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Environmental Origins of Methylmercury in Aquatic Biota and Humans
(2016-05-03)
Methylmercury (MeHg) is a neurotoxin found in fish and shellfish, that poses risks to human and ecological health. Exposure to MeHg adversely affects neurodevelopment of children and cardiovascular health in adults. Seafood ...
Maternal, Behavioral, and Environmental Risk Factors for Gestational Diabetes and Preterm Birth Among Pregnant Women
(2016-04-25)
Background: Lifestyle changed in Kuwait with the rapid development and economic expansion and the Americanization of the Kuwaiti market. Fast food and sedentary lifestyle became very prevalent. Environmental exposures such ...
Toward a Causal Health Effect of Fine Particulate Air Pollution
(2018-04-09)
Exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) has been associated with many adverse health outcomes, including increased risk of mortality and hospital admissions. There have been criticisms challenging whether the reported ...
The Impacts of Environmental Exposures on Birthweight
(2018-04-19)
Environmental exposures have long been linked to health outcomes. This dissertation focuses on one outcome in particular, birthweight, as it is predictive of health status over the life course. The birth records of ...
From Source to Dose: Modeling Human Exposure to Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances
(2018-04-26)
Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) are a class of synthetic organic chemicals that have been in production since 1950s. They are detectable in virtually all Americans. Exposure to some PFASs have been linked to a ...
Thermal Decomposition of Nano-Enabled Products: Potential Environmental Health and Safety Implications
(2018-09-26)
The widespread use of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) in consumer products inevitably raises concern for potential exposure to ENMs released from such nano-enabled products (NEPs). It is therefore important to understand ...
Molecular Markers of Vitamin D and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Prognosis
(2018-04-26)
Esophageal cancer is the ninth leading cause of cancer and the fifth leading cause of cancer death globally, with two predominant histologies: squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma. In the last few decades, esophageal ...
Prenatal Origins of Child Health: Independent and Joint Effects of Maternal Distress and Exposure to Air Pollution on Immune-Related Outcomes
(2018-04-27)
Objective: The aim of this dissertation was to examine, both independently and jointly, the association of prenatal exposure to maternal depression and air pollution with immune responses in the neonate at birth, and with ...
Exploratory Approach of Developing Biomarkers for Linking Sub-Lethal Neonicotinoids Exposure and Health Risks
(2018-04-18)
Since the development of neonicotinoids, their usage has been growing dramatically in pest control while limited studies focused on their impact on human exposure. With a concern of the systemic property of neonicotinoids ...
MODELING EXPOSURES to POLY- and PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES (PFASs) in AQUATIC BIOTA and HUMANS
(2018-04-27)
Poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are a class of persistent anthropogenic chemicals widely used in consumer products. Exposure to PFASs has been associated with a suite of health effects including immunotoxicity, ...