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Recent Advances in Hydrophobic Deep Eutectic Solvents for Extraction by Dwamena, Amos

“…In the over 1,800 articles published since their inception in 2001, most deep eutectic solvents (DES) synthesized have been hydrophilic. The low cost, low…”
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Threat to future global food security from climate change and ozone air pollution by Tai, Amos P. K., Martin, Maria Val, Heald, Colette L.

“…This study shows that climate change has the potential to substantially increase undernourishment rates and threaten food security in developing countries…”
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Solvatochromic Parameters of Deep Eutectic Solvents: Effect of Different Carboxylic Acids as Hydrogen Bond Donor by Dwamena, Amos K, Raynie, Douglas E

“…The physicochemical properties of carboxylic acid-based deep eutectic solvents (DESs) were measured by solvatochromic probes: Nile red,…”
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Moral distress interventions: An integrative literature review by Amos, Vanessa K, Epstein, Elizabeth

“…Moral distress has been well reviewed in the literature with established deleterious side effects for all healthcare professionals, including nurses,…”
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Preparation, characterization, and applications of kaolin/kaolin-based composite membranes in oily wastewater treatment: Recent developments, challenges, and opportunities by Avornyo, Amos K., Hasan, Shadi W., Banat, Fawzi, Chrysikopoulos, Constantinos V.

“…Rapid industrialization and the accompanying generation of significant amounts of oily wastewater pose major environmental challenges, which necessitate…”
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Socially constructed beliefs and the uptake of the Child Dental Benefits Schedule by Moloney, G, Amos, K, Edser, S, Barone, C

“…Background The Child Dental Benefits Schedule (CDBS) provides automatic access to subsidized dental care for eligible Australian children, but uptake is low…”
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Health system challenges to hypertension and related non-communicable diseases prevention and treatment: perspectives from Ghanaian stakeholders by Laar, Amos K, Adler, Alma J, Kotoh, Agnes M, Legido-Quigley, Helena, Lange, Isabelle L, Perel, Pablo, Lamptey, Peter

“…Hypertension, itself a cardiovascular condition, is a significant risk factor for other cardiovascular diseases. Hypertension is recognized as a major public…”
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Food availability, accessibility and dietary practices during the COVID-19 pandemic: a multi-country survey by Jafri, Ali, Mathe, Nonsikelelo, Aglago, Elom K, Konyole, Silvenus O, Ouedraogo, Moussa, Audain, Keiron, Zongo, Urbain, Laar, Amos K, Johnson, Jeffrey, Sanou, Dia

“…To investigate the perceived effects of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic lockdown measures on food availability, accessibility, dietary practices…”
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Vegetation-heatwave correlations and contrasting energy exchange responses of different vegetation types to summer heatwaves in the Northern Hemisphere during the 1982–2011 period by Li, Jing, Tam, Chi-Yung, Tai, Amos P. K., Lau, Ngar-Cheung

“…•Strong interannual correlations between summer heatwaves and leaf area index•Positive correlations in boreal evergreen forests (BEF) of North America•Negative…”
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CO2 fertilization of crops offsets yield losses due to future surface ozone damage and climate change by Leung, Felix, Sitch, Stephen, Tai, Amos P K, Wiltshire, Andrew J, Gornall, Jemma L, Folberth, Gerd A, Unger, Nadine

“…Tropospheric ozone (O3) is harmful to plant productivity and negatively impacts crop yields. O3 concentrations are projected to decrease globally in the…”
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Effects of ozone–vegetation coupling on surface ozone air quality via biogeochemical and meteorological feedbacks by Sadiq, Mehliyar, Tai, Amos P. K, Lombardozzi, Danica, Val Martin, Maria

“…Tropospheric ozone is one of the most hazardous air pollutants as it harms both human health and plant productivity. Foliage uptake of ozone via dry deposition…”
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Synoptic meteorological modes of variability for fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) air quality in major metropolitan regions of China by Leung, Danny M, Tai, Amos P. K, Mickley, Loretta J, Moch, Jonathan M, van Donkelaar, Aaron, Shen, Lu, Martin, Randall V

“…In his study, we use a combination of multivariate statistical methods to understand the relationships of PM2.5 with local meteorology and synoptic weather…”
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Enzyme immobilization on porous chitosan hydrogel capsules formed by anionic surfactant gelation by Dwamena, Amos K., Woo, Seung Han, Kim, Chang Sup

“…Objectives Sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS)-chitosan hydrogels have been employed for adsorption of anionic dyes and metallic substances. Two mutant forms of…”
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Effect of CO2 inhibition on biogenic isoprene emission: Implications for air quality under 2000 to 2050 changes in climate, vegetation, and land use by Tai, Amos P. K., Mickley, Loretta J., Heald, Colette L., Wu, Shiliang

“…The inhibition of biogenic isoprene emission by elevated CO2 as observed in many plant taxa may significantly alter the sensitivity of air quality to global…”
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Dry Deposition of Ozone Over Land: Processes, Measurement, and Modeling by Clifton, Olivia E., Fiore, Arlene M., Massman, William J., Baublitz, Colleen B., Coyle, Mhairi, Emberson, Lisa, Fares, Silvano, Farmer, Delphine K., Gentine, Pierre, Gerosa, Giacomo, Guenther, Alex B., Helmig, Detlev, Lombardozzi, Danica L., Munger, J. William, Patton, Edward G., Pusede, Sally E., Schwede, Donna B., Silva, Sam J., Sörgel, Matthias, Steiner, Allison L., Tai, Amos P. K.

“…Dry deposition of ozone is an important sink of ozone in near‐surface air. When dry deposition occurs through plant stomata, ozone can injure the plant,…”
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Basic school pupils' food purchases during mid-morning break in urban Ghanaian schools by Ogum-Alangea, Deda, Aryeetey, Richmond N O, Gray, Heewon L, Laar, Amos K, Adanu, Richard M K

“…Unhealthy food vending can expose children to malnutrition and other diet related challenges such as obesity. This study sought to describe types and sources…”
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Correlations between fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and meteorological variables in the United States: Implications for the sensitivity of PM2.5 to climate change by TAI, Amos P. K, MICKLEY, Loretta J, JACOB, Daniel J

“…We applied a multiple linear regression (MLR) model to study the correlations of total PM2.5 and its components with meteorological variables using an 11-year…”
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Importance of dry deposition parameterization choice in global simulations of surface ozone by Wong, Anthony Y. H, Geddes, Jeffrey A, Tai, Amos P. K, Silva, Sam J

“…Dry deposition is a major sink of tropospheric ozone. Increasing evidence has shown that ozone dry deposition actively links meteorology and hydrology with…”
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Determinants of overweight with concurrent stunting among Ghanaian children by Atsu, Benedicta K, Guure, Chris, Laar, Amos K

“…Malnutrition (undernutrition and overnutrition) is a major public health problem in Ghana -affecting growth and development of individuals and the nation…”
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Effects of ozone–vegetation interactions on meteorology and air quality in China using a two-way coupled land–atmosphere model by Zhu, Jiachen, Tai, Amos P. K, Hung Lam Yim, Steve

“…Tropospheric ozone (O3) is one of the most important air pollutants in China and is projected to continue to increase in the near future. O3 and vegetation…”
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