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The research of occupational risks of nursing assistants: interdisciplinary approach to the study of health risks [PDF]
Саратовский научно-медицинский журнал, 2014 The aim of the article is to present the critical analysis of the main directions of research of health risks. Therefore the sociological conceptualization of the notion «risk» has been defined.
Devlicharova R.Yu. +3 more
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Pregnancy and childbirth in English prisons : institutional ignominy and the pains of imprisonment [PDF]
, 2020 © 2020 The Authors. Sociology of Health & Illness published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Foundation for SHIL.With a prison population of approximately 9000 women in England, it is estimated that approximately 600 pregnancies and 100 births occur
Abbott L.J +18 more
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Aging and Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT As global populations age, cancer is increasingly becoming a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among older adults, particularly in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs). Despite accounting for the majority of new cancer cases and deaths, older individuals remain underrepresented in cancer research, clinical guidelines, and health ...
Ibrahim Bidemi Abdullateef +2 more
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Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Perennial bioenergy crops, such as miscanthus and switchgrass, and crop residues have the potential to scale up sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production and mitigate carbon emissions. However, high establishment costs, delayed returns, and risk–return profiles that diverge from those of conventional crops can hinder incentives to adopt ...
Fahd Majeed, Madhu Khanna, Ruiqing Miao
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Medical sociology, sociology of health or social medicine? : a comparative analysis between France and Brazil [PDF]
, 2008 O objetivo deste trabalho é esboçar um estudo comparativo da sociologia médica na França e no Brasil, aproveitando a ocasião proporcionada pelas trocas e a discussão entre sociólogos brasileiros e franceses, que partilham um interesse mútuo sobre os ...
Montagner, Miguel Ângelo
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Africa's cultural and colonial heritage has profoundly segmented rice markets. Whereas in ancient centers of rice domestication, consumers maintained preferences for local rice consistent with their cultural heritage, preferences have shifted toward imported Asian rice in coastal areas around seaports, due to prior exposure to colonial import ...
Kofi Britwum, Matty Demont
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Emotional health: Understanding and definition
RUDN journal of SociologyThe concept of “emotional health” is actively discussed in the scientific community and is subject to various interpretations; the lack of its clear definition leads to the use of synonyms such as “emotional well-being” or “mental health” which do not ...
I. B. Nazarova, S. V. Lyalikova
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Frontiers in Sociology, 2018 Health and medicine are key areas of sociological specialization, but in the face of rapid global challenges, they are changing. The need for change is becoming more and more urgent and the relevance of some of the traditional approaches, frameworks and ...
Sakari Karvonen +2 more
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Using a lab‐in‐the‐field experiment, we investigate how providing information about food miles and pesticide residue influences willingness to pay (WTP) for potatoes among 407 shoppers in Taiwan, split between a supermarket and a farmers market.
Chiu‐Lin Huang +3 more
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Following celebrities’ medical advice: meta-narrative analysis [PDF]
, 2014 Objective: To synthesise what is known about how celebrities influence people’s decisions on health. Design: Meta-narrative analysis of economics, marketing, psychology, and sociology literatures. Data sources Systematic searches of electronic databases:
Hoffman, Steven J, Tan, Charlie
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