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Editorial
. 2022;6(1):1-6.
doi: 10.1007/s41782-022-00198-0. Epub 2022 Mar 18.

Scientists Against War: A Plea to World Leaders for Better Governance

Seithikurippu R Pandi-Perumal  1   2 Velayudhan Mohan Kumar  3 Namasivayam Ganesh Pandian  4 Joop T de Jong  5   6 Sudalaikannu Andiappan  7 Alexandru Corlateanu  8 Arehally Marappa Mahalaksmi  9 Saravana Babu Chidambaram  9 Ramasamy Rajesh Kumar  10 Chellamuthu Ramasubramanian  11 Sudhakar Sivasubramaniam  12 Alvhild Alette Bjørkum  13 JosAnn Cutajar  14 Michael Berk  15 Ilya Trakht  16 Anton Vrdoljak  17 Miguel Meira E Cruz  18 Harris A Eyre  15   19   20   21   22   23 Janne Grønli  24 Dainiel P Cardinali  25 Andreas Maercker  26 Willem A C M van de Put  27   28 Jaswant Guzder  29   30 Bjørn Bjorvatn  31   32 Wietse A Tol  33   34   35 Darío Acuña-Castroviejo  36 Marie Meudec  37 Charles M Morin  38 Markku Partinen  39   40 Corrado Barbui  41   42 Mark J D Jordans  43   44 Mario H Braakman  45 Christine Knaevelsrud  46 Ståle Pallesen  47 Marit Sijbrandij  48 Diego Andrés Golombek  49 Colin A Espie  50   51 Pim Cuijpers  52   53   54 Hernán Andrés Marín Agudelo  55 Koos van der Velden  56 Bessel A van der Kolk  57 Stevan E Hobfoll  58 Walter L J M Devillé  59   60 Michael Gradisar  61 Dieter Riemann  62 John Axelsson  63   64 Gloria Benítez-King  65 Robert D Macy  66   67   68 Vitalii Poberezhets  69 Samuel Ratnajeevan Herbert Hoole  70 Rangaswamy Srinivasa Murthy  71 Thomas Hegemann  72 Andreas Heinz  73 Jane Salvage  74   75 Alexander C McFarlane  76 Rob Keukens  77   78   79 Harendra de Silva  80 Cornelia Oestereich  81 Jochen Wilhelm  82 Michael von Cranach  83 Klaus Hoffmann  84   85 Matthias Klosinski  86 Dinesh Bhugra  87 Mary V Seeman  88
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Scientists Against War: A Plea to World Leaders for Better Governance

Seithikurippu R Pandi-Perumal et al. Sleep Vigil. 2022.
No abstract available

Keywords: Global health diplomacy; Mental health; Military invasion; Peace; Russia; Scientist; Ukraine.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interestThe scientists who have authored this letter are doing so in their individual capacities, not on behalf of their institutions. The authors have read the journal’s policy and have the following potential conflicts: S.R.Pandi-Perumal is a stockholder and the President and Chief Executive Officer of Somnogen Canada Inc, a Canadian corporation. He declares that he has no competing interests that might be perceived to influence the content of this article. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the journal policies. All remaining authors declare that they have no proprietary, financial, professional, nor any other personal interest of any nature or kind in any product or services and/or company that could be construed or considered to be a potential conflict of interest that might have influenced the views expressed in this manuscript.

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