Measured microbiologic agents in dust had limited suggestive associations, including both positive and negative associations for some agents. We drew separate conclusions, more preliminary because evidence was sparse, about associations between specific health outcomes and specific quantitatively assessed microbiologic factors.

estimated summary ORs for dampness-related factors and ever-diagnosed asthma, bronchitis, allergic sensitization, hay fever, cough, and wheeze. concluded that observed associations of respiratory health effects with dampness-related exposures were unlikely to be explained by overreporting.

Thus, prevention and remediation of indoor dampness and mold are likely to reduce health risks, but current evidence does not support measuring specific indoor microbiologic factors to guide health-protective actions. Dectin-1 and inflammation-associated gene transcription and expression in mouse lungs by a toxic (1, 3)-β-D: glucan. The reasons for loading to slightly below the maximum shear stress are that (i) in most applications one does not repeatedly load an adhesive to failure and (ii) if the adhesive is loaded to failure the subsequent slippage can eventually abrade the surface and reduce adhesion.

and 2-ethyl-1-hexanol from moisture-related degradation of plasticizer in vinyl flooring ( Norbäck et al. the wedge profiles for hot compression molded wedges of NuSil MED4950 are essentially identical to those molded in Sylgard 170 from a soft wax mold following the approach in Ref. The authors thank the staff and facilities of the Stanford Nanofabrication Facility (SNF) for guidance in various steps including imaging on the Keyence VHX-6000. Whether it is a cold, damp winter or a warm, humid summer, activities at home can result in moisture indoors and the appearance of mold in the house.Additionally, avoidance behavior (prior exposure reductions by persons with asthma) may be a source of past exposure misclassification with assessment of only current or recent exposure. As with measures of home dampness or fungal exposures, differences in asthma definition are likely to result in differences in estimates of RRs. Licensed and trained more than 15 commercial firms in US and UK in using "mold technology" for analyzing environmental samples.