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Pectinase‐Based Bioprocesses for Circular Bioeconomy and Sustainable Industrial Development

Biotechnology and Bioengineering, EarlyView.
This picture demonstrates a unified strategy for sustainable pectinase production, focusing on microbial bioproduction, innovative strategies in enzyme engineering (Protein engineering, rational enzyme design, directed evolution and heterologous expression) and various applications in industry, including food, textiles, pulp and paper, agriculture and ...
Nisha Sharma, Dimple Tanwar, Usha Grewal, Murugesan Mohana Keerthi, Yogesh K. Ahlawat, Nitin Pandey, Chirag G. Makvana   +6 more
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Polychlorinated biphenyls, glycaemia and diabetes in a population living in a highly polychlorinated biphenyls-polluted area in northern Italy: a cross-sectional and cohort study

Journal of Public Health Research, 2013
Background. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) have been found to be associated with diabetes in some, but not all, studies performed so far. The aim of this study was to assess the association between PCB serum levels and glycaemia and diabetes in people ...
Claudia Zani, Francesco Donato, Michele Magoni, Donatella Feretti, Loredana Covolo, Francesco Vassallo, Fabrizio Speziani, Carmelo Scarcella, Roberto Bergonzi, Pietro Apostoli   +9 more
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Eudragit®‐engineered pH‐responsive probiotic microspheres with enhanced gastrointestinal resistance and prolonged storage stability for inflammatory bowel disease therapy

BMEMat, EarlyView.
This study reports the development of AMS@Eud core‐shell microspheres, combining calcium alginate and pH‐responsive Eudragit® L100, which exhibit exceptional gastrointestinal resistance and long‐term storage stability (only 5.28%–9.09% viability loss over 35 days at 4–25°C), and effectively alleviate inflammatory bowel disease via gut microbiota ...
Ming Teng, Xiaomin Luo, Peng Zhang, Chen Yang, Yuniel Ma, Xinhua Liu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Atrial fibrillation hospitalization is associated with exposure to fine particulate air pollutants

Environmental Health, 2019
Background Although air pollutants have been associated with cardiopulmonary mortality, their effects on the occurrence of atrial fibrillation (Afib) remain unclear.
Hsiu Hao Lee, Shih Chun Pan, Bing Yu Chen, Shih Hsiang Lo, Yue Leon Guo   +4 more
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Compliant hydrogel cuff coating with real‐time pressure monitoring and antibiofilm capabilities for ventilator‐associated pneumonia prophylaxis

BMEMat, EarlyView.
A soft‐compliant hydrogel cuff coating combines real‐time pressure monitoring with intrinsic antibacterial activity for prophylaxis of ventilator‐associated pneumonia. A flexible pressure‐sensing patch is embedded in the coating to enable wireless dynamic monitoring of endotracheal cuff pressure through Bluetooth.
Jin Chai, Yifu Tan, Jiaheng Liang, Shen Liu, Jiabin Zhao, Shanbo Ma, Chunxin Liu, Minghua Du, Mark Selvan, Xiaopeng Shi, Liqiang Song, Peng Li   +11 more
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Goal Displacement and Goal Conflicts in Circular Innovation Initiatives: Types and Mitigation Practices

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Many firms set ambitious sustainability goals but these are frequently “displaced” by proxy goals that are easier to track and measure. However, the specific types of goal conflicts that follow from this displacement are poorly understood. We conducted a case study of circular innovation initiatives at a global MedTech company and identified ...
Wiebke Reim, Johan Frishammar, Debadrita Panda   +2 more
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Choroby przemysłowe w medycynie, ruchu socjalistycznym i wybranych powieściach przemysłowych ostatniej dekady XIX wieku

Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis. Studia Historicolitteraria
The article discusses the problem of industrial diseases as represented in medicine, socialist discourse, and literature of the final decades of the nineteenth century. The development of industry during this period was accompanied by the great hopes of
Paweł Tomczok
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Sustainability Assessment of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises: A Systematic Review and Hybrid Architecture for Credible, Salient, and Legitimate Knowledge Governance

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainability assessment advances corporate social responsibility toward inclusive development. Widely recognized approaches prove inadequate for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), resulting in fragmented proliferation that hinders cumulative knowledge.
Luísa Couto Gonçalves de Souza, Laura Proença Guimarães, Maria Auxiliadora Drumond   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

By‐product of heparin extraction as a sustainable alternative to enhance the use of nitrogen in agriculture

Environmental Progress &Sustainable Energy, EarlyView.
Abstract This study evaluates the potential of a new organic fertilizer derived from porcine intestinal mucosa (designated BHE), a by‐product of the heparin extraction process, as a sustainable nitrogen (N) source for agriculture. The work was conducted in two stages: (i) chemical and spectroscopic characterization of BHE compared with poultry litter ...
Aline Zanquetti, Felipe Augusto Bueno Rossi, Jonatas Thiago Piva, Larissa Macedo dos Santos‐Tonial   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A survey of hearing protection devices usage in industrial workers in Yazd- Iran [PDF]

طب کار, 2012
Introduction: Noise Induced Hearing Loss(NIHL) is among the most common occupational diseases which may cause irreversible and permanent hearing loss. Noise is the most frequent preventable occupational exposure.
AH Mehrparvar, J Mirmohammadi, M Fazlalizadeh, MA Ghoveh, M Omrani   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources