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Clinical Relevance and Diagnostic Utility of Standard Serum Biomarkers in Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease: A Single‐Center Observational Study From Bangladesh

open access: yesiLABMED, EarlyView.
This study evaluated conventional and emerging biochemical markers for assessing chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression in Bangladeshi patients elevated serum uric acid and parathyroid hormone levels, along with reduced eGFR, vitamin D, and albumin levels, were significantly associated with CKD, highlighting their potential as cost‐effective early ...
Fazlul Haque   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of Geography on Institutions in Agricultural and Nomadic Societies

open access: yesInternational Studies of Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT How geography affects the choice of institutions is studied in a theoretical model. In this model, nations are located around a circle. Rulers compete through choosing tax rates, the level of military spending, and the degree of formality of institutions. Geographic condition is captured by population density.
Haiwen Zhou
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluating Youth Participatory Action Research in the Americas: Comparative Insights on Empowerment, Methodologies, and Social Change

open access: yesJournal of Adolescence, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) positions adolescents as co‐researchers to investigate and address social issues affecting their lives. While YPAR has gained global prominence, comparative research examining how it is conceptualized and practiced across regional contexts remains limited.
John Diaz   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Constructive Memory in Truth‐Telling for Reconciliation

open access: yesJournal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Truth‐telling has, in diverse contexts, been conceptualised as a vehicle for achieving reconciliation following injustice. As a social and political phenomenon, it involves the communication of narratives grounded in episodic memory. Such narratives may fail to reproduce the details of past events and may even include details that were not ...
Alberto Guerrero‐Velázquez   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Longitudinal associations between play experiences and trajectories of preschoolers' mental health from April–July, 2020

open access: yesJCPP Advances, EarlyView.
Based on data collected monthly from April to July 2020, we found that time spent playing outside and with other children were associated with lower internalising problems across time in preschool‐aged children, whereas more time spent playing alone was associated with more severe internalising problems.
Helen F. Dodd   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

From Empire to Aid: Analysing Persistence of Colonial Legacies in Foreign Aid to Africa

open access: yesJournal of International Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT For decades now, Western development agencies and donors have been castigated for their colonial biases in providing aid to Africa. It is well established that donors provide considerably more foreign aid to their former colonies relative to other countries.
Swetha Ramachandran
wiley   +1 more source

FORMS OF POLITICAL PARTIES' PARTICIPATION IN ELECTION PROCESS IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

open access: yesRussian Journal of Economics and Law, 2011
The author views the main forms of political parties' participation in election process in the Russian Federation. Special attention is paid to such forms as candidate' registration, pre-election campaign, electors' funds formation, etc.
M. Serbin
doaj  

Vote Buying [PDF]

open access: yes
We examine the consequences of vote buying, assuming this practice were allowed and free of stigma. Two parties competing in a binary election may purchase votes in a sequential bidding game via up-front binding payments and/or campaign promises ...
Asher Wolinsky   +2 more
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Targeting online sales through last‐mile delivery platform integration

open access: yesJournal of Operations Management, Volume 71, Issue 2, Page 195-219, March 2025.
Abstract We analyze channel integration between a last‐mile delivery platform and a general merchandise retailer in two distinct stages: (1) platform delivery access (PDA), where the retailer continues to offer standard delivery through its own website but directs customers to the platform's website for new same‐day delivery; and (2) integrated ...
Kevin H. Park   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Policy Platforms, Campaign Spending and Voter Participation [PDF]

open access: yes
We model electoral competition between two parties in a winner-take-all election. Parties choose strategically first their platforms and then their campaign spending under aggregate uncertainty about voters' preferences.
Cesar Martinelli   +2 more
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