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Prevalence of dementia and mild cognitive impairment in indigenous Bolivian forager‐horticulturalists

Alzheimer's &Dementia, Volume 19, Issue 1, Page 44-55, January 2023., 2023
Abstract Introduction We evaluated the prevalence of dementia and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in indigenous Tsimane and Moseten, who lead a subsistence lifestyle. Methods Participants from population‐based samples ≥ 60 years of age (n = 623) were assessed using adapted versions of the Modified Mini‐Mental State Examination, informant interview ...
Margaret Gatz, Wendy J. Mack, Helena C. Chui, E. Meng Law, Giuseppe Barisano, M. Linda Sutherland, James D. Sutherland, Daniel Eid Rodriguez, Raul Quispe Gutierrez, Juan Copajira Adrian, Jesus Bani Cuata, Amy R. Borenstein, Ellen E. Walters, Andrei Irimia, Christopher J. Rowan, L. Samuel Wann, Adel H. Allam, Randall C. Thompson, Michael I. Miyamoto, David E. Michalik, Daniel K. Cummings, Edmond Seabright, Angela R. Garcia, Paul L. Hooper, Thomas S. Kraft, Caleb E. Finch, Gregory S. Thomas, Jonathan Stieglitz, Benjamin C. Trumble, Michael D. Gurven, Hillard Kaplan   +30 more
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Understanding the experiences of Indigenous minorities through the lens of spatial justice: The case of Orang Asli in Peninsular Malaysia

Regional Science Policy &Practice, Volume 14, Issue 5, Page 1223-1239, October 2022., 2022
Abstract Like many Indigenous people around the world, the original inhabitants of Peninsular Malaysia, the Orang Asli, live predominantly in marginal, remote areas, and have below‐average levels of education, health and living standards. Their customary reliance on natural forest resources and assets to support their livelihood is threatened by ...
Masni Mat Dong, Peter Midmore, Maria Plotnikova   +2 more
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Governing with health code: Standardising China's data network systems during COVID‐19

Policy &Internet, Volume 14, Issue 3, Page 673-689, September 2022., 2022
Abstract Noting the infrastructural turn in platform studies, the article conceives China's health code system, Jian Kang Ma (JKM), deployed to manage the COVID‐19 crisis as a new social infrastructure that manifests the symbolic and material power of the Party State.
Yu Sun, Wilfred Yang Wang
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Cultural factors related to childhood and adolescent obesity in Mexico: A systematic review of qualitative studies

Obesity Reviews, Volume 23, Issue 9, September 2022., 2022
Summary Culture and culturally specific beliefs or practices may influence perceptions and decisions, potentially contributing to childhood obesity. The objective of this study is to identify the cultural factors (expressed through decisions, behaviors, individual experiences, perceptions, attitudes, or views) related to childhood and adolescent ...
Magaly Aceves‐Martins, Lizet López‐Cruz, Marcela García‐Botello, Naara L. Godina‐Flores, Yareni Yunuen Gutierrez‐Gómez, Carlos Francisco Moreno‐García   +5 more
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Wild meat trade over the last 45 years in the Peruvian Amazon

Conservation Biology, Volume 36, Issue 2, April 2022., 2022
Abstract The trade in wild meat is an important economic component of rural people's livelihoods, but it has been perceived to be among the main causes of the decline of wildlife species. Recently, the COVID‐19 pandemic has brought to light an additional concern of wildlife markets as a major human‐health challenge.
Pedro Mayor, Hani R. El Bizri, Thais Q. Morcatty, Kelly Moya, Nora Bendayán, Samantha Solis, Carlos F. A. Vasconcelos Neto, Maire Kirkland, Omar Arevalo, Tula G. Fang, Pedro E. Pérez‐Peña, Richard E. Bodmer   +11 more
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An Edition of Ambrosio Nieto’s Paradise Lost: A Drama in Four Acts (c. 1920–50)

, 2023
Milton Quarterly, Volume 57, Issue 3, Page 59-88, October 2023.
Angelica Duran
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Actitudes de los docentes de secundaria frente a la educación sexual de los adolescentes

Hacia la Promoción de la Salud, 2022
La educación sexual (ES) desde la escolaridad ha sido un tema de intereses con diversas variaciones ante posturas biologicistas, moralistas, preventivas, además de aquellas con un eje integrador y de derechos.
Gisella Coime España, Lina Marcela Vergara Jiménez, María Fernanda Reyes Narváez, Rubén Guillermo Quintero Mora, Rubiela Giraldo Osorio   +4 more
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Women from rural Guatemala who speak Mayan languages have reduced odds of diabetes, hypertension and obesity

Frontiers in Public Health
IntroductionIndigenous languages are integral to the individual and collective identity of humankind. Health benefits of speaking Indigenous languages have been demonstrated but may also be masked by various forms of linguistic and ethnic discrimination.
Stephen Alajajian, Anahí Venzor Strader, Anahí Venzor Strader, Yolanda Juarez Martin, Caitlin Scott, Peter Rohloff, Peter Rohloff   +6 more
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Reflections on ethics in Indigenous health research in Chile

Revista Latinoamericana de Bioética, 2018
El objetivo de este artículo es reflexionar sobre la creación de una infraestructura de investigación ética más sólida en relación con la investigación de la salud de la población indígena en Chile.
Angéline S. Ferdinand, Ana María Oyarce, Margaret Kelaher, Ian Anderson   +3 more
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Condiciones de salud y uso de servicios en pueblos indígenas de México

Salud Pública de México, 2020
Objetivo. Identificar diferencias en indicadores socioeconómicos, de condiciones de salud y uso de servicios entre la población indígena (PI) y no indígena (PNI) del país. Material y métodos.
Blanca Estela Pelcastre-Villafuerte, Sergio Meneses-Navarro, Mario Sánchez-Domínguez, David Meléndez-Navarro, Graciela Freyermuth-Enciso   +4 more
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