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Effect of green space in the workplace on hearing thresholds in noise exposed population

Scientific Reports
The association between greenness exposure and hearing thresholds and the underlying mechanism are unclear. Therefore, this cross-sectional study aims to assess the relationship between greenness exposure and hearing thresholds and whether this ...
Sijia Li, Siyao Yan, Xiaomeng Li, Qiaoling Geng, Zitong Zhao, Xian Guo, Juan Zhang, Li Zhang, Lina Yan, Jianghong Chen, Xiaolin Zhang   +10 more
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Research progress on effects of air pollution on pollinosis and its mechanisms

环境与职业医学
Pollinosis is one of the common allergic diseases, and its morbidity continues to increase. Studies have demonstrated that air pollution is a key environmental factor that leads to the increased prevalence of pollinosis.
Qi LU, Yue WU, Qihang ZHANG, Shan DENG
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Beyond a Technocentric Transition: A Diverse Economies Perspective for Social Justice in Circular Economy Business Models

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The circular economy, dominated by capitalocentric, technocentric, and eco‐modernist discourses, risks perpetuating systemic injustice because of its limited consideration of the social and of what is possible. In this article, we examine how social justice can be embedded into circular business models (CBMs)—key drivers of the circular ...
Fernando C. Lit, Erik Paredis, Josephina C. C. M. Huijben, Myriam M. A. H. Cloodt   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Integrating occupational indoor air quality with building information modeling (BIM) [PDF]

, 2011
The occupational indoor air quality (IAQ) during construction plays a major role in workers' health and safety as construction activities frequently generate airborne pollutants. Exposure to dusts, fumes, fibres and volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
Altaf, Mohammed Sadiq
core   +1 more source

Climate and occupancy based investigation of air pollutants in office spaces

IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 2019
Abstract Indoor air quality (IAQ) has long been a matter of public concern as many people are spending a large portion of their time indoors. The concentration of some pollutant in offices and other work places can often be 2 to 5 times higher than typical outdoor concentrations.
Farzad Hashemi, Ulrike Passe
openaire   +1 more source

Informality and the Business Environment as Drivers of Carbon Emissions: The Moderating Role of Environmental Regulatory Quality

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A low‐carbon transition cannot succeed while a substantial share of business activity remains beyond the effective reach of regulation. This study examines how informality and the business environment shape carbon emissions and whether regulatory quality conditions the environmental consequences of informal production.
Teng Ma, Yongxiang Wang, Kingsley Imandojemu, Felix Orole   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Research progress on impacts of air pollutants, gut microbiota, and seminal microbiota on semen quality

环境与职业医学
In recent years, China has been facing the dual challenges of declining fertility rates and births, with male reproductive health issues, especially the decline in semen quality, identified as a pivotal contributor to this phenomenon.
Wenchao XIA, Jiahua SUN, Yuya JIN, Ruixin LUO, Ruyan YAN, Yuming GUI, Yongbin WANG, Fengquan ZHANG, Wei WU, Weidong WU, Huijun LI   +10 more
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Prediction of Prevalent Cardiovascular Disease Using Social, Environmental, and Behavioral Factors: A Vital Conditions Framework Approach

Chronic Diseases and Translational Medicine, EarlyView.
The Vital Conditions Framework. Graphical representation of the Vital Conditions for Health Framework with seven domains. Images used with permission from The Rippel Foundation: An Introduction to the Vital Conditions for Health and Well‐Being. https://rippel.org/events/webinar-an-introduction-to-the-vital-conditions-for-health-and-well-being/. Federal
Stephanie Kjelstrom, Richard Hass, Robert Vollbrecht, Brandon George, Sharon Larson   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

From air to mind: unraveling the impact of indoor pollutants on psychiatric disorders

Frontiers in Psychiatry
Epidemiological evidence from the past 20 years indicates that environmental chemicals brought into the air by the vaporization of volatile organic compounds and other anthropogenic pollutants might be involved, at least in part, in the development or ...
German Torres, Ryia T. Subbaiah, Riya A. Sood, Joerg R. Leheste   +3 more
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Sustainability Transitions in SMEs: Investigating Net‐Zero Adoption, Carbon Footprint Reduction, and Performance Outcomes

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This research empirically validates an integrated framework that explains net‐zero‐emission adoption among Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Extending the Technological‐Organizational‐Environmental (TOE) framework with the Triple Bottom Line (TBL) perspective, the research explains how internal capabilities
Alanood Alremeithi, Fauzia Jabeen, Sherine Farouk, Safiya Mukhtar Alshibani   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source