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"Particulate matter is the most prevailing pollutant in Peninsula Malaysia having the highest API value compared to the other criteria pollutants. Long-term exposure to small particles less than 10 micrometres may lead to a marked reduction in life expectancy due to increase cardio-pulmonary and lung cancer mortality. Effective forecasting models at the local level predict the concentrations of particulate matter is crucial as the information generated allows the authority and people within a community to take precautionary measures to avoid exposure to unhealthy levels of air quality and implement strategic measures that improve air quality status. The aim of this study is to establish MLR models for different monsoon seasons with meteorological factors as predictors. Daily observations of PM10 concentrations in Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia from January 2005 to December 2011 were selected for predicting PMl0 concentration level. The MLR models for NEM, Inter Monsoon 1, SWM and Inter Monsoon 2 disclose R2 of 0.68, 0.58, 0.57, and 0.63, respectively. Wind speed, relative humidity and rainfall exhibit negative relationship whilst temperature and atmospheric pressure are directly correlated with PM10 concentrations. In conclusion, the developed MLR models are appropriate for forecasting PM10 concentrations at local level for each monsoon."

"Studies on insect pollinator ecology and dynamics are very rarely carried out in traditional Indian agriculture landscapes. Indiscriminate landscape changes in the rural areas and tendencies towards crop monocultures can have significant effects on pollinator habitats and effectiveness. This study was aimed at observing insect pollinators, their visitation frequencies and timings on monsoon cucurbit crops such as Cucumis sativus L., C. pubescens Willd., Momordica charantia L., Trichonsanthes anguina L. and Luffa acutangula L. (Roxb.), in a coastal Karnataka Village.  This study was also aimed at covering the significance of the surrounding landscape elements in sustaining pollinator elements. Bees, such as Apis dorsata, A. cerana and Trigona sp., were major visitors on all cucurbits, except snake gourd which was pollinated mainly by lepidopterans. Insect species were found to partition floral resources of any given crops between them by minimal overlapping in their visitation timings. Natural elements of the landscape around, mainly a village forest and rocky savanna furnished habitats for bees and lepidopterans. Prolifically blooming monsoon herbs on lateritic plateaus, by providing nectar resources for pollinators, presumably play key role in making the case study village well known for monsoon vegetables."