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Health and climate related ecosystem services provided by street trees in the urban environment [PDF]
Published onlineJournal ArticleUrban tree planting initiatives are being actively promoted as a planning tool to enable urban areas to adapt to and mitigate against climate change, enhance urban sustainability and improve human health and well-being ...
Arbuthnott, Katherine +11 more
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International Biological Flora: Tsuga canadensis*
Eastern Hemlock is a long‐lived forest tree of eastern North America known for its deep shade and home given to many organisms. Despite surviving large‐scale clearing for agriculture when Europeans arrived, it returned to dominate when the land was abandoned in the mid 1800s.
Peter A. Thomas, David A. Orwig
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Anti-IgE Antibody Therapy for Japanese Cedar Pollinosis: Omalizumab Update
Seasonal allergic rhinitis (SAR) induced by Japanese cedar pollens is a substantial problem in Japan. Omalizumab, a novel humanized monoclonal anti-immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibody, has already been proven to reduce symptoms associated with SAR.
Kimihiro Okubo, Toshikazu Nagakura
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Fungal spores overwhelm biogenic organic aerosols in a midlatitudinal forest [PDF]
Both primary biological aerosol particles (PBAPs) and oxidation products of biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs) contribute significantly to organic aerosols (OAs) in forested regions.
IWAMOTO, Yoko +9 more
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Japanese cedar pollinosis is a type I allergic disease and has already become a major public health problem in Japan. Conventional subcutaneous immunotherapy (SCIT) and sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) cannot meet patients’ needs owing to the side ...
Qingliang Kong +8 more
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Cholera Toxin Subunit B as Adjuvant--An Accelerator in Protective Immunity and a Break in Autoimmunity [PDF]
Cholera toxin subunit B (CTB) is the nontoxic portion of cholera toxin. Its affinity to the monosialotetrahexosylganglioside (GM1) that is broadly distributed in a variety of cell types including epithelial cells of the gut and antigen presenting cells ...
Stratmann, Thomas
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Abstract The food enzyme chymosin (EC 3.4.23.4) is produced with the genetically modified Trichoderma reesei strain DP‐Nyj88 by Genencor International BV. The genetic modifications do not give rise to safety concerns. The food enzyme was considered free from viable cells of the production organism and its DNA.
EFSA Panel on Food Enzymes (FEZ) +16 more
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Prophylactic Immunotherapy for Japanese Cedar Pollen-Sensitive Individuals.
This study was designed to investigate whether prophylactic immunotherapy for individuals sensitized to Japanese cedar pollen could prevent an outbreak of pollen-induced allergic rhinitis. A total of 13 non-atopic volunteers and 67 patients sensitized to Dermatophagoides farinae (D. farinae) and Japanese cedar pollen were enrolled in the study.
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A metabolomic, geographic, and seasonal analysis of the contribution of pollen-derived adenosine to allergic sensitization [PDF]
Background Studies on ragweed and birch pollen extracts suggested that the adenosine content is an important factor in allergic sensitization. However, exposure levels from other pollens and considerations of geographic and seasonal factors have not ...
DeRose, Eugene F. +4 more
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The high prevalence of Japanese cedar pollinosis in Japan is associated with a negative impact on the quality of life of patients, as well as significant loss of productivity among the workforce in early spring, thus representing a serious social problem.
Takashi Fujimura, Seiji Kawamoto
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