Prevalence of depression symptoms and its influencing factors among pregnant women in late pregnancy in urban areas of Hengyang City, Hunan Province, China: a cross-sectional study by Huilan Xu, Zhao Hu, Xidi Zhu, Baohua Zheng, Yunhan Yu, Wensu Zhou, Shilin Yin

“…Risk factors: a normal relationship with her mother-in-law (OR=5.309; 95% CI 1.122–4.184), artificial insemination (OR=4.339; 95% CI 1.492–12.623), no exercise during pregnancy (OR=2.666; 95% CI 1.177–6.039), low self-efficacy (OR=4.253; 95% CI 1.518–11.916), low social support (OR=2.371; 95% CI 1.206–4.661), poor sleep quality (OR=2.134; 95% CI 1.131–4.027), existence of anxiety symptoms (OR=17.654; 95% CI 8.494–36.689).Conclusion The prevalence of depression symptoms is lower than that in developing countries, but due to the large population base of China, the problem should still be taken seriously. …”
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Some Effects of EU Sugar Reforms on Development in Africa by Johannes Paha, Timon Sautter, Reinhard Schumacher

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Comparative analysis of state support for agricultural producers in Russia and in the world by A. V. Loseva, A. V. Fedosinа, E. V. Dupliy

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INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY AND FINANCIAL CRIMES IN WEST AFRICA by Muhammed Lawal SUBAIR, Ahmed Ambal ISIAKA, Majeed Ajibola IBRAHIM, O.A. OYENIYI

“… The high level of financial crimes in West African countries have negatively impacted upon the smooth functioning of institutions, thus leading to the disintegration of social structures, negative economic expansion, decline in both domestic and international investment, and a worsening of the state of law and order throughout the region. …”
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Socioeconomic Status and Hypertension among Teachers and Bankers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Girma Fikadu, Seblewengel Lemma

“…Background. The social and economic changes taking place in developing countries are influencing the pace at which hypertension and its risk factors are expanding. …”
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Trajectory of Steady Growth or Next Disbalance of Mechanisms of the World Economy by E. N. Smirnov, V. N. Kirillov

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Self-Management Embedded in Daily Activities: A Photoelicitation Focus Group Study among Persons with Spinal Cord Injury and Their Primary Caregivers in Bangladesh by Salma Begum, Yeasir A. Alve, Peter Bontje

“…Accordingly, a new component is proposed based off of this analysis, entitled management of social complexities, which includes crucial strategies such as (1) relocating to another environment, (2) behaving in an assertive manner, and (3) advocating for social change. …”
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Individual, health facility and wider health system factors contributing to maternal deaths in Africa: A scoping review. by Francis G Muriithi, Aduragbemi Banke-Thomas, Ruth Gakuo, Kia Pope, Arri Coomarasamy, Ioannis D Gallos

“…We included 104 articles from 27 African countries. The most frequently reported contributory factors by level were: (1) Individual-level: Delay in deciding to seek help and in recognition of danger signs (37.5% of articles), (2) Health facility-level: Suboptimal service delivery relating to triage, monitoring, and referral (80.8% of articles) and (3) Wider health system-level: Transport to and between health facilities (84.6% of articles). …”
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AN AXIOLOGICAL APPROACH TO MENTAL MAPS: CROATIAN HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENTS' VIEWS OF EUROPE by Laura SAKAJA

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Burden of Suicidal Ideation and Attempt among Persons Living with HIV and AIDS in Semiurban Uganda by Godfrey Zari Rukundo, Brian Leslie Mishara, Eugene Kinyanda

“…The rate of suicidal ideation was 8.8% (n=48; 95% CI: 6.70–11.50) and suicidal attempt was 3.1% (17, 95% CI 2.00–5.00). The factors associated with increased risk for suicidal ideation and attempts were state anger (OR = 1.06, 95% CI: 1.03–1.09; p=0.001); trait anger (OR 1.10, 95% CI 1.04–1.16, p=0.002); depression (OR 1.13, 95% CI 1.07–1.20, p=0.001); hopelessness (OR 1.12, 95% CI 1.02–1.23, p=0.024); anxiety (OR 1.06, 95% CI 1.03–1.09); low social support (OR 0.19, 95% CI 0.07–0.47, p=0.001); inability to provide for others (OR 0.19, 95% CI 0.07–0.47, p=0.001); and stigma (OR 2.48, 95% CI 1.11–5.54, p=0.027). …”
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A fuzzy logic approach within the DPSIR framework to address the inherent uncertainty and complexity of water security assessments by Liang Yuan, Zhijie Zhou, Weijun He, Xia Wu, Dagmawi Mulugeta Degefu, Juan Cheng, Lin Chai, Thomas Stephen Ramsey

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Le mythe de l’émergence. Réalités des dynamiques externes et internes des processus d’accumulation brésilien et chinois by Mylène Gaulard

“…In addition to continuing my research about the internal fragilities faced by countries like China or Brazil, with an analysis of the evolution of their productive apparatus through the Marxist thesis of the falling rate of profit, I was led to study the influence of these difficulties on the carry-trade phenomenon, i.e. the reciprocal links between these difficulties and the international flows of speculative capital. …”
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Rethinking neglected tropical diseases: A shift towards more inclusive and equitable terminology. by Marlous L Grijsen, Yonah E Yangaza, Al Kadri, Fidel Strub, Esther E Freeman, Wendemagegn Enbiale

“…Neglected tropical diseases (NTD) refer to a group of 21 diseases that disproportionally affect impoverished communities in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) [1]. NTD collectively impact 1.7 billion people, which is about 20% of the world's population [1]. …”
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Depictions of Human Trafficking and Exploitation in Contemporary Africa Using Akachi Adimora Ezeigbo’s Trafficked and Apio Eunice Otuku’s Zura Maids by Johnson, Ocan, Denis, Sekiwu, Charles Nelson, Okumu

“…Using content analysis, the study engages critical discourse of postcolonial tenets understand the creation of inferiority complex, identity crisis, and cultural erosion among the colonized. As a result of social justice principle of “otherness”, which is a binary opposition between “I/We” and “Them”, the study packages the problem neatly, but offers few solutions for Africa, whilst condemning human trafficking and exploitation as a heinous act on humanity.…”
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Crisis of the Neoliberal Model; Towards Regional Planning - a Polanyian Contribution by Paula Valderrama Saud

“…Since that period, foreign policies of industrialized countries have derived from social conflict caused by this polarity. …”
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THE PLACE OF BRICS IN WORLD POLITICS by E. M. Astakhov

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Public-Private Partnership as a Model of Public Infrastructure Development by A. S. Bednyakov

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Global trends in research related to ecotourism: A bibliometric analysis from 2012 to 2022 by Zhi Jin, Ming Gao

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The pandemic as a legal prerequisite for the introduction of some special legal regimes by N. O. Rastorhuieva

“…That is, today there is a statement that the spread of an epidemic to several countries or continents is called a pandemic. It is claimed that the understanding of the essence of the pandemic as a phenomenon from the field of medicine and social relations shows that the pandemic causes not only medical and other social consequences, but also legal ones. …”
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BOLOGNA PROCESS: EVOLUTION OF PRIORITIES AND INTERIM RESULTS by Gennady F. Tkach, Vasily S. Senashenko

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