Results 1 to 10 of about 1,631,859 (371)
RIDDLE: Race and ethnicity Imputation from Disease history with Deep LEarning [PDF]
PLOS Computational Biology 14(4): e1006106 (2018), 2017 Anonymized electronic medical records are an increasingly popular source of research data. However, these datasets often lack race and ethnicity information. This creates problems for researchers modeling human disease, as race and ethnicity are powerful confounders for many health exposures and treatment outcomes; race and ethnicity are closely linked
Gao, Xin, Kim, Ji-Sung, Rzhetsky, Andrey
arxiv +4 more sources
Journal 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 Francesco +2 more
openaire +8 more sources
Scientific 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
Osteoporosis International, 2020 [Extract] In the case of osteoporosis and FRAX, the authors do not appear to have grasped the reality of fracture epidemiology and risk assessment. In this editorial, we set out the key messages from the epidemiology of fracture globally, key considerations in building risk assessment tools, the specific contribution of race/ethnicity and practical ...
Bess Dawson-Hughes +14 more
openaire +7 more sources
BMJ 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
doaj +1 more source
Freedom of Religion and the Accommodation of Religious Diversity: Multiculturalising Secularism
Religions, 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
BMC 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
Who Undermines the Welfare State? Austerity-Dogmatism and the U-Turn in Swedish Asylum Policy
Social 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
Gender Differences in Vulnerability to Socioeconomic Status on Self-Rated Health in 15 Countries [PDF]
Women’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
Historicizing the ‘ethnic’ in ethnic entrepreneurship: The case of the ethnic Chinese in Bangkok [PDF]
Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, 2013 This paper aims to come to a better understanding of the meaning of 'ethnic' in ethnic entrepreneurship for second- and third-generation ethnic Chinese entrepreneurs in Bangkok, Thailand. Research on ethnic Chinese entrepreneurship in Southeast Asia typically investigates the dominance, attributed to specific 'Chinese' cultural values and strong intra ...
Michiel Verver, Juliette Koning
openaire +4 more sources