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Poverty and food insecurity may increase as the threat of COVID-19 spreads

open access: yesPublic Health Nutrition, 2020
This article discusses the relationship between both poverty and food insecurity (FI) and the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as presenting possible strategies and actions for increasing social protection in the fight against these conditions in the current ...
M. Pereira, A. M. Oliveira
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Income Distribution Dependence of Poverty Measure: A Theoretical Analysis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
With a new deprivation (or poverty) function, in this paper, we theoretically study the changes in poverty with respect to the `global' mean and variance of the income distribution using Indian survey data. We show that when the income obeys a log-normal
Amit K. Chattopadhyay   +25 more
core   +2 more sources

Columbus and Franklin County Poverty Profile [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Using census data, CRP looked at poverty in Columbus and Franklin County. We examined the overall increase in poverty, the people in poverty, and where those people are living.

core  

RAD50 missense variants differentially affect the DNA damage response and mitotic progression

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
RAD50 incorporates into the MRN complex and initiates the DNA damage response. Furthermore, RAD50 promotes mitotic progression. RAD50 missense variants capable of forming an MRN complex supported the DNA damage response and mitotic features to different extents in complementation experiments, indicating these functions are separable and might impact ...
Hanna Redeker   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

US poverty studies and poverty measurement: the past twenty-five years [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
This paper discusses the contribution made by American social scientists to the study of poverty in the past twenty five years. It has three parts.
Glennerster, Howard
core  

4‐nitrobenzoate inhibits 4‐hydroxybenzoate polyprenyltransferase in malaria parasites and enhances atovaquone efficacy

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Atovaquone is an antimalarial requiring potentiation for sufficient efficacy. We pursued strategies to enhance its activity, showing that 4‐nitrobenzoate inhibits 4‐hydroxybenzoate polyprenyltransferase, decreasing ubiquinone biosynthesis. Since atovaquone competes with ubiquinol in mitochondria, 4‐nitrobenzoate facilitates its action, potentiating ...
Ignasi Bofill Verdaguer   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mitigation of land scarcity situation through tenure practices: a study on two selected villages in Jashore district of Bangladesh

open access: yesInternational Journal of Agricultural Research, Innovation and Technology, 2020
Bangladesh is one of the most densely populated countries with immense pressure on agricultural land in rural areas. Mainstream of the rural households depend on either agriculture or its associated activities for their livelihood.
AK Ghosh, MHK Sujan
doaj   +1 more source

Poverty Measures and Anti-Poverty Policy [PDF]

open access: yes, 1990
[Excerpt] Amartya Sen has made fundamental contributions to the study of distributional aspects of economic growth and decline. Among his pathbreaking works are his lectures on the economics of inequality (Sen, 1973), his article on the axiomatics of ...
Bourguignon, Francois, Fields, Gary S
core   +1 more source

Organoids in pediatric cancer research

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Organoid technology has revolutionized cancer research, yet its application in pediatric oncology remains limited. Recent advances have enabled the development of pediatric tumor organoids, offering new insights into disease biology, treatment response, and interactions with the tumor microenvironment.
Carla Ríos Arceo, Jarno Drost
wiley   +1 more source

Screening of Schistosomiasis, Strongyloidiasis and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Nigerian Female Sex Workers Living in Rome

open access: yesPathogens, 2023
Background: Female Sex Workers (FSWs) are at high risk for acquisition and transmission of sexually transmission infections (STIs). Although several studies investigated the diffusion of STIs in this population, none of them investigated the occurrence ...
Rosalia Marrone   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

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