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Mortality in the North Dublin Union During the Great Famine [PDF]

Responsibility for the tremendous excess mortality associated with the Great Irish Famine of 1846-51 is a continuing topic of debate. One view blames an inadequate government response for much of the tragedy.
Cormac O Grada, Timothy W. Guinnane
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‘Sometimes, I would look at my books and cry because I felt like I was left behind’: Understanding the learning of Indigenous girls during the COVID‐19 pandemic in the districts of Chongwe and Solwezi in Zambia

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Grounded in principles of epistemic justice, this article examines the educational impacts of Zambia's COVID‐19 school closures on Indigenous girls in two districts and highlights community‐led pathways for resilience. National responses prioritised broadcast and digital delivery but presupposed access to electricity, digital devices and ...
Marcellus Forh Mbah, Leigh Jarvis, Ane Turner Johnson, Chidi Ezegwu, Priscillah Nsama, Austine Nakanga   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Overweight and obesity at age 19 after pre-natal famine exposure. [PDF]

Int J Obes (Lond), 2021
Lumey LH, Ekamper P, Bijwaard G, Conti G, van Poppel F.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Beyond salaries: Teachers' experiences of navigating early years education amid economic instability in Türkiye

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The intersection of economic conditions and early years education has long been debated, particularly where financial constraints shape educational practice and professional realities. Türkiye, characterised by high inflation and structural vulnerabilities in purchasing power parity, provides a critical context for examining how economic ...
Ebru Aydın, Şerif Yüksel
wiley   +1 more source

Accelerated biological aging six decades after prenatal famine exposure

, 2023
Cheng M, Conley D, Kuipers T, Li C, Ryan C, Taubert J, Wang S, Wang T, Zhou J, Schmitz LL, Tobi EW, Heijmans B, Lumey L, Belsky DW.   +13 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Chinese famine exposure in early life and metabolic obesity phenotype in middle age: Results from the China health and retirement longitudinal study. [PDF]

Front Endocrinol (Lausanne), 2022
Xu Y, Yi Q, Shan S, Zhou J, Li S, Hou L, Ye X, Ying J, Song P, An L.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Making teaching more attractive: Promising evidence of impact from Australia

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Sustaining teaching as a respected and attractive profession is more critical than ever, particularly as teachers' work becomes increasingly shaped by standardisation and accountability—conditions that have shown minimal positive impact while eroding the professional agency essential to job satisfaction.
Jennifer M. Gore, Sally Patfield, Leanne Fray, Andrew Miller, Brooke Rosser, Matthew Harper   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Social capital and employability development among Chinese Mainland undergraduates in Hong Kong: An exploration of network dynamics, structural constraints and agentic practices

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Bourdieu's sociological concept of social capital highlights its significance in enabling individuals to access other forms of capital for personal advantage. In the literature on university students' employability, particularly that concerning international and non‐local students, social capital is widely recognised as a key asset, alongside ...
Fang Gao, Thanh Pham
wiley   +1 more source

The association of famine exposure with healthy lifestyles at different life stages in rural older adults in China. [PDF]

Front Public Health
Sun Y, Miao Y, Wang S, Feng Y, Hua B.
europepmc   +1 more source

The influence of rivers on seabird foraging ecology

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rivers act as vital arteries to the world's oceans, delivering fresh water and nutrients that sustain marine ecosystems. Globally, river flow increasingly is being altered by climate change and anthropogenic pressures; yet the significance of rivers to predatory marine species, such as seabirds, and the extent to which river‐related changes ...
Julia B. Morais, Andre Chiaradia, Richard D. Reina   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source