Brownfields in Romania and the United States: A Visual Tour.

This third article in a series of three on land reuse describes brownfield sites in Romania and the U.S. In 2018 and 2019, four of the authors toured brownfield areas in Romania (including Bucharest, southern Transylvania, and Oradea) and the U.

An Overview of Brownfields Redevelopment in the United States Through Regulatory, Public Health, and Sustainability Lenses.

This second article in a series of three on land reuse highlights brownfields redevelopment in the U.S., focusing on regulatory frameworks, public health, policy, and sustainable development.

Enhanced diagnosis and prognosis of severe alcoholic hepatitis using novel metabolomic biomarkers.

Aim: Differentiating alcoholic hepatitis (AH) from acute decompensation of alcoholic cirrhosis (DC) is challenging, as the presentation and biochemistry are similar. We aimed to identify potential metabolomic biomarkers to differentiate between AH and DC, and to predict short-term mortality.

Methods: We included consecutive biopsy proven AH and DC patients, which were managed according to current guidelines and followed up until the end of the study.

The coastal fog and ecological balance for plants in the Jizan region, Saudi Arabia.

Fog water collection provides a sustainable resource for watering of crops. The Jizan region is one of the smallest states in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) but very rich with unique flora, fauna, landscape diversity, and occurrence of fog. According to satellite data from the period between (1991-2021) the average visibility in this fog belt varied between 5 m and 100 m.

Sustainable Brownfields Redevelopment in the European Union: An Overview of Policy and Funding Frameworks.

This first article in a series of three on land reuse highlights sustainable brownfields redevelopment in Europe. Sustainability is a key European concept. Europe's densely populated urban areas are facing specific challenges that include urban sprawl and environmental pollution.