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The effects of a fully subsidized behavioral weight management program among healthcare workers with pre-diabetes and diabetes

BMC Public Health
Background This study evaluated the impact of a fully subsidized behavioral weight management program (WW; formerly WeightWatchers®) among adults with type 2 diabetes or prediabetes enrolled in the 1199SEIU Benefit Funds, a self-administered labor ...
Katherine Tomaino Fraser, Jacquelyn Sullivan, Lauren Toppenberg, Patrick Masseo, Adey Tsega, Laurel Prokopow, Craig Willingham, Nevin Cohen   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Addressing gender in agricultural research for development in the face of a changing climate: where are we and where should we be going?

International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 2017
Agricultural development efforts that do not address persistent gender gaps miss opportunities for greater impact. This synthesis reflects on key findings from integrated quantitative and qualitative analyses at the nexus of gender, agricultural ...
Patricia Kristjanson, Elizabeth Bryan, Quinn Bernier, Jennifer Twyman, Ruth Meinzen-Dick, Caitlin Kieran, Claudia Ringler, Christine Jost, Cheryl Doss   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Migration and Gender Dynamics of Irrigation Governance in Nepal

International Journal of the Commons, 2022
Nepal has a long history of irrigation, including government and farmer-managed irrigation systems that are labor- and skill-intensive. Widespread male migration has important effects on Nepalese society.
Ruth Meinzen-Dick, Prachanda Pradhan, Wei Zhang   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Laser‐Induced Graphene from Waste Almond Shells

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Almond shells, an abundant agricultural by‐product, are repurposed to create a fully bioderived almond shell/chitosan composite (ASC) degradable in soil. ASC is converted into laser‐induced graphene (LIG) by laser scribing and proposed as a substrate for transient electronics.
Yulia Steksova, Anna Chiara Bressi, Marina Galliani, Attilio Marino, Gianni Ciofani, Eduardo Machado‐Charry, Hilda Gomez Bernal, Alessandra Francini, Luca Sebastiani, Francesco Greco   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Holistic Platform Approach for Developing Robust Pulmonary mRNA Delivery: Integrating Novel Phenolic Acid‐Derived Ionizable Lipids and Device Engineering

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
An integrated pulmonary mRNA delivery platform combining novel biodegradable syringic acid‐derived ionizable lipids, design‐of‐experiments formulation optimization, and vibrating‐mesh nebulizer engineering enabled stable aerosolization and efficient lung delivery.
Neha Kaushal, Younan Ma, Asad Khanmohammed, Dipen Parande, Hanming Zhang, Saket Dolare, Juliet Chen, Apiwat Wangweerawong, Saswata Karmakar, Hongfeng Deng, Frank Koppenhagen, Shraddha Sharma, Eric Reyes, Sherry He, Lianne Boeglin, Caroline Woo, Azadeh Paksa, Ayed Allawzi, Anusha Dias, Gregory Troiano, Shrirang Karve, Frank DeRosa   +21 more
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding the Impact of Historical Policy Legacies on Nutrition Policy Space: Economic Policy Agendas and Current Food Policy Paradigms in Ghana

International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2020
Background: The global food system is not delivering affordable, healthy, diverse diets, which are needed to address malnutrition in all its forms for sustainable development.
A. Thow, C. Apprey, Janelle Winters, D. Stellmach, R. Alders, L. E. Aduku, Georgina Mulcahy, R. Annan   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Microfluidic Nano‐Assembly of Red‐Blood‐Cell (RBC) Lipids and Components for Engineering Extracellular Vesicles

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Engineered red blood cell‐derived extracellular vesicles (eRBCEVs) are synthesized via controlled microfluidic assembly from native RBC lipids, enabling tunable encapsulation of proteins, nucleic acids, nanoparticles, and viral vectors. The platform demonstrates reproducible nanoscale architecture, preserved membrane composition, and functional cargo ...
Chiranth K. Nagaraj, Xilal Y. Rima, Kim T. Nguyen, Courtney Culkins, Nana Boateng, Jacob Doon‐Ralls, Alejandro Bresolin, Xin Huang, Hong Li, Vahedi Amid, Ajeet Pal Singh, Dharti Shantaram, Anastasiia Amari, Mangesh D. Hade, Nicholas R. Merriam, Zachary D. Schultz, Scott Q. Harper, Nizar Y. Saad, Setty M. Magaña, Willa A. Hsueh, Rachel E. Kopec, Blaise R. Kimmel, Andre F. Palmer, Eduardo Reátegui   +23 more
wiley   +1 more source

Farm-retail price transmission in Malaysian pork sector

Apstract: Applied Studies in Agribusiness and Commerce, 2010
This study intends to determine the farm-retail price transmission behaviors of pork in Malaysia to serve as a good implication for pork pricing system in Malaysia.
Tey (John) Yeong-Sheng, Randy Stringer , Wendy Umberger   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Development and validation of a health and nutrition module for the project‐level Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index (pro‐WEAI+HN)

Maternal and Child Nutrition, 2023
Agricultural development projects increasingly aim to improve health and nutrition outcomes, often by engaging women. Although evidence shows such projects can improve women's and children's health and nutrition and empower women, little is known about ...
Jessica Heckert, Elena M. Martinez, Greg Seymour, Audrey Pereira, Shalini Roy, Sunny S. Kim, Hazel Malapit, Gender Assets and Agriculture Project Phase 2 (GAAP2) Health and Nutrition Study Team   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

2020 Global Food Policy Report: Building Inclusive Food Systems

, 2020
Our food systems are at a critical juncture—the scale and the pace of change taking place in global, regional, national, and local food systems are unprecedented.
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
semanticscholar   +1 more source