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  1. Our recent study shows how access to nature can protect heart health by improving microcirculation.

    Article • Health & Place, September 2024, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  2. Cycling exposure and infrastructural correlates in a Flemish adolescent population

    Article • Journal of Transport & Health, March 2020, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  3. Annual, seasonal, and morning rush hour Land Use Regression models for black carbon in a school catchment area of Milan, Italy

    Article • Environmental Research, September 2019, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  4. Transport most likely to cause air pollution peak exposures in everyday life: Evidence from over 2000 days of personal monitoring

    Article • Atmospheric Environment, September 2019, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  5. Is a Land Use Regression Model Capable of Predicting the Cleanest Route to School?

    Article • Environments, July 2019, MDPI AG

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  6. Physical activity of electric bicycle users compared to conventional bicycle users and non-cyclists: Insights based on health and transport data from an online survey in seven European cities

    Article • June 2019, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  7. Effects of physical activity and air pollution on blood pressure

    Article • Environmental Research, June 2019, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  8. Microvascular reactivity in rehabilitating cardiac patients based on measurements of retinal blood vessel diameters

    Article • Microvascular Research, February 2019, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  9. The effects of transport mode use on self-perceived health, mental health, and social contact measures: A cross-sectional and longitudinal study

    Article • Environment International, November 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  10. Transport mode choice and body mass index: Cross-sectional and longitudinal evidence from a European-wide study

    Article • Environment International, October 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  11. Short-term effects of physical activity, air pollution and their interaction on the cardiovascular and respiratory system

    Article • Environment International, August 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  12. DNA hypomethylation in association with internal and external markers of traffic exposure in a panel of healthy adults

    Article • Air Quality Atmosphere & Health, April 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  13. Health impact assessment of cycling network expansions in European cities

    Article • Preventive Medicine, April 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  14. Black Carbon Reduces the Beneficial Effect of Physical Activity on Lung Function

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, April 2018, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  15. Concern over health effects of air pollution is associated to NO2 in seven European cities

    Article • Air Quality Atmosphere & Health, March 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  16. European cyclists' travel behavior: Differences and similarities between seven European (PASTA) cities

    Article • Journal of Transport & Health, February 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  17. In-vehicle exposure to Diesel Soot (Black carbon) is reduced by the Euro V legislation.

    Article • Atmosphere, November 2017, MDPI AG

    Professor Luc Int Panis, Dr. Luc Dekoninck

  18. Recent versus chronic fine particulate air pollution exposure as determinant of the retinal microvasculature in school children

    Article • Environmental Research, November 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  19. Short-term air pollution exposure decreases lung function: a repeated measures study in healthy adults

    Article • Environmental Health, June 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  20. A paradigm shift in the spatial and temporal resolution in land-use regression.

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, May 2017, MDPI AG

    Professor Luc Int Panis, Dr. Luc Dekoninck

  21. On the location of reported and unreported cycling accidents: A spatial network analysis for Brussels

    Article • Cybergeo, May 2017, OpenEdition

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  22. Physical activity and sedentary behaviour in daily life: A comparative analysis of the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ) and the SenseWear armband

    Article • PLoS ONE, May 2017, PLOS

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  23. Using heart rate and breathing sensors to estimate the dose of air pollution inhaled

    Article • Environmental Science & Technology, January 2017, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  24. Characteristics of bicycle crashes in an adolescent population in Flanders (Belgium)

    Article • Accident Analysis & Prevention, December 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  25. LATE-BREAKING ABSTRACT: Lung function is associated with air pollution in healthy adults

    Article • September 2016, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  26. miRNA expression profiles and retinal blood vessel calibers are associated with short-term particulate matter air pollution exposure

    Article • Environmental Research, May 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  27. Short-term fluctuations in personal black carbon exposure are associated with rapid changes in carotid arterial stiffening

    Article • Environment International, March 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  28. Perceived accessibility is an important factor in transport choice — Results from the AVENUE project

    Article • Journal of Transport & Health, March 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  29. Dynamic assessment of inhaled air pollution using GPS and accelerometer data

    Article • Journal of Transport & Health, March 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  30. The dataset of the European FP7 project PASTA. What data was collected and how?

    Article • BMJ Open, January 2016, BMJ

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  31. Health Benefits of increased cycling are higher than investment costs

    Article • Journal of Transport & Health, December 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  32. Dynamics of ultrafine particles inside a roadway tunnel

    Article • Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, November 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  33. Physical Activity through Sustainable Transport Approaches (PASTA): protocol for a multi-centre, longitudinal study

    Article • BMC Public Health, November 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  34. How dangerous is cycling? We won't know unless we find out first how far people cycle.

    Article • Accident Analysis & Prevention, November 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  35. Converting traffic noise into a surrogate measure for air pollution

    Article • Environment International, October 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis, Dr. Luc Dekoninck

  36. Changes in miRNA expression and retinal blood vessels are associated with short-term air pollution exposure.

    Article • Archives of Public Health, September 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  37. Microvascular responses in association with recent and chronic exposure to particulate air pollution in school children

    Article • Archives of Public Health, September 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  38. Health impact assessment of active transportation: A systematic review

    Article • Preventive Medicine, July 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  39. A68 Inhalation of traffic-related air pollution using personal monitoring and wearable technology

    Article • Journal of Transport & Health, June 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  40. P04 Relating physical activity and transport behaviour to health status

    Article • Journal of Transport & Health, June 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  41. A72 Cyclists and traffic-related air pollution: comparison based on traffic density influence

    Article • Journal of Transport & Health, June 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  42. Carotid Intima-Media Thickness, a Marker of Subclinical Atherosclerosis, and Particulate Air Pollution Exposure: the Meta-Analytical Evidence

    Article • PLoS ONE, May 2015, PLOS

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  43. Blood Pressure and Same-Day Exposure to Air Pollution at School: Associations with Nano-Sized to Coarse PM in Children

    Article • Environmental Health Perspectives, March 2015, Environmental Health Perspectives

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  44. Blood pressure changes in association with black carbon exposure in a panel of healthy adults are independent of retinal microcirculation

    Article • Environment International, February 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  45. Perceived health status associated with transport choice for short distance trips

    Article • Preventive Medicine Reports, January 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  46. Applicability of a noise-based model to estimate in-traffic exposure to black carbon and particle number concentrations in different cultures

    Article • Environment International, January 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  47. Blood pressure changes in association with personal black carbon exposure are not mediated through microcirculatory responses

    Article • Artery Research, December 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  48. Carotid intima-media thickness is positively associated with subchronic personal exposure to black carbon: A study in a panel of healthy adults

    Article • Artery Research, December 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  49. Health and environmental benefits related to electric vehicle introduction in EU countries

    Article • Transportation Research Part D Transport and Environment, December 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  50. Airway oxidative stress and inflammation markers in exhaled breath from children are linked with exposure to black carbon

    Article • Environment International, December 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  51. Fundus Photography as a Convenient Tool to Study Microvascular Responses to Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Epidemiological Studies

    Article • Journal of Visualized Experiments, October 2014, MyJove Corporation

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  52. Physical Activity, Air Pollution and the Brain

    Article • Sports Medicine, August 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  53. Utilitarian Cycling in Belgium: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Sample of Regular Cyclists

    Article • Journal of Physical Activity and Health, July 2014, Human Kinetics

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  54. Fine atmospheric particles from agricultural practices in Flanders: from emissions to health effects and limit values

    Article • The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, May 2014, SAGE Publications

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  55. Land use regression models as a tool for short, medium and long term exposure to traffic related air pollution

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, April 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  56. Implementation and validation of a modeling framework to assess personal exposure to black carbon

    Article • Environment International, January 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  57. Which types of infrastructure increase (or decrease) accident risk for cyclists?

    Article • Accident Analysis & Prevention, January 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  58. Modeling Personal Exposure to Air Pollution with AB2C: Environmental Inequality

    Article • Procedia Computer Science, January 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  59. Host and environmental predictors of exhaled breath temperature in the elderly

    Article • BMC Public Health, December 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  60. Exposure to diesel soot of a bicyclist is explained by the noise exposure of the cyclist.

    Article • Atmospheric Environment, November 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis, Dr. Luc Dekoninck

  61. Personal and Environmental Characteristics Associated with Choice of Active Transport Modes versus Car Use for Different Trip Purposes of Trips up to 7.5 Kilometers in The Netherlands

    Article • PLoS ONE, September 2013, PLOS

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  62. Influence of ambient air pollution on global DNA methylation in healthy adults: A seasonal follow-up

    Article • Environment International, September 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  63. Modeling temporal and spatial variability of traffic-related air pollution: Hourly land use regression models for black carbon

    Article • Atmospheric Environment, August 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  64. Limits to active transport substitution of short car trips

    Article • Transportation Research Part D Transport and Environment, July 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  65. Retinal Microvascular Responses to Short-Term Changes in Particulate Air Pollution in Healthy Adults

    Article • Environmental Health Perspectives, June 2013, Environmental Health Perspectives

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  66. Is Driving 1 km to Work Worse for the Environment Than Driving 1 km for Shopping?

    Article • May 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  67. Street characteristics and traffic factors determining road users' exposure to black carbon

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, March 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  68. Jogging in a city does not have all the health benefits of excercising in a rural environment

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, March 2013, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  69. Presentation and evaluation of an integrated model chain to respond to traffic- and health-related policy questions

    Article • Environmental Modelling & Software, February 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  70. Assessing the environmental impact associated with different trip purposes

    Article • Transportation Research Part D Transport and Environment, January 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  71. Integrated health impact assessment of travel behaviour: Model exploration and application to a fuel price increase

    Article • Environment International, January 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  72. A comparative study of traffic related air pollution next to a motorway and a motorway flyover

    Article • Atmospheric Environment, December 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  73. PM2.5 and NOx from traffic: Human health impacts, external costs and policy implications from the Belgian perspective

    Article • Transportation Research Part D Transport and Environment, December 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  74. Integration of population mobility in the evaluation of air quality measures on local and regional scales

    Article • Atmospheric Environment, November 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  75. Negative effects of ultrafine particle exposure during forced exercise on the expression of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor in the hippocampus of rats

    Article • Neuroscience, October 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  76. Health impact assessment of air pollution using a dynamic exposure profile: Implications for exposure and health impact estimates

    Article • Environmental Impact Assessment Review, September 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  77. O-082

    Article • Epidemiology, September 2012, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  78. P-020

    Article • Epidemiology, September 2012, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  79. Stratégies pour définir des valeurs « de référence »

    Article • Revue d Épidémiologie et de Santé Publique, September 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  80. Wintertime spatio-temporal variation of ultrafine particles in a Belgian city

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, August 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Prashant Kumar, Professor Luc Int Panis

  81. Changed gene expression in brains of mice exposed to traffic in a highway tunnel

    Article • Inhalation Toxicology, August 2012, Informa Healthcare

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  82. How much air pollution enters your car while driven?

    Article • Atmospheric Environment, August 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  83. A prospective cohort study on minor accidents involving commuter cyclists in Belgium

    Article • Accident Analysis & Prevention, March 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  84. Shop opening hours and population exposure to NO2 assessed with an activity-based transportation model

    Article • December 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  85. Lung deposited dose of UFP and PM for cyclists and car passengers in Belgium

    Article • December 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  86. Using an Activity-Based Framework to Determine Effects of a Policy Measure on Population Exposure to Nitrogen Dioxide

    Article • Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board, December 2011, Transportation Research Board

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  87. No exercise-induced increase in serum BDNF after cycling near a major traffic road

    Article • Neuroscience Letters, August 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  88. Impact of time–activity patterns on personal exposure to black carbon

    Article • Atmospheric Environment, July 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  89. Improving health through policies that promote active travel: A review of evidence to support integrated health impact assessment

    Article • Environment International, May 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  90. Ten years of research and policy on particulate matter air pollution in hot spot Flanders

    Article • Environmental Science & Policy, May 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  91. Cycling: Health Benefits and Risks

    Article • Environmental Health Perspectives, March 2011, Environmental Health Perspectives

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  92. Cycling: Health Benefits and Risks

    Article • Environmental Health Perspectives, March 2011, Environmental Health Perspectives

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  93. Cycle commuting in Belgium: Spatial determinants and ‘re-cycling’ strategies

    Article • Transportation Research Part A Policy and Practice, February 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  94. PM, NOx and CO2 emission reductions from speed management policies in Europe

    Article • Transport Policy, January 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  95. Commuting by bike in Belgium, the costs of minor accidents

    Article • Accident Analysis & Prevention, November 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  96. Subclinical responses in healthy cyclists briefly exposed to traffic-related air pollution: an intervention study

    Article • Environmental Health, October 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  97. Exposure to particulate matter in traffic: A comparison of cyclists and car passengers

    Article • Atmospheric Environment, June 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  98. Applying activity-travel data for the assessment of vehicle exhaust emissions: Application of a GPS-enhanced data collection tool

    Article • Transportation Research Part D Transport and Environment, March 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  99. New Directions: Air pollution epidemiology can benefit from activity-based models

    Article • Atmospheric Environment, March 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  100. Emissions of maritime transport: A European reference system

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, December 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  101. An Integrated Activity-Based Modelling Framework to Assess Vehicle Emissions: Approach and Application

    Article • Environment and Planning B Planning and Design, December 2009, SAGE Publications

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  102. Disaggregation of nation-wide dynamic population exposure estimates in The Netherlands: Applications of activity-based transport models

    Article • Atmospheric Environment, November 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  103. Modelling Gender Specific Exposure to Air Pollution

    Article • Epidemiology, November 2009, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  104. Socio-Economic Class and Exposure to NO2 Air Pollution in the Netherlands

    Article • Epidemiology, November 2009, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  105. Using on-board logging devices to study the longer-term impact of an eco-driving course

    Article • Transportation Research Part D Transport and Environment, October 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  106. The contribution of activity-based transport models to air quality modelling: A validation of the ALBATROSS–AURORA model chain

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, June 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  107. A dynamic activity-based population modelling approach to evaluate exposure to air pollution: Methods and application to a Dutch urban area

    Article • Environmental Impact Assessment Review, April 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  108. Mapping bicycle use and the risk of accidents for commuters who cycle to work in Belgium

    Article • Transport Policy, March 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  109. Exposure assessment of a cyclist to PM10 and ultrafine particles

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, February 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  110. Exposure of Cyclists to Ultra Fine Particles

    Article • January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  111. Lower emissions of NOx & SO2 cause an increase in the health costs they cause (per tonne emitted).

    Article • Open Environmental Sciences, November 2008, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  112. Simulating the impact of urban sprawl on air quality and population exposure in the German Ruhr area. Part I: Reproducing the base state

    Article • Atmospheric Environment, September 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  113. Simulating the impact of urban sprawl on air quality and population exposure in the German Ruhr area. Part II: Development and evaluation of an urban growth scenario

    Article • Atmospheric Environment, September 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  114. The Effect of Changing Background Emissions on External Cost Estimates for Secondary Particulates

    Article • The Open Environmental Journal, May 2008, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  115. Inventory and forecasting of maritime emissions in the Belgian sea territory, an activity-based emission model

    Article • Atmospheric Environment, February 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  116. PM and NO2 at urban sites with different traffic exposure: curb site measurements in Flemish cities

    Article • April 2007, WITPRESS LTD.

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  117. Driving with intelligent speed adaptation: Final results of the Belgian ISA-trial

    Article • Transportation Research Part A Policy and Practice, March 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  118. Gender-linked disparity in vehicle exhaust emissions? Results from an activity-based survey

    Article • January 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  119. Effect of speed reduction on emissions of heavy duty lorries

    Article • January 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  120. Influence of gear-changing behaviour on fuel use and vehicular exhaust emissions

    Article • January 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  121. Emissions factors for cars based on speed and acceleration

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, December 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  122. An uncertainty analysis of air pollution externalities from road transport in Belgium in 2010

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, December 2004, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  123. ExternE: A European Accounting Framework for Life Cycle Impact Assessment and External Costs of Transport

    Article • April 2000, SAE International

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  124. On the spatial distribution and respiratory environment of benthic macroinvertebrates in ponds

    Article • Hydrobiologia, February 1996, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  125. On the relationship between vertical microdistribution and adaptations to oxygen stress in littoral Chironomidae (Diptera)

    Article • Hydrobiologia, January 1996, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  126. On the reliability of Ponar grab samples for the quantitative study of benthic invertebrates in ponds

    Article • Hydrobiologia, September 1995, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  127. Research on the Spatial Variability of Three Sediment Types in Flanders

    Article • January 1995, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Luc Int Panis

  128. Trace metal levels in water, sediments and Chironomus gr. thumni, from different water courses in Flanders (Belgium)

    Article • Chemosphere, October 1994, Elsevier

    Professor Luc Int Panis