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2015-2016 Social Change Review [PDF]

, 2016
The 2015 Review of Social Change at Walden University identifies a number of initiatives that were put in place during 2015 to actualize and support the social change portion of the university mission.
Working Group, Social Change
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Generational differences in climate-related beliefs, risk perceptions and emotions in the UK

Communications Earth & Environment, 2023
It is widely believed that younger generations are more engaged with climate change than older generations. However, evidence of a gap in climate-related perceptions and concern is mixed, likely due to the inconsistent use of outcome variables.
Wouter Poortinga, Christina Demski, Katharine Steentjes   +2 more
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The Plastic Surgery Workforce and Its Role in Low-income Countries

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2021
Background:. Plastic surgery varies in scope, especially in different settings. This study aimed to quantify the plastic surgery workforce in low-income countries (LICs), understand commonly treated conditions by plastic surgeons working in these ...
Paul Truche, MD, MPH, Ellie Moeller, BS, Taylor Wurdeman, MD, MPH, Kathrin Zimmerman, BA, Norma Cruz, MD, Kiran Nakarmi, MS, MCh, Shankar M. Rai, MBBS, MS, Yegeremu Eado, MD, Laura Pompermaier, MD, PhD, John G. Meara, MD, MBA, D. Scott Corlew, MD, MPH   +10 more
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Zero carbon transitions: a systematic review of the research landscape and climate mitigation potential

Frontiers in Energy Research, 2023
Academia has a crucial role to play in informing urgently needed actions on climate mitigation. It is vital to understand what is known about the potential contribution of climate mitigation options, the barriers that exist to achieving that contribution,
Alexander Shaw, Sarah Mander, Ben Parkes, Ruth Wood   +3 more
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The Optimal Distribution of Surgery in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Proposed Matrix for Determining Country-Level Organization of Surgical Services – A Response to the Recent Commentaries [PDF]

International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2022
Katherine R. Iverson, Emma Svensson, Kristin Sonderman, Ernest J. Barthélemy, Isabelle Citron, Kerry A. Vaughan, Brittany L. Powell, John G. Meara, Mark G. Shrime   +8 more
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From the Guest Editors

Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering, 2009
Those of us who met the field of mathematical biology as a well-developed,flourishing, and rewarding discipline owe much to those who made it so.This special issue of Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering isdedicated to two such pioneers: Fred Brauer
Carlos Castillo-Chávez, Christopher Kribs Zaleta, Yang Kuang, Baojun Song   +3 more
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Conceptual quantification of the dynamicity of longitudinal social networks [PDF]

, 2013
A longitudinal social network evolves over time through the creation and/ or deletion of links among a set of actors (e.g. individuals or organizations). Longitudinal social networks are studied by network science and social science researchers to understand networke volution, trend propagation, friendship and belief formation, diffusion of innovation,
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The Promise and Peril: Unpacking the Impact of AI and Automation on Marginalized Communities [PDF]

, 2023
The 2023 Policy Papers analyze the impact of AI and automation on marginalized communities in three crucial areas: 1) In Regulating Facial Recognition Technology to Reduce Bias Khortlan Becton, JD, MTS, explores the urgent need to regulate AI to ...
The Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change,
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From digital voices to vaccine choices: increasing female vaccine acceptance in Sudan through social listening

Frontiers in Global Women's Health
The early COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Sudan experienced a gender disparity in vaccine uptake, with women accounting for less than 40% of vaccinations after four months of vaccine access.
Islam Ahmed, Hiba Ali, Sehrish Ali, Simon Van Woerden, Antonio Hanna-Amodio, Katie Chen, Elizabeth Onitolo, Amaya Gillespie   +7 more
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Framework for developing a national surgical, obstetric and anaesthesia plan

BJS Open, 2019
Background Emergency and essential surgical, obstetric and anaesthesia (SOA) care are now recognized components of universal health coverage, necessary for a functional health system.
K. A. Sonderman, I. Citron, S. Mukhopadhyay, K. Albutt, K. Taylor, D. Jumbam, K. R. Iverson, M. Nthele, A. Bekele, E. Rwamasirabo, S. Maongezi, M. L. Steer, R. Riviello, W. Johnson, J. G. Meara   +14 more
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