15 Years of Moss Biomonitoring for Air Quality Assessment in Albania by Pranvera Lazo, Sonila Shehu Kane, Flora Qarri, Shaniko Allajbeu, Lirim Bekteshi

“…To evaluate the spatiotemporal trend and related processes of hazardous chemicals in the air, the concentrations data of elements from moss surveys conducted in 2010, 2015, and 2021 was statistically analyzed using multivariate analysis, descriptive statistics, data transformation, and geographical mapping. …”
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Mint essential oil: A natural and effective agent for controlling house dust mites. by Haiming Cai, Xu Zhang, Zhibin Lin, Shanshan Li, Huiquan Lin, Yongwen Lin

“…Conventional methods of house dust mite control often involve chemical pesticides, raising concerns about their potential hazards. Mint essential oil presents a natural and eco-friendly alternative for managing house dust mite infestations. …”
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Development and Validation of a Wave-Propelled Semi-submersible Unmanned Vehicle by Tian Yingyuan, Li Weijia, Wang Zhigang

“…In addition, the submerged main structure provides protection against surface hazards and allows for stealthy operation. This novel wave-propelled and near-surface unmanned underwater vehicle has the potential to revolutionise marine observation and exploration, and to enable safe, reliable, and long-term monitoring of the marine environment.…”
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FathomDEM: an improved global terrain map using a hybrid vision transformer model by Peter Uhe, Chris Lucas, Laurence Hawker, Malcolm Brine, Hamish Wilkinson, Anthony Cooper, Alex A Saoulis, James Savage, Christopher Sampson

“…The Earth’s terrain is linked to many physical processes, and gaining the most accurate representation is key to work in many sectors from engineering to natural hazards modeling and ecology. Existing global digital elevation models (DEMs) are widely used, however often suffer from systematic biases caused by trees, buildings and instrumentation error, ultimately limiting their effectiveness. …”
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Study of GaN Hall Effect Magnetic Sensors by Vlad Marsic, Soroush Faramehr, Isha Maini, David A. J. Moran, Petar Igic

“…This paper describes step-by-step the basic procedures required for the fabrication of a three-terminal Hall-effect sensor on GaN, challenges and a robust testing method that can deliver consistent results when testing under diverse laboratory external hazards. This work is presenting the first three-terminal current sensing GaN Hall sensor reported in literature, which have been tested at room temperature under various magnetic field intensities and polarities in order to determine its sensitivity. …”
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MAIN FACTORS OF INFLUENCE ON GEOECOSYSTEMS OF WATER BASINS AND RISKS OF THEIR DESTRUCTION by V.O. Iemelianov, P.O. Kiriakov, O.M. Rybak, O.O. Paryshev, L.V. Stupina

“…Due to Russia's large-scale armed aggression has added a powerful negative impact on the environment due to the terrible consequences of military actions, primarily related to damage to communications, destruction of enterprises and other hazardous facilities, contamination of water and land resources in conditions of impossibility to exercise effective control and prompt elimination of the negative impact of military operations. …”
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Oxidative stress caused by 3-monochloro-1,2-propanediol provokes intestinal stem cell hyperproliferation and the protective role of quercetin by Zongzhong Liu, Yanfei He, Yuhan Wang, Kefeng Ren, Pengpeng Xia, Binbin Xie, Tian Wei

“…Our findings uncover a mechanism whereby suppression of undesirable ISC hyperproliferation, caused by 3-MCPD-induced oxidative stress, maintains intestinal homeostasis, and provide a theoretical basis for exploiting quercetin, a natural antioxidant, as a dietary antidote against the intestinal hazards posed by environmental toxicants.…”
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Optical time-lapsed in situ mechanochemical studies on metal halide perovskite systems by Yonghao Xiao, David G. Bradley, Wei Xin Chan, Xinwen Hu, Lian Xiao, Zhenpeng Liu, Zi Yang Tan, Xin Zhao, Chenfei Li, Mansour Sadek, Vikash Kumar Ravi, Ying Hern Tam, Xiaotao Wang, Felipe García, Handong Sun, Seow Chin Low, Poh Boon Phua, Tze Chien Sum, Xiuwen Zhou, Yee-Fun Lim, John V. Hanna, Han Sen Soo

“…Abstract Metal halide perovskites are attractive for optoelectronic applications, but the existing solution-based synthetic methods rely on hazardous solvents and lack reproducibility. To overcome these challenges, solvent-free mechanochemical synthesis of perovskites can be conducted, although traditional opaque ball milling equipment hinder real-time monitoring of the reaction progress. …”
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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. In this study, we built a cold electrode electrostatic precipitator (CE-ESP) and systematically investigated the removal efficiency of CPM from municipal solid waste incineration plant flue gas by CE-ESP under three different operating modes. …”
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Relationship between four healthy lifestyle factors and all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality among residents aged 35 – 75 years in Hebei province by Yuhuan LIU, Lijuan TANG, Xiaoying LU, Jingjing ZHAO, Yajing CAO, Xiaoli LIU, Dongsheng JIANG

“…Multivariable Cox proportional hazards regression models were used to analyze the relationship between the four healthy lifestyle factors and all-cause and CVD mortality. …”
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A prospective cohort study on the impact of healthy lifestyles on all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality among adult residents in Guizhou province by Jie ZHOU, Ling LI, Ji ZHANG, Lisha YU, Yujin REN, Wei JI, Yingjiao MU, Tao LIU

“…A multivariable Cox proportional hazards regression model was used to analyze the impact of healthy lifestyles on all-cause and CVD mortality among adult residents in Guizhou province. …”
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Functional feature extraction and validation from twelve-lead electrocardiograms to identify atrial fibrillation by Wei Yang, Rajat Deo, Wensheng Guo

“…We define and select the features using ECGs from participants enrolled in Phase I (2003–2008) of the study. Cox proportional hazards models are used to evaluate the association of selected ECG features and their changes with the incident risk of AF during study follow-up. …”
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Breast cancer survival and season of surgery: an ecological open cohort study by Dorthe Teilum, Karsten D Bjerre, Anne M Tjønneland, Niels Kroman

“…Background Vitamin D has been suggested to influence the incidence and prognosis of breast cancer, and studies have found better overall survival (OS) after diagnosis for breast cancer in summer–autumn, where the vitamin D level are expected to be highest.Objective To compare the prognostic outcome for early breast cancer patients operated at different seasons of the year.Design Open population-based cohort study.Setting Danish women operated 1978–2010.Cases 79 658 adjusted for age at surgery, period of surgery, tumour size, axillary lymph node status and hormone receptor status.Statistical analysis The association between OS and season of surgery was analysed by Cox proportional hazards regression models, at survival periods 0–1, 0–2, 0–5 and 0–10 years after surgery. …”
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Reverse logistics and environmental sustainability in selected manufacturing entities in Kampala district, Uganda by Jack, Rugasira, Moses, Agaba, Jotham Mbiito, Byarugaba, Rita, Makumbi, Jill, Kyatuheire, Jane, Asiimwe

“…The study, therefore, concludes that findings are partially supportive of The National Environment Act, 2019; specifically concerning the prohibition of littering, Trans boundary movement of waste and classification and management of hazardous waste. It is therefore recommended that National Environment Management Authority and Uganda revenue Authority work out a rewards system for firms that actively practice Reverse Logistics as this undercuts pollution as reduces waste dumped in water bodies and the environment.…”
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Therapeutic potential of Garlic (Allium sativum L.) on new models of asthma immune pathobiology: A review by VR Bataduwaarachchi, DCJ Liyanage, SMN Hansanie, HDSM Perera, LG D'Cruz

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TOTAL SUSPENDED PARTICULATES FROM CRUDE OIL SPILL by OYETUNJI BABATUNDE OKEDERE, ADEWOLE JOHNSON ADESANMI, JACOB ADEMOLA SONIBARE, OLUSOLA ADEDAYO ADESINA, GBADEBO OMONIYI ADENIYI

“…The observed TSP concentrations breached the WHO (lower limit) and World Bank limits at all temperatures and over all spill media and consequently the toxicity potentials exceeded 1.0 which were indications of hazards to human health. The study concluded that particulate emissions during crude oil could be high enough to pose threats and suggested adequate protection for cleaning up workers. …”
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Machine Learning Applications to Dust Storms: A Meta-Analysis by Reem K. Alshammari, Omer Alrwais, Mehmet Sabih Aksoy

“…Abstract Dust storms are natural hazards that affect both people and properties. Therefore, it is important to mitigate their risks by implementing an early notification system. …”
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Development and performance evaluation of a modified Africa Bush Mango (<i>Irvingia gabomensis</i>) cracker by R.A. Busari, T.D. Akpenpuun, M.O. Iyanda

“…Based on these results, drudgery and other hazards associated with manual cracking of the African bush mango are eliminated, the machine saves time and made processing of the seeds easier. …”
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Competing Risks Analysis of Cancer-associated Recurrent Thrombosis, Major Bleeds, and Death in a Geriatric Cohort by Joshua D. Brown, Kelley L. Ratermann, Kelley L. Ratermann, Jeffery C. Talbert, Jeffery C. Talbert, Val R. Adams, Val R. Adams

“…A competing risks, time-to-event analysis was performed including treatment only models as well as adjusted models with additional covariates. Causespecific hazards ratios (HRs) and their 95% confidence intervals were reported. …”
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Micro-characterization of Dust and Materials of Dust Origin at a Cement Industry Located in Bangladesh by Zerin Binte Alam, Kazi A. B. M. Mohiuddin

“…Several minerals of silicate, oxide, carbonate, and sulfate were detected with major crystalline phases of Portland cement by SEM-EDS, XRD, and FTIR analyses in samples; among which some are well documented as occupational hazards. The trace presence of organic carbon was observed in all FTIR spectra. …”
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