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The Concept and Measurement of Violence Against Women and Men

, 2017
The extent of violence against women is currently hidden. How should violence be measured? How should research and new ways of thinking about violence improve its measurement? Could improved measurement change policy?
S. Walby, Jude Towers, S. Balderston, C. Corradi, B. Francis, M. Heiskanen, K. Helweg-larsen, Lut Mergaert, Phillipa Olive, Emma J. Palmer, H. Stöckl, Sofia Strid   +11 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Unemployment insurance: a safety net for victims of intimate partner violence and their children [PDF]

, 2009
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that over 5 million intimate partner assaults are perpetrated against women each year, and they lose more than 8 million days of work annually.
Dugan, Laura, Mattingly, Marybeth J.
core   +1 more source

IGF‐1 Deficiency Serves as an Integrated Biomarker Pathogenic Driver and Predictor in Poor Ovarian Response

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
IGF‐1 deficiency underlies poor ovarian response (POR), as reduced levels in follicular fluid and granulosa cells impair antral follicle formation and compromise reproductive outcomes. Including IGF‐1 as a biomarker significantly enhances the accuracy of models predicting both PORrisk and pregnancy success.
Zhu Hu, Yuanyuan Yu, Guanyou Huang, Jinnan Li, Chao Yang, Aizhuan Long, Jia Tang, Tengxiang Chen, Shuyun Zhao, Tuo Zhang   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Profile of female deaths by homicide in the city of Goiânia [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
Objectives: to identify the female homicide profile in the city of Goiânia. Methods: a cross-sectional, descriptive study that characterized female deaths by homicide from 2008 to 2015.
Luana Muzzi Vaz David, Ruth Minamisava, Priscila Valverde de Oliveira Vitorino, Maria José Pereira Rocha, Viviane Santos Mendes Carneiro, Maria Aparecida da Silva Vieira   +5 more
doaj   +4 more sources

Reflecting on primary prevention of violence against women: the public health approach [PDF]

Provides reflections on Australia\u27s efforts in primary prevention of violence against women and offers suggestions for the next steps to continue the momentum.
Inara Walden, Liz Wall
core  

PFOS Disrupts Oocyte Maturation and Early Embryonic Development via Ovarian FOXK1 O‐GlcNAcylation in Mice

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) exposure disrupts oocyte maturation and early embryonic development. This study elucidates the mechanism by which enhanced O‐GlcNAcylation of FOXK1 underlies the PFOS‐induced reduction of progesterone levels in granulosa cells and the disturbance of follicular microenvironment.
Shuwen Han, Qin Yuan, Zhu Wu, Yaohui Fang, Hong Qian, Jiale Zhu, Yuchen Zhang, Ke Deng, Liangliang Su, Haibo Xu, Haotian Shu, Yiming Gong, Qiaoqiao Xu, Guizhen Du, Di Wu, Yun Fan, Chuncheng Lu   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

When I Was in My Home I Suffered a Lot: Mexican Women’s Descriptions of Abuse in Family of Origin [PDF]

, 2007
In this descriptive study we employ episodic narrative interviews and narrative analysis to explore experiences of abuse and violence within the families of origin of Mexican women entering adulthood.
Belknap, Ruth, Cruz, Nancy
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Mainstreaming domestic and gender-based violence into sociology and the criminology of violence [PDF]

, 2014
Sociological and criminological views of domestic and gender-based violencegenerally either dismiss it as not worthy of consideration, or focus on specificgroups of offenders and victims (male youth gangs, partner violence victims). Inthis paper, we take
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TP53BP2 Promotes Placental Autophagy and Preeclampsia via G9a and DNMT1 Cooperatively Modulating E2F1

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
G9a, and DNA Methyltransferase1 (DNMT1) cooperatively modulates E2F1 on the promoter of tumor suppressor p53‐binding protein 2 (TP53BP2) increased autophagy in preeclampsia. TP53BP2 promotes autophagy in trophoblasts through DNA methylation and H3K9me2‐mediated transcriptional regulation.
Nan Jiang, Shaoju Jin, Shaoying Wen, Wen Zeng, Chen Wang, Jingyu Wang, Qingyun Song, Guizhong Li, Pengzhi Yin, Yuhui Liao, Yuee Chai, Huiping Zhang, Shengchao Ma   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sentinels of inequity: examining policy requirements for equity-oriented primary healthcare

BMC Health Services Research, 2018
Background Non-government, not-for-profit community health centres (CHCs) play a crucial role within healthcare systems in fostering equity, acting both as direct providers of services and as sentinels of health and social inequity.
Josée G. Lavoie, Colleen Varcoe, C. Nadine Wathen, Marilyn Ford-Gilboe, Annette J. Browne, On behalf of the EQUIP Research Team   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source