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Multidimensional poverty and material deprivation [PDF]
We examine the measurement of multidimensional poverty and material deprivation following the counting approach. In contrast to earlier contributions, dimensions of well-being are not forced to be equally important but different weights can be assigned ...
Satya R. Chakravarty +2 more
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Current prostate cancer detection methods remain limited in non‐invasiveness and specificity, prompting interest in urinary biomarkers such as sarcosine. Here, we report a urine‐powered wearable platform for non‐invasive sarcosine detection as a proof‐of‐concept for decentralized early warning.
Jing Xu +10 more
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HeliyonPolicy advocates commonly use income diversification strategies worldwide to address economic disturbances such as poverty. Realizing the importance of poverty reduction and the raging debate on whether the household should specialize or diversify their ...
Subrata Koiry +2 more
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On multidimensional indices of poverty [PDF]
There has been a growing interest in what have come to be termed"multidimensional indices of poverty."Advocates for these new indices correctly point out that command over market goods is not all that matters to peoples'well-being, and that other factors
Ravallion, Martin
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Smart Nanotechnologies for Multimodal Neuromodulation and Brain Interfacing
Advanced Science, EarlyView.Recent advances in smart nanotechnologies are expanding the toolbox for brain interfacing, from wireless neuromodulation and high‐resolution sensing to targeted delivery within the central nervous system. By combining responsive nanomaterials with bioinspired design, these platforms enable multimodal interactions with neurons and glia, while also ...
Tommaso Curiale +6 more
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BMJ Global HealthBackground Although absolute poverty in rural China has been systematically eradicated, rural residents continue to suffer deprivation in terms of education, healthcare and living conditions, which has become an urgent obstacle to China’s goal of rural ...
Chunsheng Li +5 more
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Robust Multidimensional Poverty Comparisons [PDF]
We investigate how to make poverty comparisons using multidimensional indicators of well-being, showing in particular how to check whether the comparisons are robust to the choice of poverty indices and poverty lines. Our methodology applies equally well
Younger, Stephen D. +2 more
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.This study develops an MMP‐9‐responsive protein release system that transforms resident cells into drug depots through in situ genetic engineering. Anchored to the membrane, the therapeutic protein TIMP1 is selectively released upon MMP‐9 cleavage.
Yuan Zhang +11 more
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Multidimensional poverty and the post-2015 MDGs [PDF]
, 2016 This brief proposes the consideration of a Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) 2.0 (now known as the MPI 2015+) in post-2015 MDGs, as a headline indicator of multidimensional poverty that can reflect participatory inputs, and can be easily disaggregated.
Alkire, Sabina, Sumner, Andy
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Income and beyond: Multidimensional poverty in six Latin American countries [PDF]
This paper presents empirical results of a wide range of multidimensional poverty measures for: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, El Salvador, Mexico and Uruguay, for the period 1992–2006.
Maria Emma Santos +4 more
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