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Ralph J. Delfino is affiliated with the University of California, Irvine in the United States. Their research is primarily situated within the field of Medicine, with focused contributions in Genetics, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, and Pharmacy as subfields of study.

Their recent publications show engagement with a range of medical and neurological topics. Notable papers include Dexamethasone-cyclophosphamide pulse therapy outcomes comparing pemphigus vulgaris and pemphigus foliaceus groups in a Brazilian cohort study (2023), published in Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, and A Pilot Study of Survival in Glioblastomas: Proliferative Index Ki-67, Risk Factors and Implications (2023), featured in Techniques in Neurosurgery & Neurology.

The scientist's research frequently addresses specific topics such as autoimmune bullous skin diseases, coagulation and related biochemical processes including bradykinin and polyphosphates, oral and gingival health research, as well as glioma diagnosis and treatment.

  • Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases
  • Coagulation, Bradykinin, Polyphosphates, and Angioedema
  • Oral and Gingival Health Research
  • Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment

They have published in the following venues:

  • Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
  • Techniques in Neurosurgery & Neurology

Frequent collaborators in their work include:

  • Ludmilla Figueiredo Vale Fontenelle
  • Roberto Bueno Filho
  • Sebastián Vernal
  • Giovanna Stefanne Lópes Barbosa
  • Eduardo Antônio Donadi

Best Publications

  • Potential role of ultrafine particles in associations between airborne particle mass and cardiovascular health.

    Ralph J. Delfino;Constantinos Sioutas;Shaista Malik

  • Exposure assessment for atmospheric ultrafine particles (UFPs) and implications in epidemiologic research

    Constantinos Sioutas;Ralph J. Delfino;Manisha Singh

  • The relationship of respiratory and cardiovascular hospital admissions to the southern California wildfires of 2003.

    Ralph J Delfino;Sean Brummel;Jun Wu;Hal Stern

  • Epidemiologic evidence for asthma and exposure to air toxics: linkages between occupational, indoor, and community air pollution research.

    Ralph J Delfino

  • Circulating biomarkers of inflammation, antioxidant activity, and platelet activation are associated with primary combustion aerosols in subjects with coronary artery disease.

    Ralph J Delfino;Norbert Staimer;Thomas Tjoa;Andrea Polidori

  • Air Pollution Exposures and Circulating Biomarkers of Effect in a Susceptible Population: Clues to Potential Causal Component Mixtures and Mechanisms

    Ralph J. Delfino;Norbert Staimer;Thomas Tjoa;Daniel L. Gillen

  • Association between local traffic-generated air pollution and preeclampsia and preterm delivery in the south coast air basin of California.

    Jun Wu;Cizao Ren;Ralph J. Delfino;Judith Chung

  • Personal and Ambient Air Pollution is Associated with Increased Exhaled Nitric Oxide in Children with Asthma

    Ralph J. Delfino;Norbert Staimer;Dan Gillen;Thomas Tjoa

  • Asthma symptoms in Hispanic children and daily ambient exposures to toxic and criteria air pollutants.

    Ralph J Delfino;Henry Gong;William S Linn;Edo D Pellizzari

  • Association of FEV1 in asthmatic children with personal and microenvironmental exposure to airborne particulate matter

    Ralph J Delfino;Penelope J E Quintana;Josh Floro;Victor M Gastañaga

  • Daily asthma severity in relation to personal ozone exposure and outdoor fungal spores.

    Ralph J. Delfino;Bruce D. Coate;Robert S. Zeiger;James M. Seltzer

  • Airway inflammation and oxidative potential of air pollutant particles in a pediatric asthma panel

    Ralph J Delfino;Norbert Staimer;Thomas Tjoa;Daniel L Gillen

  • The effect of outdoor fungal spore concentrations on daily asthma severity.

    Ralph J. Delfino;Robert S. Zeiger;James M. Seltzer;Donald H. Street

  • Association of asthma symptoms with peak particulate air pollution and effect modification by anti-inflammatory medication use.

    Ralph J Delfino;Robert S Zeiger;James M Seltzer;Donald H Street

  • Effects of Air Pollution on Emergency Room Visits for Respiratory Illnesses in Montreal, Quebec

    Ralph J. Delfino;Aileen M. Murphy-Moulton;Richard T. Burnett;Jeffrey R. Brook

  • Traffic-related air pollution and blood pressure in elderly subjects with coronary artery disease.

    Ralph J. Delfino;Thomas Tjoa;Daniel L. Gillen;Norbert Staimer

  • Performance evaluation of the active-flow personal DataRAM PM2.5 mass monitor (Thermo Anderson pDR-1200) designed for continuous personal exposure measurements

    Bhabesh Chakrabarti;Philip M. Fine;Ralph Delfino;Constantinos Sioutas

  • Associations of Primary and Secondary Organic Aerosols With Airway and Systemic Inflammation in an Elderly Panel Cohort

    Ralph J. Delfino;Norbert Staimer;Thomas Tjoa;Mohammad Arhami;Mohammad Arhami

  • Symptoms in pediatric asthmatics and air pollution: differences in effects by symptom severity, anti-inflammatory medication use and particulate averaging time.

    Ralph J. Delfino;Robert S. Zeiger;James M. Seltzer;Donald H. Street

  • Personal and ambient air pollution exposures and lung function decrements in children with asthma.

    Ralph J. Delfino;Norbert Staimer;Thomas Tjoa;Dan Gillen

  • Travel patterns during pregnancy: comparison between Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking and questionnaire data

    Jun Wu;Chengsheng Jiang;Guillermo Jaimes;Scott Bartell

Frequent Co-Authors

Constantinos Sioutas
Constantinos Sioutas University of Southern California
James J. Schauer
James J. Schauer University of Wisconsin–Madison
Jun Wu
Jun Wu University of California, Irvine
Martin M. Shafer
Martin M. Shafer University of Wisconsin–Madison
Scott Fruin
Scott Fruin University of Southern California
Sina Hasheminassab
Sina Hasheminassab University of Southern California
Hoda Anton-Culver
Hoda Anton-Culver University of California, Irvine
Larry D. Jamner
Larry D. Jamner University of California, Irvine
Robert S. Zeiger
Robert S. Zeiger Kaiser Permanente
Petros Koutrakis
Petros Koutrakis Harvard University

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