A research team from American University has spent the last three years collecting samples from several freshwater streams that feed into Washington, D.C.'s Anacostia River. They have been looking for microplastics.
Earth Sciences
Sep 25, 2023
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To paraphrase the management icon Peter Drucker, you can't manage something unless you measure it. Without measurement, you can't tell if management's actions are making things better or worse. The importance and seriousness ...
Economics & Business
Sep 25, 2023
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Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), one of the most important horticultural crops, is rich in iron and vitamins. As an essential micro-element for plants, iron (Fe) deficiency not only restricts tomato growth, development and ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Sep 25, 2023
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A UNSW Sydney scientist explains some of the psychological processes that influence our decision making around home insurance and climate change.
Social Sciences
Sep 25, 2023
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German Executives are most concerned about the impact of hot weather and heavy rains on their companies' operations. Apart from this, however, they also have an awareness of the consequences of climate change on their value ...
Economics & Business
Sep 22, 2023
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People experiencing a high degree of social vulnerability are also more exposed to wildfires in Oregon and Washington as wildfire risk increases, a new study shows.
Environment
Sep 20, 2023
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Koala populations have been decimated by bushfires in recent years—and researchers are forecasting that bushfires will threaten them and their habitat even more in coming decades.
Ecology
Sep 18, 2023
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Ontario may seem to be a water secure region, but new research out of the University of Waterloo challenges the myth of water abundance in the Great Lakes watershed.
Earth Sciences
Sep 13, 2023
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's capital city, will likely face increased heat waves, droughts and severe flooding over the next 67 years. These changes will pose risks to public health and infrastructure. They'll also be felt most ...
Environment
Sep 13, 2023
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A new study led by Texas A&M AgriLife Research has identified what may be a novel biological approach for removing extremely small and potentially dangerous plastic particles from water.
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 13, 2023
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Risk is a concept that denotes the precise probability of specific eventualities. Technically, the notion of risk is independent from the notion of value and, as such, eventualities may have both beneficial and adverse consequences. However, in general usage the convention is to focus only on potential negative impact to some characteristic of value that may arise from a future event.
RISK can be defined as “the threat or probability that an action or event will adversely or beneficially affect an organisation's ability to achieve its objectives”[1]. In simple terms risk is ‘Uncertainty of Outcome’, either from pursuing a future positive opportunity, or an existing negative threat in trying to achieve a current objective.
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