Elsevier, Teaching and Teacher Education, Volume 168, December 2025
This study examines teacher joy in outdoor learning contexts, addressing a gap in research on positive emotional experiences that support educator well-being. Findings show that joy arises through student growth, connections with nature, flexible teaching, and collaboration, highlighting its role in sustaining teachers and enhancing professional well-being.
Elsevier, Materials Today, Volume 91, December 2025
Energy?efficient building materials that dynamically manage heat from the sun and outer space are opening new pathways to cut energy use and lower emissions. Recent advances in photothermal?modulating windows, roofs, and walls show how smart materials can help create cooler, greener, and more sustainable buildings.
Elsevier, International Journal of Educational Research Open, Volume 9, December 2025
This scoping review aims to identify trends in studies related to children's online safety education facilitated by digital technologies. The review is guided by the five-stage framework developed by Arksey and O'Malley.
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Food and Humanity, Volume 5, December 2025
Afghanistan faces severe food insecurity, with millions suffering hunger and malnutrition, especially children, due to economic hardship, climate change, and poor infrastructure. Improving agricultural practices, healthcare, and safety standards is crucial for enhancing the country's food security and well-being.
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World Development Sustainability, Volume 7, December 2025
This study explores the food and nutrition security practices among artisanal and small-scale mining communities in Nigeria, revealing both strengths, such as access to local foods and purchasing power, and significant challenges, including meal skipping, poor water quality, and limited healthcare access. The findings emphasize the need for comprehensive interventions to improve nutrition, healthcare infrastructure, and social protection, which are essential for the well-being and sustainable development of these mining communities.
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The Lancet Obstetrics, Gynaecology, & Women's Health, Volume 1, Issue 4, December 2025, Pages e270-e280
CRADLE-5 is the first pragmatic stepped-wedge trial of a Vital Signs Alert device in a low-income country, evaluating its effectiveness and scale-up across eight districts in Sierra Leone, where maternal mortality rates remain one of the highest globally. The study involved over 93,000 deliveries, trained 2,100+ health workers, and assessed outcome variations across districts and facilities.
Elsevier, Advances in Applied Energy, Volume 20, December 2025
This paper reviews existing analyses on AI infrastructures energy and climate implications and proposes quantitative scenario-based frameworks, highlighting key research challenges at the intersection of AI-driven energy demand, region-specific clean energy strategies and their economic competitiveness, strategic levers in energy sourcing decisions, and policy dynamics.
Elsevier, Energy and Climate Change, Volume 6, December 2025
Many countries, subnational jurisdictions, and companies are setting net-zero emissions goals; however, questions remain about strategies to reach these targets, policy measures, technology gaps, and economic impacts. We investigate the potential policy implications of reaching economy-wide net-zero CO2 emissions across the United States by 2050 using results from a multi-model comparison with 14 energy-economic models.
Elsevier, eBioMedicine, Volume 122, December 2025
Background: Ovarian cancer presents with non-specific symptoms that make early diagnosis challenging and the prognosis poor. Ovarian and endometrial cancers exhibit similar genomic mutations and biomarker profiles. Endogenous volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are products of metabolic activity. In cancer, metabolites increase due to tumour necrosis, leading to cancer-specific VOC patterns. The aim of this study was to evaluate VOC analyses in plasma as diagnostic tests for early diagnosis of ovarian and endometrial cancer.
