Impact of monthly air pollution and weather conditions on cardiorespiratory mortality in Portuguese Metropolitan Areas by Ediclê de Souza Fernandes Duarte, Paulo Sérgio Lucio, Lígia Henriques-Rodrigues, Maria João Costa

“…Abstract This study analyses cardiorespiratory mortality rates (CARDIO) and their association with air pollutants - particulate matter with aerodynamic diameters lower of equal to 10 or 2.5 (µm) (PM10, PM2.5), carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), ozone (O3) - and meteorological variables (temperature, humidity, wind speed, direction) in the Lisbon (LMA) and Porto (PMA) metropolitan areas from 2011 to 2020. …”
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Respirable Particles and Gas Contaminants Emissions from a Desktop Laser Cutter and Engraver by Kevin O’Neill, Xinyi Niu, Jun Wang, Runcheng Fang

“…This study aimed to evaluate the concentrations of respirable particles, sub-half-micron particles, VOCs, and carbon monoxide (CO) that are emitted during laser cutting or engraving processes. …”
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COVID-19, A New Possible Mimicker of Interstitial Lung Disease Related to Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome by Alessia Laneri, Stefania Cerri, Giovanni Della Casa, Antonio Moretti, Andreina Manfredi, Marco Sebastiani, Enrico Clini, Carlo Salvarani

“…Pulmonary function tests (PFTs) showed slight restrictive deficit and mild reduction in diffusion lung of carbon monoxide (DLCO). The patient complained of asthenia and exertional dyspnoea. …”
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Advanced Air Quality Forecasting Using an Enhanced Temporal Attention-Driven Graph Convolutional Long Short-Term Memory Model With Seasonal-Trend Decomposition by Yuvaraja Boddu, A. Manimaran, B. Arunkumar, M. Sucharitha, J. Suresh Babu

“…Specifically, the IRSA-TCN model excels in predicting key pollutants, including nitrogen dioxide (NO2), carbon monoxide (CO), benzene, and nitrogen oxides (NOx), showcasing its capability to account for seasonal variations and complex interdependencies among pollutants. …”
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Seasonal Patterns and Trends of Air Pollution in the Upper Northern Thailand from 2004 to 2018 by Sarawut Sukkhum, Apiradee Lim, Thammasin Ingviya, Rattikan Saelim

“…The hourly air pollutant concentration data including carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), nitrogen oxide (NOx), sulfur dioxide (SO2), ozone (O3), and particulate matter ≤ 10 µm (PM10) recorded from 6 monitoring stations in the UNT were obtained from the Pollution Control Department, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Thailand. …”
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Gas-Sensitive Characteristics of Low-Power Semiconductor Gas Sensors to CO and H₂ by I. A. Taratyn, O. G. Reutskaya, G. G. Gorokh, I. V. Serdyuk, V. S. Fedosenko

“…Semiconductor gas sensors with low energy consumption can be used in the systems development that monitor the carbon monoxide concentration in the work area, as well as detect ignition's early stages.…”
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Effect and Safety of Mycophenolate Mofetil or Sodium in Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease: A Meta-Analysis by Argyris Tzouvelekis, Nikolaos Galanopoulos, Evangelos Bouros, George Kolios, George Zacharis, Paschalis Ntolios, Andreas Koulelidis, Anastasia Oikonomou, Demosthenes Bouros

“…The main end-points were safety and efficacy profile as estimated by forced vital capacity (FVC)% and diffusion capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (DLCO)% of the predicted normal value (%pred.) before and after treatment in patients with SSc-ILD. …”
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Construction Risk Assessment of Tunnel Crossing Goaf Based on Analytic Hierarchy Process‐Extension Theory Model by Chao Yuan, Lian‐xin Li, Xiao‐wei Su, Rong‐jie Du

“…The goaf is often accompanied by a large number of toxic and harmful gases such as gas, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide. These factors undoubtedly increase the occurrence of geological disaster risk accidents such as gas combustion and explosion, resulting in tunnel excavation shutdown, plan delay and even a large number of casualties. …”
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Abnormal Esophageal Scintigraphy Associates With a Distinct Clinical Phenotype in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis by Antonio D. Salas, Lisa R. Yanek, Laura K. Hummers, Ami A. Shah, Zsuzsanna H. McMahan

“…Lower diffusing capacity of the lungs for carbon monoxide values correlated with a higher esophageal transit time (ρ = −0.32; P = 0.014). …”
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Combined Effect of Compression Ratio and Fuel Injection Pressure on CI Engine Equipped with CRDi System Using Prosopis juliflora Methyl Ester/Diesel Blends by T. Ramesh, A. P. Sathiyagnanam, Melvin Victor De Poures, P. Murugan

“…With an augmentation in the compression ratio from 16 to 19, carbon monoxide and unburnt hydrocarbon discharge diminished, but the nitrogen oxide discharges augmented. …”
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Cirrhotic cardiomyopathy by S. N. Mammayev, A. M. Karimova, T. E. Il’yasova, A. Sh. Khasayev

“…Disorder of signal conduction from β-adrenoreceptors, calcium channels receptors, decrease of cardiomyocyte membrane fluidity, increase of nitric oxide and carbon monoxide synthesis, elevation of endocannabinoid system activity and many other changes observed at LC, cause development of complex of structural and functional disorders in myocardium, underlying development of CCM. …”
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The real driving emissions characteristics of light-duty diesel vehicle in four typical cities with varying altitudes in China by Haojie Gao, Rui Wang, Zhisong Wen, Xin Xiong, Zhuan Zheng, Shengqiang Lin, Hongchun Ding, Wenbin Tan

“…The emission factors of particle number (PN), nitrogen oxides (NOx), and carbon monoxide (CO) were calculated using the carbon dioxide (CO2) moving average window (MAW) method and compared across different altitudes and driving stages. …”
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Studying Air Pollutants Origin and Associated Meteorological Parameters over Seoul from 2000 to 2009 by Sunmin Park, Hesham El-Askary, Ismail Sabbah, Hanbin Kwak, Anup K. Prasad, Woo-Kyun Lee, Menas Kafatos

“…We investigate the temporal characteristics of major air pollutants collected from 44 air quality stations over the city of Seoul, Korea, namely, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, particular matter at 10 microns, and sulfur dioxide (SO2) between 2000 and 2009. …”
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Seasonal Variability of Air Pollutants and Their Relationships to Meteorological Parameters in an Urban Environment by Sherly Shelton, Gayathri Liyanage, Sanduni Jayasekara, Buddhi Pushpawela, Upaka Rathnayake, Akila Jayasundara, Lesty Dias Jayasooriya

“…The main objective of this study was to provide a broader perspective on the seasonal variation of tiny particles in air (PM2.5 and PM10), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), carbon monoxide (CO), ozone (O3), and sulfur dioxide (SO2) in two urban cities (Colombo and Kandy) in Sri Lanka over 3 years period (2018–2021) and the possible relationships between air pollution and meteorological variables. …”
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Do We Need Exercise Tests to Detect Gas Exchange Impairment in Fibrotic Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias? by Benoit Wallaert, Lidwine Wemeau-Stervinou, Julia Salleron, Isabelle Tillie-Leblond, Thierry Perez

“…In patients with fibrotic idiopathic interstitial pneumonia (f-IIP), the diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide (DLCO) has been used to predict abnormal gas exchange in the lung. …”
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Thermal and economic evaluation of replacing pulverized coal with torrefied biomass in a small industrial burner in Thailand using computational fluid dynamics by Rachapat Chaiyo, Jakrapop Wongwiwat, Yanin Sukjai

“…Compared to conventional biomass, torrefied biomass shows a 28% increase in heat energy, rising from 220 to 279 kW, surpassing coal's 273 kW. Carbon monoxide emissions are significantly reduced by 93%, from 1044–72 kg/MWh, while coal emissions are 20 kg/MWh. …”
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Particle-bound Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (pPAHs) in Merida, Mexico by Harry Alvarez-Ospina, Sofia Giordano, Luis A. Ladino, Graciela B. Raga, Joshua I. Muñoz-Salazar, Martha Leyte-Lugo, Daniel Rosas, Giovanni Carabali

“…The diurnal cycle showed a bimodal behavior similar to those found for carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen oxides (NOx) and black carbon (BC) (estimated from absorption coefficient), indicating that burning of fossil fuels from vehicular traffic is the likely source of the pPAHs emitted in Merida. …”
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Trends in Air Pollutant Concentrations and the Impact of Meteorology in Shandong Province, Coastal China, during 2013–2019 by Na Zhao, Gang Wang, Guohao Li, Jianlei Lang

“…., sulfur dioxide [SO2], carbon monoxide [CO], particulate matter [PM] with an aerodynamic diameter of < 10 µm [PM10], PM with an aerodynamic diameter of < 2.5 µm [PM2.5], nitrogen dioxide [NO2], and ozone [O3]) were analyzed for the period of 2013–2019, when overall emissions of air pollutants decreased, and the Weather Research and Forecasting model coupled with Chemistry (WRF/Chem) was applied to evaluate the role of inter-annual and seasonal meteorological changes. …”
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Impact of the Ottawa model on opiate screening and smoking cessation in methadone-treated patients with opioid use disorder: A retrospective cohort analysis by Shu-Wua Lee, Po-Chung Yu, Ting-Ting Yen, Chiann-Yi Hsu, Li-Jou Lai, I-Chun Chen, Ting-Gang Chang

“…In TSS, peak smoking cessation success was observed at week 20, with 57% of participants maintaining carbon monoxide levels <5 ppm. Conclusions The significant reduction in positive opioid screens and the high smoking cessation rate in the TSS group highlight the efficacy of combined treatment methods. …”
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Active versus sham transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) as an adjunct to varenicline treatment for smoking cessation: Study protocol for a double-blind single dummy rando... by Laurie Zawertailo, Helena Zhang, Noreen Rahmani, Tarek K Rajji, Peter Selby

“…Measurements made at each study visit include expired carbon monoxide, self-reported craving and withdrawal. …”
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