Direct and Indirect Effects of Socioeconomic Factors on Age at First Marriage in Slum Areas,Bangladesh

This article attempts to examine the influence of some selected predictor variables on female age at first marriage in slum areas of Bangladesh. A path and multiple classification analysis (MCA) approach have been adopted. Authors thought that respondent’s educational level and the mass media such as watching television have a significant direct impact on age at marriage, while the types of family and occupational status have an indirect effect on age at marriage.     

Renewable and non-renewable energy consumption driven sustainable development in ASEAN countries: do financial development and institutional quality matter?

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Energy consumption for sustainable development has become a crucial issue in recent years. The anthropogenic effects of traditional energy sources...     

A systematic review of the utilization of waste materials as aggregate replacement in stone matrix asphalt mixes

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - The daily utilization of a large amount of raw materials is causing a rapid depletion of natural resources. The growth of the human population is...     

Yard waste prediction from estimated municipal solid waste using the grey theory to achieve a zero-waste strategy

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Yard waste is one of the key components of municipal solid waste and can play a vital role in implementing zero-waste strategy to achieve sustainable...     

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in coastal sediments of Southern Terengganu,South China Sea,Malaysia: source assessment using diagnostic ratios and multivariate statistic

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Surface sediments along the Southern Terengganu coast (≤7 km from the coast) were analyzed for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). The...     

Multivariate statistics and entropy theory for irrigation water quality and entropy-weighted index development in a subtropical urban river,Bangladesh

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Currently, a well-developed combination of irrigation water quality index (IWQIs) and entropy water quality index (EWQIs) for surface water appraisal...     

Wind and wind power characteristics of the eastern and southern coastal and northern inland regions,South Africa

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - The objective of this work is to understand the fluctuating nature of wind speed characteristics on different time scales and to find the long-term...     

Unravelling the photoprotective effects of freshwater alga Nostoc commune Vaucher ex Bornet et Flahault against ultraviolet radiations

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Several studies have suggested the direct relationship between skin complications, air pollution, and UV irradiation. UVB radiations cause various...     

Recent Advancement of Biopolymers and Their Potential Biomedical Applications

Journal of Polymers and the Environment - Recently, the advantages of biopolymers over conventional plastic polymers are unprecedented, provided that they are used in situations in which they raise...     

Microfibrillated Cellulose-Silver Nanocomposite Based PVA Hydrogels and Their Enhanced Physical,Mechanical and Antibacterial Properties

Journal of Polymers and the Environment - Modification of cellulose with silver nanoparticles produces various nanocomposites with significantly developed properties. This work aims to prepare a...