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Research shows climatic impact of black carbon aerosols is underestimated
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
London [UK], October 11 (ANI): New Research has shown that the full magnitude of the impact of smoke from seasonal fires in Central Africa and in particular, the potential climate warming from the absorption by the black carbon component of the aerosol, is underestimated by some climate mode
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Study says social distancing is not enough to prevent virus
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 18 (ANI): A recent study led by an international team of researchers asserts that indoor distances of two meters (about six and a half feet) may not be enough to sufficiently prevent transmission of airborne aerosols.
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Physical distance may not be enough to prevent viral aerosol exposure indo
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 15 (ANI): Researchers have found that indoor distances of two meters (about six and a half feet) may not be enough to sufficiently prevent transmission of airborne aerosols.
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Zika not spread by contact, not cause of concern for public right now: Hea
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): The Zika virus, of which 14 cases have been reported in Kerala, is not spread by aerosols or contact and is not a major cause for concern at this time, said Dr Mathew Varghese, Public health expert and former director of St Stephens Hospital in Delhi.
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Aerosols carrying Covid-19 virus can travel in air up to 10 meters: Centre
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): Cautioning people to maintain social distance to prevent the transmission of the Covid-19 virus, the office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India on Thursday said that aerosols, one of the key transmission mode of the SARS-CoV-2, c
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Harmful effects of vaping are comparable with smoking
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Bristol [UK], April 11 (ANI): During a recent study, scientists from the tobacco company Imperial Brands utilised Toxys' ToxTracker suite of stem-cell-based in-vitro assays. This provided mechanistic insight into the potential DNA damaging properties of chemicals and compared the vape e-liqu
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Scientists compare harmful effects of vaping with smoking
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Bristol [UK], April 9 (ANI): Scientists from the tobacco company Imperial Brands have utilised Toxys' ToxTracker suite of stem-cell-based in-vitro assays that provide a mechanistic insight into the potential DNA damaging properties of chemicals and compared the vape e-liquid samples and thei
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Exercised over nothing: Masks don't impair lung function during physical a
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 17 (ANI): Wearing a facemask helps limit the spread of COVID-19 by reducing respiratory droplets and aerosols spewed into the air when people breathe, talk, laugh, sneeze, or cough, a new study suggests.
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Experiment shows ordinary speech generates droplets that linger in the air
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 15 (ANI): Ordinary speech has the capability of emitting small respiratory droplets that stay in the air for a minimum eight minutes, shows a new study reported the Washington Post.
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Solar light appears to have 'powerful effect' on killing coronavirus, says
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], April 24 (ANI): The solar light appears to have a "powerful effect" on killing the deadly coronavirus, which has infected over 2 million people worldwide, according to a senior US official.
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COVID-19 can remain infectious for days on surfaces, reveals study
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 21 (ANI): As people are taking precautionary measures to combat the spread of the deadly coronavirus, a new scientific study has found that the virus that causes COVID-19 remains for several hours to days on surfaces and in aerosols.
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Coronavirus can spread by direct transmission, aerosols, says official
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], Feb 9 (ANI): Local authorities have said that the novel coronavirus can spread through direct transmission, contact transmission, or aerosol transmission.
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