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Environmental Justice in the Context of Access to Urban Green Spaces for Refugee Children

Land
Accessible and high-quality urban green space (UGS) can provide significant benefits to refugee children for their development, health, and well-being.
Siqi Chen, Martin Knöll
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Eliminating Neglected Tropical Diseases in Urban Areas: A Review of Challenges, Strategies and Research Directions for Successful Mass Drug Administration

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2018
Since 1950, the global urban population grew from 746 million to almost 4 billion and is expected to reach 6.4 billion by mid-century. Almost 90% of this increase will take place in Asia and Africa and disproportionately in urban slums.
Alayne M. Adams, Myriam Vuckovic, Eleanor Birch, Tara A. Brant, Stephanie Bialek, Dahye Yoon, Joseph Koroma, Abdel Direny, Joseph Shott, Jean Frantz Lemoine, Massitan Dembele, Margaret C. Baker   +11 more
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Dynamic Control of Synaptic Plasticity by Competing Ferroelectric and Trap‐Assisted Switching in IGZO Transistors with Al2O3/HfO2 Dielectrics

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A frequency‐tunable ferroelectric synaptic transistor based on a buried‐gate InGaZnO channel and Al2O3/HfO2 dielectric stack exhibits linear and reversible weight updates using single‐polarity pulses. By switching between ferroelectric and trap‐assisted modes depending on input frequency, the device simplifies neuromorphic circuit design and achieves ...
Ojun Kwon, Dong Ho Lee, Seyoung Oh, Jongwon Yoon, Hyo‐Bae Kim, Ji‐Hoon Ahn, Woojin Park, Han Seul Kim, Byungjin Cho   +8 more
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An Assessment of High-Risk Sexual Behavior and Associated Factors Among Self-identified Hijras Residing in an Urban Slum of Mumbai, India

Indian Journal of Community Medicine
Background: A high proportion of sexual minorities like Hijras/Eunuch engage in sex work and thus become a high-risk population for HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
Deepak K. Mundhe, Saniya S. Qureshi, Yuvaraj B. Chavan   +2 more
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Urban Environmental Health Hazards and Health Equity [PDF]

Journal of Urban Health, 2007
This paper outlines briefly how the living environment can affect health. It explains the links between social and environmental determinants of health in urban settings. Interventions to improve health equity through the environment include actions and policies that deal with proximal risk factors in deprived urban areas, such as safe drinking water ...
Kjellstrom, Tord, Friel, Sharon, Dixon, Jane, Corvalan, Carlos, Rehfuess, Eva, Campbell-Lendrum, Diarmid, Gore, Fiona, Bartram, Jamie   +7 more
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Tailoring Redox Active Sites with Dual‐Interfacial Electric Fields for Concurrent Photocatalytic Biomass Valorization and H2 Production

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A rationally engineered bifunctional photocatalyst is reported, which achieves simultaneous selective oxidation of biomass‐derived 5‐hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) to 2,5‐diformylfuran (DFF) and efficient H2 evolution. By precisely positioning Au and Co3O4 on Zn3In2S6 nanosheet, dual interfacial electric fields are well constructed to spatially separate ...
Shiqing Li, Sugang Meng, Huijun Zhang, Alain R. Puente‐Santiago, Zhongliao Wang, Shifu Chen, Mario J. Muñoz‐Batista, Yu‐Ming Zheng, Bo Weng   +8 more
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Cool Kitchen: Processing Starch and Eggshell Powder into Sustainable Coatings for Passive Daytime Cooling

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A food‐grade cooling composite made from starch and recycled eggshell powder offers a scalable, ultra‐low‐cost solution for passive daytime radiative cooling. Easily prepared using basic kitchen tools, this material empowers communities, even in areas with limited infrastructure, to stay cooler during worsening summer heat waves.
Qimeng Song, Evelyn Kubacki, Alexander Berger, Markus Retsch   +3 more
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The Interplay Between the Built Environment, Health, and Well-Being—A Scoping Review

Urban Science
Objective: This scoping review aims to investigate the complex interplay between the built environment, health, and well-being and to provide a comprehensive overview of the knowledge needed for crucial health and well-being enhancement in cities. Method:
Elham Andalib, Alenka Temeljotov-Salaj, Martin Steinert, Agnar Johansen, Pasi Aalto, Jardar Lohne   +5 more
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Functional Materials for Environmental Energy Harvesting in Smart Agriculture via Triboelectric Nanogenerators

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review explores functional and responsive materials for triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) in sustainable smart agriculture. It examines how particulate contamination and dirt affect charge transfer and efficiency. Environmental challenges and strategies to enhance durability and responsiveness are outlined, including active functional layers ...
Rafael R. A. Silva, Giulio Fatti, Emanuel Carlos, Guilherme Ferreira, Sumita Goswami, Suman Nandy, Luiz H. C. Mattoso, Elvira Fortunato, Caio G. Otoni, Rodrigo Martins   +9 more
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A Scalable, Durable, Fire‐Safe All‐Day Passive Radiative Cooling Coating for Sustainable Buildings

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study reports a scalable, durable coating that combines a fire‑retardant copolymer adhesive, hollow glass microspheres, and boron oxide to achieve passive radiative cooling with over 94% solar reflectance and >95% mid‑infrared emissivity. The coating maintains performance after UV and rain exposure and exhibits UL‑94 V‑0 fire resistance, enabling ...
Zhewen Ma, Yuanhao Feng, Alex Y. Song, Toan Dinh, Min Hong, John Bell, Boyou Hou, Pingan Song, Wei Zheng   +8 more
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