Publications by authors named "L A Messer"
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- Marine plastispheres are dynamic microhabitats where microorganisms thrive on plastic debris, but their initial formation and interactions are not well understood.
- This study used metaproteomic and metagenomic techniques to investigate the microbial diversity and biofilm development on low-density polyethylene (LDPE) over 3 and 7 days, identifying key organisms like Pseudomonas and Marinomonas.
- Findings revealed that Pseudomonas dominated early, while Marinomonas and other genera became more prominent later, showcasing various metabolic pathways and competitive advantages that enhance our understanding of plastisphere ecology and its biotechnological potential.
Background: Diabetes ranks among the most common chronic conditions in childhood and adolescence. It is unique among chronic conditions, in that clinical outcomes are intimately tied to how the child or adolescent living with diabetes and their parents or carers react to and implement good clinical practice guidance. It is widely recognized that the individual's perspective about the impact of trying to manage the disease together with the burden of self-management should be addressed to achieve optimal health outcomes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Evidence from studies of air pollutants and birth outcomes suggests an association, but uncertainties around geographical variability and modifying factors still remain. As neighborhood-level social characteristics are associated with birth outcomes, we assess whether neighborhood deprivation level is an effect measure modifier on the association between air pollution and birth outcomes in a North Carolina birth cohort.
Methods: Using birth certificate data, all North Carolina residential singleton live births from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2015 with gestational ages of 20-44 weeks ( = 566,799) were examined for birth defect diagnoses and preterm birth.