Efficacy of Primate Humoral Passive Transfer in a Murine Model of Pneumonic Plague Is Mouse Strain-Dependent by V. A. Graham, G. J. Hatch, K. R. Bewley, K. Steeds, A. Lansley, S. R. Bate, S. G. P. Funnell

“…Using human and cynomolgus macaque serum with known ELISA antibody titres against both vaccine components, we have shown that passive immunisation of human and nonhuman primate serum provides a reproducible delay in median time to death in mice exposed to a lethal aerosol of plague. In addition, we have shown that Hsd:NIHS mice are a better model for humoral passive transfer studies than BALB/c mice.…”
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Investigation of cellular instabilities and local extinction for two-phase flames under microgravity conditions by Kaya Eyice, Deniz, Halter, Fabien, Yozgatlıgil, Ahmet, Gökalp, İskender, Chauveau, Christian

“…Firstly, mono-dispersed ethanol droplets were created via the Wilson cloud principle in a spherical combustion chamber, and aerosol ethanol/air flame propagation was tracked under microgravity conditions. …”
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Impact of nicotine-free and nicotine-rich flavored electronic cigarette refill liquids on primary human melanocyte function by Shilpi Goenka

“…Further studies are warranted to investigate e-liquid aerosol effects on melanocytes.…”
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Nanocrystal Agglomerates of Curcumin Prepared by Electrospray Drying as an Excipient-Free Dry Powder for Inhalation by Shahram Emami, Zahra Hemmati, Shadi Yaqoubi, Hamed Hamishehkar, Amin Alvani

“…The in vitro deposition studies were conducted using next-generation impactor (NGI) and aerosol performance and aerodynamic particle size parameters were calculated for prepared formulations. …”
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Bronchial responses to substance P after antigen challenge in the guinea-pig: in vivo and in vitro studies by E. Boichot, V. Lagente, G. Le Gall, C. Carré, J. M. Mencia-Huerta, P. Braquet, A. Lockhart, N. Frossard

“…The effect of antigen challenge on the airway responses to substance P and on the epithelial neutral endopeptidase (NEP) activity was investigated in aerosol sensitized guinea-pigs. In vivo, bronchial responses to aerosolized substance P were similar to the responses observed in antigen-challenged guinea-pigs and in the control groups. …”
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Investigating Incursion of Transboundary Pollution into the Atmosphere of Dhaka, Bangladesh by Md. Masud Rana, Mastura Mahmud, Munjurul Hannan Khan, Bjarne Sivertsen, Norela Sulaiman

“…Transboundary source-regions were spotted by concentration weighted trajectory (CWT) method and also by the monthly average aerosol optical depths (AOD) over South Asia. North-western Indian regions, Nepal and its neighboring areas, and Indian state of West Bengal were identified as the most probable zones that might have contributed to PM pollution in Gazipur, Dhaka. …”
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Numerical analysis of factors causing long-term trends and annual variations of sulfur and nitrogen deposition amount in Japan from 2000 to 2020 by Satoru Chatani, Hikari Shimadera, Kyo Kitayama, Kazuya Nishina

“…Decreases caused by the reduction in anthropogenic NOx emissions in Japan were compensated for by increases caused by increasing NOx emissions in China and changes in the gas-aerosol partitioning of nitrates instead of sulfates. …”
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A Comparison of Two Dust Uplift Schemes within the Same General Circulation Model by Duncan Ackerley, Manoj M. Joshi, Eleanor J. Highwood, Claire L. Ryder, Mark A. J. Harrison, David N. Walters, Sean F. Milton, Jane Strachan

“…The global annual mean dust aerosol optical depths (at 550 nm) using two different dust uplift schemes were found to be 0.014 and 0.023—both lying within the estimates from the AeroCom project. …”
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An Algorithm for Retrieving Precipitable Water Vapor over Land Based on Passive Microwave Satellite Data by Fang-Cheng Zhou, Xiaoning Song, Pei Leng, Hua Wu, Bo-Hui Tang

“…Error analyses were performed using radiosonde sounding observations from Zhangye, China, and CE318 measurements of Dalanzadgad (43°34′37′′N, 104°25′8′′E) and Singapore (1°17′52′′N, 103°46′48′′E) sites from Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET), respectively. In Zhangye, the algorithm had a Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) of 4.39 mm and a bias of 0.36 mm on cloud-free days, while on cloudy days there was an RMSE of 4.84 mm and a bias of 0.52 mm because of the effect of liquid water in clouds. …”
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Ecohydrological responses to solar radiation changes by Y. Wang, N. Meili, S. Fatichi

“…<p>The implementation of future geoengineering projects to counteract global warming trends or more generally changes in aerosol loads alter solar radiation reaching the Earth's surface. …”
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Development of a Luciferase Immunosorbent Assay for Detecting Crimean–Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus IgG Antibodies Based on Nucleoprotein by Qi Chen, Yuting Fang, Ning Zhang, Chengsong Wan

“…Classified as a level 4 biosecurity risk pathogen, CCHF can be transmitted cross-species due to its aerosol infectivity and ability to cause severe hemorrhagic fever outbreaks with high morbidity and mortality. …”
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Climate variability can outweigh the influence of climate mean changes for extreme precipitation under global warming by K. Nordling, K. Nordling, N. L. S. Fahrenbach, B. H. Samset

“…For the near future (2020–2040), we find that reductions in aerosol emissions would increase the likelihood of extreme summertime precipitation only over Asia. …”
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Mass rabies exposure of veterinary health care workers in Germany: Management, immune response, and tolerability of post exposure-prophylaxis by Lennart Lemmermann, Jonathan Remppis, Sabine Bélard, Florian Steiner

“…Results: Exposed individuals received varying PEP regimens based on vaccination status and exposure level, including possible aerosol exposure. Most followed the Essen-Scheme, with some receiving human rabies immune globulin (hRIG). …”
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Development and Assessment of the Sand Dust Prediction Model by Utilizing Microwave-Based Satellite Soil Moisture and Reanalysis Datasets in East Asian Desert Areas by Hyunglok Kim, Muhammad Zohaib, Eunsang Cho, Yann H. Kerr, Minha Choi

“…We have first developed a modeled aerosol optical depth (AOD) dataset by utilizing Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS), Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer 2 (AMSR2), and the Global Land Data Assimilation System (GLDAS) soil moisture datasets in order to estimate dust outbreaks over desert areas of East Asia. …”
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An environmental study of tracheostomy on eight COVID-19 patients by Kai Xu, Xin-Hao Zhang, Xiao-Bo Long, Xiang Lu, Zheng Liu

“…Abstract Background Tracheostomy, as an aerosol-generating procedure, is considered as a high-risk surgery for health care workers (HCWs) during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. …”
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K(Ca)3.1 channel-blockade attenuates airway pathophysiology in a sheep model of chronic asthma. by Joanne Van Der Velden, Grace Sum, Donna Barker, Emmanuel Koumoundouros, Garry Barcham, Heike Wulff, Neil Castle, Peter Bradding, Kenneth Snibson

“…Both groups received fortnightly aerosol challenges with house dust mite allergen for fourteen weeks. …”
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Linking Endotoxins, African Dust PM10 and Asthma in an Urban and Rural Environment of Puerto Rico by Mario G. Ortiz-Martínez, Rosa I. Rodríguez-Cotto, Mónica A. Ortiz-Rivera, Cedric W. Pluguez-Turull, Braulio D. Jiménez-Vélez

“…A retrospective data analysis (PM10 concentration, aerosol images, and pediatric asthma claims) was performed from 2000 to 2012 with particular emphasis in 2004 to classify PM samples. …”
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Influenza D virus in cattle (review) by S. V. Koteneva, A. G. Glotov, T. I. Glotova, A. V. Nefedchenko

“…The influenza D virus can be transmitted by contact or aerosol over short distances, has a high transmission rate and can potentiate the effects of other respiratory pathogens. …”
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The effect of COVID-19 lockdown on the air environment in India by N. Gupta, A. Tomar, V. Kumar

“…However, as a blessing in disguise, these measures have a positive effect on the environment in terms of reduction in toxic gasses like nitrogen dioxide, aerosols, atmosphere ozone, particulate matter, and improvement in air quality. …”
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A Proof-of-Concept for Safety Evaluation of Inhalation Exposure to Known Respiratory Irritants Using In Vitro and In Silico Methods by Nikaeta Sadekar, Holger Peter Behrsing, Tanja Hansen, Vivek Patel, Hazel Paulo, Alex Rae, Detlef Ritter, Katharina Schwarz, Anne Marie Api

“…These irritant exposures were conducted as liquid droplets, aerosol, or vapors, and samples were collected over 24 h. …”
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