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Metabolomic Alterations Associated with Phthalate Exposures among Pregnant Women in Puerto Rico by Siwakoti, Ram C., Iyer, Gayatri, Banker, Margaret, Rosario, Zaira, Vélez-Vega, Carmen M., Alshawabkeh, Akram, Cordero, José F., Karnovsky, Alla, Meeker, John D., Watkins, Deborah J.

“…Although phthalate exposure has been linked with multiple adverse pregnancy outcomes, their underlying biological mechanisms are not fully understood. We…”
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Association of Phenols, Parabens, and Their Mixture with Maternal Blood Pressure Measurements in the PROTECT Cohort by Varshavsky, Julia R, Meeker, John D, Zimmerman, Emily, Woodbury, Megan L, Aung, Max T, Rosario-Pabon, Zaira Y, Cathey, Amber L, Vélez-Vega, Carmen M, Cordero, José, Alshawabkeh, Akram, Eick, Stephanie M

“…Phenols and parabens are two classes of high production volume chemicals that are used widely in consumer and personal care products and have been associated…”
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Determinants and characterization of exposure to phthalates, DEHTP and DINCH among pregnant women in the PROTECT birth cohort in Puerto Rico by Rodríguez-Carmona, Yanelli, Ashrap, Pahriya, Calafat, Antonia M., Ye, Xiaoyun, Rosario, Zaira, Bedrosian, Leah D., Huerta-Montanez, Gredia, Vélez-Vega, Carmen M., Alshawabkeh, Akram, Cordero, José F., Meeker, John D., Watkins, Deborah

“…Background As a result of evidence suggesting phthalate toxicity, their use has decreased in recent years. However, new phthalates and non-phthalate…”
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Associations of maternal blood metal concentrations with plasma eicosanoids among pregnant women in Puerto Rico by Kim, Christine, Cathey, Amber L., Park, Seonyoung, Watkins, Deborah J., Mukherjee, Bhramar, Rosario-Pabón, Zaira Y., Vélez-Vega, Carmen M., Alshawabkeh, Akram N., Cordero, José F., Meeker, John D.

“…Heavy metals are known to induce oxidative stress and inflammation, and the association between metal exposure and adverse birth outcomes is well established…”
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Associations of urinary phthalate metabolites and inflammatory biomarkers among pregnant women in Puerto Rico by Lee, Christine W., Cathey, Amber L., Watkins, Deborah J., Rosario-Pabón, Zaira Y., Vélez-Vega, Carmen M., Alshawabkeh, Akram N., Cordero, José F., Meeker, John D.

“…Phthalates are ubiquitous environmental exposures that may be implicated in inflammatory processes, as demonstrated by previous in vivo and in vitro studies…”
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Attitudes Toward the Environment and Use of Information and Communication Technologies to Address Environmental Health Risks in Marginalized Communities: Prospective Cohort Study by Perez-Ramos, Jose G, McIntosh, Scott, Barrett, Emily S, Velez Vega, Carmen M, Dye, Timothy D

“…Background: Information and communication technologies, including mobile health (mHealth), can help isolated communities address environmental health…”
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Performance of urine, blood, and integrated metal biomarkers in relation to birth outcomes in a mixture setting by Ashrap, Pahriya, Watkins, Deborah J., Mukherjee, Bhramar, Rosario-Pabón, Zaira, Vélez-Vega, Carmen M., Alshawabkeh, Akram, Cordero, José F., Meeker, John D.

“…Studies on the health effects of metal mixtures typically utilize biomarkers measured in a single biological medium, such as blood or urine. However, the…”
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Interactions between chemicals and non-chemical stressors: The modifying effect of life events on the association between triclocarban, phenols and parabens with gestational length in a Puerto Rican cohort by Aker, Amira, McConnell, Rafael E. Rios, Loch-Caruso, Rita, Park, Sung Kyun, Mukherjee, Bhramar, Rosario, Zaira Y., Vélez-Vega, Carmen M., Huerta-Montanez, Gredia, Alshawabkeh, Akram N., Cordero, José F., Meeker, John D.

“…[Display omitted] •Life events modified associations between chemical exposure and gestational length.•Relationships were stronger in the presence of overall…”
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Personal care products: Demographic characteristics and maternal hormones in pregnant women from Puerto Rico by Rivera-Núñez, Zorimar, Ashrap, Pahriya, Barrett, Emily S., Llanos, Adana A.M., Watkins, Deborah J., Cathey, Amber L., Vélez-Vega, Carmen M., Rosario, Zaira, Cordero, José F., Alshawabkeh, Akram, Meeker, John D.

“…Personal care products (PCPs) refer to a wide variety of items commonly characterized as health or beauty products. PCPs contain a number of ingredients, often…”
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Adverse birth outcomes are associated with circulating matrix metalloproteinases among pregnant women in Puerto Rico by Kim, Christine, Cathey, Amber L., Watkins, Deborah J., Mukherjee, Bhramar, Rosario-Pabón, Zaira Y., Vélez-Vega, Carmen M., Alshawabkeh, Akram N., Cordero, José F., Meeker, John D.

“…Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are major extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling proteinases and regulate uterine remodeling, which is a critical process for…”
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Maternal blood metal concentrations are associated with matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) among pregnant women in Puerto Rico by Kim, Christine, Cathey, Amber L., Watkins, Deborah J., Mukherjee, Bhramar, Rosario-Pabón, Zaira Y., Vélez-Vega, Carmen M., Alshawabkeh, Akram N., Cordero, José F., Meeker, John D.

“…Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are important regulators of uterine remodeling, a critical process for healthy pregnancies, and studies have revealed a link…”
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Maternal urinary phthalate metabolites are associated with lipidomic signatures among pregnant women in Puerto Rico by Ashrap, Pahriya, Aung, Max T., Watkins, Deborah J., Mukherjee, Bhramar, Rosario-Pabón, Zaira, Vélez-Vega, Carmen M., Alshawabkeh, Akram, Cordero, José F., Meeker, John D.

“…Background Phthalates have been reported to alter circulating lipid concentrations in animals, and investigation of these associations in humans will provide…”
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Preliminary assessment of exposure to persistent organic pollutants among pregnant women in Puerto Rico by Watkins, Deborah J., Vélez-Vega, Carmen M., Rosario, Zaira, Cordero, José F., Alshawabkeh, Akram N., Meeker, John D.

“…Puerto Rico has over 200 hazardous waste sites, as well as higher rates of several adverse health outcomes compared to the mainland US. In response to concerns…”
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Maternal plasma lipids are involved in the pathogenesis of preterm birth by Chen, Yile, He, Bing, Liu, Yu, Aung, Max T, Rosario-Pabón, Zaira, Vélez-Vega, Carmen M, Alshawabkeh, Akram, Cordero, José F, Meeker, John D, Garmire, Lana X

“…Abstract Background Preterm birth is defined by the onset of labor at a gestational age shorter than 37 weeks, and it can lead to premature birth and impose a…”
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Associations of gestational phthalate exposure and non-nutritive suck among infants from the Puerto Rico Testsite for Exploring Contamination Threats (PROTECT) birth cohort study by Zimmerman, Emily, Watkins, Deborah J., Huerta-Montanez, Gredia, Rosario Pabon, Zaira, Feric, Zlatan, Manjourides, Justin, Velez-Vega, Carmen M., Figueroa, Abigail, Hines, Morgan, Martens, Alaina, Cordero, José, Alshwabekah, Akram, Meeker, John D.

“…•Infant non-nutritive suck has not been previously used in environmental epidemiology studies.•Phthalate metabolites MCNP and MEHP across pregnancy resulted in…”
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A mixed-methods analysis to understand the implementation of a multistakeholder research consortium: Environmental influences on child health outcomes (ECHO) by Faro, Elissa Z., Sauder, Katherine A., Norman, Gwendolyn S., Anderson, Amber, Vélez-Vega, Carmen, Napp, David, Huddleston, Kathi C.

“…Introduction:Large, transdisciplinary research consortia have increasingly been called upon to address complex and challenging health problems. The National…”
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Maternal blood metal concentrations are associated with C-reactive protein and cell adhesion molecules among pregnant women in Puerto Rico by Kim, Christine, Cathey, Amber L., Watkins, Deborah J., Mukherjee, Bhramar, Rosario-Pabón, Zaira Y., Vélez-Vega, Carmen M., Alshawabkeh, Akram N., Cordero, José F., Meeker, John D.

“…Studies have revealed a link between aberrant levels of maternal C-reactive protein (CRP) and cell adhesion molecules (CAMs) with adverse birth outcomes. Some…”
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Spatial-temporal targeted and non-targeted surveys to assess microbiological composition of drinking water in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria by Sevillano, Maria, Vosloo, Solize, Cotto, Irmarie, Dai, Zihan, Jiang, Tao, Santiago Santana, Jose M., Padilla, Ingrid Y., Rosario-Pabon, Zaira, Velez Vega, Carmen, Cordero, José F., Alshawabkeh, Akram, Gu, April, Pinto, Ameet J.

“…•Post hurricane tap water quality was assessed at nine sites in six sampling events.•Total bacterial concentrations decreased between early and late…”
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Association between Quality of Maternal Prenatal Food Source and Preparation and Breastfeeding Duration in the Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcome (ECHO) Program by Zimmerman, Emily, Gachigi, Kennedy K, Rodgers, Rachel F, Watkins, Deborah J, Woodbury, Megan, Cordero, José F, Alshawabkeh, Akram, Meeker, John D, Huerta-Montañez, Gredia, Pabon, Zaira Rosario, Hines, Morgan, Velez-Vega, Carmen M, Camargo, Jr, Carlos A, Zhu, Yeyi, Nozadi, Sara S, Comstock, Sarah S, Hockett, Christine, Tarwater, Patrick M, On Behalf Of Program Collaborators For Environmental Influences On Child Health Outcomes

“…This study examined the relationship between maternal food source and preparation during pregnancy and the duration of breastfeeding among 751 mother-child…”
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Preterm birth and PM2.5 in Puerto Rico: evidence from the PROTECT birth cohort by Kirwa, Kipruto, Feric, Zlatan, Manjourides, Justin, Alshawabekeh, Akram, Vega, Carmen Milagros Velez, Cordero, José F, Meeker, John D, Suh, Helen H

“…Background Preterm birth (PTB, birth before 37 weeks of gestation) has been associated with adverse health outcomes across the lifespan. Evidence on the…”
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