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Risk-based mapping of pesticide usage and social vulnerability in the contiguous United States [PDF]
BMC Public HealthBackground In the contiguous United States, environmental justice burdens and disparities in pesticide exposure are prevalent among racial and ethnic minorities and low socioeconomic groups.
Jabeen Taiba +5 more
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Association of social vulnerability with access to treatment in ovarian cancer patients [PDF]
Gynecologic Oncology ReportsObjectives: To understand disparities in access to treatment for ovarian cancer patients. Methods: A retrospective review of patients who had surgery for ovarian cancer at a comprehensive cancer center from 2018 to 2024 was completed.
Nikita Bastin +4 more
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Social vulnerability, social-ecological resilience and coastal governance
Global Sustainability, 2022 Non-technical summary Our analysis shows that the framing of social vulnerability is shaped by a narrow definition of resilience, focusing on post-disaster return and recovery responses.
Javad Jozaei +3 more
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Social vulnerability assessment in the health and disease context: Review [PDF]
Discover Social Science and HealthBackground Social vulnerability is a multidimensional concept based on multivariate factors in domains of physical, social, economic, environmental, etc., and the subsets that constitute it.
Arya Mukkil Ashokan +5 more
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Transitioning out of illegalization: Cross-border mobility experiences
Frontiers in Human Dynamics, 2022 It is known that opportunities to cross borders legally, acquired through regularization programs, are acknowledged by previously illegalized migrants as one of the main positive effects of obtaining a residence permit.
Liala Consoli +4 more
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BMC Public Health, 2023 Background Health literacy is the ability to find, understand, assess, and apply health information. Individuals suffering from multiple chronic conditions have complex healthcare needs that may challenge their health literacy skills. This study aimed to
Maud Wieczorek +6 more
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International Journal of Public Health, 2023 Objectives: To investigate the association between health literacy (HL) and unhealthy lifestyle behaviours and to explore the moderating role of social connectedness in this relationship in older adults in Switzerland.Methods: We used data from 1,455 ...
Maud Wieczorek +8 more
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Vulnerability in Social Epistemic Networks [PDF]
International Journal of Philosophical Studies, 2020 Social epistemologists should be well-equipped to explain and evaluate the growing vulnerabilities associated with filter bubbles, echo chambers, and group polarization in social media. However, almost all social epistemology has been built for social contexts that involve merely a speaker-hearer dyad.
Sullivan, Emily +6 more
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Adversity specificity and life period exposure on cognitive aging
Scientific Reports, 2023 This study set out to examine the role of different adversities experienced at different life course stages on cognitive aging (i.e., level and change). Data from the longitudinal study: Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) with the
M. Künzi +8 more
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Constructing a social vulnerability index for flooding: insights from a municipality in Sweden
Frontiers in Climate, 2023 Floods disproportionately affect disadvantaged groups. Social vulnerability assessments are the first step in designing just and equitable flood risk reduction strategies. In Sweden, earlier social vulnerability indices apply top-down approaches. In this
Mathilda Englund +5 more
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