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CURRENT COORDINATES OF ROMANIAN VULNERABLE GROUPS IN THE EUROPEAN CONTEXT [PDF]

open access: yesAnalele Universităţii Constantin Brâncuşi din Târgu Jiu : Seria Economie, 2014
Often, in European Union and Romanian legal documents or in research reports, the term ‘vulnerable group’ is used similarly to disadvantaged, marginalized, excluded or risk group; all these concepts are related to the broader phenomenon of poverty ...
MARIANA BĂLAN   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Nutrition and Vulnerable Groups [PDF]

open access: yesNutrients, 2019
Food insecurity is a complex ‘wicked’ problem that results from a range of unstable and uncertain physical, social, cultural, and economic factors that limit access to nutritious food [...]
Amanda Devine, Tanya Lawlis
openaire   +6 more sources

Whom do we include and when? participatory design with vulnerable groups

open access: yesCodesign, 2023
This article makes three contributions to participatory design (PD) research and practice with vulnerable groups: 1) a framework for understanding stakeholder engagement over the course of a PD project; 2) approaches to making user engagement and PD ...
E. Hodson, A. Svanda, N. Dadashi
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Communication inequalities and health disparities among vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 pandemic - a scoping review of qualitative and quantitative evidence

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2023
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated health disparities in vulnerable groups (e.g., increased infection, hospitalization, and mortality rates in people with lower income, lower education, or ethnic minorities).
C. Häfliger, N. Diviani, S. Rubinelli
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Mental health of vulnerable groups experiencing a drought or bushfire: A systematic review

open access: yesGlobal Mental Health, 2023
Natural hazards are increasing because of climate change, and they disproportionately affect vulnerable populations. Prior reviews of the mental health consequences of natural hazard events have not focused on the particular experiences of vulnerable ...
Karan Varshney   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The role of meat in iron nutrition of vulnerable groups of the UK population

open access: yesFrontiers in Animal Science, 2023
Iron deficiency is a common public health problem in the UK. This review examines the role of meat in iron nutrition, focusing on the most vulnerable groups of the UK population.
S. Fairweather-Tait
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Psychometric properties of the Brazilian version of the Vulnerable Elders Survey-13 (VES-13) [PDF]

open access: yesCadernos de Saúde Pública, 2015
This study aims to assess the psychometric properties of the Brazilian version of the Vulnerable Elders Survey-13 (VES-13). Interviews were carried out with individuals aged 60 years and over receiving care at an ambulatory cancer centre.
Laércio Lima Luz   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Incentive based emergency demand response effectively reduces peak load during heatwave without harm to vulnerable groups

open access: yesNature Communications, 2023
The incentive-based emergency demand response measure serves as an important regulatory tool during energy system operations. However, whether people will sacrifice comfort to respond to it during heatwave and what the effect on heat vulnerable ...
Zhaohua Wang   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Analysis of time-dependent effects of ambient temperatures on health by vulnerable groups in Korea in 1999–2018

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2023
This study compared the relative risks of heat days on mortalities by vulnerable groups (elderly, single-person households, less-educated) in the past decade (1999–2008) and the recent decade (2009–2018) in four cities, Seoul, Incheon, Daegu, and Gwangju,
Jongchul Park, Yeora Chae
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Caravanas de migrantes y refugiados en México / Caravans of migrants and refugees in Mexico [PDF]

open access: yesBarataria, 2019
The caravans of migrants and refugees in Mexico from northern Central America from October 2018 to April 2019 are studied here. In the present analysis, the human rights situation was studied in Honduras and in Mexico.
Alfredo Islas Colín
doaj   +1 more source

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