Tag: study
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Wausau Council Approves Water & Filter Purchase, Pilot Study
The Wausau City Council has voted to approve spending $390,000 to purchase bottled water and water filters while also funding the pilot study that will help determine which filtration processes will … Read Full Article
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Nathan: Shared decision-making can help students
More involvement by families, educators and students is needed in decision-making. That’s a clear and wise message from a large statewide Minnesota survey and a national study. This can help … Read Full Article
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Shared decision-making can help students
More involvement by families, educators and students is needed in decision-making. That’s a clear and wise message from a large statewide Minnesota survey and a national study. This can help … Read Full Article
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India, Thailand Have Shared Cultures. Now, a Genetic Study Unravels a Timeline.
Together, these make up the Austric languages. The Hmong-Mien, the Kra-Dai and the Sino-Tibetan are separate linguistic families. Changmai said one of the hurdles to their study was on the very first … Read Full Article
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Somali, Latino and Hmong parents’ perceptions and approaches about raising healthy-weight children: A community-based participatory research study
Arcan et al. Public Health Nutrition. Objective Immigrants in the USA are confronted with health disparities, including childhood obesity and obesity-related chronic diseases. We aimed to … Read Full Article
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What Role Can Public Space Play in the Case for Reparations?: A Study of Rondo Commemorative Plaza
History of Rondo + Highway Built in 2018, Rondo Commemorative Plaza is a physical reminder of the destruction of the Rondo Neighborhood by the construction of Interstate 94 and the resilience of … Read Full Article
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Costs Are Biggest Obstacle For Milwaukee Small-Business Owners
Lack of access to training, money and cultural recognition are a problem for Milwaukee’s small-business owners, according to a study. Read Full Article
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Filipino, Vietnamese and Thai students are ‘invisible’ victims of inequality in STEM fields
The findings of the UB study highlight the need for higher education leaders to understand the specific needs of underrepresented Asian American ethnic subgroups and develop sustainable reform … Read Full Article
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Letters: Reid-Hillview rush | Treehouse tiff | Courageous leadership | Water for crops | Housing assistance | Protect wolves | Credit to country
Reid-Hillview Airport shouldn’t be closed. While a county study of lead levels essentially blamed the airport (“ Expedited closure of Reid-Hillview sought ,” Page A1, Aug. 19), relevant facts are … Read Full Article
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New AMN Study Shows Growing Diversity of Languages Spoken in Healthcare Encounters
In a clear sign of the nation’s growing diversity, more than 50 languages other than English are commonly used in daily encounters between patients and healthcare providers in the United States, … Read Full Article
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HIGHER REACHES ANSWERS: Where Google Translate fails: The web excludes non-English readers
Better English includes the Higher Reaches and Study Buddy pages, which appear in Young Post on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, respectively; These pages feature exercises designed to he … Read Full Article
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UMN researchers awarded $5 million grant to study racial and ethnic disparities in childhood obesity
In May, a team of researchers from the University of Minnesota Medical School was awarded a $5 million grant by the National Institutes of Health to study intervention methods to reduce racial … Read Full Article
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A Malady with No Name: Understanding Experiences of Depression Among Older Hmong Refugees.
We interviewed older Hmong refugees in the U.S. to understand how they experience and define depression. Methods. Data were collected in California (N = 20). The study sample incl … Read Full Article
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UNIVERSITY of WISCONSIN–MADISON: New projects study root causes of inequalities and how to reduce their effects
Fifteen projects — from improving doctor-patient communications for high-risk patients, to using data to understand racial differences in how Americans handle civil legal problems, to better understan … Read Full Article
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Lying About Incarcerated Family Members Case Study
According to Alexander, “Lying about incarcerated family members is another common coping strategy – a form of passing” (p. 167). I have not engaged in this behavior of lying when a family member is … Read Full Article
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Study recommends prevention programs to address suicidal behaviors among ethnic minority adolescents
Associations between strong predictors of suicidal behaviors over the life course, such as adverse childhood events (ACEs), remain understudied among youth of color. Although not previously considered … Read Full Article
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Hmong Culture Case Study
Hmong are gifted in mathematics, and have passed the scientific baccalaureate in France. (Hua) It was interesting to note that while many participants believed that Hmong culture plays a role in the … Read Full Article
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