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by ksab 1y ago
As someone who once did lab-based cooking studies (with a mass spectrometer), you would be surprised what is emitted from frying with oil. I suggest frying some bacon and report back.
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by ksab 3y ago
We’re using an iPad. It’s theoretically aimed at older children (5+) but my son was able to pick it up no problem. I sat down with mine about 6 months ago (he was 3.75 at the time) and we learned what each of the blocks did and how to combi
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by ksab 3y ago
My 4 year old made his first program using Scratch Jr. What was this program? He made a story where cats jump up and down 25 times and then walk away. He recorded sound effects for the cats that repeated as the cats jump. It’s simple but o
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by ksab 7y ago
Outdoors: Particles less than 50nm often arise from sulphuric acid. Nucleation occurs with sulphur dioxide and water in vehicle exhaust and these particles undergo growth via condensation of organic compounds as the exhaust plume cools. Lar
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by ksab 7y ago
When I was pregnant (in Canada), I watched a series of videos about safe sleep and got a free Baby Box (Telus sponsored it): https://www.babyboxco.com/about/ Baby arrived 2 months early. When we brought him home 6 week
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by ksab 7y ago
This playground was an annual end of the school year field trip starting in grade 1. It had a diverse range of activities and catered to children of different ages, abilities and confidence. The playground had staff (so it wasn’t complete c
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by ksab 11y ago
Thanks for your interest in our work! (Lead author on the ultrafine particle mapping paper). The SOCAAR facility has operated at this roadside location since 2006 and is one of the largest air quality research lab in Canada. Over the years,
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by ksab 13y ago
There is no "safe" threshold for particulate matter (PM) exposure. Our nose, mouth and throat are very inefficient at filtering particles less than 2.5 microns. As a consequence, a large proportion of these particles simply ente
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by ksab 13y ago
The marketing machine behind many brands is highly effective at establishing "status". The marketers place their products across multiple media platforms and those around you simply cannot escape its reach. While I agree that $25
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by ksab 13y ago
The paper still stands. There has been quite a bit of research activity in this area. Anecdotally: my lab recently got a Brother laser printer. There was an odour after printing so we tried the experiment (using the same air quality equip