2025
A Historical and Current Look at Chemical Design for Reduced Hazard
Petrovic P, Coish P, Anastas P. A Historical and Current Look at Chemical Design for Reduced Hazard. 2025, 163-172. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-443-15742-4.00072-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
The variable presence of Leptospira in the environment; an epidemiological explanation based on serial analysis of water samples
Warnasekara J, Srimantha S, Senavirathna I, Kappagoda C, Farika N, Nawinna A, Agampodi S. The variable presence of Leptospira in the environment; an epidemiological explanation based on serial analysis of water samples. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0263719. PMID: 35167605, PMCID: PMC8846531, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0263719.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSoil sample analysisSame water sourceSoil samplesWater samplingDifferent climate zonesWet zoneWater sitesWater sourcesWater sample analysisAnimal urineDry zoneClimate zonesNatural environmentVariable abundanceWater samplesMore replicatesSoilOpen wellsSri LankaPresence of LeptospiraMain roadAbundanceAmplicon analysisWaterGreater distances
2021
Towards an ecosystem model of infectious disease
Hassell JM, Newbold T, Dobson AP, Linton YM, Franklinos LHV, Zimmerman D, Pagenkopp Lohan KM. Towards an ecosystem model of infectious disease. Nature Ecology & Evolution 2021, 5: 907-918. PMID: 34002048, DOI: 10.1038/s41559-021-01454-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEcological systemsEcology modelComplex ecological systemsEcosystem functionsLandscape scaleTrophic interactionsEcosystem modelSystems ecologistsHost switchingEcological contextDisease ecologyMistaken tendencySpillover riskNatural environmentNovel pathogensHuman societyIntimate associationPathogensDirect resourcesReciprocal interactionsParasitesKey variablesEcologistsEcologyEnvironmentC. elegans discriminates colors to guide foraging
Ghosh DD, Lee D, Jin X, Horvitz HR, Nitabach MN. C. elegans discriminates colors to guide foraging. Science 2021, 371: 1059-1063. PMID: 33674494, PMCID: PMC8554940, DOI: 10.1126/science.abd3010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCellular stress response genesCellular stress response pathwaysStress response genesStress response pathwaysPhotoreceptor genesDiverse phylaC. elegansForaging decisionsResponse pathwaysResponse genesForagingOpsinGenesPhotosensitive cellsNatural environmentCaenorhabditisHarmful bacteriaElegansPhylaOrganismsBacteriaPathwayRoundwormsCellsToxin
2018
Unifying mechanisms: nature deficiency, chronic stress, and inflammation
Bird W, Epel E, Ickovics J, van den Bosch M. Unifying mechanisms: nature deficiency, chronic stress, and inflammation. 2018, 40-48. DOI: 10.1093/med/9780198725916.003.0034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic stressPoor health behaviorsChronic inflammationVisceral fatInflammation leadShortening of telomeresGut microbiotaHealth behaviorsOrgan reactionsChronic inflammation leadStress hormonesBodily systemsOxidative stressReactive oxidative speciesInflammationShort telomeresOxidative damageUnifying mechanismTelomeresDeleterious influenceRiskVicious circleOxidative speciesNatural environment
2017
Flow environment and matrix structure interact to determine spatial competition in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms
Nadell CD, Ricaurte D, Yan J, Drescher K, Bassler BL. Flow environment and matrix structure interact to determine spatial competition in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms. ELife 2017, 6: e21855. PMID: 28084994, PMCID: PMC5283829, DOI: 10.7554/elife.21855.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMatrix mutantsWild-type cellsMicrobial communitiesMatrix producersEvolutionary stabilityNon-producing strainsMatrix organizationRelative abundanceExtracellular matrixMatrix secretionMatrix productionMutantsSimple flow regimesInitial frequencyBacteriaNatural environmentBiofilmsPseudomonas aeruginosaAbundanceCompetitive dynamicsPseudomonasSpatial competitionSpatial structureCompetitionPotential explanation
2014
A space-time point process model for analyzing and predicting case patterns of diarrheal disease in northwestern Ecuador
Ahn J, Johnson T, Bhavnani D, Eisenberg J, Mukherjee B. A space-time point process model for analyzing and predicting case patterns of diarrheal disease in northwestern Ecuador. Spatial And Spatio-temporal Epidemiology 2014, 9: 23-35. PMID: 24889991, PMCID: PMC4044631, DOI: 10.1016/j.sste.2014.02.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSampled communitiesNorthwestern EcuadorLog Gaussian Cox processRiver BasinRisk-related parametersTemporal variationSpace-time modelDiarrheal diseaseLongitudinal sampling designSampling designPoint process modelNatural environmentSampling regionSpatial clusteringSampling cycleCase eventsPoint patterns
2009
How Infants View Natural Scenes Gathered From a Head-Mounted Camera
Aslin RN. How Infants View Natural Scenes Gathered From a Head-Mounted Camera. Optometry And Vision Science 2009, 86: 561-565. PMID: 19417702, PMCID: PMC2748119, DOI: 10.1097/opx.0b013e3181a76e96.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly visual experienceVisual experienceHuman infant developmentHead-mounted cameraVisual worldVisual inputInfant developmentNatural scenesVisual deprivationSocial developmentPreliminary findingsBroad implicationsExperienceLanguageImportant insightsNatural environmentNormal infantsInfantsImplicationsSceneContextFindingsVideo imagesDeprivationSuch studiesFlexible Visual Statistical Learning: Transfer Across Space and Time
Turk-Browne NB, Scholl BJ. Flexible Visual Statistical Learning: Transfer Across Space and Time. Journal Of Experimental Psychology Human Perception & Performance 2009, 35: 195-202. PMID: 19170482, DOI: 10.1037/0096-1523.35.1.195.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2000
Experimental evidence of host specificity of Bartonella infection in rodents
Kosoy M, Saito E, Green D, Marston E, Jones D, Childs J. Experimental evidence of host specificity of Bartonella infection in rodents. Comparative Immunology Microbiology And Infectious Diseases 2000, 23: 221-238. PMID: 11038125, DOI: 10.1016/s0147-9571(99)00075-2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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