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PM speciation and sources in Mexico during the MILAGRO-2006 Campaign
International audienceLevels of PM10, PM2.5 and PM1 and chemical speciation of PM10 and PM2.5 were measured during the MILAGRO campaign (1st to 31st March 2006, but extended in some cases until 6th April) at four urban, one suburban, two rural background
Alastuey, A. +14 more
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Background Children in Ulaanbaatar are exposed to air pollution, but few epidemiological studies have been conducted on the effects of environmental risk factors on children’s health.
Dambajamts Enkh-Undraa +7 more
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Unearthing the roots of urban sprawl: a critical analysis of form, function and methodology [PDF]
Urban sprawl is one of the key issues facing cities today. There is a large volume of literature on the topic but despite this there is little agreement as to its characteristics and effects.
Chin, Nancy
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Rethinking mobility at the urban-transportation-geography nexus [PDF]
Building on the main sections of the book, this concluding chapter identifies four thematic areas for future research into the urban-transportation-geography nexus as follows: (1) the everyday experience of transport and mobility in the “ordinary city”; (
Jonas, Andrew E.G.
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Rail Connected City-Regions: the Significance of Concerted Policies and Alternative Funding Options [PDF]
One should not be enthusiastic of Far East mega-cities easily sustaining urban rail systems to understand that high densities slow down land consumption and increase ridership. An objective of the paper is to investigate the case of a mutually supportive
Alexandros Deloukas
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Work Sanctions Under Welfare Reform: Are They Helping Women Achieve Self-Sufficiency? [PDF]
The focus of this thesis has been to determine the usable voltage range of carbon-based supercapacitors (SC). Supercapacitors are a relatively new type of capacitors with a vast increase in capacitance compared to capacitors which utilize a dielectric as
Lens, Vicki
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Atlanta’s Tumultuous Fifties Fifty Years Later
In conjunction with the Michael C. Carlos Museum's "The Tumultuous Fifties: A View from The New York Times Photo Archives" exhibition at Emory University, Dr. Dana White moderates a panel discussion looking back at Atlanta's evolution over the past fifty
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Exploring the Giving Practices in American Mosques: Why Do Muslims Give So Little to Their Mosques? [PDF]
This article represents the first effort to explore the giving practices of Muslims in American mosques. The research for this article was based on two studies: (1) a previously published study, “The American Mosque 2011,” which consisted of 524 ...
Bagby, Ihsan
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Biodiversity and environment in cities —A case study of birds in urban and suburban areas of Japan
In Japan, the environmental degradation in the urban and urban fringe area advanced from rapid economic growth to begin at the mid-1950s. The environmental aggravation such as large-scale development of the city with little consideration of environment, air pollution and the noise and so on had a big influence at the biological diversity.
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