All living things depend on their natural environment, either directly or indirectly, for their
high quality of life, growth, nutrition, and development. Due to the fast emissions of …

Polyploidy, defined as the coexistence of three or more complete sets of chromosomes in an
organism's cells, is considered as a pivotal moving force in the evolutionary history of …

The skin is the main barrier that protects us against environmental stressors (physical,
chemical, and biological). These stressors, combined with internal factors, are responsible …

Air pollution is a precursor to many health issues such as difficulty breathing, asthma, lung
and heart diseases, and cancer. This study presents a concise view of biodiesel combustion …

Background Global concern about vitamin D deficiency has fuelled debates on
photoprotection and the importance of solar exposure to meet vitamin D requirements …

The Montreal Protocol has limited increases in the UV-B (280–315 nm) radiation reaching
the Earth's surface as a result of depletion of stratospheric ozone. Nevertheless, the …

Temperature, water, solar radiation, and atmospheric CO2 concentration are the main
abiotic factors that are changing in the course of global warming. These abiotic factors …

Abstract Ultraviolet-B (UV-B) radiation has, for many decades now, been widely studied with
respect to its consequences on plant and animal health. Though according to NASA, the …

Background Climate change is broadly affecting human health with grave concern that
continued warming of earth's atmospheric will result is serious harm. Since the mid-20 th …

UV radiation is one of the critical environmental stress factors for human skin, which can
trigger various problems such as pruritus, burning, erythema, premature skin aging and skin …