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Designing out the urban heat island effect [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
As the global population reaches an all time high and shows no sign of slowing, and the urban population outnumbers the rural population for the first time in human history, the social, economic and environmental issues faced by those living in urban ...
Grierson, David, Munro, Karen Elizabeth
core  

Cumulative Social Disadvantage and Disease Activity in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: A Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance Registry Study

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Social determinants of health (SDOH) contribute to juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) disparities, but most studies have assessed SDOH independently rather than cumulatively across individual, family, and neighborhood levels. Using a socioecological framework, we investigated the relationship among cumulative social disadvantage ...
William Daniel Soulsby   +448 more
wiley   +1 more source

Differences in health related quality of life among older migrants and nonmigrants in India

open access: yesScientific Reports
Increasing age with migration status might have a double risk of vulnerability to poor health outcomes. There is a lack of population-based studies on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of older migrants in India.
Vasim Ahamad, Ram B. Bhagat
doaj   +1 more source

Cool Kitchen: Processing Starch and Eggshell Powder into Sustainable Coatings for Passive Daytime Cooling

open access: yesAdvanced 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   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Psychological implications of unemployment among higher educated migrant youth in Kolkata City, India

open access: yesScientific Reports
Mental health issues are intricately linked to socioeconomic background, employment and migration status. However, there remains a gap in understanding the mental health challenges faced by graduate youth in India, particularly in Kolkata City.
Mohai Menul Biswas   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Understanding barriers and enablers of health insurance awareness among older adults in India: Insights from LASI, 2017–18, with a focus on migration statusThe study utilizes a secondary source of data that is freely available in the public domain through .

open access: yesArchives of Gerontology and Geriatrics Plus
Background: Awareness of health insurance is uneven among older adults in India and remains a critical barrier to enrolment. This study examines the social and structural factors associated with health insurance unawareness among uninsured older adults ...
Samrat Sarkar   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Migration signatures across the decades: Net migration by age in U.S. counties, 1950−2010 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Background: Migration is the primary population redistribution process in the United States. Selective migration by age, race/ethnic group, and spatial location governs population integration, affects community and economic development, contributes to ...
Johnson, Kenneth M., Winkler, Richelle
core   +2 more sources

Bio‐Inspired Molecular Events in Poly(Ionic Liquids)

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Originating from dipolar and polar inter‐ and intra‐chain interactions of the building blocks, the topologies and morphologies of poly(ionic liquids) (PIL) govern their nano‐ and micro‐processibility. Modulating the interactions of cation‐anion pairs with aliphatic dipolar components enables the tunability of properties, facilitated by “bottom‐up ...
Jiahui Liu, Marek W. Urban
wiley   +1 more source

Community-based initiatives improving critical health literacy: a systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative evidence

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2017
Background Critical health literacy enables older adults to make informed health decisions and take actions for the health and wellbeing of themselves and their community, within their own social and cultural context.
Liesbeth de Wit   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Anti‐Slip Material‐Based Strategies and Approaches

open access: yesAdvanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This review highlights the principle mechanisms of slipping at the microscale, linking contact mechanics with a friction behavior model for surface interfaces. Main strategies to develop anti‐slip properties to the surfaces are discussed alongside standardized testing approaches.
Sogand Abbaspoor‐Zanjani   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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