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Photonics technologies play a crucial role in driving technological advancements within the agrifood industry, aiming to deliver a sustainable food and agriculture, and offering healthy, nutritious and safe food for all of us. Particularly, optical sensors and imaging systems, together with machine-learning processing and advanced lighting, play a pivotal role in monitoring crop and soil health wi

Background: Among non-communicable disorders (NCDs), stroke remains the second leading cause of death and the third leading cause of death and disability combined (as expressed by disability-adjusted life-years lost—DALYs) in the world. Aims: The study was aimed to estimate global, regional and nationa burden of stroke and its risk factors from 1990 to 2021. Methods: Finding presented in this pape

Childlessness is an increasingly visible phenomenon. Once predominantly associated with high-income settings, it now spans diverse cultural, economic, and political contexts, including the Global South. Among recent demographic shifts, childlessness has emerged as one of the most ideologically charged and widely debated topics in public discourse, particularly through media narratives. Although me

The purpose of this study was to investigate when human error is deemed to be culpable in a context of aviation and Just Culture. The study was conducted through a literature review together with a qualitative interview study with stakeholders in Swedish airlines and relevant authorities. For a long time there has been a tendency to see humans as faulty and blameworthy, while safety scholars sugge

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Introduction: Impulse control and related behavioral disorders (ICBDs) commonly complicate Parkinson’s disease (PD) course. The ICBDs spectrum encompasses two groups of conditions, with distinct pathophysiology: proper ‘impulse control disorders (ICDs)’ (e.g. gambling) and the ‘ICDs related disorders (ICDs-RD)’ (e.g. punding). Behavioral disturbances are associated with dopamine replacement therap

The increasing pressure of climate change urges state leaders to transform economies to low-carbon alternatives on a local, national and global scale. The aim of this study is to analyze how effective the Climate-Resilient Green Economy (CRGE) strategy has been so far in fostering inclusive rural development in the agricultural sector in Ethiopia, by applying a Triple-Bottom-Line (TBL) approach th

The Palestinian refugee question is one of the most protracted and politically charged refugee crises of modern times and in modern history. Palestinian refugees in Lebanon have endured generations of statelessness, constrained by exclusionary legal frameworks. This study examines the condition of statelessness among Palestinian refugee youth in Lebanon and the formation of political agency and ev

Climate and environmental policy have long been a part of the European Union’s projected priorities in international relations. Despite multiple crises which have hampered ambitious policy development, climate diplomacy has continued to be an important part of the EU’s identity. Once again, the EU faces multiple challenges that have affected the projection of environmental ambition and the policy

Review of "Photosynthesisers: Women and the lens" a group exhibition curarted by James Gatt at Te Uru Waitākere Contemporary Gallery, Auckland.