Monthly average air pollution models using geographically weighted regression in Europe from 2000 to 2019 (Publications)
structure, particularly for O(3), PM(10), and PM(2.5). The 5-fold CV showed generally good performance of the monthly GWR models across months and years (5-fold CV R(2): 0.31-0.66 for NO(2), 0.4-0.79 for [...] models to estimate monthly concentrations of regulated air pollutants (NO(2), O(3), PM(10) and PM(2.5)) between 2000 and 2019. Monthly average concentrations were collected from routine monitoring stations [...] estimate spatially-varying regression coefficients for each month. Model...
Long-term exposure to air pollution and chronic kidney disease-associated mortality: results from the pooled cohort of the European multicentre... (Publications)
Associations were positive for PM(2.5) (hazard ratio (HR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) of 1.31 (1.03-1.66) per 5μg/m(3), BC (1.26 (1.03-1.53) per 0.5×10(- 5)/m), NO(2) (1.13 (0.93-1.38) per 10μg/m(3)) [...] dioxide (NO(2)), black carbon (BC), ozone (O(3)), particulate matter ≤2.5μm (PM(2.5)) and several elemental constituents of PM(2.5). Cox regression models were adjusted for age, sex, cohort, calendar year
Tick species from cattle in the Adama Region of Ethiopia and pathogens detected (Publications)
variegatum (n = 22, 7.5%), Rhipicephalus pulchellus (n = 19, 6.5%), and Rhipicephalus decoloratus (n = 9, 3.0%). Among all ticks, 32 (11%) were positive for Rickettsia spp. and 15 (5.2%) of these were identified [...] variegatum (n = 10) and A. cohaerens (n = 5). The remainder of Rickettsia-positive samples could not be amplified due to low DNA yield. Furthermore, another 15 (5.2%) samples carried other pathogenic bacteria: [...] PCR. Species identification was done by phylogenetic analysis...
Outdoor air pollution exposure and cognitive performance: findings from the enrolment phase of the CONSTANCES cohort (Publications)
largest effect size (percentage decrease) for both PM2.5 and NO2 was found for the semantic fluency test (PM2.5 4·6%, 95% CI 2·1–6·9 and NO2 3·8%, 1·9–5·7), whereas for black carbon, the largest effect size [...] regression models, to assign exposure to particulate matter with aerodynamic diameters less than 2·5 μm (PM2·5), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), and black carbon. We used multiple linear regression models with different [...] to PM2·5 was mainly significant for the semantic fluency test. We...
Effects of long-term exposure to air pollution on natural-cause mortality: an analysis of 22 European cohorts within the multicentre ESCAPE project (Publications)
of particulate matter (PM) with diameters of less than 2·5 µm (PM2·5), less than 10 µm (PM10), and between 10 µm and 2·5 µm (PMcoarse), PM2.5 absorbance, and annual average concentrations of nitrogen [...] contributed 5?118?039 person-years at risk (average follow-up 13·9 years), of whom 29?076 died from a natural cause during follow-up. A significantly increased hazard ratio (HR) for PM2·5 of 1·07 (95% [...] (95% CI 1·02-1·13) per 5 µg/m3 was recorded. No heterogeneity was noted between...
Identifying risk factors for <em>Plasmodium </em>infection and anaemia in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (Publications)
lower transmission HZs (p = 0.009). In a separate analysis in children over 5 years in two selected HZs, the peak prevalence was in 5-9 years old in the higher transmission setting and in 15-19 years old in [...] associated with Plasmodium infection and anaemia among children 6-59 months and individuals aged older than 5 years in Kinshasa, a large city with heterogeneity in malaria prevalence. METHODS: This study analysed [...] children aged 6-59 months from 25 non-rural health zones (HZs) and...
Outdoor air pollution exposure and cognitive performance: findings from the enrolment phase of the CONSTANCES cohort (Publications)
effect size (percentage decrease) for both PM(2.5) and NO(2) was found for the semantic fluency test (PM(2.5) 4.6%, 95% CI 2.1-6.9 and NO(2) 3.8%, 1.9-5.7), whereas for black carbon, the largest effect [...] regression models, to assign exposure to particulate matter with aerodynamic diameters less than 2.5 mum (PM(2.5)), nitrogen dioxide (NO(2)), and black carbon. We used multiple linear regression models with [...] to PM(2.5) was mainly significant for the semantic fluency test. We found that...
Long-term low-level ambient air pollution exposure and risk of lung cancer - a pooled analysis of 7 European cohorts (Publications)
exposure levels of NO2, PM2.5, BC and O3 (warm season) were 24.2 microg/m(3) (19.5, 29.7), 15.4 microg/m(3) (12.8, 17.3), 1.6 10(-5)m(-1) (1.3, 1.8), and 86.6 microg/m(3) (78.5, 92.9), respectively. We observed [...] observed a higher risk for lung cancer with higher exposure to PM2.5 (HR: 1.13, 95% CI: 1.05, 1.23 per 5 microg/m(3)). This association was robust to adjustment for other pollutants. The SCHIF, spline [...] observations, and dispersion model estimates for nitrogen dioxide (NO2),...
Long-term low-level ambient air pollution exposure and risk of lung cancer - a pooled analysis of 7 European cohorts (Publications)
exposure levels of NO2, PM2.5, BC and O3 (warm season) were 24.2 microg/m(3) (19.5, 29.7), 15.4 microg/m(3) (12.8, 17.3), 1.6 10(-5)m(-1) (1.3, 1.8), and 86.6 microg/m(3) (78.5, 92.9), respectively. We observed [...] observed a higher risk for lung cancer with higher exposure to PM2.5 (HR: 1.13, 95% CI: 1.05, 1.23 per 5 microg/m(3)). This association was robust to adjustment for other pollutants. The SCHIF, spline [...] observations, and dispersion model estimates for nitrogen dioxide (NO2),...
Effects of long-term exposure to air pollution on natural-cause mortality: an analysis of 22 European cohorts within the multicentre ESCAPE project (Publications)
of particulate matter (PM) with diameters of less than 2·5 µm (PM2·5), less than 10 µm (PM10), and between 10 µm and 2·5 µm (PMcoarse), PM2.5 absorbance, and annual average concentrations of nitrogen [...] contributed 5?118?039 person-years at risk (average follow-up 13·9 years), of whom 29?076 died from a natural cause during follow-up. A significantly increased hazard ratio (HR) for PM2·5 of 1·07 (95% [...] (95% CI 1·02-1·13) per 5 µg/m3 was recorded. No heterogeneity was noted between...