Decomposing social groups differential in stunting among children under five in India using nationally representative sample data by Mriganka Dolui, Sanjit Sarkar

“…These findings emphasize the importance of targeted interventions. Prioritizing policies that address household economic enhancement, women’s education and empowerment can be instrumental in reducing social group inequality and lowering the overall prevalence of stunting. …”
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Insight into Nigeria’s progress towards the universal coverage of reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health services: a secondary data analysis by Xiaohui Wang, Joy James Mafiana, Xiping Shen, Wenping Hu

“…In addition, it emphasises the need to formulate effective policies focusing on marginalised groups and improving resource allocation to ensure sustainable service coverage.…”
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Understanding the consumer purchase behaviour towards green electronic products: using insight from the theory of planned behaviour by Rukhsar, Mohd Yameen, Zeba Khanam

“…Practical implications – The outcome of this research could help the country’s legislators formulate policies and programs related to current environmental problems faced by our planet. …”
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Analysis of oral cancer carcinogens in repeatedly heated cooking oils by Vidhant Krishna Nambiar, Vidya Mudliar, Inosi Salababa

“…This could inform public health policies on safer oil usage practices and raise consumer awareness about the risks of consuming foods cooked with overheated or reused oils.…”
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‘They went for the test together but came back separately’: a constructivist grounded theory perspective on male engagement in antenatal HIV testing in Bamenda, Cameroon by Lily Haritu Foglabenchi, Nancy Manigha Nyahkeh, Heidi Stöckl, Tanya Marchant

“…Given that these perceptions are moderated by spousal communication and the engagement of male partners by health facility staff, we call for gender-transformative interventions and policies that offer education on prenatal HIV risk, support couple communication and spousal disclosure.…”
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Machine learning-driven solar irradiance prediction: advancing renewable energy in Rajasthan by Aayushi Tandon, Amit Awasthi, Kanhu Charan Pattnayak, Aditya Tandon, Tanupriya Choudhury, Ketan Kotecha

“…Ultimately, this study contributes to the global effort to transition towards cleaner energy sources, potentially influencing energy policies and investment decisions in solar power infrastructure.…”
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Community-Based Study of Abortion Complications and Care Sought by Rural Tribal Women of an Extremely Low Resource Setting by Shakuntala Chhabra, Akanksha Suman

“… OBJECTIVE: Knowing about complications, care sought by women is essential for understanding the risks, services, programs, and policies for abortion care. This study aimed to know the magnitude of abortion complications and to define the care sought by rural tribal women. …”
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The U.S. Assistance to the MENA Arab Countries under the Trump Administration: The Logic of a Diff erentiated Approach by V. I. Bartenev

“…This paper identifi es and explains key changes in the U.S. aid policies towards Arab countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) under Donald Trump. …”
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Pendekatan Ensemble untuk Analisis Sentimen Covid19 Menggunakan Pengklasifikasi Soft Voting by Nova Agustina, Candra Nur Ihsan

“…The public's view of Covid-19 needs to be used as a basis for decision support to formulate government policies in dealing with Covid-19 in Indonesia. This study aims to compare and apply the Logistic Regression, Naïve Bayes, and Support Vector Machine algorithms using the classifier from ensemble, i.e., Soft Voting for sentiment analysis related to Covid19 on Twitter social media. …”
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Spatiotemporal Characteristics and Influential Factors of Electronic Cigarette Web-Based Attention in Mainland China: Time Series Observational Study by Zhongmin Zhang, Hengyi Xu, Jing Pan, Fujian Song, Ting Chen

“…Previous e-cigarette infodemiology studies have focused on assessing the quality and reliability of website content and quantifying the impact of policies. In reality, most low-income countries and low- and middle-income countries have not yet conducted e-cigarette use surveillance. …”
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Political Crisis in France: «Gilets Jaunes» and the End of the «First Period» of the Emmanuel Macron’s Governance by E. O. Obichkina

“…The «gilets jaunes» movement hardly has any political future, but its experience, social potential and methods can be used in future protests, since its main agenda has not been exhausted – reconciliation of the neoliberal economic policies with the interests of the disadvantaged part of French society.…”
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A novel regional forecastable multiscalar standardized drought index (RFMSDI) for regional drought monitoring and assessment by Aamina Batool, Veysi Kartal, Zulfiqar Ali, Miklas Scholz, Farman Ali

“…Therefore, quantifying drought at the regional level is essential for developing sustainable policies. This study introduced a new drought index for regional drought forecasting called the Regional Forecastable Multiscalar Standardized Drought Index (RFMSDI). …”
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INTRA-REGIONAL DIFFERENTIATION OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP OF MUNICIPALITIES OF THE ŚWIĘTOKRZYSKIE VOIVODESHIP IN TERMS OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN 2010 AND 2020 by Paweł Dziekański, Łukasz Popławski, Fabio Fragomeni

“…Ongoing studies of entrepreneurship and the variables that shape it, such as demographics, should help authorities to evaluate and change policies. The rise or fall of synthetic measures should be a way of assessing the impact of current regional management. …”
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Diagnosis Osteoporosis Risk: Using Machine Learning Algorithms Among Fasa Adults Cohort Study (FACS) by Saghar Tabib, Seyed Danial Alizadeh, Aref Andishgar, Babak Pezeshki, Omid Keshavarzian, Reza Tabrizi

“…This advancement not only alleviates the substantial financial burden placed on the healthcare systems of various countries due to the treatment of complications arising from osteoporosis but also encourages health policies to shift toward more preventive approaches for managing this disease.…”
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Urban and Rural Differences in Cancer Treatment Disruption Among Patients With COVID‐19: An Analysis of the US ASCO COVID‐19 in Oncology Registry by Yu Chen Lin, Kea Turner, Oliver T. Nguyen, Emma Hume, Marlene Camacho‐Rivera, Jessica Y. Islam

“…Conclusion Our findings can be used to inform programs and policies to minimize the impact of future public health emergencies on cancer care delivery in rural areas. …”
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Variations in the composition and frequency of celiac disease epitopes among synthetic wheat lines by Rahman Ebrahimzadegan, Ghader Mirzaghaderi

“…Developing new wheat varieties by integrating the D subgenome from various sources is not only useful for introducing low immunogenic gluten, but it can also circumvent the challenging policies arising from the manipulation of wheat genome through transgenic approaches. …”
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A community-based father education intervention on breastfeeding practice in Ethiopia: a quasi-experimental study by Wolde Melese Ayele, Tesfaye Birhane Tegegne, Asnakew Molla Mekonen

“…The government and healthcare workers should implement policies supporting father-inclusive breastfeeding initiatives such as creating awareness and the critical role fathers’ play.…”
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A Prospective Study Investigating the Health Outcomes of Bitches Neutered Prepubertally or Post-Pubertally by Rachel Moxon, Sarah L. Freeman, Richard M. Payne, Sandra Corr, Gary C. W. England

“…The results suggest that prepubertal neutering may have a detrimental effect on some future musculoskeletal and immune diseases in bitches of these crossbreeds, providing important information to support neutering policies and to help maintain optimal dog welfare.…”
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Behavioural intentions in response to a potential menthol cigarette sales ban: a survey examining smokers in Washington, DC public housing by Kimberly Horn, Craig T Dearfield, Ian Crandell, Debra H Bernat

“…Objectives Local, national and international policies are being proposed to ban the sale of menthol-flavoured tobacco products. …”
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Farmers’ Perception of the Impacts of Climate Variability and Change on Food Security in Rubanda District, South Western Uganda by Willbroad, Byamukama, Bello N.J, Omoniyi T.E

“…The study established that policies, improved access to climate forecasting and dissemination and accessible extension service should be directed toward interventions to improve agriculture productivity by addressing issues concerning aspects of climate variability and change that constantly affect the dimensions of food security.…”
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