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Upcycling Real‐World Post‐Consumer Polyolefins Plastics Into Light Olefins Via Microwave‐Assisted Processing

Carbon Energy, EarlyView.
Microwave‐driven Ru@α‐Fe2O3 selectively upgrades real‐world post‐consumer mixed polyolefin waste into light olefins with high gas yields and olefin selectivity at markedly reduced temperatures compared with conventional thermal pyrolysis. Strong tolerance of additives and feed heterogeneity highlights an energy‐efficient and scalable route for circular
Yi Su, Chunlin Luo, Md Emdadul Haque, Kangqi Gao, Brandon Robinson, Yujuan Chen, Debangsu Bhattacharyya, Jianli Hu, Yuxin Wang   +8 more
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Living with Uncertainty: Older Persons’ Lived Experience of Making Independent Decisions over Time

Nursing Research and Practice, 2013
The aim of the study was to illuminate the meaning of older persons’ independent decision making concerning their daily care. Autonomy when in care is highly valued in the western world.
Agneta Breitholtz, Ingrid Snellman, Ingegerd Fagerberg   +2 more
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Factors associated with the use of home-visit nursing services covered by the long-term care insurance in rural Japan: a cross-sectional study

BMC Geriatrics, 2013
Background In Japan, there is a large increase in the number of elderly persons who potentially need home-visit nursing services (VNS). However, the number of persons using the VNS has increased only little in comparison to the number of individuals who ...
Kashiwagi Masayo, Tamiya Nanako, Sato Mikiya, Yano Eiji   +3 more
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Synergies and Trade‐Offs in Circular Economy and Community Development Nexus: Pathways to Local Sustainability

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Recent scholarship shows growing interest in the circular economy (CE) approach, which promotes resource‐efficient, community‐friendly activities. However, scientific evidence is still needed on the synergies and trade‐offs between CE and community development (CD).
Michael Odei Erdiaw‐Kwasie, Matthew Abunyewah, Kerstin Zander, Patrick Arhin, Amila Kasun Sampath Udage Kankanamge, Walter Leal Filho, Khorshed Alam   +6 more
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Potential interactions of community-based acute care teams on the frequency of acute contacts with health-care systems: an interrupted time series analysis

The Lancet. Healthy Longevity
Summary: Background: Ageing populations necessitate innovative approaches to health-care services. In 2018, Denmark introduced statutory municipal acute nursing care as part of community-based health care to improve care for adults with complex health ...
Stine Emilie Junker Udesen, MScPH, ProfMD Annmarie Touborg Lassen, MScPH, ProfMD Jens Søndergaard, MScPH, Nina Andersen, RN, ProfMD Søren Mikkelsen, RN, Søren Bie Bogh, PhD   +5 more
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Strengthening urban resilience in China through underground infrastructures management: Addressing global climate challenges with technological solutions

Deep Underground Science and Engineering, EarlyView.
This paper explores how climate‐resilient technologies, such as smart grids, digital twins, and self‐healing materials, can enhance urban resilience. It highlights the urgent need for proactive planning, public‐private collaboration, and data‐driven innovation to future‐proof underground infrastructure amid accelerating climate and urban pressures ...
Kai Chen Goh, Tonni Agustiono Kurniawan, Christia Meidiana, Abdelkader Anouzla, Faissal Aziz, Imran Ali, Joan Cecilia C. Casila, M. Imran Khan, Dongdong Zhang, Meihui Jiang, Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman, Md Munir Hayet Khan, Kasun Kumara Dissanayake   +12 more
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Patients’ experiences of quality in palliative care and advance care planning in primary care: a qualitative study

BMC Palliative Care
Background Primary healthcare services provide care to patients and their relatives during the late palliative phase in the patients’ home or in facilities such as nursing homes.
Liv Skomakerstuen Ødbehr, Aasa Serholt Jensen, Aina Korup, Reidun Hov, Harald Sanaker, Tuva Sandsdalen   +5 more
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Enabling a Circular Water Transition: Identifying Governance Pathways for Wastewater Reuse

Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Over 80% of the world's wastewater is discharged untreated, making reuse a widely underutilised strategy for addressing water scarcity. Due to the complexity of implementing water reuse systems, supportive governance conditions are required to steer this process and overcome barriers.
Kirsty Holstead, Katrin Pakizer, Nicolas W. Jager, Eva Lieberherr, Manuel Fischer   +4 more
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BENEFITS OF MOBILE REPORTING SYSTEMS IN SOCIAL HOME CARE : THE CASE OF SEVEN SWEDISH MUNICIPALITIES

, 2014
Objectives: Mobile systems are widely adopted in healthcare services. Mobile reporting systems have been recently introduced for social home care by municipalities in Sweden. The study aims to assess the benefits of using these systems.
Nilsson, Anders G.,, Juell-Skielse, Gustaf,, Aasi, Parisa,, Smedberg, Åsa,, Han, Shengnan,   +4 more
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Licensed Commoning and the Authoritarian Commons: Governing Participation in China's Community Gardens

Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT China's environmental governance transition combines intensified vertical accountability and performance‐based management with expanding calls for public participation. However, despite growing demand for civic engagement, there remains limited understanding of how participatory environmental initiatives are structured and governed in practice.
Linjun Xie, Mengqi Shao, Gaohan Deng
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