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Resilience and coping strategies of older adults in Hong Kong during COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed methods study

open access: yesBMC Geriatrics, 2022
Background Despite the adverse physical health impact of COVID-19 on older adults, whether they are psychosocially vulnerable under the pandemic remains debatable.
Siu-Ming Chan   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Anchoring Equitable Development: Anchor Institute-Led Models of Housing and Community Development to Strengthen Institutions and Communities [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
In April 2014, a convening of national housing equity experts was hosted in Jacksonville, Florida by the Jessie Ball duPont Fund. The convening's purpose was to gain insight from national stakeholders on affordable housing and equitable development ...
Jason Reece   +2 more
core  

Equity in health systems [PDF]

open access: yesRevista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 2013
The Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region has experienced remarkable progress in terms of economic development and health outcomes, enjoying a relatively good position in the developing world context. Unfortunately, this apparent privileged position in terms of accomplishments is based on regional averages that hide troubling and persistent ...
openaire   +3 more sources

Harnessing Next‐Generation 3D Cancer Models to Elucidate Tumor‐Microbiome Crosstalk

open access: yesAdvanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Centralizes the microbiome within 3D tumor‐microbiome model platforms, including spheroids, organoids, 3D‐bioprinted constructs, and microfluidic chips, each enabling structured host‐tumor‐microbe studies. These systems support bacterial colonization, facilitating investigation of microbial impacts on tumor growth, immunity, and therapy. The microbiome
Marina Green Buzhor   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

The influence of gender-based perceptions on females joining a bachelor of medicine, bachelor of surgery in Rwanda

open access: yesBMC Medical Education
Through progressive policies, Rwanda has made significant strides in promoting girls’ education and empowerment. However, female enrollment in Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) programs remains disproportionately low.
Tsion Yohannes Waka   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Progressive Insights into 3D Bioprinting for Corneal Tissue Restoration

open access: yesAdvanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This review explores the potential of 3D bioprinting to replicate the complex structure and function of the human cornea. It highlights key advances in bioink development, printing modalities, and in vivo performance, while addressing current challenges and emerging strategies. The review emphasizes bioprinting's promise to overcome donor shortages and
Ilayda Namli   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Identifying and Evaluating Equity Provisions in State Health Care Reform [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Identifies state policies that promote equitable access to quality health care and analyzes whether reform proposals in five states meet those equity benchmarks.
Cheryl Fish-Parcham   +2 more
core  

Sleep Health: An Opportunity for Public Health to Address Health Equity

open access: yesAnnual Review of Public Health, 2020
The concept of sleep health provides a positive holistic framing of multiple sleep characteristics, including sleep duration, continuity, timing, alertness, and satisfaction.
L. Hale, W. Troxel, Daniel J Buysse
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Dendrimers Improve Apolipoprotein Nanoparticle mRNA Delivery to Immune Cells

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
Apolipoprotein nanoparticle (aNP) platform technology efficiently delivers RNA to immune cells following systemic administration. Here, it is demonstrated that incorporating polyvalent ionizable cationic dendrimers in aNPs enables robust mRNA complexation and functional delivery.
Mirre M. Trines   +24 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mortality by country of birth in the Nordic countries – a systematic review of the literature

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2017
Background Immigration to the Nordic countries has increased in the last decades and foreign-born inhabitants now constitute a considerable part of the region’s population.
Helena Honkaniemi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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