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Evidence for a floristically diverse rainforest on the Falkland archipelago in the remote South Atlantic during the mid- to late Cenozoic

Thomas, ZA MacPhail, M Cadd, H Cantrill, DJ Hutchinson, DK Haines, HA Privat, K Turney, C Carter, S Brickle, P

We report the discovery of an ancient forest bed near Stanley, on the Falkland Islands, the second such ancient deposit identified on the South Atlantic island archipelago that is today marked by t...

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Drought and deluge: the recurrence of hydroclimate extremes during the past 600 years in eastern Australia’s Natural Resource Management (NRM) clusters

Palmer, JG Verdon-Kidd, D Allen, KJ Higgins, P Cook, BI Cook, ER Turney, CSM Baker, PJ

Recent extremes of flood and drought across Australia have raised questions about the recurrence of such rare events and highlighted the importance of understanding multi-decadal climate variabilit...

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Associations of nuptiality perceptions, financial difficulties, and socio-demographic factors with mental health status in Australian adults: Analysis of the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey

Yeboah Asiamah-Asare, BK Peprah, P Adu, C Ahinkorah, BO Addo, IY

OBJECTIVE This study examined the association of nuptial/relationship factors, financial difficulties, and socio-demographic factors with the mental health status of Australian adults. DESIGN Cross...

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Socioeconomic inequalities in cervical cancer screening in sub-Saharan Africa: Decomposition analysis

Ahinkorah, B Aboagye, R Okyere, J Essuman, M Seidu, A Wongnaah, A

Abstract sec Background p Cervical cancer remains prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Despite global efforts to eliminate this disease, its incidence continues to rise due to barriers in screeni...

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Can women empowerment boost dietary diversity among children aged 6–23 months in sub-Saharan Africa?

Aboagye, RG Donkoh, IE Okyere, J Seidu, A-A Ahinkorah, BO Yaya, S

BackgroundThe empowerment of women has implications on the health and dietary needs of children. Using the survey-based women s empowerment index (SWPER), we examined the association between women ...

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A multi-centennial drought reconstruction from tree-rings reveals a growing threat to Christmas Island's water resources

Sharifazari, S Palmer, JG Johnson, F Turney, CSM Andersen, MS

Small islands that depend on limited freshwater resources are at significant risk from seasonal drought, which poses a major threat to both their ecosystems and communities. Christmas Island, locat...

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The Echoes of the ‘I’: Tracing Identity with Demographically Enhanced Word Embeddings

Smirnov, I

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The right to audit and power asymmetries in algorithm auditing

Urman, A Smirnov, I Lasser, J

In this paper, we engage with and expand on the keynote talk about the “Right to Audit” given by Prof. Christian Sandvig at the International Conference on Computational Social Science 2021 through...

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Assessing the inequalities in demand for family planning satisfied in Ghana: evidence from the 1993-2014 Demographic and Health Surveys.

Azure, SA Budu, E Okyere, J Mensah, F Ahinkorah, BO Seidu, A-A Ameyaw, EK

BACKGROUND: Family planning is essential in promoting the well-being of women and their families and communities and ensuring quality of care in contraceptive use. This study sought to assess the t...

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Does women's empowerment and socio-economic status predict adequacy of antenatal care in sub-Saharan Africa?

Aboagye, RG Okyere, J Seidu, A-A Ahinkorah, BO Budu, E Yaya, S

BACKGROUND: Quality and adequate antenatal care (ANC) are key strategies necessary to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 3.1. However, in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), there is a paucity of evidence ...

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