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Lessons Learnt From WASH Action Research With Practitioners in Four Countries [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
This is the final report from the Action Research for Learning programme, a three-year initiative (2013 -- 2015), led by IRC, to improve the effectiveness of existing hygiene promotion and community empowerment programmes of selected local Dutch WASH ...
Jeske Verhoeven, Marielle Snell
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Effects of the Dietary Supplement 5α‐Hydroxy‐Laxogenin in the Orchiectomized Rat Model

open access: yesDrug Testing and Analysis, EarlyView.
The dietary supplement ingredient 5α‐hydroxy‐laxogenin was investigated in the castrated male rat for potential androgenic and anabolic effects. Moreover, androgen receptor binding of 5α‐hydroxy‐laxogenin was modelled by in silico docking. While molecular modelling supports androgen receptor binding, we observed neither androgenic nor anabolic effects ...
Daniel Derwand   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Of all shapes and sizes: a theoretical framework for animal‐mediated terrestrial heterogeneity across scales

open access: yesEcography, EarlyView.
Animals redistribute elements throughout their lives by depositing wastes and carcasses. Growing evidence shows that these zoogeochemical processes enhance landscape diversity and heterogeneity worldwide. We provide a descriptive framework for understanding how direct animal depositions (i.e.
Kristy M. Ferraro, Janey R. Lienau
wiley   +1 more source

A Randomized Controlled Study of a Large-Scale Rural Sanitation Behavior Change Program in Madhya Pradesh, India [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This research brief provides background on the consequences of fecal contamination in household environments in rural communities in India, describes the Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC) strategy to drive sanitation access and behavior change to improve ...

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Promoting Stakeholder Interaction to Facilitate Wildfire Management: Insights From a Case Study in Monreale, Sicily

open access: yesEnvironmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Wildfires in Southern European Mediterranean regions, exacerbated by climatic conditions and human activity, pose significant threats to ecosystems and human well‐being. Current fire management policies tend to prioritize fire exclusion, neglecting traditional land use practices and socio‐ecological interactions underlying the human–fire ...
Erika Piroli   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A prospective study on defecation frequency, stool weight, and consistency. [PDF]

open access: bronze, 1994
Myo‐Khin   +4 more
openalex   +1 more source

Rethinking Sanitation: Lessons and Innovation for Sustainability and Success in the New Millennium [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
This report highlights some of the key lessons learned from the past about sustainable sanitation solutions, new thinking emerging from consolidated learning and innovative experimentation on-the-ground, and some of the conditions necessary for success ...

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The Dual Pathways to Masculinity Threats: The Roles of Social Role Incongruity and Social Connection in Masculine Identity Maintenance Among Gay and Straight Men

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Social Psychology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Humans are hardwired to seek out social connections, as well as monitor for warning signs that their belonging may be at risk. Social identities provide a mechanism through which to monitor belonging, shaping how people understand and see themselves, as well as how they are perceived by others. This large qualitative study (n = 203) presents a
Veronica M. Lamarche   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Post-2015 WASH targets and indicators: a review from a Human Rights Perspective [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
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Flores Baquero, Óscar   +3 more
core   +1 more source

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