Graydon Snider, Crystal Weagle, Kalaivani K. Murdymootoo, Amanda Ring et al.
Abstract. The Surface PARTiculate mAtter Network (SPARTAN) is a long-term project that includes characterization of chemical and physical attributes of aerosols from filter samples collected worldwide. This paper discusses the ongoing efforts of SPARTAN to define and quantify major ions and trace me...
Crystal Weagle, Graydon Snider, Chi Li, Aaron van Donkelaar et al.
Exposure to ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is a leading risk factor for the global burden of disease. However, uncertainty remains about PM2.5 sources. We use a global chemical transport model (GEOS-Chem) simulation for 2014, constrained by satellite-based estimates of PM2.5 to interpret gl...
Jacob McNeill, Graydon Snider, Crystal Weagle, Brenna Walsh et al.
Abstract Globally consistent measurements of airborne metal concentrations in fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) are important for understanding potential health impacts, prioritizing air pollution mitigation strategies, and enabling global chemical transport model development. PM 2.5 filter samples ...
Danni Parks, Nida Al‐Fulaij, Clare Brook, Stuart H. M. Butchart et al.
The magnitude of the biodiversity crisis is widely accepted, as is the need for substantive action implementing the most effective interventions in the right locations (IPBES, 2019). Funding is a key driver of conservation work: its availability and funder preferences often determine what can be don...
Daniel J. Stubbs, Benjamin M. Davies, Ellie Edlmann, Akbar Ansari et al.
INTRODUCTION: A chronic subdural haematoma (cSDH) is an encapsulated collection of fluid and blood degradation products in the subdural space. It is increasingly common, affecting older people and those living with frailty. Currently, no guidance exists to define optimal care from onset of symptoms ...
Javed Anwar, Peter Kelly, Emily Gray
This paper explores the status of girls’ education in the schools of rural Balochistan in Pakistan, and examines the dimensions of access, enrolment and retention. In order to explore the complexities of this governmental problem, we will propose the concept of postcolonial Islamic governmentality. ...
James Horncastle
AbstractThe limited studies that focus on the weaponization of refugees typically emphasize how liberal democracies and states with restricted carrying capacity are vulnerable to this tactic. The declining number of liberal democracies globally, the Russian-Ukraine War demonstrating states' true car...
Nazmun Nahar, Shahana Parveen, Emily S. Gurley, Probir Kumar Ghosh et al.
INTRODUCTION: Clinical trials conducted in low resource settings of vaccines against unlikely pandemics generate practical barriers to achieving genuine informed consent. Uncertainty over the likelihood of the occurrence of emerging disease threats complicates risk-benefit considerations. We explore...
Nazmun Nahar, Shahana Parveen, Emily S Gurley, Probir Kumar Ghosh et al.
INTRODUCTION: Nipah virus (NiV) is a deadly zoonotic disease with pandemic potential, prioritized by the World Health Organization for research and vaccine development. Since Bangladesh has faced annual NiV outbreaks and repeated spillovers since 2001, it is likely to be the site of a Phase II vacci...
Gauri Naik, Victoria Durney, Emily Gray, JoceLynn Labossiere et al.
OBJECTIVE: Handgrip strength (HGS) provides a dynamic indicator of overall strength and physical fitness. Population-based investigations of anemia and iron deficiency as predictors of HGS are limited; most studies rely on elderly and/or clinical samples. We assessed iron deficiency, anemia, body ma...
Aman Shrestha, Saruna Ghimire, Krishna Prasad Sapkota, Isha Karmacharya et al.
Abstract Elder abuse is a critical public health and human rights issue, particularly in South Asia, where patriarchal norms, family-centered caregiving and inadequate institutional support exacerbate the issue. Despite global focus, regional data on elder abuse in South Asian countries are limited....
Nazmun Nahar, Shahana Parveen, Emily S. Gurley, Probir Kumar Ghosh et al.
Jennifer A. Wagner-Lawlor, Kirsten Harris, Christian P. Haines, Stephanie Peebles Tavera et al.
This issue of Utopian Studies represents a journal milestone: thirty-five years of publication. Our gift to ourselves is the expansion of our editorial team, with Associate Editor Christian P. Haines overseeing the CRITICAL FORUM section of the journal. He is already at work on the FORUM for the upc...