Age-Period-Cohort Analysis of Type 2 Diabetes Mortality Attributable to Particulate Matter Pollution in China and the U.S. by Xiaoxue Liu, Maigeng Zhou, Chuanhua Yu, Zhi-Jiang Zhang

“…We aimed to assess and compare secular trends in type 2 diabetes mortality attributable to particulate matter pollution in China and U.S. Methods. …”
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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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Do the Street Sweeping and Washing Work for Reducing the Near-ground Levels of Fine Particulate Matter and Related Pollutants? by Sheng-Lun Lin, Yunzhou Deng, Ming-Yeng Lin, Shih-Wei Huang

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Understanding participation intention and word-of-mouth intention in voter contact: A framework based on the theory of planned behaviour by Nguyễn Thanh Nhàn

“…The participation of citizens in voter contact is one of the crucial issues for the People’s Council at the grassroots level to carry out their duties and legal powers effectively. …”
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Autoridade prática e ambivalência das instituições de justiça no crime-desastre da Barragem de Fundão by José Szwako, Poema Euristenes Portela

“…The article interects social movements research agenda and the Brazilian agenda on the judicialization of politics and public policies, above all. …”
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Biaxial Flexural Strength and Vickers Hardness of 3D-Printed and Milled 5Y Partially Stabilized Zirconia by Sebastian Hetzler, Carina Hinzen, Stefan Rues, Clemens Schmitt, Peter Rammelsberg, Andreas Zenthöfer

“…This study compares the mechanical properties of 5-mol% yttria partially stabilized zirconia (5Y-PSZ) materials, designed for 3D printing or milling. …”
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Ontario Medical Association Position Paper on Health Effects of Ground-Level Ozone, Acid Aerosols and Particulate Matter by BT Boadway, J MacPhail, C Jacobson

“…These findings are highly significant for people living in the Great Lakes basin (and particularly the Windsor-Quebec corridor), where high levels of certain air pollutants (eg, ground-level ozone and ultra-fine particles) occur more frequently than in other parts of Canada. …”
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Corrigendum to “Morphological and Chemical Properties of Particulate Matter in the Dammam Metropolitan Region: Dhahran, Khobar, and Dammam, Saudi Arabia” by Bassam S. Tawabini, Taoreed T. Lawal, Abdulaziz Al-Shaibani, Ashraf M. Farahat

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Regulatory impact assessment and “regulatory guillotine” as institutional forms of business community’s participation in the improvement of regulatory framework in Russia by A. A. Lialikov

“…The article examines the forms of participation of the business community in the modernization of the regulatory framework in Russia from the perspective of formal procedures provided by the Russian system of public administration. …”
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Vibration of an Offshore Structure Having the Form of a Hollow Column Partially Filled with Multiple Fluids and Immersed in Water by Hsien-Yuan Lin, Jeng-Nan Lee, Wen-Hao Sung

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Seasonally Dependent Daytime and Nighttime Formation of Oxalic Acid Vapor and Particulate Oxalate in Tropical Coastal and Marine Atmospheres by Le Yan, Yating Gao, Dihui Chen, Lei Sun, Yang Gao, Huiwang Gao, Xiaohong Yao

Subjects: “…particulate oxalate…”
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Une méthode de cartographie participative des pratiques et représentations urbaines à Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) by Félix Lefebvre, Emmanuel Bonnet, Florence Boyer

“…Cet article présente une méthode de cartographie participative réalisée auprès d’habitants de Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) sur la base de focus groups. …”
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Câncer de laringe: Saberes e práticas do familiar cuidador sobre cuidados com a traqueostomia by Anna Carolina Rocha de Paiva, Sarah Rodrigues Pinheiro, Marcos José Risuenho Brito Silva, Mary Elizabeth de Santana

“… Objetivo: Analisar os saberes e práticas do familiar cuidador sobre os cuidados com a traqueostomia. …”
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The role of partial splenic artery embolization in the management of refractory esophageal variceal bleeding due to portal vein thrombosis by Büşra Tetik Dinçer, Nafiye Urgancı, Aylin Hasanefendioğlu Bayrak, Özlem Durmaz, İlgin Özden

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CORPOS ALETÚRGICOS: A VONTADE DE MATAR COMO REGIME DE VERDADE DAS PRÁTICAS DE SEGURANÇA by Giovana Barbieri Galeano, Neuza Maria de Fátima Guareschi

“…Resumo Este artigo objetiva o enfrentamento da branquitude que, em uma sociedade organizada pelo racismo, produz lugares de privilégio nas relações de poder e, neste trabalho, foi tomada como o elemento que articula a violência incontornável e a vontade de matar, no âmbito das práticas de segurança. Metodologicamente, fazemos uso de cenas como ferramentas de mobilização das narrativas urbanas da/sobre a violência que nos permitem analisar os regimes de verdade que possibilitam empreender uma ontologia do presente e dos processos de subjetivação a partir do incomodamento: como se constitui e se mantém a eficácia da letalidade? …”
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Plans, Progression and Post-Compulsory Education: Measuring the Success of a School–University Widening Participation Programme in Ireland by Eilís Ní Chorcora, Joanne Banks, Aibhín Bray

Subjects: “…widening participation…”
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Evaluation of Particulate Matter Capture and Long-Term Clogging Characteristics of Different Filter Media for Pavement Runoff Treatment by Zhengguang Wu, Yanjuan Qi, Aihong Kang, Bo Li, Xueling Xu

“…The removal of particulate matter (PM) by filter media during filtration process can mitigate the pavement runoff pollution effectively. …”
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Performance of Concrete Developed by Enhanced Gradation of Natural Fine River Sands by Partial Replacement of Waste Quarry Dust by Usman Akmal, Sana Fatima, Nauman Khurram, Qasim Shaukat Khan, Tauqir Ahmed, Hisham Alabduljabbar, Youssef Ahmed Awad

“…Concrete mixes with three strengths of 21 MPa, 28 MPa, and 35 MPa were prepared by partially replacing natural river sand with quarry sand. …”
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Partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection and an incidental aberrant right subclavian artery: A rare case report by Ashish Khadka, MD, Aakash Neupane, MBBS, Pramodman Singh Yadav, MBBS, Leeza Shah, MD, Abinash Dev, MBBS, Sabin Ghale, MBBS, MBBS, Amisha Karki, MBBS

“…Partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection (PAPVC) is a rare congenital heart defect where some pulmonary veins drain into the right atrium instead of the left. …”
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Explainable Machine Learning for Efficient Diabetes Prediction Using Hyperparameter Tuning, SHAP Analysis, Partial Dependency, and LIME by Md. Manowarul Islam, Habibur Rahman Rifat, Md. Shamim Bin Shahid, Arnisha Akhter, Md Ashraf Uddin, Khandaker Mohammad Mohi Uddin

“…What is more, to improve the comprehensibility of the proposed model, a variety of explainability methodologies such as SHapley Additive Explanations (SHAP), Partial Dependency, and Local Interpretable Model‐agnostic Explanations (LIME) have been implemented which are not often noticed in the previous works. …”
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