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Meizi-Consuming Culture That Fostered the Sustainable Use of Plum Resources in Dali of China: An Ethnobotanical Study

Biology, 2022
Prunus mume has been cultivated for more than three millennia with important edible, ornamental, and medicinal value. Due to its sour taste, the Prunus mume fruit (called Meizi in Chinese and Ume in Japanese) is not very popular compared to other fruits.
Yanxiao Fan, Zhuo Cheng, Qing Zhang, Yong Xiong, Bingcong Li, Xiaoping Lu, Liu He, Xia Jiang, Qi Tan, Chunlin Long   +9 more
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An ethnobiological study on traditional knowledge associated  with black-boned sheep (Ovis aries) in Northwest Yunnan, China

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2022
Background Black-boned sheep is a precious genetic resource with black quality traits cultivated by the Pumi people in Tongdian Town, Lanping County, Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture, Northwest Yunnan, China. It has been included in the “National Breed
Yanxiao Fan, Zhuo Cheng, Bo Liu, Xian Hu, Maroof Ali, Chunlin Long   +5 more
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Representation of South Asian people in randomised clinical trials: analysis of trials' data [PDF]

, 2003
Excluding patients of ethnic minority groups from clinical trials is unethical, introduces substantial bias, and means that findings are based on unrepresentative populations.
Atkin, K., Brown, B., Hussain-Gambles, M., Leese, B., Mason, S.   +4 more
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Endocrine response of early-hatching Asian Short-toed Lark nestlings exposed to cold temperature in a high-latitude grassland habitat

Avian Research, 2021
Background In high latitude grassland habitats, altricial nestlings hatching in open-cup nests early in the breeding season must cope with cold temperature challenges.
Jing Shang, Liang Zhang, Xinyu Li, Shuping Zhang   +3 more
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Understanding the Changing Landscape of Health Disparities in Chronic Liver Diseases and Liver Cancer

Gastro Hep Advances, 2023
Liver disease and liver cancer disparities in the United States are reflective of complex multiple determinants of health. This review describes the disproportionate burden of liver disease and liver cancer among racial, ethnic, sexual, and gender ...
Olga M. Herren, Arielle S. Gillman, Vanessa J. Marshall, Rina Das   +3 more
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An ethnobotanical study on medicinal plants of Shexian Dryland Stone Terraced System in northern China

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2022
Background Shexian Dryland Stone Terraced System (SDSTS) in the Taihang Mountains was formally recognized as Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) by Food and Agriculture Organization on May 20, 2022.
Yu Bai, Qing Zhang, Xianlin He, Haifei Wang, Wanlin Li, Jinfeng Zhu, Yuan Meng, Chunlin Long   +7 more
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Sexual Orientation Differences in the Relationship Between Victimization and Hazardous Drinking Among Women in the National Alcohol Survey [PDF]

, 2013
This study examined relationships between past experiences of victimization (sexual abuse and physical abuse in childhood, sexual abuse and physical abuse in adulthood, and lifetime victimization) and hazardous drinking among sexual minority women ...
Drabble, Laurie A, Hughes, T. L., Korcha, R. A., Lown, A. E., Trocki, K. F.   +4 more
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Mediation analysis of mental health characteristics linking social needs to life satisfaction among immigrants

SSM: Population Health, 2023
Background: Life satisfaction contributes to improved long and healthy lives, enhanced biological function, better mental health, and decreased mortality risks.
David Adzrago, Faustine Williams
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Negotiations of minority ethnic rugby league players in the Cathar country of France [PDF]

, 2008
This article is based on new empirical, qualitative research with minority ethnic rugby league players in the southwest of France. Drawing on similar research on rugby league in the north and the south of England, the article examines how rugby league ...
Anderson, B., Anthias, F., Augustin, J.P., Brah, A., Bromberger, C., Bulmer, M., Burdsey, D., Cliff Spracklen, Collins, T., Connell, R., Dauncey, H., Dine, P., Edwards, T., Hylton, K., Karl Spracklen, Long, J., Maffesoli, M., Mignon, P., Noiriel, G., Pociello, C., Pringle, R., Rylance, M., Schofield, G., Silverstein, P., Spracklen, K., Terret, T., Ungar, S., Wievorka, M.   +27 more
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Assessing health disparities in breast cancer incidence burden in Tennessee: geospatial analysis

BMC Women's Health, 2021
Background Tennessee women experience the 12th highest breast cancer mortality in the United States. We examined the geographic differences in breast cancer incidence in Tennessee between Appalachian and non-Appalachian counties from 2005 to 2015 ...
Bonita Salmeron, Lohuwa Mamudu, Xiaohui Liu, Martin Whiteside, Faustine Williams   +4 more
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