Short-term associations between daily mortality and ambient particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide, and the air quality index in a Middle Eastern... (Publications)
NO2, and 31.5 for AQI). In multi-pollutant models, the PM2.5 associations were almost independent from NO2. However, the RRs for NO2 were slightly attenuated after adjustment for PM2.5 but they were still [...] at lag 0 for PM2.5, NO2, and AQI were 1.004 (1.001, 1.007), 1.003 (0.999, 1.007), and 1.004 (1.001, 1.007), respectively, per inter-quartile range (IQR) increment (18.8 μg/m3 for PM2.5, 12.6 ppb for NO2 [...] still largely independent from PM2.5. The cumulative relative risks (95% CI) per...
Long-term air pollution exposure and Parkinson's disease mortality in a large pooled European cohort: an ELAPSE study (Publications)
mortality and PM(2.5) (hazard ratio per 5 microg/m(3): 1.25; 95% confidence interval: 1.01-1.55), NO(2) (1.13; 0.95-1.34 per 10 microg/m(3)), and BC (1.12; 0.94-1.34 per 0.5 x 10(-5)m(-1)), and a negative [...] ly significant in models with PM(2.5). We detected suggestive positive associations with the potassium component of PM(2.5). CONCLUSION: Long-term exposure to PM(2.5), at levels well below current EU air [...] residential concentrations of fine particulate matter (PM(2.5)), nitrogen...
Association between exposure to multiple air pollutants, transportation noise and cause-specific mortality in adults in Switzerland (Publications)
exposures including the PM(2.5) components were associated with natural mortality, with hazard ratios (95% confidence intervals) of 1.026 (1.015, 1.038) per 5 microg/m(3) PM(2.5), 1.050 (1.041, 1.059) per [...] per 0.5 x 10(-5)/m BC and 1.045 (1.040, 1.049) per 10 dB Lden total transportation noise. NO(2), BC, Cu, Fe and noise were consistently associated with CVD and respiratory mortality, whereas PM(2.5) was [...] with CVD mortality. Natural mortality associations persisted < 20 microg/m(3)...
Long term exposure to air pollution and kidney parenchyma cancer - effects of low-level air pollution: a study in Europe (ELAPSE) (Publications)
during 5,497,514 person-years of follow-up (average 18.2 years). Median (5-95%) exposure levels of NO(2), PM(2.5), BC and O(3) were 24.1 μg/m(3) (12.8-39.2), 15.3 μg/m(3) (8.6-19.2), 1.6 10(-5) m(-1) (0 [...] interval [CI]: 0.92, 1.15) per 10 μg/m³ NO(2), 1.04 (95% CI: 0.88, 1.21) per 5 μg/m³ PM(2.5), 0.99 (95% CI: 0.89, 1.11) per 0.5 10(-5) m(-1) BCE, and 0.88 (95% CI: 0.76, 1.02) per 10 μg/m³ O(3). We did not [...] residential exposure to fine particles (PM(2.5)), nitrogen dioxide (NO(2)),...
Antigen rapid tests, nasopharyngeal PCR and saliva PCR to detect SARS-CoV-2: a prospective comparative clinical trial (Publications)
9-43.3%) by NP PCR, and 41.5% (38.3-44.7%) by any test. For those with viral loads (VL) > /=106 copies/ml, detection rates were 30.3% (27.3-33.3), 31.4% (28.4-34.5), 31.5% (28.5-34.6), and 31.6% (28.6-34 [...] RDT compared to NP PCR was 87.4% (83.6-90.6%) for all positive patients, 94.5% (91.5-96.7%) for those with VL> /=105 and 96.5% (93.6-98.3%) for those with VL> /=106. Sensitivity of STANDARD-Q(R), Panbio [...] 9-89.7%), respectively. For those with VL> /=106, sensitivity was 96.6% (90.5-99....
Antigen rapid tests, nasopharyngeal PCR and saliva PCR to detect SARS-CoV-2: a prospective comparative clinical trial (Publications)
9-43.3%) by NP PCR, and 41.5% (38.3-44.7%) by any test. For those with viral loads (VL) > /=106 copies/ml, detection rates were 30.3% (27.3-33.3), 31.4% (28.4-34.5), 31.5% (28.5-34.6), and 31.6% (28.6-34 [...] RDT compared to NP PCR was 87.4% (83.6-90.6%) for all positive patients, 94.5% (91.5-96.7%) for those with VL> /=105 and 96.5% (93.6-98.3%) for those with VL> /=106. Sensitivity of STANDARD-Q(R), Panbio [...] 9-89.7%), respectively. For those with VL> /=106, sensitivity was 96.6% (90.5-99....
A land use regression model for predicting ambient fine particulate matter across Los Angeles, CA (Publications)
predicting fine particle or PM(2.5) mass over the five county metropolitan statistical area (MSA) of Los Angeles. PM(2.5) includes all particles with diameter less than or equal to 2.5 microns. In the Los Angeles [...] MSA, 23 monitors of PM(2.5) were available in the year 2000. This study uses GIS to integrate data regarding land use, transportation and physical geography to derive a PM(2.5) dataset covering Los Angeles [...] regression was used to create the model for predicting the PM(2.5)...
A land use regression model for predicting ambient fine particulate matter across Los Angeles, CA (Publications)
predicting fine particle or PM(2.5) mass over the five county metropolitan statistical area (MSA) of Los Angeles. PM(2.5) includes all particles with diameter less than or equal to 2.5 microns. In the Los Angeles [...] MSA, 23 monitors of PM(2.5) were available in the year 2000. This study uses GIS to integrate data regarding land use, transportation and physical geography to derive a PM(2.5) dataset covering Los Angeles [...] regression was used to create the model for predicting the PM(2.5)...
Global, regional, and national burden of stroke and its risk factors, 1990-2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (Publications)
[1·8-34·9]), high systolic blood pressure (6·7% [2·5-11·6]), lead exposure (6·5% [4·5-11·2]), and diet low in omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (5·3% [0·5-10·5]). INTERPRETATION: Stroke burden has increased [...] ischaemic heart disease and COVID-19, and the fourth most common cause of DALYs (160·5 million [147·8-171·6] DALYs; 5·6% [5·0-6·1] of all DALYs). In 2021, there were 93·8 million (89·0-99·3) prevalent and [...] e constituted 5·8% (5·7-6·0) of incident strokes. There were substantial...
Measurement of offline exhaled nitric oxide in a study of community exposure to air pollution (Publications)
sessions and 12.5 +/- 6.6 ppb in spring sessions. Fixed-site PM(2.5) mean concentrations were 10.1 +/- 5.7 microg/m(3) outside homes and 13.3 +/- 1.4 inside homes; the personal PM(2.5) mean was 13.4 +/- [...] fixed-site particulate matter with aerodynamic diameters of 2.5 micro m or less (PM(2.5)) outside and inside the homes as well as personal PM(2.5) during winter and spring sessions of 2000-2001. Nineteen subjects [...] within-subject-within-session associations between eNO and various PM(2....