Search Results - "Chow, T L"
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Landscape configuration and urban heat island effects: assessing the relationship between landscape characteristics and land surface temperature in Phoenix, Arizona
Published in Landscape ecology (01-02-2013)“…The structure of urban environments is known to alter local climate, in part due to changes in land cover. A growing subset of research focuses specifically on…”
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An urban ecohydrological model to quantify the effect of vegetation on urban climate and hydrology (UT&C v1.0)
Published in Geoscientific Model Development (31-01-2020)“…Increasing urbanization is likely to intensify the urban heat island effect, decrease outdoor thermal comfort, and enhance runoff generation in cities. Urban…”
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Intraoperative parathyroid hormone assay for parathyroid cyst – be cautious
Published in European annals of otorhinolaryngology, head and neck diseases (01-12-2021)Get full text
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Temporal dynamics of the urban heat island of Singapore
Published in International journal of climatology (01-12-2006)“…The temporal variability of the canopy‐level urban heat island (UHI) of Singapore is examined for different temporal scales on the basis of observations during…”
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LKB1 inhibits HPV-associated cancer progression by targeting cellular metabolism
Published in Oncogene (02-03-2017)“…Liver kinase B1 (LKB1) is mutationally inactivated in Peutz–Jeghers syndrome and in a variety of cancers including human papillomavirus (HPV)-caused cervical…”
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Creating the park cool island in an inner-city neighborhood: heat mitigation strategy for Phoenix, AZ
Published in Urban ecosystems (01-09-2013)“…We conducted microclimate simulations in ENVI-Met 3.1 to evaluate the impact of vegetation in lowering temperatures during an extreme heat event in an urban…”
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Seasonal dynamics of a suburban energy balance in Phoenix, Arizona
Published in International journal of climatology (01-12-2014)“…ABSTRACT Observations of local‐scale urban surface energy balance (SEB), which include fluxes of net all‐wave radiation (Q*), and eddy covariance measurements…”
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Observing and modeling the nocturnal park cool island of an arid city: horizontal and vertical impacts
Published in Theoretical and applied climatology (2011)“…We examined the horizontal and vertical nocturnal cooling influence of a small park with irrigated lawn and xeric surfaces (∼3 ha) within a university campus…”
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Harmonized gap-filled datasets from 20 urban flux tower sites
Published in Earth system science data (22-11-2022)“…A total of 20 urban neighbourhood-scale eddy covariance flux tower datasets are made openly available after being harmonized to create a 50 site–year…”
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Project Coolbit: can your watch predict heat stress and thermal comfort sensation?
Published in Environmental research letters (01-03-2021)“…Abstract Global climate is changing as a result of anthropogenic warming, leading to higher daily excursions of temperature in cities. Such elevated…”
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URBAN HEAT ISLAND RESEARCH IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA: Theoretical Contributions and Policy Applications
Published in Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (01-04-2012)“…Over the past 60 years, metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona, has been among the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States, and this rapid urbanization has…”
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Risk factors predicting the development of complications after foreign body ingestion
Published in British journal of surgery (01-12-2003)“…Background: The aim of this study was to determine the predictive risk factors for complications resulting from foreign body ingestion. Methods: A consecutive…”
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Integrated Assessment of Urban Overheating Impacts on Human Life
Published in Earth's future (01-08-2022)“…Urban overheating, driven by global climate change and urban development, is a major contemporary challenge that substantially impacts urban livability and…”
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Trans-boundary variations of urban drought vulnerability and its impact on water resource management in Singapore and Johor, Malaysia
Published in Environmental research letters (01-07-2018)“…Low-latitude areas generally experience relatively large precipitation totals, but droughts/dry spells do occur periodically and are potentially hazardous in…”
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A Multimethod Approach towards Assessing Urban Flood Patterns and Its Associated Vulnerabilities in Singapore
Published in Advances in meteorology (01-01-2016)“…We investigated flooding patterns in the urbanised city-state of Singapore through a multimethod approach combining station precipitation data with archival…”
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Focus on sustainable cities: urban solutions toward desired outcomes
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Risk stratification protocol to reduce consumption of personal protective equipment for emergency surgeries during COVID-19 pandemic
Published in Hong Kong medical journal = Xianggang yi xue za zhi (01-06-2020)“…The appropriate use of personal protective equipment (PPE) during AGP, including N95 respirator, face shield or goggles, disposable gloves, splash-resistant…”
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Prioritizing urban sustainability solutions: coordinated approaches must incorporate scale-dependent built environment induced effects
Published in Environmental research letters (01-06-2015)“…Because of a projected surge of several billion urban inhabitants by mid-century, a rising urgency exists to advance local and strategically deployed measures…”
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Treatment of cutaneous angiosarcoma of the scalp and face in Chinese patients: local experience at a regional hospital in Hong Kong
Published in Hong Kong medical journal = Xianggang yi xue za zhi (01-02-2018)“…Angiosarcoma is a rare aggressive sarcoma that occurs mostly in the skin of the head and neck in the elderly population. The optimal management is dubious and…”
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Desert heat island study in winter by mobile transect and remote sensing techniques
Published in Theoretical and applied climatology (01-10-2009)“…A familiar problem in urban environments is the urban heat island (UHI), which potentially increases air conditioning demands, raise pollution levels, and…”
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