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Childhood Linear Growth and Early Morbidity as Predictors of Adolescent Cognitive Ability in Malawi: A Prospective Observational Study

Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim Growth faltering and loss of development potential are common in low‐ and middle‐income countries. We aimed to study whether linear growth before and after 2 years, height‐for‐age Z‐score (HAZ) from 1 month until 13 years and morbidity during the first 3 years predict adolescent cognitive ability.
Karoliina Videman, Jukka M. Leppänen, Lotta Hallamaa, Kenneth Maleta, Per Ashorn, Charles Mangani, Ulla Ashorn   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cost–benefit analysis of landfill emergency securing: Two applications in Southern Italy

Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract The systematic use of landfills as a method of waste disposal is leaving a heavy legacy in terms of environmental pollution, especially in the case of illegal or non‐compliant disposal sites. When no environmental precaution is adopted, harmful substances' release imposes relevant health risk to the surrounding population.
Nicola Comincioli, Ilenia Gaia Romani, Sergio Vergalli   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Supporting People in an Inclusive Society: An Inclusive Society Supports Model

British Journal of Learning Disabilities, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background People with intellectual and developmental disabilities have faced negative stereotypes, but progress in recognising their rights has shifted perspectives towards inclusion and civil rights in international frameworks. Methods The article positions the inclusive society supports model within the framework of a theory of change. This
Miguel Ángel Verdugo, Robert L. Schalock, Laura E. Gómez, Patricia Navas   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Kinetic modeling and optimization of triclosan adsorption onto coconut shell activated carbon

Journal of Hazardous Materials Letters
This study investigates the efficacy of activated carbon derived from coconut shells for the removal of Triclosan (TCS) from aqueous solutions. Experimental results demonstrate the impressive efficiency of coconut shell-derived activated carbon in ...
Liane Carmen Ruszczyk, Gabriel Tochetto, Adriana Dervanoski, Gean Delise Leal Pasquali   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Public health reforms and the mortality decline in nineteenth‐century Italy

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examines the impact of Italy's 1887–8 health reforms on mortality, contributing to the historical debate on the state's role in Europe's health transition. Leveraging event‐study‐style difference‐in‐differences approach, we assess the effectiveness of the Crispi–Pagliani reforms, which strengthened public health governance and ...
Francesco Maria Salvatore Fiore Melacrinis, Mauro Rota   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

A stakeholder model of performance in networks evidence from Central European franchising firms

European Management Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This study addresses the underexplored question of how a multilateral stakeholder orientation of the franchisor impacts franchise network performance. Drawing on the attention‐based view of the firm operationalized through the stakeholder salience approach, we develop a conceptual framework suggesting a franchisor's focus on the interests of a
Aveed Raha, Ilir Hajdini, Josef Windsperger   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mergers and Acquisitions as Navigators of Climate Policy Shocks: Evidence from the NOx Budget Trading Program

Financial Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We examine how mergers and acquisitions (M&As) enable firms to adapt to climate policy shocks. Exploiting the adoption of the Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) Budget Trading Program (NBP) across US states as an exogenous shock, we find that firms with NOx‐emitting plants subject to the NBP are more likely to engage in M&As, particularly through vertical ...
Samer Adra, Yang Gao, Malika Hamadi, Jiayi Yuan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Discovering the Familiar: Exploring Everyday Practice in the Design of Tools and Artefacts

International Journal of Art &Design Education, EarlyView.
Abstract The design of everyday objects and artefacts, tools and technologies can prove particularly challenging for design. Their very pervasiveness, ease of application and seeming simplicity can mask the complex array of human practice, knowledge and skills that enables their use posing serious implications for critical design research and practice.
Christian Heath, Jason Cleverly
wiley   +1 more source

Underrepresentation of Nurses in Croatian Graduate Nursing Programs: Implications for Academic Equity in Nursing Education

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To examine the representation of nurses in Croatian graduate nursing programs and to explore its implications for academic equity, professional development, and nursing leadership. Design Cross‐sectional descriptive study using document analysis.
Ivana Žilić, Sanda Franković, Hana Brborović, Marko Marelić, Ognjen Brborović   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Risk of Spread of Megalocytivirus pagrus1 (Infectious Spleen and Kidney Necrosis Virus) From Frozen Fillets

Journal of Fish Diseases, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus (ISKNV) is a significant threat to global aquatic food security by causing large‐scale mortality in the aquaculture of tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) and mandarin fish (Siniperca chuatsi). ISKNV is a genogroup of Megalocytivirus pagrus1, along with RSIV and TRBIV, and their recent listing as WOAH ...
Joy A. Becker, Paul M. Hick, Dorothea Megarani, Hannah Siler, Felipe Pierezan, Shannon N. Gray, Kuttichantran Subramaniam   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source