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Towards a Multidimensional Poverty Index for Germany [PDF]

, 2015
This paper compiles a multidimensional poverty index for Germany. Drawing on the capability approach as conceptual framework, I apply the Alkire-Foster method using German data.
Suppa, Nicolai
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The Study of Poverty among Iran\'s Urban Households in Five Economic Development Plans: 1989-2015 [PDF]

پژوهشهای اقتصادی, 2018
Poverty reduction and households’ welfare growth have become major issues in economic development in the recent years, so that poverty alleviation and individual’s welfare improvement are necessary conditions for economic growth.
mohammad mowlaei, Zohreh Rahimirad
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Przeciwdziałanie ubóstwu dzieci i młodzieży w Unii Europejskiej. Między planowaniem a działaniem

Problemy Wczesnej Edukacji, 2018
The aim of the article is to examine whether the member states of the European Union guarantee children in poverty the right to specific means of equal opportunities as guaranteed by the European pillar of social rights.
Katarzyna Białobrzeska
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Poverty Intervention in Relation to the Older Population in a Time of Economic Crisis: The Portuguese Case

Research on Ageing and Social Policy, 2014
In times of economic crisis, the distribution and impact of its effects vary greatly among social groups, due to the different level of exposure and availability of resources.
Inês Gomes, Maria Irene Carvalho, Isabella Paoletti   +2 more
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Fighting Inequality to Beat Poverty: The role of UK international development

, 2019
UK international development actors – from government to private sector and NGOs – can play a key role in fighting extreme economic inequality to beat poverty in developing countries.
Mariotti, Chiara, Spoors, Claire
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Challenges of Poverty: Parents' voices [PDF]

, 2017
The Child Poverty Action Group Early Warning System (EWS) gathers information and case studies about the impact of welfare reform on children and families across Scotland.  This EWS short report is published as part of Challenge Poverty Week 2017 to
Treanor, Morag, Duncan, Jenny, Treanor, Morag C   +2 more
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Bridging the Loneliness Gap: Depression, Connectivity, and Isolation in Pediatric Oncology Patients and Their Peers

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Loneliness is associated with adverse physical and mental health outcomes and remains understudied in children and adolescents undergoing cancer therapy. Pediatric oncology patients may be at increased risk due to medical isolation and disruption of social networks.
Charlotte N. Stahlfeld, Scott H. Maurer, Michelle D. Watkinson, John Nury, Elise Barberis, Molly C. Mack   +5 more
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Fighting Poverty in Four Rural Healthy Communities in Quebec

Journal of Rural and Community Development, 2021
In 1984, in Toronto, the Healthy Cities idea was coined, soon adopted by the World Health Organization to launch, in 1986, a major international initiative. Since then, over 10, 000 municipalities worldwide have jumped in, including small rural villages,
Lucie Gelineau, Sophie Dupéré, Lorraine Gaudreau, Marie-Hélène Deshaies, Marc-André Bonneau Bonneau, Élise Landry, Nadine Maltais, Paule Simard   +7 more
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Social Functioning Within the First Years After Pediatric Brain Tumor Diagnosis and the Relationship With Family Psychosocial Risk

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Survivors of pediatric brain tumors (PBTs) can experience long‐term social difficulties, impacting quality of life. Beyond medical and environmental factors, family psychosocial risk may play a role in social outcomes by shaping the caregiving environment and may provide intervention options.
Renske H. Houben, Marisa H. Huisman, Martha A. Grootenhuis, Femke K. Aarsen, Marita Partanen   +4 more
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Pediatric Idiopathic Multicentric Castleman Disease Is Often Severe But Responsive to Siltuximab

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease (iMCD) is a potentially fatal immunologic disorder marked by widespread lymphadenopathy and inflammation. Siltuximab, an interleukin‐6 (IL‐6) inhibitor, is the only FDA‐approved treatment for adult patients with iMCD.
Bridget Austin, Sheila K. Pierson, Kelley C. Dacus, Mateo Sarmiento Bustamante, Saishravan Shyamsundar, Larissa Borys, Kayla McHugh, Abiola Irvine, Yoojin Jo, Adam Bagg, Mary Jo Lechowicz, Daisy Alapat, Amy Chadburn, Megan S. Lim, Gordan Srkalovic, Frits van Rhee, David C. Fajgenbaum, Joshua D. Brandstadter   +17 more
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