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Understanding the “Sometimes Masker”: Political Orientation and Trust in the Media During the COVID-19 Pandemic

are political moderates, understanding what promotes their adherence to public health guidelines is essential for policy makers interested in pandemic containment. Relatedly, the conservative tendency ... American response to COVID-19 has been overtly political. [1] How and why people followed public health measures, or did not, was linked to how people vote. [2] This was particularly concerning during the

Enabling spaces in education research: an agenda for impactful, collective evidence to support all to be first among un-equals

education outcomes given a postcolonial context, such as South Africa. I use an egalitarian political philosophy position to posit the notion of schools as enabling spaces, so as to counter a dis-enabling ... into that which supports education, where chronic poverty renders society as characteristically less equal. Keywords: barriers to education; buffers in education; egalitarian political philosophy

Enabling spaces in education research: an agenda for impactful, collective evidence to support all to be first among un-equals

education outcomes given a postcolonial context, such as South Africa. I use an egalitarian political philosophy position to posit the notion of schools as enabling spaces, so as to counter a dis-enabling ... into that which supports education, where chronic poverty renders society as characteristically less equal. Keywords: barriers to education; buffers in education; egalitarian political philosophy

Waco COVID Survey: A Community-Based SARS-CoV-2 Serological Surveillance Study in Central Texas

fatigue over time, the influence of political leniency on opinions and behaviors, the importance of face coverings in preventing infection, and the positive impact of vaccination in the community. This ... composition (and health status of household members), religiosity, political leniency, occupation history, use of personal protective equipment, hygiene, compliance with shelter-in-place orders, satisfaction

"Philosophy for Children

Building on Ndofirepi's plea for an approach to teaching philosophy to high-school learners in Africa that is a hybrid of western and African thought, I argue that a critical touchstone is needed if ... Philosophy: the Example of Placide Tempels".        [ Links ] Hellsten S 2006. "Leadership ethics and the problem of Dirty Hands in the political economy of contemporary Africa". Ethique et Economique, 4:2

"Philosophy for Children

Building on Ndofirepi's plea for an approach to teaching philosophy to high-school learners in Africa that is a hybrid of western and African thought, I argue that a critical touchstone is needed if ... Philosophy: the Example of Placide Tempels".        [ Links ] Hellsten S 2006. "Leadership ethics and the problem of Dirty Hands in the political economy of contemporary Africa". Ethique et Economique, 4:2

Associations Between Social Media Engagement and Vaccine Hesitancy

% vs 17.8% white, padjusted < .001), high school diploma (54.4% vs 38.6% college degree, padjusted < .001), political unaffiliated (15.8% vs 14.5% republican, padjusted < .001), Muslim (10.0% vs 0 ... recommendations [10]. Other factors such as being female, being younger age, having less education, having lower income, belonging to religious and political groups have all been associated with lower vaccine

Alcohol Consumption and Smoking During Covid-19 Pandemic: Association with Sociodemographic, Behavioral, and Mental Health Characteristics

stakeholders in health and political systems to better understand the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic and develop strategies to mitigate these consequences in Brazil and elsewhere. ... economic and political crisis, with younger individuals being the most affected ones [ 33 ]. As a result of several actions, e.g., warnings on cigarette packages and ban on cigarette advertisements in the

Philosophy for children: the quest for an African perspective

The debate as to whether philosophy is suitable for children is an ancient one and the discussion of philosophical issues has been withheld from the young since Plato's time. This paper seeks to ... Philosophy for Children: the quest for an African perspective Amasa Philip Ndofirepi Keyw ords: African perspective; children; philosophy for children; philosophy Introduction Didactic teaching

Pathologists’ first opinions on barriers and facilitators of computational pathology adoption in oncological pathology: an international study

sending feedback on CPath clinical performance to the supplier. Social, political and legal factors – Healthcare regulation Considering legal factors, the uncertainty about the liability position of ... change; and Social, political and legal factors. We did not use the Patient factors domain since pathologists are not in direct contact with patients. Toward the end of the interviews, participants had the

Philosophy for children: the quest for an African perspective

The debate as to whether philosophy is suitable for children is an ancient one and the discussion of philosophical issues has been withheld from the young since Plato's time. This paper seeks to ... Africa. This presentation is a critical discourse on the concept of Philosophy for Children in the context of Africa through African-centred criteria. The paper attempts to recover aspects of the

Philosophy for children: the quest for an African perspective

The debate as to whether philosophy is suitable for children is an ancient one and the discussion of philosophical issues has been withheld from the young since Plato's time. This paper seeks to ... Africa. This presentation is a critical discourse on the concept of Philosophy for Children in the context of Africa through African-centred criteria. The paper attempts to recover aspects of the

Globalisation and the internationalisation of higher education in sub-Saharan Africa

China, South Africa, India, and Brazil as global players in the world economy. These emerging global powers, reframe the political and imperial philosophy at the epicentre of globalisation discourse - an ... to international trade, thus strengthening and deepening inequalities between the rich and the poor. As international banks come under increasing political pressure to reassess their procedures, their

Screening for Social Determinants of Health Among Medicare Beneficiaries in Primary Care During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Prince George’s County, Maryland

] which outlines that there are key structural determinants of SDOH (socioeconomical and political context), that leads to intermediary determinants of health (material circumstances, behaviors, and ... psychosocial factors) that then has an impact on equity in health and well-being of an individual. The main concepts of the framework demonstrate how social, economic, and political environments lead to a set of

Collaborative PrEP Implementation Strategies for Latino Men Who have Sex with Men: A Health Center-Community Consensus Process

approaches to PrEP navigation at CBOs), inner setting (e.g., philosophy and culture of MPP and CBOs around service delivery, partnering with academic institutions), individuals involved (e.g., PrEP-related

Indiana Parental Perceptions of the Acceptability of General and HPV-Specific State Vaccine Requirements

residence, political ideology, and child’s biological sex and race and ethnicity. Race/ethnicity was measured by including all United States Census categories for race and ethnicity. A small number of ... square mile) location, which was determined using each participant’s reported ZIP code [ 19 ]. Political ideology was measured with a single item, which asked: “In general, how would you describe your

COVID-19 Pandemic: An Insult Over Injury for Lebanon

political and economic crises. We aim to describe the effect of COVID-19 on an already crisis-stricken country. A descriptive analysis of the burden of COVID-19 pandemic on Lebanon was performed. Relevant ... outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease in 2019 (COVID-19) caused a plethora of challenges worldwide and tested healthcare systems across the six continents. Lebanon had recently faced harsh political and

Encounters of newly qualified teachers with micro-politics in primary schools in Zimbabwe

This article demonstrates, through the example of Zimbabwe, the complexities of micro-political learning during induction. It reports on the experiences of ten newly qualified teachers with micro ... phenomenological explication of interview data proposed by Groenewald (2004). The findings revealed that the beginners' micro-political experiences mainly revolved around themes such as exploitation and

COVID-19 Vaccination Hesitancy in the United States: A Rapid National Assessment

regression analyses, vaccine hesitancy was predicted significantly by sex, education, employment, income, having children at home, political affiliation, and the perceived threat of getting infected with COVID ... characteristics of residence, political affiliation, and whether or not the participants had children at home. Data were analyzed using SPSS 22 (IBM Corp). We computed descriptive statistics to describe the

COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Medicare Beneficiaries with and Without Cancer History: A US Population-based Study

. In fact, 35% of people living in rural areas reported vaccine hesitancy [ 34, 35 ]. The geographical differences in vaccine hesitancy rates were highlighted in the context of political orientation in ... recent studies.[ 36–38 ] Liberal Democrats are most likely to live in urban and metropolitan areas, while conservative Republicans tend to live in more rural regions [ 36–38 ]. Political orientation