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Promoting multiculturalism and tolerance: Expanding the meaning of “unity through diversity” in the United Arab Emirates

open access: yesDigest of Middle East Studies, Volume 32, Issue 1, Page 40-59, Winter 2023., 2023
Abstract The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has sought to establish a national identity among its nationals since its inception in 1971. Contrary to the pessimism in its first few years, the UAE was able to create a national identity among its nationals despite their initially differing loyalties.
Hamdullah Baycar
wiley   +1 more source

Browsing for food: Will COVID‐induced online grocery delivery persist?

open access: yesRegional Science Policy &Practice, Volume 14, Issue S1, Page 179-195, November 2022., 2022
Abstract The COVID‐19 pandemic altered daily activities. Many consumers reverted to online grocery shopping and home delivery. We analyze factors associated with the decision to grocery shop online and whether this will persist post‐COVID using data collected via a representative online Qualtrics panel in the State of New Jersey (N = 1,419).
Hannah Younes   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Social media and politics on the local level

open access: yesPolicy &Internet, Volume 14, Issue 2, Page 468-484, June 2022., 2022
Abstract The local level is highly important for political engagement, as political issues that are relevant to citizens' daily lives are discussed at this level. Therefore, political parties are especially interested in organizing a strong local basis.
Mario Datts, Martin Schultze
wiley   +1 more source

Economías inflamables en tiempos de COVID‐19: La reventa de gasolina en la frontera de Venezuela–Brasil

open access: yesThe Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology, Volume 27, Issue 1-2, Page 37-56, June 2022., 2022
Resumen La reventa de gasolina brasilera en la frontera Venezuela–Brasil es un acontecimiento emergente que facilita el entendimiento sociopolítico nuevo de las estrategias de sobrevivencia locales más allá de la resiliencia social e informalidad en tiempos de crisis.
Morelia Morillo Ramos, Eva van Roekel
wiley   +1 more source

El entorno construido en los programas diseñados para promover la actividad física entre las niñas, niños y jóvenes latinos que viven en Estados Unidos y América Latina

open access: yesObesity Reviews, Volume 22, Issue S5, Octubre 2021., 2021
Resumen Prevenir la obesidad entre los jóvenes latinos que viven en Estados Unidos y en países latinoamericanos requiere reconocer la especificidad de los contextos y las interacciones entre actividad física (AF) y entorno construido (EC). El objetivo de este artículo es avanzar en la agenda de investigación sobre el EC y la AF con el fin de prevenir ...
Olga L. Sarmiento   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Desafíos de medición para la investigación de la obesidad infantil en y entre América Latina y Estados Unidos

open access: yesObesity Reviews, Volume 22, Issue S5, Octubre 2021., 2021
Resumen La obesidad infantil es un grave problema de salud pública en Latinoamérica y Estados Unidos y para luchar contra ella se precisan instrumentos de medición válidos y fiables y que tengan en cuenta los aspectos culturales. Para avanzar en este campo sería útil mejorar las mediciones en los distintos grupos de edades y países del continente ...
David Berrigan   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cuerpos de cobre: Extractivismo en Chuquicamata, Chile

open access: yesThe Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology, Volume 26, Issue 2, Page 200-218, June 2021., 2021
Resumen ¿Qué extraen y qué producen los extractivismos? El presente artículo intenta responder a esta pregunta analizando críticamente, la relación entre cuerpos, trabajo y mi‐nería principalmente bajo el modelo neoliberal chileno, en la mina estatal de cobre a tajo abierto más grande del planeta: Chuquicamata.
Marina Weinberg
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalência de fragilidade e fatores associados em idosos comunitários de Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil: dados do estudo FIBRA

open access: yesCadernos de Saúde Pública, 2013
A fragilidade apresenta elevada variabilidade na prevalência e é pouco investigada em países em desenvolvimento. O objetivo deste estudo foi identificar a prevalência e fatores associados à fragilidade em idosos comunitários de Belo Horizonte, Minas ...
Renata Alvarenga Vieira   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence of headache and its interference in the activities of daily living in female adolescent students

open access: yesRevista Paulista de Pediatria, 2014
OBJECTIVE: To describe the prevalence of headache and its interference in the activities of daily living (ADL) in female adolescent students.METHODS: This descriptive cross-sectional study enrolled 228 female adolescents from a public school in the city ...
Alaine Souza Lima   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Correlates of above-average cognitive performance among older adults: the SABE study

open access: yesCadernos de Saúde Pública, 2014
This study aimed to identify factors associated with optimal global cognitive performance among older adults in the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil. A cross-sectional study was carried out with a sample of community-dwelling older adults who participated in ...
Henrique Salmazo da Silva   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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