scholarly journals Methodology and a preliminary data base for examining the health risks of electricity generation from uranium and coal fuels

1980 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.A. El-Bassioni
Keyword(s):  
Data Base ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Preliminary Data ◽  
Electricity Generation

scholarly journals Cleaner and Sustainable Energy Production in Pakistan: Lessons Learnt from the Pak-TIMES Model

Energies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Syed Aziz Ur Rehman ◽  
Yanpeng Cai ◽  
Zafar Ali Siyal ◽  
Nayyar Hussain Mirjat ◽  
Rizwan Fazal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Risks ◽  
Atmospheric Pollution ◽  
Electricity Generation ◽  
Energy Production ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Ghg Emissions ◽  
Energy Planning ◽  
National Scale ◽  
Environmental Emissions ◽  
Business As Usual

The energy planning process essentially requires addressing diverse planning objectives, including prioritizing resources, and the estimation of environmental emissions and associated health risks. This study investigates the impacts of atmospheric pollution for Pakistan from the energy production processes under various modalities. A national-scale bottom-up energy optimization model (Pak-TIMES) with the ANSWER-TIMES framework is developed to assess the electricity generation pathways (2015–2035) and estimate GHG emissions and major air pollutants, i.e., CH4, CO, CO2, N2O, NOX, PM1, PM10, PM2.5, PMBC, PMOC, PMTSP, SO2, and VOC under five scenarios. These scenarios are: BAU (business-as-usual), RE-30 (30% renewables), RE-40 (40% renewables), Coal-30 (30% coal), and Coal-40 (40% coal). It is revealed that to reach the electricity demand of 3091 PJ in 2035, both the Coal-30 and Coal-40 scenarios shall cause maximum emissions of GHGs, i.e., 260.13 and 338.92 Mt (million tons) alongside 40.52 and 54.03 Mt emissions of PMTSP in both of the scenarios, respectively. BAU scenario emissions are estimated to be 181.5 Mt (GHGs) and 24.30 Mt (PMTSP). Minimum emissions are estimated in the RE-40 scenario with 96.01 Mt of GHGs and 11.80 Mt of PMTSP, followed by the RE-30 scenario (143.20 GHGs and 17.73 Mt PMTSP). It is, therefore, concluded that coal-based electricity generation technologies would be a major source of emission and would contribute the highest amount of air pollution. This situation necessitates harnessing renewables in the future, which will significantly mitigate public health risks from atmospheric pollution.

scholarly journals Radio variability of blazars

2010 ◽  
Vol 6 (S275) ◽  
pp. 164-167
Author(s):  
J. H. Fan ◽  
W. Xu ◽  
J. Pan ◽  
Y. H. Yuan
Keyword(s):  
Brightness Temperature ◽  
Data Base ◽  
Preliminary Data ◽  
Light Curves ◽  
Spectrum Radio ◽  
Variability Index ◽  
Doppler Factor ◽  
Bl Lacs

AbstractIn this work, we present the analysis results using UMRAO preliminary data base. We used the light curves 1) to get the shortest timescales and then to get the brightness temperature so that we can estimate the Doppler factors; 2) to investigate the periodicity and discuss the variability index. We also used the data base to discuss the polarization properties of blazars. We found that the periodicity distribution in BL Lacs and that in the flat spectrum radio quasars should be from the same distribution. The Doppler factor in FSRQs is higher than that in BL. The polarization in BLs are higher than that in the flat spectrum radio quasars

scholarly journals The Flora of Azulejos in Maranhão, Brazil

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Leandro Menezes ◽  
Alícia Ewerton ◽  
Amanda Garcia ◽  
Susana Dominici ◽  
Fabiane Fernandes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Iberian Peninsula ◽  
Data Base ◽  
Preliminary Data ◽  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
New World ◽  
Species Identity ◽  
Historical Information ◽  
Plant Parts

The azulejo (tile) styles from the Iberian Peninsula and other regions in the New World are strongly influenced by Muslim aesthetics. Many of the azulejos in Maranhão, Brazil, depict plants and plant parts, but little is known about their species identity. In this paper, we investigated the origin of 94 plants species illustrated on the azulejos in Maranhão based on their phytomorphic elements. Among them, twenty-five were from Asteraceae and eight were from Rosaceae. Most of the pieces are of Portuguese origin and the illustrations on the azulejos show a European lifestyle. For Brazilians, there was certainly no sense of belonging since the illustrations depict characteristics that are different from what is seen locally. Although the phytomorphic illustrations do not reflect local flora, azulejos have become the most characteristic symbol of Maranhão. Our research provides a preliminary data base upon which future works can be based to propose new prints of Maranhão plants and create digital guides that link historical information with botanical identifications.

scholarly journals Nationwide Distribution of Indoor Radon Measurements: A Preliminary Data Base

JAPCA ◽  
1987 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 227-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Ward Alter ◽  
Richard A. Oswald
Keyword(s):  
Data Base ◽  
Preliminary Data ◽  
Indoor Radon ◽  
Radon Measurements

scholarly journals Chlorinated compounds in the muscle tissue of fish from the Croatian Adriatic: preliminary data on contamination and the associated health risks / Klorirani spojevi u mišićnom tkivu riba iz istočnog Jadranskog mora: preliminarni podaci o zagađenosti i zdravstvenim rizicima

2015 ◽  
Vol 66 (4) ◽  
pp. 299-308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zorana Kljaković-Gašpić ◽  
Snježana Herceg Romanić ◽  
Darija Klinčić ◽  
Vjekoslav Tičina
Keyword(s):  
Muscle Tissue ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Preliminary Data ◽  
Organic Contaminants ◽  
Adriatic Sea ◽  
Polychlorinated Biphenyl ◽  
Trophic Levels ◽  
Lipid Weight ◽  
Commercially Important ◽  
Important Fish

Levels of 17 polychlorinated biphenyl congeners (PCBs) and seven organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) were measured in the muscle tissue of 18 commercially important fish species from the eastern Adriatic Sea. PCBs [<LOD-8,866 ng g-1 lipid weight (lw)] accounted for over 66 % of all analysed compounds. Their pattern was dominated by PCB-138 and PCB-153. DDE (14.2-649 ng g-1 lw) was the prevalent DDT isomer in all samples, suggesting no recent DDT input. β-, γ- and α-HCH and HCB were found in less than 50 % of samples. The analysed organic contaminants did not seem to bioaccumulate up the food web (trophic levels 3.0 to 4.5). Our findings show no risk of chronic (non-cancerous) effects on human health

An Introductory Examination of Speech Disfluencies in Spanish–English Bilingual Children Who Do and Do Not Stutter During Narratives

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 131-141
Author(s):  
Cristina Rincon ◽  
Kia Noelle Johnson ◽  
Courtney Byrd
Keyword(s):  
Diagnostic Criteria ◽  
Preliminary Data ◽  
Diagnostic Information ◽  
English Speakers ◽  
Bilingual Children ◽  
English Bilingual ◽  
Developmental Stuttering ◽  
Mean Length Of Utterance

Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the frequency and type of speech disfluencies (stuttering-like and nonstuttering-like) in bilingual Spanish–English (SE) children who stutter (CWS) to SE children who do not stutter (CWNS) during narrative samples elicited in Spanish and English to provide further diagnostic information for this population and preliminary data toward an expansion of this study. Method Participants included six bilingual SE children (three CWS, three CWNS) ranging in age from 5 years to 7;5 (years;months) and recruited from the surrounding Houston, Texas area. Participants provided a narrative sample in English and Spanish. The frequency of speech disfluencies was tabulated, and mean length of utterance was measured for each sample. Results Results indicate that both talker groups exceed the diagnostic criteria typically used for developmental stuttering. Regardless of the language being spoken, CWS participants had a frequency of stuttering-like speech disfluencies that met or exceeded the diagnostic criteria for developmental stuttering that is based on monolingual English speakers. The CWNS participants varied in meeting the criteria depending on the language being spoken, with one of the three CWNS exceeding the criteria in both languages and one exceeding the criteria for percentage of stuttering-like speech disfluencies in one language. Conclusion Findings from this study contribute to the development of more appropriate diagnostic criteria for bilingual SE-speaking children to aid in the reduction of misdiagnoses of stuttering in this population.

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