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Household cooking fuel and gallbladder cancer risk: a multi-centre case–control study in India
PurposeGallbladder cancers (GBC), unique to certain geographical regions, are lethal digestive tract cancers, disproportionately affecting women,...
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Opportunities and Challenges Associated with the Uptake of Residential Clean Fuel Usage
Purpose of ReviewAlmost 3 billion people worldwide use solid fuel for cooking and heating. This review examines (i) household energy practices and...
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Experimental hut and field evaluation of a metofluthrin-based spatial repellent against pyrethroid-resistant Anopheles funestus in Siaya County, western Kenya
BackgroundSpatial repellents (SR) may complement current vector control tools and provide additional coverage when people are not under their bednets...
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Where there are fumes, there may be lung cancer: a systematic review on the association between exposure to cooking fumes and the risk of lung cancer in never-smokers
PurposeLung cancer in never-smokers (LCINS) is the seventh leading cause of cancer, and exposure to cooking fumes has recently emerged as a potential...
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Examining the influence of wealth status on prehypertension risk in women aged 30–49: evidence from the 2018 Benin demographic and health survey
BackgroundThere is an interest in the extent to which the wealth status of women predicts their risk of being pre-hypertensive. This understanding is...
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Impact of indoor air pollution on DNA damage and chromosome stability: a systematic review
Indoor air pollution is becoming a rising public health problem and is largely resulting from the burning of solid fuels and heating in households....
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Association between malaria and household air pollution interventions in a predominantly rural area of Ghana
BackgroundThough anecdotal evidence suggests that smoke from HAP has a repellent effect on mosquitoes, very little work has been done to assess the...
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In-vivo assessment of wound healing activity of halibut oil cream in rat model of excision wound
This study explores the effects of halibut oil cream on different phases of wound healing and assess its potential as a supplement for promoting...
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Methods in Public Health Environmental Justice Research: a Sco** Review from 2018 to 2021
Purpose of ReviewThe volume of public health environmental justice (EJ) research produced by academic institutions increased through 2022. However,...
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Physicochemical properties, molecular structure, antioxidant activity, and biological function of extracellular melanin from Ascosphaera apis
Ascosphaera apis spores containing a dark-colored pigment infect honeybee larvae, resulting in a large-scale collapse of the bee colony due to...
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Process Improvements and Techno-Economic Feasibility of Hydrothermal Liquefaction and Pyrolysis of Biomass for Biocrude Oil Production
Biocrude oil production from biomass has gained huge attention globally to complement the conventional fuels and reduce the environmental impact...
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Analysis of the Plastic Degradation Products
After the degradation of the plastic using various means, the most important part is to know the by-products produced due to the action of the...
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Prevalence and determinants of depression in mothers of children under 5 years in Bole District, Ghana
ObjectiveDepression in mothers is a risk factor for poor health, and pregnancy and child outcomes. The objective of the present study was to...
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Cardiovascular Effects of Indoor Air Pollution from Solid Fuel: Relevance to Sub-Saharan Africa
Purpose of ReviewThis research aims to summarize evidence on the cardiovascular effects of indoor air pollution (IAP) from solid fuel and identify...
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Cyanobacterial Enzymes for Bioalkane Production
Cyanobacterial biosynthesis of alkanes is an attractive way of producing substitutes for petroleum-based fuels. Key enzymes for bioalkane production...
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An Overview of Techno-economic Analysis and Life-Cycle Assessment of Thermochemical Conversion of Lignocellulosic Biomass
Energy derived from biomass provides a promising alternative source that reduces dependence on fossil fuels along with the emission of greenhouse...
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Irritant and Toxic Pulmonary Injuries
Toxic and irritating gases have been known to produce fatalities since the Athenians used a combination of pitch and sulfur to produce toxic fumes in...
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Current Advances and Applications of Fuel Cell Technologies
Increasing energy demand and growing environmental concerns have driven the civilization towards cleaner energy-producing devices. Among the various...
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Downstream Processing
Generally, the cost of biopharmaceuticals or biologics depends on the downstream processing. This refers to the recovery and purification of...
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Irritant and Toxic Respiratory Injuries
Toxic and irritating gases have been known to produce fatalities since the Athenians used a combination of pitch and sulfur to produce toxic fumes in...