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Innovating to amplify the voices of young people from marginalized ethnic migrant backgrounds

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract The meaningful participation of young people from marginalized ethnic backgrounds in civic processes is central to the social cohesion of increasingly diverse liberal democracies, but their participation is compromised by a range of barriers resulting in decision‐making that is disconnected from their lives.
Kelsey L. Deane, John Fenaughty, Pat Bullen, Maria Ahmad, Yimei Chuah, Jade Tang‐Taylor, Dione Joseph, Jay Marlowe   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vitamin D3 loaded polycaprolactone nanoparticles enhance the expression of the antimicrobial peptide cathelicidin in macrophages

Artificial Cells, Nanomedicine, and Biotechnology
Tuberculosis (TB), primarily caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, remains a global health burden. Current antibiotic treatments are limited by adverse effects, poor adherence, and drug resistance, necessitating new therapeutic approaches. Recent studies
Prince N. Dlozi, Rami Ahmed, Star Khoza, Admire Dube   +3 more
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Return to work rate of individuals after cardiac rehabilitation and the demographic and impairment factors that influence return to work in the Western Cape, South Africa [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]

F1000Research, 2023
Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) commonly affects individuals within the working age group, often resulting in unemployment, particularly in low- to middle-income countries.
Zakeera Ganie, Shaheed Soeker, Anthea Rhoda   +2 more
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“Who's breaking the law … not us, them!”: Inside immigration detention in Portugal

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract In this paper, we examine immigration detention in Portugal, a system whose daily operations and inherent violence are overlooked in both public and academic discourses. Even within community psychology, discussions on immigration detention have largely remained on the fringes of scholarly debates. Guided by a justice‐centered ecological lens,
Francesca Esposito, Federica de Lellis, Federica De Cordova, Erica Briozzo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

First report and preliminary evaluation of cassava root necrosis in Angola [PDF]

, 2020
Open Access ArticleCassava is a main staple food for 800 million people world-wide. Production is limited by pest and pathogens. The most devastating cassava viruses are Cassava Brown Streak Virus and Uganda Cassava Brown Streak Virusboth causing severe ...
Bakelana, Z., Kanana, T., Laura, M.B., Lema, K.M., Lunfuankenda, M., Mahungu, N., Matondo, M., Mavila, N., Monde, G., Nlandu, N., Pita, J.,, Tevo, N.   +11 more
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Educating teachers toward immigrant empowerment and liberation in the United States and Chile: A funds of knowledge perspective

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines how university‐based teacher education programs in diverse historical, sociocultural, and political settings in the U.S. and in Chile, served to foster immigrant empowerment and liberation. Using a Funds of Knowledge approach, the study analyzed the educational practices of migrant families and their integration into ...
Ana Christina da Silva Iddings, Macarena Lamas, Carola Lourdes Aravena Rojas, Katherine Malhue Vasquez   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

New and interesting Campylopus records from South Africa [PDF]

, 2004
New records are presented based on a collection of Campylopus specimens made by the second author in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. The austral species Campylopus clavatus (R. Brown) Wils. in Hook. and Campylopus vesticaulis Mitt.
Frahm, Jan-Peter, Hedderson, Terry
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“Someday, I'll be an ancestor:” Understanding indigenous intergenerational connectedness through qualitative research to inform measure development

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Intergenerational connectedness broadly encompasses relations among humans, lands, and all living and spiritual beings, and functions as an important part of Indigenous well‐being. Many public health campaigns and interventions aim to promote connectedness to support holistic wellness and reduce health inequities. Currently, however, there are
Victoria M. O'Keefe, Tara L. Maudrie, Fiona Grubin, Miigis B. Gonzalez, Jessica Saniguq Ullrich, Maria Crouch, Evan White, Monica M. Desjardins, Lisa Martin, Melissa Lewis, Mary HorseChief, Angela Fernandez, Angelina Phoebe Keryte, Melissa L. Walls   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Promoting radical healing to facilitate community capacity building among formerly incarcerated Black and Latino men with substance use disorders

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This study reports on a qualitative thematic analysis of secondary data from group session recordings collected as part of the Community Wise Optimization Trial. Community Wise is a multilevel behavioral intervention designed to increase critical consciousness and reduce substance use among formerly incarcerated men living in predominantly ...
Richmond E. Hayes, Heather A. Jones, Ellen Benoit, Dora N. Watkins, Liliane C. Windsor   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Severe outcomes among adults with TB during COVID-19

IJTLD Open
BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic prompted strict public health measures to reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission, potentially interrupting TB programmes in the Western Cape, South Africa.
T. Jacobs, E. Morden, M. Smith, A. von Delft, R. Kassanjee, V. Mudaly, A. Boulle, M-A. Davies   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source