Article
Economics
Pedro Perfeito da Silva
Summary: This article assesses the impact of post-neoliberal governments on the level of capital controls in 17 Latin American countries between 1995 and 2017, finding an increase in capital controls associated with post-neoliberalism. Additionally, larger financial sectors contribute to counteracting the re-regulation of capital flows by post-neoliberal governments.
REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Studies
Matthew Sparke, Owain David Williams
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the harmful effects of neoliberal globalization on world order, exacerbating existing issues. By exploiting the vulnerabilities of neoliberal societies and states, the virus has raised global health security concerns, prompting questions about the viability of neoliberal norms. Despite the significant damage caused by neoliberal disease, the prospects for political-economic transformation on a global scale remain limited.
ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING A-ECONOMY AND SPACE
(2022)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Brianna Poirier, Sneha Sethi, Dandara Haag, Joanne Hedges, Lisa Jamieson
Summary: This scoping review synthesizes evidence on the impacts of neoliberalism on global Indigenous health inequities. The study finds that neoliberalism undermines Indigenous collectivist values and has unique implications for their wellbeing. The review identifies the negative impacts of neoliberalism on health outcomes for Indigenous communities and highlights the resistance strategies employed by these communities.
GLOBALIZATION AND HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Business, Finance
Anqi Jiao, Han Ma, Honglin Ren
Summary: This study examines firms' responses to the 2021 U.S. Capitol Attack and finds that companies that donated more to the 147 Republicans who supported overturning the 2020 presidential election are more likely to publicly condemn the attack and suspend political contributions. By doing so, firms can mitigate negative stock market reactions and reduce their political risks. The suspension of corporate political donations has significant implications for the 147 Republicans as they almost lost all private sector political contributions following the Capitol Attack. The findings suggest that firms take strategic political actions when facing unexpected political crises.
FINANCE RESEARCH LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Political Science
Jasper Neerdaels, Christian Troester, Niels Van Quaquebeke, Laurent Licata
Summary: A common explanation for the success of populists is that they shift blame for followers' hardships towards elites, but this study argues that there are two confounding effects: blame towards an outgroup and blame away from oneself. The study shows that victimization rhetoric not only relieves followers of responsibility for negative outcomes but also increases support for leaders, particularly among those who believe in neoliberal competition ideology. The findings are replicated in an experiment, suggesting that the effect is causal and works by reducing perceived personal responsibility. This sheds light on why even elites fall for populist rhetoric.
POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Guilhem Dardier, Derek P. T. H. Christie, Jean Simos, Anne Roue Le Gall, Nicola L. Cantoreggi, Lorris Tabbone, Yoann Mallet, Francoise Jabot
Summary: This article describes the steps of an HIA on a new 24 km highway in Strasbourg, France. Despite some political and administrative obstacles, the HIA approach overcame difficulties through creative research methods and trans-disciplinarity, providing relevant information and suggestions for urban health promotion.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Sandra Jumbe, Adrienne Milner, Megan Clinch, Jonathan Kennedy, Richard J. Pinder, Carolyn A. Sharpe, Kevin Fenton
Summary: This paper reflects on Southwark Council's response to the 2017 terror attack in London, highlighting the wide-reaching negative impacts on mental health in the community. Improved communication and systematic mental health needs assessment are key in responding to terrorist incidents for better community support. Prioritizing mental health of attack responders to mitigate long-term negative impacts is crucial.
Article
Geography
Ruxin Zhang, Emily T. Yeh, Shuhao Tan
Summary: This study examines how neoliberal environmental logics in China have led to severe overgrazing issues in grassland governance. Market-based policies intended to reduce livestock numbers have actually decreased production returns for herders, exacerbating the problem of overgrazing.
JOURNAL OF RURAL STUDIES
(2021)
Article
Urban Studies
Azadeh Rezafar
Summary: This article examines urban aesthetics through the historical political patterns and urban planning and development process. The aim is to reveal the relationship between the formation of urban aesthetics, the urban planning process, and the political impact. Iran is selected as a case study. The analysis results showed that urban aesthetics is more dependent on political path dependency rather than the planning process.
Article
Business
Thomas Usslepp, Sandra Awanis, Margaret K. Hogg, Ahmad Daryanto
Summary: This study demonstrates the psychological processes underlying the rejection of fair trade products by conservatives. Political conservatism affects fair trade perspective-taking and identity, which in turn influence purchase intention. Additionally, age and income moderate the effect of conservatism on fair trade purchase deliberation.
JOURNAL OF BUSINESS ETHICS
(2022)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Gaowen Zhao, Mengzhen Guo, Zhuo Wang, Yiqi Hu, Shaomin Li, Feng Wei
Summary: The influences of Ca2+ on the early degradation process and mechanism of cast-in-situ structures subjected to sulfate, chloride and combined attack were investigated. Mortar specimens were prepared, immersed in different solutions for 28 days, and subjected to various tests. It was found that internal aggressive corrosion sources negatively affect the strength development of cement mortar, while premixed chlorides accelerate the degradation process. On the other hand, cement mortar with premixed Ca2+ shows better strength development and durability against corrosive conditions, suggesting a potential way to improve the durability performance of cast-in-situ concrete in sulfate-rich environments.
CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Khalid Saeed, Wajeeha Khalil, Ahmad Sami Al-Shamayleh, Iftikhar Ahmad, Adnan Akhunzada, Salman Z. ALharethi, Abdullah Gani
Summary: The exponentially growing concern of cyber-attacks on extremely dense underwater sensor networks (UWSNs) and the evolution of UWSNs digital threat landscape has brought novel research challenges and issues. This research implements an active attack in the Adaptive Mobility of Courier Nodes in Threshold-optimized Depth-based Routing (AMCTD) protocol to evaluate its performance. The preliminary research findings show that active attack drastically lowers the AMCTD protocol's performance.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Dervis Kirikkaleli, Ayguen Osmanli
Summary: This study aims to determine the impact of political stability on the quality of the environment in Turkey, considering the role of economic growth, environmental regulation, patents in environmental technologies, and renewable energy consumption from 1990 to 2019. The findings show that political stability reduces CO2 emissions in Turkey, while patents in environmental technologies and renewable energy consumption contribute positively to environmental quality. However, economic growth has a significant positive effect on CO2 emissions in Turkey.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Nataliia Letunovska, Mariya Kashcha, Oleksandr Dluhopolskyi, Serhiy Lyeonov, Nadiia Artyukhova, Marcin Gasior, Monika Sak-Skowron
Summary: The research investigates the coronavirus pandemic as a risk factor for sustainable state development in terms of health and safety. It aims to determine the causal relationships between key aspects of society: economic, financial-budgetary, and political-institutional. The study suggests that these spheres have an influence on each other, particularly during significant shifts like health threats and transformations in the public health system. Using canonical regression analysis, the authors evaluate the impact of a group of indicators and analyze their correlations. By identifying these interdependencies, it becomes possible to predict the future state of various industries. The findings reveal that there were no significant changes between the analyzed components of a country's development before and after the pandemic, implying that long-term forecasting can be based on the degree of interrelationships between specific areas of development.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Anas Husseis, Judith Liu-Jimenez, Raul Sanchez-Reillo
Summary: This paper introduces a presentation attack detection scheme based on natural fingerprint phenomena, which efficiently detects attacks in biometric systems with low error rates. By collecting a novel dynamic dataset and using thermal and optical sensing technologies for data collection, the approach shows higher accuracy and generalizability in detecting presentation attacks.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Colin M. Fischbacher, Jim Lewsey, Jill Muirie, Gerry McCartney
Summary: This passage discusses the application of improvement science methods in evaluating policy and practice changes, highlighting both strengths and risks. While these methods can help implement known effective interventions and motivate staff to make local improvements, they also run the risk of overlooking potential issues such as random variation and ethical concerns when assessing the effectiveness of new interventions.
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Editorial Material
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Grant M. A. Wyper, Ricardo Assuncao, Eilidh Fletcher, Michelle Gourley, Ian Grant, Juanita A. Haagsma, Henk Hilderink, Jane Idavain, Tina Lesnik, Elena von der Lippe, Marek Majdan, Gerry Mccartney, Milena Santric-Milicevic, Elena Pallari, Sara M. Pires, Dietrich Plass, Michael Porst, Joao V. Santos, Maria Teresa de Haro Moro, Diane L. Stockton, Brecht Devleesschauwer
Summary: Non-fatal causes of disease, such as low back pain, headaches, and depressive disorders, contribute significantly to disability-adjusted life years (DALYs). Monitoring the occurrence and severity of these causes is particularly important for countries at a higher level of development. However, there is currently a lack of data on how disease occurrence is distributed by severity, leading to uncertainties in interpreting DALY estimates. The COVID-19 pandemic has further emphasized the need to differentiate both the occurrence and severity of disease.
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Gerry McCartney, Robert McMaster, Deborah Shipton, Oliver Harding, Wendy Hearty
Summary: This glossary aims to provide a common understanding of economic terminology for policymakers and public health professionals, helping to shape the impact of the economy on population health.
JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH
(2022)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Michal Shimonovich, Anna Pearce, Hilary Thomson, Gerry McCartney, Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi
Summary: This article describes a systematic review protocol that aims to assess the causal relationship between income inequality and mortality and self-rated health. The authors will search multiple databases for relevant studies and utilize various assessment tools and statistical methods to analyze the data. The findings of this research are significant for public policy and public health.
SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Michelle Kelly-Irving, William Patrick Ball, Clare Bambra, Cyrille Delpierre, Ruth Dundas, Julia Lynch, Gerry McCartney, Katherine Smith
Summary: Persistent health inequalities pose challenges to researchers and policymakers. This paper highlights the tensions in the field of health inequalities research and discusses potential solutions. By analyzing evidence and debating key issues, it provides insights into causality, welfare systems, and policies addressing health inequalities.
CRITICAL PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Grant M. A. Wyper, Eilidh Fletcher, Ian Grant, Oliver Harding, Maria Teresa de Haro Moro, Gerry McCartney, Diane L. Stockton
Summary: The study revealed marked inequalities in COVID-19 years of life lost by area deprivation in Scotland in 2020 and 2021, with the inequalities exacerbated in 2021. Effective interventions are needed to reduce unfair health loss.
JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Gerry McCartney, Robert McMaster, Frank Popham, Ruth Dundas, David Walsh
Summary: This study examines the impact of austerity on mortality trends in 37 high-income countries between 2000 and 2019. The findings suggest that stalled mortality trends and austerity policies are widespread across these countries. Austerity is likely to be a cause of the slowdown in mortality improvements. Governments should consider alternative economic policies to mitigate the harmful effects on population health.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
David Walsh, Elaine Tod, Gerry McCartney, Kate Ann Levin
Summary: The study estimated the contribution of obesity to all-cause mortality rates in Scotland and England for the 35-89 age group in 2017-2019. Results showed that obesity-related mortality rates were higher in England than in Scotland, and these estimates are more likely to be overestimates rather than underestimates.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Anwen Zhang, Thierry Gagne, David Walsh, Alberto Ciancio, Eugenio Proto, Gerry McCartney
Summary: This study examines the trends in psychological distress in three UK population surveys and finds that after 2015, there has been a deterioration in the mental well-being of working-age adults, indicating a widespread mental health crisis in the UK predating the COVID-19 pandemic.
JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
G. McCartney, R. Hoggett, D. Walsh, D. Lee
Summary: This article examines the specificity and sensitivity of deprivation indices across Great Britain in identifying individuals claiming income-and employment-related social security benefits. The results show that area-based deprivation measures in Great Britain have limited sensitivity and specificity for identifying individuals who are income or employment deprived. Place-based policies and interventions are unlikely to be effective at reducing inequalities as a result.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
G. McCartney, R. Hoggett
Summary: This study compares the sensitivity of the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) in detecting income and employment deprived individuals across urban-rural classification and local authorities. The findings suggest that the SIMD misses a higher percentage of income and employment deprived people in remote, rural, and island areas, although the absolute number of people missed is higher in urban areas.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
G. McCartney, R. Hoggett, D. Walsh, D. Lee
Summary: This study aimed to compare the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) and the Income and Employment Index (IEI) in measuring mortality inequalities. The findings suggested that although there is a logical problem in using deprivation indices that include health outcomes, using an alternative subindex containing only data from the income and employment domains has minimal impact on the summary measures of health inequalities.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Rosie Seaman, David Walsh, Christina Beatty, Gerry McCartney, Ruth Dundas
Summary: Studies on the impact of social security cuts implemented by the UK government from 2011 to 2016 showed a significant association with lower life expectancy at the local authority level in England, Scotland and Wales. A decrease of £100 in social security per working age population was linked to a 1-month reduction in life expectancy.
JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH
(2023)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Rachel M. Thomson, Erik Igelstrom, Amrit Kaur Purba, Michal Shimonovich, Hilary Thomson, Gerry McCartney, Aaron Reeves, Alastair Leyland, Anna Pearce, S. Vittal Katikireddi
Summary: This study aimed to assess the impact of changes in individual and household income on mental health and wellbeing outcomes in working-age adults. The results suggested that income changes, particularly when individuals are lifted out of poverty, may have an impact on mental health and wellbeing. However, the effect sizes were modest, and the certainty of the evidence was low. Welfare policies should prioritize those who are socioeconomically disadvantaged to support population mental health.
LANCET PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Grant M. A. Wyper, Eilidh Fletcher, Ian Grant, Gerry McCartney, Colin Fischbacher, Oliver Harding, Hannah Jones, Maria Teresa de Haro Moro, Niko Speybroeck, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Diane L. Stockton
Summary: The study aimed to estimate the DALYs directly caused by COVID-19 in Scotland in 2020 and compare its population impact with other causes of disease and injury. The results showed that the direct impact of COVID-19 on population health was very substantial, ranking second only to ischemic heart disease. Mortality accounted for 98% of the total DALYs.
ARCHIVES OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)