Article
Social Issues
Pieter Rutsaert, Jason Donovan, Simon Kimenju
Summary: In the agriculture seed industry in Africa, the predominant supply-push orientation lacks innovation and risk-taking, with farmers preferring to purchase familiar seed products. Future efforts should focus on gaining a deeper understanding of stakeholders' needs and strategies to promote the development of seed value chains.
TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIETY
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Chiao-Lee Chu, Nozuko Lawana
Summary: This research focused on income-related inequality and its impact on the use of health check-up services in Taiwan during the 2007-2008 global financial crisis. It found that income significantly influenced women's health check-up service use in 2005 and men's in 2005 and 2009. Positive health behavior increased health check-up services use among both men and women group after the financial crisis.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Charles R. Rogers, Ellen Brooks, Karen Curtin, Mary A. De Vera, Fares Qeadan, Tiana N. Rogers, Ethan Petersen, Phuong Gallagher, Curt Pesmen, Wenora Johnson, Candace Henley, Walter Hickman, Elaine Newcomb, Kevin M. Korous, Margaret A. Handley
Summary: Over the past two decades, there has been a twofold increase in the incidence of CRC among individuals below the recommended screening age. The spike in EOCRC incidence rates may be attributed to a complex interplay of factors. This study aims to develop a community-based intervention to raise awareness of EOCRC, reduce associated risk factors, and improve early detection among adults aged 18-49 years.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Fa Wang, Haifeng Wang, Joung Hyung Cho
Summary: With the increasing consumption market for yogurt products, the continuous innovation of packaging design has become a crucial marketing strategy for fast-moving consumer goods. This study explores the relationship between the elements of yogurt packaging design and consumer preferences. It finds that consumers prefer yogurt packaging shapes the most and exhibit the highest satisfaction with concrete graphics of cool colors. These research findings contribute to a better understanding of the consumption market and provide theoretical support for the development of yogurt packaging design that aligns with consumer preferences.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Mahelet G. Fikru, Casey Canfield
Summary: This study examines the relationship between green electricity subscriptions and demand for residential solar installations. The results show that virtual and physical options are substitutes, with an increase in the price of solar installations leading to fewer installations and higher demand for green electricity. However, the price of green electricity does not affect residential solar installations.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Noreen Dadirai Mdege, Caroline Fairhurst, Han- Wang, Tarana Ferdous, Anna-Marie Marshall, Catherine Hewitt, Rumana Huque, Cath Jackson, Ian Kellar, Steve Parrott, Sean Semple, Aziz Sheikh, Qi Wu, Zunayed Al Azdi, Kamran Siddiqi
Summary: The study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of a community-based smoke-free-home intervention in reducing second-hand smoke exposure in Bangladesh. The results showed that the intervention, with or without indoor-air-quality feedback, was neither effective nor cost-effective in reducing household second-hand-smoke exposure compared with usual services, and therefore not recommended for Bangladesh.
LANCET GLOBAL HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Nathalie Huguet, Tahlia Hodes, Heather Holderness, Steffani R. Bailey, Jennifer E. DeVoe, Miguel Marino
Summary: This study aims to examine the differences in the performance of cancer-preventive care metrics among community health centers and identify the factors associated with high performance. The results show that the performance of tobacco-cessation intervention remained high, while the performance of cervical and colorectal cancer screenings varied. Only a small percentage of community health centers achieved high performance in all three indicators, and few factors differentiated high performers from low performers.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
F. M. Gisele Donessoune, G. Olivier Sossa, Seni Kouanda
Summary: This study assessed the sustainability factors of a community tuberculosis programme in Burkina Faso. It found that strong national support and funding acquisition enabled the programme, but financial instability hindered its sustainability. Lack of leadership in some associations resulted in discontinuation of activities after funding ended. Irregular funding and absence of a final evaluation were identified as the weakest links in programme sustainability.
BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Oscar M. Camacho, Andrew Hill, Stacy Fiebelkorn, Aaron Williams, James Murphy
Summary: The study suggests that more complex models may be needed to assess interactions between multiple coexisting products in the marketplace. Data availability may hinder the effectiveness of three-product models, while two-product models could miss potential synergies between products. Scenario analyses for THPs and e-cigarettes in Italy show reductions in life-years lost, with larger reductions seen in the Japanese THP scenario compared to the USA e-cigarette projections.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Mechanics
Jesse J. A. van Kuijk, Rene C. Alderliesten, Rinze Benedictus
Summary: The potential drop measurement technique has been further developed to accurately measure crack opening and closure in fatigue processes. The results show a correlation between variations in potential drop and development of plasticity. This technique allows for in-situ measurement of timing and magnitude of crack opening and closure stresses.
ENGINEERING FRACTURE MECHANICS
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Julia C. Chen-Sankey, Judy van de Venne, Susan Westneat, Basmah Rahman, Shanell Folger, Andrew Anesetti-Rothermel, Charles Debnam, Kurt M. Ribisl, Amy Cohn, Shyanika W. Rose
Summary: Young adults are predominantly exposed to tobacco marketing through retail advertisements in their daily lives, and young adults from vulnerable communities are more likely to see any tobacco and flavored tobacco marketing. Policies that limit tobacco retailer density and advertisement displays may reduce overall and differential tobacco marketing exposure.
ANNALS OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Substance Abuse
Kinsey Pebley, Xin-Qun Wang, Margaret C. Fahey, Christi A. Patten, Indika Mallawaarachchi, G. Wayne Talcott, Robert C. Klesges, Melissa A. Little
Summary: This study examined exposure to tobacco-related messages among diverse military populations and found that social messages may play an important role in increasing the risk of tobacco use among some minoritized populations. Future tobacco prevention programs could address cultural and systemic factors to decrease the impact of positive tobacco-related social messages among Latino/a/x and multiracial communities.
SUBSTANCE USE & MISUSE
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Yann Raineau, Eric Giraud-Heraud, Sebastien Lecocq, Stephanie Peres, Alexandre Pons, Sophie Tempere
Summary: According to recent studies, the demand for organic food is driven more by personal health concerns rather than environmental considerations. This raises concerns about the impact of conflicting health and environmental claims on consumer choices, particularly as new health-related allegations emerge. To examine this issue in the context of wine, which is currently considered harmful but still attracts health-conscious consumers due to the availability of new no-added-sulfites labels, an experimental market was created where Bordeaux wines were tasted. Surprisingly, the study reveals that the niche group of organic wine buyers penalizes the presence of sulfites in organic wines more than in conventional wines, which poses a threat to the credibility of organic certification.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Andy S. L. Tan, Priscilla K. Gazarian, Sabreen Darwish, Elaine Hanby, Bethany C. Farnham, Faith A. Koroma-Coker, Jennifer Potter, Suha Ballout
Summary: The study utilizing digital photovoice identified key risk and protective factors of smoking among TGE individuals, with major themes including stress, gender affirmation, health consciousness, social influences, routine behaviors, and environmental cues. The findings will help inform future community-engaged research to develop culturally tailored interventions to reduce smoking prevalence among TGE individuals.
JMIR PUBLIC HEALTH AND SURVEILLANCE
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Joshua Breslau, Amelia M. M. Haviland, David J. J. Klein, Steven Martino, John Adams, Jacob W. W. Dembosky, Loida Tamayo, Sarah Gaillot, Yvette Overton, Marc N. N. Elliott
Summary: This study examines income-related differences in performance on HEDIS behavioral health measures in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. The findings show that low-income enrollees have worse performance on five measures compared to higher income enrollees, with larger quality gaps for White enrollees than for Black or Hispanic enrollees.
HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
(2023)