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Public School Choice And Integration: Evidence from Durham, North Carolina [PDF]

, 2007
Using evidence from Durham, North Carolina, we examine the impact of school choice programs on racial and class-based segregation across schools. Theoretical considerations suggest that how choice programs affect segregation will depend not only on the ...
Helen F. Ladd, Robert Bifulco, Stephen Ross   +2 more
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Exploring Preferences for a Digital Single‐Session Intervention for Adolescent Siblings of Youth With Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Adolescent siblings of children with cancer are at elevated risk for psychosocial problems. Unfortunately, various barriers such as limited family time and resources, conflicting schedules, and psychosocial staffing constraints at cancer centers hinder sibling access to support.
Christina M. Amaro, Sarah Silver, Prishi Patel, Meredith K. Reffner Collins, Kimberly S. Canter, Stephanie Fooks‐Parker, Michael Amylon, Shawna V. Hudson, Jessica L. Schleider, Melissa A. Alderfer, Katie A. Devine   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multi-Cultural Curriculum Planning Approaches in Higher Education [PDF]

Religion & Communication, 2020
Curriculum as a political document in every society must reflect its values and basic policies. In this research some approaches to multi-cultural curriculum planning in higher education have been presented, the results of which could be applicable in ...
Shahla Bagheri, Vahid Khashei, Bijan Zare, Poran Sepehri Amin   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Consumer credit in comparative perspective [PDF]

, 2018
We review the literature in sociology and related fields on the fast global growth of consumer credit and debt and the possible explanations for this expansion.
Aalbers MB, Akos Rona-Tas, Alya Guseva, Andreeva G, Bar-Gill O, Carruthers BG, Casolaro L, Chung RK, Deleuze G, Doneda D, Durst J, Dwyer RE, Evans DS, Fourcade M, Frank R, Guseva A, Guérin I, Harvey D, Hrustič T, Hurley M, Ibragimova D, Jappelli T, Krenn K, Krippner GR, Kuzina O, Laferté G, Lazarus J, Lazzarato M, Lissowska M, Mandell L, Matuszyk A, Miller MJ, Minty S, Niemi J, Olcoń-Kubicka M, Pitluck AZ, Rajan RG, Ramsay I, Rona-Tas A, Rona-Tas A, Rona-Tas A, Schor J, Skiba PM, Spindler G, Stoesz D, Sullivan TA, Veblen T, Wherry FF, World Bank.   +48 more
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Paving the Way to Elucidate Hg's Role in Tumorigenesis

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Tumorigenesis can result from diverse environmental carcinogens. Among them, mercury—a lifelong bioaccumulative Group 2B carcinogen—has tumorigenic potential that remains poorly understood due to confounding co‐exposures and limited organ‐specific data.
Shouying Li, Rong Zhong, Zhenyang Yu, Hualing Fu, Jin Chen, Jia Wei, Ningwei Zhao, Le Qu, Tiantian Li, Wenli Tang, Huan Zhong   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Designing Cost‐Effective Carbon Payments to Induce Cellulosic Feedstock Production for Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Perennial bioenergy crops, such as miscanthus and switchgrass, and crop residues have the potential to scale up sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production and mitigate carbon emissions. However, high establishment costs, delayed returns, and risk–return profiles that diverge from those of conventional crops can hinder incentives to adopt ...
Fahd Majeed, Madhu Khanna, Ruiqing Miao
wiley   +1 more source

How Does Cultural and Colonial Heritage Affect Optimal Branding Strategies? Evidence From the Rice Sector in Senegal

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Africa's cultural and colonial heritage has profoundly segmented rice markets. Whereas in ancient centers of rice domestication, consumers maintained preferences for local rice consistent with their cultural heritage, preferences have shifted toward imported Asian rice in coastal areas around seaports, due to prior exposure to colonial import ...
Kofi Britwum, Matty Demont
wiley   +1 more source

Social and Cultural Consequences of Religious Fundementalism in Afghanistan: From Reacting to Secularism to Reactionary Secularism [PDF]

مسائل اجتماعی ایران, 2021
The present article examines the social and cultural consequences of religious fundamentalism in Afghanistan. The main emphasis of the article is on the consequences of fundamentalism in the field of confrontation of the Afghan people with religion.
Salahedin Ghaderi, Tanwir Ahmad Ghasim
doaj  

Research capacity and training needs for non-communicable diseases in the public health arena in Turkey [PDF]

, 2014
Background The aim of this study is to define the research capacity and training needs for professionals working on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the public health arena in Turkey.
Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen, Islek, Duygu, Kilic, Bulent, Korkmaz, Eren, Oztoprak, Dilek, Phillimore, Peter, Unal, Belgin, Zaman, Shahaduz   +7 more
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Effects of Environmental and Health Information on Willingness to Pay for Local and Organic Foods in Taiwan

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using a lab‐in‐the‐field experiment, we investigate how providing information about food miles and pesticide residue influences willingness to pay (WTP) for potatoes among 407 shoppers in Taiwan, split between a supermarket and a farmers market.
Chiu‐Lin Huang, Edward C. Jaenicke, Martina Vecchi, Sheng‐Jang Sheu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source