Climate change, pollution, and mental health: concerns on rising temperatures and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon risks

Abstract The rising global temperatures due to climate change have a profound impact on global health.Heat is associated with many physical and mental health conditions.The impact of heat on health could be exacerbated in polluted areas due to the combined impact of pollutants and heat stress.Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are among enviro

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Evidence-based health policy in Germany: lack of communication and coordination between academia and health authorities?

Abstract Health-care decision making should consider the best available evidence, often in the form of systematic reviews (SRs).The number of existing SRs and their overlap make their identification and use difficult.Decision makers often rely on de novo SRs instead of using existing SRs.We describe two cases of duplicate reviews (minimum volume th

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Beliefs, Attitudes and Self-Efficacy of Australian Veterinary Students Regarding One Health and Zoonosis Management

This study aimed to explore the beliefs and attitudes of a group of senior veterinary students regarding One Health and to evaluate their levels of confidence in advising the general public on preventative health issues at the human−animal interface.An online survey was communicated to senior veterinary students who were in their last earthba

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Current and previous spatial distributions of oilseed rape fields influence the abundance and the body size of a solitary wild bee, Andrena cineraria, in permanent grasslands.

Wild bees are essential pollinators whose survival partly depends on the capacity of their environment to offer a sufficient amount of nectar and pollen.Semi-natural habitats and mass-flowering crops such as oilseed rape provide abundant floristic resources for bees.The aim of this study was to evaluate the click here influences of the spatial dist

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