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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Ecological determinants"”.
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Social ecological determinants of occupational zoonotic disease exposure on Colorado dairy farms
… challenging. Due to the complexity of the social ecological system, and it requires comprehensive, integrative, and culturally compelling interventions. It has been demonstrated that the behavior of the person at risk can affect their exposure to infectious agents. As demonstrated in other …
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Conserving Connectivity: Ecological Determinants of Gene Flow in Plants at the Landscape Scale
… calcareous grasslands in Germany to quantify the determinants of pollen and seed-mediated gene flow in a specialist herb, Pulsatilla vulgaris. Using 1,449 individuals from 57 populations, genotyped at seven newly developed markers, I tested the efficacy of an ecological shepherding network to …
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Ecological Determinants of Anemia in Pregnant Women Living in Freetown: Urban Western Area, Sierra Leone
… per 100,000 live births. This study explored ecological determinants of anemia status of pregnant women living in Freetown, Sierra Leone. <bold>Method</bold> This was a mixed-method, retrospective, unmatched case-control research study based on the Modified Ecological Model for Health Behavior …
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A qualitative study to critically explore the socio-ecological determinants influencing screening mammography uptake amongst Kerala migrant womenin the United Arab Emirates
… in its advanced stages. Social, cultural, and ecological factors can influence whether a woman will undergo breast cancer screening. The factors influencing the uptake of screening mammography amongst Kerala migrant women is not yet known. The principle migration destination of Keralites is the …
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A Posthumanist Study of Health and the Food System: Vegetal Politics in Toronto Urban Gardens in the Anthropocene
… co-produce food sovereignty and support the ecological determinants of health. These findings contribute to an understanding of what is being called ‘vegetal politics’ and expand on definitions of health as related to food production and consumption.
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Is the application of a vulnerability framework effective in determining patterns of the incidence of dengue disease on the island of Dominica? : the Water Associated Disease Index (WADI) model
… threat. Vulnerability will be based on social, ecological, and environmental factors in the Commonwealth of Dominica, a small island nation in the Caribbean. Using a combination of susceptibility (social) and exposure (ecological / environmental) components, this thesis will aim to provide an …
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Exploring the ecologies of campylobacter and eimeria infections in UK sheep
… and was able to identify some important ecological determinants of thisepidemiology.
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The Prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences among Children in Foster Care and the Associated Impact on Placement Setting, Stability and Reunification: An Ecological-Transactional Perspective
… the application of Cicchetti and Lynch’s (1993) ecological-transactional model of child maltreatment to all forms of adversity and links several theories to provide a dynamic and holistic framework for considering how individual factors interact with other ecological determinants in the etiology …
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Epidemiology of diabetes and related mortality: early screening, socioecological determinants, and the value of prevention
… spillover effect of diabetes-related mortality ecological risk factors, and individuals’ loss of well-being due to diabetes. In the first essay, titled “Diabetes Risk Prediction: Multivariate Nonlinear Interaction Approach,” I argue that the success in preventing or delaying the incidence of …
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Behavioural ecology of the black-flanked rock-wallaby (Petrogale lateralis lateralis): Refuge importance in a variable environment
… developed that enabled identification of the key ecological determinants of the foraging and feeding behaviours of P. l. lateralis in this highly variable environment. The study included a comprehensive examination of all the behavioural characteristics and abilities of P. l. lateralis, compiling …