- Infection Control and Ventilation
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
- Blood groups and transfusion
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
- Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
- Advanced Sensor Technologies Research
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Diatoms and Algae Research
- Blood transfusion and management
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- Wind and Air Flow Studies
- Hemispheric Asymmetry in Neuroscience
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
- Noise Effects and Management
- Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
- Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity
- scientometrics and bibliometrics research
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
- Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
- Pregnancy and Medication Impact
University of Cincinnati Medical Center
1995-2023
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
2013-2022
University of Cincinnati
2006-2022
Mercy Medical Center Sioux City
2016
Applied Research (United States)
2016
United States Department of the Navy
2016
United States Department of Health and Human Services
2013
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2006
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
2006
Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital
2006
Aircraft can hold large numbers of persons in close proximity for long periods, which increase the risk transmission infectious disease.*Current CDC guidelines recommend against travel who have not been vaccinated COVID-19, and a January 2021 order requires masking all while on airplanes.†, § Research suggests that seating aircraft is associated with increased infection SARS-CoV-2, virus causes COVID-19 (1,2).However, studies quantifying benefit specific distancing strategies to prevent...
Background: Exposure in utero to certain medications can disrupt processes of fetal development, including brain leading a continuum neurodevelopmental difficulties. Recognizing the deficiency investigations within pregnancy pharmacovigilance, an international Neurodevelopmental Expert Working Group was convened achieve consensus regarding core outcomes, optimization methodological approaches and barriers conducting pharmacovigilance studies with outcomes. Methods: A modified Delphi study...
Aircraft cabins have high-performance ventilation systems, yet typically hold many persons in close proximity for long durations. The current study estimated airborne virus exposure and infection reductions when middle seats are vacant compared to full occupancy passengers wear surgical masks aircraft. Tracer particle data reported by U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) CFD simulations Boeing were used along with NIOSH data, build nonlinear regression models distance from source as...
Airflow is a critical factor that influences air quality, airborne contaminant distribution, and disease transmission in commercial airliner cabins. The general aircraft-cabin air-contaminant transport effect model seeks to build exposure-spatial relationships between sources receptors, quantify the uncertainty, provide platform for incorporation of data from variety studies. Knowledge infection risk flight crews passengers needed form coherent response an unfolding epidemic, may have...
Leukocyte poor RCC’s (LP-RCC) are indicated in chronically transfused patients order to prevent non-hemolytic transfusion reactions and HLA alloimmunization. In this study buffy coat free red cell concentrates (BCF-RCC) additive solution (SAG-M) stored for four weeks were leukocyte depleted by filtration with three different filter systems (Erypur® Optima (E), Sepacell® R500 B (S) and, Pall® RC, 50 TM (P)). The BCF-RCC’s prepared using ‘bottom top (BAT)’ automatic separation containing about...
P878 Aims: The widening of donor criteria for visceral transplantation as a way to overcome organ shortage is discussed time after time. One aspect in this context use older donors. At the same time, indications abdominal have widened, allowing more and recipients receive life-saving or -improving graft an aging population. Methods: mean difference between recipient age 1234 kidney, 328 liver, 162 pancreas transplantations were separately analysed 6 periods. Results: Kidney started out with...
SAB2-O-05 Background: In utero exposures to environmental toxicants have been linked a variety of adverse health outcomes, including low birth weight and neurodevelopmental effects. Methods: The Health Outcome Measures in the Environment (HOME) study, prospective cohort involving 400 families greater Cincinnati area, was designed test outcomes associated with exposures. Women were enrolled at 16 weeks (±3 weeks) gestation. Maternal blood urine samples collected 26 gestation delivery. We cord...
s: Abstracts of Papers Accepted for Presentation at the Annual Meeting Society Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics: Presented Monday, September 26, 2005 Plenary Session IV
At the beginning of August 2001, after a five day field exercise, about 200 out 450 soldiers in Germany’s armed forces became ill with acute gastroenteritis, peaking week (1). The incubation period was assumed to be within range two 10 days, and duration illness between several days weeks.
Aircraft cabins have high-performance ventilation systems, yet typically hold large numbers of people in close proximity for long periods. The current study estimated airborne virus exposure and infection reductions vacant middle seats masking aircraft. Tracer particle data reported by U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) CFD simulations Boeing were used, along with NIOSH data, to build nonlinear regression models distance from source as variables. These that estimate at given distances...