Coastal environmental changes in Ninh Thuan Province, South-Central Vietnam. by Bijeesh Kozhikkodan Veettil, Siham Acharki, Vikram Puri, Vanna Teck

“…Additionally, aquaculture and salt marshes have expanded significantly, changing land use patterns. …”
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Policy options for low-carbon sustainable transport systems in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal: A survey-based study by Jyoti Prajapati, Maheswar Rupakheti, Mark G. Lawrence

“…The identified combination of policy options is expected to be suitable for developing a LCST system in the local context of the Kathmandu Valley, offering several co-benefits, including reduced emissions of harmful air pollutants and greenhouse gases, as well as improved social equity and economic development. …”
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Efficacy of non-invasive ventilation and oxygen therapy on immunocompromised patients with acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis... by Juhong Shi, Gang Liu, Meng Wang, Tao Wang, Yi Li, Yi Yang, Xuezhong Yu, Huadong Zhu, Yong Ma, Zongru Li, Lixi Zhang, Kun He, Jianqiang He

“…Acute respiratory failure is a common complication leading to intensive care unit (ICU) admission and high mortality among such patients. The use of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) or oxygen therapy among these patients remains controversial, according to the inconsistent results of several randomised clinical trials (RCTs). …”
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Tracking Local and Regional Influences of Potassium at the Korean Peninsula under Asian Continental Outflows during Spring by Jinsang Jung, Jihwan Kang

“…Abstract The atmospheric stability of biomass-burning tracers such as K+ and levoglucosan is important in their application in assessing the impact of biomass-burning emissions in areas downwind of Asian continental outflows. …”
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Minimizing Honey Bee Exposure to Pesticides by James D. Ellis, Jeanette Klopchin, Eileen Buss, Frederick M. Fishel, William H. Kern, Catharine Mannion, Eugene McAvoy, Lance S. Osborne, Michael Rogers, Malcolm Sanford, Hugh Smith, Phillip Stansly, Lukasz Stelinski, Susan Webb

“…Rogers, M. Sanford, H. Smith, P. Stansly, L. Stelinski, and S. Webb, and published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, March 2014. …”
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Systematic Literature Review di Bidang Sistem Informasi dan Ilmu Komputer by Diah Priharsari

“…Walaupun sudah terdapat banyak naskah berbahasa Indonesia atau asing yang menggunakan SLR sebagai metodologi dalam penelitiannya, namun naskah berbahasa Indonesia yang mengulas tentang SLR masih terbatas atau malah tidak ada. Pada paper ini dirangkumkan langkah-langkah SLR berdasarkan publikasi-publikasi di jurnal berkualitas. …”
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Multi-Objective Optimization of Energy, Exergy, Exergoeconomic Analyses a Double-Pessure Flash-Binary Geothermal Power System Using Zeotropic Working Fluid by Arivalagan Pugazhendhi, Van Vang

“…Global warming due to greenhouse emission is the most annoying problem for sustaining life on earth. …”
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A 20 m spatial resolution peatland extent map of Alaska by Mark J. Lara, Roger Michaelides, Duncan Anderson, Wenqu Chen, Emma C. Hall, Caroline Ludden, Aiden I. G. Schore, Umakant Mishra, Sarah N. Scott

“…Abstract Peatlands are prevalent across northern regions, including bogs, fens, marshes, meadows, and select tundra wetlands that all vary in size (e.g., 0.01 s to 10 s km2) and shape (e.g., circular to elongated). …”
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Improved Pulsed-Jet Cleaning of Pleated Cone Filter Cartridges Using a Diffusion Nozzle by Jianlong Li, Wenjun Xie, Quanquan Wu, Da-Ren Chen, Dinglian Shi, Qiang Chen, Zhifei Ma, Daishe Wu

“…The pulsed-jet cleaning of a pleated cone filter cartridge using a diffusion nozzle can decrease the residual filtration pressure drop, prolong the cleaning interval, and reduce the average dust concentration emission from cone filter cartridges.…”
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Repeated exposure to low doses of light induces retinal damage in vivo in a wavelength-dependent manner by Anaïs Françon, Laurent Jonet, Francine Behar-Cohen, Alicia Torriglia

“…All of this points out the need to rethink the current phototoxicity standards by taking into account the cumulative effect of the exposure to light and the role of the different parts of the emission spectrum.…”
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Health-care Resource Requirements and Potential Financial Consequences of an Environmentally Driven Switch in Respiratory Inhaler Use in England by Darsuh Attar-Zadeh, Harriet Lewis, Martina Orlovic

“…**Background:** To reduce greenhouse gas emissions, national initiatives advocate the phasing down of respiratory inhalers that use a fluorinated gas as a propellant (pressurised metered-dose inhalers \[pMDI]). …”
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Synergistic Effect of Multi-field Force on Condensable Particulate Matter Properties and Behavior in Flue Gas: A Case Study in a Municipal Solid Waste Incineration Plant by Wenting Liu, Bowen Zhao, Qian Feng, Zhiyong Zhou, Jianyi Lu

“…Abstract At present, filterable particulate matter (FPM) emissions from stable source flue gases are well controlled, and the more difficult to remove condensable particulate matter (CPM) has received much attention due to its environmental hazards. …”
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Audiological alterations in resistance to thyroid hormone syndrome: emphasizing lifelong assessment by Alexandre Machado Silva de Oliveira, Viviane Motti, Jessica Casemiro, Pedro Resende Rende, Caio Leônidas Oliveira de Andrade, Luciene da Cruz Fernande, Helton Estrela Ramos

“…Hearing loss assessment included (i) meatoscopy, (ii) audiometric tests using pure tone audiometry, (iii) middle ear evaluation by tympanometry, (iv) transient otoacoustic emissions (TOAE), and (v) computed tomography of the mastoids. …”
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Masked and Unmasked Face Recognition Model Using Deep Learning Techniques. A case of Black Race. by Mabirizi, Vicent, Ampaire, Ray Brooks, Muhoza, Gloria B.

“…As human beings, these personnel can make errors either by commission or omission. To overcome the limitation of trained security personnel, a number of face recognition models that detect masked and unmasked faces automatically for allowing access to sensitive premises have been developed. …”
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Examining the Impact of Women's Savings Groups on Socio¬economic Welfare of Families in Northern Division Kabale Municipality. by Namara, Brenda

“…The government of Uganda through its programmes like the "bonabagagawale" scheme, the microfinance movement schemes, the parish development model and other government programmes strongly emphasises that the poor people including women participate in savings and self-help groups, not as individuals if they are to benefit from such programmes (Hassan, 2018). …”
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Masked and unmasked Face Recognition Model Using Deep Learning Techniques. A case of Black Race. by Mabiriz,I, Vicent, Ampaire, Ray Brooks, Muhoza, B. Gloria

“…As human beings, these personnel can make errors either by commission or omission. To overcome the limitation of trained security personnel, many face recognition models that detect masked and unmasked faces automatically to allow access to sensitive premises have been developed. …”
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Information Communications Technology and Revenue Mobilization in Local Governments in Uganda: A Case of Mbarara District Local Government. by Apunyo, Henry Anthony

“…A sample of 133 respondents constituting Mbarara District Finance Committee members, CAO, CFO, District Planner, Commercial Officer, SASs, town agents, parish chiefs, and traders was drawn from a population of 200 study subjects using simple random sampling and purposive sampling techniques. …”
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Decentralization Policy and Economic Development in Nyarusiza Sub-County Kisoro District. by Kwizera, Jemimah

“…This study was conducted to explore the impact of decentralization on service delivery in Nyarusiza Sub-County, Kisoro District, with a specific focus on three parishes within the sub-county. The study had several objectives: to analyze the role of decentralization in promoting economic development in Nyarusiza Sub-County, to assess the impact of educational decentralization on economic growth, and to examine the relationship between agricultural decentralization and economic development in Nyarusiza Sub-County, Kisoro District. …”
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Hospitalisation from seasonal influenza among persons with type 1 diabetes: a cohort study from the Swedish National Diabetes Register by Katarina Eeg-Olofsson, Björn Eliasson, Hanne Krage Carlsen, Lena Svensson, Magnus Gisslén, Elin Allansson Kjölhede, Oliver Martyn

“…Secondary outcomes were associations between clinical variables and hospitalisation due to seasonal influenza for persons with T1D.Results There were 347 (1.0%) influenza admissions in persons with T1D and 332 (0.2%) in the control group. …”
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Lactate/albumin ratio as a prognostic biomarker for in-hospital mortality in pediatric patients with necrotizing enterocolitis by Ban Li, Yuanzhi Chen, Zhen Yang, Xianglun Sun, Cheng Tian, Jingsi Liu, Lihua Yuan, Kanglin Dai

“…Results After inclusion and exclusion criteria, 100 NEC patients were included in the study, with 87 survivors and 13 deaths. The mean age at admission was 21.6 ± 2.4 days, and the mean weight was 2.1 ± 0.1 kg. …”
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