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Alexandra Schneider
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The overlooked health impacts of extreme rainfall exposure in 30 East Asian cities
Extreme rainfall, intensified by climate change, elevates the risk of infectious diseases. The connection between extreme rainfall and common respiratory diseases remains unclear. Here we used a probabilistic ...
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Open AccessImpact of population aging on future temperature-related mortality at different global warming levels
Older adults are generally amongst the most vulnerable to heat and cold. While temperature-related health impacts are projected to increase with global warming, the influence of population aging on these trend...
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Open AccessModification of heat-related effects on mortality by air pollution concentration, at small-area level, in the Attica prefecture, Greece
The independent effects of short-term exposure to increased air temperature and air pollution on mortality are well-documented. There is some evidence indicating that elevated concentrations of air pollutants ...
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Open AccessFlood exposure and pregnancy loss in 33 develo** countries
Floods have affected billions worldwide. Yet, the indirect health impacts of floods on vulnerable groups, particularly women in the develo** world, remain underexplored. Here, we evaluated the risk of pregna...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Walking on Virtual Surface Patterns Changes Muscular Activity
Current designs of structures often involve creative uses of materials and colours. While it is well known that patients with balance related disorders can experience negative effects through perceptual pertur...
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Open AccessSeropositivity of Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. in Germany—an analysis across four German National Cohort (NAKO) study sites
Lyme borreliosis (LB) is caused by the transmission of Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. from ticks to humans. Climate affects tick abundance, and climate change is projected to promote shifts in abundance in Europe, pot...
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Open AccessGesundheitsschutz und Klimawandel erfordern ambitionierte Grenzwerte für Luftschadstoffe in Europa
Die Weltgesundheitsorganisation (WHO) hat aufgrund wissenschaftlicher Ergebnisse die Richtwerte zur Luftqualität 2021 verschärft. Es wurde eine deutliche Absenkung der Jahresmittelwerte von Feinstaub (Partikel...
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Open AccessLow temperature, cold spells, and cardiorespiratory hospital admissions in Helsinki, Finland
There is only limited scientific evidence with varying results on the association between hospital admissions and low ambient temperatures. Furthermore, there has been no research in Northern Europe on cold-a...
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Triggering of myocardial infarction by heat exposure is modified by medication intake
Acute myocardial infarction (MI) can be triggered by heat exposure, but it remains unknown whether patients taking certain cardiovascular medications have elevated vulnerability. Based on a validated and compl...
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Open AccessThe inequality labor loss risk from future urban warming and adaptation strategies
Heat-induced labor loss is a major economic cost related to climate change. Here, we use hourly heat stress data modeled with a regional climate model to investigate the heat-induced labor loss in 231 Chinese ...
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Open AccessOmega-3 fatty acids attenuate cardiovascular effects of short-term exposure to ambient air pollution
Exposure to air pollution is associated with elevated cardiovascular risk. Evidence shows that omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (omega-3 PUFA) may attenuate the adverse cardiovascular effects of exposure to...
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Das Kino als topografische Maschine
Neben dem Film zählt zu den kulturprägenden visuellen Praktiken, die das 20. Jahrhundert hervorgebracht hat, auch der Tourismus. Film und Tourismus sind – in den beiden dafür zuständigen Theoriegebieten, also ...
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Chapter
Umweltepidemiologische Grundlagen der Gesundheitswissenschaften
Die Umweltepidemiologie befasst sich mit der Wirkung von Umweltfaktoren auf physiologische Variablen und soziale Krankheitsfolgen in der Bevölkerung. Einleitend definiert der Beitrag essenzielle Variablen epid...
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Techniken des Bezeugens. Amateurmedien und zeitgenössische Zeugenschaft – eine Annäherung
Im frühen 21. Jahrhundert verdichten sich dissonante Formationen des Bezeugens: Zeitgenössische Zeugenschaft ist etwas Dynamisches und Flexibilisiertes, welches zwar häufig positiv konnotiert, tatsächlich aber...
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Open AccessThe influence of dietary intake of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on the association between short-term exposure to ambient nitrogen dioxide and respiratory and cardiovascular outcomes among healthy adults
Short-term exposure to ambient nitrogen dioxide (NO2) is associated with adverse respiratory and cardiovascular outcomes. Supplementation of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) has shown protection against...
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Cardiovascular risks of climate change
Extreme heat events are now more frequent in many parts of the world as a result of climate change. The combined effects of heat, air pollution, individual age, and socioeconomic and health status are responsi...
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Living Reference Work Entry In depth
Umweltepidemiologische Grundlagen der Gesundheitswissenschaften
Die Umweltepidemiologie befasst sich mit der Wirkung von Umweltfaktoren auf physiologische Variablen und soziale Krankheitsfolgen in der Bevölkerung. Einleitend definiert der Beitrag essenzielle Variablen epid...
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Theorie des Amateur- und Gebrauchsfilms
Der Aufsatz geht dem Amateur- und Gebrauchsfilm in seinem Potenzial zur Transformation und Weiterentwicklung der Filmtheorie nach. Dabei wird die These vertreten, dass die Amateur- und Gebrauchsfilmforschung w...
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Open AccessNächtliche Verkehrslärmbelästigung in Deutschland: individuelle und regionale Unterschiede in der NAKO Gesundheitsstudie
Lärmbelästigung geht mit gesundheitlicher Beeinträchtigung und reduziertem Wohlbefinden einher. Die subjektive Lärmbelästigung steht im Zusammenhang mit der objektiven Lärmbelastung sowie individuellen und reg...
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Open AccessAmbient and controlled exposures to particulate air pollution and acute changes in heart rate variability and repolarization
Previous studies have reported increased risks of myocardial infarction in association with elevated ambient particulate matter (PM) in the previous hour(s). However, whether PM can trigger mechanisms that act...
