Elsevier,
Current Developments in Nutrition, Volume 8, October 2024
The article concludes that meeting South East Asia s protein needs demands a dual focus on both quantity and quality, tailored to population-specific requirements and life stages. Sustainable solutions should leverage a mix of animal, plant, and novel protein sources, prioritizing local resources and innovations that enhance nutritional value and consumer acceptance. It cautions against simplistic shifts to plant-based diets, given persistent undernutrition and socioeconomic disparities, and stresses that future food policies and innovations must be guided by nutrient adequacy, environmental sustainability, safety, and cultural relevance to ensure robust and equitable improvements in regional nutrition.
Elsevier,
Cities, Volume 153, October 2024
The study explores democratisation processes that aim to increase popular control over the production of urban food environments. Based on a case study of East-Central London and using assemblage thinking as an analytical framework, this article explores how more democratic food environments are being (dis)assembled. Our findings highlight the complexity of (dis)assembling practices, which are shaping a partial and fragile version of urban (food) democracy, shifting control away from capitalist structures but, at the same time, relying on state's support for co-designing and co-managing democratic food environments.
Elsevier,
Brain Research, Volume 1841, 15 October 2024
This study found that female 5XFAD mice exhibit early impairments in prefrontal-dependent cognitive functions and increased activity of prefrontal PV neurons, unlike their male counterparts. These findings suggest a potential mechanism for the higher risk of Alzheimer's disease in women, highlighting sex-specific early deregulation in the prefrontal cortex.
Elsevier,
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 333, 28 October 2024
This review investigates the connection between Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Alzheimer's disease, focusing on common mechanisms and the potential of traditional Indian herbs to manage both conditions. It also addresses the challenges and innovative strategies in delivering herbal formulations.
Elsevier, One Earth, Volume 7, 18 October 2024
Biodiversity and climate change are deeply linked, with biodiversity regulating climate and climate impacting habitats, yet this link is often overlooked in policy. Our study emphasizes integrating climate mitigation into conservation to preserve ecosystem services, even if protected area goals are met.
Elsevier, Geoforum, Volume 155, October 2024
This paper argues that adopting a feminist political ecology perspective reveals how multi-scalar power relations shape gender and social inequities in climate-related migration, emphasizing the need for a nuanced understanding to address the root causes of vulnerability and inequality.
Elsevier, Geoforum, Volume 155, October 2024
This paper examines the evolving focus
from institutional to ecological security in climate change discussions, finding cautious optimism in the growing recognition and engagement with ecological security at policy and nation-state levels, particularly regarding protection of vulnerable ecosystems.
Elsevier, International Journal of Educational Development, Volume 110, October 2024
This study examines how climate change negatively affects education completion rates across communities in Cameroon, Ethiopia, Guinea, and Nigeria. It finds that rising temperatures, reduced rainfall, and environmental degradation are linked to lower completion rates, especially in disadvantaged areas, highlighting the urgent need for targeted mitigation policies.
