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Misperception of Body Weight After Childhood Cancer
ABSTRACT Background Misperception of body weight can negatively impact the weight management efforts of childhood cancer survivors (CCSs). Both being overweight or underweight are associated with chronic health conditions commonly observed in CCS; therefore, accurate weight perception is critical for reducing long‐term health risks.
Fabiën N. Belle +8 more
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On the economic performance of nascent entrepreneurs [PDF]
Abstract This paper assesses the R&D performance of nascent and established technology-based small firms that receive a Phase II R&D award from the U.S. Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. Our empirical analysis is based on a two-stage selection probit model, which is used to estimate the probability of commercialization conditional on
Gicheva, Dora, Link, Albert
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Farmer groups and inorganic fertiliser use among smallholders in rural South Africa
Smallholder farmers in developing countries are characterised by low uptake of improved farm inputs and weak links to markets. Among other reasons, the high transaction costs that these smallholder farmers incur, as a result of their location in remote ...
Sikhulumile Sinyolo, Maxwell Mudhara
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ABSTRACT Background Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) is one of the most treatable forms of paediatric cancer; however, there is a substantial burden of treatment‐related toxicities (TRTs). In addition, the long‐term changes in children's health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) due to toxic treatments are not well understood.
Clare Ghows +19 more
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ABSTRACT Background Germ cell tumors (GCTs) often arise in the ovaries and testes (extracranial) but can also develop in the brain (intracranial). We examined the relationship of individual, family, and community‐level socioeconomic status (SES) with stage of disease at diagnosis in a cohort of pediatric patients with GCT from Children's Oncology Group
Heydon K. Kaddas +7 more
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Economic complexity and economic performance
Economic complexity is relatively a new concept developed in recent years to provide a holistic measure of the production characteristics of countries. Economic complexity not only explains the countries' productive structures but also helps examine the income and growth differences across countries.
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Financial Stability and Economic Performance [PDF]
This paper aims at establishing the link between economic performance and financial stability in the European Union. We use the seminal framework – both in terms of variables and econometric method – of Beck and Levine (2004) to estimate this causal relationship, independently from but controlling for the level of financial depth.
Jérôme Creel +2 more
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Background Antenatal care (ANC) services are critical for maternal health but Nigeria performs poorly in ANC utilisation compared to other countries in sub-Saharan Africa.
Chijioke O. Nwosu, John E. Ataguba
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[Introduction] There is no study on the integration of the seawater pump-storage and offshore PV at present time in Guangdong Province. The basic conditions are available for the development of offshore PV and seawater pump-storage near sea shore while ...
Junhui ZHU
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ABSTRACT The International Paediatric Oncology Society Global Mapping Programme aims to collect data on global paediatric oncology services by continent, with Africa and Latin America completed. This study reports on the methodology and lessons learned for Oceania, a unique continent with resource disparity across countries, multiple small island ...
Trisha Soosay Raj +16 more
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