Here, research on risk and protective factors concerned both individual-level factors (e.g., gender, age, coping behaviors) and factors in the wider social-ecological context (e.g., a breakdown in cultural norms, or issues of reconciliation and reintegration of former fighters in postconflict contexts in Nepal and Uganda).
Therefore, a strong evidence base concerning both the individual and the sociocultural drivers of MSP is needed to inform the design and scale-up strategies that will effectively promote partner reduction and change the social norms that facilitate MSP.
The particularly high levels of diabetes, osteoarthritis, physical functioning limitations and psychological distress amongst people in lower income households is especially concerning, both from an individual and population perspective, given the high associated health care needs and costs [ 34].
This is a concern both for individual clinical care and for programme evaluation, as unstructured interruption of treatment can lead to the development of drug resistance, [6] and there is uncertainty as to whether resources should be invested in defaulter tracing.
In many settings, groups of competing agents are simultaneously concerned with both individual and overall benefits.
"Protecting online security is a top priority; however, the Law's ambiguously defined scope, vague language and lack of safeguards raises serious privacy concerns for both individuals and businesses, especially provisions that allow overreaching authority to search and seize data and electronic equipment without proper legal oversight.
At the same time, the cost of healthcare is expected to increase, causing affordability concerns for both individuals and society [ 7- 9].
This lag concerns both the structural analysis of individual proteins and the proteome-wide characterization of structure-related properties.
This World Population Day, July 11, is time to think about the "big picture". Because population is a complex issue, that at its heart concerns both the quality of individual human life and how our overall numbers impact the conditions under which we live, the day brings up a range of responses.
Republic, a masterpiece of philosophical and political thought, concerns righteousness both in individuals and in communities, and proposes an ideal state organized and governed on philosophical principles.
Uncontrolled burning and dismantling/recycling of electronic and electric waste in developing countries results in contamination and formation of brominated and chlorinated dioxins and furans (Weber and Kuch 2003); these substances are highly toxic, thus causing increased concern both for the health of individuals and for the environment.
