Browsing by Author "Horney, Jennifer"
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Uwak, Inyang (2020-12-14)Exposure to air pollution is a global public health burden that continues to plague humans. This project evaluated the evidence and levels of exposure to air pollutants in different populations. We conducted a systematic ...
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Sansom, Garett Thomas (2016-05-10)This project explored three main dimensions: to assess if community members can accurately predict areas of poor environmental conditions, to better understand differences in perceived environmental health risks among ...
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Dixon, Benika Charrise (2020-07-21)Coal tar creosote played a major role in the advancement and expansion of the global transportation system, through the preservation of wood ties and crossties used in the structural development of the trans-continental ...
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Characterizing Recreational Exposure to Contaminants in Houston, Texas Parks after Hurricane Harvey Casillas, Gaston Andre (2019-07-22)In Houston, flooding is controlled in part by a system of creeks and bayous that include a network of recreation areas, such as parks, trails, playgrounds, and picnic areas. The effects of flooding can have devastating ...
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Sansom, Garett; Berke, Philip; McDonald, Thomas; Shipp, Eva; Horney, Jennifer (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2016)
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Gwarzo, Ibrahim Haliru (2020-04-24)Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)-related public health burden disproportionately affects those ≥65 years of age and the growing burden of trauma-related mortality may be influenced by access to health insurance coverage and ...
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Gwarzo, Ibrahim; Horney, Jennifer; Foster, Margaret (PROSPERO International prospective register of systematic reviews, 2020)
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Smitherman, Christopher S (2017-04-24)Although more than one billion people live at risk of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in areas of Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, and Latin America, the degree to which they burden countries like the United States is currently ...
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Hendricks, Marccus D (2017-05-02)An infrastructure crisis exists in America with a prevalence of systems in disrepair. While this problem has been documented, limited research has asked whether the infrastructure crisis overburdens certain population ...
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Preston, Leigh Ellyn (2019-03-07)Background: Typhus group rickettsia (TGR) can cause disease after exposure to Rickettsia typhi, or Rickettsia prowazekii, bacterium carried by fleas. Symptoms of TGR rickettsiosis are often non-specific, and there is ...
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Zhang, Xiao (2020-07-21)Cardiovascular disease is the major cause of morbidity and the leading cause of death globally. As compared to women, men have a higher cardiovascular risk. Recent studies suggest that testosterone as it is the most abundant ...
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Daviano, Alexjandro Cristobal (2018-07-19)Massive blood loss due to trauma requires faster recognition and treatment using established protocols to prevent death. Currently, adult guidelines are used for pediatric patients. This is not an optimal approach due to ...