Influence of viral infection on the relationships between airway cytokines and lung function in asthmatic children

Sep 18, 2024

Respir Res. 2018 Nov 21;19(1):228. doi: 10.1186/s12931-018-0922-9.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Few longitudinal studies examine inflammation and lung function in asthma. We sought to determine the cytokines that reduce airflow, and the influence of respiratory viral infections...

Impact of community respiratory viral infections in urban children with asthma

Sep 18, 2024

Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2019 Feb;122(2):175-183.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.anai.2018.10.021. Epub 2018 Oct 29.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Upper respiratory tract viral infections cause asthma exacerbations in children. However, the impact of natural colds on children with asthma...

Effect of intra-urban temperature variation on tree flowering phenology, airborne pollen, and measurement error in epidemiological studies of allergenic pollen

Sep 18, 2024

Sci Total Environ. 2019 Feb 25;653:1213-1222. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.020. Epub 2018 Nov 5.ABSTRACTTemperature gradients in cities can cause inter-neighborhood differences in the timing of pollen release. However, most epidemiological studies examining...

Pollen production for 13 urban North American tree species: Allometric equations for tree trunk diameter and crown area

Sep 18, 2024

Aerobiologia (Bologna). 2020 Sep;36(3):401-415. doi: 10.1007/s10453-020-09638-8. Epub 2020 Apr 7.ABSTRACTEstimates of airborne pollen concentrations at the urban scale would be useful for epidemiologists, land managers, and allergy sufferers. Mechanistic models could...

Urban-scale variation in pollen concentrations: A single station is insufficient to characterize daily exposure

Sep 18, 2024

Aerobiologia (Bologna). 2020 Sep;36(3):417-431. doi: 10.1007/s10453-020-09641-z. Epub 2020 Apr 20.ABSTRACTEpidemiological analyses of airborne allergenic pollen often use concentration measurements from a single station to represent exposure across a city, but this...

Opportunities and challenges in reducing personal inhalation exposure to air pollution among electronic waste recovery workers in Ghana

Sep 18, 2024

Am J Ind Med. 2021 May;64(5):381-397. doi: 10.1002/ajim.23229. Epub 2021 Feb 1.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Informal sector electronic waste (e-waste) recovery produces toxic emissions resulting from burning e-waste to recover valuable metals.OBJECTIVES: To identify high-risk...

Operational evaluation of the RLINE dispersion model for studies of traffic-related air pollutants

Sep 18, 2024

Atmos Environ (1994). 2018 Jun;182:213-224. doi: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2018.03.030.ABSTRACTExposure to traffic-related air pollutants (TRAP) remains a key public health issue, and improved exposure measures are needed to support health impact and epidemiologic studies...

GPS-based microenvironment tracker (MicroTrac) model to estimate time-location of individuals for air pollution exposure assessments: model evaluation in central North Carolina

Jul 1, 2024

J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2014 Jul;24(4):412-20. doi: 10.1038/jes.2014.13. Epub 2014 Mar 12.ABSTRACTA critical aspect of air pollution exposure assessment is the estimation of the time spent by individuals in various microenvironments (ME). Accounting for the time...

Statistical strategies for constructing health risk models with multiple pollutants and their interactions: possible choices and comparisons

Oct 4, 2023

Environ Health. 2013 Oct 4;12(1):85. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-12-85.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: As public awareness of consequences of environmental exposures has grown, estimating the adverse health effects due to simultaneous exposure to multiple pollutants is an important...

Composition and Integrity of PAHs, Nitro-PAHs, Hopanes and Steranes In Diesel Exhaust Particulate Matter

Aug 1, 2023

Water Air Soil Pollut. 2013 Aug;224(8):10.1007/s11270-013-1630-1. doi: 10.1007/s11270-013-1630-1.ABSTRACTDiesel exhaust particulate matter contains many semivolatile organic compounds (SVOCs) of environmental and health significance. This study investigates the...