Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Atmospheric PM2.5 during Winter Haze in Huang-gang, Central China: Characteristics, Sources and Health Risk Assessment by Mingming Shi, Tianpeng Hu, Yao Mao, Cheng Cheng, Weijie Liu, Qian Tian, Zhanle Chen, Xinli Xing, Shihua Qi

“…Three sources of PAHs including traffic emission, coal combustion and biomass combustion were extracted and quantified, accounting for 54.4%, 13.3% and 32.3% of PAHs, respectively. …”
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Review of the Effectiveness of the Existing Municipal Solid Waste Management Systems in Uganda. Case Study of Kabale Municipal Council, Kabale Municipality, Kabale District. by Ainebyona, Joseph

“…Where systems are poor or non-existent the community have developed onsite solid waste management systems such as waste recovery, recycling, re-use, incineration or burning and composting. As an intervention to solve the problems of persisted problems of inadequate solid waste management systems, an integrated solid waste management system was designed per each municipal division to employ the standard approaches of solid waste management, that is; rickshaw van collection system to effect solid waste collection, sorting, composting and a landfill for disposal of non-organic and inert solid waste material. …”
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Investigating the Effect of Bamboo Fibers on The Engineering Properties of Laterite Soils in Road Construction. by Kiiza, Obed

“…Maximum dry density (MDD) increases with fibre contents at 0 - 0.75% from 1.923 – 2.207g/cm3 and 1.980 – 2.092g/cm3 for heavy and light compaction respectively and decreases with further fibre increment while the optimum moisture content (OMC) decreased continually for all compaction efforts with higher fibre contents from 15.7 - 10.2% and 12.6 – 9.8% for (0 – 1.0% fibre) respectively. …”
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Assessing the Use of Crushed Rock Aggregate and Carbon Black for Laterite Soil Stabilization in Road Construction. by Turyamureeba, Emmanuel

“…The combined effect of carbon black and crushed rock aggregates was investigated based on the compaction characteristics, Atterberg Limits, Particle size distribution, and California Bearing Ratio tests. …”
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Usage of Social Media Marketing on the Performance Assessment of SMEs in Uganda: A Case Study of Kabale Municipality by Kiconco, Charity

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Usage of Social Media Marketing on the Performance assessment of SMES in Uganda: A Case Study of Kabale Municipality by Charity, Kiconco

“…The study looked into the impact of social media marketing on the performance of SMEs in Uganda, using Kabale as a case study.The objectives of the study were to examine the impact of compatibility of social media platforms on the performance of SMEs, assess the effect of perceived usefulness of social media platforms on the performance of SMEs, and determine the effect of perceived ease of use of social media platforms on the performance of SMEs. …”
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THE AESTHETICS OF COVID-19 WITHIN THE PANDEMIC OF THE CORONA CRISIS. by D.J. Louw

“…Thus, the question is about the challenge how to grow and revisit the meaning dimension of life within a re-evaluation of the value of compassion. In this regard, the God-image of divine companionship, as framed by the ugliness of a “suffering God”, is discussed within the parameters of the praxis of hope care in pastoral ministry. …”
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Good to love or good to eat? Ethical and ideological implications of hunting, killing and the consumption of anthropomorphic animals in popular picturebooks by Kelly Hübben

“…From an early age, children are taught that animals come in different categories, some of which are good to love, and should be treated with due respect (pets) and others that are good to eat, and, at least in Western cultures, less deserving of our compassion. Focusing on a selection of Little Golden Books, American merchandise books aimed at young readers, I investigate how children learn to distinguish between these two classes of animals. …”
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Klaagliedere 3:42: vergifnis of nie-vergifnis? by D. F. O'Kennedy

“…In the rest of chapter 3 we find reminders of God’s forgiving heart: mercy and compassion (vv. 22, 32); faithfulness (v. 23); kindness (vv. 25, 26, 27); salvation (v. 26); and steadfast love (v. 32). …”
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Entrevista. Alejandra Moreno Toscano, la pionera de la historia urbana mexicana by Ana Paulina Matamoros Vences

“…En la siguiente entrevista, Alejandra Moreno comparte más sobre la creación del Seminario, sus reflexiones y sus preocupaciones en torno a la ciudad. …”
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Impacts of the “Coal to Gas” Policy on Rural Air VOC Level and Ozone Potentials in North China by Zhiyong Li, Chen Liu, Chengjing Cao, Zhen Zhai, Changtao Huang, Zhuangzhuang Ren, Jixiang Liu, Lan Chen, Songtao Guo, Dingyuan Yang

“…Meanwhile, the coal combustion for heating was still serious in rural area despite the “Coal Prohibition” law. …”
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Fire in the Wildland-Urban Interface: Reducing Wildfire Risk While Achieving Other Landscaping Goals by Cotton K. Randall, L. Annie Hermansen-Báez, Glenn Acomb

“…Includes additional resources and a table showing compatibilities of several landscaping goals and firewise landscaping principles. …”
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MISSIONAL-DIACONAL PRACTICES IN JAPAN AND SOUTH AFRICA: by J.S. Van der Watt

“…The article indicates that, in light of frequent natural disasters, sharing God’s compassion in concrete ways has become vital to these churches’ existence. …”
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Biscogniauxia (Hypoxylon) Canker or Dieback in Trees by Claudia Paez, Jason A. Smith

“…However, once they infect trees under stress (water stress, root disease, soil compaction, construction damage etc.) they can quickly colonize the host. …”
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Construct α′ corrected or loop corrected solutions without curvature singularities by Peng Wang, Houwen Wu, Haitang Yang, Shuxuan Ying

“…When higher order α′ corrections are calculated, they can be straightforwardly plugged in to generate compatible non-perturbative evolutions without curvature singularities. …”
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VARIANTS FOR EVALUATING THE RIGIDITY OF FLAT RING FLANGES by RADU I. IATAN, GHEORGHITA TOMESCU, MELANIA CORLECIUC (MITUCA), GEORGETA ROMAN (URSE), NICOLETA SPOREA, IULIANA- MARLENA PRODEA, IOLANDA CONSTANTA PANAIT

“…Based on the theory of the compatibility of deformations (radial displacements and rotations), the mathematical expressions necessary for the evaluation of the unitary radial bending moments and the unitary shearing forces of connection are established. …”
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The New Trend in the EU’s Migration Policy: Is Externalization Any Better? by Vasil Pavlov, Raquel Cardoso

“…Part of these actions were the agreements with third countries as an alternative to effectively combatting irregular immigration. This paper aims to identify gaps in these EU agreements and suggest a more comprehensive approach. …”
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ANALYTICAL STUDY OF THE STATIC THERMOMECHANICAL STRESSES OF THE ASSEMBLIES WITH OPTIONAL RING FLANGES. ROTATION OF THE FLANGE RING AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF CENTERS FOR BOLT HOLE... by IATAN RADU I., GHEORGHITA TOMESCU, GEORGETA ROMAN (URSE), MELANIA CORLECIUC (MITUCA), IOLANDA CONSTANTA PANAIT

“…Regarding of the above, the compatibility of the deformations of the component elements (radial displacements and rotations) is approached. …”
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The Baker’s Dozen: Key Nations Can and Should Act Together to Prevent Further Dangerous Climate Change by Kirsten Oleson, Lauren Hartzell, Michael Mastrandrea

“…Given that 90 percent of emissions come from 12 percent of nations, we argue if a ‘Baker’s Dozen’ of nations bands together, they can make great strides in combating climate change. With aggressive measures, their action would be sufficient to greatly reduce the likelihood of additional dangerous climate change, defined as widespread and irreversible change. …”
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