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SEmHuS: a semantically embedded humanitarian space

lowest priorities for those who operate there. In humanitarian crises, interests and preferences of decision-makers are driven by their original languages, cultures, education, religions, and political ... political affiliations. Therefore, imposing a universal solution upon them might be difficult, if not impossible. The shortage in machine-based reasoning techniques that could be applied to humanitarian data

The stagnation of innovation in humanitarian cash assistance

internal and external capacities, inherent characteristics of new financial technology (fintech), and a wider social, political, and regulatory context. According to the cyclical model of technological ... political context (Dearing and Cox 2018) . Innovators can be represented by an organization if the diffusion is a system-wide effort across the organization or a selected individual within an organization

The CHANGE (Climate Health ANalysis Grading Evaluation) tool for weight of evidence reviews on climate change and health research

conventional geographic or political boundaries of conventional environmental exposures [ 17, 18 ]. Climate change and health research encompasses a broader scope and scale than conventional environmental ... .1307175. 39. Lupia A , Elman C. Openness in political science: data access and research transparency: introduction . PS Polit Sci Polit. 2014 ; 47 ( 1 ): 19 - 42 . 40. Hernán MA . Confounding. In

Recognising the shadow pandemic in the humanitarian sector: ending violence against women in the aftermath of COVID-19

structural relations of power that are deeply rooted in cultural, social, economic, and political systems of the different societies and communities assisted by humanitarian organisations. The term ... , Europe, and Central Asia region; but also supporting and expanding helplines in Malawi, Uganda, and Kenya; and supporting emergency legal assistance services in Malawi, Uganda, and Kenya. Driving political

Refugee COVID-19 protocol adherence and NGO staff perceptions: paternalism and power in humanitarian assistance

power over refugees in paternalistic ways (Verdirame and Harrell-Bond 2005) . Humanitarian assistance often de-emphasizes the agency of refugees, treating refugees as if they are detached from political ... belonging because they are not treated as political beings that have the capacity to belong to a polity. In this way, paternalism can lead to what Agamben (1998) called “bare life” and what Malkki (2002

Perceptions and experiences of environmental health and risks among Latina mothers in urban Los Angeles, California, USA

’ responses during interviews: Defining the Environment, Environment & Health Risks, and Social & Political Responsibility. Women defined their environment in terms of both “nature” and “hazards.” They ... ’ responses during interviews (Fig.  2): Defining the Environment, Environment & Health Risks, and Social & Political Responsibility. While quotes from interviews conducted in Spanish were translated for this

Racism as a public health issue in environmental health disparities and environmental justice: working toward solutions

. Community partners discussed how rural and urban minority communities face gentrification — social, cultural, political, and economic change to bring capital, people, and industries into communities that were ... environmental, spatial, ethical, political, cultural, social, and scientific issues. Speakers also elaborated on the contributing role of structural racism in environmental health disparities. Through

Who is your constituency? The political engagement of humanitarian organisations

The World Humanitarian Summit of 2016 was an attempt to elevate humanitarian organisations more completely into the international political domain. Humanitarian organisations are agencies which ... conflict or man-made disasters and use the humanitarian principles of humanity, impartiality, neutrality, and independence to guide their work. However, humanitarian organisations have always been political

Research on developing environmental ethics in pharmacists’ activities

Jan 2021 . 66. Hickey C , Robeyns I. Planetary justice: what can we learn from ethics and political philosophy? Earth System Governance . 2020 ; 6 : 100045 . https://doi. org/10.1016/j.esg. 2020 ... the development of codes of conduct and ethical practices, is a priority. According to The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy “environmental ethics is the discipline in philosophy that studies the

The militarization of cattle raiding in South Sudan: how a traditional practice became a tool for political violence

Massacre of the early 1990s, in which Riek Machar mobilized local herders to mount a devastating attack against the heartland of Sudan People’s Liberation Army Leader John Garang, political leaders have ... order to mobilize armed herders for their political movements. Political leaders' systematic exploitation of customary raiding practices gravely inflames the current conflict, but the role of

Systems for rating bodies of evidence used in systematic reviews of air pollution exposure and reproductive and children’s health: a methodological survey

[145]. This highlights that considerations of evidence assessment methodologies span scientific, political, and legal realms, and carry massive public health implications. Additional evidence grading

The short-term effect of ambient particulate matter on suicide death

, interpersonal problems, physical health problems, mental health problems, and other causes. The other causes included academic, political, religious, and unknown problems. For our analysis, we categorized main

Empathy in frontline humanitarian negotiations: a relational approach to engagement

Sutton 1 Emily Paddon Rhoads 0 0 Associate Professor, Department of Political Science , Swarthmore College, PA, Swarthmore , USA 1 Senior Lecturer in International Law, School of Law, University of ... politics . American Political Science Association, Task Force Report , Washington, DC. McGinley M , Opal D , Richaud MC , and Mesurado B ( 2014 ) ' Cross-cultural evidence of multidimensional prosocial

The paradox of externally driven localisation: a case study on how local actors manage the contradictory legitimacy requirements of top-down bottom-up aid

is that when local people take a leading role in community-based aid, they have the opportunity to enhance their skillset, improve their (political) position, strengthen local relationships, establish ... on whether they constitute political critiques of the status quo or ‘purely technical’ solutions to delivering social change. Collectively, these theories form the basis for the legitimacy criteria of

Health consequences of drought in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region: hotspot areas and needed actions

such as food insecurity, displacement and conflicts/political instability. WHO country offices effort is towards enhancing access to water and sanitation and essential healthcare services including ... warning systems; population displacement; and other concurrent situations like economic crisis, political instability and armed conflict. The specialized WHO Centre for Environmental Health Action (CEHA

Correction: Toolkit for detecting misused epidemiological methods

Occupational Health Sciences Institute, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences , Newark, NJ , USA 8 Departments of Philosophy and Environmental Toxicology, University of California , Riverside, CA , USA 9

The potential human health hazard of nitrates in drinking water: a media discourse analysis in a high-income country

tallied the first three stakeholders mentioned in the text, although 52 of the media items mentioned more than three stakeholders (Table 4). There were 93 mentions of political or governmental stakeholders ... , governmental/political stakeholders, university researchers). However, there were minimal differences between quotes from stakeholders categorized as environmental/recreational stakeholders and local residents

Non-state actors and education as a humanitarian response: role of faith-based organizations in education for Syrian refugees in Turkey

. The paper presents the wider socio-political context of Turkey to analyze the motivations of the Islamic humanitarian sector in exercising education facilities for a linguistically and culturally ... as a part of AKP’s wider political project, Islamic NGOs have flourished since 2002 (Ünsaldi, 2013, Morvaridi 2013, Kaya 2015) . Today, a great many humanitarian NGOs in Turkey have also religious

A science-based agenda for health-protective chemical assessments and decisions: overview and consensus statement

toxicology, occupational health, exposure science, epidemiology, community health, risk assessment, law, sociology, and philosophy to develop recommendations for health-protective approaches to reduce harmful ... applicable. Consent for publication Not applicable. Competing interests The authors declare no competing interests. USA. 9Department of Philosophy, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, USA

Response to Toshihide Tsuda, Yumiko Miyano and Eiji Yamamoto [1]

, Colombia 6 Natural Resources Defense Council , Washington, DC , USA 7 George Washington University , Washington, DC , USA 8 Colin L. Soskolne 9 Departments of Philosophy and Environmental Toxicology