Mechanically strong but highly porous structured ceramics are desirable for a range of applications like water purification and energy conversion. Yttria-stabilized zirconia membranes, possessing a hierarchical arrangement of voids from hundreds of micrometers to nanometers, were prepared by a...

Diarrhoeal disease is the second leading cause of death in children under five years old. It accounted for 81 million disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for all-ages in 2017. A significant proportion of diarrhoeal disease can be prevented through safe drinking water and adequate sanitation...

The energy consumed in a building can be reduced by increasing its thermal energy efficiency. This can be achieved by improving the insulation effect by efficiently constructing the building insulation material. Among the insulation materials, phenolic foams (PF) have been proven as a stable and...

Latent heat storage based on phase-changing materials (PCMs) is a promising technology for thermal energy storage because of its large heating enthalpy and isothermal phase-transition temperature. However, the practical applications of PCMs is highly restricted because of their intrinsically low...

Background: Development assistance for health (DAH) has been considerably affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, underscoring the importance of clarifying how donor countries select recipient countries and how DAH is distributed. We investigated DAH allocation according to disease burden and whether...