Multisite Scenarios of Black Carbon and Biomass Burning Aerosol Characteristics in India by Vivek Kumar, Panuganti C. S. Devara, Vijay K. Soni

“…Abstract Black Carbon (BC) aerosols are not only substantial climate-forcing drivers but also impact human health. …”
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Genome-based analysis of the genetic pattern of black sheep in Qira sheep by Wen Zhou, Xiaopeng Li, Xuechen Zhang, Lijun Zhu, Yuwei Peng, Cheng-long Zhang, Zhipeng Han, Ruizhi Yang, Xinyu Bai, Quanfeng Wang, Yuejun Zhao, Shudong Liu

“…Conclusion In this paper, Qira sheep could not differentiate the genetic structure of this population by wool color, and obtained 71 SNPs related to black wool. Detection of mutation sites on the TYRP1 gene affecting hair color change provides a basis for black sheep line selection as well as breed conservation.…”
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Effect of background colors on oviposition site preference by Anopheles gambiae s.s.: an experimental proof by Norah Lowassari, Germana T. Baraka, Grace Jayombo, Castory Munishi, Eliningaya J. Kweka

“…This study evaluated the gravid Anopheles gambiae s.s. response to habitat water with a background of different colors. Methods: Green, black, red, and blue were selected as background colors based on previous literature searches. …”
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Investigation of Black Carbon Wet Deposition to the United States from National Atmospheric Deposition Network Samples by Piyaporn Sricharoenvech, Ross Edwards, Müge Yaşar, David Gay, James J. Schauer

“…Abstract Black carbon (BC) aerosols from burning biomass, fossil fuels, and waste are transported over large distances in the Earth’s atmosphere, absorbing sunlight, altering climate, and impacting air quality. …”
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Effect of Timber Harvesting Techniques and Slopes on Soil Respiration of Young and Mature Black Pine Stands in Northwestern Türkiye by Cigdem Ozer Genc, Temel Sariyildiz, Burak Aricak

“…In the mature stands, all timber harvesting techniques and the undisturbed sites showed lower values than in the young stands on the S1. …”
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Efficient voltammetric platform combining a molecularly imprinted polymer and silver-nanoparticle-decorated black phosphorus nanosheets for selective determination of Gatifloxacin by Jingtao Wu, Yonghui Xia, Tianyu Wang, Yafeng Zhang, Guangli Li

“…An ultrasensitive and selective voltammetric platform combined a molecularly imprinted poly(pyrrole) membrane with Ag-nanoparticle-functionalized black phosphorus nanosheets (MIP/BPNS-AgNPs) was developed for trace GAT detection. …”
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Attribution of Source Specific 370 nm UV Light Absorption from Dust, Brown Carbon, and Black Carbon at Two Locations in the San Joaquin Valley by Michael R. Olson, Alexandra Lai, Matthew Skiles, James J. Schauer

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Characterization of Residential Woodsmoke PM2.5 in the Adirondacks of New York by George Allen, Lisa Rector

“…A paired-site design enabled the identification of local sources relative to larger spatial scales. …”
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Looking back to see forward: species diversity changes since 1980 on Bahamian reefs through diver photography by Kathleen Sullivan Sealey, Katherine Black

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Characterizing Traffic-Related Ultrafine Particles in Roadside Microenvironments: Spatiotemporal Insights from Industrial Parks by Sultan F.I. Abdillah, Sheng-Jie You, Ya-Fen Wang

“…Abstract Ultrafine particles (UFPs; PM0.1) and black carbon (BC) were measured at different roadside microenvironments in the vicinity of the urban industrial park area. …”
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Daylilies for Florida by Sydney Park Brown, Robert J. Black

“…Circular 620, a 5-page illustrated fact sheet by Sydney Park Brown and Robert J. Black, describes this popular flowering perennial for use in Florida landscapes statewide, landscape uses, selection, planting site, planting, general care, pest management, and propagation and hybridizing. …”
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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

“…Abstract This research focuses on the properties of near-ground fine particles (PM2.5), ultrafine particles (UFP), black carbon (BC), and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in traffic area. …”
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Enviroscaping to Conserve Energy: Trees for South Florida by Timothy K. Broschat, Alan W. Meerow, R.J. Black

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Racial and gender disparities in the effect of new drug approvals on U.S. cancer mortality by Frank Lichtenberg

“…Study design: We estimate two-way (by cancer site and year (1990–2019)) fixed-effects models of the age-adjusted mortality rate for four race/sex groups: white males, white females, black males, and black females. …”
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Growing Roses in Florida by Sydney Park Brown

“…Circular 334, a 4-page fact sheet by Sydney Park Brown, describes how to choose successful rose varieties for Florida, select a site and prepare the soil, plant and care for them. …”
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Assessing the Potential of Cultural Tourism Development in Kabale District by Simon, Otebwa

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Chemical Composition and Mixing State of Fine Particles during Haze Periods in Yinchuan by Kangning Li, Yanqiu Ma, Liukun Li, Bin Huang

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Effect of nirmatrelvir/ritonavir (Paxlovid) on hospitalization among adults with COVID-19: An electronic health record-based target trial emulation from N3C. by Abhishek Bhatia, Alexander J Preiss, Xuya Xiao, M Daniel Brannock, G Caleb Alexander, Robert F Chew, Hannah Davis, Megan Fitzgerald, Elaine Hill, Elizabeth P Kelly, Hemalkumar B Mehta, Charisse Madlock-Brown, Kenneth J Wilkins, Christopher G Chute, Melissa Haendel, Richard Moffitt, Emily R Pfaff, N3C Consortium

“…We observed disparities in Paxlovid treatment, with lower rates among black and Hispanic or Latino patients, and within socially vulnerable communities. …”
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Intravenous nicardipine and labetalol use in hypertensive patients with signs or symptoms suggestive of end-organ damage in the emergency department: a subgroup analysis of the CLU... by Brian Hiestand, Phillip Levy, W Frank Peacock, Brigitte M Baumann, Richard M Nowak, Amy Hsu, Joseph Varon, Chad M Cannon, David M Cline, Pierre Borczuk, Abhinav Chandra, Deborah B Diercks, Preeti Jois, Brian Kaminski, Jon W Schrock

“…On multivariable modelling with adjustment for gender and clinical site, nicardipine patients were more likely to be in TR by 30 min than patients receiving labetalol (OR 3.65, 95% CI 1.31 to 10.18, C statistic=0.72).Conclusions In the setting of hypertension with suspected EOD, patients treated with nicardipine are more likely to reach prespecified SBP targets within 30 min than patients receiving labetalol.Clinical Trial Registration NCT00765648, clinicaltrials.gov…”
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Tributary by James Davoll, Paul Dolan, Pete Howson

“…Tributary explores covert, 'black-boxed' data centres (remote and highly secure sites) by tracking water and geothermal sources to the infrastructure required to power and house these physical locations of intensive computational processing. …”
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