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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Rasa Zalakeviciute, Danilo Mejia, Hermel Alvarez, Xavier Bermeo, Santiago Bonilla-Bedoya, Yves Rybarczyk, Brian Lamb
Summary: This study analyzed satellite images of NO2, CO, O-3, SO2, and PM2.5 over Ukrainian territory and PM2.5 land monitoring data for Kyiv during the first months of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. The results showed that NO2 and PM2.5 correlated the most with war activities. CO and O3 levels increased, while SO2 concentrations reduced four-fold as war intensified. Drastic increases in pollution (especially PM2.5) from bombing and fires raise additional health concerns for local and regional populations.
Editorial Material
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Mykola Gryshchenko, Valentyn Parashchuk, Christophe Blockeel
Summary: The Russian attack on Ukraine and the subsequent war have had a significant impact on reproductive medicine, leading to changes in service availability and quality and posing challenges for healthcare providers and patients. IVF clinics are facing challenges in safeguarding cryopreserved embryos and reproductive cells, necessitating measures to ensure facility safety, continuity of operations, and ethical and legal dilemmas related to patients' reproductive material.
REPRODUCTIVE BIOMEDICINE ONLINE
(2023)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Ubydul Haque, Amna Naeem, Shanshan Wang, Juan Espinoza, Irina Holovanova, Taras Gutor, Dimitry Bazyka, Rebeca Galindo, Sadikshya Sharma, Igor P. Kaidashev, Dmytro Chumachenko, Svyatoslav Linnikov, Esther Annan, Jailos Lubinda, Natalya Korol, Kostyantyn Bazyka, Liliia Zhyvotovska, Andriy Zimenkovsky, Uyen-Sa D. T. Nguyen
Summary: The 2022 Russia-Ukraine War resulted in significant casualties and had a profound impact on the lives and safety of Ukrainians through the destruction of healthcare facilities and disruption of healthcare delivery and supplies. The ongoing destruction of infrastructure and services continues to negatively impact the well-being of the population.
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Education, Scientific Disciplines
Lauren A. Maggio, Carrie L. Byington, Eric S. Toner, Steven L. Kanter
Summary: Academic health centers (AHCs) need a coordinated approach to handle health security events, and the authors propose the creation of a new C-suite role, the chief health security officer (CHSO), to oversee overall health security and report to top management. They also suggest key responsibilities for this position, and urge institutions to provide training and credentials to facilitate the establishment and definition of CHSO positions.
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Food Science & Technology
Channing Arndt, Xinshen Diao, Paul Dorosh, Karl Pauw, James Thurlow
Summary: The impact of the Russia-Ukraine war on food, fuel, and fertilizer prices is a major concern for global poverty and food insecurity. This study uses national economywide models to measure the near-term impacts of the crisis on agrifood systems, poverty, and food insecurity in 19 countries. The results confirm the adverse impacts of the crisis, with millions more people pushed into poverty and hunger.
GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY-AGRICULTURE POLICY ECONOMICS AND ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
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Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Nataliia Khanyk, Bohdan Hromovyk, Oksana Levytska, Tamas Agh, Bjorn Wettermark, Przemyslaw Kardas
Summary: The Ukrainian healthcare system is facing multiple challenges due to the Russian invasion, including the destruction of healthcare facilities, a lack of qualified medical staff, disruption of certain services, and limited availability of drugs. The Ukrainian government is adopting new legislation to address these challenges but still requires urgent international support.
FRONTIERS IN PHARMACOLOGY
(2022)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Shaul Kimhi, Yohanan Eshel, Hadas Marciano, Bruria Adini
Summary: This study examines the resilience, protective, and vulnerability factors of Ukrainian civilians during the Russian-Ukrainian war, comparing them with an Israeli sample following an armed conflict. Findings show that the Ukrainian sample reported higher distress symptoms, sense of danger, and perceived threats, but also higher levels of hope and societal resilience. Protective factors such as hope and wellbeing were better predictors of resilience than vulnerability factors. Demographic characteristics had minimal impact on resilience prediction.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
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Obstetrics & Gynecology
Anastasia Serbeniuk, Viacheslav Kaminskiy, Yana Kumpanenko, Alla Vash-Margita, Iryna Malysheva
Summary: The study aimed to investigate the connection between mental health, physical well-being, and reproductive system pathology in females who suffered war-related concussions. A total of 715 participants were included in the study, including female military personnel, women from occupied/deoccupied areas, and civilians. The results showed that female soldiers with post-concussive syndrome (PCS) had longer menstrual periods, more frequent and painful menstruation, and heavier periods, as well as higher rates of endometrial structural pathology. The decline in health among female veterans and active-duty personnel has social significance, impacting Ukraine's defense, demographic patterns, socio-political landscape, and social stability.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGY & OBSTETRICS
(2023)
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Mona Vintila, Gianina-Malina Lazarescu, Argyroula Kalaitzaki, Otilia Ioana Tudorel, Cosmin Goian
Summary: This study investigates the impact of social media consumption and information overload on the distribution of fake news among Romanians in relation to the Russia-Ukraine conflict. It also explores the influence of traumatic events and interaction with war victims on psychological features such as resilience, general health, perceived stress, coping strategies, and fear of war. The findings suggest that information strain partially moderates the relationship between information overload and the tendency to spread false information, and there are significant differences in fear of war and coping strategies between those who worked with refugees and those who did not. The study emphasizes the importance of understanding reasons for sharing false information and implementing strategies to combat this behavior, as well as providing support for aid workers' psychological wellbeing.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
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Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture
Valerio Luconi, Alessio Vecchio
Summary: In this paper, the operational status of the Ukrainian Internet during the first months of war after the Russian invasion in February 2022 is analyzed. The analysis is done from two perspectives: routing and latency. The increase in BGP announcements and withdrawals suggests both physical unavailability of facilities and cyberattacks. Moreover, latency has significantly increased, particularly in paths from Ukraine to Russia, indicating a partial shift from peering to transit.
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Economics
Faruk Balli, Mabruk Billah, Iftekhar Chowdhury
Summary: This study investigates the impact of the Russian-Ukraine war on the hospitality equity sector market in 26 selected countries. It finds that there is a significant increase in return connectivity at the beginning of the war. The sector's return is more sensitive when there is a higher tourism demand from Russia and Ukraine and when a country is more dependent on energy from Russia. The overall results consistently support the efficient market hypothesis.
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Business
Stanislav Markus
Summary: Russia's invasion of Ukraine will lead to worsened macroeconomic stability, reduced foreign trade and investment, and scarcity of human capital. Russia is unlikely to fully compensate for these losses through increased economic engagement with China, particularly in high-tech areas. Import substitution is also unlikely to help Russia escape economic isolation or the resource curse. As Kremlin-connected elites further dominate the economy, crony state capitalism and kleptocracy will rise.
ASIAN BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT
(2022)
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Zhaohui Su, Dean McDonnell, Ali Cheshmehzangi, Barry L. Bentley, Junaid Ahmad, Sabina Segalo, Claudimar Pereira da Veiga, Yu-Tao Xiang
Summary: Media-induced war trauma has significant impacts on people's physical and psychological health, but there is a lack of research on this issue. This article aims to examine the implications of media-induced war trauma on people's health and well-being, as well as discuss the responsibilities of the media industry during and after the conflicts in Ukraine.
PERSPECTIVES ON PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
(2023)
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Clinical Neurology
Iuliia Pavlova, Aleksandra M. Rogowska
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence and associations between war exposure, nightmares of war, insomnia, and war-related post-traumatic stress disorder (WPTSD) among university students in Ukraine. The results showed that war-related PTSD symptoms had the most significant impact on the other variables.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2023)
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Environmental Studies
Caroline Kuzemko, Mathieu Blondeel, Claire Dupont, Marie Claire Brisbois
Summary: Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has revealed Europe's dependence on a geopolitical adversary and its impact on energy. The crisis has led to an accelerated shift towards clean energy supply in Europe, complications in phasing out fossil fuels, negative effects on sustainable transitions in the Global South, implications for energy equity within and beyond Europe, and a resurgence of state involvement in energy. This situation raises challenging questions for policymakers seeking sustainable and equitable transitions.
ENERGY RESEARCH & SOCIAL SCIENCE
(2022)
