Minas Iakovides

Dr. Minas Iakovides

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Academic Career Length

15Years (2012-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 December 2012 in Atmospheric Environment
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Marloes EeftensMarloes Eeftens
Marloes Eeftens
MTMing-Yi Tsai
Ming-Yi Tsai
CAChristophe Ampe
Christophe Ampe
BABernhard Anwander
Bernhard Anwander
RBRob Beelen
Rob Beelen
GHGerard Hoek
Gerard Hoek

1 December 2012 in Atmospheric Environment
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JCJosef Cyrys
Josef Cyrys
Marloes EeftensMarloes Eeftens
Marloes Eeftens
Joachim HeinrichJoachim Heinrich
Joachim Heinrich
CAChristophe Ampe
Christophe Ampe
AAAlexandre Armengaud
Alexandre Armengaud
GHGerard Hoek
Gerard Hoek

20 May 2013 in Environmental Science & Technology
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KHKees de Hoogh
Kees de Hoogh
MWMeng Wang
Meng Wang
MAMartin Adam
Martin Adam
CBCHIARA BADALONI
CHIARA BADALONI
RBRob Beelen
Rob Beelen
GHGerard Hoek
Gerard Hoek

1 July 2018 in Environmental Health Perspectives
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OROliver J Robinson
Oliver J Robinson
ITIbon Tamayo-Uria
Ibon Tamayo-Uria
MCMontserrat de Castro
Montserrat de Castro
AVAntonia Valentin
Antonia Valentin
LGLise Giorgis-Allemand
Lise Giorgis-Allemand
XBXavier Basagaña
Xavier Basagaña
Background: The urban exposome is the set of environmental factors that are experienced in the outdoor urban environment and that may influence child development. Objective: The authors’ goal was to describe the urban exposome among European pregnant women and understand its socioeconomic determinants. Methods: Using geographic information systems, remote sensing and spatio-temporal modeling we estimated exposure during pregnancy to 28 environmental indicators in almost 30,000 women from six population-based birth cohorts, in nine urban areas from across Europe. Exposures included meteorological factors, air pollutants, traffic noise, traffic indicators, natural space, the built environment, public transport, facilities, and walkability. Socioeconomic position (SEP), assessed at both the area and individual level, was related to the exposome through an exposome-wide association study and principal component (PC) analysis. Results: Mean±standard deviation (SD) NO2 levels ranged from 13.6±5.1 μg/m3 (in Heraklion, Crete) to 43.2±11 μg/m3 (in Sabadell, Spain), mean±SD walkability score ranged from 0.22±0.04 (Kaunas, Lithuania) to 0.32±0.07 (Valencia, Spain) and mean±SD Normalized Difference Vegetation Index ranged from 0.21±0.05 in Heraklion to 0.51±0.1 in Oslo, Norway. Four PCs explained more than half of variation in the urban exposome. There was considerable heterogeneity in social patterning of the urban exposome across cities. For example, high-SEP (based on family education) women lived in greener, less noisy, and less polluted areas in Bradford, UK (0.39 higher PC1 score, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.31, 0.47), but the reverse was observed in Oslo (−0.57 PC1 score, 95% CI: −0.73, −0.41). For most cities, effects were stronger when SEP was assessed at the area level: In Bradford, women living in high SEP areas had a 1.34 higher average PC1 score (95% CI: 1.21, 1.48). Conclusions: The urban exposome showed considerable variability across Europe. Pregnant women of low SEP were exposed to higher levels of environmental hazards in some cities, but not others, which may contribute to inequities in child health and development. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP2862

16 April 2013 in Environmental Science & Technology
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MWMeng Wang
Meng Wang
RBRob Beelen
Rob Beelen
XBXavier Basagana
Xavier Basagana
TBThomas Becker
Thomas Becker
GCGiulia Cesaroni
Giulia Cesaroni
BBBert Brunekreef
Bert Brunekreef