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Socio-Demographic and Economic factors associated with hypertension among Men in India

Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management
Background: The leading risk factor for cardiovascular disease, Hypertension, is becoming more prevalent worldwide and is especially prevalent in low- and middle-income nations (LMICs) like India.
Ganapati Sabhahit, Rajeshwari A Biradar, Prasad Jung Bahadur, Sadashiva Hegde, Rachana R Shetty, Vishaka S Shetty, Rasika Mahagaonkar   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Translational Barriers and AI‐Driven Challenges of Microfluidics‐Enabled Wearables and Implantable Systems in Personalized Medicine

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
An integrative review of microfluidics‐enabled wearables and implantable systems reveals a single‐track translation pipeline, bridging functional biomaterials with clinical utility. Dynamic feedback loops driven by artificial intelligence advance diagnostics toward personalized closed‐loop theranostics.
Ke Huang, Ching Yin Fong, Xin Huang, Bee Luan Khoo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Global Burden and Temporal Trends of Early‐Onset Tracheal, Bronchial, and Lung Cancer: An Analysis of GLOBOCAN 2022 and GBD 2023 Data

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study systematically assessed the global burden and temporal trends of EOTBL cancer in individuals aged 15–49 years. Smoking, ambient particulate matter pollution, and secondhand smoke remain dominant risk factors. Countries within the same Human Development Index (HDI) category exhibit distinct epidemiological trajectories, underscoring the need ...
Ye Tian, Weihao Zhang, Yao Lu, Bruce F. O'Hara, Jingjing Hu, Hanqi Feng, Jing Di, Lei Zhang, Xueying Yang   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

How Video‐Based Information Affects Farmers' Willingness to Pay for Drone Services

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Professional service for digital technology like agricultural drones lowers transaction costs and scope thresholds for smallholders. Meanwhile, perceptual adoption barriers remain underexplored. We conduct a two‐stage choice experiment with a randomized video‐based information treatment among 384 Chinese crop farmers to measure its effect on ...
Hua Zhang, Lena Kuhn, Hang Xiong, Zhanli Sun, Thomas Glauben   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Encouraging and discouraging factors to crime reporting in South Africa: a survey of residents’ crime reporting behaviour in Mthatha South Africa police service precinct

Cogent Social Sciences, 2021
The aim of this study was to explore issues concerning dispositions of crime-reporting behaviour of both witnesses and victims and comes against a backdrop of a rise in crime levels in South Africa.
Ithandile Mbewu, Emeka E Obioha, Ishmael Mugari   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Promoting Healthier Drinking: Evidence From a Vignette Experiment on Contextual and Informational Drivers of Dealcoholized Wine Choices

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Growing demand for healthier beverages is driving innovation in the wine sector, with dealcoholized wine emerging as a promising alternative. However, little is known about the contextual conditions under which consumers would choose dealcoholized wine, particularly in countries with strong wine traditions. To fill this gap, this work examines
Giovanna Piracci, Giulia Maesano, Leonardo Casini, Maurizio Canavari, Marija Cerjak   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing Government Subsidies for Reducing Pesticide Use: A Meta‐Analysis

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the efforts being made by governments to reduce pesticide use, subsidies are an important instrument to encourage farmers to adopt more sustainable practices. Yet, their effectiveness remains uncertain due to diverse designs and contexts.
Gaëlle Leduc, Douadia Bougherara, Thi Thanh Mai Ha, Laure Latruffe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Agronomic and Nutritional Perspectives on Vegetable Crops in Africa

AgriFood: Journal of Agricultural Products for Food, EarlyView.
Vegetable production plays a key role in food security, nutrition, and livelihoods across Africa. Moreover, African indigenous vegetables emerge as underutilized yet highly valuable crops, rich in macro‐ and micronutrients, as well as bioactive compounds with an array of health benefits.
Đorđe Vojnović, Pamela Owusu Osei, Sina Siavash Moghaddam, Issiake Konate, Jelena Popović‐Đorđević   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Enhancing Sustainability Label Effectiveness Through Logo Design Modification: An Analysis of the EU Green Leaf Logo

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainability labels can help support consumers select more socially and environmentally friendly options, thereby enhancing returns for conscientious producers and promoting the transition to a more sustainable food system. However, consumer confusion regarding labels' meaning undermines their effectiveness.
Monika Hartmann, Ching‐Hua Yeh, Matthew Gorton, Barbara Tocco, Áron Török   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Socio-economic Factors of Soil Pollution

Procedia Economics and Finance, 2015
AbstractAnalysing the relationship between agricultural production and the natural environment (soil, water and air) and the unfavourable reactions between them became an important question in the second half of the 20th century and nowadays both in Hungary and across Europe.
Várallyai, László, Botos, Szilvia, Péntek, Ádám   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source