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Does Globalization Hurt the Poor?

open access: yes, 2002
Agenor attempts to examine analytically and empirically the extent to which globalization affects the poor in low- and middle-income countries. He begins with a description of various channels through which trade
Pierre-Richard Agénor   +1 more
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Forecasting the Dialysis Burden in Japan: Validation‐Based Projections of Prevalence and Incidence Through 2050

open access: yesTherapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Japan has one of the highest dialysis prevalence rates worldwide and a shrinking, aging population. Whether dialysis burden has entered a sustained post‐peak phase or whether recent declines partly reflect pandemic‐related disruptions remains uncertain.
Hatice Şahin   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Borders in Globalization: Project update 2012-2015 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
BIG was launched in the summer of 2013. The last 24 months have been very intense for all involved in the research program. We moved quickly onto establishing our Advisory Boards and focused in particular on getting feedback on our research assumptions ...
Borders in Globalization
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Pràctiques artístiques, contextos discursius i humanitats mediambientals en l'època de l'antropocè

open access: yesArtnodes, 2015
La hipòtesi de l'antropocè assenyala l'activitat humana, sobretot l'esfera social, política i econòmica, com la nova força biogeofísica l'impacte de la qual permet a la comunitat científica parlar d'una nova època dins l'escala temporal geològica ...
Christian Alonso
doaj   +1 more source

DIALECTICS OF GLOBAL PROCESSES. GLOBALIZATION, GLOBAL PROBLEMS AND GLOBALISM

open access: yesGalaxy International Interdisciplinary Research Journal, 2022
Ushbu maqolada globallashuv va uning turli tomonlari, dunyoning so‘nggi yuz yillik ichida yuz bergan integratsiyalashuvining qay darajada ekanligi, yangi davrning tahdidlariga munosib javob berish uchun zarur bo‘lgan amaliy siyosiy ishlarning istiqbollari yoritib berilgan.
openaire   +1 more source

Global challenges and globalization of bioethics [PDF]

open access: yesCroatian Medical Journal, 2013
This article analyzes problems and implications for man and nature connected with the formation of a new architecture of science, based on the convergence of nanotechnology, biotechnology, information technology, and cognitive science (NBIC). It also describes evolution and genesis of bioethics, a scientific discipline and social practice with a ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Association Between Individualized Education for Kidney Replacement Therapy Modality Selection and Peritoneal Dialysis Initiation: A Cross‐Sectional Study

open access: yesTherapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is an established home‐based kidney replacement therapy (KRT), but its uptake remains low in Japan. We evaluated whether individualized education in a dedicated outpatient clinic was associated with the initiation of PD.
Yasuko Ito   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Differential expression of osteoblast-like cells on self-organized titanium dioxide nanotubes

open access: yesJournal of Dental Sciences
Background/purpose: Titanium dioxide nanotube (TNT) structures have been shown to enhance the early osseointegration of dental implants. Nevertheless, the optimal nanotube diameter for promoting osteogenesis remains unclear due to variations in cell ...
Aobo Ma   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hunger and Obesity as Symptoms of Non-Sustainable Food Systems and Malnutrition

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2019
Among the great challenges the world faces are how to ensure food security for its growing population—projected to rise to around 10 billion by 2050—so it can meet their nutritional needs for a healthy life.
Gerald Steiner   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessing mortgage default risk in full-recourse economies, with an application to the case of Chile

open access: yesLatin American Journal of Central Banking, 2020
This paper is aimed at finding individual and systemic determinants of housing default in a full-recourse economy. We propose an empirical strategy that accounts for rare events and choice-based sampling bias and estimates the contribution of ...
Diego Avanzini   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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