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A Comprehensive Review on the Significance, Sources, and Applications of Virtual Water on Global Platform

open access: yesFood Safety and Health, EarlyView.
A conceptual framework of virtual water showing its sources, major applications, components of the virtual water footprint, and emerging future directions. The diagram emphasizes the growing role of virtual water in global sustainability and resource planning.
Priti Bhowmik   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Correlates of post-COVID-19 pandemic worry and preventive practices in older adults in Florida

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health
IntroductionThe extant literature is limited regarding the correlates of COVID-19 worry and preventive measures among diverse, older adults following the peak of the pandemic.
Mirza M. Baig   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Medicare Part D and Hospital Admissions due to Antimicrobial Resistance

open access: yesHealth Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been increasing rapidly in the United States despite government efforts to contain its spread. Both under‐utilization and overuse of prescribed antimicrobials contribute to rising resistance. The introduction of Medicare Part D in 2006 expanded prescription drug coverage for the elderly, including coverage ...
Ricardo B. Ang III
wiley   +1 more source

The Changing Spatial Concentration of America’s Rural Poor Population [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
This paper documents changing patterns of concentrated poverty in nonmetro areas. Data from the 1970 through 2000 U.S. Census Summary Files reveal the changing shares of poor people and children living in rural counties with disproportionately poor ...
Johnson, Kenneth M., Lichter, Daniel T.
core   +1 more source

Short‐Term Outcomes of Advanced Pneumatic Compression Device Versus Usual Care Therapy for Head and Neck Cancer‐Related Lymphedema: A Multi‐Site Randomized Clinical Trial

open access: yesHead &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Two‐month outcomes of advanced pneumatic compression device (APCD) and usual care (UC) in Head and Neck Cancer survivors with previously untreated lymphedema were compared. Methods Participants in this multisite, randomized clinical trial were randomized to APCD or UC.
Barbara A. Murphy   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

A demographic and socio-economic profile of a rural black South African community.

open access: yesSouth African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde, 1980
Demographic data regarding households in a Black rural community in the Eastern Transvaal were collected. Detailed socio-economic and health data were collected from a 10% random sample of households (response rate 92,5%). These data will be used for planning and evaluating a community health project.
E, Shuenyane   +5 more
openaire   +1 more source

Service Work as Lived Experience: A Problematizing Review

open access: yesHuman Resource Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Between employee burnout and growing recruitment challenges, a systemic crisis confronts the service industry. One reason lies in the scope of received human resource management (HRM) approaches, which often emphasize organizational performance metrics at the expense of the emotional, social, and material experiences of doing frontline service
Kushagra Bhatnagar   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

AMERICA'S FORGOTTEN PEOPLE AND PLACES: ENDING THE LEGACY OF POVERTY IN THE RURAL SOUTH: DISCUSSION [PDF]

open access: yes
These comments discuss the presentations by Christy, Wenner, and Dassie ("A Microenterprise-Centered Economic Development Strategy for the Rural South: Sustaining Growth with Economic Opportunity") and Freshwater ("What Can Social Scientists Contribute ...
Baharanyi, Ntam   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Development and psychometric properties of a general cancer stigma scale

open access: yesInternational Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
What's New? Cancer‐related stigma can fuel anxiety and depression and lead to self‐isolation, delayed treatment, and decreased quality of life. The extent to which stigma impacts cancer patients, however, remains uncertain. This study applied mixed methods in high‐ and low‐income settings, with cohorts in the U.S. state of Utah and Lilongwe, Malawi, to
Stephen M. Kimani   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Barriers to contraception access and use among youth: A scoping review in high‐income countries

open access: yesInternational Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The United Nations (UN) has a target for universal contraception access by 2030. Youth (aged 15–29) still have limited contraception access and lower usage. A unified understanding of the barriers youth face in high‐income countries (HIC) remains unclear.
Bronte K. Johnston   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

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