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Assessment of under nutrition among under 5 tribal children in a rural area in West Bengal

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2021
Tribal population is socio economically disadvantaged group. Knowledge about nutritional status of various tribal populations is important because it impels to identify under nutrition which is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality.
Archi Chandra, Soma Chakrabarti, Sarmila Mallik, Nabanita Bhattacharyya   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

“Gives us peace of mind for keeping our hands clean”: targeted handwashing intervention increases water use and hand hygiene in rural Alaska

International Journal of Circumpolar Health
Lack of in-home water service remains a persistent challenge in rural Alaska due to underfunding, high construction and operating costs, extreme cold, and environmental change. Alaska has the highest proportion of households in the U.S.
Amanda Hansen, Gretchen Day, Marla Wehrli, Laura Eichelberger   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Recruitment best practices of a cardiovascular risk reduction randomised control trial in rural Alaska Native communities

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2020
Though not native to Alaska, tobacco use is common among Alaska Native people in the Norton Sound region, an area consisting of 16 communities with population size 107 to 3,695. We summarise best practices in recruiting Alaska Native adults who smoke for
Mariah Knox, Jordan Skan, Neal L. Benowitz, Matthew Schnellbaecher, Judith J. Prochaska   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Freedom dreaming of migrant justice: Critical reflections on counterspaces and institutional violence in the university

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract US universities are built on stolen land and sustained through hierarchies of power that produce what migrant justice scholars name as b/order regimes. As institutions that claim to be sites of learning and inclusion, universities are fraught with contradictions as simultaneously sites of dispossession, exclusion, and control.
Sara L. Buckingham, Jesica Siham Fernández   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

The prevalence of malocclusion in the tribal populations of the parvathipuram revenue division of vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh and their perceived orthodontic treatments needs

Advances in Human Biology, 2021
Introduction: Endogamous tribal cultures often have certain preserved clinical phenotypes that serve almost like a window to the past. Culturally sequestered populations often share certain habits and viewpoints including those related to preferences and
Uday Kumar Digumarthi, Ram Prakash, K Rajasigamani   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Participatory Policy Development: Reflections on Designing the Strong Roots for Our Futures Program in Victoria

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this paper, we trace the journey to create the Strong Roots for our Futures Program, a government program to resource and support Traditional Owners to undertake a range of activities in areas where no state recognition existed. We provide a background to state recognition in Victoria before considering the program design, leading to an ...
Nell Reidy, Bhiamie Williamson, Jesse Williams   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Attention to the bone health of a neglected rural-tribal population in India: A pilot study

Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 2023
Objective: The aim of this pilot study was to analyze the need and feasibility of conducting prospective research on the epidemiological factors of bone mineral density (BMD) in the at-risk population in a rural and tribal-dominated area based on a ...
Vikash Raj, Sitanshu Barik, Manish Raj
doaj   +1 more source

Herbarium‐based measurements are reliable predictors of fresh plant traits in Neotropical Myrtaceae

Applications in Plant Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise Herbarium specimens are increasingly used to extract morphological traits for ecological and evolutionary studies, yet the effects of tissue desiccation on trait measurements remain poorly understood. Here, we tested two hypotheses: (H1) whether higher tissue water content leads to greater measurement changes after herborization and ...
Yacov Kilsztajn, Lázaro Henrique Soares Moraes de Conceição, Thais Vasconcelos, Carolyn Elinore Barnes Proença, Vanessa Graziele Staggemeier   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The internal crest anatomy of Lambeosaurini (Hadrosauridae: Lambeosaurinae)

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The supracranial crests of lambeosaurine hadrosaurids have long been a focus of study due primarily to their extreme morphology. The external anatomy of lambeosaurine crests is understood to be highly variable between species, but variation in their internal anatomy is less well understood.
Thomas W. Dudgeon, Courtney Brown, David C. Evans   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evolutionary radiation of large‐bodied gorgonopsians from the lower Abrahamskraal formation of South Africa

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The middle Permian represents a critical interval in therapsid evolution, when gorgonopsians emerged as some of the first specialized apex predators within terrestrial ecosystems. Despite their significance, the early diversification of Gorgonopsia in Gondwana remains poorly understood due to scarcity and fragmentary material.
Zanildo Macungo, Ricardo Araújo, Bruce S. Rubidge, Michael O. Day, Kathleen N. Dollman, Julien Benoit   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source