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A General High‐Throughput Mucus Microrheology Platform for Quantitative and Scalable Mucus Phenotyping

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
High‐throughput Differential Dynamic Microscopy measures frequency‐resolved mechanical fingerprints from 3 to 10 μL$\umu{\rm L}$ mucus samples using only a few minutes of operator attention per sample. This automated analysis enables scalable mucus phenotyping for translational research by distinguishing mechanical heterogeneity among donors, disease ...
Feng Ling, Ayşe Tuğçe Şahin, Bernardo Miller Naranjo, Stefano Aime, Doris Roth, Anna Pukaluk, Niels Tepho, Romina Augustin, Benedetta Zampa, Andrea S. Vendrame, Mark‐Christian Klassen, Ellen Emken, Marion Kiechle, Mircea Gabriel Stoleriu, Pontus Mertsch, Ruth Olmer, Yohannes Tesfaigzi, Oliver Lieleg, Janna C. Nawroth   +18 more
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Inhalation of hazardous air pollutants from environmental tobacco smoke in US residences [PDF]

Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology, 2004
In the United States, 48 million adults smoke 3.5-5 x 10(11) cigarettes/year. Many cigarettes are smoked in private residences, causing regular environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure to roughly 31 million nonsmokers (11% of the US population), including 16 million juveniles.
Nazaroff, William W, Singer, B C
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Construction Trade Work Is Associated With Accelerated Decline in Kidney Function

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Construction workers are exposed to airborne particulates, organic solvents, and metals—agents linked to elevated risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Few studies have evaluated whether construction trade work is associated with longitudinal changes in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), a key indicator of kidney function.
Sammy Almashat, John M. Dement, Marianne Cloeren, Knut Ringen, Miles Fisher, Richard Rinehart   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding tobacco industry pricing strategy and whether it undermines tobacco tax policy: the example of the UK cigarette market. [PDF]

, 2013
AIMS: Tobacco tax increases are the most effective means of reducing tobacco use and inequalities in smoking, but effectiveness depends on transnational tobacco company (TTC) pricing strategies, specifically whether TTCs overshift tax increases (increase
Gilmore, Anna B, Taylor, Gordon, Tavakoly, Behrooz, Reed, Howard   +3 more
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Implementing smoke-free policies in low- and middle-income countries: A brief review and research agenda

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2019
Introduction Some low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) struggle to implement smoke-free policies. We sought to review the academic and gray literature, and propose a research agenda to improve implementation of smoke-free policies and make them more ...
M. Justin Byron, Joanna E. Cohen, Shannon Frattaroli, Joel Gittelsohn, Jeffrey M. Drope, David H. Jernigan   +5 more
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Environmental Exposures, Chronic Sinusitis, and Olfaction in People With Cystic Fibrosis

International Forum of Allergy &Rhinology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Environmental air pollutants may contribute to chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS), but their relationship with upper airway disease in people with cystic fibrosis (CF) remains poorly understood. This study evaluated associations between long‐term ambient air pollutant exposure and CRS severity and olfactory dysfunction in adults with CF ...
Benton Tullis, Larissa Nicolas, Jeremiah A. Alt, Todd E. Bodner, Michael Chang, Naweed I. Chowdhury, Sei Chung, Patricia Eshaghian, Yuqing A. Gao, Anne Getz, Amarbir S. Gill, Peter H. Hwang, Ashoke Khanwalkar, Adam J. Kimple, Todd Kingdom, Jivianne T. Lee, Douglas A. Li, Jess C. Mace, Jayakar V. Nayak, Meghan Norris, Jonathan B. Overdevest, Zara M. Patel, Katie Poch, Rodney J. Schlosser, Kristine A. Smith, Zachary M. Soler, Jeffrey D. Suh, Grant A. Turner, Marilene B. Wang, Milene T. Saavedra, Jennifer L. Taylor, Daniel M. Beswick   +31 more
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Stagnation and inequality: A pan-European analysis of structural determinants in smoking prevalence (2014-2019) [PDF]

Vojnosanitetski Pregled
Background/Aim. Although the global prevalence of smoking has been steadily declining, aggregate trends conceal substantial regional differences across Europe, as well as socioeconomic and education-level inequalities. The aim of this study was to assess
Demir Ibrahim, Ayvaz Ozkan
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Obesogenic Effects of Exposure to Tobacco Smoke and Air Pollution in Children

ISEE Conference Abstracts, 2013
Background:Increased childhood body mass index (BMI) and obesity prevalence have been associated with exposure to tobacco smoke (secondhand smoke (SHS) and maternal smoking during pregnancy) and to...
Robert McConnell, Ernest Shen, Frank Gilliland, Michael Jerrett, Jennifer Wolch, Chih-Chieh Chang, Frederick Lurmann, Kiros Berhane   +7 more
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Pediatric Human Olfactory Epithelium Mirrors Adult Structure and Function in a Human Olfactory Organoid Model

International Forum of Allergy &Rhinology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective This study investigated the developmental differences in structure, gene expression, and function of human olfactory epithelium (OE) using pediatric and adult specimens and human olfactory organoids. Background Olfactory dysfunction (OD) is characterized by loss or alterations in the sense of smell and has an age‐related increase in ...
Randy Bach, Ankit Chauhan, Michael Xiang, Kang‐Hoon Kim, James N. Palmer, Nithin D. Adappa, Michael A. Kohanski, Noam A. Cohen, Hong Wang, Jennifer E. Douglas   +9 more
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Cigarette smoke and human pulmonary immune responses to mycobacteria [PDF]

, 2011
Recent epidemiological evidence suggests that up to 15% of worldwide tuberculosis (TB) cases may be attributable to tobacco smoking. The aim of the studies reported here was to gain insights into the effects of exposure to cigarette smoke on human cells ...
Van Zyl-Smit, Richard Nellis
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