Publications by authors named "C L Beal"
Background: Prior research has shown a positive association of pseudoexfoliative glaucoma (PXG) in patients with non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC), likely due to an increase in ultraviolet exposure associated with both. However, the role of NMSC as a genetic risk factor for PXG has not been examined. Thus, the goal of this study is to utilize Mendelian randomization with genome-wide association studies to evaluate for genetic causality while controlling for environmental confounders.
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- * Water Safety Planning (WSP) is a key strategy for managing water quality and availability, offering a risk-based approach that can be tailored to local needs and conditions.
- * The Water Management Plus project in Fiji, Vanuatu, and Solomon Islands emphasizes the importance of community engagement, governance, and adult-learning preferences in modifying WSP to ensure sustainable and safe water services in these regions.
The broader adoption of urine-diverting technologies (UDTs) and related products has been proposed as a strategy for moving towards a more circular economy. While some studies have explored the performance of UDTs, the interconnected factors involving supply, demand, and economic feasibility of UDTs remain under-researched. Our systematic review addresses this gap.
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- * A techno-economic analysis and life cycle assessment evaluate 7 production scenarios in the broiler industry, focusing on costs, greenhouse gas emissions, and other environmental impacts from farm operations to feed production.
- * Findings reveal that the Integrator's profitability is largely driven by feed costs and payments to Growers, while most environmental challenges stem from upstream feed production, highlighting the need for sustainability trade-offs in farming practices.
Ambriss, Serdaleh and Labneh El Darff are traditional Lebanese products made from fermented goat's milk. A questionnaire completed by 50 producers of these products showed that they are prepared by periodic percolation either by milk or by Laban in amphora or goat skins during the lactation season. Production is carried out on a small scale and in a limited number of production units, often by elderly people, resulting in a real risk of disappearance of these products and loss of the corresponding microbial resources.
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