Catastrophic Brain Aspergillosis after Liver Transplantation by Mohammadmahdi Abbasi, Shirin Shams Ardakani, Nasir Fakhar, Hamid Eshaghi, Hosein Alimadadi, Toktam Faghihi, Behdad Gharib, Meisam Sharifzadeh, Masoomeh Safaei

“…Aspergillosis could be prevented by environmental modification such as installing high-efficiency particulate air filters. Chemoprevention with triazoles, echinocandins, and polyenes is also effective. …”
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Selective ATP-Binding Cassette Subfamily C Gene Expression and Proinflammatory Mediators Released by BEAS-2B after PM2.5, Budesonide, and Cotreated Exposures by Jarline Encarnación-Medina, Rosa I. Rodríguez-Cotto, Joseph Bloom-Oquendo, Mario G. Ortiz-Martínez, Jorge Duconge, Braulio Jiménez-Vélez

“…ATP-binding cassette subfamily C (ABCC) genes code for phase III metabolism proteins that translocate xenobiotic (e.g., particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5)) and drug metabolites outside the cells. …”
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Short-Term Health Impact Assessment of Urban PM10 in Bejaia City (Algeria) by Fatima Benaissa, Cara Nichole Maesano, Rezak Alkama, Isabella Annesi-Maesano

“…We used Health Impact Assessment (HIA) to analyze the impact on a given population’s health outcomes in terms of all-causes mortality and respiratory and cardiovascular hospitalizations attributable to short-term exposure to particulate matter less than 10 μm diameter (PM10) in Bejaia city, for which health effects of air pollution have never been investigated. …”
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Rainfall and PM Removal on Tree Leaves: A Study of Santiago, Chile’s Native Species by Margarita Préndez, Karina Corada, Ignacio Navarrete, Javier Vera, Zilera Wyss

“…Green infrastructure, such as street trees, can help improve air quality, but the role of rainfall in cleaning total particulate matter (TPM) from tree leaves is not well understood, especially in cities like Santiago, Chile. …”
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High-resolution observation per 1.5 h revealed prominent time-dependent daily contamination variations of p-phenylenediamine (PPD) antioxidants and their quinone derivatives PPDQs... by Zifang Peng, Shijiao Hou, Qingyun He, Fangcheng Su, Lishun Ren, Congcong Pei, Dan Yin, Yanhao Zhang, Yanjie Huang, Shusheng Zhang, Zongwei Cai

“…p-Phenylenediamine (PPD) antioxidants and their quinone derivatives (PPDQs), as hot-spot novel contaminants in recent years, have been detected in air fine particulate matters (PM2.5) in multiple regions. However, current research all discussed the pollution of PPDs and PPDQs based on the collected PM2.5 samples at least in one day (23.5 h). …”
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How to Achieve Efficiency and Accuracy in Discrete Element Simulation of Asphalt Mixture: A DRF-Based Equivalent Model for Asphalt Sand Mortar by Yu Liu, Peifeng Su, Miaomiao Li, Hui Yao, Junfu Liu, Mei Xu, Xiaodong Zhou, Zhanping You

“…The modelling method presented in this research is suitable not only for asphalt mixtures but also for the other particulate mix with multisize particles.…”
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Olfactory transport efficiency of the manganese oxide nanoparticles (II) after their single or multiple intranasal administrations by A. V. Romashchenko, M. B. Sharapova, D. V. Petrovskii, M. P. Moshkin

“…This fact raises the question of a possible decrease in the efficiency of particulate capturing by the olfactory epithelium after their repeated application into the nasal cavity. …”
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Secretion of S100A8, S100A9, and S100A12 by Neutrophils Involves Reactive Oxygen Species and Potassium Efflux by Mélanie R. Tardif, Julie Andrea Chapeton-Montes, Alma Posvandzic, Nathalie Pagé, Caroline Gilbert, Philippe A. Tessier

“…Chemotactic agents, cytokines, and particulate molecules were used to stimulate human neutrophils. …”
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Status analysis of quality control of administered infusion solution with cytotoxic drugs by Shan Wang, Feng-Ying Zhang, Xue Dou, Xiao-Lin Pan, Chen Su, Jin-Lei Tian, Dian-Ping Mu

“…In this study, we mainly focused on the quality control of cytotoxic drug-administered infusion solutions and explored associated factors (diluent, container, concentration, temperature, and light), physical stability (visual appearance, pH, osmolality, and particulate matter), chemical stability (content), and biological stability (sterility). …”
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Influence of Regional Pollution Outflow on Particle Number Concentration and Particle Size in Airshed of Guangzhou, South China by Hing Cho Cheung, Chengyu Nie, Mintao Huang, Tingting Yang, Hao Wang, Celine Siu Lan Lee, Chenglei Pei, Jun Zhao, Baoling Liang

“…Average particle number concentration (PNC) was 6.3 × 103 cm–3 and 9.7 × 103 cm–3, respectively, at urban and suburban sites, indicating the severe particulate matter (PM) pollution. The PNC in the region was influenced by monsoon and the land–sea breeze systems. …”
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Evaluation of the effects of short-term PM2.5 exposure on triglyceride-glucose metrics in a population in eastern China by Zhenpeng Guo, Chenchen Yang, Qiang Zhang, Xinling Shi, Xiaona Li, Qun Zhang, Jianming Wang

“…However, its relationship with fine particulate matter (PM) exposure remains inadequately investigated. …”
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A Comparison Study of Chemical Compositions and Sources of PM1.0 and PM2.5 in Hanoi by Pham Duy Hien, Vuong Thu Bac, Nguyen Thi Hong Thinh, Ha Lan Anh, Duong Duc Thang, Nguyen The Nghia

“…Whereas LRT aerosols, coal fly ash, and primary particulate vehicular emissions mainly occurred in the PM1.0, resuspended road dust and biomass-burning fly ash tended to appear in the PM1.0–2.5; hence, we can characterize the anthropogenic emissions in this area by examining the profile of the PM1.0 rather than the PM2.5. …”
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Imaging Spectroscopy: Earth and Planetary Remote Sensing with the PSI Tetracorder and Expert Systems from Rovers to EMIT and Beyond by Roger N. Clark, Gregg A. Swayze, K. Eric Livo, Philip G. Brodrick, Eldar Noe Dobrea, Srinivasan Vijayarangan, Robert O. Green, David Wettergreen, Alberto Candela, Amanda Hendrix, Carlos Pérez García-Pando, Neil C. Pearson, Melissa D. Lane, Adolfo González-Romero, Xavier Querol, the EMIT and TREX teams

“…Absorption bands of a particulate surface change shape with grain size, and shape changes are used in some cases to constrain grain size of each component in the surface. …”
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Personal air cleaning by a user-tracking robot equipped with a nanofiber air cleaner in a large work space by Chengzhong Deng, Zhuolun Niu, Chun Chen

“…Furthermore, compared with commercial panel-type high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters, the use of nanofiber air filters can extend the battery service life, consequently facilitating the practical application of the moving robot.…”
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Carbon injection potential of the mesopelagic-migrant pump in the Southern Ocean during summer by Katherine Baker, Katherine Baker, Svenja Halfter, Svenja Halfter, Ben Scoulding, Kerrie M. Swadling, Kerrie M. Swadling, Shane A. Richards, Matthieu Bressac, Matthieu Bressac, Caroline A. Sutton, Philip W. Boyd, Philip W. Boyd

“…We investigated the magnitude of the MMP at one subantarctic and two polar sites in summer by assessing particulate and dissolved carbon export below 200 m depth based on DVM and the composition of the mesopelagic community. …”
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Parameters Influencing Sulfur Speciation in Environmental Samples Using Sulfur K-Edge X-Ray Absorption Near-Edge Structure by Siwatt Pongpiachan, Kanjana Thumanu, Charnwit Kositanont, Klaus Schwarzer, Jörg Prietzel, Phoosak Hirunyatrakul, Itthipon Kittikoon

“…The “particle-size” effect on sulfur K-edge XANES spectrum sensitivities was examined by comparing signal-to-noise ratios of total suspended particles (TSP) and particulate matter of less than 10 millionths of a meter (PM10) collected at three major cities of Thailand. …”
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Smart Filter Performance Monitoring System by Chenxing Pei, Weiqi Chen, Qisheng Ou, David Y. H. Pui

“…It is designed to remove particulate pollutants in the air to supply cleaner air to either occupants or industrial equipment. …”
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Long-term Measurements of PM2.5 Concentrations in Lubbock, Texas by Mary C. Kelley, Mallory M. Brown, Clifford B. Fedler, Karin Ardon-Dryer

“…Abstract Aerosol particles, such as PM2.5 (particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter ≤ 2.5 µm), are an important yet variable component of our atmosphere; their presence defines the air quality and profoundly affects human health. …”
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The consequences of changes in forest land cover in the Alpine and Jurassic massifs on the physico-chemical status of deep lake waters by Van Tuan Nghiem, Rachid Nedjai, Nacer Nasreddine Messaoud

“…The impact is reinforced by the considerable presence of peat zones around the lakes which, during high-water periods, contribute large quantities of dissolved, particulate organic matter.The goal of this work is to show the direct impact of the increasing forest cover observed on the Jurassic plateaus, caused by a considerable reduction in farming activity over the past 30 years. …”
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Bermudagrass Management in the Southern Piedmont U.S. IV. Soil Surface Nitrogen Pools by Alan J. Franzluebbers, John A. Stuedemann

“…Most of the increase in total soil N was at a depth of 0 to 2 cm and was due to changes in the particulate organic N (PON) pool. The greater cycling of applied N into the soil organic N pool with grazed compared with ungrazed systems suggests an increase in the long-term fertility of soil.…”
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