Does neighborhood walkability affect ethnic diversity in Berlin? Insights from a spatial modeling approach by Alexandros BARTZOKAS-TSIOMPRAS, Yorgos N. PHOTIS

“…However, the positive impacts of walkable urbanism are not often inclusive and might affect minority groups. On this basis, this paper develops a composite GIS-based walkability measure (0-1) for Berlin metro area and investigates the association of walkable neighborhood design with ethnic diversity (i.e., Entropy Index). …”
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Stories less told. Behind-the-scenes of feminist narrative research in Brazil by Naomi Orton, Liana Biar

“…The urgency of such an approach has only been heightened by the more recent rise of Brazil’s extreme right — whose unabating force continues to unravel the hard-won rights of minority groups. In an environment where the very meaning of “progress” is hotly contested, researchers have further taken an “undisciplined” approach to proceedings, shoring up detailed microanalysis with methodological tools derived from across the humanities and social sciences in order to communicate the validity of their research to a wider audience. …”
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Experiences of using Electronic Medical Records among Patients from Ethnic Minority Backgrounds: A Rapid Review by Corey Adams, Reema Harrison, Alison Merchant, Narelle Arblaster, Tracey Bucknall, Kathleen Gray, Guncag Ozavci, Nilmini Wickramasinghe, Vicky Yuan, Elizabeth Manias

“…A total of 44 studies were included in the review, revealing significant disparities in EMR adoption and utilization among ethnic minority groups. Three key themes of inequality were identified: presentation of EMR and patient portal options, the registration and activation process, and the actual use of patient portals. …”
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Tongue-tied: Language-based exclusion at a South African university by Sive Makeleni

“…Various coping mechanisms were also reported, demonstrating the agency of these minority groups; however, these were found to be insufficient. …”
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President Erdogan’s Discourse on the Kurdish Issue by Ayşe İrem Aycan Özer

“…The second significant contribution of this study is that organized minority groups have an independent agency; their actions significantly contributed to changing the regime of ethnicity.…”
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Do higher educated people feel happier?-Evidence of Han and minority nationalities from China. by Yuanyuan Wang, Zhenyi Hu, Jiameng Yuan, Kun Zhang

“…However, in the Han population, education may weaken the sense of fairness, and thus reduce happiness to some extent; This phenomenon has not been verified in ethnic minority groups. This study not only expands the literature on the relationship between education and subjective well-being, but also has important policy implications, providing a strong empirical basis for formulating more accurate education policies, improving the happiness of ethnic minority residents, and enhancing national cohesion.…”
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A Bibliometric Analysis of Language Legislation Research From 2005 to 2023 by Chen Zhang, Ronghui Zhao, Yan Huang

“…Second, the central areas in language legislation research include language and law, and the sociology of language, with the multilingual legislation, the multi-domain application of language legislation, and the advocacy for language rights among minority groups are pinpointed as the hotspots. Third, future research is likely to center on the formulation, implementation and evaluation of language laws, especially concerning minority and disabled groups; the protection of language rights; and the management of linguistic pluralism on an international scale. …”
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“Fierce and Free, or Caged and Cowed”: Interspecies Oppression and Survival in Lucy Ellmann’s Ducks, Newburyport by Elisa Pesce

“…In light of the wild creature’s function of foil for both the narrator and Stacy (De Bruyn 274-79), I propose that Ellmann presents interspecies articulations as a harbinger of hope in a cultural context in which the girl is nevertheless constantly forced to navigate the tensions between the aspects of her connection to the animal world that make her fierce and free and those that work to keep her—and symbolically all women, minority groups, and nature—caged and cowed.…”
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Immigrant parents’ experiences and perspectives on the early childhood education stages in Nordic contexts by Samah M. Migdad, Kjersti Lea, Martin M. Sjøen

“…The review reveals a predominance of host-country researchers, the majority being female, with minority groups underrepresented, which could potentially lead to biases. …”
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Health related surveys: sampling weights by Ari Samaranayaka, Robin Turner, Claire Cameron

“…Examples of circumstances where simple random samples are not possible include, but are not limited to: instances where we are not able to list the people in the population (non-availability of a sampling frame that includes everyone), which is needed to choose people at random; when participation of individuals who have been sampled are di-erent between its subgroups; and when the number of people selected from minority groups is too small.…”
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A Review of “Access to Care” Issues in Aortic Stenosis Patients: A Negative Report Card by Adam M. Reisman, MD, Sammy Elmariah, MD, MPH

“…Despite the presence of diagnostic echocardiograms, many patients with aortic stenosis are never clinically recognized, and the rate of mismanagement worsens among underrepresented minority groups and women. Regarding the treatment of clinically recognized aortic stenosis, only about half of patients with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis actually undergo aortic valve replacement within 2 ​years of diagnosis. …”
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Experiences of Students with Disabilities Enrolling in Higher Education: A Qualitative Study in the United Arab Emirates [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] by Fatma Refaat Ahmed, Richard Mottershead, Nabeel Al Yateem, Syed Azizur Rahman, Ahmad Rajeh Saifan, Shahd Mohammed Elabed, Vidya Seshan, Alounoud Mohamed Al Marzouqi, Mini Sara Abraham, Heba Hesham Hijazi, Janisha Kavumpurath, Jacqueline Maria Dias, Ahmed Mahmoud Sallam, Muhammad Arsyad Subu

“…Students with disabilities make up one of the most significant minority groups among students in terms of diversity. …”
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Epidemiological trends and healthcare disparities in onychomycosis: An analysis of the All of Us research program. by Aditya K Gupta, Vasiliki Economopoulos, Tong Wang, Vincent Piguet

“…The AoU program gathers survey, and electronic health records from participants in the United States with the aim of increasing the representation of minorities groups in health research under the framework of precision medicine. …”
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L’évolution de l’affirmative action aux États-Unis sous la présidence de George W. Bush by Marie-Christine Pauwels

“…On flagship campuses, admissions policies which indirectly target under-represented minority groups have been imagined. And similar roundabout policies in which race is implicitly targeted yet never mentioned as such have been increasing in the field of public contracting. …”
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A literature review of climate-smart landscapes as a tool in soil- water management in Sub-Saharan Africa by Turyasingura, Benson, Tumwesigye, Wycliffe, Atuhaire, Abraham, Tumushabe, Jennifer Turyatemba, Akatwijuka, , Rogers

“…On equitable climate-smart landscapes, it was found that multi-stakeholder participation in landscape management is an iterative and changing process that can assist in addressing and resolving disputes as well as facilitating fair negotiation procedures for underrepresented and minority groups. Proper planning and the implementation of a comprehensive planning framework that links various planning activities and decision-making processes are required for landscape approaches to be successful. …”
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Are the human rights providing empowerment possibilities for social work with vulnerable groups in Republic of Srpska? by Šućur-Janjetović Vesna, Rakanović-Radonjić Andrea, Gajić Draško

“…Disabled persons, children, youngsters, women, elders, victims/survivors of violence, illiterate people, people living in rural areas, members of certain minority groups, refugees and displaced persons, members of LGBTIQ+ communities etc, are considered to be vulnerable. …”
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National Unity Based on the Malay-Islamic State of Malaysia: Highlights of the Study by Muhamad Zuhaili Saiman

“…It is commonly characterized as a pluralistic country, wherein minority groups preserve their distinct identities despite coexisting within the larger framework of the majority Malay society. …”
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Osteoporosis Screening Disparities among Ethnic and Racial Minorities: A Systematic Review by Anoush Calikyan, Jillian Silverberg, Katherine M. McLeod

“…Of the 16 articles reviewed, 14 identified significant disparities between racial minority and majority groups and determined that the eligible patients in racial minority groups were less likely to be referred to DXA screening. …”
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Sociodemographic factors associated with acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine and clinical trials in Uganda: a cross-sectional study in western Uganda by Isaac, Echoru, Patricia, Decanar Ajambo, Emmanuel, Keirania, Edmund E. M, Bukenya

“…Conclusion: There was a low level of vaccine acceptance and clinical trial interest in western Uganda. Minority groups in the study i.e., Muslims, students, primary school leavers, un-married rural dwellers among others showed more interest in vaccination and clinical trials. …”
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Unpacking the Mood States of Children and Youth in Saskatchewan, Canada, in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Insights from the “See Us, Hear Us 2.0” Study by Nahin Shakurun, Tamara Hinz, Daniel A. Adeyinka, Nazeem Muhajarine

“…Factors such as older children, hybrid learning, disrupted activities, and increased screen time worsened moods. The ethnic minority groups (BIPOC) living in mid-sized cities/towns experienced more negative moods compared to Whites residing in cities. …”
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