Elsevier,
The Lancet Regional Health - Americas, Volume 29, January 2024
This Article supports SDG 3 by showing that mobile health clinics can be a feasible and effective way of providing hepatitis C services to underserved, at-risk populations who face barriers to care. Policymakers should consider implementing such programmes in order to increase diagnosis and treatment rates and improve outcomes among these populations.
Elsevier, One Earth, Volume 7, 19 January 2024
This article explores how assuming lower economic growth ratesaligned with secular stagnationbroadens feasible climate mitigation pathways consistent with 1.5°C2°C warming, reducing reliance on unprecedented low-carbon infrastructure buildout. However, lower growth raises concerns about equity and stability, highlighting the need to evaluate novel post-growth policies in future scenarios.
Elsevier, The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia, Volume 20, January 2024
This study finds that high levels of air pollution in India, including in rural regions, are significantly associated with respiratory illness in young children, a significant source of childhood morbidity and mortality.
Elsevier,
Materials Letters, Volume 354, 1 January 2024
The article discusses the development of improved impact tests and characterization of ice balls to assess the hail resistance of photovoltaic modules, in order to address the increasing frequency and intensity of hailstorms due to climate change
Elsevier,
The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia, Volume 20, January 2024
This article links to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by addressing Goal 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production), highlighting the urgent need for effective management and reduction of tobacco product waste, which poses significant environmental hazards. By advocating for policies that classify tobacco waste as hazardous and emphasizing the importance of extended producer responsibility, the article underscores the necessity of holding tobacco companies accountable for their environmental impact, thereby contributing to sustainable practices and protecting marine and terrestrial ecosystems.
Elsevier,
Quaternary Science Advances, Volume 13, January 2024
This study used the SBASInSAR technique to measure long time-series land subsidence in and around Ludhiana city, Punjab, India, and found that the southern, south-eastern, and south-central parts of the study area had been consistently subsiding with an accumulative average land subsidence rate of 24.7 mm/yr during the investigation period from September 2019 to July 2022, while the western and eastern parts were moderately affected, and the northern part experienced slight upliftment.
