Measurement report: Hydrolyzed amino acids in fine and coarse atmospheric aerosol in Nanchang, China: concentrations, compositions, sources and possible bacterial degradation state [PDF]
Amino acids (AAs) are relevant for nitrogen cycles, climate change and public health. Their size distribution may help to uncover the source, transformation and fate of protein in the atmosphere.
R.-G. Zhu +9 more
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Measurement report: Characterization of sugars and amino acids in atmospheric fine particulates and their relationship to local primary sources [PDF]
Sugars and amino acids are major classes of organic components in atmospheric fine particles and play important roles in atmospheric processes. However, the identification of their sources in different regions is explored little.
R.-G. Zhu +8 more
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Diagnosis of Citrus Greening Based on the Fusion of Visible and Near-Infrared Spectra
A disease, known as citrus greening, is a major threat to the citrus industry. The objective of this study was to investigate the feasibility of rapid detection and improving the identification accuracy of citrus greening with visible and near-infrared ...
Huaichun Xiao +5 more
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Measuring the Effectiveness of Food Policy Councils in Major Cities in the United States
The United States food system is comprised of a diversity of stakeholders representing a range of sectors including agriculture, health, hospitality, and other sectors of the economy.
Camille Range +3 more
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Characteristics of Ground-Level Ozone from 2015 to 2018 in BTH Area, China
With the ground-level ozone pollution problem increasingly prominent in recent years in China, it is particularly important in basic researches on ozone contamination characteristics.
Xiaozhen Fang +7 more
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Promoting Social Equity and Building Resilience through Value-Inclusive Design
Urban design and architecture have inadvertently contributed to the bifurcation of societies divided into haves and have-nots, thus undermining social equity, restricting opportunity, and resulting in poverty next to overabundance and waste.
Eric Harris, Anna Franz, Sabine O’Hara
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Background Mortality data obtained from death certificates have been studied to explore causal associations between diseases. However, these analyses are subject to collider and reporting biases (selection and information biases, respectively).
Moussa Laanani +3 more
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The Bayesian sampler : generic Bayesian inference causes incoherence in human probability [PDF]
Human probability judgments are systematically biased, in apparent tension with Bayesian models of cognition. But perhaps the brain does not represent probabilities explicitly, but approximates probabilistic calculations through a process of sampling, as
Chater, Nick +2 more
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Individuals with disabilities experience inequities in access to health care, education, employment, and social inclusion. Causes for Change International (CCI), a non-governmental Organization (NGO), using a community-based rehabilitation approach has ...
Donna J. Cech +2 more
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Spatial Distributions and Sources of Inorganic Chlorine in PM2.5 across China in Winter
Chlorine is an important atmospheric photochemical oxidant, but few studies have focused on atmospheric chlorine. In this study, PM2.5 samples were collected from urban and rural sites across China in January 2018, and concentrations of Cl− and ...
Li Luo +7 more
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