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The role of the global cryosphere in the fate of organic contaminants by Grannas, A. M, Bogdal, C, Hageman, K. J, Halsall, C, Harner, T, Hung, H, Kallenborn, R, Klán, P, Klánová, J, Macdonald, R. W, Meyer, T, Wania, F

“…The cryosphere is an important component of global organic contaminant cycles. Snow is an efficient scavenger of atmospheric organic pollutants while a…”
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Myeloid-derived suppressor cells help protective immunity to Leishmania major infection despite suppressed T cell responses by Pereira, Wânia F., Ribeiro‐Gomes, Flávia L., Guillermo, Landi V. Costilla, Vellozo, Natália S., Montalvão, Fabrício, DosReis, George A., Lopes, Marcela F.

“…Infection with Leishmania major elicits myeloid‐derived suppressor cells, which kill Leishmania parasites despite suppressed T‐cell proliferation. Th1/Th2…”
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Quantitative bias analysis of the association of type 2 diabetes mellitus with 2,2′,4,4′,5,5′-hexachlorobiphenyl (PCB-153) by Dzierlenga, M.W., Yoon, M., Wania, F., Ward, P.L., Armitage, J.M., Wood, S.A., Clewell, H.J., Longnecker, M.P.

“…An association between serum concentrations of persistent organic pollutants (POPs), such as 2,2′,4,4′,5,5′-hexachlorobiphenyl (PCB-153), and risk of type 2…”
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Using the chemical equilibrium partitioning space to explore factors influencing the phase distribution of compounds involved in secondary organic aerosol formation by Wania, F, Lei, Y. D, Wang, C, Abbatt, J. P. D, Goss, K.-U

“…Many atmospheric and chemical variables influence the partitioning equilibrium between gas phase and condensed phases of compounds implicated in the formation…”
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Novel methods for predicting gas–particle partitioning during the formation of secondary organic aerosol by Wania, F, Lei, Y. D, Wang, C, Abbatt, J. P. D, Goss, K.-U

“…Several methods have been presented in the literature to predict an organic chemical's equilibrium partitioning between the water insoluble organic matter…”
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Mechanistic modeling of persistent organic pollutant exposure among indigenous Arctic populations: motivations, challenges, and benefits by Wania, F., Binnington, M.J., Curren, M.S.

“…Indigenous Arctic populations experience elevated exposures to many environmental contaminants compared with groups residing in southern Canada. This is…”
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Association of serum bactericidal antibody and opsonic antibody levels after Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C conjugate vaccine in Brazilian children and adolescents infected or not infected with HIV by Pereira-Manfro, Wânia F, Alvino, Raquel M, Cruz, Aline C, Silva, Giselle P, Castro, Raquel B.N, Ferreira, Bianca, Barreto, Daniella M, Frota, Ana Cristina C, Hofer, Cristina B, Milagres, Lucimar G

“…Abstract Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C (MenC) is the main causative agent of meningitis in Brazil. HIV infection affects the quality of the immune system…”
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Tracking the distribution of persistent organic pollutants by WANIA, F, MACKAY, D

“…Control strategies for persistent organic pollutants (POPs) will require a better understanding of how they move around the planet. POPs are long-lived organic…”
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Association between circulating exhausted CD4+ T cells with poor meningococcal C conjugate vaccine antibody response in HIV-infected children and adolescents by Silva, Giselle P., Pereira-Manfro, Wania F., Costa, Priscilla R., Costa, Dayane A., Ferreira, Bianca, Barreto, Daniela M., Frota, Ana Cristina C., Hofer, Cristina B., Figueredo, Carlos M., Coelho, Barbara, Kallas, Esper G., Milagres, Lucimar G.

“…To investigate the expression levels of surface markers of activation (CD38 and HLA-DR), inhibition (PD-1, TIGIT and CD57) and co-stimulation (CD28 and CD127)…”
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Neutral polyfluoroalkyl substances in the global atmosphere by Gawor, A, Shunthirasingham, C, Hayward, S J, Lei, Y D, Gouin, T, Mmereki, B T, Masamba, W, Ruepert, C, Castillo, L E, Shoeib, M, Lee, S C, Harner, T, Wania, F

“…Concentrations of neutral per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (nPFAS) in the atmosphere are of interest because nPFAS are highly mobile percursors for…”
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Variability of concentrations of polybrominated diphenyl ethers and polychlorinated biphenyls in air: implications for monitoring, modeling and control by Gouin, T., Harner, T., Daly, G.L., Wania, F., Mackay, D., Jones, K.C.

“…Monitoring data indicate that organic compounds with high octanol-air partition coefficients ( K OA), such as polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and…”
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The evolution of mass balance models of persistent organic pollutant fate in the environment by Wania, F, Mackay, D

“…Current approaches to modelling the fate of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in the environment have evolved in response to four dominant characteristics…”
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Estimating the Influence of Forests on the Overall Fate of Semivolatile Organic Compounds Using a Multimedia Fate Model by Wania, Frank, McLachlan, Michael S

“…On the basis of recently reported measurements of semivolatile organic compound (SOC) uptake in forest canopies, simple expressions are derived that allow the…”
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Global fractionation and cold condensation of low volatility organochlorine compounds in polar regions by Frank Wania, Mackay, Donald

“…Organochlorine chemicals, including chlorinated pesticides and polychlorobiphenyls, are found at appreciable concentrations in the polar regions, presumably as…”
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The Fas death pathway controls coordinated expansions of type 1 CD8 and type 2 CD4 T cells in Trypanosoma cruzi infection by Guillermo, Landi V. Costilla, Silva, Elisabeth M., Ribeiro‐Gomes, Flávia L., De Meis, Juliana, Pereira, Wânia F., Yagita, Hideo, DosReis, George A., Lopes, Marcela F.

“…We investigated the role of the Fas ligand (FasL)/Fas death pathway on apoptosis and cytokine production by T cells in Trypanosoma cruzi infection. Anti‐FasL,…”
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Assessing Long-Range Transport Potential of Persistent Organic Pollutants by Beyer, Andreas, Mackay, Donald, Matthies, Michael, Wania, Frank, Webster, Eva

“…An analysis is presented of the factors controlling the potential for the long-range transport (LRT) of persistent organic pollutants subject to degrading…”
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Depletion of gaseous polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by a forest canopy by Choi, S.-D., Staebler, R. M., Li, H., Su, Y., Gevao, B., Harner, T., Wania, F.

“…Rapid uptake of gaseous polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) by a forest canopy was observed at Borden in Southern Ontario, Canada during bud break in early…”
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Three methods for quantifying proximity of air sampling sites to spatially resolved emissions of semi-volatile organic contaminants by Westgate, J.N., Shunthirasingham, C., Oyiliagu, C.E., von Waldow, H., Wania, F.

“…Passive air samplers have made it possible to measure long-term average air concentrations of semi-volatile organic contaminants (SVOCs) at a large number of…”
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Molecular polarizability as a single-parameter predictor of vapour pressures and octanol–air partitioning coefficients of non-polar compounds: a priori approach and results by Staikova, M., Wania, F., Donaldson, D.J.

“…We present a one-parameter quantitative structure–property relationship (QSPR) which relates the vapour pressures, P L, and octanol–air partition coefficients,…”
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A review of processes involved in the exchange of persistent organic pollutants across the air–sea interface by Wania, F., Axelman, J., Broman, D.

“…Atmospheric deposition across the air–sea interface is the main input route for persistent organic pollutants (POPs) to the marine environment and its…”
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