Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Lieve Vanleeuw, Wanga Zembe-Mkabile, Salla Atkins, Andrew Medina-Marino
Summary: The role of social protection and other forms of support in relation to the burden of TB on patients and their households in South Africa was explored in this study. The findings revealed that patients faced a heavy physical burden, aggravated by a lack of nutritious food, and households were significantly affected by the burden of caring for the patients. Access to adequate nutritious food was identified as a key issue for many patients.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Dimpal Pathak, Guru Vasishtha, Sanjay K. Mohanty
Summary: The study found a significantly higher prevalence of tuberculosis among the multidimensional poor compared to the multidimensional non-poor in India, with this trend observed in most states.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Crelis F. Rammelt, Joyeeta Gupta, Diana Liverman, Joeri Scholtens, Daniel Ciobanu, Jesse F. Abrams, Xuemei Bai, Lauren Gifford, Christopher Gordon, Margot Hurlbert, Cristina Y. A. Inoue, Lisa Jacobson, Steven J. Lade, Timothy M. Lenton, David I. Armstrong McKay, Nebojsa Nakicenovic, Chukwumerije Okereke, Ilona M. Otto, Laura M. Pereira, Klaudia Prodani, Johan Rockstrom, Ben Stewart-Koster, Peter H. Verburg, Caroline Zimm
Summary: The Sustainable Development Goals aim to address various global issues such as poverty, inequality, and environmental degradation. However, meeting the needs of the poorest can potentially have significant environmental impacts, which are currently the subject of debate. This study highlights the inequalities in resource consumption and ecological damage globally and discusses the potential consequences of achieving just access on the Earth's natural systems.
NATURE SUSTAINABILITY
(2023)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Jessica Duncan, Fabrice DeClerck, Andras Baldi, Sebastien Treyer, Jessica Aschemann-Witzel, Kerstin Cuhls, Lilia Ahrne, Stefano Bisof, Stefano Grando, Liutauras Guobys, Johanna Kohl, Henning Otte Hansen, Richard L. Hudson, Hans-Jorg Lutzeyer, Vivi Hunnicke Nielsen, Begona Ruiz, Elke Saggau, Egizio Valceschini, Grzegorz Siebielec, Gianluca Brunori
Summary: Effective interfaces between knowledge and policy are crucial for transforming the food system. An expert group has proposed principles to guide the relationships between society, science, knowledge, policy, and politics.
Article
Hematology
Rayne H. Rouce, Eneida Nemecek
Summary: This study examined the influence of household poverty and neighborhood on access and outcomes of young patients treated with CAR T-cell therapy for relapsed/refractory B-ALL/lymphoma. The results showed that patients from non-poverty households were more likely to receive CAR T-cell therapy, despite having a higher disease burden. In addition, patients from low-opportunity neighborhoods had increased risk of relapse and were less likely to undergo salvage therapies.
Article
Geography
Yang Zhou, Yansui Liu
Summary: Geography of poverty (GOP) is a branch of human geography that studies the geographical patterns, distribution characteristics, and evolution mechanism of poverty, as well as the relationship with geographical environment and antipoverty measures. The research in GOP includes the study of impoverished areal system (IAS), regional and individual poverty, and the use of 5W + H models for analysis. Key areas for future research include the life cycle evolution law of IAS, multidimensional poverty measurement, geographical identification of poverty, dynamic simulation of poverty, poverty mapping, antipoverty measures, and poverty reduction effectiveness evaluation. Poverty geography research should focus on the complexity, spatial heterogeneity, and mechanism of poverty, and develop anti-poverty paths and models suitable for different countries.
JOURNAL OF RURAL STUDIES
(2022)
Review
Multidisciplinary Sciences
George Jiglau, Stefan Bouzarovski, Ute Dubois, Marielle Feenstra, Joao Pedro Gouveia, Katrin Grossmann, Rachel Guyet, Sergio Tirado Herrero, Marlies Hesselman, Slavica Robic, Siddharth Sareen, Anca Sinea, Harriet Thomson
Summary: Energy poverty has wide implications on various fields of study, and efforts to measure and alleviate it have had limited success. This article critically reviews the research on energy poverty and its outcomes, using a mixed methods approach. It proposes a new interdisciplinary research and policy agenda to effectively address the challenges posed by the current energy crisis.
Article
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Keith A. Burghardt, Zihao He, Allon G. Percus, Kristina Lerman
Summary: This research analyzes interactions between researchers within and between institutions from millions of scientific papers. It shows that collaborations densify as institutions grow, with the number of institutions scaling with the number of researchers following power law and institution sizes approximating Zipf's law. A simple model based on preferential hiring by large institutions, the birth of new institutions, and triadic closure of collaborations explains these patterns, indicating an economy of scale in research institutions and their role in facilitating collaborations.
COMMUNICATIONS PHYSICS
(2021)
Article
Economics
Klaus Ackermann, Sefa Awaworyi Churchill, Russell Smyth
Summary: This study examines the impact of access to high-speed internet on the probability of energy poverty. The results show that an increase in the proportion of a postcode gaining access to high-speed internet leads to an average increase in the probability of energy poverty. The study also finds that this relationship is mediated by social capital, with lower levels of social capital contributing to higher levels of household energy poverty.
Article
Business
Umer Shahzad, Mansi Gupta, Gagan Deep Sharma, Amar Rao, Ritika Chopra
Summary: This study conducted a comprehensive review of energy poverty literature, revealing the contextual information of energy poverty and its role in social change. The study found that energy poverty has severe impacts on human health and physical violence. This has significant implications for achieving sustainable development goals, improving management practices, and guiding future research.
TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING AND SOCIAL CHANGE
(2022)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Yanzhang Gu, Longying Hu, Hongjin Zhang, Chenxuan Hou
Summary: The term "innovation ecosystem" has gained increasing interest among scholars and practitioners for 15 years, but the knowledge in this field is criticized for being fragmented. This study identifies five streams of current research in the innovation ecosystem field and offers suggestions for future research through systematic analysis and discussion. The study contributes by decoding the intellectual structure of current research in this field and providing targeted recommendations for future studies.
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Kaja Primc, Miha Dominko, Renata Slabe-Erker
Summary: This article aims to address the relationship, evolution and trends of energy poverty and fuel poverty by synthesising the similarities and differences within these terms found in scientific literature of the past 30 years. The analysis of 670 articles in the Scopus database reveals that these concepts are evolving and their definitions, boundaries, and principles are still not consolidated. By providing a complete review of the area and comparing the two concepts, the article helps with the clarification and reciprocal integration of this emerging field, while also identifying current knowledge gaps and discussing potential hotspots for future research.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Gareth B. Simpson, Graham P. W. Jewitt, Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi, Cuthbert Taguta, Jessica Badenhorst
Summary: There is a need to address resource security and distributional justice in developing countries, particularly in relation to the water-energy-food nexus. African countries perform poorly in the WEF Nexus Index and require integrated approaches to optimize resource utilization. Implementation of the WEF nexus approach has the potential to improve distributional justice and reduce inequalities in achieving sustainable development goals in Africa.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Valery Chistov, Nekane Aramburu, Javier Carrillo-Hermosilla
Summary: This article explores the concept of Open Eco-innovation, highlighting its importance and the lack of research on the topic. It provides an overview of academic discussions, interests from the scientific community, and comprehensive bibliometric data, while also proposing a new conceptual framework for research on Open Eco-innovation.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Infectious Diseases
Thomas Nyirenda, Moses Bockarie, Shingai Machingaidze, Michelle Nderu, Michelle Singh, Nuraan Fakier, Jean-Marie Habarugira, Pauline Beattie, Lara Pandya, Dominika Jajkowicz, Yazdan Yazdanpanah, Catherine Hankins, Michael Makanga
Summary: Global research collaboration is essential for delivering impactful and sustainable research for the global good. The EDCTP model focuses on capacity development in clinical trials and product-focused implementation research, emphasizing the importance of long-term perspective, a system-wide approach, and local ownership.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Rosemary James, Grant Theron, Frank Cobelens, Nora Engel
Summary: This study explores the current landscape and potential prioritization of diagnosis and treatment of Incipient Tuberculosis (ITB). The implementation of latent TB policies has been slow due to various challenges and framing issues. The authors suggest reframing ITB testing as 'early detection' and management as 'treatment' to increase its importance and acceptance.
TROPICAL MEDICINE & INTERNATIONAL HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Sanjay Basu, Thomas Hone, Daniel Villela, Valeria Saraceni, Anete Trajman, Betina Durovni, Christopher Millett, Davide Rasella
Summary: The study found that expanding primary care coverage can reduce mortality inequalities between cities, welfare recipients and non-recipients, and racial/ethnic groups. However, even with a 40 percentage point increase in coverage, it would still be insufficient to reach the SDG targets.
Review
Microbiology
Anca Vasiliu, Nicole Salazar-Austin, Anete Trajman, Trisasi Lestari, Godwin Mtetwa, Maryline Bonnet, Martina Casenghi
Summary: The 2021 Global TB report highlights the slow progress in detecting pediatric TB and improving preventive treatment among child contacts. This review emphasizes the importance of contact case management in low-resource settings, particularly for child contacts. Evidence suggests that community-based and patient-centered approaches can help bridge the implementation gaps. Additionally, providing child-friendly TB preventive treatment regimens offers an important opportunity for improvement.
Article
Immunology
Jonathon R. Campbell, Edward D. Chan, Dennis Falzon, Anete Trajman, Salmaan Keshavjee, Chi C. Leung, Ann C. Miller, Ignacio Monedero-Recuero, Denise S. Rodrigues, Haesook Seo, Parvaneh Baghaei, Zarir Udwadia, Piret Viiklepp, Mayara Bastos, Dick Menzies
Summary: Underweight individuals at the start of rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis treatment have a significantly higher risk of unfavorable outcomes, including mortality, compared to individuals who are not underweight. This association holds true regardless of HIV status.
CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Joao Roberto Cavalcante, Raquel Proenca, Ignacio Cano, Anete Trajman, Eduardo Faerstein
Summary: This study analyzed the sociodemographic profile and self-reported health conditions of asylum-seekers in Rio de Janeiro. The results showed that most asylum-seekers were adults with higher education and migrated using air transport. They had primary care-sensitive health conditions that could be treated through access to public primary health care services.
REVISTA DE SAUDE PUBLICA
(2022)
Review
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Anete Trajman, Sophie Lachapelle-Chisholm, Theodora Zikos, Guilherme Loureiro Werneck, Andrea Benedetti
Summary: This study aims to summarize and evaluate the efficacy and real-world effectiveness of all SARS-CoV-2 vaccines currently approved for full or limited use in preventing all-cause and COVID-19-attributed mortality. The study will include randomized controlled trials, comparative cohort and case-control studies, and will use various methods to assess study quality and statistical heterogeneity.
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Anete Trajman, Menonli Adjobimey, Mayara Lisboa Bastos, Chantal Valiquette, Olivia Oxlade, Federica Fregonese, Dissou Affolabi, Marcelo Cordeiro-Santos, Renato T. Stein, Andrea Benedetti, Dick Menzies
Summary: This trial aims to provide high-quality evidence to inform WHO recommendations on investigation of household contacts. It compares different strategies in household contacts and will conduct analyses on multiple secondary outcomes.
Editorial Material
Infectious Diseases
I. Felker, A. Trajman
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE
(2023)
Letter
Infectious Diseases
Anete Trajman, Thierno Diallo, Dick Menzies
JOURNAL OF INFECTION AND CHEMOTHERAPY
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Susan Martins Pereira, Florisneide Rodrigues Barreto, Ramon Andrade de Souza, Carlos Antonio de Souza Teles Santos, Marcos Pereira, Enny Santos da Paixao, Carla Cristina Oliveira de Jesus Lima, Marcio Santos da Natividade, Ana Angelica Bulcao Portela Lindoso, Eder Gatti Fernandes, Evonio Barros Campelo Campelo Junior, Julia Moreira Pescarini, Kaio Vinicius Freitas de Andrade, Fernanda Mattos de Souza, Elisangela Alves de Britto, Ceuci Nunes, Maria Yuri Ichihara, Margareth Dalcolmo, Anete Trajman, Manoel Barral-Netto, Ibrahim Abubakar, Mauricio Lima Barreto, Ricardo Arraes de Alencar Ximenes, Laura Cunha Rodrigues
Summary: This study investigated the association between previous BCG vaccination and the severity of COVID-19 clinical progression. The results showed that BCG vaccination was highly protective against clinical progression of COVID-19, especially in individuals aged 60 or younger.
Review
Infectious Diseases
C. Geric, Z. Z. Qin, C. M. Denkinger, S. V. Kik, B. Marais, A. Anjos, P-M. David, F. Ahmad Khan, A. Trajman
Summary: The article provides an overview of the latest evidence on computer-aided detection (CAD) software for TB detection in chest radiographs. CAD is a useful tool for rapid and consistent interpretation of chest radiographs for TB detection, with high sensitivity and accuracy comparable to human readers. However, there are implementation challenges including diagnostic heterogeneity, lack of resources for threshold selection, and difficulties in standardization due to frequent updates of CAD versions. Validation for TB diagnosis in children and accuracy in identifying non-TB abnormalities are yet to be evaluated. Economic and political issues also need to be addressed for regulation and to avoid health inequities. Overall, CAD-based CXR analysis shows promise but needs to address these issues to meet the needs of high-burden settings and vulnerable populations.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE
(2023)
Article
Infectious Diseases
J. P. Cola, T. Nascimento do Prado, K. B. A. Alves, J. R. Lapa e Silva, A. Trajman, J. E. Golub, R. E. Chaisson, E. L. N. Maciel
Summary: The study analyzed the factors associated with non-completion of tuberculosis preventive therapy (TPT) in Brazil. It found that individuals aged 15-60 years, using isoniazid, and belonging to the Black/mixed race were more likely to not complete the preventive therapy.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Thomas Hone, Jasper Been, Valeria Saraceni, Claudia Medina Coeli, Anete Trajman, Davide Rasella, Betina Durovni, Christopher Millett
Summary: This study examines the impact of maternal utilization of family health strategy (FHS) services on infant health outcomes. The findings suggest that FHS usage by low-income mothers before or in the first two trimesters is associated with a significant reduction in neonatal and infant mortality, as well as increased antenatal care consultations and a lower risk of low birth weight and preterm birth.
LANCET REGIONAL HEALTH-AMERICAS
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Iane Coutinho, Layana Costa Alves, Guilherme Loureiro Werneck, Anete Trajman
Summary: The study explored the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tuberculosis preventive treatment (TPT) in Brazil and found a significant decrease in TPT prescriptions in 2021. However, treatment adherence remained constant, indicating the need to expand access to TPT.
LANCET REGIONAL HEALTH-AMERICAS
(2023)
Article
Infectious Diseases
P. T. Pelzer, Y. Smit, E. W. Tiemersma, N. T. Huong, N. Nhung, F. Cobelens
Summary: This study found no significant association between BCG vaccination and M. tuberculosis infection prevalence in Vietnam, in contrast to similar studies conducted in other countries.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE
(2022)