Racial differences have been reported in hemoglobin (Hb). However, distributions of Hb and anemia rate in ethnic minorities were rarely reported.We aimed to observe whether there are ethnic differences in Hb distributions and prevalence of anemia.The data included 480,699 women 20 to 49 years' old from 10 ethnic minorities in China in 2014. Analyses of variance were used to examine the differen...

Epistemologists often offer theories of justification without paying much attention to the variety and diversity of locutions in which the notion of justification appears. For example, consider the following claims which contain some notion of justification: B is a justified belief, S's belief that p is justified, p is justified for S, S is justified in believing that p, S justifiably believes ...

This study found that ethnic self-awareness (i.e., the extent to which people are consciously aware of their ethnicity at any given moment) has different meanings for European Americans and Asian Americans and for Asian Americans with different ethnic identity orientations. The authors found main effects of ethnic group status and ethnic composition on ethnic self-awareness when comparing Asian...

suhrawardi’s thoughts and works have had an important impact on formation and developing of mulla sadra’s philosophy, especially theory of “primacy of existence”. although it seems that suhrawadi did not accept this theory, his exact view about it is not known. we can ascribe four features to him: 1. suhrawardi who believes in the primacy of quiddity, 2. suhrawardi who believes in the primacy o...

existence of suffering in life is undeniable. but, why does suffering exist? what is its cause? are there any meanings for this life? is it possible to escape from suffering? dostoyevsky, who believes that suffering is an inherent element of human life, tries to represent the problem of suffering and men's reactions to it in his works. he believes that not only suffering does exist, but al...

background: although the association between major depressive disorder (mdd) and low self-esteem is well established, we do not know if race and ethnicity modify the magnitude of this link. objectives: using a nationally representative sample of adults in the united states, we explored whether or not race alters the association between mdd and self-esteem. materials and methods: data came from ...

BACKGROUND Prior literature has shown that ethnic affirmation, one aspect of ethnic identity, is positively associated with mental health. However, the associations between ethnic affirmation and mental health may vary depending how much importance individuals place on their ethnic group membership (ie, centrality). METHODS Using path analysis, the current study examined the relations between...

Despite growing awareness of the limitations of group-level analyses in ethnic studies, research on ethnic conflict has paid virtually no systematic attention to variation at the individual or micro level. Addressing that gap, the present paper draws upon data from interviews conducted with members of two broadly-defined categories recently arrived in the Republic of Ireland, Muslims and Nigeri...