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Gendered power dynamics and threats to sexual and reproductive autonomy among adolescent girls and young adult women: A cross-sectional survey in three urban settings.

PLoS ONE, 2021
BackgroundGendered economic and social systems can enable relational power disparities for adolescent girls and young women (AGYW), and undercut autonomy to negotiate sex and contraceptive use. Less is known about their accumulation and interplay.
Michele R Decker, Shannon N Wood, Meagan E Byrne, Nathalie Yao-N'dry, Mary Thiongo, Peter Gichangi, Funmilola M OlaOlorun, Alain K Koffi, Scott Radloff, Saifuddin Ahmed, Amy O Tsui   +10 more
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Parental education and high school completion in the urban informal settlements in Kenya

Cogent Education, 2017
A well-established empirical association exists between family background and children’s educational attainment. Studies have shown the importance of parental education for not just children’s educational outcomes but also other behavioral, and health ...
Benta A. Abuya, Patricia Elungata, Maurice Mutisya, Caroline W. Kabiru   +3 more
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Aglomeracja a park narodowy. Trudna relacja w warunkach afrykańskich – przypadek Nairobi i Parku Narodowego Nairobi

Konwersatorium Wiedzy o Mieście, 2018
W artykule omówiono wybrane relacje między rozwojem aglomeracji Nairobi a funkcjonowaniem położonego w jej granicach Parku Narodowego Nairobi. Zwrócono szczególną uwagę na rozwój społeczno-ekonomiczny i przestrzenny Nairobi, który wywiera coraz ...
Justyna Adamus, Tomasz Kępski, Mirosław Mika   +2 more
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Governing pandemic waterscapes: Covid-19 and Nairobi metropolitan services as co-catalysts of waterscape changes

Water Alternatives, 2023
The Covid-19 pandemic and the initial focus on handwashing measures have highlighted the importance of water access as an essential service in protecting public health.
Sophie Schramm, Moritz Kasper, Simon Bohlen, Emmanuel Mwenje, Elizabeth Wamuchiru   +4 more
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Advancing Energy Efficiency in Smart Windows via Dual‐Responsive Electro‐Thermochromism

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A durable and stable quasi‐solid‐state electro‐thermal dual‐responsive photothermal regulation device has been employed in advanced energy‐efficient smart windows. The devised device not only incorporates a thermochromic hydrogel characterized by high ionic conductivity, high optical transmittance, and a low LCST, but also comprises an electrochromic ...
Tongyu Chen, Bing Xu, Guolong Zhou, Wenting Wu, Bingkun Huang, Xiaohui Tang, William W. Yu, Pooi See Lee, Wu Zhang, Zhongyang Wang, Jingwei Chen   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Is Youth's Engagement in Agribusiness an Opportunity or a Necessity? A Closer Look at the Situation in South Kivu, Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite the broad focus on necessity‐ and opportunity‐driven entrepreneurship in research and policy, the entrepreneurial dichotomy within the agribusiness context has not been adequately addressed. This study contributes to closing this knowledge gap by examining youth's perceptions of agribusiness through the lens of the push‐pull motivation
Cool Dady Mangole, Paul Martin Dontsop Nguezet, Shiferaw Feleke, Victor Manyong, Kamala Kaghoma Christian, Zoumana Bamba, Tahirou Abdoulaye   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Characterization of COVID-19 cases in the formal and informal settlements in Dagoretti sub-county Kenya, 2020

Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health
Introduction: COVID-19 posed a serious public health threat to all ages. In Kenya, it was first detected on March 13, 2020, in its capital - Nairobi, which remained the epicenter of the disease thereafter. Dagoretti is one area that has both formal and
Florence Wanjiru Mugo, Ahmed Abade Mohamed, Peter Kabetu Njenga, Maurice Owiny, Fredrick Odhiambo   +4 more
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Negotiating contested spaces and places: Narratives of social suffering and resistance in racialized Cape Town communities

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This study employs a schizocartographic approach to explore community narratives of space, memory, and violence in Kraaifontein, Cape Town. Through participants' accounts, ordinary places—gardens, shops, blocks, sports grounds, and streets—emerge as ambivalent geographies where trauma, resilience, and belonging intersect.
Guido Veronese, Chiara Fiscone, Ashraf Kagee   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Two Years of Ocrelizumab Treatment in Black and Hispanic People with Multiple Sclerosis in CHIMES: A Single‐Arm Clinical Trial

Annals of Neurology, EarlyView.
Objective To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of ocrelizumab in self‐identified black and Hispanic people with relapsing multiple sclerosis. Methods The Characterization of Ocrelizumab in Minorities with Multiple Sclerosis (CHIMES) trial, a prospective, open‐label, single‐arm, phase 4 study, intentionally recruited underrepresented populations in ...
Lilyana Amezcua, Anthony T. Reder, Evanthia Bernitsas, Nancy L. Monson, Timothy Vartanian, Gregory F. Wu, Mansoor Saleh, Annette Okai, Ahmed Z. Obeidat, Dilraj Sokhi, Rikisha Parekh, Jinglan Pei, Christopher Harp, David Clayton, Ibraheem Abioye, Mitzi J. Williams, for the CHIMES Study Group   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nonfood Geographical Indications as Collective Sustainability Strategies: Governance as a Strategic Capability for Territorial Competitive Advantage

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Nonfood geographical indications (GIs) are increasingly emerging as collective sustainability strategies. They enable territories to transform cultural and productive heritage into sources of long‐term competitive advantage. While existing research recognises their regulatory and cultural relevance, limited attention has been paid to how ...
Giovanni Peira, Alessandro Bonadonna
wiley   +1 more source