Becker, William J., and Joseph G. Cannon. Influence of barometric pressure on interleukin-1b secretion. Am J Physiol Regulatory Integrative Comp Physiol 280: R1897–R1901, 2001.— Monocytes and macrophages are activated by various environmental challenges, including microorganisms, radiation, and pollutants. These cells release cytokines, such as interleukin (IL)-1b, that mediate physiological ad...

This study assesses the feasibility of radar-based remote sensing of barometric pressure of the air at the sea surface. Currently, sea surface barometric pressure measurements can only be obtained from in situ observations including buoy and dropsonde measurements, which are sparse in spatial coverage and expensive to implement. There are no operational remote sensing methods available even in ...

Vertical navigation is essential for new aviation operations like precision approaches and automatic landing which are expected to be primarily based on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS). However, achieving tighter vertical requirements with GNSS challenging due the inherent geometrical limitations. Current Aircraft-Based Augmentation (ABAS) developments focus proving that Advanced Rec...

The purpose of this study was to investigate whether nocturnal hypoxia causes daytime blood pressure (BP) elevation. We hypothesized that overnight exposure to hypoxia leads the next morning to elevation in BP that outlasts the hypoxia stimulus. We studied the effect on BP of two consecutive night exposures to hypobaric hypoxia in 10 healthy normotensive subjects. During the hypoxia nights, sub...