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{"title":"Editorial: Effects of pollution on pollen special issue","authors":"Nicolas Visez, Dorota Myszkowska","doi":"10.1007/s10453-025-09847-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10453-025-09847-z","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7718,"journal":{"name":"Aerobiologia","volume":"41 1","pages":"1 - 2"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143638250","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Advancing automated identification of airborne fungal spores: guidelines for cultivation and reference dataset creation.","authors":"Nicolas Bruffaerts, Elias Graf, Predrag Matavulj, Astha Tiwari, Ioanna Pyrri, Yanick Zeder, Sophie Erb, Maria Plaza, Silas Dietler, Tommaso Bendinelli, Elizabet D'hooge, Branko Sikoparija","doi":"10.1007/s10453-025-09864-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10453-025-09864-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Airborne bioparticles, including fungal spores, are of major concern for human and plant health, necessitating precise monitoring systems. While a European norm exists for manual volumetric monitoring, there's a growing interest in automated real-time methods. However, these methods rely heavily on machine learning, facing challenges due to diverse particle characteristics and limited training data availability, especially for fungal spores. This study aims to address this gap by outlining best practices for collecting reference material and creating tailored datasets for training algorithms. Using 17 fungal species from the Belgian fungi collection BCCM/IHEM, including five <i>Alternaria</i> species, key aspects such as in vitro cultivation, dry spore harvest, and aerosolization were addressed. Simple classification models were developed, achieving varying accuracies on different monitors. The Plair Rapid-E+ demonstrated accuracies ranging from 83.4% to 95.1% (macro average F1-score 0.61), with better recognition for <i>Cladosporium</i> spp. and <i>Curvularia caricae-papayae</i>. The SwisensPoleno Jupiter, initially achieving a macro average F1-score of 0.77 with holographic images of eight genera, improved to 0.83 when combined with fluorescence data. Accuracies ranged from 55 to 95%, with notable performance for <i>Alternaria</i> spp. and <i>Curvularia caricae-papayae</i>. Species differentiation was also shown to be possible for <i>Cladosporium</i>, but was more difficult for some <i>Alternaria</i> species, while the macro average F1-score remained good (0.72). Overall, this protocol paves the way for more efficient, standard, and accurate automatic identification of airborne fungal spores.</p><p><strong>Supplementary information: </strong>The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10453-025-09864-y.</p>","PeriodicalId":7718,"journal":{"name":"Aerobiologia","volume":"41 2","pages":"505-525"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12176942/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144473804","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Self-supervised and few-shot learning for robust bioaerosol monitoring.","authors":"Adrian Willi, Pascal Baumann, Sophie Erb, Fabian Gröger, Yanick Zeder, Simone Lionetti","doi":"10.1007/s10453-025-09850-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10453-025-09850-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Real-time bioaerosol monitoring is improving the quality of life for people affected by allergies, but it often relies on deep learning models which pose challenges for widespread adoption. These models are typically trained in a supervised fashion and require considerable effort to produce large amounts of annotated data, an effort that must be repeated for new particles, geographical regions, or measurement systems. In this work, we show that self-supervised learning and few-shot learning can be combined to classify holographic images of pollen grains using a large collection of unlabelled data and only a few identified particles per type. We first demonstrate that self-supervision on pictures of unidentified particles from ambient air measurements enhances identification even when labelled data are abundant. Most importantly, it greatly improves few-shot classification when only a handful of labelled images are available. Our findings suggest that real-time bioaerosol monitoring workflows can be substantially optimized, and the effort required to adapt models for different situations considerably reduced.</p><p><strong>Supplementary information: </strong>The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10453-025-09850-4.</p>","PeriodicalId":7718,"journal":{"name":"Aerobiologia","volume":"41 2","pages":"263-268"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12176922/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144473805","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A second <i>Artemisia</i> pollen peak in autumn in Vienna: reaching the point of no return?","authors":"Katharina Bastl, Maximilian Bastl, Christina Morgenstern, Julia Eckl-Dorna, Martin Schepelmann","doi":"10.1007/s10453-024-09836-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10453-024-09836-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The <i>Artemisia</i> (mugwort) pollen season usually ranges from July until September, with one peak period around mid-August in Vienna (Austria). During the last decade, <i>Artemisia</i> pollen was also recorded later in September. This pattern was concluded by a significant peak pollen concentration day in autumn of 2023, which exceeded the usual summer peak pollen concentration day. The <i>Artemisia</i> pollen data from Vienna for the last ten years (2014-2023) were therefore analysed for a temporal trend. In addition, weather data from Vienna (temperature, precipitation, and relative humidity and sun hours) were retrieved and analysed to find a possible association with <i>Artemisia</i> pollen indices. No significant trend could be observed regarding the <i>Artemisia</i> pollen season parameters and no correlation was found between the weather data and the <i>Artemisia</i> pollen integrals during summertime. However, a significant positive correlation was found between higher temperatures during autumn and the occurrence of <i>Artemisia</i> pollen during this time. This suggests that a significant change in the <i>Artemisia</i> pollen season can be expected during years with a mild, summer-like autumn. Until now, it is not clear which species of <i>Artemisia</i> cause the pollination in autumn. <i>A. annua</i> and <i>A. verlotiorum</i> are two major suspects that could have established themselves in Vienna, but further evidence is needed. Considering the impact of global climate change, the shift in the pollen season for <i>Artemisia</i> described in this study could represent a point of no return.</p><p><strong>Supplementary information: </strong>The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10453-024-09836-8.</p>","PeriodicalId":7718,"journal":{"name":"Aerobiologia","volume":"41 2","pages":"115-125"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12177016/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144473803","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Research progress and hotspot analysis of allergic rhinitis of pollen sensitisation","authors":"Yu Li,&nbsp;Hui Zhang,&nbsp;Man Yin,&nbsp;Xi Chen,&nbsp;Jianfeng Zhang,&nbsp;Xinrong Li","doi":"10.1007/s10453-024-09840-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10453-024-09840-y","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The allergens of allergic rhinitis are diverse and can be broadly categorised as inhalant and ingestible, whereas pollen is an inhalant allergen, and allergic rhinitis due to pollen has received increasing attention in recent decades. The lack of bibliometric analyses, however, poses a challenge to researchers seeking to understand general trends in this field. Literature on pollen-induced allergic rhinitis was searched from 2011 to 2023, with a total of 2,188 articles until 18 April 2024. Through the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 475 articles were finally included in the literature. Publications, countries, institutions, authors, journals, citations and keywords were analysed using VOSviewer and Citespace. Keywords with strong citation bursts were also identified by detailed analyses to identify changes and future trends in research hotspots in the field. Germany has the highest number of publications, followed by the U.S. and France. The Medical University of Vienna International (Med Univ Vienna) is the institution with the largest contribution. Prof Damialis, Athanasios from the School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, is the most prolific author in this field. By analysing the keywords, three research hotspots were identified: research on the pathogenesis of allergic rhinitis, research on therapeutic modalities of allergic rhinitis and research on AR risk factors and diagnostic methods. In recent years, there has been a shift in the focus of research in this area, suggesting that future research will concentrate on two cutting-edge keywords: “risk” and “airborne pollen”. The interest in allergic rhinitis of pollen sensitisation is still rising and considerable collaboration has been formed between authors, journals and countries. There are also a number of very influential and productive research hotspots in this area. It is assumed that new research will continue to be conducted in this area in the future, centred on “risk” and “airborne pollen”.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":7718,"journal":{"name":"Aerobiologia","volume":"40 4","pages":"517 - 535"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142737000","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Impact of climate change on the pollen season on relevant species in Iberian’s dehesa: a case study of Fraxinus sp.","authors":"Sheila Galindo Ortiz,&nbsp;Asunción García Sánchez,&nbsp;Estefanía Sánchez Reyes","doi":"10.1007/s10453-024-09839-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10453-024-09839-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The allergenic nature of ash (<i>Fraxinus</i> sp.), an important element of the dehesas, has been poorly studied in meridional Europe owing to the low concentrations of this pollen type in the atmosphere. However, it has cross-reactivity with <i>Olea</i> L. and other homologous allergens of trees and herbaceous species, leading to earlier and more prolonged respiratory allergenic symptoms. The main aims of this work were to characterize the main pollen season (MPS) of ash from 2011 to 2022, to evaluate the influence of meteorological variables on airborne concentrations of this pollen type and to elaborate a pollen calendar for <i>Fraxinus</i> in Salamanca. The aeropalynological analysis for the eleven years of the study shows that the MPS for <i>Fraxinus</i> begins on 27 th December until 4 th April with an average duration of 100 days, a mean peak value of 57 grains/m³ reached on 22 nd February and a mean annual pollen integral of 567 grains/m³, observing an earlier onset of MPS, an increase in its duration and a decrease in its concentrations, presumably linked to climate change. Regarding the influence of meteorological parameters on pollen concentrations, positive correlations were found for maximum and mean temperatures and insolation, as well as southeast winds and frequency of calms, while negative correlations were reported for precipitation, relative humidity, and wind speed. The analyze of <i>Fraxinus</i> pollen could be used to predict seasonal behavior and warn people who may suffer pollinosis either from ash pollen or from cross-reactivity events.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":7718,"journal":{"name":"Aerobiologia","volume":"40 4","pages":"501 - 516"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10453-024-09839-5.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142736822","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Plants on the ground, pollen in the air: how much do they match?","authors":"Despoina Vokou,&nbsp;Athanasios Charalampopoulos,&nbsp;Maria Lazarina,&nbsp;Olga Tsingani-Papanikolaou,&nbsp;Kleopatra Leontidou,&nbsp;Despoina Paschalidou,&nbsp;Athanasios Damialis,&nbsp;Effie Hanlidou","doi":"10.1007/s10453-024-09838-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10453-024-09838-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Urban green spaces are a vital element of sustainable cities. Nonetheless, there are associated disservices, one most important being pollen induced allergies. To examine how much vegetation analysis of urban green spaces can be an efficient indicator of the pollen-related qualitative and quantitative features of their atmospheric environment, we studied six such spaces, in Thessaloniki, Greece. We made a full analysis of their woody vegetation and collected aerobiological data, with sampling at breast height. Cupressaceae, <i>Platanus</i>, <i>Quercus</i>, Pinaceae and the herbaceous Urticaceae were the main pollen providers in almost all of them, when the main woody components of their vegetation were Cupressaceae, Rosaceae, Pinaceae and Fabaceae, with <i>Quercus</i> having only sporadic occurrence. The number of taxa represented in pollen and vegetation were not correlated, and pollen from external sources was detected even at high concentrations. Pollen similarity was higher than vegetation similarity, with taxa identity being more important than abundance in differentiating the green spaces. Pollen incidence was synchronized in many cases but, like concentration, duration of the pollen season also varied largely among green spaces, even when in proximity. Positive relationships between pollen concentration and vegetation abundance were detected for a few taxa, primarily Cupressaceae, and for green spaces that covered a large area (around 40 ha) or had an element of isolation. Vegetation analysis is not a reliable indicator of the pollen related atmospheric environment at the local scale. Aerobiological surveys are additionally needed locally to provide the necessary information regarding the prevailing conditions and the associated risks.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":7718,"journal":{"name":"Aerobiologia","volume":"40 4","pages":"485 - 499"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142737073","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Size distribution of protein aerosols in a megacity in Northwest China and their in silico deposition characteristics in the human respiratory tract","authors":"Jinpeng Zhao,&nbsp;Haoyue Zhang,&nbsp;Jiajing Niu,&nbsp;Yanpeng Li","doi":"10.1007/s10453-024-09837-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10453-024-09837-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Proteins in atmospheric aerosols are the major components causing allergic reactions in the human respiratory tract and they are an increasing concern for public health. However, the deposition characteristics of proteins in the respiratory tract remain unclear, which hinders a comprehensive understanding of their threat to human health. In this study, size-segregated aerosol samples were collected in Xi 'an, and the protein concentration was then determined using the bicinchoninic acid (BCA) assay. Concurrently, the total and regional deposition doses of proteins in different age groups (infants, children, adolescents and adults) were estimated using a multi-path particle dosimetry (MPPD, v.3.04) model. The results showed that the total deposition dose varied seasonally, and it was significantly higher in autumn and winter than in spring and summer. Moreover, across all seasons, the highest deposition doses were recorded in adults (10.82 × 10^–3, 9.35 × 10^–3, 17.98 × 10^–3, and 20.33 × 10⁻³ μg/min), while infants (1.84 × 10^–3, 1.58 × 10^–3, 3.14 × 10^–3 and 3.68 × 10⁻³ μg/min) had the lowest doses. For different regions of the respiratory tract, the deposition dose in the extra-thoracic (ET) region consistently exceeded that in the tracheobronchial (TB) and pulmonary (PUL) regions, and it increased with age. Especially during summer, the deposition dose in the ET region of adults was 9.8 times higher than that of infants. Notably, the proteins deposited in the TB region are rapidly removed, while half of proteins deposited in the PUL region would persist for more than 1 year. The findings of this study contribute to a better understanding of the health risks associated with ambient proteins.</p><h3>Graphical abstract</h3><div><figure><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></figure></div></div>","PeriodicalId":7718,"journal":{"name":"Aerobiologia","volume":"40 4","pages":"471 - 483"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142737274","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A review on indoor air quality monitoring system: a mechatronics approach","authors":"S. Harish Kumar,&nbsp;T. C. Kanish","doi":"10.1007/s10453-024-09835-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10453-024-09835-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Indoor air pollution directly affects mortality and also morbidity; it is also a vital issue of concern for the majority of nations that are in their developing phase. Coal and biomass (crop waste, wood, dung, and charcoal) are the main household energy sources for approximately around three billion people worldwide. Additionally, as most persons spend nearly 80–90% of their time in an indoor environment regularly, indoor air quality has a vital and direct effect on both general health and productivity of them. Although outdated, air pollution monitoring is nevertheless a very important idea in daily life. The monitoring of air quality has been done using both conventional methods and the most advanced computing techniques. However, as everyone needs access to clean air, many advanced wireless technologies have been used and some of them are quite helpful in giving information related to real-time data on air quality. The main purpose of this study is to describe some advanced techniques and devices used to monitor indoor air pollution and some of the significant advancements which have been done in this research field.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":7718,"journal":{"name":"Aerobiologia","volume":"40 3","pages":"373 - 390"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142205091","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Use of weather types to analyze the simultaneous abundance of ozone, PM2.5 and allergenic tree pollen: focusing on the potential impact on asthma hospitalization in Montreal, Canada","authors":"Alain Robichaud","doi":"10.1007/s10453-024-09834-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10453-024-09834-w","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Air pollution, aeroallergens, and weather conditions can worsen health symptoms such as asthma. While studying the impact of these factors, the use of weather types (WTs) rather than individual meteorological variables (such as temperature, relative humidity, wind, cloudiness, or precipitation) is more appropriate since it is holistic and integrative. Moreover, several studies have shown that the human body responds to WTs, rather than to individual meteorological variables. In this study, the use of Sheridan’s WTs is adopted and compared with a so-called “In-House” WTs. The analysis presented here deals with the links between asthma hospitalization and the synergy among air pollution, birch tree pollen and WTs. Knowing the daily WT in a region can provide valuable information for health planning and management of asthma hospitalization, emergency visits and sub-clinical symptoms in the population. This is because air pollution and birch pollen both occur within only a few specific WTs, such as the TROWAL (trough of warm air aloft) or tropical airmasses. These specific WTs need to be more scrutinized since, in Montreal, these are often linked with higher daily mean hospitalization. The findings of this study emphasize the importance of specific WTs in determining the maximum daily concentrations of ozone, fine particles, <i>Betula</i> pollen concentrations and health effects such as asthma hospitalization. Moreover, the use of data filters in the analysis (for temperature and total count of hospitalization) also reveals new insights in the complex nature of asthma disease and its relationship with environmental factors.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":7718,"journal":{"name":"Aerobiologia","volume":"41 1","pages":"17 - 33"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10453-024-09834-w.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142205092","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}