Focal Interest
Focal Interest

Poverty

  1. South Africa’s maternal mortality improvement stalled during the pandemic
    South Africa's pandemic-era maternal mortality surged 42%, reversing prior gains and threatening SDG 3.1 targets. Provincial disparities remain severe.
  2. Dynamic price monitoring improved affordability forecasting in Lusaka
    Study on Dynamic Price Monitoring forecasting household affordability of essential commodities in Lusaka, Zambia, using household survey and price data analysis.
  3. People’s Daily and CCTV News used different sentiment strategies on Douyin
    Study analyzing how Chinese state media (People's Daily and CCTV News) adapt rural revitalization content on Douyin using topic modeling and sentiment analysis to reveal institutional.
  4. Gender differences shape poverty determinants in U.S. households
    Analysis of 2022 Survey of Consumer Finances data reveals employment and other poverty determinants affect male and female-headed households differently, suggesting need for targeted interventions.
  5. District-level dengue predictions improved with climate and health data
    Hybrid explainable AI and Bayesian deep learning system predicts dengue outbreaks at district level in Bangladesh using climate, socioeconomic, and healthcare data from 2017-2024.
  6. A Critical Analysis of Iran's Rural Development Policies from the Perspective of Social Inclusion and Gender Equity
    Mixed-methods analysis of Iran's rural development policies reveals persistent gender inequalities in resource access, institutional support, and decision-making representation.
  7. Energy crisis reshaped food, energy transition, and energy poverty
    Systematic review of Russia-Ukraine war energy crisis impacts on food markets, energy transition acceleration, and energy poverty across EU Member States and global supply chains.