OBJECTIVE To assess the relationship between daily trauma admissions and observed weather variables, using data from the Trauma Audit and Research Network of England and Wales and the UK Meteorological Office. DESIGN A cross-sectional study. SETTING Twenty-one accident and emergency departments (ED) located across England. PARTICIPANTS All patients arriving at one of the selected ED, with...

OBJECTIVE The effects of seasonality on blood pressure (BP) and cardiovascular (CV) events are well established, while the influence of seasonality and other environmental factors on arterial stiffness and wave reflection has never been analyzed. This study evaluated whether seasonality (daily number of hours of light) and acute variations in outdoor temperature and air pollutants may affect ca...

Number of mathematical correlations have been used to predict the monthly average global solar radiation on horizontal using the sun hours as an input parameter. The study was carried out on two weather stations in the UAE, which are Abu Dhabi and Al Ain, using a daily weather data recorded for 13 years. The used correlations included the linear Angstrom-Prescott model and its derivations, name...

INTRODUCTION Acute angle closure (AAC) without prompt treatment may lead to optic neuropathy. Environmental factor such as climate change may precipitate pupillary block, the possible mechanism of AAC. OBJECTIVE To determine the association of northeast monsoon and incidence of AAC in Malaysia. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective study was conducted on AAC patients admitted to two main te...