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1.    Summers, Hannah. “The 10 Places in Crisis the World Chooses to Ignore – in Pictures.” The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 2 July 2018, www.theguardian.com/global-development/gallery/2018/jul/02/10-crises-millions-flee-world-looks-away-in-pictures.

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2.    Holdings, Inc. Organovo. “The Bioprinting Process.” YouTube, Organovo, 16 Apr. 2013, www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3CiJ26YS_U.

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3.    Wnuk, Piotr. “Bioprinting Organs and the Future of Healthcare.” Pharmaphorum, Pharmaphorum, 9 July 2018, pharmaphorum.com/views-and-analysis/bioprinting-organs-and-the-future-of-healthcare/.

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4.    Rampton, John. “12 Sites That Will Teach You Coding for Free.” Entrepreneur, Entrepreneur, 8 Sept. 2015, www.entrepreneur.com/article/250323.

 

5.    Athow, Desire. “Best Free Web Hosting of 2018.” TechRadar, TechRadar The Source for Tech Buying Advice, 20 Nov. 2018, www.techradar.com/news/best-free-web-hosting-sites-of-2018.

 

6.    Sembower, Toby. “14 Best Free Web Hosting Sites (2018).” HostingAdvice.com, HostingAdvice.com, 29 Nov. 2018, www.hostingadvice.com/how-to/free-web-hosting/.

 

7.    West, Rick. “Want to Learn Web Development but Don't Know Where to Start?” FreeCodeCamp.org, Medium, 30 June 2017, medium.freecodecamp.org/want-to-learn-web-development-but-dont-know-where-to-start-478ed62e0e55.

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001: The Venezuelan Trafficking Dilemma

 

8.    McCoy, Jennifer L., et al. “Venezuela.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2 Dec. 2018, www.britannica.com/place/Venezuela.

 

9.    “How Venezuela's Crisis Developed and Drove out Millions of People.” BBC News, BBC, 22 Aug. 2018, www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-36319877.

 

10.    Al Jazeera. “Venezuela's Crisis Explained from the Beginning.” GCC News | Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera, 23 Mar. 2018, www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2017/04/venezuela-happening-170412114045595.html.

 

11.    Acosta, Adriana. “Venezuelans Are Starving as the Nation's Economic Crisis Continues.” Teen Vogue, TeenVogue.com, www.teenvogue.com/story/the-economic-crisis-in-venezuela-explained.

 

12.    Arsenault, Chris. “Organ Trafficking: 'Her Heart Was Missing'.” GCC News | Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera, 17 May 2011, www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2011/05/2011515153229450357.html.

 

13.    Mcdermott, Jeremy. “Venezuela, the New Regional Crime Hub.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 15 July 2018, www.nytimes.com/2018/07/15/opinion/venezuela-maduro-the-new-regional-crime-hub.html.

 

14.    Ulmer, Alexandra. “With Medicine Running out, Venezuelans with Transplants Live in Fear.” Reuters, Thomson Reuters, 20 Feb. 2018, www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-transplants/with-medicine-running-out-venezuelans-with-transplants-live-in-fear-idUSKCN1G41FR.

 

15.    “Desperation, Lack of Donors Drives Organ Trafficking in Latin America.” InSight Crime, 6 Oct. 2017, www.insightcrime.org/news/analysis/desperation-lack-of-donors-drives-organ-trafficking-in-latin-america/.

 

16.    “Organ Donation in Latin America.” NeuroImage, Academic Press, 13 Mar. 2007, www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0041134507000462.

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002: The Dark Horse of South Sudan

 

17.    Sabr, Mohy el Din, et al. “South Sudan.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 17 Aug. 2018, www.britannica.com/place/South-Sudan.

 

18.    “South Sudan on Brink of New Famine - South Sudan.” ReliefWeb, reliefweb.int/report/south-sudan/south-sudan-brink-new-famine.

 

19.    Lainya, Sam Mednick in. “'Hunger Is Killing Me': Starvation as a Weapon of War in South Sudan | Sam Mednick.” The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 10 Jan. 2018, www.theguardian.com/global-development/2018/jan/10/brink-starvation-south-sudan-equatoria.

 

20.    “Famine Hits Parts of South Sudan.” UNICEF, www.unicef.org/press-releases/famine-hits-parts-south-sudan.

 

21.    Board, The Editorial. “Famine Stalks South Sudan.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 7 Mar. 2018, www.nytimes.com/2018/03/06/opinion/famine-stalks-south-sudan.html.

 

22.    “Famine in South Sudan: Communities at Breaking Point.” Just 8 Men Own Same Wealth as Half the World | Oxfam International, www.oxfam.org/en/famine-south-sudan/famine-south-sudan-communities-breaking-point.

 

23.    “South Sudan: A Year after Averting Famine, 'Food Insecurity Outlook Has Never Been So Dire,' UN Warns | UN News.” United Nations, United Nations, news.un.org/en/story/2018/02/1003552.

 

24.    H., Douglas. “Briefing: The Crisis in South Sudan.” OUP Academic, Oxford University Press, 6 Apr. 2014, academic.oup.com/afraf/article/113/451/300/135552.

 

25.    Waal, de, and Alex. “When Kleptocracy Becomes Insolvent: Brute Causes of the Civil War in South Sudan.” OUP Academic, Oxford University Press, 1 July 2014, academic.oup.com/afraf/article/113/452/347/78186.

 

26.    “Hunger Exists.” 30 Hour Famine, www.30hourfamine.org/hunger-facts/hunger-exists/.

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003: Children of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

 

27.    Payanzo, Ntsomo, et al. “Democratic Republic of the Congo.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 9 Mar. 2018, www.britannica.com/place/Democratic-Republic-of-the-Congo.

 

28.    “Thousands of Children Continue to Be Used as Child Soldiers in DRC.” Ponabana, 14 Feb. 2018, ponabana.com/en/thousands-child-soldiers-in-drc/.

 

29.    Childsoldiersin. “Democratic Republic of Congo.” Child Soldiers International, 12 June 2018, www.child-soldiers.org/democratic-republic-of-congo.

 

30.    WITNESS. “A Duty to Protect.” YouTube, YouTube, 13 Dec. 2007, www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIWIQ4Wt4o8.

 

31.    WITNESS. “On the Frontlines: Child Soldiers in the DRC.”

YouTube, YouTube, 8 Mar. 2012, www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQx6N6GnWlw.

 

32.    Pizarro, Judith et al. “Physical and mental health costs of traumatic war experiences among Civil War veterans.” Archives of general psychiatry vol. 63,2 (2006): 193-200.

 

33.    “PsycNET.” American Psychological Association, American Psychological Association, www.psycnet.apa.org/record/2000-13208-011.

 

34.    Ford, Julian D., et al. “Posttraumatic Stress Symptomatology Is Associated With Unexplained Illness Attributed to Persian Gulf War Military Service.” Clara Barton: Angel of the Battlefield, Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, 1 Sept. 2001, www.insights.ovid.com/pubmed?pmid=11573034.

 

35.    “ICC - Situation in the the Democratic Republic of the Congo.” Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, www.icc-cpi.int/drc.

 

36.    Peterman, Sarah. “Congestive Heart Failure Life Expectancy: 4 Facts.” Griswold Home Care, 9 Feb. 2018, www.griswoldhomecare.com/blog/4-things-to-know-about-congestive-heart-failure-in-older-adults/.

 

37.    “Digestive Disorders & Gastrointestinal Diseases.” Cleveland Clinic, my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/7040-gastrointestinal-disorders. 

 

004: The Syrian Refugees

 

38.    Salibi, Kamal Suleiman, et al. “Syria.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 22 Oct. 2018, www.britannica.com/place/Syria.

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39.    “Addressing the Syrian Refugee Health Crisis.” The Borgen Project, 23 July 2018, borgenproject.org/syrian-refugee-health-crisis/.

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40.    “Syrian Refugee Crisis: Facts, FAQs, and How to Help.” World Vision, 21 Nov. 2018, www.worldvision.org/refugees-news-stories/syrian-refugee-crisis-facts.

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41.    “About This Website.” Syrian Refugees, syrianrefugees.eu/.

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42.    Al-Rousan, Tala, et al. “Health Needs and Priorities of Syrian Refugees in Camps and Urban Settings in Jordan: Perspectives of Refugees and Health Care Providers.” Applications: World Health Organization, World Health Organization, 3 Mar. 2018, applications.emro.who.int/emhj/v24/03/EMHJ_2018_24_3_243_253.pdf?ua=1.

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43.    “The Effects of Diabetes on Your Body.” Healthline, Healthline Media, www.healthline.com/health/diabetes/effects-on-body.

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44.    “How Many People in the World Die from Cancer?” Our World in Data, ourworldindata.org/how-many-people-in-the-world-die-from-cancer.

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45.    “What Is Cancer?” American Cancer Society, www.cancer.org/cancer/cancer-basics/what-is-cancer.html.

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46.    “Coping with Cancer.” Stages | Mesothelioma | Cancer Research UK, 14 Mar. 2014, www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/coping/physically/how-can-cancer-kill-you.

 

005: Landmines Threatening Afghanistan

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47.    Allchin, Frank Raymond, et al. “Afghanistan.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2 Nov. 2018, www.britannica.com/place/Afghanistan.

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48.    “Afghanistan: Opportunity in Crisis (2014-2015).” Chatham House, Chatham House, 7 Dec. 2018, www.chathamhouse.org/about/structure/asia-pacific-programme/afghanistan-opportunity-in-crisis.

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49.    “7 Things You Should Know about the Crisis in Afghanistan.” NRC, www.nrc.no/news/2018/february/7-things-you-should-know-about-the-crisis-in-afghanistan/.

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50.    “Afghanistan.” Children in Crisis, www.childrenincrisis.org/our-work/countries/afghanistan.

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51.    “Afghanistan.” Crisis Analysis of Yemen | ACAPS, www.acaps.org/country/afghanistan/crisis-analysis.

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52.    Pov. “Afghanistan's Health Crisis | Afghanistan Year 1380 | POV | PBS.” POV | American Documentary Inc., POV, 17 Jan. 2002, archive.pov.org/afghanistanyear1380/afghanistans-health-crisis/.

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53.    Glasse, Jennifer. “Afghanistan's Minefields: Living amongst Landmines.” GCC News | Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera, 27 Feb. 2018, www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/02/afghanistans-minefields-living-landmines-180227105344966.html.

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54.    “Land-Mines: A Deadly Inheritance.” UNICEF, www.unicef.org/graca/mines.html.

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55.    ICRC. “Caring for Landmine Victims.” International Committee of the Red Cross, International Committee of the Red Cross, 3 June 2005, www.icrc.org/en/doc/assets/files/other/caring-landmine-victims-0863.pdf.

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56.    Frost, Alexandra, et al. “The Effect of Explosive Remnants of War on Global Public Health: a Systematic Mixed-Studies Review Using Narrative Synthesis.” The Lancet: Public Health, The Lancet, 18 May 2017, www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-2667(17)30099-3/fulltext.

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57.    “Landmines and Explosive Remnants of War: a Health Threat Not to Be Ignored.” World Health Organization, World Health Organization, 28 Feb. 2013, www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/91/3/13-118885/en/.

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58.    Dunn, James. “Afghanistan Children Devastated by Landmines Scattered across the Country Pictured.” Daily Mail Online, Associated Newspapers, 21 Aug. 2015, www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3205978/Pictured-harrowing-plight-children-maimed-Afghanistan-thousands-landmines-scattered-country-decades-war.html.

 

006: Myanmar and the Ethnic Cleansing

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59.    Steinberg, David I., et al. “Myanmar.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 11 Nov. 2018, www.britannica.com/place/Myanmar.

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60.    “Myanmar Rohingya: What You Need to Know about the Crisis.” BBC News, BBC, 24 Apr. 2018, www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-41566561.

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61.    “Health Crisis Faces the Rohingya People of Myanmar.” The Nutrition Source, 22 June 2018, www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/hsph-in-the-news/health-crisis-rohingya-myanmar/.

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62.    Beyrer, Chris, and Adeeba Kamarulzaman. “Ethnic Cleansing in Myanmar: the Rohingya Crisis and Human Rights.” The Lancet, The Lancet, 21 Sept. 2017, www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(17)32519-9/fulltext.

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63.    Nanji, Noor. “Nations Pledge $335 Million to Rohingya Refugees.” The National, The National, 23 Oct. 2017, www.thenational.ae/world/nations-pledge-335-million-to-rohingya-refugees-1.669761.

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64.    Pocock, Nicola S, et al. “Imminent Health Crises among the Rohingya People of Myanmar.” The BMJ, British Medical Journal Publishing Group, 15 Nov. 2017, www.bmj.com/content/359/bmj.j5210.

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65.    Engelbrecht, Leandra. “Bullet Wounds.” Health24, 22 Nov. 2007, www.health24.com/Lifestyle/Man/Your-life/Gunshot-wounds-20120721.

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66.    Reporter, Dailymail.com. “Radiologist Reveals Effects of AR-15 Bullets on Human Body.” Daily Mail Online, Associated Newspapers, 23 Feb. 2018, www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5424197/Radiologist-reveals-effects-AR-15-bullets-human-body.html.

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67.    “Myanmar.” International Rescue Committee (IRC), www.rescue.org/country/myanmar.

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68.    Hodal, Kate. “Rohingya Children Close to Starvation amid 'Health Crisis on an Unimaginable Scale'.” The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 10 Nov. 2017, www.theguardian.com/global-development/2017/nov/10/rohingya-kids-starvation-health-crisis-unimaginable-scale-malnutrition-myanmar-bangladesh.

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69.    “DefeatDD's Visual on Gut Damage Makes Environmental Enteropathy Digestible.” DefeatDD, www.defeatdd.org/blog/defeatdd’s-new-infographic-gut-damage-makes-environmental-enteropathy-digestible.

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70.    MacGill, Markus. “Diarrhea: Causes, Treatment, and Symptoms.” Medical News Today, MediLexicon International, 28 Nov. 2017, www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/158634.php.

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71.    “Health Crisis in Yemen, Myanmar.” The Express Tribune, The Express Tribune, 14 Nov. 2017, tribune.com.pk/story/1557436/6-health-crisis-yemen-myanmar/.

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