Browsing by Author "Fang, Shona C"
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Assessment of Residents’ Attitudes and Satisfaction Before and After Implementation of a Smoke-Free Policy in Boston Multiunit Housing
Rokicki, Slawa; Adamkiewicz, Gary; Fang, Shona C; Rigotti, Nancy Ann; Winickoff, Jonathan Philip; Levy, Douglas Edward (Oxford University Press (OUP), 2015)Introduction: In 2012, the Boston Housing Authority (BHA) in Massachusetts implemented a smoke-free policy prohibiting smoking within its residences. We sought to characterize BHA resident experiences before and after the ... -
Biogeographic Ancestry Is Associated with Higher Total Body Adiposity among African-American Females: The Boston Area Community Health Survey
Goonesekera, Sunali D.; Fang, Shona C.; Piccolo, Rebecca S.; Florez, Jose C.; McKinlay, John B. (Public Library of Science, 2015)Objectives: The prevalence of obesity is disproportionately higher among African-Americans and Hispanics as compared to whites. We investigated the role of biogeographic ancestry (BGA) on adiposity and changes in adiposity ... -
Changes in Tobacco Smoke Exposure following the Institution of a Smoke-Free Policy in the Boston Housing Authority
Levy, Douglas E.; Adamkiewicz, Gary; Rigotti, Nancy A.; Fang, Shona C.; Winickoff, Jonathan P. (Public Library of Science, 2015)Introduction: To protect residents from tobacco smoke exposure (TSE), the Boston Housing Authority (BHA) prohibited smoking in BHA-owned apartments beginning in 2012. Our goal was to determine if the smoke-free policy ... -
Effect Modification of Air Pollution on Urinary 8-Hydroxy-2'-Deoxyguanosine by Genotypes: An Application of the Multiple Testing Procedure to Identify Significant SNP Interactions
Ren, Cizao; Vokonas, Pantel S; Suh MacIntosh, Helen H.; Fang, Shona C.; Christiani, David C.; Schwartz, Joel David (BioMed Central, 2010)Background: Air pollution is associated with adverse human health, but mechanisms through which pollution exerts effects remain to be clarified. One suggested pathway is that pollution causes oxidative stress. If so, ... -
Heart rate variability and DNA methylation levels are altered after short-term metal fume exposure among occupational welders: a repeated-measures panel study
Fan, Tianteng; Fang, Shona C; Cavallari, Jennifer M; Barnett, Ian J; Wang, Zhaoxi; Su, Li; Byun, Hyang-Min; Lin, Xihong; Baccarelli, Andrea A; Christiani, David C (BioMed Central, 2014)Background: In occupational settings, boilermakers are exposed to high levels of metallic fine particulate matter (PM2.5) generated during the welding process. The effect of welding PM2.5 on heart rate variability (HRV) ... -
Lead Concentrations in Relation to Multiple Biomarkers of Cardiovascular Disease: The Normative Aging Study
Peters, Junenette L.; Kubzansky, Laura Diane; Ikeda, Ai; Fang, Shona C.; Sparrow, David; Weisskopf, Marc G.; Wright, Robert O.; Vokonas, Pantel S; Hu, Howard; Schwartz, Joel David (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2012)Background: Lead exposure has been associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) in animal and human studies. However, the mechanisms of action have not been fully elucidated. We therefore examined the relationship between ... -
Night heart rate variability and particulate exposures among boilermaker construction workers
Cavallari, Jennifer Margaret; Eisen, Ellen A.; Chen, Jiu-Chiuan; Fang, Shona C.; Dobson, Christine; Schwartz, Joel David; Christiani, David C. (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2007)Background: Although studies have documented the association between heart rate variability (HRV) and ambient particulate exposures, the association between HRV, especially at night, and metal-rich, occupational particulate ... -
A panel study of occupational exposure to fine particulate matter and changes in DNA methylation over a single workday and years worked in boilermaker welders
Kile, Molly L; Fang, Shona; Baccarelli, Andrea A; Tarantini, Letizia; Cavallari, Jennifer; Christiani, David C (BioMed Central, 2013)Background: Exposure to pollutants including metals and particulate air pollution can alter DNA methylation. Yet little is known about intra-individual changes in DNA methylation over time in relationship to environmental ... -
PM\(_{2.5}\) metal exposures and nocturnal heart rate variability: a panel study of boilermaker construction workers
Cavallari, Jennifer Margaret; Eisen, Ellen A.; Fang, Shona C.; Schwartz, Joel David; Hauser, Russ B.; Herrick, Robert F.; Christiani, David C. (BioMed Central, 2008)Background: To better understand the mechanism(s) of particulate matter (PM) associated cardiovascular effects, research priorities include identifying the responsible PM characteristics. Evidence suggests that metals play ... -
The Relationship between Inflammatory Biomarkers and Telomere Length in an Occupational Prospective Cohort Study
Wong, Jason Y. Y.; De Vivo, Immaculata; Lin, Xihong; Fang, Shona C.; Christiani, David C. (Public Library of Science, 2014)Background: Chronic inflammation from recurring trauma is an underlying pathophysiological basis of numerous diseases. Furthermore, it may result in cell death, scarring, fibrosis, and loss of tissue function. In states ... -
Residential Black Carbon Exposure and Circulating Markers of Systemic Inflammation in Elderly Males: The Normative Aging Study
Fang, Shona C.; Mehta, Amar Jayant; Alexeeff, Stacey E.; Gryparis, Alexandros; Coull, Brent Andrew; Vokonas, Pantel S.; Christiani, David C.; Schwartz, Joel David (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2012)Background: Traffic-related particles (TRPs) are associated with adverse cardiovascular events. The exact mechanisms are unclear, but systemic inflammatory responses likely play a role. Objectives: We conducted a repeated ... -
Secondhand tobacco smoke exposure and heart rate variability and inflammation among non-smoking construction workers: a repeated measures study
Zhang, Jinming; Fang, Shona C; Mittleman, Murray A; Christiani, David C; Cavallari, Jennifer M (BioMed Central, 2013)Background: Although it has been well recognized that exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke (SHS) is associated with cardiovascular mortality, the mechanisms and time course by which SHS exposure may lead to cardiovascular ... -
Short-term metal particulate exposures decrease cardiac acceleration and deceleration capacities in welders: a repeated-measures panel study
Umukoro, Peter E; Cavallari, Jennifer M; Fang, Shona C; Lu, Chensheng; Lin, Xihong; Mittleman, Murray A; Christiani, David C (BMJ Publishing Group, 2016)Objective: Acceleration (AC) and deceleration (DC) capacities measure heart rate variability during speeding up and slowing down of the heart, respectively. We investigated associations between AC and DC with occupational ... -
A Systematic Review of Occupational Exposure to Particulate Matter and Cardiovascular Disease
Fang, Shona C.; Cassidy, Adrian; Christiani, David C. (Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI), 2010)Exposure to ambient particulate air pollution is a recognized risk factor for cardiovascular disease; however the link between occupational particulate exposures and adverse cardiovascular events is less clear. We conducted ...