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Occurrence and toxicity of antibiotics in the aquatic environment: A review by Kovalakova, Pavla, Cizmas, Leslie, McDonald, Thomas J., Marsalek, Blahoslav, Feng, Mingbao, Sharma, Virender K.

“…In recent years, antibiotics have been used for human and animal disease treatment, growth promotion, and prophylaxis, and their consumption is rising…”
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A review of the influence of treatment strategies on antibiotic resistant bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes by Sharma, Virender K., Johnson, Natalie, Cizmas, Leslie, McDonald, Thomas J., Kim, Hyunook

“…Antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) and antibiotic resistance genes (ARG) in the aquatic environment have become an emerging contaminant issue, which has…”
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Pharmaceuticals and personal care products in waters: occurrence, toxicity, and risk by Cizmas, Leslie, Sharma, Virender K., Gray, Cole M., McDonald, Thomas J.

“…Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCP) are compounds with special physical and chemical properties that address the care of animal and human health…”
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Assessment of toxicity of selenium and cadmium selenium quantum dots: A review by Sharma, Virender K., McDonald, Thomas J., Sohn, Mary, Anquandah, George A.K., Pettine, Maurizio, Zboril, Radek

“…This paper reviews the current understanding of the toxicity of selenium (Se) to terrestrial mammalian and aquatic organisms. Adverse biological effects occur…”
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Comparing residential contamination in a Houston environmental justice neighborhood before and after Hurricane Harvey by Horney, Jennifer A, Casillas, Gaston A, Baker, Erin, Stone, Kahler W, Kirsch, Katie R, Camargo, Krisa, Wade, Terry L, McDonald, Thomas J

“…Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are complex environmental toxicants. Exposure to them has been linked to adverse health outcomes including cancer, as…”
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Formation and toxicity of brominated disinfection byproducts during chlorination and chloramination of water: A review by Sharma, Virender K., Zboril, Radek, McDonald, Thomas J.

“…Disinfection byproducts (DBPs) in drinking water exhibit considerable adverse health effects; recent focus is on the brominated disinfection byproducts…”
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Down‐regulation of placental mTOR, insulin/IGF‐I signaling, and nutrient transporters in response to maternal nutrient restriction in the baboon by Kavitha, Jovita V., Rosario, Fredrick J., Nijland, Mark J., McDonald, Thomas J., Wu, Guoyao, Kanai, Yoshikatsu, Powell, Theresa L., Nathanielsz, Peter W., Jansson, Thomas

“…The mechanisms by which maternal nutrient restriction (MNR) causes reduced fetal growth are poorly understood. We hypothesized that MNR inhibits placental…”
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A Dilute and Shoot Strategy for Determining Alternaria Toxins in Tomato-Based Samples and in Different Flours Using LC-IDMS Separation by Tölgyesi, Ádám, Farkas, Tamás, Bálint, Mária, McDonald, Thomas J, Sharma, Virender K

“…toxins are emerging mycotoxins whose regulation and standardization are in progress by the European Commission and the European Committee for Standardization…”
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Vulnerability of the fetal primate brain to moderate reduction in maternal global nutrient availability by Antonow-Schlorke, Iwa, Schwab, Matthias, Cox, Laura A., Li, Cun, Stuchlik, Kristina, Witte, Otto W., Nathanielsz, Peter W., McDonald, Thomas J., Roberts, R. Michael

“…Moderate maternal nutrient restriction during pregnancy occurs in both developing and developed countries. In addition to poverty, maternal dieting, teenage…”
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Grouping of complex substances using analytical chemistry data: A framework for quantitative evaluation and visualization by Onel, Melis, Beykal, Burcu, Ferguson, Kyle, Chiu, Weihsueh A, McDonald, Thomas J, Zhou, Lan, House, John S, Wright, Fred A, Sheen, David A, Rusyn, Ivan, Pistikopoulos, Efstratios N

“…A detailed characterization of the chemical composition of complex substances, such as products of petroleum refining and environmental mixtures, is greatly…”
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Epigenetic modification of fetal baboon hepatic phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase following exposure to moderately reduced nutrient availability by Nijland, Mark J., Mitsuya, Kozoh, Li, Cun, Ford, Stephen, McDonald, Thomas J., Nathanielsz, Peter W., Cox, Laura A.

“…Decreased maternal nutrient availability during pregnancy induces compensatory fetal metabolic and endocrine responses. Knowledge of cellular changes involved…”
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Using the 12-item short-form health survey (SF-12) to evaluate self-rated health in an environmental justice community by Fawkes, Leanne S, Roh, Taehyun, McDonald, Thomas J, Horney, Jennifer A, Chiu, Weihsueh A, Sansom, Garett T

“…The Greater Fifth Ward (GFW) is a Northeast Houston, Texas, neighborhood with a legacy of industrial contamination and a confirmed cancer cluster. To…”
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Emergence of insulin resistance in juvenile baboon offspring of mothers exposed to moderate maternal nutrient reduction by Choi, Jaehyek, Li, Cun, McDonald, Thomas J, Comuzzie, Anthony, Mattern, Vicki, Nathanielsz, Peter W

“…Developmental programming of postnatal pancreatic β-cell and peripheral insulin function by maternal nutrient reduction (MNR) has been extensively investigated…”
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Accelerated Oxidation of Organic Contaminants by Ferrate(VI): The Overlooked Role of Reducing Additives by Feng, Mingbao, Jinadatha, Chetan, McDonald, Thomas J, Sharma, Virender K

“…This paper presents an accelerated ferrate­(VI) (FeVIO4 2–, FeVI) oxidation of contaminants in 30 s by adding one-electron and two-electron transfer reductants…”
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Dosing Methods to Enable Cell-Based In Vitro Testing of Complex Substances: A Case Study with a PAH Mixture by Cordova, Alexandra C, Ford, Lucie C, Valdiviezo, Alan, Roman-Hubers, Alina T, McDonald, Thomas J, Chiu, Weihsueh A, Rusyn, Ivan

“…Cell-based testing of multi-constituent substances and mixtures for their potential adverse health effects is difficult due to their complex composition and…”
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Effects of Maternal Global Nutrient Restriction on Fetal Baboon Hepatic Insulin-Like Growth Factor System Genes and Gene Products by Li, Cun, Schlabritz-Loutsevitch, Natalia E, Hubbard, Gene B, Han, Victor, Nygard, Karen, Cox, Laura A, McDonald, Thomas J, Nathanielsz, Peter W

“…Knowledge of altered maternal nutrition effects on growth-regulating systems is critical to understanding normal and abnormal fetal development. There are many…”
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Final 1-Year Results of the TUTOR Randomized Trial Comparing Carpal Tunnel Release with Ultrasound Guidance to Mini-open Technique by Eberlin, Kyle R, Amis, Benjamin P, Berkbigler, Thomas P, Dy, Christopher J, Fischer, Mark D, Gluck, James L, Kaplan, F Thomas D, McDonald, Thomas J, Miller, Larry E, Palmer, Alexander, Perry, Paul E, Walker, Marc E, Watt, James F

“…Studies comparing carpal tunnel release with ultrasound guidance (CTR-US) to mini-open CTR (mOCTR) are limited. This randomized trial compared the efficacy and…”
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Exendin-4 Normalized Postcibal Glycemic Excursions in Type 1 Diabetes by Dupré, John, Behme, Margaret T., McDonald, Thomas J.

“…Exendin-4 is a reptilian peptide that activates the mammalian receptor for truncated glucagon-like peptide 1 (tGLP-1) with relatively prolonged actions…”
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Magnetic graphene–carbon nanotube iron nanocomposites as adsorbents and antibacterial agents for water purification by Sharma, Virender K., McDonald, Thomas J., Kim, Hyunook, Garg, Vijayendra K.

“…One of the biggest challenges of the 21st century is to provide clean and affordable water through protecting source and purifying polluted waters. This review…”
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Oxidation of antibiotics by ferrate(VI) in water: Evaluation of their removal efficiency and toxicity changes by Kovalakova, Pavla, Cizmas, Leslie, Feng, Mingbao, McDonald, Thomas J., Marsalek, Blahoslav, Sharma, Virender K.

“…Antibiotics in water and wastewater have been determined extensively. The treatment of antibiotics in water needs evaluation of possible harmful effects on…”
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