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Hydration Status, Kidney Function, and Kidney Injury in Florida Agricultural Workers by Mix, Jacqueline, Elon, Lisa, Vi Thien Mac, Valerie, Flocks, Joan, Economos, Eugenia, Tovar-Aguilar, Antonio J, Stover Hertzberg, Vicki, McCauley, Linda A

“…OBJECTIVE:Recent findings suggest that laboring in hot occupational environments is related to kidney damage in agricultural workers. We examined hydration…”
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Examining Agricultural Workplace Micro and Macroclimate Data Using Decision Tree Analysis to Determine Heat Illness Risk by Mac, Valerie Vi Thien, Hertzberg, Vicki, McCauley, Linda A

“…OBJECTIVE:This study was designed to examine the associations between regional weather data and agricultural worksite temperatures in Florida. METHODS:Florida…”
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Using Twitter for Nursing Research: A Tweet Analysis on Heat Illness and Health by Smith, Daniel J., Mac, Valerie V.T., Hertzberg, Vicki S.

“…Aim To provide an example of a tweet analysis for nurse researchers using Twitter in their research. Design A content analysis using tweets about “heat illness…”
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Antibody Profiles According to Mild or Severe SARS-CoV-2 Infection, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 2020 by Hu, William T, Howell, J Christina, Ozturk, Tugba, Benameur, Karima, Bassit, Leda C, Ramonell, Richard, Cashman, Kevin S, Pirmohammed, Shama, Roback, John D, Marconi, Vincent C, Yang, Irene, Mac, Valerie V, Smith, Daniel, Sanz, Ignacio, Wharton, Whitney, Lee, F Eun-Hyung, Schinazi, Raymond F

“…Among patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19), IgM levels increased early after symptom onset for those with mild and severe disease, but IgG levels…”
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Population-based denominators matter: Bias in U.S. Virgin Islands COVID-19 vaccination coverage under changing population counts by Labgold, Katie, Cranford, Hannah M., Ekpo, Lisa L., Mac, Valerie V., Roth, Joseph, Stout, Monife, Ellis, Esther M.

“…The U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) receives an updated population count once every 10 years and used 2010 decennial census population counts to estimate COVID-19…”
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Analyzing the predictors of health care utilization in the agricultural worker population using decision tree analysis: Does language matter? by Smith, Daniel, Mutic, Abby, Mac, Valerie V. T., Hertzberg, Vicki S., McCauley, Linda A.

“…Objectives To analyze the predictors of health care utilization among respondents to the National Agricultural Worker Survey. Specifically, we hypothesized…”
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Physical activity and work activities in Florida agricultural workers by Mix, Jacqueline M., Elon, Lisa, Thein Mac, Valerie Vi, Flocks, Joan, Economos, Jeannie, Tovar‐Aguilar, Antonio J., Hertzberg, Vicki S., McCauley, Linda A.

“…Background Laboring in hot and humid conditions is a risk factor for heat‐related illnesses. Little is known about the amount of physical activity performed in…”
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A modified physiological strain index for workplace‐based assessment of heat strain experienced by agricultural workers by Mac, Valerie V., Elon, Lisa, Smith, Daniel J., Tovar‐Aguilar, Antonio, Economos, Eugenia, Flocks, Joan, Hertzberg, Vicki, McCauley, Linda

“…Background As global temperatures rise, increasing numbers of individuals will work in hot environments. Interventions to protect their health are critical, as…”
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Inflammatory profiles, gut microbiome, and kidney function are impacted after high-fidelity firefighter training by Houser, Madelyn C., Smith, Daniel J., Rhodes, David, Glick-Smith, Judith L., Chovan, Phillip, Ferranti, Erin, Dunbar, Sandra B., Tansey, Malú G., Hertzberg, Vicki, Mac, Valerie V.

“…Firefighters are frequently exposed to high temperatures, environmental toxicants, and strenuous physical demands. The health impacts of these occupational…”
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A qualitative evaluation and conceptual framework on the use of the Birth weight and Age-at-death Boxes for Intervention and Evaluation System (BABIES) matrix for perinatal health in Uganda by Dynes, Michelle M, Daniel, Gaea A, Mac, Valerie, Picho, Brenda, Asiimwe, Alice, Nalutaaya, Agnes, Opio, Gregory, Kamara, Vincent, Kaharuza, Frank, Serbanescu, Florina

“…Perinatal mortality (newborn deaths in the first week of life and stillbirths) continues to be a significant global health threat, particularly in…”
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Heat Exposure in Central Florida Fernery Workers: Results of a Feasibility Study by Mac, Valerie Vi Thien, Tovar-Aguilar, Jose Antonio, Flocks, Joan, Economos, Eugenia, Hertzberg, Vicki S., McCauley, Linda A.

“…Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the feasibility of field-based biomonitoring of heat-related illness (HRI) phenomena in Florida…”
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Elevated Core Temperature in Florida Fernery Workers: Results of a Pilot Study by Mac, Valerie Vi Thien, Tovar-Aguilar, Jose Antonio, Elon, Lisa, Hertzberg, Vicki, Economos, Eugenia, McCauley, Linda A.

“…With expected increases in extreme weather, there may be a greater risk of injury from extreme heat in outdoor worker populations. To plan for future…”
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Lessons Learned from Data Collection as Health Screening in Underserved Farmworker Communities by Flocks, Joan, Tovar, J Antonio, Economos, Eugenia, Thien Mac, Valerie Vi, Mutic, Abby, Peterman, Katherine, McCauley, Linda

“…Girasoles is an academic-community partnership investigating heat-related illness (HRI) among farm-workers. An unexpected outcome is health screening and…”
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Female Farmworkers' Perceptions of Heat-Related Illness and Pregnancy Health by Flocks, Joan, Vi Thien Mac, Valerie, Runkle, Jennifer, Tovar-Aguilar, Jose Antonio, Economos, Jeannie, McCauley, Linda A.

“…Although agricultural workers have elevated risks of heat-related illnesses (HRI), pregnant farmworkers exposed to extreme heat face additional health risk,…”
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What the Agricultural Sector in Florida Needs to Know about Heat-Related Illness (HRI) by Paul Monaghan, Karissa Raskin, Maria Morera, Jose Antonio Tovar Aguilar, Valerie Mac, Joan Flocks

“…Heat-related illness (HRI) can range from rashes, fainting, and cramps to heat exhaustion and heat stroke. It can be fatal, and all outdoor workers in…”
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Heat Illnesses in the Emergency Department: A Hot Topic by Vi Thien Mac, Valerie, Evans, Dian Dowling

“…The RESEARCH TO PRACTICE column is intended to improve the research critique skills of the advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) and to assist with the…”
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Notes from the Field: Legionnaires Disease in a U.S. Traveler After Staying in a Private Vacation Rental House in the U.S. Virgin Islands - United States, February 2022 by Mac, Valerie V, Labgold, Katie, Moline, Heidi L, Smith, Jessica C, Carroll, Jamaal, Clemmons, Nakia, Edens, Chris, Ellis, Brett, Harrison, Cosme, Henderson, Kelley C, Ishaq, Maliha K, Kozak-Muiznieks, Natalia A, Kunz, Jasen, Lawrence, Marlon, Lucas, Claressa E, Walker, Heather L, Willby, Melisa J, Ellis, Esther M

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Notes From the Field: Prevalence of Previous Dengue Virus Infection Among Children and Adolescents - U.S. Virgin Islands, 2022 by Mac, Valerie V, Wong, Joshua M, Volkman, Hannah R, Perez-Padilla, Janice, Wakeman, Brian, Delorey, Mark, Biggerstaff, Brad J, Fagre, Anna, Gumbs, Annellie, Drummond, Aubrey, Zimmerman, Brenae, Lettsome, Briana, Medina, Freddy A, Paz-Bailey, Gabriela, Lawrence, Marlon, Ellis, Brett, Rosenblum, Hannah G, Carroll, Jamaal, Roth, Joseph, Rossington, Janelle, Meeker, Jessica R, Joseph, Joy, Janssen, Julia, Ekpo, Lisa Laplace, Carrillo, Monifa, Hernandez, Niurka, Charles, Patricia, Tosado, Rafael, Soto, Raymond, Battle, Shanice, Bart, Stephen M, Wanga, Valentine, Valentin, Wilfredo, Powell, Winifred, Battiste, Zula, Ellis, Esther M, Adams, Laura E

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Legionnaires Disease in a U.S. Traveler After Staying in a Private Vacation Rental House in the U.S. Virgin Islands--United States, February 2022 by Mac, Valerie V, Labgpld, Katie, Moline, Heidi L, Smith, Jessica C, Carrol, Jamaal, Clemmons, Nakia, Edens, Chris, Ellis, Brett, Harrison, Cosme, Henderson, Kelley C, Ishaq, Maliha K, Kozak-Muiznieks, Natalia A, Kunz, Jasen, Lawrence, Marlon, Lucas, Claressa E, Walker, Heather L, Willby, Melisa J, Ellis, Esther M

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Farmworker Vulnerability to Heat Hazards: A Conceptual Framework by Mac, Valerie Vi Thien, McCauley, Linda A.

“…Purpose To review factors that impact the effect of hot environments on the human body in order to develop a conceptual model of human biological response…”
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