Clinical trials play a vital role in advancing medical research and enhancing patient outcomes. Nevertheless, the recruitment of diverse participants for these trials remains a significant challenge. The objective of this study is to assess the efficacy of digital recruitment strategies in attracting candidates from diverse backgrounds for clinical trials. To achieve this, the study will conduct a comprehensive review of existing literature on digital recruitment efforts in clinical trials, with a particular emphasis on diversity considerations. Additionally, a pre-collected dataset consisting of diverse digital recruitment campaigns and their outcomes will be utilized, supplemented with data from the US census. The analysis will primarily focus on key metrics such as the number of recruited participants, demographic information, recruitment channels and outreach, participant engagement, and participant retention rates. By examining these data points, the study aims to identify trends and patterns pertaining to the effectiveness of digital recruitment strategies in enrolling participants from diverse backgrounds. Preliminary findings indicate that digital recruitment strategies have the potential to reach a broader audience and attract participants from diverse backgrounds compared to traditional recruitment methods. However, several factors were found to influence the effectiveness of these strategies, including the selection of appropriate digital platforms, targeted messaging, and cultural sensitivities. By identifying the strengths and limitations of digital recruitment strategies, this study aims to provide valuable insights and recommendations for optimizing future clinical trial recruitment efforts. The findings will inform researchers, pharmaceutical companies, and clinical trial coordinators on the best practices for designing inclusive digital recruitment campaigns that effectively engage candidates from diverse backgrounds.

The United Nations (UN) is a global intergovernmental organization that convenes member states on issues of international peace and security. While its declarations and activities are non-binding, one of its important actions is to adopt, by vote or by consensus, resolutions that reflect the opinion of a majority of member states among the UN’s general assembly or subsidiary bodies. In this way, the UN plays an important and highly visible role in setting the tone for global policy discourse. In this paper, we look at the UN’s historical position on human rights issues via roll call votes and archival data from the UN digital library. Through analysis, we will provide an overview of thematic trends and voting patterns regarding human rights resolutions put before the UN. This information will then be used to develop a predictive model for voting outcomes on future resolutions put before the UN. Understanding these patterns and approximating future voting outcomes can provide critical insights to inform diplomatic and international policy strategies by political actors across the world.

Substance abuse continues to be heavy social and medical burdens. Many misused drugs can alter a person’s thinking and judgment, leading to health risks, including addiction, impaired driving, and infectious diseases. Substance use disorder (SUD) affects more than 8% of people in the United States at some point in their lives. Prescription opioids, marijuana, psychostimulants like cocaine and methamphetamine and alcohol are the most commonly abused substances in the United States. As the active addiction grows more serious, its social impact on the community expands exponentially in a multitude of ways. Abused drugs act to increase the dopamine in reward regions of the brain. A protein called dopamine transporter helps to clear the dopamine released to restore dopamine homeostasis. Additionally, individuals who experience a substance use disorder during their lives may also experience a co-occurring mental health disorder or vice versa.