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Abstract Background Food security is one of the most significant factors that affect the health of people and is one of the Sustainable Development Goals. In areas where there is economic diversity, such as Maharashtra i...

Social entrepreneurs mobilize opportunity recognition, market linkages, blended finance, capacity building, and digital platforms to create sustainable, scalable solutions for socioeconomic challenges in an economy. It i...

Abstract Background Socio-economic status is a known predictor of childhood obesity. Improvements to school meals have been promoted as a method of combating rising childhood obesity rates, especially in low-income popul...

Abstract Background Diabetic Foot Ulcers (DFUs) represent a global healthcare challenge, imposing substantial socioeconomic burdens due to their increasing incidence and associated mortality. This study evaluates the eff...

Context and Background: Over the past thirty years, institutional restricting, decentralization, legal reforms, and significant administrative modernization initiatives have all had a significant impact on Malawi’s ...

Green finance is an important tool that would help in reducing environmental degradation and promoting sustainable development as a means of reducing the burning socio-economic challenges inherent in rapidly urbanizing n...

This paper analyzes methodological approaches for creating an info-technological platform for “digital portraits” of complex socioeconomic systems using the example of regional systems in Russia, as a necessary eleme...

ABSTRACT Background and Aim Undernutrition is gradually declining worldwide except in sub‐Saharan Africa and parts of South Asia. Prevalence is almost stagnant in low‐and middle‐income countries (LIMCs), contributi...

Background Strengthening emergency care systems could reduce death and disability in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), yet many struggle to provide timely, high-quality care. LMICs also face growing risks from cl...

Background Inadequate dietary diversity during complementary feeding contributes to high childhood malnutrition rates in sub-Saharan Africa. Understanding relationships between dietary quality and nutritional outcomes ac...

This study examines the early effects of Iceland's 2023 extended producer responsibility (EPR) reform for packaging waste, one of the first nationwide implementations of a fully harmonised, producer-funded system in a sm...

BackgroundCholangiocarcinoma (CCA) carries a dismal prognosis. Beyond clinical determinants, socioeconomic deprivation may also influence outcomes. Busan, a rapidly aging metropolitan area in Korea, provides a critical s...

Abstract Background Landslides are one of the most frequent and damaging disasters in the Nepal Himalaya region, triggered primarily by intense rainfall events. With the increasing impacts of climate change, extreme prec...

Aims: Acute hand and wrist infections can be devastating, with a substantial burden in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) compared with high-income countries. Access to treatment, particularly surgery, can be limit...

Emissions of human-use antibiotics in China pose a significant threat to aquatic ecosystems and accelerate the spread of antimicrobial resistance. Existing assessments lack the facility-level resolution required for effe...

Addressing socioeconomic challenges related to fiscal decentralisation and rural development highlights the growing importance of strengthening the own-revenue capacity of rural local governments for improving financial ...

Abstract Purpose Eating disorders (EDs) among women of childbearing age (WCBA; defined by the World Health Organization as women aged 15–49 years) have emerged as a significant public health concern on a global scale. ...

Introduction and aims: Understanding the trend and associated factors are essential for enhancing equitable access to care, particularly given persistent disparities in healthcare utilisation across different population ...

Background: Tuberculosis remains one of the primary infectious diseases in Bangladesh that affects both adults and children. Poor diagnostic criteria and insufficient reporting, especially of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB)...

Abstract Background Identification of risk and protective factors for canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL) is essential to understand the epidemiology of the disease and direct prevention and control strategies. Building ...

ObjectiveThis study aimed to investigate the spatiotemporal heterogeneity of human brucellosis and quantify the exposure-lag-response relationships of key socioeconomic and livestock production drivers in Ningxia, China,...

The synergistic development of ecotourism, nature conservation and community well-being is central to the sustainable management of ecologically sensitive tourism destinations. Thus, this study investigates this nexus in...

This study investigates the ecological risk of Halti Beel, one of the significant parts of the largest wetland ecosystem of Bangladesh, following the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ecological risk assessment (E...

Math anxiety undermines students’ motivation and achievement and is a pervasive challenge in mathematics education. Although prior studies have shown that cognitively demanding instruction is associated with lower anxi...