Harbor and intra-city drivers of air pollution: findings from a land use regression model, Durban, South Africa (Publications)
and 20.9 microg/m(3) for NO2, SO2, PM10, and PM2.5, respectively) as compared to summer (10.5, 2.8, 20.5, and 8.5 microg/m(3) for NO2, SO2, PM10, and PM2.5, respectively). Furthermore, higher levels of NO2 [...] for Air Pollution Effects (ESCAPE) methodology, concentrations of particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5), sulphur dioxide (SO2), and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) were measured over a 1-year period, at 41 sites [...] variables being important predictors. The R(2) for PM10 models ranged from 52% to...
Harbor and intra-city drivers of air pollution: findings from a land use regression model, Durban, South Africa (Publications)
and 20.9 microg/m(3) for NO2, SO2, PM10, and PM2.5, respectively) as compared to summer (10.5, 2.8, 20.5, and 8.5 microg/m(3) for NO2, SO2, PM10, and PM2.5, respectively). Furthermore, higher levels of NO2 [...] for Air Pollution Effects (ESCAPE) methodology, concentrations of particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5), sulphur dioxide (SO2), and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) were measured over a 1-year period, at 41 sites [...] variables being important predictors. The R(2) for PM10 models ranged from 52% to...
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...
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...
Association of FEV1 in asthmatic children with personal and microenvironmental exposure to airborne particulate matter (Publications)
microg/m3 1-hr maximum personal PM, -6.0% (-10.5 to -1.4); 30 microg/m3 24-hr average personal PM, -5.9% (-10.8 to -1.0); 6.7 microg/m3 indoor home PM2.5, -1.6% (-2.8 to -0.4); 16 microg/m3 indoor home [...] home PM10, -2.1% (-3.7 to -0.4); 7.1 microg/m3 outdoor home PM2.5, -1.1% (-2.4 to 0.1); and 7.5 microg/m3 central-site PM2.5, -0.7% (-1.9 to 0.4). Stronger associations were found for multiday moving averages [...] carried by subjects; indoor, outdoor home, and central-site 24-hr gravimetric...
Association of FEV1 in asthmatic children with personal and microenvironmental exposure to airborne particulate matter (Publications)
microg/m3 1-hr maximum personal PM, -6.0% (-10.5 to -1.4); 30 microg/m3 24-hr average personal PM, -5.9% (-10.8 to -1.0); 6.7 microg/m3 indoor home PM2.5, -1.6% (-2.8 to -0.4); 16 microg/m3 indoor home [...] home PM10, -2.1% (-3.7 to -0.4); 7.1 microg/m3 outdoor home PM2.5, -1.1% (-2.4 to 0.1); and 7.5 microg/m3 central-site PM2.5, -0.7% (-1.9 to 0.4). Stronger associations were found for multiday moving averages [...] carried by subjects; indoor, outdoor home, and central-site 24-hr gravimetric...
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...
Serological study of <em>Leptospira interrogans</em> serovar Copenhageni and <em>L. borgpetersenii</em> serovars Tarassovi and Ballum in beef cattle,... (Publications)
and 18.0 (95% CI=15.7-20.5)% for beef cattle, 10.5 (95% CI=9.0-12.1)%, 16.7 (95% CI=14.9-18.6)% and 14.0 (95% CI=12.4-15.8)% for sheep and 6.6 (95% CI=5.3-8.2)%, 15.5 (95% CI=13.5-17.7)% and 3.6 (95% CI=2 [...] 95.1, 73.2 and 56.1% for sheep, 68.5, 48.2 and 29.6% for beef cattle and 73.8, 57.4 and 41.0% for deer, and for Tarassovi, 80.5, 59.7 and 45.1% for sheep, 83.3, 68.5 and 61.1% for beef cattle, and 42.6 [...] animal species and all five Leptospira serovars was 100% at definition > /=1...
Seasonality of mortality under climate change: a multicountry projection study (Publications)
high-emission scenarios (SSP3-7.0 and SSP5-8.5), substantially altering the shape of seasonality of mortality and, under the highest emission scenario (SSP5-8.5), shifting the mortality peak from cold seasons [...] to increasing emissions (Shared Socioeconomic Pathways [SSP] scenarios SSP1-2.6, SSP2-4.5, SSP3-7.0, and SSP5-8.5). We compared the seasonality in projected mortality between decades by its shape, timings [...] from 0·96 to 1·11, and the change in attributable fraction ranged from...
Seasonality of mortality under climate change: a multicountry projection study (Publications)
high-emission scenarios (SSP3-7.0 and SSP5-8.5), substantially altering the shape of seasonality of mortality and, under the highest emission scenario (SSP5-8.5), shifting the mortality peak from cold seasons [...] to increasing emissions (Shared Socioeconomic Pathways [SSP] scenarios SSP1-2.6, SSP2-4.5, SSP3-7.0, and SSP5-8.5). We compared the seasonality in projected mortality between decades by its shape, timings [...] from 0·96 to 1·11, and the change in attributable fraction ranged from...