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How cold is too cold? A theoretical analysis of the optimal trigger for index insurance for frost damage to crops

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Crop insurance is undoubtedly an extremely valuable element in protecting agricultural businesses, but in many cases standard indemnity‐based products have had very low uptake due to high transaction costs elevating premiums to unaffordable levels.
Amogh Prakasha Kumar   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Inequalities in premature mortality in Britain: observational study from 1921 to 2007 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Objective To report on the extent of inequality in premature mortality as measured between geographical areas in Britain. Design Observational study of routinely collected mortality data and public records.
Dorling, D., Smith, G.D., Thomas, B.
core   +2 more sources

Digitalization and inequality

open access: yes, 2021
В статье предложен ряд теоретических подходов, позволяющих оценить возможные последствия цифровизации. Подчеркивается, что в 90-е гг. ХХ в. внедрение цифровых технологий рассматривалось, прежде всего, как средство преодоления временных и пространственных ограничений, сдерживающих развитие современного общества. В 2000-е гг.
openaire   +1 more source

Exploring digital inequalities in Russia: an interregional comparative analysis

open access: yesOnline information review (Print), 2020
This paper contributes to the literature by proposing an analysis of digital inequalities in Russia that focuses on two aspects hitherto under explored: the interregionality (by comparing and contrasting eight federal districts) and the ...
Anna Gladkova, Massimo Ragnedda
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Definitions of community‐level approaches to address substance‐related harms and lessons learned: A systematic overview of reviews

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Community action focused on sociocultural and environmental influences to prevent alcohol and other drug (AOD) use and related harms is a global priority. Despite this recognition, understanding of effective community‐level approaches is limited.
Peter Gates, Andrea Zocco, Sara Farnbach
wiley   +1 more source

Inequalities in digital literacy: definitions, measurements, explanations and policy implications [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Digital divide research and policy have moved beyond looking at who does and does not have access to Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), and, therefore, the explanations for digital inequalities and the possible interventions to address it ...

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An equivalent condition to the Jensen inequality for the generalized Sugeno integral. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
For the classical Jensen inequality of convex functions, i.e., [Formula: see text] an equivalent condition is proved in the framework of the generalized Sugeno integral.
Abbaszadeh, Sadegh   +3 more
core   +3 more sources

The Insistence of Blackness and the Persistence of Antiblackness in Ireland

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper positions Ireland as a critical site for examining the insistence of blackness and an antiblackness created and sustained through Irish ethnonationalist imaginaries and exclusionary processes. Drawing on connected sociologies and Irish Black Studies, this enquiry argues that antiblackness in Ireland operates as a generational force,
Philomena Mullen
wiley   +1 more source

Rethinking the digital divide in health: a critical interpretive synthesis of research literature

open access: yesFrontiers in Digital Health
BackgroundThe digital divide in health has rapidly expanded during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, with fragmented understanding and an unclear implementation process, for the formal integration of digital health into the healthcare system, which ...
Meghan Bradway   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Learning in MOOCs: The [Un]democratisation of Learning [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Massive open online courses have been signaled as a disruptive and democratizing force in online, distance education. This position paper critiques these claims, examining the tensions between viewing MOOCs as products and students as customers, and the ...
Hood, Nina, Littlejohn, Allison
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