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BMC Women's Health, 2023 Background Nigeria has one of the highest maternal mortality ratios (MMR) globally with an MMR of 512 (per 100,000 live births) and the proportion of maternal deaths due to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is increasing. While evidence shows that many of
Imo Etuk +14 more
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Human Capital and Regional Development * [PDF]
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2012 AbstractWe investigate the determinants of regional development using a newly constructed database of 1,569 subnational regions from 110 countries covering 74% of the world’s surface and 97% of its GDP. We combine the cross-regional analysis of geographic, institutional, cultural, and human capital determinants of regional development with an ...
Gennaioli, Nicola +3 more
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The Role of Neuroinflammation in Post-traumatic Epilepsy
Frontiers in Neurology, 2021 Post-traumatic epilepsy (PTE) is one of the consequences after traumatic brain injury (TBI), which increases the morbidity and mortality of survivors.
Lei Sun +16 more
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Human Capital and Climate Change
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2023 Abstract Addressing climate change requires individual behavior change and voter support for proclimate policies, yet surprisingly little is known about how to achieve these outcomes. In this paper, we estimate causal effects of additional education on pro-climate outcomes using new compulsory schooling law data across 20 European ...
Angrist, Noam +3 more
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Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein Astrocytopathy Based on a Two‐Center Chinese Cohort Study
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Glial fibrillary acidic protein astrocytopathy (GFAP‐A) is a recently defined nosological form belonging to the class of autoimmune inflammatory disorders affecting the central nervous system (CNS). Here, we report the clinical and MRI characteristics, treatment, and prognosis of a GFAP‐A cohort from two centers in China.
Ti Wu +13 more
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Productivity and the Density of Human Capital [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2011 ABSTRACT We estimate a model of urban productivity in which the agglomeration effect of density is enhanced by a metropolitan area's stock of human capital. Estimation accounts for potential biases due to the endogeneity of density and industrial composition effects. Using new information on output per worker for U.S.
Abel, Jaison R. +2 more
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Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective Patients with knee osteoarthritis rely on symptomatic treatments, in which up to 75% of the pain reduction can be attributed to the placebo effect. This effect may vary based on treatment type (eg, biologics vs nonbiologic injection) and route of administration (eg, intra‐articular vs topical vs oral).
Johanna M. Borst +5 more
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African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, 2021 Background: Knowledge of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is unfolding. Insights from patient features in different environments are therefore vital to understanding the disease and improving outcomes.
Isaac O. Akerele +8 more
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The Human Capital Peace Dividend [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2019 While the literature has documented negative effects of conflict on educational outcomes, there is little evidence on the effect of conflict termination. We show how the permanent ceasefire declared by FARC’s insurgency during peace negotiations with the Colombian government caused a differential improvement on several educational outcomes in the areas
Mounu Prem, Juan F. Vargas, Olga Namen
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Advanced Biology, EarlyView.In this study, a new type of bioactive glass fiber ‐based composite magnesium phosphate bone cement is prepared and verified that its mechanical strength and biological properties. In addition, the cement may have played a biologically active role in the Notch and HIF signaling pathways.
Yuzheng Lu +12 more
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