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Overweight and Obesity Among Latino Youths [PDF]
, 2010 Highlights the prevalence of overweight and obesity among Latino/Hispanic youths, who are among minority groups at higher risk, by gender and nativity; consequences; and causes, including food and built environments, media influences, and ...
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Rethinking plastic waste: innovations in enzymatic breakdown of oil‐based polyesters and bioplastics
FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.Plastic pollution remains a critical environmental challenge, and current mechanical and chemical recycling methods are insufficient to achieve a fully circular economy. This review highlights recent breakthroughs in the enzymatic depolymerization of both oil‐derived polyesters and bioplastics, including high‐throughput protein engineering, de novo ...
Elena Rosini +2 more
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Cogent Social Sciences, 2018 Ethiopia is one of the Sub-Saharan countries experiencing fast growing economy. Ethiopia authorized a structure of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MoCT) to manage the tourism industry.
Moges Gebreegziabher Woldu
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Minority-Group Criminality and Cultural Integration [PDF]
, 1947 Arthur Lewis Wood
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Representative bureaucracy: does female police leadership affect gender-based violence arrests? [PDF]
, 2016 Representative bureaucracy theory postulates that passive representation leads to active representation of minority groups. This article investigates the passive representation of female police officers at leadership levels and the active representation ...
Baltagi BH +13 more
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Tryptophan metabolite atlas uncovers organ, age, and sex‐specific variations
FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.Tryptophan metabolites were analyzed across twelve organs, the central nervous system, and serum in male and female mice at three life stages. We found tissue‐, sex‐, and age‐specific differences, including increased indole‐3‐pyruvate and kynurenine in aging males.
Lizbeth Perez‐Castro +8 more
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Exam‐level analysis of lecture capture viewing and student exam performance
FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.This study asks how lecture capture relates to exam performance in biology courses with three noncumulative exams. Mixed‐effects modeling separated between‐students from within‐student effects on exam %. Students who watched more recordings earned higher grades, but viewing spikes above a student's own mean, consistent with cramming, predicted small ...
Kirk Hillsley
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Differences in Fertility Behavior and Uncertainty: An Economic Theory of the Minority Status Hypothesis [PDF]
We revisit the question of why fertility behaviors and educational decisions appear to vary systematically across ethnic groups. We assess the possibility that fertility differentials across groups remain even though their socio-economic characteristics ...
Bastien CHABE-FERRET +1 more
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Are There Opportunities to Increase Social Security Progressivity Despite Underfunding? [PDF]
, 2008 Reviews the payroll tax, Social Security's benefit formula, and outcomes by race, gender, and earnings level, and explores why low-income and minority groups do not receive greater returns on contributions.
Gordon B. T. Mermin +1 more
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Card games are effective tools to enhance foundation year health and safety inductions
FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.A series of three card games was developed to actively deliver health and safety education to foundation year students. Most students reported positive responses regarding their enjoyment (89.9 %) and learning (74.7 %) from all games evaluated. Data revealed significant improvements in health and safety knowledge (P < 0.0001).
Rumana Rafiq +4 more
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