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Pawsitive Connections: Understanding How Informal Pet Interactions Relate to Daily Youth Functioning

Journal of Adolescence, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Human‐animal interaction (HAI) has been linked to well‐being across functional domains and throughout the lifespan. Limited research has explored specific types of informal HAIs with pets or the impact of HAI in daily life. Methods Over 2 weeks in 2021, caregivers of youth (N = 42; ages 6–17, M = 12.21; 50% male) reported daily on
Tanya Mitropoulos, Shelby McDonald, Charles Calderwood, Rosanna Breaux   +3 more
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Caste as a Social Kind

Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Gender and race have received significant philosophical attention recently; they are the paradigm cases of social kinds in most philosophical accounts. I argue for the inclusion of caste as a social kind because it affects the lives of many people, and because it presents itself as an important test case for philosophers of social kinds.
Ajinkya Deshmukh
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond Tradition: An Integrated Toxicological, Ecological, and Public Health Perspective on Aristolochic Acids

Journal of Applied Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aristolochia species have long been used in traditional medicine for their presumed anti‐inflammatory, analgesic and antimicrobial properties. However, extensive toxicological and epidemiological evidence now demonstrates that these plants contain aristolochic acids (AAs) I and II, highly potent nephrotoxic, genotoxic, and carcinogenic ...
Victor Ventura de Souza, Lara Rodrigues De Andrade, Tatiana da Silva Souza   +2 more
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The Art of Reception: Field Visits as Microcosms for Development Interventions of Non‐Governmental Organisations in Uganda

Journal of International Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Field visits are common phenomena with non‐governmental organisations in Uganda. During these visits, Ugandan national staff guide visitors on series of meetings and interactions in the field. Following an actor‐oriented approach and drawing on ethnographic data on 14 field visits, this paper understands the field visit as a microcosm for the ...
Caspar Edward Swinkels
wiley   +1 more source

Diurnal Air–Surface Temperature Dynamics in Hong Kong: An Analysis Across Land Use and Climate Zones

International Journal of Climatology, EarlyView.
Daytime and nighttime air temperature (Ta) from automatic weather stations and land surface temperature (Ts) derived from ASTER and Landsat 8–9 are used to examine the relationship between Ta and Ts. The spatial and statistical characteristics of Ta − Ts dynamics are further analysed across land use (LU) and local climate zones (LCZ).
Ibrahim Ademola Adeniran, Majid Nazeer, Man Sing Wong, Jinxin Yang, Pak‐Wai Chan   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond the grid: Navigating water supply and sanitation service ecosystems in informal settlements. [PDF]

PLoS One
Casas A, Hutchings P, Bell AR, Kupiec-Teahan B, Lewis AR, Sanchez JM, Willcock S, Anciano F, Barrington DJ, Dube M, Karani C, Llaxacondor A, López H, Mdee AL, Ofori AD, Riungu JN, Russel KC, Kristensen BR, Parker A.   +18 more
europepmc   +1 more source

WATER, SANITATION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IN URBAN FRINGE SETTLEMENTS IN NIGERIA [PDF]

The importance of water and sanitation facilities has been reflected in the measurement of human development and in their inclusion in Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
Yekeen A. SANUSI
core  

Deglaciation of the Burren glacio‐karst, western Ireland, during Termination 1: Implications for North Atlantic climate and karstification

Journal of Quaternary Science, EarlyView.
Abstract The Burren uplands in western Ireland form one of the most extensive and best‐preserved examples of glacio‐karst in Europe. Subsumed by the Irish ice sheet during the Late Pleistocene, granite erratic boulders and in situ silica veins in the limestone bedrock provide a rare opportunity to reconstruct the timing and rate of deglaciation ...
Gordon Bromley, Colin Bunce, Brenda Hall, Aaron Putnam, Frank McDermott   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Timeliness of vaccine administration among children in urban informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya. [PDF]

PLOS Glob Public Health
Ng'oda M, Izudi J, Omenda C, Njeri A, Mbaya N, Ziraba A.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Strategies and Process of Trade Secret Misappropriation Mitigation: The Case of UK

Strategic Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Trade Secrets (TS) are vital for innovation‐driven companies, and their loss can inflict significant financial and reputational damage, particularly in the absence of established policies to mitigate misappropriation in the UK. The current academic literature lacks detailed strategies for firms to effectively address these threats.
Oleksandra Ozcan, David Pickernell
wiley   +1 more source