Yearly Archives: 2016

Science of The Total Environment Wan-Hsiang Hsu, Syni-An Hwang, Patrick L. Kinney, and Shao Lin* ABSTRACT It is known that extreme temperature and ambient air pollution are each independently associated with human health outcomes. However, findings from the few studies that have examined modified effects by seasons and the interaction between air pollution and temperature [...]

Social Sciences 5(4) Gowoon Jung and Tse-Chuan Yang* ABSTRACT Suburbs have demographically diversified in terms of race, yet little research has been done on household structures in suburbs. Using the 2011 American Housing Survey and 2009–2013 American Community Survey, this study investigates the distributions of household structures in suburbia and central cities, and the relationship [...]

Annual Review of Economics Vol. 9 Eric French and John Bailey Jones* ABSTRACT The degree to which retirement decisions are driven by health is a key concern for both academics and policymakers. In this paper we survey the economic literature on the health-retirement link in developed countries. We describe the mechanisms through which health affects [...]

Environment International Hyunok Choi*, Norbert Schmidbauer, and Carl-Gustaf Bornehag ABSTRACT Background: Risk of indoor exposure to volatile organic compounds of purported microbial origin on childhood symptoms of wheezing, rhinitis, and/or eczema, and doctor-diagnosed asthma, rhinitis, and eczema, respectively, remain unclear. Objective: To test hypotheses that total sum of 28 microbial volatile organic compounds (Σ26 MVOCs): [...]

International Journal of Cardiology Feng Qian*, Ye Zhong, and Edward L. Hannan ABSTRACT Objective: First generation paclitaxel-eluting stents (PES) and second generation everolimus-eluting stents (EES) were approved for use in percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) in 2004 and 2008, respectively. However, relative long-term outcomes of PES vs EES in real practice remain unclear. We sought to [...]

Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports Verónica Pérez Rodríguez*, Ricardo Higelin Ponce de León, and Antonio Martínez Tuñón ABSTRACT This article presents the results of a bioarchaeological analysis of 39 human remains recovered from Late and Terminal Formative burials excavated from residential and civic-ceremonial contexts at Cerro Jazmín, a site that emerged in the Early Ramos [...]

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology Steven F. Messner*, Jianhong Liu, and Yunhan Zhao ABSTRACT Studies have revealed that self-control theory, social learning theory, and strain theory are useful in explaining criminal activity in China. Previous research with Chinese data, however, has focused almost exclusively on samples of adolescents and the minor types [...]

American Sociological Review Scott J. South*, Ying Huang, Amy Spring, and Kyle Crowder ABSTRACT This study uses data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, in conjunction with neighborhood-level data from the U.S. decennial census and American Community Survey, to examine the trajectory of individuals’ neighborhood characteristics from initial household formation into mid-to-late adulthood. Multilevel [...]

Ethnicity & Health Philip M. Massey, Brent A. Langellier, Tetine Sentell, and Jennifer Manganello* ABSTRACT Objective: To examine differences in health information seeking between U.S.-born and foreign-born populations in the U.S. Design: Data from 2008 to 2014 from the Health Information National Trends Survey were used in this study (n = 15,249). Bivariate analyses, logistic regression, and [...]

Geriatric Nursing Jamie Kammer, Akiko S. Hosler*, Emily Leckman-Westin, and A. Gregory DiRienzo* ABSTRACT Depression is known to increase diabetes risk and worsen glycemic control in older adults, who already experience high rates of diabetes. The independent impact of antidepressants on glucose control is less clear. Data was drawn from the Health and Retirement Study, [...]