allergy
Deep learning for pollen allergy surveillance from twitter in Australia
Australian researchers looked into the possibilities of using tweets to map hayfevercomplains using deep learning technology. “Deep learning for pollen allergy surveillance from twitter in Australia“ A few questions about this project to the authors of the article from the Institute for Sustainable Industries & Liveable Cities, Victoria University, Melbourne. 1. What was the goal […]
Poa annua, meadow grass
About Poa annua Poa annua, or annual meadow grass (known in America more commonly as annual bluegrass or simply poa), is a widespread low-growing turfgrass in temperate climates. Though P. annua is commonly considered a solely annual plant due to its name, perennial bio-types do exist. ‘Poa’ is Greek for fodder. It is one of […]
Parietaria judaica, asthma weed
About Parietaria Parietaria judaica, with common names spreading pellitory or pellitory of the wall, is a species of herbaceous perennial plant in the family Urticaceae, commonly nicknamed sticky-weed. The plant’s pollen is highly allergenic. In Australia it is also known as asthma weed, due to the high incidence of allergy. It is unrelated to the […]
Mugwort, Artemisia vulgaris
About Mugwort, Artemisia vulgaris Artemisia vulgaris (mugwort or common wormwood) is one of several species in the genus Artemisia commonly known as mugwort, although Artemisia vulgaris is the species most often called mugwort. This species is also occasionally known as riverside wormwood, felon herb, chrysanthemum weed, wild wormwood, old Uncle Henry, sailor’s tobacco, naughty man, […]
Ambrosia
About Ambrosia Ragweeds are flowering plants in the genus Ambrosia in the aster family, Asteraceae. They are distributed in the tropical and subtropical regions of the New World, especially North America, where the origin and center of diversity of the genus are in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. Several species have been introduced […]
Birch
The Birch is not the first trees in the season which flowers, but it has highly allergenic pollen. Although there is a flowering-calendar which indicates the usual period of flowering, you can see in the graph this can vary a lot. In 2017 there was a birchpollen peak (in the Netherlands) at the end of […]