Developing new approaches and strategies to promote sustainability and environmental integration in the Mediterranean region
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DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-13499-0
Abstract: Today, the Mediterranean region faces environmental degradation that is accelerating at an unprecedented rate (Ksibi et al. 2021a). The main causes are climate change, increasing pollution, urban growth, and the overexploitation and unsustainable use of… read more here.
Keywords: mediterranean countries; environmental integration; mediterranean region; southern mediterranean ... See more keywords
Abundance and distribution of small microplastics (≤ 3 μm) in sediments and seaworms from the Southern Mediterranean coasts and characterisation of their potential harmful effects.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114634
Abstract: Microplastics (MPs) are an uncontrolled contaminant affecting marine ecosystems. Studying their undesirable effects has been an attractive field for scientists in recent years. This study is the first to investigate the uptake and distribution of… read more here.
Keywords: southern mediterranean; abundance; microplastics sediments; small microplastics ... See more keywords
Modified Mediterranean diet score adapted to a southern Mediterranean population and its relation to overweight and obesity risk
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DOI: 10.1017/s1368980020002062
Abstract: Abstract Objectives: The current study aimed to develop a modified Mediterranean diet (MMD) score adjusted to the southern Mediterranean countries’ cultural specificities and to evaluate associations between adherence to this modified score and overweight/obesity risk… read more here.
Keywords: obesity risk; score; obesity; mediterranean diet ... See more keywords
Fish food-web structure of a southern Mediterranean lagoon (El Mellah Lagoon, Algeria): what we can learn from stable isotope analysis
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DOI: 10.12681/mms.30180
Abstract: The structure of a fish food-web was described for the first time in a coastal lagoon in the southern Mediterranean Sea by analysing stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes of fish species and their potential food… read more here.
Keywords: food web; food; southern mediterranean; lagoon ... See more keywords
How Can Eastern/Southern Mediterranean Countries Resolve Quality and Safety Issues in Transfusion Medicine?
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DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2018.00045
Abstract: Unlike their Western counterparts, some of the Eastern/Southern Mediterranean countries lack centralized coordinated blood transfusion services leading to an unequal blood safety level. This was recently highlighted by a recent World Health Organization (WHO) regional… read more here.
Keywords: medicine; mediterranean countries; eastern southern; safety ... See more keywords