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Clemente Batalha Pardal, Diana (Data de defensa: 2018-05-07)
Although universal and unavoidable, aging does not occur in a uniform way. In this dissertation, we assessed the effects of early life exposure to pro-inflammatory risk factors (air pollution and obesity) ...
Foraster Pulido, Maria (Data de defensa: 2013-07-25)
Epidemiological evidence is limited regarding the effects of long-term exposure to traffic-related air pollution and to traffic noise on blood pressure (BP). This thesis aims at (a) assessing the ...
Suades González, Elisabet (Data de defensa: 2018-05-15)
Introduction The influence of the environment, and its interplay with genetics, can account for up to half of the variance of neurodevelopmental disorders. In this thesis we reviewed previous literature ...
Schembari, Anna (Data de defensa: 2014-11-27)
Recent epidemiological evidence on effect of air pollution and pregnancy outcomes is inconsistent. Differences in study design, sample size, population characteristics, control for confounders, air ...
Dimitrova, Asya (Data de defensa: 2022-01-14)
El primer estudio de esta tesis doctoral demostró que tanto las temperaturas ambientales altas como las bajas y las olas de calor son factores de riesgo de mortalidad por todas las causas en la India, ...
Curto Tirado, Ariadna (Data de defensa: 2019-03-01)
The aims of this thesis are: 1) to evaluate the performance of low-cost air quality monitors to monitor long-term exposure in rural areas from low- and middle-income countries; 2) to identify the ...
Kubesch, Nadine Janet (Data de defensa: 2015-07-16)
Exposure to traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) has been associated with adverse health outcomes. Physical activity (PA) in polluted air may increase pollutant uptake and hence affect health. The main ...
Gignac, Florence (Data de defensa: 2022-07-07)
The short-term effects of air pollution on brain health have come under investigation only recently. Since environmental health studies are often developed entirely by scientists, citizen science is a ...
Lubczyńska, Małgorzata Joanna (Data de defensa: 2020-02-18)
Air pollution is a major public health concern, leading to worldwide morbidity and premature mortality. In the recent years, exposure to air pollution has also been linked to neurological and ...
De Bont, Jeroen (Data de defensa: 2020-12-11)
Understanding the determinants of childhood obesity has never been more urgent given the high levels across the world. It is increasingly recognized that the urban environment may affect childhood growth ...