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Temporomandibular Disorders, Work Productivity, and Activity Impairment: A Cohort Study Using a Claims and Survey Database in Japan

Journal of Oral Rehabilitation, EarlyView.
This 3‐year cohort study using linked claims and survey data examined the association between temporomandibular disorder (TMD) diagnosis and work productivity and activity impairment among 18 570 Japanese workers. After covariate adjustment, TMD was associated with higher odds of overall work impairment (OR, 1.42; 95% CI, 1.03–1.96) and activity ...
Manami Hoshi‐Harada, Taro Kusama, Yudai Tamada, Ken Osaka, Kenji Takeuchi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Droughts in Africa: Adult Malnutrition and Occupational Change During Recurring and First‐Time Droughts

Journal of Regional Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT How costly are droughts to adults' nutrition in Africa? Do people adapt to recurring droughts? We measure severe droughts using detailed satellite‐based index of greening observed bi‐monthly on a relatively high‐resolution 0.083° grid between 1982 and 2015, that captures persistent and severe deficits in soil moisture relative to grid‐cell and
Nora Fingado, Steven Poelhekke
wiley   +1 more source

Priests Eating and Socializing at the Clergy Homecoming

Priests eats and socialize at the clergy homecoming in Klein ...

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“Me and God, We're Good”: Abortion Morality and Protestant Women Having Abortions in the South

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how 84 Protestant women in the South understand the morality of their abortion decisions, offering a nuanced perspective on the complex relationship between religion and abortion and revealing that many women navigate abortion decisions with theological depth, moral reasoning, and a profound sense of responsibility.
Rebecca Todd Peters
wiley   +1 more source

Community as Catalyst for Change: Factors Contributing to US Catholic Sisters Engaging in Environmental Activism

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Much of the activism on environmental issues within the US Catholic Church is not coming from those with institutional power (like bishops and diocesan priests), but rather from sisters, who have no formal power. What factors facilitate sisters’ environmental activism?
Sabrina Danielsen, Ellie Simmons
wiley   +1 more source

Inhabiting the White Church: Divinized Diversity and Antiracist Projects in Progressive Religious Organizations

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Drawing on 3 years of qualitative fieldwork at a United Methodist church and a Catholic parish in Minneapolis‐St. Paul, I analyze how White, liberal congregations translated race‐conscious ideals into organizational practice in the wake of the 2020 police murder of George Floyd.
Daniel Cueto‐Villalobos
wiley   +1 more source

(Dis)Belief in God Among Younger and Older Poles: Analytic Thinking and Cultural Learning Between Generations and Over Time

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Religious disbelief is increasing worldwide, yet its cognitive and cultural foundations remain debated. We examined how analytic thinking and cultural learning shape (dis)belief across generations and over time. Study 1 compared younger (18–39, n = 427) and older (40+, n = 639) Polish adults.
Paweł Łowicki, Julia Tokarz, Piotr Laskowski, Łukasz Kiszkiel, Jesse M. DeLaRosa   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Revisiting Racialized Religious Contexts and Perceptions of White Discrimination and Privilege

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between racial composition of religious congregations and individual‐level perceptions of white discrimination and white privilege. Current framings suggest that organizations are racialized not solely because of their composition but also the implicit (or explicit) ideologies expressed within them ...
Jerry Z. Park, Brandon C. Martinez
wiley   +1 more source

“Go Ahead and Bring Me Up on Charges—The Rocks Will Sing Out”: Organizational Structure, Ally Activism, and the Struggle for Marriage Equality in the UMC

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT After decades of struggle, the United Methodist Church (UMC) removed all LGBTQ‐restrictive language from its Book of Discipline in 2024, overturning exclusionary policies that forbid same‐sex weddings and the ordination of LGBTQ+ clergy. This research sheds light on the activism that preceded institutional change within the UMC.
Nancy L. Malcom, Melinda D. Kane
wiley   +1 more source

Testing the Supply‐Side Theory of Religion in Sub‐Saharan Africa

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The supply‐side theory of religion predicts that religious monopolies reduce levels of popular religious participation. While developed, debated, and most frequently tested in the context of Western Christian democratic states and to a lesser extent Muslim‐majority countries, little attention has been given to its relevance to Sub‐Saharan ...
Jonathan Fox, Allison Gangi, Ariel Zellman   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source