Article
Development Studies
Mehmet Balcilar, Ojonugwa Usman, George N. Ike
Summary: This study explores the impact of green energy consumption and investment on economic growth using empirical models and tools. The results indicate that green energy consumption and investment have positive effects on economic growth, but the effects are heterogeneous and stronger in lower quantiles of economic growth. However, the utilization of green energy consumption and investment needs to be improved to achieve the goals of mitigating greenhouse effects and promoting sustainable development.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(2023)
Article
Business
Alice Borrello, Irene Bengo, Michael Moran
Summary: Our research compares the investment processes of impact investing funds (IIFs) in Italy and Australia, finding differences in investment philosophy. Australian IIFs are more conservative, risk-averse, and profit-oriented, while Italian IIFs have a clear preference for impact-led investment. This highlights fundamental disparities in how IIFs in the two countries navigate and interpret the field of impact investment.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Management
Jake An, Donnel Briley, Shai Danziger, Shai Levi
Summary: This study examines the impact of social investing on charitable donations. It finds that investors who switch to a social fund tend to reduce their donations, especially in charities supporting similar causes. However, the social fund attracts more individuals who had not previously donated, implying a positive effect on engaging people in social causes.
MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Eduardo da Silva Fernandes, Ines Hexsel Grochau, Carla Schwengber Ten Caten
Summary: Social impact investing and social entrepreneurship have the potential to solve global problems. However, little is known about the entrepreneurial process and investors' criteria. This study identifies the factors influencing access to finance for social enterprises in an emerging economy. The findings suggest that the impact sector, business model, entrepreneurial support, development stage, and adoption of technologies impact access to finance. Additionally, green technologies have greater funding access and social impact investors prioritize environmental concerns over financial returns. To raise more funds, social entrepreneurs should consider incorporating environmental issues, validating their ideas, involving intermediary companies, seeking support from incubators or accelerators, and adopting emerging technologies.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Armand Zimmerman, Mohamed Mustafa Diab, Marco Schaeferhoff, Kaci Kennedy McDade, Gavin Yamey, Osondu Ogbuoji
Summary: This study provides an economic evaluation of a theoretical global pooled-funding mechanism to finance late-stage clinical trials of Poverty-related and neglected diseases (PRND) products. Results show that this mechanism can effectively reduce the burden of poverty-related and neglected diseases and is cost-effective.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Heezy Suh, Shiri Kalai, Niki Trivedi, Carol Underwood, Zoe Mistrale Hendrickson
Summary: This systematic review analyzes the effects of economic empowerment interventions at the household, community, and national levels on antenatal care outcomes in low-income and middle-income countries. The majority of included studies found a positive association between household-level and community-level interventions and the number of ANC visits women received. The study highlights the need for more national-level economic empowerment interventions, expanded definition of economic empowerment, and standardized measurement of ANC outcomes globally.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Matthew B. Flynn
Summary: The theory of global capitalism provides a critical perspective for understanding the institutional structures of today's global economy related to health, integrating various strands of health research, highlighting different forms of health activism, and posing new questions for addressing persistent health injustices worldwide.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Yung-Ming Li, Lien-Fa Lin, Chin-Yu Hsieh, Bo-Syun Huang
Summary: Social media is increasingly being used by people to share their personal investment experiences, leading to a growing trend of investors creating portfolios based on user-generated data. A new type of investing platform allows investors to copy the portfolios of experienced investors, which has seen dramatic growth. Research shows that a collective intelligence mechanism can generate appropriate portfolios by analyzing knowledge, authority, and opinions expressed by investors, outperforming market indexes and other benchmark approaches in various financial performance aspects.
INFORMATION & MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Alain Maasri, Sonja C. Jaehnig, Mihai C. Adamescu, Rita Adrian, Claudio Baigun, Donald J. Baird, Angelica Batista-Morales, Nuria Bonada, Lee E. Brown, Qinghua Cai, Joao Campos-Silva, Viola Clausnitzer, Topiltzin Contreras-MacBeath, Steven J. Cooke, Thibault Datry, Gonzalo Delacamara, Luc De Meester, Klaus-Douwe B. Dijkstra, Van Tu Do, Sami Domisch, David Dudgeon, Tibor Eros, Hendrik Freitag, Joerg Freyhof, Jana Friedrich, Martin Friedrichs-Manthey, Juergen Geist, Mark O. Gessner, Peter Goethals, Matthew Gollock, Christopher Gordon, Hans-Peter Grossart, Georges Gulemvuga, Pablo E. Gutierrez-Fonseca, Peter Haase, Daniel Hering, Hans Juergen Hahn, Charles P. Hawkins, Fengzhi He, Jani Heino, Virgilio Hermoso, Zeb Hogan, Franz Hoelker, Jonathan M. Jeschke, Meilan Jiang, Richard K. Johnson, Gregor Kalinkat, Bakhtiyor K. Karimov, Aventino Kasangaki, Ismael A. Kimirei, Bert Kohlmann, Mathias Kuemmerlen, Jan J. Kuiper, Benjamin Kupilas, Simone D. Langhans, Richard Lansdown, Florian Leese, Francis S. Magbanua, Shin-ichiro S. Matsuzaki, Michael T. Monaghan, Levan Mumladze, Javier Muzon, Pierre A. Mvogo Ndongo, Jens C. Nejstgaard, Oxana Nikitina, Clifford Ochs, Oghenekaro Nelson Odume, Jeffrey J. Opperman, Harmony Patricio, Steffen U. Pauls, Rajeev Raghavan, Alonso Ramirez, Bindiya Rashni, Vere Ross-Gillespie, Michael J. Samways, Ralf B. Schaefer, Astrid Schmidt-Kloiber, Ole Seehausen, Deep Narayan Shah, Subodh Sharma, Janne Soininen, Nike Sommerwerk, Jason D. Stockwell, Frank Suhling, Ram Devi Tachamo Shah, Rebecca E. Tharme, James H. Thorp, David Tickner, Klement Tockner, Jonathan D. Tonkin, Mireia Valle, Jean Vitule, Martin Volk, Ding Wang, Christian Wolter, Susanne Worischka
Summary: Global freshwater biodiversity is declining dramatically, with investments in research and conservation lagging behind terrestrial and marine realms. Through a global consultation, 15 pressing priority needs have been identified to support informed stewardship of freshwater biodiversity. The proposed agenda aims to advance freshwater biodiversity research globally for its sustainable management and conservation.
Article
Business, Finance
Hongfeng Peng, Zhenqi Zhang, John W. Goodell, Mingsheng Li
Summary: This report points out that many mutual funds declare themselves as socially responsible investment (SRI) funds, but it is unclear whether this is just to attract capital or reflects genuine concern. The study finds that companies with better environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance are more attractive to SRI mutual funds. Moreover, SRI mutual funds positively impact their investee firms' ESG performance through various channels such as ownership structure, board members' international experience, and social media attention.
INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
(2023)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Robab Abdolkhani, Dawn Choo, Cecily Gilbert, Ann Borda
Summary: This article explores how empowering women through digital health literacy can support their active participation in addressing climate change and its impacts on health and well-being. It also discusses the current definition boundary of digital health literacy and how to strengthen this agenda in developed nations and lower-resource settings.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL INFORMATICS ASSOCIATION
(2022)
Article
Social Issues
Adem Boyukaslan, Fatih Ecer
Summary: Cryptocurrencies have brought innovations and discussions to economic life, with digital assets being popular among investors for purposes such as store of value, exchange, and speculation. A study conducted using the FUCOM-F'B model identifies key drivers for investing in cryptocurrencies, with electronic encryption and digital signature being the most significant. The proposed approach is validated for reliability, usefulness, and stability, and can be a helpful decision support tool for regulators, policymakers, practitioners, and cryptocurrency investors.
TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIETY
(2021)
Article
Health Policy & Services
Elizabeth M. Allen, Ariel Frisancho, Claudia Llanten, Maren E. Knep, Michael J. Van Skiba
Summary: This study examines the impact of working as community health agents (CHAs) on the lives and self-perceptions of women in Peru. It identifies four major themes related to women's empowerment: achievements, agency, meaningfulness, and resources. The findings highlight the importance of structured community programs in empowering women and improving community health outcomes.
JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Kiffer. G. G. Card, Kirk Hepburn
Summary: This study identified the relationship between social marginalization and system-justifying beliefs, finding that those benefiting from the status quo are more likely to hold such beliefs, but some disadvantaged groups within the existing system reported higher levels of system justification. This suggests that system oppression may be a key moderator of the effect of social position on system justification.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Daniel R. S. Habib, Lauren M. Klein, Eliana M. Perrin, Andrew J. Perrin, Sara B. Johnson
Summary: Health and civic engagement have a reciprocal relationship, as poor health is associated with less civic engagement. Factors such as inadequate access to healthcare, poverty, racism, housing instability, and food insecurity not only contribute to health inequality but also lower civic engagement. A strong primary care system can play a crucial role in promoting civic engagement, yet it has received little attention. Policy and practice solutions should support the synergies between health equity, civic engagement, and primary care at both individual and structural levels.
Review
Nursing
Alayna Carrandi, Yanan Hu, Shae Karger, Katherine E. Eddy, Joshua P. Vogel, Cheryce L. Harrison, Emily Callander
Summary: As the integration of digital health into maternity care and the use of personal digital technology among pregnant women increase, it is important to investigate the cost-effectiveness of mHealth interventions used during pregnancy and the quality of cost-effectiveness studies.
Article
Infectious Diseases
Uduak A. Okomo, Saffiatou Darboe, Saikou Y. Bah, Abigail Ayorinde, Sheikh Jarju, Abdul Karim Sesay, Ngange Kebbeh, Abdou Gai, Tida Dibbasey, Mary Grey-Johnson, Kirsty Le Doare, Kathryn E. Holt, Joy E. Lawn, Beate Kampmann
Summary: In this study, we found a low prevalence of vertical transmission of maternal genital tract colonization in maternal-newborn pairs for early-onset neonatal sepsis in the West African context.
CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Joshua P. Vogel, Veronica Pingray, Fernando Althabe, Luz Gibbons, Mabel Berrueta, Yeshita Pujar, Manjunath Somannavar, Sunil S. Vernekar, Alvaro Ciganda, Rocio Rodriguez, Saraswati A. Welling, Amit Revankar, Savitri Bendigeri, Jayashree Ashok Kumar, Shruti Bhavi Patil, Aravind Karinagannanavar, Raveendra R. Anteen, M. R. Pavithra, Shukla Shetty, B. Latha, H. M. Megha, Suman S. Gaddi, Shaila Chikkagowdra, Bellara Raghavendra, Elizabeth Armari, Nick Scott, Katherine Eddy, Caroline S. E. Homer, Shivaprasad S. Goudar
Summary: This study aims to develop and optimize a strategy for implementing the WHO Labour Care Guide (LCG) and evaluate its effectiveness through a randomized trial. The strategy includes a training program, supportive supervision, and audit and feedback. The trial will evaluate the impact of the LCG strategy on the rate of Caesarean sections, clinical and process of care outcomes, and women's experience of care. The findings will provide crucial evidence for the implementation of the LCG internationally.
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
(2023)
Review
Pediatrics
Proma Paul, Bronner P. Goncalves, Kirsty Le Doare, Joy E. Lawn
Summary: The purpose of this review is to evaluate preventive strategies for maternal Group B Streptococcus (GBS) infection. The study found that in some low- and middle-income countries where intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis (IAP) has not been implemented, there is a high incidence and mortality rate of early-onset GBS disease. Late-onset GBS disease, preterm birth, and stillbirth, which are not preventable by IAP, remain a public health problem in both high- and low-middle-income settings. Microbiology-based screening may be more effective than risk factor-based screening, but compliance is imperfect even in high-income countries. Several maternal vaccine candidates are being developed as alternative prevention strategies, and modeling suggests that they could be cost-effective in most scenarios.
CURRENT OPINION IN PEDIATRICS
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Lorena Suarez-Idueta, Robespierre Pita, Hannah Blencowe, Arturo Barranco, Jesus F. Gonzalez, Enny S. Paixao, Mauricio L. Barreto, Joy E. Lawn, Eric O. Ohuma
Summary: This study linked administrative databases of live births and under-five child deaths in Mexico to explore mortality and trends for preterm, SGA, and LGA children. The results showed that neonatal mortality rate was higher in preterm infants compared to term infants, SGA children had a higher mortality rate compared to AGA children, infants born at <28 weeks had the highest mortality rate, and LGA children had no additional risk compared to AGA children. This study demonstrated the importance of linked data in understanding neonatal vulnerability and child mortality, and provided a valuable resource for future population-based research.
PAEDIATRIC AND PERINATAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Bernardette Cichon, Jai K. Das, Rehana A. Salam, Zahra A. Padhani, Heather C. Stobaugh, Muzna Mughal, Patrizia Pajak, Alexandra Rutishauser-Perera, Zulfiqar A. Bhutta, Robert E. Black
Summary: Currently, there are no WHO guidelines for the management of moderately wasted children worldwide. This review aimed to synthesize evidence on the best type, quantity, and duration of dietary treatment for moderate wasting. The study found that fortified blended foods (FBFs) with improved micronutrient and/or milk content (enhanced FBFs) and lipid-based nutrient supplements (LNS) had similar recovery rates, while children treated with non-enhanced FBFs had lower recovery rates than those treated with LNS. There was no significant difference in recovery when ready-to-use therapeutic and ready-to-use supplementary food were compared.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Nadia Amin Somani, Keiko Marshall, Hammad Durrani, Kun Tang, Roman Mogilevskii, Zulfiqar Bhutta
Summary: This study conducts a systematic review of existing frameworks to understand the roles of the for-profit private sector in non-communicable disease control and management. The findings suggest that the private sector can contribute to effectively manage and control NCDs globally through various functions, such as healthcare provision, innovation, knowledge education, investment and financing, public-private partnerships, and governance and policy.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Jo-Anna B. Baxter, Yaqub Wasan, Amjad Hussain, Sajid B. Soofi, Imran Ahmed, Zulfiqar A. Bhutta
Summary: This study aimed to characterize the burden of malnutrition and assess the underlying determinants at different levels among late adolescent and young women in rural Pakistan. The study found that poverty played a significant role in undernutrition.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Simon Procter, Bronner P. Goncalves, Proma Paul, Jaya Chandna, Farah Seedat, Artemis Koukounari, Raymond Hutubessy, Caroline Trotter, Joy E. Lawn, Mark Jit
Summary: This study assessed the health impact and cost-effectiveness of GBS maternal vaccination globally. The results showed that a GBS maternal vaccination program could significantly reduce the burden of infant mortality and disability, and it is a cost-effective intervention.
Review
Pediatrics
Noyuri Yamaji, Hitomi Suzuki, Kana Saito, Toshiyuki Swa, Fumihiko Namba, Joshua P. Vogel, Jenny A. Ramson, Jenny Cao, Lavin Tina, Erika Ota
Summary: This systematic review aimed to assess the benefits and risks of tocolytic therapy for preterm labour management in pregnant women with extremely preterm birth, multiple gestations, or growth-restricted foetuses. Nine studies were included, but no eligible studies were found for multiple pregnancies or growth-restricted foetuses. Meta-analysis showed no clear differences in perinatal death or delay in birth. Non-randomized evidence suggested a 7-day delay in birth with tocolysis, but no clear difference in preterm birth. Overall, the benefits of tocolytic therapy for these subgroups of women and their newborns remain unclear, and further well-designed studies are needed.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Annie R. A. McDougall, Lily Aboud, Tina Lavin, Jenny Cao, Gabrielle Dore, Jen Ramson, Olufemi T. Oladapo, Joshua P. Vogel
Summary: This systematic review analyzed the relationship between the administration-to-birth interval of antenatal corticosteroids (ACS) and maternal and newborn outcomes. The findings suggest that the ACS administration-to-birth interval is associated with neonatal mortality, respiratory distress syndrome, and intraventricular hemorrhage, but the optimal interval varies across studies. Reliable data on maternal outcomes are currently lacking. Further research is needed to identify the optimal ACS administration-to-birth intervals and optimize the benefits for women and newborns.
Article
Biochemical Research Methods
Jai K. Das, Rehana A. Salam, Arjumand Rizvi, Sajid B. Soofi, Zulfiqar A. Bhutta
Summary: Despite the decline in under-five mortality, communicable and infectious diseases remain the main causes of child mortality that can be prevented and treated. A study was conducted in rural Pakistan to evaluate the potential impact of a participatory community engagement and innovative community incentivization strategy for improving child health interventions. The evaluation involved a three-arm cluster randomized controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of community mobilization and incentivization, community mobilization only, and a control group.
METHODS AND PROTOCOLS
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Zahid Ali Memon, Abeer Mian, Sophie Reale, Rachael Spencer, Zulfiqar Bhutta, Hora Soltani
Summary: Unmet need for family planning is high in Pakistan due to lack of access to modern contraception and sociocultural hindrances. This study aims to explore barriers and enablers to modern contraception uptake in order to reduce maternal and child mortality and improve reproductive health outcomes.
JMIR FORMATIVE RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Sarah Funnell, Janet Jull, Lawrence Mbuagbaw, Vivian Welch, Omar Dewidar, Xiaoqin Wang, Miranda Lesperance, Elizabeth Ghogomu, Anita Rizvi, Elie A. Akl, Marc T. Avey, Alba Antequera, Zulfiqar A. Bhutta, Catherine Chamberlain, Peter Craig, Luis Gabriel Cuervo, Alassane Dicko, Holly Ellingwood, Cindy Feng, Damian Francis, Regina Greer-Smith, Billie-Jo Hardy, Matire Harwood, Janet Hatcher-Roberts, Tanya Horsley, Clara Juando-Prats, Mwenya Kasonde, Michelle Kennedy, Tamara Kredo, Alison Krentel, Elizabeth Kristjansson, Laurenz Langer, Julian Little, Elizabeth Loder, Olivia Magwood, Michael Johnson Mahande, G. J. Melendez-Torres, Ainsley Moore, Loveline Lum Niba, Stuart G. Nicholls, Miriam Nguilefem Nkangu, Daeria O. Lawson, Ekwaro Obuku, Patrick Okwen, Tomas Pantoja, Jennifer Petkovic, Mark Petticrew, Kevin Pottie, Tamara Rader, Jacqueline Ramke, Alison Riddle, Larissa Shamseer, Melissa Sharp, Bev Shea, Peter Tanuseputro, Peter Tugwell, Janice Tufte, Erik Von Elm, Hugh Sharma Waddington, Harry Wang, Laura Weeks, George Wells, Howard White, Charles Shey Wiysonge, Luke Wolfenden, Taryn Young
Summary: The goal of this project is to develop a reporting guideline extension for health equity in observational studies. The project will involve assessing published studies, seeking international feedback, establishing consensus, evaluating relevance to Indigenous peoples, and widely disseminating the guidelines.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR EQUITY IN HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Alyce N. Wilson, Pele Melepia, Rose Suruka, Priscah Hezeri, Dukduk Kabiu, Delly Babona, Pinip Wapi, Alison Morgan, Joshua P. Vogel, James Beeson, Christopher Morgan, Angela Kelly-Hanku, Michelle J. L. Scoullar, Somu Nosi, Lisa M. Vallely, Elissa Kennedy, Meghan A. Bohren, Caroline S. E. Homer
Summary: This study aimed to understand the perspectives and experiences of community members regarding maternal and newborn care in East New Britain, Papua New Guinea. The findings revealed that the community faced challenges in accessing care due to understaffed and under-resourced facilities. Good communication and competent, caring, and respectful healthcare workers were highlighted as important by the community. Understanding the community's perception of care quality is crucial for designing effective interventions.
BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
(2023)
