| ADS | Asian dust storm |
| ANOVA | analysis of variance |
| CI | confidence intervals |
| IL | interleukin |
| GAPDH | glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase |
| IQR | interquartile range |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| nSLO-LA | normalized stable luciferase orange luciferase activity |
| PEF | peak expiratory flow |
| PM | particulate matter |
| PM10 | particulate matter smaller than 10 μm |
| PM2.5 | particulate matter smaller than 2.5 μm |
| PM0.5 | particulate matter smaller than 0.5 μm |
| PTA | Parent Teacher Association |
| SD | standard deviation |
| SLO | stable luciferase orange |
| SLR | stable luciferase red |
| SPM | suspended particle matter |
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