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Background: The associations between physical activity (PA) and all-cause mortality remain under-investigated among individuals with impaired lung function. Methods: With 201,596 participants from the UK Biobank cohort, baseline pre-bronchodilation l...

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  • Open Access
1,001 Views
21 Pages

The study aims to identify key features in the built environment that are associated with heat-related health risks among older people in high-income countries, which could inform the development of targeted interventions to reduce built-environment-...

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  • Open Access
1,812 Views
18 Pages

Environment and Well-Being: Quality of Life Assessment Using the Vegetation Index in a Neighborhood of a Small–Medium-Sized Brazilian City

  • Gabriel Soares Vieira,
  • Sabrina Dias Rodrigues,
  • Ingrid Layla Sousa Silva,
  • Maria Eduarda Teixeira de Oliveira,
  • Gabriella Raiany Teixeira De Brito,
  • Priscila Cembranel,
  • José Baltazar Salgueirinho Osório de Andrade Guerra and
  • Felipe Teixeira Dias

Urban vegetation plays a key role in promoting health and environmental balance in cities. This study analyzed the relationship between green areas and human well-being in the Alvorada neighborhood of Guanambi, Bahia, Brazil. Using an ecological stud...

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1,816 Views
10 Pages

Municipal Solid Waste Incinerators (MSWIs) are facilities designed to burn municipal solid waste to reduce its volume and mass and generate energy. A significant concern related to MSWIs is the emission of toxic and carcinogenic pollutants, including...

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  • Open Access
831 Views
19 Pages

Proposing a Framework for Ballistic Waste Management in the Context of the Public Security Institute

  • Marcel Ashley Paulino Leite,
  • André Cristiano Silva Melo,
  • Renata Melo e Silva de Oliveira,
  • Eliane de Castro Coutinho,
  • Iedo Souza Santos and
  • Vitor William Batista Martins

The aim of this research was to develop and validate a framework capable of enhancing the management of ballistic waste considering the context of the training activity of a Public Security Institute in Belém do Pará. A literature revie...

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  • Open Access
1,436 Views
20 Pages

The relationship between natural environments and psychological well-being has gained increasing attention in environmental and health sciences. However, there is still a lack of robust quantitative instruments to assess the restorative potential of...

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  • Open Access
621 Views
12 Pages

The Role of Urban Ecological Networks on Health from a One Health Perspective: A Systematic Review

  • Luigi Cofone,
  • Maria Assunta Donato,
  • Marise Sabato,
  • Carolina Di Paolo,
  • Livia Maria Salvatori,
  • Stefano Di Giovanni and
  • Lorenzo Paglione

Introduction: Ecological networks (ENs) are critical frameworks designed to protect biodiversity, enhance habitat connectivity, and provide ecosystem services in fragmented landscapes. Urban ecological networks (UENs) adapt this concept to address th...

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619 Views
24 Pages

A Sustainable Water Management Framework for Schools in Sub-Saharan Africa

  • Chibueze G. Achi,
  • Oluwafemi F. Ariyo,
  • Akinwale O. Coker,
  • Samuel J. Abbey,
  • Kofi Agyekum,
  • Colin A. Booth and
  • Rosemary E. Horry

Safe and adequate water supply, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in schools are prerequisites within the right to basic education. WASH facilities across schools in developing nations, particularly in Africa, are unsatisfactory and expose children to r...

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16 Pages

Plastic pollution is one of the leading global problems of modern society. The growing demand for and production of plastic polymers has caused bisphenol A (BPA) and its emergent substitute molecules bisphenol S and F (BPS and BPF) to be present in w...