Setup of a densely distributed and quality-controlled meteorological sensor network in Pune, India, for urban microclimate research and citizen participation in the context of clim... by N. Eingrüber, W. Korres, U. Löhnert, K. Schneider

“…In order to connect the needs of research with citizen participation, it is essential (i) to provide quality-controlled microclimatic measurements with high spatial and temporal resolution; (ii) to provide a basis to analyse cause-and-effect relationships in a given urban microclimatic setting; (iii) to enable suitable climate change adaptation measures to be identified and the participation potential of stakeholders to be assessed; and (iv) to support the building of a community of learners, participants and activists towards becoming actively involved in climate change adaptation in their own living environment. …”
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Quantifying the Volume of Particulate Matter at Bus Stations by Branislav ŠARKAN, Michal LOMAN, Ondrej STOPKA, Jacek CABAN, Arkadiusz MAŁEK

“…Particulate matter seriously harms the environment, threatening human health and severely damaging all living organisms. …”
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A systematic review of the transformation of Lake Beseka from brine to nearly fresh lake water by Yosef Abebe, Taye Alemayehu, Bizuneh Asfaw Abebe, Tena Alamirew, Beteley Teckola, Esayas Alemayehu

“…Previously, it was believed that volcanic lakes were harmful to the environment and unusable for the welfare of humans, animals, and other living things. …”
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Assessing the Impact of Traffic Emissions on Fine Particulate Matter and Carbon Monoxide Levels in Hanoi through COVID-19 Social Distancing Periods by Nhung H. Le, Bich-Thuy Ly, Phong K. Thai, Gia-Huy Pham, Ich-Hung Ngo, Van-Nguyet Do, Thuy T. Le, Luan V. Nhu, Ha Dang Son, Yen-Lien T. Nguyen, Duong H. Pham, Tuan V. Vu

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Indoor and Outdoor Exposure to PM2.5 during COVID-19 Lockdown in Suburban Malaysia by Eliani Ezani, Peter Brimblecombe, Zulfa Hanan Asha’ari, Amirul Aiman Fazil, Sharifah Norkhadijah Syed Ismail, Zamzam Tuah Ahmad Ramly, Md Firoz Khan

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Peran Self-Compassion terhadap Dimensi-dimensi Kualitas Hidup Kesehatan pada Remaja Panti Asuhan by Annisa Zahra Kawitri, Ratih Arruum Listiyandini, Rina Rahmatika

“…The purpose of thi study is to examine whether self-compassion can predict the level of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among adolescents who live in foster care. …”
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IVF cycle safety when a positive passive air sampling occurs under laminar flow hood in absence of a detectable contamination in the embryo culture by Claudia Omes, Roberto Bassani, Patrizia Cambieri, Fausto Baldanti, Fausto Baldanti, Rossella Elena Nappi, Rossella Elena Nappi

“…Infections in the genital tract represent the most common causes of culture contamination, but also environmental air quality might have a detrimental effect on reproductive outcomes of infertile couples undergoing IVF procedures. …”
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Distance education through the eyes of teachers and students: key issues by E. V. Robustova, I. K. Shcherbakova

“…As a result of the analysis of respondents’ opinions and their comparison with the opinions of education researchers, a generalisation was made: despite the fact that e-education has firmly entered our lives, in the near future, at the bachelor’s level, the online learning format will not be able to replace the traditional format, since it does not provide a high quality of knowledge transfer and assimilation. …”
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Symbiotic design for a resilient urban ecosystem by Francesca Olivieri

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Psychological peculiarities of professional development in late adulthood by E. F. Zeer, E. E. Symanyuk, A. A. Ryabukhina, G. I. Borisov

“…It is established that the most important characteristic of the quality of life for professional development is the environment. …”
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Assessment of Machine Learning Algorithms in Short-term Forecasting of PM10 and PM2.5 Concentrations in Selected Polish Agglomerations by Bartosz Czernecki, Michał Marosz, Joanna Jędruszkiewicz

“…The data comprised 10 years of hourly winter PM10 and PM2.5 concentrations measured at 11 urban air quality monitoring stations, including background, traffic, and industrial sites, in four large Polish agglomerations, viz., Poznań, Kraków, Łódź, and Gdańsk, which cover areas with high population density and diverse environments that extend from the Baltic Sea coast (Tricity) through the lowlands (Poznań and Łódź) to the highlands (Kraków). …”
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A systematic review on concentration of residential indoor air metals and health risk assessment by Ali Momen, Arezo Rezaie, Roohollah Rostami

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A Survey on Algorithms for Intelligent Computing and Smart City Applications by Zhao Tong, Feng Ye, Ming Yan, Hong Liu, Sunitha Basodi

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Exploring the effects of artificial intelligence on student and academic well-being in higher education: a mini-review by Blanka Klimova, Marcel Pikhart

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Learning how to swim in 5- to 12-year-old children: a scoping review of evidence-based motor learning methods by Carola Minkels, Carola Minkels, John van der Kamp, Ralph de Vries, Peter J. Beek, Peter J. Beek

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Determination of Heavy Metals and Pesticides in Different Types of Fish Samples Collected from Four Different Locations of Aegean and Marmara Sea by Tufan Topal, Canan Onac

“…Heptachlor concentration was determined as 0.0598 μg/g in Dicentrarchus labrax sample from Marmara Sea, which is nearly nine thousand times more than the maximum allowable concentration of environmental quality standards biota of heptachlor listed in 2013/39/EU. …”
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Photoredox-Catalyzed Decomposition of Nitric Oxide over Au-Enhanced Surface Plasmon Resonance ZnSn(OH)6 Microcubes by Minh-Thuan Pham, Truc Mai Thi Nguyen, Sheng-Jie You, Ya-Fen Wang

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Quantifying Emissions of PM10 Generated by the Implosion of Concrete Grain Silos by Mahmoud M. Abu-Allaban, Salahuddin M. Jaber, Aiman Soleiman, Hasan Almarayeh

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Estimating Mortality Related to O3 and PM25 under Changing Climate and Emission in Continental Southeast Asia by Giang Tran Huong Nguyen, Thuan Thi Thanh Nguyen, Hikari Shimadera, Katsushige Uranishi, Tomohito Matsuo, Akira Kondo

“…Future emission change alone under Evaluating the Climate and Air Quality Impacts of Short-Lived Pollutants current legislation (ECLIPSE CLE) scenario induces +7113 and +11072 additional O3 and PM2.5 related mortalities, respectively. …”
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Indoor Particulate Matters Measured in Residential Homes in the Southeastern United States: Effects of Pandemic Lockdown and Holiday Cooking by Sierra Laltrello, Azita Amiri, Shan-Hu Lee

“…Abstract Although humans spend a majority of their lives in indoor environments, indoor air quality is immensely understudied, compared to ambient air. …”
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