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Association between Arsenic and other heavy metal exposures through drinking water and food with lung function and respiratory symptoms: A cross-sectional study, Sofia I. Chapela Lara and Seth O'Neal MD, MPH for the Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru
How the Cheating of East and West Germany Reveals a Global Trend of Doping in International Sports, Olivia L. Cheng Miss
Tweeting the Past, Present, and Future of Social Welfare: Public Political Speech, Cultural Resonance, and Debates about Defunding the Police, Kevin Noel Cherry
A Mixed-Methods Study on Extended Parental Separation Among Mexican and Central American Immigrants: Insights From Legal Violence and the Stress Process, Natalie J. Cholula
Translating Legalese: Deconstructing Lease Language for New Renters, Erin Clarke
The Intersecting Association of Speaking a Non-Dominant Language and Lower Healthcare Access on Self-Reported Depression Among U.S. Adults: A Cross Sectional Study using NHANES Data (2015-March 2020), Vincenzo J. Cornacchione and Corey Linver
Urban Wildlife in Your Backyard: Community Experience and Impacts with Coyotes (Canis latrans), Outdoor Cats (Felis catus), and Songbirds, Clarissa E. Cressotti
Reflecting Life Back: The Influence of Mirrors on Human World History, Helen F. Cruz-Uribe Bandstra
Beyond Translating Cultures: Organizational Cultural Brokering and Latin@/e/x Community Resilience after the "Mobile Home Parks" Fire, Christine Atalie da Rosa
Creating Possibilities: The Ethelind Pope Brown Collection: An Overview of Who May Have Illustrated America's Oldest Naturalist Paintings, Maksym Dedenko
#Clandestini: How Italy's Center-Right Parliamentary Coalition Frames the Migrant Crisis on Social Media, Jenna Lynn DePasquale
More Than Hormones: Psychological Consequences of the Medicalized Menopausal Experience, Haley Derrickson
An Erotics Manifesto: Developing Critical Feminist Theory Through Erotic Fiction, Cairn Des Lions
Support Beyond Services: Examining the Role of Neighbor Relationships, Housing Staff, and Place in Mental Health Recovery, Kenna Estell Dickard
Becoming a Learner: An Autoethnography, Joshua Dickinson
Sex and the Genetic Architecture of Mitonuclear Evolution, Zachary Paul Dietz
Model Explanations for Gender and Ethnicity Bias Mitigation in AI-Generated Narratives, Martha Otisi Dimgba
An Exploration of Holistic Admissions Protocol in Graduate School: Implications for Access and Equity, Kelly Doherty
BUDDY TEAM 9: The Legacies of HIV/AIDS Caregiving (New York City, 1990-1993), Jeff Donaldson-Forbes