Articles

Elsevier,

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Volume 155, February 2025

World Food Day is a timely opportunity to raise awareness about food allergies. This collection of articles recently published in JACI covers a range of issues and treatments surrounding food allergy
Elsevier,

First Nations Health and Wellbeing - The Lowitja JournalVolume 3, 2025, 100040

In this systematic review, the authors found that studies that centre Indigenous-led and community-based prevention programs that value self-determination, community agency and autonomy to advance holistic health and wellbeing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples offer promise in the elimination of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heard disease.

Elsevier, One Earth, Volume 8, 21 February 2025
In low- and middle-income countries, there is growing evidence that trees in landscapes can support healthy diets. Yet, the bulk of this evidence is based on broad-scale associations and thus fails to tease apart the contributions of different types of trees. Here, we examine how the use of on-farm trees for food, income, and fuel relates to micronutrient adequacy (vitamin A, zinc, iron, and folate) and food sourcing patterns in rural Malawi. We used data from socioeconomic, land use, and dietary surveys conducted with 460 women in both the dry and wet seasons.
Elsevier,

Future Generation Computer Systems, 2025

This study introduces the VSAC model, a hybrid data compression approach designed for real-time, efficient transmission of vital signs in smart city healthcare systems. By combining lossy and lossless techniques within an edge-fog-cloud architecture, it addresses bandwidth and storage challenges while ensuring prompt health notifications.

Elsevier,

iScience, Volume 28, Issue 2, 21 February 2025, 111913

This Perspective highlights the complex development challenges of road network expansion in sub-Saharan Africa, emphasizing the need for sustainable, evidence-based strategies that balance economic growth with environmental preservation through community engagement and transdisciplinary approaches.

Elsevier,

iScience, Volume 28, Issue 2, 21 February 2025, 111913

This Perspective highlights the complex development challenges of road network expansion in sub-Saharan Africa, emphasizing the need for sustainable, evidence-based strategies that balance economic growth with environmental preservation through community engagement and transdisciplinary approaches.

Elsevier,

International Journal of Educational ResearchVolume 130, 2025, 102547

This paper explores the well-being of students in an Indigenous University program at a historically disadvantaged South African university, framing its analysis within decolonial debates in Higher Education.

Elsevier, iScience, Volume 28, 21 February 2025
Heatwaves driven by climate change significantly increase the frequency and duration of power outages in China, with projected future increases emphasizing the need for grid upgrades and adaptive strategies.
Elsevier, World Development, Volume 186, February 2025
This study shows that climate change has significantly decreased crop yields and heightened food insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa, and although adaptation strategies provide some relief, major challenges persist, highlighting the need for targeted resilience policies.

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