Search Results - "Roy, M."

Estimation of the contribution of road traffic emissions to particulate matter concentrations from field measurements: A review by Pant, Pallavi, Harrison, Roy M.

“…Road traffic is one of the main sources of particulate matter in the atmosphere. Despite its importance, there are significant challenges in quantitative…”
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Airborne particulate matter by Harrison, Roy M

“…Airborne particulate matter (PM) is a pollutant of concern not only because of its adverse effects on human health but because of its ability to reduce…”
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Aircraft engine exhaust emissions and other airport-related contributions to ambient air pollution: A review by Masiol, Mauro, Harrison, Roy M.

“…Civil aviation is fast-growing (about +5% every year), mainly driven by the developing economies and globalisation. Its impact on the environment is heavily…”
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How will country-based mitigation measures influence the course of the COVID-19 epidemic? by Anderson, Roy M, Heesterbeek, Hans, Klinkenberg, Don, Hollingsworth, T Déirdre

“…For the 2009 influenza A H1N1 pandemic, in most infected people these epidemiological quantities were short with a day or so to infectiousness and a few days…”
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Severe Covid-19 by Berlin, David A, Gulick, Roy M, Martinez, Fernando J

“…Patients with severe Covid-19 should have close monitoring for the need for endotracheal intubation; intubated patients should receive lung-protective…”
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Sinus Node and Atrial Arrhythmias by John, Roy M, Kumar, Saurabh

“…Although sinus node dysfunction (SND) and atrial arrhythmias frequently coexist and interact, the putative mechanism linking the 2 remain unclear. Although SND…”
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Long-Acting HIV Drugs for Treatment and Prevention by Gulick, Roy M, Flexner, Charles

“…Antiretroviral drugs have revolutionized the treatment and prevention of HIV infection; however, adherence is critical for sustained efficacy. Current HIV…”
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Assessing the impact of clean air action on air quality trends in Beijing using a machine learning technique by Vu, Tuan V, Shi, Zongbo, Cheng, Jing, Zhang, Qiang, He, Kebin, Wang, Shuxiao, Harrison, Roy M

“…A 5-year Clean Air Action Plan was implemented in 2013 to reduce air pollutant emissions and improve ambient air quality in Beijing. Assessment of this action…”
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Chemical reactivity and long-range transport potential of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons--a review by Keyte, Ian J, Harrison, Roy M, Lammel, Gerhard

“…Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are of considerable concern due to their well-recognised toxicity and especially due to the carcinogenic hazard which…”
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Why do so many clinical trials of therapies for Alzheimer's disease fail? by Anderson, Roy M, Hadjichrysanthou, Christoforos, Evans, Stephanie, Wong, Mei Mei

“…Alzheimer's disease is an irreversible, progressive brain disorder that accounts for about 50-75% of all cases of dementia.1 Alzheimer's disease is…”
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Critical review of receptor modelling for particulate matter: A case study of India by Pant, Pallavi, Harrison, Roy M.

“…India is used as a case study in reviewing the application of receptor models for source apportionment. India has high concentrations of airborne particulate…”
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On the oxidation of the silicon bond coat in environmental barrier coatings by Sullivan, Roy M.

“…Deal and Grove’s formulation is applied to model the oxidation of the silicon bond coat in environmental barrier coatings. The approach is similar to the…”
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Emissions and indoor concentrations of particulate matter and its specific chemical components from cooking: A review by Abdullahi, Karimatu L., Delgado-Saborit, Juana Maria, Harrison, Roy M.

“…It has long been known that cooking can create high concentrations of aerosol indoors. Increasingly, it is now being reported that cooking aerosol is also a…”
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Divergent serotype replacement trends and increasing diversity in pneumococcal disease in high income settings reduce the benefit of expanding vaccine valency by Løchen, Alessandra, Croucher, Nicholas J., Anderson, Roy M.

“…Streptococcus pneumoniae is a significant cause of otitis media, pneumonia, and meningitis. Only seven of the approximately 100 serotypes were initially…”
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Sources and properties of non-exhaust particulate matter from road traffic: A review by Thorpe, Alistair, Harrison, Roy M.

“…While emissions control regulation has led to a substantial reduction in exhaust emissions from road traffic, currently non-exhaust emissions from road…”
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Particles, air quality, policy and health by Heal, Mathew R, Kumar, Prashant, Harrison, Roy M

“…The diversity of ambient particle size and chemical composition considerably complicates pinpointing the specific causal associations between exposure to…”
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More mileage in reducing urban air pollution from road traffic by Harrison, Roy M., Vu, Tuan Van, Jafar, Hanan, Shi, Zongbo

“…•Traffic impacts evaluated from roadside and urban increments.•Trends viewed with deweathered data for PM, NO2 and other pollutants.•Traffic increments are…”
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Folate and neural tube defects by PITKIN, Roy M

“…A protective effect of folate against the development of neural tube defects (NTDs), specifically, anencephaly and spina bifida, is now well recognized, having…”
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An urgent need: vaccines for neglected tropical diseases by Anderson, Roy M

“…Today, more than half of the world's population live in places endemic for STH infections,2 and although global control efforts of mass drug administration and…”
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A new mechanism for warm-season precipitation response to global warming based on convection-permitting simulations by Dai, Aiguo, Rasmussen, Roy M., Liu, Changhai, Ikeda, Kyoko, Prein, Andreas F.

“…Climate models project increasing precipitation intensity but decreasing frequency as greenhouse gases increase. However, the exact mechanism for the frequency…”
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