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View article: Visioning future treescapes in upland landscapes: using deliberative processes to understand values and land-use preferences of local stakeholders
Visioning future treescapes in upland landscapes: using deliberative processes to understand values and land-use preferences of local stakeholders Open
UK environmental policy places an increasing emphasis on large-scale land-use change, with tree-planting objectives set to contribute towards meeting legislated climate and environmental targets. Upland landscapes might expect to see dispr…
View article: Using participatory scenario planning to explore the synergies and trade‐offs from upland treescape expansion
Using participatory scenario planning to explore the synergies and trade‐offs from upland treescape expansion Open
The future of land use in the UK uplands is highly debated, with growing interest in increasing tree cover and other land use changes, alongside a desire to maintain traditional land use patterns and practices. Treescape expansion is likel…
View article: Perinatal Outcomes Associated With Management of Stage 1 Hypertension
Perinatal Outcomes Associated With Management of Stage 1 Hypertension Open
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between maternal blood pressure (BP) below 130/80 mm Hg compared with 130–139/80–89 mm Hg and pregnancy outcomes. METHODS: We conducted a planned secondary analysis of CHAP (Chronic Hypertension and P…
View article: Oceans justice: Trade-offs between Sustainable Development Goals in the Seychelles
Oceans justice: Trade-offs between Sustainable Development Goals in the Seychelles Open
The marine environment represents an important resource for the promotion of sustainable development. The
Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14, Life Below Water, highlights the need to balance the economic, social,
and environmental dimen…
View article: COVID-19: Understanding Novel Pathogens in Coupled Social–Ecological Systems
COVID-19: Understanding Novel Pathogens in Coupled Social–Ecological Systems Open
The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 and the spread of COVID-19 is explored using a social-ecological systems (SES) framework. From an SES perspective, the pandemic is the outcome of feedback loops and cascading interactions within an anthropologic…
View article: Why early treating hidradenitis suppurativa is also a moral issue
Why early treating hidradenitis suppurativa is also a moral issue Open
Hidradenitis suppurativa is a multifactorial, often autoimmune, chronic inflammatory disease of terminal follicles in skin envelope folds that can lead to marked scarring and disability and has a high disease burden. It manifests with very…
View article: Treatment for Mild Chronic Hypertension during Pregnancy
Treatment for Mild Chronic Hypertension during Pregnancy Open
In pregnant women with mild chronic hypertension, a strategy of targeting a blood pressure of less than 140/90 mm Hg was associated with better pregnancy outcomes than a strategy of reserving treatment only for severe hypertension, with no…
View article: Populism, Austerity and Governance for Sustainable Development in Troubled Times: Introduction to Special Issue
Populism, Austerity and Governance for Sustainable Development in Troubled Times: Introduction to Special Issue Open
The sustainable development imaginary was built on a belief in co-operation, collaboration and consensus building and requires governance approaches that rely upon the values of a liberal, pluralistic, tolerant, and democratic society. Muc…
View article: Human airway epithelial cell culture to identify new respiratory viruses: Coronavirus NL63 as a model
Human airway epithelial cell culture to identify new respiratory viruses: Coronavirus NL63 as a model Open
Propagation of new human respiratory virus pathogens in established cell lines is hampered by a lack of predictability regarding cell line permissivity and by availability of suitable antibody reagents to detect infection in cell lines tha…
View article: Conflicts in Ecosystem Services Management: Analysis of stakeholder participation in Natura 2000 in Poland
Conflicts in Ecosystem Services Management: Analysis of stakeholder participation in Natura 2000 in Poland Open
The relationship between specific ecosystem services (ES) and different types of conflicts are explored to aid understanding of the barriers to effective biodiversity conservation management. Drawing from conflict theory, content analysis …
View article: Barriers to ecological restoration in Europe: expert perspectives
Barriers to ecological restoration in Europe: expert perspectives Open
Ecological restoration is key to counteracting anthropogenic degradation of biodiversity and to reducing disaster risk. However, there is limited knowledge of barriers hindering the wider implementation of restoration practices, despite hi…
View article: The role of civil society organisations in climate change governance: lessons from Quintana Roo, Mexico
The role of civil society organisations in climate change governance: lessons from Quintana Roo, Mexico Open
To examine the role of civil society organisations (CSOs), including non-governmental environmental organisations, in climate governance, a case study approach in the coastal zone of Quintana Roo, Mexico is utilised. Focus groups with key …
View article: MACHINE LEARNING FOR CROHN’S DISEASE PHENOTYPE MODELING USING BIOPSY IMAGES
MACHINE LEARNING FOR CROHN’S DISEASE PHENOTYPE MODELING USING BIOPSY IMAGES Open
Background Predicting Crohn’s disease (CD) phenotype development has proven challenging due to difficulties in biopsy image interpretation of histologically similar yet biologically distinct phenotypes. At initial diagnosis, mostly CD pati…
View article: Human airway epithelial cell culture to identify new respiratory viruses: Coronavirus NL63 as a model
Human airway epithelial cell culture to identify new respiratory viruses: Coronavirus NL63 as a model Open
Propagation of new human respiratory virus pathogens in established cell lines is hampered by a lack of predictability regarding cell line permissivity and by availability of suitable antibody reagents to detect infection in cell lines tha…
View article: A Chimeric Virus-Mouse Model System for Evaluating the Function and Inhibition of Papain-Like Proteases of Emerging Coronaviruses
A Chimeric Virus-Mouse Model System for Evaluating the Function and Inhibition of Papain-Like Proteases of Emerging Coronaviruses Open
To combat emerging coronaviruses, developing safe and efficient platforms to evaluate viral protease activities and the efficacy of protease inhibitors is a high priority. Here, we exploit a biosafety level 2 (BSL-2) chimeric Sindbis virus…
View article: Needs Assessment Regarding Online Training for Paraprofessionals in the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program
Needs Assessment Regarding Online Training for Paraprofessionals in the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program Open
We conducted a needs assessment prior to development of an online training for paraprofessionals in the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program. Through interviews with Extension professionals and paraprofessionals from three Extensi…
View article: Enabling the IPBES conceptual framework to work across knowledge boundaries
Enabling the IPBES conceptual framework to work across knowledge boundaries Open
The IPBES conceptual framework (CF) serves an instrumental value to translate usable knowledge into policy across spatial scales, alongside a normative function to engage diverse knowledge systems, promoting inclusivity and enhancing legit…
View article: Going beyond “it depends:” the role of context in shaping participation in natural resource management
Going beyond “it depends:” the role of context in shaping participation in natural resource management Open
Public participation is increasingly advocated in natural resource management to meet a spectrum of instrumental to normative goals. However, the success of participation in achieving these goals is highly variable, depending on both socie…
View article: Towards North‐South Interconnectedness: a Critique of Gender Dualities in Sustainable Development, the Environment and Women's Health
Towards North‐South Interconnectedness: a Critique of Gender Dualities in Sustainable Development, the Environment and Women's Health Open
Well‐established bodies of scholarship that inform contemporary global debates on gender, environment and health are fundamentally based on dualistic representations of women, such as First/Third World, rich/poor and victim/polluter. In th…
View article: Corrigendum: Assessing National Biodiversity Trends for Rocky and Coral Reefs through the Integration of Citizen Science and Scientific Monitoring Programs
Corrigendum: Assessing National Biodiversity Trends for Rocky and Coral Reefs through the Integration of Citizen Science and Scientific Monitoring Programs Open
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biw180.].
View article: 22. Exploring intercultural communication problems in health care with a communication accommodation competence approach
22. Exploring intercultural communication problems in health care with a communication accommodation competence approach Open
In this chapter, we explore intercultural health communication in doctorpatient and interprofessional interactions. Traditionally, intercultural health communication research has focused on interpersonal issues. We argue here that, althoug…
View article: Successes and Failures in Rangeland Restoration: An Icelandic Case Study
Successes and Failures in Rangeland Restoration: An Icelandic Case Study Open
Rangeland restoration is a multilayered process aimed at improving land condition, often parallel to utilization. To ensure the long‐term progress that restoration programmes are expected to deliver, they must be designed, implemented and …
View article: Ecological restoration success: a policy analysis understanding
Ecological restoration success: a policy analysis understanding Open
This article discusses how ecological restoration success can be understood and evaluated using a policy analysis lens. First, this article details a conceptual tool that helps to develop a more encompassing set of criteria to assess resto…