COMMENT: SILENT BURDEN NO MORE: A GLOBAL CALL TO ACTION TO PRIORITIZE PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH


A systematic review of Leptospira in water and soil environments.

BackgroundLeptospirosis, caused by pathogenic Leptospira, is a zoonosis of global distribution.This infectious disease is mainly transmitted by indirect exposure to urine of asymptomatic animals via the environment.As human cases generally occur after heavy rain, an emerging hypothesis suggests that rainfall re-suspend leptospires together with soi

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Intakes of culinary herbs and spices from a food frequency questionnaire evaluated against 28-days estimated records

Abstract Background Worldwide, herbs and spices are much used food flavourings.However, little data exist regarding actual dietary intake of culinary herbs and spices.We developed a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) for the assessment of habitual diet the preceding year, with focus on phytochemical rich food, including herbs and spices.The aim of

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Aggressive strategies of the COVID-19 pandemic on the apparel industry of Sri Lanka using structural equation modeling.

During the COVID-19 crisis, the apparel industry faced many challenges.Aggressive cost-cutting strategies became a top priority, and in turn, these influenced stressors and adversely affected business sustainability.This study examines the impact of aggressive strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic on business sustainability in the apparel industr

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Avoiding or Accepting the Unknown: Asylum in the European Union

Many scholars have already dedicated their attention to the perceived migration crisis in Europe and related phenomena.The objective of the present paper is to examine tendencies of selected European national cultures to accept diversity and people with a migration background.The research hypothesis posits that countries with low Uncertainty Avoida

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