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The Effects of Inequality on the Substitution of Essential Goods for Tobacco Smoking in South Africa

open access: yesEconomies, 2023
Tobacco consumption contributes to a substantial amount of household expenditures, which might lead to decreased spending on other essentials. This study examines household head tobacco expenditures in various inequality settings.
Nomusa Yolanda Nkomo   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Butyrate Improves Insulin Sensitivity and Increases Energy Expenditure in Mice

open access: yesDiabetes, 2009
OBJECTIVE We examined the role of butyric acid, a short-chain fatty acid formed by fermentation in the large intestine, in the regulation of insulin sensitivity in mice fed a high-fat diet.
Zhanguo Gao   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

BRICs Nations Growing Impact on the Global Health Sector

open access: yesVestnik MGIMO-Universiteta, 2019
The most notable feature of the past five centuries of global economic history dating back from Colonial Age until the present accelerated globalization is the persistence of «North–South» division between the global rich and poor.
M. B. Jakovljevic   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Experience of Learning the Marketability in the USSR [PDF]

open access: yesПространственная экономика, 2012
The article considers the problems of assessing the market capacity in terms of commodity-monetary economy. The author determined peculiarities of studying the capacity of rural and urban markets within select areas.
Sergey Sergeevich Zack
doaj   +1 more source

Required treatment expenditures for Hepatitis C virus infection and advantage in the reduction of hepatocellular carcinoma incidence: Analysis of possible options in an endemic area

open access: yesIndian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology, 2019
Background: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a known underlying factor contributing to hepatocellular carcinogenesis. The use of direct-acting antiviral (DAA) medication is a form of clinical management for controlling HCV infection and reducing the ...
Beuy Joob, Viroj Wiwanitkit
doaj   +1 more source

Analysis of electrical injury in a Level I southern Taiwan trauma center

open access: yesFormosan Journal of Surgery, 2018
Background: Electrical injuries are potentially devastating in many ways. This study aimed to profile the epidemiologic characteristics and outcome of these patients in a Level I trauma center in Southern Taiwan. Methods: A retrospective review of 34 (1.
Rowena Sudario-Lumague   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Public Expenditure and Economic Growth in Nigeria

open access: yesJournal of Accounting and Financial Management
This study investigated the relationship between public expenditure and economic growth in Nigeria within 1999 and 2021 fiscal years. Capital expenditure proxied the predictor variable; public expenditure.
E. E
semanticscholar   +1 more source

PGC-1alpha, SIRT1 and AMPK, an energy sensing network that controls energy expenditure

open access: yesCurrent Opinion in Lipidology, 2009
Purpose of review Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator-1-α (PGC-1α) has been extensively described as a master regulator of mitochondrial biogenesis.
C. Cantó, J. Auwerx
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Internal determinants of bank deposit flows under different market conditions in Ghana [PDF]

open access: yesBanks and Bank Systems
This study analyzes the effect of internal factors of bank performance on deposit flows, considering the changes in the stock market conditions in Ghana.
Mulatu Fekadu Zerihun
doaj   +1 more source

Transforming public services

open access: yesAdministration
The public service works to provide frontline and vital services to meet the needs of the people of Ireland. Working on behalf of the government in a diverse range of organisations, public servants play an established role in the economic and social life
Moloney David   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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