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A possible dose–response association between distance to farmers’ markets and roadside produce stands, frequency of shopping, fruit and vegetable consumption, and body mass index among customers in the Southern United States
(2017-01)
Background: The association between farmers’ market characteristics and consumer shopping habits remains
unclear. Our objective was to examine associations among distance to farmers’ markets, amenities within farmers’
markets, ...
Health effects following subacute exposure to geogenic dust collected from active drainage surfaces (Nellis Dunes Recreation Area, Las Vegas, NV)
(2017-12-08)
The specific health effects of directinhalation of fine minerogenic dusts generated by natural soil surfaces
remain poorly known and relatively little researched. To learn more about this exposure and its contribution
to ...
A 14-year longitudinal study of the impact of clean indoor air legislation on state smoking prevalence, USA, 1997-2010
(2017)
While clean indoor air legislation at the state level is an evidence-based recommendation, only limited evidence exists regarding the impact of clean indoor air policies on state smoking prevalence. Using state smoking ...
The effects of elevated temperature and dissolved ρCO2 on a marine foundation species
(2017-04)
Understanding how climate change and other environmental stressors will affect species is a fundamental concern of modern ecology. Indeed, numerous studies have documented how climate stressors affect species distributions ...
Resolving power of diffraction imaging with an objective: a numerical study
(2017-05)
Diffraction imaging in the far-field can detect 3D morphological features of an object for its coherent nature. We describe methods for accurate calculation and analysis of diffraction images of scatterers of single and ...
An Experiment Assessing Punitive versus Wellness Framing of a Tobacco-Free Campus Policy on Students’ Perceived Level of University Support
(2017-08-20)
The objective of this study was to examine how different ways of describing a hypothetical tobacco-free campus policy would impact college students’ perceived level of support from the college. In the spring of 2016, we ...
Biophysical Mechanisms Mediating Fibrin Fiber Lysis
(2017-05-28)
The formation and dissolution of blood clots is both a biochemical and a biomechanical process. While much of the chemistry has been worked out for both processes, the influence of biophysical properties is less well ...
Nearshore mixing and nutrient delivery along the western Antarctic Peninsula
(2017)
The surface waters of the Southern Ocean play a key role in the global climate and carbon cycles by promoting growth of some of the world’s largest phytoplankton blooms. Several studies have emphasized the importance of ...
A Content Analysis of Psychological Resilience Among First Responders and the General Population
(2017-03)
The current study examined how first responders and the general population described the concept of resilience. Categories
of resilience were coded a priori using Stemler’s content analysis. For the general population, ...
The effects of an afterschool STEM program on students’ motivation and engagement
(2017-06-12)
Background: One significant factor in facilitating students’ career intentions and persistence in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields is targeting their interests and motivation before eighth ...