Association of Obesity with Quantitative Chest CT Measured Airway Wall Thickness in WTC Workers with Lower Airway Disease
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DOI: 10.1007/s00408-019-00246-z
Abstract: BackgroundWe previously reported that wall area percent (WAP), a quantitative CT (QCT) indicator of airway wall thickness and, presumably, inflammation, is associated with adverse longitudinal expiratory flow trajectories in WTC workers, but that obesity and… read more here.
Keywords: wap; wtc workers; airway wall; wtc ... See more keywords
Willingness to communicate in digital and non-digital EFL contexts: scale development and psychometric testing
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DOI: 10.1080/09588221.2019.1588330
Abstract: Abstract This study introduces a new scale of willingness to communicate in a second language (L2 WTC) in digital and non-digital EFL contexts. The psychometric testing of the revised L2 WTC (L2 WTC-R) was undertaken… read more here.
Keywords: digital non; efl; non digital; wtc ... See more keywords
Global DNA methylation of WTC prostate cancer tissues show signature differences compared to non-exposed cases.
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DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgac025
Abstract: There is increased incidence of prostate cancer (PC) among World Trade Center (WTC)-exposed responders and community members, with preliminary evidence suggestive of more aggressive disease. While previous research is supportive of differences in DNA methylation… read more here.
Keywords: methylation; dna methylation; prostate cancer; wtc ... See more keywords
International students in higher education
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DOI: 10.1108/jarhe-01-2018-0008
Abstract: Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate international students’ willingness to communicate (WTC) in US university classrooms, focusing on the role of classroom environment. International students in higher education have great economic and… read more here.
Keywords: students higher; classroom; international students; wtc ... See more keywords
All-cause and cause-specific mortality in a cohort of WTC-exposed and non-WTC-exposed firefighters
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DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2022-108703
Abstract: Objective To compare mortality rates in World Trade Center (WTC)-exposed Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) firefighters with rates in similarly healthy, non-WTC-exposed/non-FDNY firefighters, and compare mortality in each firefighter cohort with… read more here.
Keywords: wtc; cause; wtc exposed; non wtc ... See more keywords
MultiOMICs of WTC-Particulate Induced Persistent Airway Hyperreactivity: Role of Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products.
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DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2019-0064oc
Abstract: Pulmonary disease after World Trade Center particulate matter(WTC-PM) exposure is associated with dyslipidemia and the receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE); however, the mechanisms are not well understood. We utilized a murine model and… read more here.
Keywords: receptor advanced; wtc; end products; rage ... See more keywords
An analysis of the WTC fires using CIB correlations and simple modeling
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DOI: 10.1177/0734904121989670
Abstract: CIB correlations for compartment burning rates and average gas temperatures are examined for accuracy, utility, and generality. The results are applied to modeling the fire on 9/11 in WTC 1. Specific information is used from… read more here.
Keywords: using cib; wtc fires; wtc; fires using ... See more keywords
Willingness to Communicate and Second Language Proficiency: A Correlational Study
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DOI: 10.3390/educsci11090517
Abstract: This study attempts to answer one straightforward question: “what is the relationship between students’ proficiency level and their willingness to communicate?”, i.e., their “readiness to enter into discourse at a particular time with a specific… read more here.
Keywords: willingness communicate; language proficiency; study; proficiency ... See more keywords
Time to Onset of Paresthesia Among Community Members Exposed to the World Trade Center Disaster
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16081429
Abstract: We examined whether time to onset of paresthesia was associated with indicators of severity of World Trade Center (WTC) exposure. We analyzed data from 3411 patients from the Bellevue Hospital—WTC Environmental Health Center. Paresthesia was… read more here.
Keywords: paresthesia; onset paresthesia; time; wtc ... See more keywords
Longitudinal Impact of WTC Dust Inhalation on Rat Cardiac Tissue Transcriptomic Profiles
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19020919
Abstract: First responders (FR) exposed to the World Trade Center (WTC) Ground Zero air over the first week after the 9/11 disaster have an increased heart disease incidence compared to unexposed FR and the general population.… read more here.
Keywords: impact wtc; wtc; wtc dust; heart ... See more keywords
Molecular Clustering Analysis of Blood Biomarkers in World Trade Center Exposed Community Members with Persistent Lower Respiratory Symptoms
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19138102
Abstract: The destruction of the World Trade Center (WTC) on September 11, 2001 (9/11) released large amounts of toxic dusts and fumes into the air that exposed many community members who lived and/or worked in the… read more here.
Keywords: wtc; community members; trade center; world trade ... See more keywords