2016 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure: The Task Force for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). Developed with the special contribution of the Heart Failure Association (HFA) of the ESC.

https://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/lancet/PIIS0140-6736(12)61728-0.pdf

Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/preview/1797952/1-s2.0-S0140673618322797-main.pdf

Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 328 diseases and injuries for 195 countries, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

https://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/lancet/PIIS0140-6736(12)61766-8.pdf

A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

Global, regional, and national prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adults during 1980–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

Investigation into the emission of fine particles, formaldehyde, oxides of nitrogen and carbon monoxide from natural gas heaters

Total deposition of petrol, diesel and environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) aerosols in the human respiratory tract for nasal breathing conditions was computed for 14 nonsmoking volunteers, considering the specific anatomical and respiratory parameters of each volunteer and the specific size distribution for each inhalation experiment. Theoretical predictions were 34.6% for petrol, 24.0% for diesel, and 18.5% for ETS particles. Compared to the experimental results, predicted deposition values were consistently smaller than the measured data (41.4% for petrol, 29.6% for diesel, and 36.2% for ETS particles). The apparent discrepancy between experimental data on total deposition and modeling results may be reconciled by considering the non-spherical shape of the test aerosols by diameter-dependent dynamic shape factors to account for differences between mobility-equivalent and volume-equivalent or thermodynamic diameters. While the application of dynamic shape factors is able to explain the observed differences for petrol and diesel particles, additional mechanisms may be required for ETS particle deposition, such as the size reduction upon inspiration by evaporation of volatile compounds and/or condensation-induced restructuring, and, possibly, electrical charge effects.

Deposition of combustion aerosols in the human respiratory tract : comparison of theoretical predictions with experimental data

This research aims to characterise ultrafine particle distribution in an office, by investigating printers and air supply units as potential sources of indoor particles. Ultrafine Particle number concentrations, as well as office characteristics such as temperature and airflow were analysed using the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) method and standard k-e model. Our findings suggest that reasonable estimates of indoor ultrafine particle number concentration can be made by considering at both indoor and outdoor sources. It was found that the greatest ultrafine particle number concentrations were not necessarily found at locations closest to the indoor particle sources and that the concentrations close to the air inlets also displayed significant particle concentrations. Conversely, at points far away from the airflow inlets (in the corners of the room), ultrafine particle number concentration was somewhat higher, as a result of poor airflow circulation, which failed to circulate these particles for removal at the outlet.

Characterizing and predicting ultrafine particle number concentration in an office by CFD method

Deposition of environmental tobacco smoke in the human respiratory tract

The key characteristics of vehicles which determine in-cabin pollutant concentrations from an external source are outside air flow into the compartment and the protection to pollutant penetration offered by the HVAC system and vehicle shell We have quantified these variables in a fleet of vehicles of varying age and manufacturer under a recirculation ventilation setting, with a specific focus on submicrometer particulate matter The particulate measurements were performed in an underground road tunnel in Sydney, Australia The high levels of outside air infiltration and lack of a filter in the older vehicle examined (1989 Mazda 121) contributed to significantly increased I/O particulate ratios when compared to the newer vehicle (2005 VW Golf), which was fitted with a filter, and inside which outside air infiltration was ~4% of that measured in the older vehicle for the average speed maintained during tunnel trips The particle concentrations measured in our study compare reasonably with those made in similar studies conducted overseas

Lidia Morawska

Papers

Investigation into the emission of fine particles, formaldehyde, oxides of nitrogen and carbon monoxide from natural gas heaters

Deposition of combustion aerosols in the human respiratory tract : comparison of theoretical predictions with experimental data

Characterizing and predicting ultrafine particle number concentration in an office by CFD method

Deposition of environmental tobacco smoke in the human respiratory tract

On-road quantification of the key characteristics of automobile HVAC systems in relation to in-cabin submicrometer particle pollution