ABSTRACT Background Type 1 diabetes (T1D) and overweight/obesity (OW) are chronic conditions impairing health‐related quality of life (HRQoL). While diabetes primarily affects psychosocial domains, OW impacts physical functioning and social stigma. Despite the increasing prevalence of OW among individuals with T1D, their combined effect on HRQoL has ...
Renata Risi +15 more
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Estimating the costs and quality of life impact of vision loss in the population aged 50-80 years in Malta: evidence from The Malta Eye Study. [PDF]
Agius D +4 more
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Antibiotic Exposure in Early Life and Risk of Type 1 Diabetes: A Meta‐Analysis
ABSTRACT Background Early‐life antibiotic use may increase the risk of childhood type 1 diabetes (T1D), potentially through gut microbiota dysbiosis and associated effects on immune development. This meta‐analysis evaluated associations between early‐life antibiotic use and T1D.
Sharan Ram +5 more
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Markedly Lower Rates of Age-Related Macular Degeneration in Malta Compared to European Countries: Results from The Malta Eye Study, Indicating Possible Divergent Genetic Ancestry? [PDF]
Agius D +8 more
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Abstract We build an endogenous growth model that distinguishes productive and welfare government expenditures and embeds fiscal externalities. The model yields three testable hypotheses: (i) productive expenditure raises growth (Barro effect); (ii) productive expenditure generates cross‐country productivity spillovers; (iii) government expenditure ...
Xiaodong Chen, Haoming Mi, Peng Zhou
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A Systematic Review of Obstetric Mistreatment Among Women Living With HIV. [PDF]
Edeh J +4 more
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Broke Autocrats, Broken Elections: Trade Shocks and Electoral Fraud in Autocracies
ABSTRACT We argue that when terms‐of‐trade (ToT) shocks reduce resource rents, autocrats lose the fiscal capacity to sustain loyalty through patronage and increasingly rely on electoral manipulation as a survival strategy. We present a simple model in which rents finance patronage in normal times, while adverse shocks reduce the effectiveness of ...
Antonis Adam, Sofia Tsarsitalidou
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Correction: Geometric, dosimetric and psychometric evaluation of three commercial AI software solutions for OAR auto-segmentation in head and neck radiotherapy. [PDF]
Podobnik G +4 more
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Managed decline: Muddling through with the Sterling (dis)Agreements, 1968–74
Abstract How do policymakers manage the decline of an international currency? This paper revisits the view that the ‘Sterling Agreements’ of 1968–74 – bilateral contracts between the UK and sterling‐holding governments – marked a successful paradigm shift towards sterling's managed ‘retirement’.
Alan de Bromhead +3 more
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The Role of ESG in Shaping the Impact of Financial Development on Banks' Performance
ABSTRACT This study investigates how financial development, divided into financial markets and financial institutions, affects banks' performance across 93 financially developed countries during the period between 2008 and 2023. The analysis highlights the role of environmental, social and governance readiness as core determinants that reshape ...
Noman Arshed +4 more
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