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Region of birth differences in healthcare navigation and optimisation: the interplay of racial discrimination and socioeconomic position

open access: yesInternational Journal for Equity in Health, 2022
Background While a large body of research has documented socioeconomic and migrant inequities in the effective use of healthcare services, the reasons underlying such inequities are yet to be fully understood.
Ivana Paccoud   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Social capital, collective efficacy and the provision of social support services and amenities by municipalities in the Netherlands [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Differential provision of local services and amenities has been proposed as a mechanism behind the relationship between social capital and health. The aim of this study was to investigate whether social capital and collective efficacy are related to the ...
Waverijn, Geeke   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Social inequalities in cancer survival [PDF]

open access: yesPopulation Studies, 2000
Social differentials in survival from 12 common types of cancer are assessed by estimating an additive-multiplicative hazard model on the basis of individual register and census data for the whole Norwegian population. The excess all-cause mortality among cancer patients compared with similar persons without a cancer diagnosis is significantly related ...
openaire   +4 more sources

Inflation, Inequality, and Social Conflict [PDF]

open access: yesIMF Working Papers, 2006
This paper presents and then tests a political economy model to analyze the observed positive relationship between income inequality and inflation. The model's key features are unequal access to both inflation-hedging opportunities and the political process.
openaire   +3 more sources

Diversity and complexity in neural organoids

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Neural organoid research aims to expand genetic diversity on one side and increase tissue complexity on the other. Chimeroids integrate multiple donor genomes within single organoids. Self‐organising multi‐identity organoids, exogenous cell seeding, or enforced assembly of region‐specific organoids contribute to tissue complexity.
Ilaria Chiaradia, Madeline A. Lancaster
wiley   +1 more source

Pathways and pitfalls: a qualitative study of student experiences in biomedical science education

open access: yesFEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Biomedical science students from underrepresented backgrounds face barriers including financial strain, disrupted laboratory access and cultural exclusion. Peer networks provide vital support when institutional systems are difficult to navigate. To create inclusive learning environments and achieve academic success, educators should blend active, hands‐
Olivia J. Russell   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Study protocol for the strategic steering, implementation, evaluation, and dissemination of the Transfer Cluster of Academic Teaching Nursing Homes in long-term care in Germany (TCALL) - a quasi-experimental longitudinal study

open access: yesBMC Nursing
Background Long-term care in Germany lags behind other countries, when it comes to adopting scientific knowledge into daily practice and vice versa.
Jennifer Frense   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Protest Event Analysis Under Conditions of Limited Press Freedom: Comparing Data Sources

open access: yesMedia and Communication, 2021
The investigation of long-term trends in contentious politics relies heavily on protest event analysis based on newspaper reports. This tends to be problematic in restricted media environments.
Jan Matti Dollbaum
doaj   +1 more source

Sex Representation in US Stroke Clinical Trials: A Decade of Trends and Challenges

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Stroke remains a major cause of disability and mortality in the US, with significant sex‐based disparities, and females remain underrepresented in stroke clinical trials. We aimed to examine sex representation in US‐based stroke clinical trials, identify trial characteristics associated with higher female enrollment (≥ 50%), and ...
Chaitali Dagli   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effort versus Advantage: Visualizing (Relative) Belief in Meritocracy, 1930 to 2022—A Comment on Mijs (2018)

open access: yesSocius
In this comment, the authors reevaluate the claim put forward by Mijs that popular belief in meritocracy has increased across a broad range of countries during recent decades of rising inequality.
Timo Wiesner, Patrick Sachweh
doaj   +1 more source

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