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Child poverty and changes in child poverty [PDF]

open access: yesDemography, 2008
Abstract This article offers a cross-country overview of child poverty, changes in child poverty, and the impact of public policy in North America and Europe. Levels and changes in child poverty rates in 12 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries during the 1990s are documented using data from the ...
Wen-Hao, Chen, Miles, Corak
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The poverty of the concept of ‘poverty eradication’

open access: yesSouth African Medical Journal, 2015
It is clear that the World Bank definition of poverty is outdated and requires revision. A brief review of how poverty and income levels are defined is offered to provide insight into the shortcomings of such definitions and into what ‘eradicating poverty in all its forms’ would mean if considered within more realistic boundaries.
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The geography and economics of forgoing medical examinations or therapeutic treatments in Italy during the economic crisis

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2019
Background In Italy, the number of individuals who have forgone medical examinations or treatments for economic reasons is one of the highest in Europe.
Alessio Petrelli   +4 more
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Assessing the Impact of Shallow Renovation on Energy Poverty: A Primary Data Study

open access: yesEnergies, 2023
One of the main identified causes of energy poverty (EP) is the low energy efficiency of housing. In this line, since 2018, public administrations and NGOs collaborating with the Naturgy Foundation’s Energy Renovation Solidarity Fund have implemented ...
Roberto Barrella   +3 more
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Causal effects of education on sexual and reproductive health in low and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis

open access: yesSSM: Population Health, 2019
Background: Despite strong theoretical grounding, important gaps in knowledge remain regarding the degree to which there is a causal relationship between education and sexual and reproductive health, as many claims have been made based on associations ...
Stephanie R. Psaki   +4 more
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Health‐Related Social Needs in Children With Sickle Cell Disease Are Associated With Worse Health‐Related Quality of Life

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Children with sickle cell disease (SCD) face multiple acute and chronic medical complications that may impact their quality of life as reported by patients themselves. Health‐related social needs (HRSNs), such as food and housing insecurity, are common in people with SCD, but the association between HRSNs and patient‐reported ...
Sarah J. Marks   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cup‐Like Nuclei Is a Hallmark of DUX4/ERG Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and Reveals Cytoplasmic Mitochondria Accumulation

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Cup‐like nuclei are a distinctive morphological feature observed in certain cases of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). We provide evidence that they characterize DUX4/ERG ALL independently of IKZF1 deletion and reveal marked mitochondrial accumulation in this ALL subset.
Chloé Arfeuille   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Floating gardening in Bangladesh: a sustainable income generating activity in wetland areas

open access: yesInternational Journal of Agricultural Research, Innovation and Technology, 2020
Floating gardening acts as a fruitful climate-change adaptation strategy in different wetland areas of Bangladesh. The study accomplished to examine the profitability of floating gardening in Gopalgonj district of Bangladesh in 2018.
H Bala   +5 more
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Central Nervous System Neuroblastoma, FOXR2‐Activated: A Pooled Analysis of Published Clinical Outcomes

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Central nervous system (CNS) neuroblastoma, FOXR2‐activated, is a recently recognized entity in the WHO CNS5 classification, defined by activation of the FOXR2 transcription factor and unique histopathological features. This review synthesizes available literature and pooled clinical data, providing insight into demographics ...
Sudarshawn Damodharan   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Poverty Relief or Poverty Eradication?

open access: yesActa Theologica, 2013
The author challenges the reader to make two mindshifts: from a focus on poverty relief to an emphasis on poverty eradication; and from viewing the poor as the objects of poverty alleviation to accepting them as the subjects of poverty eradication. The case is argued and a practical approach towards poverty eradication is proposed.
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