American Journal of Human Biology,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Aug. 26, 2023
Abstract
Introduction:
Social
interactions
shape
the
infant
microbiome
by
providing
opportunities
for
caregivers
to
spread
bacteria
through
physical
contact.
With
most
research
focused
on
impact
of
maternal–infant
contact
gut
microbiome,
it
is
unclear
how
alloparents
(i.e.,
other
than
parents)
influence
bacterial
communities
body
sites
that
are
frequently
contacted
during
bouts
caregiving,
including
skin.
Methods:
To
begin
understand
allocare
may
diversity
detailed
questionnaire
data
infant–alloparent
relationships
and
specific
behaviors
were
coupled
with
skin
fecal
samples
(four
sites)
from
48
infants
living
in
Chicago,
United
States.
Results:
Data
16S
rRNA
gene
amplicon
sequencing
indicated
showed
strong
associations
(positive
negative)
having
female
adult
alloparents.
Alloparental
feeding
co‐sleeping
displayed
stronger
compared
playing
or
holding.
The
differed
magnitude
direction
across
sites.
Bacterial
relative
abundances
varied
relationship
breastfeeding
status.
Conclusion:
This
study
provides
some
first
evidence
an
association
between
diversity.
results
suggest
infants'
exposure
social
environment
vary
based
behaviors.
Since
influences
immune
system
development,
variation
impacts
be
underexplored
dimension
determinants
health
early
life.
mSystems,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
7(3)
Published: April 25, 2022
This
article
explores
how
brucellosis
became
a
racialized
disease
in
Israel,
where
almost
all
patients
are
Palestinians.
Informed
by
legal
and
historical
research,
the
demonstrates
colonial
settler-colonial
policies
have
targeted
Palestinians
their
goats
contributed
to
distribution
of
along
ethno-national
lines.
Goats,
once
ubiquitous
landscape,
enemies
Israeli
state
were
blamed
for
"destruction"
nature.
Under
rule,
not
only
seized
confiscated
Palestinian
land
but
also
goat
grazing
led
steep
reduction
number
goats.
The
resulting
depeasantization
concentration
dense
poor
townships
shaped
as
backyard
practice
with
lack
trust
hostile
its
eradication
campaigns.
We
argue
that
organized
violence
abandonment
current
ecology
disease.
IMPORTANCE
importance
this
is
novelty
combining
public
health,
studies,
research
understand
human
brucellosis.
approach
allows
us
move
from
"snap-shot"
reading
diseases
cultural
practices
toward
bacteria,
animals,
humans
within
political
context.
uses
settler
lens
examine
Israel
traces
goats-both
seen
unwanted
intruders
newly
established
nation
state.
place
these
context
abandonment,
building
on
work
Ruth
Wilson
Gilmore
read
power
hierarchies
humans,
they
shape
PLoS ONE,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
17(11), P. e0276962 - e0276962
Published: Nov. 23, 2022
Green
infrastructure
plays
a
vital
role
in
urban
ecosystems.
This
includes
sustaining
biodiversity
and
human
health.
Despite
large
number
of
studies
investigating
greenspace
disparities
suburban
areas,
no
known
have
compared
the
green
attributes
(e.g.,
trees,
greenness,
greenspaces)
centres
.
Consequently,
there
may
be
uncharacterised
socioecological
between
cores
areas
city
centres).
is
important
because
people
spend
considerable
time
due
to
employment,
retail
leisure
opportunities.
Therefore,
availability
of––and
in––green
can
affect
many
lives
potentially
underscore
socio-ecological
justice
issue.
To
facilitate
comparisons
Great
Britain,
we
analysed
open
data
centre
boundaries
with
central
business
district
population
≥100,000
(
n
=
68).
Given
various
elements
that
contribute
‘greenness’,
combine
range
different
measurements
(trees,
accessible
into
single
indicator.
We
applied
normalised
difference
vegetation
index
(NDVI)
estimate
mean
greenness
wider
area
(using
1
km
buffer)
determined
proportion
publicly
within
each
Ordnance
Survey
Open
Greenspace
data.
Finally,
land
cover
classification
algorithm
using
i-Tree
Canopy
tree
coverage.
first
study
define
rank
based
on
multiple
attributes.
The
results
suggest
differences
centres.
For
instance,
Exeter
scored
highest
NDVI
0.15,
coverage
11.67%,
an
OS
0.05%,
Glasgow
lowest
0.02,
1.95%
0.00%.
also
demonstrated
size
negatively
associated
coverage,
but
not
greenspaces,
deprivation.
it
suggests
health-promoting
biodiversity-supporting
resources
diminish
as
deprivation
increase.
Disparities
across
country,
along
deprivation-associated
trends,
are
terms
equity
justice.
provides
baseline
stimulus
help
local
authorities
planners
create
monitor
equitable
greening
interventions
urban/city
