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Change and Continuity in Amish Wedding Dates in the Holmes County, Ohio, Settlement
The Journal of Plain Anabaptist Communities, 2021 In the past century, the Amish of Holmes County, Ohio, have experienced an enormous population increase (from continued high fertility) and a serious decline in farming (from land shortage). We wondered if their traditional pattern of weddings might also have changed.
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The Journal of Plain Anabaptist Communities, 2022 Research indicates demographic trends within the Amish community remain stable over time, even as Amish populations proliferate. However, most of the research on demographic trends fails to examine variation across affiliations. We use data from Ohio Amish Directory, Holmes County and Vicinity, 2010 to construct age-sex population pyramids for three ...
Corey J. Colyer +3 more
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract The Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) aims to conserve 30% of the planet by 2030, yet mounting evidence indicates that current methods for preventing biodiversity loss are insufficient and often intensify unjust conditions for Indigenous Peoples and local communities.
Natalie D. L. York +9 more
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The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Tracing the early adoption of computer gang databases by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and the Los Angeles Police Department in the 1980s to the deployment of computationally‐assisted surveillance during the Vietnam War, this paper uses a genealogical approach to compare surveillance technologies developed across the arc of ...
Christina Hughes
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The Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies, 2019 This is a German-to-English translation of Bishop Joseph E. Peachey’s (Belleville, PA) account of the September 1955 Allgemeinie Diener Versammlung in Holmes-Wayne Counties, OH.
Gregory Sheets, Cory Anderson
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Placing Children in Residential Care: A Scoping Review of Decision‐Making and Matching Criteria
Child &Family Social Work, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Placement decisions in residential care (RC) represent one of the most challenging aspects of child protection services. While often framed as a last‐resort solution, RC aims to serve children whose needs are not met through family‐based interventions and is used differently across countries.
Chiara Monti
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Nature and the Environment in Amish Life—David McConnell and Marilyn Loveless
The Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies, 2020 "In this symposium review, three agricultural and environmental researchers discuss the book Nature and the Environment in Amish Life by David McConnell and Marilyn Loveless, both of the College of Wooster in Wooster, Ohio.
Steven Reschly +2 more
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US Primary Care Physicians’ Prostate Cancer Screening Practices
Health Services Research & Managerial Epidemiology, 2014 Background: Limited information exists on primary care physicians’ (PCPs) use of the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test by patient risk category. We describe PCP responses to hypothetical patient scenario (PS) involving PSA testing among high-risk ...
Sun Hee Rim +6 more
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Institutional lessons from the Nordic management model
Conservation Biology, EarlyView.Abstract To improve wildlife management outcomes, in terms of reaching management goals and increasing legitimacy, Nordic countries have developed institutional systems involving stakeholders that aim for a more inclusive and participatory model.
Jens Nilsson +2 more
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The Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies, 2019 This is a German-to-English translation of an old history article published in the Amish/Amish-Mennonite periodical, “Herald der Wahrheit” (“Harold of Truth”). L.A.
Gregory Sheets, Cory Anderson
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