, markets have not experienced supply shortages; considerable new capacity has come online; and adequate excess capacity exists worldwide, particularly in Saudi Arabia. However, the fear is that excess capacity may not be adequate to make up losses from a blockade; an event the US Navy would not tolerate. Tables, Figures.
JF  - Federation of American Scientists, Apr 2 2012, 18 pp.
AU  - Andrews, Anthony
AU  - Pirog, Robert
Y1  - 2012/04/02/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Apr 02
PB  - Federation of American Scientists
KW  - Science and technology policy - Scientists, engineers, and technical workers
KW  - Trade and trade policy - Free trade and protection
KW  - Energy resources and policy - Petroleum and natural gas industries and products
KW  - Business and service sector - Business finance
KW  - Business and service sector - Markets, marketing, and merchandising
KW  - Military and defense policy - Military planning, strategy, and operations
KW  - Military and defense policy - Military policy
KW  - United States
KW  - Strait of Hormuz
KW  - Iran
KW  - Saudi Arabia
KW  - Petroleum industry
KW  - Blockade
KW  - Scientists
KW  - Prices
KW  - Military operations
KW  - Markets
KW  - Military policy
KW  - book
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N1  - Date revised - 2012-09-01
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N1  - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R42460
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
ER  - 



TY  - JOUR
T1  - Effect of nutrient loading on biogeochemical processes in tropical tidal creeks
AN  - 954670580; 16399695
AB  - The effect of increased nutrient loads on biogeochemical processes in macrotidal, mangrove-lined creeks was studied in tropical Darwin Harbour, Australia. This study uses an integrative approach involving multiple benthic and pelagic processes as measures of ecosystem function, and provides a comparison of these processes in three tidal creeks receiving different loads of treated sewage effluent. There were significant differences in process rates between Buffalo Creek (BC) (hypereutrophic), which receives the largest sewage loads; Myrmidon Creek (MC) (oligotrophic-mesotrophic) which receives smaller sewage inputs; and Reference Creek (RC) (oligotrophic) which is comparatively pristine. Benthic nutrient fluxes and denitrification were more than an order of magnitude higher and lower, respectively, in BC and denitrification efficiency (DE) was <10%. Pelagic primary production rates were also much higher in BC but respiration exceeded primary production resulting in severe drawdown of O sub(2) concentrations at night. Hypoxic conditions released oxide-bound phosphorus and inhibited coupled nitrification-denitrification, enhancing benthic nitrogen and phosphorus fluxes, leading to a build-up of excess nutrients in the water column. Poor water quality in BC was exacerbated by limited tidal flushing imposed by a narrow meandering channel and sandbar across the mouth. In contrast to BC, the effect of the sewage load in MC was confined to the water column, and the impact was temporary and highly localized. This is attributed to the effective flushing of the sewage plume with each tidal cycle. Denitrification rates in MC and RC were high (up to 6.83 mmol N m super(-2) day super(-1)) and DE was approximately 90%. This study has identified denitrification, benthic nutrient fluxes and pelagic primary production as the biogeochemical processes most affected by nutrient loading in these tidal creek systems. Physical process play a key role and the combined influence of nutrient loading and poor tidal flushing can have serious consequences for ecosystem functioning.
JF  - Biogeochemistry
AU  - Smith, Jodie
AU  - Burford, Michele A
AU  - Revill, Andrew T
AU  - Haese, Ralf R
AU  - Fortune, Julia
AD  - Marine and Coastal Environment Group, Geoscience Australia, GPO Box 378, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia, jodie.smith@ga.gov.au
Y1  - 2012/04//
PY  - 2012
DA  - Apr 2012
SP  - 359
EP  - 380
PB  - Springer Science+Business Media, Van Godewijckstraat 30 Dordrecht 3311 GX Netherlands
VL  - 108
IS  - 1-3
SN  - 0168-2563, 0168-2563
KW  - Ecology Abstracts
KW  - Respiration
KW  - Nutrient loading
KW  - Phosphorus
KW  - Nutrients
KW  - Water quality
KW  - Primary production
KW  - Water column
KW  - Sewage
KW  - Hypoxia
KW  - Denitrification
KW  - Mouth
KW  - Plumes
KW  - Sewage effluents
KW  - Nitrogen
KW  - D 04040:Ecosystem and Ecology Studies
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N1  - Date revised - 2012-03-01
N1  - Last updated - 2013-06-28
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Respiration; Nutrient loading; Phosphorus; Nutrients; Water quality; Primary production; Water column; Sewage; Denitrification; Hypoxia; Mouth; Plumes; Sewage effluents; Nitrogen
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10533-011-9605-z
ER  - 



TY  - JOUR
T1  - Evaluation of the Abraxis Strip Test for Microcystins™ for use with wastewater effluent and reservoir water.
AN  - 921426254; 22204941
AB  - Rapid tests for the microcystin-type cyanobacterial toxins that are designed to be able to be used in the field have recently become available. The tests provide a semi-quantitative result over a relatively narrow concentration range (10-fold) and are available with detection limits relevant for drinking water and recreational water compliance testing (1 μg/L and 10 μg/L, respectively). The aim of this research was to assess the applicability of these tests for the determination of microcystin-related toxicity in treated effluent from the Western Treatment Plant and potable source water from Tarago Reservoir, both near Melbourne, Australia. Accuracy, precision, cross-reactivity, matrix effects and inter-operator variability were assessed. The claimed mLR concentration response range of the tests was confirmed within reasonable limits, although the false negative and false positive rates were significant for spike concentrations below 2.5 μg/L (Recreational Strip Test). Inter-operator variability was reasonably high (CV=23%) and this was exacerbated by the use of untrained scorers. Contributing to this was significant inter-assay variability in test band intensity (CV=28%). The strip tests responded to all 8 microcystin analogues tested and also to a mixture of another 7 analogues contained in a Certified Bloom Material. Cross-reactivity was always greater than 50%. Matrix effects due to the test waters or to cyanobacterial cell material were also relatively minor, being of the order of 2-fold at the maximum. Overall, these Strip Tests were found to be reliable for relatively rapid detection of microcystins around the upper limits of their response ranges, as recommended by the manufacturer. While the Recreational Water Strip test was less reliable in the lower ranges, it can be used in conjunction with the Drinking Water Strip test to reduce uncertainty around the 1 μg/L concentration. Despite limitations, both strip tests provide near real-time information which can assist with day to day operational decisions. When results indicate microcystin concentrations near compliance limits it is recommended that use of the test kits should be supported by accurate quantitative toxin testing together with traditional algal cell counts, and possibly emerging qPCR methods for species and toxin gene detection. Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
JF  - Water research
AU  - Humpage, A R
AU  - Froscio, S M
AU  - Lau, H-M
AU  - Murphy, D
AU  - Blackbeard, J
AD  - Australian Water Quality Centre, a business unit of SA Water, GPO Box 1751, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia. andrew.humpage@sawater.com.au
Y1  - 2012/04/01/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Apr 01
SP  - 1556
EP  - 1565
VL  - 46
IS  - 5
KW  - Drinking Water
KW  - 0
KW  - Microcystins
KW  - Reagent Strips
KW  - Index Medicus
KW  - Water Supply -- analysis
KW  - Recreation
KW  - Reproducibility of Results
KW  - Waste Disposal, Fluid -- standards
KW  - Observer Variation
KW  - Cross Reactions
KW  - Drinking Water -- analysis
KW  - Microcystins -- toxicity
KW  - Reagent Strips -- standards
KW  - Microcystins -- analysis
KW  - Environmental Monitoring -- methods
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N1  - Date completed - 2012-06-15
N1  - Date created - 2012-02-13
N1  - Date revised - 2017-01-13
N1  - Last updated - 2017-01-18
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2011.12.015
ER  - 



TY  - JOUR
T1  - Toxicity of the cyanobacterium Limnothrix AC0243 to male Balb/c mice.
AN  - 921426223; 22119368
AB  - A growing list of freshwater cyanobacteria are known to produce toxic agents, a fact which makes these organisms of concern to water authorities. A cultured strain of Limnothrix (AC0243) was recently shown to have toxic effects in in vitro bioassays. It did not produce any of the known cyanobacterial toxins. The intrapertoneal toxicity of aqueous extracts of the material was therefore tested in mice to determine whether the observed effects might be of public health relevance to drinking water supplies. The results indicate that Limnothrix AC0243 is acutely toxic to mice, causing widespread cellular necrosis in the liver, kidneys and gastrointestinal tract within 24 h of exposure. Sub-lethal effects lasted at least 7 d. These results suggest that Limnothrix AC0243 produces a novel toxin ("Limnothrixin") and that further work is therefore urgently required to quantify the potential public health implications.
          Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
JF  - Water research
AU  - Humpage, Andrew
AU  - Falconer, Ian
AU  - Bernard, Catherine
AU  - Froscio, Suzanne
AU  - Fabbro, Larelle
AD  - Australian Water Quality Centre, 250 Victoria Square, GPO Box 1751, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia. andrew.humpage@sawater.com.au
Y1  - 2012/04/01/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Apr 01
SP  - 1576
EP  - 1583
VL  - 46
IS  - 5
KW  - Bacterial Toxins
KW  - 0
KW  - Marine Toxins
KW  - Microcystins
KW  - cyanobacterial toxin
KW  - Index Medicus
KW  - Protein Biosynthesis -- drug effects
KW  - Animals
KW  - Liver -- pathology
KW  - Kidney -- pathology
KW  - Necrosis -- chemically induced
KW  - Gastrointestinal Tract -- pathology
KW  - Mice
KW  - Mice, Inbred BALB C
KW  - Male
KW  - Cyanobacteria -- pathogenicity
KW  - Microcystins -- toxicity
KW  - Bacterial Toxins -- toxicity
KW  - Marine Toxins -- toxicity
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LA  - English
DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date completed - 2012-06-15
N1  - Date created - 2012-02-13
N1  - Date revised - 2017-01-13
N1  - Last updated - 2017-01-18
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2011.11.019
ER  - 



TY  - JOUR
T1  - Role of Solids in Heavy Metals Buildup on Urban Road Surfaces
AN  - 1827916238; PQ0003647682
AB  - Solids are widely identified as a carrier of harmful pollutants in stormwater runoff exerting a significant risk to receiving waters. This paper outlines the findings of an in-depth investigation on heavy metal adsorption to solids surfaces. Pollutant build-up samples collected from 16 road sites in residential, industrial, and commercial land uses were separated into four particle size ranges and analyzed for a range of physicochemical parameters and nine heavy metals including Iron (Fe), Aluminum (Al), Lead (Pb), Zinc (Zn), Cadmium (Cd), Chromium (Cr), Manganese (Mn), Nickel (Ni), and Copper (Cu). High specific surface area (SSA) and total organic carbon (TOC) content in finer particle size ranges were noted, thus confirming strong correlations with heavy metals. On the basis of their physicochemical characteristics, two different types of solids originating from traffic and soil sources were identified. Solids generated by traffic were associated with high loads of heavy metals, such as Cd and Cr, with strong correlation with SSA. This suggested the existence of surface dependent bonds, such as cation exchange between heavy metals and solids. In contrast, Fe, Al, and Mn, which can be attributed to soil inputs, showed strong correlation with TOC suggesting strong bonds such as chemsorption. Zn was found to be primarily attached to solids by bonding with the oxides of Fe, Al, and Mn. The data analysis also confirmed the predominance of the finer fraction, with 70% of the solids being finer than 150 Amm and containing 60% of the heavy metal pollutant load.
JF  - Journal of Environmental Engineering
AU  - Gunawardana, Chandima
AU  - Goonetilleke, Ashantha
AU  - Egodawatta, Prasanna
AU  - Dawes, Les
AU  - Kokot, Serge
AD  - Doctoral Researcher, School of Urban Development, Queensland Univ. of Technology, G.P.O. Box 2434, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia.
Y1  - 2012/04/01/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Apr 01
SP  - 490
EP  - 498
PB  - American Society of Civil Engineers, 345 E. 47th St. New York NY 10017-2398 United States
VL  - 138
IS  - 4
SN  - 0733-9372, 0733-9372
KW  - Pollution Abstracts; Environment Abstracts
KW  - Technical Papers
KW  - Heavy metals
KW  - Pollutants
KW  - Stormwater management
KW  - Urban areas
KW  - Highways and roads
KW  - Runoff
KW  - Water quality
KW  - Pollutant adsorption
KW  - Specific surface area
KW  - Stormwater pollutants
KW  - Urban water quality
KW  - Particle size
KW  - Metals
KW  - Chromium
KW  - Physicochemical properties
KW  - Copper
KW  - Lead
KW  - Water pollution
KW  - Traffic
KW  - Soil
KW  - Stormwater runoff
KW  - Cations
KW  - Total organic carbon
KW  - Cadmium
KW  - ENA 09:Land Use & Planning
KW  - P 5000:LAND POLLUTION
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LA  - English
DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2016-10-01
N1  - Last updated - 2017-02-01
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Particle size; Metals; Chromium; Heavy metals; Physicochemical properties; Copper; Water pollution; Lead; Traffic; Soil; Cations; Stormwater runoff; Total organic carbon; Cadmium
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0000487
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - A non-linear model of information sharing practices in academic communities
AN  - 1448990121; 201309783
AB  - A new model of information sharing practices in academic communities is based on Latour's circulatory system of scientific facts, and some elements of Foster's non-linear model of information-seeking behavior. The main proposition of this model is that information-sharing practices and context simultaneously shape each other. The proposed model supports Foster's conceptualization of information practices as non-linear processes, but its emphasis on the interdependence between context and information practices provides a more effective means to capture complex negotiations involved in information-sharing practices. The proposition is that the major reason for nonlinearity in information practices is a continuous shifting of actors' interests, pressures, and concerns. Capturing these dynamic relations becomes possible through this model. The model also offers a way to generate a number of research questions and hypotheses, and as such it could be a useful tool for empirical studies on information sharing in academic communities. Adapted from the source document.
JF  - Library & Information Science Research
AU  - Tabak, Edin
AU  - Willson, Michele
AD  - Department of Internet Studies, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, Western Australia, 6845, Australia
Y1  - 2012/04//
PY  - 2012
DA  - April 2012
SP  - 110
EP  - 116
PB  - Elsevier, Inc.
VL  - 34
IS  - 2
SN  - 0740-8188, 0740-8188
KW  - Cooperation
KW  - Higher education
KW  - Information theory
KW  - Models
KW  - article
KW  - 1.0: LIBRARIANSHIP AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
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LA  - English
DB  - Library & Information Science Abstracts (LISA)
N1  - Date revised - 2013-11-01
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-27
N1  - CODEN - LISRDH
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Information theory; Models; Higher education; Cooperation
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Does the Concept of Competitiveness Have Meaning in Formulating Corporate Tax Policy?
AN  - 1347802018; 2011-377789
AB  - There is no doubt that "international competitiveness" figures prominently in the U.S. economic policy debate, where advocates of some policies stress the need of the United States to be competitive in a global economy. Yet it is a concept that is almost always simply asserted and virtually nowhere defined. Reading this discussion in the context of U.S. tax treatment of foreign source income of its corporations, the question is: is the objective to encourage investment abroad (compete abroad in active foreign operations as stated in the first paragraph) or discourage investment abroad (to prevent "the movement of business operations overseas" as stated in the second)? Does the Commission want more foreign-owned operations in the United States and more U.S.-owned operations abroad and, if so, why? Adapted from the source document.
JF  - Tax Law Review
AU  - Gravelle, Jane G
AD  - Congressional Research Service
Y1  - 2012/04//
PY  - 2012
DA  - April 2012
SP  - 323
EP  - 347
PB  - New York University School of Law, New York
VL  - 65
IS  - 3
SN  - 0040-0041, 0040-0041
KW  - Banking and public and private finance - Investments and securities
KW  - Economic conditions and policy - Economic policy, planning, and development
KW  - Business and service sector - Business and business enterprises
KW  - Banking and public and private finance - Taxation and tax policy
KW  - Business and service sector - Accounting
KW  - United States
KW  - Corporations
KW  - Foreign operations
KW  - Business
KW  - Foreign investments
KW  - Economic policy
KW  - Business tax
KW  - Income
KW  - article
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LA  - English
DB  - PAIS Index
N1  - Date revised - 2013-05-01
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - United States; Foreign investments; Economic policy; Business; Business tax; Foreign operations; Corporations; Income
ER  - 



TY  - JOUR
T1  - Superheroes in Shanghai: constructing transnational Western men's identities
AN  - 1347784090; 201322646
AB  - This article examines the 'superhero' phenomenon, in which Western masculinity is constructed differently in East Asia than in Western countries. This produces an imagined, Occidentalist 'authenticity' that frames expectations about the performances and identities of Western men in the context. As a result, sojourning Western men in Asia may feel, and be treated, like 'superheroes', because their gendered national identities are attributed (super)powers that are often unfamiliar from prior experiences in their home countries. These object (attributed) identities may be different from individuals' subject (appropriated) identities, with resulting identity tensions for the men themselves. This article reports on empirical, qualitative research from China, and examines the lived realities and identity/masculinity constructions of seven young, heterosexual men, from the UK, the US and Canada, working in Shanghai as English language teachers. The study participants experienced perceptions of increased personal and sexual confidence but also identity tensions, concerns that relationships may be transactional and ethical struggles over peer-sanctioned and locally expected behaviours. The study is framed by literature from tourism studies on the commoditization of identities through the staging of out-group notions of 'authenticity'. A critical approach is taken to the neo-imperialistic power differentials underpinning relationships in the context. Adapted from the source document.
JF  - Gender, Place and Culture
AU  - Stanley, Phiona
AD  - University of South Australia -- Learning and Teaching Unit, City West Campus GPO Box 2471, Adelaide, South Australia, 5001, Australia phiona.stanley@unisa.edu.au
Y1  - 2012/04//
PY  - 2012
DA  - April 2012
SP  - 213
EP  - 231
PB  - Taylor & Francis, Abingdon UK
VL  - 19
IS  - 2
SN  - 0966-369X, 0966-369X
KW  - Masculinity
KW  - Peoples Republic of China
KW  - Shanghai, Peoples Republic of China
KW  - Males
KW  - Heterosexuality
KW  - Teachers
KW  - National Identity
KW  - Asia
KW  - Heroes
KW  - article
KW  - 2983: feminist/gender studies; sociology of gender & gender relations
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LA  - English
DB  - Sociological Abstracts
N1  - Date revised - 2013-05-01
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
N1  - CODEN - GPCUE9
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Males; Heroes; Shanghai, Peoples Republic of China; Masculinity; Teachers; Peoples Republic of China; National Identity; Heterosexuality; Asia
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0966369X.2011.573141
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Can Gaze Avoidance Explain Why Individuals with Asperger's Syndrome Can't Recognise Emotions From Facial Expressions
AN  - 1323338596; 201304926
AB  - Research has shown that individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) have difficulties recognising emotions from facial expressions. Since eye contact is important for accurate emotion recognition, and individuals with ASD tend to avoid eye contact, this tendency for gaze aversion has been proposed as an explanation for the emotion recognition deficit. This explanation was investigated using a newly developed emotion and mental state recognition task. Individuals with Asperger's Syndrome were less accurate at recognising emotions and mental states, but did not show evidence of gaze avoidance compared to individuals without Asperger's Syndrome. This suggests that the way individuals with Asperger's Syndrome look at faces cannot account for the difficulty they have recognising expressions. Adapted from the source document.
JF  - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
AU  - Sawyer, Alyssa C P
AU  - Williamson, Paul
AU  - Young, Robyn L
AD  - School of Psychology, Flinders University, G.P.O. Box 2100, Adelaide, SA, 5001, Australia
Y1  - 2012/04//
PY  - 2012
DA  - April 2012
SP  - 606
EP  - 618
PB  - Springer, Dordrecht The Netherlands
VL  - 42
IS  - 4
SN  - 0162-3257, 0162-3257
KW  - Emotions
KW  - Eye contact
KW  - Asperger's syndrome
KW  - Eye fixation
KW  - Emotion recognition
KW  - Autistic spectrum disorders
KW  - article
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LA  - English
DB  - Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA)
N1  - Date revised - 2013-04-01
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-27
N1  - CODEN - JADDDQ
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Emotions; Asperger's syndrome; Autistic spectrum disorders; Emotion recognition; Eye fixation; Eye contact
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-011-1283-0
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Working in the Virtual Stacks: The New Library and Information Science
AN  - 1315866610; 201301879
AB  - Book review abstract. Working the Virtual Stacks: The New Library and Information Science. Edited by Laura Townsend Kane. Chicago, IL: American Library Association, 2011, 184pp., 47.00 USD. ISBN: 978083891103-7. Reviewed by Theron Westervelt. Adapted from the source document.
JF  - Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship
AU  - Westervelt, Theron
AU  - Westervelt, Theron
AD  - Library of Congress, Washington, DC
Y1  - 2012/04//
PY  - 2012
DA  - April 2012
SP  - 163
PB  - Haworth Press/Taylor & Francis, Philadelphia PA
VL  - 24
IS  - 2
SN  - 1941-126X, 1941-126X
KW  - Librarianship
KW  - Professional responsibilities
KW  - Biographies
KW  - article
KW  - 1.11: BOOK REVIEWS
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LA  - English
DB  - Library & Information Science Abstracts (LISA)
N1  - Date revised - 2015-06-01
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-27
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Librarianship; Biographies; Professional responsibilities
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1941126X.2012.684572
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Residential satisfaction in inner urban higher-density Brisbane, Australia: role of dwelling design, neighbourhood and neighbours
AN  - 1257785281; 17483487
AB  - Increasing the population density of urban areas is a key policy strategy to sustainably manage growth, but many residents often view higher-density living as an undesirable long-term housing option. Thus, this research explores the predictors of residential satisfaction in inner urban higher-density (IUHD) environments, surveying 636 IUHD residents in Brisbane, Australia about the importance of dwelling design (34 specific attributes, assessing satisfaction with facilities, upkeep, size, cost, design, surroundings, location, climate and environmental management) and neighbourhood (73 specific attributes, assessing satisfaction with noise, odours, pollution, safety, growth, neighbourhood characteristics, facilities). Ordinal regression modelling identified the specific features of the neighbourhood and dwelling that were critical in predicting residential satisfaction: satisfaction with dwelling position, design and facilities, noise, walkability, safety and condition of local area and social contacts (family, friends, familiar faces) in the neighbourhood. Identifying the factors that influence residential satisfaction in IUHD will assist with both planning and design of such developments, enhancing quality and appeal to help ensure a lower resident turnover rate and facilitate acceptance and uptake of high-density living.
JF  - Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
AU  - Buys, Laurie
AU  - Miller, Evonne
AD  - School of Design, Queensland University of Technology, Australia, GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, 4001, Australia, e.miller@qut.edu.au
Y1  - 2012/04/01/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Apr 01
SP  - 319
EP  - 338
PB  - Taylor & Francis Group Ltd., 2 Park Square Oxford OX14 4RN United Kingdom
VL  - 55
IS  - 3
SN  - 0964-0568, 0964-0568
KW  - Pollution Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality; Environment Abstracts; Aqualine Abstracts; Sustainability Science Abstracts
KW  - Brisbane, Australia
KW  - compact city
KW  - perceptions of dwelling, neighbours and neighbourhood
KW  - satisfaction with high density
KW  - sustainable development
KW  - Housing
KW  - Population Dynamics
KW  - Population density
KW  - Odors
KW  - Long-term planning
KW  - Growth
KW  - Safety engineering
KW  - Surveying
KW  - Planning
KW  - Absorption
KW  - Environmental Policy
KW  - Australia
KW  - Environmental surveys
KW  - Growth rate
KW  - Safety
KW  - Climates
KW  - Climate
KW  - Noise levels
KW  - Design
KW  - Social conditions
KW  - Noise
KW  - Environment management
KW  - Odour
KW  - Australia, Queensland, Brisbane
KW  - SW 5010:Network design
KW  - AQ 00006:Sewage
KW  - P 0000:AIR POLLUTION
KW  - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development
KW  - ENA 05:Environmental Design & Urban Ecology
KW  - H 0500:General
KW  - Q5 08521:Mechanical and natural changes
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LA  - English
DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2012-12-01
N1  - Last updated - 2015-03-19
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Growth rate; Long-term planning; Growth; Surveying; Climate; Population density; Odour; Environment management; Environmental surveys; Social conditions; Housing; Safety engineering; Noise levels; Odors; Design; Population Dynamics; Climates; Safety; Planning; Absorption; Noise; Environmental Policy; Australia; Australia, Queensland, Brisbane
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09640568.2011.597592
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Community Bus in Tokyo: Promoting Community Initiative through Decentralisation
AN  - 1126526477; 201231105
AB  - Public transport can be justified as a public good. Its delivery, however, often proves problematic as it relies on significant government subsidies, especially in the context of low-density urban sprawls. Even in cities with extensive and efficient mass transit systems, coverage of local feeder bus services is often limited. "Community bus" initiatives in Japan represent a major decentralisation of public transport service provision, whereby decision-making authority shifts to the local government at the city/ward level. A community bus initiative typically involves innovative and effective partnerships between local government, the local community and private operators. Focusing on the decentralisation of authority to enable city/ward governments to initiate innovation in local public transport plans and services through partnerships with the community, this paper describes community bus initiatives being tried out in Japan. Through a review of recent legislative changes and the literature coupled with a study of various community bus schemes in and around Tokyo, the study seeks to describe the roles assumed by main actors, the means adopted to mobilise community resources and the type and level of services provided by local authorities. The paper attempts to draw out models of governance, community engagement and the operationalisation of public-private and community partnerships in the inception and implementation of local transport solutions as part of local area improvement planning. The paper draws conclusions on the strengths and weaknesses of the evolving model and makes recommendation on improving its effectiveness. Adapted from the source document.
JF  - Space & Polity
AU  - Khan, Shahed
AU  - Khan, Megumi
AD  - Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987 Perth, Western Australia 6845 s.khan@curtin.edu.au
Y1  - 2012/04//
PY  - 2012
DA  - April 2012
SP  - 129
EP  - 151
PB  - Carfax/Taylor & Francis, Basingstoke UK
VL  - 16
IS  - 1
SN  - 1356-2576, 1356-2576
KW  - Cities
KW  - Services
KW  - Decentralization
KW  - Delivery Systems
KW  - Governance
KW  - Effectiveness
KW  - Japan
KW  - Innovations
KW  - Local Government
KW  - article
KW  - 9221: politics and society; politics and society
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LA  - English
DB  - Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
N1  - Date revised - 2012-11-01
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Services; Decentralization; Cities; Local Government; Delivery Systems; Japan; Innovations; Governance; Effectiveness
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13562576.2012.698140
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Justice Perception in Times of Transition: Trends in Germany, 1991-2006
AN  - 1081863873; 201235785
AB  - This article explores how the German distribution system is assessed with regard to justice in the fifteen years after unification. It traces the development of perceived justice for East and West Germany and tries to explain the regional differences and the trends observed. West Germans evaluate the system as more just throughout the entire period, though the gap shrinks. Surprisingly the main changes in the level of perceived justice did not take place in the eastern but in the western part. In 2006 West Germans assess the distribution system as considerably less just as right after unification. The level of consent is astonishingly volatile. In contrast, the assessment in East Germany is quite stable. How can this be explained? Three groups of factors are tested: socio-economic status, the overall economic performance, and justice ideologies. It is shown how the development of perceived justice is largely formed by levels of unemployment and changes in the affirmation of justice ideologies. Economic performance and justice beliefs are intertwined: as the economy fares badly its attitudinal basis weakens. We conclude that even in countries with a well established social market economy the approval of this distribution system depends to a large extent on its performance. Adapted from the source document.
JF  - European Sociological Review
AU  - Gerlitz, Jean-Yves
AU  - Muhleck, Kai
AU  - Scheller, Percy
AU  - Schrenker, Markus
AD  - Jean-Yves Gerlitz, ICIMOD-International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, G.P.O. Box 3226, Khumaltar, Kathmandu, Nepal jgerlitz@icimod.org
Y1  - 2012/04//
PY  - 2012
DA  - April 2012
SP  - 263
EP  - 282
PB  - Oxford University Press, UK
VL  - 28
IS  - 2
SN  - 0266-7215, 0266-7215
KW  - Economic Factors
KW  - German Democratic Republic
KW  - East and West
KW  - Unemployment
KW  - Economic Conditions
KW  - Socioeconomic Status
KW  - Federal Republic of Germany
KW  - Ideologies
KW  - Justice
KW  - article
KW  - 0715: social change and economic development; social change & economic development
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LA  - English
DB  - Sociological Abstracts
N1  - Date revised - 2012-10-01
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
N1  - CODEN - ESOREP
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Justice; Federal Republic of Germany; Ideologies; Economic Conditions; Economic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; German Democratic Republic; East and West; Unemployment
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcq062
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Congress as publisher: Politics, institutions, and policy
AN  - 1081860522; 201225882
AB  - Since the beginning of the federal government, Congress has functioned as its publisher -- the manager and director of government printing operations. Initially performed by private printers through lucrative contracts, production was statutorily vested in the Government Printing Office (GPO) in 1860 to assure efficient, economical, and quality printing. Over the past century and a half, however, changes in technology, law, and constitutional relationships have eroded arrangements for the public printing system. Information products printed by GPO in the past may now be agency-generated and made directly available to the public through agency Web sites or social media, with the result that congressional general management of the publication system is seemingly decreasing, at least in terms of GPO workload, publication accountability, and document sales. While it is unlikely that Congress will reduce or vacate its publisher capacity anytime soon, some adjustment of the scope of that role and related management capability may appropriately be in order. [Copyright Elsevier Inc.]
JF  - Government Information Quarterly
AU  - Relyea, Harold C
AD  - Congressional Research Service (ret.), Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20540-7470, USA relyea_harold@yahoo.com
Y1  - 2012/04//
PY  - 2012
DA  - April 2012
SP  - 291
EP  - 293
PB  - Elsevier, San Diego CA
VL  - 29
IS  - 2
SN  - 0740-624X, 0740-624X
KW  - Government Printing Office, Joint Committee on Printing, Public printing, Social media
KW  - Managers
KW  - Management
KW  - Production
KW  - Federal Government
KW  - Constitutional Law
KW  - Publications
KW  - Accountability
KW  - Legislative Bodies
KW  - Mass Media
KW  - article
KW  - 9089: government/political systems; legislatures
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LA  - English
DB  - Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
N1  - Date revised - 2012-10-01
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N1  - CODEN - GIQUEU
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Legislative Bodies; Publications; Management; Federal Government; Managers; Accountability; Constitutional Law; Production; Mass Media
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.giq.2011.12.004
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Private printers and the party press: What went on before the GPO
AN  - 1081860501; 201226850
AB  - From the beginning of the federal government, Congress has produced a great deal of paperwork for which it has needed printers. Initially, it turned to private printers in New York, Philadelphia, and Washington, who also produced newspapers that promoted the party in power, a system known as the "party press." These newspapers also provided the first reporters of debate in Congress, and then collected and compiled the recorded speeches into the Annals of Debate, Register of Debates, and Congressional Globe. At the same time, each presidential administration usually had an "official organ" that carried its pronouncements in return for printing contracts. The old patronage system finally ended with the creation of the Government Printing Office and publication of the Congressional Record. [Copyright Elsevier Inc.]
JF  - Government Information Quarterly
AU  - Ritchie, Donald A
Y1  - 2012/04//
PY  - 2012
DA  - April 2012
SP  - 283
EP  - 284
PB  - Elsevier, San Diego CA
VL  - 29
IS  - 2
SN  - 0740-624X, 0740-624X
KW  - Newspapers
KW  - New York
KW  - Management
KW  - Presidents
KW  - Patronage
KW  - Federal Government
KW  - Publications
KW  - Records (Documents)
KW  - Legislative Bodies
KW  - article
KW  - 9181: politics and communication; politics and communication
KW  - 9105: politics; national-level politics
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N1  - CODEN - GIQUEU
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Legislative Bodies; Newspapers; New York; Presidents; Publications; Records (Documents); Federal Government; Patronage; Management
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.giq.2011.12.006
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Congress as publisher: Three perspectives
AN  - 1081860490; 201224671
AB  - The Government Printing Office in Washington, D.C. (GPO), celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2011. Created by Congress in 1860 and beginning business on the day Lincoln was inaugurated, March 4, 1861, GPO has served as the Federal Government's centralized resource for producing, procuring, cataloging, indexing, authenticating, disseminating, and preserving the official information of the U.S. Government in a variety of formats. Strictly speaking, however, GPO has never been a publisher in the same sense that a newspaper or book publisher takes responsibility for the intellectual content of their publications. Over its history, GPO has provided a vast range of services related to the printing and publishing process, but the ultimate responsibility for the products has rested with the Government generally and Congress specifically. [Copyright Elsevier Inc.]
JF  - Government Information Quarterly
AU  - Barnum, George D
AU  - Imholtz, August A, Jr
AU  - Relyea, Harold C
AU  - Ritchie, Donald A
AD  - U.S. Government Printing Office, 732 North Capitol St NW, Washington, D.C. 20401, USA Fax: + 1 202 512 1293 gbarnum@gpo.gov
Y1  - 2012/04//
PY  - 2012
DA  - April 2012
SP  - 281
EP  - 282
PB  - Elsevier, San Diego CA
VL  - 29
IS  - 2
SN  - 0740-624X, 0740-624X
KW  - Newspapers
KW  - Central Government
KW  - Services
KW  - Intellectuals
KW  - Federal Government
KW  - Publications
KW  - Legislative Bodies
KW  - article
KW  - 9001: history and theory; political history/historiography
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N1  - Date revised - 2012-10-01
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N1  - CODEN - GIQUEU
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Legislative Bodies; Federal Government; Intellectuals; Services; Central Government; Publications; Newspapers
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.giq.2011.12.003
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Sex, Condoms and Sexually Transmissible Infections: A Qualitative Study of Sexual Health in Young Australian Men
AN  - 1037879399; 201233578
AB  - Young males have a key role in shaping contraceptive use in a sexual relationship, yet often remain the invisible partner in safe sex promotion. This article describes a conceptual model of STI risk and condom use based on the perceptions and experiences of condom use in a group of young Australian males. An explorative descriptive design was used to conceptualize participants' condom use histories into an organized description of behavior. Forty-two semi-structured interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of males aged 15 to 25 years over an 18 month period. A sequential analytical process of data immersion, coding, and category generation was used to identify personal meanings, motivations, and contextual factors associated with condom use and non-use. Three primary discourses associated with young males' perceptions of STI risk and responding approach to condom use constructed personal commitment to sexual safety as dynamic, context-dependent, and outcome-driven (pregnancy versus STIs as the primary motivator of condom use). A regretful discourse associated with experiences of, or suspected unwanted outcomes, also emerged through changes in risk appraisals and safe sex intentions and behavior. Interventions to increase condom use should go beyond the traditional focus on risky behavior and disease prevention frameworks by addressing the contextual influences on personal risk appraisals and deliver innovative messages to reduce negative social meanings associated with condom use. Adapted from the source document.
JF  - Archives of Sexual Behavior
AU  - Smith, Jennifer L
AU  - Fenwick, Jennifer
AU  - Skinner, Rachel
AU  - Hallet, Jonathan
AU  - Merriman, Gareth
AU  - Marshall, Lewis
AD  - School of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Western Australia, GPO Box D184, Perth, 6014, Australia jenny.smith@meddent.uwa.edu.au
Y1  - 2012/04//
PY  - 2012
DA  - April 2012
SP  - 487
EP  - 495
PB  - Springer, Dordrecht The Netherlands
VL  - 41
IS  - 2
SN  - 0004-0002, 0004-0002
KW  - Condoms
KW  - Sexual Behavior
KW  - Risk
KW  - Birth Control
KW  - Males
KW  - Venereal Diseases
KW  - Discourse
KW  - Intervention
KW  - Australia
KW  - article
KW  - 1940: the family and socialization; sociology of sexual behavior
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DB  - Sociological Abstracts
N1  - Date revised - 2012-09-01
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
N1  - CODEN - ASXBA8
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Condoms; Males; Risk; Sexual Behavior; Australia; Venereal Diseases; Birth Control; Intervention; Discourse
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10508-010-9664-6
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - A Randomized Trial of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Cognitive Therapy for Children with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Following Single-Incident Trauma
AN  - 1030905304; 201221133
AB  - The present study compared the efficacy of trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) with trauma-focused cognitive therapy (without exposure; CT) for children and youth with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Children and youth who had experienced single-incident trauma (N=33; 7-17 years old) were randomly assigned to receive 9 weeks of either CBT or CT which was administered individually to children and their parents. Intent-to-treat analyses demonstrated that both interventions significantly reduced severity of PTSD, depression, and general anxiety. At posttreatment 65% of CBT and 56% of the CT group no longer met criteria for PTSD. Treatment completers showed a better response (CBT: 91%; CT: 90%), and gains were maintained at 6-month follow-up. Maternal depressive symptoms and unhelpful trauma beliefs moderated children's outcome. It is concluded that PTSD secondary to single-incident trauma can be successfully treated with trauma-focused cognitive behavioural methods and the use of exposure is not a prerequisite for good outcome.
JF  - Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
AU  - Nixon, Reginald David Vandervord
AU  - Sterk, Jisca
AU  - Pearce, Amanda
AD  - School of Psychology, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA, 5001, Australia reg.nixon@flinders.edu.au
Y1  - 2012/04//
PY  - 2012
DA  - April 2012
SP  - 327
EP  - 337
PB  - Springer, Dordrecht The Netherlands
VL  - 40
IS  - 3
SN  - 0091-0627, 0091-0627
KW  - Cognitive behaviour therapy
KW  - Posttraumatic stress disorder
KW  - Young people
KW  - Cognitive therapy
KW  - Children
KW  - Anxiety-Depression
KW  - article
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LA  - English
DB  - Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA)
N1  - Date revised - 2012-08-01
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-27
N1  - CODEN - JAPCAC
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Cognitive behaviour therapy; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Children; Cognitive therapy; Young people; Anxiety-Depression
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10802-011-9566-7
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Does physical activity increase the risk of unsafe sun exposure?
AN  - 1023094399; 201215402
AB  - Issue addressed: Recent increases in the prevalence of self-reported participation in physical activity are encouraging and beneficial for health overall. However, the implications for sun safety need to be considered, particularly in Australia, which has the highest incidence of skin cancer in the world. This study investigated the relationship between physical activity and sunburn to determine if there is a need for integration of sun safety in physical activity promotion. Methods: During the 2009/10 southern hemisphere summer, 7802 adults aged 18 to 74 years participated in a computer-assisted telephone interview survey which included a range of self-reported health measures including physical activity, sunburn, skin type, sun protection behaviour and demographic questions. Multivariate logistic regression modelling was undertaken to estimate the association between physical activity and sunburn. Results: Those who reported doing any level of physical activity were significantly more likely to report having experienced sunburn in the past 12 months and on the last weekend, compared with those who did none, with the strongest association among those who undertook 7 hours or more. Each hour of physical activity was associated with a modest increase in the odds of experiencing sunburn in the previous 12 months (OR 1.02, 95% CI 1.010-1.037) and weekend (OR 1.04, 95% CI: 1.023-1.065), after adjusting for potential confounding variables. Conclusions: This study highlights the need for sun protection to be given more prominence in physical activity promotion in order to optimise health benefits without increasing the prevalence of sunburn and associated skin cancer risk. Adapted from the source document.
JF  - Health Promotion Journal of Australia
AU  - Jardine, Andrew
AU  - Bright, Margaret
AU  - Knight, Libby
AU  - Perina, Heather
AU  - Vardon, Paul
AU  - Harper, Catherine
AD  - Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, Western Australia, 6845 andrew.jardine@curtin.edu.au
Y1  - 2012/04//
PY  - 2012
DA  - April 2012
SP  - 52
EP  - 57
PB  - PO Box 351, North Melbourne, Victoria 3051 Australia
VL  - 23
IS  - 1
SN  - 1036-1073, 1036-1073
KW  - sunburn, physical activity, exercise, health behaviour, health promotion
KW  - Sunburn
KW  - Physical activity
KW  - Safety
KW  - Health
KW  - Prevalence
KW  - Health promotion
KW  - article
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LA  - English
DB  - Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA)
N1  - Date revised - 2012-07-01
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-27
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Physical activity; Sunburn; Health promotion; Health; Prevalence; Safety
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Intrafamilial Adolescent Sex Offenders' Response to Psychological Treatment
AN  - 1023091796; 201214888
AB  - This qualitative study examined perceptions of a community-based treatment program for intrafamilial adolescent sexual offenders, from the perspective of the adolescent clients. The post-treatment interviews of 12 adolescents generated information regarding the participants' experiences of treatment and the effect of treatment on individual and family functioning. Greatest improvements occurred in the areas of communication with family and friends, anger management, and impulsivity. All participants agreed that group therapy was the most beneficial component of the program. The space to express feelings about the inappropriate sexual behaviours, as well as other personal and family issues was regarded as key to positive change. Greater improvements in family functioning were reported when at least one parent also attended therapy. There were fewer indications of change in the expression of empathy and construction of relapse prevention plans. Adapted from the source document.
JF  - Psychiatry, Psychology and Law
AU  - Halse, Andrea
AU  - Grant, Jan
AU  - Thornton, Jenny
AU  - Indermaurb, Dave
AU  - Stevens, Gillian
AU  - Chamarette, Christabel
AD  - School of Psychology, Curtin University of Technology, GPO Box U1987, Perth, Western Australia
Y1  - 2012/04//
PY  - 2012
DA  - April 2012
SP  - 221
EP  - 235
PB  - Australian Academic Press, Bowen Hills, Australia
VL  - 19
IS  - 2
SN  - 1321-8719, 1321-8719
KW  - adolescent sex offender, juvenile sex offenders, sibling incest, therapy treatment
KW  - Relapse
KW  - Anger management
KW  - Juvenile sex offenders
KW  - Family functioning
KW  - Psychological intervention
KW  - Adolescents
KW  - article
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LA  - English
DB  - Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA)
N1  - Date revised - 2012-07-01
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-27
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Adolescents; Family functioning; Juvenile sex offenders; Anger management; Relapse; Psychological intervention
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2011.561763
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Indigeneity and the Likelihood of Imprisonment in Queensland's Adult and Children's Courts
AN  - 1023090378; 201212965
AB  - Australian research on Indigenous sentencing disparities of the standard of international work is somewhat recent. Contrary to expectations based on international research, Australian studies generally have not found Indigenous offenders to be treated substantively more harshly than non-Indigenous offenders in similar circumstances. However, this research has primarily focused on adult higher courts, with little attention to lower courts and children's courts. In this article, we examine whether Indigeneity has a direct impact on the judicial decision to incarcerate for three courts (adult higher, adult lower, children's higher court) in Queensland. We found no significant differences in the likelihood of a sentence of incarceration in the higher courts (adult and children's). In contrast, in the lower courts, Indigenous defendants were more likely to be imprisoned than non-Indigenous defendants when sentenced under statistically similar circumstances. Adapted from the source document.
JF  - Psychiatry, Psychology and Law
AU  - Bond, Christine E.W.
AU  - Jeffries, Samantha
AD  - School of Justice, Queensland University of Technology, GPO Box 2434, Brisbane QLD 4001, Australia christine.bond@qut.edu.au
Y1  - 2012/04//
PY  - 2012
DA  - April 2012
SP  - 169
EP  - 183
PB  - Australian Academic Press, Bowen Hills, Australia
VL  - 19
IS  - 2
SN  - 1321-8719, 1321-8719
KW  - adults, disparity, Indigenous status, sentencing, youth
KW  - Sentencing
KW  - Imprisonment
KW  - Indigenous people
KW  - Courts
KW  - Offenders
KW  - Defendants
KW  - article
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N1  - Date revised - 2012-07-01
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-27
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Courts; Indigenous people; Defendants; Imprisonment; Offenders; Sentencing
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2010.543757
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Restoration of Labral Anatomy and Biomechanics After Superior Labral Anterior-Posterior Repair: Comparison of Mattress Versus Simple Technique
AN  - 1017973270; 16575646
AB  - Background: Both simple and mattress repair techniques have been utilized with success for type II superior labral anterior-posterior (SLAP) lesions; however, direct anatomic and biomechanical comparisons of these techniques have yet to be clearly demonstrated.Hypothesis: For type II SLAP lesions, the mattress suture repair technique will result in greater labral height and better position on the glenoid face and exhibit stronger biomechanical characteristics, when cyclically loaded and loaded to failure through the biceps, compared with the simple suture repair technique.Study Design: Controlled laboratory study.Methods: Six matched pairs of cadaveric shoulders were dissected, and a clock face was created on the glenoid from 9 o'clock (posterior) to 3 o'clock (anterior). For the intact specimen, labral height and labral distance from the glenoid edge were measured using a MicroScribe. A SLAP lesion was then created from 10 o'clock to 2 o'clock. Lesions were repaired with two 3.0-mm BioSuture-Tak anchors placed at 11 o'clock and 1 o'clock. For each pair, a mattress repair was used for one shoulder, and a simple repair was used for the contralateral shoulder. After repair, labral height and labral distance from the glenoid edge were again measured. The specimens were then cyclically loaded and loaded to failure through the biceps using an Instron machine. A paired t test was used for statistical analysis.Results: After mattress repair, a significant increase in labral height occurred compared with intact from 2.5 +/- 0.3 mm to 4.3 +/- 0.3 mm at 11 o'clock (P = .013), 2.7 +/- 0.5 mm to 4.2 +/- 0.7 mm at 12:30 o'clock (P = .007), 3.1 +/- 0.5 mm to 4.2 +/- 0.7 mm at 1 o'clock (P = .006), and 2.8 +/- 0.7 mm to 3.7 +/- 0.8 mm at 1:30 o'clock (P = .037). There was no significant difference in labral height between the intact condition and after simple repair at any clock face position. Labral height was significantly increased in the mattress repairs compared with simple repairs at 11 o'clock (mean difference, 2.0 mm; P = .008) and 12:30 o'clock (mean difference, 1.3 mm; P = .044). Labral distance from the glenoid edge was not significantly different between techniques. No difference was observed between the mattress and simple repair techniques for all biomechanical parameters, except the simple technique had a higher load and energy absorbed at 2-mm displacement.Conclusion: The mattress technique created a greater labral height while maintaining similar biomechanical characteristics compared with the simple repair, with the exception of load and energy absorbed at 2-mm displacement, which was increased for the simple technique.Clinical Relevance: Mattress repair for type II SLAP lesions creates a higher labral bumper compared with simple repairs, while both techniques resulted in similar biomechanical characteristics.
JF  - American Journal of Sports Medicine
AU  - Boddula, Madhav R
AU  - Adamson, Gregory J
AU  - Gupta, Akash
AU  - McGarry, Michelle H
AU  - Lee, Thay Q
AD  - Congress Medical Foundation, Pasadena, California, tqlee@med.va.govtqlee@uci.edu
Y1  - 2012/04//
PY  - 2012
DA  - Apr 2012
SP  - 875
EP  - 881
PB  - Sage Publications Ltd., 6 Bonhill St. London EC2A 4PU United Kingdom
VL  - 40
IS  - 4
SN  - 0363-5465, 0363-5465
KW  - Physical Education Index
KW  - Measurement
KW  - Height
KW  - Shoulders
KW  - Work load
KW  - Biomechanics (sports techniques)
KW  - PE 090:Sports Medicine & Exercise Sport Science
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LA  - English
DB  - Physical Education Index
N1  - Date revised - 2012-05-01
N1  - Number of references - 31
N1  - Last updated - 2013-06-28
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Measurement; Height; Work load; Shoulders; Biomechanics (sports techniques)
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0363546511433407
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Estimating the global area of potential establishment for the western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgiferavirgifera) under rain-fed and irrigated agriculture*
AN  - 1017962167; 16611049
AB  - A CLIMEX model for Diabrotica virgiferavirgifera (western corn rootworm), was initially fitted to the known range of this pest in the USA and Mexico under rain-fed agricultural situations. When this model was projected into Europe, it became clear that soil moisture thresholds for irrigation differed markedly between Central Europe and the USA. A second model was fitted using soil moisture parameters derived from theoretical expectations, and was found to fit the known distribution of all North American locations well, and all the European distribution records perfectly. Globally, the modelled potential range of D.v.virgifera covers approximately 64% of the global area of maize production. The highest nascent biosecurity risks to maize-producing areas posed by the western corn rootworm are China, Japan, Argentina, South Africa and Australia. Biosecurity agencies concerned with managing D.v.virgifera invasion risks to Asia should adopt a regional approach to the problem, attempting to slow its spread through Eurasia. The sensitivity of D.v.virgifera's modelled potential distribution to the inclusion of irrigated sites in the model training dataset highlighted the importance of carefully exploring the implications of land-use factors that might be practised in different ways in the model training area and the area of concern.
JF  - EPPO Bulletin
AU  - Kriticos, D J
AU  - Reynaud, P
AU  - Baker, RHA
AU  - Eyre, D
AD  - CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences, GPO Box 1700, Canberra, ACT 2601 (Australia)
Y1  - 2012/04//
PY  - 2012
DA  - Apr 2012
SP  - 56
EP  - 64
PB  - Wiley-Blackwell, 111 River Street Hoboken NJ 07030-5774 United States
VL  - 42
IS  - 1
SN  - 0250-8052, 0250-8052
KW  - Entomology Abstracts; Sustainability Science Abstracts
KW  - Agriculture
KW  - Irrigation
KW  - Models
KW  - Pests
KW  - Risk factors
KW  - Soil moisture
KW  - Diabrotica
KW  - Zea mays
KW  - Z 05350:Medical, Veterinary, and Agricultural Entomology
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LA  - English
DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2012-05-01
N1  - Document feature - figure 4
N1  - Last updated - 2012-12-28
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Agriculture; Risk factors; Irrigation; Pests; Soil moisture; Models; Diabrotica; Zea mays
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2338.2012.02540.x
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - A review of the taxonomy of chondrichthyan fishes: a modern perspective
AN  - 1014110318; 16611692
AB  - Taxonomic clarity is a fundamental requirement as it forms the foundation of all other life sciences. In the last decade, chondrichthyan taxonomy has undergone a scientific renaissance with >180 new species formally described. This effort encompasses c. 15% of the global chondrichthyan fauna, which consists of 1185 currently recognized species. The important role of chondrichthyan taxonomy for conservation management has been highlighted in recent years with new species descriptions or taxonomic resolution of a number of threatened species. These include Australian gulper (genus Centrophorus) and speartooth sharks (genus Glyphis) in coastal waters of Australia and Borneo. Closer examination of other wide-ranging species, for which the taxonomy was thought to be stable, has shown that they consist of species complexes, e.g. manta rays (Manta spp.) and spotted eagle rays (the Aetobatus narinari complex), and highlights the need for critical re-examination of other wide-ranging species. Molecular methods have provided another useful tool to taxonomists and they have proven to assist greatly with identifying cryptic species and species complexes. The limitations of particular molecular methods being used need, however, to be carefully considered and there are some concerns about how these are being integrated with classical taxonomy. The fundamental importance of taxonomic nomenclature to life sciences is often poorly understood but striving for nomenclatural stability is a critical component of taxonomy. Similarly, biological collections are an extremely vital asset to both taxonomists and the broader scientific community. These collections are becoming increasingly important due in part to molecular species identification initiatives such as the Barcode of Life which has resulted in a large number of voucher specimens linked to tissue samples being deposited. Biological collections are also proving to be imperative in biodiversity studies as they contain a 'gold mine' of historical collection information important for assessing changes in faunal assemblages. Resources are typically limited for taxonomic research and the ageing taxonomic community is another issue of concern for the future of taxonomy on this important group. Succession planning and better resource allocation will be essential to ensure that this fundamental discipline is maintained into the future.
JF  - Journal of Fish Biology
AU  - White, W T
AU  - Last, PR
AD  - CSIRO Marine & Atmospheric Research, G.P.O. Box 1538, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia 1
Y1  - 2012/04//
PY  - 2012
DA  - April 2012
SP  - 901
EP  - 917
PB  - Wiley-Blackwell, 111 River Street Hoboken NJ 07030-5774 United States
VL  - 80
IS  - 5
SN  - 0022-1112, 0022-1112
KW  - Sustainability Science Abstracts; Oceanic Abstracts; ASFA 1: Biological Sciences & Living Resources
KW  - Aetobatus narinari
KW  - Resource management
KW  - Taxonomists
KW  - ISEW, Borneo
KW  - Centrophorus
KW  - Chondrichthyes
KW  - Biological diversity
KW  - Biodiversity
KW  - Glyphis
KW  - Pisces
KW  - Marine fish
KW  - Biological collections
KW  - Manta
KW  - Australia
KW  - taxonomy
KW  - Marine
KW  - new species
KW  - biological collections
KW  - Threatened species
KW  - Coastal waters
KW  - Animal morphology
KW  - taxonomists
KW  - Conservation
KW  - Fish
KW  - Taxonomy
KW  - New species
KW  - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development
KW  - O 1050:Vertebrates, Urochordates and Cephalochordates
KW  - Q1 08343:Taxonomy and morphology
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LA  - English
DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2012-05-01
N1  - Document feature - figure 3
N1  - Last updated - 2016-04-29
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Marine fish; Animal morphology; Resource management; Biological collections; Taxonomists; Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Threatened species; New species; new species; taxonomists; biological collections; Biological diversity; Conservation; Fish; taxonomy; Coastal waters; Pisces; Glyphis; Aetobatus narinari; Manta; Centrophorus; Chondrichthyes; ISEW, Borneo; Australia; Marine
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.2011.03192.x
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Introduction, Establishment, and Potential Geographic Range of Carmenta sp. nr ithacae (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae), a Biological Control Agent for Parthenium hysterophorus (Asteraceae) in Australia
AN  - 1014104967; 16558696
AB  - Parthenium (Parthenium hysterophorus L.), a major weed causing economic, environmental, and human and animal health problems in Australia and several countries in Asia, Africa, and the Pacific, has been a target for biological control in Australia since the mid-1970s. Nine species of insects and two rust fungi have been introduced as biological control agents into Australia. These include Carmenta sp. nr ithacae, a root feeding agent from Mexico. The larvae of C. sp. nr ithacae bore through the stem-base into the root where they feed on the cortical tissue of the taproot. During 1998-2002, 2,816 larval-infested plants and 387 adults were released at 31 sites across Queensland, Australia. Evidence of field establishment was first observed in two of the release sites in central Queensland in 2004. Annual surveys at these sites and nonrelease sites during 2006-2011 showed wide variations in the incidence and abundance of C. sp. nr ithacae between years and sites. Surveys at three of the nine release sites in northern Queensland and 16 of the 22 release sites in central Queensland confirmed the field establishment of C. sp. nr ithacae in four release sites and four nonrelease sites, all in central Queensland. No field establishment was evident in the inland region or in northern Queensland. A CLIMEX model based on the native range distribution of C. sp. nr ithacae predicts that areas east of the dividing range along the coast are more suitable for field establishment than inland areas. Future efforts to redistribute this agent should be restricted to areas identified as climatically favorable by the CLIMEX model.
JF  - Environmental Entomology
AU  - Dhileepan, K
AU  - Trevino, M
AU  - Vitelli, M P
AU  - Senaratne, KADWilmot
AU  - McClay, A S
AU  - McFadyen, R E
AD  - Biosecurity Queensland, Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation, Ecosciences Precinct, GPO Box 267, Brisbane, Qld 4001 Australia., k.dhileepan@qld.gov.au
Y1  - 2012/04//
PY  - 2012
DA  - Apr 2012
SP  - 317
EP  - 325
PB  - Entomological Society of America, 9301 Annapolis Rd. Lanham MD 20706 United States
VL  - 41
IS  - 2
SN  - 0046-225X, 0046-225X
KW  - Microbiology Abstracts A: Industrial & Applied Microbiology; Microbiology Abstracts C: Algology, Mycology & Protozoology; Entomology Abstracts; Ecology Abstracts
KW  - Biological control
KW  - Weeds
KW  - Sesiidae
KW  - Abundance
KW  - Roots
KW  - insects
KW  - Rust
KW  - Lepidoptera
KW  - Models
KW  - Cortex
KW  - Economics
KW  - INW, Asia
KW  - Parthenium hysterophorus
KW  - Coasts
KW  - Feeding
KW  - Health problems
KW  - ISEW, Australia, Queensland
KW  - Fungi
KW  - Parthenium
KW  - Climate
KW  - Coastal zone
KW  - Asteraceae
KW  - ISE, Mexico
KW  - weeds
KW  - Feeds
KW  - K 03400:Human Diseases
KW  - A 01370:Biological Control
KW  - Z 05350:Medical, Veterinary, and Agricultural Entomology
KW  - D 04060:Management and Conservation
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LA  - English
DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2012-05-01
N1  - Number of references - 24
N1  - Last updated - 2013-06-28
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Biological control; Weeds; Feeding; Cortex; Fungi; Abundance; Economics; Roots; Rust; Coasts; Models; Coastal zone; Health problems; Climate; weeds; insects; Feeds; Sesiidae; Asteraceae; Parthenium; Parthenium hysterophorus; Lepidoptera; ISEW, Australia, Queensland; INW, Asia; ISE, Mexico
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Using a New Learning Environment Questionnaire for Reflection in Teacher Action Research
AN  - 1011206517; 16524874
AB  - This article reports the development, validation and use of an instrument designed to provide teachers with feedback information, based on students' perceptions, about their classroom environments. The instrument was developed to provide teachers with feedback that they could use to reflect on their teaching practices and, in turn, guide the implementation of strategies to improve their learning environments. To determine the validity and reliability of the new instrument, data from 2043 grade 11 and 12 students from 147 classes in 9 schools were analysed. The Rasch model was used to convert data collected using a frequency response scale into interval data that are suitable for parametric analyses. During an action research process, reflective journals, written feedback, discussions at a forum and interviews with eight teachers helped to illuminate the processes used by teachers during action research. This article reports the views of these teachers in general and examines more closely how one of the teachers used student responses to the learning environment questionnaire as a tool for reflection and as a guide in transforming her classroom environment. This case study helped us to gauge the extent to which action research based on students' perceptions of the learning environment was useful in guiding teachers' improvements of their classroom learning environments.
JF  - Journal of Science Teacher Education
AU  - Aldridge, Jill M
AU  - Fraser, Barry J
AU  - Bell, Lisa
AU  - Dorman, Jeffrey
AD  - Curtin University of Technology, GPO Box U1987, Perth, 6845, Australia, J.Aldridge@curtin.edu.au
Y1  - 2012/04//
PY  - 2012
DA  - Apr 2012
SP  - 259
EP  - 290
PB  - Springer Science+Business Media, Van Godewijckstraat 30 Dordrecht 3311 GX Netherlands
VL  - 23
IS  - 3
SN  - 1046-560X, 1046-560X
KW  - Environment Abstracts
KW  - Education
KW  - Perception
KW  - case studies
KW  - schools
KW  - ENA 04:Environmental Education
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LA  - English
DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2012-05-01
N1  - Last updated - 2012-05-18
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - case studies; Education; schools; Perception
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10972-012-9268-1
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Geographic adaptation in plant-soil mutualisms: tests using Acacia spp. and rhizobial bacteria
AN  - 1008846411; 16509157
AB  - 1.Variation in the effectiveness of mutualistic associations is well characterized in plant-soil symbiont interactions, yet there are little empirical data providing insight into how such variation evolves and persists in natural settings. 2.Heterogeneity in the strength and direction of co-evolutionary selection among spatially discrete demes is predicted to be important for the maintenance of genetic variation in species interactions. Here, we experimentally test the potential for local adaptation to generate phenotypic divergence among wild host-symbiont populations using two leguminous host species that differ in their specificity for rhizobial partners. 3.Molecular characterization of host populations and associated rhizobial communities revealed significant among-population genetic differentiation. Reciprocal cross-inoculation experiments testing for variation in the fitness of nine populations of Acacia salicina and A. stenophylla in response to inoculation with rhizobia revealed variation in host response to the mutualism (both host species), and the benefit conferred by different rhizobial populations (A. salicina only). However, there was no indication that host population-by-rhizobial population interactions influence the outcomes of mutualism for the host. 4.We further examined potential correlations between (i) plant response to inoculation and (ii) rhizobial effectiveness, with variation in soil fertility at the sites from which plant and rhizobial samples originated. Data from the cross-inoculation experiments revealed no correlations between soil chemistry, water availability and either host or rhizobial performance. However, analysis of results from an extensive whole-soil inoculation trial including nearly 60 A. salicina and A. stenophylla sites showed a significant negative correlation between levels of soil nitrogen and plant response to inoculation. 5.Overall, these findings suggest that selection for local adaptation may play little role in maintaining phenotypic variation in these interactions. We hypothesize that mutualistic interactions occurring among communities of hosts and symbionts do not favour co-evolutionary divergence among populations.
JF  - Functional Ecology
AU  - Barrett, Luke G
AU  - Broadhurst, Linda M
AU  - Thrall, Peter H
AD  - CSIRO Plant Industry, GPO Box 1600, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia
Y1  - 2012/04//
PY  - 2012
DA  - Apr 2012
SP  - 457
EP  - 468
PB  - Wiley-Blackwell, 111 River Street Hoboken NJ 07030-5774 United States
VL  - 26
IS  - 2
SN  - 0269-8463, 0269-8463
KW  - Microbiology Abstracts B: Bacteriology; Sustainability Science Abstracts; Ecology Abstracts
KW  - Adaptations
KW  - Inoculation
KW  - mutualism
KW  - Acacia
KW  - D:04040
KW  - J:02430
KW  - M3:1010
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LA  - English
DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2012-04-01
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N1  - Last updated - 2014-02-21
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Inoculation; mutualism; Acacia
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2435.2011.01940.x
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T1  - Beyond fecundity control: which weeds are most containable?
AN  - 1008841791; 16549365
AB  - 1.Eradication is often the preferred strategy in the management of new weed invasions, but recent research has shown that the circumstances under which eradication can be achieved are highly constrained. Containment is a component of an eradication strategy and also a management objective in its own right. Just as for eradication, containment of a weed invasion should be attempted only if it is considered feasible. However, very little guidance exists for the assessment of containment feasibility for weeds. 2.Numerous factors have been proposed as influencing feasibility of containment, but those that relate to the potential for management of dispersal pathways and timely detection of new foci of infestation appear to be critical. Theory suggests that the rate of spread is largely driven by long-distance dispersal (LDD). However, LDD is generally unpredictable and often occurs for species that do not appear to be adapted for it. Furthermore, many (if not most) LDD events fail to give rise to new infestations. 3.As the probability of colonisation is related to the numbers of propagules immigrating ('propagule pressure') at a point in the landscape, dispersal pathways that move relatively large numbers of propagules simultaneously and/or repeatedly should most enhance weed spread. It is these pathways whose potential for management has the greatest bearing upon containment feasibility. A key impediment to containment is undetected spread; this need not occur through LDD and is more likely to occur through dispersal to lesser distances. 4.Synthesis and applications. Feasibility of containment should be viewed in terms of the effort required to reduce weed spread rate, as well as the effectiveness of relevant management actions. Where dispersal vectors are not readily manageable and the probability of detection via structured and/or unstructured surveillance is low, a much greater reliance upon fecundity control will be needed to contain a weed. A combination of empirical and theoretical approaches should be used to develop and refine estimates of containment feasibility. Such estimates will aid decision-making with regard to whether to attempt to reduce weed spread and assist in prioritisation of different weeds for containment.
JF  - Journal of Applied Ecology
AU  - Panetta, FDane
AU  - Cacho, Oscar J
AD  - Biosecurity Queensland, Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation, Ecosciences Precinct, GPO Box 46, Brisbane, Qld 4001, Australia
Y1  - 2012/04//
PY  - 2012
DA  - Apr 2012
SP  - 311
EP  - 321
PB  - Wiley-Blackwell, 111 River Street Hoboken NJ 07030-5774 United States
VL  - 49
IS  - 2
SN  - 0021-8901, 0021-8901
KW  - Ecology Abstracts
KW  - Decision making
KW  - Weeds
KW  - D:04060
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LA  - English
DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2012-04-01
N1  - Document feature - figure 7
N1  - Last updated - 2014-02-21
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Weeds
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2664.2011.02105.x
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Climate-driven range expansion of the red-tide dinoflagellate Noctiluca scintillans into the Southern Ocean
AN  - 1008838035; 16494776
AB  - We describe a climate-driven range expansion of the red-tide dinoflagellate Noctiluca scintillans into the Southern Ocean (45 degree 31'S 147 degree E). Sea surface height data showed that a warm-core eddy moving southwards from Tasmania was the potential vector for the transport of Noctiluca. We provide evidence for active feeding of Noctiluca on Southern Ocean phytoplankton. Possible competition with other grazers may have implications for food web dynamics were Noctiluca to become established in the Southern Ocean.
JF  - Journal of Plankton Research
AU  - McLeod, David J
AU  - Hallegraeff, Gustaaf M
AU  - Hosie, Graham W
AU  - Richardson, Anthony J
AD  - 1 CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, Ecosciences Precinct, GPO Box 2583, Brisbane, Queensland 4102, Australia, david.mcleod@csiro.au
Y1  - 2012/04//
PY  - 2012
DA  - Apr 2012
SP  - 332
EP  - 337
PB  - Oxford University Press, Great Clarendon Street Oxford OX2 6DP United Kingdom
VL  - 34
IS  - 4
SN  - 0142-7873, 0142-7873
KW  - Microbiology Abstracts C: Algology, Mycology & Protozoology; ASFA 1: Biological Sciences & Living Resources; Oceanic Abstracts; Ecology Abstracts
KW  - Marine
KW  - Noctiluca scintillans
KW  - Feeding
KW  - Data processing
KW  - Red tides
KW  - Climate
KW  - Phytoplankton
KW  - Oceanic eddies
KW  - Noctiluca
KW  - Oceans
KW  - Dinoflagellates
KW  - Ocean-atmosphere system
KW  - PS, Antarctic Ocean
KW  - Competition
KW  - Plankton
KW  - Food webs
KW  - Grazers
KW  - O 1070:Ecology/Community Studies
KW  - Q1 08421:Migrations and rhythms
KW  - D 04040:Ecosystem and Ecology Studies
KW  - K 03450:Ecology
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N1  - Date revised - 2012-04-01
N1  - Last updated - 2014-05-02
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Red tides; Climate; Ocean-atmosphere system; Phytoplankton; Oceanic eddies; Grazers; Food webs; Feeding; Data processing; Oceans; Dinoflagellates; Competition; Plankton; Noctiluca scintillans; Noctiluca; PS, Antarctic Ocean; Marine
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/plankt/fbr112
ER  - 



TY  - BOOK
T1  - Congressional Participation in Article III Courts: Standing to Sue
AN  - 1504417759; 2011-564921
AB  - As disputes between Congress and the executive become more prevalent, questions about Congress's ability to turn to the federal courts for vindication of its powers and prerogatives, or for declarations that the executive is in violation of the law or the Constitution, begin to arise. This report seeks to provide an overview of Congress's ability to participate in litigation before Article III courts. The report is limited to a discussion of Congress's participation in litigation as either a plaintiff or as a third-party intervener. Tables.
JF  - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Mar 30 2012, 17 pp.
AU  - Dolan, Alissa M
AU  - Garvey, Todd
Y1  - 2012/03/30/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Mar 30
PB  - Congressional Research Reports for the People
KW  - Administration of justice - Courts and judicial power
KW  - Business and service sector - Entrepreneurs, executives, business personnel, and occupations
KW  - Law and ethics - Law and jurisprudence
KW  - Government - Nation state
KW  - Executives
KW  - Courts
KW  - Law
KW  - Constitutions
KW  - book
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LA  - English
DB  - PAIS Index
N1  - Date revised - 2014-03-01
N1  - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2012
N1  - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress no. R42454
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
ER  - 



TY  - BOOK
T1  - Selected Agency Budget Justifications for FY2013
AN  - 1037894500; 2011-281194
AB  - This report provides a listing of online FY2013 agency budget justification submissions for all 15 executive branch departments and 9 selected independent agencies. In most cases, budget justifications contain more detailed descriptions of proposals and programs than are provided in the President's budget submissions. This report will be updated to reflect the current budget justification submissions for the forthcoming fiscal year. Tables.
JF  - Federation of American Scientists, Mar 30 2012, 3 pp.
AU  - Murray, Justin
Y1  - 2012/03/30/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Mar 30
PB  - Federation of American Scientists
KW  - Science and technology policy - Scientists, engineers, and technical workers
KW  - Banking and public and private finance - Public finance
KW  - Business and service sector - Accounting
KW  - Business and service sector - Entrepreneurs, executives, business personnel, and occupations
KW  - Executives
KW  - Scientists
KW  - Budget, Government
KW  - Fiscal year
KW  - book
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LA  - English
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N1  - Date revised - 2012-09-01
N1  - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2012
N1  - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R42453
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
ER  - 



TY  - BOOK
T1  - Expiring Farm Bill Programs without a Budget Baseline
AN  - 1037894499; 2011-281193
AB  - The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-246, the 2008 farm bill) authorizes most federal farm and food policies. People are discussing the future of agricultural policy, and the House and Senate Agriculture Committees are preparing legislation for a possible 2012 farm bill. The farm bill provides the mandatory funding for many farm bill programs, including the farm commodity programs and some nutrition, conservation, research, bioenergy, and rural development programs. Tables.
JF  - Federation of American Scientists, Mar 30 2012, 10 pp.
AU  - Monke, Jim
Y1  - 2012/03/30/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Mar 30
PB  - Federation of American Scientists
KW  - Science and technology policy - Scientists, engineers, and technical workers
KW  - Agriculture and agricultural policy - Agricultural economics and farm holdings
KW  - Health conditions and policy - Food and nutrition
KW  - Law and ethics - Law and jurisprudence
KW  - Agriculture and agricultural policy - Agricultural policy and agricultural research
KW  - Agriculture and agricultural policy - Crop management and agricultural production
KW  - Economic conditions and policy - Economic policy, planning, and development
KW  - Banking and public and private finance - Public finance
KW  - Agriculture
KW  - Agricultural policy
KW  - Farms
KW  - Scientists
KW  - Rural development
KW  - Food
KW  - Budget, Government
KW  - Nutrition
KW  - Legislation
KW  - book
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L2  - http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41433.pdf
LA  - English
DB  - PAIS Index
N1  - Date revised - 2012-09-01
N1  - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2012
N1  - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R41433
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
ER  - 



TY  - BOOK
T1  - Federal Depository Library Program: Issues for Congress
AN  - 1037894501; 2011-281195
AB  - Congress established the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) to provide free public access to federal government information. In the past half-century, information creation, distribution, retention, and preservation has expanded from a tangible, paper-based process to include digital processes managed largely through computerized information technologies. The transition to digital information raises a number of issues of possible interest to Congress, and this report discusses those possible concerns as they affect FDLP. Tables, Appendixes.
JF  - Federation of American Scientists, Mar 29 2012, 19 pp.
AU  - Petersen, R Eric
AU  - Manning, Jennifer E
AU  - Bailey, Christina M
Y1  - 2012/03/29/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Mar 29
PB  - Federation of American Scientists
KW  - Science and technology policy - Scientists, engineers, and technical workers
KW  - Education and education policy - Libraries
KW  - Science and technology policy - Computer science and information technology
KW  - Government - Forms of government
KW  - Federal government
KW  - Scientists
KW  - Libraries
KW  - Public access
KW  - Information technology
KW  - book
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L2  - http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42457.pdf
LA  - English
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N1  - Date revised - 2012-09-01
N1  - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2012
N1  - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R42457
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
ER  - 



TY  - BOOK
T1  - An Analysis of the "Buffett Rule"
AN  - 1037894503; 2011-281197
AB  - The Administration stated that one of its principles for tax reform was to observe the "Buffett rule" -- "no household making over $1 million annually should pay a smaller share of its income in taxes than middle-class families pay." This report examines the Buffett rule, but uses a measure of income that captures the ability to pay taxes and incorporates the effect of the corporate income tax in addition to the individual income tax and the payroll tax -- and concludes that the current US tax system violates the Buffett rule. Tables, Figures, Appendixes.
JF  - Federation of American Scientists, Mar 28 2012, 11 pp.
AU  - Hungerford, Thomas L
Y1  - 2012/03/28/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Mar 28
PB  - Federation of American Scientists
KW  - Science and technology policy - Scientists, engineers, and technical workers
KW  - Business and service sector - Accounting
KW  - Banking and public and private finance - Taxation and tax policy
KW  - Social conditions and policy - Marriage and family life
KW  - Population groups, population policy, and demographics - Demography and census
KW  - United States
KW  - Income tax
KW  - Scientists
KW  - Households
KW  - Family
KW  - Payroll tax
KW  - Income
KW  - book
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L2  - http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42043.pdf
LA  - English
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N1  - Date revised - 2012-09-01
N1  - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2012
N1  - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R42043
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
ER  - 



TY  - BOOK
T1  - Energy Tax Policy: Issues in the 112th Congress
AN  - 1037894502; 2011-281196
AB  - Energy tax policy has been actively debated in the 112th Congress. Much of this debate has centered around proposals in the President's FY2012 and FY2013 budgets, proposals to eliminate certain tax preferences, and proposals to extend other expired or expiring provisions. The Obama Administration has proposed a number of changes in energy tax policy with the intent of correcting perceived distortions in the market and encouraging conservation and the use of renewable energy. Tables, Appendixes.
JF  - Federation of American Scientists, Mar 28 2012, 28 pp.
AU  - Sherlock, Molly F
AU  - Crandall-Hollick, Margot L
Y1  - 2012/03/28/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Mar 28
PB  - Federation of American Scientists
KW  - Science and technology policy - Scientists, engineers, and technical workers
KW  - Business and service sector - Markets, marketing, and merchandising
KW  - Banking and public and private finance - Public finance
KW  - Obama, Barack
KW  - Scientists
KW  - Budget, Government
KW  - Tax policy
KW  - Markets
KW  - book
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L2  - http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41769.pdf
LA  - English
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N1  - Date revised - 2012-09-01
N1  - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2012
N1  - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R41769
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
ER  - 



TY  - BOOK
T1  - The Federal Budget: Issues for FY2013 and Beyond
AN  - 1037894505; 2011-281199
AB  - The federal budget is central to Congress's ability to exercise its "power of the purse." Federal budget decisions also express Congress's priorities and reinforce Congress's influence on federal policies. Recent economic turmoil has strained the federal budget as a result of declining revenues and increasing spending levels. As the economic recovery continues, the FY2013 budget process will allow the President and Congress to negotiate priorities and refine spending plans. Tables, Figures, Appendixes.
JF  - Federation of American Scientists, Mar 27 2012, 21 pp.
AU  - Levit, Mindy
Y1  - 2012/03/27/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Mar 27
PB  - Federation of American Scientists
KW  - Science and technology policy - Scientists, engineers, and technical workers
KW  - Banking and public and private finance - Public finance
KW  - Government - Public officials
KW  - Economic conditions and policy - Economic theory
KW  - Economic conditions and policy - Economic policy, planning, and development
KW  - Business and service sector - Accounting
KW  - Presidents
KW  - Scientists
KW  - Economics
KW  - Budget, Government
KW  - Economic stabilization
KW  - Budget
KW  - book
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L2  - http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42362.pdf
LA  - English
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N1  - Date revised - 2012-09-01
N1  - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2012
N1  - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R42362
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
ER  - 



TY  - BOOK
T1  - Energy Storage for Power Grids and Electric Transportation: A Technology Assessment
AN  - 1037894504; 2011-281198
AB  - This report attempts to summarize knowledge regarding energy storage technologies for both electric power grid and electric vehicle applications as a reference for policymakers interested in understanding the range of technologies and applications associated with energy storage -- comparing them, when possible, in a structured way to highlight key characteristics relevant to widespread use. While the emphasis is on technology (including key performance metrics such as cost and efficiency), this report also addresses the significant policy, market, and other non-technical factors that may impede storage adoption. It considers eight major categories of storage technology. Tables, Figures, Appendixes.
JF  - Federation of American Scientists, Mar 27 2012, 139 pp.
AU  - Parfomak, Paul W
Y1  - 2012/03/27/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Mar 27
PB  - Federation of American Scientists
KW  - Science and technology policy - Scientists, engineers, and technical workers
KW  - Environment and environmental policy - Buildings and structures
KW  - Science and technology policy - Technology and technology policy
KW  - Transportation and transportation policy - Transportation
KW  - Business and service sector - Personnel management
KW  - Manufacturing and heavy industry - Industrial management, production, and productivity
KW  - Business and service sector - Markets, marketing, and merchandising
KW  - Economic conditions and policy - Economic theory
KW  - Energy resources and policy - Electric power
KW  - Transportation and transportation policy - Roads and land transport
KW  - Cost
KW  - Storage
KW  - Electric power
KW  - Transportation
KW  - Scientists
KW  - Alternative fuel vehicles
KW  - Technology assessment
KW  - Performance
KW  - Markets
KW  - Technology
KW  - book
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L2  - http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42455.pdf
LA  - English
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N1  - Date revised - 2012-09-01
N1  - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2012
N1  - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R42455
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Relationship of Perfluorooctanoic Acid Exposure to Pregnancy Outcome Based on Birth Records in the Mid-Ohio Valley
AN  - 1093469905; 17168288
AB  - Background: Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) is a potential cause of adverse pregnancy outcomes, but previous studies have been limited by low exposures and small study size. Objectives: Using birth certificate information, we examined the relation between estimated PFOA exposure and birth outcomes in an area of West Virginia and Ohio whose drinking water was contaminated by a chemical plant. Methods: Births in the study area from 1990 through 2004 were examined to generate case groups of stillbirth (n = 106), pregnancy-induced hypertension (n = 224), preterm birth (n = 3,613), term low birth weight (n = 918), term small-for-gestational-age (SGA) (n = 353), and a continuous measure of birth weight among a sample of term births (n = 4,534). A 10% sample of term births greater than or equal to 2,500 g were selected as a source of controls (n = 3,616). Historical estimates of serum PFOA were derived from a previously developed fate and transport model. In a second study, we examined 4,547 area births linked to a survey with residential history data. Results: In the analysis based only on birth records, we found no consistent evidence of an association between estimated PFOA exposure and stillbirth, pregnancy-induced hypertension, preterm birth, or indices of fetal growth. In the analysis of birth records linked to the survey, PFOA was unrelated to pregnancy-induced hypertension or preterm birth but showed some suggestion of an association with early preterm birth. Measures of growth restriction showed weak and inconsistent associations with PFOA. Conclusions: Based on the analysis using the health survey, these results provide little support for an effect of PFOA exposure on most pregnancy outcomes, except for early preterm birth and possibly fetal growth restriction.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Savitz, David A
AU  - Stein, Cheryl R
AU  - Elston, Beth
AU  - Wellenius, Gregory A
AU  - Bartell, Scott M
AU  - Shin, Hyeong-Moo
AU  - Vieira, Veronica M
AU  - Fletcher, Tony
AD  - Department of Epidemiology, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Y1  - 2012/03/26/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Mar 26
SP  - 1201
EP  - 1207
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 8
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Toxicology Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts
KW  - fetal growth restriction
KW  - perfluorooctanoic acid
KW  - pregnancy
KW  - pregnancy-induced hypertension
KW  - preterm birth
KW  - stillbirth
KW  - Historical account
KW  - Birth weight
KW  - Data processing
KW  - USA, West Virginia
KW  - Valleys
KW  - Fetuses
KW  - Pregnancy
KW  - Models
KW  - Low-birth-weight
KW  - USA, Ohio
KW  - Chemical plants
KW  - Drinking water
KW  - Hypertension
KW  - P 2000:FRESHWATER POLLUTION
KW  - H 2000:Transportation
KW  - X 24350:Industrial Chemicals
KW  - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety
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DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2012-10-01
N1  - Last updated - 2015-05-13
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Birth weight; Data processing; perfluorooctanoic acid; Drinking water; Fetuses; Models; Pregnancy; Hypertension; Historical account; Low-birth-weight; Chemical plants; Valleys; USA, Ohio; USA, West Virginia
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1104752
ER  - 



TY  - BOOK
T1  - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies: FY2013 Appropriations
AN  - 1081891207; 2011-281201
AB  - This report will track and describe actions taken by the Administration and Congress to provide FY2013 appropriations for Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) accounts. It also provides an overview of FY2012 appropriations for agencies and bureaus funded as a part of the annual appropriation for CJS. The FY2013 request for CJS is 1.9% greater than the FY2012 appropriation of 60.910 billion dollars. The report also provides an overview of FY2012 appropriations for agencies and bureaus funded as a part of the annual appropriation for CJS. Tables.
JF  - Federation of American Scientists, Mar 26 2012, 53 pp.
AU  - James, Nathan
AU  - Williams, Jennifer D
AU  - Sargent, John F, Jr
Y1  - 2012/03/26/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Mar 26
PB  - Federation of American Scientists
KW  - Science and technology policy - Scientists, engineers, and technical workers
KW  - Trade and trade policy - Export-import trade
KW  - Science and technology policy - Science and science policy and research
KW  - Scientists
KW  - Appropriations and expenditures
KW  - Commerce
KW  - Science policy
KW  - Science
KW  - book
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N1  - Date revised - 2012-10-01
N1  - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2012
N1  - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R42440
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
ER  - 



TY  - BOOK
T1  - Possible Extension or Expiration of the 2008 Farm Bill
AN  - 1037894506; 2011-281200
AB  - Congress periodically establishes agricultural and food policy in an omnibus farm bill. Provisions in the most recent farm bill -- the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-246, the 2008 farm bill) -- generally expire on September 30, 2012, or with the 2012 crop year. This report explores what could happen if Congress fails to pass a 2012 farm bill. Tables, Figures, Appendixes.
JF  - Federation of American Scientists, Mar 26 2012, 18 pp.
AU  - Monke, Jim
AU  - Stubbs, Megan
AU  - Aussenberg, Randy Alison
Y1  - 2012/03/26/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Mar 26
PB  - Federation of American Scientists
KW  - Science and technology policy - Scientists, engineers, and technical workers
KW  - Agriculture and agricultural policy - Agricultural policy and agricultural research
KW  - Agriculture and agricultural policy - Agricultural economics and farm holdings
KW  - Health conditions and policy - Food and nutrition
KW  - Agricultural policy
KW  - Farms
KW  - Scientists
KW  - Food
KW  - book
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N1  - Date revised - 2012-09-01
N1  - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2012
N1  - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R42442
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
ER  - 



TY  - BOOK
T1  - ACA: A Brief Overview of the Law, Implementation, and Legal Challenges
AN  - 1438603123; 2011-496454
AB  - The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA; P.L. 111-148), as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152) increases access to health insurance coverage, expands federal private health insurance market requirements, and requires the creation of health insurance exchanges to provide individuals and small employers with access to insurance. This report provides a brief summary of major ACA provisions, implementation and oversight activities, and current legal challenges. Tables.
JF  - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Mar 23 2012, 8 pp.
AU  - Redhead, C Stephen
AU  - Staman, Jennifer
AU  - Burrows, Vanessa K
AU  - Fernandez, Bernadette
Y1  - 2012/03/23/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Mar 23
PB  - Congressional Research Reports for the People
KW  - Business and service sector - Insurance
KW  - Health conditions and policy - Health and health policy
KW  - Law and ethics - Criminal law
KW  - Government - Internal security
KW  - Health conditions and policy - Medicine and health care
KW  - Business and service sector - Markets, marketing, and merchandising
KW  - Education and education policy - Education
KW  - Law and ethics - Law and jurisprudence
KW  - United States
KW  - Education
KW  - Health insurance
KW  - Patients
KW  - Health policy
KW  - Law
KW  - Markets
KW  - Medical service
KW  - Legislation
KW  - Surveillance
KW  - book
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N1  - Date revised - 2013-10-01
N1  - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2012
N1  - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress no. R41664
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
ER  - 



TY  - BOOK
T1  - Budget Control Act: Potential Impact of Automatic Spending Reduction Procedures on Health Reform Spending
AN  - 1081891219; 2011-281204
AB  - The Budget Control Act of 2011 (BCA; P.L. 112-25) established new budget enforcement mechanisms for reducing the federal deficit by at least 2.1 trillion dollars over the 10-year period FY2012-FY2021. The potential impact of spending reductions triggered by the BCA on health reform spending under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) would appear to be somewhat limited. ACA is likely to affect discretionary spending subject to the annual appropriations process. Tables.
JF  - Federation of American Scientists, Mar 23 2012, 16 pp.
AU  - Redhead, C Stephen
Y1  - 2012/03/23/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Mar 23
PB  - Federation of American Scientists
KW  - Science and technology policy - Scientists, engineers, and technical workers
KW  - Banking and public and private finance - Public finance
KW  - Health conditions and policy - Health and health policy
KW  - Law and ethics - Law and jurisprudence
KW  - Business and service sector - Insurance
KW  - Scientists
KW  - Appropriations and expenditures
KW  - Health insurance
KW  - Budget, Government
KW  - Patients
KW  - Health policy
KW  - Science policy
KW  - Legislation
KW  - book
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L2  - http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42051.pdf
LA  - English
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N1  - Date revised - 2012-10-01
N1  - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2012
N1  - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R42051
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
ER  - 



TY  - BOOK
T1  - Agricultural Research, Education, and Extension: Issues and Background
AN  - 1081891216; 2011-281203
AB  - Public investment in agricultural research has been linked to productivity gains, and subsequently to increased agricultural and economic growth. Studies consistently find high social rates of return on average from public agricultural research, widely reported to be in the range of 20%-60% annually. Advances in the basic and applied agricultural sciences, such as disease-resistant crop varieties, efficient irrigation practices, and improved marketing systems, are considered fundamental to achievements in agricultural yields, increases in farm sector profitability, higher competitiveness in international agricultural trade, and improvements in nutrition and human health. Tables, Figures.
JF  - Federation of American Scientists, Mar 23 2012, 21 pp.
AU  - Shields, Dennis A
Y1  - 2012/03/23/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Mar 23
PB  - Federation of American Scientists
KW  - Science and technology policy - Scientists, engineers, and technical workers
KW  - Agriculture and agricultural policy - Agricultural policy and agricultural research
KW  - Environment and environmental policy - Water, waterways, and water management
KW  - Agriculture and agricultural policy - Crop management and agricultural production
KW  - Manufacturing and heavy industry - Industrial management, production, and productivity
KW  - Banking and public and private finance - Public finance
KW  - Banking and public and private finance - Investments and securities
KW  - Agriculture and agricultural policy - Agricultural economics and farm holdings
KW  - Health conditions and policy - Food and nutrition
KW  - Business and service sector - Markets, marketing, and merchandising
KW  - Economic conditions and policy - Economic policy, planning, and development
KW  - Agricultural research
KW  - Farms
KW  - Scientists
KW  - Economic development
KW  - Irrigation
KW  - Marketing
KW  - Public investments
KW  - Science policy
KW  - Nutrition
KW  - Productivity
KW  - book
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L2  - http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R40819.pdf
LA  - English
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N1  - Date revised - 2012-10-01
N1  - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2012
N1  - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R40819
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
ER  - 



TY  - BOOK
T1  - Health Care: Constitutional Rights and Legislative Powers
AN  - 1081891211; 2011-281202
AB  - The health care reform debate raises many complex issues including those of coverage, accessibility, cost, accountability, and quality of health care. Underlying these policy considerations are issues regarding the status of health or health care as a moral, legal, or constitutional right. Discussion will be limited to constitutional and legal issues pertaining to a right to health care. Tables.
JF  - Federation of American Scientists, Mar 23 2012, 19 pp.
AU  - Swendiman, Kathleen S
Y1  - 2012/03/23/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Mar 23
PB  - Federation of American Scientists
KW  - Science and technology policy - Scientists, engineers, and technical workers
KW  - Law and ethics - Law and jurisprudence
KW  - Health conditions and policy - Medicine and health care
KW  - Economic conditions and policy - Economic theory
KW  - Cost
KW  - Scientists
KW  - Constitutional law
KW  - Science policy
KW  - Medical service
KW  - Legislation
KW  - book
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N1  - Date revised - 2012-10-01
N1  - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2012
N1  - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R40846
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
ER  - 



TY  - BOOK
T1  - The Challenge of Individual Income Tax Reform: An Economic Analysis of Tax Base Broadening
AN  - 1081891223; 2011-281205
AB  - The President's Fiscal Commission, proposed an individual income tax reform with three objectives: to broaden the base and lower the tax rate, to contribute to deficit reduction, and to maintain or increase the progressivity of the tax system. The analysis in this report suggests there are impediments to base broadening by eliminating or reducing tax expenditures, because they are viewed as serving an important purpose, are important for distributional reasons, are technically difficult to change, or are broadly used by the public and are quite popular. Tables, Figures, Appendixes.
JF  - Federation of American Scientists, Mar 22 2012, 37 pp.
AU  - Gravelle, Jane G
AU  - Hungerford, Thomas L
Y1  - 2012/03/22/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Mar 22
PB  - Federation of American Scientists
KW  - Science and technology policy - Scientists, engineers, and technical workers
KW  - Banking and public and private finance - Taxation and tax policy
KW  - Economic conditions and policy - Economic theory
KW  - Income tax
KW  - Scientists
KW  - Appropriations and expenditures
KW  - Economics
KW  - Science policy
KW  - book
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N1  - Date revised - 2012-10-01
N1  - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2012
N1  - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R42435
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
ER  - 



TY  - BOOK
T1  - Federal Statutes: What They Are and Where to Find Them
AN  - 1081891231; 2011-281207
AB  - This report provides a brief overview of federal statutes and where to find them, both in print and on the Internet. When Congress passes a law, it may amend or repeal earlier enactments or it may create new law. Newly enacted laws are published chronologically, first as separate statutes in "slip law" form and later cumulatively in a series of volumes known as the Statutes at Large. Most statutes are incorporated into the US Code; and the US Code and its commercial counterparts are usually available at local libraries. Tables.
JF  - Federation of American Scientists, Mar 21 2012, 5 pp.
AU  - Foley, Cassandra L
Y1  - 2012/03/21/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Mar 21
PB  - Federation of American Scientists
KW  - Science and technology policy - Scientists, engineers, and technical workers
KW  - Law and ethics - Law and jurisprudence
KW  - Government - Forms of government
KW  - Education and education policy - Libraries
KW  - Science and technology policy - Computer science and information technology
KW  - United States
KW  - Federal government
KW  - Scientists
KW  - Libraries
KW  - Law
KW  - Science policy
KW  - Internet
KW  - book
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L2  - http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL30812.pdf
LA  - English
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N1  - Date revised - 2012-10-01
N1  - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2012
N1  - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, RL30812
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
ER  - 



TY  - BOOK
T1  - Federal Health Centers
AN  - 1081891227; 2011-281206
AB  - This report provides an overview of the federal health center program including its statutory authority, program requirements, and appropriation levels. It describes health centers in general, where they are located, their patient population, and some outcomes associated with health center use. The report briefly discusses issues for Congress such as the potential effects of the Affordable Care Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-148, ACA) on health centers, the health center workforce, and financial considerations for health centers in the context of changing federal and state budgets. Tables, Figures, Appendixes.
JF  - Federation of American Scientists, Mar 21 2012, 39 pp.
AU  - Heisler, Elayne J
Y1  - 2012/03/21/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Mar 21
PB  - Federation of American Scientists
KW  - Health conditions and policy - Health and health policy
KW  - Government - Forms of government
KW  - Law and ethics - Law and jurisprudence
KW  - Government - State or regional government
KW  - Business and service sector - Business management
KW  - Banking and public and private finance - Public finance
KW  - Business and service sector - Insurance
KW  - Federal government
KW  - State government
KW  - Appropriations and expenditures
KW  - Authority
KW  - Health insurance
KW  - Budget, Government
KW  - Patients
KW  - Health policy
KW  - Legislation
KW  - book
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LA  - English
DB  - PAIS Index
N1  - Date revised - 2012-10-01
N1  - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2012
N1  - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R42433
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
ER  - 



TY  - BOOK
T1  - America COMPETES 2010 and the FY2013 Budget
AN  - 1081891240; 2011-281209
AB  - On January 4, 2011, President Obama signed P.L. 111-358, the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010. The law responds to concerns about US competitiveness by, among other things, increasing funding for research in the physical sciences and engineering; and by authorizing certain federal science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education programs. America COMPETES 2010 reauthorized selected provisions of the 2007 America COMPETES Act (P.L. 110-69). The purpose of this report is to provide information on the President's FY2013 budget request -- and the status of FY2013 congressional appropriations actions -- for the agencies, programs, and activities authorized by America COMPETES 2010. Tables.
JF  - Federation of American Scientists, Mar 20 2012, 15 pp.
AU  - Gonzalez, Heather B
Y1  - 2012/03/20/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Mar 20
PB  - Federation of American Scientists
KW  - Science and technology policy - Scientists, engineers, and technical workers
KW  - Banking and public and private finance - Public finance
KW  - Science and technology policy - Engineering
KW  - Government - Public officials
KW  - Science and technology policy - Mathematics
KW  - Education and education policy - Education
KW  - Law and ethics - Law and jurisprudence
KW  - Science and technology policy - Technology and technology policy
KW  - Science and technology policy - Science and science policy and research
KW  - Obama, Barack
KW  - United States
KW  - Presidents
KW  - Appropriations and expenditures
KW  - Science
KW  - Mathematics
KW  - Education
KW  - Engineering
KW  - Scientists
KW  - Budget, Government
KW  - Law
KW  - Science policy
KW  - Technology
KW  - book
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LA  - English
DB  - PAIS Index
N1  - Date revised - 2012-10-01
N1  - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2012
N1  - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R42430
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
ER  - 



TY  - BOOK
T1  - U.S. Crude Oil Production in Federal and Non-Federal Areas
AN  - 1081891236; 2011-281208
AB  - In 2011, oil prices traded between $85-$110 per barrel and remain high in 2012. Congress is faced with proposals designed to enhance domestic energy supply and security as well as the requirements of environmental statutes. A key question in this discussion is how much oil is produced each year and how much of that comes from federal and nonfederal areas. Oil production has fluctuated on both federal and non-federal lands over the past five years. Tables, Figures.
JF  - Federation of American Scientists, Mar 20 2012, 4 pp.
AU  - Humphries, Marc
Y1  - 2012/03/20/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Mar 20
PB  - Federation of American Scientists
KW  - Science and technology policy - Scientists, engineers, and technical workers
KW  - Energy resources and policy - Petroleum and natural gas industries and products
KW  - Manufacturing and heavy industry - Industrial management, production, and productivity
KW  - Business and service sector - Business finance
KW  - Environment and environmental policy - Ecology and environmental policy
KW  - Petroleum industry
KW  - Scientists
KW  - Land
KW  - Prices
KW  - Production
KW  - Science policy
KW  - book
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LA  - English
DB  - PAIS Index
N1  - Date revised - 2012-10-01
N1  - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2012
N1  - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R42432
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
ER  - 



TY  - JOUR
T1  - Estimated Effects of Asian Dust Storms on Spatiotemporal Distributions of Clinic Visits for Respiratory Diseases in Taipei Children (Taiwan)
AN  - 1093460609; 17168278
AB  - Background: Increases in certain cause-specific hospital admissions have been reported during Asian dust storms (ADS), which primarily originate from north and northwest China during winter and spring. However, few studies have investigated the relationship between the ADS and clinic visits for respiratory diseases in children. Objective: We investigated the general impact to children's health across space and time by analyzing daily clinic visits for respiratory diseases among preschool and schoolchildren registered in 12 districts of Taipei City during 1997-2007 from the National Health Insurance dataset. Methods: We applied a structural additive regression model to estimate the association between ADS episodes and children's clinic visits for respiratory diseases, controlling for space and time variations. Results: Compared with weeks before ADS events, the rate of clinic visits during weeks after ADS events increased 2.54% (95% credible interval = 2.43, 2.66) for preschool children ( less than or equal to 6 years of age) and 5.03% (95% credible interval = 4.87, 5.20) for schoolchildren (7-14 years of age). Spatial heterogeneity in relative rates of clinic visits was also identified. Compared with the mean level of Taipei City, higher relative rates appeared in districts with or near large hospitals and medical centers. Conclusion: To our knowledge, this is the first population-based study to assess the impact of ADS on children's respiratory health. Our analysis suggests that children's respiratory health was affected by ADS events across all of Taipei, especially among schoolchildren.
JF  - Environmental Health Perspectives
AU  - Chien, Lung-Chang
AU  - Yang, Chiang-Hsing
AU  - Yu, Hwa-Lung
AD  - Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Health Behavior Research, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Y1  - 2012/03/15/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Mar 15
SP  - 1215
EP  - 1220
PB  - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States
VL  - 120
IS  - 8
SN  - 0091-6765, 0091-6765
KW  - Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts
KW  - Asian dust storm
KW  - children's clinic visit
KW  - respiratory disease
KW  - spatiotemporal analysis
KW  - Taiwan
KW  - Age
KW  - Taiwan, Taipei
KW  - Respiratory diseases
KW  - Children
KW  - Storms
KW  - Dust
KW  - Winter
KW  - China, People's Rep.
KW  - Additives
KW  - Hospitals
KW  - Urban areas
KW  - H 1000:Occupational Safety and Health
KW  - ENA 04:Environmental Education
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LA  - English
DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2012-10-01
N1  - Last updated - 2015-05-13
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Age; Respiratory diseases; Children; Additives; Storms; Dust; Winter; Urban areas; Hospitals; Taiwan; Taiwan, Taipei; China, People's Rep.
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1104417
ER  - 



TY  - BOOK
T1  - The Global Climate Change Initiative (GCCI): Budget Authority and Request, FY2010-FY2013
AN  - 1081891245; 2011-281210
AB  - President Obama signed the 2010 Presidential Policy Directive on Global Development calling for the elevation of foreign development assistance as a national priority and outlining an integrated approach to development, diplomacy, and national security. The Global Climate Change Initiative (GCCI) -- one of the three main pillars to the 2010 directive -- aims to integrate climate change considerations into relevant foreign assistance through the full range of bilateral, multilateral, and private mechanisms to foster low-carbon growth, promote sustainable and resilient societies, and reduce emissions from deforestation and land degradation. The initiative promotes (1) adaptation assistance, (2) clean energy assistance, and (3) sustainable landscapes assistance. Tables, Figures, Appendixes.
JF  - Federation of American Scientists, Mar 15 2012, 14 pp.
AU  - Lattanzio, Richard K
Y1  - 2012/03/15/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Mar 15
PB  - Federation of American Scientists
KW  - Science and technology policy - Scientists, engineers, and technical workers
KW  - Environment and environmental policy - Weather, climate, and natural disasters
KW  - Government - Public officials
KW  - Military and defense policy - National defense
KW  - International relations - Diplomacy
KW  - Business and service sector - Business management
KW  - Environment and environmental policy - Ecology and environmental policy
KW  - Banking and public and private finance - Public finance
KW  - Obama, Barack
KW  - Presidents
KW  - Scientists
KW  - Land
KW  - Authority
KW  - Diplomacy
KW  - Budget, Government
KW  - Global warming
KW  - Science policy
KW  - National defense
KW  - book
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L2  - http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41845.pdf
LA  - English
DB  - PAIS Index
N1  - Date revised - 2012-10-01
N1  - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2012
N1  - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R41845
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
ER  - 



TY  - JOUR
T1  - Characteristics, distribution and morphogenesis of subtidal microbial systems in Shark Bay, Australia
AN  - 1020846105; 16790722
AB  - The distribution, nature and extent of microbial deposits in Hamelin Pool, Shark Bay have been investigated and mapped with emphasis on the occurrence, external morphologies, internal fabrics, constructional mechanisms, microbial communities, growth rates and sediment associations in the intertidal and previously little researched subtidal zone. Detailed georeferenced substrate mapping revealed extensive subtidal microbial deposits occupying approximately 300km2 of the total Holocene 1400km2 area of Hamelin Pool. The Microbial Pavement covers 227km2 of the subtidal substrate that together with columnar structures reveals a subtidal microbial habitat which occupies an area 10 times larger than the area of the intertidal deposits. Microbial carbonate is composed of aragonite (80-98%) that reveals high positive values of delta 13C (+4.46 to +5.88) and delta 18O (+3.06 to +3.88) as a characteristic of the highly evaporative environment with extensive microbial activity. Oldest dated heads are 1915 and 1680 14Cyears BP, and the overall system was deposited in two stages; the first between 2000 and 1200 and the last from 900years BP to the present. Slow growth rates vary from less than 0.1mm/year to 0.5mm/year. Different internal fabrics were constructed according to their position in relation to the littoral zone by distinct microbial communities, and lateral fabric relations have been established. Evidence of shallowing-upward fabric sequences of microbial origin reflects relative falling sea levels during the late Holocene and is likely useful in ancient environmental interpretation. A sequence of events and mechanisms are described emphasizing differences between the stromatolitic, thrombolitic and cryptomicrobial deposits in Shark Bay. The new substrate map and depositional history for this distinctive and peculiar microbial habitat establish the significance of subtidal structures and emphasize the geoscientific importance of Hamelin Pool, especially with respect to early life studies and ancient analogues for understanding microbial activity, deposit characteristics, fenestral fabrics and distribution.
JF  - Marine Geology
AU  - Jahnert, Ricardo J
AU  - Collins, Lindsay B
AD  - Department of Applied Geology, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia, r.jahnert@postgrad.curtin.edu.au
Y1  - 2012/03/15/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Mar 15
SP  - 115
EP  - 136
PB  - Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 211 Amsterdam 1000 AE Netherlands
VL  - 303-306
SN  - 0025-3227, 0025-3227
KW  - Microbiology Abstracts A: Industrial & Applied Microbiology; ASFA 2: Ocean Technology Policy & Non-Living Resources; Oceanic Abstracts
KW  - Shark Bay
KW  - stromatolite
KW  - thrombolite
KW  - microbial deposits
KW  - cryptomicrobial
KW  - hypersalinity
KW  - microbial fabrics
KW  - subtidal microbialites
KW  - Sea level
KW  - Palaeo studies
KW  - Morphogenesis
KW  - ISW, Australia, Western Australia, Hamelin Pool
KW  - Holocene
KW  - Heads
KW  - Marine fish
KW  - Substrate preferences
KW  - Australia
KW  - Geology
KW  - Mapping
KW  - Littoral zone
KW  - Growth rate
KW  - Marine
KW  - Deposits
KW  - ISW, Australia, Western Australia, Shark Bay
KW  - Palaeoenvironments
KW  - Habitat
KW  - Sediments
KW  - Fabrics
KW  - Oxygen isotope ratio
KW  - carbonates
KW  - Q2 09271:Coastal morphology
KW  - A 01450:Environmental Pollution & Waste Treatment
KW  - O 1080:Multi-disciplinary Studies
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LA  - English
DB  - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection
N1  - Date revised - 2012-06-01
N1  - Last updated - 2016-02-04
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Growth rate; Marine fish; Sea level; Substrate preferences; Palaeo studies; Morphogenesis; Palaeoenvironments; Oxygen isotope ratio; Holocene; Heads; Fabrics; Deposits; Geology; Mapping; Habitat; carbonates; Sediments; Littoral zone; ISW, Australia, Western Australia, Shark Bay; ISW, Australia, Western Australia, Hamelin Pool; Australia; Marine
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.margeo.2012.02.009
ER  - 



TY  - JOUR
T1  - The effects of 12-week psyllium fibre supplementation or healthy diet on blood pressure and arterial stiffness in overweight and obese individuals
AN  - 1837298746; 16329564
AB  - Endothelial dysfunction and increased arterial stiffness occur early in the pathogenesis of the metabolic syndrome and they are both powerful independent predictors of cardiovascular risk. A high-fibre diet has been correlated with lower BMI and a lower incidence of hyperlipidaemia, CVD, hypertension and diabetes. The present randomised, parallel-design study compared the effects of fibre intake from a healthy diet v. fibre supplement diets on blood pressure (BP) and vascular function over 12 weeks. Overweight and obese adults were randomised to one of three groups: control (with placebo), fibre supplement (FIB) or healthy eating group with placebo (HLT). Systolic blood pressure (SBP) was lower in the FIB group compared with the control group at week 6, but not at week 12. However, SBP was lower in the HLT group compared with control group at week 12. At week 6, the FIB group presented lower diastolic blood pressure and augmentation index compared with the control group, but this result did not persist to the end of the study. The present study did not show any improvements in BP or vascular function in overweight and obese individuals with psyllium fibre supplementation over 12 weeks of intervention. However, a healthy diet provided the greatest improvements in BP in overweight and obese subjects. Further research with hypertensive individuals is necessary to elucidate whether increased fibre consumption in the form of psyllium supplementation may provide a safe and acceptable means to reduce BP, vascular function and the risk of developing CVD.
JF  - British Journal of Nutrition
AU  - Pal, Sebely
AU  - Khossousi, Alireza
AU  - Binns, Colin
AU  - Dhaliwal, Satvinder
AU  - Radavelli-Bagatini, Simone
AD  - School of Public Health, Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, ATN Centre for Metabolic Fitness, Curtin University of Technology, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia, s.pal@curtin.edu.au
Y1  - 2012/03/14/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Mar 14
SP  - 725
EP  - 734
PB  - Cambridge University Press, The Edinburgh Building, Cambridge CB2 2RU United Kingdom
VL  - 107
IS  - 5
SN  - 0007-1145, 0007-1145
KW  - Physical Education Index
KW  - Obesity
KW  - Diet (effects)
KW  - Dietary supplements
KW  - Health
KW  - Cardiorespiratory
KW  - Blood pressure
KW  - Hypertension
KW  - Diabetes
KW  - PE 030:Exercise, Health & Physical Fitness
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LA  - English
DB  - Physical Education Index
N1  - Date revised - 2016-11-01
N1  - Number of references - 80
N1  - Last updated - 2016-12-22
N1  - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Obesity; Diet (effects); Dietary supplements; Cardiorespiratory; Health; Blood pressure; Diabetes; Hypertension
DO  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0007114511003497
ER  - 



TY  - GEN
T1  - Congressional Oversight of Intelligence: Current Structure and Alternatives
AN  - 1679145875; CO02337
AB  - Reviews current system for congressional oversight of intelligence matters and explores proposals for change, including creation of joint congressional intelligence committee.
AU  - United States. Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
AD  - United States. Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
PY  - 2012
SP  - 40
KW  - Congressional oversight
KW  - Government budgeting
KW  - Information security
KW  - Internal oversight
KW  - Reporting procedures
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LA  - English
DB  - Digital National Security Archive
N1  - Name - National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States; United States. Congress. House. Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Atomic Energy; United States. Congress. Senate. Select Committee on Intelligence; United States. General Accounting Office
N1  - Analyte descriptor - NSA document type: Report
N1  - Last updated - 2015-06-16
ER  - 



TY  - BOOK
T1  - Congressional Oversight of Agency Public Communications: Implications of Agency New Media Use
AN  - 1081891250; 2011-281212
AB  - This report intends to assist Congress in its oversight of executive branch agencies' public communications. Congress frequently has investigated federal agency public communication activities, and Congress has enacted three statutory restrictions on agency communications with the public. One limits agencies' authority to hire publicity experts, another prohibits using appropriated funds to lobby Congress, and a third disallows using appropriated funds for "publicity or propaganda." For a number of reasons, enforcing these restrictions has been challenging, not least of which is that these statutory prohibitions do not well clarify licit from illicit public communications. Tables.
JF  - Federation of American Scientists, Mar 14 2012, 12 pp.
AU  - Kosar, Kevin R
Y1  - 2012/03/14/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Mar 14
PB  - Federation of American Scientists
KW  - Science and technology policy - Scientists, engineers, and technical workers
KW  - Social conditions and policy - Communication
KW  - Business and service sector - Advertising and public relations
KW  - Social conditions and policy - Social movements
KW  - Business and service sector - Business management
KW  - Business and service sector - Entrepreneurs, executives, business personnel, and occupations
KW  - Executives
KW  - United States Congress
KW  - Scientists
KW  - Authority
KW  - Communication
KW  - Science policy
KW  - Prohibition
KW  - Propaganda
KW  - Publicity
KW  - book
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LA  - English
DB  - PAIS Index
N1  - Date revised - 2012-10-01
N1  - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2012
N1  - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R42406
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
ER  - 



TY  - BOOK
T1  - Cybersecurity: Selected Legal Issues
AN  - 1081891247; 2011-281211
AB  - The federal government's role in protecting US citizens and critical infrastructure from cyber attacks has been the subject of recent congressional interest. This report discusses selected legal issues that frequently arise in the context of legislation to address vulnerabilities of private critical infrastructure to cyber threats, efforts to protect government networks from cyber threats, and proposals to facilitate and encourage sharing of cyber threat information amongst private sector and government entities. This report also provides an overview of the ways in which federal laws of these types may preempt or affect the applicability of state law. Tables.
JF  - Federation of American Scientists, Mar 14 2012, 41 pp.
AU  - Liu, Edward C
AU  - Stevens, Gina
AU  - Ruane, Kathleen Ann
AU  - Dolan, Alissa M
AU  - Thompson, Richard M, II
Y1  - 2012/03/14/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Mar 14
PB  - Federation of American Scientists
KW  - Science and technology policy - Scientists, engineers, and technical workers
KW  - Science and technology policy - Computer science and information technology
KW  - Social conditions and policy - Public safety and security
KW  - Administration of justice - Crime and criminals
KW  - Law and ethics - Law and jurisprudence
KW  - Economic conditions and policy - Economic policy, planning, and development
KW  - Government - Forms of government
KW  - United States
KW  - Threats
KW  - Federal government
KW  - Scientists
KW  - Security measures
KW  - Law
KW  - Science policy
KW  - Legislation
KW  - Internet
KW  - book
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N1  - Date revised - 2012-10-01
N1  - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2012
N1  - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R42409
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
ER  - 



TY  - BOOK
T1  - Changing the Federal Reserve's Mandate: An Economic Analysis
AN  - 1081891268; 2011-313595
AB  - The Federal Reserve's (Fed's) current statutory mandate calls for it to "promote effectively the goals of maximum employment, stable prices, and moderate long-term interest rates." Some economists have argued that this mandate should be replaced with a single mandate of price stability. Often the proposal for a single mandate is paired with a more specific proposal that the Fed should adopt an inflation target. Tables.
JF  - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Mar 13 2012, 23 pp.
AU  - Labonte, Marc
Y1  - 2012/03/13/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Mar 13
PB  - Congressional Research Reports for the People
KW  - Banking and public and private finance - Banks and other financial institutions
KW  - Banking and public and private finance - Public finance
KW  - Economic conditions and policy - Economic policy, planning, and development
KW  - Business and service sector - Business finance
KW  - Economic conditions and policy - Economic research
KW  - Economic conditions and policy - Economic theory
KW  - Labor conditions and policy - Employment and labor supply
KW  - Economic conditions and policy - Economic conditions
KW  - Banking and public and private finance - Credit, loans, and personal finance
KW  - Interest rates
KW  - Economists
KW  - Prices
KW  - Economics
KW  - Economic policy
KW  - Inflation
KW  - Employment
KW  - Federal reserve system
KW  - book
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N1  - Date revised - 2012-10-01
N1  - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2012
N1  - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress, R41656
N1  - Last updated - 2016-09-28
ER  - 



TY  - BOOK
T1  - Europe's Energy Security: Options and Challenges to Natural Gas Supply Diversification
AN  - 1081891266; 2011-313594
AB  - Europe as a major energy consumer faces a number of challenges when addressing future energy needs, and a key element of the EU's energy supply strategy has been to shift to a greater use of natural gas. Russia is Europe's most important natural gas supplier; but this report focuses on potential approaches that Europe might employ to diversify its sources of natural gas supply, Russia's role in Europe's energy consumption, and some of the issues hindering efforts to develop alternative suppliers of natural gas. Tables, Figures.
JF  - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Mar 13 2012, 28 pp.
AU  - Ratner, Michael
AU  - Belkin, Paul
AU  - Nichol, Jim
AU  - Woehrel, Steven
Y1  - 2012/03/13/
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012 Mar 13
PB  - Congressional Research Reports for the People
KW  - Energy resources and policy - Energy policy
KW  - Social conditions and policy - Public safety and security
KW  - Energy resources and policy - Petroleum and natural gas industries and products
KW  - International relations - Regional organizations
KW  - European Union
KW  - Energy policy
KW  - Security measures
KW  - Europe
KW  - Energy consumption
KW  - Russian Federation
KW  - Natural gas
KW  - book
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