Estimating Poverty for Indigenous Groups in Chile by Matching Census and Survey Data [PDF]
, 2008 It is widely held that indigenous Chileans experience greater rates of poverty and indigence than non-indigenous Chileans, yet the evidence to date has been based on surveys that are not representative by ethnicity.
Agostini, Claudio A. +2 more
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Decomposing differences in labour force status between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians [PDF]
, 2012 Despite several policy efforts to promote economic participation by Indigenous Australians, they continue to have low participation rates compared to non-Indigenous Australians. This study decomposes the gap in labour market attachment between Indigenous
Guyonne Kalb
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The magnitude of educational disadvantage amongst indigenous minority groups in Australia. [PDF]
, 2007 Indigenous groups are amongst the most disadvantaged minority groups in the developed world. This paper examines the educational disadvantage of indigenous Australians by assessing academic performance at a relatively early age.
A Tatum +23 more
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Longitudinal analysis of ear infection and hearing impairment: findings from 6-year prospective cohorts of Australian children [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND Middle ear infection is common in childhood. Despite its prevalence, there is little longitudinal evidence about the impact of ear infection, particularly its association to hearing loss.
Hogan, Anthony +2 more
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Non-Indigenous people’s perceptions of food insecurity on Indigenous reserves—Student and teacher perceptions, the role of schools, and actions. [PDF]
The Young Researcher, 2021 Food insecurity (FI) has been widely researched, but remote Indigenous communities face additional barriers to accessing food. Few studies have analyzed non-Indigenous perceptions of Indigenous issues, which is essential understanding for reconciliation.
Lau, J.
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Alcohol and suicide in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug and Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia [PDF]
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2016 Background: High suicide rates in the Russian North are coupled with high alcohol consumption in the described populations. Objective: To investigate the potential role of alcohol consumption on suicides in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug (NAO) in 2002–2012 ...
Yury A. Sumarokov +4 more
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Non-indigenous grasses impede woody succession [PDF]
Plant Ecology, 2005 With the proliferation of old fields and the decline of native grasslands in North America, non-indigenous grasses, which tend to colonize and dominate North American old fields, have become progressively more abundant. These new grasses can differ from native grasses in a number of ways, including root and shoot morphology (e.g., density of root mat ...
Mark A. Davis +5 more
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Impacts of local human activities on the Antarctic environment [PDF]
, 2008 We review the scientific literature, especially from the past decade, on the impacts of human activities on the Antarctic environment. A range of impacts has been identified at a variety of spatial and temporal scales.
Agnew +91 more
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BMC Cancer, 2018 Background Oesophageal carcinoma (OC) is one of the leading cancers in Sri Lanka. Its increasing incidence despite the implementation of various preventive activities addressing the conventional risk factors indicates the possibility of the existence of ...
Ishanka Ayeshwari Talagala +2 more
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Additional records of Lobotes surinamensis, Caranx crysos, Enchelycore anatina, and Lagocephalus sceleratus (Actinopterygii) in the Adriatic Sea [PDF]
Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria, 2014 Additional records of four fish species are reported from the Adriatic Sea are reported: Atlantic tripletail, Lobotes surinamensis (Bloch, 1790) (Perciformes: Lobotidae); blue runner, Caranx crysos (Mitchill, 1815) (Perciformes: Carangidae); fangtooth ...
J. Dulčić +5 more
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