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A global review of river sediment contamination and remobilization through climate change-induced flooding

open access: yesSustainable Environment
A global systematic literature review of river sediment contamination was undertaken, based on secondary data published between 2015 and 2023, to identify the key challenges.
Sadia L. Alfee, Michelle C. Bloor
doaj   +1 more source

Effectiveness of a community health worker-delivered care intervention for hypertension control in Uganda: study protocol for a stepped wedge, cluster randomized control trial

open access: yesTrials, 2022
Background Over 80% of the morbidity and mortality related to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) occurs in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs).
Rebecca Ingenhoff   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Social diversity and the sustainability of community economies [PDF]

open access: yes, 1997
Economic restructuring related to globalization is producing a bifurcation in economic activity throughout the OECD countries: a split between those workers/industries/areas which are competitive in the global market, and those which are being phased out.
Perkins, Patricia E. (Ellie)
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By dawn or dusk—how circadian timing rewrites bacterial infection outcomes

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The circadian clock shapes immune function, yet its influence on infection outcomes is only beginning to be understood. This review highlights how circadian timing alters host responses to the bacterial pathogens Salmonella enterica, Listeria monocytogenes, and Streptococcus pneumoniae revealing that the effectiveness of immune defense depends not only
Devons Mo   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Teaching the YouTube generation: exploring the benefits of an interactive teaching approach in sustainable product design [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This paper presents findings from a doctoral study, which investigated effective methods for teaching social sustainability within product design courses in British and Irish universities. Specifically exploring, how to foster a holistic understanding of
Watkins, MA
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The role of histone modifications in transcription regulation upon DNA damage

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
This review discusses the critical role of histone modifications in regulating gene expression during the DNA damage response (DDR). By modulating chromatin structure and recruiting repair factors, these post‐translational modifications fine‐tune transcriptional programmes to maintain genomic stability.
Angelina Job Kolady, Siyao Wang
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding Precipitation Moisture Sources and Their Dominant Factors During Droughts in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta

open access: yesWater Resources Research
The Vietnamese Mekong Delta (VMD) is the most productive region in Vietnam in terms of agriculture and aquaculture. Unsurprisingly, droughts have been a prevalent concern for stakeholders across the VMD over the past decades.
Keke Zhou, Xiaogang Shi
doaj   +1 more source

Common People’s Sustainability: Connectivity within a Food System Rhizome [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
They say that sustainable development has been around for about 20 years and not very much progress has been achieved. However, this view may refer to difficulties in identifying sustainable developments in everyday business activities without ...
Mikkola, Minna
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Substrate specificity of Burkholderia pseudomallei multidrug transporters is influenced by the hydrophilic patch in the substrate‐binding pocket

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Multidrug transporters BpeB and BpeF from the Gram‐negative pathogen Burkholderia pseudomallei have a hydrophilic patch in their substrate‐binding pocket. Drug susceptibility tests and growth curve analyses using an Escherichia coli recombinant expression system revealed that the hydrophilic patches of BpeB and BpeF are involved in the substrate ...
Ui Okada, Satoshi Murakami
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding preferences for nature's contributions to people between and within social actors sheds insights for inclusive conservation

open access: yesPeople and Nature
Despite calls for wider inclusion of diverse actors in conservation management, researchers tend to lump actors together into one group, potentially overlooking heterogeneity within the groups themselves—in turn, hampering inclusiveness.
Milena Gross   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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