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Ethnic Inequality [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Political Economy, 2012
This study explores the consequences and origins of between-ethnicity economic inequality across countries. First, combining satellite images of nighttime luminosity with the historical homelands of ethnolinguistic groups we construct measures of ethnic inequality for a large sample of countries.
Alesina, Alberto   +2 more
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The Africans in America study demonstrates that subclinical cardiovascular risk differs by etiology of abnormal glucose tolerance

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2022
Abnormal-glucose tolerance (Abnl-GT) is due to an imbalance between β-cell function and insulin resistance (IR) and is a major risk factor in cardiovascular disease (CVD). In sub-Saharan Africa, β-cell failure is emerging as an important cause of Abnl-GT
Annemarie Wentzel   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Metabolic characteristics of Africans with normal glucose tolerance and elevated 1-hour glucose: insight from the Africans in America study

open access: yesBMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care, 2020
IntroductionRisk of insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, diabetes and cardiac death is increased in Asians and Europeans with normal glucose tolerance (NGT) and 1-hour glucose ≥8.6 mmol/L.
Sara M Briker   +9 more
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Freedom of Religion and the Accommodation of Religious Diversity: Multiculturalising Secularism

open access: yesReligions, 2021
The classical liberal concern for freedom of religion today intersects with concerns of equality and respect for minorities, of what might be loosely termed ‘multiculturalism’.
Tariq Modood, Thomas Sealy
doaj   +1 more source

Who Undermines the Welfare State? Austerity-Dogmatism and the U-Turn in Swedish Asylum Policy

open access: yesSocial Inclusion, 2018
Within the EU, the so-called “refugee crisis” has been predominantly dealt with as an ill-timed and untenable financial burden. Since the 2007–08 financial crisis, the overarching objective of policy initiatives by EU-governments has been to keep public ...
Simone Scarpa, Carl-Ulrik Schierup
doaj   +1 more source

Diversity competence training for health professionals in Europe: a modified delphi study investigating relevant content for short or online courses

open access: yesBMC Medical Education, 2023
Background Diversity is a reality in our societies, requiring health professionals to adapt to the unique needs of all patients, including migrants and ethnic minorities.
Janne Sorensen   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Gender Differences in Vulnerability to Socioeconomic Status on Self-Rated Health in 15 Countries [PDF]

open access: yesWomen’s Health Bulletin, 2017
Objectives: This study compared 15 countries for multiplicative effects of gender by education and by income on self-rated health of individuals with chronic medical conditions.
Maryam Moghani Lankarani   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparison of Two Massively Parallel Sequencing Platforms using 83 Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms for Human Identification

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2017
The potential of Massively Parallel Sequencing (MPS) technology to vastly expand the capabilities of human identification led to the emergence of different MPS platforms that use forensically relevant genetic markers.
Dame Loveliness T. Apaga   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Refugee children’s mental health and development - A public health problem in Europe

open access: yesTorture, 2022
Knowledge about refugee children’s mental health has developed considerably during the last 30 years. From believing that children’s reactions largely depend on their parents, it has become clear that children are influenced both by their own experiences,
Edith Montgomery
doaj   +1 more source

Tactics employed by healthcare providers in Denmark to determine the vaccination needs of asylum-seeking children: a qualitative study

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2018
Background Many asylum-seekers to Denmark come from war-torn countries where conflict and insufficient health care infrastructures disrupt vaccine programmes and result in very few children and their families presenting documentation of vaccinations on ...
Cathrine S. Nakken   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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