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Works in Medicine and Health Sciences

2024

Association of Homelessness and Diet on the Gut Microbiome: A United States-Veteran Microbiome Project (US-VMP) Study, Andrew J. Hoisington, Kelly A. Stearns-Yoder, Christopher E. Stamper, Ryan Holliday, Diana P. Brostow, Molly E. Penzenik, Jeri E. Forster, Teodor T. Postolache, Christopher A. Lowry, Lisa A. Brenner
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2023

Development of a Methodology for the Quantification of Reaerosolization of a Biological Contaminate Surrogate Particle from a Military Uniform Fabric, George Cooksey, Jeremy M. Slagley, Casey W. Cooper, Douglas Lewis, Alisha Helm
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Reinvigorating Engineered Noise Controls: A Systems Approach, Jeremy Slagley, Adam Dudarewicz, Pawlaczyk-Łuszczyńska Małgorzata, Francis Slagley
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Method Development for Evaluation of Whole-body Dermal Exposures and Decontamination Effectiveness using an Ultraviolet Fluorescent Aerosol, Emily M. Spatz [*], Jeremy M. Slagley, Casey Cooper, Robert M. Eninger, Trevor Sleight
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Utilizing the System Engineering Trade Study Analysis Method to Analyze Patient Aeromedical Evacuation, Sara Shaghaghi, Jeremy M. Slagley, Michael E. Miller, Gaiven Varshney
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Design and Characterization of an Aerosol Test Chamber for Emergency Response Patient Contamination Control Simulation and Research, Megan L. Steele, Emily M. Spatz, George P. Lemmer, Jacob M. Denney, Casey Cooper, Jeremy M. Slagley, Robert M. Eninger
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2022

Pure Tone Audiometry Evaluation Method Effectiveness in Detecting Hearing Changes Due to Workplace Ototoxicant, Continuous Noise, and Impulse Noise Exposures, Marc Blair, Jeremy M. Slagley, N. C. Schaal
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Evaluating the Military Medical Evacuation Dispatching and Delivery Problem via Simulation and Self-Exciting Hawkes Process, Virbon B. Frial
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2021

Characterization of the Gut Microbiota among Veterans with Unique Military-related Exposures and High Prevalence of Chronic Health Conditions: A United States-Veteran Microbiome Project (US-VMP) Study, Maggie A. Stanislawski, Christopher E. Stamper, Kelly A. Stearns-Yoder, Andrew J. Hoisington, Diana P. Brostow, Jeri E. Forster, Teodor T. Postolache, Christopher A. Lowry, Lisa A. Brenner
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Biological and Psychological Factors Determining Neuropsychiatric Outcomes in COVID-19, Boris N. Tizenberg, Lisa A. Brenner, Christopher A. Lowry, Olaoluwa O. Okusaga, David R. Benavides, Andrew J. Hoisington, Michael E. Benros, John W. Stiller, Ronald C. Kessler, Teodor T. Postolache
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Reinvigorating a Technical Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Distance Learning Graduate Certificate Program, James C. Petrosky, Gaiven Varshney, Jeremy Slagley, Sara Shaghaghi
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Advancing Proper Dataset Partitioning and Classification of Visual Search and the Vigilance Decrement Using EEG Deep Learning Algorithms, Alexander J. Kamrud
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Generalized Deep Learning EEG Models for Cross-Participant and Cross-Task Detection of the Vigilance Decrement in Sustained Attention Tasks, Alexander J. Kamrud [*], Brett J. Borghetti, Christine M. Schubert Kabban, Michael E. Miller
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Classical and Neural Network Machine Learning to Determine the Risk of Marijuana Use, Laura Zoboroski [*], Torrey J. Wagner, Brent T. Langhals
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Effect of noise and ototoxicants on developing standard threshold shifts at a U.S. Air Force depot level maintenance facility, Marc Blair, Jeremy M. Slagley, N. Cody Schaal
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Toxoplasma gondii, Suicidal Behavior, and Intermediate Phenotypes for Suicidal Behavior, Teodor T. Postolache, Abhishek Wadhawan, Dan Rujescu, Andrew J. Hoisington, Aline Dagdag, Enrique Baca-Garcia, Christopher A. Lowry, Olaoluwa O. Okusaga, Lisa A. Brenner
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External Dose to Recovery Teams Following a Wide-area Nuclear or Radiological Release Event, Michael D. Kaminski, Keith Sanders, Katherine Kepler, Matthew Magnuson, Jeremy M. Slagley
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Costs and Benefits of Physical Therapy Program Implementation for Air Force Fighter Pilots, Christian G. Erneston
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Blood Flow Mediated Hybrid Nanoparticles in Human Arterial System: Recent Research, Development and Applications, Jayati Tripathi, B. Vasu, Rama S. R. Gorla, Ali J. Chamka, P. V. S. N. Murthy, O. Anwar Beg
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A Coupled Hazard Simulation and Post-Disaster Resource Optimization Framework, Stephen M. Cunningham
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A Framework for Estimating the United States Depression Burden Attributable to Indoor Fine Particulate Matter Exposure, William L. Taylor, Steven J. Schuldt, Justin D. Delorit, Christopher M. Chini, Teodor T. Postolache, Christopher A. Lowry, Lisa A. Brenner, Andrew J. Hoisington
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Security Analysis of the Masimo MightySat: Data Leakage to a Nosy Neighbor, Stephanie Long, Richard Dill, Barry E. Mullins
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2020

Evaluation of an Immunomodulatory Probiotic Intervention for Veterans with Co-occurring Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Pilot Study, Lisa A. Brenner, Jeri E. Forster, Kelly A. Stearns-Yoder, Christopher E. Stamper, Andrew J. Hoisington, Diana P. Brostow, Merideth Mealer, Hal S. Wortzel, Teodor T. Postolache, Christopher A. Lowry
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Development of a Semi-Quantitative Methodology for Evaluation of Whole-Body Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Decontamination Using an Ultraviolet Fluorescent Aerosol, Emily M. Titus
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Survey of Airflow around a Heated Manikin as a Simulated Aeromedical Evacuation Patient on a Litter with Computational Fluid Dynamics Models, George P. Lemmer
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Examining Healthy Community Design Characteristics and Its Influence on Physical Health, Alvin T. Yip
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Detection and Quantification of Bacterial Species Important to Mental and Physical Health, David G. Leonard
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Retrospective Cohort Study of Pure Tone Audiometry Threshold Shifts from Ototoxic Substance, Continuous Noise, and Impulse Noise Exposures at Tinker Air Force Base from 2005 to 2019, Marc J. Blair
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Electronic Image Detectability under Varying Illumination Conditions, Jeremy J. Miller
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The Influence of Light in the Built Environment to Improve Mental Health Outcomes, Nathanael T. Kohl
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Preferred Treatment Methods for Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease, James L. Deitschel
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Assessing Challenges Associated with Sampling Hexavalent Chromium under New Consensus Guidelilnes, Megan L. Steele
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Development and Characterization of a Filter-Based Bioaerosol Sampler Capable of Integration into Small Unmanned Aerial Systems, Stephanie A. Ohms
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Seasonal affective disorder and seasonal changes in weight and sleep duration are inversely associated with plasma adiponectin levels, Faisal Akram, Claudia Gragnol, Uttam K. Raheja, Soren Snitker, Christopher A. Lowry, Kelly A. Stearns-Yoder, Andrew J. Hoisington, Lisa A. Brenner, Erika Saunders, John Stiller, Kathleen Ryan, Kelly J. Rohan, Braxton D. Mitchell, Teodor T. Postolache
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Aerial MEDEVAC Operations: Decision Making Under Uncertainty to Save Lives, Phillip R. Jenkins, Brian J. Lunday, Matthew J. Robbins
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2019

Occupational Noise Dose Reduction via Behavior Modification Using In-Ear Dosimetry among United States Air Force Personnel Exposed to Continuous and Impulse Noise, Jesse Trawick, Jeremy M. Slagley, Robert Eninger
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Longitudinal Homogenization of the Microbiome between Both Occupants and the Built Environment in a Cohort of United States Air Force Cadets, Anukriti Sharma, Miles Richardson, Lauren Cralle, Christopher E. Stamper, Juan P. Maestre, Kelly A. Stearns-Yoder, Teodor T. Postolache, Katherine L. Bates, Kerry A. Kinney, Lisa A. Brenner, Christopher A. Lowry, Jack A. Gilbert, Andrew J. Hoisington
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Ten Questions Concerning the Built Environment and Mental Health, Andrew J. Hoisington, Kelly A. Stearns-Yoder, Steven J. Schuldt, Cody J. Beemer, Kerry A. Kinney, Teodor T. Postolache, Christopher A. Lowry, Lisa A. Brenner
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Toxoplasma gondii IgG Associations with Sleepwake Problems, Sleep Duration and Timing, Celine C. Corona, Ma Zhang, Abhishek Wadhawan, Melanie L. Daue, Maureen W. Groer, Aline Dagang, Christopher A. Lowry, Kathleen A. Ryan, Andrew J. Hoisington, John W. Stiller, Dietmar Fuchs, Braxton D. Mitchell, Teodor T. Postolache
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Noise Concerns of Residents Living in Close Proximity to Hydraulic Fracturing Sites in Southwest Pennsylvania, Cyntia M. Richburg, Jeremy M. Slagley, Majed M. Zreiqat, Helmut W. Paschold
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2018

Military-Related Exposures, Social Determinants of Health, and Dysbiosis: The United States-Veteran Microbiome Project (US-VMP), Lisa A. Brenner, Andrew J. Hoisington, Kelly A. Stearns-Yoder, Christopher E. Stamper, Jared A. Heinze, Teodor T. Postolache, Daniel A. Hadidi, Claire A. Hoffmire, Maggie A. Stanislawski
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Cross-Participant EEG-Based Assessment of Cognitive Workload Using Multi-Path Convolutional Recurrent Neural Networks, Ryan G. Hefron, Brett J. Borghetti, Christine M. Schubert Kabban, James Christensen, Justin Estep
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Occupational Noise Dose Reduction via Behavior Modification Using In-ear Dosimetry among USAF Personnel Exposed to Continuous Impulse Noise, Jesse A. Trawick
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The Effect of Ammonia on the Germination and Outgrowth of Bacillius globigii, Joseph B. Kunicki
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Radiological Decontamination in the Urban Environment Utilizing an Irreversible Wash-Aid Recovery System, Keith A. Sanders
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Cognitive Effects of Short Duration Short Wavelength Visible Light, Sarah J. Bolton
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Assessment of Deployment-Related Exposures on Risk of Incident Mental Health Diagnoses Among Air Force Medical Service Personnel: Nested Case-Control Study, Genny M. Maupin, Anthony P. Tvaryanas, Edward D. White, Heather J. Mahaney
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Measuring Leak Rates from Abandoned Natural Gas Wells in Western Pennsylvania, John Bradshaw, Jeremy M. Slagley, Nicole Iannacchione, Matthew Lees
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Chemical-Induced Hearing Loss in Shipyard Workers, Nicholas Cody Schaal, Jeremy M. Slagley, Cyntia M. Richburg, Majed M. Zreiqat, Helmut W. Paschold
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2017

Researching Treatments for Perfluoroalkyl Substances, Christopher T. Schmidt [*], David M. Kempisty, Matthew Magnuson
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Characterization of Jet Fuel Combustion Emissions During a C-130 Aeromedical Evacuation Engines Running Onload, Michelle L. Page
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Evaluation of Coverall Field Dry Aerosol Decontamination Methods using a Manikin, Jeremy M. Slagley, H. Paschold, J. M. Engler
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Risk Factors for Incident Postdeployment Mental Health Conditions Among U.S. Air Force Medical Service Personnel, Genny M. Maupin, Anthony P. Tvaryanas, Edward D. White, Heather J. Lysfjord
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Effects of Combined Exposure to Metals, Solvents, and Noise on Permanent Threshold Shifts, Nicholas Cody Schaal, Jeremy M. Slagley, Majed M. Zreiqat, Helmut W. Paschold
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Optimal Configurations for Aerosol Monitoring with Multi-Rotor Small Unmanned Aerial Systems, Inna D. Chavez
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Examining Regionalization Efforts to Develop Lessons Learned and Consideration for Department of Defense Medical Facilities, Erik B. Schuh
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2016

Neck Injury Criteria Development for Use in System Level Ejection Testing; Characterization of ATD to Human Response Correlation under -Gx Accelerative Input, Craig M. Zinck
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Using Artificial Neural Networks to Predict Disease Associations for Chemicals Present in Burn Pit Emissions, Amanda R. Taylor
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EEG-Based Classification and Advanced Warning of Epileptic Seizures, Lauren E. Clisby
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Keeping Pace with Drug-use Trends: Medical Marijuana, Legal Positives, and Other Challenges for Drug-free Workplace Programs, Eric Nelson, Jeremy M. Slagley [*]
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Nanomechanical Characterization of Bacillus anthracis Spores by Atomic Force Microscopy, Alex G. Li, Larry W. Burggraf, Yun Xing
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Injury Characteristics and Outcomes in Elderly Trauma Patients in Sub-Saharan Africa, Jared R. Gallaher, Bryce E. Haac, Andrew J. Geyer, Charles Mabedi, Bruce A. Cairns, Anthony G. Charles
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2015

A Noise Delivery System for Multi-animal Multi-level Whole Body Ototoxicity Studies, John E. Stubbs, Jeremy M. Slagley, James E. Reboulet
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Silica Contamination Control: A Gathering Storm?, Jeremy M. Slagley
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Unmanned Aerial Systems in Occupational Hygiene—Learning from Allied Disciplines, Robert M. Eninger, Robert L. Johnson
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A Randomized Controlled Trial of Core Strengthening Exercises in Helicopter Crewmembers with Low Back Pain, Yvonne Brandt, Linda Currier, Timothy W. Plante, Christine M. Schubert Kabban, Anthony P. Tvaryanas
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Evidence for the Inhibition of Dengue Virus Binding in the Presence of Silver Nanoparticles, Kelley J. Williams
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2014

Investigating the Correlation of the U.S. Air Force Physical Fitness Test to Combat-Based Fitness: A Women-Only Study, Tarah Mitchell, Edward D. White, Daniel Ritschel
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Field Evaluation of Solvent-Free Sampling with Di-n-butylamine for the Determination of Airborne Monomeric and Oligomeric 1,6-Hexamethylene Diisocyanate, Tiffany R. Heline
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2013

An Inexpensive Workplace Initiative to Motivate High-Risk Individual Health Improvement, Aimee T. Kirchner, D. Alan Ladd, John J. Elshaw, James F. Schlub
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Health Risk Assessments of Waste Combustion Emissions Using Surrogate Analyte Models, Michael A . Schmidt
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Traumatic Brain Injury Recovery Care: Demand Forecasting, Staffing, and Treatment Planning, Mitchell R. Kieffer
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Urgent Aeromedical Evacuation Network Capacity Planning, Scott C. Finkbeiner
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Spectral Detection of Acute Mental Stress with VIS-SWIR Hyperspectral Imagery, Elizabeth K. Norvell
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2012

Cyberspace and Real-World Behavioral Relationships: Towards the Application of Internet Search Queries to Identify Individuals At-risk for Suicide, Casey C. Miller
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A Proposed Mediation Model of the Effects of Motivation for a Healthy Lifestyle: Impacts on Emotional Exhaustion, Medication Regimens, and Low-Density Lipoprotein, Nathan M. Leuthold
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The Effects of Cognitive-Behavioral Motivation for Health Improvement on Anthropometric Measurements in High Risk Individuals, Aimee T. Kirchner
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Influence of pH on the Transport of Silver Nanoparticles in Saturated Porous Media: Laboratory Experiments and Modeling, Jason R. Flory
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Comparative Analysis of Two Biological Warfare Air Samplers Using Live Surrogate Agents, James C. Enderby
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Probabilistic Model for Laser Damage to the Human Retina, David R. Wooddell
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A Control Engineering Framework for Managing Whole Hospital Occupancy, Kevin T. Roche, Daniel E. Rivera, Jeffery K. Cochran
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Modifying the U.S. Air Force Fitness Test to Reflect Physical Combat Fitness: One Study's Perspective, Thomas T. Worden, Edward D. White
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2011

Smoking in the United States Air Force: Trends, Most Prevalent Diseases and their Association with Cost, Michail Gkoutouloudis
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Tryptophan Degradation in Women with Breast Cancer: A Pilot Study, Debra E. Lyon, Jeanne M. Walter, Angela R. Starkwater, Christine M. Schubert, Nancy L. McCain
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Characterization of Graphite Composite Material Particulates from USAF Aircraft Maintenance Operations, Richard E. Yon
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Retrospective Geospatial Modeling of PM10 Exposures from Open Burning at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, John P. Rinker
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A Primary Care Workload Production Model for Estimating Relative Value Unit Output, Rachel G. Murphy
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Development of Optimized Guidelines for Therapeutic Strategies for Organophosphate Poisoning, Craig A. Holder
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Evaluation of XMX/2L-MIL Virtual Impactor Performance and Capture and Retention of Aerosol Particles in Two Different Collection Media, Jon E. Black
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Combating Biological Terrorism from Imported Food, Jeffrey S. Nelson
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2010

Insertion Loss of Noise Barriers on an Aboveground, Full-Scale Model Longwall Coal Mining Shearer, Daniel D. Sweeney, Jeremy M. Slagley, David A. Smith
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Development of a Novel Noise Delivery System for JP-8 Ototoxicity Studies, John E. Stubbs
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Particulate Characterization and Control Evaluation for Carbon Fiber Composite Aircraft Crash Recovery Operations, Matthew R. Ferreri
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High Volume Air Sampling for Viral Aerosols: A Comparative Approach, Casey W. Cooper
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Evaluation of Shelter-in-Place (SIP) Initiation Strategies for a Release of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, or Nuclear (CBRN) Agent or Toxic Industrial Chemicals (TICs), Robert J. Schmidtgoessling, David A. Smith, Jeremy M. Slagley
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"Cradle to Grave" Defence Occupational Hygienist Education in the United States Air Force, Jeremy M. Slagley, Robert Eninger, David A. Smith
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2009

Controlling Dust Exposures in Longwall Mining Utilizing a Simple Barrier, Daniel D. Sweeney, Jeremy M. Slagley, David A. Smith, James P. Rider
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Controlling Hazardous Noise and Dust within the Industrial Workforce Using a Simple Barrier, Daniel D. Sweeney
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Modeling Thermal Inactivation of Bacillus Spores, Emily A. Knight
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Field Evaluation of a Novel Exposure Assessment Strategy Using Respirable Coal Dust Exposures During Heat Plant Coal Receiving Operations, Timothy W. Batten
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Shelter-In-Place: Indoor Exposure Assessment During an Airborne Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Event, Robert D. Schmidtgoessling
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2008

In Vitro Toxicity of Aluminum Nanoparticles in Human Keratinocytes, Stephanie McCormack-Brown
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Three Models of Anthrax Toxin Effects on the MAP-Kinase Pathway and Macrophage Survival, Daniel J. Schneider
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Micro-Etched Platforms for Thermal Inactivation of Bacillus anthracis and Bacillus thuringiensis Spores, Leslie S. Hawkins
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A Delphi Study Assessing Long-term Access to Electronic Medical Records (EMR), Byron D. Nicholson
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2007

Effects of Cross-Sectional Dimensions on Active Noise Control in Rectangular and Round Ducts, Jeremy M. Slagley, Steven Guffey
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IE Techniques Aid Air Force Disaster Response, Adedeji B. Badiru, Dave Smith, Michael R. Grimaila, Jeremy Slagley, Patrick Key, Ad Thal
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Effects of Cross-Sectional Partitioning on Active Noise Control in Round Ducts, Jeremy M. Slagley, Steven Guffey
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2006

Forecasting Mental Health Care Cost for OIF and OEF Veterans, Phil Andrew L. Bernal
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Analysis of Patient Information: An Empirical Modeling Approach, Tony A. Murphy
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Contemplating a New Model for Air Force Aerospace Medical Technician Skills Sustainment Training, Robert M. Corrigan
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Development of an Evaluation Methodology for hazardous Waste Training Programs, Ryan A. Crowley
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Active Noise Control of Stageloader Noise in Longwall Mining, Jeremy M. Slagley, Steven Guffey
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2005

An Analysis of Biometric Technology as an Enabler to Information Assurance, Darren A. Deschaine
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2002

Post-Processing of Low Dose Mammography Images, Jesung Kim
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A Novel Electrocardiogram Segmentation Algorithm Using a Multiple Model Adaptive Estimator, Gregory S. Hoffman
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Photometer Response Determination Based on Aerosol Physical Characteristics, Patrick T. O'Schaughnessy, Jeremy M. Slagley
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2000

An Object-oriented Approach to the Modeling and Visualization of Breast Cancer Tumors, Bruce C. Jenkins
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1999

An Investigation Into the Noninvasive Assessment of Bone Density Using Multiplexed Compton Scattered Tomography, Marc J. Sands
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1996

Clustered Microcalcification Detection Using Optimized Difference of Gaussians, Edward M. Ochoa
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1995

Three Dimensional Localization of Lesions from Digitized Mammograms, Amy L. Magnus
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The Effect of a Self-Care Education Program on a Military Medical Beneficiary Population, Christopher S. Svehlak
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1994

Development of a Mammographic Image Processing Environment Using MATLAB, John L. Kelley
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