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This article examines how export dependencies shape the EU’s industrial policy dynamics amid intensifying techno-nationalist rivalry between the US and China. While existing scholarship on how the intensifying geopolit...

Context and background  Rapid urbanisation in African cities is reshaping urban land systems, creating complex environmental trade-offs with direct implications for land policy and spatial regulation. In Windhoek and...

The integration of nutritional interventions, including food-based strategies and evidence-based supplementation, into occupational health and community development represents an unexplored policy imperative for addressi...

ABSTRACT Background and Aims Menstrual hygiene remains a critical public health issue in Africa, where many women and girls face inadequate water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) facilities, limited access to menstrual pr...

Abstract Background The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Sex as a Biological Variable (SABV) policy aims to improve the rigor and reproducibility of biomedical research by encouraging sex-inclusive study designs and s...

Abstract Renewable energy in Africa has gained increasing attention as a strategic pathway to achieving sustainable development, energy security, and economic transformation. A structured search of peer-reviewed studies ...

Abstract Non-technical summary Efforts to tackle climate change are increasingly delayed not through denial but through subtler arguments that emphasize costs, shift blame, or promote weak solutions. We created a tool to...

This study appraises the trajectory and dimensions of bilateral relations between Nigeria and the Republic of Korea (South Korea) from 1980 to the present. It explores the historical evolution, strategic motivations, and...

The Israeli aggression against Iran in June 2025—targeting defense infrastructure, military personnel, civilians including scientists, children, and women, as well as hospitals, schools, and national media—was not me...

Abstract Background Malaria continues to pose a major public health challenge in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where more than 95% of global cases and deaths occur. Despite WHO Global Technical Strategy for Malaria (GTS) tar...

Introduction Early hearing detection and intervention (EHDI) is a crucial public health initiative focused on the prompt identification and management of hearing impairments in children, significantly impacting their com...

The environmental performance of vehicle electrification depends critically on the extent to which electric vehicles (EV) actually replace conventional vehicles (CV). Comparative life cycle assessment (LCA) studies typic...

BackgroundBlended learning has gained momentum in Indian medical education and has the potential to improve access to knowledge and educational outcomes in underserved areas.ObjectiveThis review sought to identify curren...

Abstract Background Strengthening urban primary healthcare (PHC) systems in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is essential to effectively serve the growing urban poor. Such reforms should incorporate patient opini...

Abstract BackgroundDigital technologies, such as equipment localization systems, can help clinics use mobile devices more efficiently. Their successful implementation, however, depends not only on technical f...

Abstract This systematic review explores the social aspects of cleaner production adoption in the Global North and South, addressing the critical gap in understanding how socio-cultural, governance, and behavioural facto...

Previous studies have found relationships among customer satisfaction, the management of water utilities, and users' willingness to pay (WTP) for improved water service quality. However, these studies have captured only ...

Objectives To synthesise existing qualitative and conceptual literature on the implementation, ethical considerations and policy implications of Medical Assistance in Dying for Mental Disorder as a Sole Underlying Medica...

Maternal health and mindfulness are known to influence child development, but the existing research has largely focused on individual interventions. There is a lack of synthesis of couple-based mindfulness approaches, pa...

Abstract Inventory management is a core part of supply chains, and over the years it has been increasingly challenged by the need to balance economic performance with environmental considerations. While prior reinforceme...

Nitrogen (N) is essential for global food production, yet its inefficient use leads to widespread environmental degradation and contributes significantly to climate change. This focus issue of Environmental Research Lett...

Abstract Background Deaths from suicide, drug overdose, and alcohol-specific causes, collectively termed “deaths of despair” (DoD), represent a growing public health concern. Quantitative research has linked these de...

The rapid increase in electric-vehicle (EV) adoption across emerging economies is challenged by weak-grid conditions, high ambient temperatures, and limited investment capacity, making conventional charging infrastructur...

Abstract Background Silicosis is an irreversible scarring lung disease caused by occupational respirable crystalline silica (RCS) dust exposure. Mineral (noncoal) miners who extract metal, nonmetal, stone, and sand/grave...