Among gynecological malignancies, carcinoma of the cervix is the leading cancer type worldwide. Conversely, vaginal tumors account for an incidence of approximately 1-2% of lower genital tract malignancies. Interestingly, the major shared risk...
Tobacco smoke is a strong and independent risk factor for several chronic systemic diseases and also increases susceptibility to a multitude of bacterial infections, including periodontal infections. Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease...
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Fetus--Effect of tobacco on
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) are chemicals generated from the incomplete combustion of organic materials, including tobacco smoke. Some PAH are known to be mutagenic and carcinogenic in humans, and of concern for the fetus when women...
Acrolein--Toxicology; Stem cells--Effect of pollution on
Acrolein is a common pollutant present in ambient air, automobile exhaust, and tobacco smoke. Previous studies show that exposure to acrolein increases cardiovascular disease risk. To determine whether acrolein affect cardiovascular regeneration,...
This thesis begins by reviewing human N-acetyltransferases (Chapter I), then outlines experiments involving human hepatocytes and rat N-acetyltransferases (Chapters II-V). These experiments facilitated the development of a dissertation project...
Freight yard for Louisville & Nashville Railroad, Louisville, Kentucky. Rows of trains receding in the distance, with smoke stacks also in the distance, emitting smoke. Embellishments have been painted on the smoke. " . . ASH" is...
Mecca Smoke Shop, at 313 South Second Street, Louisville, Kentucky, bearing ads for Epping's and Coca-Cola. On back of image: "Nathan Weiner's Smoke Shop 313 S. 2nd."
Smoke; Building construction; Stockyards; Bourbon Stock Yard Company
Location: Main and Johnson Streets, Louisville, Kentucky. Men work at a construction scene, replete with lumber and ladders. Pillars hold up the frame of part of the building on top of a concrete base. Utility poles and smokestacks emitting smoke...
Dark smoke rises from the ground in an expanding column with a hole in the center near the top, as an oil well burns in front of a backdrop of trees, witnessed by a crowd of mostly men but also children, a baby held by a man, and a woman with a...
Smoke rises from the ground in a darkening and widening column near a small shelter. Two men in white shirts stand in front. One man has his arms crossed and one is holding onto his suspenders. Leafy trees encircle the clearing and there is also a...
Freight yard for Louisville & Nashville Railroad, Louisville, Kentucky. Rows of trains receding in the distance, with smoke stacks also in the distance, emitting smoke. To the right of the trains are parallel curving tracks. The photograph is...
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Gunboats; Carondolet (Gunboat); Vehicles
Painting of gunboats St. Louis, Carondolet, Cincinnati, Lexington and Conestoga in the Battle of Fort Henry. Dark smoke from their smokestacks mingles with white sparks and white smoke from battle.
Men; Girls; Women; Home food processing; Country life; Smoke
A family pauses from working outside. The man holds a hoe and the three girls hold small wooden rods. They may be boiling molasses because a tub can be seen through smoke on the right. The woman (left) wears a coat and hat, but two of the girls are...
Woodblock prints of, from left to right starting at top left: geyser; smoke signals?; team of oxen; man falling off icy cliff toward landing where three other men with walking sticks and a pickaxe look on; old man sitting in chair with blanket on...
This set of woodblock prints was reprinted in the 1980s. With the exception of the grapevine, the large cat jumping to the ground, the porcelain bowl, the black-and-white dog, and the log cabin with smoke coming from chimney, the images duplicate...
Engraved print of Louisville's waterfront by artist Charles Chardon of Paris, depicting horse-drawn carriages, people milling around, smoke coming from chimneys and smoke stacks of buildings and boats. Typed beneath image: "Noel del; Imp. Ch....
Taxicabs; Advertising; Advertisements; Cigarette industry; Men
Zephyr Cigarette advertisement placed atop Marvels cigarette advertisement on back of Louisville, Kentucky taxi cab, in circular frame patented by William E. Whaley; advertisement reads: "Smoke The New Zephyr Cigarettes, Lighter Than Ocean...
Steamship Baltic, on the sea, seen from the side. Smoke trails from its two smokestacks. Text printed on verso reads, "This steamship is the principal vessel of the White Star fleet, being one of the largest boats in the world, is 710 feet...
