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Natural Resources and Political Patronage in Africa: An Ethnicity Level Analysis
ABSTRACT We investigate the effect of resource discoveries on ethnicity‐level political patronage in Africa using a large geospatial dataset of 254 ethnic groups in 15 countries over the period 1960–2004. We find that the first (or single first) resource discovery in a virgin ethnic homeland increases the share of cabinet posts of that ethnicity.
Sambit Bhattacharyya, Nemera Mamo
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Finding Stars: Mapping the Geography of the World's Scientific Elites
Short Abstract Scientific excellence is clustering ever more tightly in a few ‘superstar’ cities. Four—New York, Boston, London and the San Francisco Bay Area—now host 12% of the world's top scientists. In contrast, the Global South remains largely absent, with the notable exception of Beijing's dramatic rise.
Andrés Rodríguez‐Pose +2 more
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Objective To compare characteristics of rural veterans using VA brick and mortar (B&M), VA video‐to‐home telehealth (VA VTH), or VA community care network (CCN) for mental healthcare. Methods Rural VA patients that received at least 2 days of mental healthcare in fiscal year 2023 were classified as B&M, VA VTH, or CCN patients based on where they ...
Luke Rozema +3 more
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Background Mobile stroke units (MSUs) reduce time to intravenous thrombolysis in acute ischemic stroke. Whether this advantage exists in densely populated urban areas with many proximate hospitals is unclear.
Benjamin R. Kummer +17 more
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Off-line processing of ERS-1 synthetic aperture radar data with high precision and high throughput [PDF]
The first European remote sensing satellite ERS-1 will be launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) in 1989. The expected lifetime is two to three years.
Gredel, J. +3 more
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FOSSGIS 2023: Anwenderkonferenz für Freie und Open Source Software für Geoinformationssysteme, Open Data und OpenStreetMap, p ...
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Dollars for Drops: Abatement Cost of Water for Irrigation in the Colorado River Basin
ABSTRACT The Colorado River is a lifeline for more than 40 million people in the western United States. However, with climate change diminishing snowpacks in the Rocky Mountains and increasing demands from agriculture and urban areas, the river's flow has become insufficient to meet all the competing needs.
Shahin Bahrami +2 more
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First Conference on Disparities and Quality of Care [PDF]
Summarizes March 2005 discussions on the link between racial/ethnic disparities in health care and the quality of care. Key topics include making the case for action, increasing the patient-centeredness of care, measuring impact, and changing the ...
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Abstract INTRODUCTION Relationships between Alzheimer's disease neuropathology, residential neighborhood, and cognitive impairment remain incompletely understood. METHODS We examined whether residence within a disadvantaged neighborhood was associated with amyloid positron emission tomography (PET) positivity.
Charles C. Windon +22 more
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Individuals with internalizing conditions such as depression or anxiety are at risk of sleep difficulties. Social–ecological models of sleep health propose factors at the individual (e.g., mental health) and neighborhood (e.g., crime risk) levels that ...
Heide Klumpp +3 more
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