Protective Immunity after Natural Infection with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) – Kentucky, USA, 2020 by Kevin B. Spicer, Connor Glick, Alyson M. Cavanaugh, Douglas Thoroughman

“…Methods: Distinct individuals testing positive and negative for SARS-CoV-2 between March 6, 2020, and August 31, 2020, in Kentucky, USA, were identified using the Kentucky National Electronic Disease Surveillance System. …”
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Understanding Lung Cancer Resources and Barriers Among Worksites With Mostly Male Employees in Eight Rural Kentucky Counties: A Focus Group Discussion by Jennifer Redmond Knight, Lucy Hollingsworth Williamson, Debra K. Armstrong, Elizabeth A. Westbrook

“…Kentucky has the highest cancer incidence and mortality rates in the United States, and lung cancer is Kentucky’s leading cause of cancer deaths. …”
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Pengendalian Pemekaran Fisik Kota: Belajar Dari Pengalaman Kota Lexington-Fayette (Kentucky, A.S.) Dan Kota-kota Kecil Di Sekitarnya by Perpustakaan UGM, i-lib

“…This study focuses on the application of theories or concepts for managing urban physical growth applied to Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky and its surrounding towns. Two theories/concepts were employed by the city and towns i.e. …”

Seed Size, Planting Depth, and a Perennial Groundcover System Effect on Corn Emergence and Grain Yield by Chad L. Kimmelshue, Susana Goggi, Kenneth J. Moore

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Short-Term Effects of Irrigation with Wastewater from Treatment Plant on the Development and Some Metal and Metalloid Contents of White Clover (Trifolium repens L.) + Kentucky Bluegrass (Poa pratensis L.) Mixture by Hülya EK, Şeyda ZORER ÇELEBİ, Zübeyir AĞIRAĞAÇ

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Fence diagram showing quality of water in the Lee Formation in parts of Elliott, Johnson, Lawrence, Magoffin, and Morgan Counties, Eastern Coal Field Region, Kentucky

Spatial and seasonal variation in disinfection byproducts concentrations in a rural public drinking water system: A case study of Martin County, Kentucky, USA. by Jason M Unrine, Nina McCoy, W Jay Christian, Yogesh Gautam, Lindell Ormsbee, Wayne Sanderson, Ricki Draper, Madison Mooney, Mary Cromer, Kelly Pennell, Anna G Hoover

“…To increase our understanding of the factors that influence formation of disinfection byproducts (DBPs) in rural drinking systems, we investigated the spatial and seasonal variation in trihalomethane (THM) and haloacetic acid (HAA) concentrations in relation to various chemical and physical variables in a rural public drinking water system in Martin County, Kentucky, USA. We collected drinking water samples from 97 individual homes over the course of one year and analyzed them for temperature, electrical conductivity, pH, free chlorine, total chlorine, THMs (chloroform, bromodichloromethane, dibromochloromethane, dichlorobromomethane, and bromoform) and HAAs (monochloroacetic acid, dichloroacetic acid, trichloroacetic acid, bromoacetic acid, and dibromoacetic acid). …”
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Research Note: Horizontal transmission and internal organ colonization by Salmonella Enteritidis and Salmonella Kentucky in experimentally infected laying hens in indoor cage-free housing by Richard K. Gast, Deana R. Jones, Rupa Guraya, Kenneth E. Anderson, Darrin M. Karcher

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Multi-method analysis of a historic wooden trough from Kentucky, USA: a case study in corroborating artifact oral histories with heritage science by Katharine G. Napora, George M. Crothers, Carla S. Hadden, Lisa Guerre, Laura J. Waldman, Hugo Reyes-Centeno, James Keppeler, Madeline Imler, Edward Jakaitis, Alexander Metz, Philip B. Mink

“…Abstract Oral history indicates that a large wooden trough held in storage at the University of Kentucky’s William S. Webb Museum of Anthropology was a component of the saltpeter mining operation in Mammoth Cave in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, worked largely by enslaved persons. …”
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A cross-sectional examination of the early-onset hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and industrial emissions of toxic metals using Kentucky birth records, 2008-2017. by Courtney J Walker, W Jay Christian, Anna Kucharska-Newton, Steven R Browning

“…This cross-sectional study assessed geospatial patterns of early-onset hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (eHDP) in primiparous mothers and exposure to industrial emissions using geocoded residential information from Kentucky live (N = 210,804) and still (N = 1,247) birth records (2008-2017) and census block group estimates of aerosol concentrations of arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), selenium (Se), and zinc (Zi) from the Risk Screening Environmental Indicators (RSEI) model. …”
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Determination of Chemical Speciation of Arsenic and Selenium in High-As Coal Combustion Ash by X‑ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy: Examples from a Kentucky Stoker Ash by Biao Fu, James C. Hower, Shifeng Dai, Sarah M. Mardon, Guijian Liu

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A cross-sectional examination of the early-onset hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and industrial emissions of toxic metals using Kentucky birth records, 2008–2017 by Courtney J. Walker, W. Jay Christian, Anna Kucharska-Newton, Steven R. Browning

“…This cross-sectional study assessed geospatial patterns of early-onset hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (eHDP) in primiparous mothers and exposure to industrial emissions using geocoded residential information from Kentucky live (N = 210,804) and still (N = 1,247) birth records (2008–2017) and census block group estimates of aerosol concentrations of arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), selenium (Se), and zinc (Zi) from the Risk Screening Environmental Indicators (RSEI) model. …”
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Calibrating water depths of Ordovician communities: lithological and ecological controls on depositional gradients in Upper Ordovician strata of southern Ohio and north-central Kentucky, USA by Carlton E. Brett, Thomas J. Malgieri, James R. Thomka, Christopher D. Aucoin, Benjamin F. Dattilo, Cameron E. Schwalbach

“…Limestone and shale facies of the Upper Ordovician Grant Lake Formation (Katian: Cincinnatian, Maysvillian) are well exposed in the Cincinnati Arch region of southern Ohio and north-central Kentucky, USA. These rocks record a gradual change in lithofacies and biofacies along a gently northward-sloping ramp. …”
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Antimicrobial resistance among Streptococcus equi subspecies zooepidemicus and Rhodococcus equi isolated from equine specimens submitted to a diagnostic laboratory in Kentucky, USA by Jennifer Lord, Craig Carter, Jacqueline Smith, Stephan Locke, Erica Phillips, Agricola Odoi

“…Methods Antimicrobial susceptibility data from equine specimens submitted to the University of Kentucky Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory between 2012 and 2017 were used in the study. …”
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Spatial and seasonal variation in disinfection byproducts concentrations in a rural public drinking water system: A case study of Martin County, Kentucky, USA by Jason M. Unrine, Nina McCoy, W. Jay Christian, Yogesh Gautam, Lindell Ormsbee, Wayne Sanderson, Ricki Draper, Madison Mooney, Mary Cromer, Kelly Pennell, Anna G. Hoover

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Frequency of stool specimen collection and testing for Clostridioides difficile of hospitalized adults and long-term care facility residents with new-onset diarrhea in Louisville, Kentucky by Frederick J. Angulo, Senén Peña Oliva, Ruth Carrico, Stephen Furmanek, Joann Zamparo, Elisa Gonzalez, Sharon Gray, Kimbal D. Ford, David Swerdlow, Jennifer C. Moïsi, Julio Ramirez

“…Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in all wards of 9 adult hospitals (3532 beds) and 14 LTCFs (1205 beds) in Louisville, Kentucky to identify new-onset diarrhea (≥3 loose stools in the past 24 h and not present in the preceding 24 h) among Louisville adults via electronic medical record review, nurse interviews, and patient interviews during a 1–2 week observation period in 2018–2019. …”
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Fence diagram showing quality of water in the Lee Formation in parts of Elliott, Johnson, Lawrence, Magoffin, and Morgan Counties, Eastern Coal Field region, Kentucky [carta] by Hopkins, Herbert T.

A Case Study of the Impediments to the Commercialization of Research at the University of Kentucky [v2; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/5pi] by Nathan L. Vanderford, Elizabeth Marcinkowski

“…This case study was designed to better understand the impediments to research commercialization at the University of Kentucky via a survey and interview with three successful academic entrepreneurs. …”
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Yield and Quality of Three Cultivars of Dark Fire-Cured (Kentucky) Tobacco (<i>Nicotiana tabacum</i> L.) Subjected to Organic (Compost) and Mineral Nitrogen Fertilization by Maria Isabella Sifola, Eugenio Cozzolino, Ida Di Mola, Lucia Ottaiano, Luisa del Piano, Mauro Mori

“…A biennial experiment (2009 and 2010) was conducted at Calvi (Benevento, Southern Italy) to evaluate the effect of compost by organic fraction municipal solid waste (OFMSW), in combination with mineral nitrogen (N) fertilization, on yield and quality of three Dark Fire-cured (Kentucky) tobacco cultivars commonly cultivated at Benevento province (Campania region, Southern Italy). …”
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PpCBF3 from Cold-Tolerant Kentucky Bluegrass Involved in Freezing Tolerance Associated with Up-Regulation of Cold-Related Genes in Transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana. by Lili Zhuang, Xiuyun Yuan, Yu Chen, Bin Xu, Zhimin Yang, Bingru Huang

“…The objective of this study was to determine the physiological roles of a CBF gene isolated from a cold-tolerant perennial grass species, Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis L.), which designated as PpCBF3, in regulating plant tolerance to freezing stress. …”
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