Article
Environmental Sciences
Heran Zheng, Yin Long, Richard Wood, Daniel Moran, Zhengkai Zhang, Jing Meng, Kuishuang Feng, Edgar Hertwich, Dabo Guan
Summary: The consumption of senior citizens in developed countries has a significant impact on global carbon mitigation, but this impact is not well understood. Research shows that seniors have been increasing their contribution to greenhouse gas emissions over the past decade and are expected to become the largest contributors. In particular, seniors in the United States and Australia have a carbon footprint double the Western average. Changes in expenditure patterns of seniors are the main cause of this trend. While the increasing carbon footprint of seniors may drive domestic production, its effects on international carbon leakage are limited. This demographic change presents more challenges in local mitigation and calls for deeper public mitigation efforts.
NATURE CLIMATE CHANGE
(2022)
Article
Development Studies
Jonas Quashie Klutsey, Kwadwo Adusei-Asante, Victor Fannam Nunfam
Summary: This study explores the relationship between cultural capital deficits and underdevelopment in northern Ghana. Findings suggest that unethical attitudes, value deficits, and an anti-development mindset are closely correlated with underdevelopment. The study recommends the inclusion of cultural reorientation in development intervention programs and the broadening of education curriculum to inculcate high-value standards.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(2023)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Liticia Effah-Manu, Faustina D. Wireko-Manu, Jacob K. Agbenorhevi, Bussie Maziya-Dixon, Ibok N. Oduro, Theresa Y. Baah-Ennum
Summary: This study examines the relationship between gender and consumer preferences for yam. The findings show that males prioritize income-generating varieties, while females value tuber morphological characteristics. Both males and females prefer moldability and sweet taste in yams. There is a moderate to strong association between gender and choices for yam descriptors, indicating the importance of considering gender disaggregation in future breeding programs for yam and for enhancing food security.
FOOD SCIENCE & NUTRITION
(2022)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Ambepitiya Wijethunga Gamage Champa Nilanthi Wijethunga, Mohammad Mafizur Rahman, Tapan Sarker
Summary: Studying the effect of financial development on environmental quality is crucial in the face of climate change challenges. This systematic literature review examines the existing body of knowledge on the nexus of financial development and environmental quality in developed countries. The findings suggest mixed evidence of this relationship, highlighting a knowledge gap in examining the link through different proxies.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jasmin Passet-Wittig, Arthur L. Greil
Summary: The decision-making process of seeking medical help for infertility is influenced by various factors such as socio-demographic, economic, reproductive history, attitudes, and psychological factors. There is social inequality in access to treatments in multiple countries. Research in this area is heterogeneous and fragmented, with differences in study design and country-specific factors complicating comparisons of findings. More studies from diverse countries and theoretical frameworks are needed for a systematic understanding of the factors influencing decisions about medical help-seeking for infertility.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Carmen Borrat-Besson, Sarah Vilpert, Ralf J. Jox, Gian Domenico Borasio, Jurgen Maurer
Summary: This study aimed to explore the key dimensions underlying end-of-life preferences in a nationally representative sample of adults aged 55 and over in Switzerland. Using exploratory structural equation modelling, four dimensions were identified: a medical dimension, a psychosocial dimension, a control dimension, and a burden dimension. These results highlight the multi-dimensionality of end-of-life preferences and provide a framework to guide the development of information campaigns and support for healthy individuals in end-of-life planning.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Charless Dupont, Tinne Smets, Fanny Monnet, Malin Eneslatt, Carol Tishelman, Lieve van den Block
Summary: This study explores the cultural adaptations necessary for the use of Go Wish cards in the general population of Flanders, Belgium. Through an iterative cultural adaptation process and extensive community engagement, the cards were adjusted to be more culturally appropriate. The adapted cards were found to be a supportive public health tool for reflecting and discussing end-of-life values and preferences.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Huma Sarwar, Muhammad Ishtiaq Ishaq, Simona Franzoni
Summary: Researchers are showing more interest in the link between HRM and CSR practices, and are calling for further research in this area. This study investigates the impact of HRM and CSR on sustainable performance in the hotel industry of the UK, Italy, and Pakistan. The results indicate a strong relationship between HRM, CSR, and sustainable performance.
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
(2022)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Elizabeth A. Luth, Adoma Manful, Holly G. Prigerson, Lingwei Xiang, Amanda Reich, Robert Semco, Joel S. Weissman
Summary: Dementia moderates the acceptance of intensive services in end-of-life care, with individuals from racial/ethnic minoritized groups more likely to receive intensive services, particularly among those with dementia.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Mikio Inagaki, Tatsuro Ito, Takashi Shinozaki, Ichiro Fujita
Summary: This study investigates the similarities and differences in facial expressions across cultures and uses convolutional neural networks to analyze and classify these expressions. The research finds that there are differences in facial features between databases from different countries, which are related to the selectivity of facial action units.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Gerard Saranza, Emilio Q. Villanueva, Anthony E. Lang
Summary: The study found that most patients with AP preferred to discuss information about the disease, treatment options, and prognosis at diagnosis, while preferring to discuss EOLC and ACP as the disease progressed. No demographic or disease-related factors were found to predict patient preferences.
MOVEMENT DISORDERS
(2021)
Review
Nursing
Elizabeth Lambert, Karen Strickland, Jo Gibson
Summary: The purpose of this study is to establish cultural considerations for people from diverse cultural or linguistic backgrounds at the end-of-life in Australia. The research found that many people from these backgrounds do not practice the palliative care approaches developed and practiced in Australia. Therefore, healthcare workers need to increase their education and cultural competency to provide effective end-of-life care.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NURSING
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Philipp Kerksieck, Rebecca Brauchli, Jessica de Bloom, Akihito Shimazu, Miika Kujanpaeae, Madeleine Lanz, Georg F. Bauer
Summary: Research suggests that proactive individual-level crafting strategies for balancing work with nonwork life domains are important for satisfying psychological needs and improving employee health and well-being. A new Work-Nonwork Balance Crafting Scale was introduced and validated in multiple countries, showing its relevance and applicability. The scale can be used to assess crafting efforts to balance life domains and study their relationships with employee health and well-being outcomes.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Candace L. Kemp, Antonius D. Skipper, Alexis A. Bender, Molly M. Perkins
Summary: This study employed grounded theory to analyze qualitative data collected over 2 years in a 100-bed assisted living community catering to African American residents. The research found variations in end-of-life preferences and advance care planning among the residents, but a common belief in letting God take control. The framework of "Turning it over to God" was identified as an explanatory concept for understanding how this group negotiated their end-of-life preferences and advance care planning.
JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES B-PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
(2023)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Ana I. Gonzalez-Gonzalez, Christine Schmucker, Julia Nothacker, Edris Nury, Truc Sophia Dinh, Maria-Sophie Brueckle, Jeanet W. Blom, Marjan van den Akker, Kristian Roettger, Odette Wegwarth, Tammy Hoffmann, Ferdinand M. Gerlach, Sharon E. Straus, Joerg J. Meerpohl, Christiane Muth
Summary: This study suggests that clarifying end-of-life care preferences in older patients with multimorbidity early on can increase the likelihood of receiving appropriate care. Some patients prefer life-sustaining treatments, although willingness to undergo such treatments decreases as health deteriorates. Most patients prefer to die at home and would like to make decisions about their end-of-life care themselves, if able to do so.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2021)
