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The rising prevalence of the failure of fast-growing cities’ waste authorities to account for solid waste service function and provide effective solid waste systems poses serious environmental hazards and health risks. Household solid waste mismanagement
Vuyayo Tsheleza +4 more
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Leaf gas exchange and δ13C in cowpea and triticale under water stress and well-watered conditions
Leaf gas exchanges play a critical role in determining crop productivity as they control both CO2 gain and water loss. CO2 gain and water loss influence water use efficiency (WUE) and carbon isotope composition (δ13C).
Lawrence Munjonji +1 more
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Social Vulnerability and Racial Inequality in COVID-19 Deaths in Chicago
Although the current COVID-19 crisis is felt globally, at the local level, COVID-19 has disproportionately affected poor, highly segregated African American communities in Chicago. To understand the emerging pattern of racial inequality in the effects of
Sage J. Kim, Wendy B. Bostwick
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Combining Graph-Based Learning With Automated Data Collection for Code Vulnerability Detection
This paper presents FUNDED (Flow-sensitive vUl-Nerability coDE Detection), a novel learning framework for building vulnerability detection models. Funded leverages the advances in graph neural networks (GNNs) to develop a novel graph-based learning ...
Huanting Wang +8 more
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Seasonal dynamics of soil CO2 emissions from different semi-arid land-use systems
Soil carbon dioxide (CO2) fluxes are a critical component in understanding carbon sequestration. In sub-Saharan Africa, empirically measured CO2 emissions data from diverse land-use systems is limited. Soil CO2 emission rates were measured in the Limpopo
Lawrence Munjonji +6 more
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The Kampar River estuary is well known for a tidal-bore phenomenon called ‘Bono waves’. The emergence of Bono waves has a significant influence on the estuary system of Kampar River. Scoured materials, resulting from the hydraulic jump of the tidal bore,
Aprizon Putra +2 more
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Prospective memory (PM) plays a crucial role in daily autonomy. Metamemory and emotional valence have both been shown to influence PM performance in younger and older adults.
Chloé Da Silva Coelho +5 more
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Introduction Because of their inability to access adequate medical care, transportation, and nutrition, socially vulnerable populations are at an increased risk of health challenges during disasters.
I. Karaye, J. Horney
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Prevalence and Trajectory of Household Material Hardship Among Children With Advanced Cancer
ABSTRACT Background/Objectives Families of children with advanced cancer living in poverty experience inferior outcomes including poor parent mental health and worse child quality of life. Household material hardship (HMH: food, housing, transportation, and/or utility insecurity) is a modifiable poverty exposure—and potential intervention target—that ...
Sarah Wright +13 more
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Objectives This study aimed to evaluate the level of knowledge and practices related to menstrual hygiene among adolescent schoolgirls in a flood-affected rural area of Bangladesh and identify the factors influencing their menstrual hygiene knowledge and
Tamima Ahmed +4 more
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