Special Issue “SHM—Structural Health Monitoring”

Special Issue: Monitoring Health Determinants with an Equity Focus

Albert Einstein said that ‘all of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking.’ In the era of the Sustainable Development Agenda, it is imperative that health tools, services and evidence-based policies address the everyday challenges of sustainability and health. In everyday life, all people, and the more disadvantaged in particular, experience the interconnection between he...

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Eggs and Health Special Issue

In 1968, the American Heart Association recommended the consumption of no more than 300 mg/day of dietary cholesterol and emphasized that no more than 3 eggs should be eaten per week, resulting in substantial reductions in egg consumption, not just by diseased populations but alsobyhealthyindividuals,andmoreimportantlybypoorcommunitiesinundevelopedcountieswho were advised against consuming a hi...

Special Issue: Gender and Health

cited 5 June 2011].72. Broido EM. The development of social justice allies during college: a phenomenological investigation. J Coll Stud Dev 2000; 41: 3 18.73. Alsop R, Heinsohn N. Measuring empowerment in practice: structuring analysis and framing indicators. Washington, DC: World Bank; 2005. Available from: http://siteresources.worldbank. org/INTEMPOWERMENT/Resources/41307_wps3510.pdf...

Special Issue: Sensors for Environmental Monitoring

This paper surveys the needs associated with environmental monitoring and longterm environmental stewardship. Emerging sensor technologies are reviewed to identify compatible technologies for various environmental monitoring applications. The contaminants that are considered in this report are grouped into the following categories: (1) metals, (2) radioisotopes, (3) volatile organic compounds, ...