Two types of electron microscopy analyses were employed along with geographic information system (GIS) mapping to investigate potential sources of PM2.5 and PM10 (airborne particulate matter smaller than 2.5 and 10 μm, respectively) in two urbanized desert areas known to exhibit PM excursions. Integrated spectral imaging maps were obtained from scanning electron microscopy/energy-dispersive X-r...

INTRODUCTION Recent cohort studies have used exposure prediction models to estimate the association between long-term residential concentrations of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and health. Because these prediction models rely on PM2.5 monitoring data, predictions for times before extensive spatial monitoring present a challenge to understanding long-term exposure effects. The U.S. Environmen...

An analysis of global statistics shows a substantial increase in flood damage over the past few decades. Moreover, it is expected that flood risk will continue to rise due to the combined effect of increasing numbers of people and economic assets in risk-prone areas and the effects of climate change. In order to mitigate the impact of natural hazards on European economies and societies, improve...

At the Forschungs-Neutronenquelle Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II) of Technical University Munich (TUM) a new source for ultra-cold neutrons (UCN) with solid deuterium converter is currently under construction. This summary paper shall give an overview project and its current status. Research results concerning preparation, para-to-ortho conversion, radiation effects neutron transport, which have ...

Understanding forest genetic diversity and national legislation on trade utilization of reproductive material (FRM) are key aspects for management adapting forests to climate change. Despite concerns about the negative effects change forests, awareness role in adaptation is limited. Adaptive strategies such as afforestation reforestation depend selection appropriate FRM their knowledge among re...

The Financial Risk Meter (FRM) is an established quantitative tool that, based on conditional Value at (VaR) ideas, yields insight into the dynamics of network risk. Originally, FRM has been composed via Lasso quantile regression, but we here extend it by incorporating idea expectiles, thus indicating not only tail probability rather actual loss given a stress situation in network. expectile va...

In this study, we investigated whether different morphosyntactic features, i.e. number and gender, play a role during the adult online comprehension of subject relative clauses (SRC) object (ORC), in Italian. This study was inspired by developmental studies showing that children struggle with ORC compared to SRC; yet, improves if head RC mismatch relevant features (e.g. but not gender Italian, ...

In order to evaluate present and future retail packaging systems, it is necessary to review past fresh red meat (FRM) packaging systems. Prior to 1967, whole beef carcass shipments were traditionally made to retail outlets where carcasses were fabricated into retail items by butchers in individual stores. The "boxed beef" concept was introduced in 1967, dramatically changing beef processing, di...

David Doennig, Santu Baidya, Warren E. Pickett, and Rossitza Pentcheva 1, ∗ Forschungs-Neutronenquelle Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II), Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstraße 1, 85748 Garching, Germany Department of Physics and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, Lotharstr. 1, 47057 Duisburg, Germany Department of Physics, University of Cal...