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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Bangladeshis"”.
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A socio-cultural study investigating the influences on food and lifestyle choices, and the cultural transition, of British Bangladeshis living in Tower Hamlets East London
… patterns between two generations of British Bangladeshis. Multiple drivers were revealed to be influencing food and activity choices with the community being significantly affected by urbanisation, being immersed in an obesogenic environment, the degree of acculturation into the British …
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Arsenic and other trace elements in Bangladeshi food and non-food and their relationship to human health
… toxic elements are entering the food chain of Bangladeshis. In this thesis, the total levels of toxic elements (As, Cd, Pb) and essential elements (Mn, Se, Zn) in 1,120 samples of Bangladeshi foods (including rice, vegetables, fish) and non-foods (betel quid and baked clay) imported into the …
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Social structural and cultural determinants in the formation and operation of small enterprise in the UK, with particular reference to the economy of East London and its Asian communities
… of small businesses owned by four ethnic groups: Bangladeshis, Indian Gujaratis, Indian Sikhs and Pakistanis. The model comprises four sets of social-structural and cultural 'resources' viz. (i) family structure and underlying cultural values, (ii) education and language, (iii) business background …
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Comparing diabetes self-care activities and health promotion lifestyles among South Asian women with new and established Type 2 Diabetes diagnoses
… promotion lifestyles between South Asian women (Bangladeshis, Indians and Pakistanis) with newly diagnosed diabetes (within 1 year) and those with an established diagnosis (more than 1 year). A cross-sectional descriptive comparative design was utilized with a convenience sample of 60 South Asian …
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Sustainable Intensification of Agriculture: Opportunities and Challenges for Food Security and Agrarian Adaptation to Environmental Change in Bangladesh
… in Bangladesh to feed nearly 26 million Bangladeshis per annum and is more environmentally efficient than traditional rice in terms of global warming potential, land use, water use, and fertilizer use, and (4) the combination of a harmonic time series model, spectral indices, and rice …
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Cancer incidence by Ethnic Group in England, 2001-2007
… in risk between Indians, Pakistanis and Bangladeshis for most cancers and between Black Africans and Black Caribbeans for many. Conclusions The risk of most cancers varies greatly by individual ethnic group, including within those groups that have traditionally been grouped together …
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Exploration of diet quality and physical activity level among British Bangladeshi population living in the United Kingdom.
… diet quality. A total number of (n=137) British Bangladeshis males and females were randomly selected to take part in this study. Participating involved completing a repeated 24 hours dietary recall to assess diet quality in terms of Healthy Eating Index (HEI) Score and the Global Physical …
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Mortality and morbidity patterns in ethnic minorities in England and Wales: evidence from the Office for National Statistics Longitudinal Study
… Caribbeans, Black Africans, Indians, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis and Chinese born in the UK. Ethnicity and Health 2000;5(1):41-46. VI. Harding S, Balarajan R. Longitudinal Study of Socio-economic Differences in Mortality Among South Asian and West Indian Migrants. Ethnicity and Health …
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"Less is Not Enough" Dilemma of Alternative Primary Schooling Opportunities in Dhaka, Bangladesh
This dissertation focuses on low-income rural-urban migrant children and their families in Bangladesh, living in a severe poverty-stricken environment in the capital city, Dhaka. Specifically, it deals with the dilemma of so-called non-formal primary education (NFPE) programs aimed at providing …