The following is a list of various publications and presentation materials that we have created or been involved with over the years:
Internal Publications
- A Pollen Grain/Fungal Spore Datasheet
Poster Presentation at PAAA Symposium 1992, University of Toronto
Abstract: A precision-based re-evaluation of a Lotus 123 spreadsheet developed for economical counting of Rotorod collections introduced at the 1991 symposium in Michigan. The spreadsheet utilizes macro programmed commands which allow rapid and simultaneous counting of up to 24 species...Calculation parameters for each species are individually programmed...Sample size, a function of sample area / particle density, and particle distribution on the duplicate rods of the Rotorod collector are evaluated by precision comparisons of counts on duplicate rods. Correlations exceeded the 95% level...
External Publications
- Ziska L.H., Beggs P.J. (2012) Anthropogenic climate change and allergen exposure: The role of plant biology. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, vol. 129, no. 1, 27-32. [ URL ]
- Cakmak S., Dales R.E., Coates F. (2012) Does air pollution increase the effect of aeroallergens on hospitalization for asthma? Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, vol. 129, no. 1, 228-231. [ URL ]
- Ziska L.H., et. al. (2011) Recent warming by latitude associated with increased length of ragweed pollen season in central North America. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, vol. 108, no. 10, 4248-4251. [ URL ]
- Dales R.E., Cakmak S., Judek S., Coates F. (2008) Tree pollen and hospitalization for asthma in urban Canada. International Archives of Allergy and Immunology, vol. 146, no. 3, 241-247. [ URL ]
- Héguy L., Garneau M., Goldberg M.S., Raphoz M., Guay F., Valois M.-F. (2008) Associations between grass and weed pollen and emergency department visits for asthma among children in Montreal. Environmental Research, vol. 106, no. 2, 203-211. [ URL ]
- Villeneuve P.J., Chen L., Rowe B.H., Coates F. (2007) Outdoor air pollution and emergency department visits for asthma among children and adults: a case-crossover study in northern Alberta, Canada. Environmental Health, vol. 6, 40. [ URL ]
- Villeneuve P.J., Doiron M.-S., Stieb D., Dales R.E., Burnett R.T., Dugandzic R. (2006) Is outdoor air pollution associated with physician visits for allergic rhinitis among the elderly in Toronto, Canada? Allergy, vol. 61, no. 6, 750-758. [ URL ]
- Breton M.-C., Garneau M., Fortier I., Guay F., Louis J. (2006) Relationship between climate, pollen concentrations of Ambrosia and medical consultations for allergic rhinitis in Montreal, 1994-2002. Science of The Total Environment, vol. 370, no. 1, 39-50. [ URL ]
- Durham S.R., Yang W.H., Pedersen M.R., Johansen N., Rak S. (2006) Sublingual immunotherapy with once-daily grass allergen tablets: A randomized controlled trial in seasonal allergic rhinoconjunctivitis. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, vol. 117, no. 4, 802-809. [ URL ]
- Cakmak S., Dales R.E., Judek S., Coates F. (2005) Does socio-demographic status influence the effect of pollens and molds on hospitalization for asthma? Results from a time-series study in 10 Canadian cities. Annals of Epidemiology, vol. 15, no. 3, 214-218. [ URL ]
- Heffer M.J., Ratz J.D., Miller J.D., Day J.H. (2005) Comparison of the Rotorod to other air samplers for the determination of Ambrosia artemisiifolia pollen concentrations conducted in the Environmental Exposure Unit. Aerobiologia, vol. 21, no. 3-4, 233-239 [ URL ]
- Dales R.E., Cakmak S., Judek S., Dann T., Coates F., Brook J.R., Burnett R.T. (2004) Influence of outdoor aeroallergens on hospitalization for asthma in Canada. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, vol. 113, no. 2, 303-306. [ URL ]
- Bowen, T. et. al. (2004) Canadian trial of sublingual swallow immunotherapy for ragweed rhinoconjunctivitis. Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, vol. 93, no. 5, 425-430. [ URL ]
- Dales R.E., Cakmak S., Judek S., Dann T., Coates F., Brook J.R., Burnett R.T. (2003) The Role of Fungal Spores in Thunderstorm Asthma. Chest, vol. 123, no. 3, 745-750. [ URL ]
- Cakmak S., Dales R.E., Burnett R.T., Judek S., Coates F., Brook J.R. (2002) Effect of airborne allergens on emergency visits by children for conjunctivitis and rhinitis. Lancet, vol. 359, no. 9310, 947-948. [ URL ]
- Wardman A.E.D., Stefani D., MacDonald J.C. (2002) Thunderstorm-associated asthma or shortness of breath epidemic: a Canadian case report. Canadian Respiratory Journal, vol. 9, no. 4, 267-270. [ URL ]
- Coates F., Yang W., Cakmak S. (2002) A comparison of aeroallergen data to investigate representative sampling radius. Canadian Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
- Campbell J.D., Stinson M.J., Simons F.E.R., HayGlass K.T. (2002) Systemic chemokine and chemokine receptor responses are divergent in allergic versus non-allergic humans. International Immunilogy, vol. 14, no. 1, 1255-1262. [ URL ]
- Dales R.E., Cakmak S., Judek S., Burnett R.T., Coates F., Brook J.R. (2000) The influence of ambient fungal spores on emergency visits for asthma to a regional children's hospital. The American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine vol. 162, no. 6, 2087-2090. [ URL ]
- Steib D.M., Beveridge R.C., Brook J.R., Smith-Dorion M., Burnett R.T., Dales R.E., Beaulieu S., Judek S., Mamedov A (2000) Air pollution, aeroallergens and cardiorespiratory emergency department visits in Saint John, Canada. Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology, vol. 10, no. 5, 461-477. [ URL ]
