The global burden of lung cancer: current status and future trends

A Leiter, RR Veluswamy, JP Wisnivesky - Nature Reviews Clinical …, 2023 - nature.com
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. However, lung cancer
incidence and mortality rates differ substantially across the world, reflecting varying patterns …

[HTML][HTML] Air quality management strategies in Africa: A scoping review of the content, context, co-benefits and unintended consequences

G Okello, R Nantanda, B Awokola, M Thondoo… - Environment …, 2023 - Elsevier
One of the major consequences of Africa's rapid urbanisation is the worsening air pollution,
especially in urban centres. However, existing societal challenges such as recovery from the …

Indoor environment exposure and children's health

AC Nardocci, T Nogueira, K de Almeida Piai… - Current Opinion in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Children are exposed to outdoor and indoor air pollution. In comparison to adults, they are
more vulnerable to the effects of exposure to harmful chemicals from air pollutants. This …

Effect of injection pressure on spray cone and penetration angle for enhanced fuel atomization of various blended viscous fluid: a numerical modeling

G Arunkumar, P Dhavare… - Journal of …, 2023 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The use of the high viscous biofuel results in poor combustion efficiency. Utilization of the
biofuel on the existing engine is challenging due to the higher fuel pump force requirement …

Burn injury prevention in low-and middle-income countries: scoping systematic review

K Price, KC Lee, KE Woolley, H Falk, M Peck… - Burns & …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background Burn injuries are a leading cause of morbidity and disability, with the burden of
disease being disproportionately higher in low-and middle-income countries (LMIC). Burn …

Water hyacinth's extent and its Implication on water quality in Lake Victoria, Uganda

H Kiyemba, B Barasa, J Asaba… - The Scientific World …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) degrades and obstructs the integrity of freshwater
ecosystems. However, little attention has been paid to monitoring water hyacinth's spatial …

The association of cooking fuels with cataract among adults aged 50 years and older in low-and middle-income countries: results from the WHO Study on global …

X Li, Y Guo, T Liu, J Xiao, W Zeng, J Hu, G He… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Reducing household air pollution and protecting eye health are essential to achieve the
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). There is contradictory evidence about the …

Household air pollution and high blood pressure: a secondary analysis of the 2016 Albania Demographic Health and Survey dataset

MS Abba, CU Nduka, S Anjorin… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Hypertension is a significant public health problem in low-and middle-income
countries (LMICs). This study aimed to examine the association between household air …

[HTML][HTML] A review on household air pollution and biomass use over Kenya

ZW Shilenje, S Maloba, V Ongoma - Frontiers in Environmental …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Abstract Household Air Pollution (HAP) causes multiple non communicable diseases such
as pneumonia, stroke, and ischaemic heart disease, responsible for over 3.8 million deaths …

Effectiveness of interventions to reduce household air pollution from solid biomass fuels and improve maternal and child health outcomes in low‐and middle‐income …

KE Woolley, E Dickinson‐Craig, HL Lawson… - Indoor …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Interventions to reduce household air pollution (HAP) are key to reducing associated
morbidity and mortality in low‐and middle‐income countries (LMICs); especially among …