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Aquatic noise pollution: implications for individuals, populations, and ecosystems [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Anthropogenically driven environmental changes affect our planet at an unprecedented scale and are considered to be a key threat to biodiversity. According to the World Health Organization, anthropogenic noise is one of the most hazardous forms of ...
Kunc, Hansjoerg P.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Self‐Sintering Ionogel Binder for Flexible, Recyclable, and Healable Printed Giant Magnetoresistive Sensors

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Electronic waste has emerged as a major environmental challenge, driven by the massive consumption and a limited lifetime of modern electronic devices, stimulating the development of sustainable electronics. Here, an all‐biomaterial gelatin‐choline‐citric acid ([Ch][CA]) ionogel is developed as an active binder to realize self‐sintered ...
Lin Guo   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluating Exposure to Road Traffic Air and Noise Pollution: A Comprehensive Review of Assessment Methods

open access: yesTikrit Journal of Engineering Sciences
Road traffic contributes to air and noise pollution in urban areas, negatively impacting human health. Understanding exposure to air and noise pollution from road traffic is vital for epidemiological studies on human health.
Mohammed Hashim Ameen   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

NOISE POLLUTION AT TURNING [PDF]

open access: yesFiabilitate şi Durabilitate, 2018
The need to reduce and avoid occupational hazards by improving the working environment and, implicitly, noise is required for social and economic reasons and is a global challenge today. All turning machines induce hazards due to rotating cutting tools,
Oana CHIVU   +7 more
doaj  

A high resolution spatiotemporal model for in-vehicle black carbon exposure : quantifying the in-vehicle exposure reduction due to the Euro 5 particulate matter standard legislation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Several studies have shown that a significant amount of daily air pollution exposure is inhaled during trips. In this study, car drivers assessed their own black carbon exposure under real-life conditions (223 h of data from 2013).
Dekoninck, Luc, Int Panis, Luc
core   +2 more sources

Functional Metal Complexes for Solar–Light‐Driven Energy Conversion

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review provides an exhaustive summary of the recent advancements of functional metal complexes in solar‐to‐electrical, ‐chemical, and ‐thermal energy conversion, comprising material categories, design strategies, underlying principles of operation, and identified improvement of performances.
Yanyan Qin   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of noise pollution on Samen district residents in Mashhad city [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Background: Noise pollution is one of the most important environmental pollutions that affects human health in different dimensions. The current study aimed to survey the effects of noise pollution on residents of the Samen district in Mashhad ...
Asiyeh Moteallemi, Bijan Bina, Soheila Mortezaie,
core  

Advances in Halide Perovskites for Photon Radiation Detectors

open access: yesAdvanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This work highlights recent progress in perovskite‐based photon radiation detectors, covering organic–inorganic hybrid, inorganic, lead‐free double, and vacancy‐ordered halide perovskites. Their detection performance is compared, material‐specific advantages and challenges are examined, and provides insight into current limitations and future ...
Liangling Wang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exposure to bisphenol A, but not phthalates, increases spontaneous diabetes type 1 development in NOD mice

open access: yesToxicology Reports, 2015
Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is an autoimmune destruction of insulin producing pancreatic beta-cells due to a genetic predisposition and can be triggered by environmental factors.
Johanna Bodin   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

The proliferation of noise pollution as an urban social problem in Wolaita Sodo city, Wolaita zone, Ethiopia

open access: yesCogent Social Sciences, 2022
Noise pollution is an unwanted, unpleasant or disagreeable sound that causes discomfort to all living beings. Urban noise pollution is one of the problems of people who live in an urban area, which causes different health complications and social ...
Melese Mesene   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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