John L. Wilkinson, Alistair B.A. Boxall, Dana W. Kolpin, Kmy Leung et al.
Environmental exposure to active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) can have negative effects on the health of ecosystems and humans. While numerous studies have monitored APIs in rivers, these employ different analytical methods, measure different APIs, and have ignored many of the countries of the ...
Edward R. Cook, Richard Seager, Yochanan Kushnir, Keith R. Briffa et al.
Climate model projections suggest widespread drying in the Mediterranean Basin and wetting in Fennoscandia in the coming decades largely as a consequence of greenhouse gas forcing of climate. To place these and other "Old World" climate projections into historical perspective based on more complete ...
Norihiro Kato, CARDIo GRAMplusCD, LifeLines Cohort Study, Marie Loh et al.
We carried out a trans-ancestry genome-wide association and replication study of blood pressure phenotypes among up to 320,251 individuals of East Asian, European and South Asian ancestry. We find genetic variants at 12 new loci to be associated with blood pressure (P = 3.9 × 10−11 to 5.0 × 10−21). ...
Joris Deelen, Marian Beekman, Hae‐Won Uh, Linda Broer et al.
The genetic contribution to the variation in human lifespan is ∼ 25%. Despite the large number of identified disease-susceptibility loci, it is not known which loci influence population mortality. We performed a genome-wide association meta-analysis of 7729 long-lived individuals of European descent...
Charles Ameh, Sia E. Msuya, Jan Hofman, Joanna Raven et al.
BACKGROUND: Ensuring women have access to good quality Emergency Obstetric Care (EOC) is a key strategy to reducing maternal and newborn deaths. Minimum coverage rates are expected to be 1 Comprehensive (CEOC) and 4 Basic EOC (BEOC) facilities per 500,000 population. METHODS AND FINDINGS: A cross-se...
Maruf Hasan, Md. Abdur Rashid, Niaz Makhdum, Nesur Nahid et al.
The stream of globalization is impelling Bangladesh to adopt the technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (FIR). This study examined the opportunities and problems created by the adoption of FIR in Bangladesh. Findings show that the adaptation of FIR can create enormous difficulties for the ...
Mark Manak, Luc Gagnon, Steven Phay-Tran, Philipa Levesque-Damphousse et al.
BACKGROUND: Accurate quantitation of immune markers is crucial for ensuring reliable assessment of vaccine efficacy against infectious diseases. This study was designed to confirm standardised performance of SARS-CoV-2 assays used to evaluate COVID-19 vaccine candidates at the initial seven laborato...
Mohammad Zaman, Kristina Kleineidam, Lars R. Bakken, Jacqueline Berendt et al.
Abstract Several approaches exist for measuring greenhouse gases (GHGs), mainly CO 2 , N 2 O, and CH 4 , from soil surfaces. The principle methods that are used to measure GHG from agricultural sites are chamber-based techniques. Both open and closed chamber techniques are in use; however, the major...
Mohammad Zaman, Kristina Kleineidam, Lars R. Bakken, Jacqueline Berendt et al.
Abstract Agricultural lands make up approximately 37% of the global land surface, and agriculture is a significant source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, including carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), methane (CH 4 ) and nitrous oxide (N 2 O). Those GHGs are responsible for the majority of the anthropogenic g...
M. Zaman, Kristina Kleineidam, Lars R. Bakken, Jacqueline Berendt et al.
Abstract GHGemissions are usually the result of several simultaneous processes. Furthermore, some gases such as N 2 are very difficult to quantify and require special techniques. Therefore, in this chapter, the focus is on stable isotopemethods. Both natural abundance techniques and enrichment techn...
Mohammad Zaman, Kristina Kleineidam, Lars R. Bakken, Jacqueline Berendt et al.
Abstract The rapidly changing global climate due to increased emission of anthropogenic greenhouse gases (GHGs) is leading to an increased occurrence of extreme weather events such as droughts, floods, and heatwaves. The three major GHGs are carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), methane (CH 4 ), and nitrous oxide...
Mohammad Zaman, Kristina Kleineidam, Lars R. Bakken, Jacqueline Berendt et al.
Abstract Methods and techniques are described for automated measurements of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in both the laboratory and the field. Robotic systems are currently available to measure the entire range of gases evolved from soils including dinitrogen (N 2 ). These systems usually work on an exch...
Mohammad Zaman, Kristina Kleineidam, Lars R. Bakken, Jacqueline Berendt et al.
Abstract Soils harbour diverse soil faunaand a wide range of soil microorganisms. These fauna and microorganisms directly contribute to soil greenhouse gas (GHG) fluxes via their respiratory and metabolic activities and indirectly by changing the physical, chemical and biological properties of soils...
Mohammad Zaman, Kristina Kleineidam, Lars R. Bakken, Jacqueline Berendt et al.
Abstract Micrometeorological techniques are useful if greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from larger areas (i.e. entire fields) should be integrated. The theory and the various techniques such as flux-gradient, aerodynamic, and Bowen ratio as well as Eddy correlation methods are described and discussed....
Mohammad Zaman, Kristina Kleineidam, Lars R. Bakken, Jacqueline Berendt et al.
Abstract Agriculture is a significant source of GHGsglobally and ruminant livestock animals are one of the largest contributors to these emissions, responsible for an estimated 14% of GHGs (CH 4 and N 2 O combined) worldwide. A large portion of GHG fluxes from agricultural activities is related to C...