25 articles for “Middle Class”

Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleCulture and the Changing Food Consumption Among the Malay Middle ClassKartini Aboo Talib, Zaireeni Azmi, Hanim Ismail, Nurul Asmaa RamliThis article examines the consumption of foods among the middle-class Malays in Malaysia and the progress of food products that have been constructed to meet the halal logo and certification. This article challenges the standard view of the Malay middle class, predominantly Muslim that they are traditional and hesitant to accept changes in food consumption due to religion and culture. … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 18, Issue 1 · 2 Mar 2022 · 8,078 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsLove in Crisis? How Young Women’s Ideas and Experiences of Intimate Relationships are Reshaped by Conditions of Economic Austerity in GreeceJulia Kazana-McCarthyThis study seeks to examine intimate relationships and attitudes towards such ties, among Greek young women (n = 36). In the wake of challenging structural situations surrounding the effects of economic austerity in Greece, the accounts of these young women are understood with reference to their options on finding and sustaining intimate relationships. It is argued that these accounts are … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 16, Issue 1 · 1 Jan 2021 · 6,496 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractImpact of Vitamin D Deficiency on Cardio Metabolic Ageing in Middle Aged Adults in India: A Comparative AnalysisSumit Kumar, Adithi K, Shailaja S MoodithayaAdvancing age is accompanied by a gradual deterioration in physiological function, resulting in an increased risk of chronic diseases and early mortality. Growing evidence suggests that inadequate vitamin D status may be associated with unfavourable metabolic and cardiovascular alterations. Nevertheless, information regarding the association of vitamin D status with integrated cardio-metabolic biomarkers of ageing in middle-aged adults is currently limited. … …OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol. 26, Issue 3 · 3 Sep 2026 · 732 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractGrowth Dynamics and Meat Productivity of the Kushum Horse BreedOtebayev Zhassulan, Akimbekov Amin, Alpeisov Shokhan et al.In the conditions of the south-eastern zone of the Almaty region under herd management conditions without altering the existing husbandry practices the meat productivity of Kushum breed of horses is increased in the Bayserke Agro Farm due to breeding of highly productive stallions and mares of the Kushum breed. The primary objective of this study is to assess the productivity, … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 20, Issue 3 · 4 Dec 2025 · 2,743 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractWhat Factors Determine Family Spending on Education in India and Does it Vary Across Well-Being Measures?Geetha Rani PrakasamThe present paper estimates the drivers of family spending on education across economic groups. The questions that are explored include: (i) Does family spending on education vary across economic groups and over time? (ii) The subsidiary question is to understand the gender bias in education spending across these groups. As a corollary to this, at which levels of education and … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 19, Issue 1 · 16 May 2023 · 6,524 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractInvestigation of Shear Lag Factor in Long Structures with Pipeline System in Tubes under Wind LoadReza Salehi, Alireza KhalooThe type of lateral load capacity systems is one of the major challenges of structural engineers in implementing and designing high-rise structures. One type of common system is a pipe system in which the type of pipe in the classified pipe exhibits good behavior under wind and earthquake loading conditions. One of the issues that researchers have been studying over … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 2 · 22 May 2018 · 8,231 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractCohesion Analysis of Rubber Stand Ages Using Object-Based Image Analysis and Spatial AutocorrelationJiradech Majandang, Suepsai Prasansat, Patiwat Littidej et al.Latex and rubber wood are crucial raw materials used in various industries and play a significant role in the economies of many countries, particularly in tropical regions. Mapping the areas where these materials are planted and classifying the age of rubber stands is important for managing growth assessment, yield assessment, and estimating the number of mature rubber trees that will … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 20, Issue 12 · 29 Nov 2024 · 5,293 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPackaging of Herbal Medicine and its Connection to the Acceptance Rate of the Urban Population Viewed from a Biological, Agricultural, Economic, Business and Communication PerspectiveSusanne Dida, Muchtar YunusThis article discusses the packaging of traditional herbal medicine and its acceptance rate from a biological, agricultural, economic, business and communication perspective. With the many herbal medicines on market in Indonesia and across the global, many questions are emerging about the content, plant type, biological aspects, the economic value and the appropriate information necessary for public knowledge. All this requires … …OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol. 17, Issue 4 · 13 Oct 2017 · 8,812 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAge-Based Association of Glaucoma with the Prevalence of Diabetes and Hypertension at a National Hospital in SeoulSun Jung Lee, Tae Su Jang, Jae Kyung KimGlaucoma can have profound consequences on vision. Although diabetes and hypertension have been suggested as risk factors for glaucoma, their relevance in epidemiological studies remains controversial. Accordingly, we investigated whether diabetes and hypertension, as well as factors such as age and sex, affected the risk of glaucoma. From May 30, 2022, to June 24, 2022, 1152 patients were selected from … …American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Vol. 19, Issue 2 · 5 May 2023 · 5,263 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractFinancing Higher Education and Education Loans in India: Trends and TroublesP. Geetha RaniThe paper attempts to investigate the trends in financing higher education which convey that student loans is the dominating source of financing higher education in India. This leads us to explore various factors that influence, viz., enrolment growth, growing private sector, bulging youth population with growing middle class with a wider acceptability of loan culture and increasing earning premium of … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 12, Issue 4 · 3 Dec 2016 · 8,644 accessesView PDF Cite