Functional Fitness and Self-Reported Quality of Life of Older Women Diagnosed with Knee Osteoarthrosis: A Cross-Sectional Case Control Study by Paula Andréa Malveira Cavalcante, Márcio Roberto Doro, Frank Shiguemitsu Suzuki, Roberta Luksevicius Rica, Andrey Jorge Serra, Francisco Luciano Pontes Junior, Alexandre Lopes Evangelista, Aylton José Figueira Junior, Julien Steven Baker, Danilo Sales Bocalini

“…Functional fitness was evaluated by specific tests, and the time spent in physical activity and quality of life was evaluated by the IPAQ and WHOQOL (distributed in four domains: physical: P, psychological: PS, social: S, and environmental: E) domain questionnaires. Results. No differences were found between ages of groups (C: 66±7; OA: 67±9; years). …”
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Shear strength and behavior of eco-friendly RC corbels by Kadhim Z. Naser, Abdulamir Atalla Almayah, Abdulnasser M. Abbas

“…The use of efficient and environmentally friendly materials is a priority in the construction industry. …”
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On the transitory performance of mixed convective heat and mass transfer around spherical region in the presence of fluctuating streams by Hossam A. Nabwey, Sahar Anwar, Muhammad Ashraf, A.M. Rashad

“…This mechanism of heat and mass transfer is of great importance in thermal management systems, biomedical technology, and particle dispersion in environmental flows with many others. It also offers a great understanding of predicting the pollutant and heat spread in the environment. …”
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Quantitative Attribution of Runoff and Sediment Changes in the East River Basin and Impact on Erosion and Siltation of River Channel by LI Huadong, ZENG Jiali, PAN Yifei, ZHANG Li, LAI Zhigang

“…Under the disturbance of global warming and intensive human activities,runoff and sediment in the river basin have changed significantly,thus causing enormous ecological and environmental pressure in rivers,estuaries and coastal waters.Taking East River basin as the research object,this paper analyzes the temporal characteristics of runoff and sediment by M-K test and Pettitt test,quantitatively separates the impact of climate change and human activities on runoff and sediment in the river basin by the double mass curve method and modified SWAT model,and evaluates its effect on erosion and siltation of downstream river channel.Results show that:①SWAT model was suitable for the daily and monthly runoff and sediment simulations in the East River basin,with poor simulation for runoff and sediment with daily average discharges higher than 1 500 m³/s;②The change point of runoff and sediment was 1973 and 1988 respectively.Therefore,the baseline period for runoff was 1967—1973 and sediment was 1967—1988,while impact period was 2009—2016;③The impact of human activities on water and sediment changes in the basin is significant.Contribution of climate change and human activities for runoff in 2009—2016 was about 57% and 43% respectively.Climate change and population growth were the main contribution factors for annual runoff reduction.While human activities,especially dam construction,contributed over 90% of sediment.Population growth,soil and water conservation project,and dam construction in basin were the major factors for annual sediment reduction;④Affected by sand mining in river channel,after the baseline period,the impact of human activities,especially dam construction on the middle and lower channel was firstly decreased and then increased.During the impact period,the contribution of dam construction to the erosion and siltation of middle and lower river channel was 25.8%,which was not the main factor for the evolution of the middle and lower river channel.…”
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A modular, human body-mimicking phantom with active thermoregulation capabilities for validation and verification of convective hyperthermia devices by L. Van den Bossche, W. Vertessen, J. Van den Bossche, O. Rudenko, J. Bogers, L. Brancato

“…A programmed controller maintains core temperature in a normal operating mode and simulates an anesthetized patient in anesthesia mode.Results Temperature uniformity and regulation were assessed under varying environmental conditions. The phantom effectively regulated its core temperature at 37.0 °C +/- 0.7 °C with an ambient temperature ranging between 21 °C and 30 °C. …”
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Gather together in the name of our next generation: A scoping review of the essence and implementation of community baby showers by Aysha Jawed, Catherine Ehrhardt, Molly Rye, Amy Hess, Elizabeth Murter, Colin Gardiner

“…Many kinds of community interventions that include campaigns and programs have sought to address these environmental modifiable risk factors that contribute towards heightened risk for SIDS and SUID. …”
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Mineral Reporting Standards: PERC’s Role in CRIRSCO and Its Relevance to the European Mining Sector by Edmund Sides, Ruth Allington

“…The need for continual development and enhancement of the CRIRSCO-aligned standards to address investor concerns such as the need for information on the environmental, social and governance (ESG) aspects of mineral projects, as well as greater rigour in defining competency requirements, is discussed. …”
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Airway MMP-12 and DNA methylation in COPD: an integrative approach by Jonas Eriksson Ström, Simon Kebede Merid, Robert Linder, Jamshid Pourazar, Anne Lindberg, Erik Melén, Annelie F. Behndig

“…Furthermore, integration with COPD GWAS data suggests that this dysregulation is influenced by a combination of environmental factors, disease processes, and genetics, with the latter potentially playing a lesser role.…”
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The Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and the Metabolic Syndrome: A Possible Chronobiotic-Cytoprotective Adjuvant Therapy by Eduardo Spinedi, Daniel P. Cardinali

“…Dysfunctional white adipose tissue has been identified as a major contributing factor for insulin resistance in polycystic ovary syndrome. Environmental (e.g., chronodisruption) and genetic/epigenetic factors may also play relevant roles in syndrome development. …”
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Firsthand report on solid waste management practice in the major town of Addis Ababa-Adama economic corridor, Ethiopia by Shimelis Kebede Kassahun, Berhanu Assefa, Kristina Henzler, Julia Weißert, Martin Oteng-Ababio, Mahelet Admassu, Ikram Mohammed-Amin, Genanew Tesfahun

“…This has resulted in overcrowding, informal settlements, poor waste management, public health concerns, and environmental issues. Collecting accurate data on solid waste generation and composition in Ethiopia is challenging because of its limited scope and inconsistencies across the country. …”
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Foresight for Internationalization of Medical Sciences Universities in Iran in the 2040 horizon by Azadeh Ahmadzadeh Ghasab, Majid Heydari, Mohammad Arab

“…Abstract The internationalization of medical universities is confronted with various uncertainties due to environmental trends. Therefore, obtaining insight into potential future scenarios is essential for adopting exclusive and effective strategies. …”
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Smart Zinc-Based Coatings with Chitosan–Alginate Nanocontainers Loaded with ZnO and Caffeine for Corrosion Protection of Mild Steel by Kamelia Kamburova, Nelly Boshkova, Tsetska Radeva, Nikolai Boshkov

“…The development of environmentally friendly materials is a subject of increasing interest in corrosion protection research. …”
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GREEN FINANCE: CASE OF LITHUANIA by Giedrė Lapinskienė, Gitana Mečėjienė, Laima Steiblienė

“…The entire financial system hasto introduce innovative financial products into the market, and each operation must be environmentally friendly. The European Union is issuing a lot of new documents and regulations to force structural changes for the entire financial system. …”
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Estimating Mortality Related to O3 and PM25 under Changing Climate and Emission in Continental Southeast Asia by Giang Tran Huong Nguyen, Thuan Thi Thanh Nguyen, Hikari Shimadera, Katsushige Uranishi, Tomohito Matsuo, Akira Kondo

“…This study evaluated the excess mortalities in continental Southeast Asia that are related to future O3 and PM2.5 ambient concentration changes attributed to future climate change and emission change. The Environmental Benefits Mapping and Analysis Program - Community Edition (BenMAP-CE) was applied as a health impact assessment tool. …”
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App-Based Volleyball Scoreboard Performance Evaluation by Sholeh Agus Santoso, M. Haris Satria

“…The results of the analysis of the development of application-based volleyball scoreboard game devices by conducting feasibility / justification tests involving economic, technical, business and environmental aspects by refereeing experts, which obtained an average value of 91.60%, where the value was included in the very good category. …”
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Investigation of possibilities for high heavy metal content sludges utilization by incorporating them in concrete products by Simeonova A., Petkov A., Delchev N., Balgaranova J.

“…The safe removal of sludge, obtained during the surface treatment of different metal products, is a serious environmental problem. These sludges are usually characterized by a high content of heavy metals (Pb, Cu, Ni, Zn, Cr, Cd, Mn), low quality and are obtained in many small industrial units in the whole country, which makes their centralized treatment difficult. …”
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Exploring the link between exposure to volatile organic chemicals and incidence of infertility:A cross-sectional study by Wen Zhang, Jiarong He, Fang Zhao, Jing Pan, Jiefu Wen, Lijun Jiang, Mingming Zhang

“…Abstact: Background: Growing evidence suggests that environmental pollutants exert a detrimental impact on female fertility. …”
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Community structure and diversity of meiofauna in seagrass beds on the eastern coast of Hainan Island, China by Kai Liu, Yuqing Guo, Mingming Zou, Weilin Chen, Wenjia Hu, Jianguo Du

“…Species richness, evenness, and diversity indices in seagrass beds ranged from 2.00–3.56, 0.49–0.90, and 1.21–2.16, respectively. Furthermore, environmental factors such as dissolved oxygen and chlorophyll content were found to significantly influence the distribution of nematodes and polychaetes. …”
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Modification of Chitosan/PEG4000 dispersed with Lithium Triflate (LiCF\(_3\)SO\(_3\)) as a solid polymer electrolyte for the secondary battery by Kartika Sari, Arifin Nur Muhammad Haryadi, Nur Khusaenah, Sudaryanto, Evi Yulianti, Agung Bambang Setio Utomo

“…Currently, battery electrolytes on the market are liquid-based, which have weaknesses in their safety and are not environmentally friendly. Solid-based electrolytes can be a good choice since they excel in the safety and stability of mechanical and electrical properties; however, they still have the disadvantage of low conductivity values (~10-4 - 10-6 S/cm), thus requiring modification. …”
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Thermodynamic performance of organic rankine cycle based pumped thermal energy storage system with different working fluids by Zhongrong Liang, Guo Zheng, Guowei Wu, Zilin Pan, Zongquan Hu, Min Xu, Hongwei Chen

“…In the context of global efforts toward energy transition and carbon neutrality, thermal integrated pumped thermal energy storage (TIPTES) systems, especially those utilizing low-grade heat sources, have garnered significant attention due to their large capacity, flexibility, and environmental advantages. This paper explores a TIPTES system that harnesses industrial waste heat as a heat source. …”
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