Spatiotemporal clusters of acute respiratory infections associated with socioeconomic, meteorological, and air pollution factors in South Punjab, Pakistan by Munazza Fatima, Ibtisam Butt, Shahab MohammadEbrahimi, Behzad Kiani, Oliver Gruebner

“…Therefore, our study examines the ecological-level spatial and temporal patterns of acute respiratory infection incidence (ARI) and their geographic relationship with selected socio-economic, meteorological, and air pollution factors in Pakistan. …”
Get full text

Responses of Loess Ground with Different Slopes and Vegetation Covers to Rainfall Infiltration by ZHANG Lina, LI Ping, HU Xiangyang, ZHONG Jianping, YANG Kai, ZHAO Zhiyan, LI Tonglu

Get full text

RESILSTIGMA. Resilience to self-stigmatization experienced by people living with HIV: Which self-reported factors improve awareness among health workers? by Christine Jacomet, Cécile Miele, Emilie Goncalves, Céline Lambert, Clément Belletier, Françoise Linard, Josiane Phalip-Le Besnerais, Pierre Dellamonica, Michaël Dambrun

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>While the best means to combat self-stigmatization would be a social-ecological approach, it is fundamental to target in parallel individual vulnerability and protective factors accessible to health workers' interventions. …”
Get full text

Trends in Air Pollutant Concentrations and the Impact of Meteorology in Shandong Province, Coastal China, during 2013–2019 by Na Zhao, Gang Wang, Guohao Li, Jianlei Lang

Get full text

Transition characteristics and driving mechanisms of different types of rural settlements in plain agricultural areas by QU Yanbo, HE Xinhan, DONG Xiaozhen, LIU Chunqiang, YANG Yong, LI Yuanchao

Get full text

Bottom-up analysis for carbon emissions from passenger and freight transport sectors in Xi’an: a city-level study using MOVES and LMDI models by Ya’nan Bo, Liyuan Zhang, Jiahao Zhong, Wei Zhong, Pengyue Zhu

Get full text

The evolving roles of geophysics in environmental assessment, monitoring, and management of landfill leachate contaminant plumes: An overview by Joseph Omeiza Alao

“…Future research should focus on developing advanced data interpretation techniques, integrating geophysical data with other environmental monitoring data, and exploring the use of artificial intelligence for automated analysis and prediction of LLP behaviour, which ultimately aiding the environmental decision-makers in addressing ecological challenges and designing/managing landfill sites.…”
Get full text

Electricity production performance and pH optimization of MFCs using enriched starch-degrading culture by Sheng-chao Gao, Hui-chun Jiang, Zhen Zhang, Xin-xin Fan, Tian-peng Gao, Ying Liu

Get full text

Metabolic redundancy and specialisation of novel sulfide-oxidizing Sulfurimonas and Sulfurovum along the brine-seawater interface of the Kebrit Deep by Rayyan Alamoudi, Alan Barozzi, Grégoire Michoud, Marc W. Van Goethem, Charlene Odobel, Yue Chen, Ramona Marasco, Daniele Daffonchio

“…This knowledge gap not only hampers our understanding of their adaptation and functional role in DHABs but also their ecological interactions with other microorganisms in these unique ecosystems. …”
Get full text

Soil Erosion Process Under the Combined Action of Water and Gravity on Red Soil Slope by ZHANG Xiaohan, MA Lan, YU Chong, WU Zhiwei, WANG Jie

“…[Objective] Soil erosion is one of the most important ecological and environmental problems in the world. …”
Get full text

Extracellular electron shuttles induced transformation and mobilization of Fe/As with the occurrence of biogenic vivianite by Jia Wang, Mengna Chen, Yalong Li, Yang Yang, Zuoming Xie

Get full text

The effect of variable light intensity in luminescent-netting pots on the catch of snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) by Colin C.H. Frank, Shannon M. Bayse

“…The use of light in pots has been shown to increase snow crab catch rates in eastern Canada and the Barents Sea, where better fishing efficiency could result in less fuel consumption, and financial and ecological benefits. However, some light characteristics necessary for maximizing efficiency have yet to be researched. …”
Get full text

Diversity and Conservation Status of Large Mammals in Ghamot National Park, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan by Muhammad Jahangeer, Siddique Muhammad, Muhammad Shakeel, Mir Muhammad Saleem, Ali Usman, Hussain Abid

“…Our findings will provide as a baseline for park management to make effective conservation decisions, as well as a baseline for researchers conducting similar ecological studies.   …”
Get full text

Relationship between caries indexes and obesity in a sample of Puerto Rican adolescents by Lydia M. Lopez del Valle, Mariely Nieves-Plaza, Sona Rivas-Tumanyan, Rosana Hanke-Herrero

Get full text

Genome-wide association analysis and KASP markers development for protein quality traits in winter wheat by Yousheng Tian, Pengpeng Liu, Dezhen Kong, Yingbin Nie, Hongjun Xu, Xinnian Han, Wei Sang, Weihua Li

Get full text

Nutritional knowledge and practices of low-income women during pregnancy: a qualitative study in two Oaxacan cities by Marian Marian, Ramona L. Pérez, Amanda C. McClain, Samantha Hurst, Elizabeth Reed, Kathryn M. Barker, Rebecka Lundgren

“…The aim of this study was to explore the nutritional practices, education and received and employed among women during their pregnancy. Methods Guided by Ecological Systems Theory and an Intersectionality Framework, this qualitative study was carried out in Oaxaca City and Puerto Escondido, in Oaxaca, a Mexican state with high levels of food insecurity. …”
Get full text

The Relationship Between Mindset and Poverty Levels in Kisinga Sub-County Kasese District by Kambere, Roggers

“…Both household asset endowments (in particular, land, livestock, and education) and incentives in the economic system (road network and infrastructure, information and market access, availability of public goods and services, agro-ecological conditions, etc.) constrain households from participating in high return livelihood strategies. …”
Get full text

Effects of Marketing Strategies on the Performance of Tourism and Hospitality Enterprises in Uganda: Case Study of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. by Asiimwe, Dennis

“…This involves minimizing the ecological footprint of tourists and ensuring that the influx of visitors does not harm the natural environment. …”
Get full text

Variations of microbiota and metabolites in rhizosphere soil of Carmona microphylla at the co-contaminated site with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and heavy metals by Ying Zhang, Fanghan Qian, Yanyu Bao

“…Co-contamination with organic/inorganic compounds is common in industrial area and poses a great risk to local soil ecological environment. In this study, an operating ink factory site co-contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs, mild to moderate pollution level) and heavy metals (HMs, heavy pollution level) was selected and screened for native vegetation, Carmona microphylla. …”
Get full text

Planetary health education in undergraduate medical education in Germany: results from structured interviews and an online survey within the national PlanetMedEd Project by Fabio Grieco, Sandra Parisi, Anne Simmenroth, Michael Eichinger, Michael Eichinger, Janina Zirkel, Janina Zirkel, Sarah König, Jana Jünger, Jana Jünger, Eva Geck, Eva-Maria Schwienhorst-Stich

“…BackgroundIn light of the accumulating evidence, awareness and urgency to act upon the three planetary crises – climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution – the concept of Planetary Health underscores their profound implications for health and promotes actionable solutions to advance both wellbeing and ecological sustainability. Despite (inter)national calls to integrate Planetary Health into health workers’ curricula, the current status of Planetary Health Education in undergraduate medical education in Germany is unclear. …”
Get full text