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Gender mainstreaming in climate change policy: opportunities and challenges for gender justice in Mauritius

Climate change is intrinsically linked to gender. Evidence shows women face the greatest impacts of climate change due to higher poverty presence, reliance on land, family responsibilities, and less societal power. Our study uses Carol Bacchi’s "What is the Problem Represented to...

A qualitative comparison of 3 law enforcement deflection programs for people who use drugs (PWUD) in Wisconsin

Due to the high cost of imprisonment and high rates of recidivism, there are a growing number of programs working to divert individuals involved in non-violent drug offenses away from arrest, jail and prison. Deflection programs are those that refer people who use drugs (PWUD) to...

Exploring BMI Classification Changes and Disparities Upon Incarceration in U.S. Federal Prisons

Information on body mass index (BMI) fluctuations during multiyear incarceration is limited, with publications on BMI changes leading to reclassification even more sparse. This is particularly important because access to novel treatments, such as glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) t...

CyberRulers: Cyberbullying and Cyberstalking in Africa, Asia, and the Americas

This paper examines cyberbullying and cyberstalking among teens and young adults across three world regions: Africa, Asia, and the Americas. Drawing on nationally representative surveys, peer-reviewed studies, and legal analysis, it maps how online harassment takes root in very d...

CyberRulers: Cyberbullying and Cyberstalking in Africa, Asia, and the Americas

This paper examines cyberbullying and cyberstalking among teens and young adults across three world regions: Africa, Asia, and the Americas. Drawing on nationally representative surveys, peer-reviewed studies, and legal analysis, it maps how online harassment takes root in very d...

Understanding online conversations through fractal dimension: a case study linking semantic and structural analysis of reddit posts on AI

Abstract Fractal dimension can measure the complexity of a branching structure. Botanical trees for example have more sparse branching in poor environments, and more complex branching in good environments. We hypothesize that the branching structures of online conversations can a...

Hiring and screening practices in a sample of US law enforcement agencies

Purpose Hiring and screening processes shape who enters law enforcement, yet little is known about how agencies prioritize these requirements and publicly communicate them on their websites. As a result, it remains unclear how candidate suitability is defined in practice and how...