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Social Determinants of Health and Health‐Related Quality of Life: The Potential Mediating Role of Social Activities, Access to Medical Services, and Access to Social Services

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study explored the mediating influences of access to social activities, social services, and health and medical services on the relationship between social determinants of health and health‐related quality of life. A survey of 602 adults was conducted in a regional area of Australia.
Candice Oster, Ashleigh Powell, Claire Hutchinson, Richard Leibbrandt, Svetlana Bogomolova   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A semiotic analysis of the tolerance boundaries in Fī Ẓilāl al-Qur’ān in Fuṣṣilat verse 34

Diglosia
This research analyzes the limits of tolerance in Sayyid Qutb's Fī Ẓilāl al-Qur’ān using Roland Barthes' semiotic approach. The phenomenon of religious tolerance in this tafsir reflects the need for clear boundaries for Muslims in dealing with ...
Devi Suci Windariyah
doaj   +1 more source

‘We Are Australia’: Unpacking Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People's Understandings and Experiences of Australian Identity

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are the oldest living custodians in the world. However, Australian identity has been purposefully established to exclude Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, contributing to systemic oppression and harmful consequences. Understanding the perspectives and experiences of Aboriginal and Torres
Jack Farrugia, Jonathan Bullen
wiley   +1 more source

To What Extent Do Australian Government Metrics Align With Indigenous and Non‐Indigenous Conceptualisations of Wellbeing? A Scoping Review of Wellbeing Frameworks

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Indigenous wellbeing theories offer potential to better measure social and cultural determinants. This scoping review aimed to identify the types of metrics used by the Australian government to assess wellbeing and evaluate the alignment of current frameworks against Indigenous and non‐Indigenous conceptualisations of wellbeing.
Sophie Wright‐Pedersen, Edward J. O'Connor, Megan Rebuli, Tiana Thorne, Naomi Kakoschke, Ray Mahoney   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Australian Activists as Storytellers in Digital Spaces: Acquiring Skills, Producing Content and Getting the Message Out

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As modes of activism rapidly evolve, activists—both seasoned and emerging—must increasingly navigate a hybrid terrain of both digital and non‐digital engagement. This paper draws on the personal narratives of 16 nascent activists based in Australia to explore how they develop competencies related to digital storytelling, which is critical to ...
Garth Stahl, Miri Yemini, Claire Maxwell, Yating Hu, Benjamin Adams, Sarah Bergen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

‘Shelter is a Dignity’: Rental Racism, Stress and Housing (In)justice

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Australia's private rental sector is in crisis, and culturally and racially minoritised renters face compounded harms through both covert and everyday direct forms of rental racism. Drawing on five community‐based focus groups in Melbourne (n = 37), the paper explores how racism manifests across the rental pathway and how it structures the ...
Erika Martino, Ilan Wiesel, Ang Li, Rebecca Bentley   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hindu class and Hindu education system in Bali : Emergence, organization, and conception in the context of Indonesian educational and religious policies [PDF]

, 2012
The present study focuses on specific aspects in the organization of teaching religion in Indonesia. It analyses the position of religion within the Indonesian Basic Law, consequential legislation, and educational policies.
Landmann, Alexandra (Dr. des. / MA phil.)
core  

Association Between Genetic Ancestry and Multiple Sclerosis Severity

Annals of Neurology, EarlyView.
Objective The objective of this study was to determine whether genetic ancestry is associated with differences in the clinical course of multiple sclerosis (MS). Methods Participants with MS living in the United Kingdom >18 years old were recruited from 2021 to 2025 and genotyped from saliva using a commercial array. Genetic ancestry was inferred using
Benjamin M. Jacobs, Emily Tregaskis‐Daniels, Luisa Schalk, Jakub Nagrodski, ADAMS investigators, Michelle Peter, Rashmi Kaimal, Roxanne Murray, Sadid Hoque, Terri‐Louise Brown, Ghaniah Hassan‐Smith, Helen L. Ford, Bruno Gran, Karim L. Kreft, Cord Spilker, Outi Quinn, David Rog, Miriam Mattoscio, Elisa Visentin, Ramya Shamji, Grace Fawehinmi, Katila George, Maria Papachatzaki, Katharine Harding, Rod Middleton, Tarunya Arun, Waqar Rashid, Adil Harroud, Huw R. Morris, Eli Silber, Gavin Giovannoni, Alastair J. Noyce, Ruth Dobson   +32 more
wiley   +1 more source

Buddhism and Tourism at Pu-Tuo-Shan, China [PDF]

, 2011
This thesis is a study of pilgrimage and religious tourism in a Chinese Buddhist context, with a focus on both the host monastic community and visitors. The selected research site is Pu-Tuo-Shan, one of the Four Buddhist Sacred Mountains of China.
Wong, Un In Cora
core  

Genetic Resilience and Resistance in Alzheimer's Disease Diagnosis and Pathology

Annals of Neurology, EarlyView.
Objective Some individuals avoid Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology as they age, or retain cognition despite substantial pathology, suggesting mechanisms of resistance or resilience to neurodegeneration. Educational attainment (EA) is associated with reduced risk of cognitive decline, although the underlying mechanisms remain unclear.
Ganna Leonenko, Kalliopi Mavromati, Lynne Hughes, Jonas S. Sundarakumar, Keeley Brookes, Kevin Morgan, Terry Quinn, Valentina Escott‐Price, the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source