The prevalence of allergic airway diseases such as asthma and rhinitis has increased
dramatically to epidemic proportions worldwide. Besides air pollution from industry derived …

The impact of climate change on the environment, biosphere, and biodiversity has become
more evident in the recent years. Human activities have increased atmospheric …

In a worldwide collaborative effort, 19,630 Y-chromosomes were sampled from 129 different
populations in 51 countries. These chromosomes were typed for 23 short-tandem repeat (…

A body of evidence suggests that major changes involving the atmosphere and the climate,
including global warming induced by anthropogenic factors, have impact on the biosphere …

Relevant for various areas of human genetics, Y ‐chromosomal short tandem repeats ( Y ‐
STR s) are commonly used for testing close paternal relationships among individuals and …

The fifth report issued by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change forecasts that
greenhouse gases will increase the global temperature as well as the frequency of extreme …

The prevalence of asthma and allergic diseases has increased dramatically during the past
few decades not only in industrialized countries. Urban air pollution from motor vehicles has …

Despite major advances in the treatment of asthma and the development of several asthma
guidelines, people still die of asthma currently. According to WHO estimates, approximately …

The major changes to our world are those involving the atmosphere and the climate,
including global warming induced by anthropogenic factors, with impact on the biosphere and …

The increasing use, and sometimes the abuse, particularly in industrialized countries of air
conditioning at home, in car, hotel and shopping centres has highlighted new emerging …