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A conceptual framework for revealing rare bacterial species in the gut microbiome through guided data transformation: Beyond enterotypes

open access: yesMethods in Ecology and Evolution, EarlyView.
Abstract The gut microbiota is increasingly recognized as a rich source of biological data that offers critical information on host health, including information on pathological conditions such as cancer, diabetes and other metabolic disorders. Inferring host health from gut bacterial composition using statistical analytical methods remains a challenge.
David Martin   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Socioeconomic Factors and Mortality in Selected Countries Using the Generalized Method of Moment (GMM)

open access: yesمجله اپیدمیولوژی ایران, 2014
Background & Objectives : In recent years, the World Health Organization has paid more attention to the relationship between health and social conditions as determining the factors affecting people's health in the society.
A Souresrafil, M Hadian, H Ghaderi
doaj  

Inequality and the accounting period [PDF]

open access: yes
Income inequality typically declines with the length of time taken into account for measurement. This note derives an exact analytical relationship between the accounting period and inequality as measured by the Gini index.
Quentin Wodon, Shlomo Yitzhaki
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Nonclassical Measurement Error in Farmland Markets with Implications for Ricardian Analysis

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Nonclassical measurement error threatens the validity of empirical economic models. We examine the extent to which land value measures that are commonly used in studies of the US farmland market are subject to nonclassical measurement error. We consider differences in county‐level land values from two popular data sources: (1) self‐reported ...
Daniel P. Bigelow, Margaret Jodlowski
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing Economic Inequality Through the Lorenz Curve in Central and Eastern European Countries [PDF]

open access: yesOvidius University Annals: Economic Sciences Series
This study analyses economic inequality in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) using tools such as the Lorenz Curve and the Gini coefficient. Originating in 1905, the Lorenz Curve, conceptualized by Max O.
Maria Simona Ene
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Xs we share: Context similarity, culture, and the diffusion of populism

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Do populist ideas travel across borders? Anecdotal evidence suggests as much, yet so far we lack a systematic assessment of whether diffusion takes place, and if so under which conditions. We argue that context similarity enables the diffusion of populism among parties as it eases the adaption of populist framing of perceived grievances into ...
Nina Wiesehomeier   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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