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Decision-Tree, Rule-Based, and Random Forest Classification of High-Resolution Multispectral Imagery for Wetland Mapping and Inventory
(JOURNAL) [Published : Apr 09, 2018]
(JOURNAL) [Published : Apr 09, 2018]
Efforts are increasingly being made to classify the world’s wetland resources, an important ecosystem and habitat that is diminishing in abundance. There are multiple remote sensing classification methods, including a suite of nonparametric classifiers such as decision-tree...
Demodifying RNA for Transcriptomic Analyses of Archival Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded Samples
(JOURNAL) [Published : Apr 01, 2018]
(JOURNAL) [Published : Apr 01, 2018]
Archival formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue samples offer a vast but largely untapped resource for genomic research. The primary technical issues limiting use of FFPE samples are RNA yield and quality. In this study, we evaluated methods to demodify RNA highly fragmen...
Demonstration of a consensus approach for the calculation of physicochemical properties required for environmental fate assessments
(JOURNAL) [Published : Mar 01, 2018]
(JOURNAL) [Published : Mar 01, 2018]
Eight software applications are compared for their performance in estimating the octanol-water partition coefficient (Kow), melting point, vapor pressure and water solubility for a dataset of polychlorinated biphenyls, polybrominated diphenyl ethers, polychlorinated dibenzodioxin...
Depressional wetlands affect watershed hydrological, biogeochemical, and ecological functions
(JOURNAL) [Published : Jun 01, 2018]
(JOURNAL) [Published : Jun 01, 2018]
Depressional wetlands of the extensive U.S. and Canadian Prairie Pothole Region afford numerous ecosystem processes that maintain healthy watershed functioning. However, these wetlands have been lost at a prodigious rate over past decades due to drainage for development, climate ...
Dermal transfer and environmental release of CeO2 nanoparticles used as UV inhibitors on outdoor surfaces: Implications for human and environmental health
(JOURNAL) [Published : Feb 01, 2018]
(JOURNAL) [Published : Feb 01, 2018]
A major area of growth for “nano-enabled” consumer products have been surface coatings, including paints stains and sealants. Ceria (CeO2) nanoparticles (NPs) are of interest as they have been used as additives in these these products to increase UV resistance. Currently, there i...
Detection and Quantification of Graphene-Family Nanomaterials in the Environment
(JOURNAL) [Published : Apr 17, 2018]
(JOURNAL) [Published : Apr 17, 2018]
An increase in production of commercial products containing graphene-family nanomaterials (GFNs) has led to concern over their release into the environment. The fate and potential ecotoxicological effects of GFNs in the environment are currently unclear, partially due to the limi...
Determination of hand soil loading, soil transfer, and particle size variations after hand-pressing and hand-mouthing activities
(JOURNAL) [Published : Jun 15, 2018]
(JOURNAL) [Published : Jun 15, 2018]
Hand-pressing trials and hand-to-mouth soil transfer experiments were conducted to better understand soil loadings, soil transfer ratios for three mouthing activities, and variations in particle size distributions under various conditions. Results indicated that sand caused highe...
Determining preferences for ecosystem benefits in Great Lakes Areas of Concern from photographs posted to social media
(JOURNAL) [Published : Apr 01, 2018]
(JOURNAL) [Published : Apr 01, 2018]
Relative valuation of potentially affected ecosystem benefits can increase the legitimacy and social acceptance of ecosystem restoration projects. As an alternative or supplement to traditional methods of deriving beneficiary preference, we downloaded from social media and classi...
Developing qualitative ecosystem service relationships with the Driver-Pressure-State-Impact-Response framework: A case study on Cape Cod, Massachusetts
(JOURNAL) [Published : Jan 01, 2018]
(JOURNAL) [Published : Jan 01, 2018]
Understanding the effects of environmental management strategies on society and the environment is critical for evaluating their effectiveness but is often impeded by limited data availability. In this article, we present a method that can help scientists to support environmental...
Development and evaluation of the R-LINE model algorithms to account for chemical transformation in the near-road environment
(JOURNAL) [Published : Mar 01, 2018]
(JOURNAL) [Published : Mar 01, 2018]
With increased urbanization, there is increased mobility leading to higher amount of traffic-related activity on a global scale. Most NOx from combustion sources (about 90–95%) are emitted as NO, which is then readily converted to NO2 in the ambient air, while the remainder...
Development of polydisperse aerosol generation and measurement procedures for wind tunnel evaluation of size-selective aerosol samplers
(JOURNAL) [Published : Aug 08, 2018]
(JOURNAL) [Published : Aug 08, 2018]
Accurate development and evaluation of inlets for representatively collecting ambient particulate matter typically involves the use of monodisperse particles in aerosol wind tunnels. However, the resource requirements of using monodisperse aerosols for inlet evaluation creates th...
Developmental Thyroid Hormone Insufficiency Induces Cortical Brain Malformation and Learning Impairments: A Cross-Fostering Study
(JOURNAL) [Published : May 01, 2018]
(JOURNAL) [Published : May 01, 2018]
Thyroid hormones (TH) are essential for brain development, but animal models of well-defined and sensitive downstream apical neurotoxic outcomes associated with developmental TH disruption are lacking. A structural anomaly, a cortical heterotopia, in the brains of hypothyroid rat...
Differential effects of chronic and acute simulated seawater intrusion on tidal freshwater marsh carbon cycling
(JOURNAL) [Published : Mar 24, 2018]
(JOURNAL) [Published : Mar 24, 2018]
Tidal freshwater ecosystems experience acute seawater intrusion associated with periodic droughts, but are expected to become chronically salinized as sea level rises. Here we report the results from an experimental manipulation in a tidal freshwater Zizaniopsis miliacea marsh on...
Differential exposure and acute health impacts of inhaled solid-fuel emissions from rudimentary and advanced cookstoves in female CD-1 mice.
(JOURNAL) [Published : Feb 01, 2018]
(JOURNAL) [Published : Feb 01, 2018]
Background: There is an urgent need to provide access to cleaner end user energy technolo-gies for the nearly 40% of the world’s population who currently depend on rudimentary cooking and heating systems. Advanced cookstoves (CS) are de¬signed to cut emissions and soli...
Differentiating pathway-specific from nonspecific effects in high-throughput toxicity data: A foundation for prioritizing adverse outcome pathway development
(JOURNAL) [Published : Jun 01, 2018]
(JOURNAL) [Published : Jun 01, 2018]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s ToxCast program has screened thousands of chemicals for biological activity, primarily using high-throughput in vitro bioassays. Adverse outcome pathways (AOPs) offer a means to link pathway-specific biological activities with potential ...
Differentiation patterns of uterine carcinomas and precursor lesions induced by neonatal estrogen exposure in mice
(JOURNAL) [Published : Jul 01, 2018]
(JOURNAL) [Published : Jul 01, 2018]
Developmental exposure to estrogenic chemicals is an established risk factor for cancer of the female reproductive tract. This increase in risk has been associated with disruption of normal cellular differentiation during critical stages of development. The goal of this study was...
Disentangling the pathways of land use impacts on the functional structure of fish assemblages in Amazon streams
(JOURNAL) [Published : Jan 01, 2018]
(JOURNAL) [Published : Jan 01, 2018]
Agricultural land use is a primary driver of environmental impacts on streams. However, the causal processes that shape these impacts operate through multiple pathways and at several spatial scales. This complexity undermines the development of more effective management approache...
Distribution, Variability, and Predictors of Urinary Bisphenol-A Levels in 50 North Carolina Adults over a Six-Week Monitoring Period
(JOURNAL) [Published : Mar 01, 2018]
(JOURNAL) [Published : Mar 01, 2018]
Bisphenol A (BPA) is commonly manufactured to make polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins for use in consumer products and packaged goods. BPA has been found in several different types of environmental media (e.g., food, dust, and air). Many cross-sectional studies have frequent...
Do Changes in Temperature and Inflation Pressure Affect Rolling Resistance During Road and Track Testing for Fuel Economy of Class 8 Tractor-Trailers?
(JOURNAL) [Published : Apr 01, 2018]
(JOURNAL) [Published : Apr 01, 2018]
Do Changes in Temperature and Inflation Pressure Affect Rolling Resistance During Road and Track Testing for Fuel Economy of Class 8 Tractor-Trailers?
Does National Wetland Inventory class consistently identify vegetation and edaphic differences in Oregon tidal wetlands?
(JOURNAL) [Published : Jun 01, 2018]
(JOURNAL) [Published : Jun 01, 2018]
Accurately mapping, modeling, and managing the diversity of wetlands present in estuaries often relies on habitat classification systems that consistently identify differences in biotic structure or other ecosystem characteristics between classes. We used field data from four Ore...
Drainage Area Characterization for Evaluating Green Infrastructure using the Storm Water Management Model
(JOURNAL) [Published : May 03, 2018]
(JOURNAL) [Published : May 03, 2018]
Urban stormwater runoff quantity and quality are strongly dependent upon catchment properties. Models are used to simulate the runoff characteristics, but the output from a stormwater management model is dependent on how the catchment area is subdivided and represented as spatial...
ERK1/2 and p38 regulate inter-individual variability in ozone-mediated IL-8 gene expression in primary human bronchial epithelial cells
(JOURNAL) [Published : Jun 20, 2018]
(JOURNAL) [Published : Jun 20, 2018]
Inter-individual variability is observed in all biological responses; however this variability is difficult to model and its underlying mechanisms are often poorly understood. This issue currently impedes understanding the health effects of the air pollutant ozone. Ozone produc...
Early-Life Persistent Vitamin D Deficiency Alters Cardiopulmonary Responses to Particulate Matter-Enhanced Atmospheric Smog in Adult Mice
(JOURNAL) [Published : Mar 06, 2018]
(JOURNAL) [Published : Mar 06, 2018]
This study demonstrates that early-life persistent vitamin D deficiency alters the cardiopulmonary response to smog in mice and may increase risk of adverse effects. Early life nutritional deficiencies can lead to increased cardiovascular susceptibility to environme...
Eco-Health Linkages: Assessing the Role of Ecosystem Goods and Services on Human Health Using Causal Criteria Analysis
(JOURNAL) [Published : Jan 18, 2018]
(JOURNAL) [Published : Jan 18, 2018]
Objectives In the last decade, we saw an upsurge of studies evaluating the role of ecosystem goods and services (EGS) on human health (Eco-Health). Most of this work consists of observational research of intermediate processes and few address the full pathways from ecosystem to E...
Ecohydrological index, native fish, and climate trends and relationships in the Kansas River basin
(JOURNAL) [Published : Jan 04, 2018]
(JOURNAL) [Published : Jan 04, 2018]
This study sought to quantify climatological and hydrological trends and their relationship to presence and distribution of two native aquatic species in the Kansas River Basin over the past half century. Trend analyses were applied to indicators of hydrologic alteration (IHAs) ...