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Increased vulnerability of COPD patient groups to urban climate in view of global warming

open access: yesInternational Journal of COPD, 2018
Christina Hoffmann,1 Marc Hanisch,1 Jana B Heinsohn,1 Vanessa Dostal,1 Melissa Jehn,1 Uta Liebers,1 Wulf Pankow,2 Gavin C Donaldson,3 Christian Witt1 1Division of Ambulatory Pneumology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin ...
Hoffmann C   +8 more
doaj  

The Meaning of Urban Environmental Justice [PDF]

open access: yes, 1994
Environmental justice is redress for the structures and situations arising from environmental discrimination and, particularly, environmental racism.
Gelobter, Ph.D., Michel
core   +1 more source

Mapping the “Supply–Demand–Flow” of Ecosystem Services for Ecosystem Management in China

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
This study develops a “supply–demand–flow” framework clarifies how ecosystem services move between regions by distinguishing potential and actual supply and demand. Using integrated biophysical–socioeconomic modeling, nine services in China were mapped.
Yikun Zhang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The politics of economic policy reform in developing countries [PDF]

open access: yes
Because of politics, some economic policy reforms are adopted and pursued in the developing world, and others are delayed, and resisted. Economic reform is inherently a political act: It changes the distribution of benefits in society, benefiting some ...
Adams, Richard H. Jr.
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The First Year of Teaching Classroom Research to Increase Student Learning [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Victor and Janisha were two of the focal students in Daniels's research project on her first year of teaching in an urban public school. Together they reflect the two major groups in this high school that has 45% Latino, 35% African American, ..
Freedman, Sarah Warshauer   +1 more
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Tracking of [14C]Polystyrene Nanoplastics in Pregnant Mice

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
This study investigates [14C]polystyrene nanoplastic ([14C]PS) translocation in late‐stage pregnant mice after intranasal (0.5 mg of [14C]PS on GD12, GD14, and GD16, n = 6) and intravenous administration (1.5 mg of [14C]PS on GD16, n = 6). 14C‐radiolabel allows quantitative tracking of unmodified polystyrene nanoplastics.
Olga Khaybullina   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bibliometric analysis of research challenges and trends in urban underground space

open access: yesDeep Underground Science and Engineering
The utilization and development of urban underground space play a crucial role in optimizing the layout of civic architecture and enhancing the urban ecological environment, which contributes toward increasing the overall carrying capacity and promoting ...
You Zhang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Urban Poverty and Support for Islamist Terror: Survey Results of Muslims in Fourteen Countries [PDF]

open access: yes
Survey respondents in fourteen countries representing 62% of the world’s Muslim population indicate that approval of Islamist terror is not associated with religiosity, lack of education, poverty, or income dissatisfaction. Instead, it is associated with
Michael Mousseau
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Chitosan‐Carbon Dot Composite Materials Form a Leaf Surface Barrier to Mitigate the Enrichment and Invasion of Nanoplastics: From Leaf Interface to Systemic Response

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
Foliar spraying of CS‐CDs can form a film on the leaves of Brassica rapa, effectively reducing the enrichment and absorption of PS in the leaves, while increasing the biomass and nutrient content of the plants. In addition, CS‐CDs can also enrich the interfoliar microbial community and activate the plant's own defense metabolic pathways.
Beibei Zhao   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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