Large Share Research Articles

The high price of green energy: Adjustments in general equilibrium

<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span dir="ltr" lang="EN-US"><span style="color:black">The high price of energy due to green energy policy will cause adjustments across the US economy predicted in the present general equilibrium model that includes energy Btu input with capital and labor to produce manufactures and services.  This same model in trade theory examines the effects of a tariff on an imported factor of production such as a natural resource or capital.  Corresponding error correction estimates of the reduced form equations of the model in annual 1970-2018 data prove robust and suggest model modifications.  A parametric approach to noncompetitive pricing based on unit cost diminishing with output brings the model much closer to the estimates.  Manufactures are revealed to have a higher degree of noncompetitive pricing than services.  Assuming constant elasticity of substitution production, a weak degree is revealed to provide the best fit to the error correction estimates.  The high price of green energy will cause an inelastic decrease in energy input resulting in increased energy revenue.  Outputs of both sectors fall, more in manufactures due to its energy intensity.  The capital return and wage also fall given the weak substitution of capital and labor relative to the price of energy.  The wage rises slightly in the model but falls considerably in the error correction estimate.  The only clear winner is energy input with increased revenue.  The government owns a large share of hydrocarbon reserves and will benefit from a higher price of energy.</span></span></span></span></p>

Examining the relationship between Hispanic Serving Community college Title III grants and STEM associate degree completion

AbstractHispanic‐Serving Community Colleges enroll and educate a large share of Hispanic postsecondary students. Due to work trends and demographic changes, Hispanic and other historically underrepresented students play a crucial role in shaping the next generation of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) scholars and practitioners. We use data from the National Center for Education Statistics and a difference‐in‐differences technique to estimate the association between federal capacity building grants aimed at improving STEM degree attainment outcomes and associate degree completion. We find receipt of a Title III grant was associated with about a 30% increase in the total number of STEM associate degrees awarded. Further, the grants nearly doubled the number of STEM associate degrees awarded to Hispanic students, on average. This positive relationship is driven by institutions receiving more than one grant. We conclude by discussing these findings and providing federal and institutional recommendations.

Effects of different land-use planning instruments on urban shrub and tree canopy cover in Zurich, Switzerland

Sustainable urban development requires not only dense and land-saving construction, but also a large share of urban vegetation. A planned unit development (PUD) is a land-use planning instrument that is often used to improve urban quality in urban renewal and densification worldwide. In this study, we analyse the influence of PUDs on urban vegetation in the Canton of Zurich, Switzerland, by contrasting them with conventional zoning. We modelled the share of shrub and tree canopy cover per neighbourhood block using generalized linear mixed effect models (GLMM), with the type of planning instrument as the focal predictor amongst other control variables known from the literature to be influential on urban vegetation. Results show that PUDs are associated with significantly less urban vegetation cover than conventional zoning. This is unexpected and raises concerns. Given how important PUDs are as levers for improving urban quality, their observed inability to promote valuable shrub and tree structures leads us to recommend that good landscape planning and long-term management of (existing and new) urban vegetation be included as an additional standard criterion of high priority in the assessment of future PUDs.

Analysis of the causes of the occurrence and measures of prevention of pododermatitis in rabbits

The article presents the results of the analysis of the causes of occurrence and measures to prevent rabbit pododermatitis in private farms of the Poltava region. As a result of the conducted research, it was established that in 90 % of farms, most cases of rabbit pododermatitis were detected in the summer. In autumn, the number of cases decreased. According to the results of our observations, the conditions of maintenance and feeding had the greatest influence on the appearance and development of pododermatitis in the studied farms. Individual farms that were similar in terms of these parameters had similar dynamics of the development of this disease. Two factors that acted at the same time and influenced the development of pododermatitis the most: the temperature regime and the increase in humidity of the floor in the cage. The temperature regime depended on the seasonality and the method of maintenance. In the majority of farms, the temperature regime in autumn and spring exceeded the optimal values and amounted to 25–28 °С. The highest air temperature was recorded in June-August in farms where animals were kept indoors. The highest temperature was recorded on average from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. In some periods, it reached 29–32 °C. Air humidity, according to the results of our research, did not affect the development of pododermatitis in rabbits. The second factor that influenced the occurrence of pododermatitis in rabbits was the moisture of the floor (litter), which was associated with the introduction of green mass into the diet in May and lasted all summer and in the warm period of autumn. In those farms, where two factors were simultaneously acting: high temperature and high humidity of litter in cages, the total number of animals at the time of the outbreak was of little importance. Thus, according to observations, the number of sick rabbits in the summer months correlated with the total number of adult livestock in the farm, and was directly proportional to this indicator. No cases of pododermatitis were found in rabbits under the age of three months. Among the age group of rabbits aged 4–6 months, the average number of sick animals at the peak of the disease was 32 % in dysfunctional farms. The largest number of sick animals in such farms was counted in the group from six months to two years, and was 68 %. With the minimum number of livestock in January, no patients were detected in all studied farms during this period. With an increase in the number of livestock, an increase in the percentage of patients was recorded in the spring, which ranged from 1.6 % to 6.0 %. The highest percentage of animals with pododermatitis was found in farms where juicy green fodder was fed from the end of spring. The incidence of pododermatitis in such farms was 21–29 % in the summer months. In farms where animals were fed compound feed and hay, regardless of the season, the percentage of animals with pododermatitis was lower, and was 1.6–6.0 % in spring and 2.8–12.3 % in summer. The results of the study indicate that the microbial landscape from wounds caused by pododermatitis in rabbits is significantly different from the microflora of the skin of the soles of healthy animals from prosperous farms. According to the results of bacteriological studies, in all samples taken from wounds with pododermatitis in rabbits, the largest share was the group of staphylococci (70 %). Most often, S. aureus was isolated, which corresponded to 78–84 %. Other staphylococci were represented by S. intermedius, S. saprophyticus, and S. epidermidis. Also, a significant percentage was made up of bacteria of the Enterobacter family, a large part of which was represented by Escherichia coli. According to the results of bacteriological studies, in all samples taken from wounds with pododermatitis in rabbits, the largest share was the group of staphylococci (70 %). Most often, S. aureus was isolated, which corresponded to 78–84 %. Other staphylococci were represented by S. intermedius, S. saprophyticus, and S. epidermidis. Also, a significant percentage was made up of bacteria of the Enterobacter family, a large part of which was represented by Escherichia coli. Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli and other rod-shaped forms were found in the greatest number of bacteriological studies of washings from the soles of the paws of healthy animals from dysfunctional farms. Different types of staphylococci accounted for 18–24 %, S. aureus was detected in 35 %. The activation and development of pathogenic microphora depends on a number of factors: the nature of the feed, the age of the animals, and the temperature of the external environment. Therefore, there is a group of factors, the simultaneous action of which leads to a decrease in the resistance of the rabbit's body. First of all, these are high air temperatures in the summer for a long period of time. The moisture of the litter during feeding and the presence in the cage of a significant amount of juicy fodder, legumes (alfalfa), leads to maceration of the skin of the sole, which facilitates the process of penetration and development of pathogenic microorganisms, in this case – S. aureus. Measures to prevent pododermatitis should take into account the main trends in the development of this disease. Farms in which this disease is registered should switch to dry type of feeding. In the summer, when the development of the epizootic process is registered, cages should be filled with a minimum number of animals. The litter should always be dry, without impurities of thorny herbs, which can cause additional damage to the skin of the paws. Mandatory examination of the condition of the skin of the soles of rabbits in winter 1–2 times a month, in summer and spring – weekly, with subsequent isolation of sick animals.

Vulnerability assessment of food imports—Conceptual framework and empirical application to the case of Switzerland

The world's food supply is becoming increasingly vulnerable because of rising political and climatic crises. To identify food supply vulnerabilities at an early stage, this paper proposes a multifactorial and standardized import vulnerability index (IVI). The IVI encompasses (i) an exporter vulnerability index (EVI) consisting of four exporter-specific factors and (ii) a product vulnerability index (PVI) consisting of three product-specific factors. We applied a robust principal component analysis to derive weights to combine these individual factors into a standardized IVI. The IVI was applied to food import-dependent Switzerland from 2014 to 2019 as an empirical case study. The results showed that a large share of Swiss food imports mainly originated from neighboring countries, indicating a very low to moderate EVI. Regarding the PVI, only product groups that were imported from a small number of countries (e.g., oilseeds) or that showed a low self-sufficiency ratio (e.g., coffee) or high price volatility (e.g., meat) exhibited a high value. Moreover, the findings demonstrate that the IVI showed neither large fluctuations nor a decreasing or increasing trend. With regular updates, the proposed indicator can become a valuable monitoring tool for food supply security.

Energy efficiency in household sector

Abstract Energy efficiency and behavioural changes are among the key pillars of decarbonization of the global energy system. Residential sector is responsible for a large share of fossil fuels final consumption, therefore the growth of its energy efficiency can bring a valuable impact on decarbonization speed and scale. In countries with growing economies residential energy consumption can increase dramatically due to the desire of the population to improve their standard of living, therefore striking a balance between economic growth and energy efficiency improvement is a complex policy challenge. The purpose of this study is to analyze attitudes and assess barriers of energy efficient behavior in Republic of Armenia as a country with growing economy and standards of living. The paper contributes to the literature by providing new empirical evidence of consumers’ attitude toward different forms of energy efficient behavior in Armenia and reveals how general pro-environmental consciousness and social conditions influence on it. The results of the study prove that the level of general environmental consciousness of the population has a direct impact on the frequency of practical application of various patterns of energy-efficient behavior. As a policy application for emerging economies, our study proposes that the main direction of energy efficiency policy can be education of the population and raising its level of environmental self-awareness.

Connecting Academia with the Professional World: Exploring Written Assignments in a Postgraduate Professional Development Program

Master-level postgraduate professional development (PPD) programs have grown rapidly in many parts of the world. Being able to complete written assignments successfully is a significant concern for students pursuing PPD studies. Yet the nature of written assignments in such programs has been under-researched. This paper reports a study conducted in the context of a Master of Education (MEd) program in an English-medium university in Hong Kong. The study addressed the research question How do MEd written assignments prompt students to engage with academia and the professional world? Analyses of the documentary data, comprising a collection of written assignment prompts featuring 132 tasks, revealed three categories of assignments: oriented to the professional world, oriented to academia, and connecting academia and the professional world, with the last category being the largest share (75%). The paper illustrates these categories of assignments and considers implications of the study for pedagogy and future research.

Unlocking SME investment potential: The determinants of an effective credit guarantee scheme in Morocco

This research seeks to identify the factors influencing the investment potential of SMEs following their receipt of government-guaranteed loans. To this end, an empirical methodology based on the statistical analysis of data collected from a representative sample of Moroccan companies was employed. This sample of 335 SMEs that had benefited from loans with government guarantees was selected at random to ensure its relevance to the population of SMEs in Morocco. The methodological approach is based on a regression analysis using the robust least squares (RLS) method. Firm profitability is positively related to higher investment, suggesting that government guarantees should encourage investment by profitable SMEs. Liquidity, repayment capacity and indebtedness at the time of applying for finance do not appear to influence investment. These elements can be improved after financing, which indicates that government guarantees should not penalize SMEs in difficulty. Decision-making maturity has a negative effect on investment, suggesting that young companies and entrepreneurs tend to invest more. A negative correlation is observed between company size and investment, which suggests that government guarantees should be geared towards small SMEs and young companies and entrepreneurs. Finally, managers with a large share of capital invest more, leading us to believe that government guarantees should favor this type of SME.

Swedish income inequality in 1613

AbstractIn this paper we present the first estimate of the full income distribution in pre‐industrial Sweden (including present‐day Finland). We draw on the schedule and the individual assessments devised by the authorities to distribute the 1613 Älvsborg ransom taxation to estimate income inequality, as well as the income shares of the top quantiles and of various social groups. We find that Sweden was relatively equal compared with other early modern European societies, for two main reasons: first, because the nobility, the clergy, the burghers, and other middle‐rank social groups all held relatively small shares of the total income, and second, because the landless groups were less numerous in Sweden than in other societies. This resulted in a large share of the total income going to the relatively homogeneous group of landed peasants, who made up the majority of the population. Our study thus speaks to the political historiography of early modern Sweden, within which negotiation and collaboration between the landed peasantry and the state has been seen as pivotal to the state formation process.

Building a baseline to better integrate air passenger and air freight transport into a global Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model

The Covid-19 pandemic has had opposite effects on demand for air passenger and air cargo transport and on the way these two sectors interact with other sectors of the economy. However, macroeconomic models generally represent aviation as a single sector, limiting the ability to assess those interactions. In this study, we split the air transport sector into two sectors (passenger and freight) in GTAP’s Multiregional Input–Output table. We assess the sectors’ response to a carbon tax by performing a sensitivity analysis. Our results highlight the environmental benefits from the Covid-19 pandemic will only be transitory unless policies and consumer demand rein in traffic growth in the aviation industry. Particular attention should be paid on leisure travel, due to its large share in the aviation industry and the potential steep rise in demand (87%) in the EU27 projected between 2015 and 2030.

Epidemiological Assessment of the Incidence of Measles (Morbilli), Old - New Infection in the Population in the Territory Jalal-Abad Kyrgyz Republic (Group of Family Doctors no. 2, Family Medicine Center)

The article carried out an epidemiological analysis of the incidence of measles in the territory of Family Doctors Group (FGP) no. 2, Family Medicine Center (FMC) in Jalal-Abad. For 2023, the incidence rate of measles in the population was registered at 3.5 per 1000 children. The rise of measles in the FGP territory began in October, where 1.4 cases per 1000 children were registered, in November 1.2 cases per 1000 children, and a subsequent decline in cases in December — 0.6 cases per 1000 children. Among those with measles, a large proportion were children under 14 years of age — 92.2%, adolescents — 1.3% and adults — 6.5%. The prevalence of measles among young children is high, in first place among children aged 1-2 years (28.2 per 1000 children), in second place among children under one year of age (26.6 per 1000 children) and in third place among children 3-5 years old (16.7 per 1000 children). In terms of contingents, a large share was made up of unorganized children (68.8%) and schoolchildren (23.3%). By gender, 51.9% of men and 48.1% of women fell ill with measles. Among those sick with measles, 10.3% were vaccinated against measles, information on preventive vaccinations was unknown or there was no form no. 063 — 20.9%, those not vaccinated against measles amounted to 68.8%, by age 18.8%, by medical exemption 20.8% and refusing 60.4%. There are only 216 contacts in the measles outbreaks, of which 18 (8.3%) children fell ill. Focal morbidity was noted with one case in 59 foci, 2 cases in 4, 3 cases in 2 and 4 cases in one family.

Socioeconomic inequality in adults undertaking HIV testing over time in Ethiopia based on data from demographic and health surveys.

HIV testing is the entry point to HIV prevention, care and treatment and needs continuous evaluation to understand whether all social groups have accessed services equally. Addressing disparities in HIV testing between social groups results in effective and efficient response against HIV prevention. Despite these benefits, there was no previous study on inequality and determinants over time in Ethiopia. Thus, the objective of this research was to examine socioeconomic inequality in individuals undertaking HIV testing over time, allowing for the identification of persistent and emerging determinants. Data sources for the current study were the 2011 and 2016 Ethiopian Demographic Health Surveys. The 2016 population health survey is the one that Ethiopia used to set national AIDS response strategies; there was no other recent survey with HIV/AIDS-related indicators in Ethiopia. The final sample size for the current study was 28,478 for the year 2011 and 25,542 for the year 2016. The concentration curve and Erreygers' concentration index were used to estimate socioeconomic inequality in HIV testing. Subsequently, decomposition analysis was performed to identify persistent and emerging contributors of socioeconomic inequality. Generalized linear regression model with the logit link function was employed to estimate the marginal effect, elasticity, Erreygers' concentration index (ECI), and absolute and percentage contributions of each covariate. The concentration curve was below the line of equality over time, revealing the pro-rich inequality in HIV testing. The inequality was observed in both 2011 (ECI = 0.200) and 2016 (ECI = 0.213). A household wealth rank had the highest percentage contribution (49.2%) for inequality in HIV testing in 2011, which increased to 61.1% in 2016. Additional markers include listening to the radio (13.4% in 2011 and 12.1% in 2016), education status (8.1% in 2011 and 6.8% in 2016), and resident (-2.0% in 2011 and 6.3% in 2016). Persistent determinants of individuals undertaking HIV testing were age 20-34 years, geographic region, education status, marital status, religion, income, media exposure (listening to the radio, reading newspaper, watching television), knowledge about HIV/AIDS, and attitudes towards people living with HIV. Age between 35 and 44 years and urban residence emerged as new associated factors in 2016. The higher HIV testing coverage was among individuals with higher socioeconomic status in Ethiopia. Socioeconomic inequality amongst individuals undertaking HIV testing was diverging over time. Household wealth rank, mass media exposure, education status, and resident took the largest share in explaining the disparity in individuals undertaking HIV testing between the lower and higher income groups. Therefore, interventions to equalise HIV testing coverage should take account of these determinants.

Cash holdings in pension funds

Using unexplored data on Swiss pension funds, we document substantial heterogeneity in cash holdings across funds. While we identify key operational and investments needs to hold cash, they only explain a small share of the variation in cash holdings. A large share of this variation is attributable to an unobservable, time-invariant, fund-specific factor. The average fund holds excess cash and slowly deploys it for investment. Funds with excessive cash holdings keep 8.4% of total assets in excess cash. Investing this surplus in a representative portfolio, could yield an additional expected annual return of 17 to 32 basis points, ultimately benefiting pension participants. Finally, small funds have larger cash holdings that are less responsive to specific needs, suggesting greater potential for reducing cash allocations.

Development and Effects of Organic Farms in Poland, Taking into Account Their Location in Areas Facing Natural or Other Specific Constraints

Organic farms should, by definition, place particular emphasis on the protection of agricultural soils, landscape care and activities aimed at producing high-quality agricultural products. However, when joining this production system, the farms face many challenges in order to make these contributions to society at the expected level. The main aim of the study is to determine the scale of disproportions in production effects achieved by farms between organic and conventional production systems, taking into account the quality of natural management conditions. An equally important goal is to determine the factors in Polish agriculture that determine whether to conduct this production system. The paper aims to indicate the direction of development of organic farming in the EU, including Poland, based on the Eurostat data for 2012–2020. It was noted that the current development of the organic farming sector in EU member states has been at different rates. In Poland, its development strength largely depends on the presence of ANCs. Nearly ¾ of organic utilized agriculture area (UAA) is located in communes with a large share of them. Organic farms achieve lower production effects in comparison to conventional farms, and their disproportions also depend on the quality of natural farming conditions. In Poland, the personal competences of farmers are also an important determinant in joining organic farming.

Analysis of the Impact of Impact of AI on the Car Industry - taking BYD Co., Ltd as an Example

The manufacturing industry is the pillar of the national economy and the foundation of national power. With the development of China’s economy and society, as well as the improvement of science and technology, the transformation and upgrading of China’s manufacturing industry is also more urgent. At present, in the field of manufacturing, artificial intelligence technology and manufacturing technology are constantly integrating, gradually forming an intelligent manufacturing base. As the core industry of China, the car industry embodies mechanisation, automation, and intelligence, and artificial intelligence is now widely applied in this industry. Representative technologies such as speech recognition and computer vision have brought intelligent and convenient experiences to the car industry and car companies themselves, improving safety, innovation, and efficiency. The current Chinese car industry has made significant progress in the application of artificial intelligence, and has made many breakthroughs in research, development, and production. This report takes BYD auto company, which has occupied a large market share in recent years, as an example. Based on previous annual financial reports and some literature in related fields, this report analyses the impact of artificial intelligence on the development of the BYD enterprise. At the same time, this report studies this company’s current application of artificial intelligence and explores the possibility of wider application of artificial intelligence in the automotive industry and enterprise development.

EV-share development: speed vs interest to adopt

Transport is a notable source of greenhouse gas emissions. While the mobility habits of people have an effect on a large share of the emissions, the development of the car fleet also plays a major role. In this study, Finnish SALAMA-model is used to calculate nine different scenarios, examining how changes in both the car fleet turnover speed and interest towards electric vehicles (EVs) affect the amount of EVs and total emissions from the passenger cars in Finland up to the year 2040. With the baseline scenario (normal interest and car fleet turnover speed) 28% of cars in use would be EVs (total of PHEVs and BEVs) by 2030. In contrast, scenario with higher interest and faster turnover suggest that nearly half of all cars could be EVs. When focusing on CO2 emissions, only the scenario with the fastest turnover speed with high interest aligns with the Finnish targets for 2030. Thus, car fleet development is only a part of the emission reduction, and other measures are also needed. Based on the results, it should be noted that even though many current and past policies are often focused on increasing interest towards EVs, any solutions driving faster turnover of the car fleet would also significantly impact emission reduction.

Current Developments on the Chinese Real Estate Market

This paper examines the current situation in the Chinese property market. We have analyzed the current literature and statistics for this purpose. First, the general significance of property ownership in China is presented. Then the market is analyzed from four perspectives: Central government (growing concern over the indebtedness of significant property developers while the sector accounts for a large share of GDP), regional government (importance of revenue from land use transfer and regular tax revenue), property developers (business model designed for rapid growth, financed to a large extent by customer down payments and debt) and buyers (delayed completions of prepaid housing leading to financial burdens from financing, as well as other aspects such as the hukou system and population decline). The analysis of these four perspectives shows the current complex environment in the property sector. Due to the high macroeconomic importance of the property sector in China, stabilization is seen as one of the most significant challenges for economic development in 2024.

МОРФОФУНКЦИОНАЛЬНЫЕ ИЗМЕНЕНИЯ В ОРГАНАХ ИММУННОЙ СИСТЕМЫ КРЫС С ГНОЙНЫМИ РАНАМИ НА ФОНЕ АЛЛОКСАНОВОГО ДИАБЕТА ПРИ РАЗЛИЧНЫХ СПОСОБАХ МЕСТНОГО ЛЕЧЕНИЯ

Gangrene of the limb and purulent-inflammatory processes against the background of diabetes mellitus have the largest share among surgical diseases. The purpose of the study is to identify morphofunctional changes in the organs of the immune system under experimental conditions when using various methods of treating purulent wounds when modeling alloxan diabetes. Experimental studies were carried out on 150 animals (white outbred rats), in which purulent wounds were simulated against the background of alloxan diabetes. In control I group, the nature of the course of the purulent-inflammatory process was studied without correction of treatment, in control II group, purulent wounds were treated with miliacil, in control III group, EHF therapy was used. For local treatment of wounds of the main group of experimental animals, EHF therapy and miliacyl were used. In addition to taking into account clinical data, mesenteric lymph nodes, thymus, and pancreas were examined in animals of all groups after euthanasia. The most favorable treatment results were observed in experimental animals of the main group. As a result of a histological study of the thymus, atrophy of the thymic parenchyma (cortex and medulla) was discovered, combined with hyperplasia of the interlobar perivascular spaces with a simultaneous increase in the proportion of adipose tissue. The phenomenon of accidental involution of the thymus was less pronounced in animals of the main group than in rats of control groups. Morphofunctional changes in the organs of the immune system were established with various methods of treating purulent wounds against the background of alloxan diabetes. The developed new treatment method inhibits (limites) the involution of the thymus gland, corrects the humoral component of immunity and ensures optimization of reparative processes in the wound area.

Detection and Analysis of Android Ransomware Using the Support Vector Machines

Abstract: Ransomware is a malicious code designed to encrypt and lock personal data such as documents and photos, in order to create opportunity for extorting money from the victims. Android operating systems are particularly targeted due to their large market share. Previous studies have primarily relied on signature-based detection methods, which require sufficient data samples and labelled signatures. However, modern ransomware utilizes obfuscation techniques that make it challenging to analyse using static methods. This project proposes a hybrid analysis approach for Android ransomware, employing the SVM algorithm for detection. The novelty lies in the limited exploration of SVM algorithms for ransomware analysis. The dataset used in the study was obtained from CICA and Mal 2017. Static features, including permissions, intents, encoding methods, and API calls were used, along with dynamic features such as network activities and system calls. The SVM model achieved good performance, with 81% accuracy and 90% precision using static features, and 100% accuracy with dynamic features

Occurrence of Heavy Metal in Green Coconut Water and Surface Seawater of the Sea Beach Areas of Bangladesh

Background: Green coconut water is a most popular functional drink in all tropical countries. The presence of toxic heavy metals in surface seawater is a major problem globally, with a large share in developing countries like Bangladesh. The objective of the study was to assess the concentration of heavy metals like Pb, Cr, Ni, Cu, and Cd in green coconut water and surface seawater around sea beach areas of Bangladesh. Methods: Green coconut water and surface seawater samples were collected from six sea beach areas and transferred to the laboratory. Then, they were allowed for digestion, and finally, the concentration of heavy metal was assessed by the atomic absorption spectrophotometer (AAS). Results: In green coconut water, the concentrations of heavy metal exist bellowing the safe limit with the following order: Pb > Cr > Cu > Ni > Cd. But, Pb, and Cr were prevalent in surface seawater and found to decrease in a sequence of Pb > Cr > Ni > Cd, Cu. Besides, Human health risks associated with the intake of these metals were evaluated in terms of metal pollution index (MPI), daily intake of metals (DIM), health risk index (HRI), and hazard index (HI). However, most of the index values were found to be bellowing the reference value. Conclusion: The concentration of green coconut water is almost proportional to surface seawater in sea beach areas. The high prevalence of Pb and Cr in surface seawater is alarming, and this impact is already seen in green coconut water. So, it is necessary to take action on seawater pollution in Bangladesh.