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Prevalence of Cannabis Use Disorder and Associated Factors among Cannabis Young Adult Users at Shashemene Town, Oromia Region, Ethiopia, 2016

open access: yesPsychiatry Journal, Volume 2018, Issue 1, 2018., 2018
Introduction. Cannabis users are at high risk of developing cannabis use disorder which is a problematic pattern of cannabis use leading to clinically significant impairment or distress. Objective. To assess the magnitude of cannabis use disorder and associated factors among young adults using cannabis at Shashemene Town, Oromia Region, Ethiopia ...
Mikiyas Tullu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Factors Associated with Intention to Donate Blood: Sociodemographic and Past Experience Variables

open access: yesJournal of Blood Transfusion, Volume 2014, Issue 1, 2014., 2014
Background and Objectives. This study was conducted to assess the level of intention of the general public towards blood donation and the factors associated with it. Methods. A descriptive cross‐sectional study was conducted in South‐East Botswana amongst participants aged 21–65 years.
Pule Ishmael Pule   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Why Urban Citizens in Developing Countries Use Traditional Medicines: The Case of Suriname

open access: yesEvidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2013, Issue 1, 2013., 2013
The use of traditional medicines (TMs) among urban populations in developing countries and factors underlying people’s decision to use TMs are poorly documented. We interviewed 270 adults in Paramaribo, Suriname, using a stratified random household sample, semistructured questionnaires, and multivariate analysis.
Tinde van Andel   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Indian Influences on Rastafarianism [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
The primary goal of this paper is to analyze the connections between Hinduism and Rastafarianism. Certain similarities between the two traditions are evident, specifically regarding the use of marijuana as a sacrament and the growing of long dreadlocks.
Burgess, Vincent
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The Novel from 1950 to 1970 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
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Maes-Jelinek, Hena
core   +1 more source

Two Racial Capitalisms: Marxism, Domination, and Resistance in Cedric Robinson and Stuart Hall

open access: yesAntipode, Volume 56, Issue 5, Page 1802-1829, September 2024.
Abstract The popularity of the concept of “racial capitalism” has exploded over the past decade, penetrating both academic and activist circles. Two thinkers have been foundational to this revival: Cedric Robinson and Stuart Hall. Whereas previous scholarship has tended to merge these two thinkers into a single framework, we argue that they develop ...
Marcel Paret, Zachary Levenson
wiley   +1 more source

“Trench Town Rock”: Reggae Music, Landscape Inscription, and the Making of Place in Kingston, Jamaica

open access: yesUrban Studies Research, Volume 2012, Issue 1, 2012., 2012
This paper examines place inscriptions in Trench Town, Jamaica, and explores the ways these are used to reinforce, shape, or challenge dominant images of this inner‐city community. On one hand, Trench Town is like many of its neighbouring communities, characterised by high levels of poverty, unemployment, political and gang violence, derelict buildings,
Kevon Rhiney   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spartan Daily February 15, 2011 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Volume 136, Issue 10https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/spartandaily/1117/thumbnail ...
San Jose State University, School of Journalism and Mass Communications
core   +1 more source

‘Look into the Book of Life’: Muslim musicians, Sufism, and postmodern spirituality in Britain [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Spirituality has been theorised as a characteristic of late-modern society, a consequence of individualisation and of a relativized marketplace of religion.
Baker C   +19 more
core   +1 more source

A Spiderless Arachnophobia Therapy: Comparison between Placebo and Treatment Groups and Six‐Month Follow‐Up Study

open access: yesNeural Plasticity, Volume 2007, Issue 1, 2007., 2007
We describe a new arachnophobia therapy that is specially suited for those individuals with severe arachnophobia who are reluctant to undergo direct or even virtual exposure treatments. In this therapy, patients attend a computer presentation of images that, while not being spiders, have a subset of the characteristics of spiders.
Laura Carmilo Granado   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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