and Key Points 1. Exposure to many environmental agents is associated with an increased incidence of certain malignancies, although causation is usually difficult to prove. 2. Certain chemicals, infections (parasitic, viral, and bacterial) and ionizing radiation are known carcinogens. 3. Variable genetic susceptibility to carcinogenesis is apparent. 4. Up to two-thirds of human cancers are beli...

abstract   when the human habitat can provide more utility to a man who meets his expectations. the expectations are defined in all aspects of environmental, social, physical, economic situation and so on in residential places. if any of these desirable qualities are lacking in a person's life, will affect both the perception and feeling of space and the level of satisfaction from quality ...

The evaluation of Quality of Service (QoS) attributes in early development stages of a software product is an active research area. For component-based systems, this yields many challenges, since a component can be deployed and used by third parties in various environments, which influence the functional and extra-functional properties of a component. Current component models do not reflect the...

Pulse pressure (PP) is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. PP rises with age, more so in women. We examined sex differences in the correlations and variance components of PP in adult subjects from 767 nuclear families, enriched with those containing twins, from the Victorian Family Heart Study. After adjusting for age, we found no significant differences in the means or varia...

Environmental pollution has significantly influenced ecology and has thus become a global issue. To satisfy diverse market demands and to upgrade product competitiveness, companies have prioritized the production of green products. In the initial stage of new product production, companies need to evaluate green component suppliers for those that meet environmental requirements in product design...

Daily mobility, an important aspect of environmental exposures and health behavior, has mainly been investigated in high-income countries. We aimed to identify the main dimensions of mobility and investigate their individual, contextual, and external predictors among men and women living in a peri-urban area of South India. We used 192 global positioning system (GPS)-recorded mobility tracks fr...