Hunger in the shadow of conflict: analyzing malnutrition and humanitarian challenges in Sudan DOI Creative Commons
Amira H. Mohamed, Anmar Homeida

Conflict and Health, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 18(1)

Published: Aug. 5, 2024

Abstract Background Conflict has become a global reality, particularly impacting millions of children, with the majority conflicts occurring in developing nations, where 90% world's children reside. The Horn Africa, especially Sudan, faced severe conflicts, year 2023 witnessing one toughest region, resulting high number internally displaced persons and refugees. Children, areas like Darfur, Khartoum, Gezira, Kordofan, bear brunt ongoing large-scale facing widespread human rights violations resource damage. Before conflict that began April 2023, Khartoum was home to numerous children's hospitals, but now only Elbuluk Hospital remains operational, surge admissions due displacement subsequent returns civilians seeking medical care. Although malnutrition cases have increased, case fatality rate associated acute doubled from approximately 6% 12% by March 2024, possibly uneven food distribution amid sporadic peace efforts. Recommendations Investing grassroots organizations is crucial for facilitating effective humanitarian aid delivery, as they are uniquely positioned identify address local needs promptly efficiently. Strengthening these enhances their capacity coordinate provide essential services tailored regional conditions. Persistent International Humanitarian Law (IHL) zones impede Robust collaboration between international stakeholders necessary uphold enforce IHL, focus on protecting civilian lives ensuring safe, unhindered access while respecting dignity all affected individuals.

Language: Английский

Assessing the nutritional quality of Pleurotus ostreatus (oyster mushroom) DOI Creative Commons
Magdalene Eno Effiong,

Chidinma Precious Umeokwochi,

Israel Sunmola Afolabi

et al.

Frontiers in Nutrition, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 10

Published: Jan. 16, 2024

There is a huge gap between food production and the exploding population demands in various parts of world, especially developing countries. This increases chances malnutrition, leading to increased disease incidence need for functional foods reduce mortality. Pleurotus ostreatus are edible mushrooms that cheaply sourced rich nutrient with potential be harnessed toward addressing present future crisis while serving as prevention treatment. study evaluated nutritional, proximate, vitamins amino acids contents . The proximate composition this revealed it contains 43.42% carbohydrate, 23.63% crude fiber, 17.06% protein, 8.22% ash, 1.21% lipid moisture content 91.01 6.46% fresh dry samples ostreatus, respectively monosaccharide disaccharide profile presence glucose (55.08 g/100 g), xylose (7.19 fructose (19.70 galactose (17.47 trehalose (7.37 chitobiose (11.79 maltose (29.21 sucrose (51.60 g) lower amounts cellobiose (0.01 erythrose (0.48 other unidentified sugars. Potassium, Iron Magnesium were highest minerals 12.25 mg, 9.66 mg 7.00 amounts, respectively. vitamin A (2.93 IU/100 C (16.46 mg/100 E (21.50 B B2 having concentration 92.97 mg/kg. acid scores showed had more non-essential (564.17 than essential (67.83 ratio 0.11. Lysine (23.18 was aspartic (492.12 mg/kg) It higher acidic acids, 492.12 g (77.87%), followed by neutral 106.66 (16.88%) least basic 23.18 (3.67%). Based on nutritional assessment analyzed study, can concluded serve an important source exploited meet increasing micronutrient deficiencies many

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Climate Change, Crop Protection Products, and Cocoyam Value Chain among Rural Women Farmers in Nigeria DOI Creative Commons
Elda N. Okolo‐Obasi,

Emmanuel Ejiofo Nwanmuoh,

Kobimdi Pamela Ikpo

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Deleted Journal, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 18(1), P. 58 - 84

Published: Feb. 21, 2025

This paper critically examines the impact of climate change and crop protection products (CPPs) usage on cocoyam value chain among rural women farmers in Nigeria. we adopted a quasi-experimental design using survey research technique, aimed at gathering information from representative sample population, between 2022 2023 farming seasons. A total 800 respondents were sampled across five states south-eastern The result both descriptive inferential statistics propensity score matching indicate that CPPs have made significant production such has affected decent job creation, food security entire economy country. While study noted wrong use coping with caused more harm to than itself. Hence, policymakers development organizations should endeavour encourage agents embark massive training how rightly improve productivity Nigeria sub-Saharan Africa. therefore suggests any attempt develop sustainable agricultural policies will be effective especially as it concerns must involve sound scientific knowledge present challenges facing angles maybe CPPs.

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Forecasting disruptions in global food value chains to tackle food insecurity: The role of AI and big data analytics – A bibliometric and scientometric analysis DOI Creative Commons
Phemelo Tamasiga, El houssin Ouassou, Helen Onyeaka

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Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 14, P. 100819 - 100819

Published: Oct. 12, 2023

Globalization and interconnected supply chains have led to complex disruptions in global value chains, caused by various factors such as natural disasters, climate events, geopolitical conflicts, economic crises. Recent breakthroughs AI, machine learning, blockchain, big data analytics offer new possibilities for forecasting managing these effectively. This study examines the role of AI within chain tackle food insecurity. We conducted a bibliometric scientometric analysis using comprehensive from Scopus Web Science explore emerging research trends, influential publications, leading institutions, collaborations, themes, policy implications, future avenues. The revealed an average yearly growth rate 13.78 % publications 1973 2022. China, United Kingdom, States lead applications address disruptions, particularly concerning Frequently used keywords include "food security," "supply management," "agriculture," "modelling," "climate change," "COVID-19." Themes identified focus on impact COVID-19 achieving security amidst change, leveraging predictive models agriculture, assessing price volatility risk assessment approaches. insights gained this valuable guidance policymakers researchers enhance security. themes provide direction efforts advancing uncertainties chains.

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What is driving the global decline of human fertility? Need for a multidisciplinary approach to the underlying mechanisms DOI Creative Commons
R. John Aitken

Frontiers in Reproductive Health, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 6

Published: April 25, 2024

An intense period of human population expansion over the past 250 years is about to cease. Total fertility rates are falling dramatically all world such that highly industrialized nations, including China and tiger economies SE Asia, will see their populations decline significantly in coming decades. The socioeconomic, geopolitical environmental ramifications this change considerable invite a multidisciplinary consideration underlying mechanisms. In short-term, socioeconomic factors, particularly urbanization delayed childbearing powerful drivers reduced fertility. parallel, lifestyle factors as obesity presence numerous reproductive toxicants environment, air-borne pollutants, nanoplastics electromagnetic radiation, seriously compromising health. longer term, it hypothesized reduction family size accompanies demographic transition decrease selection pressure on high genes leading progressive loss fecundity. Paradoxically, uptake assisted technologies at scale, may also contribute fecundity by encouraging retention poor genotypes within population. Since rate appears be ubiquitous, public health implications for our species potentially devastating.

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Unveiling the health consequences of air pollution in the world’s most polluted nations DOI Creative Commons
Mohammad Naim Azimi, Mohammad Mafizur Rahman

Scientific Reports, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(1)

Published: April 29, 2024

Abstract Air pollution poses a persuasive threat to global health, demonstrating widespread detrimental effects on populations worldwide. Exposure pollutants, notably particulate matter with diameter of 2.5 µm (PM ), has been unequivocally linked spectrum adverse health outcomes. A nuanced understanding the relationship between them is crucial for implementing effective policies. This study employs comprehensive investigation, utilizing extended production function framework alongside system generalized method moments (SGMM) technique, scrutinize interplay air and Focusing panel top twenty polluted nations from 2000 2021, findings yield substantial insights. Notably, PM concentration emerges as significant factor, correlating reduction in life expectancy by 3.69 years an increase infant mortality rates 0.294%. Urbanization found 0.083 while concurrently decreasing 0.00022%. An real per capita gross domestic product corresponds improvement 0.21 decrease 0.00065%. Similarly, elevated school enrollment rate associated rise 0.17 decline 0.00032%. However, higher population growth modestly 0.019 slightly elevate 0.000016%. The analysis reveals that greenhouse gas emissions exert negative impact, diminishing 0.486 elevating 0.00061%, energy consumption marginally reduces 0.026 increases 0.00004%. Additionally, economic volatility shock presents notable decrement 0.041 0.000045%, inflationary further exacerbating outcomes lowering 0.70 0.00025%. Moreover, scrutinizes role institutional quality, revealing constructive impact Specifically, quality index 0.66% 0.0006%. Extending examine dimensions discern institutions wield stronger positive influence compared political governance indices. Finally, results underscore pivotal moderating mitigating deleterious outcomes, counterbalancing external shocks, improving relationships explanatory variables outcome indicators. These offer critical insights guiding evidence-based policy implications, focus fostering resilient, sustainable, health-conscious societies.

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Regional differences in mortality risk and in attenuating or aggravating factors in schizophrenia: A systematic review and meta-analysis DOI
Marco Solmi, Giovanni Croatto, Michele Fornaro

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European Neuropsychopharmacology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 80, P. 55 - 69

Published: Feb. 17, 2024

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Climate change and its effect on health outcomes: an empirical investigation of Sub-Saharan Africa countries DOI
Arsene Mouongue Kelly,

Nidel Lolita Wassou

SN Social Sciences, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 5(4)

Published: April 7, 2025

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Food insecurity, environment, institutional quality, and health outcomes: evidence from South Asia DOI Creative Commons
Mohammad Naim Azimi, Mohammad Mafizur Rahman

Globalization and Health, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 20(1)

Published: March 8, 2024

Abstract Background Food insecurity and environmental degradation pose significant threats to health outcomes in South Asia, necessitating effective policy interventions. Therefore, this study aims examine the impact of food on outcome indicators amidst global inflationary shocks institutional quality arrangements. Additionally, it explore intricate moderating role relationship between insecurity, endogenous variables, external shocks. Method In alignment with study’s objectives, a set panel data spanning from 2000 2021 is compiled for Asia. The introduces novel variable representing shock, crafted through integration inflation datapoints application generalized autoregressive conditional heteroskedasticity model. distinctive aggregate index formulated, drawing six key measures Worldwide Governance indicators. To scrutinize effects degradation, other explanatory employs two-step system method moment technique, offering robust analytical approach uncover complex relationships dynamics region. Results results indicate that prevalence undernourishment, inequality per capita calorie intake, CO 2 emissions significantly reduce life expectancy increase mortality rates. shows kilocalorie supply, GDP, expenditures, urbanization are statistically increasing decreasing findings reveal severely affect factors, exerting further pressure contemporary rebuttal, found have rates, respectively. Furthermore, nexus while also neutralizing negative subject. Conclusion verify triple constraints such as economic vulnerability shocks, which impose severe poor identified hindrance suggest specific implications explicitly discussed.

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Managing cirrhosis with limited resources: perspectives from sub-Saharan Africa DOI
Mark Sonderup, Patrick S. Kamath, Yaw Asante Awuku

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˜The œLancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 9(2), P. 170 - 184

Published: Jan. 9, 2024

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Food insecurity and coping strategies associate with higher risk of anxiety and depression among South African households with children DOI Creative Commons
Siphiwe N. Dlamini, Asanda Mtintsilana, Ashleigh Craig

et al.

Public Health Nutrition, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 27(1)

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Abstract Objective: To investigate food insecurity and related coping strategies, their associations with the risk of anxiety depression, among South African households children. Design: Nationally representative cross-sectional study. Tools for assessing insecurity, depression were assessed from Community Childhood Hunger Identification Project, Coping Strategies Index, Generalised Anxiety Disorder-7 Patient Health Questionnaire-9, respectively. We used ordered logistic regression to test strategies depression. Moderating effects each strategy tested in Setting: Africa, post COVID-19 restrictions, May–June 2022. Participants: 1,774 adults, weighted 20,955,234 households. Results: Food prevalence was 23·7 % All some extent, but relying on less preferred expensive foods most (85·5 food-insecure households). Moving a higher level associated >1·6 greater odds being Sending household member beg strongest factor (OR = 1·7, P < 0·001). partly moderated (lessened) Conclusions: children high following pandemic. Collaborative efforts between government, private sector civil society eradicate should prioritise poorer children, as these populations are vulnerable.

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