DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIOECONOMIC PREDICTORS OF RELIGIOUS/SPIRITUAL BELIEFS AND BEHAVIOURS IN A PROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY (ALSPAC) IN SOUTHWEST ENGLAND: RESULTS FROM THE OFFSPRING GENERATION [VERSION 3; PEER REVIEW: 2 APPROVED, 1 APPROVED WITH RESERVATIONS]

Demographic and socioeconomic predictors of religious/spiritual beliefs and behaviours in a prospective cohort study (ALSPAC) in Southwest England: Results from the offspring generation [version 3; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]

Background We explored associations between possible demographic and socioeconomic causes of religious/spiritual beliefs and behaviours (RSBB) in the offspring generation of the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC).Methods We examined approximately 4,450 offspring aged 28 years with RSBB data from a prospective birth cohort stud

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To CRT (in your Dissertation) or not CRT? That is the Question!

Recently the notion of Critical Race Theory (CRT) has come under here fire by those with a limited knowledge of the theoretical underpinnings surrounding the intersection of education, law, and race in American society.To support those students eager to incorporate CRT as a framework within their research, the authors analyzed the dissertations of

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Sensitivity of stratospheric ozone to the latitude, season, and halogen content of a contemporary explosive volcanic eruption

Abstract We present a systematic evaluation of the perturbation to the stratosphere from an explosive volcanic eruption injecting sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere, as a function of latitude, season, and injection gas halogen content in a chemistry-climate state representative of the present day (modeled as year 2025).Enhancements in aerosol surfa

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Effects of Hemizygia welwitschii leaf extract fractions on postharvest infestation of maize by Sitophilus zeamais Motsculsky (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

As part of on-going efforts to use eco-friendly alternatives to chemical pesticides, leaf powder of Hemizygia welwitschii was sequentially extracted in hexane, acetone and methanol.Bioassays were carried out to establish the most active fraction(s) against Sitophilus zeamais in here maize.Maize grains (50 g) were treated with concentrations within

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Design of Low-Glared LED Rear Light of Automotive for EU ECE Regulation by Use of Optimized Micro-Prisms Array

A new LED rear light for automotives is proposed and demonstrated for EU ECE R07 regulation.The full rear light is a combination of a superdry baseball top position lamp and a braking lamp, and LED light bars and micro-prisms are involved as their essential components.The micro-prisms are applied to homogenize the output of the rear light to decrea

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