Chemical Characterization of Sub-micron Aerosols during New Particle Formation in an Urban Atmosphere by Vijay P. Kanawade, Sachchida N. Tripathi, Abhishek Chakraborty, Huan Yu

“…The m/z 57 ion (C4H9+), a tracer of hydrocarbon-like OA (HOA), displayed significantly enhanced signal intensity during all of the NPF event days. …”
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Analysis of Air Pollution Data in India between 2015 and 2019 by Disha Sharma, Denise Mauzerall

“…Abstract India suffers from among the worst air pollution in the world. In response, a large government effort to increase air quality monitoring is underway. …”
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Nurturing Creativity in Indian Design Education: Insights and a Conceptual Mind Map by G. Chiranjeevi Reddy

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Effectiveness of a novel artificial intelligence-assisted colonoscopy system for adenoma detection: a prospective, propensity score-matched, non-randomized controlled study in Kore... by Jung-Bin Park, Jung Ho Bae

“…The ENAD group had a significantly higher ADR (45.1% vs. 38.8%, p=0.010), higher sessile serrated lesion detection rate (SSLDR) (5.7% vs. 2.5%, p=0.001), higher mean number of adenomas per colonoscopy (APC) (0.78±1.17 vs. 0.61±0.99; incidence risk ratio, 1.27; 95% confidence interval, 1.13–1.42), and longer withdrawal time (9.0±3.4 vs. 8.3±3.1, p<0.001) than the SC group. …”
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Recognition of a Drowning Victim by Bystanders: A Scoping Review

“…Background: Globally, drowning is one of the leading causes of unintentional death. Whilst the World Health Organization (WHO) has identified that bystanders could play an important role in decreasing drowning deaths, few studies have evaluated whether bystanders can recognize a drowning victim. …”
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The Iconography of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar: The Symbolic Means in Visual and Design Culture by Arun Mascarenhas

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Emission Characteristics of Volatile Organic Compounds from Typical Coal Utilization Sources: A Case Study in Shanxi of Northern China by Yang Xu, Hualong Yu, Yulong Yan, Lin Peng, Rumei Li, Cheng Wang, Zhiyong Li

“…Abstract China, where coal is the dominant energy resource, accounted for 50.5% of the world’s coal consumption—or 1906.7 million tons of oil equivalent—during 2018. …”
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Impact of the COVID-19 Event on Trip Intensity and Air Quality in Southern China by Shun Wan, Kangping Cui, Ya-Fen Wang, Jhong-Lin Wu, Wei-Syun Huang, Kaijie Xu, Jiajia Zhang

“…Abstract The COVID-19 epidemic discovered and reported at the end of December 2019 and began spreading rapidly around the world. The impact of the COVID-19 event on the trip intensity, AQI (air quality index), and air pollutants, including PM2.5, PM10, SO2, CO, NO2, and O3 in Shenzhen, Guangzhou, and Foshan (the so-called ‘three cities’) from January 12 to March 27, in 2019 and 2020, are compared and discussed. …”
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Impact of COVID-19 on the Air Quality over China and India Using Long-term (2009–2020) Multi-satellite Data by Manish Soni, Sunita Verma, Hiren Jethava, Swagata Payra, Lok Lamsal, Priyanshu Gupta, Janhavi Singh

“…The criteria air quality indicators i.e., nitrogen dioxide (NO2), sulphur dioxide (SO2), Aerosol Index (AI) and aerosol optical depth (AOD) data are retrieved from the Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI), TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI), and MODerate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) sensor on the Terra and Aqua satellites, respectively. …”
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Validation of In-field Calibration for Low-Cost Sensors Measuring Ambient Particulate Matter in Kolkata, India by Siddharth Nobell, Arnab Majumdar, Shovon Mukherjee, Sukumar Chakraborty, Sanjoy Chatterjee, Soumitra Bose, Anindita Dutta, Sandhya Sethuraman, Daniel M. Westervelt, Shairik Sengupta, Rakhi Basu, V. Faye McNeill

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Co-effects of COVID-19 and Meteorology on PM2.5 Decrease in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: A Comparison of 2016–2019 and 2020–2021 by Cong-Thanh Tran, Le My Thuan Nguyen, Tzong-Gang Wu, Chang-Fu Wu, To Thi Hien, Kuo-Liong Chien

“…Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) measures during 2020–2021 may lead to a downward trend of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) concentrations in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), which is one of the most air-polluted cities in Vietnam. …”
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Emissions and Chemical Components of PM2.5 from Simulated Cooking Conditions Using Traditional Cookstoves and Fuels under a Dilution Tunnel System by Colleen Marciel F. Rosales, Jinsang Jung, Mylene G. Cayetano

“…Therefore, this study used the UP Diliman dilution tunnel system (UPDDTS) to characterize the composition of particulate matter in the smoke and quantify the PM2.5 emitted by traditional Philippine cooking systems, viz., a charcoal-burning cement stove (CCP), a sawdust-burning tin-can stove (KKP), a fuelwood-burning metal-grill stove (MFP), a kerosene-burning metal stove (MKP), and a charcoalburning metal-grill stove (MCC). …”
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Rediscovering Phoenicians in their Homeland from the Perspective of Iron Age Coroplastic Art by Barbara Bolognani

“…The collective imagery of the Phoenicians is well known both within and outside of the academic world in large part because of the representations of daily life in their coroplastic art. …”
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SWOT Analysis on the Use of Haba Inggreh Android Application in High Schools in Nagan Raya Regency by Veni Nella Syahputri, Nyak Mutia Ismail, Kismullah, Herri Darsan

“…However, it also poses a threat, as using the app excessively for language learning is dangerous. …”
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Foucault, care of the self and the privileged status of old age by Chris Gilleard

“…Foucault’s advocacy of an art of living in later life has been neglected by those using his work to emphasise the governance, rather than the freedoms of old age. …”
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Revisiting Enhanced Protection: Implications from a Practical Case Study by Emma Cunliffe

“… The 1999 Second Protocol to the Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (1954) created a new legal framework to improve protection for the world’s most important cultural property in cases of conflict, called enhanced protection. …”
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Polka Dots: A Timeless Design Element and Its Exploration with Sustainability by Ranjeet Kumar Jha, Shweta Chauhan, Shalu V Nair

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First aid guidelines for Burns: Educational approach &amp; Adaptation

“…Burn injuries are among the most debilitating of all injuries, and even today are a burning public health concern across the world. …”
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Emission Characteristics of Hazardous Air Pollutants from Construction Equipment by Sungwoon Jung, Sunmoon Kim, Yunsung Lim, Jongtae Lee, Taekho Chung, Heekyoung Hong, Sunhee Mun, Seunghwan Lee, Woojun Jang, Jaehyun Lim

“…The characteristics and chemical composition of the emitted regulated pollutants (carbon monoxide (CO), non-methane hydrocarbon (NMHC), nitrogen oxide (NOx), and particulate matter (PM)) and hazardous air pollutants (HAPs), e.g., volatile organic compounds (VOCs), aldehydes, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), were then determined. …”
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Chemical Composition Characteristics and Source Apportionment of PM2.5 in Ceramic Industrial Base during Winter by Xiang Tu, Xiaozhen Fang, Hansun Fang, Changlin Ye, Zugen Liu, Xuehui Jia, Dan He, Jinliang Wang, Hong Huang, Changwei Zou, Chenglong Yu

“…The chemical mass balance (CMB) model, backward trajectory method and potential source contribution function model, etc. were used to track and identify possible sources and contributions in the formation of the PM2.5. The results showed that the average PM2.5 concentration during sampling period was 134 ± 74.7 µg m−3, which exceeding World Health Organization (WHO) Air Quality Guidelines levels. …”
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