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Study finds reduction of low-frequency noise from transition to electric buses improved residents’ health

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Accompanying the lower noise levels from bus traffic was a reduction of fatigue, day time sleepiness and low mood, a study at the University of Gothenburg shows. Previous noise-level measurements had indicated that disturbance from low-frequency noise in indoor environments was present in the residential area.

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Study links increased black carbon pollution to increase in cases of lung adenocarcinoma worldwide

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The same study also concluded an overall lower consumption of tobacco worldwide is statistically linked to less people contracting lung squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC)—another type of NSCLC. The results of the study were published in the journal Atmospheric Environment. LSCC is often linked to a history of smoking. 2021.118835.

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Study comparing crash risk of EU and US vehicles indicates differences in performance

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One potential barrier to trade is the differing safety standards testing and requirements for vehicles sold in the EU and the US. Testing the same make/model under both regimens is an expensive process, and negotiation of common standards may be difficult and time-consuming.

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The Engineer Behind Samsung’s Speech Recognition Software

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He recently left Samsung to continue his work in the field at Korea University , in Seoul, leading the school’s speech and language processing laboratory. It suppresses the effects of background noise by using statistics to estimate characteristics. university because he felt it would give him more opportunities.

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TOAR shows present-day global ozone distribution and trends relevant to health; public database

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Even so, during 2010-2014, people in parts of California, Arizona, Colorado, Texas, the Midwest and the Middle Atlantic still experienced more than 15 days a year in which ozone levels exceeded the US health-based air quality standard of 70 parts per billion (ppb) averaged over eight hours. Source: University of Leicester. Owen Cooper.

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UN: global e-waste surging; up 21% in 5 years

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According to the report, this trend is driven by the growing consumption of those products in lower income countries, where those products improve the living standards.

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Organisations must look at diversity beyond gender | Autocar Professional

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” “Even when I took the managerial role, it was a bit of a struggle to begin with, till people know who you are, but once they understand your capabilities and how you are collaborating with them, I would say Tata Motors gives a great collaborative environment.” Asmita Ghate would like to see diversity moving beyond gender.

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