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Paraben Exposure in the General Taiwanese Population: Reference Values, Personal Care Products, and Cumulative Risk Assessment

The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Parabens (parahydroxybenzoates), which are frequently used as preservatives in pharmaceuticals, foodstuffs, and personal care products, have recently attracted considerable attention due to their adverse health effects and endocrine‐disrupting properties.
Jung‐Wei Chang, Yen‐Hsuan Huang, Hsin‐Chang Chen, Vinoth Kumar Ponnusamy, Wan‐Ting Chang, Po‐Chin Huang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Impact of New Agricultural Operating Entities on Farmers' Adoption of Green Production Practices: Evidence From China

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT New agricultural operating entities (NAOEs) are the organizational core of modern agricultural systems, yet whether and how they draw smallholders into green production remains empirically unsettled. Using survey data from 803 vegetable growers in Shandong Province, China, and combining the coefficient of variation method, propensity score ...
Xiaoying Zhao, Qingzhi Liu, Zeyuan Li
wiley   +1 more source

Afforestation Partially Offsets Losses of Soil Conservation Services and Carbon Stock From Direct and Indirect Urban Expansion in China

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Urban expansion has exerted both direct and indirect impacts on natural land and ecosystem services it supports, driven by increasing population and food demand, yet these underlying pathways remain insufficiently distinguished. Here, we quantified the losses of soil conservation services (water erosion regulation and sandstorm prevention) and
Shuai Liu, Ting Hua, Shurong Zhang, Yiman Zhang, Wenwu Zhao   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Trends of Obesity in Early Adulthood and Later Adulthood Across 196 Countries and Territories, 1990–2022

Obesity, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective We aimed to understand the global burden of obesity in early adulthood and later adulthood over the past three decades. Methods We analyzed obesity prevalence across 196 countries/territories from 1990 to 2022 for early adulthood (age 20–49 years) and later adulthood (age ≥ 50 years) using the Non‐Communicable Disease Risk Factor ...
Abdiwahab M. Ali, Edward Giovannucci, Jason J. Liu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

AN ASSESSMENT OF THE QUALITY OF INTRA-URBAN BUS SERVICES IN THE CITY OF ENUGU, ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA [PDF]

Despite the vital role that buses are able to play in any urban area, their services are frequently insufficient to meet demand and the services that are provided suffer from low output.
Alphonsus Nwachukwu ALI
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Mechanisms and impacts of future plant invasions: research agendas and management needs under disruptive social‐ecological change scenarios

Oikos, EarlyView.
No‐analogue futures are characteristic of the Anthropocene, but how global change, and societies' responses, will affect plant invasions remains unclear. Conducting research now to address future needs is crucial for guiding invasion management and policy.
Jennifer L. Bufford, Angela J. Brandt, Rowan Sprague, Christopher E. Buddenhagen, Richard P. Duncan, Nichola Harcourt, Philip E. Hulme, Hao Ran Lai, Kate G. McAlpine, Chris McGrannachan, Fiona J. Thomson, Vincent van Uitregt, Duane A. Peltzer   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Spatial Diffusion of Internal Migration Across the Rural-Urban Continuum in Developing Countries. [PDF]

Eur J Popul
Lerch M, Du W, Beckendorff D.
europepmc   +1 more source

City Size and Financial Development [PDF]

Stock markets tend to be few in each country, often unique, and located in the largest cities. Typically, much of the economic activity relating to the stock market takes places in this large city.
Becker, Bo
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Urban wild meat and pangolin consumption across southern forested Cameroon: The limited influence of COVID‐19

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Overexploitation of wildlife is pervasive in many tropical regions, and in addition to being a significant conservation and sustainability concern, it has received global attention given discussions over the origins of zoonotic disease outbreaks.
Franklin T. Simo, Ghislain F. Difouo, Christian N. Tchana, Alain Christel Wandji, Alfiery Laurel Djomnang‐Nkwala, Marcelle Mbadjoun Nziké, Sévilor Kekeunou, Markéta Swiacká, Daniel J. Ingram   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Urban compactness and carbon emissions: global evidence over the period 1975-2020. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Musto G, Percoco M.
europepmc   +1 more source