Simulated bupivacaine pharmacokinetics after labor epidural analgesia followed by transversus abdominis plane block with liposomal bupivacaine for intrapartum cesarean delivery.

Study Objective: To simulate bupivacaine pharmacokinetics in scenarios of labor epidural analgesia (LEA) extended for intrapartum cesarean delivery (CD) with epidural or intrathecal boluses, followed by transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block with liposomal bupivacaine (LB) for postcesarean analgesia.

Design: Bupivacaine plasma concentrations were simulated using a 2-compartment distribution model fit to previous study data.

Setting: Virtual pharmacokinetic simulations.

Mosquito abundance and diversity in central Ohio, USA vary among stormwater wetlands, retention ponds, and detention ponds and their associated environmental parameters.

Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) are one of the most impactful pests to human society, both as a nuisance and a potential vector of human and animal pathogens. Mosquito larvae develop in still aquatic environments. Eliminating these habitats near high human density or managing them to reduce the suitability for mosquitoes will reduce mosquito populations in these human environments and decrease the overall negative impact of mosquitoes on humans.

Holistic evaluation of inlet protection devices for sediment control on construction sites.

To address the deleterious impacts of excess soil erosion from the construction sites, the United States Clean Water Act requires that erosion and sediment control measures (ESCs) be implemented on construction projects disturbing more than 0.4 ha. Inlet protection devices (IPDs) are a common ESC utilized on construction projects to reduce the amount of sediment entering storm sewers.

Longitudinal Analysis of Urban Stormwater Microbiome and Resistome from Watersheds with and without Green Infrastructure using Long-Read Sequencing.

Since stormwater conveys a variety of contaminants into water bodies, green infrastructure (GI) is increasingly being adopted as an on-site treatment solution in addition to controlling peak flows. The purpose of this study was to identify differences in microbial water quality of stormwater in watersheds retrofitted with GI vs. those without GI.