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Challenges, Volume 13, Issue 1

June 2022 - 27 articles

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Articles (27)

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,133 Views
14 Pages

Engineering is traditionally considered a male domain with lower female participation despite various affirmative actions taken in recent decades. There is evidence of greater gender equality as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and precautionary loc...

  • Viewpoint
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,902 Views
10 Pages

While the UN recognizes the right of individuals “to take risks and make mistakes”, there are reasons to question whether this right can be universal. In the context of a changing climate, it is imperative that individuals have access to a safe and s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,410 Views
11 Pages

Healthcare Service Quality from the Point of Healthcare Providers’ Perception at the Time of COVID-19

  • Olivera Ivanov,
  • Zoran Gojković,
  • Nenad Simeunović,
  • Danijela Gračanin,
  • Aleksandra Milovančev,
  • Dejan Ivanov,
  • Marko Bojović,
  • Miloš Bugarčić and
  • Nikola Stojić

The pandemic of the Coronavirus 19 disease (COVID-19) has had significant impact on healthcare systems worldwide. The present study aims to investigate the service providers’ quality dimensions in public sector hospitals in the Republic of Serbia dur...

  • Viewpoint
  • Open Access
7 Citations
6,621 Views
10 Pages

Planetary Health and Traditional Medicine: A Potential Synergistic Approach to Tackle Antimicrobial Resistance

  • Iyiola Olatunji Oladunjoye,
  • Yusuf Amuda Tajudeen,
  • Habeebullah Jayeola Oladipo and
  • Mona Said El-Sherbini

Antimicrobials are compounds that impede the activities of bacteria, viruses, parasites, or fungi. Continuous antimicrobial overuse, misuse, and improper use for human, animal, and agricultural purposes are raising concerns about antibiotic residue p...

  • Review
  • Open Access
11 Citations
5,852 Views
19 Pages

Economic Evaluation of Nature-Based Therapy Interventions—A Scoping Review

  • Henriette Busk,
  • Ulrik Sidenius,
  • Line Planck Kongstad,
  • Sus Sola Corazon,
  • Christina Bjørk Petersen,
  • Dorthe Varning Poulsen,
  • Patrik Karlsson Nyed and
  • Ulrika Karlsson Stigsdotter

Introduction: Nature-based therapy (NBT) has shown positive effects on different health-related outcomes and is becoming a more frequent approach in various rehabilitative interventions. Economic evaluations are widely used to inform decision makers...

  • Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
9,593 Views
18 Pages

Climate change is generating sufficient risk for nation-states and citizens throughout the Arctic to warrant potentially radical geoengineering solutions. Currently, geoengineering solutions such as surface albedo modification or aerosol deployment a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
7,947 Views
12 Pages

Why Do Young Adults in the United States Have Such Low Rates of Organ Donation Registration?

  • Amy J. Wotring,
  • Timothy R. Jordan,
  • Barbara Saltzman,
  • Tavis Glassman,
  • Jennifer Holloway and
  • Jagdish Khubchandani

The demand for transplantable organs has outpaced the supply. Thus, 20 Americans die every day while waiting for an organ. Although most adults support organ donation, 42% are not registered. The rate is even lower among young adults who are not enro...

  • Viewpoint
  • Open Access
7 Citations
7,401 Views
12 Pages

Planetary Health: We Need to Talk about Narcissism

  • Alan C. Logan and
  • Susan L. Prescott

Concepts of planetary health attempt to collectively address the biological, psychological, social, and cultural factors contributing to “Anthropocene Syndrome”, which encompasses the many wicked interrelated challenges of our time. It is increasingl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
60 Citations
8,429 Views
17 Pages

Biosynthesis of Silver Nanoparticles from Cymbopogon citratus Leaf Extract and Evaluation of Their Antimicrobial Properties

  • S M Rakib-Uz-Zaman,
  • Ehsanul Hoque Apu,
  • Mohammed Nimeree Muntasir,
  • Sadrina Afrin Mowna,
  • Mst Gitika Khanom,
  • Shah Saif Jahan,
  • Nahid Akter,
  • M. Azizur R. Khan,
  • Nadia Sultana Shuborna and
  • Shahriar Mohd Shams
  • + 1 author

Background: Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are toxic to microorganisms and can potentially kill multidrug-resistant bacteria. Nanoparticles can be synthesized in many ways, such as physical or chemical methods. Recently, it has been found that plant mo...

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