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Jennifer Jennings is one of Canada’s leading researchers at the intersection of gender, entrepreneurship, and the family embeddedness of entrepreneurial activity.

We wish you a wonderful New Year with our exciting January 2024 digital edition, full of insights from political representatives, thought leaders, industry associations and specialists.

Sepsis is a life-threatening condition estimated to affect 49 million people annually worldwide; yet it is not widely understood. In this article, we hear how Sepsis Canada is working to promote sepsis awareness through supporting research, public education, and cross-disciplinary training.

Charlene Y. Senn and Sara E. Crann from the University of Windsor discuss the importance of sexual assault resistance programs in equipping girls and young women with the knowledge and skills to reduce the risk of sexual assault.

Sara E. Crann, Ph.D., (she/her) is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Windsor, Canada She received her M.A. and Ph.D. in applied social psychology from the University of Guelph, Canada. Her research uses mixed methods and community-engaged approaches to examine issues related to...

Charlene Y. Senn, Ph.D., is a Professor and Tier I (Canadian Institutes of Health Research) Canada Research Chair in Sexual Violence at the University of Windsor She is a social psychologist committed to the belief that high quality theory and research evidence can be used not only to understand our...

Mita Drius and Luana Silveri from the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, explain fostering green infrastructure for ecosystem resilience in Alpine regions. The FRACTAL model, we hear, is a bottom-up all-round approach.

Dr Deborah Lee from Dr Fox Online Pharmacy discusses men’s mental health, including common barriers to seeking help and the measures needed to improve overall awareness and support.

Insights into the central features of human evolution may divert efforts to address environmental problems, including climate change.

Here we explore Dr. Melissa Ward Jones' research on permafrost systems in the continuous permafrost zone of the Arctic and permafrost-agriculture interactions primarily in the discontinuous permafrost zone of Alaska.

Leading independent European antisense drug discovery company, Secarna, aims to bring novel and effective antisense therapeutic options to an increasing number of patients. CEO Alexander Gebauer tells us how.

Keith Hobson, Professor and Research Scientist at Environment and Climate Change Canada and Western University, discusses updates in the expansion of tracking migratory birds in Central and South America, and the Caribbean.

Researchers have used Artificial intelligence to kill methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).

Margareta Johansson and Terry V. Callaghan CMG, on behalf of INTERACT friends, walk us through a series of EU projects that foster polar science and research in the Arctic.

Bobbie King, CEO and Co-Founder of SQEPtech, uncovers competency and skill and asks if there is really a difference between the two.

Avinav Nigam, Founder of Tern Group, discusses the NHS staffing crisis and why, in addressing this challenge, policymakers must consider the interplay between migration policies, societal challenges, and the healthcare sector’s needs.

Dr Niamh Dooley and Professor Mary Cannon explore what young adult life looks like for individuals who had mental health problems as children.

Here, we learn about Dr. Melissa Ward Jones, who leads a transdisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, co-producing knowledge with farmers to understand these unique agricultural systems better.

This is the third article in a series published by Open Access Journal that addresses the gap between evidence and action in health promotion.

Artificial intelligence (AI) model, life2vec, is capable of predicting life events, including estimating the time of death, by analysing health data.