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More on Marriage, Fertility and the Distribution of Income [PDF]

, 1999
Publicado también en la serie: UCLA Department of Economics. Penn CARESS. Working paperAccording to Pareto, the distribution of income depends on “the nature of the people comprising a society, on the organization of the latter, and, also, in part, on
Guner, Nezih, Greenwood, Jeremy, Knowles, John   +2 more
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Enhancing Reliable Irrigation–Water Supply in Poverty‐Ridden and Drought‐Prone Areas: Pre‐2017 Baseline Evidence From the Tawona Irrigation Scheme, Zimbabwe

Irrigation and Drainage, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates farmers' willingness to pay for a reliable irrigation water supply in Zimbabwe's Tawona irrigation scheme, where intermittent water supply caused by funding shortages threatens irrigation sustainability. Using contingent valuation and logit regression analysis, data were collected from 313 farmers during the 2016/2017 ...
Edgar Muhoyi, Josue Mbonigaba
wiley   +1 more source

A Mixed‐Methods Analysis of Medicare‐Enrolled Mental Health Counselors’ Professional Characteristics and Experiences With Enrollment

Journal of Counseling &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT After becoming eligible to enroll as Medicare providers in 2024, over 60,000 mental health professionals enrolled in Medicare. We surveyed 384 Medicare‐enrolled mental health counselors licensed in 24 states and used a convergent‐parallel mixed‐methods design to examine their professional characteristics, the impact of Medicare participation ...
Matthew C. Fullen, Alexis J. Isaac, Jordan B. Westcott   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Commodification of Education and the Reproduction of Educational Inequality: Teachers’ Narratives in Tabriz (A Qualitative Study) [PDF]

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This study probes teachers’ narratives of how educational inequality is reproduced amid the monetization of schooling. Educational justice is conceived as equal access to learning opportunities and resources—an aspiration that, under current conditions ...
Ahmad Asgharzadeh, Asadollah Babaiefard, Mohammadreza Tamannaifar   +2 more
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Navigating Parallel Careers: Profiles and Career Sustainability

Journal of Employment Counseling, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study explores protean and boundaryless career profiles among parallel career track (PCT) holders, who are professionals who voluntarily maintain more than one career role simultaneously, and examines their relationship with sustainable career outcomes.
Maria Candida Baumer de Azevedo, Ellen Peeters, Judith Semeijn, Tinka van Vuuren   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The mental health impacts of climate change across diverse global settings

Journal of Traumatic Stress, EarlyView.
Abstract Climate change represents a growing threat to global mental health, generating traumatic stress exposures directly through climate‐related disasters and indirectly through social networks and pervasive media coverage. This paper provides an overview of the symposium “The Mental Health Effects of Climate Change Across Diverse Global Settings ...
Dana Rose Garfin, Tiffany Junchen Tao, Larysa Zasiekina, Sarah R. Lowe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond Skin and Eyes: The Medical and Social Burden of Oculocutaneous Albinism in Africa: A Narrative Review

JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Oculocutaneous albinism (OCA) is a genetic disorder found worldwide, but its impact is particularly pronounced in the African continent. This results from both a higher prevalence and the persistent myths and superstitions surrounding the condition in many African communities.
Rebecca Donadoni, Niccolò Capurro, Alessandro Svizzero, Valeria Brazzelli   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond Reality Avoidance: Unraveling the Paradox of Escapism Through Self‐Monitoring and Autonomy Mechanisms for Consumers' Life Satisfaction

Psychology &Marketing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study introduces the Paradox of Escapism, exploring how the act of escaping reality can evolve from a short‐term avoidance strategy to a mechanism for self‐regulation and enhanced life satisfaction. Employing five rigorous, multimethod investigations, including qualitative interviews and sentiment analysis (Study 1), Structural Equation ...
Thamiris Magalhães de Sousa, Flávio Santino Bizarrias, Thelma Valéria Rocha, Larissa Luz Raposo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

AI Companions and Loneliness: Conceptualizing and Operationalizing Synthetic Mindfulness and Exploring Its Role in Alleviating Loneliness

Psychology &Marketing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The rise of AI companions has sparked interest in their potential to alleviate the growing social problem of loneliness, yet evidence of their effectiveness remains unsettled. Drawing on social surrogacy theory with a theories‐in‐use approach, this research introduces synthetic mindfulness, defined as consumers' judgment of an AI companion's ...
Varqa Shamsi Bahar, Artyom Golossenko, Sumin Kim, Matti Jaakkola   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Survey to assess the economic stability and mental health of households with people receiving enteral and parenteral nutrition

Nutrition in Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The landscape of nutrition support faces challenges, including rising costs, product shortages, reimbursement gaps, and infusion providers closing. This nationwide survey aimed to describe the perceptions and attitudes related to costs, therapy access, and mental health among households with at least one family member requiring ...
Gabriela Gardner, Ryan Butcher, Brooks D. Cash   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source