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Ecology and Society, 2006 The interdisciplinary framework known as resilience theory used by ecologists, social scientists, as well as policy makers, is primarily concerned with the sources of transformation and stability in complex socioecological systems.
Matthew A. Peeples +2 more
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Global neurosurgical workforce density—you cannot improve what you do not measure
Chinese Neurosurgical Journal, 2021 Five million neurosurgical cases go untreated each year. This is in part due to the lack of neurosurgical care providers. The World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies has spearheaded efforts to monitor the number of neurosurgical providers around the ...
Ulrick Sidney Kanmounye +4 more
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, 2004 This paper provides a multi-level theoretical model to understand why business organizations are increasingly engaging in corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives, and thereby exhibiting the potential to exert positive social change.
Ruth V. Aguilera +3 more
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Obesity stigma as a globalizing health challenge
Globalization and Health, 2018 Background Based on studies conducted in the global north, it is well documented that those who feel stigmatized by overweight/obesity can suffer extreme emotional distress, be subject to (often legal and socially-acceptable) discrimination, and adjust ...
Alexandra Brewis +2 more
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Strategic partnerships to improve surgical care in the Asia–Pacific region: proceedings
BMC Proceedings, 2023 Emergency and essential surgery is a critical component of universal health coverage. Session three of the three-part virtual meeting series on Strategic Planning to Improve Surgical, Obstetric, Anaesthesia, and Trauma Care in the Asia–Pacific Region ...
Rennie X. Qin +7 more
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Social change, migration and pregnancy intervals [PDF]
, 1987 Maternity histories from residents of a Pacific Island society, Tokelau, and migrants to New Zealand, are analysed using life table techniques. Inter-cohort differentials in patterns of family formation were found in the total Tokelau-origin population ...
Hooper, A. +5 more
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Sustainability, 2019 Social entrepreneurship has been recognized as a tool to attain sustainable development. This paper highlights the role of social entrepreneurship in triggering social change and attaining sustainable development.
Sanchita Bansal, Isha Garg, G. Sharma
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Social Simulacra: Creating Populated Prototypes for Social Computing Systems [PDF]
arXiv, 2022 Social computing prototypes probe the social behaviors that may arise in an envisioned system design. This prototyping practice is currently limited to recruiting small groups of people. Unfortunately, many challenges do not arise until a system is populated at a larger scale.
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Sexual Minority Youth, Social Change, and Health: A Developmental Collision
Research in Human Development, 2019 Few societal attitudes and opinions have changed as quickly as those regarding sexual minority people and rights. In the context of dramatic social change, there have been multiple policy changes toward social inclusion and rights for lesbian, gay, and ...
S. Russell, J. Fish
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BMC Proceedings, 2023 Surgical, obstetric, and anaesthesia care are required to treat one-third of the global disease burden. They have been recognised as an integral component of universal health coverage.
Rennie X. Qin +8 more
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