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Present Limitations and Future Projections: Food Insecurity, Housing Insecurity and Optimism Among College Students
… future. This research explores how basic needs insecurity and social vulnerabilities among college students are related to subjective assessments of their prospects for the future. The present study utilizes survey data from a random sample of college students (n=300) enrolled at an urban …
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Iran: the politics of insecurity.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Political Science. Thesis. 1968. Ph.D.
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Rural poverty, vulnerability and food insecurity
… rural poverty increases the incidence of food insecurity and whether food insecurity perpetuates the condition of poverty among the rural poor in Bolivia. In order to achieve this aim, the risks that households face and the capacity of households to implement coping strategies in order to …
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Self-identity insecurity in autistic masking
Individuals with autism often report having difficulties with their sense of self, using terms such as identity crisis and imposter syndrome in relation to their autism diagnosis. To build an understanding of challenged self-identity and the role of masking experienced by those with autism we …
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Exploring Illinois farmers’ food insecurity status
This study investigates the food insecurity status of Illinois farmers to help fill the gap in the literature. A review of the literature showed little to no research regarding food insecurity assessment of farm owners in developed countries using standardized measurement tools, but some research …
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Measuring food insecurity among college students
… are at a greater risk of experiencing food insecurity (FI) – the lack of sufficient access to adequate food for a healthy and active life – than the general U.S. population. However, there is a paucity of psychometric evaluations of common FI assessment surveys for this population. …
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Economic insecurity and populist radical right voting
Contains fulltext : 214882.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)
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Food Insecurity and Health of International Students
… students may be at risk for suffering from food insecurity and poor health. The purposes of this study were to: 1) determine if the household adult food security status (HAFSS) differs between undergraduate and graduate international students (INSTUD) attending the University of Mississippi (UM); …
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Three Essays On Conflict, Insecurity, And Livelihoods
… research on how households adapt to conflict and insecurity, however, we have little understanding of how these costs emerge and little evidence with which to design policies. This dissertation contributes by examining the responses of households to insecurity, particularly during conflicts. While …
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Three Essays on Food Insecurity and Economics
… composed of three manuscripts focusing on food insecurity and food economics in the United States. The first manuscript titled ``Differences in Food Insecurity Across the Rural/Urban Spectrum - The Role of Trade Flows" uses county food trade data to examine its correlation with food insecurity …
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Insecurity as Imagination: Securitization and Reproduction of Knowledge about Insecurity, The United States and Iraq (January 2002 – March 2003)
… sociology of production of knowledge about insecurity that focuses on the United States invasion of Iraq in 2003 as its empirical study. Inspired by Pierre Bourdieu’s sociology and the insights of Critical Discourse Analysis, it analyzes the media coverage of Iraq in order to identify …
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How Food Insecurity Impacts Children’s Oral Health Outcomes
… has shown a potential mechanism linking food insecurity and tooth decay due to dietary behaviors.
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The Impact of Consumer Insecurity On Product Evaluation
… the impact that various types of consumer insecurity have on response to and evaluation of products. Consumer insecurity has long been noted as an influence on consumption behavior; however, this research examines it from two specific angles – materialism level and economic insecurity level …
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Implementation of Food Insecurity Screening in Clinical Setting
… mellitus (T2DM) and low incomes for food insecurity. The project involved the review and critical appraisal of research studies and translation of research-based knowledge into a protocol for the Peach Tree Clinic with respect to the impact of food insecurity on diabetes outcomes in adults …
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Food insecurity in the U.S.: measurement and evaluation
Made available in DSpace on 2017-03-01T15:49:15Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 HAMANN-THESIS-2016.pdf: 528046 bytes, checksum: d1c64ea59a518f143cdae9cc2b6fb3f1 (MD5) LICENSE.txt: 4210 bytes, checksum: 03be4223a65fa643affb897899560821 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-11-30
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An investigation of factors surrounding food insecurity in kwaMthethwa
… “An Investigation of Factors Surrounding Food Insecurity in KwaMthethwa”examines the factors responsible for food insecurity with specific reference to the rural people of KwaMthethwa. The investigation found that many factors coalesce to worsen the problem of food insecurity in the area under …
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Developing The Language And Tools To Address Food Insecurity
… vast literature indicating associations of food insecurity with concerning health outcomes, and clinic and community settings now regularly partner to address food insecurity as it is assessed. However, there is scarce health terminology to use in the care of patients experiencing food …
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