2025
Preterm and early-term delivery after heat waves in eight US states: A case-crossover study using the High-resolution Urban Meteorology for Impacts Dataset (HUMID).
Fitch A, Huang M, Strickland M, Newman A, Kalb C, Warren J, Zheng X, Chang H, Darrow L. Preterm and early-term delivery after heat waves in eight US states: A case-crossover study using the High-resolution Urban Meteorology for Impacts Dataset (HUMID). Environmental Health Perspectives 2025 PMID: 40392097, DOI: 10.1289/ehp15953.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEarly-term birthEarly-termAssociated with earlier birthEarly-term deliveryPreterm birth ORSingleton pretermPreterm birthPretermPooled ORHeat wavesPooled resultsOdds ratioInverse-variance weightingUrban meteorologyEarly birthBirthImpact datasetsMean temperatureElevated oddsThreshold categoriesVital recordsCase-crossover studyORAcute relationshipsSurface temperature dataEstimating the urban heat-related mortality burden due to greenness: a global modelling study
Wu Y, Wen B, Ye T, Huang W, Liu Y, Gasparrini A, Sera F, Tong S, Lavigne E, Roye D, Achilleos S, Ryti N, Pascal M, Zeka A, de'Donato F, da Silva S, Madureira J, Mistry M, Armstrong B, Bell M, Schwartz J, Guo Y, Li S, Network M. Estimating the urban heat-related mortality burden due to greenness: a global modelling study. The Lancet Planetary Health 2025 PMID: 40318693, DOI: 10.1016/s2542-5196(25)00062-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHeat-mortality associationsEnhanced Vegetation IndexHeat-related deathsMortality burdenIncreased greennessMeta-regression modelsGlobal model studiesUrban areasCollaborative research networksModeling studiesHeat-related mortalityMeta-analytic approachDaily mortalityHealth impactsResearch NetworkHealth impacts of heat exposureRandom forest modelPublic health threatVegetation indexWarm seasonMulti-countryMean temperatureImpact of heat exposureDaily temperatureMitigation strategies
2024
Nocturnal heat exposure and stroke risk
He C, Breitner S, Zhang S, Huber V, Naumann M, Traidl-Hoffmann C, Hammel G, Peters A, Ertl M, Schneider A. Nocturnal heat exposure and stroke risk. European Heart Journal 2024, 45: 2158-2166. PMID: 38768958, PMCID: PMC11212822, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehae277.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNighttime heatingDaytime temperaturesHourly meteorological parametersLocal meteorological stationsDaily maximum temperatureMaximum daytime temperatureStroke riskMeteorological stationsMeteorological parametersNocturnal heatingClimate variabilityWarming climateCase-crossover analysisNighttime temperaturesRegion of AugsburgTemporal variationMean temperatureBarometric pressureMild stroke symptomsWarmer monthsIschaemic strokeMaximum temperatureRelative humidityPotential confounding effectsElevated stroke riskNumerical simulation on coking process of coke oven with external flue gas recirculation
Wang J, Han W, Chen X, Li S. Numerical simulation on coking process of coke oven with external flue gas recirculation. Ironmaking & Steelmaking Processes Products And Applications 2024, 51: 339-355. DOI: 10.1177/03019233241242547.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExternal flue gas recirculationFlue gas recirculation ratioFlue gas recirculationGas recirculation ratioGas recirculationRecirculation ratioCoking behaviorCoke ovenK-epsilon turbulence modelP-1 radiation modelTemperature-dependent thermophysical propertiesThermal NOx modelNOx emission characteristicsSecond-order upwind schemeReducing NOx emissionsSpecies transport modelCoke oven operationsTransport modelOutlet decreasesTurbulence modelNOx modelTemperature uniformityMean temperatureNOx concentrationsEddy dissipation
2023
Recent ambient temperature and fine particulate matter (PM2.5) exposure is associated with urinary kidney injury biomarkers in children
Politis M, Gutiérrez-Avila I, Just A, Pizano-Zárate M, Tamayo-Ortiz M, Greenberg J, Téllez-Rojo M, Sanders A, Rosa M. Recent ambient temperature and fine particulate matter (PM2.5) exposure is associated with urinary kidney injury biomarkers in children. The Science Of The Total Environment 2023, 907: 168119. PMID: 37884142, PMCID: PMC10842020, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDistributed lag nonlinear modelParticulate matterAverage PM<sub>2.5</sub>Satellite-based spatio-temporal modelUrinary kidney injury biomarkersFine particulate matterExposure to ambient temperatureAir pollutionAerodynamic diameterBirth cohort studySpatio-temporal modelParticipating residentsCohort studyLimited researchEnvironmental exposuresMean temperatureDaily mean temperatureVisitsDaily temperatureAmbient temperatureMatterExposurePM2.5Linear regressionPollutionJoint effect of heat and air pollution on mortality in 620 cities of 36 countries
Stafoggia M, Michelozzi P, Schneider A, Armstrong B, Scortichini M, Rai M, Achilleos S, Alahmad B, Analitis A, Åström C, Bell M, Calleja N, Carlsen H, Carrasco G, Cauchi J, Coelho M, Correa P, Diaz M, Entezari A, Forsberg B, Garland R, Guo Y, Guo Y, Hashizume M, Holobaca I, Íñiguez C, Jaakkola J, Kan H, Katsouyanni K, Kim H, Kyselý J, Lavigne E, Lee W, Li S, Maasikmets M, Madureira J, Mayvaneh F, Ng C, Nunes B, Orru H, Ortega N, Osorio S, Palomares A, Pan S, Pascal M, Ragettli M, Rao S, Raz R, Roye D, Ryti N, Saldiva P, Samoli E, Schwartz J, Scovronick N, Sera F, Tobias A, Tong S, Valencia C, Vicedo-Cabrera A, Urban A, Gasparrini A, Breitner S, Donato F. Joint effect of heat and air pollution on mortality in 620 cities of 36 countries. Environment International 2023, 181: 108258. PMID: 37837748, PMCID: PMC10702017, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2023.108258.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmbient air pollutionAir pollutionDaily O<sub>3</sub> concentrations, dDaily PM<sub>10</sub>Over-dispersed Poisson regression modelCity-specific dataNOParticulate matterAir temperaturePollutionNitrogen dioxideDaily mortalityMortality incrementWarmer monthsEvidence of effect modificationGlobal datasetEffect modification resultsMortality estimatesMultilevel random-effects meta-analysisRandom-effects meta-analysisPoisson regression modelsMean temperatureJoint associationsDaily air temperatureEffect modification
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