Investigating the effect of a cognitive-behavioral therapy intervention aimed at reducing weight self-stigma on adherence to weight loss diet and anthropometric indices in adult women with obesity: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. [PDF]
TrialsFahami MS +2 more
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Ghinn: Colorism and gendered revulsion in North India
Feminist Anthropology, EarlyView.Abstract This article examines how colorism is gendered in North India by foregrounding women's narratives of being subjected to ghinn—disgust or repugnance—around their skin tone. I argue that paying attention to the ghinn directed at dark skin shows how colorism here builds on casteism, and how there is a gendered dimension to it: ghinn at women ...
Katyayani Dalmia
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Knowledge, attitudes, stigma perceptions, and practices towards HIV testing among youths aged 18-35 years in Kumba, Cameroon: a community-based cross-sectional study. [PDF]
BMC Public HealthNdim MCF +10 more
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Heptapleurum assamicum (Araliaceae): A New Species From Assam, India
Feddes Repertorium, EarlyView.ABSTRACT A new species, Heptapleurum assamicum (Araliaceae), is described and illustrated from Assam, India. It was discovered during floristic documentation conducted in the Kopili River basin, in the Dima Hasao and West Karbi Anglong districts. The species is distinguished by a unique combination of morphological characters. Detailed comparisons with
Santanu Dey +3 more
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Contextual barriers to PrEP uptake and continuation among young Black gay and bisexual men who have sex with men living in the South. [PDF]
PLoS OneSohail M +9 more
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New Directions for Higher Education, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In this chapter we explore the racialized dynamics embedded in disability accommodation practices within higher education. We draw on DisCrit, whiteness as property, and research on how racial identity influences experiences of apparentness of disability in educational settings.
Autumn K. Wilke, Capria Berry
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Negative symptoms and self-reflection increase alienation in individuals at clinical high-risk for psychosis. [PDF]
Front PsychiatryMendonça M +9 more
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Targeting Vaccine Information Framing to Recipients' Education: A Randomized Trial
Health Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We study the effect of framing informational campaigns scientifically or emotionally on the vaccination uptake of recipients with different educational backgrounds. 7616 Swedish mothers stratified by education received a leaflet on their children's upcoming HPV vaccination opportunity. The leaflet's framing was randomized between emotional and
Alice Dominici, Lisen Arnheim Dahlström
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Picturing a mental health journey: experience of a participatory photovoice approach to presenting recovery narratives of people with lived experiences and caregivers in Ethiopia. [PDF]
Int J Ment Health SystGirma E +7 more
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Hope Walks: The Impact of Clubfoot Treatment on Human Flourishing in Ethiopia
Health Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Children born with severe congenital conditions in low‐income countries rank among the most disadvantaged among the global ultra‐poor. We study the impact of clubfoot and its treatment across multiple dimensions of human flourishing on data collected from 564 children in Ethiopia.
Bruce Wydick +2 more
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