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Employing the Gini coefficient to measure participation inequality in treatment-focused Digital Health Social Networks [PDF]

, 2016
Digital Health Social Networks (DHSNs) are common; however, there are few metrics that can be used to identify participation inequality. The objective of this study was to investigate whether the Gini coefficient, an economic measure of statistical ...
AL Graham, B Carron-Arthur, B Carron-Arthur, B Chaudhry, B Healey, B Ploderer, DD McDonnell, DM Doumas, EH Cleary, G Eysenbach, J Chakraborty, J Davis, JA Cunningham, JA Cunningham, JA Cunningham, JA Cunningham, JA Cunningham, JA Cunningham, JA Cunningham, JA Cunningham, JD Herbert, JL Bender, JO Prochaska, K Urbanoski, K Wright, M Sanchez-Craig, MI Harrison, MO Lorenz, NK Cobb, NK Cobb, P Conrad, P Farvolden, P Farvolden, P Farvolden, P Selby, P Wicks, PF Brennan, R Jones, RJ Holden, S Myneni, T Mierlo van, T Mierlo van, T Mierlo van, V Rabius, W Halffman, Y Takahashi, YC Wang   +46 more
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Exposure to animal feeding operations including concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) and environmental justice in Iowa, USA

Environmental Research: Health, 2022
Health consequences of intensive livestock industry and implications for environmental justice are of great concern in Iowa, USA, which has an extensive history of animal feeding operations (AFOs).
Ji-Young Son, Michelle L Bell
doaj   +1 more source

Life expectancy inequalities in the elderly by socioeconomic status. Evidence from Italy [PDF]

, 2018
Background: life expectancy considerably increased in most developed countries during the twentieth century. However, the increase in longevity is neither uniform nor random across individuals belonging to various socioeconomic groups. From an economic
Lallo, Carlo, Raitano, Michele
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Socioeconomic inequalities and mortality trends in BRICS, 1990?2010

Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2014
Objective To explore the presence and magnitude of – and change in – socioeconomic and health inequalities between and within Brazil, the Russian Federation, India, China and South Africa – the countries known as BRICS – between 1990 and 2010.
Oscar J Mújica, Enrique Vázquez, Elisabeth C Duarte, Juan J Cortez-Escalante, Joaquin Molina, Jarbas Barbosa da Silva Junior   +5 more
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Legal determinants of external finance revisited : the inverse relationship between investor protection and societal well-being [PDF]

, 2011
This paper investigates relationships between corporate governance traditions and quality of life as measured by a number of widely reported indicators.
A Dignam, A Reynolds, A Shleifer, ACW Chui, B Ahlering, B Liu, C Brooks, CJ Milhaupt, D Christian, D Matten, D Woodward, David Collison, David Power, DJ Collison, DJ Collison, DJ Collison, E Diener, E Engelen, EL Glaeser, G Jackson, H Chih, H Hansmann, HF Kaiser, I Galnoor, IT Jolliffe, J Armour, J Goeke, J Solomon, JCC Macintosh, John Ferguson, K Pistor, Lorna Stevenson, M Carley, M Keloharju, MC Jensen, OECD, P Gomez, PA Hall, R Day, R Dore, R Dore, R La Porta, R La Porta, R La Porta, R La Porta, R La Porta, R La Porta, R La Porta, R La Porta, R La Porta, R La Porta, R Layard, R Levine, R Levine, RD Putnam, RG King, RG Rajan, RH Gray, RV Aguilera, S Burchell, S Seashore, Stuart Cross, UC Braendle, UNICEF, W Glatzer, W Hutton, W Hutton   +66 more
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2023–2027 CAP First Pillar Reform and Livestock Sector: Production and Economic Impacts on Italian Specialized Dairy Cattle Farms

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The present study uses an agroeconomic supply model to assess the impacts of 2023–2027 CAP on Italian specialized dairy cattle farms. The model considers the voluntary choice of Eco‐Scheme 1, specifically addressed to livestock farms, through the implementation of binary variables.
Davide Dell'Unto, Raffaele Cortignani
wiley   +1 more source

A Comprehensive Analysis on the Healthcare Systems in Latin America [PDF]

, 2019
This comprehensive report summarizes and analyzes the current state of healthcare in Latin America, specifically in the countries of Mexico, Brazil, the Northern Triangle (El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras), the Andean Region (Ecuador, Peru, and ...
Calderon, Melinda, Gallagher, Matt, Haque, Sarah, Jackson, Kelly, Khatry, Melissa, Solimano, Elena   +5 more
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The Dynamics of Inequality and Mobility: A Panel Data Analysis of the Spanish Income Tax

Social Science Quarterly
This article aims to analyze the evolution of income inequality and mobility in Spain during the period 1999–2011 by exploiting data from personal income tax returns.To assess the evolution of inequality over the period analyzed, we have used some of the
J. Martín‐Legendre, Pablo Castellanos‐García, J. Sánchez‐Santos   +2 more
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Climate Change Agricultural Comparative Advantage and the US Trade Balance

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Current science indicates that warming and elevated atmospheric CO2 will have ambiguous results for crop productivity depending on crop type and geographic location, whereas increased heat stress makes livestock and human labor less productive.
Elizabeth A. Fraysse, Thomas W. Hertel, Roman Keeney   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The role of gender equality and effective governance in reducing income inequality: Evidence from developing Asia

Social Sciences and Humanities Open
While effective governance is seen as a cure for development ills, the equalizing role of gender equality in the distribution of income also needs to be emphasized.
Vaishali Singh, Promila Das
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