Articles

Intermittent food deserts. Exploring the spatiotemporal dimension of the urban fresh food access in Chilean cities

Elsevier,

Habitat International, Volume 153, November 2024

The intermittency of the food deserts positions Chile as halfway between the Global South and North models. The particularity of this model is that intermittently and regularly provides a healthy food environment within food deserts. Additionally, it has the potential to be planned for overcoming structural inequalities in spatial fresh food access. With a focus on Concepcion, Chile, this article analyses the importance of the spatiotemporal dimension in food access studies where a healthy diet depends on systems other than supermarkets characterized by intermittent operation over a week.
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SDG:

Goal 2: Zero hunger; Goal 1: No poverty

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Food security and nutrition, South America

Do children speaking indigenous and regional languages benefit equally from updated curricula? A report on a longitudinal quasi-experimental pilot study in Central Asia

Elsevier,

Studies in Educational Evaluation, Volume 83, December 2024, 101421

This study evaluated the impact of an updated curriculum on literacy and numeracy development among indigenous Kazakh- and Russian-speaking children in Kazakhstan through a quasi-experimental pilot involving 1,717 students.

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SDG:

Goal 4: Quality education

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Education, Asia

Genetics of Latin American Diversity Project: Insights into population genetics and association studies in admixed groups in the Americas

Elsevier,

Cell Genomics, Volume 4, Issue 11, 13 November 2024, 100692

Bordas et al. develop a genomic database, GLADdb, from 53,000 Latin American individuals. This database identifies ancestry across the Americas to promote equitable research on indigenous groups and admixed individuals as well as identify the migration of populations sharing indigenous ancestry.

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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being
Global

A 12-year comparison of patients with Alzheimer's dementia with their informants in eight Asian countries

Elsevier,

Asian Journal of Psychiatry, Volume 101, November 2024

Update the demographic characteristics of patients with Alzheimer’s disease and their informants in eight Asian countries and compare them from 12 years prior.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being
Asia

Revolutionizing neurotherapeutics: Nanocarriers unveiling the potential of phytochemicals in Alzheimer's disease

Elsevier,

Neuropharmacology, Volume 259, 15 November 2024

This review explores using nanotechnology to enhance the delivery of neuroprotective phytochemicals from medicinal plants for Alzheimer's disease (AD), addressing issues of bioavailability, solubility, and blood-brain barrier penetration, and highlights the potential of nanocarriers to revolutionize neuroprotective drug delivery and improve patient outcomes.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being
Global

A novel inducible animal model for studying chronic plasmalogen deficiency associated with Alzheimer's disease

Elsevier,

Brain Research, Volume 1843, 15 November 2024

This study developed a novel mouse model with tamoxifen-inducible knockout of the Gnpat gene, enabling late-onset plasmalogen deficiency to investigate its role in Alzheimer's disease. The model exhibited significant plasmalogen reduction and associated behavioral and nerve function changes, providing a valuable tool for future research on plasmalogen involvement in neurodegeneration and potential therapies.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being
Global

Past peak prominence: The changing role of integrated assessment modeling in the IPCC

Elsevier, iScience, Volume 27, 15 November 2024
This study highlights that while integrated assessment modeling research has historically dominated IPCC assessments and policymaking, it has been influenced by a limited, Western male-dominated sample, potentially biasing climate solutions, though its influence has decreased in recent reports, emphasizing the need for broader scientific inclusion.
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SDG:

Goal 13: Climate action

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Climate Change; Data & Analytics, Global

One health intervention for the control and elimination of scrub typhus, anthrax, and brucellosis in Southeast Asia: a systematic review

Elsevier, The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia, Volume 30, November 2024
Environmental stress from deforestation, driven by rapidly growing palm oil production and agricultural expansion, heightens human-animal interactions, fostering zoonotic diseases. Climate change and altered weather patterns are boosting vector populations and pathogen evolution that enhances the transmission of vector-borne infections.This study evaluates One Health strategies used by southeast Asian countries for brucellosis, anthrax, and scrub typhus
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

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Climate Change, Asia

Assessing the impact of the National Clean Air Programme in Uttar Pradesh's non-attainment cities: a prophet model time series analysis

Elsevier, The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia, Volume 30, November 2024
This study assesses the impact of National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) on 15 non-attainment cities in one of the largest states of India, which offers policymakers substantial evidence to suggest that intensified provisions may be necessary for cities predicted to fall short of meeting program targets
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SDG:

Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities; Goal 17: Partnership for the goals

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Clean Air; Sustainable cities; Health and wellbeing, Asia

RELX Environmental Challenge 2024 Shortlist Announced

Hands splashing in water
RELX

The RELX Environmental Challenge 2024 shortlist has been announced and features four innovative projects that provide sustainable access to safe water and improved sanitation. 

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SDG:

Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation

Tags:

Water and sanitation; Rain Water Harvesting; Water; Water Sanitation, Global

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