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In conservative Anabaptist families, especially the Amish, children play many vital roles; this includes participation in daily living chores as well as occupationally related tasks.
Henwood, Kathy +3 more
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The role of genomic‐informed risk assessments in predicting dementia outcomes
Abstract INTRODUCTION By integrating genetic and clinical risk factors into genomic‐informed dementia risk reports, healthcare providers can offer patients detailed risk profiles to facilitate understanding of individual risk and support the implementation of personalized strategies for promoting brain health.
Shea J. Andrews +7 more
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When Old-Order Amish Meet New Order Science: Genetic Maladies and the Amish Dilemma
The Old World Amish, an Anabaptist Christian domination in the United States and Canada are know for their plain dress, avoidance of modern technology, and separation from the mainstream society.
Downey, Kelley
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Abstract INTRODUCTION Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a complex neurodegenerative disorder with heterogeneous genetic and molecular underpinnings. Polygenic scores (PGS) capture little of this complexity. METHODS We conducted genome‐, transcriptome‐, and proteome‐wide association studies (G/T/PWAS) on 15,480 individuals from the Alzheimer's Disease ...
Rasika Venkatesh +8 more
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Research indicates demographic trends within the Amish community remain stable over time, even as Amish populations proliferate. However, most of the research on demographic trends fails to examine variation across affiliations.
Corcoran, Katie E. +3 more
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ABSTRACT Controversy over climate change indicates the difficulty of constructing a shared reality. The stakes of doing so are high as democracies struggle to find common ground about the problems they are confronting. Leveraging variation in the settings in which New Yorkers made over 35,000 comments on the state's climate plan in 2022, from an online
Ankit Bhardwaj
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Neopterin is a sensitive and specific biomarker of intracellular pathogen infection and chronic inflammation, and affected by environmental, life‐history, and sex‐contextual factors. This review offers best‐practice guidelines and practical advice on sample collection, storage, and analysis in primates when used for ecoimmunological conservation and ...
Verena Behringer, Caroline Deimel
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Explaining Anabaptist Persistence in the Modern Economy: Past Paradigms and New Institutional Theory
Amish and plain Anabaptist economic research has focused either on the religious ethic in the tradition of Weber—religious convictions drive economic behavior—or the ethnic resources model—resources are mobilized to entrepreneurship.
Martin Lutz
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As Amish and Old Order and Conservative Mennonite (i.e., Plain) farmers increase their presence in the agricultural sector, it is crucial for public sector agricultural professionals to effectively work with them to mediate nonpoint source pollution and ...
Brock, Caroline +5 more
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Bible or Beer? a Look at Amish Rumspringa and Baptism
This study explores the activities and lifestyles of Amish teenagers during the rumspringa period, as well as their baptism decisions. The Amish participate in adult baptism; therefore, their teenagers make their own decisions about baptism.
Matthews, Kate
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