“Quantum dots: Perspectives in next-generation chemical gas sensors”‒A review

V Galstyan - Analytica Chimica Acta, 2021 - Elsevier
Advances in gas sensing devices are urgently needed to reduce air pollution and control
human health. In this regard, the progress in the development of low-dimensional …

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on air pollution in Chinese megacities from the perspective of traffic volume and meteorological factors

C Gao, S Li, M Liu, F Zhang, V Achal, Y Tu… - Science of the total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract During 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a widespread lockdown in many
cities in China. In this study, we assessed the impact of changes in human activities on air …

[HTML][HTML] A global review of the state of the evidence of household air pollution's contribution to ambient fine particulate matter and their related health impacts

S Chowdhury, A Pillarisetti, A Oberholzer, J Jetter… - Environment …, 2023 - Elsevier
Direct exposure to household fine particulate air pollution (HAP) associated with inefficient
combustion of fuels (wood, charcoal, coal, crop residues, kerosene, etc.) for cooking, space …

Heart healthy cities: genetics loads the gun but the environment pulls the trigger

T Münzel, M Sørensen, J Lelieveld… - European Heart …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The world's population is estimated to reach 10 billion by 2050 and 75% of this population
will live in cities. Two-third of the European population already live in urban areas and this …

[HTML][HTML] Air pollution detection using a novel snap-shot hyperspectral imaging technique

A Mukundan, CC Huang, TC Men, FC Lin, HC Wang - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Air pollution has emerged as a global problem in recent years. Particularly, particulate
matter (PM2. 5) with a diameter of less than 2.5 μm can move through the air and transfer …

Polyaromatic hydrocarbons in pollution: a heart‐breaking matter

CR Marris, SN Kompella, MR Miller… - The Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Air pollution is associated with detrimental effects on human health, including decreased
cardiovascular function. However, the causative mechanisms behind these effects have yet …

Road traffic noise and cardiovascular disease risk factors in UK Biobank

Z Kupcikova, D Fecht, R Ramakrishnan… - European heart …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Aims The aim of this study was to investigate the cross-sectional associations of modelled
residential road traffic noise with cardiovascular disease risk factors [systolic (SBP) and …

[HTML][HTML] Novel evidence for a greater burden of ambient air pollution on cardiovascular disease

PM Mannucci, S Harari, M Franchini - haematologica, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Ambient and household air pollution is a major health problem worldwide, contributing
annually to approximately seven million of all-cause avoidable deaths, shorter life …

Acute mental stress drives vascular inflammation and promotes plaque destabilization in mouse atherosclerosis

J Hinterdobler, S Schott, H Jin… - European heart …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Aims Mental stress substantially contributes to the initiation and progression of human
disease, including cardiovascular conditions. We aim to investigate the underlying …

Impacts of climate change on the public health of the Mediterranean Basin population-current situation, projections, preparedness and adaptation

C Linares, J Díaz, M Negev, GS Martínez… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Mediterranean Basin is undergoing a warming trend with longer and warmer
summers, an increase in the frequency and the severity of heat waves, changes in …