175
S/N Objectives Findings
Ebute-Metta, high risk month is January while low risk month is July;
UNILAG, high risk months are October and December while low risk months are June and July;
Bariga, high risk months are January and February while low risk month is July; and
Gbagada, high risk month is October while low risk months are June and July.
176 REFERENCES
Aboulaich, N., Achmakh, L., Bouziane, H., Trigo, M., Recio, M. Kadiri, M., Cabezudo, B., Riadi, H. and Kazzaz, M. (2012).Effect of meteorological parameters on Poaceae pollen in the atmosphere of Tetouan (NW Morocco). International Journal of Biometeorology doi 10.1007/s00484-012-0566-2
Abramson, M. J., Puy, R. M. and Weiner, J. M. (2003). Allergen immunotherapy for asthma.
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 4:CD001186.
Adekanmbi, O. and Ogundipe, O. (2010). Aeropalynological studies of the University of Lagos campus, Nigeria. Notulae Scientia Biologicae 2 (4): 34-39.
Adeniyi, T. A., Adeonipekun, P. A., Olowokudejo, J. D. and Akande, I. S. (2014). Airborne Pollen Records of Shomolu Local Government Area in Lagos State. Notulae Scientia Biologicae 6(4):428-432.
Adeonipekun, P. A. (2012). Comparative aeropalynology of same months of two consecutive years in Ayetoro-Itele, Ota, South-West Nigeria. Journal of Ecology and the Natural Environment 4(12):303-313.
Adeonipekun, P. A. (2015). Aerobiology/Aeropalynology in Nigeria. International Aerobiology Newsletter 79: 6-7.
Adeonipekun, P. A. and John, M. (2011). Palynological investigation of haze dust in Ayetoro-Itele Ota, Southwest Nigeria. Journal of Ecology and the Natural Environment 3 (14): 455-460.
Adeonipekun, P. A., Adeniyi, T. A., Akinsoji, A. and Eden, D. (2016a). Floral diversity and antibacterial properties of honey from three different eco-zones in Nigeria. 93 (3):68-73.
Adeonipekun, P. A., Agbalaya, A. E. and Adeniyi, T. A. (2016b). Aeropalynology of Ayetoro-Itele, Ota Southwest Nigeria: A preliminary study. In: Alabi, R. and
177
Adeonipekun, P. A. (Eds.). Human Palaeoecology in Africa: Essays in Honour of M.
Adebisi Sowunmi. University of Ibadan Press, Ibadan, Nigeria. pp 130-153.
Agwu, C. O. C. (1988). Distribution of Pollen (Verbreitung von Pollen). In: Lutze G. F. and Sarnthein, M. (Eds.). Report of R. V. Meteor-Cruise M6-5 Dakar-Libreville 15.1-16.2 1988. University of Kiel, Germany. pp 25–26.
Agwu, C. O. C. (2001). A study of Niger Delta environment through airborne palynomorphs, Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Palaeoecology of Africa 27: 191-205.
Agwu, C. O. C. and Osibe, E. (1992). Airborne palynomorphs of Nsukka during the months of February - April, 1990. Nigerian Journal of Botany 5:177-185.
Agwu, C. O. C., Njokuacha, R. and Mezue, O. (2004). The study of airborne pollen and spores circulating at “Head Level” in Nsukka environment. Bio-Research 2 (2): 7-14.
Ajikah, L., Ogundipe, O., Bamgboye, O. (2015). Palynological survey of air-borne pollen and spores in the University of Lagos, Akoka Campus, Southwestern Nigeria. Ife Journal of Science 17(3):643-655.
Akasoro, M. A. (2015). Aeropalynology in Nigeria: Challenges and Prospects. 8th Palynological Association of Nigeria (PAN) Conference, Ibadan, Nigeria. 56 pp.
Akdis, C. A. (2014). The Underlying Mechanisms of Allergy. In: Akdis, C. A. and Agache, I.
(Eds.). Global Atlas of Allergy. European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Switzerland. pp 39 – 42.
Al-Doory, Y., Domson, J. and Best, J. (1982). Further studies of the airborne fungi and pollens of the Washington, D. C. metropolitan area. Annals of Allergy 49:265-269.
Al-Quran, S. (2012). Airborne pollen grains in Ajlun, Northern Jordan, 2006-2007. Acta Botanica Hungarica 54:27-34.
Anderson, E. F., Dorsett, C. S. and Fleming, E. O. (1978). The airborne pollens of Walla Walla, Washington. Annals of Allergy 41:232-235.
178
Andersson, K. and Lidholm, J. (2003). Characteristics and immunobiology of grass pollen allergens. International Archives of Allergy and Immunology 130:87-107.
Angosto, J., Moreno-Grau, S., Bayo, J. and Elvira-Rendueles, B. (2005). Multiple regression models for predicting total daily pollen concentration in Cartagena. Grana 44:108–114.
Armentia, A., Lombardero, M., Callejo, A., Barber, D., Martin Gil, F., Martin-Santos, J., Vega, J. and Arranz, M. Is Lolium pollen from an urban environment more allergenic than rural pollen? Allergologia et Immunpathologia 30:218-224.
Asam, C., Hofer, H., Wolf, M., Aglas, L. and Wallner, M. (2015). Tree pollen allergens – an update from a molecular perspective. Allergy 70: 1201–1211.
Ayodele A. E. and Yang, Y. (2012). Diversity and Distribution of Vascular Plants in Nigeria.
Qingdao Publishing House, China. 350 pp.
Aznarte, J. L., Nieto Lugilde, D., Benítez, J. M., Alba Sánchez, F. and de Linares F. C.
(2007). Forecasting airborne pollen concentration time series with neural and neuro-fuzzy models. Expert Systems with Applications 32:1218–1225.
Bachert, C. (1998). Histamine-a major role in allergy? Clinical and Experimental Allergy 6:15-19.
Balkwill, F. R. and Burke, F. (1980). The cytokine network. Immunology Today 10:299-304.
Baraniuk, J. N. (1997). Pathogenesis of allergic rhinitis. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 99:S763-S772.
Bartra, J., Mullol, J., del Cuvillo, A., Dávila, I., Ferrer, M., Jáuregui, I., Montoro, J., Sastre, J.
and Valero, A. (2007). Air pollution and allergens. Journal of Investigative Allergology and Clinical Immunology 17 (S2): 3-8.
Bartra, J., Sastre, J., Del Cuvillo, A., Montoro, J., Jáuregui, I., Dávila, I., Ferrer, M., Mullol, J. and Valero, A. (2009). From pollinosis to digestive allergy. Journal of Investigative Allergology and Clinical Immunology 19 (1): 3-10.
179
Bassett, I. J. (1964). Air-borne pollen surveys in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Canadian Journal of Plant Sciences 44:7-14.
Bassett, I. J., Crompton, C. W. and Parmelee, J. A. (1978). An atlas of airborne pollen grains and common fungus spores of Canada. Department of Agriculture, Canada. 334 pp.
Beggs, P. J. (2004). Impacts of climate change on aeroallergens: past and future. Clinical and Experimental Allergy 34: 1507–1513.
Beggs, P. J. (2010). Adaptation to impacts of climate change on aeroallergens and allergic respiratory diseases. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 7: 3006-3021.
Benca, J. F. (2014). Cultivation techniques for terrestrial clubmosses (Lycopodiaceae):
Conservation, research, and horticultural opportunities for an early-diverging plant lineage.American Fern Journal 104 (2): 25 – 48.
Berman, D. (2007). Aerobiology studies in South Africa. Current Allergy and Clinical Immunology 27(4):255-258.
Bielory, L. and Friedlaender, M. H. (2008). Allergic conjunctivitis. Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America 28 (1): 43–58,
Blumenthal, M. and Rosenberg, A. (1999). Definition of an Allergen (Immunobiology). In:
Lockey, R. F. and Bukantz, S. C. (Eds.). Allergens and Allergen Immunotherapy.
Marcel Dekker Inc., New York. pp 39-51.
Box, G. E., Jenkins, G. M. and Reinsel, G. C. (1994). Time-series analysis: Forecasting and control. Prentice-Hall International, New Jersey. 221 pp.
Bradford, M. M. (1976). A rapid and sensitive method for the quantitation of microgram quantities of protein utilizing the principle of protein-dye binding. Analytical Biochemistry 72:248-254.
180
Braunstahl, G. J. (2014). In vivo allergy diagnosis – nasal and bronchial provocation tests. In:
Akdis, C. A. and Agache, I. (Eds.). Global Atlas of Allergy. European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Switzerland. pp 153 – 155.
Bunnag, C., Dhorranintra, B., Limsuvan, S. and Jareoncharsri, P. (1989). Ferns and their allergenic importance: skin and nasal provocation tests to fern spore extract in allergic and non-allergic patients. Annals of Allergy 62: 554-558.
Cadman, A, and Dames, J. F. (1993). Airspora of Durban: a sub-tropical, coastal South African city. I. Pollen component. Grana 32:372-375.
Cadman, A. (1991a). Airspora of Johannesburg and Pretoria, South Africa, 1987/88. II.
Meteorological relationships. Grana 30:181-183.
Cadman, A. (1991b). Incidence of atmospheric pollen in the Pretoria-Witwatersrand-Vereeniging region during 1977/78. South African Medical Journal 79: 84-87.
Calderon, M., Alves, B., Jacobson, M., Hurwitz, B., Sheikh, A. and Durham, S. (2007).
Allergen injection immunotherapy for seasonal allergic rhinitis. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 1:CD001936.
Celenk, S., Bicakci, A., Tamay, Z., Guler, N., Altunoglu, M., Canitez, Y., Malyer, H., Sapan, N. and Ones, U. (2010). Airborne pollen in European and Asian parts of Istanbul.
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 164:391-402.
Chauhan, S. and Goyal, R. (2006). Pollen calendar of Agra city with special reference to allergenic significance. Journal of Environmental Biology 27(2): 275-281.
Chew, F. T., Lim, S. H., Shang, H. S., Siti, D. M., Goh, D. Y., Tan, H. T., Tan, T. K. and Lee, B. W. (2000). Evaluation of the allergenicity of tropical pollen and airborne spores in Singapore. Allergy 55: 340-347.
Chen, K., Liao, Y. and Zhang, J. (1988). The major aeroallergens in Guangxi, China. Clinical Allergy 18:589-596.
181
Chen, S. H. and Huang, T. C. (1980). Aeropalynological study of Taipei Basin, Taiwan.
Grana 19:147-155.
Coombs, R. R. and Gell, P. G. (1975). Classification of allergic reactions responsible for clinical hypersensitivity and disease. In: Gell, P. G., Coombs, R. R. and Lachman, P. J.
(Eds.). Clinical Aspects in Immunology, Blackwell Scientific, Oxford, UK. pp 761-781.
Corley, R. B. (2005). A Guide to Methods in the Biomedical Sciences. Springer Science and Business Media, USA. 126 pp.
Cortegano, I., Civantos, E., Aceituno, E., del Moral, A., Lopez, E., Lombardero, M., del Pozo, V. and Lahoz, C. (2004). Cloning and expression of a major allergen from Cupressus arizonica pollen, Cup a 3, a PR-5 protein expressed under polluted environment. Allergy 59:485-490.
Cox, L. (2014). Allergy Immunotherapy – Overview. In: Akdis, C. A. and Agache, I. (Eds.).
Global Atlas of Allergy. European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Switzerland. pp 297 – 299.
Crameri, R. (2014). In vitro allergy diagnosis – allergen-specific IgE. In: Akdis, C. A. and Agache, I. (Eds.). Global Atlas of Allergy. European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Switzerland. pp 166 – 167.
da Silva, E. Z., Jamur, M. C. and Oliver, C. (2014). Mast cell function: a new vision of an old cell. Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry 62 (10): 698–738.
D'Amato, G., Cecchi, L., Bonini, S., Nunes, C., Annesi-Maesano, I., Behrendt, H., Liccardi, G., Popov, T. and van Cauwenberge, P. (2007). Allergenic pollen and pollen allergy in Europe. Allergy 62:976-990.
Deifl, S., Zwicker, C., Vejvar, E., Kitzmüller, C., Gadermaier, G., Nagl, B., Vrtala, S., Briza, P., Zlabinger, G., Jahn-Schmid, B., Ferreira, F. and Bohle, B. (2014).