Ragweed pollen allergy: burden, characteristics, and management of an imported allergen source in Europe

KW Chen, L Marusciac, PT Tamas, R Valenta… - … Archives of Allergy and …, 2018 - karger.com
Ambrosia artemisiifolia, also known as common or short ragweed, is an invasive annual
flowering herbaceous plant that has its origin in North America. Nowadays, ragweed can be …

Airborne pollen transport

M Sofiev, J Belmonte, R Gehrig, R Izquierdo… - Allergenic pollen: A …, 2013 - Springer
This chapter reviews the present knowledge and previous developments concerning the
pollen transport in the atmosphere. Numerous studies are classified according to the spatial …

[PDF][PDF] Machine learning applications for earth observation

DJ Lary, GK Zewdie, X Liu, D Wu… - … open science and …, 2018 - library.oapen.org
Abstract Machine learning has found many applications in remote sensing. These
applications range from retrieval algorithms to bias correction, from code acceleration to …

Long-range transport of Ambrosia pollen to Poland

M Smith, CA Skjøth, D Myszkowska, A Uruska… - Agricultural and forest …, 2008 - Elsevier
The long-range transport of Ambrosia pollen to Poland is intermittent and mainly related to
the passage of air masses over the Carpathian and Sudetes mountains. These episodes are …

Modeling the dispersion of Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. pollen with the model system COSMO-ART

K Zink, H Vogel, B Vogel, D Magyar… - International journal of …, 2012 - Springer
Common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.) is a highly allergenic plant that is spreading
throughout Europe. Ragweed pollen can be transported over large distances by the wind …

Assessing pollen extreme events over a Mediterranean site: Role of local surface meteorology

P Cariñanos, JL Guerrero-Rascado, AM Valle… - Atmospheric …, 2022 - Elsevier
The presence of very high pollen levels in the atmosphere is associated with a strong impact
on health and a worsening of symptoms in people who already have a respiratory disease …

Unmanaged grasslands are a reservoir of Alternaria and other important fungal species with differing emission patterns

GP Apangu, CA Frisk, GM Petch, M Hanson… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Alternaria is a ubiquitous fungal genus with many allergenic and pathogenic species
inhabiting grasslands. We hypothesise that grasslands (natural/man-made) host a diversity …

Air mass trajectories and land cover map reveal cereals and oilseed rape as major local sources of Alternaria spores in the Midlands, UK

GP Apangu, CA Frisk, B Adams-Groom… - Atmospheric Pollution …, 2020 - Elsevier
Transport of Alternaria spores from both local agricultural and remote areas has been
implicated as a source of these spores in urban areas. The purpose of this study was to …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of airborne pollen concentration and meteorological factors on the number of outpatients with allergic rhinitis

Y An, Y Ouyang, L Zhang - World Allergy Organization Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
The prevalence of allergic rhinitis (AR) caused by pollen allergen is high in northern China.
This study analyzed the allergen detection results of patients with AR in Bei**g Tongren …

Airborne pollen in three European cities: Detection of atmospheric circulation pathways by applying three‐dimensional clustering of backward trajectories

L Makra, T Sánta, I Matyasovszky… - Journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The long‐range transport of particulates can substantially contribute to local air pollution.
The importance of airborne pollen has grown due to the recent climate change; the …