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Sample Adequacy Controls for Infectious Disease Diagnosis by Oral Swabbing
Oral swabs are emerging as a non-invasive sampling method for diagnosis of infectious diseases such as Ebola and tuberculosis. This project evaluated quality assurance strategies to assure proper sample collection. Two ... -
Sequencing the Microbiome of Agricultural Household Dust: Characterizing Community Structure
Intro: Understanding how indoor environments can not only affect but also shape human health is a new area of emerging research. Considering that we spend a large portion of our daily lives indoors, dust is a major complex ... -
Sociodemographic Differences in Perceptions of Occupational Safety Climate
<bold>Objective:</bold> To examine the impact of race, ethnicity, gender, and nativity (country of birth) on worker perceptions of occupational safety climate. <bold>Methods:</bold> A cross-sectional analysis was performed ... -
Spatial Analysis of Emergency Medical Service Calls and Extreme Heat in King County, WA
Background: Climate change is increasing allergens and environmental degradation, changing vector ecology, and intensifying severe weather and extreme heat (Center for Disease Control, 2016). Average global temperatures ... -
Spatial Modeling of Diesel Exhaust Markers in South Seattle
(2013-07-25)Background: South Park and Georgetown, two of Seattle's most diverse and affordable neighborhoods, contain the primary commercial traffic corridors from the Port of Seattle to interstates and state highways. Residents of ... -
Supporting Equitable Land Management Decisions Through the Characterization of Different Sources of Smoke Exposure for At-Risk Communities
Communities across the western United States experience hazardous smoke exposures from multiple fire sources. As wildfires become more frequent and severe, smoke exposures stemming from these fires are also worsening. ... -
Surveillance for antibiotic resistant E. coli in the Salish Sea ecosystem and surrounding regions
Antimicrobial resistant bacteria (ARB) can be shared between humans and animals through a common environment. The surveillance of ARB in the environment can inform us about contamination of shared ecosystems, like the ... -
Tarnished: The Toxic Potential of Silver Nanoparticles
Recent technological developments have employed the use of a wide array of nano-scaled materials referred to generally as engineered nanomaterials (ENMs). Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are ENMs that are nano-sized particles ... -
Temporal and Spatial Analysis of Groundwater Quality and Unconventional Gas Well Density in Washington County, Pennsylvania
A total of 265 household water supply samples were collected from 154 houses in Washington County, Pennsylvania between 2012 and 2014. The inorganic and anion constituent concentrations were compared to active unconventional ... -
The association between hospitalization for a febrile illness and animal exposure at the human-animal interface in Dong Nai, Vietnam, July 2017 – September 2018: a case-control study
Wildlife farms are important interfaces where zoonoses can occur due to frequent and direct contact which farmers have with their animals. We hypothesized that raising wildlife species adversely affected animal farmers’ ... -
The Association between Occupational Toxic Inhalation Injuries to Cleaning and Disinfectant Exposures and the COVID-19 Pandemic in Washington State’s Workers' Compensation Claim Database
Background: Within six weeks of the first case of COVID-19 in early Dec 2019 in Wuhan, China, the pandemic had already a foothold half-way around the world in Washington State, where the the first case of COVID-19 in the ... -
The Characterization of Whole-Body Vibration Exposures in Forklift Operators
Prolonged and/or frequent exposures to whole-body vibration (WBV) are known factors for musculoskeletal disorders. Although forklift operators are heavily exposed to WBV, there is still a lack of studies that systematically ... -
The Effect of Exposures to Aircraft Ultrafine Particles on Acute Cardiorespiratory Health, and Control Using Personal Protective Equipment
Background: JP-8, Jet A-1, and Jet A are kerosene-based aviation fuels. Jet fuel combustion produces complex pollutant mixtures including VOCs, CO2, CO, NOx, SOx, PAHs and PM. Particles are characterized by size, with ... -
The Effects of Benzalkonium Chloride Disinfectants on Lipid Homeostasis and Neurodevelopment
Developmental neurotoxicity (DNT) is one of the least tested health effects of the more than 80,000 chemicals registered for use today. In order to more efficiently test chemicals for DNT, more knowledge is needed on ... -
The Effects of Extreme Weather Exposure on People Experiencing Homelessness in Seattle
King County, Washington currently ranks 3rd in the nation for the number of people experiencing homelessness. Amid an affordability housing crisis, the number of people experiencing homelessness continues to grow in Seattle. ... -
The Function and Regulation of Macrophage Matrix Metalloproteinase 10 (MMP-10) in Lung Injury and Fibrosis
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a family of zinc-dependent endopeptidases long assumed to primarily function in the breakdown of extracellular matrix (ECM). However, a growing body of work indicates that distinct MMPs ... -
The Healthy Dairy Worker Study: A Longitudinal Cohort Study of Dairy Workers’ Respiratory Health
Background: Studies have reported that Agricultural workers have elevated rates of respiratory health issues; however, the literature on respiratory function in dairy workers is limited and contradictory. Dairy work involves ... -
The Intersection of Immigration and Climate Change in Farm Worker Communities
In this paper, we describe the way in which socioeconomic factors (i.e. language, socioeconomic status, and education), climate change, and the migration patterns of US farm worker populations affect healthcare utilization ... -
The Modulation of Multi-walled Carbon Nanotube-induced Acute Lung Pathology by Mouse Strain, Glutathione Status, and Nanotube Characteristics
Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) are concentric cylinders of graphene with useful industrial properties and possible human toxicities due to their high aspect ratio, reactive surface chemistry, and respirable size. ... -
The Relationship Between Work-life Balance, Stress, and Injury in Construction Trade Workers
Objectives: The construction industry is characterized by a high burden of occupational injuries. In addition to physical risk factors, psychosocial risk factors such as work-life balance can increase the risk for injury. ...