Menstrual disorders and associated factors among rural and tribal adolescent girls in India: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Rashni Chatterjee, Suman Chakrabarty

“…Lack of physical activities, dietary habits, BMI, socioeconomic factors, and socio-cultural taboos were found to have a strong association with menstrual irregularities. …”
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Mechanisms and regulatory pathways of recessive land use transition by TAN Lin, CHEN Lan

“…It is rooted in the intervention system composed of regional resource endowments, engineering and technological systems, policy and institutional environments, cultural value recognition, and socio-economic development, featuring inherent relevance and dynamic adjustability. (3) Based on the underlying logic of “comprehensive land benefits - dominant land functions - land development rights”, regulatory pathways with element-coordinated governance, classification-based management guidelines, and well-improved institutional structure are constructed, which facilitate recessive land use transition. …”
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Alcances del derecho a la salud en colombia: una revisión constitucional, legal y jurisprudencial by Elena Cárdenas Ramírez

“…El derecho a la salud fue consagrado en la Constitución Política de 1991 como un derecho económico, social y cultural, es decir, un derecho de segunda generación, que posteriormente ha sido reconocido por la Corte Constitucional como un derecho fundamental a través de la acción de tutela por tres vías: la primera, estableciendo su relación de conexidad con el derecho a la vida, el derecho a la integridad personal y el derecho a la dignidad humana; la segunda, reconociendo su naturaleza fundamental en contextos donde el tutelante es un sujeto de especial protección (niños y niñas, adulto mayor, sujetos en condición de discapacidad, etc.); y la tercera es la afirmación en general de la fundamentalidad del derecho a la salud en lo que respecta a un ámbito básico, esto es, conforme a los servicios consagrados por la Constitución, el bloque de constitucionalidad, la ley y los planes obligatorios de salud, con las ampliaciones necesarias para proteger una vida digna. …”
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Participatory research towards the control of snakebite envenoming and other illnesses in a riverine community of the Western Brazilian Amazon. by Alícia Patrine Cacau Santos, Evellyn Antonieta Rondon Tomé Silva, Hiran Sátiro Souza da Gama, Jady Shayenne Mota Cordeiro, Ana Paula Silva Oliveira, Jéssica Albuquerque Araújo, Rafaela Nunes Dávila, Hélio Afonso Amazonas Júnior, Altair Seabra Farias, Jacqueline Almeida Gonçalves Sachett, Vinícius Azevedo Machado, Wuelton Marcelo Monteiro, Felipe Leão Gomes Murta

“…<h4>Background</h4>Riverine communities face various health problems, which involve geographical and cultural barriers to accessing care, in addition to a lack of financial investments in services aimed at these communities, resulting in a process of invisibility for the population living in these regions. …”
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Analyses of urogenital Mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma urealyticum infections and drug sensitivity in 296 patients by CHEN Junwei, HUANG Sheng, QIU Wei, XIAO Yupeng

“…Urogenital specimen from patients was cultured for isolation and identification of Uu and Mh. …”
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Corrosion Mitigation with Chemical Injection in Welded Carbon Steel Pipe for Offshore Water Treatment Plant by Henry Ekene Mgbemere, Johnson Olumuyiwa Agunsoye, Kenechi Ijeoma Ojemeni, Obianuju Vivian Izuegbu

“…For biocide injection, the rate increased from 1 mm/y to 2 mm/yr, while in oxygen scavenger solution, the rate increased from an average of 4 mm/yr to 8 mm/yr. Analysis of the cultured seawater parameters showed variations in salinity, total dissolved solids, oxidation-reduction potential, pH, temperature, specific gravity, and conductivity across different media.  …”
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Environmental Challenges Faced by a Kindergarten and a School in the Katima Mulilo Education Circuit by Давид Нкенгбеза, Мундія Кілібоні Еустінах, Євген Літаба Маемеко, Муквамбо Музва

“…A favorable educational environment – social, cultural, biological, and physical – plays a crucial role in achieving children’s academic goals. …”
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La Formación Integral: Un Lineamiento para los Modelos Educativos en Venezuela basados en Competencias by María Alejandra Villasmil Rubio, Laura Angelina Obando Uzcátegui

“…hablar del modelo educativo es reconocer profundos procesos de transformación en el ámbito cultural, profesional y ante todo propuestas intelectuales cargadas de interés social. …”
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Casa comunal. Diseño participativo en vivienda colectiva: El caso de la cooperativa de Vivienda Yungay, zona típica patrimonial barrio Yungay, Santiago de Chile by Verónica Francés Tortosa, Nahuel Quiroga, María Carolina Valdés

“…Este proyecto habitacional, productivo, cultural y patrimonial se inserta en un Inmueble de Conservación Histórica del Barrio Yungay de Santiago de Chile, al interior de una Zona Típica patrimonial, cuya delimitación y reconocimiento fueron logrados por sus vecinas, frenando así una mayor proliferación de proyectos inmobiliarios. …”
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Targeted therapy and immunotherapy for gastric cancer: rational strategies, novel advancements, challenges, and future perspectives by Dong Luo, Yunmei Liu, Zhengmao Lu, Lei Huang

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A qualitative investigation of the influences of gender among low-socioeconomic status students’ motivations to study biology by Svetlana Masjutina, Elizabeth Stearns

“…Conclusions Our analysis of LSES students’ motivational pathways to biology majors revealed that while intrinsic motivations are crucial for the development of their scientific and career interests, engagement with, and belonging to the field, extrinsic motivations—driven by personal, cultural, and economic factors—cannot be overlooked. …”
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Diferencias entre la sensibilidad paterna según variables sociodemográficas by Liliana Paola Nieri

“…A modo de conclusión, la construcción y el desarrollo de la paternidad dependen de diversas variables tales como el contexto social y cultural, su situación actual, entre otros y la conjunción de todas determinan la manera en que el padre se vincule con su hijo. …”
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El tratamiento de lo corporal en la formación inicial del profesorado by Lucio Martínez Álvarez

“…Sin embargo, en nuestro tiempo gana peso la idea de que las personas no somos seres duales ni compartimentados, sino que tenemos una naturaleza con múltiples dimensiones interrelacionadas que nos constituyen como seres únicos en un proceso dinámico en el que participan lo biológico, lo cultural, lo social o lo histórico, por nombrar solo algunos agentes. …”
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mHealth App to Promote Healthy Lifestyles for Diverse Families Living in Rural Areas: Usability Study by Alejandra Perez Ramirez, Adrian Ortega, Natalie Stephenson, Angel Muñoz Osorio, Anne Kazak, Thao-Ly Phan

“…ConclusionsConducting usability testing with key demographic populations, especially Spanish-speaking populations, was important to developing a mobile health intervention that is user-friendly, culturally relevant, and literacy-sensitive.…”
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Assessment of the Effect of Flooding on Agricultural Lands in Kaharo Sub-County of Kabale District South Western Uganda. by Nyakiti, Dorcas Awino

“…Other causes of flooding were location of settlement on flood plain (48%), lack of awareness and information (2%), poverty (7%), unprotected flood areas, standing crops and livestock (30%) and lastly transition in cultural practices (24%). Loss of life (52) was the major effect of flooding on agricultural lands in Kaharo sub county Kabale district (Table 4.2), 49% of the respondents recorded that damage to crops and food supplies were the effects of flooding in an area whereas 46% of the respondents mentioned that Famine was also an effect of flooding due to destruction of crops and other agricultural lands. …”
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Alcoholism in Families and Children Welfare in Kabale Municipality, Uganda. by Gumisirjza, Hillary

“…The study revealed that the causes of alcoholism are high alcohol prevalence as reported, lack of a clear alcohol policy, cultural and traditional ceremonies, and poverty that causes redundancy. …”
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Domestic Violence and Psychosocial Development of Children in Rukungiri Municipality Uganda. by Nyakahoza, Jackline

“…From the interviews on what different types of domestic violence affected the psychosocial development of children, it was revealed that physical violence, emotional or psychological abuse, verbal abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, financial abuse, witnessing violence, isolation, and social control, stalking and harassment and cultural or religious abuse were the types of domestic violence that affected the psychosocial development of children and these effects of domestic violence on children could vary depending on factors such as the severity, duration, and frequency of the abuse, as well as the availability of support and intervention services. …”
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Designing and Construction of a Traditional Hand Bellow Device. by Olwal, Dunoish

“…Hand bellows have been utilized for centuries across various cultures to control and maintain fires for purposes such as cooking, heating, and blacksmithing. …”
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Marketing Cooperatives and sustainable Agricultural development in Rulindo District, Rwanda by Nkubito, Habyarimana Jean Pierre

“…Challenges encountered by agricultural marketing cooperatives towards sustaining the development of agriculture in Rulindo district were identified and categorized into five sections; organizational or internal, external, infrastructural, natural and socio-cultural and economic challenges. The most important of them were: limited Capacity on management of agricultural marketing cooperatives, inadequate initial capital, lack of transparency and accountability, low price of farm produces, high cost of production, low linkage with financial institution, small and fragmented farm holdings, lack of market structure, lack of storage and transportation facility, lack of access, usage and ownership of ICTs, climate change, inappropriate distribution of agricultural assets and population pressure on land resources. …”
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Girl-Child Empowerment and Socio-Economic Welfare in Urban Southwestern Uganda: A case study of Kanungu Town Council, Kanungu District. by Ian, Byoonanebye

“…Challenges faced by stakeholders in their efforts to empower the girl-child included; poverty, negative cultural norms, ignorance and traditional gender roles while on the strategies for enhanced girl-child in Kanungu Town Council, it was found out that programmes have been introduced to promote girl-child through formal education. …”
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