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Closing the Sanitation Gap: The Case for Better Public Funding of Sanitation and Hygiene

open access: yes, 2004
Slow progress is being made towards the achievement of the Millennium Development Goal for sanitation despite the fact that investments in sanitation have significant health, educational and economic benefits. More action is needed to improve the quality
Evans, BE, Haller, L, Hutton, G
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Linking Relationship of Ecosystem Service Supply and Demand Into Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

open access: yesLand Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ecosystem services (ES) play a crucial role in sustainable development. We systematically assessed the spatial and temporal dynamics of ecosystem service supply (ES‐s) and demand (ES‐d) in China from 1990 to 2020 by using a supply–demand matrix integrated with land use/cover data. The findings indicate that in 2020, grasslands accounted for 28.
Ruilin Shi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Feasibility and challenges in sustaining a community based surveillance system in post-Ebola Sierra Leone

open access: yesConflict and Health
Background In outbreak-prone settings, community-based surveillance (CBS) systems can alert health authorities to respond in a timely manner where suspected cases of disease are being reported.
Christina Mergenthaler   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Unveiling the Charisma of Artificial Intelligence: How Voice Assistants Captivate Users and Emotionally Influence User Experience

open access: yesPsychology &Marketing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Although studies have explored user experience (UX) with artificial intelligence (AI)‐powered voice assistants (VAs), the cognitive, psychological, and emotional factors affecting user engagement and experience with VAs have yet to be investigated in depth. Drawing on cognitive absorption and broaden‐and‐build theories, this study investigates
Bibaswan Basu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Handbook on Climate Change and Disaster Resilient Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Practices [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
This handbook was developed to help governmental and non-governmental agencies involved in safe water delivery, sanitation hygiene at local level, union and ward disaster management committees, to enhance their respective capacities to cope with climate ...

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Briefing Note 1A - Life-Cycle Costs Approach: Costing Sustainable Services [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
This briefing note uses an accounting framework, the life-cycle costs approach (LCCA), to explain the main cost components for water and sanitation in rural and peri-urban areas. The briefing note explains the building blocks used in the LCCA, then shows

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Implicit Ethical Consumerism: Development and Cross‐Cultural Validation of a Novel Affect‐Misattribution Measure

open access: yesPsychology &Marketing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The literature has documented a pervasive attitude‐behavior gap in ethical consumption, whereby many consumers do not consistently translate their expressed positive attitudes toward ethical products into behavior. For marketers investing in social responsibility initiatives, this suggests that more accurate segmentation and demand forecasting
Brandon J. Reich   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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