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Physical Inactivity and Non-Communicable Disease Burden in Low-, Middle-, and High-Income Countries
British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2021 Objectives Physical inactivity is a risk factor for premature mortality and several non-communicable diseases. The purpose of this study was to estimate the global burden associated with physical inactivity, and to examine differences by country income ...
P. Katzmarzyk +3 more
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Scientific Reports, 2023 Canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL) is a significant vector-borne Meta zoonotic disease caused by agents of the L. donovani complex. The disease is transmitted by the bite of phlebotomine female sandflies of the genera Phlebotomus and Lutzomyia in the ...
Weraka Weya Diriba +1 more
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Climate shocks can increase uncertainty in agricultural production. Using data from the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS), this study examines the impact of climate shocks on farmers’ productive investment and its mechanism of village public productive ...
Ziming Zhou, Zhiming Yu, Sihan Gao
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Financial Development, Growth, and the Distribution of Income
Journal of Political Economy, 1989 A paradigm is presented in which both the extent of financial intermediation and the rate of economic growth are endogenously determined. Financial intermediation promotes growth because it allows a higher rate of return to be earned on capital, and ...
Jeremy Greenwood, Boyan Jovanovic
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The face of debt: Facial width-to-height ratios and regional debt in China
Heliyon, 2023 Facial width-to-height ratio (fWHr) has been widely proven to exert a lasting influence on shaping behavior. In this paper, we provide empirical evidence on the relationship between the fWHr level of bureaucrats and local government debt performance and ...
Kezhong Zhang, Tingyu Ma, Xin Wan
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Veterinary Sciences, 2021 Gastrointestinal helminths are major enteric parasites affecting the health of important livestock ruminants, such as cattle and goats. It is important to routinely survey these animals for helminth infections to allow effective management and control ...
Nicharee Income +6 more
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International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 2019 This article presents my personal reflections on the process of conducting fieldwork as part of my PhD research into participant recruitment in South Korea. I discuss the challenges and negotiations I faced during my PhD fieldwork.
YoonKyung Kwak
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African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, 2016 Background: The establishment of home-based care (HBC) programmes in developing countries has resulted in a shift of burden from hospitals to communities where palliative care is provided by voluntary home-based caregivers.
Ntsieni S. Mashau +2 more
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Journal of Business and Social Review in Emerging Economies, 2020 This study has explored the welfare impact of Benazir Income Support Program’s (BISP) unconditional cash transfers on women empowerment. The program was initiated in 2011 by the government of Pakistan.
Tehmeena Iqbal +2 more
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Jàmbá, 2019 Cash transfers are increasingly becoming a preferred mode of alleviating human suffering particularly in drought-affected communities in sub-Saharan Africa.
Thabo Ndlovu, Siphathisiwe Ndlovu
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