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Extension Economists: Valued in Mission, Penalized in Practice

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As the public engagement arm of the land‐grant mission, we argue that Extension faculty in US agricultural economics departments face an identity crossroads as they struggle for institutional support. Specifically, we argue that Extension economists function as boundary‐spanning professionals within academic structures that often devalue ...
Trey Malone, Craig W. Carpenter, Courtney Bir, Andrew J. Van Leuven, Rebecca Wasserman‐Olin, Wendong Zhang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clinical Frailty Scale and 12-month adverse health outcomes among community-dwelling older adults in Vietnam: a prospective cohort study

Frontiers in Medicine
BackgroundFrailty is an important predictor of adverse health outcomes in older adults, but evidence from community settings in Vietnam remains limited.
Ha Bich Thi Trinh, Ha Bich Thi Trinh, Kien Gia To, Tan Van Nguyen, Tan Van Nguyen, Tan Van Nguyen   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Role of Coping Humour in the Physical and Mental Health of Older Adults [PDF]

Objectives - This study examined the associations among coping humor, other personal/social factors, and the health status of community-dwelling older adults. Method - Survey questionnaires were completed with 73 community dwelling older adults. Included
Elsa Marziali, Lynn McDonald, Peter Donahue   +2 more
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Constructing and Validating New County‐Level Cultural Capital Indices for Applied Policy Analysis: Evidence From SNAP Take‐Up

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Cultural capital influences a wide range of social and economic outcomes, yet quantitative measures suitable for policy analysis remain limited. We develop county‐level cultural capital indices for the US based on Bourdieu's framework of objectified, embodied, and institutionalized cultural capital.
Pratyoosh Kashyap, Becca B. R. Jablonski, John Bovay   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quantifying Consumer Tradeoffs Across Firm‐Level Strategic Positioning Dimensions: Evidence from US Craft Beer Consumers

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Strategic positioning becomes increasingly important as markets mature, particularly in consumer‐facing industries that offer similar products, experiential cues, and values‐based messages. This study offers a conceptual model to examine the strategic positioning factors that motivate consumers to visit one local business over another before ...
Aaron J. Staples, Trey Malone, J. Robert Sirrine   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Effect of Sustainability Information on Consumers' Preferences for Fungus‐Resistant Grape Wine

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The demand for sustainable food production is intensifying the need to reduce the environmental and social impacts of pesticide use in agriculture. In viticulture, where dependence on pesticides is high because grapevines are susceptible to fungal diseases, fungus‐resistant grape varieties (PIWI) offer a promising strategy to reduce chemical ...
Daniel Vecchiato, Andrea Dominici, Fabio Boncinelli   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of Quality of Life and its Related Factors in Elderly in Mashhad in 1396

Sālmand, 2019
Objectives As Iran is one of the countries in the world which its population moves toward aging rapidly, it is essential to consider older adults' needs and concerns, which might have an impact on their health-related quality of life.
Afsoon Nodehi Moghadam, Nafiseh Rashid, Sayed Jalil Hosseini Ajdad Niaki, Samaneh Hosseinzadeh   +3 more
doaj  

Return‐To‐Work and Working Status After Surgery for Gastric and Esophageal Cancer: A Prospective Observational Study

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
In this multicenter prospective study of 158 working‐age patients undergoing curative‐intent surgery for gastric or esophageal cancer, 78.5% were working at 18 months. Postoperative appetite loss, financial difficulties, and ≥ 10% weight loss at 6 months were associated with non‐working status.
Kentaro Goto, Shigeo Hisamori, Kohei Ueno, Hiroyasu Abe, Ryosuke Okamura, Hisahiro Hosogi, Yoshito Yamashita, Dai Manaka, Hiroaki Hata, Tatsuto Nishigori, Sanae Nakajima, Michihiro Yamamoto, Koichi Kinoshita, Shintaro Okumura, Masazumi Sakaguchi, Shigeru Tsunoda, Yu Sakagami, Koya Hida, Kazutaka Obama   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Systematic Review of the Association Between Pain and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Disability in Community-Dwelling Older Adults

Geriatrics
Introduction: Pain is highly prevalent among community-dwelling older adults and can undermine their ability to perform Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL), which are essential for independent living.
Yukiko Mizutani, Shigekazu Ukawa
doaj   +1 more source

One‐Year Changes in Frailty Components After Curative Minimally Invasive Surgery for Colorectal Cancer in Older Patients

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Frailty predicts outcomes after colorectal cancer surgery, but postoperative changes remain unclear. We previously reported improvement in FRAIL Scale‐based frail/pre‐frail status 1 year after curative minimally invasive surgery (MIS).
Hajime Ushigome, Takuya Suzuki, Shunsuke Hayakawa, Akira Kato, Yushi Yamakawa, Kenta Saito, Hiroyuki Sagawa, Ryo Ogawa, Hiroki Takahashi, Shuji Takiguchi   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source