Leptin, Adiponectin, and Obesity among Caucasian and Asian Women by Shannon M. Conroy, Weiwen Chai, Unhee Lim, Adrian A. Franke, Robert V. Cooney, Gertraud Maskarinec

“…Ethnic differences in adipose tissue distribution may contribute to different chronic disease risks across ethnic groups, and adipokines may mediate the risk. In a cross-sectional study, we examined ethnic differences in adipokines and inflammatory markers as related to body mass index (BMI) among 183 premenopausal women with Caucasian and Asian ancestry. …”
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Unfulfilled promises of diversity: a decolonial assessment of the basic level English education in Nepal by Purna Chandra Bhusal, Raj K. Baral

“…The Constitution of Nepal (2015) designates Nepal as a multilingual country, and the most recent population census of 2021 records that 142 ethnic groups speak 124 languages across the nation. …”
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Role Of Political Parties In Resolving The Challenges Confronting Nigeriafrom 1960-1966 by Mas’ud Bello, Sani Ibrahim

“… Shortly after Nigeria attained its independence on the 1st October, 1960 it experienced numerous challenges of Nation-building, this is because, the conquest and imposition of colonial rule with its divide and rule tactics and other attendant consequences has set different ethnic groups in Nigeria at logger beads, mistrust has gained ground in the body polity of the Nation, couple with devastated economy, poor infrastructural facilitates. …”
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Wedding mirages: Salesian representations of the Shuar marriage¸1893-1925 by Rosana Posligua

“…It is inhabited by several aents chicham indigenous ethnic groups which include the shuar, achuar, wampis, awajún y shiwiar peoples. …”
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Used economy market insight: Sailboat industry pricing mechanism and regional effects. by Zhanni Huang, Hansheng Hu, Di Wu

“…Secondly, there are significant regional differences in price levels across regions, economies and ethnic groups. Therefore, the price of second-hand sailboats is affected by many factors and has obvious regional effects. …”
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A cidadania, o universalismo e a diferença by Paulo Manuel Costa

“…The existence of a core of common values and principles is essential to the stability and cohesion of the community, but it must be able to incorporate the difference in order to develop an identity that can be shared by various cultural and ethnic groups and thus prevent exclusion, marginalization and oppression. …”
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Bentyia (Kukyia): a Songhay–Mande meeting point, and a “missing link” in the archaeology of the West African diasporas of traders, warriors, praise-singers, and clerics by Paulo Fernando de Moraes Farias

“…The present tragedy in Mali draws our attention to the divisions, tensions and conflicts between West African ethnic groups, religious persuasions, and populations from different regions, in both the present and the past. …”
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Insurrection and Integration: The Indian “Mutiny” of 1857 and the Theatrical Renegotiation of Ethnic Alterities by Marty Gould

“…Through a peculiar, though consistent, cultural compression, plays about the Mutiny deploy kilts and bagpipes as emblems of a culturally inclusive, heterogeneous Britishness while simultaneously reducing India’s distinct ethnic groups to a culturally undifferentiated, and inassimilable, mass. …”
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Arthur ainda vive? by Isadora Cristine Martins

“…There is a historiographical tradition that connects King Arthur with royal messianism, expressed by the belief that some insular ethnic groups (Cornish, Welsh, and Bretons) had in his return. …”
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The Dynamics of Traditional Religion in the Political Economy of Ìkòrodú by Adéyẹmí Balógun

“…The town has also witnessed the emergence of Muslim and Christian groups, and socio-ethnic groups from many parts of Nigeria. This transformation has not only challenged the authority of the traditional institutions in Ìkòrodú, it has also impacted on the religious beliefs and practices which underpin the socio-economic and political systems of the people. …”
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SOCIAL PROTEST IN CONTEMPORARY INDONESIA by L. M. Efimova

“…As a consequence forms and modes of the social protest are different in diverse regions of the country and among various social and ethnic groups. Spontaneous social movements triggered by the drastic fall of the living condition of the wide masses of the country’s population are the most dangerous to the ruling elite. …”
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Clinical Effect of Photobiomodulation on Wound Healing of Diabetic Foot Ulcers: Does Skin Color Needs to Be Considered? by Thabo Dhlamini, Nicolette Nadene Houreld

“…There are not enough studies conducted on people of color to determine the safety and efficacy of PBM therapy in such ethnic groups. Future randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trials are necessary on PBM and DFUs and should take skin color into consideration.…”
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At the Heart of the Vietnam War: Herbicides, Napalm and Bulldozers Against the A Lưới Mountains by Amélie Robert

“…Because of the fighting, mountain-dwellers belonging to minority ethnic groups changed their practices and then left the area, thus leading to forest recovery on the disused land. …”
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A Comparative Analysis of Local Wisdom in Banjarese and Buginese Folklore: Qualitative Insights for Language Use and Teaching in Education by Andi Irlina, Zulfa Djamalie

“…By examining a selection of folk tales from both ethnic groups, the research identifies key themes and moral lessons that reflect the unique socio-cultural contexts of the Banjarese and Buginese communities. …”
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Identification of cardiac wall motion abnormalities in diverse populations by deep learning of the electrocardiogram by Albert J. Rogers, Neal K. Bhatia, Sabyasachi Bandyopadhyay, James Tooley, Rayan Ansari, Vyom Thakkar, Justin Xu, Jessica Torres Soto, Jagteshwar S. Tung, Mahmood I. Alhusseini, Paul Clopton, Reza Sameni, Gari D. Clifford, J. Weston Hughes, Euan A. Ashley, Marco V. Perez, Matei Zaharia, Sanjiv M. Narayan

“…Abstract Cardiac wall motion abnormalities (WMA) are strong predictors of mortality, but current screening methods using Q waves from electrocardiograms (ECGs) have limited accuracy and vary across racial and ethnic groups. This study aimed to identify novel ECG features using deep learning to enhance WMA detection, referencing echocardiography as the gold standard. …”
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Adaptability of Siheyuan (四合院) spatial arrangement in Chinese houses in Kampung Ketandan, Yogyakarta, Indonesia by Ristya Arinta Safitri, T. Yoyok Wahyu Subroto, Dwita Hadi Rahmi

“…Chinese people are among the ethnic groups that have migrated and settled in Southeast Asian countries, including Indonesia. …”
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Geography and age drive racial and ethnic disparities in hospital mortality for paediatric community-acquired pneumonia in the United States: a retrospective population based cohor... by Cody-Aaron L. Gathers, Nadir Yehya, Anireddy Reddy, Paula M. Magee, Vanessa C. Denny, Michelle R. Mayeda, Amanda O’Halloran, Sanjiv D. Mehta, Stephanie Wanamaker, Jessica C. Fowler, Garrett Keim

“…Region and age strongly impacted mortality in all racial and ethnic groups, with higher mortality for Black, Hispanic/Latino, and Other patients <1 year. …”
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Kawasaki Disease: A Clinician’s Update by Nathan Jamieson, Davinder Singh-Grewal

“…Incidence is rising worldwide, and varies widely across countries and within different ethnic groups. Diagnosis is based on the presence of fever in addition to four out of five other clinical criteria, but it is complicated by the quarter of the Kawasaki disease patients with “incomplete” presentation. …”
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MARKET TRADERS AND INTER-GROUP RELATIONS IN JOS MAIN MARKET, 1975-2023 by Dele John Olu, Babajide Sunday Adedeji, Umar Muhuyideen Abdullahi

“…The thrust of this paper therefore is to locate how the economic activities in Jos main market (Terminus Market) induced the cooperation and interaction of different ethnic groups in the metropolis. The work shows how trade influences development in the area. …”
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Oke-Ibadan Festival and the Ethnography of Aboke people of Ibadan by Oludele Mayowa Solaja, Adesina Abass Olayiwola

“…The finding revealed that Aboke people have a unique cultural identity among other ethnic groups in Yorubaland. Their cultural identity as attested to by the participants include; hosting of Oke-Ibadan festival, retaining tribal mark, production of traditional/black soap for the cure of measles, narrating folk stories to the young generation in order to encourage high fertility rate, unique dress code, and acceptable physical appearance. …”
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