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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021 After the unexpected arrival of West Nile virus (WNV) in the United States in 1999, the mosquito-borne virus quickly spread throughout North America. Over the past 20 years, WNV has become endemic, with sporadic epizootics.
S. Ronca, J. Ruff, K. Murray
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Recycling of Tropical Natural Fibers in Building Materials
, 2022 This chapter deals with the reuse and recycling of tropical natural fibers and their potential valorization in construction materials in a context of circular economy and sustainable development. These fibers constitute large volumes of fibrous waste resulting from various agro-food industries worldwide.
Huyen, Bui, +2 more
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The impact of climate change on neglected tropical diseases: a systematic review
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2021 Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a diverse group of diseases that continue to affect >1 billion people, with these diseases disproportionately impacting vulnerable populations and territories. Climate change is having an increasing impact on public
R. Tidman +2 more
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Investigation of recycled materials for radiative cooling under tropical climate
Nanophotonics, 2023 Abstract As a sustainable alternative to using virgin polymer, we propose the use of recycled polymer for the fabrication of passive radiative cooling materials to tackle both the increasing demand for cooling systems and to upcycle plastic waste.
Di Han +4 more
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Tropical Medicine and Health, 2021 Background Scabies is an under-recognized global health problem with an unacceptably high prevalence in many settings worldwide. Fortunately, the World Health Organization (WHO) has formally designated scabies as a neglected tropical disease in 2017, in ...
A. El-Moamly
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Tropical Cyclone Research and Review, 2021 This article provides a review of tropical cyclone (TC) surface wind estimation from an operational forecasting perspective. First, we provide a summary of operational forecast center practices and historical databases.
J. Knaff +11 more
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Bagay: Articulating a New Materialism from the Philippine Tropics [PDF]
Rupkatha Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities, 2022 Keeping in time with the new materialist turn that aspires to respond to the common disregard to matter in Euro-Western tradition of thought while at the same time insisting the imperative to decolonize such turn, this essay attempts to articulate a Philippine rendition of new materialism, through the notion of bagay, nominated here as a thing whose ...
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Rickettsial infections: A blind spot in our view of neglected tropical diseases
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021 Rickettsial diseases are a group of vector-borne bacterial infections that cause acute febrile illness with potentially severe or fatal complications.
J. Salje +4 more
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Diagnosing point-of-care diagnostics for neglected tropical diseases
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021 Inadequate and nonintegrated diagnostics are the Achilles’ heel of global efforts to monitor, control, and eradicate neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).
Mitasha Bharadwaj +4 more
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021 Background Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) affect more than one billion people globally. A Public Library of Science (PLOS) journal dedicated to NTDs lists almost forty NTDs, while the WHO prioritises twenty NTDs. A person can be affected by more than
C. Ackley, Mohamed Elsheikh, S. Zaman
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