Articles

Elsevier,

Nexus, Volume 1, Issue 3, September 2024

The present research focuses on the gap and need for developing global heat wave frameworks to effectively identify dangerous heat wave outdoor conditions over diverse climatic and geographic regions. This development will be helpful for climate scientists, health professionals, policymakers, and communities in developing mitigation strategies and raising awareness of heat risks.

Elsevier,

AJOG Global Reports, Volume 4, August 2024

TikTok videos about oral contraceptives are generally unreliable. Healthcare providers should consider the prevalence of poor-quality information about oral contraceptives on social media when counseling and educating patients about reproductive health.
Elsevier,

One Earth, Volume 7, 16 August 2024

Countries in the tropics, and populations disadvantaged based on gender, ethnicity, and caste, are more vulnerable to extreme heat. This Commentary discusses interventions to help address inequity and deal with extreme heat.
Elsevier,

First Nations Health and Wellbeing - The Lowitja JournalVolume 2, 2024, 100025

The authors point out that Mātauranga Māori/Māori knowledge emphasises that pain and its healing should be considered multidimensional, incorporating physical, mental and relational components, existing in the spiritual realm and incorporating links between people, places, the past and future. They suggest that pain services incorporate this knowledge of the spiritual, social and psychological aspects of pain and pain management to provide more meaningful care for people with pain.

Elsevier, Energy Research and Social Science, Volume 114, August 2024
Crowdfunding has emerged as a viable tool in the alternative finance industry to complement financing for projects where government and bank investments have been unable to cover including in renewable energy.
RELX,

Gala, D., Khetan, S., & Mehendale, N. (2024). Assessing opportunities for enhanced lighting energy conservation via occupancy and daylight monitoring. Measurement: Energy, 3, 100015.

This article addresses SDGs 7, 12 and 13 by examining responsible energy consumption and automated systems that provide potential efficiencies through lighting optimization.

Elsevier,

Studies in Educational Evaluation, 2024, 101392

This study explores the role of data coaches in supporting data-based decision-making in education through interviews and focus groups with academics and practitioners. It emphasizes the collaborative nature of data coaching, involving multiple coaches from both inside and outside schools, and highlights differences between primary and secondary education contexts.

Elsevier,

Social Sciences & Humanities OpenVolume 10, 2024, 100978

This paper argues that water insecurity is deeply rooted in power imbalances and differing values about water, contrasting dominant views of water as a commodity with Indigenous perspectives that emphasize respect and responsibility. It highlights the importance of Indigenous Peoples' knowledge and land sovereignty in addressing the global water crisis and calls for redistributing power to include their voices in policy processes for meaningful change.

Elsevier,

The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, Volume 48, July 2024

This Article supports SDG 3 and 13 by analysing how numerous mitigation strategies, such as plant-based diets, increasing green spaces, increasing active transport, using renewable energy sources, and smoking cessation, may have the co-benefit of reducing cardiovascular disease.
Elsevier,

The Lancet Planetary Health, Volume 8, July 2024

This Article supports SDGs 3 and 13 by identifying urban configuration types and assessing differences in their associations with exposures such as surface urban heat island intensities, carbon emissions, and mortality.

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