Exposures Associated with Minority High Schoolers' Predisposition for Health Science.

Environmental and Ecological Extra Challenges in Minority Populations; a Tale of Toxic Exposures among First Nation Populations

Second-Hand Smoke Exposure at Home in the United States; Minorities’ Diminished Returns

Introduction: Educational attainment and poverty status are two strong socioeconomic status (SES) indicators that protect individuals against exposure to second-hand smoke. Minorities’ Diminished Returns (MDRs), however, refer to smaller protective effects of SES indicators among ethnic minority groups such as Hispanics and Blacks, compared to non-Hispanic Whites. This...

Environmental Exposures and Gene Regulation in Disease Etiology

Health or disease is shaped for all individuals by interactions between their genes and environment. Exactly how the environment changes gene expression and how this can lead to disease are being explored in a fruitful new approach to environmental health research, representative studies of which are reviewed here. We searched Web of Science and references of relevant publications to understand...

Characterisation of anaemia and associated factors among infants and pre-schoolers from rural India.

OBJECTIVE In India, national databases indicate anaemia prevalence of 80 % among 6-35-month-old children and 58 % among 36-59-month-old children. The present study aimed to characterise anaemia and the associated factors among infants and pre-schoolers living in rural India. DESIGN Multivariate logistic regression analysis of data collected prior to an intervention trial. Fe-deficiency with a...

Effectiveness of Achievement Emotions Regulation Training Package on Negative Emotions and Learning Strategies Among Female High-Schoolers

Background: Given the importance of emotions, present study is conducted to investigate the effectiveness of achievement emotions regulation training package on negative emotions and self-regulation learning strategies (cognitive and metacognitive) among female high-school students. Methods: The research method is semi-experimental with pre-test, post-test and follow-up for two months relative...