The China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project was signed between and in the year 2013. This mega connects two countries to enhance their economic ties give them access international markets. initial investment for $46 billion with a tentative duration of fifteen years. Being an extensive terms cost duration, many factors risks affect its performance. study aims investigate effects politic...

Results: ‘Very stigmatized’ illnesses received more coverage, and appeared in weekend or holiday editions, on the front page, in articles that mention lifestyle related risk factors or represented foreigners as placing others at risk for illness. Stigmatized illnesses also tended to be represented metaphorically, where they were used as symbols for negative social phenomena, or described by mil...

BACKGROUND Trust is regarded as a necessary component for the smooth running of society, although societal and political modernising processes have been linked to an increase in mistrust, potentially signalling social and economic problems. Fukuyama developed the notion of 'high trust' and 'low trust' societies, as a way of understanding trust within different societies. The purpose of this pap...

Obtaining reliable and valid data on sensitive questions represents a longstanding challenge for public health, particularly HIV research. To overcome the challenge, we assessed a construal level theory (CLT)-based novel method. The method was previously established and pilot-tested using the Brief Sexual Openness Scale (BSOS). This scale consists of five items assessing attitudes toward premar...