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Bio-based insulation materials, such as wood fiber, offer sustainable alternatives to conventional insulation but pose challenges due to their combustibility, particularly their smouldering behavior. This study investigates the heat release characteristics of wood fiber insulation using a combination of Simultaneous Thermal Analysis (STA) and Microscale Combustion Calorimetry (MCC) to assess both
Municipal currencies are emerging as policy tools for fostering local economies and enhancing human rights, as illustrated by the cases of Mumbuca in Maricá, Brazil, and Vilawatt in Viladecans, Spain. These local currencies address socio-economic and environmental challenges by articulating currency issuance with community priorities, such as social welfare or reducing energy poverty. Unlike natio
Background: Understanding the health consequences associated with exposure to risk factors is necessary to inform public health policy and practice. To systematically quantify the contributions of risk factor exposures to specific health outcomes, the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2021 aims to provide comprehensive estimates of exposure levels, relative health r
Research assessing personality traits and religiosity across cultures has typically neglected variation across religious affiliations and has been limited to a small number of personality traits. This study examines the relationship between the Big Five personality traits and their facets, two theoretically distinct measures of religiosity, and twelve other personality traits across seven religiou
The increasing environmental crisis caused by plastic pollution, water contamination, and air pollution has driven the search for sustainable alternatives to conventional polymeric membranes. Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA)-based nanofiber membranes have emerged as biodegradable alternatives to conventional polymeric membranes, offering high porosity, tunable mechanical properties, and environmental co
Results on the transverse spherocity dependence of light-flavor particle production (π, K, p, ϕ, K*0, KS0, Λ, Ξ) at midrapidity in high-multiplicity pp collisions at s = 13 TeV were obtained with the ALICE apparatus. The transverse spherocity estimator SOp categorizes events by their azimuthal topology. Utilizing narrow selections on SOp, it is possible to contrast particle production in collision
Nanoreactors have attracted extensive research and attention in the field of catalysis due to their unique surface/interface structures and physicochemical properties. However, conventional nanoreactors have limited catalytic performance due to the confinement of their active components in the “nanochamber”. Herein, low-content active metal (AM, AM = Pd, Cu) decorated yolk-shelled FeCoNiOx (AM/FeC
X-ray ptychography is a powerful and robust coherent imaging method providing access to the complex object and probe (illumination). Ptychography reconstruction is typically performed using first-order methods due to their computational efficiency. Higher-order methods, while potentially more accurate, are often prohibitively expensive in terms of computation. In this study, we present a mathemati
The article discusses the development and application of the so-called “stigma engagement strategy (SES)” in interviews with stigmatized study populations, drawing on an interview study with Swedish men who have paid for sex. SES is a qualitative methodological approach that utilizes external sources of stigmatizing narratives, such as newspaper articles and columns, as textual probes within inter
Purpose: Glioblastoma (GBM) in elderly patients has a poor prognosis. About one-third of patients have impaired perioperative performance status (PS) and often excluded from clinical trials. Brain biopsy is the standard diagnostic approach when resection is not feasible. Previous studies on preoperative prognostic factors have mostly focused on resected patients. This study aimed to identify preop
The chemical industry must undergo a dual transformation: electrifying energy use and defossilizing carbon feedstocks. This paper, developed by ENGIEs Scientific Council, examines how energy and chemistry can converge to enable this shift. We assess the roles of biomass, recycled plastics, and CO2 as sustainable carbon sources and explore the enabling potential of electrification, low-carbon hydro
IntroductionThis study investigates the relationship between religiosity, general sexual attitudes, and public perceptions of sex work in Italy, a country where religious traditions play a significant role in shaping societal values. We aim to understand how various aspects of religiosity, such as the importance of God, religious service attendance, and prayer frequency, influence attitudes toward
REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD), is a prodromal synucleinopathy affecting a subset of Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients and associated with neuropsychiatric symptoms. This study compared the genetic profiles of 13,020 PD patients with probable RBD (PD + RBD) and 5403 without (PD-RBD) using genome-wide association study (GWAS). RBD was assessed by questionnaires or self-reporting. Potential genet
This study explores how sex workers’ gender, ethnicity, and immigration status influence public attitudes toward sex work in the United States. Using a randomized experiment, 1,193 respondents evaluated a hypothetical news story featuring a sex worker as either a “Caucasian woman,” “Caucasian man,” or “undocumented Mexican woman.” Respondents rated the acceptability of sex work, worker agency, ven
Background: Socioeconomic status (SES) can influence health outcomes. Both SES and older age are associated with polypharmacy, health literacy, and quality of care. Understanding how SES influences healthcare experiences of older adults with polypharmacy can serve to inform future interventions aiming at optimising patient care. Therefore, we investigated the association between older patients’ SE
Aims: There is current apprehension among some clinicians and conflicting evidence regarding ocular complications in relation to Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs). We aimed to generate multi-disciplinary, expert-led consensus recommendations relating to ocular complications to facilitate optimum prescribing of GLP-1RAs. Materials and Methods: A modified Delphi was conducted foll
Despite growing awareness of human trafficking, research has yet to explore whether attitudes and knowledge about this issue are affected by gender. This study fills that gap by analyzing gender differences in public perceptions of human trafficking using a nationally representative U.S. sample (N = 776). The findings reveal that women are more likely than men to associate human trafficking with a
Variation in the structure and size of the eye in relation to light environments is well-documented across animal taxa. However, the long-term effects of ultraviolet radiation (UVR) on eye size across generations remain understudied, despite natural fluctuations in UVR being common in aquatic habitats. Here, we used Daphnia magna to test whether an evolutionary history of UVR threat modifies plast
