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Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) is one of the main air quality pollutants of concern in many urban and industrial areas worldwide, and particularly in the European region, where in 2017 almost 20 countries exceeded the NO2 annual limit values imposed by the…

Society is undergoing many transformations and faces economic crises, environmental, social, and public health issues. At the same time, the Internet, mobile communications, cloud technologies, and social networks are growing rapidly and fostering…

Since the beginning of 2020 the World woke up to a new reality: due to the dangers of Pandemic, majority of states are forced to change the rhythm of their lives and put it under the strict measures of emergency regime. The massive deployment of the…

In late December 2019, a new kind of Coronavirus, called COVID19, was reported from Wuhan, China. By the fast spread of the virus in China and then in all countries, the people around the world have been deeply frightened. The World Health…

The authors studied financing issues in the development of human capital in mining industry. They analyzed the distribution of financial resources in the field under current conditions of the economic activity decrease at the enterprises in…

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, social restrictions to contain the spread of the virus have disrupted behaviors across the 24-h day including physical activity, sedentary behavior, and sleep among children (5–12 years old) and adolescents…

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a global multidimensional crisis, one of its impacts being the crisis on the informal economy. This paper presents a review of the effects of this pandemic on the informal economy, coupled with empirical evidence…

This paper proposes a modelling approach for simulating mechanical ventilators for intensive care units (ICUs). The shortage of ventilators during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has focused attention on their design and performance.…

A ciência e a biotecnociência que, à princípio, protegem às vidas, também pode gerar riscos às suas sobrevivências. Ao mesmo tempo em que desejamos as benesses de ambas, também as tememos, talvez pelo fato de que no Brasil e no mundo, vivemos tempos…