Results 171 to 180 of about 970,148 (271)

Toward a Politics of (In)Fertility: Reproductive Debility in Africa

open access: yesAmerican Anthropologist, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sub‐Saharan Africa has some of the highest estimated rates of infertility or involuntary childlessness in the world, leading epidemiologists to refer to parts of the region as the “infertility belt.” The medicalization of infertility and the situating of assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) as the treatment for infertility have siphoned ...
Tessa Moll
wiley   +1 more source

Participation in extracurricular activities predicts academic growth and mediates socioeconomic inequalities in primary school

open access: yesBritish Journal of Educational Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Inequalities in achievement related to family socioeconomic status (SES) emerge early and often widen during out‐of‐school periods, partly due to disparities in access to educational resources such as extracurricular activities (ECA).
Lys‐Andréa Brunet   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

[Senegalese experience with volumetric modulated arc therapy in the treatment of locally advanced rectal adenocarcinoma: a retrospective study of 59 cases]. [PDF]

open access: yesPan Afr Med J
Ka K   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Working on the Etude

open access: yes
What exactly is an etude? How is it different from exercise? In many cases, etudes and exercises are interpreted in the same "pattern". It raises the question of what is the use of using the concepts of rehearsal and etude separately. For example, in the
Abdullayev, S. (S)
core  

The effects of environmental regulations on performance of firms with heterogeneous resilience

open access: yesCanadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, EarlyView.
Abstract This study explores the impacts of environmental regulations on performance of heterogeneous firms through both theoretical modelling and empirical analysis. It further examines the role of firm resilience in moderating these impacts. We develop a dynamic general equilibrium model predicting that a stricter environmental regulation increases ...
Liang Chen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Canada's Ethics Commissioner and the Watchdog Model of Ethics Enforcement

open access: yesCanadian Public Administration, EarlyView.
Abstract Despite notable progress, the OECD recently noted that conflict of interest regulation still suffers from poor implementation and how to ensure effective enforcement of ethics rules remains an important challenge. One popular but under‐examined approach is to rely on an ethics watchdog: an independent agency with few powers that can ...
Luc Juillet
wiley   +1 more source

Analyzing Regional Cooperation in Southwest Saskatchewan through Partnerships among Eastend, White Valley, and Arlington Municipalities

open access: yesCanadian Public Administration, EarlyView.
Abstract This case study examines regional cooperation between the Town of Eastend and the Rural Municipalities of White Valley and Arlington in southwest Saskatchewan. It explores how these municipalities overcome institutional inertia to deliver essential services and sustain community viability.
Jean‐Marc Nadeau, Roxanne Korpan
wiley   +1 more source

Home - About - Disclaimer - Privacy