Simões Mendes, Marcelo
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Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine : PEHM
The sensible and conflicting scenario of the pandemic postulated many challenges to societies around the world in 2020. Part of this problem refers to how the differences between politics and science are not comprehended in their particularities. The recognition of limits and power of science and politics can not only contribute to reaching the act...
Ditai, James Nakyazze, Monicah Namutebi, Deborah Andrinar Auma, Proscovia Chebet, Martin Nalumansi, Cynthia Nabulo, Grace Martha Mugabe, Kenneth Gronlund, Toto Anne Mbonye, Anthony
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Research Involvement and Engagement
Background Maternal and newborn deaths and ill health are relatively common in low income countries, but can adequately be addressed through locally, collaboratively designed, and responsive research. This has the potential to enable the affected women, their families and health workers themselves to explore ‘why maternal and newborn adverse outcom...
Vieira, Tiago
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Social Sciences & Humanities Open
• The COVID-19 deeply increased the precarity levels of platform delivery workers. • Precarious workers often find themselves facing immensely hazardous dilemmas. • Rented accounts among platform delivery workers is an under-studied phenomenon.
Fantaye, Arone Wondwossen Buh, Amos Wung Idriss-Wheeler, Dina Fournier, Karine Yaya, Sanni
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Systematic Reviews
Background Biological changes underlying the sexual and reproductive maturation of school-age children are linked with various sexual and reproductive health and rights risks. SRHR risks are predictors of poor SRHR outcomes, such as poor knowledge of sexually transmitted diseases and early sexual initiation occurring predominantly among school-age ...
Wahl, Devin Anderson, Rozalyn M Le Couteur, David G
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The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences
Aging is a powerful risk factor for the development of many chronic diseases including dementia. Research based on disease models of dementia have yet to yield effective treatments, therefore it is opportune to consider whether the aging process itself might be a potential therapeutic target for the treatment and prevention of dementia. Numerous ce...
Göransson, Carina Wengström, Yvonne Hälleberg-Nyman, Maria Langius-Eklöf, Ann Ziegert, Kristina Blomberg, Karin
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BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
BackgroundDuring the last decade, there has been an increase in studies describing use of mHealth, using smartphones with apps, in the healthcare system by a variety of populations. Despite this, few interventions including apps are targeting older people receiving home care. Developing mobile technology to its full potential of being interactive i...
Brown, Marilyn A. Soni, Anmol Doshi, Ameet D. King, Charlotte
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Energy Research & Social Science
Using bibliometric methods, we examine the persistently high energy bills borne by low-income households in the U.S. This is a mystifying problem in today’s age of abundant and low-priced electricity and fossil fuels. After decades of energy-efficiency programs and targeted policies, the average low-income household still spends a disproportionatel...
Njaka, Stanley Edeogu, Oswald C. Oko, Constance Chioma Goni, Mohammad Dauda Nkadi, Ndidi
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Heliyon
Health profession; Public health; Musculoskeletal system; Clinical psychology; Emergency medicine; Clinical research; Violence; Health; Healthcare workers.
Giles-Corti, Billie Zapata-Diomedi, Belen Jafari, Afshin Both, Alan Gunn, Lucy
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Journal of Transport & Health
• Urban mobility disruptions are not new. • Without regulation over new disruptive mobilities, avoidable harm is inevitable. • Rules addressing the ‘who, when and where’ of introducing new mobilities is needed. • A century of evidence should be used to inform current policy and practice. • Simulation research and natural experiments can simulate an...
Kini, Janvier Pouw, Nicky Gupta, Joyeeta
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Agricultural and Food Economics
This paper designs and tests a model for count outcomes to analyse the effective demand for organic vegetables in the city of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. From a ‘short value chain’ perspective, we show that the distance travelled by consumers to organic vegetable production sites primarily managed by women farmers’ associations, is a key determinant...
