Risk Factors for Tuberculosis by Padmanesan Narasimhan, James Wood, Chandini Raina MacIntyre, Dilip Mathai

“…Along with well-established risk factors (such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), malnutrition, and young age), emerging variables such as diabetes, indoor air pollution, alcohol, use of immunosuppressive drugs, and tobacco smoke play a significant role at both the individual and population level. …”
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Study on Spatial Temporal Distribution Characteristics of Air Quality Index in Beijing and Its Correlation with Local Meteorological Conditions by Jiaqi Guo, Zhongke Feng

“…The changing of AQI presented by historical observations has significant meaning to the urban air pollution prevention. In order to explore the correlation between air quality and meteorological condition in Beijing from 2014 to 2017, researchers processed 52165 sample data from 35 air monitor stations by means of R statistical software, analyzed the spatial temporal distribution characteristics of air quality index (AQI) with Kriging and mathematical statistics and did the research on correlation between spatial temporal distribution characteristics of AQI and meteorological condition. …”
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FIRM INNOVATIVENESS AND ENVIRONMENTAL DISCLOSURE: EVIDENCE FROM NIGERIAN MANUFACTURING FIRMS by Mubaraq Sanni, Lukman Adebayo Oke ABDULRAUF, Jamiu Alabere Abdulrasheed

“… The persistent increase in economic activities of companies, specifically manufacturing companies in Nigeria, has resulted in high levels of outputs, energy consumption, air pollution, and materials used. Environmental disclosures of these issues has become a major concern to communities, employees, shareholders, and other stakeholders and these difficulties drive this study. …”
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Acute particulate matter exposure diminishes executive cognitive functioning after four hours regardless of inhalation pathway by Thomas Faherty, Jane E. Raymond, Gordon McFiggans, Francis D. Pope

“…Abstract Recent evidence suggests short-term exposure to particulate matter (PM) air pollution can impact brain function after a delay period. …”
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INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECTS OF THE ADDITION OF TITANIUM DIOXIDE (TiO2) NANOPARTICLE FUEL ADDITIVE IN COTTON BIODIESEL ON ENGINE PERFORMANCE by MEHMET CELIK, CIHAN BAYINDIRLI

“… The importance of renewable fuels as an alternative to fossil fuels is increasing due to environmental problems such as the decrease in the reserves of fossil fuels, their presence in certain regions, air pollution and global warming. Two important parameters of biodiesel fuel, which is one of these fuel types, such as high viscosity and density, negatively affect its use. …”
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NURSING CARE IN EFFECTIVENESS OF BREATHING FOR CHRONIC OBSTRUCTION PATIENTS IN RSI NASHRUL UMMAH LAMONGAN by Annisa Dwi Anugrah

“…Introduction: Air pollution can cause respiratory system disorders in the form of alveoli damage, airway, and lung tissue inflammation. …”
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Numerical Study of Traffic Pollutant Dispersion within Different Street Canyon Configurations by Yucong Miao, Shuhua Liu, Yijia Zheng, Shu Wang, Yuan Li

“…The objective of this study is to numerically study flow and traffic exhaust dispersion in urban street canyons with different configurations to find out the urban-planning strategies to ease the air pollution. The Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) model used in this study—Open Source Field Operation and Manipulation (OpenFOAM) software package—was firstly validated against the wind-tunnel experiment data by using three different k-ε turbulence models. …”
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Decarbonizing transport: The role of hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles in reducing emissions by Popa Vasile

“…Climate change, air pollution and noise, among other environmental problems, are increasingly affecting human society and the natural environment. …”
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LiNbO3 Coating on Concrete Surface: A New and Environmentally Friendly Route for Artificial Photosynthesis by Ranjit K. Nath, M. F. M. Zain, Abdul Amir H. Kadhum

“…The addition of a photocatalyst to ordinary building materials such as concrete creates environmentally friendly materials by which air pollution or pollution of the surface can be diminished. …”
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Future Trends in Worldwide River Nitrogen Transport and Related Nitrous Oxide Emissions: A Scenario Analysis by Carolien Kroeze, Sybil P. Seitzinger, Rita Domingues

“…Nevertheless, the calculated 9% reduction (relative to BAU) in DIN inputs to the North Sea as a potential side effect of air pollution control may help achieve the international policy targets for reduced N inputs to the North Sea.…”
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Numerical simulation of waste landfill biodegradation: Fitting experimental data by Vladimir Buelvas-Hernandez, Juliana Lucía Moreno-Medina, Marcela Mercado-Montoya

“…Landfill remains economically viable for the disposal of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW), however, experiences of failure in several Colombian and global locations, lead to soil, water, and air pollution, harming ecosystems, and biodiversity. …”
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Graphene and its derivatives (GO, rGO and GQD): a comprehensive review of their role in combating COVID-19 by Spandan Guha, Shanta Chakrabarty

“…Moreover, graphene-based masks, with their potential to reduce air pollution exposure, may even offer an additional layer of protection against COVID-19 in polluted areas. …”
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Prediction of PM2.5 via precursor method using meteorological parameters by Naeem Sadiq, Zaheer Uddin

“…Air pollution is one of the major environmental concerns faced by many countries including Pakistan. …”
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Visualization with R Programming Language of the Particulate Matter (PM10) Quantities in Cities of Turkey by İbrahim Edibali Atalay, Serdar Neslihanoğlu

“…With the contribution of recent technological developments, it is aimed to provide researchers with advanced animation based data visualizations for an active pollutant, particulate matter (PM10), in air pollution in an effective manner for the amount of data to be understood in Turkey. …”
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Quantifying the Sources of the Severe Haze over the Southern Hebei Using the CMAQ Model by Jing Yang, Pu Zhang, Chenchen Meng, Jie Su, Zhe Wei, Fenfen Zhang, Wei Wei, Xiujuan Zhao

“…It will provide useful information to the policy making in the severe air pollution control in the Southern Hebei area.…”
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Design and Analysis of thermosyphon Solar Water Heating System. by Kakuru, Stephen

“…In rural areas of Uganda, access to affordable hot water is a persistent challenge with communities often relying on firewood and charcoal for water heating which contributes to deforestation, air pollution, and health hazards hence respiratory diseases like asthma, lung cancer, TB, and allergic disease, climate changes and global warming. …”
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Assessment of the Management of Plastic Wastes in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park: A Case Study of Buhoma Tourism Sector. by Tugume, Joyleen

“…The measures currently in place have not fully mitigated plastic pollution, and some practices, such as incineration, still pose environmental risks, such as air pollution from emitted fumes. The study recommended additional interventions, including imposing higher taxes on the production and importation of plastic products in the country. …”
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Tower building model based on sustainable social development and its effects on the preservation of Tehran\'s urban environment by Valiollah ghasemi, afshin ghorbani param

“…The most significant finding of this research is that population growth has fueled the construction of tall buildings, which in turn has contributed to issues such as excessive consumption of natural resources and fossil fuels, destruction of natural habitats, decline in social interactions, climate change, increased traffic congestion, and heightened air pollution. These issues have become a complex and seemingly insurmountable crisis.…”
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Dispersion Modeling of Traffic Emissions originated from Mining: The Case of Artvin by Kazım Onur Demirarslan, Şenay Çetin Doğruparmak

“…One of these effects is the air pollution caused by the vehicles during transportation of the extracted raw material. …”
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Implementasi Kebijakan Pengelolaan dan Pengusahaan Sarang Burung Walet di Kota Pekanbaru by Rinaldy May Wendra, Teuku Afrizal, Eko Supriyono, Siauw Tiffani Setiono, Annisa Nurfitriani Fatimah

“…Several problems arise, among others, the number of business licenses that are still very minimal which has an impact on the contribution of regional income, noise pollution, air pollution, environmental impacts and health problems. …”
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