This study aims to investigate the effect of economic globalization and technological changes on the environmental degradation of the South Asian countries over the time span of 1975-2017. Westerlund (Oxf Bull Econ Stat 69:709-748, 2007) cointegration test is employed to estimate the presence of long-run relationship between globalization, technological changes, and environmental degradation. To determine the validity of the Environmental Kuznets Curve, this study employs panel autoregressive distributional lag (ARDL) model. Empirical findings of this study yield the inverted U-shaped association between globalization, technological changes, and environmental degradation which validate that EKC holds in the South Asian countries. The results indicate that the measures of globalization such as FDI, trade openness, and KOF index have positive and statistically significant effect on ecological footprint. However, technological changes measured as patents registered by residents have an insignificant impact on environmental quality. This study infers that the globalization has increased environmental degradation through unsustainable economic development in South Asian countries. These countries should shift to renewable energy resources to protect the environment and mitigate greenhouse gas emissions.
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BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care
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Diabetes and Endocrinology, Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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Professor of Hepatology, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Access and Medicine, Royal Surrey NHS FTInstitute of Liver Studies, Kings College Hospital NHS FT. Electronic address:
Aim: To evaluate an intervention (a film and electronic leaflet) disseminated via text message by general practices to promote COVID-19 preventative behaviours in Black and South Asian communities.
Methods: We carried out a before-and-after questionnaire study of attitudes to and implementation of COVID-19 preventative behaviours and qualitative interviews about the intervention with people registered with 26 general practices in England who identified as Black or South Asian.
Results: In the 108 people who completed both questionnaires, we found no significant change in attitudes to and implementation of COVID-19 preventative behaviours, although power was too low to detect significant effects.
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol
January 2025
Northeast Ohio Medical University College of Medicine, 4209 St, OH-44, Rootstown, OH, 44272, USA; HEARS, LLC, 632 E. Market St, Ste B, Akron, OH, 44304, USA. Electronic address:
Objectives: Define the extent to which pathogenic GJB2 (gap junction beta-2) variants are responsible for non-syndromic hearing loss (NSHL) in the Asian population.
Methods: Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) guidelines were followed. CINAHL, Embase, and PubMed's MEDLINE were accessed from 1997 to 2023 using permutations of the MeSH terms: "Asian," ''Southeast Asian,'' "South Asian," "East Asian," "Southeastern Asian," and "GJB2.
Cancer Causes Control
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Huntsman Cancer Institute, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
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for the opportunity to provide a commentary on the article, How Whiteness Shapes Nursing in Canada - What Does the Literature Say? A Rapid Review (Walker et al. 2025). I want to begin by congratulating the authors on completing a rapid review on a very important topic.
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