Articles

‘Learning to read and write is to defend yourself’: Exploring Indigenous perspectives and reimagining literacies for self-determination in Mexico

Elsevier,

International Journal of Educational Development, Volume 106, April 2024, 102992

This study explores how literacies are intertwined with social practices and shaped by ethnolinguistic and cultural histories, based on research with Indigenous language learners and facilitators in Mexico.

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SDG:

Goal 4: Quality education

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Education, South America

AI-driven environmental sensor networks and digital platforms for urban air pollution monitoring and modelling

Elsevier,

Societal Impacts, Volume 3, June 2024, 100044

Recent advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) research have opened up new opportunities for leveraging AI research for societal impacts. AI research offers novel ways of tackling societal problems including environmental, health, and education challenges. Despite the potential, there are limited documented use cases and methodologies for translating AI research to societal impact at a large scale. This paper presents AirQo, an AI and advanced technology-driven use case for urban environmental pollution monitoring and modelling and the resulting societal impacts that have been realised.

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SDG:

Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure; Goal 13: Climate action

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SI-WTISD 2025; Data & Analytics; Climate Change, Africa

Reframing divorce as a mental health policy issue in the Philippines

Elsevier,

The Lancet Psychiatry, Volume , 2024

Divorce remains illegal in the Philippines, and this Comment considers the legal situation around divorce and the risk of abuse and other mental health implications of this situation for women. It calls for legal changes to advance gender equity.
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SDG:

Goal 5: Gender equality; Goal 10: Reduced inequalities

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Gender equality and women's empowerment, Asia

Why are females less likely to be diagnosed with ADHD in childhood than males?

Elsevier,

The Lancet Psychiatry, Volume , 2024

This Viewpoint looks at the reasons that females tend to be less likely to be diagnosed with ADHD, are diagnosed later in life, and are less likely to be prescribed medication. It considers potential biological factors including genetic factors, the influence of diagnostic factors such as diagnostic overshadowing, and sociocultural explanations including sex differences in presentation and compensatory behaviour.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 5: Gender equality; Goal 10: Reduced inequalities

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Gender equality and women's empowerment; Health and wellbeing, Global

Children living with incarcerated mothers: invisible, undocumented, and neglected

Elsevier,

The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health, Volume , 2024

The latest global prison trends from Penal Reform International suggest that approximately 740 000 women are in prison and that the number is rising in most regions. Neither the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development7 nor the UN definition of vulnerability make explicit reference to human rights of people deprived of their liberty.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 5: Gender equality; Goal 10: Reduced inequalities

Tags:

Gender equality and women's empowerment, Global

Barriers to advancing women nurses in healthcare leadership: a systematic review and meta-synthesis

Elsevier,

eClinicalMedicine, Volume 67, January 2024

This Article supports SDG 5 by showing that women nurses aspiring to become healthcare leaders face multiple barriers, including cultural, professional, organisational, and individual barriers. The findings should help to inform workplace policies that can lessen these barriers.
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SDG:

Goal 5: Gender equality; Goal 10: Reduced inequalities

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Gender equality and women's empowerment; Diversity and inclusion, Global

Do children with disabilities have the same opportunities to play as children without disabilities? Evidence from the multiple indicator cluster surveys in 38 low and middle-income countries

Elsevier,

eClinicalMedicine, Volume 67, January 2024

This Article supports SDG 3 by showing that children with disabilities have fewer opportunities for play compared with children without disabilities (around 9% less), which is important because play is important for child development. Strategies to overcome barriers to participation in play are needed.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 10: Reduced inequalities

Tags:

Health and wellbeing, Global

Association between hearing aid use and mortality in adults with hearing loss in the USA: a mortality follow-up study of a cross-sectional cohort

Elsevier,

The Lancet Healthy Longevity, Volume 5, January 2024

This Article supports SDG 3 by examining whether rehabilitation with hearing aid use in people with hearing loss is associated with lower mortality.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being
North America

Societal impact of increasing the visibility of women in biomedical and clinical research

This paper outlines recent research and highlights the need to improve the visibility and equality for women in surgery, biomedical and clinical research. Specifically, it details the current landscape for women in surgery, vision and eye research, the need for reform, potential strategies and the efforts of the Women in Vision and Eye Research Ireland to drive social change through a women's conference and award of a prize for research excellence.

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SDG:

Goal 5: Gender equality; Goal 10: Reduced inequalities; Goal 17: Partnership for the goals

Tags:

Health and wellbeing, Global

The HPCC Systems Community Impact Scholarship

LexisNexis Risk Solutions
In 2023 the HPCC Systems Community Impact scholarship was announced as a part of an effort to support the Diversity & Inclusion focus areas at LexisNexis Risk Solutions. The HPCC Systems Community Impact Scholarship was launched in partnership with Scholarship America to provide two renewable $5,000 scholarships to female high school graduates from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds who plan to pursue a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) undergraduate degree at an eligible college.
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SDG:

Goal 4: Quality education; Goal 5: Gender equality; Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Tags:

Academia; Education; Diversity and inclusion; community outreach, Global

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