Wildfire Smoke and Pediatric Lung Health: What the Clinician Needs to Know
ABSTRACT Introduction Wildfires are increasing over time due to climate change, resulting in increased human exposure to harmful particulate matter and other toxicants in wildfire smoke (WFS). Methods A narrative review of literature indexed in PubMed was performed, focusing on studies of the respiratory health effects of wildfire smoke in children ...
Mary E. Crocker, Jonathan D Cogen
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How does the human population affect the population of marine species? What can citizens do to sustain seafood populations? In this lesson, students will learn how pieces of the ocean food web, fish, are being removed faster than they can be replenished.
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Sustainable Livelihoods Enhancement and Diversification (SLED): A Manual for Practitioners [PDF]
The aim of this document is to provide development practitioners with an introduction to the SLED process as well as guidance for practitioners facilitating that process.
Ben Cattermoul +2 more
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Abstract Future projections of climate change are uncertain, in part because of uncertainty in future greenhouse gas emissions. However, current widely used emission scenarios and related physical climate projections have no probabilities associated with them, presenting a challenge for risk‐informed climate adaptation decision making.
Jeremy Fyke, Neil C. Swart, David Huard
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National Library (Republic of Mauritius) : Strategic Plan [PDF]
The National Library of the Republic of Mauritius was established as a body corporate under the National Library Act 1996 No. 32. The main role of the National Library of Mauritius is to build the most comprehensive collection of our national heritage by
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Background Reading comprehension (RC) tests are meant to assess students' ability to read and process information within passages but also require students to read and understand the questions. Just as students of different reading achievement use varying compensatory skills to develop comprehension of a passage, we suspected skill level might also be ...
Alissa N. Garguilo +2 more
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Building Environmental Stewards: The Power of Place-Based Education in Gulf Coast Marine Literacy
This article explores the ways in which using place-based education techniques can amplify ocean literacy and environmental stewardship by creating more relevant and personal connections to place among students in the Gulf Coast region.
Karena Mothershed, Matthew D. Stilwell
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Wind in the sails or captain of the Va'a? : the influence of the global education agenda in the Samoan education system : a research project presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of International Development at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand [PDF]
The aim of this research was to explore the influence of an international education agenda, particularly through the Education for All goals and Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 2, on the education system of Samoa.
Tu'i, Nina Lucia
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"From sea to street": initiating change for stronger connection with our ocean [PDF]
The Earth’s vital ocean is constantly changing and is at risk due to pollution, overfishing, and climate change (Pörtner et al. 2022).
Baiba Prūse +13 more
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Physical-World Knowledge and Public Views on Climate Change [PDF]
Climate change is a formidable topic, challenging the research efforts of countless scientists across many different fields. Surveys find surprisingly high levels of confidence among nonscientists, however, regarding their own understanding of climate ...
Fogg, Linda M, Hamilton, Lawrence C.
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