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public participation in scientific research

Unlocking People Power Through Citizen Science
Find out how engaging non-academics in research can uncover and disperse new knowledge and ways of thinking that help shape solutions to seemingly intractable problems

Source: Times Higher Education 

Also, in case you missed the Nobel Prize announcements 2023: 

https://t.co/tjIRcFSAaq

— REALbubbler (@realbubbler) October 12, 2023

Here is the Summary of #Nobel prizes announced for 2023 in #Physics, #Chemistry and #Medicines.

All the discoveries are made in the smallest dimensions and took decades to reach their intermittent end.

Kudos to global efforts for creating a better world. pic.twitter.com/pINVzn6Ukp

— Self_Explorer (@bhosale_nilesh4) October 5, 2023

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Transport and logistics considerations for responding to disease outbreaks

This is a story about India's the unfortunate lapses in providing medical oxygen when covid-19 resurged in 2021.  

It could happen anywhere, especially in places with terrible transport networks and logistics systems.  

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Women should be paid so much more. #RESPECT

A study which matched countries with their nearest socio-demographic/economic neighbor found that female-led countries had fewer #COVID cases & deaths than male-led countries. A key factor: the female-led countries locked down earlier.https://t.co/w3FdsocuiA

— Amy Diehl, Ph.D. (@amydiehl) August 1, 2020

On Women Leaders in Coronavirus: Click to GO DEEPER

A better take on the 'women leaders are doing better' thing: authoritarian populist leaders (Bolsonaro, Duterte, Erdogan, Trump) are screwing up, and they tend to be men /1 https://t.co/geVQeCPc9v

— Debbie Cameron (@wordspinster) April 26, 2020

"Remember their names, they are (re)shaping the future."

More examples of global leaders who happen to be women and doing an admirable job through the pandemic.#leadership #femaleleaders #womenleaders #advancingwomenhttps://t.co/n2mSjSRIri

— CEOX (@ProjectCEOX) April 27, 2020

Female leaders are doing a better job of handling the #COVID19 crisis than men, the @ecb’s chief Christine Lagarde has said, praising them for honest communication and for showing they care. Via @theguardian https://t.co/kbuGXdyUJ4 #womenleaders #womeninpolitics pic.twitter.com/ykROT3l160

— iKNOW Politics (@iKNOW_Politics) August 3, 2020

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What is so normal about the new normal?

Tomi Davies in a TV interview titled Nigeria's business sector sustainable innovation (October 2019, on Arise News)

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Ay, but to die...

How Many People Die Each Day? ☠️https://t.co/D9MW97EKJQ pic.twitter.com/pDAydlACl0

— Visual Capitalist (@VisualCap) May 16, 2020

 + The Causes

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in this season of changes...changes

Coronavirus has destroyed the myth of the deficit | Yeva Nersisyan and L Randall Wray https://t.co/0gRrfmx9Zn

— The Guardian (@guardian) April 17, 2020

See this discussed on twitter
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the cure https://t.co/W1qTXRi3wU pic.twitter.com/0wJ7TDgCOT

— REALbubbler (@realbubbler) April 18, 2020

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Real Food

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Happy #WorldFoodDay

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Today is #WorldFoodDay! No matter who you are, what you do or where you live, we all should have access to a healthy and affordable diet.

Our actions are our future. pic.twitter.com/4pWcKXnij6

— FAO (@FAO) October 16, 2019

Blessed are those who get to enjoy three meals everyday. Let's feed the unblessed one and make the use of unwanted food by serving them.
" Don't make Waste, let them Taste. "#WorldFoodDay 🥗 pic.twitter.com/WzDPAgMzyd

— She's Indian🇮🇳 (@she_is_Indian) October 16, 2019

"One cannot think well, love well, sleep well if one has not dined well." - Virginia Woolf

Happy #WorldFoodDay pic.twitter.com/aUCWvefXkK

— itel Mobile Uganda (@itelMobileUG) October 16, 2019

Think about what you ate today 🌱💦🌾🍚

Where did your food come from? This #WorldFoodDay, we challenge you to think about the #FoodJourney that brings food to your plate day after day & do your part to #StopTheWaste pic.twitter.com/kFqSQLn3An

— World Food Programme (@WFP) October 16, 2019

Let's settle this.. which one satisfies more?

RT for Amala
Like for Ewa Agoyin#WorldFoodDay pic.twitter.com/5hUXDbfeT0

— Wisdom Peter (@wysemarn) October 16, 2019

Too many people are hungry not because there is dearth of food. It is simply because there is dearth of love and care in human hearts. #SadhguruQuotes #WorldFoodDay #ZeroHunger pic.twitter.com/GhjWe6lnSh

— Sadhguru (@SadhguruJV) October 16, 2019

There’s no act of deed that’s greater than feeding the hungry, and the needy #WorldFoodDay pic.twitter.com/18nwuYNki1

— 𝕌𝕊𝔸🇳🇬 (@meothmans) October 16, 2019

How do you celebrate #worldfoodday with out acknowledging people who make it happen 🙆🏾‍♂️ 🇿🇼🇱🇸🇿🇦 pic.twitter.com/71ZEYxVaSy

— Mpho Sekati (@MphoSekati3) October 16, 2019

Today is #WorldFoodDay!

Just want to encourage you to start a food garden. Start small, with what you have. #Food4Afrika#WorldFoodDay #ZeroHunger #WednesdayThoughts #WednesdayMotivation pic.twitter.com/eXGWpnTUYB

— Daniel Ngotho (@kiragungotho1) October 16, 2019

I heard it’s #WorldFoodDay and I’m excited because I’m a foodie.. Let me share some pictures from my collection.. I Dey cook sha.. pic.twitter.com/Eq0Pvl2Tqu

— The Hair plug (@Msmenalicious) October 16, 2019

Food is so much more than what is on our plates, it impacts our whole life! 🍲🥦🌽🍎🥕

Our daily food choices matter! Here are 5⃣ tips for a healthier lifestyle👇#WorldFoodDay #HealthyDiets pic.twitter.com/D3Lpc1SaVO

— FAO (@FAO) October 16, 2019

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Heyyyyy, what kind of work do you want?

Low-stress, Productive, Repetitive, Fun, Flexible - we don't all want/need the same things in a job.

Here is a wonderful resource page on JOBS FOR LAZY PEOPLE 

Here is a previous post on 'ODD' Jobs that may just be right for you



You may also like: Unbundling Women's Work

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#allwell

“The person you report to at work can be more important to your health than your family doctor.” - in McKinsey Insights 

As working people spend more of their waking time on the job than anywhere else, employers are in a unique position to be a good influence on health & general #wellbeing. Interesting insights from @McKinsey & @neuroleadership https://t.co/O4YfuqSqbt #wellness

— Jessica Mills (@JessMillsMHR) November 5, 2018

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The art and science of #wellbeing at #work https://t.co/20Olr3FORR via @McKinsey #wellness #HR #workplace pic.twitter.com/Jn0TQvbzKF

— Amr Heikal (@Heikal_Amr) July 19, 2016

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Staying cool: air coolers or air conditioners?

CoolAir advert 

Breezair advert:


also on jumia/konga/alibaba and so on.

Make sure you check out the low-power USB models, and the solar-powered models too.
sO  xoo!, you have to try it!

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Finding sanity in an insane time

It's easy to blame ourselves for not feeling 100% in our minds, but some of the causes of mental unwellness have to do with large systemic problems in our societies.
- The School of Life: How the Modern World Makes Us Mentally Ill

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What can Buhari do to redeem his bonkom presidency? #HurricaneBadluck #BuhariCare

Inspired by various state-funded universal health provision programs e.g. #ObamaCare and now #RouhaniCare, I'm hoping that the Nigerian government can take similar measures to give our people a life worthy of citizens of The Giant Of Africa.
Hoping.  Hopeful. 

Obama CARES.  Rouhani cares.  DOES BUHARI CARE?  READ.

Eid Mubarak to all my Muslim brothers and sisters. Hope to see security and stability in the region and Eid for everyone soon. #EidAlAdha

— Hassan Rouhani (@HassanRouhani) September 1, 2017

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The big potential of Recommender Systems

Can you think of more applications for software recommender algorithms?

When you read a blog post or digital news item, it sometimes gives you a selection of related news items, designed to keep you enjoying the service on that site.  Amazon famously designed the "you may also like" marketing feature that in part contributed to making their site so useful and 'sticky'.  It's not like recommending is anything new: the other day I ordered snacks or food and the check-out staff asked if I would like a drink to go with it - human recommender :) 

Reading today about related work in progress, this time to assist doctors in caring for patients:

“I thought about how the Amazon product-recommender algorithm works and thought, `Can we do this for medical decision-making?’” said the 34-year-old Chen, a VA Medical Informatics Fellow at Stanford Health Policy.

So instead of, other people who bought this book also liked this book, how about: Other doctors who ordered this CT scan also ordered this medication.

“What if there was that kind of algorithm available to me at the point of care?” he asked. “It doesn’t tell me the right or wrong answer, but I bet this would be really informative and help me make better decisions for my patients.”

 Again, can you think of more opportunities?  In education, in training?  In hiring, in business?  In events, in design, in government?  Anything? 

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Optimism // Beautiful world

How Bill and Melinda Gates have tried to make Warren Buffett's vision of optimism a reality - and how you can too https://t.co/EvLnEX1i07 pic.twitter.com/zbSbV642Ci

— CNN International (@cnni) February 14, 2017

Only 1% know poverty has halved since 1990. Optimism in pessimistic times. Read Gates Annual Letter – https://t.co/dKc994XAzq via @billgates

— Carlos A. Reck (@yuyay) February 14, 2017

Announcing the 2017 World's 50 Most Innovative Companies—from @Snap to @Glossier #FCMostInnovative https://t.co/FCIXTrYzaI pic.twitter.com/HVQS89WwGs

— Fast Company (@FastCompany) February 13, 2017

Announcing the 2017 World's 50 Most Innovative Companies—from @Amazon to @Chobani #FCMostInnovative https://t.co/Betg3uxDck pic.twitter.com/dvvHhBkFrU

— Fast Company (@FastCompany) February 13, 2017

She's the first woman to travel to every country in the world https://t.co/OfwVnh3Hf3 pic.twitter.com/79uj49TunQ

— CNN (@CNN) February 10, 2017

All these countries have had a woman leader before the U.S.: https://t.co/7bfYfLjDcW pic.twitter.com/KaY1YPmFIN

— CNN International (@cnni) June 10, 2016

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Visualizing Data: Wealth, Health, and Global History

From The Economist, an animated infographic showing the world's top three economies from 1AD to date.

The Joy Of Stats, narrated by Hans Rosling, shown on the BBC: How life expectancy has exploded worldwide over the last 200 years. 

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We need to talk about this.

She went through unnecessary pain and suffering.
But now, life is goooood.  

Watch even more dramatic stories from Uganda and Kenya here, and commit to being part of the solution NOT part of the problem.
  

Merck's More than a Mother corporate social responsibility initiative aims to raise awareness about prevention of infertility and build capacity to manage male and female fertility issues throughout Africa.

In particular, through its Empowering Berna campaign, it's opening a dialogue that will ultimately reduce the stigma and social suffering of infertile women in Africa.

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Six Questions with Doctor Ameenah Hassan

Amina Muhammad Hassan earned her MBBS in April 2006 from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.  

Ready, Set, ...

 She subsequently worked at:  
- Uthman Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto - Internship
- King of Kings Specialist Hospital, Asaga, Ohafia, Abia State - 8 months of NYSC
- Kawo General Hospital, Kaduna state - last 3 months of NYSC
and since then, she's been with the 
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department of King Fahd Women and Children's Hospital, Gusau, Zamfara State. She is currently the Head of Clinical Services in the hospital. 

An old photo: Zamfara is quiet

Some more-recent photos HERE

Alongside this, she serves as 
- a State Trainer in the Malaria Action Programme for States (MAPS) 
- a master trainer mentor for MNCH2 (Maternal, Newborn and Child Health 2)

She is a member, and former Zamfara state treasurer, of the Nigerian Medical Association.
She is married, and enjoys taking walks and admiring nature in her spare time.

Back in Queen's College where we were classmates from January 1991- June 1996, Amina was often class captain and when she became a house captain, as expected her Obong House was swiftly transformed into a winner at inspections and sports. 

SS3Y Class Photo in 1996: Ameenah is second from left, with face obscured by Fatima's head (precursor surgical mask? :) I made sure my face got in :) @3rdLeft

I remember her as a Muslim person of principle.   

Also, I think it was she who started the trend in our class of going regularly to the library to enjoy the reference books on the upper floor, that is, not just when we had homework.  I came to enjoy the habit very much too. 


I badly wanted to ask her a few questions for only my fourth ever Six-Questions feature:
  

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1. Tell us a story about the oldest person you've met at work. And the youngest? 

 The oldest patient I've attended to was a 60-year-old woman with uterovaginal prolapse, we managed her successfully.  

The youngest was a neonate born with ambiguous genitalia, we referred [this child] to the teaching hospital in Zaria.

[Ask Google/Wikipedia, like I did :) ]

2. What are the two biggest solvable problems you encounter regularly at work? 

Late-coming especially the HMIS staff,  

and 

Attitude - we generally need to be proactive.

 
3. Three things we should all do for better health? 

Eat healthy, laugh a lot and exercise.

 
4. How did you decide to become a medical doctor? 

I initially wanted to read accounting, like my Dad. 

The turning point was JSCE Book-Keeping [back in 1993, as a JS3 / 9th-grade student.] It got me tied up in knots, lol.   

At that point I decided to save lives instead.  All I had to do was pass JAMB so I got admission in ABU Zaria.

5. What is the meaning of life? 

Life is a gift. Cherish it and make the best use of it, irrespective of the circumstances.  

The Doc with her handsome baby.

6. Does Nigeria need more doctors?

Where I work the ratio is one doctor to 40 [patients] averagely, this can be overwhelming.  

A conducive working environment and more hands will help.  

[Today, it's New Year's Eve] I saw outpatients and now I'm in theatre to perform an elective Cesarean section, and work still continues after the surgery.

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