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The Effects of Adequate Rest on Nurse Job Satisfaction, Burnout Prevention, and Physical Health in Medical and Emergency Units at a Hospital in Western Jamaica: Qualitative Study. [PDF]

JMIR Nurs
Smith C, Murray KK, Croome N.
europepmc   +1 more source

Foreign Exchange Controls, Fiscal and Monetary Policy, and the Black Market Premium [PDF]

This paper examines the relationship between the official and parallel exchange rates, in three Caribbean countries, Guyana, Jamaica and Trinidad, during the 1985-1993 period using cointegration, Granger causality, and reduced form methods.
Mohsen Fardmanesh, Seymour Douglas
core  

Aid to Fight AIDS: An Empirical Analysis of HIV‐Specific Development Aid Effectiveness

Scottish Journal of Political Economy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using an excludable instrument for HIV‐specific aid, we investigate its effectiveness on HIV outcomes viz., prevalence and death rates. We theorize that HIV‐specific aid fills the funding gap that prevents governments from committing adequate resources to effectively address the epidemic.
Derek Nolan, Krishna Chaitanya Vadlamannati   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Healthcare interprofessional palliative care educational needs: a qualitative multiple case study in Jamaica. [PDF]

BMC Med Educ
Edwards RL, Bakitas M, Markaki A, Spence D, Stoltenberg M, Kahwa E, Li P, Ivankova NV.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Internet, Inequality, and Regime Stability

Scottish Journal of Political Economy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the link between income inequality and political instability, focusing on the moderating role of Internet penetration. Using data from over 120 countries (1996–2020), we find a conditional relationship: in low‐Internet countries, higher inequality associates with lower instability, likely due to limited political awareness ...
Mohammad Reza Farzanegan, Hassan F. Gholipour   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Eight-year prevalence and incidence of obesity, high blood glucose and high blood pressure in five African-origin populations: data from the Modeling the Epidemiologic Transition Study. [PDF]

BMJ Public Health
Soepnel LM, Conradie C, Geffen H, Choo-Kang C, Bovet P, Viswanathan B, Bedu-Addo K, Oti-Boateng P, Akunor Dei O, Apusiga K, Forrester TE, Lambert EV, Rae D, Sinyanya N, Goedecke J, Gilbert JA, Layden BT, Luke A, Dugas LR.   +18 more
europepmc   +1 more source

“I Have to Change Sometimes Little Pieces of Me so That I Don't Come Off a Certain Way”: Managing Black and Brown Identities at the White University

Sociological Inquiry, EarlyView.
Black and Brown students report feeling isolated and out of place in U.S. universities, especially in predominately white institutions (PWIs), and there are a host of reasons for this. Because they are the numerical minority, Black and Brown students are highly visible others whose presence and behaviors stand out.
Abigail Reiter, Miranda Reiter, Matthew Jerome Schneider, Timothy Dacey   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence of Violence Perpetration by Men Aged 18-24 Years in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Who Were Exposed to Violence During Childhood - Eight Countries, 2018-2023. [PDF]

MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
Miedema SS, Matthews SA, Annor FB, Villaveces A, Mndzebele P, Adler MR, Li M, Gordon Johnson KA, McFarlane D, Young PR, Edwards SA, Coy D, Kambona C, Washika E, Candeiro A, Cossa de Pinho R, Forster N, Minchella PA, Kamuingona R, Chiang LF.   +19 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Role of Tax‐Benefit Systems in Reducing the Gender Income Gap in Latin America

Social Policy &Administration, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper aims to assess the extent to which cash transfers, direct taxes, and social insurance contributions help to reduce gender income inequalities in seven Latin American countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay.
María Cecilia Deza, Mariana Dondo, H. Xavier Jara, David Rodríguez, Javier Torres   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Financial Deepening and Economic Growth in Jamaica

, 2016
A. Best, Brian M. Francis, C Justin Robinson   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source