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Early Warnings: The Lessons of COVID-19 for Public Health Climate Preparedness by Sheehan, Mary C., Fox, Mary A.

“…The early 2020 response to COVID-19 revealed major gaps in public health systems around the world as many were overwhelmed by a quickly-spreading new…”
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Global methylmercury exposure from seafood consumption and risk of developmental neurotoxicity: a systematic review by SHEEHAN, Mary C, BURKE, Thomas A, NAVAS-ACIEN, Ana, BREYSSE, Patrick N, MCGREADY, John, FOX, Mary A

“…To examine biomarkers of methylmercury (MeHg) intake in women and infants from seafood-consuming populations globally and characterize the comparative risk of…”
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Meeting the public health challenge of protecting private wells: Proceedings and recommendations from an expert panel workshop by Fox, Mary A., Nachman, Keeve E., Anderson, Breeana, Lam, Juleen, Resnick, Beth

“…Private wells serving fewer than 25 people are federally unregulated, and their users may be exposed to naturally occurring agents of concern such as arsenic…”
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COVID-19 stressors on migrant workers in Kuwait: cumulative risk considerations by Alahmad, Barrak, Kurdi, Hussam, Colonna, Kyle, Gasana, Janvier, Agnew, Jacqueline, Fox, Mary A

“…As a marginalised subpopulation, migrant workers often fall short from protection by public policies, they take precarious jobs with unsafe working and living…”
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Prospectively ECG-Triggered Sequential Dual-Source Coronary CT Angiography in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: Influence of Heart Rate on Image Quality and Evaluation of Diagnostic Accuracy by Yang, Lin, Xu, Lei, Schoepf, U Joseph, Wichmann, Julian L, Fox, Mary A, Yan, Jing, Fan, Zhanming, Zhang, Zhaoqi

“…To evaluate the effects of mean heart rate (HR) and heart rate variation (HRV) on image quality and diagnostic accuracy of prospectively ECG-triggered…”
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The human health risk estimation of inhaled oil spill emissions with and without adding dispersant by Afshar-Mohajer, Nima, Fox, Mary A., Koehler, Kirsten

“…Airborne toxic compounds emitted from polluted seawater polluted after an oil spill raise health concerns when inhaled by humans or other species. Inhalation…”
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Extreme temperatures and mortality in Kuwait: Who is vulnerable? by Alahmad, Barrak, Shakarchi, Ahmed F., Khraishah, Haitham, Alseaidan, Mohammad, Gasana, Janvier, Al-Hemoud, Ali, Koutrakis, Petros, Fox, Mary A.

“…Previous climate change temperature-related health studies have been performed mostly in western countries with relatively cooler temperatures than the Gulf…”
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Integrating Health into Local Climate Response: Lessons from the U.S. CDC Climate-Ready States and Cities Initiative by Sheehan, Mary C, Fox, Mary A, Kaye, Charlotte, Resnick, Beth

“…Public health has potential to serve as a frame to convey the urgency of behavior change needed to adapt to a changing climate and reduce greenhouse gas…”
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Charting a Path Forward: Assessing the Science of Chemical Risk Evaluations under the Toxic Substances Control Act in the Context of Recent National Academies Recommendations by McPartland, Jennifer, Shaffer, Rachel M, Fox, Mary A, Nachman, Keeve E, Burke, Thomas A, Denison, Richard A

“…In 2016, Congress enacted the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act ("the Lautenberg Act"), which made major revisions to the main U.S…”
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Association of markers of chronic viral hepatitis and blood mercury levels in US reproductive-age women from NHANES 2001-2008: a cross-sectional study by Sheehan, Mary C, Burke, Thomas A, Breysse, Patrick N, Navas-Acien, Ana, McGready, John, Fox, Mary A

“…Methylmercury (MeHg) is a neurotoxin primarily found in seafood; exposures in reproductive-age women are of concern due to vulnerability of the developing…”
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Implications of applying cumulative risk assessment to the workplace by Fox, Mary A., Spicer, Kristen, Chosewood, L. Casey, Susi, Pam, Johns, Douglas O., Dotson, G. Scott

“…Multiple changes are influencing work, workplaces and workers in the US including shifts in the main types of work and the rise of the ‘gig’ economy. Work and…”
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Global to Local: Public Health on the Front Lines of Climate Change by Burke, Thomas A, Fox, Mary A

“…The World Health Organization expects that over the next 30 years, there will be an additional 250 000 deaths per year globally as climate change exacerbates…”
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An Overview of Literature Topics Related to Current Concepts, Methods, Tools, and Applications for Cumulative Risk Assessment (2007-2016) by Fox, Mary A, Brewer, L Elizabeth, Martin, Lawrence

“…Cumulative risk assessments (CRAs) address combined risks from exposures to multiple chemical and nonchemical stressors and may focus on vulnerable communities…”
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Cumulative Risks from Stressor Exposures and Personal Risk Factors in the Workplace: Examples from a Scoping Review by Fox, Mary A., Niemeier, Richard Todd, Hudson, Naomi, Siegel, Miriam R., Dotson, Gary Scott

“…Protecting worker and public health involves an understanding of multiple determinants, including exposures to biological, chemical, or physical agents or…”
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Clinical feasibility of a myocardial signal intensity threshold-based semi-automated cardiac magnetic resonance segmentation method by Varga-Szemes, Akos, Muscogiuri, Giuseppe, Schoepf, U. Joseph, Wichmann, Julian L., Suranyi, Pal, De Cecco, Carlo N., Cannaò, Paola M., Renker, Matthias, Mangold, Stefanie, Fox, Mary A., Ruzsics, Balazs

“…Objectives To assess the accuracy and efficiency of a threshold-based, semi-automated cardiac MRI segmentation algorithm in comparison with conventional…”
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Project Update: Evaluating the Community Health Legacy of WWI Chemical Weapons Testing by Fox, Mary A.

“…The Spring Valley community of Washington, District of Columbia, was built on the site of a World War I chemical weapons lab where testing activities had…”
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Myocardial Late Gadolinium Enhancement: Accuracy of T1 Mapping-based Synthetic Inversion-Recovery Imaging by Varga-Szemes, Akos, van der Geest, Rob J, Spottiswoode, Bruce S, Suranyi, Pal, Ruzsics, Balazs, De Cecco, Carlo N, Muscogiuri, Giuseppe, Cannaò, Paola M, Fox, Mary A, Wichmann, Julian L, Vliegenthart, Rozemarijn, Schoepf, U Joseph

“…To compare the accuracy of detection and quantification of myocardial late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) with a synthetic inversion-recovery (IR) approach with…”
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Applying user-centered design to improve drinking water consumer confidence reports: A Baltimore case study by Fox, Mary A., Agarwalla, Vidisha, Iuliano, Kayla R., Munroe, J. Harry, Nachman, Keeve E., Burke, Thomas A.

“…The US Environmental Protection Agency is revising its policy on drinking water quality reports for consumers. These reports are intended to enhance the…”
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Probabilistic modeling of school meals for potential bisphenol A (BPA) exposure by Hartle, Jennifer C, Fox, Mary A, Lawrence, Robert S

“…Many endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs), including bisphenol A (BPA), are approved for use in food packaging, with unbound BPA migrating into the foods it…”
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Urban climate-health governance: Charting the role of public health in large global city adaptation plans by Sheehan, Mary C., Khudairi, Fay, Swaich, Gurtejandeep S., Hines, William, Mehta, Shivani, Fox, Mary A.

“…Over the last decade many large world cities have scaled up efforts at climate adaptation, a primary focus of which is protecting population health. With…”
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