Lipopolysaccharide (LPS), also termed endotoxin, is an integral structural component of the
outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria and has been a focus of bioaerosol research for …

Abstract Purpose of Review Agriculture environments contain a variety of inflammatory
aerosols that may increase risk for lung inflammation and disease in exposed individuals. In …

Background The observed deficit of lung cancer in farmers has been partly attributed to
exposure to organic dusts and endotoxins based largely on surrogate metrics. To move …

Background Farm work entails a heterogeneous mixture of exposures that vary considerably
across farms and farmers. Farm work is associated with various health outcomes, both …

The impact of bioaerosols in municipal solid waste management is nowadays identified as a
growing health concern worldwide. In this study, exposure to endotoxin in composting …

The development of biodegradable waste recycling leads to increased amounts of decaying
organic materials handled, and encourages the conditions in which workers, households …

Background Comorbidities including cardiovascular diseases are very common in chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) secondary to tobacco smoking and contribute to the …

Bioaerosols consisting of biologically originated airborne particles such as microbes,
metabolites, toxins, and fragments of microorganisms are present ubiquitously in our living …

Survival causal effect estimation based on right-censored data is of key interest in both
survival analysis and causal inference. Propensity score weighting is one of the most …

The relationship of occupational exposure to endotoxins with different histologic subtypes of
lung cancer has not been established. Our objective was to conduct a systematic review with …