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Modeling acute respiratory illness during the 2007 San Diego wildland fires using a coupled emissions-transport system and generalized additive modeling
(Springer Nature, 2013-11-05)A study of the impacts on respiratory health of the 2007 wildland fires in and around San Diego County, California is presented. This study helps to address the impact of fire emissions on human health by modeling the ... -
CONTEXTUALIZING DRIVERS AND OUTCOMES OF RURAL-TO-URBAN MIGRATION: LESSONS FROM MOZAMBIQUE
(2021)Migration is a critical strategy for households negotiating environmental risk, yet the extent to which it represents an adaptation remains poorly understood. This dissertation research investigates the relationship between ... -
A DISCOURSE ON CHILD MALNUTRITION: ANTHROPOMETRY, EMERGENT THEMES, QUALITY CONTROL MAXIMS, AND CLIMATIC AND ECONOMIC DETERMINANTS
(2021)Malnutrition is a detrimental and significant plight for young children, responsible for 45% of all deaths among children worldwide. The aim of my dissertation is to assess the history of the science of anthropometry, ... -
EXAMINING THE ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIETAL, AND SUSTAINABILITY POTENTIAL OF SHARED MICROMOBILITY USAGE IN THE U.S.
(2021)Transportation became the leading sector of carbon dioxide emissions in the United States in 2017 according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The urgency of reducing emissions from the transportation sector was ... -
UNDERSTANDING GEOSPATIAL DYNAMICS OF PARASITE MIGRATION AND HUMAN MOBILITY AS FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO MALARIA TRANSMISSION IN THE GREATER MEKONG SUBREGION
(2021)Much effort has been made to control malaria over the past decades in South-East Asia Confirmed cases of Plasmodium falciparum (P.f.) and Plasmodium vivax (P.v.) malaria were reduced by 46%, and mortality by 60%. However, ...