Key health impacts and support systems for informal carers in the UK: A thematic review by Susanna A Cottagiri, Peter Sykes

“…Introduction: The economic contributions made by informal carers in the UK per year mount up to £132 billion. …”
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Impact of plastic waste fiber and treated construction demolition waste on the durability and sustainability of concrete by Selvakumar Duraiswamy, Prakhash Neelamegam, M. VishnuPriyan, George Uwadiegwu Alaneme

“…Sustainability analysis indicates that utilizing 100% CDW and plastic fiber contributes to reduced energy consumption, lower carbon emissions, and economic benefits. These findings underscore the potential of integrating non-degradable plastics into concrete mixtures, combined with treated CDW, offering both environmental sustainability and enhanced performance advantages in construction materials.…”
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The low-cost technical system of rural sustainable wood construction and its suitability based on the small-diameter round timber of fast-growing Northeast Larch by Ying Wu, Hongpeng Xu, Jianmei Wu, Yuncheng Ji

“…Aiming to address the imbalance between ''sustainable advantages of environmental and cultural development'' and ''economic benefits'' in the development of rural wood structure architecture in China, as well as the disparity in development between traditional wood architecture and modern wood structure technology in rural areas, this study integrates modern wood structure technology while preserving traditional rural wood structure culture. …”
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Impact of sodium alginate hydrogel containing bacteriophage peptides that specifically bind to the EtCab protein on the inhibition of Eimeria tenella infection by Hang Chen, Wenjing Zhi, Bingrong Bai, Faisal R. Anjum, Zhipeng Jia, Rui Kong, Qiuju Liu, Biao Wang, Chunli Ma, Dexing Ma

“…Abstract Avian coccidiosis, caused by the protozoan Eimeria, leads to significant economic losses for the poultry industry. In this study, bacteriophages that specifically bind to the calcium-binding protein (EtCab) of Eimeria tenella were selected using a biopanning process with a pIII phage display library. …”
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Characterization of Wood Cellular Structure of Plantation Grown Anogeissus leiocarpa and Eucalyptus camaldulensis in the Savannah Ecological Zone, Ghana by Enoch Gbapenuo Tampori, Francis Kofi Bih, Emmanuel Appiah-Kubi, Issah Chakurah, Michael Awotwe-Mensah, Mark Bright Donkoh

“…The decreasing availability of economic hardwood timber species throughout tropical countries has necessitated the need to adopt plantation grown exotic timber species into the mainstream of raw materials in the furniture and wood manufacturing industries. …”
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Exploring offshore wind’s potential to enhance energy security in nations with limited land and fuel resources by Kenji Shiraishi, Umed Paliwal, Nikit Abhyankar, Daniel M Kammen, Amol Phadke, Won Young Park

“…This study aims to assess the quality of OSW resources with high temporal and spatial resolution and to elucidate the economically feasible deployment of OSW using advanced power system models with Japan as a case study. …”
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Influence Mechanism of Vermicompost with Different Maturity on Atrazine Catabolism and Bacterial Community by Luwen Zhang, Lixin Xu, Zunhao Zhang, Jiaolin Li, Limeng Ren, Zhichen Liu, Yan Zhang, Yuxiang Chen

“…This study provides a new, efficient, economical, and environmentally friendly strategy for the remediation of atrazine-contaminated soil.…”
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Impact Assessment of Grid-Connected Solar Photovoltaic Systems on Power Distribution Grid: A Case Study on a Highly Loaded Feeder in Ulaanbaatar Ger District by Turmandakh Bat-Orgil, Battuvshin Bayarkhuu, Bayasgalan Dugarjav, Insu Paek

“…Thus, it is necessary to assess the impact of solar PV systems on the power distribution grid in detail, even though there are multiple economic and environmental advantages associated with installing solar PV systems. …”
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An Exploration of Iran's Banking System Based on Islamic-Social Banking Principles with an Emphasis on Improving Social Capital (Bank Sepah Case Study) by Mohammad Reza Yazdanpanah, Keramatollah Rasekh, Majid Reza Karimi

“…Banks as money market institutions can play an undeniable role in economic and social categories such as urban development, participation in environmental protection, establishment of medical centers, etc. …”
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Impact of Comprehensive Health Insurance affiliation on mortality in children under one year: an analysis of the Demographic and Health Survey 2010–2022 in Peru by Marcos Espinola-Sánchez, Marcos Espinola-Sánchez, Andres Campaña-Acuña, Diego Urrunaga-Pastor, Diego Urrunaga-Pastor, Jorge L. Maguiña, Manuel Jumpa, Oscar Ugarte-Ubillus

“…However, endogeneity was observed in the ATET for the non-poverty subgroup and for the overall population of children.ConclusionCHI affiliation contributes to reducing mortality in children under 1 year in the population with low economic incomes in Peru. However, this relationship is inconclusive for the general population and for the population with medium and high incomes, highlighting the importance of considering socioeconomic, demographic, and other insurance factors.…”
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Analysis and Design of Piled Raft Foundation Taking into Account Interaction Factors by Irfan Jamil, Irshad Ahmad, Shahid Ali Khan, Wali Ullah, Maaz Amjad, Beenish Jehan Khan, Hassan Nasir

“…This way of CPRF becomes excessively conservative and uneconomical. To economize the design, relative load sharing of raft and piles in CPRF has to be found. …”
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Factors influencing the adoption of appropriate electronic waste recycling practices in Sub-Saharan Africa: Empirical literature review by Benjamin MWALUGENI, Jacob KIHILA, Alphonce KYESSI

“…Other factors include economic incentives and market opportunities, which play critical roles in driving the adoption of appropriate e-waste recycling practices. …”
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Assessing vulnerability and climate risk to agriculture for developing resilient farming strategies in the Ganges Delta by Uttam Kumar Mandal, Fazlul Karim, Yingying Yu, Amit Ghosh, Taslima Zahan, Sonali Mallick, Mohammad Kamruzzaman, Priya Lal Chandra Paul, Mohammed Mainuddin

“…Through an extensive literature review, 18 biophysical and socio-economic variables were identified as critical and policy-relevant, including three related to exposure and 15 to vulnerability. …”
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Risk factors for African swine fever spread in wild boar in the Russian Federation by O. I. Zakharova, A. A. Blokhin, O. A. Burova, I. V. Yashin, F. I. Korennoy

“…A thorough examination of foreign and domestic literature revealed that wild boar population management factors, socio-economic and environmental ones, that mainly account for the density and number of animals were the most significant and associated with the risk of ASF outbreak occurrence in wild animals. …”
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Spatial-Temporal Evolution Characteristics and Countermeasures of Urban Innovation Space Distribution: An Empirical Study Based on Data of Nanjing High-Tech Enterprises by Shuang Tang, Jingxiang Zhang, Fangqu Niu

“…Since the financial crisis in 2008, innovation has gradually become the orientation of global economic development and the strategic choice for China’s urban development. …”
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Novel Study of Reaction Kinetics and Mass Transfer in Bioreactor Modelling: Prediction of Bioethanol Fermentation Performance by Saccharomyces cerevisiae on Continuous Fixed Bed Bi... by Christian Aslan, Hary Devianto, Vita Wonoputri, Ardiyan Harimawan

“…Bioethanol implementation as a renewable fuel has yielded economic, social, and environmental benefits, including reduced fossil fuel consumption, enhanced energy diversity and supply security, lower greenhouse gas emissions, and support for agricultural communities. …”
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Effective factors on variations of wheat production in climatic regions of Fars province by leyla sharifi, saeed bazgeer, hosain mohmmadi, alireza darbaneh astaneh, mostafa karimi ahmadabad

“…According to studies, wheat production is affected by various variables including environmental, individual and social, economic and technological. The aim of this study was to estimate the effect of these variables on changes in wheat production in different climates of Fars province. …”
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Acute and Subchronic Toxicity Study of Flavonoid Rich Extract of Glycyrrhiza glabra (GutGard®) in Sprague Dawley Rats by Ranjit M. Bhide, Bharathi Bethapudi, Nehru Sai Suresh Chalichem, Muruganantham Nithyanantham, Sasi Kumar Murugan, Deepak Mundkinajeddu

“…The study was designed to evaluate the acute and subchronic oral toxicity of GutGard in Sprague Dawley rats according to the procedures and methods of Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) test guidelines for acute and subchronic toxicity. …”
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Portable optical spectroscopy and machine learning techniques for quantification of the biochemical content of raw food materials by Cosimo Ricci, Agata Gadaleta, Annamaria Gerardino, Angelo Didonna, Giuseppe Ferrara, Francesca Romana Bertani

“…Abstract Background Accuracy in determining food authenticity, possible contamination, content analysis, and even geographical origin is of considerable scientific and economic value. The aim of this study is to facilitate quantitative evaluation of protein content in the seeds of cereals (Triticum turgidum var. durum and Tritordeum genotypes) and ripening pomegranate fruits (Wonderful cultivar). …”
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Long-term exposure to air pollution and lower respiratory infections in a large population-based adult cohort in Catalonia by Anna Alari, Otavio Ranzani, Carles Milà, Sergio Olmos, Xavier Basagaña, Payam Dadvand, Talita Duarte-Salles, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, Cathryn Tonne

“…We assessed interaction between exposure and clinical and socio-economic factors on multiplicative and additive scales. …”
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