Acute and chronic impacts of heat stress on planetary health

V Sampath, O Shalakhti, E Veidis, JAI Efobi… - Allergy, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Heat waves are increasing in intensity, frequency, and duration causing significant heat
stress in all living organisms. Heat stress has multiple negative effects on plants affecting …

Meeting solar energy demands: Significance of transposition models for solar irradiance

S Abdulwahab, YF Nassar, HJ El-Khozondar… - Int. J. Electr. Eng. and …, 2023 - ijees.org
The article discusses an analytical study aimed at examining the validity of a wide range of
models for converting horizontal solar radiation to tilted solar radiation. Total solar radiation …

Time to treat the climate and nature crisis as one indivisible global health emergency

C Zielinski, K Abbasi, P Ali, V Barbour… - International Journal of …, 2023 - emerald.com
Over 200 health journals call on the United Nations, political leaders and health
professionals to recognise that climate change and biodiversity loss are one indivisible crisis …

Characterization of net-zero pozzolanic potential of thermally-derived metakaolin samples for sustainable carbon neutrality construction

KC Onyelowe, A Naghizadeh, FI Aneke… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Metakaolin (MK) is one of the most sustainable cementitious construction materials, which is
derived through a direct heating procedure known as calcination. Calcination process takes …

Leveraging Green Ammonia for Resilient and Cost-Competitive Islanded Electricity Generation from Hybrid Solar Photovoltaic–Wind Farms: A Case Study in South …

VN Sagel, KHR Rouwenhorst, JA Faria - Energy & Fuels, 2023 - ACS Publications
Hybrid solar photovoltaic (PV) and wind generation in combination with green ammonia as a
seasonal energy storage vector offers an excellent opportunity to decrease the levelized …

How does global warming contribute to disorders originating from an impaired epithelial barrier?

C Ozdemir, UC Kucuksezer, I Ogulur, Y Pat… - Annals of Allergy …, 2023 - Elsevier
The epithelial barrier represents the point of contact between the host and the external
environment. It is the first line of defense against external insults in the skin, gastrointestinal …

Life cycle assessment of carbon emissions for bridge renewal decision and its application for Maogang Bridge in Shanghai

B **a, J **ao, T Ding, X Guan, J Chen - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024 - Elsevier
The renewal of old bridges is sometimes restricted to avoid the high carbon emissions
caused by materials and construction, which however might not be conductive to climate …

Cholera prevention, control strategies, challenges and World Health Organization initiatives in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: A narrative review

E Buliva, S Elnossery, P Okwarah, M Tayyab… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
The resurgence of cholera is presenting unusual challenges in the Eastern Mediterranean
Region (EMR), where it is considered endemic in nine-member states. The risk of a cholera …

Diverting food waste from landfill in exemplar hospital Foodservices: A qualitative study

N Cook, J Porter, D Goodwin, J Collins - Journal of the Academy of Nutrition …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Background The US Environmental Protection Agency Food Recovery Hierarchy
suggests methods for diverting food waste from landfill. Knowledge of how hospital …

Promoting environmental sustainability in Africa: the position of globalization, renewable energy, and economic growth

J Gyimah, UA Nwigwe, EO Opoku, X Yao - SN Business & Economics, 2023 - Springer
Mitigating carbon emissions has been a major concern for all nations. Various organizations
have been campaigning and pushing the agenda of reducing carbon emissions for the past …