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This study examined U.S. employers' knowledge and attitudes toward people who stutter, finding that most had limited understanding and were uncertain about common stereotypes.

The COVID-19 pandemic unmasked striking health disparities within the US healthcare system and significantly impacted vulnerable populations.

This study explored the life stressors and coping strategies of Indigenous women living in Toronto through sharing circles and interviews, revealing their varied experiences of control over socio-economic challenges, identity, and social environments. The findings highlight the complex ways these women manage stress and offer valuable insights for service providers, policy-makers, and researchers to better support their wellbeing.

Purpose: To examine intragroup variability in both physical and mental health among women with intimate partners incarcerated in U.S. state prisons. Methods: Three waves of data from the Multi-site Family Study on Incarceration, Parenting and Partnering and within-between random effects regression modeling are used to analyze financial well-being, relationship stability, social and personal support, and physical and mental health.

The article describes the development of an interdisciplinary, case-based workshop to introduce refugee and immigrant health professionals to the ways in which climate change impacts the health of the communities they serve.

Background: In Mexico, anemia prevalence among women of reproductive age (WRA) decreased from 16.4% in 2006 to 11.6% in 2012, only to increase to 18.3% in 2016. The factors associated with this fluctuation are uncertain. Objectives: We conducted a systematic in-depth assessment of the quantitative and qualitative determinants of anemia among WRA in Mexico between 2006 and 2018. Methods: Using multivariate stepwise linear regression, we analyzed Mexico's Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición surveys from 2006, 2012, and 2018 to identify determinants of WRA anemia.
Introduction: This report presents challenges, lessons learned, and action steps for healthcare organizations referring to or delivering the National Diabetes Prevention Program lifestyle change program to create culturally responsive Type 2 diabetes prevention strategies for disproportionately affected populations, specifically Black and Hispanic women with prediabetes.
Elsevier, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Volume 68, April 2025
Introduction: Cash bail reforms that end pretrial detention owing to the inability to afford bail have been highly debated across the U.S. A major concern cited by bail reform opponents is that reducing pretrial detention will increase community violence, particularly violence against women. The objective of this study was to assess whether New Jersey's cash bail reform was associated with changes in rates of fatal violence against women.
Elsevier,

S. Bhattacharya & G. Nikitas, Energy and Climate Change: Our New Future, 2025, Pages 197-224

This chapter supports SDGs 7, 11, and 13, by providing an overview of wind energy and current challenges and opportunities, with a particular focus on offshore wind energy which is an increasingly important part of the energy transition.

Elsevier,

Massimiliano, Rosa-Clot & Tina, Progress in Floating Photovoltaic Systems, 2025, Pages 1-23

This chapter supports SDGs 7, 11, and 13, by providing an overview of floating photovoltaics as a major segment within photovoltaics, reviewing the current situation and future potential of floating PV as a key area of solar energy.

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