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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Volume 19, Issue 23

2022 December-1 - 952 articles

Cover Story: This paper investigates whether the digital economy can improve China’s environmental sustainability by reducing carbon emission intensity. The results show that the digital economy has a significant negative effect on carbon emission intensity, and the conclusion remains robust after conducting several robustness checks. However, this impact shows regional heterogeneity, which is more effective in resource-based eastern regions and the Belt and Road provinces. Moreover, mediating effect analyses indicate that the transmission mechanisms are energy consumption structure, total factor energy productivity, and green technology innovation. Furthermore, the results based on the spatial Durbin model (SDM) demonstrate that digital economy development has a significant spatial spillover effect. View this paper
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  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,222 Views
11 Pages

Few studies have explored the associations between body satisfaction and physical activity and weight gain during pregnancy, and none have been conducted in Scandinavia. Hence, the aim of the present study was to evaluate changes in body satisfaction...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,178 Views
12 Pages

Experience of Pharmacists with Anti-Cancer Medicine Shortages in Pakistan: Results of a Qualitative Study

  • Sundus Shukar,
  • Fatima Zahoor,
  • Sumaira Omer,
  • Sundas Ejaz Awan,
  • Caijun Yang and
  • Yu Fang

This study aimed to examine the current situation of anti-cancer drug shortages in Pakistan, namely its determinants, impacts, adopted mitigation strategies, and proposed solutions. Qualitative semi-structured, in-depth interviews were conducted with...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
4,605 Views
12 Pages

Association between Pet Ownership and Threatened Abortion in Pregnant Women: The China Birth Cohort Study

  • Zheng Zhang,
  • Yunjiang Yu,
  • Boyi Yang,
  • Wenzhong Huang,
  • Yunting Zhang,
  • Yana Luo,
  • Michael S. Bloom,
  • Zhengmin Qian,
  • Lauren D. Arnold and
  • The China Birth Cohort Study (CBCS) Group
  • + 5 authors

Background: The aim of this study was to assess the association between pet ownership and threatened abortion (TA) in pregnant Chinese women. Materials and Methods: We enrolled pregnant women from 18 provinces and autonomous regions across China betw...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
42 Citations
8,752 Views
23 Pages

Planetary and human health depend on Westerners’ ability to reduce meat consumption. Meat production degrades the environment while excessive meat intake is associated with cancer and cardiovascular disease, among others. Effective reasons and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
3,993 Views
10 Pages

Weight Stigma and Avoidance of Physical Activity and Sport: Development of a Scale and Establishment of Correlates

  • Nadia Bevan,
  • Kerry S. O’Brien,
  • Janet D. Latner,
  • Chung-Ying Lin,
  • Brian Vandenberg,
  • Ruth Jeanes and
  • Xavier C. C. Fung

Participation in sport and physical activity (PA) is declining, and the psychosocial factors underpinning avoidance of these activities are not understood. This study developed and tested a new measure assessing the tendency to avoid PA and sport bec...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,287 Views
14 Pages

Aquaculture is seen as an essential food-producing sector for improving global food security and nutrition indices. This cross-sectional study examined the health complaints and mental health status of aquaculture workers, as well as their relationsh...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,387 Views
24 Pages

The continued expansion of agriculture must contend with the dual pressures of changing factor endowment structure and constrained resources and environments. The main purpose of this paper is to provide feasible ideas for high-quality agricultural d...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,387 Views
14 Pages

It is demonstrated that the subjective well-being (SWB) of older people greatly relies on their social participation. However, there are few studies on reciprocity beliefs as a mediating mechanism between social participation and SWB. In this study,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,771 Views
14 Pages

Extraction, Purification, Characterization and Application in Livestock Wastewater of S Sulfur Convertase

  • Xintian Li,
  • Wei Zhai,
  • Xinran Duan,
  • Changlong Gou,
  • Min Li,
  • Lixia Wang,
  • Wangdui Basang,
  • Yanbin Zhu and
  • Yunhang Gao

Sulfide is a toxic pollutant in the farming environment. Microbial removal of sulfide always faces various biochemical challenges, and the application of enzymes for agricultural environmental remediation has promising prospects. In this study, a str...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
2 Citations
4,306 Views
14 Pages

Telesupervision in Psychotherapy: A Bibliometric and Systematic Review

  • Paola Andreucci-Annunziata,
  • Augusto Mellado and
  • Alejandro Vega-Muñoz

(1) Background: This systematic review supported by a bibliometric analysis identified quantitative and qualitative empirical studies that allowed us to respond to the objective of identifying and discussing the scope and limitations of the clinical-...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
8,177 Views
13 Pages

Effects of a Diabetes Self-Management Education Program on Glucose Levels and Self-Care in Type 1 Diabetes: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

  • Rocío Romero-Castillo,
  • Manuel Pabón-Carrasco,
  • Nerea Jiménez-Picón and
  • José Antonio Ponce-Blandón

(1) Background: Several factors have been associated with the success of health education programs, such contact time, with better results being obtained from more intensive programs and early outcome measurement. Nurses play an essential role in edu...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
6,486 Views
12 Pages

Scholars generally believe that personality characteristics and psychological factors influence individual moral decision-making. However, few have ever discussed specific psychological factors and characteristics having such influences. Based on the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,844 Views
12 Pages

The First 30 Years of the Universal Hepatitis-B Vaccination-Program in Italy: A Health Strategy with a Relevant and Favorable Economic-Profile

  • Sara Boccalini,
  • Benedetta Bonito,
  • Beatrice Zanella,
  • Davide Liedl,
  • Paolo Bonanni and
  • Angela Bechini

In 1991, Italy was one of the first countries worldwide to introduce a universal hepatitis-B vaccination for children. Since then, epidemiological data have clearly demonstrated the huge clinical benefits of the vaccination. The aim of this study was...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,160 Views
21 Pages

The runoff of the Jiulong River (JLR) is a key parameter that affects the estimation of pollutant flux into Xiamen Bay (XMB). The precise runoff estimation of the JLR can be used to determine the accuracy of the pollutant flux estimation flowing into...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,641 Views
17 Pages

Understanding Relationships between Cultivated Land Pressure and Economic Development Level across Spatiotemporal Characteristics: Implications for Supporting Land-Use Management Decisions

  • Dan Yang,
  • Zhenyue Liu,
  • Pengyan Zhang,
  • Zhuo Chen,
  • Yinghui Chang,
  • Qianxu Wang,
  • Xinyue Zhang,
  • Rong Lu,
  • Mengfan Li and
  • Guanghui Li
  • + 1 author

Food security is crucial to world peace. Economic development has posed a great threat to the protection of cultivated land. Considering 20 cities in the lower Yellow River (AALYR) as the study area, this study explored the spatial evolution of culti...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
91 Citations
12,496 Views
18 Pages

Artificial Intelligence Implementation in Healthcare: A Theory-Based Scoping Review of Barriers and Facilitators

  • Taridzo Chomutare,
  • Miguel Tejedor,
  • Therese Olsen Svenning,
  • Luis Marco-Ruiz,
  • Maryam Tayefi,
  • Karianne Lind,
  • Fred Godtliebsen,
  • Anne Moen,
  • Leila Ismail and
  • Phuong Dinh Ngo
  • + 1 author

There is a large proliferation of complex data-driven artificial intelligence (AI) applications in many aspects of our daily lives, but their implementation in healthcare is still limited. This scoping review takes a theoretical approach to examine t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
6,112 Views
12 Pages

Improved life expectancy is increasing the number of older adults who suffer from motor-cognitive decline. Unfortunately, conventional balance exercise programs are not tailored to patients with cognitive impairments, and exercise adherence is often...

  • Review
  • Open Access
18 Citations
5,060 Views
51 Pages

Organizational Factors Determining Access to Reperfusion Therapies in Ischemic Stroke-Systematic Literature Review

  • Ana Botelho,
  • Jonathan Rios,
  • Ana Paula Fidalgo,
  • Eugénia Ferreira and
  • Hipólito Nzwalo

Background: After onset of acute ischemic stroke (AIS), there is a limited time window for delivering acute reperfusion therapies (ART) aiming to restore normal brain circulation. Despite its unequivocal benefits, the proportion of AIS patients recei...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
3,417 Views
15 Pages

Deficiencies of micronutrients in calcareous soils have been reported in different areas of China’s Loess Plateau. The objective of this research was to study the influence of the continuous application of micronutrient fertilizers on soil prop...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
4,190 Views
13 Pages

Effects of Coaching-Based Teleoccupational Guidance for Home-Based Stroke Survivors and Their Family Caregivers: A Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial

  • Li Zhang,
  • Yan-Ning Yan,
  • Zeng-Xin Sun,
  • Dong-Rui Yan,
  • Yuan-Wu Chen,
  • Keh-Chung Lin,
  • Xin-Jing Ge and
  • Xiao-Lu Qin

The aim of this pilot study was to investigate the feasibility and effectiveness of a 3-month coaching-based teleoccupational guidance (CTG) programme for home-based stroke survivors and their family caregivers. An assessor-blind pilot randomised con...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
147 Citations
15,182 Views
22 Pages

The Impact of Heatwaves on Mortality and Morbidity and the Associated Vulnerability Factors: A Systematic Review

  • Fadly Syah Arsad,
  • Rozita Hod,
  • Norfazilah Ahmad,
  • Rohaida Ismail,
  • Norlen Mohamed,
  • Mazni Baharom,
  • Yelmizaitun Osman,
  • Mohd Firdaus Mohd Radi and
  • Fredolin Tangang

Background: This study aims to investigate the current impacts of extreme temperature and heatwaves on human health in terms of both mortality and morbidity. This systematic review analyzed the impact of heatwaves on mortality, morbidity, and the ass...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,050 Views
19 Pages

Residential Environment Assessment by Older Adults in Nursing Homes during COVID-19 Outbreak

  • Fermina Rojo-Perez,
  • Vicente Rodriguez-Rodriguez,
  • Gloria Fernandez-Mayoralas,
  • Diego Sánchez-González,
  • Carmen Perez de Arenaza Escribano,
  • Jose-Manuel Rojo-Abuin,
  • Maria João Forjaz,
  • María-Ángeles Molina-Martínez and
  • Carmen Rodriguez-Blazquez

The most vulnerable residential settings during the COVID-19 pandemic were older adult’s nursing homes, which experienced high rates of incidence and death from this cause. This paper aims to ascertain how institutionalized older people assesse...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,838 Views
12 Pages

(1) Background: Kindness interventions assist individuals in the pursuit of greater well-being. However, little is known about whether these interventions can decrease materialism. The current study tested how kindness interventions decrease material...

  • Review
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,418 Views
11 Pages

Objectives: This study aimed to map the characteristics and the predominant components of clinical physical activity (PA) counseling in Saudi Arabia for adult patients and outline evidence of outcomes and prevalent barriers to its implementation. Met...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,041 Views
9 Pages

The use of healthcare services is likely to be associated with need but also the factors relating to the care system and the ability to negotiate around it. Healthcare use and health status may also be associated with the factors that exist in childh...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
8,482 Views
42 Pages

Co-Design in Electrical Medical Beds with Caregivers

  • Davide Bacchin,
  • Gabriella Francesca Amalia Pernice,
  • Leonardo Pierobon,
  • Elena Zanella,
  • Marcello Sardena,
  • Marino Malvestio and
  • Luciano Gamberini

Among the plethora of instruments present in healthcare environments, the hospital bed is undoubtedly one of the most important for patients and caregivers. However, their design usually follows a top-down approach without considering end-users opini...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,240 Views
8 Pages

First-Trimester Biochemical Serum Markers in Female Kidney Transplant Recipients—The Impact of Graft Function

  • Natalia Mazanowska,
  • Patrycja Jarmużek-Orska,
  • Bronisława Pietrzak,
  • Joanna Pazik,
  • Zoulikha Jabiry-Zieniewicz and
  • Przemysław Kosiński

Data on serum biochemistry markers as a component of the first-trimester screening test in pregnant kidney graft recipients are limited. In the absence of a separate validated algorithm, biochemical testing is commonly used in the first-trimester scr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
3,335 Views
16 Pages

As a new factor of production, data play a key role in driving low-carbon and sustainable development relying on the digital economy. However, previous studies have ignored this point. Based on the panel data of 283 cities in China from 2007 to 2019,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,572 Views
11 Pages

Hospital overcrowding is becoming a major concern in the modern era due to the increasing demand for hospital services. This study seeks to identify effective and efficient ways to resolve the serious problem of congestion in hospitals by testing a r...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,860 Views
13 Pages

Water scarcity limits the coordination between economic development and ecological protection of arid regions. This study presented the consumption pattern and future challenges for water resources and proposed sustainable use strategies for water se...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
5,219 Views
22 Pages

Introducing and Familiarising Older Adults Living with Dementia and Their Caregivers to Virtual Reality

  • Aisling Flynn,
  • Marguerite Barry,
  • Wei Qi Koh,
  • Gearóid Reilly,
  • Attracta Brennan,
  • Sam Redfern and
  • Dympna Casey

Virtual Reality (VR) is increasingly being applied in dementia care across a range of applications and domains including health and wellbeing. Despite the commercial availability of VR, informants of design are not always aware of its functionality a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
34 Citations
6,992 Views
16 Pages

Bullying has been identified as the most common form of aggression experienced by school-age youth. However, it is still unclear about the family’s influence on school bullying. Therefore, the current study aimed to explore the associations bet...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
5,699 Views
13 Pages

Stroke survivors encounter significant limitations in daily life activities and face increased risk of health complications such as stroke recurrence. Considering the escalating demand for personalised community rehabilitation services, this qualitat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,810 Views
16 Pages

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a leading cause of mortality and is often associated with serious disability and depression. Little is known about the characteristics of those who are in complete mental health (CMH) despite having COP...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
6,577 Views
14 Pages

Collective motivational interviewing (CMI) is a novelty motivational approach which optimises the motivational interviewing (MI) for individuals from collectivistic cultures. While MI has been empirically tested as an effective intervention for addic...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,341 Views
9 Pages

Objective: Prader–Willi (PWS; OMIM#176270) syndrome is a clinically distinct genetic disorder, caused by an abnormality in the 15q11-q13 region, referred to as the critical region. One of the most popular concepts existing in modern sciences, n...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,096 Views
17 Pages

Blue spaces is associated with self-rated health (SRH), but little is known about the pathways underlying this association among Chinese urban elderly individuals. Based on neighborhood effect theory, this study examined the relationship between neig...

  • Study Protocol
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,662 Views
11 Pages

Distress is a widespread phenomenon in the general population, but also among university students, associated with poorer learning success and negative health consequences. A source of distress might be the experience of injustice. Theoretical and em...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,922 Views
9 Pages

Clinical Nutrition in Portuguese Gastroenterology Departments: A Multicentric Study

  • Francisco Vara-Luiz,
  • Luísa Glória,
  • Irina Mocanu,
  • António Curado,
  • Isabel Medeiros,
  • Maria Antónia Duarte,
  • António Banhudo,
  • Susana Ferreira,
  • Ana Margarida Vaz and
  • Jorge Fonseca
  • + 1 author

Background: Hospital nutrition is a major public health problem, as up to 50% of hospitalized patients suffer from undernutrition. Adequate nutritional support (NS) decreases morbidity/mortality, shortens the length of stay, and reduces costs. We aim...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,855 Views
22 Pages

Development of the Polish Version of the ICF Core Set for the Environment of Older People

  • Agnieszka Ćwirlej-Sozańska,
  • Bernard Sozański,
  • Anna Wilmowska-Pietruszyńska,
  • Beata Kizowska-Lepiejza and
  • Agnieszka Wiśniowska-Szurlej

Introduction: The percentage of older people in Polish society increases every year. The interaction between the individual health condition and the barriers in the environment of the elderly leads to the development of disability and the limitation...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,476 Views
22 Pages

The mutual relationship among daily averaged PM10, PM2.5, and NO2 concentrations in two megacities (Seoul and Busan) connected by the busiest highway in Korea was investigated using an artificial neural network model (ANN)-sigmoid function, for a nov...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
4,254 Views
16 Pages

Emerging countries are approaching economic prosperity. However, the development process has enhanced their ecological footprints, thus promoting low-carbon competitiveness among E7 countries’ industries. Therefore, it is essential to identify...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,566 Views
12 Pages

Healthcare professionals have to give substance to the role of a champion in order to successfully lead quality improvement (QI) initiatives. This study aims to unravel how hospitalists in training shape their role as a champion within the context of...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,904 Views
15 Pages

College students face unique challenges with leading healthful lifestyles. Using a community-based participatory research approach, college student research partners at two land-grant universities collected data and developed a tailored intervention...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,483 Views
10 Pages

Depressive Symptoms as a Mediator between Excessive Daytime Sleepiness and Suicidal Ideation among Chinese College Students

  • Yao-Kun Yu,
  • Zhi-Ying Yao,
  • Yan-Xin Wei,
  • Chang-Gui Kou,
  • Bin Yao,
  • Wen-Jun Sun,
  • Su-Yun Li,
  • Kenneth Fung and
  • Cun-Xian Jia

The purpose of this study was to verify the mediating role of depressive symptoms between excessive daytime sleepiness and suicidal ideation in college students. Of the 6944 participants, 2609 (37.6%) were male and 4335 (62.4%) were female. College s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,142 Views
9 Pages

Physical Activity Readiness in Patients with Heart Failure

  • Elena Marques-Sule,
  • Pallav Deka,
  • Luis Almenar,
  • Dola Pathak,
  • Raquel López-Vilella and
  • Leonie Klompstra

The aim of this study was to explore the readiness for physical activity (PA) and its related factors in patients with heart failure. This cross-sectional study included 163 patients with heart failure (mean age 66 ± 16, 50% female). The ability to s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,212 Views
11 Pages

Effectiveness of Swirl Water Mist Nozzles for Fire Suppression

  • Natalia Kraus-Namroży and
  • Dorota Brzezińska

Water mist nozzles are becoming increasingly popular as water extinguishing devices in buildings, increasing people’s safety during evacuation. There are questions as to whether or not they are as effective as conventional sprinkler systems. Th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,960 Views
17 Pages

Malaria remains a major health problem in many parts of the world, including Sub-Saharan Africa. Insecticide-treated nets, in combination with other control measures, have been effective in reducing malaria incidence over the past two decades. Nevert...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,781 Views
6 Pages

Swallowing Apraxia Post Ischemic Stroke

  • Abdullah Mohammed Alfaris,
  • Atheer Saeed Alghamdi,
  • Enas Saad Almowalad,
  • Awad Aweid Al Harbi,
  • Khaled Abdulraheem Alghamdi,
  • Jameelah Saeedi and
  • Nisreen Naser Al Awaji

A 55-year-old male patient with a known medical history of diabetes mellitus type 2 and treated lymphoma was first admitted with a sudden left-sided facial asymmetry and mouth deviation to the left side with no other neurological symptoms. A Computer...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,210 Views
21 Pages

Are We Prepared for the Next Pandemic? Management, Systematic Evaluation and Lessons Learned from an In-Hospital COVID-19 Vaccination Centre for Healthcare Workers

  • Ana Zhelyazkova,
  • Kristina Adorjan,
  • Selina Kim,
  • Matthias Klein,
  • Stephan Prueckner,
  • Philipp Kressirer,
  • Alexander Choukér,
  • Michaela Coenen and
  • Sophia Horster

Background: the organisation of a COVID-19 vaccination campaign for healthcare workers (HCWs) within a university hospital presents a challenge of a particularly large scale and urgency. Here, we evaluate the in-hospital vaccination process and centr...

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