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Catherine Noakes

University of Leeds
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The transmission of tuberculosis in confined spaces: an analytical review of alternative epidemiological models

CB Beggs, CJ Noakes, PA Sleigh… - … of tuberculosis and …, 2003 - ingentaconnect.com
… The term C/I or rS indicates the number of new cases per infector and is referred to as the
contagious potential. If C/I 1, then the outbreak or epidemic is propagating. If C/I 1, then the …

The ventilation of multiple-bed hospital wards: review and analysis

CB Beggs, KG Kerr, CJ Noakes, EA Hathway… - American journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
… Indeed, in a recent study on an elderly care ward, 54 we managed to culture C difficile from
the air on 23 separate occasions over a 2-day period, with counts ranging from 53 to 426 cfu/…

Mathematical models for assessing the role of airflow on the risk of airborne infection in hospital wards

CJ Noakes, PA Sleigh - Journal of the Royal Society …, 2009 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Understanding the risk of airborne transmission can provide important information for
designing safe healthcare environments with an appropriate level of environmental control for …

Functional impact of global rare copy number variation in autism spectrum disorders

…, GK Mirza, J Munson, SF Nelson, C Noakes… - Nature, 2010 - nature.com
The autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are a group of conditions characterized by impairments
in reciprocal social interaction and communication, and the presence of restricted and …

[HTML][HTML] How can airborne transmission of COVID-19 indoors be minimised?

…, C Noakes, J Peccia, X Querol, C Sekhar… - Environment …, 2020 - Elsevier
During the rapid rise in COVID-19 illnesses and deaths globally, and notwithstanding
recommended precautions, questions are voiced about routes of transmission for this pandemic …

Transmission of SARS‐CoV‐2 by inhalation of respiratory aerosol in the Skagit Valley Chorale superspreading event

…, J Kurnitski, LC Marr, L Morawska, C Noakes - Indoor …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
During the 2020 COVID‐19 pandemic, an outbreak occurred following attendance of a
symptomatic index case at a weekly rehearsal on 10 March of the Skagit Valley Chorale (SVC). …

A genome-wide scan for common alleles affecting risk for autism

…, J Munson, SF Nelson, C Noakes… - Human molecular …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Although autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) have a substantial genetic basis, most of the
known genetic risk has been traced to rare variants, principally copy number variants (CNVs). …

A paradigm shift to combat indoor respiratory infection

…, C Noakes, J Peccia, K Prather, X Querol, C Sekhar… - Science, 2021 - science.org
There is great disparity in the way we think about and address different sources of environmental
infection. Governments have for decades promulgated a large amount of legislation …

Individual common variants exert weak effects on the risk for autism spectrum disorders

…, GK Mirza, J Munson, C Noakes… - Human molecular …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
While it is apparent that rare variation can play an important role in the genetic architecture
of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), the contribution of common variation to the risk of …

Practical indicators for risk of airborne transmission in shared indoor environments and their application to COVID-19 outbreaks

…, C Noakes, X Querol, C Sekhar… - … science & technology, 2022 - ACS Publications
Some infectious diseases, including COVID-19, can undergo airborne transmission. This
may happen at close proximity, but as time indoors increases, infections can occur in shared …