Introduction: In 1994, the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) Programme of Action established the empowerment and autonomy of women as fundamental to achieving sustainable economic and social progress. Three decades later, significant strides have been made in enhancing sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). However, deep-rooted gender inequality continues to impede substantial progress for many.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe development of emotion regulation is integral to children's socioemotional adjustment. Respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) reflects parasympathetic regulation of cardiac arousal and is thought to be an indicator of emotion regulation. However, it is unclear how RSA is associated with positive maternal behaviors and infant emotional recovery in real time over the course of a recovery period following a social stressor.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn both molecular epidemiology and microbial ecology, it is useful to be able to categorize specific strains of microorganisms in either an ingroup or an outgroup in a given population, e.g. to distinguish a pathogenic strain of interest from its non-virulent relatives.
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