... measurements inexhaledbreath condensate Inflamm Res 2003, 52:69-73 Mutlu GM, Garey KW, Robbins RA, Danziger LH, Rubinstein I: Collection and analysis of exhaledbreath condensate in humans Am ... Precision and accuracy The intraday repeatability was addressed by analysing Q1 and Q2 ten times in a row and on six different days resulting in a relative standard deviation for all parameters in the ... and include prostaglandins (PG), isoprostanes and leukotrienes (LT) These eicosanoids were used to try to assess the lung inflammation in patients with pulmonary disease Some prostaglandins and...
... refrain from eating and drinking before collecting EBC Exhaledair entered and left the chamber through one-way valves and an inlet and outlet, thus keeping the chamber closed A low temperature inside ... chemokine inexhaledbreath condensate and plasma from children with asthma Clin Exp Allergy 2004, 34:786-91 11 Leung TF, Wong GWK, Ko FWS, et al: Clinical and atopic parameters and airway inflammatory ... of eosinophils in an infiltrated organ is proportional to the concentrations of eotaxin in the site Eotaxin is responsible for retardation of the apoptosis of eosinophils, and eotaxin interaction...
... Methylation mapping of DAPK promoter inexhaledbreathand mouthwash-exfoliated DNA (a): Methylation mapping of exhaledbreath DNA (b) Methylation mapping of mouthwash-exfoliated DNA Exhaledbreath condensate ... methylation inexhaledbreath condensate is feasible; (b) the DNA appears to be of lower airway or lung origin; and (c) has some association with lung cancer and smoker status, depending on gene and individual ... Charlottesville, VA) which entails a airway valve, inner protective sleeve, outer (cooled to 80°C) aluminum sleeveand insulates, during 10 to 15 minutes of quiet tidal volume breathing, with the exception...
... asthmatic inflammation in the airways and bronchial hyperreactivity after exercise The airway epithelium is involved in allergic inflammatory processes, producing and releasing endothelins, cytokines, ... changes, which in turn activate and release mediators (such as endothelin-1), causing the increase of airway inflammation and, as a consequence, airway remodeling [8] In human airways, immunoreactive ... cells in the pathogenesis of EIB, particular in the inflammatory basis of this condition ET-1 levels were measured inexhaledbreath condensate (EBC), collecting by cooling exhaledair – noninvasive...
... background includes a B.S in chemistry from Washington State University and an M.S in Environmental Engineering (Air Pollution Studies) from Washington State University His main interests include ... for sampling and analyzing the volatile hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) listed in Title III of the 1990 CleanAir Act Amendments (CAAA) He is also working closely with industry in complying with ... studies relating to hazardous air pollutants, including surveys of ambientair measurement methods, chemical mass balance modeling of the sources of HAPs in urban air, and dispersion modeling studies...
... Determination of Polychlorinated, Polybrominated and Brominated/Chlorinated Dibenzo-p-Dioxins (TCDDs) and Dibenzofurans inAmbient Air, Second Edition 1/97 TO-10A Determination of Pesticides and ... Determination of N-Nitrosodimethylamine inAmbientAir Using Gas Chromatography, Revision 1.0 9/86 TO-8 Method for the Determination of Phenol and Methylphenols (Cresols) inAmbientAir Using High ... HAPs that have been measured inambientairIn addition, reports, journal articles, and meeting proceedings known to contain information on HAPs methods were obtained and reviewed A unique feature...
... airand incinerator testing for chlorinated debenzofurans and dioxins by low resolution mass spectrometry, Chemosphere, 18, 585, 1989 85 Smith, R.M et al., Chlorinated dibenzofurans and dioxins ... for phenols in urban airand rain, Environ Sci Technol., 19(11):1053, 1985 Arey, J et al., Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and nitroarene concentrations inambientair during a wintertime high-NOx ... 71 Includes 12,393 nondefects Includes 51 nondetects 11 Summer samples Spring samples Winter samples Spring samples Winter samples 11 1,2-Propyleneimine (2-methyl aziridine) 75-55-8 Quinoline...
... hydroxyl radical and dinitrogen pentoxide, Int J Chem Kinet., 21(9), 775, 1989 46 Atkinson, R et al., Kinetics and nitroproducts of the gas-phase hydroxyl and nitrogen oxide (NO3) radical-initiated ... the OH radical in the presence of NOx., Int J Chem Kinet., 23, 1003, 1991 157 Atkinson, R., et al., Atmospheric chemistry of aniline, N-N-dimethylaniline, pyridine, 1,3,5-triazine and nitrobenzene, ... 27, 1832, 1993 160 Atkinson, R., Aschmann, S.M and Arey, J., Formation of ring-retaining products from the OH radical-initiated reactions of o-, m- and p-xylene, Int J Chem Kinet., 23, 77, 1991...
... their growth and recirculation in indoor air Therefore, indoor air quality is increasingly a health concern worldwide, as growing number of people spend longer hours in air- conditioned rooms Numerous ... characterization of indoor and outdoor bioaerosols inambientair at Singapore and fundamental studies to evaluate the kinetics of disinfection of biological contaminants inair with respect to ... of controlling indoor air pollution include controlling pollution sources, increasing the air exchange rate and using air purifiers However, these techniques only transfer the contaminants from...
... plants and coal mining Increased funding for research regarding the health effects of air pollutants from fossil fuel mining and combustion Timely updating and strengthening of national air ... monitoring and reporting practices for air quality appear inadequate to fully protect public health Outside of large cities and major regional centres there may be difficulty obtaining independent air ... fossil fuel combustion and its adverse impacts Improved monitoring and public reporting of air pollution, not only in our cities but also in communities affected by polluting industries such as...
... Outsourcing Privatization Gain Sharing Innovative Contracting Reengineering Summary Pursuing Strategic Sourcing and Supply-Chain Alignment in Competitive Sourcing Eligible Inventory ... values, andin protecting human rights While the USAF has had significant success in employing aerospace power in the recent past, emerging trends in international relations, in technology, andin ... The Great Misconception About Readiness Estimating Some Current Major Readiness Problems Pilot Training and Flying Hours Maintainer Production and Training 400 405 408 408 409 410 411 412...
... personal air sampling in a sample of 263 AfroAmerican and Dominican non-smoking women of between 18 and 35-year-old, living in New York and who were registered in gynaecology and obstetrics clinics ... number of individuals under study, availability of wide coverage covariables at individual level and examining vulnerable periods of gestation Intrauterine and infant mortality Foetus and infant ... of industrial complexes Air pollutant levels are not indicated Prematurity 64,215 singleton deliveries and first parity births in two areas in Taiwan: 14 545 births in industrial area; 49,670 in...
... collected and utilized print and web documents from the Indian government, including the CPCB, the Department of Road Transport and Highways, the Ministry of Environment and Forests, and several Indian ... frequently mandated by the NRCP had mandated cost sharing at various points in time.29 State and local bodies have been accused of financial mismanagement, including diversion, underutilization, and incorrect ... Economic and Political Weekly, 42(51): 48-58 Foster, Andrew D., and Naresh Kumar 2009 Air Quality Interventions and Spatial Dynamics of Air Pollution in Delhi and its Surroundings.” International...
... “online” analyses (shown in color), that feed information on uncertainty into the analytical chain at various points and propagate it through the remaining steps in the chain, and separate “offline” ... Neutralizing Capacity BenMAP Environmental Benefits Mapping and Analysis Program CAA CleanAir Act of 1970 CAAA CleanAir Act Amendments of 1990 CAIR CleanAir Interstate Rule CAMR CleanAir Mercury ... from rules that have since been vacated, like the CleanAir Mercury Rule (CAMR) and the CleanAir Interstate Rule (CAIR), though CAIR has since been remanded Rather than attempting to estimate the...
... with increased levels of circulating fibrinogen and markers of in ammation.36,37 Fibrinogen and acute-phase proinflammatory proteins can increase blood coagulability, leading to ischemia and exacerbating ... analyses of air pollution and health: straining at gnats and swallowing camels? Epidemiology 2003;14:13– 14 47 Lumley T, Sheppard L Assessing seasonal confounding and model selection bias inair pollution ... dew point temperature, estimated by averaging the minimum and maximum daily values Data on relative humidity, wind speed, and wind direction were also obtained Analytic Methods AmbientAir Quality...
... supply and demand trends in China Beijing, China: China Water and Power Press Liu CM and He XW 1996 Strategies for sustainable water resources development in China in the early 21st century Beijing, ... development in China Beijing, China: China Water and Power Press Qian ZY and Zhang GD (Eds) 2001 Strategic study on sustainable water resources development in China Beijing, China: China Water and Power ... China Beijing, China: China Water and Power Press www.frontiersinecology.org XL Yang and JW Pang MWR (Ministry of Water Resources) 1998 China’s Water Agenda 21 Beijing, China: China Water and...
... awareness of air pollution issues is increasing in developing countries, such as China9 and India, and measures to improve environmental performance are being implemented By focusing research and development ... not take into account efforts to improve the environment in non-EU industrialised and developing countries and the increased compliance costs and the demand for technologies to reduce air pollution ... for pig and cattle manures; – to reduce VOC emissions: control of fugitive losses in the chemicals industry andin refineries; control of the use of paints and solvents In order to attain the...
... programming and execution The lack of standards in robot programming has become a serious limiting factor in promoting robots in the industry There is a need of a combined effort from the industry, ... length of line OB; ǂ is the angle between line OA and plumb line; ǃ is the angle between line OB and the line perpendicular to line BC; Fmin is the pre-setting pulling force of spring BC; f is ... Aleksandar Lazinica the Editor -in- Chief of INTECH for his support in publishing this book, his passion and enthusiasm in bringing scientific knowledge to a larger public X.Q Chen1, Y.Q Chen2, and...