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Collaborating for Gender Equity in Christian Education

, 2020
This essay addresses the importance of teachers promoting gender equity. It explores potential causes for gender discrimination in Christian institutions including double standards, unequal representation, organizational culture and similarity attraction.
Castellon, Adrienne R., Sowerby, Stacy
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Quantitative Assessment of Gut and Vascular Barriers in TTOP, a Cartridge‐Based Bicompartmental Culture Platform

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
The modular, versatile, and standardized cartridge‐based culture module allows to replicate gut and vascular barriers. Its conventional handling requirements facilitate adoption by non‐technical users, while the design allows safe manipulation and retrieval of samples for permeability assays and endpoint analysis.
Lorenzo Pietro Coppadoro, Maria Lombardi, Sabrina Nicolò, Alessandra Maria Anna Rando, Gianfranco Beniamino Fiore, Chiara Foglieni, Monica Soncini   +6 more
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Factors influencing blood pressure control among patients with hypertension in Rwanda: the role of patients and caretakers

BMC Public Health
Background Hypertension (HTN) is a leading cause of cardiovascular diseases and premature death, disproportionately affecting low- and middle-income countries.
Liberee Kubwimana, Pascaline Uwase Nsanzurwanda, Genereuse Irakoze Iradukunda, Joyeuse Urujeni, Natnael Shimelash, Rex Wong   +5 more
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Maintaining Delivery of Evidence-Based Interventions to Reduce Under-5 Mortality During COVID-19 in Rwanda: Lessons Learned through Implementation Research

Annals of Global Health
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in drops in access to and availability of a number of evidence-based interventions (EBIs) known to reduce under-5 mortality (U5M) across a wide range of countries, including Rwanda.
Alemayehu Amberbir, Felix Sayinzoga, Kedest Mathewos, Jovial Thomas Ntawukuriryayo, Amelia VanderZanden, Lisa R Hirschhorn, Agnes Binagwaho   +6 more
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The Diversity Distraction: A Critical Comparative Analysis of Discourse in Higher Education Scholarship [PDF]

, 2019
This critical literature review investigates how diversity and equity are employed in top-cited higher education scholarship published between 2000 and 2015.
Byrd, Derria
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Microfluidic Platform with Local Oxygen Sensors Demonstrates That 3D Blood Vessel Networks Exhibit Time‐Dependent Changes in Oxygen Concentrations During Their Formation and Perfusion

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Novel OoC platform with functional vascular networks highlights challenges in oxygenation. This study uses optical oxygen sensors to monitor oxygen during vascular formation, revealing perfusion limitations and highlighting the need for better oxygenation strategies.
Tarek Gensheimer, Stefanie Fuchs, Laura E. de Heus, Kim Vermeul, Torsten Mayr, Andries v.d. Meer   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding the medical determinants and health service needs of older people who experience loneliness in Sydney, Australia

International Journal of Integrated Care, 2019
Introduction: In Australia there has been a sharp increase in the proportion of older people who live alone. Living alone increases the risk of being socially isolated or experiencing loneliness.
Lou-Anne Blunden, Jane Lloyd, Margo Barr, Heidi Welberry, Elizabeth Comino, Ben Roxas-Harris, Tony Jackson, Debra Donnelly, Elizabeth Harris, Mark Harris   +9 more
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Workload Equity in Vehicle Routing Problems: A Survey and Analysis

, 2018
Over the past two decades, equity aspects have been considered in a growing number of models and methods for vehicle routing problems (VRPs). Equity concerns most often relate to fairly allocating workloads and to balancing the utilization of resources ...
Hartl, Richard F., Matl, Piotr, Vidal, Thibaut   +2 more
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Multitasking Smart Intestinal Capsule Robot: A Cutting‐Edge Platform for Sampling, Diagnosis, and Therapy

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Gut microbiota and biomarkers are linked to diseases like neurological disorders and metabolic syndromes. Ingestible capsule robots enable minimally invasive gut health assessment. This article proposes a promising direction for the advancement of capsule robots, integrating in situ sampling, real‐time diagnostics, and personalized therapy.
Xizong Chen, Libing Huang, Lei Ren, Miao Wang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Demand for family planning satisfied with modern methods among sexually active women in low- and middle-income countries: who is lagging behind?

Reproductive Health, 2018
Background Family planning is key for reducing unintended pregnancies and their health consequences and is also associated with improvements in economic outcomes. Our objective was to identify groups of sexually active women with extremely low demand for
Fernanda Ewerling, Cesar G. Victora, Anita Raj, Carolina V. N. Coll, Franciele Hellwig, Aluisio J. D. Barros   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source