Impact of Environmental Degradation on Human Health

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
_______ Archana ◽  
Charu Datta ◽  
Pratibha Tiwari
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Degradation ◽  
Human Population ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Population Increase ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
The People ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Economic Institute ◽  
Day By Day

Degradation of environment is one of the most serious challenges before the mankind in today’s world. Mankind has been facing a wide range of problem arising out of the degradation of environment. Not only the areas under human inhabitation, but the areas of the planet without human population have also been suffering from these problems. As the population increase day by day, the amenities are not improved simultaneously. With the advancement of science and technologies the needs of human beings has been changing rapidly. As a result different types of environmental problems have been rising. Environmental degradation is a wide- reaching problem and it is likely to influence the health of human population is great. It may be defined the deterioration of the environment through depletion of resources such as air, water, and soil. The destruction of ecosystem and extinction of wildlife. Environmental degradation has occurred due to the recent activities in the field of socio-economic, institute and technology. Poverty still remains a problem as the root of several environmental problems to create awareness among the people about the ill effect of environmental pollution. In the whole research it is clear that all factors of environmental degradation may be reduced through- Framing the new laws on environmental degradation, Environment friend policy, Controlling all the ways and means of noise, air, soil and water pollution, Through growing more and more trees and by adapting the proper sanitation policy.  

scholarly journals Toxoplasmosis: Current and Emerging Parasite Druggable Targets

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 2531
Author(s):  
Rana El Hajj ◽  
Lina Tawk ◽  
Shaymaa Itani ◽  
Maguy Hamie ◽  
Jana Ezzeddine ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Population ◽  
Economic Losses ◽  
Immunocompromised Patients ◽  
Parasite Resistance ◽  
Comprehensive Overview ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Prevalent Disease ◽  
Acute Toxoplasmosis ◽  
Druggable Targets

Toxoplasmosis is a prevalent disease affecting a wide range of hosts including approximately one-third of the human population. It is caused by the sporozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii), which instigates a range of symptoms, manifesting as acute and chronic forms and varying from ocular to deleterious congenital or neuro-toxoplasmosis. Toxoplasmosis may cause serious health problems in fetuses, newborns, and immunocompromised patients. Recently, associations between toxoplasmosis and various neuropathies and different types of cancer were documented. In the veterinary sector, toxoplasmosis results in recurring abortions, leading to significant economic losses. Treatment of toxoplasmosis remains intricate and encompasses general antiparasitic and antibacterial drugs. The efficacy of these drugs is hindered by intolerance, side effects, and emergence of parasite resistance. Furthermore, all currently used drugs in the clinic target acute toxoplasmosis, with no or little effect on the chronic form. In this review, we will provide a comprehensive overview on the currently used and emergent drugs and their respective parasitic targets to combat toxoplasmosis. We will also abridge the repurposing of certain drugs, their targets, and highlight future druggable targets to enhance the therapeutic efficacy against toxoplasmosis, hence lessening its burden and potentially alleviating the complications of its associated diseases.

scholarly journals EVALUATION AND SUGGESTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION AND ITS EFFECTS IN AZAMGARH DISTRICT

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 172-175
Author(s):  
Sanjay Kumar Sharma ◽  
Raj Narayan Prajapati
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Water Pollution ◽  
Air Pollution ◽  
Environmental Degradation ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Rapid Urbanization ◽  
Water Problem ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Living Organisms

English: In the context of the presented research study area Azamgarh district, the evaluation of environmental degradation and its effects, due to the changing activity of variable development between environment and human beings, the current activities only point towards its insensitivity. Increasing problems around our environment such as soil pollution, water pollution, air pollution and biodiversity havoc, future and future crisis on environment and human existence have arisen resulting in climate change increasing natural disasters, drinking water problem, global warming , Increase in incurable diseases of human beings, there are different types of effects of all living organisms including humans, due to which - environmental degradation and population growth and industrialization, rapid urbanization, consumerist culture have considered the basic root of environmental degradation. The following suggestions will be presented by the researcher environmental impact and evaluation. Hindi: प्रस्तुत शोध अध्ययन क्षेत्र आजमगढ़ जनपद के सन्दर्भ में पर्यावरण अवनयन और उसके प्रभावों का  मूल्यांकन पर्यावरण एवं मानव के बीच परिवर्तनशील विकास के बदलते क्रियाकलाप के कारण वर्तमान गतिविधियाँ उसकी असंवेदनशीलता की ओर ही इशारा करती है। हमारे वातावरण के आसपास बढ़ती समस्याएं जैसे मृदा प्रदूषण, जल प्रदूषण, वायु प्रदूषण एवं जैव विविधता का तीव्र ह्नास , पर्यावरण एवं मानव अस्तित्व पर भविष्य के लिए संकट उत्पन्न हो गया जिसके परिणाम स्वरूप जलवायु परिवर्तन प्राकृतिक आपदाओं में वृद्धि, पेयजल की समस्या, वैश्विक उष्मन, मानव के असाध्य रोगों में वृद्धि, मानव सहित सभी जीवधारियों के विभिन्न प्रकार के प्रभाव हैं जिसका कारण-पर्यावरण अवनयन एवं जनसंख्या वृद्धि तथा औद्योगीकरण, तीव्र नगरीकरण, उपभोक्तावादी संस्कृति ने पर्यावरण अवनयन का मूल जड़ माना जा रहा है। शोधार्थी पर्यावरण प्रभाव एवं मूल्यांकन के द्वारा निम्नलिखित सुझाव को प्रस्तुत किया जायेगा।

scholarly journals ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION AND HEALTH ISSUES

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-60
Author(s):  
Mary Kensa V
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Environmental Degradation ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Poor People ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Vector Borne Diseases ◽  
The People ◽  
Nuclear Plants ◽  
Cardio Vascular

Nature provides all kinds of facilities and resources to live in the planet. Nations are exploiting the environment (resources) as much as for comfort and luxury life in terms of development. The so called developments create negative impact in the planet and make the people keep away from nature. The environmental degradation is caused by combustion of fossil fuel, agricultural activities, industries,households, nuclear plants and other sources. These are polluting air, water and soil. As a result climate is changed and it leads global warming, flood, Hurricane, and other natural calamities. These incidences are led to threat to human health. The climate change leads to health problems such as malaria, dengue, yellow fever,diarrhoea, measles and other vector borne diseases, cancer, cardio vascular and respiratory diseases. The environmental degradation affects the food chain and it affects the health of the human beings. The climate change affects four grain production and it creates food insecurity. The poor people are forced to fall under malnutrition and it affects the health of the people. There is an urgent need to protect the environment and save the planet and protect the human beings from ill health.

scholarly journals Environmental Ethics in Akyem Abuakwa: Developing the Ecological Zone through the African Worldview

2020 ◽  
pp. 185-194
Author(s):  
Samuel Asiedu-Amoako ◽  
Michael Kwadwo Ntiamoah
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Ethics ◽  
Environmental Degradation ◽  
Environmental Concern ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
Environmental Conservation ◽  
Ecological Crisis ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
The People ◽  
African Worldview ◽  
Crisis Call

Akyem Abuakwa’s geographical location puts her in a different environmental condition. Both natural and human factors have combined in causing massive environmental degradation and ecological crisis. The environmental degradation and ecological crisis call for exploration of indigenous knowledge to construct indigenous ecological orientations and environmental concerns that could be relevant to recent times. Using qualitative design, the study found out that the traditional belief among the people of Abuakwa has created the awareness that human beings are answerable to the line of ancestors for their stewardship over the non-human parts of creation-land, flora and fauna; all these belong to the ancestors. The study proposes that environmental ethics through the African worldview and bioethical African worldview would dictate a fresh environmental concern and ecological orientation for the world today. The study is relevant as it contributes to traditional environmental conservation ethics.

Gas flaring and environmental issues in the Niger Delta, 1956-2007

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 127-131
Author(s):  
O. M. Osiki
Keyword(s):  
Crude Oil ◽  
Environmental Degradation ◽  
Greenhouse Effect ◽  
Niger Delta ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Psychological Effects ◽  
Oil Companies ◽  
Gas Flaring ◽  
The People

Gas flaring, which has assumed a worrisome dimension globally, is one of the environmental problems affecting the NigerDelta region of Nigeria. It has caused untold socio-economic, environmental and psychological effects on the people andtheir communities. Combating the problem has proved Herculean, especially owing to the lackadaisical attitudes of both thefederal government of Nigeria and the various oil companies whose activities have constituted the menace of oil flaring. Thiswork, therefore, assesses the origin, impact and various responses to the problem of gas flaring in the Niger Delta regionfrom historical and chronological perspectives. The work also examines how gas flaring has contributed to the depletion ofthe Ozone layer as well as its greenhouse effect and maintains that adequate measures must be put in place to addressthe problem vis- ` a-vis other crude oil-related environmental degradation in the region. It suggests possible remedies to theproblem placing emphasis on multifaceted approaches.

scholarly journals ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION AND ITS EFFECTS IN MORADABAD DISTRICT

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 176-181
Author(s):  
S.K. Sharma ◽  
Brahm Singh
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Degradation ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Noise Pollution ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Rapid Rise ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Left Behind ◽  
Water Problem ◽  
Day By Day

English: The research study area presented in Moradabad district is a study of environmental degradation and its effect that every person continuously tries to improve his future. Perhaps it is right at the level of personal development, but the current activities of human beings at the level of the environment, only point towards its sensitivity. The current growing problems of the environment around us such as the loss of the actual properties of the soil, unwanted changes in the air composition, rapid rise in the level of water pollutants, rapid loss of biodiversity, rapid rise of noise pollution, incurable and health diseases. Adi is like future crisis on human existence along with environment. At the core of these problems, some natural morals and values ​​are being left behind day by day. The basic forms of nature resources such as water resources, air resources, soil resources, vegetation resources, fauna etc. are changing due to which the nature of problems like soil continuity, global warming and increase in climate and nature disasters, drinking water problem etc. Has taken the researcher has shown the effects of urbanization of Moradabad district in its study area on the environment and the present problems of environmental degradation and its effects. The effects of the study have been evaluated on the short-term and long-term effects of the effects on various components of the environment.   Hindi: प्रस्तुत शोध अध्ययन क्षेत्र मुरादाबाद जनपद में पर्यावरण निम्नीकरण और उसके प्र्रभाव का अध्ययन है कि प्रत्येक मनुष्य अपने भविष्य को बेहतर बनाने का निरंतर प्रयास करता है। शायद व्यक्तिगत विकास के स्तर पर तो यह सही है, परन्तु पर्यावरण केस्तर पर मनुष्य की वर्तमान गतिविधियाँ, उसकी संवेदनशीलता की ओर ही इशारा करती है। हमारे आस-पास के वातावरण की वर्तमान बढ़ती समस्याऐं जैसे मृदा के वास्तविक गुणों का ह्नास, वायु असंगठन में अवांछित परिवर्तन, जल प्रदूषकों के स्तर का तेजी से वृद्धि, जैवविविधता का तेजी से ह्नास ,ध्वनि प्रदूषण, असाध्य व स्वास्थ्य रोगों का तेजी से वृद्धि आदि पर्यावरण के साथ-साथ मानव अस्तित्व पर भविष्य संकट की तरह है। इन समस्याओं के मूल में कुछ प्राकृतिक नैतिकता एवु मूल्यों  को दिन-प्रतिदिन पीछे छोड़ते जा रहे हैं। प्रकृति संसाधनों में जैसे जल संसाधन, वायु संसाधन, मृदा संसाधन, वनस्पति संसाधन, जीव-जन्तुओं आदि के मूल स्वरूप बदलते जा रहे हैं जिससे मृदा अनुर्वतता, वैश्विक तायन एवं जलवायु एवं प्रकृति आपदाओं में वृद्धि, पेय जल की समस्या आदि जैसी समस्याओं का रूप धारण कर लिया है। शोधार्थी ने अपने अध्ययन क्षेत्र जनपद मुरादाबाद के नगरीकरण का वातावरण पर पड़ने वाले प्रभावों को पर्यावरण के निम्नीकरण एवं उसके प्रभाव के वर्तमान में विकराल समस्याओं में दिखाई पड़ रहा है। पर्यावरण के विभिन्न घटकों पर पड़ने वाले प्रभावों को अल्पकालीन एवं दीर्घकालीन परिणाम को अध्ययन के प्रभावों का मूल्यांकन किया गया है।

The Place of Traditional Artists in the Preservation of Nigerian Art

2018 ◽  
pp. 75-88
Author(s):  
Victoria N Osuagwu
Keyword(s):  
Belief Systems ◽  
Sacred Grove ◽  
Art World ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Open Spaces ◽  
Economic Resource ◽  
The People ◽  
Traditional Artists ◽  
Global Art ◽  
Source Of Information

Human beings have always left signs of their activities behind them. These signs take both tangible and intangible forms, including buildings, sites, sculptural works, antiquities, rock art paintings, belief systems, and traditions. The people of this millennium have recognized the remains of our fore-bears namely archaeological, architectural monuments, sites, and cultural works as an integral part of the cultural heritage of all humanity. They also recognized the fact that heritage is an invaluable source of information about the lives and activities of human beings and their artistic and technical capabilities over the centuries. The Nigerian Ancient Art Tradition which spans eight thousand years is a product of diverse artists from Dufuna, Nok, Igbo-Ukwu, Ife, Owo, Benin, Tada, etc. Also remarkable are the sculptural works created by late Susanne Wenger (an Austrian) and her New Sacred Art Movement in Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove, which gave meaning to open spaces within the grove. This paper examines the role played by these artworks to project Nigeria to the global art world. The benefits to Nigeria and the global art traditions and recommendations on how to revive this dwindling economic resource will also be examined. The approach used was to study the artworks produced by some of these artists. Some of the findings were that the works were carefully done with suitable materials that have withstood climate change.

نُدرة الموارد وعلاقتها بالبيئة من وجهة نظر إسلاميّة The Issue of Scarcity of Resources and Its Relationship to the Environment

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 01
Author(s):  
حسن بن إبراهيم الهنداوي (Hassan Hendawi)
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Human Existence ◽  
Economic Resources ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Human Needs ◽  
Modern Economy ◽  
The People ◽  
The World ◽  
Scarcity Of Resources ◽  
Economic Dilemma

الملخّصإنّ الفقر والإملاق من المشكلات الرئيسة التي يواجهها العالم اليوم، ومن أسبابها ندرة الموارد الاقتصادية الشديدة وندرة الغذاء والماء. فندرة الموارد وقلتها كانت ذات أثر مباشر في قتل الملايين من الأنفس البشريّة. وتعدّ ندرة الموارد عند الاقتصاديين الخطر الأساس الذي يهدد الوجود البشري في هذا العصر. ويعتبرها الاقتصاديّون كذلك معضلة اقتصادية ناتجة عن رغبات الإنسان غير المتناهية مقابل موارد محدودة ومتناهية. ومن الأمور التي يقترحها الاقتصاديون من اجل التغلب على هذه المشكلة أن النّاسن ينبغي عليهم أن يختاروا الموارد الضرورية والحاجية لتلبية رغباتهم. فمفهوم الندرة من منظور الاقتصاد التقليدي يعني موارد محدودة في العالم مقابل حاجات ورغبات غير محدودة. وسبب ذلك عند الاقتصاديين أن الطبيعة لا توفر موارد كافية لتلبية حاجات الناس ورغباتهم غير المتناهية. ونظرة الإسلام التي يمثلها القرآن الكريم والسنة النبوية الشريفة لمسألة الندرة نظرة مختلفة تماما عن نظرة الاقتصاد التقليدي. ويعنى هذا البحث ببيان أن الندرة ليست مشكلة الطبيعة التس سخّرها الله تعالى للإنسان،  ولكن المشكلة في أخلاقيات الناس وتصرفاتهم في الموارد الطبيعية وطريقتهم في الانتفاع بها التي أدت إلى إدخال الضرر والفساد على الموارد الموجودة.الكلمات المفتاحية: الإسلام، ندرة الموارد، الاقتصاد المعاصر، الموارد الطبيعية، الطبيعة. **************************************               AbstractAmong the main problems that the world is facing today are poverty and destitution caused by severe scarcity of economic resources and the scarcity of food and water. The lack of resources has already caused the death of millions of human beings. The scarcity of resources is counted by economists as the primary danger that threatens the human existence. Economists also consider it an economic dilemma caused by infinite human desires against limited and finite resources. In order to overcome this problem among the suggestions made by economists is that human beings should choose only necessary resources to satisfy their desires. The conventional concept of scarcity is that the resources in the world are limited vis-à-vis the unlimited human needs and desires. The reason for that according to economists is that the nature does not provide sufficient resources to meet people’s endless needs and desires. Islamic approach as represented by the Holy Qur’an and the Sunnah to the issue of scarcity is essentially different from the conventional viewpoint of economists. This paper proposes and explains that the problem is not in the nature which Allah has made subservient to man, but it is in the ethics of the people and their behaviour and way of utilization of natural resources, which ultimately damage and corrupt the available resources.Keywords: Islam, Scarcity of Resources, Modern Economy, Environmental Resources, Nature.

Topics of Environmental Education Program in Coastal Areas

1992 ◽  
Vol 25 (9) ◽  
pp. 253-259 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. M. O. Rennhack ◽  
D. M. W. Zee ◽  
E. S. Cunha ◽  
M. F. Portilho
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Education ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Coastal Areas ◽  
State University ◽  
Urban Centers ◽  
Educational Support ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Supply Information

Researches and Studies made by the Department of Oceanography of the Institute of Geoscience of the State University of Rio de Janeiro UERJ, evidenced the need for educational support where environment-related questions were concerned. A wide range of environment problems tend to concentrate in coastal areas, owing to disordinate urban growth combined with the lack of substructure to cope with it A large number of these problems can be minimized through the participation of the local community. Thus the goals of environmental education are to supply information, to promote a change in the population's attitude toward environmental problems, besides stimulating its participation by fostering its sense of responsibility. Preliminary results have demonstrated that the community has shown great interest in the work that has been proposed, and it has contributed with participation, promising response. Environmental education is fundamental when we consider possible solutions for environmental problems in coastal urban centers. Only by educating the main cause of environmental problems, man himself, will it be possible to consider the question starting from its very origin. This abstract presents two pioneer experiments in the Municipio of Rio de Janeiro, which are “Muito Prazer Marapendi” (“Glad to know you, Marapendi”) and “Troca de Areias da Praia de Copacabana” (“Exchange of Sands in Copacabana Beach”).

Nanoparticles Functionalized with Venom-Derived Peptides and Toxins for Pharmaceutical Applications

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana P. dos Santos ◽  
Tamara G. de Araújo ◽  
Gandhi Rádis-Baptista
Keyword(s):  
Oral Absorption ◽  
Current Data ◽  
Pharmacological Activities ◽  
Venom Peptides ◽  
Essential Components ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Direct Use ◽  
Animal Venoms ◽  
Pharmaceutical Biotechnology

Venom-derived peptides display diverse biological and pharmacological activities, making them useful in drug discovery platforms and for a wide range of applications in medicine and pharmaceutical biotechnology. Due to their target specificities, venom peptides have the potential to be developed into biopharmaceuticals to treat various health conditions such as diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and chronic pain. Despite the high potential for drug development, several limitations preclude the direct use of peptides as therapeutics and hamper the process of converting venom peptides into pharmaceuticals. These limitations include, for instance, chemical instability, poor oral absorption, short halflife, and off-target cytotoxicity. One strategy to overcome these disadvantages relies on the formulation of bioactive peptides with nanocarriers. A range of biocompatible materials are now available that can serve as nanocarriers and can improve the bioavailability of therapeutic and venom-derived peptides for clinical and diagnostic application. Examples of isolated venom peptides and crude animal venoms that have been encapsulated and formulated with different types of nanomaterials with promising results are increasingly reported. Based on the current data, a wealth of information can be collected regarding the utilization of nanocarriers to encapsulate venom peptides and render them bioavailable for pharmaceutical use. Overall, nanomaterials arise as essential components in the preparation of biopharmaceuticals that are based on biological and pharmacological active venom-derived peptides.

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