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Women’s empowerment in agriculture and child nutritional status in rural Nepal by Cunningham, Kenda, Ploubidis, George B., Menon, Purnima, Ruel, Marie T., Kadiyala, Suneetha, Uauy, Ricardo, Ferguson, Elaine

“…Data collected included: child and maternal anthropometric measurements; child age and sex; maternal age, education, occupation and empowerment in agriculture; and household size, number of children, religion, caste and agro-ecological zone. Associations between the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI)’s Five Domains of Empowerment (5DE) sub-index and its ten component indicators and child length-for-ageZ-scores (LAZ) and weight-for-lengthZ-scores (WLZ) were estimated, using ordinary least-squares regression models, with and without adjustments for key child, maternal and household level covariates.Two hundred and forty rural communities across sixteen districts of Nepal.Children under 24 months of age and their mothers (n1787).The overall WEAI 5DE was positively associated with LAZ (β=0·20,P=0·04). …”
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Climate-resilient aquatic food systems require transformative change to address gender and intersectional inequalities by Adam, Rahma, Amani, A., Kuijpers, R., Danielsen, K., Smits, E., Kruijssen, F., Moran, N., Tigchelaar, M., Wabnitz, C., Tilley, A., Luzzi, M., Peerzadi, R.H., Ride, A., Rossignoli, C., Allison, Edward H., Cole, S.M., Zatti, I., Ouko, K., Farnworth, C.R.

“…People facing the highest risks and experiencing the severest impacts of climate change are those who already experience multidimensional inequalities in their lives, particularly because of their gender, class, age, indigeneity, ethnicity, caste, religion, and the physical and political conditions that can create additional vulnerabilities. …”
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Climate-resilient aquatic food systems require transformative change to address gender and intersectional inequalities by Adam, Rahma, Amani, Anamika, Kuijpers, Rob, Danielsen, Katrine, Smits, Esther, Kruijssen, Froukje, Moran, Nicole, Tigchelaar, Michelle, Wabnitz, Colette, Tilley, Alexander, Luzzi, Matteo, Hossain, Peerzadi, Ride, Anouk, Rossignoli, Cristiano, Allison, Edward (Eddie), Cole, Steven, Zatti, Irene, Ouko, Kevin, Farnworth, Cathy

“…People facing the highest risks and experiencing the severest impacts of climate change are those who already experience multidimensional inequalities in their lives, particularly because of their gender, class, age, indigeneity, ethnicity, caste, religion, and the physical and political conditions that can create additional vulnerabilities. …”
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The perspectives and experiences of Somali immigrants to Sweden in relation to integration by Ismael, Muktar Muhumed

“…As a result, there was a general feeling of losing identity, culture, and religion among the respondents. The lack of social networks and friendliness among the host community, which could have been a prerequisite for better integration, appear to have a negative impact on the integration of Somalis into the mainstream society. …”
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Análisis numérico de características básicas de unidades familiares productivas (UFP) en nueve comunidades rurales de Nicaragua by Benavides-González, Álvaro, Morán-Centeno, Juan Carlos

“…Según las condiciones en las familias, se determinó el índice de calidad de vida en la vivienda (ICVV) y digitalizado por medio de coordenadas geográficas las nueve comunidades rurales, y en promedio mostraron un bajo nivel de vida. La religión, la tenencia de tierra, el ICVV y el sexo del informante, distanciaron las comunidades del municipio de Las Sabanas y de Nandaime. …”
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Understanding the gap between the gender equality and social inclusion policy and implementation in the energy sector: the case of Nepal by Buchy, Marlene, Shakya, Shristi

“…The aim of this research is also to understand why Nepal’s public energy institutions, despite a constitutional commitment to gender equality and non-discrimination based on caste, class, ethnicity and religion, seem so reluctant to mainstream GESI within its policies and practice. …”
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Spatial differences in diet quality and economic vulnerability to food insecurity in Bangladesh: Results from the 2016 household income and expenditure survey by Mitu, Mst. Maxim Parvin, Islam, Khaleda, Sarwar, Sneha, Ali, Masum, Amin, Md. Ruhul

“…Age, gender, literacy, educational qualification and religion of the household’s head along with the number of earners, monthly income, area of settlements and divisions were significantly correlated with HDDS, PFES and EVFI. …”
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Sustained underweight in rural areas and emergence of overweight in urban Ethiopian women: A multivariate analysis of EDHS data 2000–2016 by Tareke, Amare Abera, Alem, Addis, Debebe, Wondwossen, Zerfu, Taddese Alemu

“…A compositional change of factors including region, women’s age, women’s educational status, religion, type of place of residence, and use of contraceptives contributed to 57.51% of the observed increment in the percentage of overweight women. …”
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Impact of traditional culture on Camellia reticulata in Yunnan, China by Xin, T., Riek, J. de, Guo, H., Jarvis, D., Ma, L., Long, C.

“…Results: Most of the ancient camellia trees were preserved or saved in the courtyards of old buildings and cultural or religious sites. Religion-associated culture plays an important role in C. reticulata protection. …”
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Muslimska begravningsplatsen i Malmö by Eva-Marie, Larsson

“…Islam är Sveriges näst största religion och därför är det väldigt viktigt att det finns bra och korrekt information kring hur man som muslim vill ha sin begravning utförd, efter-som alla har rätt till en värdig begravning. …”
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Contribution of local agrobiodiversity to complementary foods for 6 to 23 months old children in southern rural Benin by Koukou, Elie, Amoussa Hounkpatin, Waliou, Savy, M., Ntandou-Bouzitou, Gervais D., Mitchodigni, M.I., Bodjrènou, F.S.U., Tovissode, C.F., Termote, Céline

“…Sociolinguistic factors such as ethnicity and religion of the household head were determinants of wild food consumption. …”
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Pesticide exposure, health impacts, predeterminism, and health insurance demand among Pakistani farmers: Implications for policy by Muhammad Arshad, Yasir Mehmood, Aravindakshan, Sreejith, Ullah, Ayat, Sieber, Stefan, Krupnik, Timothy Joseph

“…Socio-cultural factors, including religion and trust in governments, can influence indemnity demand, especially among religious communities. …”
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Opportunities and challenges of indigenous biotic weather forecasting among the Borena herders of southern Ethiopia by Ayal, Desalegn Y., Desta, S., Gebru, G., Kinyangi, James, Recha, John W.M., Radeny, Maren A.O.

“…Poor documentation, oral based knowledge transfer system, influence of religion and modern education, aging and extinction of traditional experts were identified as the major causes undermining the vitality of traditional climate forecast. …”
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A way out of food insecurity and poverty : the potential of using fly larvae composted faeces as organic fertiliser in sub-Saharan Africa agriculture by Chirere, Thabani Eddington Sithabile

“…Furthermore, it was found that most farmers and consumers would not accept the use of human faeces in agriculture due to various reasons, ranging from personal values, culture, religion, fear of being bewitched, etc. In Uganda, it was highlighted that a few farmers had accepted using their own faeces for food production because of the associated yield increase and the saved cost of buying mineral fertilisers. …”

Landskapsarkitektens yrkesroll i Sverige och Spanien by Kullänger, Linda

“…Extension of urbanization, science, culture, religion and climate have in different ways influenced the social outlook and view of nature in Sweden and Spain. …”
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Bangladesh SHAHAR Dinajpur Baseline Survey, 2002-2003 by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…The male interviewer interviewed the main male member of the household asking questions on language, religion, and migration; training; employment; transfers, social assistance and other income; household assets; land ownership and tenure; urban agriculture; savings; loans; housing; non food expenditure; shocks and coping strategies; social capital; crime, violence and physical security; and governance. …”
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Dog demography and ecology with reference to rabies in the Amhara region, Ethiopia by Adnie, L.Y., Jemberu, Wudu T., Woreta, A.B., Berju, A., Mengistu, A., Wondie, Z.T., Molla, W., Mekonnen, S.A.

“…Ninety-one percent of the dog owners did not practice neutering and spaying for dog population control. Religion, livestock ownership pattern, and occupation were associated with dog ownership (p < 0.05). …”
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Och sen då? En studie av gestaltningsprinciper för framtida alternativa begravningsplatser by Cartbo, Frida

Consumer preference, growth and profitability of African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) grown in treated and aerated wastewater fed ponds in Kumasi, Ghana by Sey, S. E., Agbo, N.W., Edziyie, R., Amoah, Philip, Yeboah-Agyepong, M., Nsiah-Gyambibi, R., Abbas, S.

“…The proximity of consumers to the treatment plant, the price of fish, religion, and age and whether or not they were fish consumers affected their willingness to pay for African catfish grown in the treated wastewater significantly. …”
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Determinants of diarrhoeal morbidity: The case of children under five years of age among agricultural and agro-pastoralist community of southern Ethiopia by Beyene, Hunachew, Deressa, Wakgari, Kumie, Abera, Grace, Delia

“…The occurrence of diarrhea was significantly associated with household heads following traditional religion (Odds Ratio (OR): 2.40; 95% Confidence Interval (CI) =1.49-3.88)), living in rented or shared houses (OR: 2.00; 95% CI=1.14 -3.51), living in agro-pastoralist (OR: 1.84; 95% CI=1.29-2.63), and Midland agriculturalists areas (OR: 1.50; 95% CI=1.04-2.14). …”
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