Climate change impacts on the structure and function of ecosystems will worsen public
health issues like allergic diseases. Birch trees (Betula spp.) are important sources of …

Background The measurement of pollen concentrations has been performed according to
various protocols in recent decades. In all approaches the following questions were of …

Digital health is an umbrella term which encompasses eHealth and benefits from areas such
as advanced computer sciences. eHealth includes mHealth apps, which offer the potential to …

Hirst pollen traps and operator pollen recognition are worldwide used by aerobiologists,
providing essential services for the diagnosis and monitoring of allergic patients. More …

Airborne pollen concentrations are influenced by wind direction, wind speed, temperature
and rainfall among other meteorological variables, but they are conditioned by local land …

Air pollution is a threat to the general population, especially to pollen allergy sufferers in
urban environments. Different air quality parameters have hitherto been examined which …

Pollen is indispensable for life. But, as it may trigger allergic reactions, it can become a
biological pollutant, thus requiring monitoring. In urban ecosystems, this is usually done with …

The drivers affecting the Pollen Allergen Potency (PAP, amount of allergen released per
pollen) are sparsely known. Betula and Poaceae airborne pollen are the two main allergenic …

Understanding the processes determining the composition of alluvial pollen assemblages
and its relationship with watershed vegetation is a prerequisite for alluvial palynological …

Allergic rhinitis caused by pollen exposure is one of the most common allergic diseases.
Therefore monitoring pollen levels in ambient air is an important tool in research and health …