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Development of a territory-wide household-based composite index for measuring relative distribution of households by economic status in individual small areas throughout Hong Kong

open access: yesBMC Public Health
Background Many countries have developed their country/nation-wide multidimensional area-based index on deprivation or socioeconomic status for resource allocation, service planning and research.
Eva L.H. Tsui   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

DNA methylation and expression of MAPRE3 affect overall survival of early‐stage non‐small cell lung cancer patients

open access: yesMolecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Both cg12821679MAPRE3 methylation and MAPRE3 expression are significantly associated with overall survival (OS) of non‐small cell lung cancer. Meanwhile, MAPRE3 expression significantly modified the effect of smoking cessation on OS. Smoking cessation benefits OS merely for patients with high MAPRE3 expression.
Chao Chen   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Optimal Income Taxation with Uncertain Earnings: A Synthesis [PDF]

open access: yes
We study optimal nonlinear income taxation when earnings can differ because of both ability and luck, so the income tax has both a redistributive role and an insurance role. A substantial literature on optimal redistribution in the absence of uncertainty
Motohiro Sato, Robin Boadway
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Growth and inequality examined by integrating the Walrasian general equilibrium and neoclassical growth theories [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This paper builds a heterogeneous-households growth model of a small open economy with fixed resource (land) by integrating the Walrasian general equilibrium and neoclassical growth theories. The production side consists of two sectors.
Zhang, Wei-Bin
core   +1 more source

How Do Livelihood Assets Affect Subjective Well-Being Under Different Livelihood Strategies? Evidence from Tibetan Rural Households in China

open access: yesAgriculture
Evaluating rural households’ subjective well-being (SWB) and identifying its determinants is crucial for rural sustainable development. This study takes Diqing Prefecture in the Tibetan region of China as a case, aiming to address two key research ...
Di Lei   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Homeownership: Low Household Mobility, Volatile Housing Prices, High Income Dispersion [PDF]

open access: yes
We develop a dynamic stochastic equilibrium model of two locations within a city where heterogeneous households make joint location and tenure mode decisions.
Francois Ortalo-Magne, Sven Rady
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Emerging strategies to target metastasis and therapy resistance in melanoma

open access: yesMolecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Emerging studies propose new approaches to interfere with melanoma progression. In recognition of melanoma awareness month, at Molecular Oncology, we highlight recently published research articles, focusing on novel therapeutic targets driving metastatic spread and outlining different strategies to overcome resistance to BRAF inhibitors and anti‐PD‐1 ...
Amel Aziba
wiley   +1 more source

Global Climate Change and the Resurgence of Tropical Disease: An Economic Approach [PDF]

open access: yes
We study the impact of global climate change on the prevalence of tropical diseases using a heterogeneous agent dynamic general equilibrium model. In our framework, households can take actions (e.g., purchasing bednets or other goods) that provide ...
Gollin, Douglas, Zimmermann, Christian
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PARP inhibitors induce a senescence phenotype in non‐small cell lung carcinoma cell lines

open access: yesFEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Talazoparib is the most potent inducer of senescence among different PARP1 inhibitors in human NSCLC cells. In the absence of PARP, no senescence phenotype was observed, demonstrating that PARP1 is necessary for the induction of senescence by this inhibitor.
Camille Huart   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Some Child Cost Estimates for South Africa [PDF]

open access: yes
The heterogeneous demographic composition of South African households means that the way that household income or expenditure is converted into an individual-level welfare measure is likely to matter.
Alex Sienaert
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