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Distinct Systemic Sclerosis Phenotypes Related to Ethnicity: An Opportunity to Personalize Care?

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The objective is to describe and compare demographic, clinical, and serological characteristics of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) according to ethnic background. Methods Participants enrolled in the Canadian Scleroderma Research Group cohort who self‐identified to a single ethnicity group were included.
Danick Goulet, Camille Guertin, Maggie Larché, Isabelle Ferdinand, Marie Hudson, May Y. Choi, Mohammed Osman, Janet Pope, Carter Thorne, Murray Baron, Sasha Bernatsky, Sabrina Hoa   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Does the promotion and application of new energy vehicles contribute to the reduction of carbon intensity? A quasi-natural experiment analysis

Sustainable Futures
This study examines the impact of the promotion and application of new energy vehicles (PANEVs) policy on carbon intensity across 282 Chinese cities. Using this quasi-natural experiment, the results show that PANEVs significantly reduce carbon intensity ...
Shuai Wang, Jing Wang, Jiarong Cheng
doaj   +1 more source

Income Mobility [PDF]

, 2008
Income mobility means different things to different people. This chapter explains the six different mobility concepts used in the literature, reviews the various indices used in the mobility literature to measure these concepts, summarizes the difference the use of different mobility concepts and measures makes in practice, presents the axiomatic ...
openaire   +2 more sources

The Lupus Damage Index Revision Program: Results From the Item Generation and Reduction Phases

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective A data‐driven and expert/patient consensus‐based project to develop a revised Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC)/American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Damage Index (SDI) is under way supported by SLICC, ACR, and the Lupus Foundation of America. Our objective is to report the item generation and reduction phase results
Burak Kundakci, Megan R. W. Barber, Ann E. Clarke, Sindhu R. Johnson, Anselm Mak, Hermine I. Brunner, Murat Inanc, Rosalind Ramsey‐Goldman, Guillermo Ruiz‐Irastorza, Ellen M. Ginzler, John G. Hanly, Alexandra Legge, Cynthia Aranow, Laurent Arnaud, Nathalie Costedoat‐Chalumeau, Dafna D. Gladman, Søren Jacobsen, Michelle Petri, Clovis A. Silva, Évelyne Vinet, Alexandre E. Voskuyl, SDI Revision Literature Review Groups, SDI Revision Delphi Panel, SDI Revision Item Reduction Committee, SDI Revision Clinical Domain Groups, Ian N. Bruce   +25 more
wiley   +1 more source

Is Income Inequality Endogenous In Regional Growth?

, 2012
This study focuses on testing the relationship between income inequality and economic growth within counties in the United States, and the channels through which the effects of a relationship are observed. Based on a system of equations estimation, the
Gebremedhin, Tesfa G., Jackson, Randall W., Hailu, Yohannes G., Kahsai, Mulugeta S.   +3 more
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Determinants of Body Mass Index in Early Systemic Sclerosis: Implications for Nutritional Risk Stratification

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Gastrointestinal (GI) involvement can lead to malnutrition in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). Body mass index (BMI) remains the most widely used marker to screen nutritional status. We aimed to identify predictors of lower BMI in patients with SSc. Methods Patients with SSc from a prospective US cohort meeting 2013 American College of
Ali Y. Ayla, Meng Zhang, Bingrui Chen, Claudia Pedroza, Brian Skaug, Maureen Mayes, Michael Hughes, Shervin Assassi, Zsuzsanna H. McMahan   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Trends in Regional Inequalities in Pakistan: Evidence Since 1998

Lahore Journal of Economics
Periodic research and documentation of the extent and nature of inter-regional and intra-regional inequalities is a pre-requisite for formulating cost effective interventions for the promotion of spatially balanced and sustainable development.
Sajjad Akhtar
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The Widening Income Dispersion in Hong Kong: 1986-2006

, 2011
This article analyzes the changes in income dispersion in Hong Kong during the period 1986-2006. The decile ratios indicate that while the income dispersion of the upper income class has widened substantially, the income dispersion of the lower income ...
Lui, Hon-Kwong
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Caregiver Perspectives on the Burden of Disease and Treatment in Uncontrolled Gout

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Uncontrolled gout (UG) refers to persistently elevated serum urate (SU) levels >6 mg/dL and ongoing gout symptoms despite use of urate‐lowering therapy (ULT). The objective of this study was to evaluate the burden associated with informal caregiving for individuals with UG.
Angelo Gaffo, Bhavisha Desai, Abiola Oladapo, Nana Kragh, Rebekah Zincavage, Brad Padilla, Naomi Schlesinger   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Right to Income

, 1993
This paper argues for a right to income based on a conception of the integrity of the individual. It first justifies the argument through the notion of social need developed by Hegel, contrasting that idea with the notion of subsistence in classical ...
Baker, D.
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