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A Mixed‐Method Study on Gender and Intrahousehold Differences in Food Consumption From Khatlon Province, Tajikistan

Maternal &Child Nutrition, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Tajikistan faces significant food insecurity and multiple forms of malnutrition in its population, with women particularly at risk. Social norms related to gender and intrahousehold hierarchy are pervasive. Yet, how gender impacts dietary intake in Tajikistan remains to be studied.
Sarah M. L. Pechtl, Mohru Mardonova, Tanzila Ergasheva, Isabel B. Lambrecht   +3 more
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Effects of a Four-Week Small-Sided Game and Repeated Sprint Ability Training during and after Ramadan on Aerobic and Anaerobic Capacities in Senior Basketball Players

Annals of Applied Sport Science, 2018
Background. Most studies related to the effect of Ramadan fasting on aerobic and anaerobic performances found in the literature were concerned with individual sports; even studies on team sports were mostly dedicated to football, and none of those ...
Seifeddine Brini, Hamza Marzouki, Carlo Castagna, Anissa Bouassida   +3 more
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The Judeo‐Islamic God

The Muslim World, EarlyView.
Abstract This article discusses the concept of the Judeo‐Islamic God as a substantive and defensible alternative to the problematic concept of the “Judeo‐Christian God” in popular, political, and academic Western discourses. It argues that the transcendent monotheistic deity of Islam, Allāh, is a direct continuation of the composite deity of Rabbinic ...
Jeffry R. Halverson
wiley   +1 more source

Ramadan and Diabetes

KYAMC Journal, 2017
During Ramadan, Muslims fast from dawn to dusk for one lunar month. Although a majority of Muslim patients with type 2 diabetes fast during the month of Ramadan, there are no accepted guidelines for its management during this period. The few studies on this subject suggest that there are important alterations in energy intake and physical activity, and
Md Motlabur Rahman, Nazma Akter, Md Daharul Islam, SM Tajdit Rahman, Md Azizul Hoque   +4 more
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The Ramadan Gambit: The Impact of Fasting on Cognitive Performance

Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT More than 2 billion people participate annually in Ramadan fasting, making its potential effects on cognitive performance important for workplaces, education and high‐stakes decision‐making. We study these effects in tournament chess, an incentivised, real‐world cognitive task in which move quality can be evaluated objectively by a strong ...
Samuel Buckland, David Smerdon
wiley   +1 more source

Mental Health, Sleep, and Physical Activity Among Young Saudi Women During Ramadan: A Comparative Cohort Study

Nature and Science of Sleep
Karthick Balasubramanian,1 Ramya Ramasamy Sanjeevi,1 Mohammed M Alshehri,1 Shaima A Alothman2 1Department of Physical Therapy, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia; 2Lifestyle and Health Research, Natural and ...
Balasubramanian K, Sanjeevi RR, Alshehri MM, Alothman SA   +3 more
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Plant‐Based Production of Human Major Histocompatibility Complex Class II Molecules

Plant Biotechnology Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Major histocompatibility complex class II (MHC II) protein triggers adaptive immune responses by presenting antigens on antigen‐presenting cells (APCs) to be recognised by CD4+ T cells. Recombinant MHC II proteins are effective for the analysis of peptide‐binding interaction, detection of antigen‐specific T‐cells and clinical testing for donor‐
Abdelaziz Ramadan, Hiroko Miyadera, Kaho Oka, Kohei Ishikawa, Toshiya Kobayashi, Misaki Kobayashi, Mitsunori Shiroishi, Emiko Noguchi, Kenji Miura   +8 more
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Diabetes During the Fasting Month of Ramadan: Is Telemedicine as Efficient as Conventional Follow-Up? Results from a Moroccan Comparative Study

Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity, 2021
Imane Motaib,1 Saloua Elamari,1 Mohamed Khalis,2 Meryem Drissi Oudghiri,1 Soukaina Laidi,1 Asma Chadli1 1Department of Endocrinology Diabetology Metabolic Disease and Nutrition, Mohammed VI University of Health Sciences (UM6SS), Casablanca, Morocco ...
Motaib I, Elamari S, Khalis M, Drissi Oudghiri M, Laidi S, Chadli A   +5 more
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The Right to Exist as the Foundation of Equal Citizenship: An Ontological Inquiry of State‐Citizen Relations in Türkiye

Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite enduring decades of advocacy, Alevi communities in Türkiye find themselves in a constant state of anticipation for acknowledgment from the Turkish state. Previous studies have long documented the marginalized status of Alevis within Turkish society and their ongoing struggle for recognition; however, they have overwhelmingly framed the
Aslı Gücin
wiley   +1 more source

The Relationship between Fasting in Ramadan Month and Myopic Changes

پزشکی بالینی ابن سینا, 2011
Introduction & Objective: Myopia is the most rampant human refractive error. There are many questions about the effect of fasting during Ramadan on myopia among these patients.
Morteza Samavati, Nooshin Bazzazi
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