Biomass smoke
<p>Bronchodilators for hyperinflation in COPD associated with biomass smoke: clinical trial</p>
... to biomass smoke, mainly wood ...study, biomass exposure was de fi ned as patients who cooked with a biomass stove for at least 6 months and/or had a cumulative exposure of more than 150 ...
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Differences in systemic inflammation between cigarette and biomass smoke-induced COPD
... from biomass smoke or tobacco. Exposure to biomass or tobacco smoke was determined during a clinical ...to biomass, either used for cooking or as a home heating system, and were ...
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Effects of biomass smoke on pulmonary functions: a case control study
... Biomass exposure is a very important public health problem among females, especially in developing countries. The risk of developing problems in lung functions begins after expo- sure to smoke for .15 ...
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Occupational Exposure to Particulate Matter from Biomass Smoke and Its Relationship to Respiratory Symptoms and Pulmonary Function among Rural Women Involved in Cassava Processing in Nigeria
... Cassava processing into garri (a major staple food in Nigeria) is an important source of livelihood for many rural women in Nigeria and involves prolonged exposure to biomass smoke. These women use wood in ...
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miR-34a in serum is involved in mild-to-moderate COPD in women exposed to biomass smoke
... Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by persistent respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation that is due to airway and/or alveolar abnormalities. The main causes of COPD are Gene- ...
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The impact of exposure to biomass smoke versus cigarette smoke on inflammatory markers and pulmonary function parameters in patients with chronic respiratory failure
... to biomass smoke as well as to assess serum levels of inflammatory cytokines, such as ILs, due to retrospective nature of the study is another limitation, which otherwise would extend the knowledge achieved ...
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A cost effective technique for generating preservable biomass smoke extract and measuring its effect on cell receptor expression in human bronchial epithelial cells
... our biomass smoke extracts, we compared their ef- fect on the expression of PAFR on the human bronchial epithe- lial ...cigarette smoke, e-cigarette vapor, ur- ban particulate matter, and welding ...
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Comparative analysis of COPD associated with tobacco smoking, biomass smoke exposure or both
... biomass smoke (BS) has also been proposed as one of the main risk factors for developing the disease, especially among non-smokers [2, 3]. In this respect, the existing evidence of clinical, functional, ...
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Prevalence of COPD and respiratory symptoms associated with biomass smoke exposure in a suburban area
... The data were collected between September and December 2013. A total of 2,767 houses were visited. No differences were found at the household level among the 8 studied loca- tions in terms of the contact failure rate, ...
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Knowledge, attitudes and beliefs about the health hazards of biomass smoke exposure amongst commercial food vendors in Nigeria
... on biomass fuels (animal dung, crop resi- dues, wood, charcoal) for their day-to-day fuel energy ...needs.[1] Biomass fuel use is a major cause of both indoor (household) and ambient (outdoor) air pollution ...
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Risk of acute exacerbations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease associated with biomass smoke compared with tobacco smoke
... visit, biomass fuel exposure was deter- mined by using the same questions in both cohorts: “Have you ever burned firewood for cooking or heating by yourself for over a year in your lifetime? If yes, how many years ...
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FEV1 inversely correlates with metalloproteinases 1, 7, 9 and CRP in COPD by biomass smoke exposure
... to biomass smoke (BE) and other fuel combustion products has also been described as an additional risk factor ...wood smoke and COPD in different populations, particularly in developing coun- tries ...
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The effect of exposure to biomass smoke on respiratory symptoms in adult rural and urban Nepalese populations
... Biomass smoke exposed men and women reported more breathlessness compared to their non-exposed counterparts but the difference was only significant for biomass smoked compared to non-biomass ...
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Extensible database of validated biomass smoke events for health research
... extensible Biomass Smoke Validated Events Database is an ongoing, community driven, collection of air pollution events which are known to be caused by vegetation fires such as bushfires (also known as ...
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Exacerbations and health care resource utilization in patients with airflow limitation diseases attending a primary care setting: the PUMA study
... to biomass smoke ($10 years), presence of respiratory symptoms (dyspnea, cough, phlegm), history of exacerbations in the last year, and asthma (defined by reversibility plus wheezing) or COPD ...
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A cross-sectional study of determinants of indoor environmental exposures in households with and without chronic exposure to biomass fuel smoke
... to biomass fuel ...for biomass smoke ...to biomass fuel ...for biomass combustion. However, in our study, biomass composition and combustion conditions were similar in all rural ...
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Respiratory involvements among women exposed to the smoke of traditional biomass fuel and gas fuel in a district of Bangladesh
... using biomass fuel were significantly more associated with respiratory involvements than ...to biomass smoke for [ 10 years ...with biomass fuel had a strong association with respiratory ...
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The role of environmental exposure to non-cigarette smoke in lung disease
... that smoke from biomass fuels is an independent risk factor for the development of COPD, particularly in low- and middle-income countries where the reliance on biomass fuel is still very ...in ...
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Comparison of a Personalized Parent Voice Smoke Alarm With a Conventional Residential Tone Smoke Alarm for Awakening Children
... voice smoke alarm with a conventional residential tone smoke alarm, with respect to their ability to awaken children 6- to 12-years-old from stage 4 sleep (S4) and prompt perfor- mance of a simulated ...
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A smoke image segmentation algorithm based on rough set and region growing
... the smoke is affected by the burning material, it is mainly white, grayish white and ...black smoke, but it is impossible to simultaneously separate the smoke of different ...colour smoke ...
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