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Dioxin Exposure, from Infancy through Puberty, Produces Endocrine Disruption and Affects Human Semen Quality by Mocarelli, Paolo, Gerthoux, Pier Mario, Patterson, Donald G., Silvano Milani, Giuseppe Limonta, Maria Bertona, Signorini, Stefano, Pierluigi Tramacere, Colombo, Laura, Carla Crespi, Brambilla, Paolo, Cecilia Sarto, Vittorio Carreri, Sampson, Eric J., Turner, Wayman E., Needham, Larry L.

“…BACKGROUND: Environmental toxicants are allegedly involved in decreasing semen quality in recent decades; however, definitive proof is not yet available. In…”
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Levels in the U.S. Population of those Persistent Organic Pollutants (2003−2004) Included in the Stockholm Convention or in other Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution Agreements by Patterson, Jr, Donald G, Wong, Lee-Yang, Turner, Wayman E, Caudill, Samuel P, DiPietro, Emily S, McClure, Patricia C, Cash, Troy P, Osterloh, John D, Pirkle, James L, Sampson, Eric J, Needham, Larry L

“…We report human serum levels of selected persistent organic pollutants (POPs) categorized by age, sex, and race/ethnicity from a statistically representative…”
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Biochemical indicators of B vitamin status in the US population after folic acid fortification: results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2000 by Pfeiffer, Christine M, Caudill, Samuel P, Gunter, Elaine W, Osterloh, John, Sampson, Eric J

“…BACKGROUND: Mandatory folic acid fortification of cereal-grain products was introduced in the United States in 1998 to decrease the risk that women will have…”
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Evaluation of a new handheld instrument for the detection of counterfeit artesunate by visual fluorescence comparison by Ranieri, Nicola, Tabernero, Patricia, Green, Michael D, Verbois, Leigh, Herrington, James, Sampson, Eric, Satzger, R Duane, Phonlavong, Chindaphone, Thao, Khamxay, Newton, Paul N, Witkowski, Mark R

“…There is an urgent need for accurate and inexpensive handheld instruments for the evaluation of medicine quality in the field. A blinded evaluation of the…”
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Urine Concentrations of a Tobacco-Specific Nitrosamine Carcinogen in the U.S. Population from Secondhand Smoke Exposure by BERNERT, John T, PIRKLE, James L, YANG XIA, JAIN, Ram B, ASHLEY, David L, SAMPSON, Eric J

“…The tobacco-specific nitrosamine 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK) and its reduction product in the body,…”
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Concentrations of Dialkyl Phosphate Metabolites of Organophosphorus Pesticides in the U.S. Population by Barr, Dana B., Bravo, Roberto, Weerasekera, Gayanga, Caltabiano, Lisa M., Whitehead, Ralph D., Olsson, Anders O., Caudill, Samuel P., Schober, Susan E., Pirkle, James L., Sampson, Eric J., Jackson, Richard J., Needham, Larry L.

“…We report population-based concentrations, stratified by age, sex, and racial/ethnic groups, of dialkyl phosphate (DAP) metabolites of multiple…”
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Levels of Seven Urinary Phthalate Metabolites in a Human Reference Population by Blount, Benjamin C., Silva, Manori J., Caudill, Samuel P., Needham, Larry L., Pirkle, Jim L., Sampson, Eric J., Lucier, George W., Jackson, Richard J., Brock, John W.

“…Using a novel and highly selective technique, we measured monoester metabolites of seven commonly used phthalates in urine samples from a reference population…”
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Paternal concentrations of dioxin and sex ratio of offspring by Mocarelli, Paolo, Gerthoux, Pier Mario, Ferrari, Enrica, Patterson, Donald G, Kieszak, Stephanie M, Brambilla, Paolo, Vincoli, Nicoletta, Signorini, Stefano, Tramacere, Pierluigi, Carreri, Vittorio, Sampson, Eric J, Turner, Wayman E, Needham, Larry L

“…2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo- p-dioxin (TCDD or dioxin), is commonly considered the most toxic man-made substance. We have previously shown that high serum…”
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What if ideal advice conflicts? A dilemma for idealizing accounts of normative practical reasons by Sampson, Eric

“…One of the deepest and longest-lasting debates in ethics concerns a version of the Euthyphro question: are choiceworthy things choiceworthy because agents have…”
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Prevalence of C282Y and H63D Mutations in the Hemochromatosis (HFE) Gene in the United States by Steinberg, Karen K, Cogswell, Mary E, Chang, Joy C, Caudill, Samuel P, McQuillan, Geraldine M, Bowman, Barbara A, Grummer-Strawn, Laurence M, Sampson, Eric J, Khoury, Muin J, Gallagher, Margaret L

“…CONTEXT: Population-based estimates of the prevalence of disease-associated mutations, such as hemochromatosis (HFE) gene mutations, are needed to determine…”
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Concentrations of Environmental Chemicals Associated with Neurodevelopmental Effects in U.S. Population by Needham, Larry L., Barr, Dana B., Caudill, Samuel P., Pirkle, James L., Turner, Wayman E., Osterloh, John, Jones, Robert L., Sampson, Eric J.

“…Humans are exposed to many environmental chemicals, some of which can potentially affect neurodevelopment. Fetuses, infants, and young children are the most…”
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Do the Standards of Rationality Depend on Resource Context? by Sampson, Eric

“…People sometimes knowingly undermine the achievement of their own goals by, e.g., playing the lottery or borrowing from loan sharks. Are these agents acting…”
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Genetic Studies of a Cluster of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Cases in Churchill County, Nevada by Steinberg, Karen K., Relling, Mary V., Margaret L. Gallagher, Christopher N. Greene, Carol S. Rubin, Deborah French, Holmes, Adrianne K., William L. Carroll, Deborah A. Koontz, Sampson, Eric J., Satten, Glen A.

“…Objective: In a study to identify exposures associated with 15 cases of childhood leukemia, we found levels of tungsten, arsenic, and…”
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Reference range levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the US population by measurement of urinary monohydroxy metabolites by Grainger, James, Huang, Wenlin, Patterson, Donald G., Turner, Wayman E., Pirkle, James, Caudill, Samuel P., Wang, Richard Y., Needham, Larry L., Sampson, Eric J.

“…We developed a gas chromatography isotope-dilution high-resolution mass spectrometry (GC/ID-HRMS) method for measuring 14 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)…”
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Development and validation of sensitive method for determination of serum cotinine in smokers and nonsmokers by liquid chromatography/atmospheric pressure ionization tandem mass spectrometry by Bernert, John T., Jr, Turner, Wayman E, Pirkle, James L, Sosnoff, Connie S, Akins, James R, Waldrep, Mary K, Ann, Qinghong, Covey, Thomas R, Whitfield, Wanda E, Gunter, Elaine W, Miller, Barbara B, Patterson, Donald G., Jr, Needham, Larry L, Hannon, W. Harry, Sampson, Eric J

“…We describe a sensitive and specific method for measuring cotinine in serum by HPLC coupled to an atmospheric pressure chemical ionization tandem mass…”
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Urinary tobacco-specific nitrosamines and 4-aminobiphenyl hemoglobin adducts measured in smokers of either regular or light cigarettes by Bernert, John T., Jain, Ram B., Pirkle, James L., Wang, Lanqing, Miller, Barbara B., Sampson, Eric J.

“…Cigarette brands may differ in their reported yields of "tar" as determined by the Federal Trade Commission smoking-machine method. Brands with relatively…”
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Identification and Quantification of Diethylene Glycol in Pharmaceuticals Implicated in Poisoning Epidemics: An Historical Laboratory Perspective by Barr, Dana B., Barr, John R., Weerasekera, Gayanga, Wamsley, Jacob, Kalb, Suzanne R., Sjödin, Andreas, Schier, Joshua G., Rentz, E. Danielle, Lewis, Lauren, Rubin, Carol, Needham, Larry L., Jones, Robert L., Sampson, Eric J.

“…Over the last several decades, mass poisonings of diethylene glycol (DEG), usually ingested as an unintended component of pharmaceutical preparations, have…”
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Increases in tobacco exposure biomarkers measured in non-smokers exposed to sidestream cigarette smoke under controlled conditions by Bernert, John T., Gordon, Sydney M., Jain, Ram B., Brinkman, Marielle C., Sosnoff, Connie S., Seyler, Tiffany H., Xia, Yang, McGuffey, James E., Ashley, David L., Pirkle, James L., Sampson, Eric J.

“…National surveys of the exposure of non-smokers to secondhand smoke based on serum cotinine analyses have consistently identified certain groups within the…”
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Serum selenium levels in the US population: Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988-1994 by Niskar, Amanda S, Paschal, Daniel C, Kieszak, Stephanie M, Flegal, Katherine M, Bowman, Barbara, Gunter, Elaine W, Pirkle, James L, Rubin, Carol, Sampson, Eric J, McGeehin, Michael

“…The published literature on serum selenium levels in the US population describes studies on small samples that may not be representative of the US population…”
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Comparison of 1-hydroxypyrene exposure in the US population with that in occupational exposure studies by WENLIN HUANG, GRAINGER, James, PATTERSON, Donald G, TURNER, Wayman E, CAUDILL, Samuel P, NEEDHAM, Larry L, PIRKLE, James L, SAMPSON, Eric J

“…Urine samples collected in 1999 and 2000 as part of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) were analyzed for 14 monohydroxy polycyclic…”
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