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IMF Credit: How Important Are Political Factors? A Robustness Analysis [PDF]

We test whether, in addition to economic conditions, IMF credit is influenced by political factors. On the basis of a panel model for 128 countries over the period 1972-1998, we find that debt service scaled to exports, international reserve holdings ...
Helge Berger, Jakob de Haan, Jan-Egbert Sturm   +2 more
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Re‐Awakening Public Attention to the Silent Pandemic of Cancer Among Older Adults in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries

Aging and Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As global populations age, cancer is increasingly becoming a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among older adults, particularly in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs). Despite accounting for the majority of new cancer cases and deaths, older individuals remain underrepresented in cancer research, clinical guidelines, and health ...
Ibrahim Bidemi Abdullateef, Sunkanmi Folorunsho, Abdulazeez Opeyemi Abdulganiyu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Estimation in causal graphical models [PDF]

Pearl (2000), Spirtes et al (1993) and Lauritzen (2001) set up a new framework to encode the causal relationships between the random variables by a causal Bayesian network.
Daneshkhah, Alireza
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Long‐Term Follow‐Up of Chemotherapy‐Associated Biological Aging in Women With Early Breast Cancer

Aging and Cancer, EarlyView.
Women threated with adjuvant chemotherapy for early breast cancer have sustained long‐term increase in p16INK4a,, a robust marker of cell senescence, suggesting a chemotherapy‐associated age acceleration. p16INK4a as well as other biomarkers may identify patients at greatest risk for senescence‐related diseases of aging.
Hyman B. Muss, Alexis C. Wardell, Allison M. Deal, Kirsten A. Nyrop, Allison Ross, Yara G. Abdou, Jeffrey D. Aldrich, Lisa A. Cary, E. Claire Dees, Katherine E. Reeder‐Hayes, Emily M. Ray, Natalia Mitin, Denis Tsygankov   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Uncertainty and Sensitivity Analysis of the Human Development Index [PDF]

This paper discusses the methodological judgments made during the development of the Human Development Index (HDI), and analyzes the quantitative and qualitative impact of different methodological choices on the HDI scores, as well as on the associated ...
Clara García Aguña, Milorad Kovacevic
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Risk Prediction Models for Recurrence After Curative Treatment of Early‐Stage or Locally Advanced Lung Cancer: A Systematic Review

Aging and Cancer, EarlyView.
This systematic review synthesizes prognostic models for survival and recurrence in resected non‐small cell lung cancer. While many models demonstrate moderate to good discrimination, few are externally validated and reporting quality is variable, limiting clinical applicability and highlighting the need for robust, transparent model development ...
Evangeline Samuel, S. Tissera, E. Paul, J. Zalcberg, R. G. Stirling   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Strategic Prioritization of Mining Policies in Colombia Through The IGOR Hybrid Framework. [PDF]

Environ Manage
Jaramillo-Álvarez P, Smith R, Berrio-Giraldo L, Araque-Mendoza OT, Correa-Florez CA, Arango-Aramburo S.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Artificial Intelligence and Mental Well‐Being in Adult Education: Implications for Practice and Professional Responsibility

New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Mental well‐being is central to adult learner success, yet many adult education institutions lack capacity to provide timely and accessible support. This article examines how artificial intelligence (AI) can strengthen mental health–adjacent supports in adult and continuing higher education, with attention to professional practice and ...
Adam L. McClain, Thomas Wade
wiley   +1 more source

A constraint-normalized robustness index for HDR brachytherapy. [PDF]

Med Phys
Portocarrero-Bonifaz A, Viviers E, Mclemore L, Sowards KT, Silva SR, Nieto K.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Super‐Refractory Status Epilepticus (SRSE) in a Patient With Compound Heterozygous OPA1 Variants: Case Report and Literature Review

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Super‐Refractory Status Epilepticus (SRSE) is a rare, life‐threatening neurological emergency with unclear etiology in many cases. Mitochondrial dysfunction, often due to disease‐causing genetic variants, is increasingly recognized as a cause, with each gene producing distinct pathophysiological mechanisms.
Pouria Mohammadi, Lara Basovic, Christopher Michael McGraw   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source