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Institutional Diversity in Banking and Economic Complexity
ABSTRACT In this paper, we test whether institutional diversity in banking systems is beneficial to economic complexity, using data for Italian provinces in the period 1998–2017. We compute different indexes that consider diversity from an ownership, institutional, business model and competition point of view and find that higher diversity has a ...
Beniamino Pisicoli
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Health system financing paradigm in the state of São Paulo: a regional analysis
OBJECTIVE To analyze the allocation of financial resources in the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS) in the state of São Paulo by level of care, health region, source of funds and level of government.
Adilson Soares
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The impact of universal National Health Insurance on population health: the experience of Taiwan. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Taiwan established a system of universal National Health Insurance (NHI) in March, 1995. Today, the NHI covers more than 98% of Taiwan's population and enrollees enjoy almost free access to healthcare with small co-payment by most clinics and
Yi-Wen Tsai +14 more
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A Two‐Step Procedure for Generating Domestic and Asymmetric Trade Costs When Data Are Scarce
ABSTRACT The practice of domestic trade cost measurement faces several challenges related to data quality, methodology and theory; but the major issue is that of data scarcity. Due to these facts, both domestic and asymmetric trade costs have been ignored despite being a feature of modern trade models.
Arman Mazhikeyev
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Age-based rationing of health care. [PDF]
The U.S. has focused attention on the rising costs of health care coincident with the increasing age of the population. Arguments have been made to overtly ration care to older persons; however, general acceptance of the need to ration scarce resources ...
Blanchette, P L
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Abstract Background Periodontitis has been associated with other systemic inflammatory diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, and rheumatoid arthritis; through the translocation of oral bacteria and local inflammatory mediators systemically.
Hadeel Mohammed Abbood +3 more
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ABSTRACT Background: Grass–clover and silage maize are key for dairy feed production and frequently occur within the same crop rotations. Fertilizer management in grass–clover may leave residual effects that influence both environmental outcomes and the performance of subsequent maize crops.
Henrik Thers +3 more
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Intra‐Plant Nitrogen Isotope Fractionation in Maize
ABSTRACT Background and aim The natural abundance of nitrogen isotopes (δ15N) provides a powerful integrative tracer of nitrogen uptake and assimilation in plants, yet the internal partitioning of δ15N among plant tissues remains insufficiently understood.
Priscillia Semaoune +4 more
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The need for health economic model guidelines in South Africa
There are currently no guidelines in South Africa for effective decision making towards improving the health status of the population and ensuring fair and equitable resource allocation.
Chantel Siriram, Roseanne Harris
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