Atlas Nominations 2018

November/December 2018 Atlas nominations

Winning article

The more gender equity, the less child poverty? A multilevel analysis of malnutrition and health deprivation in 49 low- and middle-income countries(opens in new tab/window) World Development

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  Estimation of gas emission and derived electrical power generation from landfills. Trinidad and Tobago as study case(opens in new tab/window) Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments

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  Food in the Bioeconomy(opens in new tab/window) Trends in Food Science & Technology

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  Vintage pumps benefit from expert upgrade(opens in new tab/window) World Pumps

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  Associations between REV-ERBα, sleep duration and body mass index in European adolescents(opens in new tab/window) Sleep Medicine

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  Cooperation or competition – When do people contribute more? A field experiment on gamification of crowdsourcing(opens in new tab/window) International Journal of Human-Computer Studies

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  VazaDengue: An information system for preventing and combating mosquito-borne diseases with social networks(opens in new tab/window) Information Systems

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  Knowledge, attitude and practices relating to zoonotic diseases among livestock farmers in Punjab, India(opens in new tab/window) Acta Tropica

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  A first step to improving maternal mortality in a low-literacy setting; the successful use of singing to improve knowledge regarding antenatal care(opens in new tab/window) American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

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  Social responsibility and engagement in higher education: Case of the ASEAN(opens in new tab/window) International Journal of Educational Development

October 2018 Atlas nominations

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Emerging infections—an increasingly important topic: review by the Emerging Infections Task Force(opens in new tab/window) Clinical Microbiology and Infection

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  Reducing Latin America's violent hot spots(opens in new tab/window) Aggression and Violent Behavior

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  Cocoa-induced (Theobroma cacao) effects on cardiovascular system: HDL modulation pathways(opens in new tab/window) Clinical Nutrition ESPEN

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  Acupuncture in Postdate Pregnancy Management(opens in new tab/window) Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies

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  Climate-related community knowledge networks as a tool to increase learning in the context of environmental change(opens in new tab/window) Climate Risk Management

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  Healthy living: A health promotion program for adults with intellectual disability(opens in new tab/window) Disability and Health Journal

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  Predictors of elephant poaching in a wildlife crime hotspot: The Ruvuma landscape of southern Tanzania and northern Mozambique(opens in new tab/window) Journal for Nature Conservation

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  The effect of images on community engagement with sustainable stormwater management: The role of integral disgust and sadness(opens in new tab/window) Journal of Environmental Psychology

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  Occurrence, characterisation and fate of (nano)particulate Ti and Ag in two Norwegian wastewater treatment plants(opens in new tab/window) Water Research

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  Organic fertilization shapes the biodiversity of fungal communities associated with potato dry rot(opens in new tab/window) Applied Soil Ecology

September 2018 Atlas nominations

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Deforestation and child diet diversity: A geospatial analysis of 15 Sub-Saharan African countries (opens in new tab/window) Health & Place

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  An internationally standardized species identification test for use on suspected seized rhinoceros horn in the illegal wildlife trade(opens in new tab/window) Forensic Science International: Genetics

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  Community engagement in the Aboriginal Families Study: Strategies to promote participation(opens in new tab/window) Women and Birth

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  Use of botanical insecticides for sustainable agriculture: Future perspectives(opens in new tab/window) Ecological Indicators

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  Effectiveness of peer education approach on improving HIV/AIDS related healthy behaviors among immigrant street children: A randomized controlled trial(opens in new tab/window) Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health

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  Cleaner production in Burkina Faso: Case study of fuel briquettes made from cashew industry waste(opens in new tab/window) Journal of Cleaner Production

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  Cinema, aesthetics and narrative: Cinema as therapy in substance use disorders(opens in new tab/window) The Arts in Psychotherapy

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  Grafting as a strategy to increase flowering of cassava(opens in new tab/window) Scientia Horticulturae

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  Landscape and crop management strategies to conserve pollination services and increase yields in tropical coffee farms(opens in new tab/window) Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment

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  Biodiesels from microbial oils: Opportunity and challenges(opens in new tab/window) Bioresource Technology

July/August 2018 Atlas nominations

Winning articles

eRepo-ORP: Exploring the Opportunity Space to Combat Orphan Diseases with Existing Drugs(opens in new tab/window) Journal of Molecular Biology

An overview of arable land use for the world economy: From source to sink via the global supply chain (opens in new tab/window) Land Use Policy

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  What drives future business leaders? How work values and gender shape young adults' entrepreneurial and leadership aspirations(opens in new tab/window) Journal of Vocational Behavior

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  Sleeping with the frenemy: How restricting ‘bedroom use’ of smartphones impacts happiness and wellbeing(opens in new tab/window) Computers in Human Behavior

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  The Value of Ecosystem Services from Giant Panda Reserves(opens in new tab/window) Current Biology

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  Solidarities at a distance: Extending Fairtrade gold to East Africa(opens in new tab/window) The Extractive Industries and Society

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  Video compared to conversational contraceptive counseling during labor and maternity hospitalization in Colombia: A randomized trial(opens in new tab/window) Contraception

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  Teacher quality and student achievement in Chile: Linking teachers' contribution and observable characteristics(opens in new tab/window) International Journal of Educational Development

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  Women and corruption: What positions must they hold to make a difference?(opens in new tab/window) Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization

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  Just rewards: 17-Month-old infants expect agents to take resources according to the principles of distributive justice(opens in new tab/window) Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

June 2018 Atlas nominations

Winning article

Correlates of sedentary behavior in 2,375 people with depression from 6 low- and middle-income countries(opens in new tab/window) Journal of Affective Disorders, Volume 234, July 2018, Pages 97-104

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  Impact of parasitism in goat production(opens in new tab/window) Small Ruminant Research

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  Are future doctors ready to donate blood and encourage blood donation?(opens in new tab/window) Transfusion and Apheresis Science

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  Evaluating Affordable Cranial Ultrasonography in East African Neonatal Intensive Care Units(opens in new tab/window) Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology

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  Long-term effects of alternative deterrence policies: Panel data evidence from traffic punishments in Denmark(opens in new tab/window) Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

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  Abusive alcohol consumption among adolescents: a predictive model for maximizing early detection and responses(opens in new tab/window) Public Health

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  A screen-printed paper microbial fuel cell biosensor for detection of toxic compounds in water(opens in new tab/window) Biosensors and Bioelectronics

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  To mow or to mow less: Lawn mowing frequency affects bee abundance and diversity in suburban yards(opens in new tab/window) Biological Conservation

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  The prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus amongst black South African women is a public health concern(opens in new tab/window) Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

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  The Guarani Aquifer System: From a Beacon of hope to a question mark in the governance of transboundary aquifers(opens in new tab/window) Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies

May 2018 Atlas nominations

Winning article

Knowing less but presuming more: Dunning-Kruger effects and the endorsement of anti-vaccine policy attitudes(opens in new tab/window) Social Science & Medicine

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  Improved strength of silk fibers in Bombyx mori trimolters induced by an anti-juvenile hormone compound(opens in new tab/window) Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects

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  Rhesus disease: a global prevention strategy(opens in new tab/window) The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health

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  Promoting Vehicle to Grid (V2G) in the Nordic Region: Expert advice on policy mechanisms for accelerated diffusion(opens in new tab/window) Energy Policy

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  Assessment of ocean wave energy resource potential in Thailand(opens in new tab/window) Ocean & Coastal Management

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  Barriers to childcare in Children's Homes in Ghana: Caregivers' solutions(opens in new tab/window) Children and Youth Services Review

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  Rhyme and reason-using poetry to talk to underserved audiences about environmental change(opens in new tab/window) Climate Risk Management

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  Meiofauna matters: The roles of meiofauna in benthic ecosystems(opens in new tab/window) Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

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  Independent solar photovoltaic with Energy Storage Systems (ESS) for rural electrification in Myanmar(opens in new tab/window) Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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  Operationalizing an ecosystem approach to small-scale fisheries in developing countries: The case of Uruguay(opens in new tab/window) Marine Policy

April 2018 Atlas nominations

Winning article

Performance of structural concrete with recycled plastic waste as a partial replacement for sand(opens in new tab/window) Construction and Building Materials

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  Hallmarks of cancer: The CRISPR generation(opens in new tab/window) European Journal of Cancer

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  Issues for cropping and agricultural science in the next 20 years(opens in new tab/window) Field Crops Research

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  Cost effectiveness of phosphorus removal processes in municipal wastewater treatment(opens in new tab/window) Chemosphere

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  Pretreatment of food waste for methane and hydrogen recovery: A review(opens in new tab/window) Bioresource Technology

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  The tension between gender equality and doing gender: Swedish couples' talk about the division of housework(opens in new tab/window) Women's Studies International Forum

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  Can abandoned peatland pasture sequestrate more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than an adjacent pristine bog in Newfoundland, Canada?(opens in new tab/window) Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

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  Spinosad: A new natural product for stored grain protection(opens in new tab/window) Journal of Stored Products Research

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  Economic feasibility of an augmentative biological control industry in Niger(opens in new tab/window) Crop Protection

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  Negotiating water across levels: A peace and conflict “Toolbox” for water diplomacy(opens in new tab/window) Journal of Hydrology

January 2018 Atlas nominations

Winning article

Antiprotozoal activity of medicinal plants used by Iquitos-Nauta road communities in Loreto (Peru)(opens in new tab/window) Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Read the story “Fighting malaria with help from the forest(opens in new tab/window)” about the award-winning research!

Shared with Where are commodity crops certified, and what does it mean for conservation and poverty alleviation?(opens in new tab/window) Biological Conservation

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  Fires and explosions(opens in new tab/window) Progress in Energy and Combustion Science

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  Plastics in the North Atlantic garbage patch: A boat-microbe for hitchhikers and plastic degraders(opens in new tab/window) Science of The Total Environment

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  Lipid-based core-shell nanoparticles: Evolution and potentialities in drug delivery(opens in new tab/window) OpenNano

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  Identifying critical factors of oil spill in the tanker shipping industry worldwide(opens in new tab/window) Journal of Cleaner Production

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  Air pollution and environmental injustice: Are the socially deprived exposed to more PM2.5 pollution in Hong Kong?(opens in new tab/window) Environmental Science & Policy

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  Identifying dam-induced wetland changes using an inundation frequency approach: The case of the Atreyee River basin of Indo-Bangladesh(opens in new tab/window) Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology

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  Walkability, transit, and body mass index: A panel approach(opens in new tab/window) Journal of Transport & Health

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  Mitigating cetacean bycatch in coastal Ecuador: Governance challenges for small-scale fisheries(opens in new tab/window) Marine Policy