Vitamin D Supplementation and Hemoglobin Levels in Hypertensive Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Jana B. Ernst, Andreas Tomaschitz, Martin R. Grübler, Martin Gaksch, Katharina Kienreich, Nicolas Verheyen, Winfried März, Stefan Pilz, Armin Zittermann

“…In conclusion, a daily vitamin D supplement of 2800 IU for eight weeks did not improve Hb levels or anemic status in hypertensive patients. …”
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Designing the First Pregnancy Guaranteed Income Program in the United States: Qualitative Needs Assessment and Human-Centered Design to Develop the Abundant Birth Project by Deborah Karasek, Jazzmin C Williams, Michaela A Taylor, Monica M De La Cruz, Stephanie Arteaga, Sabra Bell, Esperanza Castillo, Maile A Chand, Anjeanette Coats, Erin M Hubbard, Latriece Love-Goodlett, Breezy Powell, Solaire Spellen, Zea Malawa, Anu Manchikanti Gomez

“… BackgroundRacial inequities in pregnancy outcomes persist despite investments in clinical, educational, and behavioral interventions, indicating that a new approach is needed to address the root causes of health disparities. …”
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REZAGO Y ABANDONO EDUCATIVO EN COLOMBIA: UN CAMBIO EN LA POLÍTICA PÚBLICA PARA LA EQUIDAD EDUCATIVA by Angela María Rojas Ladino

“…Con lo anterior se propone una política encaminada a cambiar la relación que las y los jóvenes tienen con la escuela, basada en la amplitud de la jornada escolar y el abordaje de la idea de escuela democrática.   ABSTRACT. Since the universalization of various levels of education, new challenges had appeared. …”
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Impact of biological sex and gender-related factors on public engagement in protective health behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic: cross-sectional analyses from a global survey by Simon L Bacon, Kim L Lavoie, Valeria Raparelli, Louise Pilote, Rubee Dev, Colleen M Norris

“…However, in multivariable sex-stratified models, females in countries with higher Gender Inequality Indexes (GII) were less likely to report hand washing (adjusted OR (aOR)=0.47, 95% CI: 0.21 to 1.05). …”
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Sociodemographic disparities in influenza vaccination among older adults in United States by Huan Tao, Jin Chen, Xue Zhang, Xue Zhang, Tao Wang, Nenggang Jiang, Yongqian Jia

“…Logistic regression models were used to assess potential associations between influenza vaccination uptake and sociodemographic characteristics. Concentration indexes were also calculated to measure the socioeconomic inequalities on influenza vaccination uptake.ResultsThe study included 1,391,440 adults aged 65 years and older, with 62.87% reporting having received an influenza vaccination. …”
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Call for Papers: Intergenerational Justice Prize 2020 by FRFG, IF (Foundation for the Rights of Future Generations, Intergenerational Foundation)

“…Instead, the state distributes them to all citizens. On the one hand, there is the view that the acceptance of private property implies that it should also be allowed in family relationships: wealth may accumulate along family lines, instead of being redistributed to society as a whole at every change of generation. …”
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Women's Health Crisis in Pakistan by Zafar Mirza

“…Key issues include high rates of malnutrition, anemia, undernourishment, and a high fertility rate, with significant disparities in rural areas. …”
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Is the Welfare State Bad for Citizens’ Moral Character? Beliefs and Evidence by Kimmo Eriksson, Brent Simpson

“…Contrary to this belief, the linked data indicate a strong positive relationship between the size of welfare states and moral character: rates of returned wallets were higher in countries with historically large welfare states, net of economic prosperity and economic inequality. …”
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Generazione Jakarta. (Im)mobilità e neoliberismo ordinario tra i giovani di Louga (Senegal) by Bruno Riccio, Guido Nicolas Zingari

“…Yet, this ordinary neoliberism limits the understanding and politicisation of inequalities and contradictions of their precarious socio-economic condition. …”
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Trabalho doméstico: entre o poder simbólico patronal e a luta por reconhecimento jurídico by Attila Magno e Silva Barbosa, Giovanna Iasiniewicz, Maria Emília Valli Büttow

“…The fight for legal recognition and the expansion of labour rights are to combat situations of inequality, vulnerability and devaluation of domestic work. …”
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The Gig Economy and Its Impact on Women in Iraq by Hawra Milani, Zahra Shah, Rikke Bjerg Jensen

“…The gig economy has significantly transformed Iraq’s labour market, creating new opportunities for women while also exposing persistent inequalities. …”
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La professionnalité enseignante dans le débat en classe : une étude de cas en EMC pour faire émerger le milieu de vie de l’élève by Jean-Luc Denny, Eric Flavier

“…The article documents a practice of classroom debate centred on the student's living environment aimed at tackling all forms of inequalities. It describes the impact of its implementation upon teachers’ professionality by highlighting the comprehensive and transformative dimension induced by the ergological approach (Schwartz, 2000).A longitudinal data collection system (audiovisual recordings of the debates and self-confrontation interviews with three teachers) was set up over a school year. …”
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On Class Difference in Educational Aspirations and Educational Expectations: A CUCDS-Based Social Analysis by Bohan Yan, Ning Cai

“…On the basis of distinguishing the differences between the two, using the national data of Tsinghua University’s China Urbanization and Child Development Survey (CUCDS), this article endeavors to explore the inequality of educational aspirations and expectations from the perspective of class and urban-rural areas, and lay out the influencing factors of educational aspirations, expectations, and the difference between them. …”
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Optimal Exponential Synchronization of Chaotic Systems with Multiple Time Delays via Fuzzy Control by Feng-Hsiag Hsiao

“…Subsequently, the stability condition of this criterion is reformulated into a linear matrix inequality (LMI). Based on the LMI, a fuzzy controller is synthesized not only to realize the exponential synchronization but also to achieve the optimal performance by minimizing the disturbance attenuation level. …”
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The Ant Genus Dorymyrmex Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Dolichoderinae) in Colombia by Fabiana Cuezzo, Roberto J. Guerrero

“…We list, diagnose, and key nine species in the country, including three new species: Dorymyrmex amazonicus n. sp. …”
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Role of Microfinance in Entrepreneurial Development in Low-Income Areas by Ullah Saif, Ali Mirza Raza, Sidiki Shehla Najeeb

“…This study examines microfinance’s role in developing entrepreneurship in low-income areas. Entrepreneurship is one of the better ways to eradicate the most critical problems, such as poverty, income inequality, and unemployment. …”
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Finite-Time Admissibility and Controller Design for T-S Fuzzy Stochastic Singular Systems with Distinct Differential Term Matrices by Liang Qiao, Zhaomin Lv

“…Using fuzzy Lyapunov function (FLF), a new and relaxed sufficient condition is proposed via strict linear matrix inequalities (LMIs). …”
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Feasibility of City Development Strategy in Enabling and Regularizing the Informal Settlements, Tabriz metropolis, district 1 by Mohammad shali, jamileh tavakolinia

“…Nowadays, informal settlements has become a common challenge in many of cities particularly in Metropolises .On one hand, it is a spatial manifestation of social and economical inequalities and injustice at the local, regional and national levels. …”
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Delay-Dependent Synchronization for Complex Dynamical Networks with Interval Time-Varying and Switched Coupling Delays by T. Botmart, P. Niamsup

“…The new stability condition is less conservative and is more general than some existing results. …”
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The Nature of Hyperactivity in Children and Adolescents With Hydrocephalus: A Test of the Dual Pathway Model by Jim Stevenson, Ineke Pit-ten Cate

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