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Research October 2012 | Volume 120 | Issue 10
Surrounding Greenness and Pregnancy Outcomes in Four Spanish Birth Cohorts
Payam Dadvand,1,2,3 Jordi Sunyer,1,2,3,4 Xavier Basagaña,1,2,3 Ferran Ballester,3,5,6 Aitana Lertxundi,3,7 Ana Fernández-Somoano,3,8 Marisa Estarlich,3,6 Raquel García-Esteban,1 Michelle A. Mendez,9 and Mark J. Nieuwenhuijsen1,2,3
Background: Green spaces have been associated with improved physical and mental health; however, the available evidence on the impact of green spaces on pregnancy is scarce.
Objectives: We investigated the association between surrounding greenness and birth weight, head circumference, and gestational age at delivery.
Methods: This study was based on 2,393 singleton live births from four Spanish birth cohorts (Asturias, Gipuzkoa, Sabadell, and Valencia) located in two regions of the Iberian Peninsula with distinct climates and vegetation patterns (2003–2008). We defined surrounding greenness as average of satellite-based Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) (Landsat 4–5 TM data at 30 m × 30 m resolution) during 2007 in buffers of 100 m, 250 m, and 500 m around each maternal place of residence. Separate linear mixed models with adjustment for potential confounders and a random cohort effect were used to estimate the change in birth weight, head circumference, and gestational age for 1-interquartile range increase in surrounding greenness.
Results: Higher surrounding greenness was associated with increases in birth weight and head circumference [adjusted regression coefficients (95% confidence interval) of 44.2 g (20.2 g, 68.2 g) and 1.7 mm (0.5 mm, 2.9 mm) for an interquartile range increase in average NDVI within a 500-m buffer] but not gestational age. These findings were robust against the choice of the buffer size and the season of data acquisition for surrounding greenness, and when the analysis was limited to term births. Stratified analyses indicated stronger associations among children of mothers with lower education, suggesting greater benefits from surrounding greenness.
Conclusions: Our findings suggest a beneficial impact of surrounding greenness on measures of fetal growth but not pregnancy length.
Citation: Dadvand P, Sunyer J, Basagaña X, Ballester F, Lertxundi A, Fernández-Somoano A, Estarlich M, García-Esteban R, Mendez MA, Nieuwenhuijsen MJ. 2012. Surrounding Greenness and Pregnancy Outcomes in Four Spanish Birth Cohorts. Environ Health Perspect 120:1481–1487; http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1205244
Address correspondence to P. Dadvand, CREAL, Barcelona Biomedical Research Park, Dr. Aiguader, 88, 08003 Barcelona, Spain. Telephone: 34 93 214 7317. Fax: 34 93 316 0575. E-mail: email@example.com
The authors would particularly like to thank all the INMA (Infancia y Medio Ambiente) participants for their generous collaboration. A full roster of the INMA project investigators can be found at http://www.proyectoinma.org/presentacion-inma/listado-investigadores/en_listado-investigadores.html. We are also grateful to S. Gros Monné, the INMA project manager.
This study was conducted as part of PHENOTYPE project (Positive Health Effects of the Natural Outdoor Environment in Typical Populations in Different Regions in Europe) funded by the European Commission Seventh Framework Programme (grant 282996). It was also partly funded by a grant from Instituto de Salud Carlos III (Red INMA G03/176 and CB06/02/0041). The INMA ASTURIAS cohort is funded by the University of Oviedo and the FISS-PI042018 and FISS-PI09/02311. P.D. is funded by a Juan de la Cierva fellowship (JCI-2011-09937) awarded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation.
The authors declare they have no actual or potential competing financial interests.
Received: 21 March 2012
Accepted: 16 August 2012
Advance Publication: 16 August 2012
Final Publication: 1 October 2012
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There is an increasing global tendency to live in urban areas. About half of the world population is currently living in cities, and there are some predictions that by 2030 three of every five persons will live in urban areas worldwide (Escobedo et al. 2011; Fuller and Gaston 2009; Smith and Guarnizo 2009). Urban areas are characterized by a network of non-natural built-up infrastructures with increased pollutant levels and less-green environments (Escobedo et al. 2011; Fuller and Gaston 2009; Tzoulas et al. 2007). Green spaces have been suggested to improve both perceived and objective physical and mental health and well-being (Bowler et al. 2010), to reduce income-related inequalities in health (Mitchell and Popham 2008), and to be a major component of the sustainability of urban environments, particularly in the context of predicted changes in future climate (Escobedo et al. 2011; Marmot 2010).
The beneficial health impacts of green spaces may be mediated by increased physical activity, reduced psychophysiological stress and depression, enhanced social contacts, reduced noise and air pollution levels, and improved microclimates (i.e., by moderating ambient temperature and urban heat island effects) (Bowler et al. 2010; Gill et al. 2007; Lee and Maheswaran 2011; Maas et al. 2009a, 2009b; Nowak et al. 2006). Through these mechanisms, green spaces could also have an impact on pregnancy outcomes. Residential surrounding greenness has been associated with reduced exposure to air pollution among pregnant women (Dadvand et al. 2012b), whereas exposure to ambient air pollution during pregnancy has been associated with a range of adverse pregnancy outcomes such as low birth weight, preterm birth, and intrauterine growth retardation (Sapkota et al. 2010; Šrám et al. 2005). Green spaces have been suggested to increase physical activity, and moderate physical activity during pregnancy has been associated with better maternal mental health (Poudevigne and O'Connor 2006) and reductions in adverse pregnancy outcomes (Both et al. 2010; Hegaard et al. 2007). Maternal psychological stress and depression have been associated with decreased birth weight and gestational age at delivery (Grote et al. 2010; Rondo et al. 2003), and green spaces have been reported to improve depression and relieve stress (Bowler et al. 2010). Finally, high ambient temperature, which has been associated with shortened length of pregnancy (Dadvand et al. 2011), could be modulated in urban areas with green spaces (Gill et al. 2007). Although through these mechanisms green spaces could also have an impact on pregnancy outcomes, only two epidemiological studies discuss this link, both of which reported evidence of some benefits (Dadvand et al. 2012; Donovan et al. 2011a). These studies could not compare associations with surrounding greenness among different regions, climates, or vegetation patterns because both were conducted within single intraurban settings.
The beneficial effects, if any, of green spaces on reproductive outcomes are important because of the considerable personal and societal burden accompanying adverse pregnancy outcomes, which are associated not only with morbidity and mortality in early life, but also with adverse health outcomes later in life, including ischemic heart disease, chronic hypertension, and insulin resistance (Balci et al. 2010; Berkowitz and Papiernik 1993; Gibson 2007; Goldenberg et al. 2008; Zanardo et al. 2004).
The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between surrounding greenness of maternal place of residence and birth weight, head circumference, and gestational age at delivery in four Spanish birth cohorts located within the two regions of the Iberian Peninsula with distinct climates and vegetation patterns. Toward this aim, we also investigated variation in this association across different socioeconomic strata groups and biogeographic regions with distinct climates and vegetation patterns.
Materials and Methods
Study population. The INMA (INfancia y Medio Ambiente; Environment and Childhood) Project is a network of birth cohorts in Spain aiming to study the impact of environment on pregnancy outcomes and child growth and development (Guxens et al. 2011). Our study used data from four population-based birth cohorts that are part of the INMA project. These four cohorts—Asturias, Gipuzkoa, Sabadell, and Valencia—are located across eastern and northern parts of Spain (Figure 1). The data for these four cohorts were collected prospectively during 2003–2008 using a common protocol and included a wide range of maternal and fetal characteristics (e.g., objective measures of gestational age by ultrasound examination), biological samples, and environmental measurements (e.g., air pollution) (Guxens et al. 2011). Pregnant women who fulfilled the inclusion criteria [age ≥ 16 years, singleton pregnancy, no use of assisted reproductive techniques, intention to deliver at the reference hospital, and ability to speak and understand Spanish or a local language (e.g., Catalan or Euskara)] were recruited during the first trimester of pregnancy at primary health care centers or public hospitals. They were then followed throughout the pregnancy and their infants were followed from birth until 2 years of age. Additional information on the cohorts and data collection has been published elsewhere (Guxens et al. 2011).
Figure 1 – INMA birth cohorts and biogeographic regions across the Iberian Peninsula. Source: Mapa de series de vegetación de España, Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment (1987).
All participants gave written informed consent before enrollment in the cohorts. Each cohort obtained ethical approval from the ethical committee in its corresponding region.
Green exposure. The Iberian Peninsula encompasses two biogeographic regions with distinct climates and vegetation patterns (Figure 1) (Alcaraz-Segura et al. 2009). The Eurosiberian region covers a narrow ridge across the northern part of the peninsula and is characterized by a humid climate with high water availability year-round, relatively cold winters, and maximum vegetation during summer months (Alcaraz-Segura et al. 2009). The rest of the peninsula is considered a Mediterranean region, characterized by a dry climate with hot and dry summers, mild and rainy winters, and maximum vegetation between autumn and spring (Alcaraz-Segura et al. 2009).
Of the four INMA cohorts included in our study, two (Asturias and Gipuzkoa) were located in the Eurosiberian region and two (Sabadell and Valencia) in the Mediterranean region (Figure 1). To achieve maximum exposure contrast, we obtained data for surrounding greenness during the maximum vegetation period of the year for the corresponding biogeographic region of each cohort. We therefore abstracted surrounding greenness for Asturias and Gipuzkoa participants during the summer season and for Sabadell and Valencia participants during autumn to spring.
To determine the surrounding greenness, we used the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) derived from the Landsat 4–5 Thematic Mapper (TM) data at 30 m × 30 m resolution (Dadvand et al. 2012a, 2012b), which was obtained from the Global Visualization Viewer of the U.S. Geological Survey (2011). NDVI is an indicator of greenness based on land surface reflectance of visible (red) and near-infrared parts of spectrum (Weier and Herring 2011). Its values range between –1 and 1, with higher numbers indicating more greenness. The Landsat TM data were acquired for year 2007, the most relevant year to the data collection periods of the cohorts (2003–2008), on days during the greenest months for each cohort when clear-sky (cloud-free) satellite data were available, specifically, 29 June for Asturias, 30 May for Gipuzkoa, 26 January for Sabadell, and 9 February for Valencia (Figure 2).
Figure 2 – NDVI maps of Asturias (June 29th), Gipuzkoa (May 30th), Sabadell (January 26th), and Valencia (February 9th) during 2007. Source: U.S. Geological Survey (2011).
For each participant, surrounding greenness was abstracted as the average of NDVI in buffers of 100 m, 250 m, and 500 m around her place of residence, which was geocoded according to the address at time of delivery (Dadvand et al. 2012a; Donovan et al. 2011).
Main analyses. We used separate linear mixed models with adjustment for potential confounders and a random cohort effect to estimate the change in birth weight (grams), head circumference (millimeters), and gestational age at delivery (days) associated with a 1-interquartile range (IQR) increase in surrounding greenness. Random intercepts were were used to adjust for potential confounding by unmeasured cohort characteristics (Chu et al. 2011). The IQR was derived from the pooled distribution of all cohorts.
All analyses were adjusted for maternal age (continuous), ethnicity (white/other), socioeconomic status [Clasificación Nacional de Ocupaciones (CNO-94; three categories) (Domingo-Salvany et al. 2000)], education level (none or primary/secondary/university), smoking (yes/no), alcohol consumption (yes/no), parity (0/1/≥ 2), infant sex (male/female), and season of conception (spring/summer/autumn/winter) (Dadvand et al. 2012a). For birth weight, the analyses were also adjusted for gestational age at delivery, maternal pregestational body mass index (BMI), weight gain during pregnancy, and paternal BMI. Analyses of the head circumference were further adjusted for gestational age at delivery, maternal height, and paternal BMI.
Further analyses. Stratification of analyses according to socioeconomic status. There is some evidence that health benefits of green exposure depend on socioeconomic status, with people from lower socioeconomic groups benefiting more from green spaces, especially spaces near their place of residence (Dadvand et al. 2012a; De Vries et al. 2003; Lee and Maheswaran 2011; Maas 2008; Maas et al. 2009b; Marmot 2010). We therefore stratified analyses according to maternal education level [as an indicator of socioeconomic status (De Vries et al. 2003; Maas et al. 2009b)] to explore variation across socioeconomic strata. For these analyses, we removed the indicator of maternal socioeconomic status from the models.
Stratification of analyses according to the biogeographic region. We compared the associations between the two biogeographic regions (each encompassing two birth cohorts) by stratifying analyses (using NDVI average in 100-m buffer around maternal residential address) according to biogeographic region. Associations were expressed for a 1-IQR increase in surrounding greenness as defined for all cohorts combined (i.e., the same exposure contrasts used for the main analyses).
Evaluation of the interrelationship between air pollution, surrounding greenness, and pregnancy outcomes. Maternal exposure to nitrogen dioxide (NO2) during the entire pregnancy was estimated using cohort-specific temporally adjusted land use regression (LUR) models that were previously shown to predict 51–75% of the variation in NO2 levels at different sampling points (Estarlich et al. 2011). We repeated the main analyses by adding average maternal NO2 exposure levels during the entire pregnancy as a covariate to the models. This was done to explore the role of reduction in exposure to air pollution as an underlying mechanism for the association, if any, between surrounding greenness and pregnancy outcomes.
Season of data acquisition for surrounding greenness. For our analyses, we abstracted surrounding greenness using data from the greenest months for each biogeographic region. To investigate the robustness of our findings to this seasonal selection, we obtained the Landsat TM maps for all four birth cohorts during August 2003, one of the driest summers in Iberian Peninsula in recent years (U.S. Geological Survey 2011). Analyses were repeated using this alternative NDVI measure of surrounding greenness.
All births versus term births. We limited our analyses of birth weight and head circumference to those participants with term births (gestational age at delivery ≥ 37 weeks) to evaluate the robustness of our findings to the exclusion of preterm births.
Study population. In total, 2,616 participants were registered by the cohorts, of which 2,393 had complete data on birth outcomes and could be geocoded according to their address of residence at time of delivery. Descriptive statistics of the characteristics of the study participants included in the analysis are presented in Table 1. The mean (± SD) of birth weight, head circumference, and gestational age across all cohorts were 3,257 ± 480.9 g, 342.9 ± 15.0 mm, 39.6 ± 1.7 weeks, respectively.
Table 1 – Characteristics of the study participants included in the analysis.
Green exposure. As expected, levels of surrounding greenness were generally higher in cohorts located in the Eurosiberian region (Asturias and Gipuzkoa) than in those in the Mediterranean region (Sabadell and Valencia) [see Supplemental Material, Figure S1 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1205244)]. Similar patterns were observed when NDVI was determined based on data collected during August 2003, when levels of surrounding greenness in each cohort generally were lower than on days used to determine NDVI for the main analyses (data not shown).
The NDVI averages across alternative buffers of 100 m, 250 m, and 500 m around maternal residential addresses were highly correlated with Spearman's correlation coefficients (rho) ranging between 0.84 and 0.94 (data not shown).
Main analyses. A 1-IQR increase in surrounding greenness was associated with increased birth weight and head circumference based on both unadjusted and adjusted models, and all buffer sizes (Table 2). For both birth weight and head circumference, associations appeared to be stronger using larger buffer sizes. For gestational age at delivery no statistically significant association [at p = 0.05 level] with surrounding greenness was observed in either unadjusted or adjusted models.
Table 2 – Regression coefficients (95% confidence interval) for 1-IQRa increase in average of NDVI in buffers of 100 m, 250 m, and 500 m around each maternal residential address separately for birth weight, head circumference, and gestational age at delivery.
Further analyses. Stratification of analyses according to socioeconomic status. After stratification of the birth weight analysis according to the maternal education level, we observed an increase in birth weight associated with higher surrounding greenness among children of mothers with low and moderate levels of education (Table 3). For the stratified head circumference analyses, the association was strongest in mothers with the moderate educational level (secondary school) (Table 3). As for the main analysis, results for gestational age at delivery were inconclusive.
Table 3 – Adjusted regression coefficients (95% confidence interval) for 1-IQRa increase in average of NDVI in buffers of 100 m, 250 m, and 500 m around each maternal residential address separately for each education level.
Stratification of analyses according to the biogeographic region. The results of stratified analyses according to the biogeographic region are presented in Supplemental Material, Table S1 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1205244). For both regions, the direction of associations with birth weight and head circumference was consistent with those of the main analyses, though associations were not statistically significant. As for the main analysis, gestational age at delivery did not appear to be associated with surrounding greenness in either region.
Evaluation of the interrelationship between air pollution, surrounding greenness, and pregnancy outcomes. As presented in Table 2, after including average maternal NO2 exposure during the entire pregnancy as a covariate, the estimated regression coefficients for surrounding greenness stayed consistent with those of main analyses in terms of direction and statistical significance, but they were slightly attenuated in birth weight models compared with those observed in the main analyses.
Season of data acquisition for surrounding greenness. Measures of surrounding greenness during 2003 and 2007 were highly correlated [Spearman's correlation coefficients (rho) of 0.90–0.96 for different buffer sizes]. As presented in Supplemental Material, Table S2 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1205244), the findings for the analyses using surrounding greenness during dry August 2003 were generally consistent with those of the main analyses using data on surrounding greenness during greenest seasons of 2007.
All births versus term births. After limiting the study participants to those with term births (n = 2, 280), there was no notable change in findings in terms of direction, strength, and statistical significance of the associations [see Supplemental Material, Table S3 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1205244)].
This study is one of the first to investigate the association between residential green space exposure and pregnancy outcomes. We used prospectively collected data from four well-established Spanish birth cohorts located in two biogeographic regions within the Iberian Peninsula together with satellite data on surrounding greenness to evaluate the association between surrounding greenness of maternal place of residence and birth weight, head circumference, and gestational age at delivery. Overall, results did not provide evidence of an association between surrounding greenness and gestational age. However, birth weight and head circumference both were increased in association with surrounding greenness; and associations were robust against the choice of the buffer size and the season of data acquisition for surrounding greenness, and were also observed when the analysis was limited to term births. These associations persisted after the analyses were stratified according to the biogeographic region, though region-stratified associations were not statistically significant. When we stratified these analyses according to maternal education, associations were stronger among participants with lower education levels compared with associations among participants with university education, suggesting greater benefits among lower socioeconomic groups. Associations were generally consistent with the main analyses after adjustment for average maternal NO2 exposure during pregnancy, but associations with birth weight were slightly attenuated.
To our knowledge, only two published studies have reported on the association between green exposure and pregnancy outcomes (Dadvand et al. 2012a; Donovan et al. 2011). These studies did not include head circumference in their analyses, so it is not possible to compare our findings for head circumference with theirs. Head circumference has been reported to be an indicator of brain size, and both head circumference and brain size may be predictive of IQ and cognitive ability (Berkowitz et al. 2004). The estimated increase in head circumference associated with a 1-IQR increase in surrounding greenness was quite small (ranging between 1.2 mm and 1.7 mm for different buffer sizes) and might not be clinically important at an individual level; however, this increase could be associated with a notable benefit at a population level (Rose 1985).
Evidence suggesting beneficial impacts of surrounding greenness on birth weight but not on gestational age at delivery is consistent with the previous studies. Donovan et al. (2011) observed a reduction in the risk of small for gestational age associated with higher surrounding tree canopy cover of maternal residential addresses among a sample of 5, 696 pregnant women in Portland, Oregon (USA) (2006–2007); however, they did not detect any association for preterm birth. In our previous study of surrounding greenness and pregnancy outcomes in a cohort of 8, 246 pregnant women in Barcelona (2001–2005), we found an association between surrounding greenness and birth weight, but not gestational age at delivery (Dadvand et al. 2012a). These findings, together with our observed association between surrounding greenness and head circumference, might suggest that green exposure is more strongly associated with fetal growth rather than with the length of pregnancy.
A range of mechanisms, including increasing physical activity and reducing air pollution levels, have been proposed to explain apparent health effects of green spaces (Bowler et al. 2010; Dadvand et al. 2012a; Gill et al. 2007; Lee and Maheswaran 2011; Maas et al. 2009a, 2009b; Nowak et al. 2006). In a separate project, we investigated the impact of residential surrounding greenness on personal exposure to air pollution measured by personal monitors among 54 pregnant women residing in Barcelona during 2008–2009 (Dadvand et al. 2012b). We found that higher greenness surrounding residences was associated with lower levels of personal exposure to particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter ≤ 2.5 μm (PM2.5). Maternal exposure to air pollution during pregnancy has been associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes including lower birth weight (Sapkota et al. 2010; Šrám et al. 2005). Reduced maternal exposure to air pollution could therefore contribute to observed associations between surrounding greenness and birth weight and head circumference. The slight attenuation of the association between surrounding greenness and birth weight after adjusting for maternal NO2 exposure supports a possible mediating role of air pollution in this association.
Physical activity during pregnancy is reported to be associated with better maternal mental health (Poudevigne and O'Connor 2006) and lower risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes such as low birth weight (Both et al. 2010; Hegaard et al. 2007). There was no objective measure of physical activity during pregnancy available in the INMA cohorts. However, a subjective self-assessment of physical activity during the first (pregestational physical activity) and third trimesters (gestational physical activity) was available [see Supplemental Material p. 7 for details (http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1205244)]. Surrounding greenness was not significantly associated with self-reported physical activity during the pregestational period, but an IQR increase in NDVI (500-m buffer) was associated with an 18% increase (95% confidence interval: 1%, 39%) in the proportion of women who reported that they were "quite active" or "very active" (vs. "sedentary, " "not very active, " or "moderately active") during the third trimester. These findings suggest that surrounding greenness may encourage or facilitate increased physical activity during pregnancy, when women may have more free time and spend more time at home.
In our analyses for birth weight and head circumference stratified according to maternal education, the association was stronger in women with a low to moderate educational level compared with women with university education, suggesting that children of mothers with low and moderate levels of education may benefit more. These findings are in line with those of previous studies suggesting that apparent benefits of green spaces on self-reported health and morbidity are more evident in less-educated people (De Vries et al. 2003; Maas et al. 2009b). In our previous study on the association between surrounding greenness and pregnancy outcomes in Barcelona, we observed evidence suggesting a beneficial effect on birth weight among participants with the lowest education level only (Dadvand et al. 2012a). One reason may be that groups with lower socioeconomic status generally have worse health status and probably live in areas with more environmental problems, making them more prone to benefit from health promotion interventions compared with groups of higher socioeconomic status (Bolte et al. 2010; De Vries et al. 2003; Su et al. 2011). Moreover, people in lower socioeconomic strata may be more likely than people in higher socioeconomic groups to benefit from green spaces near their homes because they generally have less mobility and tend to spend more time close to their residences, thus increasing the probability that the green spaces will be used (Maas 2008; Schwanen et al. 2002).
Previous published studies on the link between green exposure and pregnancy outcomes were limited to a single region (Dadvand et al. 2012a; Donovan et al. 2011), whereas the present study was conducted across two biogeographic regions with distinct climates and vegetation patterns. Region-specific associations were comparable, despite differences in the IQRs of surrounding greenness (0.1781 and 0.0631 for 100-m buffers in the Eurosiberian and Mediterranean regions, respectively), which suggests that associations with surrounding greenness may not depend on specific climatic and vegetation conditions.
For the main analyses, we used NDVI obtained during the greenest months (2007) of the corresponding biogeographic region for each cohort. When we repeated the analyses using NDVI measures obtained in August 2003—one of the driest summers in recent years—results were consistent with those of the main analysis, suggesting that associations were robust against seasonal and year-to-year variation in vegetation.
Associations of surrounding greenness with birth weight and head circumference were also comparable with estimates from the main analysis when models were limited to term births. Low birth weight (birth weight < 2,500 g) in term births has been suggested to be an indicator of intrauterine growth retardation (Sapkota et al. 2010).
Limitations. We used satellite-derived NDVI to measure surrounding greenness. This objective measure of greenness allowed us to measure small-scale green spaces (e.g., home gardens and street trees) in a standardized way, but it does not distinguish different types of vegetation or land cover (e.g., agriculture, urban green space, natural forests). This distinction could be important, for example, if associations were modified by differences in the absorption and deposition of air pollution among distinct types of vegetation and green land cover (Givoni 1991).
Our measure of surrounding greenness was based on the mother's residential address at the time of delivery, which may not capture cumulative impacts of surrounding greenness over time (for instance, on physical activity behaviors) or changes in exposure due to maternal residential mobility during pregnancy. However, in the INMA project the mobility rate during pregnancy was low, between 1% and 6% in different cohorts (Estarlich et al. 2011).
We did not have data on use of green spaces by our study participants, an issue that could be relevant to some of the possible mechanisms (e.g., physical activity) underlying our observed associations between surrounding greenness and pregnancy outcomes. This issue should be accounted for in future studies. Neighborhood socioeconomic status has been associated with greenness at the neighborhood level (Dadvand et al. 2012a) and with pregnancy outcomes (Diez Roux 2001). However, we could not adjust for neighborhood socioeconomic status in our analyses because information was not available for some of the study regions.
Our findings suggest that surrounding greenness may have a beneficial impact on birth weight and head circumference, but not on gestational age at delivery, consistent with an effect of maternal green exposure on fetal growth but not length of gestation. Associations were robust to seasonal variation in vegetation, and were consistent when limited to term births and stratified by biogeographic region. Associations were stronger among participants with low and moderate education levels, suggesting greater benefits from surrounding greenness compared with those with the highest education level. If confirmed by future studies, beneficial effects of green exposure on pregnancy outcomes could be incorporated in the decision-making process regarding the development of urban green spaces, particularly in socioeconomically deprived areas. We recommend further studies on this association in different biogeographic regions and populations with careful characterization of vegetation types, and incorporating data for investigating the possible mechanism(s) underlying this association.
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For a guy who hasn't been the regular artist on "Batman" for quite a few years, Kelley Jones sure gets to draw a lot of Batman stories. And that's a very good thing. For, like most of these "Joker's Asylum" one-shots, this is an artistic showcase of a comic, and when you're dealing with weirdness and Batman, it's hard to come up with a better fit than Kelly Jones. His expressionistic, shadowy depiction of Gotham City and the caped crusader makes him one of the best Bat-artists ever.
He's pretty good at Clayface, too. "Good," as in, "Jones should just draw all of the Clayface appearances from now on. All of them."
On the writing side, this one was written by Kevin Shinick, better known to some of us as that guy from "Robot Chicken" and maybe even better known to some slightly younger than us as the host of the "Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego" television show. I never watched that one, mostly because they dared to bring someone besides Rockapella in to sing the theme song. (Is that even true? I don't know, but I couldn't let a "Carmen Sandiego" reference go by without using the word "Rockapella.")
Shinick gives us a story about Basil Karlo fanboys who so adore their favorite old-timey screen actor that they show up in costume for screenings of his most famous movie, "The Terror." Karlo is, of course, the original Clayface, and he feeds off his fans, just as they feed off of him. Batman just gets in the way.
There's a great scene where Batman investigates the strange goings-on at the movie theater and slowly realizes that the entire scene is constructed out of Clayface himself — the ticket-takers and even the concession stand candy are all made out of Clayface goo. The scene has the implicit tragedy that Clayface is willing to create an elaborate farce of a world just to allow his followers to worship him as he should have been worshipped by the Hollywood of the Golden Age.
Shinick gets a bit too jokey with lines like, "You had me at 'I don't care if I die,'" but it's mostly a restrained story that suggests more than it states about the Clayface/Batman dynamic. These are both characters, after all, who cannot live without their masks, and both have odd relationships with the public.
But as sturdy as Shinick's story is, it's Jones that gives us page after page of comics worth savoring. He's cornered the market on these Batman-vs.-Monsters kinds of stories. And I'll sign up to read as many as he's willing to draw.


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Christmas usually means a day of relaxation and family meals. Last year, we decided to visit my parents in Ohio and we booked a flight on Christmas Day. We knew in advance that flying with our older son, Diego, was going to be stressful because he may feel the need to get out of his seat to walk around and we were not sure how he would handle the airport crowd. We arrived well in advance of our departure in order to check our luggage and to make sure the kids had a chance to eat. Things were going relatively well until we got to the security checkpoint. I was in charge of keeping him from getting out of line and running somewhere else. My wife and I frantically unloaded the stroller and removed the baby's jacket and shoes (he is six months old at the time and this seems ridiculous to me but we were told to remove his shoes as well) and threw all our stuff into bins. I collapsed the stroller and quickly put that up so it could go through the x-ray machine. I knew I needed to hurry in order to prevent a major meltdown but I already felt the control we had over the situation fading fast. Our nemesis that morning as we had anticipated was the metal detector. Up first is my wife, who goes through holding the baby. That leaves Diego standing by himself and waiting for one of us to help him, as he is unsure what to do next. I curse under my breath knowing I took a few extra seconds we did not have getting that stroller up on the conveyor belt. My wife, not realizing I had a delay getting our things to fit through the machine, turns to see me just walking up to help Diego. The security officer insists he must pass through the metal detector on his own. We try to explain he is unable to follow the command because he is mostly non-verbal and needs our assistance. He is already visibly upset at the shoe removal process and the entire airport scene in general. So what does he do? He throws himself on the floor in front of the metal detector and screams and cries. Miraculously, this forces the guard to realize that, on second thought, yes we probably should help him through since we are holding up the angry mob of people in line behind us trying to catch their flights. One guy in line decided to run past and ask as he passed by, "Do you mind if I go ahead?" Did he think I was going to try and stop him and cause an even bigger scene? After a few failed attempts we somehow manage to help him through, collect our things and proceed to the gate. Things didn't necessarily calm down as we arrived at the departing gate. I imagine it was all the wide open space calling his name because as we wait to board the plane, our son refuses to do anything but run from gate to gate, pausing every now and then to make sure I am following right behind.
In August of 2008, Diego was diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder. Along the way I have noticed the impolite stares directed at my son when he is having a tantrum in a public setting, just as the one described above. I would imagine the people who look at us in that way believe my wife and I to be bad parents, and that his behavior is a direct reflection of our failure to properly discipline our child. What they do not know is that my son has an extremely hard time transitioning from one activity to the next. They also are missing another important piece of information regarding my son; at age three he lost his voice for a period of three weeks because he developed calluses on his vocal cords. Since he struggles with a significant speech delay and has had trouble expressing his wants and needs, he screams out in frustration. After repeated bouts of yelling he began to lose his voice. The throat specialist we visited, who spoke to us without even realizing the irony of his comments, told us we should try and curtail his screaming. I practically fell off the chair. What did he think we were trying to do? We are constantly trying to find ways to help him improve his communicative skills so he does not have to yell. Yet, mid-tantrum, we are doing our best to handle the situation in order to prevent any further escalation of anger and screaming. To turn our focus away from him when he is the most vulnerable is not going to help diffuse the situation. Therefore, if I allow myself to be overcome with anger at their lack of understanding autism and how it affects my son, then I am not concentrating on him and his needs at that time. Afterwards, when we he has calmed down and we return home, or during other quiet times, I look back and think about how our son's actions were perceived by others around him. The looks have become more frequent as my son has gotten older; he is now four years old but is big for his age. I fear that as he matures and his behavioral issues continue people will become even less tolerant of any stimming activity or tantrums.
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New Mexico state police continued an investigation Thursday into a shooting incident involving a Taos County sheriff's deputy.
Officers said someone shot at deputy Lori Garcia's vehicle shortly after 9 p.m. Wednesday while she was on state Road 36 just south of Taos.
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Garcia is suing her department for sexual harassment, discrimination and retaliation, but state police said there was no evidence so far that the shooting was related to the lawsuit.


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Hensley loaned over 60 oil paintings by 10 living artists ranging in age from 30 to 93 for the show, entitled Cuba Oriente: Contemporary Painting from Eastern Cuba. But that's only a fraction of his personal stash of Cuban art, over 300 pieces worth. The Florida collector is so passionate about the artists of Oriente province, in particular, that he founded the Eastern Cuba Cultural Exchange Association in order to provide them with materials and travel opportunities and to help them sell and exhibit their work.
Word has it that Triangle musicians will play Afro-Cuban music at the show's gala reception and reception, 7-10 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 19. Collector Hensley will attend the $25 per person reception, featuring sustenance for the body as well as the soul, with munchies and an open bar. Make reservations for this event at (252) 527-2517.
There's a poetic justice to the artwork of eastern rural Cuba ending up in Down East tobacco country, strengthened by the fact that Hensley has family connections to the region. The Kinston Arts Center's executive director, Sandy Landis, is eager to get the word out about such rare artworks touching North Carolina soil.
"The exhibit is fabulous. We are so privileged to have this show, we are still a bit in shock that we have it."
The show runs now through Sept. 2 at the Community Council for the Arts Center (CCA) at 400 N. Queen St. in Kinston. The gallery is closed Sunday and Monday, open Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The exhibition will move on to Columbus, Ohio, in two weeks, so don't miss this opportunity to encounter Caribbean culture so close to home.
Local live music. Local Latin trio Saludos Compay is back from July hiatus and is becoming pretty ubiquitous in the open-air concert scene. See them Saturday, Aug. 28 at CaFfé Driade in Chapel Hill at 8 p.m., or at Weaver St. Market in Carrboro from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 29. Get the latest gig info via saludoscompay@erich leith.com .
Our May Band of the Month Samecumba plays salsa, merengue and more on Bakus' patio in Durham, Saturday, Aug. 21. Info at www.samecuba.net. Club scene. TAL Promotions led by Tai Lopez, who has taken over the reins of First Fridays at Parizade , expanded Latin party central to downtown Raleigh this month. 518 West Italian restaurant (on West Jones Street off Glenwood) is the site for this latest international soiree, which will be a monthly affair. Check out the new digs, see pictures of the "beautiful people" who turn out, or register for upcoming parties at www.trianglefiesta.com . This Saturday, Aug. 21 they host Latin dancing at George's Garage in Durham, and Friday, Aug. 27 the International Music Dance Party at Spice Street restaurant in Chapel Hill.
You never know what you might see on the dance floor at Montas International Lounge in RTP these days. Their first Salsa Congress came off without a hitch in July, with elegant out-of-town guests from Atlanta, New York, Boston, D.C., and Miami. A few breakdancers have been busting moves on Saturday nights, during the reggaeton and Latin rock sets that pump up the crowd after 1 a.m. New on Friday nights at 9:30 p.m., Duke/Durham salsa choreographer Nick Ortiz gives introductory classes in Casino Rueda--that Cuban brand of salsa with called moves and revolving partners that looks like a funky yet sinuous version of square dancing. No experience or partner necessary, but leave your sneakers at home (you will need smooth soles to look smooth, guajiro). The price is $5 for Montas members and $10 for non-members; see www.montaslounge.com for directions.
La Maraka on recent Saturday nights has been so hot the dance floor literally sweats. They play nice long sets of the tropical genres, salsa, cumbia, merengue, but also more esoteric regional tastes like the punta (Honduras) and quebradita (Mexico). Club Bounce (with separate admission) plays hip hop next door, so this could be your one-stop entertainment center on Hillsborough Road in Durham. x
News for the Latin Beat? E-mail Sylvia Pfeiffenberger at email@example.com .


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And it has been a while since I tried a roll on deo other than Rexona. So I decided that I would be buying the Nivea roll on deo. The packaging looked good & the quantity more that what I have in my Rexona bottle. Also pearl extracts was something new for me!! When I did some researching I found that - Pearl extracts help heal blemishes and maintain the health of the skin by participating in the metabolic activities of the skin. Pearl also promotes the regeneration of new cells and makes the skin smooth, fine, elastic and naturally beautiful.
I have been using this product for about 2 months now & I am liking it. I like the sweet-fresh smell, which does not clash with my perfume. It gets absorbed quickly into my skin & does not cause any irritation.
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Nivea Deodorant PEARL & BEAUTY with precious pearl extracts offers the true confidence of effective 24 hour regulation of perspiration and keeps an even skin tone for beautiful underarms. The optimal combination of reliable anti-perspirant protection and Nivea's mild care.
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• The product looks white in the bottle but don't worry it does not have any colour once you apply it..it just gets absorbed into your skin in just a few seconds.
• The product stands upto its claim…u really wont smell of sweat for the entire day…and I have tested it in the humid conditions of Mumbai
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• Price : Rs. 165, I would say that the product is a bit pricey.
• Also the bottle is of glass which makes it heavy & difficult to carry in your bag.
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The thought of brunch with a Southwestern spin makes me wish it were Sunday already.
This weekend, Roaring Fork gets its own weekly Sunday brunch rolling with a sprawling buffet by executive chef Bryan Hulihee.
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I grew up in northwestern Ontario but moved south to study art in Toronto, then literature in Kingston. At Queen's University I worked in clinical cancer research for several years. For the past while I have returned to my vocation of visual artist.
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I have worked primarily in acrylics (canvas, paper, stone) but have recently taken up creating images as well with drypoint and collagraph, experiencing the reverse world mystery of the press.
My subject matter is the experience of being a mortal, feeling creature in the world. The female figure is the conduit. Common themes involve the juxtaposition or contrast of natural with artefactual; classical/ancient with modern/new; traditional with experimental. Birds and fish are key symbols in my work. Sequencing and pattern are important facets of my design sense.
The body beneath the surface is an enduring mystery. We experience intimations of our own mortality looking at medical diagnostic imaging. My figurative art follows modern science's lead into the centre of human existence.


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Scatterbrains and Gagging Orders
By: Kian Mokhtari
Funny how democracy has begun to draw its own red lines and no-go areas; it's a bit like a catch 22 situation. One has to promise to see things in a certain way before one can taste Western democracy. A person could be fined or incarcerated for refusing to believe fairytales -and is that not a harp back to the "good old days" of Inquisition. During the infamous witch-hunts in Europe, if you died under torture, by fire, or drowning you'd not be considered a witch –utter madness.
And yet the Inquisition has had many rebirths in the Western world. The loony McCarthyite Communist witch-hunt was one. And I won't even dare approach the other burning issue for fear of being burnt, drowned, tortured or worse…forced to live in Gaza.
You have to believe…although commonsense rejects all the indoctrination.
In North Korea the "Great Leader" cult also asks you to believe that Kim's bloodline is close to heavenly perfection. In Cambodia undying belief in Khmer Rouge was a prerequisite to staying alive. And so on and so forth.
But undying belief often heralds hard labor and pitiful returns to feed the family with. Undying belief has brought all who believed –without exception- either first class deaths or third class lives.
Undying belief invaded Poland, it bombed Hiroshima; undying belief poisoned Vietnam with defoliants, it killed a million in Iraq and stormed an aid flotilla bound for Gaza in international waters.
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I have worked as a health professional for over 20 years. I originally trained as a paediatric nurse at Great Ormond Street Hospital, since then I have worked as a children's nurse, a school nurse and a health visitor. In all roles, I most enjoyed supporting emotional wellbeing and this led me to train as a counsellor and coach.
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Every Rice graduate student who served as an Instructor of Record in either the Fall of 2017, Spring of 2018, or Summer of 2018 is eligible to apply for the 2019 Graduate Teaching Award for Independent Instruction.
October 1, 2018
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Initial Applications Due (submit at the bottom of this page)
Finalists Selected; Candidates Notified
Finalist Portfolios Due
Winners Selected; Candidates Notified
Winners Honored at University Teaching Awards Ceremony
First Round Application
The initial application must include the following four items to be considered complete:
- A completed application form.
- A cover letter that explains why, given the criteria outlined below, you should be considered for this award
- Student Learning
- Use of Evidence-Based Instruction
- Organization
- Rapport with Students
- Overall Philosophy of Teaching
- Short responses to the following three prompts about your teaching
- Briefly describe your best teaching moment while teaching this course.
- What activity or assignment was most effective at helping you monitor whether students were learning what you wanted them to learn? Why?
- Briefly describe a specific challenge you faced while teaching this course, how you responded, and what you learned from the experience.
- Official copies of your instructor and course evaluation results for the relevant course (instructions here)
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- Representative Assignments
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Our constantly connected world of ever-present mobile devices, long commutes and familial obligations can easily leave us feeling worn down and struggling to cope. To combat that daily wear-and-tear, we need a mental "port in the storm" now more than ever. One great refuge to help us weather those moments of psychological fatigue can be found in the therapeutic art of journaling.
Recently, adult coloring books and sketchpads have increased in popularity as a means to soothe our troubled minds and decompress when the world around us feels like it's too much. However, the mental health benefits of keeping a private journal are equally numerous, but are often overlooked. From helping to bolster our memories as we age to providing a beautiful emotional keepsake of our lives' more fascinating experiences, journaling has the potential to bring clarity and calm as we move from one life hurdle to the next.
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As relaxing as coloring books and drawing may be, sometimes relaxation can only be truly embraced after we've worked through the recurring thoughts that keep us up at night. For many, writing is a cathartic process. As such, keeping a record of our ideas, exploits and stresses in a private diary can help us gain insight into the source of our troubles. Like a good, hard cry, journaling can take us through the mental drag that wears us down, yet we feel too busy to address in our hectic daily schedules. But once the details are before us on the page, our spirits often feel unburdened and relaxed.
If you're struggling with grief, a major life change or the uncertainty of where you are on your journey, numerous authors have also prescribed the practice of journaling to aid in the healing process. However, it is renown psychologists James W. Pennebaker and Joshua M. Smyth who wrote the literal book on how to tap into the blessings that journal writing can bring in their iconic, Opening Up by Writing It Down: How Expressive Writing Improves Health and Eases Emotional Pain. Now in its third edition, Pennebaker and Smyth frame a writing journal as a safe space in which to explore our thoughts without fear of judgment, opening the door to understanding and patience that may not come through other means of relaxation.
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To be fair, it's no real surprise writing can help us mentally, but the physical benefits of capturing our thoughts also make the act of keeping a journal incredibly appealing. Sure, we may see improvements in our battles with depression, anxiety or spiritual growth, but did you know that by putting pen to paper – or hand to keyboard – you can also see boosts in your immune system, decrease your blood pressure and positive developments in chronic ailments that affect your lungs, nerves and liver? So says a study conducted by Pennebaker and Smyth over a 20-year period.
Why are there so many physiological advantages to an act as innocent as keeping a journal? The simple answer is mental health affects physical health far more than modern society wishes to admit. Scientifically speaking, psychotherapists Kathleen Adams and Deborah Ross believe it has something to do with the concept of neuroplasticity. In their book, Your Brain on Ink, Adams and Ross share how creating new neural pathways in the brain can help you change your life and improve your physical resilience to stress, which affects the body's ability to withstand a foreign illness. Therefore, if we focus on improving our mental health, we can strengthen our physical health along the way – and journaling is a great approach to help us benefit from both.
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Often one of the most disheartening aspects about our busy lives is the lack of an outlet that speaks to our need to create. We may nourish our bodies with food and sleep or even enjoy a fun hobby or two, but we rarely think of our minds' need to be fed and stimulated in an expressive way. Reading books, playing video games and listening to music are wonderful ways to cut loose and relax, but unless you're dancing to those amazing tunes, we're rarely creating something original in the process. That's where the beauty of journaling reigns supreme.
Whether it's an art journal, a gratitude journal or just your random thoughts on everyday observations, the act of writing down your ideas will help you enjoy a sense of expression that you may be missing. Writing in a simple stream of consciousness can unleash a level of creativity in your personal revelations on the page, but can also open the floodgates to concepts you may want to introduce in other areas like painting, fashion or cuisine. In doing so, you may find you're enjoying a level of emotional contentment that eluded you before, and it's all thanks to your journal providing an outlet for the myriad of inspired ideas waiting to be heard.


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I found this cool little site called VapURL (that's pronounced Vape URL) which allows you to create shortened temporary URLs from any address you can think of. I was browsing Hacker News when I came across this article detailing the application. Short URLs have become common place thanks to TinyURL.com but I think disposable URLs could be increasingly handy in a world where everything we do is monitored.
This is especially true if you work for a large corporation that WebSense's your internet traffic or monitors your instant message communication. Want to send something that's NSFW (not safe for work)? Well then do it with a disposable URL so no onlookers will ever notice!
Again the address is http://www.vapurl.com.
Updated 6/14/2010:
VapURL is officially dead. Apparently the service became very popular with spammers because they could embed shortened URL's (from services like TinyURL) into the service and hide their intentions from potential victims. Eventually GoDaddy pulled the site.
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Frank Phillips Board Agenda (8/21)
Scheduled for August 21, at 12:00 p.m. in the FPC Board Room
I. Call to Order
a. Invocation
b. Welcome and Recognition of Guests
II. Minutes of Previous Meeting
a. Minutes of the June 19, 2017 Board Meeting
III. New Business – Discussion
a. Financial Report For Month Ending July 2017
b. Full Measure Education
IV. New Business – Action
a. 2017-18 Mission Statement
b. 2017-18 Goals and Plan for Sustainability and Growth
c. 2017-18 Proposed Budget
d. 2018-19 Academic Calendar
e. FPC Investment Policy
f. Vote Intent to Set Tax Rate; Set Calendar Dates for Tax Hearings
g. Harassment Statement for FPC Employee Handbook
h. Student Grievances Process for FPC Student Handbook
i. Property Bids: 0 Fairway Dr. and 512 Short St.; 703 & 705 Alabama St., Borger, TX
V. Items of Information
a. Annual Board Self-Evaluation Form/Workshop
b. City of Borger Annexation Letter
c. Grants Summary
d. Annual Calendar for Board of Regents
e. Upcoming Dates and Events
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