Review
Food Science & Technology
Vera Ventura, Alessia Cavaliere, Beatrice Ianno
Summary: The use of social media data in analyzing food-related content is growing rapidly, with both positive influences on consumer knowledge and negative impacts on individual behaviors towards unhealthy food consumption practices.
TRENDS IN FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Halvard Buhaug, Nina von Uexkull
Summary: Climate change poses threats to human security in terms of economic prosperity, food availability, and societal stability. Recent humanitarian crises in war-torn regions like Afghanistan and Yemen are exacerbated by climate-related hazards, highlighting the interplay between vulnerability, conflict, and climate impacts. A unified conceptual model is developed in this article, connecting research areas on social vulnerability, climatic drivers of armed conflict risk, and societal impacts of armed conflict to illustrate the complex relationships between these factors.
ANNUAL REVIEW OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCES, VOL 46, 2021
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Habiba Ahut Daggash, Niall Mac Dowell
Summary: Sub-Saharan Africa faces challenges such as extreme poverty, economic downturn, energy poverty, and climate change. All countries in the region have committed to increasing the use of renewable energy sources to address these issues. Despite facing difficulties in implementation, transitioning the energy system can help achieve these goals and promote economic development and climate resilience.
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Humanities, Multidisciplinary
Albert Edgar Manyuchi, Coleen Vogel, Caradee Y. Wright, Barend Erasmus
Summary: This study examined the effects of heat exposure on human health in a rural area of South Africa. The findings showed that temperatures have been rising, leading to increased morbidity. Heatwaves were not well understood, and the most vulnerable populations included infants, the elderly, those with disabilities, and outdoor workers. The study highlights the importance of future health awareness campaigns to reduce vulnerability and mortality.
HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Caroline M. Wainwright, John H. Marsham, David P. Rowell, Declan L. Finney, Emily Black
Summary: The East African precipitation seasonal cycle is of significant societal importance, but current global climate models do not accurately capture this seasonality. The use of convective parameterization schemes is a known source of precipitation bias in such models. A comparison between a high-resolution regional model with explicit convection and a corresponding parameterized-convection simulation reveals differences in capturing East Africa precipitation seasonality. Both models show changes in timing and intensity of short rains under future climate change.
JOURNAL OF CLIMATE
(2021)
Article
Management
Camille Pradies, Andrea Tunarosa, Marianne W. Lewis, Julie Courtois
Summary: This study investigates how organizational actors transition from vicious to virtuous cycles through cycle break and cycle reversal, shedding light on the role of supporting actors in influencing focal actors' capacity to shift their responses to paradoxical tensions.
ORGANIZATION STUDIES
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Sarah Chapman, Cathryn E. Birch, John H. Marsham, Cherie Part, Shakoor Hajat, Matthew F. Chersich, Kristie L. Ebi, Stanley Luchters, Britt Nakstad, Sari Kovats
Summary: Children in sub-Saharan Africa are highly vulnerable to the impact of climate change, especially from hot weather. A study estimates that without intervention, heat-related child mortality is projected to double by 2049 compared to the period of 2005-2014. However, if the 2050 temperature increase is limited to 1.5 degrees Celsius, approximately 4000-6000 child deaths per year can be avoided in Africa.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Olatunji A. Shobande, Simplice A. Asongu
Summary: Africa is facing challenges in financial and human development, which are crucial for environmental sustainability. The study found that financial and human capital developments play a significant role in reducing CO2 emissions and promoting environmental sustainability in East and Southern Africa.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Belen R. Ballester, Carolee Winstein, Nicolas Schweighofer
Summary: Large doses of movement practice can restore upper extremity motor function post-stroke, but are difficult to implement and inefficient. Commonly seen reduction in upper extremity function following rehabilitation-induced gains leads to ineffective rehabilitation. Limited spontaneous use of the more affected limb in daily activities can cause a decline in motor function, initiating a vicious cycle.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY
(2022)
Editorial Material
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Rose M. Mutiso
Summary: Energy-transition plans neglect African data, models, and expertise, resulting in the exclusion of over one billion people on the continent.
Article
Information Science & Library Science
Henk Akkermans, Willem van Oppen, Bart Vos, Carol X. J. Ou
Summary: This paper discusses the formation of vicious cycles in IT outsourcing relationships and presents a new method for reversing them into virtuous cycles. Through a case study involving a European Harbour Authority and its main IT supplier, the effectiveness of collaborative redesign of service workflows in improving the relationship is demonstrated.
INFORMATION SYSTEMS JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Peter O. Hopcroft, Paul J. Valdes
Summary: It is suggested that ESMs need to be conditioned with appropriate paleoclimate information in order to realistically capture climate-system thresholds. Historical observations are not sufficient to provoke regime changes, while paleoclimate conditions provide rich information on abrupt climate change.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Felix Creutzig, Frank Goetzke, Anjali Ramakrishnan, Marina Andrijevic, Patricia Perkins
Summary: Climate change mitigation is often evaluated based on technologies and policy instruments, but the role of governance and social capital in complex social systems should not be overlooked. This study explores the importance of quality of governance, social capital, and equality as prerequisites for effective climate policies. By analyzing national-level indicators of social systems with Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) and Structural Equation Models (SEM), we find that impartiality in governance is crucial for fostering social capital, interpersonal trust, equality, and effective climate policies such as carbon pricing. Socio-economic inequalities can undermine trust and political engagement, posing challenges to achieving the overarching goal of climate change mitigation. However, evidence suggests that fairly implemented climate policies can contribute to a virtuous cycle by improving the quality of governance and strengthening the capacity to implement strong climate policies. Our findings highlight the significance of impartial governance and social capital in driving effective climate policies.
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Eric A. Davidson
Summary: This article discusses the practical potential of farmer participation in carbon markets for significant carbon sequestration, highlighting the importance of agronomy, biogeochemistry, and social science in carbon markets. While we have a great deal of understanding about soil carbon dynamics and stabilization, translating that knowledge into market-based solutions remains challenging. Scientists can contribute rigor to carbon markets, but they must maintain objectivity and avoid conflicts of interest. Additionally, socio-economic barriers to farmer adoption of best management practices are still poorly understood.
Article
Development Studies
Soheil Shayegh, Vassiliki Manoussi, Shouro Dasgupta
Summary: Climate change has a significant impact on productivity and labor supply in different economic sectors, especially for low-skilled labor in rural areas of South Africa. Rising temperatures have heterogeneous marginal impacts on labor availability across sectors. The overall negative impact of climate change on the economy decreases welfare in terms of output per adult by 20% compared to a baseline without climate change.
CLIMATE AND DEVELOPMENT
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Suzanne Nielsen, Ali Cheetham, John Jackson, Sarah Lord, Dennis Petrie, David Jacka, Louisa Picco, Kirsty Morgan
Summary: The EPIC-MATOD study aims to evaluate the clinical and implementation outcomes of collaborative care for MATOD in a regional location in Victoria, Australia. The study will provide important information on the effectiveness, acceptability, and cost considerations of a collaborative care model in MATOD treatment.
RESEARCH IN SOCIAL & ADMINISTRATIVE PHARMACY
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Daniel Griffiths, Luke Sheehan, Caryn van Vreden, Dennis Petrie, Peter Whiteford, Malcolm R. Sim, Alex Collie
Summary: Losing work during the COVID-19 pandemic is associated with long-term poorer mental health and deteriorating physical health, while returning to work benefits mental health but may reduce physical activity in the short-term. Accessible mental health supports and services are encouraged for those who have lost work or experienced prolonged work loss.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Daniel Griffiths, Luke Sheehan, Dennis Petrie, Caryn van Vreden, Peter Whiteford, Alex Collie
Summary: The extended community lockdown and COVID-19 outbreak in Victoria, Australia had adverse health impacts, particularly on psychological distress and social isolation. However, these effects improved following the release from lockdown.
Article
Area Studies
Jianhong Qi, Kam Ki Tang, Da Yin, Yong Zhao
Summary: This article investigates the impact of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) on China's global image and finds that international opinions on China are diverse. The BRI has increased China's favorability in the related countries, particularly gaining more approval from foreign voices. The BRI is believed to affect China's global reputation through trade, infrastructure, debt, and people-people interactions. Additionally, older, better educated, wealthier individuals living in urban areas tend to view China more favorably after the launch of the BRI.
JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY CHINA
(2023)
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Bridget C. Howard, Hayden McRobbie, Dennis Petrie, Daniel Barker, Colin Mendelsohn, Jack Anderson, Ron Borland, Felix Naughton, Piotr Tutka, Nick Zwar, Veronica C. Boland, Alexandra Aiken, Anthony Shakeshaft, Coral Gartner, Robyn L. Richmond, Wayne Hall, Richard P. Mattick, Michael Farrell, Ryan J. Courtney
Summary: This study evaluates the effectiveness, safety, and cost-effectiveness of vaporized nicotine products (VNPs) compared with nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation. The findings of this study can inform the wider implementation of VNPs in aiding smoking cessation.
Article
Economics
Naohito Abe, D. S. Prasada Rao
Summary: The multilateral Walsh index is a symmetric average fixed basket price index that satisfies transitivity, country symmetry, and invariance to proportional changes in quantities. Its superior axiomatic properties and empirical results demonstrate its suitability for international price comparisons.
Article
Economics
Jack Leggett, Bryan Morgan, Kam Ki Tang
Summary: This article aims to improve students' mathematical skills and grades through repeated quizzing of building-block concepts. Data analysis shows that repeated quizzing can improve students' grades and is slightly associated with final exam scores.
JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC EDUCATION
(2022)
Article
Economics
Dominic Byrne, Do Won Kwak, Kam Ki Tang, Myra Yazbeck
Summary: This study fills the gap in the existing literature by examining the unintended effects of retirement on spouses with long-term health conditions (LTHCs) and investigates the impact on their health outcomes. The research found that the husband's retirement has a positive impact on the wife's quality-adjusted life years (QALY) and other physical and mental health outcomes. The redistribution of domestic workload is identified as a key transmission mechanism of the spousal spillover effects.
ECONOMICS & HUMAN BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Economics
Naimi Johansson, Sonja C. de New, Johannes S. Kunz, Dennis Petrie, Mikael Svensson
Summary: A study on a Swedish cost-sharing policy reveals that older adults tend to delay primary care visits before the elimination of out-of-pocket prices and accelerate them shortly after. The delays mainly occur in non-urgent care such as non-physician visits, planned visits, and follow-up visits. However, there is no evidence of severe negative health effects in the short-term due to the delay, and no persistent increase in primary health care use after the copayment elimination.
JOURNAL OF HEALTH ECONOMICS
(2023)
Article
Economics
Dain Jung, Do Won Kwak, Kam Ki Tang, Myra Yazbeck
Summary: This paper investigates the impact of job conditions on mental health shocks unrelated to the labor market and finds that job insecurity and job stress exacerbate the adverse effects. It also reveals gender heterogeneity, with female workers being more affected by job insecurity and job stress.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Elaine De Gruyter, Dennis Petrie, Nicole Black
Summary: Donating behavior plays a vital role in supporting public goods, but the impact of health shocks on donating behavior is not well understood. This study examines how the joint decision of households to donate time and money changes after a health shock. Using data from the U.S. Panel Study of Income Dynamics, the study finds that there is no overall change in the probability of households donating money but a reduction in the probability of donating time following a health shock. This reduction is driven by a shift from donating both money and time to donating only money after a health shock, and it affects both the individual who experienced the health shock and their spouse, with a greater reduction observed for the spouse. The study also explores the role of labor market responses to health shocks in explaining donating behavior and finds that spouses of those who experience a health shock increase their work hours, limiting their availability for volunteering.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Lu Ye, Anne Kavanagh, Dennis Petrie, Helen Dickinson, Zoe Aitken
Summary: This paper examines the relationship between part-time and full-time employment and mental health for people with and without disability, as well as differences in this relationship by age and sex. The study finds that both part-time and full-time employment significantly improve mental health scores for individuals with disabilities compared to unemployment. The effects of employment on mental health are smaller for individuals without disabilities. Additionally, the positive effects of employment on mental health are greater for younger individuals with disabilities.
SSM-POPULATION HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Substance Abuse
Karinna Saxby, Andrew Ireland, Peter Ghijben, Rohan Sweeney, Kah-Ling Sia, Esa Chen, Michael Farrell, Hayden McRobbie, Ryan Courtney, Dennis Petrie
Summary: This study examines the relationship between individuals' smoking cessation and relapse patterns and the smoking behavior of their household members. The results show that individuals living with a smoking spouse are less likely to quit and more likely to relapse. The forecast models predict that smokers living with nonsmokers will reduce by 43% over the next 10 years, while those living alone or with a smoking partner will only reduce by 26% and 28% respectively. Therefore, interventions at the household level, particularly targeting spouses, may be effective in promoting smoking cessation.
NICOTINE & TOBACCO RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
K. J. Snow, D. Petrie, J. T. Young, D. B. Preen, E. Heffernan, S. A. Kinner
Summary: People released from prison have poorer health, with higher prevalence of mental illness and substance use disorder. Investing in transitional support and primary care services for people leaving prison may be cost-effective.
AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PRIMARY HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Economics
Bert M. Balk, Alicia N. Rambaldi, D. S. Prasada Rao
Summary: This paper introduces a framework for measuring global growth and inflation based on index number theory, national accounts principles, and concepts and methods for international macro-economic comparisons. The proposed approach provides a solid foundation for measuring global growth and inflation using purchasing power parity (PPP) and exchange rate (XR) as bases. The Sato-Vartia index number system offers similar results as the Fisher system, but also allows for a complete decomposition with PPP or XR effects. Estimates of global growth and inflation for 141 countries from 2005 to 2011 are presented, along with the contributions of XR and PPP movements to global inflation. The aggregation properties of the method are also discussed.
MACROECONOMIC DYNAMICS
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Samantha Horn, Yana Litovsky, George Loewenstein
Summary: This study suggests that curiosity can be a useful tool in increasing demand for and engagement with aversive health information. By manipulating curiosity through various methods, researchers found that participants were more likely to view and engage with information about their drinking habits, cancer risk, and the sugar content in drinks. Overall, curiosity prompts provide a simple and effective way to increase engagement with aversive health information.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2024)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Sandra Gillner
Summary: Despite high expectations, the extensive and rapid adoption of AI in medical diagnostics has not been realized. This study investigates the perception and navigation of AI providers in complex healthcare systems, revealing their self-organization to increase adaptability and the practices utilized to mitigate tensions within the healthcare subsystems.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2024)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Fabian Duartea, Alvaro Jimenez-Molina
Summary: This study found that violence related to social protest has a significant impact on depressive symptoms, leading to an increase in depression among the population in Chile. The effect varies by gender and age, with a stronger influence on men and young adults.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2024)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Nick Graetz, Carl Gershenson, Sonya R. Porter, Danielle H. Sandler, Emily Lemmerman, Matthew Desmond
Summary: Investments in stable, affordable housing may be an important tool for improving population health. This study, using administrative data, found that high rent burden, increases in rent burden during midlife, and evictions were associated with increased mortality.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2024)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Wan Wei
Summary: This study explores the phenomenon of other patient participation in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), uncovering the various roles that third parties can assume during medical interactions. The findings contribute to existing research on patient resistance and triadic medical interactions, providing insights into the dynamics and implications of third-party involvement in medical consultations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2024)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Harry Scarbrough, Katie Rose M. Sanfilippo, Alexandra Ziemann, Charitini Stavropoulou
Summary: This paper examines the contribution of pilot implementation studies to the wider spread and sustainability of innovation in healthcare systems. Through an empirical examination of an innovation intermediary organization in the English NHS, the study finds that their work in mobilizing pilot-based evidence involves configuring to context, transitioning evidence, and managing the transition. The findings contribute to theory by showing how intermediary roles can support the effective transitioning of pilot-based evidence, leading to more widespread adoption and sustainability of innovation.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2024)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Marta Seiz, Leire Salazar, Tatiana Eremenko
Summary: This study examines the impact of maternal educational selection on birth outcomes during an economic recession, and finds that more educated mothers are more likely to give birth during high unemployment periods. Additionally, maternal education mitigates the adverse effects of unemployment on birth outcomes and is consistently associated with better perinatal health.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2024)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jingyuan Shi, Hye Kyung Kim, Charles T. Salmon, Edson C. Tandoc Jr, Zhang Hao Goh
Summary: This study examines the influence of individual and collective norms on COVID-19 vaccination intention across eight Asian countries. The findings reveal nuanced patterns of how individual and collective social norms influence health behavioral decisions, depending on the degree of cultural tightness-looseness.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2024)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Elliot Friedman, Melissa Franks, Elizabeth Teas, Patricia A. Thomas
Summary: This study found that positive relations with others have a significant impact on functional limitations and longevity in aging adults, independent of social integration and social support.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2024)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Zhuolin Pan, Yuqi Liu, Ye Liu, Ziwen Huo, Wenchao Han
Summary: This study examines the effects of age-friendly neighbourhood environment and functional abilities on life satisfaction among older adults in urban China. The findings highlight the importance of transportation, housing, and social and physical environment factors in influencing functional abilities and life satisfaction. The study provides valuable insights for policymakers in enhancing older adults' life satisfaction in the Chinese urban context.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2024)