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A capability approach to the analysis of rural households' wellbeing in Nigeria

Rural households in Nigeria have been characterized as poor, and with little opportunity for development. Many studies have equated poverty with well being, however empirical literature on well being is less researched.
Adepoju, Temitayo A., Oni, Omobowale A.
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Working Paper 83 - Are African Countries Richer Than They Are Developed? A Multidimensional Analysis of Well-Being [PDF]

Sen’s capability approach inspired a new conception of development and succeeded in the Human Development Index (HDI). On the basis of HDI critics, we propose to enlarge the number of variables and we use 9 indicators of Standard of Living and 9 ...
Valérie Béranger, Audrey Chouchane
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Fuzzy Testing Model Built on Confidence Interval of Process Capability Index C_PMK

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A variety of process capability indices are applied to the quantitative measurement of the potential and performance of processes in manufacturing. As it is easy to understand the formulae of these indices, this method is easy to apply.
Wei Lo, Tsun-Hung Huang, Kuen-Suan Chen, Chun-Min Yu, Chun-Ming Yang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Design and analysis strategies for robust microbiome ageing research

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The gut microbiome changes with age and associates with age‐related morbidity and mortality, establishing it as a potential biomarker and intervention target for ageing. Realising this potential requires methodological rigour, yet distinguishing biological signals from methodological artefacts remains challenging across cohorts. This review provides an
Mark Olenik, İsmail Güderer, Yi Wang, Tayyaba Alvi, Prasoon Pandey, Handan Melike Dönertaş   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Human Development Index Adjusted for Efficient Resource Utilization [PDF]

human development index, data envelopment analysis, efficiency, congestion and scale ...
Sharma, B., Arcelus, F.J., Srinivasan, G.   +2 more
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Valuing capabilities in later life [PDF]

, 2012
This research report examines, from the perspective of the Brotherhood’s aged service users, what they value in life, what enables them to live fulfilled and meaningful lives, and what Brotherhood aged services can contribute to this.
Simon Huggins, Robert Gruhn, Helen Kimberley   +2 more
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Mixed‐class J‐domain protein scaffolds promote expanded aggregate handling and multivalent Hsp70 engagement during functional disaggregase assembly

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Protein aggregates threaten proteostasis and cell health. In human cells, Hsp70–J‐domain protein‐based disaggregases remove aggregates, but how they assemble remains unclear. Our biochemical findings show that DNAJA2‐ and DNAJB1‐containing disaggregase scaffolds enhance luciferase aggregate targeting, and that Hsp70 recruitment by both J‐domain ...
Anna Szlachcic, Nadinath B. Nillegoda
wiley   +1 more source

Reconstructing enzyme evolution by protein engineering

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Natural enzyme evolution can be retraced by protein engineering methods such as directed evolution, rational design, and ancestral sequence reconstruction. These approaches reveal how enzymes emerged from ligand‐binding scaffolds, developed varying substrate preferences, formed oligomeric complexes, adapted to environmental changes, and evolved novel ...
Lukas Drexler, Markus R. Busch, Reinhard Sterner   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Relational Capability: An Indicator of Collective Empowerment

We define a new index for the collective empowerment of populations based on the capability of actors to have relationships and to enter into networks.
Giraud , Gaël, Renouard, Cécile
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Measuring early childhood development with The Early Human Capability Index (eHCI): a reliability and validity study in China. [PDF]

BMC Pediatr, 2020
Zhao J, Brinkman SA, Zhang Y, Song Y, Lu C, Young ME, Zhang Y, Ip P, Shan W, Jiang F.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source