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Bank competition in the Middle East and northern Africa region [PDF]
This paper studies the extent of bank competition in the Middle East and Northern Africa region during 1994-2008, using non-structural measures of competition such as the H-statistic and the Lerner index.
Anzoategui, Diego +2 more
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Realising Aboriginal Community Controlled Approaches to Child Reunification
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Reunification rates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in out‐of‐home care (OOHC) in Australia are critically low, even though reunification is the preferred permanency outcome for children following removal, and despite a range of mechanisms and strategies ostensibly to support effective reunification. To better understand the
B. J. Newton +4 more
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The Aga Khan, East Africa and Russia’s Image: Tracing the Lesser-Known Dimensions of the AKDN’s Work
Vestnik RUDN. International RelationsThe study examines the role of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) in shaping Russia’s image in East Africa. The AKDN is viewed as an independent non-governmental organization (NGO) in East Africa, whose stance on Russia currently coincides with that
Mayya V. Nikolskaya +1 more
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Selective Industrial and Trade Policies in Developing Countries: Theoretical and Empirical Issues [PDF]
This paper analyses the case for selective industrial and trade policies in Africa, drawing upon the lessons of East Asia. It reviews the theoretical arguments for government intervention in the context of technological learning, and relates this to the ...
Sanjaya Lall
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Migrant healthcare workers in Australia find themselves at the centre of three intersecting concerns, often presented as ‘crises’ in contemporary discourse: the ‘care crisis’, the ‘housing crisis’ and the ‘migration crisis.’ Yet their own perspectives on these issues are rarely foregrounded. This paper explores the role of homeownership in the
Leah Williams Veazey
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Zambia Country Profile: Promoting the Employability and Employment of People with Disabilities Through Effective Legislation (Southern Africa) [PDF]
, 2006 In recent years, many countries have adopted policies aiming to promote the rights of people with disabilities to full and equal participation in society.
ILO/Irish Aid
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International Forum of Allergy &Rhinology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background The purpose of this randomized controlled trial (RCT) was to demonstrate that posterior nasal nerve ablation treatment with the NEUROMARK System is superior to a sham control procedure in patients with chronic rhinitis. Methods In this prospective, multicenter, single‐blinded, superiority RCT, 132 participants were randomized 2:1 to
Masayoshi Takashima +5 more
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Animal Models and Experimental Medicine, EarlyView.Optimized dengue fever animal model: IFNAR−/− BALB/c mice with intraperitoneal injection. Background screening: Between IFNAR−/− (BALB/c, C57BL/6) and AG129 mice, IFNAR−/−BALB/c exhibited the most severe symptoms: (1) highest weight loss and clinical scores; (2) peak viremia (5.44 log10 RNA copies/mL, day 4); (3) significant organ damage (liver/brain ...
Dan Liao +9 more
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Susan Merrill Clinical Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy travels to South Africa [PDF]
, 2014 I appreciate the support of a Center for International Education travel grant that helped me return to East London, in the Eastern Cape of South Africa in February 2014. This was my fourth trip to South Africa since 2011.
Merrill, Susan
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Differences in cynomolgus macaque populations used for infectious disease research
Animal Models and Experimental Medicine, EarlyView.Cynomolgus macaques, a species of Old World primate native to southeastern and eastern Asia and the island of Mauritius, are one of the most important nonhuman primate models for infectious disease. Research into the population genetics of cynomolgus macaques has found significant differences between macaques native to different areas, particularly ...
Darcy Quist +4 more
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