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Evaluation of Buller Estimated Core Body Temperature Algorithm Accuracy and Application in Agricultural Workers
Abstract Evaluation of Buller Estimated Core Body Temperature Algorithm Accuracy and Application in Agricultural Workers Jared Egbert Chair of Supervisory Committee: June Spector Department of Environmental & Occupational ... -
Evaluation of Exposures to Diesel Particulate Matter Utilizing Ambient Air Monitoring and Urinary Biomarkers Among Pedestrian Commuters who Cross the U.S.-Mexico Border at San Ysidro, CA.
(2013-11-14)Background: Walk-in-line pedestrians crossing the U.S.-Mexico border northbound at the San Ysidro, CA Port of Entry ("Border Commuters") may be at an increased risk of experiencing elevated traffic-related air pollution, ... -
Evaluation of Health Impact Assessments Related to Labor and Employment
OBJECTIVES: To identify characteristics of employment-related health impact assessments (HIA) and the range of health issues these HIAs addressed. METHODS: We identified 564 HIAs published in English-speaking countries ... -
Evaluation of PAH Metabolites as Biomarkers for Occupational Wood Smoke Exposure in Wildland Firefighters
Exposure to wood smoke has been associated with lung cancer and other adverse health outcomes, and therefore it is a great health concern for those in developing parts of the world as well as developed nations. Pyrene, ... -
Evaluation of the Impact of Indoor Air Filtration on Particulate Matter Exposures and Measures of Cardiovascular Health
Background: The efficacy of the high-efficiency particle arresting (HEPA) air cleaner and its related health benefits have gotten some attention, yet the number of studies on this topic is still modest. Recently, a ... -
Examining the Role of Aging-in-Place Organizations in Building Older Adults’ Disaster Resilience: A King County, Washington Case Study
Purpose of the Study: Older adults are more susceptible to adverse health outcomes during and after a disaster compared with their younger counterparts. Aging-in-place organizations such as senior centers and Villages ... -
Experimental Evaluation of Spray Painter Worker Orientation and Spray Distance Using a Distance Guide to Reduce Airborne Exposure to Hexavalent Chromium Paints and Primers
Hexavalent chromium-based primers and paints, which are used widely in the aerospace industry as anti-corrosive coatings, pose a health risk to painters and other workers exposed to the paints and primers. Hexavalent ... -
Exploring Wind Ramping as a Determinant of Pesticide Drift
The Washington State Department of Health investigates hundreds of pesticide illness reports each year, many of which are related to pesticide spray drift. Drift is the movement of pesticide aerosols through the air from ... -
Exposure Assessment and Inflammatory Response Among Workers Producing Calcium Carbonate Nanomaterials
(2013-07-25)Problem: Nanotechnology is one of the most rapidly growing fields of science and engineering, and its applications have expanded to numerous research and industrial sectors, from consumer products to medicine to energy. ... -
Exposure Assessment for Early Childhood Education (ECE) Workers
Background: There are a little under a million U.S. early childhood education (ECE) workers in 2020, and the ergonomic risk factors pertinent in this workforce is understudied. The purpose of the study was to conduct ... -
Extreme Heat Events and Associated Health Outcomes in King County, WA: A Study of Historical Outcomes, Model Validation, and Heat-Risk Mapping
(2014-04-30)Increased mortality and morbidity have been associated with extreme-heat events, particularly in temperate climates. Climate change is predicted to increase the intensity and duration of these extreme heat events. Understanding ... -
Feasibility of Collecting Time-Resolved Radio Frequency and Sleep Measures in a Cohort of Firefighters
Feasibility of Collecting Time-Resolved Radio Frequency and Sleep Measures in a Cohort of Firefighters McKay Reed Chair of the Supervisory Committee:Elena Austin Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences ... -
Field Effectiveness of Ultraviolet Disinfection in Onsite Wastewater Treatment
Ultraviolet disinfection (UVD) units provide advanced onsite wastewater treatment, which is essential in regions where soils are unsuitable for conventional onsite sewage systems (OSSs). Although UVD treatment systems ... -
Fine Particle (PM2.5) Composition of Indoor and Outdoor Air Samples Collected in Xuanwei County, China
Indoor air pollution is a cause of many adverse health outcomes especially in developing countries where high levels of pollutants are generated by burning solid fuels for cooking and heating purposes. In China, the lung ... -
Fine Particulate Matter, Neuropathologies, & Dementia
Neurodegenerative disorders, including Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and related dementias (ADRD), affect over 47 million people worldwide, and this number is anticipated to reach 131.5 million by 2050. Because no medication ... -
From Metagenomics to Pangenomics: Characterization of Dairy Worker Microbiomes and Development of Novel Statistical Methodology
The complex interplay between routine antibiotic use and zoonotic pathogen presence makes livestock farming environments unique nexuses for the potential emergence of zoonotic diseases and/or antibiotic resistant bacteria ... -
Gene-Environment Interaction and Coronary Artery Disease: Do OLR1 Gene Polymorphisms Modify the Cardiovascular Effects of Traffic Exposure?
(2013-02-25)Background: An association between residential proximity to roadway and coronary artery calcium score (CAC) has been previously described. CAC is a measure of coronary artery calcification that reflects the extent of ... -
Gene-environment interactions between adult lead exposure and Apolipoprotein E4 on adult hippocampal neurogenesis and cognitive behavior in mice
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is characterized by progressive cognitive decline and memory loss. It has been hypothesized that environmental factors and gene-environment interactions (GXE) may increase AD risk and accelerate ... -
Generalized Workplace Harassment and Physical Health Outcomes in Nurses in the Philippines
Background: Harassment is a problem in the modern workplace. Nurses experience harassment at higher rates than average. Nurses are exposed to multiple types of harassment in the workplace. One type of harassment, known as ... -
Getting Pediatric Care in Gentrifying King County
Introduction: Gentrification is a public health crisis and significant environmental injustice. Rapid gentrification of Seattle unequally burdens and displaces families of color further south in King County. Gentrification ...