Publications by authors named "B G Beatty"
Nearly 1 in 5 families with children in the United States are food insecure. Hospitalization of a child can exacerbate food insecurity, both during the hospitalization and after discharge. Although some hospitals provide free or subsidized meals during hospitalization, few address food insecurity in the immediate posthospitalization period.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPerspective: Dimensions of Environment and Health in Arctic Communities.
Environ Health (Wash)
January 2024
Article Synopsis
- - The Arctic faces a complex relationship between environment and health, highlighting the impact of long-lived contaminants in traditional foods and the negative health effects from the shift to processed diets among Indigenous communities.
- - Climate change poses significant threats, not only to traditional food availability and the emergence of diseases but also to infrastructure and housing, emphasizing the need for well-planned living spaces.
- - Indigenous communities continue to experience marginalization and disregard for their rights and practices, particularly in the context of green energy transitions, which necessitates an interdisciplinary approach for improving health and environmental outcomes in the region.
Microbial necromass is increasingly recognized as an important fast-cycling component of the long-term carbon present in soils. To better understand how fungi and bacteria individually contribute to the decomposition of fungal necromass, three particle sizes (>500, 250-500, and <250 μm) of Hyaloscypha bicolor necromass were incubated in laboratory microcosms inoculated with individual strains of two fungi and two bacteria. Decomposition was assessed after 15 and 28 days via necromass loss, microbial respiration, and changes in necromass pH, water content, and chemistry.
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