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The Contribution of Educational Changes to Fertility Declines in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries

Studies in Family Planning, EarlyView.
Abstract Educational expansion is widely regarded as a central mechanism in fertility transitions, yet some research suggests its role may be more modest. This study analyzes birth histories from 414 surveys in 72 low‐ and middle‐income countries to reassess the contribution of the shift in the educational composition of the population to fertility ...
Bruno D. Schoumaker, David A. Sánchez‐Páez   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Co-speciation and host-switching drives diversity of picornaviruses and sapoviruses in Malagasy fruit bats. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Kettenburg G, Ranaivoson HC, Andrianiaina A, Andry S, Henry AR, Davis RL, Laboune F, Longtine ER, Godbole S, Horigan S, Ruhs EC, Raharinosy V, Randriambolamanantsoa TH, Lacoste V, Heraud JM, Dussart P, Douek DC, Brook CE.   +17 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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

Strengthening health systems through NTD integration: Key insights from a multi-country webinar. [PDF]

PLoS Negl Trop Dis
Rozendaal N, Bassabi-Alladji MA, Bishaw T, Omondi W, Tolotra AF, Batchiri SA, Nshimiyimana L, Gnossike P, Jones C, Mubangizi A, Rebollo M.   +10 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

A prospective cohort study to describe the morphology of buboes in patients with bubonic plague using ultrasound imaging. [PDF]

PLoS Negl Trop Dis
Bourner J, Dwivedi R, Randremanana RV, Razananaivo LH, Pesonel E, Garcia-Gallo E, Joekes E, Mayouya-Gamana T, Fanomezantsoa ER, Minoarisoa ANA, Rajoeliarivelo E, Randriamanantsoa MG, Abdel Salam AP, Rojek A, Rafaralahivoavy TR, Raberahona M, Olliaro P.   +16 more
europepmc   +1 more source

A climate‐sensitive tropical urbanism under extreme heat†

Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography, EarlyView.
Tropical urban dwellers face twin climate challenges that impinge on their quality of life: climate overheating and the urban heat island (UHI). The latter superimposed on the former to lead to high levels of thermal discomfort, carbon and energy consequences.
Rohinton Emmanuel
wiley   +1 more source

Sociodemographic characteristics predict land use patterns by farmers near a protected area in Madagascar. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Kauffman KM, Pender M, Rabezara JY, Rahary P, Janko M, Kolinski L, Barrett T, Randriamoria MT, Moody J, Soarimalala V, López-Carr D, Kramer R, Titcomb G, Nunn C.   +13 more
europepmc   +1 more source

(Co‐)Reference All the Way Down: A Unified Theory of (Pro) Nominals in Ordinary English

Theoria, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This essay joins two themes, both arising from Kripke's inspiring ideas in the theory of reference. The first theme concerns reference in general. The second examines the notion of co‐reference and the role it plays in a unified theory of pronouns for natural language.
Jessica Pepp, Joseph Almog
wiley   +1 more source

Large-scale field application of a fingerstick blood test for Mycobacterium leprae infection: Monitoring population-wide effects of case finding and post-exposure prophylaxis on transmission in the Comoros and Madagascar. [PDF]

PLOS Glob Public Health
Pierneef L, Braet SM, de Jong D, Ramboarina S, van Hooij A, Abdou MW, Ortuno-Gutierrez N, Snijders R, Maharavo L, Grillone SH, Randrianantoandro A, Rakoto-Andrianarivelo M, Rasamoelina T, Hasker E, Corstjens P, de Jong BC, Cauchoix B, Assoumani Y, Geluk A.   +18 more
europepmc   +1 more source