Levels of PM and PM and Respiratory Health Impacts on School-Going Children in Kenya.

Background: The respiratory system of children is vulnerable to exposure to particulate matter (PM) with a diameter of less than 2.5 and 10 μm (PM and PM) or even lower.

Objective: This study assessed PM and PM levels and respiratory health impacts on children in schools located in an industrialized suburb in Kenya.

Exploration of miRNA families for hypotheses generation.

Technological improvements have resulted in increased discovery of new microRNAs (miRNAs) and refinement and enrichment of existing miRNA families. miRNA families are important because they suggest a common sequence or structure configuration in sets of genes that hint to a shared function. Exploratory tools to enhance investigation of characteristics of miRNA families and the functions of family-specific miRNA genes are lacking.