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Ambient Air Pollution Increases the Risk of Cerebrovascular and Neuropsychiatric Disorders through Induction of Inflammation and Oxidative Stress
2020
Exposure to ambient air pollution is a well-established determinant of health and disease. The Lancet Commission on pollution and health concludes that air pollution is the leading environmental cause of global disease and premature death. Indeed, there is a growing body of evidence that links air pollution not only to adverse cardiorespiratory effects but also to increased risk of cerebrovascular and neuropsychiatric disorders. Despite being a relatively new area of investigation, overall, there is mounting recent evidence showing that exposure to multiple air pollutants, in particular to fine particles, may affect the central nervous system (CNS) and brain health, thereby contributing to …
Off-line methods for determining air quality in museums
2010
This paper will examine three methodologies deployed in off-line research relating to air quality in museums. These methodologies made use of sensors based on the different chemical-physicalproperties of various materials (corrosiveness, hardness and absorption). Various field applications were applied to case studies, which were performed in two museums in Palermo, Italy: the Regional Gallery of Palazzo Abatellis and the Diocesan Museum. This review of methodologies and sensors examines which protocol should be put into practice in museums in monitoring the air quality of display spaces and the conservation of cultural artefacts.
Maksimālo un minimālo gaisa temperatūru diennakts svārstību amplitūdas un to ilglaicīgās izmaiņas Latvijā 1951. - 2016. gads
2019
Bakalaura darba tēma ir “Maksimālās un minimālās gaisa temperatūru svārstību amplitūdas un to ilglaicīgās izmaiņas Latvijā 1951.-2016.gads”. Tika ievākti un analizēti dati no 18 Latvijas meteoroloģiskajām stacijām, kas ļauj izvērtēt iegūtās likumsakarības atšķirīgos fizioģeogrāfiskos novietojumos esošu meteoroloģisko staciju ilggadīgos novērojumus. Bakalaura darba mērķis ir izvērtēt maksimālo un minimālo gaisa temperatūru diennakts svārstību amplitūdas un to izmaiņas atšķirīgos fizioģeogrāfiskos novietojumos Latvijā laika posmā no 1951.-2016. gadam. Darba gaitā 18 novērojumu stacijas tika iedalītas divās grupās -piekrastes un kontinentālās novērojumu stacijās. Iegūtie rezultāti liecina, ka …
Forecasting Passenger Traffic for a Regional Airport
2019
Abstract The purpose of the present research is estimating the potential traffic for SIA (Sibiu International Airport, SBZ) for the year 2017. Predicting as accurate as possible the passenger traffic for a certain airport is an aspect of major importance for both the airport management and the airline companies. The theoretical quality of the forecasting models for air traffic of passengers is fundamental for obtaining the most accurate predictions. In this regard, a two-step process was used in developing the traffic forecasting model: (1) Identifying the proper regression model for traffic estimation based on the number of aircraft departures, and (2) Forecasting the number of aircraft de…
Analysis of the Structure and Dynamics of European Flight Networks
2022
We analyze structure and dynamics of flight networks of 50 airlines active in the European airspace in 2017. Our analysis shows that the concentration of the degree of nodes of different flight networks of airlines is markedly heterogeneous among airlines reflecting heterogeneity of the airline business models. We obtain an unsupervised classification of airlines by performing a hierarchical clustering that uses a correlation coefficient computed between the average occurrence profiles of 4-motifs of airline networks as similarity measure. The hierarchical tree is highly informative with respect to properties of the different airlines (for example, the number of main hubs, airline participa…
Regional air transport in Europe: the potential role of the civil tiltrotor in reducing airside congestion
2006
The asthma-COPD overlap syndrome (ACOS): hype or reality? That is, a curiosity for the media or an opportunity for physicians?
2014
Asthma-COPD Overlap Syndrome (ACOS) has been recently defined as a new pathological entity. Most studies support a large difference in the pathophysiology of bronchial asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, there is evidence of an increasing prevalence of patients in whom the two diseases coexist or in which one condition evolves into the other, leading to the pathological condition named ACOS. This occurs mainly in individuals with long-standing asthma, especially if also current or former-smokers. Indeed, epidemiological studies show that aging is one of the main risk factors for ACOS, creating the basis for the two entities to converge on the same subject. It i…
Additional benefits of beclomethasone/formoterol extrafine combination treatment on small airways function in asthma
2009
Efecto de la exposición natural al alérgeno sobre la respuesta máxima a adenosina 5’-monofosfato, concentraciones de óxido nítrico exhalado y pH del …
2014
El efecto de la exposición a los alérgenos en la capacidad de respuesta de la vía aérea y el óxido nítrico exhalado (NO) está bien documentado, pero no se dispone de información sobre los cambios inducidos por alérgenos en la meseta de la respuesta a la adenosina 5'-monofosfato (AMP), en el NO bronquial (J 'aw NO) y alveolar (CA NO), y en el atrapamiento de la vía aérea. Objetivos: Determinar el efecto de la exposición alergénica natural en la forma de la curva de concentración-respuesta a AMP, producción de NO en las vías respiratorias bronquiales y alveolares, concentración del pH del condensado del aire exhalado, y atrapamiento de la vía aérea inducido por metacolina y AMP. Métodos: Hipe…
Indoor air pollution in extremely poor Colombian households
2013
Objetivo Caracterizar la exposición a la contaminación del aire interior por uso de combustibles sólidos en hogares en situación de pobreza extrema en Colombia. Métodos A partir de la información gubernamental oficial de hogares en situación de pobreza extrema (encuesta Red Unidos de septiembre 2012, n=1,3 millones de hogares y >5 millones de individuos) se estructuraron dos modelos de regresión logística: (i) Factores asociados al uso de combustibles sólidos para cocinar a nivel hogar, (ii) Asociación entre el uso de combustibles sólidos en el hogar y prevalencia de limitaciones de la salud a nivel individuo. Resultados Un total de 530 mil hogares en situación de pobreza extrema donde habi…