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Technology acceptance, social support, and life satisfaction among American Indian elders
(Oxford University Press, 2015-11)Previous studies examined factors influencing an increase of good health and quality of life among American Indian Elders (AIEs). However, there is a lack of research regarding the role of technology utilization on the ... -
The Korean Family
(Routledge, 2023-08-08)This chapter examines the Korean marriage and family systems, past, present, and future. The modern Korean family, in its broadest historical context, was initiated by the Japanese when Japan's Overseas Government imposed ... -
Toward on-device weight monitoring from selfie face images using smartphones
(Springer, 2022-02-24)Obesity is a serious health problem that is on the rise at the global level. Recent studies suggest that BMI can be inferred from facial images using deep learning-based convolutional neural networks (CNNs) for obesity ... -
Transgender and gender diverse youth's perspectives of affirming healthcare: Findings from a community-based study in Kansas
(SAGE Publications Inc., 2023-06-29)Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) youth experience disproportionate rates of stigma and discrimination, contributing to health concerns. TGD people also report limited access to affirming healthcare, yet little is known ... -
Users' responses to assistive devices for physical disability
(Pergamon, 1991)A mailed survey of scientists and engineers with disabilities was conducted to investigate how assistive devices for disability utilized in various social settings were perceived by persons with disabilities who also ... -
Waiting for Bobos: displacement and impeded gentrification in a midwestern city
(Wiley, 2017-06)The degree to which lower-income residents are displaced by the process of gentrification has been the subject of considerable debate. Displacement is generally framed as a possible, and potentially remediable, outcome of ... -
Within-district racial segregation and the elusiveness of white student return to urban public schools
(SAGE Publications, 2019-02)Recent research has determined that racial segregation within school districts has decreased, on average, over the past two decades, even as segregation between school districts has persisted. Although case studies have ... -
Witnessing violence between parents and children’s bullying behavior: The mediating influences of parental characteristics
(Routledge, 2022-05-04)Purpose The study examines how parenting characteristics of caregivers, such as low levels of parent-child communication, difficulty meeting parenting demands, and parenting frustration might mediate the association between ... -
Women and disability: The double handicap
(Taylor & Francis, 2018)The special needs of women with disabilities have been disregarded in a wide variety of vital areas. Issues pertain to women as wives and mothers. Studies of the effects on female sexuality of such conditions as renal ...