When it comes to your sidewalk, the money and time you spend on making it sustainable shouldn’t be wasted. Environmental factors can have a significant impact on the performance of your pavement and cause serious damage. Let’s take a look at the different environmental factors to watch out for. 1.Read More →

August 27, 2021 1 min read Source / Disclosures Published by: Source: Owen D, et al. Rapid assessment of the 10-year evidence of dry eye flare-ups. Presented at: Summer Symposium on Women in Ophthalmology; August 26-29, 2021; Amelia Island, Florida. Disclosures: Owen says he is the Director of Medical SciencesRead More →

Environmental and genetic factors can contribute to lung cancer, which develops as a result of the cells in the lungs growing out of control. Lung cancer is the second most common cancer and the leading cause of cancer death worldwide. In recent years, the search for genetic mutations in cancerousRead More →

INDIANAPOLIS – The combination of threats from COVID-19 and extreme heat in many socially vulnerable communities across the United States is a real concern for public health officials, highlighting the need to better understand how the aggravating factors can increase the risk of COVID-19. In a new study published inRead More →

Credit: public domain CC0 Machine learning can accurately predict cardiovascular disease and guide treatment, but models that incorporate the social determinants of health can better capture risks and outcomes for diverse groups, according to a new study by researchers from the School of Global Public Health and the Tandon SchoolRead More →

Researchers don’t study enough type 1 diabetes in minority populations, said Ezio Bonifacio, PhD, professor of diabetes and preclinical stem cell work at the Technical University of Dresden, Germany. Transcription: Do we know what genetic or environmental factors “tip the balance” in the development of type 1 diabetes (T1D)? AreRead More →

Computer vision technology is increasingly used in areas such as automatic surveillance systems, self-driving cars, facial recognition, healthcare, and social distancing tools. Users need accurate and reliable visual information to fully exploit the benefits of video analytics applications, but the quality of video data is often affected by environmental factorsRead More →

A stimulating environment keeps the “hippocampus” – which is the brain’s memory control center – young, so to speak. The causes of this are molecular mechanisms that affect the regulation of genes. These current findings from studies in mice provide clues as to why an active and varied life canRead More →

environmental factors as a percentage of skin problems During the summer months, when the harmful effects of the sun increase, health and skin care becomes more important. Studies show that 80% of the factors that cause skin aging are caused by environmental factors. In addition, even when the weather isRead More →

June 17, 2021 A biologist from RUDN University studied the aggressive effect of environmental factors, such as ozone, salts and water, on Ultrafine nanofibers of biopolymers. The RUDN University biologist studied the aggressive impact of environmental factors (water, salts and ozone) on ultrafine nanofibers of biopolymers. The results will helpRead More →

During pandemics, protective behaviors must be motivated by effective communication. A critical factor in understanding a population’s response to such a threat is the fear it elicits, as fear both helps motivate protective responses, but can also lead to panic behaviors. Additionally, lockdown measures affect well-being, making it important toRead More →

The ability to precisely control processing rates and achieve energy savings has generalized the application of frequency converters (VFDs) and they are increasingly applied to loads in harsh environments. As with many electronic devices, environmental conditions can be a key factor in durability and reliability; temperature, humidity, shock and vibration,Read More →

Associate Professor Ken tachibana, reveals how prenatal exposure to ambient fine particles disrupts DNA methylation and subsequent gene expression in fetal development Human and animal epidemiological studies indicate that nutrition and environmental stimuli during prenatal and postnatal mammalian development influence developmental pathways and thus induce permanent changes in metabolism andRead More →

Credit: SWKStock/Shutterstock.com. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the urgent need to address climate change as part of the environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) issues of businesses and corporations. In a poll Verdict conducted to determine which of the three ESG factors is most important to company rankings, a majorityRead More →

Are you screaming at the rain as a leader? It’s easy to imagine that on some days, especially if you work in tourism or agriculture, you might start to view the weather as your enemy. But if you find yourself yelling at the rain, blaming the weather, or some otherRead More →

Chronic stress is a beast Imagine that you are walking in the savannah and you meet a lion. Your body’s acute stress response kicks in and releases a flood of hormones, raising your heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing rate, and preparing you to fight or flee. It’s a short-termRead More →

Environmental pressures may have led humans to become more tolerant and friendly of each other, as the need to share food and raw materials became mutually beneficial, a new study suggests. This behavior was not an inevitable natural progression, but subjected to ecological pressures, concludes the study of the UniversityRead More →

The extent to which environmental factors are taken into account in procurement decisions. APQC One of the key lessons of 2020 for supply chain leaders is that purchasing cannot afford to focus solely on purchasing goods and services at the lowest possible cost. To survive and thrive, large companies thinkRead More →

October 08, 2020 2 minute read Source/Disclosures Disclosures: LeWinn reports receiving grants from the Urban Child Institute. Please see the study for relevant financial information from all other authors. ADD A SUBJECT TO EMAIL ALERTS Receive an email when new articles are published on Read More →

01:54 Harmful environmental factors, which disproportionately affect the poor, are responsible for 13% of all deaths in Europe, the European Environment Agency (EEA) has said in a new report. Around 630,000 deaths in the 27 countries of the European Union (EU), plus the UK, were attributable to environmental factors inRead More →

(Photo / iStock) Childhood obesity is an increasingly common health threat around the world. It later increases the risk of various life-threatening problems including type 2 diabetes, cancer, heart disease, and even mental health issues. A new study by scientists at USC and the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal)Read More →

Campus Queries is a series in which Daily Bruin readers and staff present scientific questions that UCLA professors and experts must answer. Q: Is there a link between environmental issues and the COVID-19 pandemic? A: Habitat destruction, wildlife markets and climate change may be linked to zoonotic fallout like theRead More →