Indoor fungal diversity and asthma: a meta-analysis and systematic review of risk factors

RA Sharpe, N Bearman, CR Thornton, K Husk… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Indoor dampness increases the risk of indoor fungal growth. A complex
interaction between occupant behaviors and the built environment are thought to affect …

Indoor fungi: companions and contaminants

A Nevalainen, M Täubel, A Hyvärinen - Indoor air, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
This review discusses the role of fungi and fungal products in indoor environments,
especially as agents of human exposure. Fungi are present everywhere, and knowledge for …

Building upon current knowledge and techniques of indoor microbiology to construct the next era of theory into microorganisms, health, and the built environment

PF Horve, S Lloyd, GA Mhuireach, L Dietz… - Journal of exposure …, 2020 - nature.com
In the constructed habitat in which we spend up to 90% of our time, architectural design
influences occupants' behavioral patterns, interactions with objects, surfaces, rituals, the …

[HTML][HTML] Pollution profiles of antibiotic resistance genes associated with airborne opportunistic pathogens from typical area, Pearl River Estuary and their exposure risk …

Z Liang, Y Yu, Z Ye, G Li, W Wang, T An - Environment International, 2020 - Elsevier
To reveal the selective pressures of near-shore human activities on marine and continental
bioaerosols, the pollution profile and potential exposure risk of airborne pathogens and …

[HTML][HTML] The motion of respiratory droplets produced by coughing

H Wang, Z Li, X Zhang, L Zhu, Y Liu, S Wang - Physics of Fluids, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Coronavirus disease 2019 has become a global pandemic infectious respiratory disease
with high mortality and infectiousness. This paper investigates respiratory droplet …

Architectural design drives the biogeography of indoor bacterial communities

SW Kembel, JF Meadow, TK O'Connor, G Mhuireach… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background Architectural design has the potential to influence the microbiology of the built
environment, with implications for human health and well-being, but the impact of design on …

Liquid crystal display screens as a source for indoor volatile organic compounds

Q Liu, JPD Abbatt - Proceedings of the National Academy of …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Liquid crystal displays (LCDs) have profoundly shaped the lifestyle of humans. However,
despite extensive use, their impacts on indoor air quality are unknown. Here, we perform …

[HTML][HTML] QRsens: Dual-purpose Quick Response code with built-in colorimetric sensors

P Escobedo, CE Ramos-Lorente, A Ejaz… - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2023 - Elsevier
QRsens represents a family of Quick Response (QR) sensing codes for in-situ air analysis
with a customized smartphone application to simultaneously read the QR code and the …

Highly selective gas sensing enabled by filters

J van den Broek, IC Weber, AT Güntner… - Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Portable and inexpensive gas sensors are essential for the next generation of non-invasive
medical diagnostics, smart air quality monitoring & control, human search & rescue and food …

Membrane-based liquid desiccant air dehumidification: A comprehensive review on materials, components, systems and performances

X Liu, M Qu, X Liu, L Wang - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
Membrane-based liquid desiccant air dehumidification (MLDAD) is a separation process
driven by the vapor pressure difference. Different from the conventional liquid desiccant air …