High pollution shuts schools in Tehran
Primary schools will be closed on Monday in Tehran as thick fog caused by pollution smothers the Iranian capital and most of the surrounding province, local authorities said.
Environment
Feb 04, 2018
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News tagged with world health organization
Algorithm identifies vulnerable people during natural disasters
A new algorithm developed at the University of Waterloo will help first responders and home care providers better help the elderly during natural disasters.
Software
Feb 02, 2018
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Central Valley soil emissions a large source of state's nitrogen oxide pollution
A previously unrecognized source of nitrogen oxide is contributing up to about 40 percent of the NOx emissions in California, according to a study led by the University of California, Davis. The study traces the emissions ...
Environment
Jan 31, 2018
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Applying GRADE-CERQual approach to qualitative evidence synthesis findings
A series of papers published in Implementation Science this week provides guidance on how to apply the GRADE-CERQual approach. CERQual helps assess how much confidence to place in findings from qualitative evidence syntheses.
Social Sciences
Jan 26, 2018
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Chemical engineers discover how some bacteria resist threats
Bacteria are stealthy organisms. They can multiply in minutes and evolve to survive what we throw at them—including antibiotics.
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 26, 2018
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Hong Kong engulfed in smog as fears grow over air
Hong Kong's famous skyline was engulfed in smog Monday, with residents urged to stay indoors.
Environment
Jan 22, 2018
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Detect locally, protect globally
When infectious diseases strike, the World Health Organization acts swiftly, coordinating with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and its foreign counterparts to contain the threat. But there is no equivalent ...
Security
Jan 19, 2018
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China says air quality 'improved' in 2017
China's air quality improved across the country in 2017, the environmental protection ministry said Thursday, after the problem was so dire in previous years that some periods were dubbed an "airpocalypse".
Environment
Jan 18, 2018
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Blue skies in China's capital spark joy, scepticism
Every day for the last five years, Zou Yi has photographed Beijing's smog-cloaked skyline from his 13th-floor apartment, but there is something different in the air this year.
Environment
Jan 12, 2018
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Startup aims to make vision care more accessible in developing world
Vision impairment is a major global issue. More than 2 billion people worldwide don't have access to corrective lenses.
Engineering
Jan 11, 2018
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