Telecommuting has become a dominant professional experience for many Canadian business and workers due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Telecommuting has several benefits that are separate from COVID-19. Two prevalent changes have been in regard to telecommuting and online food buying habits, both of which impact social wellbeing as a dimension of social sustainability. We discuss two exploratory surveys on the perception of telecommuting and food e-commerce.
Elsevier, Chest, Volume 161, March 2022
Background: Individuals with COPD have increased sensitivity to traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) such as diesel exhaust (DE), but little is known about the acute effects of TRAP on exercise responses in COPD. Research Question: Does exposure before exercise to TRAP (DE titrated to 300 μg/m3 particulate matter
Elsevier,
The Lancet, 2022, ISSN 0140-6736
A Comment on the unfolding health and humanitarian crisis due to the conflict in Ukraine, in the context of SDGs 3 and 16, focusing specifically on providing palliative care, alleviating suffering, and dignifying death in the context of armed conflicts.
Elsevier, Academic Radiology, Volume 29, March 2022
Rationale and Objectives: Our objectives were (1) to determine the extent to which gender discrimination and sexual harassment are experienced by female radiologists and trainees; (2) to examine whether experiencing harassment or discrimination influences perceptions of gender parity; and (3) to explore whether the existence of either formal institutional policies or the number of women in the workplace and/or in leadership positions influences perceptions of having achieved gender equity.
Elsevier,
The Lancet Regional Health - Europe, Volume 14, March 2022
This is an article on the association between prenatal exposure to nitrate and birth defects, in the context of SDGs 3 and 6, highlighting that current EU nitrate standards may not be sufficient in preventing adverse birth outcomes from exposure to nitrate in drinking water.
