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Showing 1 to 20 of 70 for “"Access to food"”.
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Long-term Geospatial Access to Food Environment and Breast Cancer Risk in Metropolitan Chicago
Neighborhood food environments are recognized as important structural determinants of health, yet their long-term impact on cancer outcomes remains poorly understood. Previous studies have cross-sectionally measured exposure at diagnosis, providing only a snapshot of exposure. This dissertation …
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An analysis of municipal regulation and management of markets as an instrument to facilitate access to food and enhance food security
This paper seeks to answer the following question: how can municipalities manage and regulate markets in a manner that facilitates access to food and contributes to the enhancement of food security? In attempting to answer this question, the paper will also address the following questions: what …
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The effects of infrastructural and institutional services on food security in Ntambanana rural area
The aim of this study was to explore how food security at household level is affected by lack of infrastructural and institutional services. This study particularly looks at how these constraints affect access to food and assess the availability institutional services such as the availability of …
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The Influence of Sustained CB1 Blockade During Adolescence on Breakpoints in a Progressive-ratio Paradigm
… of cannabinoids is poorly understood and little is known about the developmental consequences of repeated exposure to cannabinoid antagonists. In these experiments, male Long-Evans rats were treated with SR141716A, a cannabinoid antagonist, throughout adolescence and allowed …
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Pre-Exposure and Recovery in Activity-Based Anorexia
… anorexia (ABA) occurs when there is limited access to food and an opportunity to engage in high levels of physical activity. While the ABA effect is well established, the distinct functions of exercise and food restriction in maintaining ABA have not been determined. The current study …
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The relationship between urban food security, supermarket expansion and urban planning and policy in the City of Cape Town: a case of the Langa Junction Mini Mall
For many years, urban food insecurity has been 'invisible' to urban planners and policy makers. This is due to the misconception of food insecurity as being primarily a rural issue and attributable to a lack of supply of food; however, it is clear that the issue of urban food insecurity is …
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The impact of coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) on household food security in high density residential areas of Lusaka, Zambia: experiences from Ng’ombe settlement.
COVID-19 undermines food security both directly by disrupting food systems and indirectly through the impacts of lockdowns on household incomes and physical access to food. COVID-19 and responses to the pandemic weaken food production, processing and marketing but the most concerning impacts are on …
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The impact of coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) on household food security in high density residential areas of Lusaka, Zambia: experiences from Ng’ombe settlement.
COVID-19 undermines food security both directly by disrupting food systems and indirectly through the impacts of lockdowns on household incomes and physical access to food. COVID-19 and responses to the pandemic weaken food production, processing and marketing but the most concerning impacts are on …
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Planning for urban food security: leveraging the contribution of informal trade in the case of Bellville Station precinct
South African cities, similarly to other cities across the Global South, experience high levels of food insecurity. Urban food insecurity is particularly prevalent in lowincome households, with 72% of households in low-income urban areas in Cape Town identified as food insecure in a 2013 African …
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Food access, self-rated health, and diabetes self-efficacy among prenatal women in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic
… resulting in pandemic-related behaviors such as food and water stockpiling (FWS). Consumer FWS behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic posed a demand shock in the food supply chains, affecting access to food by nutritionally vulnerable individuals, particularly prenatal women with gestational …
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a taste of home
… thin demarcation between nations, and thickens to accommodate the stories of all those who wear its mark as they travel from their origin point to final destination. This thesis proposes that the border does not only exist at a land’s edge, but also within our immediate surroundings, where we …
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Improving our understanding of the use of online food delivery services to access food prepared out-of-home
Food prepared out-of-home is typically energy-dense and nutrient-poor. More frequent consumption of this food is associated with poorer overall dietary patterns and obesity. Previous research has tended to focus on access to food prepared out-of-home in the physical food environment, which is often …
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Bringing Food Home: A Study on the Changing Nature of Household Interaction With Urban Food Markets in Accra, Ghana
This dissertation explores the changing nature of food provisioning in the contemporary Third World city, employing the experience of Accra, Ghana, as a case study. The issue is studied by examining changes that are occurring within urban food markets, and how households are altering their food …
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Seeds of sustainability : food literacy communication in sharing gardens
Food is omnipresent in our lives. As humans, we spend a great deal of time thinking about it, growing it, marketing it, looking for it, and consuming it. Yet access to food is anything but guaranteed, even in a thriving city like Vancouver, Canada. On the North Shore, where the cost of living is …
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Longhouse and greenhouse : searching for food security in a community-based research project
… research study used an Indigenous methodology to explore food security programs at Six Nations of the Grand River Territory in Ontario. The research focuses on factors that affect food security in relation to culture and traditions and examines current community programs at Six Nations to …
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Urban agriculture as a tool for neighborhood fabric repair in post-industrial Detroit
… city that suffers from abandonment, vacancy, and food security issues. I address this problem through the lens of agriculture, asking how urban farming can be used to repair the urban fabric and increase access to food in two Detroit neighborhoods. To this end, I suggest a variety of urban …
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Power and Pressure: Frailty as a Measure of Cumulative Stress Among Ancient Maya Royals from Belize
Health is a reflection of total physical, mental, and social well-being that can be disrupted by stressors (environmental, nutritional, social). Frailty is an accumulation of this stress and leaves skeletal biomarkers which provides evidence of ongoing stress and survived stress event at time of …
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The Sustainability of Hunger Relief: Analysis of Emergency Food Providers in Low Access Counties of West Virginia
… that stems from high poverty rates and rural low access communities. The purpose of this study is to assess the stability of emergency food providers in economically distressed counties in West Virginia. Data was collected from Clay and Webster counties, of which Clay is considered low access and …
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Effects of Reduced Muscle Glycogen on Sarcoplasmic Reticulum (SR), Muscle and Exercise Performance
… However, evidence linking glycogen content to fatigue is lacking. In this study we examined whether reduced muscle glycogen content limited SR function or muscle performance. Two groups of female Sprague-Dawley rats were fasted for 24 hr and exercised for 90 min to reduce muscle glycogen; …
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Type I diabetes and insulin omission : an in-depth look
While insulin omission has been found to be a common behavior in those with type I diabetes, it has been primarily studied within the context of disordered eating behavior. Previous research supports medical providers and patients lack of comfort in discussing insulin omission. This study was …
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