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View article: Biodiversity Performance of Living Wall Systems in Temperate Urban Environments: Plant Selection and Substrate Effects on Multi-Taxa Communities
Biodiversity Performance of Living Wall Systems in Temperate Urban Environments: Plant Selection and Substrate Effects on Multi-Taxa Communities Open
Urban densification threatens biodiversity, yet conventional greenspace expansion is constrained by limited land availability. Living wall systems (LWS) offer potential biodiversity enhancement through vertical green infrastructure, though…
View article: Recipes for Resilience: Engaging Caribbean Youth in Climate Action and Food Heritage through Stories and Song
Recipes for Resilience: Engaging Caribbean Youth in Climate Action and Food Heritage through Stories and Song Open
This paper presents findings from the Recipes for Resilience project, an international, interdisciplinary collaboration between Caribbean and UK scholars of history, geography, anthropology, cultural studies, development studies, ethnobota…
View article: Trace Elements and Chronic Kidney Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study from Jamaica
Trace Elements and Chronic Kidney Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study from Jamaica Open
Background: Several environmental studies have reported that low-level exposure to nephrotoxic elements increases the risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD). In developing countries, finite resources can limit epidemiological studies and env…
View article: Trace Elements and Chronic Kidney Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study from Jamaica
Trace Elements and Chronic Kidney Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study from Jamaica Open
Background: Several environmental studies have reported that low-level exposure to nephrotoxic elements increases the risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD). In developing countries, finite resources can limit epidemiological studies and env…
View article: Addressing the Challenge of Potentially Hazardous Elements in the Reduction of Hypertension, Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease in the Caribbean
Addressing the Challenge of Potentially Hazardous Elements in the Reduction of Hypertension, Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease in the Caribbean Open
BACKGROUND. Environmental surveys have characterized trace elements such as lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd) and arsenic (As) as potential risk factors for non-communicable diseases. There have been few studies conducted in the Caribbean region to …
View article: Valuing Caribbean Biodiversity Knowledge
Valuing Caribbean Biodiversity Knowledge Open
Valuing Caribbean biodiversity for health and wealth requires knowledge of the bioresource so as to better appreciate the myriad of uses and services it provides. Increasing the knowledge base provides increasingly accurate valuation, whic…
View article: Role of Toxic Elements in Chronic Kidney Disease
Role of Toxic Elements in Chronic Kidney Disease Open
The authors declare no competing financial interests.
View article: Long‐term quality of life in patients with advanced <scp>H</scp>odgkin lymphoma: A systematic review
Long‐term quality of life in patients with advanced <span>H</span>odgkin lymphoma: A systematic review Open
Introduction: The incidence of Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) shows a clear bimodal distribution with the first peak in young adults and the second peak in the elderly. Treatment—usually with combination chemotherapy (CT) and/or radiotherapy (RT)—h…