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Revisiting Masselot et al. (2023): assessing the share of excess mortality linked to cold and hot weather in Europe
While a considerable focus has been placed on excess fatalities during hot weather, a reanalysis of European data reveals that excess mortality...
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Assessing the short-term effects of PM2.5 and O3 on cardiovascular mortality using high-resolution exposure: a time-stratified case cross-over study in Southwestern China
Air pollution is a major risk factor of cardiovascular disease (CVD). To date, limited studies have estimated the effects of ambient air pollution on...
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Impact of low-intensity heat events on mortality and morbidity in regions with hot, humid summers: a sco** literature review
The objective of this study is to determine the impacts of low-intensity heat on human health in regions with hot, humid summers. Current literature...
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Analyzing the impact of access to electricity and biomass energy consumption on infant mortality rate: a global perspective
Conserving the lives of newborns has been a long-standing issue around the world, where 2.4 million babies die in the first month of the life. The...
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Effects of diclofenac, sulfamethoxazole, and wastewater from constructed wetlands on Eisenia fetida: impacts on mortality, fertility, and oxidative stress
Soil contamination with micropollutants is an important global problem and the impact of these pollutants on living organisms cannot be...
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The effect of PM2.5 exposure on the mortality of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma in Tian**, China
Several studies have shown the effects of PM 2.5 exposure on respiratory and cardiovascular systems. However, there is no cohort study evidence of...
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Extreme temperatures and circulatory mortality in a temperate continental monsoon climate city in Northeast China
Epidemiological studies have proven that extreme temperatures have a significant threat to public health. This study aimed to investigate the...
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Effect of gaseous pollutant and greenness exposure on mortality during treatment of newly treated tuberculosis patients: a provincial population-based cohort study
BackgroundPrevious studies addressing the impact of environmental factors on TB prognosis are scarce, with only some studies examining the effect of...
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A study on the productivity and mortality rates of native and blended goats in Dodoma, Tanzania
The focus of breeding animals such as goats has been to increase productivity and other benefits from domestic animals. A breeding programme for...
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On the supra-linearity of the relationship between air pollution, mortality and hospital admission in 18 French cities
PurposeUnderstanding the relationship between an environmental determinant and a given health outcome is key to inform public health policies. The...
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Preventable mortality attributable to exposure to air pollution at the rural district of Punjab, India
Air pollution has emerged as a leading global health risk in recent decades, where its health impacts are primarily focused on urban areas. In India,...
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Dietary pesticide exposure and non-communicable diseases and mortality: a systematic review of prospective studies among adults
BackgroundResearch on the effect of pesticide exposure on health has been largely focused on occupational settings. Few reviews have synthesized the...
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Acute effects of particulate matter with different sizes on respiratory mortality in Shenzhen, China
There are relatively few studies that focus on the health effects of exposure to size-specific particles on respiratory mortality in China. We aimed...
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Analysing the Impact of Carbon Emissions and Non-Renewable Energy Use on Infant and Under-5 Mortality Rates in Europe: New Evidence Using Panel Quantile Regression
This study critically examines the health-environment discourse and uses infant and under-5 mortality rates, carbon emissions, and non-renewable...
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Mortality and malformation effects of acute vanadium (V) exposure on the African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis) embryos
Vanadium (V) is a transition metal that is found in low concentrations in aquatic ecosystems. These levels increase due to anthropogenic activities....
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Incidence, mortality, and disability-adjusted life years due to silicosis worldwide, 1990–2019: evidence from the global burden of disease study 2019
Silicosis is an occupational lung disease because of exposure to silica dust in the workplace. Evidence on the spatiotemporal change of silicosis...
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Does air pollution increase child mortality? Evidence from 58 develo** countries
This study aims to investigate the effects of air quality on child mortality in develo** countries. We consider annual data covering the period...
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Heat-related mortality amplified during the COVID-19 pandemic
Excess mortality not directly related to the virus has been shown to have increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, changes in heat-related...
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Circulatory system disease mortality and occupational exposure to radon progeny in the cohort of Newfoundland Fluorspar Miners between 1950 and 2016
ObjectivesExposure to ionizing radiation may increase the risk of circulatory diseases, including heart disease. A limited number of cohort studies...
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Nexus between fossil fuel consumption and infant mortality rate: a non-linear analysis
For nations already facing pollution issues, fossil fuel energy consumption is deteriorating living standards. Though prevailing infrastructure makes...
