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Food Science & Technology
Michelle Lozada-Urbano, Franklin Huaman, Yanira Xirinachs, Oriana Rivera-Lozada, Aldo Alvarez-Risco, Jaime A. Yanez
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the probability of buying food away from home based on household type, sociodemographic characteristics, and income expenditure. The logit model was used to calculate the probability of purchase. The study found a significant association between consumption probability and variables such as age of household members and household types. Nuclear families represented the majority, and composite families had the highest expenditure on food consumed outside the home.
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Food Science & Technology
Cesar Ojeda-Linares, Gonzalo D. Alvarez-Rios, Carmen Julia Figueredo-Urbina, Luis Alfredo Islas, Patricia Lappe-Oliveras, Gary Paul Nabhan, Ignacio Torres-Garcia, Mariana Vallejo, Alejandro Casas
Summary: Mexico is a key region for the domestication of edible plant species, with its cuisine considered an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Traditional Mexican fermented beverages (TMFB) are diverse, but some are endangered, highlighting the need for conservation efforts. Research focuses on microbiological applications of certain bacteria and yeasts, but there is a lack of attention on uncommon beverages and cultural aspects. TMFB are valuable biocultural reservoirs that require policies to promote their conservation.
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Management
Suna Uysal Yalcin, Zeynep Zonp, Sermin Dinc, Hulya Bilgin
Summary: Intimate partner violence has a negative impact on a child's growth and development even before birth, and healthcare professionals should be trained to assess the effects of violence on children's growth.
JOURNAL OF NURSING MANAGEMENT
(2022)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Franklin Cordova-Buiza, Alberto Paucar-Caceres, Silvia Cristina Quispe-Prieto, Andrea Pierina Rivera-Garre, Lucero Nicole Huerta-Tantalean, Jesus Enrique Valle-Paucar, Carla Vanessa Ponce de Leon-Panduro, Toni Burrowes-Cromwell
Summary: Inefficient management of organic waste in the food service sector is a global challenge, with negative environmental impacts and alarming consequences for people suffering from food scarcity. This research examines the situation in Lima and Tacna, Peru, using a quantitative waste management approach. The results suggest a lack of separation or reuse of organic waste in restaurants, with disposal methods including surplus provision and sending waste to landfills and slaughterhouses. There is also a lack of awareness and training on the importance of organic waste management. As a corrective measure, an awareness video was produced to support change.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Eden Washburn, Jason Nesbitt, Bebel Ibarra, Lars Fehren-Schmitz, Vicky M. Oelze
Summary: Sr-87/Sr-86 analysis of human skeletal remains is crucial in archaeology for understanding past human mobility. A systematic survey of modern flora and fauna in the Conchucos region mapped bioavailable Sr-87/Sr-86 signatures, revealing significant environmental variation and providing a baseline for future archaeological studies.
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Environmental Sciences
Juan Pablo Portilla Llerena, Raul Lima Coasaca, Herbert Omar Lazo Rodriguez, Sofia Angela Portilla Llerena, Ysabel Diaz Valencia, Paulo Mazzafera
Summary: Cu pollution is a problem in mining areas in Peru. Four species growing in copper-contaminated areas in Arequipa, Peru were evaluated for their phytoextraction capacity, physiological and proteomic responses. The study found that Bacharis salicifolia and Chenopodium murale were the most sensitive species, but had greater Cu phytoextraction capacity and accumulation in the biomass.
ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
(2021)
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Environmental Studies
Eva Svensson, Margareta Dahlstrom, Hilde Rigmor Amundsen, Marius Kjonsberg
Summary: Rich landscapes of biocultural heritage in Europe are declining due to countryside depopulation and industrial agriculture. Authorities only focus on protecting minor spectacular landscape segments, calling for the need of other forms of management for the mundane biocultural heritage. Innovative alternative food producers, such as environmentally friendly farmers, are identified as potential stewards who contribute to reproducing the biocultural heritage, though with a greater emphasis on its 'green' side.
LANDSCAPE RESEARCH
(2023)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Tchowan Guy Merlin, Zangho Junior, Kouam Kenmogne Marc, Ngoula Ferdinand, Tchoumboue Joseph
Summary: A study was conducted to investigate the production performance of Giant African Land Snails in captivity in Cameroon. The snails were monitored for two months and data on growth and reproductive performance were collected. The results showed that the average daily weight gain of the snails was 0.06 g and the shell length and diameter increased by 0.0019 mm/day and 0.016 mm/day, respectively. Factors influencing the reproduction and growth of the snails included housing conditions, incubation conditions, feed quality, and neglect.
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Family Studies
Cara Kelly, Craig LeCroy
Summary: This study examined the validity of the Healthy Families Parenting Inventory (HFPI) in predicting future risk of child abuse and neglect. The results showed that the HFPI can be successfully used during home visitation to suggest needs and services that reduce the likelihood of child maltreatment, and aid in the prediction of future child abuse and neglect.
CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES REVIEW
(2022)
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Environmental Studies
Zemin Zhang, Changhe Lu, Xiao Guan
Summary: Low grain yield due to high altitude, cold climate, small cultivated land area, and poor soil fertility poses a potential risk to food security in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP). This study analyzed the spatial distribution of grain production increase potential in the QTP, focusing on spring wheat and highland barley. By simulating potential yields and mapping their spatial distribution, the study identified counties with larger potential to increase grain production, such as Hainan, Shannan, and Lhasa. To increase grain production, priority should be given to reducing the yield gap in these counties through improved irrigation and fertilizer usage.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Michelle M. Gilleran, Aeneas O. Koosis, Alex B. Hill, Alyssa W. Beavers
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has led to increased food assistance needs due to unemployment and the closure of in-person schooling. This study examines how food insecurity programs in Detroit adapted during the pandemic and identifies the facilitators and barriers to their operations. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with staff at 13 organizations involved in addressing food insecurity. The findings reveal that most programs switched to contactless food distribution and experienced an increase in demand. Successes included keeping clients and staff safe and program rule waivers, while challenges included the need for more labor and funding.
Review
Agronomy
Lea-Sophie Hansen, Raissa Sorgho, Isabel Mank, Patricia Nayna Schwerdtle, Erick Agure, Till Barnighausen, Ina Danquah
Summary: This scoping review examines home gardening projects in Burkina Faso and Kenya, and finds that home gardens have a positive impact on food security and nutrition status. However, there is limited evidence on home gardening practices in rural areas of these two countries.
FOOD AND ENERGY SECURITY
(2022)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Katherine J. Barrett, Sarah K. Hibbs-Shipp, Savannah Hobbs, Richard E. Boles, Susan L. Johnson, Laura L. Bellows
Summary: The study demonstrated that Home-IDEA2 can adequately capture the quality of the home food environment with low data collection burden. Mean HEI scores for Home-IDEA2 were higher compared to the FoodAPS, with comparable sensitivity and range of scores.
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Behavioral Sciences
L. R. Chawner, P. Blundell-Birtill, M. M. Hetherington
Summary: This study explores the relationships between child and parent factors and their effects on parental intentions to implement vegetable feeding strategies at mealtimes. The findings suggest that child's food fussiness predicts higher parental intentions, but this effect is mediated by low beliefs. Additionally, parental beliefs about the importance of healthy eating have a positive indirect effect on higher intentions, but this effect is not significant in all strategies examined.
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Criminology & Penology
Mary Elizabeth Hoyle, Alyssa W. Chamberlain, Danielle Wallace
Summary: Foreclosure rates have a significant and durable impact on neighborhood rates of child maltreatment, regardless of the housing crisis or other neighborhood conditions like poverty.
JOURNAL OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE
(2022)
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Anthropology
Morgan K. Hoke, Kimberly A. McCabe, Aaron A. Miller, Thomas W. McDade
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN BIOLOGY
(2018)
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Anthropology
Morgan K. Hoke, Thomas L. Leatherman
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
(2019)
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Anthropology
Thomas W. McDade, Calen P. Ryan, Meaghan J. Jones, Morgan K. Hoke, Judith Borja, Gregory E. Miller, Christopher W. Kuzawa, Michael S. Kobor
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Anthropology
Lauren A. Schafrank, Jennifer R. Washabaugh, Morgan K. Hoke
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN BIOLOGY
(2020)
Article
Anthropology
Morgan K. Hoke, Lawrence M. Schell
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN BIOLOGY
(2020)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Morgan K. Hoke, Courtney E. Boen
Summary: Evictions in the U.S. have a negative impact on depressive risk among young adults, particularly through stress-related pathways. Social stress was found to mediate nearly 18 percent of the associations between eviction and depressive symptoms, highlighting the need for further research on the mental health impacts of eviction policies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2021)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Morgan K. Hoke, Kimberly A. McCabe
Summary: The concept of syndemics provides a framework for understanding the complex interactions of biological and social conditions. However, some scholars question its utility. In a study in Peru, although economic measures were associated with pathogenic and nutritional risk, there was no evidence of a syndemic of malnutrition, poor growth, and infection.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2022)
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Anthropology
Morgan K. Hoke, Anneliese M. Long
Summary: The article emphasizes the importance of studying precarity in the field of human biology, highlighting its potential in understanding inequality, uncertainty, and resource insecurity. It explores the impact of precarity on human biology and health, and presents a case study in Peru to demonstrate its relevance in extreme settings.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN BIOLOGY
(2023)