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Nonlinear Patterns of Surface Elevation Change in Coastal Wetlands: the Value of Generalized Additive Models for Quantifying Rates of Change
In the face of accelerating climate change and rising sea levels, quantifying surface elevation change dynamics in coastal wetlands can help to...
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Modeling Complex Concentration-Discharge Relationships with Generalized Additive Models
Concentration-discharge relationships in water chemical time series can provide important insights into sources, mobilization, and delivery of...
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Placental levels of essential and non-essential trace element in relation to neonatal weight in Northwestern Spain: application of generalized additive models
AbstractAdequate gestational progression depends to a great extent on placental development, which can modify maternal and neonatal outcomes. Any...
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Selection of climate variables in ant species distribution models: case study in South Korea
The selection of explanatory variables is important in modeling prediction of changes in species distribution in response to climate change. In this...
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Using generalized additive models to investigate the environmental effects on pipe failure in clean water networks
Predicting pipe failures using statistical modelling benefits from detailed knowledge of the conditions and circumstances which influence such...
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Species Distributions in a Changing Estuary: Predictions Under Future Climate Change, Sea-Level Rise, and Watershed Restoration
Predicting future changes in species distributions due to climate change and sea-level rise are critical for informing adaptive management of...
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Association between co-exposure to phenols, phthalates, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons with the risk of frailty
The phenomenon of population aging has brought forth the challenge of frailty. Nevertheless, the contribution of environmental exposure to frailty...
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Climate and land use changes explain variation in the A horizon and soil thickness in the United States
Understanding spatio-temporal changes in soil thickness and their natural and anthropogenic driving factors are essential for earth system modeling...
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Benthic studies adjacent to Sakhalin Island, Russia 2015 III: benthic energy density spatial models in the nearshore gray whale feeding area
Energy densities of six dominant benthic groups (Actinopterygii, Amphipoda, Bivalvia, Cumacea, Isopoda, and Polychaeta) and total prey energy were...
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The duration and severity of the allergenic pollen season in Istanbul, and the role of meteorological factors
Information on the allergenic pollen season provides insight on the state of the environment of a region and facilitates allergy symptom management....
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Using non-parametric Bayes shrinkage to assess relationships between multiple environmental and social stressors and neonatal size and body composition in the Healthy Start cohort
BackgroundBoth environmental and social factors have been linked to birth weight and adiposity at birth, but few studies consider the effects of...
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Hot and Fresh: Evidence of Climate-Related Suboptimal Water Conditions for Seagrass in a Large Gulf Coast Estuary
Seagrasses have long been a focal point for management efforts aimed at restoring ecosystem health in estuaries worldwide. In Tampa Bay, Florida...
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Prenatal exposure to ambient air pollution and adverse pregnancy outcomes in Ahvaz, Iran: a generalized additive model
ObjectiveThere is some evidence about the short-term effects of air pollutants on adverse pregnancy outcomes. The aim of this study was to determine...
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Modification effects of ambient temperature on ozone-mortality relationships in Chengdu, China
A multitude of epidemiological studies have demonstrated that both ambient temperatures and air pollution are closely related to health outcomes....
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The influence of PM2.5 exposure duration and concentration on outpatient visits of urban hospital in a typical heavy industrial city
To explain the duration and dose effects of pollutant exposure on public health and provide scientific data for air pollution prevention and control...
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Prenatal exposures to organophosphate ester metabolite mixtures and children’s neurobehavioral outcomes in the MADRES pregnancy cohort
BackgroundEvidence suggests organophosphate esters (OPEs) are neurotoxic; however, the epidemiological literature remains scarce. We investigated...
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Urinary trihalomethane concentrations and liver function indicators: a cross-sectional study in China
While it is known that exposure to disinfection by-products (DBPs), including trihalomethanes (THMs), impairs liver function, few epidemiological...
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Forecasting of non-accidental, cardiovascular, and respiratory mortality with environmental exposures adopting machine learning approaches
Environmental exposure constantly changes with time and various interactions that can affect health outcomes. Machine learning (ML) or deep learning...
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The impact of anthropogenic pollutants on the distribution of a marine top predator within a coastal estuarine system
Due to anthropogenic pressures, estuarine systems are among the most broadly impacted areas for marine top predator species. Given this, it is...
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The synergistic effect of climatic factors on malaria transmission: a predictive approach for northeastern states of India
The northeast region of India is highlighted as the most vulnerable region for malaria. This study attempts to explore the epidemiological profile...
