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Air pollution and health. [PDF]

Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2000
Air pollution and health. Edited by: stephen t holgate, jonathan m samet, hillel s koren, robert l maynard. (Pp 1065; £79.95) 1999. San Diego and London: Academic Press. ISBN 0-12-353225-4. Among the most serious dangers to public health is air pollution. It is at least as important as cancer and vascular disease as a cause of death, illness, and lost
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Shaping Carbon Nitrides for Advanced Macrostructures

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This review examines how carbon nitride can be shaped through a range of printing and interfacial assembly methods. By bringing together additive manufacturing and liquid–liquid structuring concepts, carbon nitride is moving beyond its traditional powder‐based photocatalyst form toward digitally designed robust macroscale architectures with high design
Simona Baluchová, Baris Kumru
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Developing methodology for exposure assessment of air pollutants in schools

, 2011
This thesis was submitted for the degree of Master of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel University.Increasing evidence suggests that exposures to air pollutants present in indoor environments are contributing factors to the recently observed increase in ...
Anopa, Yulia
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Modeling of residential outdoor exposure to traffic air pollution and assessment of associated health effects [PDF]

, 2014
Traffic air pollution is known to affect cardiopulmonary health in the population. Children with asthma are amongst the most susceptible groups. Several epidemiological studies linked traffic air pollution with increased reporting of asthmatic symptoms ...
Ducret-Stich, Regina Elisabeth
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Recent Developments in Energy Storage and Conversion Applications of Multifunctional Vanadium Carbides

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This review systematically explains the synthesis, properties, and energy storage and conversion applications of vanadium carbides. We introduce the structural and the synthetic strategies and reviewed recent developments in the material synthesis processes. The emerging applications of vanadium carbides in energy storage and conversion are highlighted.
Swathy B. Saseendran, Sang Mun Jeong, Chandra Sekhar Rout   +2 more
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Volatile aldehydes in libraries and archives [PDF]

, 2010
Volatile aldehydes are produced during degradation of paper-based materials. This may result in their accumulation in archival and library repositories. However, no systematic study has been performed so far.
Kolar, J., de Bruin, G., Irena Kralj Cigić, Gerrit de Bruin, Fenech, Ann, Levart, A., Fenech, A., Kralj Cigić, I., Levart, Alenka, Jana Kolar, Ntanos, Konstantinos, May Cassar, Cigic, Irena Kralj, Gibson, L.T., Ntanos, K., Kolar, Jana, Matija Strlič, Cassar, M., Konstantinos Ntanos, Gibson, Lorraine T., Lorraine T. Gibson, de Bruin, Gerrit, Cassar, May, Ann Fenech, Alenka Levart, Strlič, M.   +25 more
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How multiple air pollutants affect hand, foot, and mouth disease incidence in children: assessing effect modification by geographical context in multicity of Sichuan, southwest China

BMC Public Health
Background Several studies have suggested a significant association of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) with ambient air pollutants. Existing studies have characterized the role of air pollutants on HFMD using only risk ratio measures while ignoring ...
Caiying Luo, Yue Ma, Kai Lu, Ying Li, Yaqiong Liu, Tao Zhang, Fei Yin, Tiejun Shui   +7 more
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Pattern of Spatial Distribution and Temporal Variation of Atmospheric Pollutants during 2013 in Shenzhen, China

ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2016
Air pollution caused by atmospheric particulate and gaseous pollutants has drawn broad public concern globally. In this paper, the spatial-temporal distributions of major air pollutants in Shenzhen from March 2013 to February 2014 are discussed.
Xiaolin Xia, Qingwen Qi, Hong Liang, An Zhang, Lili Jiang, Yanjun Ye, Chanfang Liu, Yuanfeng Huang   +7 more
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3D Printing of Soft Robotic Systems: Advances in Fabrication Strategies and Future Trends

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Collectively, this review systematically examines 3D‐printed soft robotics, encompassing material selections, function integration, and manufacturing methodologies. Meanwhile, fabrication strategies are analyzed in order of increasing complexity, highlighting persistent challenges with proposed solutions.
Changjiang Liu, Bin Cui, Xumin Huang, Xiaoyu (Rayne) Zheng, T. Thang Vo‐Doan, Ruirui Qiao   +5 more
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Indonesia's Clean Air Program [PDF]

Unprecedented industrial development in Indonesia during the last two decades, accompanied by a growing population, has increased the amount of environmental damage.
Budy P. Resosudarmo
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