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Heat‐related deaths among construction workers in the United States by Dong, Xiuwen Sue, West, Gavin H., Holloway‐Beth, Alfreda, Wang, Xuanwen, Sokas, Rosemary K.

“…Background Heat is a severe hazard for construction workers and may be worsening with global warming. This study sought to explore heat‐related deaths among…”
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Fiber-to-Chip Packaging With Robust Fiber Fusion Splicing for Low-Temperature Applications by Hutchins, Aaron, Reens, David, Kharas, Dave, West, Gavin N., Sorace-Agaskar, Cheryl, Chiaverini, John, McConnell, Robert, Swint, Reuel, Akanbi, Opeyemi, Harding, Shannon, Guo, Wei

“…Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs) have emerged as a promising technology to support applications including datacom, AI, RF signal processing, and quantum…”
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Impact of laser frequency noise on high-extinction optical modulation by West, Gavin N, Loh, William, Kharas, Dave, Ram, Rajeev J

“…In present literature on integrated modulation and filtering, limitations in the extinction ratio are dominantly attributed to a combination of imbalance in…”
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Versatile Silicon Nitride and Alumina Integrated Photonic Platforms for the Ultraviolet to Short-Wave Infrared by Sorace-Agaskar, Cheryl, Kharas, Dave, Yegnanarayanan, Siva, Maxson, Ryan T., West, Gavin N., Loh, William, Bramhavar, Suraj, Ram, Rajeev J., Chiaverini, John, Sage, Jeremy, Juodawlkis, Paul

“…We demonstrate scalable and intercompatible multilayer photonic platforms that operate over a multioctave wavelength range from the near-ultraviolet (NUV) into…”
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Involving Stakeholders as Communication Partners in Research Dissemination Efforts by Elwy, A. Rani, Maguire, Elizabeth M., Kim, Bo, West, Gavin S.

“…Moving evidence into practice requires the support of stakeholders, who are critical actors in the research process. Yet, research teams need strategies for…”
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Cooling of an integrated Brillouin laser below the thermal limit by Loh, William, Kharas, Dave, Maxson, Ryan, West, Gavin N., Medeiros, Alexander, Braje, Danielle, Juodawlkis, Paul W., McConnell, Robert

“…Photonically integrated resonators are promising as a platform for enabling ultranarrow linewidth lasers in a compact form factor. Owing to their small size,…”
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Optical frequency averaging of light by Loh, William, Maxson, Ryan T., Medeiros, Alexander P., West, Gavin N., Juodawlkis, Paul W., McConnell, Robert P.

“…The use of averaging has long been known to reduce noise in statistically independent systems that exhibit similar levels of stochastic fluctuation. This…”
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Characterizing applications, exposure risks, and hazard communication for engineered nanomaterials in construction by Lippy, Bruce E, Brooks, Sara B, Cooper, Michael R, Burrelli, Leonard G, Saldivar, Andreas, West, Gavin H

“…Engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) may pose health risks to workers. Objectives were to characterize ENM applications in construction, identify exposure…”
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Change in prevalence of asbestos‐related disease among sheet metal workers 1986 to 2016 by West, Gavin H., Sokas, Rosemary K., Welch, Laura S.

“…Background A medical screening program began in 1986 for sheet metal workers exposed to asbestos, primarily while working alongside insulators applying…”
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Expression of Phox2b by Brainstem Neurons Involved in Chemosensory Integration in the Adult Rat by Stornetta, Ruth L, Moreira, Thiago S, Takakura, Ana C, Kang, Bong Jin, Chang, Darryl A, West, Gavin H, Brunet, Jean Francois, Mulkey, Daniel K, Bayliss, Douglas A, Guyenet, Patrice G

“…Central congenital hypoventilation syndrome is caused by mutations of the gene that encodes the transcription factor Phox2b. The syndrome is characterized by a…”
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Peripheral chemoreceptor inputs to retrotrapezoid nucleus (RTN) CO2-sensitive neurons in rats by Takakura, Ana Carolina Thomaz, Moreira, Thiago Santos, Colombari, Eduardo, West, Gavin H., Stornetta, Ruth L., Guyenet, Patrice G.

“…The rat retrotrapezoid nucleus (RTN) contains pH-sensitive neurons that are putative central chemoreceptors. Here, we examined whether these neurons respond to…”
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Photostimulation of Retrotrapezoid Nucleus Phox2b-Expressing Neurons In Vivo Produces Long-Lasting Activation of Breathing in Rats by Abbott, Stephen B. G, Stornetta, Ruth L, Fortuna, Michal G, Depuy, Seth D, West, Gavin H, Harris, Thurl E, Guyenet, Patrice G

“…The retrotrapezoid "nucleus" (RTN), located in the rostral ventrolateral medullary reticular formation, contains a bilateral cluster of approximately 1000…”
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Photostimulation of channelrhodopsin-2 expressing ventrolateral medullary neurons increases sympathetic nerve activity and blood pressure in rats by Abbott, Stephen B. G., Stornetta, Ruth L., Socolovsky, Carmela S., West, Gavin H., Guyenet, Patrice G.

“…To explore the specific contribution of the C1 neurons to blood pressure (BP) control, we used an optogenetic approach to activate these cells in vivo . A…”
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Acid sensitivity and ultrastructure of the retrotrapezoid nucleus in Phox2b-EGFP transgenic mice by Lazarenko, Roman M., Milner, Teresa A., Depuy, Seth D., Stornetta, Ruth L., West, Gavin H., Kievits, Justin A., Bayliss, Douglas A., Guyenet, Patrice G.

“…The retrotrapezoid nucleus (RTN) contains noncholinergic noncatecholaminergic glutamatergic neurons that express the transcription factor Phox2b (chemically…”
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Selective lesion of retrotrapezoid Phox2b-expressing neurons raises the apnoeic threshold in rats by Takakura, Ana C., Moreira, Thiago S., Stornetta, Ruth L., West, Gavin H., Gwilt, Justin M., Guyenet, Patrice G.

“…Injection of the neurotoxin saporin–substance P (SSP-SAP) into the retrotrapezoid nucleus (RTN) attenuates the central chemoreflex in rats. Here we ask…”
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An analysis of permanent work disability among construction sheet metal workers by West, Gavin H., Dawson, Jaime, Teitelbaum, Claire, Novello, Rebecca, Hunting, Katherine, Welch, Laura S.

“…Background Causes of permanent work disability in the sheet metal industry are not well characterized. Methods Pension records were used to compare causes of…”
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Exposure to airborne nano-titanium dioxide during airless spray painting and sanding by West, Gavin H., Cooper, Michael R., Burrelli, Leonard G., Dresser, Daniel, Lippy, Bruce E.

“…The objectives of the study were to measure and characterize exposure to airborne nanoscale titanium dioxide during airless spraying and sanding of a…”
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TASK Channels Determine pH Sensitivity in Select Respiratory Neurons But Do Not Contribute to Central Respiratory Chemosensitivity by Mulkey, Daniel K, Talley, Edmund M, Stornetta, Ruth L, Siegel, Audra R, West, Gavin H, Chen, Xiangdong, Sen, Neil, Mistry, Akshitkumar M, Guyenet, Patrice G, Bayliss, Douglas A

“…Central respiratory chemoreception is the mechanism by which the CNS maintains physiologically appropriate pH and PCO2 via control of breathing. A prominent…”
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Occupational exposure risk during spraying of biocidal paint containing silver nanoparticles by West, Gavin H., Castaneda, Fatima I., Burrelli, Leonard G., Dresser, Daniel, Cooper, Michael R., Brooks, Sara B., Lippy, Bruce E.

“…The study assessed potential to exceed occupational exposure limits while spraying paint with and without a silver nanoparticle biocidal additive. A…”
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Toward responsible development and effective risk management of nano-enabled products in the U.S. construction industry by West, Gavin H., Lippy, Bruce E., Cooper, Michael R., Marsick, Daniel, Burrelli, Leonard G., Griffin, Kelsey N., Segrave, Alan M.

“…The global construction sector is experiencing major improvements to building materials used in large quantities through commercial applications of…”
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