Anxiety and depression screening reveals the importance of advancing mental health support for Haitian healthcare providers by Youri Encelotti Louis, Brooke Betson, Samy Auguste

“…This study also found that social determinants, including community violence, economic and social instability, and poverty, are among the most detrimental contributing factors to the mental health of Haitian healthcare providers. …”
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Classifying Economic Areas for Urban Planning using Deep Learning and Satellite Imagery in East Africa by Davy Uwizera, Dr. Charles Ruranga, Prof. Patrick McSharry

“…On the other hand, the distribution of different economic areas in a specific city could provide proxies for various economic development variables such as income distribution and poverty metrics. In this research, we apply deep learning techniques to satellite imagery to classify and assess the distribution of various economic areas of a specific region for urban planning. …”
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A comparative analysis of the level of out-of-pocket healthcare expenditure in urban and rural communities in Edo state Nigeria by Momoh JA, Mathew M, Momoh R.O, Luka-Lawal RK, Gadzama DA5, Daniel H, Prof. Abah SO, Prof. Uzochukwu

“…High cost of healthcare has often been recognized as one of the leading barriers to quality healthcare services with the potential to plunge households into poverty, which affects the type and quality of health services sought for at health facilities between urban and rural areas. …”
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Applying the socio-ecological systems framework to assess the sustainability of tropical cattle ranching in Mexico by Daniela Figueroa, Leopoldo Galicia, Véronique Sophie Ávila Foucat, Benito Díaz-Morales

“…Challenges include an excessive number of intermediaries, labor conditions accentuating poverty, marketing chains inaccessible to small scale producers, and low diversification. …”
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The Everyday Commoning Practices in Urbanising Localities by Bhuvaneswari Raman, Eric Denis

“…Consequently, those in poverty are compelled to compete with more powerful actors in order to assert their right to the common land they occupy for the purpose of housing. …”
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Articulating fertilizer subsidy effects on women’s diet quality by food supply source in Mali by Amidou Assima, Giacomo Zanello, Melinda Smale

“…The Koutiala Plateau is found in the region of Sikasso, where rising incomes from cotton production, which is the major export crop of the region and of the nation, have been shown not to alleviate poverty and malnutrition (a dilemma known as the “Sikasso Paradox”). …”
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PRODUCTION AND SECURITY OF FOOD IN GLOBAL CIRCLE by ILO MOSES I. OLATUNDE

“…A nation without food will experience poverty, hunger and malnutrition which are inimical to overall growth and development. …”
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Regiões pluviométricas e saúde no Rio Grande do Norte by Pollyanne Evangelista Da Silva, Lara De Melo Barbosa Andrade, Jean Souza Dos Reis

“…Rainfall surplus and deficits, observed through the occurrence of severe storms and draughts, amplify the impact of poverty on the population of the Northeast Brazil, where the Rio Grande do Norte state is located. …”
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Policy Transformation and Law Enforcement in Natural Resources Management: Case Study of Excavation C in Sorong City by Hermanus Way, Hadi Tuasikal, Muh Akhdharisa SJ

“…In addition, this mining activity is often the primary source of income for the community, so strict law enforcement risks increasing poverty and unemployment. In short, law enforcement against illegal C-excavation mining in Sorong City is still not optimal despite regulations. …”
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South African indigenous chickens' genetic diversity, and the adoption of ecological niche modelling and landscape genomics as strategic conservation techniques by Reneilwe Rose Mogano, Takalani Judas Mpofu, Bohani Mtileni, Khanyisile Hadebe

“…Indigenous chickens, raised in villages, provide essential genetic resources and income for poverty alleviation by providing affordable protein. …”
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Breaking the Barriers for Women Participation in Agroforestry in the Context of AfCFTA by Patrick Opoku, Awonlimali Kenneth Ali, Peter Ampadu-Daaduam, Dorothy Asare Akoto

“…With the establishment of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), there arises a unique opportunity to leverage agroforestry for food security, environmental protection, and poverty alleviation. However, women's participation in agroforestry remains limited, obstructing the realization of its full potential. …”
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Women’s contribution to climate change action: A gender analysis by Setyowati Retno, Rusdiyana Eksa, Widiyanto, Sugihardjo, Lestari Eny, Arwindianti Micelle Lovinia

“…Women’s participation in the Climate Village Program will not only strengthen village resilience to climate change, but also accelerate the achievement of sustainable development goals (SDGs), especially those related to gender equality, poverty alleviation, and environmental protection. …”
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Analyzing Policymaking for Tuberculosis Control in Nigeria by Nura M. R. Ahmad, Cristina Montañola-Sales, Clara Prats, Mustapha Musa, Daniel López, Josep Casanovas-Garcia

“…The main key factors fueling the disease are the progressive urbanization of the population and poverty-related socioeconomic factors. Moreover, the lack of effective tools for TB diagnosis, prevention, and treatment has decisively contributed to the lack of an effective model to predict TB spread. …”
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The government of Hugo Chavez in the political system of modern Venezuela: achievements and failures by G. E. Ludena Lopez, N. A. Omelchenko

“…The author of the article concludes that, on the one hand, one of the undoubted achievements of the Hugo Chavez’s government is that in the period from 1999 to 2013 Venezuela received the highest oil revenues that any President of Venezuela has ever had, and also a noticeable reduction in poverty in the country, providing the people with greater opportunities to participate in political decision-making. …”
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The association between non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (NHHR) and sarcopenia: A cross-sectional study by Xiudeng Yang, Zheng Zhong

“…Interaction analysis indicated that the relationship between NHHR and sarcopenia risk was not significantly modified by gender, sex, poverty income ratio, education, smoking status, or race. …”
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Identification of Institutional Barriers to Regional Entrepreneurship Development (A Critical Approach to Historical System of Entrepreneurship Development Policy Making) by Bahman Khodapanah, Mohammad Ali Moradi, Hamid Padash, Kamal Sakhdari

“…Entrepreneurship transforms the challenges of regions into opportunities such as increasing employment and income rates, reducing crimes caused by unemployment and poverty. Clearly, entrepreneurship development is not possible without efficient institutions that respond creatively and entrepreneurially to local and regional issues and challenges. …”
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Antidiabetic Medicinal Plants Used by the Basotho Tribe of Eastern Free State: A Review by Fatai Oladunni Balogun, Natu Thomas Tshabalala, Anofi Omotayo Tom Ashafa

“…A number of factors such as poverty, poor eating habit, and hormonal imbalance are responsible for the occurrence of the disease. …”
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Experiences and outcomes of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller women in pregnancy: a scoping review protocol by Mary Higgins, Maggie O’Brien, Brendan Dempsey

“…These groups have historically been the victims of school segregation, forced assimilation policies, hate speech and hate crimes.Persecution and displacement have resulted in high rates of unemployment, reduced access to education and poorer health in general, which places these groups at significantly increased risk of poverty. In pregnancy, they are at increased risk of adverse obstetric outcomes. …”
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Chatbot Programmes’ ‘Arms Race’: Africa and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Ethics by Tapiwa Chagonda

“…The paper contends that even though Africa is not homogenous in nature, it needs to come up with an AI ethics-driven framework that protects the majority of its population which is mired in poverty and likely to be on the receiving end of any cons associated with AI technologies. …”
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A new approach to estimate neighborhood socioeconomic status using supermarket transactions and GNNs by Eduardo Cruz, Monica Villavicencio, Carmen Vaca, Lisette Espín-Noboa, Nervo Verdezoto

“…Abstract Ending poverty in all its forms everywhere remains the number one Sustainable Development Goal of the United Nations 2030 Agenda. …”
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