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Gender Differences in Multidimensional Poverty in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries

Journal of International Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite the growing demand for gender‐disaggregated statistics on poverty, there is hardly any cross‐country evidence of gender disparities in poverty. The paper contributes to filling this gap, by using two novel individual‐level indices of multidimensional poverty.
Francesco Burchi, Daniele Malerba
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“Cycles upon cycles, stories upon stories” : contemporary audio media and podcast horror’s new frights [PDF]

, 2017
During the last ten years the ever-fertile horror and Gothic genres have birthed a new type of fright-fiction: podcast horror. Podcast horror is a narrative horror form based in audio media and the properties of sound.
A Crisell, D Hancock, D Saglia, E Eisenberg, F Botting, I Van Elferen, J Bolter, J Briggs, J LeDoux, J Pitt, J Sconce, J Sterne, KJ Donnelly, M Bull, M Hannan, M Lombardo, N Verma, R Coyle, R Coyle, RJ Hand, RJ Hand, RJ Hand, S Chaplin, S Levy, S Magee, T Adorno, TM Sipos, W Whittington, XA Reyes   +28 more
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Characteristics of Intense Multi‐Day Wet Spells Over West Africa

International Journal of Climatology, EarlyView.
The study reveals a significant increase in intense wet spells, particularly in KASS‐D, emphasising the value of dense rain‐gauge networks. Larger‐sized events have grown, while smaller ones declined, boosting 3‐day and 5‐day wet spells' contribution to annual rainfall, with the Guinea Coast showing the highest increase and the Sahel the lowest ...
Oluwaseun. W. Ilori, Marlon Maranan, Andreas H. Fink, Zachariah D. Adeyewa   +3 more
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Polynomial and linearized normal forms for almost periodic differential systems [PDF]

, 2015
Agraïments: The first author is partially supported by NSFC key program of China (no. 11231001). The MINECO/FEDER grant UNAB13-4E-1604. And the third is supported by NSFC for Young Scientists of China (no.
Li, Weigu, Llibre, Jaume, Wu, Hao
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Predicting externalizing symptom trajectories in U.S. National Guard recruits: The role of adverse childhood experiences

Journal of Traumatic Stress, EarlyView.
Abstract Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are strongly associated with increased risk of externalizing problems. Despite their prevalence in military populations, limited research links ACEs to longitudinal externalizing problem trajectories during military service transition.
Ali F. Sloan, Tristan Bron, Craig A. Marquardt, Seth G. Disner, Siamak Noorbaloochi, Melissa A. Polusny, Jonathan D. Schaefer   +6 more
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The majority of elite and professional athletes return to the preinjury level of activity after ACL reconstruction: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose To compare return to play (RTP), time to RTP, level of RTP, and anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) graft failure among elite and professional athletes from different sports after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). Methods The PubMed, Embase and Cochrane Library databases were searched to identify potentially relevant ...
Riccardo D'Ambrosi, Andrea Marchetti, Luca Farinelli, Amit Meena, Piero Franco, Luca Maria Sconfienza, Riccardo Cristiani, Elmar Herbst, Christoph Kittl, Mirco Herbort, Elisabeth Abermann, Christian Fink   +11 more
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Creating Social Change in and Through Intercollegiate Sport [PDF]

, 2015
The purpose of this paper is to introduce the work included in the special issue: Creating Social Change in and Through Intercollegiate Sport. In doing so, the author develops a multilevel conceptual model, demonstrating how the research included in the ...
Melton, E. Nicole
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Brokering Localization: Country‐Based Pooled Funds in Humanitarian Assistance

Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article analyzes Country‐Based Pooled Funds (CBPFs) to identify types of brokerage models and their effects on localization. CBPFs are intermediaries in the aid chain connecting donors to implementers such as the United Nations, international non‐governmental organizations (INGOs) and national NGOs (NNGOs). This paper analyzes four of the
Maryam Zarnegar Deloffre
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Textbook journalism? Objectivity, education and the professionalization of sports reporting [PDF]

, 2017
In this article, we present an analysis of recent handbooks, field guides and other educative texts on sports journalism. Authored mostly by current and former journalists turned university educators, these books signal the professionalization of sports ...
Weedon, G, Wilson, B
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Controlling banana bunchy top disease in Benin: Crop protection strategies with socio‐economic perspectives

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Banana and plantain are vital for food security and income in West Africa, yet banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) threatens production. This study combined remote sensing, field surveys, modelling and socio‐economic analysis to assess BBTV spread and control strategies in Benin.
Renata Retkute, Martine Zandjanakou‐Tachin, Bonaventure Aman Omondi, Ulrich Roland Agoi, Yaovi Marc Vodounou, Hermine Akofodji, Evrard Akpla, Laurence Dossou, Emiline Médénou, Alban Etchiha, Alphonse Attadéou, P. Lava Kumar, John E. Thomas, Christopher A. Gilligan   +13 more
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