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The financial burden of a fee free primary education on rural livelihoods – a case study from rural Iringa Region, Tanzania

open access: yesDevelopment Studies Research, 2018
This article explores the financial dilemma from a household level perspective of paying for primary education in Tanzania. In 2001, the primary education fee was abolished in a serious attempt to achieve free universal primary education.
Karin Lindsjö
doaj   +1 more source

Gut microbiome and aging—A dynamic interplay of microbes, metabolites, and the immune system

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Age‐dependent shifts in microbial communities engender shifts in microbial metabolite profiles. These in turn drive shifts in barrier surface permeability of the gut and brain and induce immune activation. When paired with preexisting age‐related chronic inflammation this increases the risk of neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative diseases.
Aaron Mehl, Eran Blacher
wiley   +1 more source

Dividends, investment and pension contributions

open access: yes
We study the determinants of pension contributions for UK listed companies to better understand how the contributions decision is placed within the wider operational and strategic framework of the company.
Misirlioglu, Ismail Ufuk, Tucker, Jon
core   +1 more source

Que pensent et disent des adolescents sur la pratique de la philosophie et ses apports?

open access: yesÉducation et Socialisation
We propose to deepen the understanding how youth perceive philosophy practices. What is philosophy for them? What benefits and learning do they perceive from it, both in school and in life in general?
Anda Fournel   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

ROMANIA’S TAX SYSTEM: GOING BACKWARDS OR MOVING FORWARD?

open access: yesStudies and Scientific Researches: Economics Edition, 2018
Having a tremendous importance for the modern state, tax system objectives, regulations and collection is a precise barometer for state’s economic development and for its trajectory, as well as for more subtle aspects such as political efficiency and ...
Liviana Andreea Niminet   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Valosin‐containing protein counteracts ATP‐driven dissolution of FUS condensates through its ATPase activity in vitro

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Biomolecular condensates formed by fused in sarcoma (FUS) are dissolved by high ATP concentrations yet persist in cells. Using a reconstituted system, we demonstrate that valosin‐containing protein (VCP), an AAA+ ATPase, counteracts ATP‐driven dissolution of FUS condensates through its D2 ATPase activity.
Hitomi Kimura   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Should We Tax or Cap Political Contributions? A Lobbying Model with Policy Favors and Access [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper develops a model of political contributions in which a politician can either sell policy favors, or sell access. Access allows interest groups to share hard information with the politician in support of their preferred policy.
Christopher Cotton
core  

UN contributions to development thinking and practice

open access: yes, 2008
This brief article highlights some major contributions made by the United Nations to development thinking and practice from 1945 to 2000. The term 'development'; is used here broadly to refer not only to increases in economic growth and per capita income
Ghai, Dharam
core   +1 more source

Micromorphy Offers Effective Defense Against Predation: Insights from Cost-Benefit Analyses of the Miocene Microgastropod Predation Record from Kerala, India

open access: yes, 2022
http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/171304/1/Contributions Vol 34 No 6.pdfhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/171304/2/Contributions Vol 34 No 6 LoRes.pdfDescription of Contributions Vol 34 No 6.pdf : Main ArticleDescription of ...
Chattopadhyay, Devapriya   +1 more
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Weigh More, Pay More? Public Opinion on Varying Health Insurance Contributions among Divergent Weight Groups

open access: yesObesity Facts, 2019
Background: The prevalence of obesity and its related costs has increased over the past decades. In Germany, obesity-related costs are merely covered by statuary health insurance.
Marie Bernard   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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