Social Welfare Department

Effect of a multilevel blended intervention based on social cognitive theory on fruit and vegetable consumption in students

Inadequate fruit and vegetable (F&V) consumption among adolescents remains a critical global public health challenge. This cluster-randomized controlled trial evaluated the effectiveness of a SCT-based multilevel blended intervention in increasing F&V consumption-frequency scores...

Telomere variant sequences encode the genetic blueprint for allele-specific telomere length

The ends of human chromosomes are capped by specialized nucleoprotein structures, termed telomeres, which are essential for genome stability. Recent advances in long-read sequencing have enabled allele-specific telomere length measurements at nucleotide resolution, uncovering ext...

Plant-Mediated Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles in India (2020–2025): Mechanisms, Characterisation, Biomedical Applications, and Future Perspectives

ABSTRACT Plant-mediated synthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) has emerged as a sustainable and environmentally benign alternative to conventional chemical and physical fabrication methods. India, with its rich biodiversity and traditional medicinal plant systems, has contribu...

Exploring digital behaviour among Indonesian farmers: the relation of digital literacy on information seeking and entertainment consumption

Purpose The effective use of digital technology by farmers is contingent upon their digital behaviour, specifically, whether they predominantly engage in information seeking or entertainment consumption, which is affected by digital literacy. This paper aims to examine farmers' d...

Market adaptation and informal vendor resilience after relocation: habitus, capital, and arena in Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Purpose This study aims to extend social resilience understanding by examining how policy-induced relocation restructures the conditions under which habitus and different forms of capital can be activated and converted, thereby shaping uneven resilience outcomes among informal fo...

It’s Not Easy to Ask Peers and Partners to Test: Perspectives of Female Sex Workers, Their Networks, and Experts on Social Network-Based HIV Testing in Tehran

Objectives The World Health Organization recommends social network-based HIV testing (SNHT) to increase HIV testing coverage and improve early diagnosis, particularly among key populations. Although SNHT has shown promising outcomes, implementing this strategy remains challenging...