Contaminants in the Urban Environment: Microplastics by Maia McGuire, Yun-Ya Yang, Ignacio A. Rodriguez-Jorquera, Gurpal S. Toor, Alexander J. Reisinger

“…This series is intended to give state and local government officials, soil and water scientists, consulting engineers, Extension agents, and citizens (1) a basic understanding of the occurrence, toxic effects and source of various contaminants in the environment and (2) provide guidance on ways to protect human and environmental health. This 7-page fact sheet is a minor revision written by Maia McGuire, Yun-Ya Yang, Ignacio A. …”
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Mise en œuvre opérationnelle d’un projet de compensation carbone de foyers améliorés au Niger by Fanny Joubert, Milena Begovic

“…The use of traditional cookstove in Niger has serious consequences for the environmental, health and economic development. The carbon offset improved cookstoves project presented here aims to replace these traditional cookstoves with more efficient cookstoves (called Kiva-Hybrid) in order to reduce wood consumption. …”
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An Indian perspective on One Health prescriptions by Madhuri Ramesh, Sheetal Patil, Adithya Pradyumna

“…We find that it strikes a hitherto-elusive balance between concerns centred on human and environmental health. It can be also credited with adopting an intersectoral approach—essential for addressing current and emerging infectious diseases, especially those of zoonotic origin. …”
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Traitements phytosanitaires en viticulture française et prévention du risque pesticides. Retour d’expérience d’une communauté élargie de recherche ayant mobilisé l’ergotoxicologie... by Fabienne Goutille, Alain Garrigou

“…Pesticide risk is a growing concern that raises environmental, health and economic issues. The regulations and prevention measures that aim to reduce this risk are based on a top-down prevention logic by imposing good practices to be followed by farmers. …”
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Zoonotic diseases awareness and food safety practices among livestock farmers in Nepal by Deepak Subedi, Alok Dhakal, Sumit Jyoti, Sanjay Paudel, Sanjay Paudel, Ganesh Ranabhat, Ananda Tiwari, Ahmad I. Al-Mustapha, Ahmad I. Al-Mustapha, Ahmad I. Al-Mustapha

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Access to water and sanitation among people with disabilities: results from cross-sectional surveys in Bangladesh, Cameroon, India and Malawi by Islay Mactaggart, Hannah Kuper, Sarah Polack, Mahfuzar Rahman, Wolf-Peter Schmidt, Kristof Bostoen, Joseph Chunga, Lisa Danquah, Amal Krishna Halder, Saira Parveen Jolly, Marielle Snel, Adam Biran

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Design and psychometric testing of a moral intelligence instrument for pre-hospital emergency medical services personnel: a sequential-exploratory mixed-method study by Fateme Mohammadi, Rasoul Salimi, Salman Khazaei, Mostafa Bijani

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Automating airborne pollen classification: Identifying and interpreting hard samples for classifiers by Manuel Milling, Simon D.N. Rampp, Andreas Triantafyllopoulos, Maria P. Plaza, Jens O. Brunner, Claudia Traidl-Hoffmann, Björn W. Schuller, Athanasios Damialis

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Concentrations, composition profiles, and in vitro–in silico-based mixture risk assessment of bisphenol A and its analogs in plant-based foods by Chun-Hui Chiu, Shih-Han Sun, Yun-Jia Yao, Yi Chuang, Yu-Tsung Lee, Yi-Jun Lin

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Utilization of insecticide-treated bed nets and associated factors among households in Pawie District, Benshangul Gumuz, Northwest Ethiopia by Tilahun Merga, Mesafint Molla Adane, Tebkew Shibabaw, Fekie Ahemed Salah, Lemessa Jira Ejigu, Sileshi Mulatu

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Sistem Pendukung Keputusan untuk Penentuan Prioritas Pemberdayaan Masyarakat melalui Perilaku Hidup Bersih dan Sehat Menggunakan Metode Topsis by Alif Catur Murti, Ahmad Abdul Chamid

“…In this study the method used is TOPSIS and the criteria used are 4, namely KIA, Environmental Health, Lifestyle, and Public Health Efforts. …”
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Heat-related mortality in Mexico: A multi-scale spatial analysis of extreme heat effects and municipality-level vulnerability by Lara Schwarz, Chen Chen, Javier Emmanuel Castillo Quiñones, L.C. Aguilar-Dodier, Kristen Hansen, Jaime Reyes Sanchez, David J.X. González, Gordon McCord, Tarik Benmarhnia

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Effect of Fish Meal Substitution with Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) on Growth Performance, Feed Stability, Blood Biochemistry, and Liver and Gut Morphology of Siamese Fight... by Zulhisyam Abdul Kari, Guillermo Téllez-Isaías, Noor Khalidah Abdul Hamid, Nor Dini Rusli, Khairiyah Mat, Suniza Anis Mohamad Sukri, Muhammad Anamul Kabir, Ahmad Razali Ishak, Nazri Che Dom, Abdel-Wahab A. Abdel-Warith, Elsayed M. Younis, Martina Irwan Khoo, Faizuan Abdullah, Md Shahjahan, Md Fazle Rohani, Simon J. Davies, Lee Seong Wei

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Therapeutic potential of Chromolaena odorata, Vernonia amygdalina, and Cymbopogon citratus against pathogenic Bacteria by Udensi Justina Ugochi, Anyanwu Charles Obinna, Emedoh Andrew Emeka, Anyanwu Emilia Oluchi, Danladi Makeri, Pius Theophilus, Ezera Agwu

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Zero-BertXGB: An Empirical Technique for Abstract Classification in Systematic Reviews by Mohammad Shariful Islam, Mohammad Abu Tareq Rony, Md Rasel Hossain, Samah Alshathri, Walid El-Shafai

“…Five diverse datasets are utilized: Aceves-Martins (2021), comprising 1,258 excluded and 230 included abstracts on the utilization of animal models in depressive behaviour studies; Bannach-Brown (2016), with 896 excluded and 73 included abstracts focusing on the methodological rigour of environmental health systematic reviews; Meijboom (2021), containing 599 excluded and 32 included abstracts on the retransitioning of Etanercept in rheumatic disease patients; Menon (2022), with 896 excluded and 73 included abstracts on environmental health reviews; and a custom Clinical Review Paper Abstract (CRPA) dataset, featuring 500 excluded and 50 included abstracts. …”
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Contaminants in the Urban Environment: Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs)—Part 2 by Yun-Ya Yang, Gurpal S. Toor

“…This series is intended to give state and local government officials, soil scientists, consulting engineers, extension agents, and citizens (1) a basic understanding of the occurrence, toxic effects, and source of various contaminants in the environment and (2) guidance on ways to protect human and environmental health. This 9-page fact sheet discusses the sources and impacts of PPCPs and offers common-sense ways we can protect our environment from PPCPs. …”
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Contaminants in the Urban Environment: Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs)—Part 2 by Yun-Ya Yang, Gurpal S. Toor

“…This series is intended to give state and local government officials, soil scientists, consulting engineers, extension agents, and citizens (1) a basic understanding of the occurrence, toxic effects, and source of various contaminants in the environment and (2) guidance on ways to protect human and environmental health. This 9-page fact sheet discusses the sources and impacts of PPCPs and offers common-sense ways we can protect our environment from PPCPs. …”
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Investigating Environmental Impacts of Talesh Industrial Estates in Peripheral Settlements (The Case: Kashli village, Gilan, Iran) by Habibollah Fasihi, Mohammah Soleimani Mehrenjani, Samira Ahmadnia Koohestani

“…Evaluating environmental impact can help urban and regional planner and manager to understand the impacts of development plans on human well-being and environmental health. Therefore, it can enable them to prevent environmental pollution and degradation. …”
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The complex relationship between cyanobacteria and antibiotics/antimicrobial resistance in the environment: an emerging factor in the One Health vision on antimicrobial resistance by Maura Manganelli, Emanuela Testai, Codd Geoffrey A.

“…It proposed, with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and OIE (World Organization for Animal Health), to address this by a One Health approach, recognizing the connection between humans, animals, and environmental health. Currently, a hypothesis is developing that cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins may contribute to AMR in water. …”
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Contaminants in the Urban Environment: Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs)—Part 1 by Yun-Ya Yang, Gurpal S. Toor

“…This series is intended to give state and local government officials, soil scientists, consulting engineers, extension agents, and citizens (1) a basic understanding of the occurrence, toxic effects, and source of various contaminants in the environment and (2) guidance on ways to protect human and environmental health. This 5-page fact sheet provides an overview of the use and sale of PPCPs in the United States and the world. …”
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