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Fertility in Developing Countries [PDF]

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2007
The associations between fertility and outcomes in the family and society have been treated as causal, but this is inaccurate if fertility is a choice coordinated by families with other life-cycle decisions, including labour supply of mothers and children, child human capital, and savings.
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ADHD in developing countries [PDF]

British Journal of Psychiatry, 2004
It is with much interest that we read the editorial on attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) by Paul McArdle ([2004][1]). The argument regarding culture and ADHD was of particular interest to us. ADHD is a condition that was unheard of in developing countries a few decades ago. However,
K A L A, Kuruppuarachchi, L T, Wijeratne
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SMEs respond to climate change: Evidence from developing countries [PDF]

, 2022
Given the concerns stemming from climate change, it is important to investigate whether SMEs could become innovative (and thereby invest in technologies mitigating climate change) because of heightened climate change risk.
Abbasi, K, Min Du, A., Yazdifar, H, Yazdifar, H., Rahman, M., Abbasi, K., Rahman, Mahfuzur, Du, Anna Min, Yazdifar, Hassan, Anna, D, Abbasi, Kaleemullah, Rahman, M, Alam, Ashraful, Du, A., Alam, A., Alam, A   +15 more
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Economic Significance of Tourism in The Lesser Antilles

Miscellanea Geographica: Regional Studies on Development, 2006
The objective of the article is an attempt to assess the economic significance of tourism in chosen islands of the Lesser Antilles. Diversification of the significance of tourism in economy between particular islands of the Lesser Antilles is very ...
Piraszewska Katarzyna
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Governance for Sustainable Remediation of Polluted Soil in Developing Countries

, 2020
Environmental governance is a challenge for many developing countries, and soil pollution is typically overlooked by authorities in the Global South.
Haller, Henrik,, Henrik Haller, Anders Jonsson, Ginnette Flores-Carmenate, Flores-Carmenate, Ginnette,, Jonsson, Anders,   +5 more
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Prevalence of Malnutrition among Syrian Refugee Children from Lebanon

Life, 2023
Today, the situation of Syrian refugees is one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. To estimate the prevalence of malnutrition among pediatric populations of Syrian refugees, 176 Syrian refugee children, with stays of more than two years at three ...
Tamara Mroue, Betlem Heras, Jose M. Soriano, María Morales-Suarez-Varela   +3 more
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Desertification: On Significance of The Term and Research of The Phenomenon

Miscellanea Geographica: Regional Studies on Development, 2006
First elaborations on desertification come from the Renaissance, but the term was used for the first time by Aubréville in 1949. In later years, many significantly varying in meaning definitions were elaborated.
Plit Florian
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IT diffusion in developing countries [PDF]

Communications of the ACM, 2008
Policymakers need to recognize that developing economies have different drivers for IT investment than their wealthier brethren.
Shih, Eric, Kraemer, Kenneth L, Dedrick, Jason   +2 more
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Types of Demographic Evolution in The Microstates

Miscellanea Geographica: Regional Studies on Development, 2006
In the twentieth century, changes in the population number of microstates were very diversified. It is possible, however, to observe similarities in population changes.
Barańska Magdalena
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Natural and Cultural Landscapes of Equatorial Africa

Miscellanea Geographica: Regional Studies on Development, 2006
This paper attempts to characterise various cultural landscapes in the area of Equatorial Africa. To achieve this, the contents of various thematic maps and satellite photos representing: areas covered with forests (mostly secondary forests), nature ...
Gilarowski Jerzy
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