PURPOSE To report on a case of keratoconjunctivitis with periorbital edema after accidental exposure to undiluted juice of Ecballium elaterium fruit during the ripening season of this plant. METHODS Case report. RESULTS Keratoconjunctivitis with Descemet's membrane folds and superficial upper corneal well-defined edematous areas were noted after an Ecballium elaterium fruit burst and its ju...

Using a unique dataset on the characteristics, origin, and destination of households who engaged in intrametropolitan moves in the Columbus, Ohio area, we estimate a hybrid conditional logit choice model of residential location that separately identifies the push/pull influence of local public goods, namely school quality and public safety, from household income and other lifecycle effects. Our...

Introduction The potato (Solanum tuberosum) originated from South America and is now the third largest crop in the world, after rice and wheat. Potato is a cross pollinated and vegetatively propagated crop, with a genome size around 840 MB, which was recently sequenced. Most potato cultivars are autotetraploid, with breeding programs lasting for 12–15 years. Among many biotic and abiotic stress...

I ntroduction Brownfields and land reuse sites (brown­ fields) are formerly used industrial, com­ mercial, and residential properties stigma­ tized by real or perceived contamination. The effects of blight and potential contamination associated with these sites can weigh heav­ ily on communities. Communities with mul­ tiple brownfields tend to have multiple pub­ lic health issues. The issues in...