The effects of a facilitator-enabled online multicomponent iSupport for dementia programme: A multicentre randomised controlled trial.

Background: Multicomponent interventions with carers of people with dementia demonstrate positive effects on the health and quality of life for carers and care recipients. The World Health Organization's iSupport for Dementia is an evidence-based online psychoeducation programme for carers. However, the programme was mainly implemented as a self-learning tool which might have limited its positive effects on carers and care recipients.

Exploring the evolution of coupled natural-cultural ecosystem services and their geographically scaled driven modeling in a coastal city of Southeast China.

Rapid urban expansion and economic development challenges to the sustainability of ecosystem services (ESs), a solid understanding of the mechanisms that drive ESs helps policymakers to respond. However, few existing studies on ES-driven mechanisms emphasize the integration of natural and cultural services, with most neglecting spatial non-stationarity at the geographic scale. Here, we improved the ROS model to quantify cultural ecosystem services (CES) and developed a comprehensive ecosystem services index (CESI) by coupling CES with 6 typical natural ESs (carbon storage (CS), water yield (WY), nitrogen export (NE), soil conservation (SC), habitat quality (HQ), food supply (FS)), subsequently, Spearman's correlation and MGWR were employed to reveal the CESI-driven mechanism considering geographic scales.

Chinese-Australian carers' perceived needs and preferences in planning to embed an iSupport for Dementia program in aged care services.

Objective: To assess Chinese-Australian carers' needs and preferences through co-design strategies with stakeholders to embed an evidence-based iSupport for Dementia program into routine community aged care services in Chinese ethno-specific aged care organisations.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted from July to August 2022 in three Chinese ethno-specific aged care organisations in Australia. We applied a univariate analysis to test variables associated with carers' needs and preferences when embedding the iSupport for Dementia program into routine practice among community aged care services.

Effects of conservation tillage on soil enzyme activities of global cultivated land: A meta-analysis.

The negative impacts of conventional agriculture and the imperative to adopt conservation tillage garnered significant attention. However, the effects of conservation tillage on soil enzyme activities still lack comprehensive cognition. Here, we collected 14,308 pairwise observations from 369 publications worldwide to systematically evaluate the effects of different conservation tillage practices (reduced tillage (T), reduced tillage with straw return (TS), reduced tillage with straw mulch return (TSO), no-tillage (NT), no-tillage with straw return (NTS), and no-tillage with straw mulch return (NTSO)) on the activities of 35 enzymes in soil.

Study on soil erosion and its driving factors from the perspective of landscape in Xiushui watershed, China.

Soil erosion (SE) is one of the most serious disasters in the world, which directly damage the productivity of the land and affect human well-being. How to effectively mitigate soil erosion is a challenge faced by all countries in the world. In this study, soil erosion was quantitatively assessed base on the RULSE model in an ecologically fragile area [Xiushui watershed (XSW)], and the effects of three major categories of factors (land use/cover change, landscape fragmentation and climate) on soil erosion were investigated using correlation analysis and structural equation model.

Cultural adaptation of World Health Organization iSupport for Dementia program for Chinese-Australian caregivers.

Background: Home-based dementia care is common in the Chinese-Australian community. However, dementia education programs for Chinese-Australians in the language of their choice are scarce. The World Health Organization has developed iSupport for Dementia, an online education program for informal caregivers.

Environmental risk assessment on capsaicin used as active substance for antifouling system on ships.

Biodegradation experiments were carried out with capsaicin to evaluate its degradability. The results show that capsaicin was readily biodegradable under aerobic conditions. The values of Kow and the calculated bioconcentration factor indicate that capsaicin have a low potential for bioconcentration.

[Ru/AC catalyzed ozonation of recalcitrant organic compounds].

Ozonation and Ru/AC catalyzed ozonation of dimethyl phthalate (DMP), phenols and disinfection by-products precursors were studied. It shows that Ru/AC catalyst can obviously enhance the mineralization of organic compounds. In the degradation of DMP, TOC removal was 28.

Catalytic ozonation of dimethyl phthalate and chlorination disinfection by-product precursors over Ru/AC.

Catalytic ozonation of dimethyl phthalate (DMP) in aqueous solution (5mg/L) under various reactions was performed to examine the effect of catalyst dosage, catalyst particle size, ozone dosage, and gas flow rate on the mineralization of DMP. The mineralization of DMP can be achieved via ozonation and the presence of Ru/AC could greatly accelerate the mineralization rate of DMP in ozonation process. In the continuous experiment of the Ru/AC catalyzed ozonation of DMP, total organic carbon (TOC) removals were kept stable around 75% during 42 h reaction.

Catalytic activity of Ru/Al2O3 for ozonation of dimethyl phthalate in aqueous solution.

With dimethyl phthalate as the model pollutant and Ru/Al(2)O(3) as catalyst, this paper systemically investigates the removal of total organic carbon (TOC) of system. Our results have confirmed that Ru/Al(2)O(3) can significantly increase the effect of ozonation. TOC removal in 120 min can reach 72% while only 24% with ozone alone.

[Catalytic oxidation of dimethyl phthalate in aqueous solution by aluminum oxide].

With dimethyl phthalate as the model pollutant and alumina as catalyst, the degradation of TOC system was systemically investigated. Results show that Al2O3 can significantly increase the effect of ozonation, and TOC removal rate in 120 minutes can reach 55.1% while only 23.