Exploring Factors that Limit Contraception Use Among Adolescent Girls Aged 15-19 in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines

While effective and affordable contraceptive methods have been developed over past decades, the unmet need for contraception among girls and women remains high across the globe. Many factors contribute to this unmet need globally, including lack of access to contraception, gender norms, religious or cultural restrictions, fear of side-effects, and provider bias. Rates of unmet need for contraception are higher in the Philippines than the global average among all demographic groups, but they are the highest among unmarried adolescents aged 15- 19. This age group represents the population most in need of contraception and, as such, they are left overwhelmingly unprotected from unwanted pregnancy. Despite this knowledge, there is a gap in the current literature specific to the unique political and religious context of the Philippines about factors responsible for limiting contraception use among the key population of adolescent girls. Thus, this research proposal offers a qualitative approach to exploring the barriers that girls themselves report to face when accessing contraception, as well as the barriers that healthcare providers and educators observe. Additionally, the proposed research aims to better understand the role of sexual education in increasing contraception use among the population. Ultimately, the proposed study seeks to give a voice to an often marginalized and underrepresented group and advance the current knowledge of factors that influence a girl’s ability to access contraception

The Impact of Employment Tribunal Fees : A Perspective from Citizens Advice Advisers in Scotland

The Employment Tribunal (ET) evolved from the Industrial Tribunal and provides an individual with the opportunity to have their employment case heard before an independent adjudicator who will apply a legal framework to the dispute to pass a legally binding decision. Previously this system was free for individuals and business to use

Paradox and the Consumption of Authenticity through Reality Television

We position reality television within the broader category of consumer practices of authenticity seeking in a postmodern cultural context. The study draws on relevant perspectives from consumer research, literary criticism, sociology, and anthropology to argue that viewers of reality television encounter three elements of paradox in the process of constructing authenticity. The negotiation of each paradox exceeds the process of coping with or resolving their inherent contradictions to encompass the creation of new values. We argue that consumers blend fantastic elements of programming with indexical elements connected to their lived experiences to create a form of self-referential hyperauthenticity

Report of the panel on volcanology, section 4

Two primary goals are identified as focal to NASA's research efforts in volcanology during the 1990s: to understand the eruption of lavas, gases, and aerosols from volcanoes, the dispersal of these materials on the Earth's surface and through the atmosphere, and the effects of these eruptions on the climate and environment; and to understand the physical processes that lead to the initiation of volcanic activity, that influence the styles of volcanic eruptions, and that dictate the morphology and evolution of volcanic landforms. Strategy and data requirements as well as research efforts are discussed

Can we understand and improve poorer cancer survival in rural-dwellers?

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Further evidence that far-UVC for disinfection is unlikely to cause erythema or pre-mutagenic DNA lesions in skin

Funding: UK EPRSC PhD studentship (EP/N509759/1) and Medi-lase (SC037390).It is well understood that ultraviolet‐C (UVC) radiation is effective for the destruction of micro‐organisms and drug‐resistant bacteria and is being investigated for its effectiveness at destroying the virus responsible for the current Covid‐19 global pandemic. Far‐UVC (200 ‐ 220 nm) has been proposed as an effective disinfection radiation that is safe to humans. In 2014, Woods et al. undertook a first‐in‐person study to assess the effect on skin of a 222 nm UVC emitting device (Sterilray disinfectant wand, Healthy Environment Innovations, Dover, NH, USA).Publisher PDFPeer reviewe

BERA-TACTYC Early Childhood Research Review 2003-2017

BERA/TACTYC Review of Early Childhood Education and Care in the UK, 2003-2017 has involved a wide range of early childhood specialists, both in the early consultation stages, and in writing the five main sections of the Review. Teams of authors and their reference groups came together from TACTYC – the Association for Professional Development in Early Years, and the BERA Early Childhood Education and Care SIG. Using specific questions to interrogate the literature, each team worked on one of five main themes: Professionalism; Parenting and Family; Play and Pedagogy; Learning, Development and Curriculum, and Assessment and School Readiness. These themes are contextualised within broad policy issues in the UK. The Introduction shows the working methods for the Review, and the Conclusion brings together key messages and suggestions for future research. We hope that the Review will prove useful to a range of early childhood specialists, including students, researchers, practitioners, policy makers and teachers in further and higher education. We intend to create a User Review that will be aimed at practitioners and to engage other stakeholders in current trends and debates. The Review is being launched at a time of change and uncertainty within early childhood education and care, and we hope that the Review will provide a focal point for discussions about future directions in the four UK policy frameworks, the importance of research, and how we use research evidence to inform provision and practice