Solar UV radiation has both adverse and beneficial effects to human health. Using models (a radiative transfer model coupled to a building shading model), together with satellite and surface measurements, we studied the un-obstructed and obstructed UV environments in a sub-tropical urban environment featured with relatively high pollution (aerosol) loadings and high-rise buildings. Seasonal pat...

Sr5Nb4O15 – Nb2O5 nanocomposites were synthesized in 2 and 4 M KOH aqueous solutions, via a non-stoichiometric 1:2 Sr:Nb molar ratio hydrothermal method at 160°C for 48 h (S1 and S2, respectively). Sr(NO3)2 and Nb2O5 were used as raw materials. The synthesized nanomaterials were characterized by powder X-Ray diffraction (PXRD) technique. It was found that Sr5Nb4O15 has been crystallized in hexa...