Accelerated design of solid bio-based foams for plastics substitutes.

Biobased substitutes for plastics are a future necessity. However, the design of substitute materials with similar or improved properties is a known challenge. Here we show an example case of optimizing the mechanical properties of a fully biobased methylcellulose-fiber composite material.

Drinking practices: The variation of drinking events across intersections of sex, age and household income.

Introduction: Investigations of drinking practices often rely on cross-country comparisons of population averages in beverage preferences, drinking volumes and frequencies. Here, we investigate within-culture patterns and variations in where, why and how people drink, answering the research question: how does engagement in drinking practices vary by sex, age and household income?

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional analysis examining the societal distribution (by age, sex, household income) of 12 drinking practices: four off-trade practices (in-home consumption; e.g.

Unpaid Caring and Health-Related Quality of Life: Longitudinal Analysis of Understanding Society (the UK Household Longitudinal Survey).

Objectives: Decision models for economic evaluation are increasingly including health-related quality of life (HRQoL) for informal/unpaid carers, but these estimates often come from poor quality data and typically rely on cross-sectional analysis. We aimed to identify within-person effects using longitudinal analysis of 13 waves of Understanding Society (the UK Household Longitudinal Survey).

Methods: We analyzed data for coresident carer and care-recipient dyads, where the carer reported "looking after or giving special help to" the care recipient in any of the 13 waves.

A simple approach to produce hydrophobic biobased coatings using methylcellulose and organosolv lignin.

Substituting plastics with circular and sustainable alternatives has increasingly become a priority. Protective coatings, crucial components in numerous industries, are now in demand for biodegradable options to replace their plastic-based counterparts. Being one of nature's most abundant components, lignin remains underutilized, and this study focuses on investigating its potential for the production of biobased coatings.

Machine learning dislocation density correlations and solute effects in Mg-based alloys.

Magnesium alloys, among the lightest structural materials, represent excellent candidates for lightweight applications. However, industrial applications remain limited due to relatively low strength and ductility. Solid solution alloying has been shown to enhance Mg ductility and formability at relatively low concentrations.