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    Convergence of microclimate in residential landscapes across diverse cities in the United States

    The urban heat island (UHI) is a well-documented pattern of warming in cities relative to rural areas. Most UHI research utilizes remote sensing methods at large scales, or climate sensors in single cities sur...

    Sharon J. Hall, J. Learned, B. Ruddell, K. L. Larson in Landscape Ecology (2016)

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    Convergent Surface Water Distributions in U.S. Cities

    Earth’s surface is rapidly urbanizing, resulting in dramatic changes in the abundance, distribution and character of surface water features in urban landscapes. However, the scope and consequences of surface w...

    M. K. Steele, J. B. Heffernan, N. Bettez, J. Cavender-Bares, P. M. Groffman in Ecosystems (2014)

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    Association of exposure to diabetes in utero with adiposity and fat distribution in a multiethnic population of youth: the Exploring Perinatal Outcomes among Children (EPOCH) Study

    To evaluate whether exposure to maternal gestational diabetes (GDM) is associated with adiposity and fat distribution in a multiethnic population of children.

    T. L. Crume, L. Ogden, N. A. West, K. S. Vehik, A. Scherzinger, S. Daniels in Diabetologia (2011)

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    Measurement of abdominal fat by CT compared to waist circumference and BMI in explaining the presence of coronary calcium

    OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between standard and computed tomography (CT)-based measures of obesity and subclinical atherosclerosis, defined as coronary artery calcium (CAC) by Electron Beam Computed T...

    J K Snell-Bergeon, J E Hokanson, G L Kinney, D Dabelea in International Journal of Obesity (2004)