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Wine’s Gradual Globalization
Until the 1970s, wine was a product produced and consumed almost exclusively in the Mediterranean region and the nearby Levant. Today it is enjoyed...
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Functional Foods and Protein Supplementation
Consumption of functional foods and dietary supplements containing protein forms an important and growing source of nutrition in consumers’ diets....
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Social Influences on Eating
Eating plays a central role in many social activities, and there is ample evidence to suggest that social context exerts a pervasive and powerful...
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Satiety
When we consume any nutritive product (i.e., foods or drinks), those ingested nutrients provide signals that act to reduce our desire to eat and...
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Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement in der gesetzlichen Krankenversicherung
Die gesellschaftliche Verantwortung von Unternehmen („corporate social responsibility“) aber auch die unternehmerische Nachhaltigkeit sind in der...
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Selektivvertragliche Versorgungsformen in der gesetzlichen Krankenversicherung
Gesundheitssysteme streben nach Weiterentwicklung und werden schon allein im Interesse der Nutzer (Ausschließlich aus Gründen der besseren Lesbarkeit...
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Assistierter Suizid und die ethischen Implikationen für die Pflegefachpersonen
In Deutschland gewann die ethische und rechtliche Debatte rund um das Thema des assistierten Suizids durch das Urteil des Bundesverfassungsgerichts...
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Gender Resource Gap in Caregiving of Older Adults in India
Gender resource gap (GRG) impacts girls and women in all stages of life as they primarily perform care roles more so at the older age when they...
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Community-Based Healthcare of the Elderly
The elderly mainly access hospitals for their health care needs. However, hospitalization often results in many unwanted adverse effects such as...
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The Economic-Adjusted Age Dependency Ratio in India: A New Measure for Understanding Economic Burden of Aging
The rising share of the elderly in the population has several economic implications, including alterations in workforce participation and economic...
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Constructing the Laboring Body: An Exploration of Early Hysterectomies, Premature Menopause, and Aging Among Women Laborers in Rural India
In this chapter, through a life-course perspective, I outline the possibility of viewing aging through the lens of intersecting complexities of...
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Aging in the Middle East with Special Focus on Iran
In recent decades, Iran has experienced significant demographic changes, with a shift toward urbanization and changes in family size and structure,...
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Emotional Eating in Children
Emotional eating (EE) in children is the tendency to consume food that is energy dense and palatable, and this typically occurs in response to...
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Haushaltsplanung und Rechnungslegung für Krankenkassen und Gesundheitsfonds
Bei der Haushaltsplanung geht es darum, sich ein Bild von der zu erwartenden Vermögens-, Finanz- und Ertragslage zu machen, um den Status Quo der...
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Addressing Health in the United Nations Legal and Policy Framework Against Trafficking in Persons
This chapter aims to present how health is considered within the United Nations legal and policy framework to counter trafficking in persons. It...
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Case Study of County Lines: Jo’s Story
County lines is the selling of illegal drugs by organised criminal gangs in different areas of the UK. ‘Lines’ refers to the phone lines used to...
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Case Study: Taliza’s Story: Sexual Exploitation
I met Taliza in Tel Aviv, Israel, in an abandoned bus station. She was the saddest, most vulnerable woman I have ever met. The abandoned bus station...
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Red Alert Task Force
Red Alert Task Force was founded by Jane Lasonder and Professor Alison Fiander.