Low literacy increases risk of death and misunderstanding of medical consent forms
.... "A history like that is not going to engender an atmosphere of trust and openness," she says, noting that the study could not assess the affects of potential mistrust of black versus non-black research staff because none of the research assistants were African American. Sudore also notes that language was v...Rutgers/EOHSI builds model to assess World Trade Center fallout
...that plume. Aerosols were injected into the urban atmosphere by the collapse of the WTC main structures and by the fires at Ground Zero, forming a plume of smoke and fine particulate matter. It rose 1.25 kilometers into the sky, and blew over lower Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens shifting direction with the w...UCI scientists find chlorine may contribute to ozone formation
...ecules break apart just minutes after entering the atmosphere and being exposed to sunlight. With these measurem...on. Results showed that chlorine is present in the atmosphere both day and night, and that its levels fluctuate with little regularity. Saltzman and Finley couldn...How to cut energy waste in China, India, Brazil said crucial to forestalling climate change
...ent 380 parts per million of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere seem already too high. Roughly half of the global consumption of fossil fuels should be avoided if climate is to be stabilized. Using energy much more wisely is one of the very few feasible ways that, combined, would move the world towards this goal ...Ozone recovering, but unlikely to stabilize at pre-1980 levels, says study
...ning CFCs, the recovery is occurring in a changing atmosphere and is unlikely to stabilize at pre-1980 levels, s...ponding to the decreases in chlorine levels in the atmosphere due to the leveling off and decrease of CFCs, and most of the improvements are in agreement with wha...Surgical critical care team at HUP earns Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence
... us special is the team approach and collaborative atmosphere we work in each day and our commitment to our patients and families." There are more than 100 staff members, including 90 nurses, on the Rhoads 5 Surgical Critical Care Team. The team cares for critically ill trauma and post-surgical patients. On a d...Radar altimetry confirms global warming is affecting polar glaciers
...ironment becomes warmer, it builds up water in the atmosphere which can then increase snow fall over Greenland. At the same time, however, the oceans are warming causing the outer sheets of ice to melt. The question of whether and to what extent global climate change is causing the polar ice caps to shrink is ...MSG-2 will advance long-term monitoring of Earth's energy balance
...detailed 12-wavelength images of the Earth and its atmosphere every 15 minutes, for use in operational meteorology. As in the case of the original MSG-1 - launched into geostationary orbit back in August 2002 - the drum-shaped satellite also carries a smaller scientific instrument called the Geostationary Earth...Making the best decisions when faced with the risks of premature delivery
...nst the wishes of the parents, but rather that the atmosphere and policies of the hospital may have an effect on the parents' final decision. The experience, expectations, and training of the hospital staff could also play a role in the outcomes of neonatal counseling. Dr. J.M. Lorenz concurs with this idea i...ESA participating in UN's Montreal summit working for a better atmosphere
...onnes of extra carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere annually by human activities, mainly through wildf...t fuels. The total amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has increased by a quarter since the start of the Industrial Revolution 150 years ago. Developed co...Launch milestone achieved: Last-ever look at CryoSat
... be opened again until the spacecraft has left the atmosphere on its way to final orbit deployment 717 kilometers about the Earth. The delicate operation of joining CryoSat to the Breeze upper stage took place a few days ago. Once the electrical interfaces had been checked and the outer fabric-layer of the th...Breath of the dragon: ERS-2 and Envisat reveal impact of economic growth on China's air quality
...NO2) is associated with nitrogen oxide (NO) in the atmosphere and the sum of the two is called NOX. This is rele...port, along with biomass burning, lightning in the atmosphere and microbial activity in the soil. The emission of nitrogen oxides has increased about six-fold sin...South Polar ozone hole makes big comeback
...erable to the presence of certain chemicals in the atmosphere such as chlorine, originating from man-made pollut...s are inert, but ultraviolet radiation high in the atmosphere breaks them down into their constituent parts, which can be highly reactive with ozone. As the pola......o matter how gruesome. Others tried to maintain an atmosphere of calm in the home and to avoid emotional interactions. "This study is a first step in identifying the needs of a population that is often ignored," says Regehr....