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Iran Millennium Development Goal's in a Glance

open access: yesIranian Journal of Public Health, 2009
The Millennium Development Goal's (MDG's) represent a global partnership that has grown from the comments and targets established at the world summits of the 1990's. Responding to the world's main development challenges and to the calls of civil society,
GhR Heidari , RN Heidari
doaj  

Decision‐making and risk‐taking as predictors of health risk behaviors in the Millennium Cohort Study

open access: yesJCPP Advances, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Facets of decision‐making and risk‐taking are implicated in adolescent health risk behaviors; however, whether they may lead to adolescent engagement in substance use, gambling, and self‐harm is unknown. Methods We used the Millennium Cohort Study to test whether a task‐based measure of decision‐making and risk‐taking predicts ...
Nicole G. Hammond   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Colombian public policies contributing to the achievement of Millennium Development Goals in the health sector, 2006

open access: yesRevista Facultad Nacional de Salud Pública, 2008
During the General Assembly of the United Nations, in September 2000,189 countries (including Colombia) committed to eight objectives leading to a more human and fairer world.
Lina M. Grisales, Libardo A. Giraldo
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A counterfactual and random intercept cross‐lagged panel analysis of the effects of reading frequency on adolescent mental health in a large longitudinal study

open access: yesJCPP Advances, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Reading has been proposed as a protective factor in mental health; however, evaluating this is challenging due to a lack of trials and the possibility of confounding in observational studies. Methods We used the complementary approaches of covariate balancing propensity score weighting and random intercepts cross‐lagged panel models
Aja Murray   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Examining New Donors in the OECD's Development Assistance Committee

open access: yesJournal of International Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT How do emerging donors integrate into the existing international aid architecture? While the existing literature focuses largely on emerging donors from the Global South, such as Brazil, China, India and Russia, there are many emerging donors from the Global North that have joined the OECD's Development Assistance Committee (DAC)—the premier ...
Nicolas Bau   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Measuring child survival for the Millennium Development Goals in Africa: what have we learned and what more is needed to evaluate the Sustainable Development Goals? [PDF]

open access: yesGlob Health Action, 2020
Brault MA   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

African Economic Growth Revisited

open access: yesJournal of International Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper presents an updated analysis of the patterns of economic development in Africa over the last 60 years. The analysis stresses the heterogeneity of development trajectories among sub‐Saharan African (SSA) countries. We examine the joint dynamics of income and population in 35 SSA countries.
Jean‐Paul Chavas, Daniel W. Bromley
wiley   +1 more source

Psychological Contracts With Purpose: A Review and Path Forward

open access: yesJournal of Organizational Behavior, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This review advances the understanding of psychological contracts (PCs) that include third‐party beneficiaries and transcend self‐interested goals, which we term “PCs with purpose.” PC theory has challenged the assumption that social exchange relies solely on balanced rewards and inducements, highlighting that individuals may wish to ...
Marjo‐Riitta Diehl   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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