A REVIEW OF STRATEGIES AND LEVELS OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN STRENGTHS-BASED AND NEEDS-BASED HEALTH COMMUNICATION INTERVENTIONS

A review of strategies and levels of community engagement in strengths-based and needs-based health communication interventions

BackgroundCommunity engagement is key in health communication interventions that seek to incorporate community voices in their planning and implementation.Understanding what approaches and strategies are currently being used can help tailor programs in different social and cultural contexts.This review explores needs-based and strengths-based appro

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Temporal and Spatial Analysis of Coastal Landscape Patterns Using the GEE Cloud Platform and Landsat Time Series

Owing to the rapid Foot Pad urbanization combined with global climate change, dramatic land-use change in coastal watersheds is occurred, which, in turn, cause the evolution of landscape patterns and threaten the valuable but fragile ecosystem.The coastal zone is characterized by severe cloud cover, frequent changes in land type, and fragmented lan

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Efficacy of F-ACP-Containing Dental Mousse in the Remineralization of White Spot Lesions after Fixed Orthodontic Therapy: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Fixed appliance (FA) therapy predisposes patients to white spot lesions (WSLs).The F-ACP complex (amorphous calcium phosphate nanoparticles enriched with carbonate and fluorine and coated with citrate) has been effective for in vitro enamel remineralization.The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of the F-ACP complex in remineralizing WS

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Beauty is context-dependent: Naturalness, familiarity, and semantic meaning influence the appreciation of geometric shapes

Rounded shapes are associated with softness and warmth, whereas Platonic solids are associated with hardness and coldness.We investigated the tube top temperature-shape association through sensorial/conceptual qualities of geometric ice-like textured shapes.In Experiment 1, participants viewed symmetrical rotating 3D shapes (five Platonic solids—

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