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“How do you know those particles are from cigarettes?”: An algorithm to help differentiate second-hand tobacco smoke from background sources of household fine particulate matter by Dobson, Ruaraidh, Semple, Sean

“…Second-hand smoke (SHS) at home is a target for public health interventions, such as air quality feedback interventions using low-cost particle monitors…”
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Smoke-free spaces: a decade of progress, a need for more? by Semple, Sean, Dobson, Ruaraidh, O'Donnell, Rachel, Zainal Abidin, Emilia, Tigova, Olena, Okello, Gabriel, Fernández, Esteve

“…Adoption of smoke-free measures has been one of the central elements of tobacco control activity over the past 30 years. The past decade has seen an increasing…”
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‘I Was Smoking a Lot More during Lockdown Because I Can’: A Qualitative Study of How UK Smokers Responded to the Covid-19 Lockdown by O’Donnell, Rachel, Eadie, Douglas, Stead, Martine, Dobson, Ruaraidh, Semple, Sean

“…This study explored how Covid-19 lockdown restrictions affected people’s daily smoking routines and behaviours, including adherence and modifications to…”
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Use of nicotine replacement therapy to reduce children's exposure to second-hand smoke in the home: a qualitative pilot study involving local community pharmacies by Howell, Rebecca, McBurney, Stephen, Di Tano, Giovanna, Boags, Aileen, Rowa-Dewar, Neneh, Dobson, Ruaraidh, O'Donnell, Rachel

“…In Scotland, and in several other countries, most second-hand smoke exposure now occurs in low-income households, where housing constraints and sole parenting…”
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Protecting children from second-hand tobacco smoke: evidence of major progress but a final push is needed in the UK by Semple, Sean, O'Donnell, Rachel, Dobson, Ruaraidh

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Measuring for change: A multi-centre pre-post trial of an air quality feedback intervention to promote smoke-free homes by Dobson, Ruaraidh, O'Donnell, Rachel, Tigova, Olena, Fu, Marcela, Enríquez, Marta, Fernandez, Esteve, Carreras, Giulia, Gorini, Giuseppe, Verdi, Simona, Borgini, Alessandro, Tittarelli, Andrea, Veronese, Chiara, Ruprecht, Ario, Vyzikidou, Vergina, Tzortzi, Anna, Vardavas, Constantine, Semple, Sean

“…•Remote air quality feedback is feasible as a smoke-free homes intervention strategy.•Intervention households experienced small but statistically significant…”
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Changes in Personal Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) during the Spring 2020 COVID-19 Lockdown in the UK: Results of a Simulation Model by Dobson, Ruaraidh, Eadie, Douglas, O’Donnell, Rachel, Stead, Martine, Cherrie, John W., Semple, Sean

“…Objectives: Policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 led to behaviour changes in the UK’s population, including a sudden shift towards working from…”
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Longitudinal Ambient PM2.5 Measurement at Fifteen Locations in Eight Sub-Saharan African Countries Using Low-Cost Sensors by Awokola, Babatunde, Okello, Gabriel, Johnson, Olatunji, Dobson, Ruaraidh, Ouédraogo, Abdoul Risgou, Dibba, Bakary, Ngahane, Mbatchou, Ndukwu, Chizalu, Agunwa, Chuka, Marangu, Diana, Lawin, Herve, Ogugua, Ifeoma, Eze, Joy, Nwosu, Nnamdi, Ofiaeli, Ogochukwu, Ubuane, Peter, Osman, Rashid, Awokola, Endurance, Erhart, Annette, Mortimer, Kevin, Jewell, Christopher, Semple, Sean

“…Air pollution is a major global public health issue causing considerable morbidity and mortality. Measuring levels of air pollutants and facilitating access to…”
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Monitoring secondhand tobacco smoke remotely in real-time: A simple low-cost approach by Dobson, Ruaraidh, Rosen, Laura J, Semple, Sean

“…Secondhand smoke (SHS) in the home is a serious cause of ill-health, especially for children. SHS indoors can be indirectly measured using particulate matter…”
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Preterm birth, birth weight, infant weight gain and their associations with childhood asthma and spirometry: a cross-sectional observational study in Nairobi, Kenya by Meme, Helen, Amukoye, Evans, Bowyer, Cressida, Chakaya, Jeremiah, Dobson, Ruaraidh, Fuld, Jonathan, Gray, Cindy M, Kiplimo, Richard, Lesosky, Maia, Mortimer, Kevin, Ndombi, Amos, Obasi, Angela, Orina, Fred, Quint, Jennifer K, Semple, Sean, West, Sarah E, Zurba, Lindsey, Devereux, Graham

“…BackgroundIn sub-Saharan Africa, the origins of asthma and high prevalence of abnormal lung function remain unclear. In high-income countries (HICs),…”
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Measuring secondhand smoke in homes in Malaysia: A feasibility study comparing indoor fine particulate (PM2.5) concentrations following an educational feedback intervention to create smoke-free homes during the COVID-19 pandemic by Zulkifli+, Aziemah, Abd Rani+, Nurul Latiffah, Abdul Mutalib, Raisya Nur Syazmeen, Dobson, Ruaraidh, Engku Ibrahim, Tengku Azmina, Abd Latif, Norul Hernani, O’Donnell, Rachel, Uny, Isabelle, Zainal Abidin, Emilia, Semple, Sean

“…Introduction: Extensive regulations have been introduced to reduce secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure among non-smokers in Malaysia. However, there is still a…”
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Process and impact of implementing a smoke-free policy in prisons in Scotland: TIPs mixed-methods study by Hunt, Kate, Brown, Ashley, Eadie, Douglas, McMeekin, Nicola, Boyd, Kathleen, Bauld, Linda, Conaglen, Philip, Craig, Peter, Demou, Evangelia, Leyland, Alastair, Pell, Jill, Purves, Richard, Tweed, Emily, Byrne, Tom, Dobson, Ruaraidh, Graham, Lesley, Mitchell, Danielle, O’Donnell, Rachel, Sweeting, Helen, Semple, Sean

“…Background Prisons had partial exemption from the UK’s 2006/7 smoking bans in enclosed public spaces. They became one of the few workplaces with continuing…”
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Changes in outdoor air pollution due to COVID-19 lockdowns differ by pollutant: evidence from Scotland by Dobson, Ruaraidh, Semple, Sean

“…ObjectivesTo examine the impact of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions in March/April 2020 on concentrations of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and ambient fine particulate…”
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Occupational Exposure to Second-Hand Tobacco Smoke: Development of a Job Exposure Matrix by Dobson, Ruaraidh, Demou, Evangelia, Semple, Sean

“…Exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke (SHS) in the workplace has been largely controlled in most workplaces in many countries that have adopted smoke-free laws…”
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"Why should care workers be any different from prison workers?" A qualitative study of second-hand smoke exposure during home-care visits and potential measures to eliminate exposure by O'Donnell, Rachel, Dobson, Ruaraidh, Semple, Sean

“…Despite world-leading measures in place to protect employees from second-hand smoke exposure in workplaces in the United Kingdom, workers who deliver health…”
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Smoking behaviours and indoor air quality: a comparative analysis of smoking-permitted versus smoke-free homes in Dhaka, Bangladesh by Ferdous, Tarana, Siddiqi, Kamran, Semple, Sean, Fairhurst, Caroline, Dobson, Ruaraidh, Mdege, Noreen, Marshall, Anna-Marie, Abdullah, S M, Huque, Rumana

“…Exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) is a health risk to non-smokers. Indoor particulate matter (PM ) is associated with SHS exposure and is used as a proxy…”
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Second-hand Smoke Exposure Among Home Care Workers (HCWs) in Scotland by Dobson, Ruaraidh, O’Donnell, Rachel, McGibbon, Mary, Semple, Sean

“…Abstract Objectives Second-hand tobacco smoke (SHS) is a serious cause of ill-health, and concern around SHS exposure at work has driven legislation in public…”
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Burden of disease attributable to second-hand smoke exposure: A systematic review by Carreras, Giulia, Lugo, Alessandra, Gallus, Silvano, Cortini, Barbara, Fernández, Esteve, López, Maria José, Soriano, Joan B, Nicolás, Ángel López, Semple, Sean, Gorini, Giuseppe

“…AbstractOur aim was to provide a systematic review of studies on the burden of disease due to second-hand smoke (SHS) exposure, reviewing methods, exposure…”
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Knowledge, Beliefs, and Behaviors Related to Secondhand Smoke and Smoking in the Home: A Qualitative Study With Men in Malaysia by Abdul Mutalib, Raisya Nur Syazmeen, Abd Rani, Nurul Latiffah, Zulkifli, Aziemah, Abd Latif, Norul Hernani, Dobson, Ruaraidh, Engku Ibrahim, Tengku Azmina, Semple, Sean, Abidin, Emilia Zainal, Uny, Isabelle, O’Donnell, Rachel

“…Abstract Introduction Despite the health risks associated with secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure, smoking in the home is common in Malaysia, and almost…”
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Asthma symptoms, spirometry and air pollution exposure in schoolchildren in an informal settlement and an affluent area of Nairobi, Kenya by Meme, Hellen, Amukoye, Evans, Bowyer, Cressida, Chakaya, Jeremiah, Das, Darpan, Dobson, Ruaraidh, Dragosits, Ulrike, Fuld, Jonathan, Gray, Cindy, Hahn, Matthew, Kiplimo, Richard, Lesosky, Maia, Loh, Miranda M, McKendree, Jean, Mortimer, Kevin, Ndombi, Amos, Netter, Louis, Obasi, Angela, Orina, Fred, Pearson, Clare, Price, Heather, Quint, Jennifer K, Semple, Sean, Twigg, Marsailidh, Waelde, Charlotte, Walnycki, Anna, Warwick, Melaneia, Wendler, Jana, West, Sarah E, Wilson, Michael, Zurba, Lindsay, Devereux, Graham

“…Although 1 billion people live in informal (slum) settlements, the consequences for respiratory health of living in these settlements remain largely unknown…”
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