(5/5) a system combining CI and PB produces solutions that strongly penalize minorities if the ... See paper for more details

doi: 10.1098/rsta.2024.0090 #TheRoyalSociety #ABM #Medicine #PhilTransRSocA

(4/5) be possible for citizens to identify problems and create their own solutions. In this article, we study this possibility by using agent-based models. Specifically, we first show that #TheRoyalSociety #ABM #Medicine #PhilTransRSocA

(3/5) budget over them. Meanwhile, the literature on collective intelligence (CI) has also shown the ability of groups to solve complex problems. Thus, by combining CI and PB, it should #TheRoyalSociety #ABM #Medicine #PhilTransRSocA

(2/5) decision processes. A successful approach in that regard has been participatory budgeting (PB), which allows citizens to propose projects and then decide how to distribute a given #TheRoyalSociety #ABM #Medicine #PhilTransRSocA

(6/6) programs and investments to enable such equity.

doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.46775 #AmericanMedicalAssociation #ABM #Medicine #JAMANetworkOpen

(5/6) and 8939 cases of overweight and obesity and weight-related diseases, respectively, saving $1.55 billion. Meaning These cost savings could exceed the cost of #AmericanMedicalAssociation #ABM #Medicine #JAMANetworkOpen

(4/6) years of age and 4869 weight-related disease cases during their lifetimes, saving $780.00 million. Eliminating sports participation disparities averted 41 499 #AmericanMedicalAssociation #ABM #Medicine #JAMANetworkOpen

(3/6) model of more than 8 million US children aged 6 to 17 years, eliminating physical activity disparities averted 28 061 cases of overweight and obesity by 18 #AmericanMedicalAssociation #ABM #Medicine #JAMANetworkOpen

(2/6) outcomes of reducing or eliminating sex disparities in youths’ physical activity and sports participation? Findings In this simulation study using an agent-based #AmericanMedicalAssociation #ABM #Medicine #JAMANetworkOpen