Introduction Associations between smoking, cancer and mortality are well established.Although cancer mortality rates have decreased in recent years, the economic burden of smoking-related cancers continues to increase.This study investigates the economic costs of cancers related to smoking in Korea in 2014.Methods Cancer patients were identified th
Introduction: The Equator-S mission
In spite of its short operational life of only five months, the major goals of the Equator-S Positive Battery Terminal mission were fulfilled, except that its contribution to the ISTP science is restricted to the morning sector of the outer magnetosphere.A set of twelve papers following this introduction is a first documentation of the achievements
An Integrated Software Framework to Support Semantic Modeling and Reasoning of Spatiotemporal Change of Geographical Objects: A Use Case of Land Use and Land Cover Change Study
Evolving Earth observation and change detection techniques enable the automatic identification of Land Use and Land Cover Change (LULCC) over a large extent from massive amounts of remote sensing data.It at the same time poses a major challenge in effective organization, representation and modeling of such information.This study proposes and implem
Review on nanocomposite materials from cellulose, chitosan, alginate, and lignin for removal and recovery of nutrients from wastewater
Nutrient enrichment of the aquatic system promotes eutrophication, Instrument Cable which degrades the aesthetic and economic value of water systems.On the other hand, the global supply of nutrients such as phosphate is dwindling.Hence, from the viewpoint of both eutrophication and sustainable use of nutrients, their removal and recovery from waste
Revitalization of Rawa Pening lake, Indonesia
Rawa Pening Lake has been in critical condition, caused by high sedimentation levels, declining water quality, damage to the watershed, and excessive riparian occupation.Therefore, this study aims to identify the main problems of the revitalization of Rawa Pening lake.Data and information collection were carried out through direct observation and i