TheRegistration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals(REACH)Regulationrequires EU manufacturers and importers of chemical substances (whether in a pure form, in preparations or in certain articles) to gather comprehensive information on the properties of such substances and to register the...
In Ireland, rising temperatures remains the climate projection that national climate scientists associate with the highest degree of confidence. However, the health challenge of heat has been largely absent from Ireland’s public health sector. This is e
Of these 1.7 million, we estimate that approximately 409 thousand are likely to be employed (31 thousand for the Republic of Ireland). Annual Population Survey (APS) data on full-time and part-time workers in the UK is used to compute the number of employed people acquiring skills who are...
The root of the healthcare employee retention challenge is scarcity—there are too few medical practitioners and supporting staff to meet existing and anticipated provider and patient needs. This labor shortage, which predates the COVID-19 pandemic, is due to numerous factors, including population gr...
As an island nation, Ireland needs to ensure effective management measures to protect marine ecosystems and their services, such as the provision of fishery resources. The characterization of marine waters using satellite data can contribute to a better
A study by Abbade [40] concluded that the world’s food production is sufficient to meet the world population’s nutritional demands, but there is much waste in supply chain efficiency, and the end users waste up to 30% of food purchased [41]. The centralisation of food production is mo...
Forecasting a city’s population growth, for example, is very challenging. City planners need to consider how many people, on average, move in and out of the municipality annually, how many children are born each year, how many men and women there are, how long they’ll live, and other...