Food surplus and its climate burdens

C Hiç, P Pradhan, D Rybski… - Environmental science & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Avoiding food loss and waste may counteract the increasing food demand and reduce
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the agricultural sector. This is crucial because of …

Neurocognitive enhancement or impairment? A systematic meta-analysis of prescription stimulant effects on processing speed, decision-making, planning, and …

ME Marraccini, LL Weyandt, JS Rossi… - Experimental and …, 2016 - psycnet.apa.org
Increasing numbers of adults, particularly college students, are misusing prescription
stimulants primarily for cognitive/academic enhancement, so it is critical to explore whether …

Nutra-ergonomics: influence of nutrition on physical employment standards and the health of workers

J Shearer, TE Graham… - … Physiology, Nutrition, and …, 2016 - cdnsciencepub.com
The importance of ergonomics across several scientific domains, including biomechanics,
psychology, sociology, and physiology, have been extensively explored. However, the role …

Source apportionment of CO2, PM10 and VOCs levels and health risk assessment in naturally ventilated primary schools in Porto, Portugal

J Madureira, I Paciência, J Rufo, M Severo… - Building and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Children are by far more susceptible to the negative effects of air pollutants than adults.
Building-level characteristics are structural factors largely beyond the control of those who …

[HTML][HTML] Arsenic and cadmium contamination in water, sediments and fish is a consequence of paddy cultivation: evidence of river pollution in Sri Lanka

PACT Perera, TV Sundarabarathy… - Achievements in the Life …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract The upper Malwathu Oya is a seasonal river. The main livelihood of people living in
the immediate vicinity of the river is paddy cultivation, and chronic kidney disease is reported …

[HTML][HTML] Occurrence of emerging flame retardants from e-waste recycling activities in the northern part of Vietnam

M Someya, G Suzuki, AC Ionas, NM Tue, F Xu… - Emerging …, 2016 - Elsevier
This study investigated the contamination status of 21 emerging flame retardants (FRs) in
soils (n= 32) and river sediments (n= 8) from an e-waste recycling (EWR) site in the northern …

No benefit of oral diclofenac on post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis

H Ishiwatari, T Urata, I Yasuda, S Matsusaki… - Digestive diseases and …, 2016 - Springer
Background Pancreatitis following endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
(ERCP) is a serious complication. Rectal diclofenac (100 mg) has been shown to reduce the …

[HTML][HTML] Subtle increases in BMI within a healthy weight range still reduce womens employment chances in the service sector

D Nickson, AR Timming, D Re, DI Perrett - PLoS One, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Using mixed design analysis of variance (ANOVA), this paper investigates the effects of a
subtle simulated increase in adiposity on women's employment chances in the service …

Cost-effectiveness of anticoagulants for suspected heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in the United States

A Aljabri, Y Huckleberry, JH Karnes… - Blood, The Journal …, 2016 - ashpublications.org
Despite the availability of multiple nonheparin anticoagulants for the treatment of heparin-
induced thrombocytopenia (HIT), few data are available comparing the cost-effectiveness of …

Observational signatures of self-destructive civilizations

A Stevens, D Forgan, JOM James - International Journal of …, 2016 - cambridge.org
We address the possibility that intelligent civilizations that destroy themselves could present
signatures observable by humanity. Placing limits on the number of self-destroyed …