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Soluble Flt1 levels are associated with cardiac dysfunction in Black women with and without severe preeclampsia

Hypertension in Pregnancy, 2021
Background: We evaluate soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 (sFlt-1) levels and cardiac function during pregnancy and postpartum among Black women with and without preeclampsia.
Lisa Levine, Zolt Arany, Adina Kern-Goldberger, Nathanael Koelper, Jennifer Lewey, Mary D. Sammel, Michal A. Elovitz, Bonnie Ky   +7 more
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Black Feminism Reflected through The Narrator’s Responses of Women Oppression In Maya Angelou’s Memoir: A Letter To My Daughter

Journal of Language and Literature, 2022
Any unjust situation where one group denies another group is considered as oppression. This condition is possibly initiated by groups that assume their internal attribute as superior to another group.
Elly Santi Pertiwi, Ni Luh Putu Rosiandani   +1 more
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Assessment of the physical activity, body mass index and energy intake of HIV-uninfected and HIV-infected women in Mangaung, Free State province

South African Family Practice, 2014
Background: Declining levels of physical activity at workplaces, during leisure time and when travelling, accompanied by increasing exposure to the mass media, are major determinants of the global obesity epidemic.
Z. Hattingh, M. le Roux, M. Nel, C. Walsh   +3 more
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Mainstreaming Black Women into Managerial Positions in the South African Corporate Sector in the Era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR)

Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal, 2021
The active participation of Black South African women in the corporate sector is essential for the achievement of equity and diversity. Since 1994 the sector has failed to promote black women into managerial positions despite the existence of the ...
Motlhatlego Dennis Matotoka, Kolawole Olusola Odeku   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Behold, she stands at the door: Reentry, black women and the black church [PDF]

, 2016
This paper examines the African American church’s response to the special problems of African American women who reenter the community post-incarceration.
Stanley, Kathryn V.
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Association between obesity and bacterial vaginosis as assessed by Nugent score [PDF]

, 2019
Background Bacterial vaginosis is one of the most common vaginal conditions in the U.S. Recent studies have suggested obese women have an abnormal microbiota reminiscent of BV; however, few studies have investigated the prevalence of bacterial vaginosis
Allsworth, Jenifer E., Brookheart, Rita T., Lewis, Amanda L., Lewis, Warren G., Peipert, Jeffrey F.   +4 more
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The Ethics of Perinatal Care for Black Women: Dismantling the Structural Racism in “Mother Blame” Narratives

Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing, 2019
Perinatal and neonatal nurses have a critical role to play in effectively addressing the disproportionate prevalence of adverse pregnancy outcomes experienced by black childbearing families.
K. Scott, Laura E. Britton, M. McLemore
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Unique Stress, Cultural Resources, and Psychological Resilience in Young African American Women: Insights for Effective Intervention and CVD Prevention

Psychology International
Objective: Psychological resilience, defined as one’s self-reported ability to bounce back from stress, is understudied in young African American women (YAAW).
Sparkle Springfield-Trice, Cara Joyce, Penny Williams-Wolford, Dinishia Wolford, Destiny Onyeise, Natalie Battles, Dionne V. Milton, Chineze Mogbo, Raigine Robinson, Dave Stovall, Lena Hatchett, Ursula M. Staudinger   +11 more
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Ethnic variations in sexual behaviour in Great Britain and risk of sexually transmitted infections: a probability survey.

, 2005
BACKGROUND: Ethnic variations in the rate of diagnosed sexually transmitted infections (STIs) have been reported in many developed countries. We used data from the second British National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal 2000) to ...
Byron, Christos L, Copas, Andrew J, Erens, Bob, Fenton, Kevin A, Field, Julia, Johnson, Anne M, Macdowall, Wendy, McManus, Sally, Mercer, Catherine H, Nanchahal, Kiran, Wellings, Kaye   +10 more
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Transcendence over Diversity: black women in the academy [PDF]

, 2006
Universities, like many major public institutions have embraced the notion of ‘diversity’ virtually uncritically- it is seen as a moral ‘good in itself’.
Ahmed S., Ahmed S., Back L., Bhavnani R., Blanden J., Brah A., Brah A., Carter J., Casey K., Castells M., Collins P.H., Collins P.H., Connor H., Equality Challenge Unit (ECU) &, Fraser N., Freire P., Hall S., Hall S., Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), Hooks B., Hooks B., Housee S., Law I., Lopez I.H., Metcalf H., Mirza H.S., Mirza H.S., Mirza H.S., Mirza H.S., Mirza H.S., Modood T., Mohanty C.T., Morrison T., National Audit Office (NAO), Office Cabinet, Puwar N., Razack S., Reay D., Schneider-Ross, Simmonds F., Society Fawcett, Spivak G., Williams P.J., Women &, Young R.J.C.   +44 more
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