UCI researchers leading the effort to understand the causes and effects of air pollution
...may be used by a returning Irvine resident for the commute home. ZEV(NET eliminates the pollution associated with a one-person-per-car freeway commute. Additionally, solar panels and fuel cells have been incorporated at the transportation center to generate zero-emission electricity on site to charge the ele...UCSD professor explains how elephants are able to snorkel
...iners studied by West. They live at sea level and commute to copper mines located above 15,000 feet. The high altitude exposure has impaired the miners' sleep quality, mental performance, productivity and general well-being. West has a strong commitment to teaching and his book "Respiratory Physiology - T...Study on toxic exposures in urban environments
...samples showed that all of the students who had to commute a long distance to school were included in the group with the elevated levels of Fe, Mn and Cr. During the summer, when the students were not commuting to school, the geographic pattern of elevated levels was more random. The subway hypothesis was ...Pitt research shows NASA sleep-wake scheduling guide may need to be changed
...ate work or school start times, or a change in our commute time," said Timothy H. Monk, Ph.D., professor of psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and lead author. "We often wonder if we should make the change all at once, or more gradually over several days or weeks. This research has...