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HOUSING ADAPTATIONS IN THE UK: SCOPING THE EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT POLICY AND PRACTICE [PDF]

open access: yesInnovation in Aging, 2017
In the UK there is a paucity of research evidence to underpin the implementation of housing adaptations’ policy and practice with little knowledge of what works for whom, in what circumstances, and to what effect. While the UK Government has significantly increased financial support for adaptations, money may be wasted due to under-utilisation.
R. Russell   +3 more
openaire   +1 more source

Thermal improvement of existing dwellings [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
This report describes the outcome from a study to determine the impact of energy efficiency measures applied to the Scottish housing stock. Assuming conventional property type classifications, the present performance of the housing stock is quantified ...
Clarke, Joseph Andrew   +5 more
core  

Discovery of an Adaptive Neuroimmune Response Driving Itch and Fast Tick Removal with Implications for Preventing Pathogen Transmission

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
Itch‐induced tick removal (IITR): An acquired neuroimmune mechanism, itch‐induced tick removal, develops after repeated tick exposure, mobilizing T cells and macrophages at the tick bite site to trigger a rapid scratching response that facilitates timely tick removal within a critical window that precedes the transmission of many tick‐borne pathogens ...
Johannes S. P. Doehl   +27 more
wiley   +1 more source

Urban spatial policy and its impact on open areas – Płock case study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Spatial planning has to be carried out in accordance with the sustainable development principle. When compiling every document indicated in the Spatial Planning and Development Act, local authorities have to take into account the conditions that are ...
Feltynowski, Marcin
core   +3 more sources

Activation of ERBB4 Pathway Inhibits Pathological Transdifferentiation of Lung Epithelial Progenitors into CD66c+ Basal Cells in Severe Lung Injury

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
In fibrotic distal lung regions, CD66c+ basal cells emerge as a pathological state. Using human distal lung organoids, this study identifies CD66c+ basal cells as a pro‐fibrotic state arising through transdifferentiation from secretory, AT2, and basal cells.
Kaijun Lin   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Subsidized housing and school segregation: Examining the relationship between federally subsidized affordable housing and racial and economic isolation in schools

open access: yesEducation Policy Analysis Archives, 2020
Each year, the federal government provides billions of dollars in support for low-income families in their acquisition of housing. In this analysis, we examine how several of these subsidized housing programs, public housing and Low Income Housing Tax ...
Jennifer Jellison Holme   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rebuilding our Neighborhoods: Improving New York State Housing Policy to Better Meet Upstate Needs [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
New York faces a wide variety of housing challenges. While in the New York City region, where the population is growing, availability and affordability are the most pressing concerns, upstate regions have a different set of problems stemming from ...
Armstrong, Anthony   +3 more
core   +1 more source

A Metal‐Free Carbon Monoxide Prodrug Suppresses Metastasis of Pancreatic and Breast Cancer

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
A metal‐free carbon monoxide (CO) prodrug, CO‐116, delivers controlled systemic CO without inhalation. CO suppresses the HRG1–heme axis, reducing intracellular heme availability. Attenuation of this pathway inhibits metastatic progression in pancreatic and triple‐negative breast cancer models.
Tiantian Zhang   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Housing affordability, cost-of-living and NHS workforce retention in a high-cost region of England: A multiphase study

open access: yesSSM - Health Systems
Rising living costs in high-cost areas of England are causing financial strain for NHS staff, particularly those in lower pay bands. Housing affordability has become a key issue for workforce retention and poses risks to the stability of healthcare ...
Dillon Newton   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Smoke-Free or Not: Attitudes Toward Indoor Smoke-Free Policies Among Permanent Supportive Housing Residents [PDF]

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Health Promotion, 2019
Purpose: Interventions for tobacco dependence are most effective when combined with smoke-free policies, yet such policies are rare in permanent supportive housing (PSH) for formerly homeless adults. We aimed to provide in-depth analysis of attitudes and barriers to and facilitators of implementing smoke-free policies in PSH.
Anne Berit Petersen   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

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