Características sociodemográficas y condiciones de riesgo de la persona adulta mayor en situación de pobreza extrema frente a la pandemia por COVID-19 by Rosa María Pretell Aguilar, Rodolfo Amado Arevalo Marcos, Jeannette Giselle Avila Vargas-Machuca, Milagros Lizbeth Uturunco Vera

“…Conclusiones: Se confirma la alta vulnerabilidad de la muestra del estudio, esta información servirá para potenciar actividades de acompañamiento y comunicación permanente con los usuarios y usuarias, así como fortalecer las coordinaciones con el sector salud, contribuyendo a la mejora del estado de salud, y con una red social de apoyo para adultos mayores en situaciones de vulnerabilidad. …”
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From consumers to pioneers: insights from thermal energy communities in Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands by Sara Herreras Martínez, Justus Mesman, Daniel Møller Sneum, Lars Holstenkamp, Robert Harmsen, Marijke Menkveld, Sanne Akerboom, André Faaij

“…TECs also rely on additional factors for success, including organisational and entrepreneurial abilities to engage with stakeholders, gain social acceptance, and secure commitment from community members. …”
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A qualitative study to understand the facilitators of and barriers to retention in care to the national PMTCT Option B+ programme in Uganda. by Charity Kyomugisha-Nuwagaba, Rachel King, Rose Baryamutuma, Simon Muhumuza, Linda N Kisakye, William Bazeyo, Evelyn Akello

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>Findings highlighting barriers covering personal, interpersonal, structural and community suggest that developing client-centered models addressing social and community barriers and provide more holistic services is key to retaining mother-infant pairs in care. …”
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Factors Influencing Treatment-Seeking Behavior Among Caregivers of Children with Cancer: A Scoping Review by Nurhidayah I, Hendriyani D, Adistie F, Nurhaeni N, Mediani HS

“…The findings of the studies indicate that a range of complex and interrelated factors affects parental behavior, which includes child-related factors, parent-related factors, knowledge-related factors, perception-related factors, access to health services, and levels of social support.Conclusion: This study highlights that caregiver behavior in seeking treatment for children with cancer is influenced by various factors that all contribute to delays in the treatment. …”
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Exploring the Needs and Preferences of Users and Parents to Design a Mobile App to Deliver Mental Health Peer Support to Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes: Qualitative Study by Titilola I Yakubu, Poonamdeep Jhajj, Samantha Pawer, Nicholas C West, Shazhan Amed, Tricia S Tang, Matthias Görges

“…Understanding the unique support needs of these adolescents and using this information to suggest design considerations for a mental health peer support app is an important step toward addressing their complex emotional and social challenges.…”
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Ekorozwój jedyną drogą polskiej wsi i rolnictwa by Mieczysław Górny

“…Ecological farms are used in medical and social therapy, play an important role in ecological education, and increasing people's awareness. …”
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Medicamentos intercambiáveis: impacto dos gastos sob a perspectiva de clientes de uma startup mineira by Cícero Quintão Celestino, Samilla Dornellas Faria, Ronaldo Portela, Isabella Piassi Dias Godói, Cristina Mariano Ruas

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Caracterización y capacidad de adaptación climática de ganaderos en dos regiones de Costa Rica by Gerardo Cortés-Muñoz, Eduardo Fuentes-Navarro, Waldemar Mercado-Curi

“…Para la determinación de las características técnico-productiva, social y económica de las fincas ubicadas en las regiones Chorotega y Huetar Norte, se llevó a cabo la aplicación de una encuesta diseñada y validada. …”
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Assessing the Relationship Between the Type of Internet Use and Internet Addiction in Early and Middle Adolescents: Cross-Sectional Study From Qatar by Khansa Chemnad, Maryam Aziz, Sanaa Al- Harahsheh, Azza Abdelmoneium, Ahmed Baghdady, Diana Alsayed Hassan, Raian Ali

“…Excessive internet use, especially among adolescents, has been linked to various negative outcomes such as poor academic performance, social isolation, and mental health issues. Conducted among adolescents of Arab origin, our study addressed the limitations of the literature, which predominantly focuses on Western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic populations. …”
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Oxytocin as a physiological correlate of dyadic music therapy relationships — a randomized crossover pilot study by Paula Kristin Busse, Lutz Neugebauer, Götz Kaschubowski, Dennis Anheyer, Dennis Anheyer, Dennis Anheyer, Thomas Ostermann

“…The aim of this pilot study (Clinical Trial No: DRKS00035174) is to investigate whether oxytocin is usable and feasible as a biomarker of attachment to demonstrate the development of therapeutic alliance between therapist and patient in a dyadic music therapy setting.MethodsIn a single-measure crossover design, children aged 6–12 years from a special school for social and emotional disorders, were randomly with either music therapy followed by a waiting list control group that performed silent work, or vice versa. …”
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Approche comparative de la latéralité manuelle des primates humains et non humains by Pauline Fresnais, Louise Ducroix, Adrien Meguerditchian

“…Un effet du contexte social a été observé, la compétition induisant un changement de stratégie d'utilisation manuelle pour la tâche de saisie. …”
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NIEKO NĖRA, ARBA BŪTIES PROBLEMA SOFISTŲ MĄSTYME by Skirmantas Jankauskas

“…The analysis is carried out on the assumption that the movement of Sophists should be treated as a new and relatively autonomous social phenomenon that needs to be legalized in the Greek cosmos. …”
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Facial expression recognition through muscle synergies and estimation of facial keypoint displacements through a skin-musculoskeletal model using facial sEMG signals by Lun Shu, Victor R. Barradas, Zixuan Qin, Yasuharu Koike

“…We propose that the identified muscle synergies could be used in combination with the SMSM-LRM model to generate motor commands and trajectories for desired facial displacements, potentially enabling the generation of more natural facial expressions in social robotics and virtual reality.…”
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Productivity loss due to menstruation-related symptoms: a nationwide cross-sectional survey among 32 748 women by Mark E Schoep, Eddy M M Adang, Jacques W M Maas, Bianca De Bie, Johanna W M Aarts, Theodoor E Nieboer

“…Objective To evaluate age-dependent productivity loss caused by menstruation-related symptoms, measured in absenteeism (time away from work or school) and presenteeism (productivity loss while present at work or school).Methods Design/setting: internet-based, cross-sectional survey conducted in the Netherlands from July to October 2017.Participants: 32 748 women aged 15–45 years, recruited through social media.Outcome measures: self-reported lost productivity in days, divided into absenteeism and presenteeism; impact of menstrual symptoms; reasons women give when calling in sick; and women’s preferences regarding the implications of menstruation-related symptoms for schools and workplaces.Results A total of 13.8% (n=4514) of all women reported absenteeism during their menstrual periods with 3.4% (n=1108) reporting absenteeism every or almost every menstrual cycle. …”
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Resiliência da progressividade, da capacidade contributiva e da redistribuição de renda na tributação das pessoas físicas em época de crise – um estudo objetivado na crise financei... by João Ricardo Catarino, Maria Adosinda Teixeira

“…Esses valores materializam a ideia de justiça social, que constitui um valor constitucional largamente consagrado em inúmeros Estados, Portugal e Brasil incluídos (CATARINO, 2016). …”
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Políticas de identidad y gestión sexual de los cuerpos: un análisis de los discursos legislativos acerca de la gestión estatal del conflicto trans en Chile by Dariela Milen Cristi Donoso

“…Estos últimos años en Chile, hemos presenciado un incremento de las políticas públicas relativas a la identidad de género en el intento de otorgar soluciones a la problemática que significa para las identidades trans desenvolverse en una estructura social y político-administrativa que les excluye. …”
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Joint trajectories of physical activity, health, and income before and after statutory retirement: A 22-year follow-up. by Tea Lallukka, Petteri Kolmonen, Ossi Rahkonen, Eero Lahelma, Jouni Lahti

“…We used joint group-based trajectory analysis to identify latent developmental groups. The social and health-related determinants of trajectory group membership are reported as average marginal effects.…”
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Awareness and perception of prevention and management options of sexually transmitted infections among students at secondary school in Rivers State, Nigeria by Florence Mandah, Oluebubechukwu Udi, Pamela Thompsom-Abiye, Basil Ogbu

“…Data were analyzed using statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) version 26.0, and presented in frequency distribution table. …”
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Barriers and Facilitators to User Engagement and Moderation for Web-Based Peer Support Among Young People: Qualitative Study Using the Behavior Change Wheel Framework by Ananya Ananya, Janina Tuuli, Rachel Perowne, Leslie Morrison Gutman

“…Results suggest that skills, knowledge, beliefs about consequences, intentions, emotions, and the social and physical environment are important factors influencing service users and moderators of group chats. …”
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La macdonalización de la educación superior by Enrique Javier Díez Gutiérrez

“…Con el argumento de que la educación superior debe atender a las demandas sociales, se hace una interpretación claramente reduccionista de qué sea la sociedad, poniendo a la universidad al exclusivo servicio de las empresas y se centra la formación en preparar exclusivamente el tipo de trabajadores y trabajadoras solicitados por éstas. …”
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