Nocturnal boundary-layer data from the Wangara and Voves experiments are analyzed. The lower part of the nocturnal inversion layer normally appears to be turbulent but strongly stratified. The upper thicker part of the inversion layer is characterized by weaker stratification which appears to be almost completely generated by clear-air radiative...
The depth of the nocturnal boundary layer, modeled by diagnostic functions of surface fluxes, is only weakly related to “observed” depths estimated from observed profiles of either wind or temperature as has been shown in previous studies. This is partly due to influences of nonstationarity and large errors in the...
This dissertation is a memoria histórica of the Guatemalan Civil War that centers queer and trans Maya people in its imaginings. Using Maya backstrap weaving practices, “constellating” as defined by the Cultural Rhetorics Theory Lab, and ghost stories as a Maya-centered queer/trans rhetorical methodology, I argue for a shift from...
Stories of the Guatemalan Civil War, which lasted from 1960 until 1996, have often focused on only encapsulating the violence indigenous people experienced at the hands of the Guatemalan government and military. Although these stories contributed to the many civil rights organizing and calls for justice that followed, these types...
Exposure to arsenic early in life has been associated with increased risk of several chronic diseases and is believed to alter epigenetic programming in utero. In the present study, we evaluate the epigenome-wide association of arsenic exposure in utero and DNA methylation in placenta (n=37), umbilical artery (n=45) and human...
Heuristics based on Monte-Carlo Integer Programming (MCIP) and Tabu Search
(TS) techniques were developed for generating easily implementable bucking rules that are
applicable to entire stands (as opposed to individual stem classes), and for selecting the
rule-set that provides the best feasible solution (given log prices and market constraints).
A...
DNA methylation is a well-recognized epigenetic mechanism that has been the subject of a growing
body of literature typically focused on the identification and study of profiles of DNA methylation and their
association with human diseases and exposures. In recent years, a number of unsupervised clustering algorithms,
both parametric and...
Background: Prenatal mercury (Hg) exposure is associated with adverse child neurobehavioral
outcomes. Because Hg can interfere with placental functioning and cross the placenta to target the
fetal brain, prenatal Hg exposure can inhibit fetal growth and development directly and indirectly.
Objectives: We examined potential associations between prenatal Hg exposure assessed...
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Neurobehavioral Outcomes
Jennifer Z.J. Maccani, Devin C. Koestler, Barry Lester, E. Andrés Houseman, David A
Background: Prenatal mercury (Hg) exposure is associated with adverse child neurobehavioral
outcomes. Because Hg can interfere with placental functioning and cross the placenta to target the
fetal brain, prenatal Hg exposure can inhibit fetal growth and development directly and indirectly.
Objectives: We examined potential associations between prenatal Hg exposure assessed...
Full Text:
Jennifer Z.J. Maccani, Devin C. Koestler, Barry Lester, E. Andrés Houseman, David A.
Armstrong, Karl T
Background: Prenatal mercury (Hg) exposure is associated with adverse child neurobehavioral
outcomes. Because Hg can interfere with placental functioning and cross the placenta to target the
fetal brain, prenatal Hg exposure can inhibit fetal growth and development directly and indirectly.
Objectives: We examined potential associations between prenatal Hg exposure assessed...
Full Text:
Mercury and
Adverse Neurobehavioral Outcomes
Maccani, J., Koestler, D. C., Lester, B., Houseman, E. A
