Data collected as a part of a survey on radon concentrations from about 40 000 dwellings in England for six contrasting geological units were analysed to evaluate the impact of house-specific factors (building characteristics and construction dates) and of proximity to geological boundaries. After adjusting for temperature and outdoor radon, geological unit, house type, double glazing and date ...

This study aims to identify the most relevant variables, among outdoor measures, building characteristics and socioeconomic situation, for predicting indoor air chemical pollution in dwellings. To achieve this, we propose a two-step plan: first, group the dwellings into classes according to the indoor measured concentrations, then use regression tools to express a dwelling’s class as a function...

BACKGROUND The role of testosterone in the development of behaviors presaging cannabis use and subsequently cannabis use disorder was investigated in a prospective study of 208 boys. It was theorized that adverse neighborhood correlates with testosterone level that in turn potentiates behaviors predisposing to cannabis consumption and subsequently diagnosis of cannabis use disorder. METHODS P...

The courtyard plan provides the basis for a traditional house type that is deeply associated with the Korean way of life. The first part of this paper discusses concepts and characteristics intrinsic to traditional Korean house plans and introduces various examples of courtyard house layouts. Thereafter, it selects several examples of modern Korean dwellings and compares them from the point of ...

ture in homes (frequent showers, new cooking methods, inadequate airing of bedrooms, etc.). From 1981 to 2000, the Scientific Institute of Public Health sampled more than 500 home environments of allergic and/or asthmatic patients in urban or rural areas throughout Belgium. Results showed that more than 150 fungal species, among them Cladosporium, Penicillium and Aspergillus, were collected in ...

The thermal comfort assessment of vernacular dwellings, as well their inherently linked dynamic modelling process, present specific challenges which remain unaddressed in the literature. overarching purpose this review is to identify and analyse main methods evaluation dwellings recommend pathways for future improvement. found regarding intertwine with those dwellings. These are: i. inadequacy ...