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Advocating Social Change through International Law

, 2019
Advocating Social Change through International Law, edited by Professors Daniel Bradlow and David Hunter, explores the use of hard and soft international law in advocating for social change.

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Heterogeneity in the Global Practice of Central Nervous System Staging in Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Central nervous system (CNS) involvement in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is assessed by cell counting and cytomorphology from cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and is used for treatment stratification worldwide. The ratio of “CNS2” patients in clinical trials ranges from 3% to 40%, with unclear prognostic significance ...
Laura Almási, Bernadett Borbála Huszti, Gábor Barna, Marko Kavcic, Janez Jazbec, Lennart Lenk, Vera Münch, Sophia Polychronopoulou, Ágnes Márk, Maria Thastrup, Lüder H. Meyer, Kjeld Schmiegelow, Cornelia Eckert, Christina Halsey, Dániel J. Erdélyi   +14 more
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Social demographic change and autism [PDF]

Demography, 2010
Abstract Parental age at child’s birth—which has increased for U.S. children in the 1992–2000 birth cohorts—is strongly associated with an increased risk of autism. By turning a social demographic lens on the historical patterning of concordance among twin pairs, we identify a central mechanism for this association: de novo mutations ...
Liu, Kayuet, Zerubavel, Noam, Bearman, Peter Shawn   +2 more
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Human Rights Software: Information Support Solutions For Social Justice [PDF]

, 2014
Human rights centres and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have crucial information support needs, many of which can be met by the existing and ongoing development of information technology software applications.

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Climate change and social innovation

, 2019
Climate change has rapidly emerged as a grand challenge confronting humanity. While fossil fuels have over the last two centuries underpinned the rapid economic development of our global economy, this has also resulted in a fundamental disruption to our ...
Nyberg, Daniel,, Wright, Christopher,
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Increased Risk of Sarcomas in Children With Congenital Anomalies: Findings From the Genetic Overlap Between Anomalies and Cancer in Kids (GOBACK) Registry Linkage Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pediatric sarcomas are a heterogeneous group of tumors that contribute disproportionately to cancer mortality in children. Although congenital anomalies are among the strongest known risk factors for childhood cancer, the risk of specific sarcoma subtypes among affected individuals has not yet been thoroughly evaluated. Procedure We
Russ Wolters, Ji Yun Tark, Tiffany M. Chambers, Tania A. Desrosiers, Michael E. Scheurer, Charles Shumate, Wendy N. Nembhard, Mahsa M. Yazdy, Eirini Nestoridi, Amanda E. Janitz, Jean Paul Tanner, Russell S. Kirby, Jason L. Salemi, Yao Yu, Chad D. Huff, Sharon E. Plon, Philip J. Lupo, Jeremy M. Schraw   +17 more
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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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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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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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