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Evaluating a Pragmatic Strength Alternative for Frailty Measurement and Assessing Its Predictive Capacity Against Established Frailty Instruments in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Frailty occurs prematurely in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and is associated with poor health outcomes. We compared the performance of four frailty instruments, including a pragmatic alternative measure using chair sit‐to‐stand (STS), and evaluated their abilities to predict poor health outcomes.
Kylie E. Riggles, Hannah F. Brubeck, Adrienne D. Tanus, Courtney N. Loecker, Punyasha Roul, Bryant R. England, Elizabeth R. Wahl, James S. Andrews, Namrata Singh, Joshua F. Baker, Patricia P. Katz, Dolores M. Shoback, Jose M. Garcia, Ariela R. Orkaby, Katherine D. Wysham   +14 more
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Opportunity windows accelerate action and expand options for climate adaptation in Europe

Communications Earth & Environment
Climate adaptation must be intensified globally to keep up with increasing climate change impacts. To date, adaptation is mostly driven by climate risks that need to be reduced and little by opportunities. We identify opportunity windows -i.e. favourable
Valeria Di Fant, Hans Middelkoop, Karianne de Bruin, Ann-Kathrin Petersen, Bart van den Hurk, Marjolijn Haasnoot   +5 more
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Climate change stressors affecting household food security among Kimandi-Wanyaga smallholder farmers in Murang’a County, Kenya

Open Agriculture, 2021
Climate change hazards including droughts and floods are adversely affecting crop productivity and food security among Kenyan smallholder farmers. This article analyzes rainfall and temperature change effects on household food security in Kimandi-Wanyaga,
Ngure Mary W., Wandiga Shem O., Olago Daniel O., Oriaso Silas O.   +3 more
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Motivations for local climate adaptation in Dutch municipalities: climate change impacts and the role of local-level government [PDF]

, 2009
The local government level is considered to be crucial in preparing society for climate change impact. Yet little is known about why local authorities do or do not take action to adapt their community for climate change impacts.
Berg, Maya M. van den
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Adapting to change: Time for climate resilience and a new adaptation strategy. EPC Issue Paper 5 March 2020 [PDF]

, 2020
The dramatic effects of climate change are being felt across the European continent and the world. Considering how sluggish and unsuccessful the world has been in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, the impacts will become long-lasting scars.
Giuli , Marco, Hedberg, Annika, Piqueres , Sofía López   +2 more
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Harnessing Fungal Biowelding for Constructing Mycelium‐Engineered Materials

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Mycelium‐bound composites (MBCs) offer low‐carbon alternatives for construction, yet interfacial bonding remains a critical challenge. This review examines fungal biowelding as a biocompatible adhesive, elucidating mycelium‐mediated interfacial mechanisms and their role in material assembly. Strategies to optimize biowelding are discussed, highlighting
Xue Brenda Bai, Xinrui Sarah Niu, Zhao Qin   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Institutional governance barriers for the development and implementation of climate adaptation strategies [PDF]

, 2009
In this paper we summarise the main social barriers to adaptation presented in climate literature – the inherent uncertainty of climate change, fragmentation, institutional voids, short term horizon of politicians and policies, and the motives and ...
Biesbroek, G.R., Kabat, P., Klostermann, J.E.M., Termeer, C.J.A.M.   +3 more
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Prediction of Surface Topography Parameters in Direct Laser Interference Patterning of Stainless Steel Using Infrared Monitoring and Convolutional Neural Networks

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
This study presents an infrared monitoring approach for direct laser interference patterning (DLIP) combined with a convolutional neural network (CNN). Thermal emission data captured during structuring are used to predict surface topography parameters.
Lukas Olawsky, Marcelo Sallese, Leander Kläber, Clemens Kuhn, Keming Du, Andrés Fabián Lasagni   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reconstruction of long-term hourly sea level data for Prince Edward Island, Canada

Scientific Data
Regional sea level rise has been regarded a key factor in understanding of climate change impact to coastal communities. As a vulnerable island to sea level rise and storm surges, the province of Prince Edward Island (PEI) in Canada lacks sufficient long-
Tianze Pang, Xiuquan Wang, Muhammad Qasim Mahmood, Sana Basheer   +3 more
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Climate change impacts and relevance of smallholder farmers’ response in arid and semi-arid lands in Kenya

Scientific African, 2021
In the recent decades, extreme weather events have increased in frequency, intensity and magnitude threatening and increasing the vulnerability of rural livelihoods particularly in the arid and semi-arid lands.
Dorcas N. Kalele, William O. Ogara, Christopher Oludhe, Joshua O. Onono   +3 more
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