Quasi-weekly oscillation of regional PM_2.5 transport over China driven by the synoptic-scale disturbance of the East Asian winter monsoon circulation by Y. Bai, T. Zhao, K. Meng, Y. Zhou, J. Xiong, X. Sun, L. Shen, Y. Yue, Y. Zhu, W. Hu, J. Yao

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High-resolution analyses of concentrations and sizes of refractory black carbon particles deposited in northwestern Greenland over the past 350 years – Part 2: Seasonal and tempora... by K. Goto-Azuma, K. Goto-Azuma, Y. Ogawa-Tsukagawa, K. Fukuda, K. Fujita, M. Hirabayashi, R. Dallmayr, R. Dallmayr, J. Ogata, N. Moteki, T. Mori, S. Ohata, Y. Kondo, M. Koike, S. Matoba, M. Kadota, A. Tsushima, A. Tsushima, N. Nagatsuka, N. Nagatsuka, T. Aoki

“…<p>The roles and impacts of refractory black carbon (rBC), an important aerosol species affecting Earth's radiation budget, are not well understood owing to a lack of accurate long-term observations. …”
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Silver nanofiber membranes for indoor air pollution treatment by K.V. Radha, V.S. Selvi, J. Aarcha

“…Air filtration studies on the performances of the nanofiber membranes against bacterial and fungal aerosol showed the filtration efficiency and antimicrobial efficiency increased with the Ag nanoparticles amount, and that it decreased with the amount of microbial loading. …”
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Potential Trace Metal–Organic Complexation in the Atmosphere by Hiroshi Okochi, Peter Brimblecombe

“…It is possible that metal–organic complexation enhances the uptake of gaseous organic compounds and the solubility of metals in aerosols and atmospheric water. We investigated potential atmospheric organic ligands and the enhanced uptake of hydroxy-, oxo-, and dicarboxylic acids as well as dicarbonyls into atmospheric aqueous aerosol. …”
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Two Atypical Cases of Hantavirus Infections from Sri Lanka by N. D. B. Ehelepola, B. M. L. S. Basnayake, S. M. B. Y. Sathkumara, K. L. R. Kaluphana

“…The emergence of the hantavirus, an infection seriously affecting multiple organ systems with a high case fatality rate that is spread by aerosol and other routes, could become a serious public health issue in Sri Lanka.…”
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Numerical Simulation of the Effect of Cloud Condensation Nuclei Concentration on the Microphysical Processes in Typhoon Usagi by Xiying Ye, Qimin Cao, Baolin Jiang, Wenshi Lin

“…Overall, an increase in CCN concentration reduces the total latent heat released during the typhoon suggesting that typhoon modification by aerosol injection may be optimized using numerical simulations to ensure the strongest release of latent heat within the typhoon.…”
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The Effects of Sandstorms on the Climate of Northwestern China by Tiantian Hu, Di Wu, Yaohui Li, Chenghai Wang

“…A simulating sensitivity experiment was designed to reduce the downward radiation in RegCM4 to investigate the climatic impacts and persistence of the direct radiation effect (DRE) from dust aerosols in sandstorms. The results show that dust aerosols in sandstorms can change the radiation heating rate of the atmosphere, heating the air in the middle and low troposphere and cooling Earth’s surface. …”
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Using Improved XGBoost Algorithm to Obtain Modified Atmospheric Refractive Index by Yanbo Mai, Zheng Sheng, Hanqing Shi, Qixiang Liao

“…Atmospheric refraction is a special meteorological phenomenon mainly caused by gas molecules and aerosol particles in the atmosphere, which can change the propagation direction of electromagnetic waves in the atmospheric environment. …”
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Ocular manifestation of systemic tuberculosis in children at tertiary pediatric hospital in North India by Meenakshi Wadhwani, Amit Kumar, Dhulika Dhingra, Hem Sati

“…The mode of spread of pulmonary tuberculosis is via airborne aerosol. This bacteria enters the lungs and leads to latent infection in susceptible hosts. …”
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One-year surveillance of Chlamydia spp. infection in stray cats from northeastern Italy by Laura Bellinati, Letizia Ceglie, Elisa Mazzotta, Mery Campalto, Laura Lucchese, Alda Natale

“…The zoonotic potential of C. felis is believed to be relatively low, although exposure is possible through handling infected cats, by contact with their aerosol, and via fomites. Infection is more frequent in conditions of overcrowding, stress, poor hygiene and impairment of the immune system. …”
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Immune cell infiltration and modulation of the blood-brain barrier in a guinea pig model of tuberculosis: Observations without evidence of bacterial dissemination to the brain. by Amanda S Latham, Charlize E Geer, David F Ackart, Kristin N Weninger, Chase C Gross, Brendan K Podell, Randall J Basaraba, Julie A Moreno

“…To test this hypothesis, guinea pigs were exposed by aerosol to a laboratory and a clinical Mtb strain for 15 days. …”
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Monitoring Damage and Air Pollutant Parameters after Forest Fire: A Case Study of Çanakkale Fire by Özer Akyüre

“…Forest fires are among the most destructive natural disasters on Earth and are also a very important source of gases and aerosols. The monitoring of forest fires is extremely important for disaster monitoring and prevention. …”
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Correlation of Dry Deposition Velocity and Friction Velocity over Different Surfaces for PM2.5 and Particle Number Concentrations by Antonio Donateo, Daniele Contini

“…Dry deposition of particles is an important way of aerosol removal from the atmosphere and a key process in surface-atmosphere exchanges. …”
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Causes of growing middle-to-upper tropospheric ozone over the northwest Pacific region by X. Ma, X. Ma, J. Huang, J. Huang, M. I. Hegglin, M. I. Hegglin, P. Jöckel, T. Zhao

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A Study on Parameterization of the Beijing Winter Heavy Haze Events Associated with Height of Pollution Mixing Layer by Tao Niu, Jizhi Wang, Yuanqin Yang, Yaqiang Wang, Cheng Chen

“…Identifying the effect of meteorological conditions on changes in aerosol concentration and the mechanism for forming such heavy pollution in North China Plain has become the focus of scientific research. …”
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Long-Term (1951–2007) Rainfall Trends around Six Indian Cities: Current State, Meteorological, and Urban Dynamics by Shailesh Kumar Kharol, D. G. Kaskaoutis, Anu Rani Sharma, Ramesh P. Singh

“…However, the large spatiotemporal variability of precipitation and the lack of statistical significance in the vast majority of the trends do not allow the extraction of safe conclusion concerning the aerosol-precipitation interactions around Indian cities.…”
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Investigation of Vertical Profiles of Particulate Matter and Meteorological Variables up to 2.5 km in Altitude Using a Drone-Based Monitoring System by Woo Young Kim, Sang Gu Lee, Handol Lee, Kang-Ho Ahn

“…Future work should incorporate chemical analysis of aerosols to further expand these findings and assess their environmental impact.…”
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Determination of Interesting Toxicological Elements in PM2.5 by Neutron and Photon Activation Analysis by Pasquale Avino, Geraldo Capannesi, Francesco Lopez, Alberto Rosada

“…The samples were collected in urban location in order to determine only effects due to global aerosol circulation; semiannual samples have been used to characterize the summer/winter behavior of natural and artificial origin. …”
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Weather Features Associated with Aircraft Icing Conditions: A Case Study by Sergio Fernández-González, José Luis Sánchez, Estíbaliz Gascón, Laura López, Eduardo García-Ortega, Andrés Merino

“…Observations in this case were from a MP-3000A microwave radiometric profiler, which acquired atmospheric temperature and humidity profiles continuously every 2.5 minutes. A Cloud Aerosol and Precipitation Spectrometer (CAPS) was also used to study cloud hydrometeors. …”
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The Three-Dimensional Structure of Transatlantic African Dust Transport: A New Perspective from CALIPSO LIDAR Measurements by Dong Liu, Yingjian Wang, Zhien Wang, Jun Zhou

“…The observed seasonal dependence of these pathways gives new insights into the transport of the Saharan dust and provides important guidance for simulations of the production and transport of the global dust aerosol.…”
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