The increasing frequency of interior renovation and fit-out in office buildings raises concerns about indoor environmental quality, occupant health, and sustainability performance, yet existing certification systems remain largely design-stage or who...
Rapid urbanization has intensified public housing development and building density, posing significant challenges to residents’ well-being and urban sustainability. With the population of the Greater Bay Area on the rise, enhancing the spatial...
This study investigates the accumulation, influencing factors, sources, and health risks of eight potential toxic elements (PTEs) in soils from the central–southern Shandong Peninsula, a region characterized by a high geological background and...
Mining and smelting release potentially toxic elements (PTEs) that threaten ecosystems and public health. However, comprehensive risk assessments of PTEs across environmental media near mining areas remain scarce. The Laoguan River Basin is located i...
15 October 2022
Emotional responses are significant for understanding public perceptions of urban green space (UGS) and can be used to inform proposals for optimal urban design strategies to enhance public emotional health in the times of COVID-19. However, most emp...
Real-time health assessments are of great importance for the safe and stable operation of in-orbit swarms. To solve the problems of existing real-time health assessments of microsatellite swarms, such as the difficulty of selecting a multisource and...
Urban health, well-being, and equity—core objectives of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs 3, 10, and 11)—have become key themes in contemporary urban planning research and landscape research. While existing studies focus predominantly o...
30 June 2017
Ill health in early life has a significant negative impact on school grades, grade repetition, educational level, and labor market outcomes. However, less is known about qualitative socio-economic consequences of a health shock in childhood or adoles...
Following the COVID-19 outbreak, the health sector is undergoing a deep transformation that is increasingly pushing it towards the exploitation of technology, thus fostering the growth of digital health (eHealth). Cellular networks play a pivotal rol...
In terms of the European Green Deal’s objectives, an environmentally responsible and climate responsive architecture seems to be fully desirable in the next decades. From the perspective of health-oriented design, atria and inner courtyards are...
Public health research and policy in sub-Saharan Africa are generally disease-oriented, with the focus being largely confined within the biological determinants of health. So far, little attention has been given to developing a more health-oriented a...
The increasing production of fruit and vegetable by-products from the food processing industry presents both environmental challenges and opportunities for valorisation as sources of bioactive compounds. These by-products, including peels, seeds, pom...
Life-course diet patterns may impact risk of disease, but little is known about dietary trends with aging. In a retrospective longitudinal analysis we estimated lifetime intake of animal products and adherence to vegetarian dietary patterns among 51,...
The increasing use of pesticides in agricultural products raises concerns over food safety. Furthermore, uncontrolled pesticide usage on food products can lead to residual levels that exceed the maximum residue limits (MRLs) and are potentially harmf...
Health-oriented physical activity should meet two key criteria: safety and an optimal level of exercise. The system of monitoring and rationalization of training (SMART) was designed to meet them. SMART integrates a custom-configured inertial measure...
Identifying tobacco smoke exposure in indoor environments is critical for public health, especially in vulnerable populations. In this study, we developed and validated a machine learning model to detect smoking households based on indoor air quality...
In the face of increasing challenges to sustainable food production, biotechnology offers solutions to support the environmental and health aspects of the food industry. This study explores the probiotic potential of L. plantarum and L. brevis isolat...
Spatial environments influence users’ behavioral patterns and psychological perceptions, affecting health outcomes—a professional consensus in architecture, particularly within healthy buildings. Growing attention to spatial design’...
Background/Objectives: Childhood obesity is a pressing global health issue. Addressing this multifaceted issue requires comprehensive interventions, particularly those improving social sustainability by strengthening support systems in families, scho...
Background: The increase in the quality and availability of health information as well as the accessibility of Internet-based sources, has driven growing demand for online health information. Information preferences are influenced by many factors, in...
5 November 2022
In (pre)school, children acquire and deepen their basic motor competencies (BMCs) and interact with peers and friends. BMCs are a central developmental goal in childhood and the prerequisite for participation in sportive aspects of social life. Both...
30 September 2019
The aim of the study is to assess the enjoyment and intensity of physical exercise while practicing physical activity (PA) in immersive virtual reality (IVR) using innovative training devices (omni-directional Omni treadmill and Icaros Pro flight sim...
This study investigates the role of modern small-scale cities in addressing public health challenges through the lens of spatial justice, using the city of Tartu, Estonia, as a case study. Tartu has been recognized for its progressive public health i...
The development of non-alcoholic beer (NAB) with health benefits, using non-conventional potential probiotic yeasts, offers an interesting alternative to standard NAB brewing strategies. In this study, potential probiotic non-Saccharomyces yeasts Pic...
Background/Objectives: Motor creativity is a vital component of preschoolers’ growth and development. However, its underlying determinants remain largely underexplored. This study investigates the interrelationship among playful behavior, socia...
Unobtrusive in-vehicle health monitoring has the potential to use the driving time to perform regular medical check-ups. This work intends to provide a guide to currently proposed sensor systems for in-vehicle monitoring and to answer, in particular,...
The purpose of this study was to assess workers’ perceptions, experiences, and strategies related to financial health, with the goal of identifying and validating a model of financial resilience aligned with theoretical and empirical fit criter...
Nutrition sensitive policy addresses the underlying determinants of nutrition-related disease and is a powerful tool in reducing the incidence of non-communicable disease. Some members of the food industry have long standing commitments to health-ori...
The aim of this study was to develop a functional yogurt enriched with encapsulated probiotics with viable cell counts exceeding 107 CFU/g while preserving sensory quality, thereby enhancing health benefits and potentially preventing intestinal barri...
Emergency departments (EDs) are high-risk environments for workplace violence. Research into techniques to prevent violence has less frequently explored the influence of leadership. This study aims to analyze the association of leadership with the pr...
16 July 2021
A lack of physical activity in computer workers (CW) can contribute to the development of musculoskeletal symptoms (MSS). Aim: (i) Evaluate MSS over a 12 month and 7 days period, (ii) determine physical activity (PA) levels and compliance with World...
Large language model (LLM)-based virtual patient (VP) simulations are emerging to complement traditional medical and nursing education by enabling safe, repeatable, and context-rich clinical practice. This review synthesizes recent developments from...
As an underutilized industrial byproduct generated during bioactive compound extraction from Millettia speciosa Champ. seeds, the residual protein fraction represents a promising sustainable resource for valorization. Millettia speciosa Champ. seed p...
Nowadays, the growing popularity of distance running has been accompanied by the increasing prevalence of vegan and vegetarian diets, especially among endurance athletes. The present study aimed to examine the association between diet type and dietar...
The present study explores the determinants of tourist satisfaction within the context of wellness tourism in Greece, an emerging segment of the tourism industry that emphasizes holistic well-being. The aim was to assess the overall satisfaction of w...
Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) are increasingly applied in medicine, cosmetics, and environmental technologies, yet their interactions with blood cells remain poorly understood, raising cross-species safety concerns. Using frog (nucleated) and hu...
Background/Objectives: University students are at a critical life stage in terms of establishing lifelong dietary habits, yet little is known about the sustainability of their diets, especially in Croatia. This study aimed to assess the sustainabilit...
Background/Objectives: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in wastewater represents a valuable reservoir of information for wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) and a major environmental and public health concern, as wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are...
One approach to improving population nutrition is the development of widely consumed minced meat products (MMPs) enriched with biologically active compounds such as polyunsaturated fatty acids, dietary fibers, and iron. This study investigated the fu...
4 June 2018
The appropriate level of the society’s health-oriented knowledge is essential for improving the effectiveness of actions to reduce the number of new cases and deaths caused by cancer. The aim of this study was to identify the role of web-based...
The demand for rice varieties with lower amylose content (AC) is increasing in Southeast Asia, primarily due to their desirable texture and cooking qualities. This study presents the development of whole-grain rice lines with low to intermediate glyc...
With their desired functional and technological properties, whey protein preparations are used in the food industry. In turn, lactic acid fermentation may contribute to release of a wide range of biologically active peptides (BAPs) (known also as bio...
A study was designed to assess whether the individual and combined effects of product-intrinsic and product-extrinsic factors influence the perception of, and liking for, carbonated beverages. Four hundred and one participants tasted samples of one o...
Araucaria angustifolia produces seeds known as Pinhão, which are valued for their nutritional composition and potential use in functional foods. This study investigated the production and characterization of spray-dried Pinhão extracts...
The increasing demand for functional and nutritious beverages necessitates the exploration of novel ingredients and formulations. This study evaluated the impact of supplementing chocolate milk with desert truffles powder and varying concentrations o...
Background: Taekwondo (TKD) and Tai Chi (TC) are promising interventions for enhancing health and physical function in older people, yet few studies have compared their effects across multiple domains. This study aimed to compare the effects of TKD v...
Agri-food residues have accumulated globally at unprecedented scales, generating environmental pressures and resource inefficiencies, a core problem addressed in this review, while simultaneously representing rich, underutilized reservoirs of health-...
Lactic acid fermentation has emerged as a promising strategy to enhance the functional and health-promoting qualities of plant-based foods. This study evaluates the impact of lactic acid fermentation on the antioxidant capacity, microbial viability,...
11 July 2019
Background: Health behaviors are associated with a healthy lifestyle, in which relative possibilities of choice play an important part. Athletes are a group of people who should particularly endeavor to have a health-oriented lifestyle. It is believe...
Plant-based meat (PBM) products have rapidly grown in popularity due to increasing consumer demand for sustainable, ethical, and health-oriented food alternatives. However, these novel products may pose microbiological risks similar to traditional me...
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