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Search ArticlesMoving the world: Why physical activity is at the heart of Self-Care 2030
Physical inactivity is a leading cause of preventable death globally. Healthcare systems are struggling with the burden of sedentary lifestyles. The Self-Care 2030: Physical Activity Insights Report makes the case for urgent action. It identifies key barriers, offers behavioural insights and outlines sustainable interventions. Physical activity is not optional; it is foundational to future health and an indispensable pillar of self-care. We live in an era of contradiction.
The Future of Skin Protection: Revolutionising everyday hygiene with a new sustainable soap technology - Stratos
Environmental degradation and rising pollution levels are amplifying our vulnerability to skin infections. There’s increasing awareness that healthy skin is an essential foundation to overall health and wellbeing. The COVID-19 pandemic reinstated the importance of soap use as the most accessible and cost-effective intervention for protecting against infections transmitted via skin through touch.
Ūloa: Rethinking mental health provision in Pacific Island communities
Modern mental health services fail to effectively cater for migrant Pacific Island communities, which have different worldviews and ways of knowing. At the University of Waikato, Associate Professor Sione Vaka has developed the ūloa model of care, which draws inspiration from traditional research methods and ways of life. The ūloa model offers Pacific-centred mental health services with cultural appropriateness and equitable outcomes.
Using talanoa for effective mental healthcare in the Pacific island communities
Migrant Pacific Island communities experience higher rates of mental illness than do the general population. Current mental health service delivery models are insufficient in addressing these issues. At the University of Waikato, Associate Professor Sione Vaka has harnessed the talanoa approach, a traditional research method practiced across Pacific Island nations. He aims to better understand the needs of a Pacific-centred mental health service and achieve equitable outcomes.
Data Fusion Dynamics: A collaborative UK-Saudi initiative in cybersecurity and artificial intelligence
Big data, artificial intelligence (AI), and cybersecurity are increasingly important areas of research. As big data use increases and AI gets smarter, better and more innovative cybersecurity methods are needed to protect us from cybercriminals in the online environment.
Naturopathy-based treatment for violence and conduct disorders
People diagnosed with reactive suicidal and homicidal violent conduct disorders exhibit aggressive behavioural tendencies, and some violent men and women are deemed untreatable. Marian Mulligan from Dublin CEO Sphenoid/IINM developed a neurological structural alignment programme in the treatment of violence in high-security prisons. The UK government home office advisory body researched and evaluated the regime implemented with a team of 200 expert natural medics.
Pulsars and prizes: The life and work of Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell
Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell is an astrophysicist who discovered the first radio pulsars during her post-graduate research in 1967. She is only the second woman in history to receive the Royal Society’s prestigious award, the Copley Medal (2021) for her sustained outstanding achievements in astronomy. In 2018 she was awarded the (£2.3 million) Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics which she donated to advance opportunities for women and other under-represented groups in science.
Flora-friendly fungi
Fungi form a unique kingdom of organisms and are fundamental for life on this planet. Plants encounter many fungi, and adapt to survive or perish when fungal pathogens attack them. Several types of fungi also help plants to absorb soil nutrients better, ward off pathogens, survive environmental stresses, and decompose plants to provide nutrients for more plant growth. Fungi are present in every aspect of a plant’s life. Plants have close encounters with fungi throughout their lives.
How to analyse categorical data
Further reading • Cahusac, PMB, (2024) Likelihood ratio test and the evidential approach for 2×2 tables.Entropy, 26, 375. • Cahusac, P, (2020)Data as evidence. Experimental Physiology, 105(7), 1071–1080. • Edwards, AWF, (1922) Likelihood: expanded edition. John Hopkins University Press: Baltimore, MD, USA, 1992; 2nd edition. • Fisher, RA, (1922) On the mathematical foundations of theoretical statistics. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London.
How can we use seismic tomography to understand volcanic degassing?
The islands of Vulcano and Lipari are part of a volcanic archipelago, named Aeolian Islands, in Southern Italy. A major degassing crisis recently occurred, causing the temporary evacuation of some sectors of Vulcano Island. Geophysicists can use the seismic waves from crustal local earthquakes to create a picture of the underground volcanic system. Dr Cristina Totaro and the geophysics team of the University of Messina identified a gas anomaly beneath Vulcano that is driving degassing activity.