Asia

Focusing on the Vietnamese Mekong Delta (VMD), this study examines how drought and salinity intrusion from 2000 to 2020 influences rice cropping, aquaculture area, and rice yield across seven coastal provinces.
This study examines the impact of living conditions on cognitive function in older adults in China, and explores the role of plant-based dietary patterns in mitigating the negative effects of poor living conditions. The key finding is that living in fair or poor conditions was associated with an increased risk of developing cognitive impairment, and this association was more pronounced in the "Low-stable-decreasing PDI" group compared to the "High-rapid-decreasing PDI" group.
This study examines the role of women’s leadership in the Wahana Usaha Jaya Cooperative in Bandung, Indonesia, in promoting household food waste reduction and community engagement. Findings show that WUJ’s spiritually motivated and economically empowering strategies effectively encourage waste reduction, particularly among women, despite ongoing infrastructural challenges. The study highlights that women-led, community-based cooperatives offer effective, context-sensitive models for urban environmental governance and advancing food security in the Global South.

This study explores how minoritized indigenous teachers in Vietnam use translanguaging between Bahnar and Vietnamese to support indigenous students’ learning and participation in mainstream classrooms.

This study employs high-resolution UAV thermal imagery and machine learning to analyze microscale urban heat patterns in a vulnerable residential neighborhood in Daejeon, South Korea, identifying key factors such as alley width and proximity to rivers that influence thermal vulnerability. By informing targeted heat mitigation strategies in urban regeneration areas, the research supports SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities) and SDG 13 (Climate Action), advancing the World Population Day goal to �Leave No One Behind� by addressing localized climate risks in densely populated, marginalized urban settings.

This article examines the associations between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and adverse adulthood experiences (AAEs) with depressive and anxiety symptoms among rural left-behind women in China. 

This study highlights the vital role of traditional Adivasi healers in providing oral health care within marginalized communities in Gudalur, India, where formal dental services are limited. It emphasizes that integrating indigenous healing practices with Western biomedicine can improve oral health outcomes and calls for inclusive health systems that respect cultural and structural determinants.

 Empirical evidence on cognitive function and its association with demographic, socioeconomic, health and behavioural factors among older adults in rural Bangladesh.

The article examines the relationship between falls, chronic pain, and frailty among middle-aged and older adults in Yunnan Province, China, with a focus on ethnic minority populations.

This backstory highlights the importance of interdisciplinary and participatory approaches in advancing the One Health concept, using lessons from an international workshop in Lao PDR to address existing knowledge gaps and improve global health security strategies.

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