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The impact of rising energy prices on energy poverty in Queensland: A microsimulation exercise

, 2021
This study empirically estimates energy poverty levels across Queensland regions. It includes estimates of the number of households experiencing energy poverty in a region and the ability of households across regions to adapt to rising prices (price ...
Ratnasiri, Shyama, Chai, A., Ratnasiri, S., Chai, Andreas, Wagner, Liam, Liam Wagner, Shyama Ratnasiri, Andreas Chai   +7 more
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Do renewable energy sources and energy infrastructure contribute to mitigating energy poverty? Exploring uncharted dynamics

Energy Strategy Reviews
Energy poverty remains a crucial yet often overlooked issue in the energy sector. Tackling this challenge requires a shift to renewable energy sources, which can alleviate energy poverty and advance sustainable development goals.
Yeliyya Kolati, Chandrashekar Raghutla
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A Review of Rural Household Energy Poverty: Identification, Causes and Governance

Agriculture, 2023
Energy poverty is one of the three major crises of the global energy system. It tends to deepen as a result of the imbalance between supply and demand, energy transition and financial factors, especially in rural areas of developing countries. This paper
Li Lin, Zhihai Wang, Jiaxiang Liu, Xiaocang Xu   +3 more
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Effectiveness of Resistance Intradialytic Exercise Compared to Aerobic Intradialytic Exercise for Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis commonly experience reduced physical function, fatigue, poor sleep quality, and impaired health‐related quality of life. Intradialytic exercise has been proposed as a non‐pharmacological strategy to improve these outcomes.
Klebson da Silva Almeida, Gisela Cristiane Miyamoto, Daniel da Costa Torres, Ian Setubal Reis Chaves, Jonas do Carmo Paschoalin, Braúlio Lima Nascimento, Luciana Dias Chiavegato   +6 more
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Transcending the triad: Political distrust, local cultural norms and reconceptualising the drivers of domestic energy poverty in the UK

, 2022
This study contributes to the existing understandings of the drivers of domestic energy poverty by examining how locally-embedded cultural factors intersect with wider economic and political processes in constituting and perpetuating energy deprivation ...
Connon, ILC
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Serum Myonectin Levels Are Positively Associated With Physical Function and Lower Frailty‐Related Limitation in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients frequently suffer from frailty, characterized by reduced physical function and poor prognosis. Myokines, such as myonectin, secreted by muscle, are emerging regulators of systemic health. This study investigated the relationship between serum myonectin, adipokines (adiponectin, omentin), and ...
Kenichi Kono, Yoshifumi Moriyama, Koji Ohashi, Naoya Otaka, Minako Tatsumi, Toyoaki Murohara, Noriyuki Ouchi, Satoru Oshima   +7 more
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Woodfuel in Rwanda impact on energy, poverty and the environment [PDF]

, 2012
Includes abstract.Includes bibliographical references.This thesis investigates how the current woodfuel industry impacts on energy, poverty and forests.
Mazimpaka, Ernest
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Household Energy Poverty in European Union Countries: A Comparative Analysis Based on Objective and Subjective Indicators

Energies
The study aims to assess household energy poverty in European Union (EU) countries, comparing them based on the Objective Energy Poverty Index and the Subjective Energy Poverty Index.
Agnieszka Wojewódzka-Wiewiórska, Hanna Dudek, Katarzyna Ostasiewicz   +2 more
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Effect of DFPP on Ferroptosis in Peripheral Blood CD14+ Monocytes of Hyperlipidemic Patients Involving the ACSL4/LPCAT3/ALOX5 Pathway

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Hyperlipidemia is a major risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). Although statins are the cornerstone of lipid‐lowering therapy, their use may be limited in some patients by adverse effects. This study evaluated the possible impact of non‐drug treatment using double‐filtration plasmapheresis (DFPP) on CD14+
Yun Cheng, Lan Li, Qingmei Yang, Meipeng Wu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Challenges of Poverty: Parents' voices [PDF]

, 2017
The Child Poverty Action Group Early Warning System (EWS) gathers information and case studies about the impact of welfare reform on children and families across Scotland.  This EWS short report is published as part of Challenge Poverty Week 2017 to
Treanor, Morag, Duncan, Jenny, Treanor, Morag C   +2 more
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