Papers: Wall base damp: Is one horizontal damp-proof course sufficient dampness protection?

On directed compact percolation near a damp wall

The percolation probability for directed, compact percolation near a damp wall, which interpolates between the previously examined cases, is derived exactly. We find that the critical exponent β = 2 in common with the dry wall, rather than the value previously found in the wet wall and bulk cases. The solution is found via a mapping to a particular model of directed walks. We evaluate the exact...

Mould, damp and the lungs

DAMP signaling in fungal infections and diseases

Fungal infections and diseases predominantly affect patients with deregulated immunity. Compelling experimental and clinical evidence indicate that severe fungal diseases belong to the spectrum of fungus-related inflammatory diseases. Some degree of inflammation is required for protection during the transitional response occurring temporally between the rapid innate and slower adaptive response...

Occupational rhinitis in damp and moldy workplaces.

BACKGROUND Numerous studies confirm the association between exposure to indoor air dampness and molds and different health outcomes. Of these, upper respiratory tract problems are the most commonly reported work-related symptoms in damp indoor environments. The aim of this study was to describe a clinically investigated patient series with occupational rhinitis induced by molds. METHODS Nasal...

Directed compact percolation near a damp wall: mean length and mean number of wall contacts

Key aspects of the cluster distribution in the case of directed, compact percolation near a damp wall are derived as functions of the bulk occupation probability p and the wall occupation probability pw. The mean length of finite clusters and mean number of contacts with the wall are derived exactly, and we find that both results involve elliptic integrals and further multiple sum functions of ...