Search Results - "Bischof, W"

Ventilation and health in non-industrial indoor environments: report from a European Multidisciplinary Scientific Consensus Meeting (EUROVEN) by Wargocki, P., Sundell, J., Bischof, W., Brundrett, G., Fanger, P. O., Gyntelberg, F., Hanssen, S. O., Harrison, P., Pickering, A., Seppänen, O., Wouters, P.

“…Scientific literature on the effects of ventilation on health, comfort, and productivity in non-industrial indoor environments (offices, schools, homes, etc.)…”
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Dog ownership and contact during childhood and later allergy development by Chen, C-M, Morgenstern, V, Bischof, W, Herbarth, O, Borte, M, Behrendt, H, Kramer, U, von Berg, A, Berdel, D, Bauer, C. P, Koletzko, S, Wichmann, H-E, Heinrich, J, Influences of Lifestyle Related Factors on Human Immune System and Development of Allergies in Children (LISA) Study Group and German Infant Nutrition Intervention Programme (GINI) Study Group

“…The effect of dog ownership during childhood on the development of allergy has been investigated in few studies with conflicting results. The association…”
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Attentional Switching in Spatial and Nonspatial Domains: Evidence From the Attentional Blink by Visser, Troy A. W, Bischof, Walter F, Di Lollo, Vincent

“…Much is known about attentional switching across space, but much less about switches between nonspatial domains such as category or task. Nonetheless,…”
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Allergens and endotoxin on mothers' mattresses and total immunoglobulin E in cord blood of neonates by Heinrich, J, Bolte, G, Holscher, B, Douwes, J, Lehmann, I, Fahlbusch, B, Bischof, W, Weiss, M, Borte, M, Wichmann, H-E

“…The current authors examined whether mite and cat allergen and bacterial endotoxin levels in dust of the mothers' mattresses were associated with cord blood…”
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Pets and vermin are associated with high endotoxin levels in house dust by Heinrich, J., Gehring, U., Douwes, J., Koch, A., Fahlbusch, B., Bischof, W., Wichmann, H. E.

“…Background Previous studies have shown that the risk for allergic sensitization is lower in children who grew up on farms and in young adults who were exposed…”
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Multimodal registration of three-dimensional maxillodental cone beam CT and photogrammetry data over time by Bolandzadeh, N, Bischof, W, Flores-Mir, C, Boulanger, P

“…In recent years, one of the foci of orthodontics has been on systems for the evaluation of treatment results and the tracking of tissue variations over time…”
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Exposure to house dust endotoxin and allergic sensitization in adults by Gehring, U., Bischof, W., Schlenvoigt, G., Richter, K., Fahlbusch, B., Wichmann, H.‐E., Heinrich, J.

“…Background:  It has been suggested that exposure to elevated levels of endotoxin decreases the risk of allergic sensitization. Objective:  To examine the…”
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Common reference frame for neural coding of translational and rotational optic flow by Wylie, D. R. W, Bischof, W. F, Frost, B. J

“…Self-movement of an organism through the environment is guided jointly by information provided by the vestibular system and by visual pathways that are…”
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Respiratory symptoms in relation to indoor exposure to mite and cat allergens and endotoxins by Gehring, U, Heinrich, J, Jacob, B, Richter, K, Fahlbusch, B, Schlenvoigt, G, Bischof, W, Wichmann, H-E

“…The authors investigated the relationship between respiratory symptoms in adults and exposure to mite and cat allergens, the role of endotoxins in house dust,…”
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Why do Women Suffer from Sick Building Syndrome more often than Men? - Subjective Higher Sensitivity versus Objective Causes by BRASCHE1, S., BULLINGER2, M., MORFELD2, M., GEBHARDT3, H. J., BISCHOF1, W.

“…Office workers often report so-called sick building syndrome (SBS) symptoms affecting the skin, mucous membranes and nervous system. The recurring higher…”
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Predictors of High Endotoxin Concentrations in the Settled Dust of German Homes by BISCHOF, W., KOCH, A., GEHRING, U., FAHLBUSCH, B., WICHMANN, H. E., HEINRICH, J.

“…Endotoxin concentrations in settled house dust were measured within the collaborative study named INGA (Indoor Exposure and Genetics in Asthma) together with…”
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Early endotoxin exposure and atopy development in infants: results of a birth cohort study by Bolte, G., Bischof, W., Borte, M., Lehmann, I., Wichmann, H.-E., Heinrich, J.

“…Summary Background Exposure to endotoxin in childhood is currently discussed to protect from the development of allergic diseases. Objective To study the…”
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Common variants in FCER1A influence total serum IgE levels from cord blood up to six years of life by Chen, C.-M, Weidinger, S, Klopp, N, Sausenthaler, S, Bischof, W, Herbarth, O, Bauer, M, Borte, M, Schaaf, B, Lehmann, I, Behrendt, H, Krämer, U, Berdel, D, von Berg, A, Bauer, C.P, Koletzko, S, Illig, T, Wichmann, H.-E, Heinrich, J

“…In a recent genome wide scan, a functional promoter variant (rs2251746) in the gene encoding the alpha chain of the high affinity receptor for immunoglobulin E…”
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'EUROPART'. Airborne particles in the indoor environment. A European interdisciplinary review of scientific evidence on associations between exposure to particles in buildings and health effects by Schneider, T., Sundell, J., Bischof, W., Bohgard, M., Cherrie, J. W., Clausen, P. A., Dreborg, S., Kildesø, J., Kjærgaard, S. K., Løvik, M., Pasanen, P., Skyberg, K.

“…The relevance of particle mass, surface area or number concentration as risk indicators for health effects in non-industrial buildings has been assessed by a…”
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Levels and predictors of endotoxin in mattress dust samples from East and West German homes by Gehring, U., Bischof, W., Borte, M., Herbarth, O., Wichmann, H.-E., Heinrich, J.

“…East-West differences in prevalence of asthma and allergies were suggested to be associated with lifestyle factors. To describe endotoxin levels in mattress…”
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Repeated measurements of allergens and endotoxin in settled house dust over a time period of 6 years by Topp, R., Wimmer, K., Fahlbusch, B., Bischof, W., Richter, K., Wichmann, H.-E., Heinrich, J.

“…Summary Background  Studies investigating the effect of exposure to indoor allergens and endotoxin on human respiratory health usually take dust samples only…”
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Perinatal exposure to endotoxin and the development of eczema during the first 6 years of life by Chen, C.-M., Sausenthaler, S., Bischof, W., Herbarth, O., Borte, M., Behrendt, H., Krämer, U., Williams, H. C., Wichmann, H.-E., Heinrich, J.

“…Summary Background.  Previous studies have reported a protective association between high levels of exposure to endotoxin during infancy and the development of…”
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Social factors, allergen, endotoxin, and dust mass in mattress by Chen, C.-M., Mielck, A., Fahlbusch, B., Bischof, W., Herbarth, O., Borte, M., Wichmann, H.-E., Heinrich, J.

“…Indoor environment has been associated with allergic disease. Further, it has been observed that the prevalences of allergic sensitization are different in…”
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Indoor viable mold spores – a comparison between two cities, Erfurt (eastern Germany) and Hamburg (western Germany) by Koch, A., Heilemann, K.‐J., Bischof, W., Heinrich, J., Wichmann, H.E.

“…Background: In eastern Germany, the prevalence of allergies is lower than in western Germany for both children and adults. Several reasons for this fact have…”
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Self‐reported eye symptoms and related diagnostic findings – comparison of risk factor profiles by Brasche, S., Bullinger, M., Petrovitch, A., Mayer, E., Gebhardt, H., Herzog, V., Bischof, W.

“…Profiles of factors affecting self-reported eye symptoms and objectively determined tear film characteristics have been examined and compared using data from…”
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