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Tibet and China's 'National Minority' Policies [PDF]

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2012
Abstract China's hard line and repressive policies have often stood in the way of its acceptance on the international stage. This legacy has nowhere been more evident than with respect to its national minority policies applied in Tibet. While China long ago in the 1951 17-point Agreement agreed to provide autonomy to Tibetans it has never delivered ...
Davis, MC
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Race/ethnicity-specific associations between breastfeeding information source and breastfeeding rates among U.S. women

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background Despite evidence of the impact of breastfeeding information on breastfeeding rates, it is unknown if information sources and impact vary by race/ethnicity, thus this study assessed race/ethnicity-specific associations between breastfeeding ...
Stephanie M. Quintero, Paula D. Strassle, Amalia Londoño Tobón, Stephanie Ponce, Alia Alhomsi, Ana I. Maldonado, Jamie S. Ko, Miciah J. Wilkerson, Anna María Nápoles   +8 more
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Perceived general, mental, and physical health of Latinos in the United States following adoption of immigrant-inclusive state-level driver’s license policies: a time-series analysis

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background In the United States (U.S.), several states have laws that allow individuals to obtain driver’s licenses regardless of their immigration status. Possession of a driver’s license can improve an individual’s access to social programs, healthcare
Cristian Escalera, Paula D. Strassle, Stephanie M. Quintero, Ana I. Maldonado, Diana Withrow, Alia Alhomsi, Jackie Bonilla, Veronica Santana-Ufret, Anna María Nápoles   +8 more
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Inability to get needed health care during the COVID-19 pandemic among a nationally representative, diverse population of U.S. adults with and without chronic conditions

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background Delays in health care have been observed in the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic; however, the prevalence of inability to get needed care and potential disparities in health care access have yet to be assessed.
Stephanie A. Ponce, Miciah Wilkerson, Randy Le, Anna María Nápoles, Paula D. Strassle   +4 more
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Parent-child nativity, race, ethnicity, and mental health conditions among U.S. children

European Psychiatry, 2023
Introduction Over a quarter of U.S. children have at least one immigrant parent. Mental health disparities in children need to be assessed to better identify disproportionate burdens and promote health equity.
K. Zarei, L. Kahle, D. Buckman, K. Choi, F. Williams   +4 more
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The effects of race/ethnicity and physician recommendation for physical activity on physical activity levels and arthritis symptoms among adults with arthritis

BMC Public Health, 2021
Background Among U.S. adults with physician-diagnosed arthritis, we examined the association of 1) participant race/ethnicity with meeting physical activity guidelines and arthritis symptoms, and 2) the association of receipt of a physician exercise ...
Jeremy Huckleby, Faustine Williams, Rose Ramos, Anna María Nápoles   +3 more
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Physiological and transcriptome analyses reveal the response of Ammopiptanthus mongolicus to extreme seasonal temperatures in a cold plateau desert ecosystem

Scientific Reports, 2022
Ammopiptanthus mongolicus is the only evergreen broad-leaved shrub present in arid areas of Northwest China and plays an important role in maintaining the stability of the local desert ecosystem.
Zimeng Yang, Yiying Liu, Hang Han, Xinyu Zhao, Siyu Chen, Guofang Li, Sha Shi, Jinchao Feng   +7 more
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Acculturation and depression are associated with short and long sleep duration among Mexican Americans in NHANES 2005–2018

Preventive Medicine Reports, 2022
Acculturation and depression are linked to poor sleep quality and sleep problems that may explain ongoing health disparities for Hispanics/Latinos. We examined the associations of acculturation, depression, and sleep duration among the Mexican American ...
Cameron K. Ormiston, Diana Lopez, Francisco A. Montiel Ishino, Timothy S. McNeel, Faustine Williams   +4 more
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U.S. young adults’ awareness of the Master Settlement Agreement and cigarette industry practices and their associations with electronic cigarette industry and health risk perceptions

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background The lawsuit that led to the U.S. Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) exposed the cigarette industry’s deceptive marketing practices, which changed population perceptions about the cigarette industry and helped prevent cigarette smoking.
Lilianna Phan, Kelvin Choi
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Examining the relationship of sociodemographic factors, neighborhood cohesion and abnormal sleep duration among U.S. foreign-born subpopulations in the National Health Interview Survey

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background Limited studies have examined the relationship of neighborhood cohesion and sleep duration between U.S. foreign-born Hispanics/Latinos and non-Hispanics/Latinos.
Kevin Villalobos, Francisco A. Montiel Ishino, Timothy S. McNeel, Faustine Williams   +3 more
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